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Page 12 THE BATTALION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1981
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It’s time for an ‘Oil’ change
The Houston Oilers, or Earlers I should say,
continue to amaze me.
I’ve been here for two years now and still
have yet to find a reason for the team’s
showing.
Being from West Texas and a little naive (I
didn’t even realize the Oilers were a profes
sional team until I arrived in College Station) I
was shocked at the amount of public support
and spirit the fans showed.
I remember well that night a couple of years
ago when, after the Oilers were eliminated
from the playoffs by Pittsburgh, there were
thousands of people in the Astrodome waiting
for their arrival. The same thing happened last
year.
I was impressed to say the least.
However, I still didn’t think they were a
legitimate team.
Even though Bum Phillips said that next
year (1980) the team was ‘going to knock the
door down’ on its way to the Super Bowl I
still had my doubts. Now, I really have my
doubts.
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Freshmen reach quarterfinals
in Fort Worth tennis tourney
Kimmo Alkio and Mike
Pazourek, both freshmen on the
Texas A&M University tennis
team, won their way into the quar
terfinal round of the Prince South
west Intercollegiate Tennis
Championship in Fort Worth over
the weekend.
Alkio defeated Doug Crawford
of University of Texas 6-3, 6-4 in
the opening round. In the second
round Alkio bested Mark Wilder
of TCU 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the
quarterfinals.
Alkio met the number two seed,
David Pate of TCU, and lost 3-6,
2-6 and was eliminated from play.
Pazourek disposed of Ted Erck
of Texas in the first round, 6-3,
6-2, and met Victor Arana of
Lamar University in the second.
Pazourek beat Arana 6-3, 6-4 to
qualify for the quarterfinal round.
Pazourek was eliminated by the
number one seed, Tom Wameke,
6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Coach David Kent said the two
played well, despite the fact that
two of the younger
they were
players.
In the YONEX tournament in
Houston, Brian Joelson won his
qualifying round but lost in the
second round.
over the Christmas holidays to
keep their game up. The team will
begin spring play in late January.
Like I said, I am a West Texan, and as such,
grew up on Dallas Cowboy football. I am an
avid fan and I will always be, everybody is from
that part of the country, that’s just the way it is.
The Cowboys have and always will have the
class of Texas, as far as football goes anyway.
There’s no way anyone can tell me different.
I never saw an Oiler game until last year. I
always thought they played secDnd-rate foot
ball. I still do.
I often compare them to Ivy League teams,
like Yale and Harvard. I never had the desire
to see that type of ball. I still don’t.
This year I have had the opportunity to see
them a couple of times on the tube. Thursday
night was such a time. I was not impressed
with their performance.
The Browns outplayed them in every way a
team can and yet they still lost. I was heart
broken. The Browns were looking for ways to
lose the game. I am not so sure someone didn’t
buy off Brian Sipe.
The Oilers, despite a new coach who says
he’s going to be more versatile on offense, still
don’t realize they have great talent.
Earl Campbell is a great back, there’s no
question about that. But, he is a one-man
offense and it appears that he always will be.
There’s not a man on earth that can take all the
punishment the NFL dishes out and survive
very long and Campbell is no exception. His
days are numbered.
Why then, can’t the Oilers realize that and
start thinking about the future? I have never
seen such a team, except for the Aggies at
times, that has had great talent and never use
it.
IWW***' .V;
I saw Mike Renfro when he played for TCU
a few years ago. He made some of the greatest
catches I’ve ever seen in my life, despite the
fact that he’s white. Dave Casper’s of the same
caliber, so’s Kenny Burrough. And, who can
ignore the talent of Carl Roaches and Willie
Tullis, as well as many other backs andrectj!
ers they have.
The Oilers don’t have a rushing game, ot!j
than Campbell, to speak of. Oh, thebaclaj
there, they just never see the ball.
Why, then, with all the offensive weajaj
they possess they don’t open up their offen
little more? . r
You’d never see Tom Landry rely on
man for his team’s success. But, them;
you’d never see Landry coaching in Hons
Like I said earlier, the Cowboys are |f
team. Hell, they’re America’s team
body can question that. Sunday’s game inf
imore is the latest example of that.
