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Page 10 THE BATTALION MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1978 Dickey leads Ag track team United Press International AUSTIN, Texas — Burly Texas A&M running back Curtis Dickey raced from behind to give the Ag gies a victory in the 400-meter re lays Sunday to highlight the finals of the 51st Texas Relays. Dickey and his teammates — Charles Butler, Ray Brooks and Les lie Kerr — posted a 39.35 winning time in the relay event, giving Dickey a good chance to be named outstanding performer at the relays. Although no team totals were kept, reporters and meet officials vote on the top performer and top team. The results will be announced Monday. Dickey, a 6-2, 205-pounder, also raced to the championship in the 100-meter dash on Saturday with a time of 10.22. Dickey was at about the middle of the pack when he received the ba ton, then roared past the field for the victory in the 400-meter relay. “I was in third or fourth place when I received the baton, but our handoff gave me a good running start,” said Dickey, who had not been on the track before the meet for two weeks because of spring football drills. Kerr and other Aggie teammates conceded they could have improved on their relay time with more prac tice. “Brooks ran up on me and our ex change was pretty sorry,” Kerr said. “But Dickey and I had a pretty good pass.” Kenyan John Kebiro outdistanced the field with a 8:43.02 to capture first place in the 3,000-meter in vitational steeple-chase — finishing a full second ahead of New Mexico’s Harrison Koroso. The University of Arkansas, 6,400-meter relay team of Steve Baker, Tom Camien, Michael Lawther and Mark Anderson raced to a 16:28.1 to win the 6,400-meter relay with a 70-yard victory over runnerup Arizona. Southern University’s Ricky Davenport captured first place in the collegiate 110-meter hurdles — with a 13.68 time, edging New Mexico’s Fatwel Kimiayo, also a Kenyan, who had won the 400- meter hurdles the day before. Kimiayo also ran a leg on New Mexico’s winning distance medley team to earn consideration, along with Dickey, for outstanding per former. A field of seven runners ran in another main event, the Jerry Thompson Mile Run, but the win ner — Randy Wilson of Oklahoma — came in with a relatively slow 406.74. Handball in the Olympics? By AVA KING A freshman from Texas A&M Uni versity may represent the United States in the 1980 Olympics in a sport that is relatively new to the Southwest. The sport is European team hand ball and the student is Brenna Kerns. The word “handball” used here is misleading. “Team handball is not in the re motest way related to handball, ” said Texas A&M P.E. instructor Mark Noble. “It is so similar to basketball that it’s easy to make the transition from basketball to team handball. The game is played on an indoor court that is longer and wider than a regular basketball court. Each team consists of six court players and one goalie. The object of the game is to advance the ball, which looks like a small soccer ball, by passing and dribbling. The ball is thrown past the goalie through the goal to score. Team handball is played much like international basketball with a faster pace and more steps. “Agile football players and tough basketball players make the best team handball players,” Noble said. The A&M team handball club was organized this semester by Noble. It consists of 23 men and one woman. “But, we are always looking for bet ter talent,” Noble said. Kerns spent all of last week at the Olympic Training Center in Col orado Springs, Colo., qualifying for the U.S. Women’s National Hand ball Team. Kerns was the youngest player at the training camp and the only one from Texas. The women worked out six hours a day perfecting m sc arts committee. PAdSSNTS the finer points of the game. “I’ve never worked so hard in my life,” Kerns said. “I broke one finger and jammed another one.” Until she came to A&M last semester, Kerns had never heard of European team handball. In high school she ran cross country track and played baseball. How did Kerns become interested in this sport? “Mark (Noble) saw me wearing my letter jacket and asked me if I was good at athletics,” she said. “Then he told me about the handball team and gave me a form to fill out.” Kerns will be attending other training camps in preparation for the Olympic trials, which will be tele vised on NBC. Two other Aggie women applied for the team but were not accepted. The U.S. Team Handball Federa tion has invited the A&M team to participate in the 1978 U.S. National Team Handball Championships to be held at New York’s Hofstra Uni versity in May. There A&M will be competing against such teams as West Point, the Air Force Academy, and UCLA. Each team is limited to sending 16 players and three staff members. “I plan to send my best 16 players to New York,” Noble said. “I don’t care if.they are men or women. ” The Men’s Regional Team Hand ball Tryouts will be held in June. Fifteen men from each region of the United States (north, south, east and west) will get an all-expense-paid week in Colorado to compete in the National Sports Festival Trials and Team Selection. Out of those 60 men the National Training Team of 20 players will be picked. Noble hopes that possibly two or four of those chosen will be Aggies. Plans are under way to make team handball a regular P.E. course and an intramural sport for the fall semester of 1978. 