Page 16 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1979 Ladyjacks defeat Aggies Texas A&M women’s basket ball head coach Cherri Rapp’s philosophy is you don’t get better unless you play the best. Wednesday night the Aggie Ladies played Stephen F. Austin, one of the top women’s teams in the nation, and lost to the Lady- jacks 74-49. SFA, ranked No. 3 in the na tion, jumped on the Aggies early, building a 42-18 lead at the half before coasting to its fifth victory in as many tries. Ladyjack scorers were led by Bonnie Buchanan’s 18 points. Peggy Pope was the high scor- er for A&M with 16 points. Lola Baker added 10 points for the Aggies. The loss dropped the Aggies to 2-1 on the year. The Aggie Ladies’ next oppo nent is Lamar University, in Beaumont Saturday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 o’clock. Wilkinson fired by Cardinal A Men’s Store and more A large assortment of unusual gift items can be found at R. Rush and Company in Culpepper Plaza. 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LOUIS — Bud Wilkinson, a football legend at Oklahoma who had a 9-20 record in the pros, was fired Wednesday in what team owner Bill Bidwill said was a dispute over play ing backup quarterback Steve Pisar- kiewicz. Larry Wilson, former All-Pro safe ty with St. Louis and now director of personnel for the team, was named interim coach for the final three games. Bidwill said he told Wilkinson Monday that Pisarkiewicz, the team’s No. 1 draft pick in 1977, should start Sunday against San Francisco in place of Jim Hart, who will be a free agent in February. Bid- will said Wilkinson disagreed with the suggestion. “I called Bud into the office this morning, we chatted very briefly and I told him now was the time to relieve him of his duties,” Bidwill said. ‘T was not going to absolutely order him to obey me.” Bidwill said Wilkinson gave no reason for refusing to start Pisar kiewicz. “He probably had a reason, but I never heard it,” Bidwill said. Bidwill said he was not certain whether Wilkinson would have been retained as coach after the end of the season if he had agreed to replace Hart. Wilkinson, 63, still has two years remaining on the four-year contract he was given when hired in March 1978. He will be paid for those two years, and his dismissal has no con tingencies such as not accepting another coaching position. Wilkinson, who was not present at the news conference at which Bid- will made the announcement, was unavailable for comment. Bidwill said the refusal to play Pisarkiewicz was not the sole reason for firing Wilkinson but added it was “the catalyst.” “I felt very strongly that we had to give Steve Pisarkiewicz a chance to show what he could do,” the owner said. “Steve is the backup and heir apparent and we must find out be fore next year’s draft whether he de serves that position.” Wilkinson lost his first eight games after he agreed to take the St. Louis job, ending a 15-year absence from active coaching. His team re bounded with six wins in the last eight contests to finish 6-10 in his rookie pro season. The turnaround resulted in optim ism this year, but that quickly faded as the Cardinals lost close games to Dallas and Pittsburgh and now have a 3-10 record, third worst in the NFL. When the Cardinals dropped from playoff contention, there was press ure to play Pisarkiewicz, who has seen little action in his first three years at St. Louis. Hart, 35, becomes a free agent in February, although Bidwill said the club planned to make him a contract offer before then. “I talked to the squad today and told them there’s only one player on the team who has a no-trade clause and that’s Jim Hart, ” Bidwill said. “I met with Jim this morning and told him he could have the same clause in his next one. “Let me emphasize in no uncer tain terms the intention to start Pisarkiewicz is not in any way a re flection upon the ability and status of Jim Hart. For 12 years Hart has been, and still is, our No. 1 quarter back. ” Bidwill said Wilson was not a can didate for the coaching job next year, although he said there were several possibilities on the Cardinal staff. Tom Bettis, the team’s defensive coordinator, has been mentioned as a replacement for Wilkinson. “There has been no consideration given to the selection of a head coach for 1980,” Bidwill said. “In all likeli hood there will be no decision or announcement forthcoming until af ter the season. ’ Cornerback Roger Wehrli, defen sive captain and spokesman for the players, said team members were upset by the abrupt dismiss! J coach. “It’s a shock and a i ment, Wehrli said. “Everyn very strongly toward I is very adamant that theon- cisions be left up to then staff. “I guess that’s where I conflict came.’’ Wilkinson became a I Oklahoma in the 1940s andj;.] his teams won 14 confer! and three national champi during his 17-year career j coach. His composite colli was 145-29-4. During his absence coaching ranks, Wilkinson* commentator for nationals football broadcasts andspen!J various business ventures 1 was active in Republican [ losing a race for the U.S. Sena Oklahoma in 1964. Arkansas’ Duckwort pleads innocent Little to see very little action United Press International AUSTIN — Donnie Little, in jured University of Texas quarter back, is not expected to play Satur day against Texas A&M, coach Fred Akers reported Wednesday. Little is suffering from a foot injury. “We’re not planning on him for this game,” said Akers after a IVz- hour workout. “But if it turns out that he can play on Saturday; then he will.” Freshman Rick Mclvor, who set a school passing and total offense re cord against Baylor, has been run ning the No. I offensive unit. United Press International FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Bobby Duckworth, a wide receiver on the Arkansas Razorback football team, pleaded innocent Wednesday to a charge of shoplifting. His trial date was set for Jan. 28 by municipal court Judge Charles Wil liams. Duckworth, 21, was arrested shortly after midnight Monday by off-duty Fayetteville policeman Jim Acker at a grocery store where he was working as a security guard. He is accused of going through the checkout counter at the store with out paying for a hairbrush. Head football coach Lou Holtz said Wednesday' he would not com ment because of the pending legal action. Shoplifting is a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of fine and court costs. Duckworth did not main the Fiesta Bowl last Christi the rest of the Razorbad Holtz said at the time that worth stayed home because sonal problems. That announcement came before Duckworth was gives plinary warning by the He and a coed apparently plined because of a rule pi women from being in the dormitory between 1 a.i a.m. The coed was involved dent that led to rape chargi filed against two menwhow members of the football charges still are pending. team.! 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