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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1978
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By DERRICK GRUBBS
Mark Thurmond of Texas A&M
scattered four hits and struck out
eight as the United States downed
Mexico 8-1 Thursday to remain un
defeated in the XXV World
Amateur Baseball Championship
Tournament in Italy.
It was the second complete-game
victory for the lefthander from
Houston Spring Branch in two tour
nament starts.
The U.S. is now 6-0 in the
round-robin event which will de
termine the world champion of
amateur baseball. The only other
undefeated team is Cuba, which is
4-0, having had their last two games
rained out.
The U.S. collected 13 hits to back
up Thurmond’s efforts against
Mexico. Tim Wallach belted his
fourth homerun of the tournament
in the sixth inning. The Cal State
Fullerton first baseman is the tour
nament leader in homeruns, runs
scored, hits and RBI’s.
Don Crow of Washington State
was 3-for-3 against Mexico while
Mike Hurdle of Texas A&M added a
pair of hits and three RBI’s.
Hurdle was one of the heroes of
Wednesday s 10-5 victory over Hol-
land. The outfielder from Victoria
hit a three-run homer in the third
inning and was 2-for-3 on the day.
Paul Zuvella of Stanford was the
Americans’ leading hitter going
4-for-5.
neighbor Canada Friday with Mike
Kinnunen of Washington State on
the mound for the USA.
Unbeaten Cuba and the U.S.
square off Saturday with Tim Leary
of UCLA starting for the Americans.
Aggie pitcher Mark Ross hurled
the final three innings of the
Holland game, allowing two runs,
two hits and striking out one.
The U.S. plays North America
. “The rapport between the players
of all the teams has been fantastic,”
said U.S. coach Tom Chandler of
Texas A&M. “We have ceremonies
before each game at home plate
where the players from the compet
ing countries exchange gifts, fol
lowed by the playing of both coun
tries’ national anthems.
The World Tournament .con
cludes luesday. Final ceremonies
will be held Wednesday in Bologna,
Italy with the U.S. team scheduled
to return home Thursday.
LINESCORE:(Wednesday) R H E
USA 014 000 203—10 16 2
Holland 002 100 110— 5 6 4
USA—Leary, Vandeberg .4), Room.
Don Crow.
Holland—Volkerijk, Haage ;9)andSnnt
WP—Leary LP—Volkerijk HR—
(USA), 3rd inning, two on.
LINESCORE:(Thursday)R H E
USA 021 031 001— 8 13 1
Mexico (XX) (XX) 100— 1 4.2
USA-—Thurmond and Crow.
Mexico—Gaxiola, Juarez (4), Meza(7),$
(8) and Sanchez
VVP—Thurmond LP—Gaxiola Hi
Wallach (USA), 6th inning, noneon.
Tech finds fullback in Hadnot
By MARK PATTERSON
Battalion Staff
Thunder is rolling out of the
plains of the Texas panhandle
around the Lubbock area. And the
noise and excitement couldn’t
please Texas Tech’s head football
coach Rex Dockery more.
The man causing the commotion
is James Hadnot, a member of Doc
kery’s Red Raider army. Texas Tech
was in dire need of a strong running
back to replace fullback Billy Taylor,
last year’s leading rusher and scorer
for the Red Raider. And going into
this fall’s workouts, pp one from the
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ranks of the running backs would
come foreward to replace Taylor.
Out of desperation Dockery
looked to his other players in hopes
of a solution. And he found some
thing special in Hadnot.
Hadnot had been playing tight
end in now-departed head coach
Steve Slone’s offense and Lid slip
ped into obscurity, catching only
four passes for 64 yards last season.
But with Dockery comes a new out
look and new opportunities for the
new-found fullback.
“We ll get James the ball more
than he’s ever seen before,” said
Dockery. “I hope that he’ll be able
to carry the ball around thirty times
a game. He’ll need to with the of
fense that well run.”
Getting the ball so many times a
game could be hazardous to a back
without much size. But size is the
least of Hadnot’s worries. The junior
two-year letterman out of Jasper
High School is a guady 6-2, 242
pounds. And the man has speed.
“James runs a legitimate 4:7 40,”
said Dockery. "With his size he’ll lie
the biggest back in the conference,
since Woodard is out. But I’m hop
ing he’ll get down to a playing
weight around 235 this season.
