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Page 12 THE BATTALION MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1980 Golf team begins competitbfl I By KATHLEEN McELROY Sports Reporter The first tournament the Texas A&M University golf team played this year was in January, and was snowed out. Coach Bob Ellis hopes the Aggies, in their first fall meet, won’t be snowed under. The Aggies today start play in the Southwest Conference fall meet and will face some tough competition in the tourney, which is at Houston’s Columbia Lakes Country Club. Ellis says the University of Hous ton, which has one of the strongest and most consistent golf programs in the nation, is the favorite, with the University of Texas and Texas Christian also having a good chance to win. The reason Ellis, who’s been coaching at Texas A&M for seven years, says he’s placing these teams above the Aggies is because the Texas A&M team is composed of mainly of freshmen and sophomores, and he’s just being realistic about Texas A&M’s chances with such a young squad this fall. “This year we re not going to be that strong,’’ he said Friday. “The people I’m bringing in aren’t that experienced.” Last spring Steve Bowman and Richard Cromwell, both no longer with the team, led the Aggies to a good start when they won the Cow boy and Border Olympics, and finished second at the prestigious Pinehurst Open in North Carolina. “We had the best stretch in the nation,” Ellis said, “But we didn’t continue our good play.” The team soon lost its concentra tion, Ellis said, and did poorly in the SWC spring meet, finishing fourth. The NCAA tournament was no bet ter for Texas A&M, and they finished 15th out of approximately 33 teams. In spite of last season's problems, Ellis was still able to recruit some good players from around the coun try. Two of this year’s recruits are from Florida and one is li. nia, two states known foti golf courses and weather, f “We’ve got our own go driving range and a fants (Cain Hall),” he said. The facilities, he continued, great for recruiting. With all these new tala fers, Ellis should have ago* two or three seasons, butfe says he will notexpeettoo® his team. “It’s going to be tough “It’s going to be a lean: hopefully I’ll be surprised Oilers beaten by Steelers, 31-1 Volleyball team takes 2-of-3; will host tourney this week By MIKE BURRICHTER Battalion Staff At the Arlington Classic this weekend, the Texas A&M women’s volleyball team took two of three matches. The team, which is in its second week of the season, made their re cord 2-3 after dropping its first two matches last week in Houston. “We’re getting a lot better,” first year coach Terry Condon said. “We played a lot better than we did in Houston, but we still have a lot of work to do.” The team arrived at UT-Arlington Friday and played a series of three one-game exhibition matches against Oklahoma University, North Texas State University and UT-A. The Ags won the first two games, but bowed to the tournament host. Saturday, the team played official matches. First, they topped OU 9- 15, 16-14, 15-13, 15-13. NTSUfellto the Aggies next, 15-1, 5-15, 15-12 and 15-13. UTA, ranked No. 10 in the country, completed a three match sweep when they topped the Ags in three straight, 15-12, 15-3, 15-8. Condon said the team has made some progress, but is plagued with youth and inexperience. “We re really young and it showed,” she said. “We stayed with Arlington for the first eight or nine points, but when it got down to the crucial points, their experience payed off.” Condon continued to juggle the lineups, and said she probably won’t have a set starting unit until October. United Press International PITTSBURGH — Never mind the big leads, the Pittsburgh Steelers would just as soon have the score tied heading into the fourth quarter. It makes life more interesting. The Steelers were the first to admit that it was too easy after they tore to a 17-0 first-quarter lead against their AFC Central Division arch-rivals, the Houston Oilers, Sunday. It wasn’t until the Oilers tied the score in the third quarter that the Super Bowl champions stood up again. Terry Bradshaw scored on a 1-yard keeper for the go-ahead touchdown, then five minutes later lofted a 50- yard pass that John Stallworth pluck ed from the hands of defender Greg Stem rick and took in for a touch down. Safety Donnie Shell inter cepted a Ken Stabler pass with 2.T7 left, and the Steelers survived, 31- 17, in their season opener before a record Three Rivers Stadium crowd of 54,386. The breezy beginning started with the opening kickoff, which Larry Anderson returned 63 yards to set up the first Pittsburgh touchdown, a 29- yard pass from Bradshaw to Sidney Thornton. Before