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(over & above our reg. 20% in trade) WE RE PAYING A PREMIUM PRICE FOR THESE TEXTBOOKS: (Mention this ad when you bring In your books) Trade your used books for the books you’ll need this fall, beat the book rush and if you need a different book later we’l give you a full refund the first 2 weeks of the semester!!!! WE WANT ALL ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS TEXTS. ffiLOUPOT'SH Northgate — At the Corner Across from the Post Office Astros in first by ^2 Reflections by Richard Oliver (WE RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS NORTH OF FED MART.) United Press International CINCINNATI — J. R. Richard hit a solo home run Wednesday night and combined with Dave Smith on a four-hitter, and Cesar Cedeno and Joe Morgan backed him with home runs to give the Houston Astros a 5-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a half-game, first-place lead over the Reds. Richard gave up three hits and struck out eight over TVs innings for his fourth victory. He was replaced in the eighth after developing stiff ness in his shoulder. The Astros scored their first run off loser Tom Seaver, 1-1, in the third. Cedeno walked, stole second and scored on Alan Ashby’s double. Houston scored twice more in the fifth when Cedeno hit his second homer in as many nights. One out later, Richard hit his first homer of the year. 3 more Aggies picked in draft Three more Texas A&M Universi ty football players were selected in Wednesday’s National Football League college draft. Gerald Carter, George Woodard and James Zachery were swooped up in the final stages of the 1980 draft, bringing to five the number of play ers selected from Texas A&M. Curtis Dickey and Jacob Green were claimed fifth and 10th in Tues day’s first round. In Wednesday’s rounds, Tampa Bay selected Aggie wide receiver Carter as the 19th pick in the ninth round. Running back Woodard was taken as the 12th pick in the twelfth round by the New Orleans Saints, and linebacker Zachery was selected as the 13th pick in the twelfth round by the New York Jets. The Texas A&M University baseball team is good. In fact, excellent. You, as the students of Texas A&M, should be proud of that Now, for the first time since the innovation of the post-sea*; Southwest Conference Tournament, that tournament will beheldlia in College Station. For the past three years, the University of Texas has hosted4 games for a packed grandstand. The partisan crowd was definiteljn advantage for the Longhorns. This year, we Ags have a chance to support a fine team. TheA[ who before the 1980 season began were not picked to clean anyoit! plate, scrapped their way to a 36-10 record, good for second in!? league behind the Longhorns, with an outside chance offinishingliif if the Longhorns should, by some miracle, get swept three-stni^ by TCU, the Aggies would finish on the top of the heap. Not bat Despite this gutty team’s success during the season, it hasbeens to see a ballgame at beautiful Olsen Field with only 300 other fans, h Sunday, the last home game for the team except for the toumaiwi approximately 250 showed up, and that’s being generous For the past three years, the Longhorns have held successfulS\! tournaments, and now the pressure falls on Texas A&M to better that record. As I watched the Aggies warm-up Wednesday, I thought of4 Aggies successes this year. Three freshmen pitchers, Robert Slaven Rick Luecken, and David Flores have come from nowhere topost23i i the 36 Aggie wins, Simon Glenn has swiped a school record 20 basj right fielder Mike Hurdle has set numerous total base records, ski stop Bryan “Twig” Little had 86 assists this season, a new conference record, the Aggies as a team tied a school record with a,J fielding average, etc., etc., etc. And only averaging a few hundred fans a game? A fan sitting with me during the practice listed off the problemslt tournament directors were having. “The first three years they had it (the SWC tournament in Auite they drew great crowds and it was a decided advantage for Texas,! said. “When they first decided to have the tournament, it was puttk in Austin. Texas has the best facility for it. It should have been mow around, though. “Now, their success puts a little pressure on A&M. We’ve have good crowds. If Baylor or Houston were going to play, it would easier, but Tech and Arkansas being in the tournament mean peoji from Lubbock and Fayetteville won’t be showing.’’ Now, the Aggies have made it to their own SWC tournament, Granted, the tournament begins after school lets out for the su mer, but t.u didn’t seem to have too much problem packing tk stadium for the tourney. tournament officials are working hard to show outside forcestk Texas A&M is a good place to hold this tournament, and perhapsl heavy planning is because of a fear of no-shows. We, who have the most spirited fans in the SWC, if not thecounli! should not have any problem catering to their plans. Show up for a game or two and watch the Aggies play ball. I you. You won’t be disappointed. Agg Cor out fo The! all teai ney’re Coacl usAggi quad g Arkansa "Ark; Tabor ( wo oft! IS. Bof n the i firlier i GRADUATION SALE WORLD WIDE has a graduating gift for you! 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