Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1981)
TH E BATTALION Page 11A MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1961 Longhorn swimmers swamp Aggie men, women Friday The Texas Longhorns gave the Texas Aggies a lesson in aquatics Fri day night at P.L Downs Natatorium. The Longhorn men and women, ranked high in the national standings this year, took impressive wins de spite the spirited showing by the Aggie swimmers. The Texas men, ranked second most of the season, defeated the Ags, 65-39, while the Texas women won, 73-29. One bright spot in the A&M women’s performance was that of junior Tracy Johnston, who qualified for the AIAW Nationals with a 2:08.4 time in the 200-meter breast stroke intermediates. Johnston led the Aggie women also by winning the 100-meter back- stroke in 1:07.29. Philis Burns was second in the 100-meter freestyle in 51.18 while Tori Nelson was second in the 500- meter freestyle with a 5:18 perform ance. The men, on the other hand, had a little more success against the super ior Longhorn team, as they scored three individual firsts, led by the consistent Pat Roche. Roche, who has led the team all year, won the 200-meter intermedi ate in 1:58.8, while Rick Ranzau took the 100-meter freestyle in 47.9 and Mike Hoche won the 500-meter freestyle with a 4:39.5 showing. The 200-meter freestyle relay team of Craig Buchmann, Ed Kahil, Ranzau and Mark Scott won that event in 1:29.0. tens A&M guard Mike Brown, along with the crowd and the Aggie bench, stares at an ofTicial after he dives for a loose hall gainst SMU Saturday night at G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Staff photo by Greg Gammon Ags won the ballgame, 71-51, as Claude Riley scored 21 points. A&M plays Rice Tuesday at home at 7:30 p.m. Feb If Feb I Feb 21 Feb 21 Feb2( 3 Mar! 3 Mar! 3 Mar! Mar 23 Marlt MarlO MarlO Mar 31 Mar 31 Mar 31 loncrief is Bucks’ ‘reliable sub’ United Press International LWAUKEE — When Sidney rief was a college player he iated the Southwest Confer- and was nearly idolized by the media, which bestowed on him ames Sid the Whiz Kid” Sidney the Incredible.” last season, after having been Mar31 din the first round by the Mil- 0 Apr D Apr April May I t ee Bucks, it was a little hard at to become accustomed to sit- in the bench and being a part- player. you lose a lot of ball games, it is sing (sitting on the bench), ” id in an interview. “But in my «had a winning ballclub and I dpretty much. times I did feel depres sed. But Id say 95 percent of the time I good about the ballclub. ” averaged more than 20 mi- [agame with 8.5 points an out- irthe Bucks, who went to the is. It was considerably less igtime than he had been used d so was his output. iMoncrief, a slim 6-4 guard umps like a forward, showed is of his old brilliance while igwithin the context of his role 8 team as a reliable sub. ! sseason, because of an injury rting guard Brian Winters, he starting and has responded iome fine play. In the first 44 games he started 21 contests, averag ing 12.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists with 48 steals. His numbers have gone up since he became a starter and he is grow ing more comfortable on the pro court. “I feel very confident about start ing,” he said. “I can go into the ball game from the opening tipoff and I can get into the flow of the ball game. We’ve been winning and it’s been a good experience for me to start.” The Bucks are leading the NBA Central Division and appear to be headed for the playoffs once again. But even on a team laden with talented players like forward Mar ques Johnson and center Bob Lanier, Moncrief still shines brightly when he is able to do what he can. That is to get open on the fast break for a big slam dunk, to steal a pass and make an assist or even to rebound with the big men under the boards because of his fine leaping ability. “The only part that was hard to adjust to was not starting, not being in the ball game at the start, ” he said. “As far as publicity, I had all the publicity I had wanted. “It was time for some other peo ple, I guess. It didn’t bother me.” At Arkansas he became the lead ing rebounder and scorer in the school’s history, averaging 22 points a game his senior year with 9.6 re bounds. He played all seven games in the NBA playoffs as a rookie, upping his scoring average to 12.4 points and rebounds to 4.4 a game. Moncrief feels he is starting to blossom in the pros because he is playing more. “It helps a lot,” he said. “Anytime a coach puts you into a ball game, the coaches have confidence in you. PROBLEM PREGNANCY? Are you considering abortion? Free counseling and referrals Call (713) 779-2258 Texas Problem Pregnancy, Bryan, Tx. HALL OF FAME Welcome Back Aggies! TUESDAY NIGHT. .. Music by “Loners” All single shot drinks $ 1 00 60 oz. pitcher of Lone Star *1°° Admission $2.00 per person ,99 WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Music by “Silver Creek A&M students get in FREE! with I.D. and valid identification Pitcher Beer $ 2 50 ff THURSDAY NIGHT... Music by “Deboniares Admission $2.00 per person THE TEXAS HALL OF FAME OFF 2818 IN BRYAN •5 iiim*' Fall & Winter Men’s Jill Fall Suits Jill Fall Sport Coats All Wool Sweaters All Fall Trousers Selected All-Weather Coats & Outer Wear Excludes basic blazers. Women’s All Tweed Blazers (including Harris’) All Wool Skirts All Wool Slacks IZ0D Sweaters All Turtlenecks Selected Outerwea Alterations Extra All Sales Final Culpepper Plaza Open Thursday til 8 PM Our interest bearing checking accounts have a $300 minimum balance and pay you 5.47% effective annual yield. A Brazos Savings MoneyStore checking account pays you SVi'/o interest on the balance in your account. You pay no service charges with a minimum balance of $300. (If your balance falls below $300, there is a $10 fee but no matter what your balance, we still pay you 5'A%, compounded continuously.) There is no extra charge for telephone bill paying or automatic bill paying (if you choose to use either or both of these exclusive MoneyStore features). MoneyStore customers can withdraw cash from any of the 11 Brazos Savings offices in Central Texas or from the drive-thru facilities at most offices. With the MoneyStore Photo Card, your identity is assured — no waiting for computer authorization or signature verification. There are 3 Brazos Savings offices in Bryan-College Station: downtown Bryan, 2800 Texas Avenue in mid town and in College Station at Texas Avenue at Southwest Parkway. There are a total of 11 drive-thru lanes open Monday-Friday. Check on Brazos Savings. It’s easy to open a MoneyStore account And we’ll pay you while you use it. BRAZOS Savings Main Office: 2800 Texas Avenue / Bryan Branch Offices: Bryan • Brenham • Buffalo • Caldwell • Centerville College Station • Hearne • Huntsville • Madisonville • Normangee