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Reflections )y Richard Oliver mm ^ i VJjp.l mSfm |8 i a Questions answered THE BATTALION Page 13A THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1980 A&M vs. Mississippi tball in the wheat fields s often tough to find sporting events to write columns about. I could always go over to Puryear and look in the bushes behind the gildings on the night of a full moon. There’ll be lots of sporting events ere, I’m sure. But, all in all, finding a good feature-like event is difficult. But, mehow, we manage to do it. Often, you must look near and far. For example, two weeks ago I somehow gathered all my earthly ossessions and took off for Kansas to spend a week there. I’d never een there, and I’d never heard anything about the state except that it ad miles and miles of dusty plains and lots of tornadoes. Neither jounded too appealing. But, when I got there, I found something I could relate to. In every [mall town from Wichita to Hutchison, the state sport is softball. Now, for a weekend athlete who loves to grace the sandlots with his ilson “Cesar Cedeno Autograph” baseball glove and spotless spikes, was in hog-heaven. In the tiny town of Sterling, two industrial teams were pitted against me another. The local yokels packed the stands, and it was obvious this as going to be more than just another game. Throw the ball, Billy Joe!’’ one irate fan, an older woman with ray-streaked hair, screamed in my ear as the ballgame started. So, Billy Joe, a huge man with ruffled sandy hair and red cheeks, rew the ball. The first batter swung and sent a pitch rocketing off the ooden fence in the left field corner. The left fielder picked up the ball jid hurled it into the parking lot. Ah, I thought, there’s a man I can relate to. The fans laughed for hours, it seemed, and the left fielder sheepishly ised a middle-fingered salute to the sky. I felt right at home. For innings, this went on. The local townspeople laughing and hooping it up in the stands, while the two teams battled it out on the leld. Billy Joe huffed and puffed, and the other team knocked each of is efforts either right back at him or to the left fielder, who by this time as rather chagrined. When the last out was made, and the people were all gathered ound by their cars and tractors. The gray old lady was heard to say, Billy Joe, you were terrible. Just awful.” Billy Joe turned and smiled. “Well, mom, you taught me everythin’ T photo by Pat 01 J know. ” ■ She shot right back. “Maybe so, an’ maybe next time I’ll pitch.” ■ She’d probably win. ike on Missitk I T begins ‘second season’ achesl United Press International AUSTIN — Texas Coach Fred Ak- H said Wednesday now that his o n P In said £\j X (■pghorns have defeated the Arkan- ■Razorbacks he can concentrate on King his team ready for a “second ieason.” Major League Standings 693-4750 The Longhorns beat Arkansas 23- 17 Monday night before 70,000 fans at Memorial Stadium and a national television audience, marking the earliest start ever for Texas. The game was switched to the Sept. 1 date to accommodate ABC-TV. “We told our players it would be like two seasons this year. The first one begins and ends with Arkansas,’’ Akers said. Here are the answers to some questions about the Texas A&M Uni- versity-Mississippi game this weekend: KICKOFF—7:30 p.m., Saturday in Jackson, Miss. CROWD — 45,000 in 50,642 Mis sissippi Memorial Stadium. There are seats available. LAST YEAR —Texas A&M was 6-5; Ole Miss was 4-7. NEXT WEEK — Aggies take to the road again against the Georgia Bull dogs. Ole Miss hosts Memphis State in Oxford. COACHES — A&M Coach Tom Wilson’s overall record starting his second full season is 10-7. Steve Sloan, starting his third year as Rebel boss, is 9-13. Sloan, who was coach at Texas Tech three years ago, was 1-2 against the Ags. QUARTERBACKS — The game will feature two of the nation’s best quarterbacks. A&M’s Mike Mosley is a veteran senior with 4.3 speed in the 40. The Rebels’ John Fourcade was the Southeast Conferences’ leading offensive man last season. OFFENSE — The Aggies will use the “I” formation. Ole Miss will use the split back veer. DEFENSE — A&M will use the 4-3 while Ole Miss counters with a 5-2. SERIES — Fourth meeting. Aggies are 3-0 against the Rebels. Ags won 17-0 in 1911 in College Station. In 1914 in Beaumont, Ags won 14-7. In 1975 at Kyle Field, Texas A&M won, 7-0. This is the first game in Jackson. RADIO — The game will be broad cast in Texas on the Mutual Radio energy costs' conserve it Network with Dave South doing the play-by-play and Steve Fallon with the color. The game can be heard on 16 Texas radio stations: KEAN-FM Abilene, KWAS Amarillo, KOKE Austin, KAYC Beaumont, KTAM Bryan, KSIX Corpus Christi, KRLD Dallas, KTSM El Paso, WOAI San Antonio, KOCA Tyler, KKIK Waco, KFYO Lubbock, KURU McAllen- Brownsville, KBAT Midland- Odessa. TV — The game will be shown on a tape delay basis by KAMU-TV in College Station at 8 p.m. Sunday. Volleyball team loses at UH m The Texas A&M University vol leyball team, participating in the University of Houston Invitational in Houston Wednesday, was beaten by Brigham Young in three straight games. Brigham Young, ranked in the top ten in the nation, swept the three- out-of-five meeting, 15-12, 15-10, and 15-8. 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