The game drew over 54,000 p<
largest crowd in three years to see the(i
play. Can anyone name a team thatcani
like the Cowboys? If there is such a tern
can bet it isn’t the Oilers.
To help the people of America, partica!A« ,rf)S ** W! f'
Texans, 1 suggest that Houston eitherpral
a top-notch team (such as Dallas), leaveli
or drop the Oilers to the college rank
1 think we’ve already suffered enougli
loser. The time has come for a change.
I realize it requires many things toprodt
winner. I guess the first ingredient is a
front office, something the Oilers seemtoi
You can bet the Texas A&M Board of Res
wouldn’t put up with a team like that.
Since it’s impossible for Houston to
Texas (probably just as impossible fora
front office) it would be easier if Houston!
ped to the college ranks. Preferably to
NCAA Division II level. The season is
about over, thank goodness, and we,
citizens of Texas, won’t havetoputup
Oilers for another year. During the
perhaps the people of Houston will rise
demand a change. Somehow, though,!
The tournaments were the last
of the fall season for the Aggies.
Kent said that he was pleased with
the results of the fall schedule but
added that the team needed some
work.
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Kent said that most of the play
ers will be competing in various
tournaments around the country
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INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS ' ^
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BREAKFAST EVERY tt Hall
At University Drive
Now on S. Texas Ave.
At Manor East Mall
MORNING
IM Game Plan
IM GAMEPLAN
MONDAY: Wheelchair Workout will be held in Room 304
East Kyle from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Come prepared to get some
exercise. Non-handicapped individuals are welcome.
TUESDAY: Last day to sign up for Intramural Basketball in
Room 159 East Kyle. Entries close at 5:00 p.m. for men,
women, and super league.
WEDNESDAY: IM Picture Day. All teams and individuals
who won Class A or B Championships this fall should report to
the IM Office, 159 East Kyle, at 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY: Basketball Team Captain’s meeting at’ 5:15
p.m. in Rudder Theater. All teams must send a representative
to pick up a schedule. Basic rules and rule changes will be
clarified.
FRIDAY: Archery clinic to be held as part of the Wheelchair
Workout at 3:00 p.m. in 304 East Kyle.
SATURDAY: Sports Clubs active this weekend: Fencing and
Karate.
Acknowledgements
Want To Earn Extra Cash?
Intramural staff
member Tina Har
rison carefully goes
through the payroll
records for dozens
of Intramural
sports officials and
supervisors. Tina is
our McDonald’s®
“Be Our Guest”
winner this week.
If you know that Christmas
will zap your budget, and you
expect January to be a tight
month, plan NOW to make
things a little easier on you and
your wallet.
The IM Department needs
men and women to officiate
basketball in the spring. No ex
perience is necessary and the
hours are flexible. If interest
ed, contact Dave Kerr in the
IM office, 159 East Kyle, as
soon as possible.
Earn $$$$ to support your
habits (like eating and
drinking)!
Badminton Singles
Wrap-Up
McDonald’s® Intramural High- sity Drive, Manor East Mall and Tex-
lights is sponsored each Monday in as Ave. Stories by John Bramblett;
the Battalion by your : local photos by David Einsel and Bob
McDonald’s® Restaurants at Uhiver- Sebree.
TAMU Fencing Club Foils The Rest
Salute To Supervisors
Throughout the semester one group of students has worked
to insure that games run smoothly and on time.
Student supervisors in each sport make sure the necessary
equipment is available for teams, check in officials as they
report to work, and generally coordinate the activities in the
area. When problems arise, the student supervisor is there to
quickly adjust the situation so that play can continue.
The IM%-REC Sports Department is proud of its su
pervisors and would like to thank each of them for keeping
things going.
Just before Thanksgiving, several members of
the TAMU Fencing Club competed in a Division
al Open Fencing Tournament held at Texas A&M.
Meg Gallatin provided us with the following ac
count of the club’s success:
“In Women’s Foil, Denise Ehrlich, Meg Galla-
tini and Suzie Nettle advanced to the second
round finals. Ehrlich finished fourth, Gallatin
fifth, and Nettle eighth.
In Men’s Foil, Andy Dunks, Larry Tharp, and
Kenny Peck were eliminated in the second-round
semi-finals. Mark Pearcy finished eighth, Michael
Scott fifth, August Skopik third, John Varney sec
ond and Jim Bare finished first (Aggie Sweep!)
