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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1980 Page 9 Kyle Field turf replaced; track will be resurfaced tually decH nt report, il. eum Expo*; ices in bod and!» cent themoi! and egg prica i rise in corns ■es. Thecosti FHA mort| limb :nt declines nd the com er Price tak lag a montbs the purcbasi >r inflation ilf aours perffH ably becansei e workers ills 0.9 percents said naturals (by 4, st of laouseMl a. But news o continuedt lirline, taxias i. 0.2 percentis n the last yeas, ase this year Workers from Sport Install, Inc. roll up a section of well- worn artificial turf from Texas A&M University’s Kyle Field. Staff photo by Lee Roy Leschper The workers will be stripping the field of its old turf all this week, and the new turf will be completely laid by July 23. rancis brings Aggie pride to the pros he in by RICHARD OLIVER Sports Staff In a sport such as baseball, it’s ng, hard fight to get to the top — ml e major leagues. For Harry Fran- i, the upcoming battle will be a easure. Francis, the third baseman from yan who along with Brian “Twig” ttle anchored the left side of Texas M University’s infield this sea- in, is currently settling into the life a minor leaguer. He was selected three weeks ago the sixth round of the major league liege draft by the California rid do j n” or the Repsi igels, and today finds himself play- told a gate 'baseball daily with the Angels’ rs Monday h mdub in the Pioneer League in elusivestonh aho Falls, Idaho, t. “We’ve played two games so far,” jrmer preside d Francis, “and we split. It’s been he gatherii Jttynice.” any overtaefe Francis, speaking from the club’s dential spotml issing room before a night game esday, said the transition to pro- ) be a part oh sional baseball has not presented a uctive to tit ablem yet. ushtoldtheil There’s no big changes,” he said. , which indi he attitude’s a little different. You oan Cheeva dly don’t have too many weak (push for tlei iyers. nation.) Iftk 'We play every night ... all the em I don’t wi y to August 31.” ht that time, the major league ' said duriofl Hclubs will sift through their wanted no pa nor league ranks and recruit some n the GOPli yers for the season’s final stretch, rr the presides although the season is still very t month’s Repo “ng for the Angels, Francis has 'entioninDet (h hopes. d duringIliif It’s so early,” he said. “I keep 1 the bestck nldng positive things.” dential aspirait Francis said although he has made it Jimmy Carte major changes in his style of play, Reagan’s lei s minor leagues are a different eared unheati' dd than Texas A&M University. “I feel comfortable. You just play the best you can to prove yourself. There’s a lot of veterans who have been here awhile. “The pitchers don’t throw any dif ferent (than in college). They’re just a little smarter. They throw about as hard as the top one or two pitchers in the (SWC) Conference.” Just the same, Francis said, the competitive edge is always there. “Oh, it’s competitive,” he said. “I don’t know all the players yet, but you’re not just playing for yourself. It’s still a team effort, and the atti tude’s really good here. “We’ve got a good team. We should do very well this year. ” Francis is taking each day a step at a time. “I think I can make it (to the ma- Harry Francis pends on his performance in the minor leagues, Francis doesn’t feel too pressured. “It’s not any harder here,” he said. cash in with a | classified ir) ^ <**• M COLLEGE it Our Term ily 8, !3 or FORYTALK UESDAY Dp.m. irch St. 10ld City Nil i Room ZE When I first got here, we prac- d six hours a day,” he said, metimes we would have two ses- msaday. It’s a lot different than in You would sometimes get a iple of days off in college, but not re. It’s the every day aspect that’s ferent. The coaches are great, though, u have to come to the park every always telling yourself you feel Francis compared Idaho Falls to yan. It’s a lot like Bryan,” he said, here are about 40,000 in this area, Jit’s real quiet.” Phe town may be small, he said, there’s a lot of support for the gels. We had about 2,400 our first me,” he said. “That’s a pretty good 'vd. I’m sure we’ll average about i-a-game this season.” Although the life or death of a lyer’s major league hopes de- SVsme* COPIES! (24-Hour Service) 3# Per Copy Same Day! ☆ Simple Collation Included ☆ No Minimum ☆ Same High Quality copies (Prices good through July 15) KIMO’S COPIES 201 College Main 846-9508 BILL’S AND JAY’S AUTO TUNE UP ^ all cars ^ ^ $Q 7C plus ^ <3.10 PARTS Oil change filter! oil $4.00 lune up & oil change PLUS OIL 4 PARTS 75 By appointment only 846-9086 3611 South College Ave. Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired 216 N. 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After years of being pounded by Texas A&M University football play ers and being scorched by the sum mer sun, the Kyle Field artificial turf -is being replaced. The removal of the old turf began Tuesday, and is scheduled to con tinue through this week, said Wally Groff, Texas A&M assistant athletic director. Groff said the new turf will be laid on July 7, and the work will be com pleted July 23. Additionally, a new track surface may possibly be instal led before the 1980 football season begins. The Texas A&M Board of Regents will vote on funding for the new track surface at their July 10 meeting. “We didn’t want to put it all down until most of the work was completed on the stadium,” said Groff. “We didn’t want to put it down just to have to tear it up because of some accident during construction on the stadium.” Groff said the new track should cost approximately $200,000, de pending on the Regents’ decision. There are two artificial turf choices for the track surface — Pro-Turf and Chevron 440. “We hope to do something on the track before the football season be gins,” said Groff. “We haven t had a track meet here in two seasons. We re shootin’ for it all. “It (the track work) hasn’t all been approved. The work is tentative. There will be no actual work done until July 10. People complain that the track is no good, but there’s been no use to spend a lot of money until the construction is done.” Groff said the new Kyle Field surface will be better. “It’s a little different,” he said. “It’s sort of a refined version, and I think it’s a tremendous distinction. They sew the seams together instead of gluing it, like it’s been done. We’ve had some problems with the turf on the field peeling up. The sew ing will hold it down. I think it’s the best thing that’s happening in synth etic turf.” AGGIES! 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