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Page 16 THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1981 m ■McDonald's MCDONALD’S DRIVE-THRU WINDOW INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS AA J^McDon^d's At University Drive Now at Manor East Mall BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING ( i IM Game Plan ENTRIES OPEN: Twelve events highlight the Intramural- Recreational Sports Department’s Swim Meet. Entries open today, Monday, Oct. 5, until Tuesday, Oct. 13. Preliminaries for Fish, Corps, Women’s Dorm and Women’s Independent will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20. Thursday, Oct. 22 will be the preliminaries for Men’s Dorm, Men’s Independent, and CoRec. Divisionals are on Tuesday, Oct. 27 with All- University on Thursday, Oct. 29. The meet will be held at the P. L. Downs Pool. Teams are limited to two individuals per event except in relays. A Masters 100-yd free style for persons over 35 will be a highlight event. ENTRIES OPEN: The IM Department’s Putt-Putt Golf tournament is coming, Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 5 p.m. It’s being held at Pooh’s Park Amusement Center. Pooh’s Park is across from the water tower, 1907 South Texas Avenue in College Station. Entries open today, Oct. 5 and close Tuesday, Oct. 13. All equipment is available at the course and a $3 entry-green fee must be paid when you sign up at 159 East Kyle. For more information stop by the IM office, 159 East Kyle. All- University T-Shirts will be awarded in each of the five divi sions. ENTRIES CLOSE: Bowling singles. Punt, Pass & Kick and Volleyball entries close tomorrow Tuesday, Oct. 6. Hurry by room 159 East Kyle and sign up. You don’t want to miss it. TEAM CAPTAIN’S MEETING: A volleyball team cap tain’s meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 8 in 601 Rud der. The meeting begins at 5:15 p.m. All volleyball teams need to be represented. Schedules will be distributed. Coming Soon AGGIE OLYMPICS ENTRIES OPEN: Monday, October 19 ENTRIES CLOSE: Tuesday, October 27 CHECK NEXT WEEK’S McDONALDS INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. Long Driving Records are made to be bro- I ken as the ladies in the Intramu ral Long Driving Contest proved last Wednesday evening. The opening contestant, Janet Steele, took only one swing to | eclipse the previous record of 48 j yards. Steele’s record of 163 | yards lasted only minutes as Su- in Kuhn drove the ball 174 [yards. The competition re mained heavy when Mary Flynn [ erased Kuhn’s mark with a 180 yard poke. However, the final female of Ithe evening, Cindy Phillips, (silenced the predominately-male crowd with a smooth swing that resulted in a new record of 200 yards. After Phillips’ perform ance, several of the competitors in the Men’s division had second thoughts about their own abili ties. The Men’s competition saw 32 individuals vying for the title. When the sun was setting and all competitors had their three drives, 2 men, Les Loggins and John Gilbert remained tied with drives of 271 yards. Each man was given two additional oppor tunities and Gilbert emerged as the winner with a shot of 261 yards. u i ^ life J , it .A- > ^ • Long-Driving women’s champion Cindy Phillips swings into another drive. Weight Lifting Club member John Jeffrey gives a demonstration of Nautilus and Uni versal weight training machines with assis tant Donna Monroe. John is the winner of our McDonald’s® “Be Our Guest’’ award this week. He can pick up his card for a free McDonald’s® meal in the Intramural office. Officiating: The Ultimate Experience When a prospective employer asks you about previous experience, sports officials may proudly claim the ultimate work experience. There aren’t many jobs where an individual can learn so much about people, including oneself. Behaviors in sport are often unpredictable. Offi cials must learn to deal with people who change temperament as soon as they walk onto a playing field or court. Officiating, by nature, is not an easy job and players, excited by the heat and pressure of com petition, often can make the job of an official that much more difficult. It takes a lot of patience and skill to keep some games under control. Joan Smith is a soccer official who manages two other jobs and a full courseload. When asked why she officiates, she replied, “You meet a lot of people and it’s fun if you overlook the hassles. ’’ Few students are willing to accept the challenge of an officiating position, but those that do are carefully trained and paid well. The Intramural- Recreational Sports Department employs approxi mately 500 students each year to officiate football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, innertube water basketball and water polo, flickerball and softball. A high standard is set and Intramural staff mem bers, Dave Kerr and Lynette Ginn do their best to instruct officials properly in the rules and tech- niques of officiating. Professional attitude and technique are stress ed, and the ability to work with and for your peers is needed. Attitude is especially important be cause of the recreational nature of intramural sports. Each intramural official is a vital part of the overall program. Imagine a flag football game without them. Officiating is one of the primary components of any successful intramural program because any contest, regardless of player abilities, is affected by it. The TAMU Intramural Department is proud of its officials. Each year awards are given to the Outstanding Official and Best Rookie Official in each sport as well as to the Intramural Official of the Year. Selection of one particular person is often a difficult task. Last year’s winners of the outstand ing football official awards were Buster Renfrew and Scott Smathers (Rookie). Teri Wood was the outstanding soccer official. Anyone playing flag football this year will notice that the officials are knowledgeable, efficient, and keeping the games under control so that everyone has a good time. And when these men and women graduate from A&M our loss will undoubtedly be some perspective employer’s gain. Lazelle Miller checks out a basketball to Brent Bertrand in the Intramural Check- Out Room. TAMU Cycling Club ‘Break Away!’ The only University-sponsored cycling team in Texas, the Texas A&M Cycling Club, is ready for you. Are you ready for them? The Cycling Club is a member of the United States Cycling Federation and is open to anyone interested in cycling. Club president, Pat Moore, a junior civil engi neering major from Dallas said, “It’s not easy. If you want to start riding, we recommend you ride every day — hard riding. YYm don’t have to race to be in the racing community.” Club members practice Tuesday, and Thursday nights, Moore said, and members usually ride between 300 and 400 miles per week to stay in top form. And this club is serious about racing. They travel every weekend in the fall and spring semes ter to USCF — sanctioned races. Moore said TAMU cyclists race all over the state and also participate in out-of-state events. Although Europeans have dominated the sport in the recent past, Moore said he sees a growing interest in cycling in this country. The Texas A&M Club wants to generate interest in cycling among the different organizations, fraternities, and sororities on this campus. Toward that end, the 20-member team sponsors two all-university races annually in addition to the USCF-sanctioned Aggieland Stage Race. The first student body race will be held Saturday, October 24. The second will be early in the Spring semes ter. Each race will have three divisions — Men’s Independent, Women’s Independent, and a four- person team race. Moore said the team race is similar to the relay race in the movie “Breaking Away”. The Aggieland Stage Race is the third race of the year and is established for USCF members. USCF memberships are sold on race day, Moore said. Initial membership is $15 for the first year and $125 per year after that. There are four levels of competition in bike racing. Divisions are one through four with one being the highest. Moore also said prize money up to $200 can be awarded to the winner. Cycling as a sport has come a long way, but cycling as an activity has been around A&M since the 1800’s, Moore said. He added, “Sul Ross was a cyclist at the University”. The 1981-82 Club meets every other week and is open to anyone interested. Their next meeting will be tonight, Qctober 5 in Room 140 MSC. For more information about the club or any of its races, call Pat Moore at 846-7285. Susan Oakleaf, a TAMU Senior is a two-time National Champion in Women’s Intercollegiate Handball. This year she will be competing in Men’s Class B. Last Fall, 188 partic ipants played 183 matches in the Intramural Handball Singles Tour nament. Richard Harrison and John Lanig are tied for the record number of Putt-Putt Golf Holes-in One with five. Volleyball Clinic To Be Held If it’s been awhile since your bumps and spikes came natu rally, and you find yourself en tered in Intramural Volleyball this year, the Volleyball Clinic this Wednesday, October 7 at 8:00 p.m. is just in time. The free clinic, sponsored by the Intramural Department, is designed to help interested in dividuals at all skill levels im prove their volleyball game. Demonstrations of proper tech nique will highlight the ses sion, and participants will have ample opportunity to practice, A question and answer session to help clarify the rules is also planned. Whether you ’re interested in skill improvement or just would like to learn how to play the game, this clinic is for you. Bring your whole team or come by yourself to Gym 303 East Kyle Wednesday night. Get Ready For October Sport Putt, Putt Golf Swimming Flickerball Fun Run Weightlifting Racquetball (Doubles) Aggie Olympics Table Tennis (Doubles) Badminton (Singles) Entries Open Entries Close 10/5 10/5 10/12 10/12 10/12 10/19 10/19 10/26 10/26 10/13 10/13 10/20 10/20 10/20 10/27 10/27 11/3 11/3 Acknowledgements McDonald’s® Intramural Highlights is sponsored each Mon day in the Battalion by your local McDonald’s® Restaurants at University Drive and Manor East Miffl. Stories by John Bramblett’s; photos by David Einsel and Bob Sebree. Footnotes HANDS ALL-RACQUET- BALL courts and tennis courts may be reserved by calling 845- 2624 or coming in to the Intra mural-Recreational Sports Check-Out Room (157 East Ky le). The Check-Out room at tendant will take one reserva tion per call and two per walk- in. Reservations may be made beginning at 8:00 a.m. the day before you want to play. REMEMBER: A valid student ID or Recreation ID card is necessary to enter East Kyle at all times. Anyone having clas ses in East Kyle after 5:00 p.m. must still show an ID card to be allowed into the building. The Intramural Department asks that everyone please refrain from using any of the Intramu ral fields when they are wet because it takes a long time to repair the damage. Paae 7