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Page 14 THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1980 AA g McDonald's DRIVE-THRU WINDOW MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS McDonald's At University Drive Now at Manor East Mall BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING Vol. 74 10 Pag IM Game Plan ENTRIES OPEN: Individuals and teams interested in Swimming, Flickerball and/or Punt, Pass & Kick may now submit their entries for any of these Intramural activities at the IM-REC SPORTS OFFICE in 159 East Kyle. Entries will be accepted through Tuesday, October 14. ENTRIES CLOSE: Tomorrow is your last chance to enter Intramural Volleyball, Bowling Singles and/or Putt Putt Golf. However, good times are going fast, so hurry on over to the IM-REC SPORTS OFFICE and enter yourself or your tarn. PLAY BEGINS: Handball Singles competition will begin this evening (Monday, October 6). Individuals who have not yet picked up their schedules should do so today. WEIGHTLIFTING CONTEST: Those persons who have en tered the Intramural Weightlifting Contest are reminded that the contest will take place tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October 7) at 5 p.m. in the Physical Education Adaptive Room (room 149 G. Rollie White). PUTT PUTT GOLF: Everyone who is entered in the Putt Putt Golf competition is reminded that the putters will be ready for the contest to be held at Pooh Park on Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m. VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAPTAIN S MEETING: All Volleyball Team Captains are urged to attend the meeting to be held on Thursday, October 9 at 5:15 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Schedules will be distributed and rule adaptations will be discussed. Please be prompt. FLICKERBALL OFFICIALS: Guys and girls interested in becoming Intramural Flickerball Officials should attend the initial training clinic tonight (Monday, October 6) at 7 p.m. in room 262 of G. Rollie White. Potential IM Soccer Officials should start making plans to attend next Monday’s (October 13) opening soccer clinic, also in 262 of G. Rollie White. SAVE YOUR FIELDS: The IM-REC SPORTS DEPARTMENT would like to remind students to refrain from any activities on wet fields. The most common activity that takes place is “MUD BALL ”. In order to keep the fields in some type of playable condition, we are asking that mud ball not be played on the Penberthy Fields, the Main Drill Field, Cain Field, or the East Campus Polo and Soccer Fields. Only your cooperation can save your fields. Weightroom Confusion A great deal of confusion has surrounded the recent removal of the Olympic Weights from the free weight room on the second floor of G. Rollie White Coliseum. These weights are the property of the Texas A&M University Weightlifting Club, which has re cently become an officially recog nized student organization. The Olympic Weights have been set up in room 263 of G. Rollie White for use by club mem bers only. The club room will be tentatively open on weeknights from 5-10 p.m., Saturdays from 10-4 p.m., and on Sundays from 10-1 p.m. Members desiring to use the room during weekdays may check out a key from the Intramural Office in 159 East Kyle. Individu als interested in learning more about the Weightlifting Club should contact Phil Bellmore at 696-2885. The free weight room will still remain open for recreational use seven nights a week from 5-10 p.m. This room may be utilized by ALL students, faculty, staff and their respective spouses. New equipment has been or dered for this existing weightroom and will be arriving in the very near future. The new equipment will include seven Nautilus machines and 3 sixteen station Centurion Universal sets. Once this equipment is in place, the existing free weights will be moved to what was formerly the Fencing Room in G. Rollie White. When the dust clears and every thing is in place, the Intramural- Recreational Sports Department believes that an opportunity will exist for each and every individual to fulfill his or her weightlifting aspirations. Aggie Rugby Player Selected To Western USA Squad The Western United States Select Side Rugby Tournament was held September 27 & 28 in St. Louis, Missouri. Teams from Texas, Missouri, Ozarks, Eastern Rockies, and the Heart of America Rugby Unions par ticipated in the tournament. While these teams competed for the championship, the indi vidual players were evaluated for selection to the Western USA Squad. Individuals selected to the Western USA Squad