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WORTH %})D discount on $15. reserved seat when presented at grandstand gate discount on $7. infield admission when presented at infield gate (Limit one per person) Overnight Camping and Concert BATTLE OF THE BANDS continues Sunday, April 16 with Motorcycle Races (9 TEXAS WORLD SPEEDWAY on Hwy. 6 south of College Station, Texas 2 Texas A&M track star Curtis Dickey — in his fall uniform. In action at the Texas Relays in Austin last weekend, Dickey won the 100- meter invitational dash with a time seconds. The Aggie halfhack also ancli the victorious 400-meter relay team. King, Navratilova win ag United Press International SALT LAKE CITY —Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova say they’ll now try to extend their tour nament winning string this year to eight when they get together for the 1978 Wimbledon women’s doubles. doubles — the $100,000 Bridges tone. ^ IHop Does it on Tuesday Nites (10:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.) King and Navratilova ran their string of victories to seven in as many starts this year when they won the biggest money prize in women’s Their, 6-4, 6-4, win over Virginia Wade of England and France’s Fran- coise Durr brought King and Nav ratilova the $36,000 first prize, up ping Navratilova’s winnings for the year to $232,350 and King’s to $86,025. In the third place match, 6-foot Betty Stove of Holland and Evonne Goolagong of Australia beal j Hans Kerry Reid and r Turnbull, 7-5, 6-2, to sharej Stove and Goolagong brolt| three times to win the mataj Rosie^Casals and JoAnnej finished fifth in the eight h nament, winning the coraj title with a 6-2, 6-4, win ova Stevens and Mona Guerranll and Russell shared $7,000»i vens and Guerrant pickedtipf Ag soccer team defeats Te By STEVE MAYER The Texas A&M soccer team moved into first place in the South west Conference Soccer League by upsetting Texas Tech 3-1 in Lub bock on Saturday. The Aggie strikers are at three and one, losing only to the Univer sity of Texas. While the Aggie still face TCU, Baylor, Rice and Hous ton, the win over Tech places the conference championship within the grasp of the team. Poor, team play early in the season led to a recent formation change. A 3-2-2-3 lineup is now providing much needed offense while boosting the defense as well. It proved itself successful as the team defeated Ar kansas 5-5 in Fort Worth last weekend. The formation worked well against Texas Tech, who were con sidered to be the top team in the SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER IN DOLBY STEREO 7:30 9:55 THE BETSY 7:15 9:35 ANNIE HALL 7-.SS <J-AS Skyway Twin WEST ODE TO BILLY JOE PLUS RANCHO DELUXE EAST CATHERINE AND CO PLUS MODELS i WALTER GLENDA MATTHAU JACKSON funny love story. House Calls” £ Dragon’(G)” Campus ►US 846-6512 COLLEGE STATION SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT ALL SEATS 1.50 : i ff s Greatest ’lEGirmxC league. Higlit-wmger Dai| men scored first for the Ag a hard shot over the Ted hands. The Aggie strikers "erf| to score first, as they bavij playing catch-up ball- The Tech team was physical, but it proved tobl setback. Harmon was tripi* penalty area and A&M " as j a penalty kick. MouradJ faked the keeper into divii right, while kicking the! other side. Tech pushed hard in 1 half to catch the Aggies, fense, led by Poto-K them frustrated until game when Tech right winjl Thompson connected oi|| shot. With the score 2-1, feared a tied game. I he Tec came alive, but it was onli later when A&M centel Steve Cill scored the tbinij goal. Defensive haltbaf Greenberg assisted the Texas A&M and Hoiistrtj rn the top positions championship. The AggisJ road games the weekenof conclude the season April" at home. Fi t , ^ Remet your We havegf^ gifts for r women, pl uS j right Hallir and party f iYARBROUCI | Downtown Bryan | « i 205 N. Main H 1 min in rrm rn nrm 111111 iirrrr H H H H M FREE 32 oz Coke April 10 Only You Pay the Deposit (20c) Order any 16” pizza (except cheese) and receive a FREE Quart of Coca-Cola. 846-7785 L Quart of Coke with 1 any 16” pizza (except cheese) Name Address Phone _ April 10 Only No Quart Cokes during our Happy Hour (5-7 p m.)