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lie the opp uch epted I Winning toss exas A&M’s Tim Scott hurls the discus 52.81 than l: heters, which was enough to win the event at report fog triangular meet last weekend with LSU he sent pectabi had Iborn n. Ricei ison sii and Baylor. A&M will participate in the Baylor Invitational on Saturday. Battalion photo by Susan Webb J ; was ai ent said tk lave m,” epart® ind then i with If 3.’ 1 in vari) thletic st 18 ., ate ath tirs. United Press International he Boston Red Sox Tuesday sold her Regge Cleveland to the as Rangers for a “substantial mnt of cash, Boston General nager Haywood Sullivan an- inced. leveland, 29, was 46-41 for Bos- the past four seasons but ap- ‘' red in only one game for the Red this year. He suffered a loss in ef April 19 in Cleveland. ’he Rangers returned right- ider Bob Babcock to Tucson to liani Afe ati s c®* i the co# :he hit I his co# )t resist* id to i"* it. : at le#' on Tk' ing tl lf ati In*! 111 for a b leveland comes o Texas Rangers ie upsw rgest si? <e room for Cleveland. Babcock Ert-ii added to the major league ros- last week when Roger Moret suf- »nt subii jd a nervous collapse. The Ran- had been expected to activate Paul Lindblad to replace Bab- but Lindblad was kept on the bled list. A right-handed fastball pitcher, Cleveland was touted as having the strongest arm on the staff. He had been used as a spot starter and long reliever since being acquired from St. Louis before the 1974 season. His overall record is 86-82 with a 3.79 earned run average. Cleveland was 4-1 in spring train ing this year with a 6.76 earned run average in 21 innings of work. But Manager Don Zimmer shun ned Cleveland at the start of the regular season, opting to use rookie Allen Ripley as the fourth starter and rookie Jim Wright in spot relief. “I’m not happy to leave, but I’m happy to be going to Texas rather than to someone else,” said Cleve land, who was 11-8 with a 4.26 ERA last season. “They’re a contender and I have a chance to pitch.” GRAND OPENING Wednesday, April 19 through Saturday, April 22 SPECIAL TEAS AT SPECIAL PRICES Whole Bean Coffee • Unusual Teas Related Accessories 3609 E. 29th 846-4360 (Next to Town & Country Center) GE 15 ign cart ; h29 25 0/o off current rates for summer lease. Call Jean or Shirley now. 693-6716 .ABUTMENTS 1601 Holleman, College Station, Texas 77840 Aggie notes and quotes The Texas A&M baseball team makes its last home appearance of the season Friday and Saturday when it hosts Texas Tech in a very important three-game Southwest Conference series. The single game Friday will begin at 2 p.m. with Sat- ruday’s doubleheader starting it 1 p.m. The Friday game time was ad vanced an hour due to Aggie ter. The Aggies missed an opportunity to catch league-leading Arkansas last weekend when they dropped the third game of the hotly-contested series 3-2. A&M scored a run in the ninth inning of the first game to give junior Mark Ross his sixth straight victory. The Aggie went without a hit for the first five innings of the second game before breaking loose for three runs and a 3-1 win. Junior lefty Mark Thrumond pitched his second straight two-hitter for his ninth win of the season without a loss. Thurmond has now won 20 consecutive regular season games without a loss. The Aggies went hit less for six innings in the third game and trailed 2-0 before tying the game with a single run in the seventh and eighth. SMU’s Larry Long hit a solo homerun in the bot tom of the eighth for the win. The A&M loss broke an 11-game win ning streak. The Aggies are now 27-11 for the season and 14-4 in SWC play. Ar kansas leads at 15-3. The Razorbacks visit Houston for three-games this weekend before finishing the season against the Aggies in Fayetteville April 28-29. Coach Tom Chandler is very concerned about the health of his squad. The Aggies had only three players at their regular positions for die third game after centeidielder Mike Hurdle injured an ankle Fri day and catcher Buster Turner suf fered heat prostration in the first game Saturday. Hurdle is still doubtful for the Texas Tech series. Texas A&M’s men’s and women’s tennis teams will be competing in final regular season action this weekend. The men’s team will be in the Southwest Conference To.urna- meiMn Corpus Christi starting Fri day. The women’s team will he in the TAIAW State Tournament in Denton starting Wednesday. 