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THE BATTALION Page 11 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1979 West Texas showdown a victor) ive. Oregon Stii ow playin; isters pi ^ashingtoi ory over Br: ; of big mvs ild fans don’t bug, Yeoman United Press International HOUSTON — Bill Yeoman has L” DIT IT the Dn means he ion >U? rchasing : rom he car or n offended by a racial slur made >y a highway patrolman in a south- ;rn state who had been ordered to irotect him from physical abuse, fe’s been pelted with salt shakers. Wore than once, he has been so dis- tusted with football fans that he bought about going home. But Yeoman, the military-trained Jniversity of Houston football jbach, never vacated any of this ountry’s hostile college football tadiums until after the final whistle ind until after his taunters had left n disgust. [“Only one time,” the 18-year lead coach said, “did I feel the at- nosphere of a game affected one of ny teams. That was at Florida in .969. For a team with a checkered foot- >all history, Houston has remained teady in one respect. In a big game in foreign turf, the Cougars usually day well. They have won amid highly charged atmospheres at Jackson, Miss., Athens, Ga., East Lansing, Mich., Tallahassee, Fla., Lqs Angeles. In two visits to Austin, Texas, the Cougars have not lost. Yeoman said the key was for the head coach to maintain an appear ance of calmness. “Coaches are their own worst enemy,” he said. “I don’t tell my guys anything before the game. I just tell them to play. If the coach is apprehensive then his team is going to be apprehensive. ’ Yeoman discussed his approach as he prepared his fourth-rated team to travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for a Saturday match against fifth-ranked Arkansas. The game matches the Southwest Conference’s remaining! unbeaten teams. Former Texas assistant coach Mike Campbell once said: “Playing in Fayetteville is like parachuting into the Kremlin.” Yeoman was not about to go that far this week, but he did acknowl edge the incredible fervor of red- clad Razorback fans. “There isn’t much else to do up there. Either get excited about football or shoot squirrels,” he said. The coach prepares for hostile environments during practice ses sions. Two weeks ago, the Houston band serenaded workouts with the Aggie War Hymn. This week Yeoman led his team after practice in the Razorback’s cheer: “Woooooo. Pig. Sooie.” “Prayerfully,” he said, “our guys will pay so much attention to what is going on on the field they won’t notice. As long as the fans stay in the stands I don’t think there’s any rea son to get excited.” In reviewing some of his past victories cut from the heartlands of collegiate powers. Yeoman pre ferred not to say where a southern highway patrolman greeted him with a racial insult. At that time in the late 1960s, there were three blacks on Houston’s team. At Oxford, Miss., “they threw salt shakers at us. Yeoman said. At Gainesville, Fla., in 1969, the coach said, “We had to walk past a corner of the stands. People were saying such ugly things I wasn’t sure we’d ever make it to the playing field.” In Yeoman’s early years, his teams had to win on the road or have losing records. “Wh en we got our program started nobody would come to us,” he said. “When Mississippi and Mississippi State finally came to Houston they never came back. We were forced to play all over the place.” Yeoman’s road record is 41-41-4. After his first four building seasons, his Cougars were 39-26-3 on the road. He credited his road record to his association with former Michigan State Coach Duffy Daugherty. “Duffy was loose. He never got excited before a game,” Yeoman said. United Press International The Texas Longhorns were near winning their fourth straight Southwest Conference football championship and Auburn’s Pat Sul livan was on his way to becoming the Heisman Trophy winner. It was late October 1971, and it was the last time that Abilene Cooper defeated Odessa Permian in one of the biggest Texas high school football rivalries in Class AAAA. The two District 5-AAAA powers collide again this weekend in Abilene. And, both teams are rated in UPI’s top 10 as well as being un defeated in district play. The winner likely will end up in the post-season playoffs. “We re glad to have the chance to play them,” said Permian Coach John Wilkins. “We are the defend ing district champions. To win it they’ve got to beat us. We may try out a few new wrinkles, but mainly we ll stay with what we’ve been do ing.” There will be no room — sitting or standing — in the Abilene stadium as the two West Texas pow ers meet. Permian won, 21-20, in Odessa last year. No one is more certain of that than Cooper coach Ray Over- ton. “It’s hard to get your kids up for the first game of the year — and keep them up high all season long,” Overton said. “But, when you’re rated No. 1 that’s what you have to do. I know our kids are feeling the pressure, but I also know they re member last year. It was the game that kept us out of the playoffs.” While the Cooper-Permian battle will top the state schedule, an im portant Class AAA matchup will be taking place on the other side of the state. Jasper, ranked No. 1 until last week’s 10-7 loss to Little Cypress- Mauriceville, puts its playoff hopes and No. 10 rating on the line this week against No. 4 Beaumont Hebert. Paris, top-ranked in Class AAA, travels to Gilmer; Class AA’s top- rated Kenedy hosts Yoakum; and Class A s top-ranked China Springs entertains Hico. Conroe, rated