Page 10 THE BATTALION MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1980 Crazy ★ Fla ★ Te 11 I ' All stud for the these v\ the act dures t in4p.rr j REQU \ 1 Little Aggieland bike races off to a winning tradition By ANGELIQUE COPELAND Campus Staff It was a great day for racing Sun day with the first running of the Lit tle Aggieland bicycle races, an event sponsors hope will become a yearly tradition at Texas A&M University. Judging from the enthusiastic re sponse from both the crowd and the participants, the tradition is off to a great start. ★ New shipment ^★of discontinued MATS and NAPKINS — assorted designer prints and colors — at DISCOUNTED PRICES Linen outlet ^ 707 Shopping Village 696-6836 Fifteen teams turned out for the men’s team race, the feature race of the afternoon. The event, sponsored by the A&M Cycling Team and Baskin Robins Ice Cream Parlors, was patterned after the Little Indy, a yearly race held at the University of Indiana that has gained national fame since being fea tured in the movie “Breaking Away. ” Each three-man team went 24 laps, approximately 10 miles, around the drill field in front of Puryear and Law halls. Other events held were the women’s team race, men’s and women’s individual races and an A&M Cycling Team race. Each team was allowed to use only one bike, and “pit” areas were arranged where the teams made the switches. Switching bikes made the race a stategic competition with teams los ing and gaining ground as they strug gled to exchange the bike quickly. The end ot a great day of competi tion was marred slightly as a con troversy over first place in the men’s team race developed. Alter some de bate between members of the two teams, the score cards were re figured and and the victory was given to the “Down Unders.’’ The team walked away with a tro phy and the first prize of a 16-gallon keg of beer. Scott Dethloff, Diego Restrepo and Robert Coreale met at the race and organized the winning team only minutes before the start. Coreale, a sophomore finance ma jor; said he had been on his way to the library when he stopped to watch some of the other events. Two of the men said they had no previous racing experience but Res trepo said he raced about eight years ago in Venezuela. Second place in the event went to the team of Vince Tavarez, Jim Orr, and Deven Anthony with Fred Clos- mann, Jim Clossmann and Doug Williams finishing third. First place the women’s team race went to the Basement J’s, made up of Shirley Hill, Lori Foreman and Tam my Grafton. The women’s team also won a trophy and keg of beer. Hill took second place in the 5- mile women’s individual event held immediately before the team race and went on to ride a strong six-lap leg for her team. Second place went to the Cutters — Debbie Dominey, Leigh Starlan and Sarah Bateman with third going to the Battalion Beauties — Rhonda Watters, Diane Blake and Carol Thomas. First place in the women’s indi vidual was taken by Laura Baker with Jill Cooper taking third. Terrence Spencer, a sophomore management major, took first in the men’s individual competition. This was his first race, but Spencer said he is now considering racing more in the future. Spencer had also entered in the team race, but didn’t have a chance to perform when one of his teammates went down in the early laps of the race. Cruz homers in ninth; Astros beat Twins 3-2 ORLANDO, Fla. — Jose Cruz belted a home run to lead off the ninth inning Sunday to give Houston a 3-2 exhibition baseball victory over Minnesota. Cruz’s homer came off reliever Doug Corbett, who gave up just his second run of the spring in 15 in nings. Astro relief ace Joe Sambito stopped a Minnesota rally in the bot tom of the ninth, retiring the final two batters after two hitters had singled. An error by Twins starting pitcher Jerry Koosman scored Joe Morgan in the second inning and Alan Knicely singled home Jeff Leonard in that same inning. Astro pitchers Bobby Sprowl and Dave Smith limited Minnesota to one hit through six innings but sing les by Roy Smalley, Pete Mackanin, John Castino and Bobby Randall added two runs off Sambito in the seventh. IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF OLD TEXAS WHERE MOTHER TAUGHT DAUGHTER THE FINE ART OF SEWING — SO HELEN MARIE TAUGHT EDITH MARIE THE SECRETS OF SEWING AND ALTERATIONS ‘DON'T GIVE UP - WE LX, MAKE IT FIT!" AT WELCH'S CLEANERS WE NOT ONLY SERVE AS AN EXCELLENT DRY CLEANERS BUT WE SPE CIALIZE IN ALTERING HAF® TO FIT EVENING DRESSES. TAPERED SHIRTS. 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