will com pete in the National Trials to be held later this year. The West ern USA Rugby Union is one of four territories in the USA Rugby Union. Individuals to be selected to the USA Rugby Union Eagles squad will be determined at the National Trials. Aggies Bill Taute and Mark Anthony were selected earlier this year to represent A&M. The Texas team, captained by Mark Anthony, dominated their opposition throughout most of the tournament before losing in the finals, 20-10. Seven Texas players were ul timately selected to the West ern Mustang squad, the most ever from the Lone Star State. Bill Taute will be representing Texas A&M University on the 1980-81 squad. Taute is the first Aggie to ever receive such an honor. Charles Jumper of F-l gets down and dirty for his games. Charles is our “Be Our Guest” winner this week and should stop by the Intramural office for his free meal card. Action & Concentration Last year’s Weightlifting Con- j test drew 37 contestants, while | this years Contest has over 80 individuals ready to compete The Weightlifting record is held by 149 pound James Rue, who benchpressed 270 pounds which is 181% of his body weight. So remember the con test is won by percent ofbody weight, not necessarily total pounds benched. Special Events IM Diving Home Run Hitting Although the mercury dropped slightly last Tuesday evening, nine brave Aggies weathered the unseasonal con ditions to compete in the Intra mural Diving Contest. Suzan ne Parsons topped the field of four women, while Mike Dur kin outlasted four other male divers to emerge with the coveted Intramural Champion T-Shirt in the men’s division. Durkin knudged second- place finisher Mark Hartwell by a mere two points in three dives while Parsons outdistanc ed runnerup Cindy Berg by 17 points. Thirty-three purticipaal challenged the pitchiq machine this past VVcdne: during the Intramural Hi Run Hitting Contest held Olsen Field. Topping the field of tl women was Jennifer Ye; while Mark Hensley outi tanced twenty-eight other challengers. In a close conti Hensley defeated runner Mike Pittard as his next to last shot hit the wall at the foot mark. Ladies Champ Yezak fouj off challengers from Prisci Hickman and Diane Giusti Pickleball action remains fast and furious, above, while Gary Scott concentrates on a key putt during the IM golf tourney, light. New Game In Town If you like the passing of football and the accuracy needed in shoot ing a basketball, Flickerball is for you. This year’s action will be expanded due to the advent of a new Flickerball division. . . CO- REC! Flickerball teams consist of se ven players on a team. The object of the game is to throw a football through a square hole in a goal similar to a basketball backboard. The game is contested on a field that measures 25 yards by 50 yards. The ball can only be ad vanced by passing with no running allowed once the pass has been caught. Dave Kerr, Assistant Intramural Director responsible for officials, notes that there are numerous rule changes this year. Kerr stresses the importance of attending the Team Captain’s Meeting to be held Thursday, October 16 at 5:15 p.m. in room 267 of G. Rollie White in order to become aware of these rule changes. Several adaptations have also been made for the CO-REC divi- son. Instead of seven players per team, Co-Rec teams will be com prised of a maximum of six players (three men and three women). Men will not be permitted in an area five yards from the end line (10 yards from the goal) and a girl must touch the ball in every pos session prior to a score. Men’s goals will be scored one point if you hit the goal and three points if the ball goes through the goal, while the women’s scoring will be two and four points respectively. Entries for all divisions will open today (Monday, Oct. 6) and will be accepted through Tuesday, Octo- Co-Rec Flickerball Sara Soutter attempts to block Brent Webb’s Flicker- ball shot. ber 14. The IM-REC SPORTS DEPARTMENT requests that en tries come as soon as possible because 240 teams participated last year and an increase is anti cipated due to the increasing popularity of the sport as well as the new division. Punt, Pass & Kick Opens For the past two decades, autumn brought about not only fool mania across the country but also the annual Punt, Pass & sponsored by the local Ford dealers. Thousands of young guys and girls have participated in thisewlKHURR, over the years in virtually every city and hamlet across the UmMorcemi States. In recent years, this interest has grown to the older guysin w] gals as well. As the younger participants graduated to the collet' 11 " °‘l ranks, intramural Punt, Pass & Kick contests have emerged 4 )ute Fierce fij Intramural-Recreational campuses everywhere. Texas A&M is no exception. The u,™-. Department will be sponsoring their annual PP&K Contest■ s so !