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sports THE BATTALION Page 9 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1978 Football finds home in Hawaii By DERRICK GRUBBS The number-one industry of Hawaii is tourism. Visitors from the mainland often go there to enjoy the warm weather and experience the atmosphere of one of our nation’s most beautiful states. There is one particular aspect of Hawaii that links it with the other 49 states of the union — college foot ball. The University of Hawaii at Hon olulu is a liberal arts college located on the side of the Koolau Mountain Range on the island of Oahu. It has an enrollment of around 19,000 stu dents. Currently, the Rainbow Warriors of UH are competing athletically as an NCAA Division I independant, but will become a member of the Western Athletic Conference be ginning with the 1979 season. Last season, the Bows finished 5-6 under new head coach Dick Tomey, who had a seven-year stint as an assistant coach at UCLA. He also coached five years at Kansas be fore joining the Bruin staff. “I think Dick Tomey is a great coach,” says Frank Stephens, a de fensive back who played out his eligibility at UCLA in 1977. T thought he always needed to be a head coach somewhere. When I heard he was going to Hawaii to de velop the program, I knew he was going to do a good job.” Gus Coppens, a Bruin offensive lineman who also played out his eligibility last year, agrees, pointing out that Tomey was the one who re cruited him to UCLA: “He’s a straight-forward, pleas ant, easy-going and friendly guy. I thought it was a great opportunity for him when he went to Hawaii. He deserved a chance to be a head coach at a major college. Hawaii fits his friendly personality. Looking at UH last season with their 5-6 record when they weren’t supposed to win any, I think in the seasons to come. Hawaii will be one of the top col leges around. Indeed, their season was a suprise to many people. Tomey feels it was just an indication of the improve ment in the football program at UH. “Hawaii played its best football last year,” he notes. “We defeated South Carolina 24-7 before just barely losing to Arizona in our last game of the season. Those were a couple of good teams with big repu tations. Our program here at UH is definitely on the rise. Next season, their last competing as an independant, the Bows have what Tomey considers the most dif ficult schedule in the school’s his tory. THE BATT DOES IT DAILY Monday through Friday ket. Foreman had 15 points against the Red Raiders, but it wasn’t enough. A&M lost 78-70. Battalion photo by Pat O'Malley PIPES — CUSTOM BLENDED TOBACCO CIGARS — DOMESTIC & IMPORTED The Associated General Contractors and The Department of Building Construction, TAMU presents DR. HARLON J. SMITH Director of McDonald Observatory Professor & Chairman of the Department of Astronomy - U.T. “LIVING AND WORKING ... IN SPACE” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 7:30 P.M. 701 RUDDER TOWER THE PUBLIC IS INVITED “We open with New Mexico and from there play teams like USC, Nebraska, Brigham Young, Wyom ing and San Diego State. We had a tough schedule last year and are playing even better teams in 1978.” Not only does UH struggle for athletic prominence against the big-name universities of the west coast, but they must make them selves heard above the roar of the Pacific Ocean, being more than 2,000 miles from the mainland. “Our program isn’t as far along as schools like USC or UCLA,” says Tomey. “We re just getting started really. I don’t think we’ve been See Hawaii, page 10 m [1 m m 1 is m is is is is is m m i Let’s Do It Again! Sweaters $100 Cleaned " University Cleaners 112 College Main — Northgate & University Cleaners West Bypass at Southwood (Next to Doux Chene Apts.) 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MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy Whipped Potatoes Your Choice of One Vegetable Wl or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea TUESDAY EVENING WEDNESDAY SPECIAL EVENING SPECIAL Mexican Fiesta Chicken Fried Beef Dinner Steak w/cream Two Cheese and Gravy Onion Enchiladas Whipped Potatoes and w/chili Choice of one other Mexican Rice Vegetable Patio Style Pinto Beans Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Tostadas Coffee or Tea Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter u I" les: fter THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL BREADED FISH FILET w/TARTAR , SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY NOON and EVENING "SPECIAL “Yankee Pot Roast Texas Style” Tossed Salad Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee “Quality First” SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter - Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable Time stands still at our distillery where we still make Cuervo Gold by hand. For centuries we’ve wound our clock by hand. And for centuries we’ve made Cuervo Gold by hand. At the Cuervo distillery it’s almost as if time has stood still. Our Blue Magueys are nurtured by hand, picked by hand, and carried to the ovens by hand, as they have been since 1795. It is this continuing dedication to tradition that makes Cuervo Gold special. Any way you drink it Cuervo Gold will bring you back to a time when quality ruled the world. Cuervo. The Gold standard since 1795. M iik#| CUERVO ESPECIAL® TEQUILA. 80 PROOF IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY © 1977 HEUBLEIN, INC., HARTFORD. CONN.