the period ended, Franco Harris had gone 1 yard for another TD and Matt Bahr had kick ed a 27-yard field goal. Pittsburgh intercepted Stabler five times. But part of the Oilers’ problem was that many of the passes Stabler got to the receivers were dropped. And they never even entered Steeler territory until the third period. “All we did different the second half was play like we could have play ed the first half. If we had caught all he threw in our hands, he’d probably have had a 90 percent completion rate,” fumed Houston coach Burn Phillips. After Toni Fritsch had made the score 17-3 with a 31-yard field goal 4:05 into the third quarter, Houston Vol. 7 14 Pa "T decided to let someone e throwing — Earl Campbel plosive fullback, heldtoalB the ground for the day, to^H out f rom Stabler on thenenHOUSTt sion and hooked up withl *° Use ^P ea son for a 53-yard touelidorj the Steelers’ lead to 17-ii Then the Steelers Thc«l bled the ensuing kickoff the home team knewitj had made it a brand newpj Campbell going infroniy Stabler, playing his lintl “I’m trying to take a look at every body,” she said. “We really didn’t have any individual standouts, but all of our freshmen played pretty well.” This weekend, the Ags host UT- Austin and Nicholls State University in the second annual Texas A&M In vitational. |ers can the F] gery case jefense lesentat Item’s tr: Ion ... ii lb cases season game for Houstont® 5011156 trade from Oakland forDdJr> ^ S 1 ini. completed 24of43pai!(r e P ;ira * e *■' yards. Jcould n lury. TEXAS EASTMAN COMPANY DIVISION OF EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY LONGVIEW, TEXAS Chinaglia saves Cosmos in NASL United Press International EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J — Giorgio Chinaglia continued his scoring rampage with two goals in the minigame Sunday night and the New York Cosmos — dangerously close to elimination — defeated the Dallas Tornado 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the NASL playoffs. The Cosmos now will meet the Los Angeles Aztecs in the National Conference finals, a home-and- home series beginning Wednesday night in Pasadena, Calif. The winper of that series qualifies for the Sept. 21 Soccer Bowl in Washington, D.C. New York, which won the first leg of the series 3-2 in Dallas, was forced to the minigame when Dallas won the regulation contest 3-0 on two goals by Omar Gomez and another by Fleming Lund. For the Cosmos, the minigame was in sharp contrast to the regula tion game, where New York was out played on all levels. Franz Beckenbauer, playing his last season in the NASL, set up the first goal by chipping the ball into the box. Lund headed it out and Vladis lav Bogicevic uncorked a 20-yarder with his left foot at 5:25. The ball deflected off Cert Trinklein of Dallas and soared past goalkeeper Alex Stepney. A Major Manufacturer of Chemicals and Plastics WILL BE ON CAMPUS MON.-THUFL SEPT. 22-25 ’ Federal ] I’S. Circu Hective i lot testify 1 ^ “The wat Mrs,” dt I With Cl; Motion T p speak to iBw Orlea . If unsuei Payton sai P think \ byway, s; 1 Slickly sin piud and < Clayton INTERVIEWING MAJORS IN ACCT., CHE, M.E., E.E., fuE., AND COMP. SCI. SEE YOUR PLACEMENT OFFICE FOR DETAILS An equal opportunity employer AA g McDonald's DRIVE-THRU WINDOW MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS At University Drive Now at Manor East Mall ariinvitati d? m M m Kates, 1 \ fh a Wedni 'sd JV ■■ ■ Hpndition: ■ McDonalds [tentative! ■ ■ i® Elh B RI A KFAST EVERY idential p MORNING Bositioi Konger i IM Game Plan INTRAMURAL-RECREATIONAL SPORTS DEPART MENT — Just a reminder that the IM Office is now located in 159 East Kyle. INTRAMURAL SPORTS OPENINGS — Monday, September 8 for Flag Football, Tennis Singles, Pickle-Ball Doubles, Field Goal Kicking and Home Run Hitting. Enter yourself or your team by coming into the new IM office. Remember the early bird gets the INTRAMURAL OFFICIALS NEEDED — Students interested in becoming IM officials shoidd attend the initial training clinics held 7 PM in Room 262, G. Rollie White Coliseum on the following dates. Flag Football - Monday, September 8; Water Polo - Monday, September 15. DORM TEAM MANAGER’S MEETING — Team managers (Intramural Chairpersons) from all dorms are invited to a training meeting to be held Monday, September 8 at 7 PM in Room 137 of the Memorial Student Center. FIND A PLAYMATE SERVICE — Individuals unable to find a team on which to play or in need of a doubles partner are encouraged to stop by the IM office (159 East Kyle) to learn more about this service. RECREATION ID CARDS — Faculty, staff and spouses are reminded that REC ID s are required to use the recreational facilities and/or to participate in IM sports. REC ID s