second in Class AAAA, is at Humble; No. 3 La Porte plays at Houston Clear Lake; No. 4 San Antonio Judson hosts Laredo Nixon; No. 5 Temple plays at Waco Richfield; No. 6 Plano trys to re cover at Denison; No. 7 Houston Klein hosts Spring; No. 8 Lubbock Monterey hosts Lubbock; and No. 10 San Antonio MacArthur hosts San Antonio Churchill in a major Alamo City showdown. Class AAA’s second-ranked Huntsville hosts Channelview; third-ranked Kerrville plays at Uvalde; fifth-ranked Gregory- Portland is at Sinton; sixth-ranked Lubbock Estacado is at Borger; seventh-ranked San Angelo Lakeview plays at Brownfield, eighth-ranked Cuero is at San An tonio Madison; and ninth-rated Pecos plays at Odessa Ector. Breckenridge, ranked second in Class AA, plays at Coleman and No. 3 Pittsburg is at Jefferson. Fifth- ranked Hays Consolidated is at San Antonio Cole; sixth-ranked Wylie is at Winters; seventh-ranked Hal- lettsville hosts Floresville; eighth- ranked Littlefield hosts Muleshoe; ninth-ranked Medina Valley plays at Poteet; and lOth-ranked Van hosts White Oak. Fourth-ranked Chil dress has an open date this week. In Class A, second-rated Haskell is at Aspermont; third-ranked Glen Rose is at Whitney; fourth-rated Seagraves hosts Plains; fifth-ranked Hawkins hosts New Diana; sixth- ranked Troup hosts Grapeland; eighth-rated Mason hosts Junction; ninth-ranked Flatonia hosts Burton; and lOth-rated Dilley hosts Brac- ketville. Seventh-ranked Rotan is idle this week. Women’s soccer undefeated The Texas A&M women’s soccer team defeated the Stephen F. Aus tin Ladyjacks, 2-0 in Nacogdoches to boost their season record to 5-0-1. The Ladyjacks shut out the Ag gies in the first half but two-second half goals and some fine defense were all the Aggies needed to win. The goals were scored by Jaime Fougeron (direct kick) and Lucy Bourne. Alan Heath, the Aggies coach, named several players for outstand ing play. They were, Donna Fi le rbe, Adele Fairman, goalie Lani Jacobs and captains Jaime Fougeron and Ceil Cottingham. The Aggies next game is against Rice this Saturday in Houston. The game will be played at the athletic complex on the Rice campus at 11:30 a.m. prior to the A&M-Rice football game. AN INVITATION TO ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTALISTS The B-CS Chamber Orchestra cordially invites amateur instrumentalists to join with them and the Community Singers in the annual preparation and performance of Handel’s “Messiah” on December 9, 1979. The or chestra is an amateur, non-profit community service group open to all interested players. An organizational meeting and mixer for new members will be held at the regular Monday evening, October 29, meeting of the Classical Piano Club (Room 231, MSC at 7:30 p.m.). Although the mixer will not be a formal rehearsal, nor do we have rigorous auditions for the orchestra, please feel free to bring your instrument as the Classical Piano Club encourages music-making at its meetings. Interested persons who are unable to attend the mixer can obtain further information by telephone: 822-0441, 846-9567, or 693-2303. urn nmr Big bucks for baseball, agents ■ )a: -t 5ed W ing Fo Tax. 7:00 P! United Press International NEW YORK — If the past two fears are any indication, about $25 Billion — not to mention the serv- s of several quality athletes — change hands on Nov. 2. That’s the date for this year’s Jaseball re-entry draft for free ents, and 33 players have de- red themselves eligible for the poceedings. ' Last year, 14 players were signed 1978 for a total of $24,219,249. Although such clubs as the Kansas |y Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and to York Mets have, in the past, Jcted the re-entry draft as a eans of rising rapidly to the status contenders, such teams as the o-time champion New York Yan- es, California Angels and Brewers have been extremely successful with their big-money deals. And the caliber of players availa ble this year could mean the differ ence between a winning and losing season for some clubs in 1980. Among the free agents are American League strikeout king Nolan Ryan, 1978 World Series star Bucky Dent and three outstanding relief pitch ers. The pot has been sweetened with another big name. Two-time Na tional League MVP Joe Morgan has also declared free agency as well. Don Stanhouse of the American League champion Baltimore Orioles, Skip Lockwood of the Mets and Al Hrabosky of the Royals are considered first-class relievers and should have a good chance to land lucrative contracts with contenders. Among the others expected to at tract the allowed 12 bids are pitcher Dave Goltz of the Minnesota Twins, infielder Jorge Orta of the White Sox, shortstop Fred Patek of the Royals, infielder Rennie Stennett of the champion Pittsburgh Pirates, pitcher Rick Wise of the Red Sox and outfielder Roy White of the Yankees. (Unriub ilpatub Skirts Sc Hmr! open io ArA- u PfA NV.-SAT. 3801 £.2^™ TOWN t COUNTfcV yOUT Lm| Battalion maitatptaceEjH classifieds Call 845-2611 A-m-S • High Quality • Quick Service M •NoMtalmums , . SL • Large Orders • Legal 8tee4ViC atoes anil ne oW ible „ „ ad and BU" r Tea Habitech “An Interior Design Center” 1st Annual Grand Opening Sale! 10% off everything in the store from Fri., Oct. 19 thru Sat. Oct. 27 Baskets Baskets Baskets colorful stack baskets chrome carry baskets * market baskets Not your ordinary wicker baskets, but functional, attractive plastic ones Come in today and see the many ways a basket can work for you! 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