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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1978)
/'■k' sports Jfr Lucille’s bridal Shoppe THE BATTALION Page 9 TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1978 By Mark Patterson A day at the races For three hours Saturday I was a oy playing in a man’s world. Being someone who likes to stay in the move, I didn’t think I could it through the entire Coors 200 out it Texas World Speedway in the tands. So I watched the race from he crew’s point of view. I jour- eyed into the pits. I got out to the track three hours n wefore the schedided start of the i j ace in time for the qualification uns by the drivers. This was the ime when the drivers can test their s to see just how fast they really IcAll IF 6, ^* e s P ee d s recorded indi- U ' U ®“'ted it. As I strolled onto pit row Danny [jngais was just rolling onto the rack for his qualification run. As he eisurely circled the track, scuffing ip his tires for better traction, I |:ouldn’t help but imagine his car as jet on wheels. The sleek construc- ion and aerodynamic design v n■rought to mind the thought that if J(iftiscar sprouted wings, he could end p airborn over Old Dime Box. iversi ;an In hedul : reai He somehow stayed on the ground and qualified at 211 mph, just three mph under the world rec ord. I was in awe watching him travel around the two-mile oval at that speed knowing full well that I get queezy when I break 80. But what amazed me more was the reaction of Ongais when he finished his three laps. He just rol led into pit row, leisurely got out of his missile, and strolled towards the garage area like he had just driven around the block to the 7-11 for some milk and bread. He showed absolutely no emotion after his run. But none of the drivers did after their laps. That job was designated for the members of their pit crew. I could watch the faces of the crew and tell how the car was operating, how the driver was doing and, most importantly, how fast the two were going. As soon as the driver finished his laps and was back at the pits the crew was on top of the car like ants on sugar. The crew took apart. n is beim i ever)’ te,” be exasLe 19901 Foil« Dallas- : i areas, i urban: onroe i and & bink Aggie golfers finish tenth By KEVIN PYLE Oklahoma State, which looked mio wi more like a team composed of pro- essionals than one of collegiate gol- ers, ran away and hid from the field etween is they won their third straight Ul-America Intercollegiate In- itational golf tournament. The tournament was played at itascocita Country club in Houston urals) m Wednesday through Saturday, and an 'he Cowboys of Oklahoma State, thosei nade the course look easy as they fed a 72-hole score of 1,134 — 18 rthern mder par — which broke a tourna- elieves nent record of 1,148 set in 1957. The individual title was won by nailer[ irigham Young’s Bob Clampett. cks oil be 17-year-old freshman who led fter the first day with a tournament igestb e cord tying 66, closed with a four nade» mder 68 to win by a shot over otectio Georgia’s Chip Beck. He also broke ath rat he tournament record by a stroke said, vith his 277 total. Texas A&M finished in tenth dace in a field which boasted six of he top ten teams in the nation. The Aggies, paced by junior Doug Ward who finished a very respectable 16th in the outstanding field, shot a score of 1,192. Ward, from Little Rock, had rounds of 75-73-70-72 for a two over par 290. Sophomore Dave Ogrin, an hon orable mention All-America last year from Waukegan, Ill., was among the leaders after 36 holes, shooting rounds of 71 and 72. He faltered the third and fourth days however and finished with rounds of 77-75. Jay Kent, a freshman from Jacksonville, Tx., finished third for the Ags with rounds of 78-72-74-76 for a 300 total. Senior Tim Carlton, of Shreveport, La., got off to a bad start with an 80 and never really got it going, finishing with rounds of 76-77-74 for a 307. Junior Biff Ale xander, from Seguin, didn’t get his game untracked either shooting 76-74-80-79-309. Only the low four scores figured into the scoring. 5 ;ss£ E I nAkTnTiAN HUP APARTMENTS ATTENTION APARTMENT HUNTERS! SUMMER LEASES “30% DISCOUNT” You can SAVE up to $374.00 when you sign a summer lease. Please come by today and see how much we can help you save. 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