And now, since Jim Bare won a tournament
over more than 20 competitors, he has earned a
“C” NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION! That put’s
him in the “Aggie Fencing Hall of Fame” along
with epeeist Michael Scott as the only two TAMU
students to earn a national classification while still
enrolled as students (WHOOP!).’’
Congratulations to Jim and the rest of the
TAMU Fencing Club for an outstanding perform
ance!
Flag Football
Steve Allen
Mike Bishop
John Fairchild
Dave Kazmierski
Ed Kelley
Bill Schlafer
Scott Smathers
Michael Uresti
David Zabcik
Flickerball
Ron Bergquist
Jimmy Parker
Rick Smalley
Eddie Skinner
Innertube Water Basketball
Mike Ferris
Chris Seams
Volleyball
Christina Kimmins
Steve Pierce
Libby Putnam
Soccer
Joan Smith
Oliver Noel
Individual and Dual Sports
Steve Sperling Phyllis Reed
Ann House
Wayne Skladal
Jay Conner
Mary Kimmins
Cindy Smith
Donna Davis
Barbara Klingman
Jennie Klepper
the spring will have to wait un
til January 12 to rent one.
RECREATIONAL LOCK
ERS will be cleared on
January 12 if they have not
been renewed for the spring
semester. Individuals who do
not have lockers this semester
but would like to have one in
IF CLOTHING SERVICE
expires, please return your clo
thing to the locker room atten
dants and they will stamp the
card which accompanied the
check-out of clothes. Return
the stamped card to the Intra
mural Office.
TO RENEW CLOTHING
SERVICE, you must go to
the Intramural Office.
Oops!
This year’s Badminton Singles
tournament finished last Tues
day. A total of 90 individuals
competed in six divisions.
In Class A matches, 18 men
battled for the Championship T-
shirt award. Victor Lutan de
feated Vince Heidrich in the
semi-finals before losing to Nap-
padan Sawsauat in the All-
University finals.
There were two divisions in
Men’s Class B — independent
and dorm. Kevin Skipworth, one
of 26 competitors, defeated
David Cox to move to the All-
University playoffs. In the Dorm
division, it was Roddy Harlow
from Dunn over Robert Thiele
from Davis-Gary. Randy Zane
and Kevin Skipworth met in the
semi-finals where Randy de
feated Kevin to move into 3
finals and play Roddy Hart*
the dorm champion. RandyZS idents
ses the le;
dent in <
Legal a
etion case
es. Advi
finally came out on top.
There were 8 Class A fff
petitors. In the finals, Le® snt again
Gonzales defeated another iw () tlier sti
pendent, Shan McDonald 0 the ofl
B women numbered 17. The.'! -se in wh
University winner, Sandy L * e a long
ton, outscored Charlene Hop 1 >Ve a Liry
from Fowler in the final mat* A refer
Nancy Holguin, Bart* 1 ^d for
Aiken, San-San Lee, and M ho'
mor Dehne all played Class' Lsiak sa
The Class C tournament is sir® S( j’ s t() C( »
ly round robin since it is intei® le vase:
ed only to be recreational. The which
are no playoffs, so all four.'I Ul * u
winners.
Congratulations to all whop* . 10 thi
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a ‘d rent
ticipated!
Wheelchair Archery
■'‘dent bn
We made an error in last
week’s McDonald’s Intramural
Highlights. “L-2” defeated the
“B-2 Boozers” in Corps Division
al Finals, so L-2 (Not B-2) was
the Corps B winning team in
Flag Football this year.
Our apologies to L-2.
On Friday, December 11, ar
chery will be included in the re
gular wheelchair workout session
at 3:00 p.m. in Room 304 East
Kyle.
Instruction in basic archery
skills and the use of cross-bows
will be given. Time for assisted
practice will be provided. All in
terested individuals
couraged to attend, so that pi
for future archery sessionsca 1 !
made following this workout t
are en-
°ne exa
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’ho said si
[Y a trued
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After a
For futher information aW^d, he foi
this and other intramural pB^oovered
grams for the handicappedfr
tact Eric Hunter or Jerry LW 'j t s
at 845-7826 or come by ft'M. 81,1 s
159 East Kyle. Mill""
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