1 Playing for the men will be Reid Freeman, Max King, Mike Moss, Trey Schutz, Robin Baker and Jim Grubert in singles, The doubles will match Freeman and Sehntz, King and Grubert, Moss and Baker. Playing for the women will he Kathleen Sissom, Judy Willard, Elise Richardson, Debbie Odum, Alexis Hefley and Betty Shillcutt in singles. In doubles will be Sissom and Susan Schilling, Richardson and Hefley, Odum and Mary Guerra, 'fhe top six teams at state advance to the S WAIAW Regional Ton rnament at Northeastern Louisiana Univer sity May 16-20. A field of 91, including 65 nevys- men, will be on hand Friday for Texas A&M s annual News Media Golf Tournament. ihe tournament; with a shotgun start at 11 a.m.\ will be played this year at the Briarcrest Country Club in Bryan. Some 45 of the newsmen will rer main on campus to staff the Maroon-White spring football game Saturday night. Curtis Dickey flashed to world record time of 9.94 in the 100-meter dash Saturday in a triangular at Kyle Field among A&M, Baylor and LSU. But, it will not be recognized be cause there was no wipe :aqge on hand. He ran with a slight breeze to his back. He also anchored the win ning 400-meter relay team to a 39.98 clocking. A&M won seven of the 16 events and scored 73 points. Baylor had six firsts and 55 points and LSU had three firsts and 42 points. The Aggies will compete in the Baylor Invitational Friday in Waco. The Texas A&M men’s and wo men s goll teams are facing their final regular season competition. The men’s team competes in the Southwest Conf e starting Friday ii men’s team is r TAIAW State Tour hock starting Sum Playing for the m Tvl< < > j 265. 94-3° RicharO Cromwell i finished 10th in the prt .. All-American Intercollegiate > Houston Inst weekend. Ward ti< < for I 4th in the strong field ol 290. Playing for the women *wiU he Kim Bauer, Rita Aguilar, Carol Be rry, Betty Ghio and Andrea Welch. The women finished third in the Lady Cardinal Invitational last week. Bauer and Aguilar had 242 Berry 251, Ghio 262 and Weld Following an impressive win over Baylor in a dual in Saturday, I hi Texas A&M v- ?. track team competes i n- Invitati' na Fi ida\ in without the services of a< Cornelius, who is recovering i kidney infection, the Aggie women won every event. Cornelius is doubtfiil for this week’s action, hut is expected to be ready for the TAIAW state meet at A&M April 28-29. The Texas A&M women s softball team takes the week off to prepare for the A&M Invitational April 28-29 after tying for third place in the Texas Wesleyan Tournament in Fort Worth last weekend. The Aggie women b a* ! Tech 7-1, Angelo State 11-1 mil .'ninmuicls Classic me in Washington, D.C. >;,» a Brown; Class \A state i ivision B .acd track ■oath ,eles. lex., hgli School. “I i.sed .‘hat Sandra lias 's \&M Williams said. ' , ' u is Ai i iii her class academi- l ll> She • very versatile athlete ■ . ns additional strength ' cross eoiintrv and track." FUTURE CPA’S LET US HELP YOU RECOME A CPA UJUDENTS m H< -0 bef< T HOUSTON 713 692-7186 1N MAY 22 GREAT ISSUES PRESENTS DR. J. PETER VAJS&, SPEAKING ON THE COLON IZ ATIOIM OF SPACE APRIL 20,1978 601 RUDDER TOWER 8:00^ PM STUDENTS - FREE OTHERS-$1.00 A&M is non 15 , for the season. Rudy Woods, the 6-1 j* Br\ m u who has signed with 1 < 'xa ' V was voted th< \ in the Aim Star gam in U Saturday Woods scored 13 points ah ' 16 rebounds in leading his West team to a 94-86 \ ictory. 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