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THE BATTALION TUESDAY. JUNE 10. 1000 Page 9 )80 Isn't anced ie as a eating Satur- eason. to last ughts. 10 feet mseis got to lifting m that vin the is only o had 11 beat ysdale on the :h into ■ad the in last Clark, three i park, i'hen a runs?” blank- Randy Hall clears the bar at 18-2 1 /2 inches to win the NCAA pole vault championship last Saturday in Austin. The successful vault was Hall’s last chance to stay in the competition, and after Oregon’s Tom Hinthaus missed his three attempts to make the height. Hall be came the champion. Photo by Pat O’Malley 'e, you ihome nng to litched ugh to Borg beats Gerulaitis again; lakes home 5th French title t need ros are United Press International PARIS — Bjorn Borg made it look The incredible Swede efficiently rushed American Vitas Gerulaitis, 6-1, 6-2, in a one-hour 46- uinute final Sunday to score a record men’s title at the $650,000 French Open Tennis champion- iCl The top-seeded Borg took the 000 first prize with his accurate round strokes and careful placing of lots in what he said later was the *cond most satisfying victory he udever had. It ranks just behind my fourth imbledon win,” he said. It was an anti-climax for the Un- States, whose players had taken the other four titles earlier in the IDlfl wmament, the best U.S. players oe done here since 1950. The fifth-seeded Gerulaitis, bid- to become the first American Bee Tony Trabert in 1955 to win the , never really threatened to get first victory in the 16-game series has played against the current Grid champion since 1974. I tried to break up Borg’s rhythm much as possible,” Gerulaitis said •or. It worked at the start but then ogot used to my tactics of trying to 'hind angle my shots as much as ible.” who took the title as in 1978 w>ut losing a set, seemed unbeat- o Sunday. Gerulaitis said after- ^ Jimmy Connors, whom the 'Worker heat in afive-set thriller in Friday’s semifinal, would not have done any better against Borg, play ing on his favorite clay-court service. But Gerulaitis had his chance to shake the Swede, who said the critic al juncture of the match came in the tenth game. Gerulaitis had pulled up from 3-0 down to trail only 4-5. With Borg serving, Gerulaitis had a 40-15 lead and threatened to level the score. But Borg, with a sharply-angled smash and then a neatly-placed back hand down the line, got to deuce. Two minutes later, after two mis placed shots by Gerulaitis, Borg had taken the opening set in 41 minutes. “I was very tired going into that game,” said Borg. “I had just been P.M AL ;ak I Butte' Apartments • Duplexes • All Types Of Housing Call for appointment or come by A&M APT. ;l )t , PLACEMENT SERVICE mSKM 693-3777 Tlf 2339 S. Texas, C.S. “Next to the Dairy Queen” IS YOURS AN •enm efficient home?! NNEP ng utt*’ any Summer School Sale June 3-June14 Stack Baskets — to organize your dorm or apartment. Colors: yellow, red, blue, white, brown, sand. Small Large Sale 4.40 5.20 Back Packs Reg. water repellant 39.50 rip stop nylon colors: yellow, green, red. Folding Chairs i^oo Sem, 10% off with valid A* M Student ID Card. Sale 25.00 Sale 13.60 easy to move, easy to use easy to store Habitech 90 7E Harvey Rd in WooOs.on^e Center^ ^ 693-5046 Hall vaults to championship pushing over the shots. It was very important for me that I won the game. “Gerulaitis then played very, very badly for three games and seemed to be thinking about losing that game until well on in the second set, Borg added. “Vitas tried different tactics by trying to angle his shots a lot,” Borg said. “Every time I’ve played him recently he’s tried something diffe rent.” Borg went to a 3-0 lead in the second set and although Gerulaitis broke his serve for 3-1 he never suc ceeded again and Borg swept to vic tory. by RICHARD OLIVER Sports Editor The University of Texas-El p aso racked up 69 points in the NCAA track championships in Austin last week to take the NCAA title for the second straight year. Texas A&M University, led by pole vault champion Randy Hall, finished 15th with 13 points. Eight Aggies qualified for the AAU cham pionships to be held Friday and Saturday, and also the Olympic trials, held June 21-29. UTEP, carried by victories in the 400-meter dash, triple jump and 5,000 meters, ran away with the meet, beating second place finisher UCLA by 23 points. Hall, a 5-11, 160 pound junior from Port Lavaca, won the pole vault championship despite a highly psychological competition between himself and his competitors. “He was super,” said Texas A&M track coach Charlie Thomas. “He really came through. The other guys were playing the “sight game” with him. You know, looking each other over like they do. He was doing fine until the other guy jumped 17-11 on his first jump. Randy had to work then.” The “other guy,” Oregon’s Tom Hintnaus, couldn’t keep up with Hall, however, as Hall eventually cleared an NCAA record 18-2V4 on his only try at the mark. The record betters that of IS-lYi set by UCLA’s Mike Tully in 1978. The other Texas A&M competi tors didn’t have quite as good a week. Aggie weightman Tim Scott flirted with tragedy Friday when he hit an NCAA official on the face with a 16- pound shot put on his last practice throw. While Scott watched sobbing, the official was taken to an Austin hospit al. The official is reported to be in satisfactory condition. Scott never got back in groove af ter the accident, managing only a 62-3V« toss Saturday in the finals to take sixth place. “There’s no doubt it bothered him,” said former Olympic discus champion Randy Matson. “I saw it happen. I would have had a hard time competing. “I know how it feels. It leaves you very hollow when you almost hit someone. I’ve almost hit people sev eral times. In fact. I’ve hit people on the leg before.” Matson, now the director of the Association of Former Students, said Scott will be all right. “I think the fellow’s (official) going to be OK,” he said. “I think he jjScott^ Bid a real good job._He’s very er&hu^ *siastic and emotionaC which makes him a good athlete. But there’s no way you can concentrate after some thing like that. “The official just kinda looked off. He was a veteran official, and he knew what he was doing. Tim was just takin’ his last warm-up toss and it hit the guy.” Two other Aggies placed in the top six in their events. Leslie Kerr, a favorite to place high in the 400 meters, was ham pered by a stomach virus and finished sixth with a time of 46.05. Jim Howard jumped a personal re cord 7-3V , 2 in the high jump and also finished sixth. BALLROOM Snook. Texas presents JERRY JEFF WALKER June 14 mleo starring — from Austin SEVEN COME ELEVEN doors open 7 p.m. IMAFWMM) Thomas said the poor Texas A&M showing in some events was due to various injuries and illnesses. "Tim (Scott) of course had a dis appointing time, said Thomas. "Leslie ( Kerr) was just sick. The day before his races, his stomach was up set. He just wasn t running as well as he could. “ Outside of that, we did pretty well. All four members of our relay' team had something wrong with them. Willis ran real good, probably better than anyone. (Curtis) Dick ey’s leg is hurt, and (V'emon) Pittman hurt his leg. The speed just wasn’t there. The last four or five times we’ve run, we haven't run too well. ” Thomas said the season has been satisfying. “We’ve just had a great season, he said, “a fantastic season. ” The seven Aggies qualifying for the Olympic trials and AAU com petition are Jim Howard, Chuck Per ry, Randy Hall, Leslie Kerr, Billy Busch, .Mike Glaspie and Curtis Dickey. 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