can be purchased for $1.00 in the IM Office. SPORTS JOURNALIST — Position open for responsible and personable A&M student. Journalism students with experience in sports writing preferred. Position entails writing in McDonald’s Highlights for IM department. Qualified individuals should contact Pat Fierro or Tom Weis in Intramural Office (159 East Kyle). RUGBY CLUB — First official meeting will be held Monday, September 8 at 7 PM in Room 321 of the Physics Building. Persons interested in participating or becoming social members are invited. Further information can be obtained by calling Bill Taute at 693- 4685. The Intramural Officials Kev To neagan h; The summer Intramural must incl gram was a big success boming t some of the highest partE®. tion ever. 4905 people ftpi We re in 1405 contests that eus passed 7 different activfe j| In flag football this seas are expecting around f to enter and over 90C to participate. Flag Football Highlights Fall Intramural Season TM’ officials keep running smoothly. the game Men and women welcome. No experience, will train. Call IM office. There is a full slate of team sports scheduled for this fall. Flag football starts off the season fol lowed by water polo, volleyball, flickerball, and soccer. Entries for Flag Football open Monday, September 8 and close Tuesday, September 16. The best time slots, however, go in a hurry so don’t wait until the last couple of days. There is a change in the format this season for the team sports. Mel L Went wre || The co Teams must sign up for Class! .that just i or C rather than the old systfl ip cana AB or C. Teams signing e[ : p/ s Class A will proceed to the^ e playoffs, Class B teams to B[f L ' S I )0 offs, and so forth. Hop everyone will select the appM j ate class for their team. g p e [ K) One additional change is |fig ures f, charge assessed for he can fi games. This year’s forfeit fe W as off. be $10.00 while the teamenti'pl “\y e p will remain $5.00 per team Kicks, Sets And Hits The individual often likes to see how he or she measures up to others on campus. Singles or Spe cial Event competition are perfect for this purpose. Those who worked on perfect ing their tennis game or just learn ing tennis will enjoy TENNIS SINGLES. One may play at a high, moderate or recreational tournament level. FIELD GOAL KICKING is a chance for potential Tony Frank lins to run their toes through the new astroturf. (Guys and gals will find this a toe tingling experience.) How many home runs can you make out of ten hits? Find out in the HOME RUN HITTING CONTEST. Entries for these activities close September 16. Pickle-Ball Craze Invades Aggieland! PICKLE-BALL CRAZE INVADES AGGIELAND! America’s latest racquet sport, Pickle-Ball, is making its long-awaited debut this fall in the Texas A&M Intramural Program. As part of a nationwide pub lic relations tour, A&M was fortunate enough to have the game’s unofficial representa tive, Peter Pickleball, visit the Intramural Office this past week. For those of you who were turned away due to the overflow crowd at P.P.’s press conference, we are printing pertinent questions that were asked along with Peter’s invalu able responses. The first and most obvious (to the unfortunate uninform ed) question was “What is Pickle-Ball?” P.P.: Pickle Ball can be de scribed as a cross be tween tennis and bad- will open Monday, Sep tember 8 and will close Tuesday, September 16 There is no entry fee and equipment will be pro vided by the IM Depart ment. s Ques.: How do I learn the fjj game? P.P.: Pickle-Ball practice time s 1 is being made available 'zg°) i in the 3rd Floor Annexol minton played with pint- sized wooden racquets, an orange-sized plastic wiffle ball and a three foot net on a court com parable to a badminton doubles court. Ques.: Who plays Pickle-Ball? P.P.: Pickle-Ball is being en joyed by everyone — men and women alike. The key to its rapidly increasing success is that it is remarkably easy to learn and therefore, quickly enjoyed. Ques.: How do I sign up to play? P.P.: If you are interested in playing Pickle-Ball Dou bles this fall — men, wo men or co-rec, stop by the Intramural Office in 159 East Kyle to fill out an entry form. Entries Dr. J lexas Ai -ov. Bi Theg, iard o ccial ] G. Rollie White the f J 0n C. week of September 15- Bf tar y 18 from 6:30 PM until * ■ 8:30 PM. Be sure to , Try, he [oes rei ployi “He ould dd d §hone eat di ey’ve e Theb time in . check the IM Office foi more details or informa tion regarding Pickle- Ball. As Peter left the SR0 crowd for his next stop on the whirl wind tour, he turned to the cheering throng and comment ed that he was sure that “Af- l Vear an gies would play Pickle-Ball f friends! gres with relish.” J |nior in k)ur of Thef