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THE BATTALION Page 13
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1981
(Texas tries to hold tight
United Press International
The most recent addition to this year’s No. 1 club — the
exas Longhorns — make the first defense of their newly
on honor Saturday. And they will have to do it in Fayette-
lle, Ark., which at first glance might seem a poor place to
1 we to do it.
I But for the Longhorns, Fayetteville has been a pleasant
I lace to visit in recent years. The Arkansas Razorbacks
lave not beaten Texas in Fayetteville in 16 seasons and
Irkansas coach Lou Holtz knows his team will have a hard
me ending that streak.
‘We might be playing the best team in the country,”
ised Holtz. “Texas has all the things that can hurt you.
jhey have speed at wide receiver, a quarterback with a
strong arm, a strong running back and an ofiensive line that
controls the line of scrimmage. They are playing better
than any Texas team has since I’ve been at Arkansas.”
I Sixteen of the last 22 Homs-Hogs games have had a
direct bearing on deciding which club has won the SWC
crown,
Thus, the Arkansas-Texas tilt will be the top attraction in
the league, although the unbeaten SMU Mustangs and the
always dangerous Houston Cougars should put on a good
show in the Astrodome.
SMU, 5-0 and off" to its best start in 31 years, will be
trying to do its part in setting up what could be the most
important game in the conference race this year — the
Mustangs’ battle with Texas next week. Houston, 3-2, will
try to get back into the chase after dropping a 7-6 decision
to Texas A&M last week.
Despite its record, SMU is a narrow underdog against
Houston.
“The Astrodome is an intimidating place in which to
play,” said Mustangs’ coach Ron Meyer, whose team is
ineligible for network television or post-season competi
tion because of its NCAA probation. “And Houston’s de
fense ranks up there with Texas’.”
The other two conference contests will find Texas A&M
4-1 and unbeaten in two league games, visiting Baylor, 3-3,
and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 1-4, hosting Rice, 2-3.
TCU, 2-3, will host Utah State in the next-to-last in
tersectional battle of the regular season. To date, the SWC
has a non-conference record of 18-7, tops in the NCAA
among major college conferences.
Texas is the fourth team to occupy the No. 1 spot this
year. Michigan had it before losing to Wisconsin, Notre
Dame had it before losing to Michigan and USC had it
before losing to Arizona last week.
“You have to be concerned about a letdown,” Texas
coach Fred Akers admitted. “But when you stop and analy
ze the importance of the game coming up, there shouldn’t
be any trouble getting the players’ attention.
“Being No. 1 should be a motivational force.”
Holtz thinks extra motivation is the last thing Texas
needs.
“Their defense is intimidating and they take the physical
approach, ” said Holtz. “Texas put on an awesome display of
football in the second half against Oklahoma. But we are
not awed or intimidated by them.
“I think we have a capable football team.”
IVomen’s tennis team on tough road
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By RICK STOLLE
Battalion Staff
The Texas A&M University
"’iwomen’s tennis team will be on
he road this weekend, facing
ough competition in Houston.
The team travels to participate
the Houston Open Tennis tour-
ament, open to anyone signing
ip,
Many of the top female tennis
ip\g runners
oh,* need strong
players in Texas will participate
with many top teams entered.
Since it is an open tournament, no
team standings will be kept, but
many schools will send their en
tire team.
Texas A&M, Rice University,
the University of Houston, Trinity
University and and North Texas
State University are some of the
schools to be represented.
“It is always a tough tourna
ment,” said Aggie women’s coach
Jan Cannon, “but is also always
good experience for us.”
Cannon said the tournament
has seeded three Aggies. Liliana
Fernandez is second, Pam Hill is
fifth and Amy Gloss is seeded
seventh.
“I am sure they would have
seeded Amy higher,” the coach
said, “but they (the tournament
directors) decided the seeds and
pairings before our last tourna
ment.”
In the last tournament. Gloss
finished second to Fernandez and
played some outstanding tennis.
Cannon said. The Aggies domin
ated the tournament by having
two singles players in the finals
and three of the four doubles
teams in the semifinals.
Lee Elliot of Trinity University
has been seeded first in the tour- I
nament.
Cannon said: “Each year, this
tournament is full of surprises.
Sometimes we come away happy
and sometimes not. This year, I
am looking for us to be happy by
the time Sunday and the end of
the tournament rolls around.”
Bears fan says
team doesn't
play up to par
United Press International
ROCKFORD, Ill. — A die
hard Chicago Bears fan is suing
the club for a $58.40 refund,
claiming it is fraudulently bill
ing itself as a “professional”
football team.
After watching the hapless
Bears lose Sunday 24-7 to the
previously winless Washington
Redskins, James Tulley filed his
small claims complaint, alleging
he did not see a professional
game.
The complaint filed Wednes
day asks the Bears to refund him
$58.40 — $23 for the game tick
ets for himself and his wife. Sue,
$18 for gasoline, $15 for a baby
sitter and the rest for highway
tolls to get to the game.
The 31-year-old school supp
ly salesman said the team was
guilty of false advertising and
consumer fraud.
“I went to see a professional
football game,” he said. In
stead, the team made mistake
after mistake.
“If Barry Manilow came on
stage in Rockford and suddenly
got laryngitis or couldn’t talk,
I’d get a refund,” Tulley said.
“If the Rolling Stones came to
Rockford without Mick Jagger,
that would be misrepresenta
tion.”
Tulley mailed the complaint
to the Cook County SherifFs
Department, which will pre
sent it to the Chicago Bears
Football Club Inc., and it will
be heard in small claims court
Nov. 10.
“I love the Bears. I’m not
angry,” Tulley said. “But we’ve
been rebuilding for 47 years.”
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niversiti Cloud, injured two weeks
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Aggie Arlington meet, is out for the sea-
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F. Austii undergo tests.
A&Mrt Lisa McCorstin is recovering
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