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sports Battalion/Page 10 March 5, 1982 Aggies take to for year's first the road ‘talent test’ TANK MCNAMARA by Denise S. Sechelski Battalion Staff After winning the first eight games of the season, the Texas ‘A&M baseball team will play the "‘University of South Alabama in ’ Mobile Saturday. Coach Tom thandler said this double- header will be the first test of his .'team’s talent. “South Alabama is a real na tional baseball power,” Chand ler said. “They’ve been to several NCAA College World Series so we hope to play well against them.” South Alabama Coach Eddie Stanky, who played second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1944 to 1947, runs “a very disci plined team,” Chandler said. South Alabama, the Sun Belt Conference champion, split a double-header with the Univer sity of Alabama last weekend to post a 1-1 record for the 1982 season. The Jaguars finished the 1981 season with 40 wins and 23 losses. Chandler said his team will go into the series somewhat hand icapped because pitcher Rick Luecken is out with a sore elbow. Luecken pitched four innings Saturday against Northeast Louisiana but developed a sore elbow after the game. Luecken, the leading pitcher for the Aggies, probably won’t miss more than one turn in the pitching rotation, Chandler said. 'joe KRAMPEM,TUE X^£(-^1P£ N |4 LI v^ GOTM4ATIT TAKE3, I'VE WAP TO PUNCH OUT PIAYQ?2>, J?EFEEK£> SPECTATOR?', BUe»PRlV6R% \A1AITEI?£ AND. PLAYER WHO REFUSED TO EIGHT, I5-A0OUT To WIN H1G WAY BACK INTO THE NATIONAL- HOCKEY LEAGUE. by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds . NOTHING; PERSONAL UNDERSTAND > Pearson undergoes surgery in Dallas No ruling for a week on Rocket’s ejection United Press International DALLAS — Dallas Cowboys all-time leading receiver Drew Pearson underwent knee surgery for removal of damaged cartilage and is expected to be gin rehabilitation within four weeks, team Wednesday. officials said Pearson, 31, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday at Baylor Hospital. LIVCfSUNDAY NITE JAZZ 2forI HAPPY HOUR 6-9 PM 20 th a RANDOLPH (4 BLOCKS FROM CELLBLOCK 5)1 Italian Cuisine ■ t y* •. ■••••■. * - • . - • •• LUNCH SPECIAL SPAGHETTI DISHES * 2 95 United Press International HOUSTON — A ruling is not expected from the league office for at least a week on the Hous ton Rockets protest that referee Mike Mathis improperly ejected Elvin Hayes from a game against the San Antonio Spurs. Joe Axelson, National Bas ketball Association vice presi dent of operations, said he re ceived the official protest from the Rockets late Wednesday. If upheld, the Rockets could re play a Tuesday game in which the San Antonio Spurs beat them 119-117. Mathis ejected Hayes with 1:48 left in the first half after calling a technical foul on him. The basis of the Rockets claim is that normally it takes two tech nical fouls to cause ejection. “I want to investigate the en tire thing for myself,” Axelson said, “and I want to look at the game films before making any kind of judgment.” Rockets officials mailed a let ter of explanation, the game films and the required $1,500 to Axelson to initiate the protest. Rockets General Manager Ray Patterson said Mathis told game scorers following the tel nical call that it was his seconi the night and that an earlieri of a personal foul for elbovi against Hayes had been anaia matic technical foul. Rockets Coach Del HarrisJ also ejected from the gameJ “This is not a protest ova judgement call,” he said. “It! rule that was not followed t rectly.” NBA rules allow a refereil eject a player after one technn however, the Rockets claim f rule is not used except whd player is uncontrollable. Runners to compete Weekend Entertainment by John Wagner Battalion Staff The Texas A&M men’s and women’s track teams will com pete in the Oklahoma City Clas sic Saturday — a meet that men’s coach Charlie Thomas said will be challenging for the Aggies because of the' number of teams competing. “This is the biggest meet we’ll be in all year,” Thomas said. “It is an open meet, as well as a uni versity meet.” Thomas said the recent cold spell has hurt his team’s training since the track teams have no indoor training facility. The team has to practice outside, even for indoor meets. “You go ahead and work out, but you can’t work on speed,” Thomas said. “You just try to hold the time you have.” However, Thomas said, the Aggies shouldn’t lose any places in the meet because of the cold because all the teams entered have had to train under the same conditions. Thomas said sophomore Rod Richardson should have a good chance of placing in i weekend’s meet. After loot at films of Richardson’s p formance in the 60-yard dasl the Dallas Times Herald I mi tional, Thomas said it wasij dent how close Richardson ij to placing. “He was only inches aw from placing,” Thomas sa “We expect him to do betteri] week.” Women’s coach Bill Nixi take 12 athletes to Oklahol City to compete in 11 eventsl Thursday TorA> Solomon & Julia Scott “Irish Drinking Songs” 50 cover Friday & Saturday Scott McClennen “Texas Feeling Music” $ 2 50 cover Backstage 319 University Dr. (Northgate) 846-1861 ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH & STUDENT CENTER Announce CLASSES FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN PREPARING FOR CONFIRMATION and or learning more about the Episcopal Church CLASSES MEET IN THE CHURCH Beginning 7:30 p.m. Sunday March 7 906 Jersey, College Station (So. Side of Campus) Ph. 696-1726 Gymnastics tri-meet to be held Saturday Some indication of the final outcome of the 1982 Texas Gymnastics Conference race probably will come from a meet being hosted by the Texas A&M gymnastics team Saturday. League-leading Texas Tech University will compete with the Aggies and Southwest Texas State University in a triangular meet beginning at 7 p.m. in 307 East Kyle. It will be the last home meet of the season for the Aggies. Co-captain Mark Hartwell said Texas Tech is becominfl perennial powerhouse in conference and the meet she! be one of the best this seasoJ “We should have a big croj this weekend,” Hartwell sa “Tech has a very active booij club that travels with the tea| “They are a real professid team. Right now Tech is ontl the only teams in the conferei with a coach and has a la enough budget to compete i large number of conference meets.” Foyt enters 500 tv MSC CAMAC "EL CURRO" Y PRESENTS LOS FLAMENCOS de SAN ANTONIO March 9,1982 RUDDER TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 8 : 00 p.m. tickets available at MSC BOX OFFICE in RUDDER TAMU students $3.50 GENERAL PUBLIC S5.00 United Press International INDIANAPOLIS — AJ. Foyt, the only four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, has en tered the auto racing classic for the 25th year in a row. His entry was one of I announced Thursday by Sp« way President John R. Coofl bringing the field so far to I Teams invited to compete I until April 10 to enter. Obiniriff tflccm Serving Luncheon Buffet Sunday through Friday 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) $4.50 plus tax Top Floor of Tower Dining Room Sandwich & Soup Mon. through Fri. $2.19 plus drink and tax ^.Open to the Public | “Quality First”