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    Page 12 THE BATTALION
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1980
Golf team begins competitbfl
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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game?
P.P.: Pickle-Ball practice time
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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
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for his next stop on the whirl
wind tour, he turned to the
cheering throng and comment
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