“We’re relying on Hadnot to per
form for us since none of our other
backs came to the front. But our
confidence is well merited. James
hasn’t played running back since his
senior year in high school. But in his
last seven games playing slotback he
gained 768 yards, so we know he has
the potential.
“And James adds so much more to
our offense out of the backfield. Not
only is he a good running back with
great hands but an excellent
blocker. And that sure helps out our
other backs. ”
adjust to his new position.
“I expect James to have fur
problems and make mistakes
cause he hasn’t learned themoves J
a runningback. One thing is for® I
tain. He might not be nimble but
sure takes more than one man I
bring him down.”
The Texas Tech defense hadtlie:|
problems stopping Hadnot ink
week’s scrimmage. Hadnot gam
128 yards on 20 carries without
fumble, which seemed to end Da
kery’s worries about finding
fullback for his offense.
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“Yeah, James looked pretty star
for his first try carrying the half
said a happy Dockery. “And 11®
one thing, he’ll play fullback fcr.
for the rest of his career hereil
Texas Tech.”
The transition from receiver to
running back is not simply as easy as
changing a jersey. But Dockery and
the rest of the Texas Tech staff are
willing to wait and allow Hadnot to
And that last statement cmd
bring a new optimism to Red Halt!
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= Coaches select Alabama No. 1
United Press International
NEW YORK — The UPI Board of
Coaches think Alabama will try har
der this season.
Alabama, with 18 first-place
votes, easily outdistanced No. 2 Ok
lahoma, which drew only four No. 1
votes. Bear Bryant’s Crimson Tide
received 534 points to 440 for Ok
lahoma. Penn State was third with
398..
Defending champion Notre
Dame was fourth (371), followed
closely by Arkansas (365). Complet
ing the top 10 were No. 6 Michigan,
No. 7 Southern Cal, No. 8 Ohio
State, No. 9 Texas and No. 10 Neb
raska.
Rounding out the top 20 were No.
ll Washington, No. 12 UCLA, No.
13 LSU, No. 14 Pittsburgh, No. 15
Texas A&M, No. 16 Florida State,
No. 17 Kentucky, No. 18 North
Carolina, No. 19 Iowa State and No.
20 Maryland.
On NCAA probation this year and
thereby ineligible for consideration
by the UPI Board of Coaches are
Michigan State, Houston, Ok
lahoma State and Grambling.
Alabama last won the national
title in 1973 and has finished second
three times in the last seven years
— 1971, ’74 and ’77. The Tide opens
its campaign for the national champ
ionship Saturday night at home
against lOth-ranked Nebraska in a
nationally televised game.
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Here by sections are the coaches
who comprise the UPI football
board:
EAST: Frank Qignetti, West Vir
ginia; Carmen Cozza, Yale; Frank
Burns, Rutgers; Jackie Sherrill,
Pittsburgh; Frank Maloney, Syra
cuse; Jerry Claiborne, Maryland.
MIDWEST: Jim Young, Purdue;
Lee Corso, Indiana; Dan Devine,
Notre Dame; Woody Hayes, Ohio
State; Cal Stoll, Minnesota; Pat
Culpepper, Northern Illinois.
SOUTH: Bear Bryant, Alabama;
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Vince Dooley, Georgia; DougDif
key, Florida; Jim Carlen, SoulL
Carolina; Johnny Majors, Tennet ' ee L
see; Charlie McClendon, LSU
MIDLANDS: Tom Osborn
Nebraska; Barry Switzer, 01 Msize
lahoina; Earle Bruce, Iowa St.;
Wright, Wichita St.; Bob Cod
mings, Iowa; Bud Moore, Kansas
SOUTHWEST: Bill Yeomu
Houston; Emory Bellard, Tea fc
A&M; Grant Teaff, Baylor; Hayda e inga
Fry, North Texas State; Fred Ate 3ns ' stt
Texas; Lou Ho)tz, Arkansas,
MOUNTAINS:. Frank Kijl
Arizona State* Bill Parcelk,!
Force; Bill Mondt, New Meski
Lavell Edwards, Brigham Youatl
Bill Mallory, Colorado; Waywj Albe
Howard, Utah. ktionalj
PACIFIC: John Robinson jpampi
Southern California; Craig Ferfepent to
Oregon St.; Lynn Stiles, SanMDavid 1
State; Bill Walsh, Stanford;feI Jinen
James, Washington; TiP jiey b
Donahue, UCLA. where
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