| f . October 16 at 4 p.m. at the Penberthy Intramural Complex, slithers'r There will be two divisions offered in the competition — M ^ | and Women’s. Each participant will be allowed one attempt at* r jj orne t| of the three activities in the preliminaries. The three distances ents” are then be totaled for an individual’s score. The top five scorersinbw| divisions will be allowed a second attempt in each activity■ determine the winner. W't v 4 Last year’s champions were Mark Hogue and Debra Minifee in (L/ If g Men’s and Women’s Divisions, respectively. The TAMU reoo® were both set the previous year. Mike Woodard holds the Me» *M mark with a total of508' 11 ’/a" while the Women’s record of238'S/i'BTJ fj held by Cindy Rogers. Entries are now being accepted for this year’s competition and»t( j remain open through Tuesday, October 14. Stop by the IM-BH SPORTS OFFICE today and enter this fun-filled free activity. ^ three- X and p Recreational Facilities Hours Of Operation G. Rollie White Coliseum Mon.-Fri. Sat. & Sun. DeWare Fieldhouse Mon.-Fri. Sat. & Sun. Racquetball Courts Mon.-Fri. Sat. & Sun. Tennis Courts Mon.-Fri. Sat. & Sun. Swimming Pools Mon.-Fri. Sat. & Sun. Horseshoe Pits Softball/Football Fields Track (Kyle Field) Jogging Trail Knack oi The bor |ired a cu Wately 7f f Bill Sin e bonfire The site 4 p.m.-midniglifeTexas , 8 a.m.-midnigluitfonio R( mdand ( 4 p.m.-midnigk Singer s 8 a.m.-midnigfcfecutiveo jaduate, ; 4 p.m.-midnight Eller l 8 a.m.-midnigliB a secth He said 5 p. m .-midni4T with 1 p.m.-10 p,,E WeCOIJ i on "Everytl noon-1:30 p.m| w •> Sj & 3:30-6 p.nij ewe . v 1 p.m.-6p.rp n)hleni All Da) | u jy w j- All Da)i a t s jj All Da); All Day (lighter for evening use)B» _ . Fencing Clinic Oct. 11 The TAMU Fencing Club is sponsoring an Amateur Fencing League of America Beginning Foil Clinic and Competition on Satur day, October 11, 1980. The tournament will be open to any beginning fencer who has par ticipated in A.F.L.A. competition for less than one year. The clinic will start at 9:30 a.m. and will be conducted by Roland Reed of the Belaire Fencing Club. The com petition will immediately follow the clinic. For more information, interest ed individuals should call Debbie Furtado at 693-9429. Acknowledgments This ad is sponsored by your local McDonald Restaurants at University Drive and Manor East Mall. Photos by David Hurst. Stories by John Bramblett. Football For Fun? The goal of every person playing flag football is to earn an All-University title, right? Wrong!! The men and women that participate in Class C In tramural Flag Football are only after one thing — FUN. “We don’t care whether we win or lose,” said Andy Smith, a Junior from LaPorte, “We are out here to have a good time and I think we play better without the pressure.” Many organizations, such as the Aggie Players, play Class C Football. Terry Martin, a Senior from Longview says it gives the Aggie Players” ... a chance to be creative, ” and that they let everyone play and have a good time. Another Aggie Player said that it was the only Class she ever remembers playing. “It is definitely good-natured fun among the teams, ” said Brenda Hiatt, a graduate student from Alexandria, Virginia. Players, however, are not the only ones who enjoy Class C games. Buster Renfroe, a second year official from Brownsville said, “They’re mainly out here for the fun of it. If they win, fine and if they lose, fine. “I think refereeing these games because they are not as competitive. Everyone gets along, teases each other and they are not as serious as in A and B.” Coaches Harold Giroir and Dean Swanzy of the Women’s C Division Bad news Bears also enjoy the C action because of the good times. But don’t be mislead, all this fun does not curve the com petitive edge of the game. Players run complex plays, call sideline plays and often com pete with the same intensity of players in the All-University final. However, the underlying factor of Class C Flag Football is still fun. A classic line exem plified this attitude when a guy missed an easy chance at a girl’s flag and said, “I reached for the wrong part. Class C Football is M’m M’m Good! in- Was fri to I lls sai try in Sliafi titan ins ( fining ty wi U.S. •iring tions igeri -enry Ute ay. talc; raqi jin ss lead bid Mi Jibjt ■