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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, APRILS, 1978
sports
Astros visit Aggieland to
pl ay Chandler’s crew
By DERRICK GRUBBS
Major league baseball comes to
Texas A&M Wednesday afternoon
as the Houston Astros stop in Col
lege Station to play the Texas Aggies
on their way to their season opener
in Cincinnati.
Tickets for the 1:30 p.m. contest
at Olsen Field have been on sale
since Monday and any remaining
tickets will go on sale at the staduim
Wednesday prior to the game.
Prices are $3 for non-students and
$1.50 for students.
The Astros finished the 1977
campaign with an even 81-81 mark
and came in third in the National
League’s Western Division.
Injuries have plagued Houston
somewhat through its spring train
ing period, but the front-line start
ers should all be ready to go by
opening day.
In all probability, Aggie fans will
see the same linup Astro manager
Bill Virdon plans to use against the
Reds Thursday.
That list will include, with their
1977 season batting averages. Bob
Watson (.289) at first base. Art
Howe (.264) at second base, Enos
Cabell (.282) at third base, Roger
Metzger (.186) at shortstop, Terry
Puhl (.301) in leftfield, Cesar
Cedeno (.279) in centerfield, Jose
Cruz (.299) in rightfield, and Joe
Ferguson (.257) at catcher.
The starting pitcher scheduled to
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work against A&M will be second-
year man Floyd Bannister, who was
8-9 for the Astros last year with a
4.03 ERA.
Other players who have had good
springs and will likely see action
Wednesday are first baseman Dave
Bergman, who was acquired from
the New York Yankees in a trade
that sent Cliff Johnson to the Big
Apple last June; Denny Walling,
who played in six games and hit .286
for Houston last year, will likely
play some in the outfield; and
Jimmy Sexton, who came to the As
tros from Seattle in a trade last De
cember, will see some duty at
shortstop.
The Aggies, currently 22-10 on
the season and in second place in
the SWC standings, will use primar
ily the same lineup they fielded in
their last two SWC series against
Rice and Baylor.
That order will include Robert
Bonner (.339) at shortstop, Robert
Verde (.266) at third base, Gary
Bryant (.294) in rightfield, Kyle
Hawthorne (.324) at first base, Mark
Warriner (.317) the designated hit
ter, Mike Hurdle (.317) in cen
terfield, Tim Feickert (.263) in
leftfield, Buster Turner (.266) at
catcher, and Randy Woodruff (.273)
at second base.
A&M coach Tom Chandler plans
to use five pitchers during the nine-
inning contest. Starting will be
Mark Thurmond (7-0, 2.13 ERA)
who will work the first two innings.
Following him will be David Piec-
zynski (3-3 3.33), Mark Ross (4-3,
3.63) and Jim McWilliams (2-1,
1.71), all of whom are slated to pitch
two innings.
John Pockrus (3-1, 3.00) is
scheduled to hurl the final inning for
the Aggies.
A&M shortstop Robert Bonner tries to
complete the second half of a double play.
But Rice second baseman Kenny Baldwin
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had other ideas. The junior from San Ante
broke up Bonner’s attempt. The Aggies
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By PAT EDMONDSON
Since 1915, all Southwest Con
ference basketball games have been
called by two league officials. Three
officials, however, were used in a
conference game Feb. 15. The re
sponse was positive, and the addi
tion of a third official will be a major
topic of discussion at the league’s
annual spring meeting in late April.
The death of two officials in a
Feb. 10 plane crash resulted in an
assignment mix-up from the SWC
office and three officials were as
signed to cover the Texas A&M-
TCU game Feb. 15.
“We had to make a substitution,’’
said Dan Spika, SWC Supervisor of
Officials. “In order to make all par
ties happy, we decided to appoint
three men to the game.”
Allen Winter, Robert Straface
and Arlan Straub were the officials
who called the game, which was
won by Texas A&M 88-72 at G. Rol-
lie White Coliseum.
The use of three basketball offi
cials has been successful in other
major college conferences. The Big
10 Conference introduced a third of
ficial in non-conference games in
1967. Three officials were used for
the first time in the Atlantic Coast
Conference this year. The South-
eastei'n and Metro conferences will
use three in league games next sea
son.
“I just don’t believe two men can
provide the coverage necessary in
today’s basketball,” said Herm
Rohrig, supervisor of officials for the
Big 10 Conference. “There are so
many screens set away from the
ball. Three men are almost a neces-
Rohrig said safety was a major fac
tor in the addition of a third official.
“In 1967, when we voted to add
another official, it was the athletic
directors’ concern for the safety of
the players,” he said. “They
stationed a man on the baseline and
worked the remainder of the court
with two officials. This was because
of the concern for injury on a quick
outlet or quick turnover.”
The next year, Rohrig said, the
additional man was moved up to the
division line to make calls. In 1969,
the league decided to allow him to
make calls over the entire court, as
he does now.
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“With three men, Rohrig added,
“you get coverage on all sidelines.
“I think it’s the next significant
thing for the sport of basketball,”
said Spika, from his SWC office.
“We are 100 percent for it, he
added. “It’s nothing new. It’s some
thing the conference (SWC) has
been looking at for a long time.”
Winters pinpointed another plus.
“There’s such a variety of officials
in every league,” he said, "that it
allows a younger official to get more
experience working with the older
ones. ” Winters added that it was not
confusing working with an extra offi
cial; that at one time or another, all
members of the crew had prior ex
perience with two other men.
“You’re not crowded or running
and trying to get somewhere con
stantly,” Winters said. “With two,
you’re constantly moving to try and
get in position, whereas with three,
you’re already there.”
Texas A&M’s Shelby Metcalf voi
ced the opinion of both the player
and coach.
“I think it’s worth taking a longer
look at,” he said. “Most of the
players thought it went real smooth.
I think it has a tendency to make the
players play under more control be
cause psychologically they know
they’re under closer surveillance.
“But," he added, “I’m noi
doesn’t help the quality of
The fan might suspect aniii
in the number of fouls calk
game using three officials, all
Metcalf quickly discountei The
theory. liBheii
“The Big 10 found that tl yf Tex
fewer fouls called with threetliper I
than there are with two,” Wtv has
“They’re (officials) in a bette»Vboii
tion to see a call and theresBuctm
much guessing on the partoliollege
facials.” Hhis
The process by which tkjon to
could add a third official to its|pliseii
games is a formal one. Therention
will voice their feelings amlw cc
recommendations to the blush,
nine represenatives of the if
Council. The council willth
Five of the nine conference
constitutes a majority.
"It’s something that thefeP n S
visors of officials in all the l<® ut
who constantly critique and:® ns '^ (
films see as necessary for adlj 0 ’^
coverage. Winters said. ijF' er
Rohrig, who became supei' <et ’ a ‘'
officials for the Big 10 Confen ar
1968, feels a change is neces
behalf of the officials.
“My concern is to get the' ( ,lei
cials nationwide,” he said. I s ® u
happens, is that when they(o r CIa
work two-and three-man igF s '
they have to be thinking
moves, not instinct. Once
comes national, they wont!
be making thinking moves,
be making instinctive moves
Rohrig also mentioned ap) A. J
that he feels has kept van start
ferences from adding a thirddianap
“The main concern incolApril 1
high school is the extra effihe (
volved,” he said. “But, ” he o (win
“we like to say by having tifls 59l
official on the court that prune
lessen the need for security lfJ bet
few security guards will ca Vin th
lot more than one baskethfUrth
cial. ”
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