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sports Battalion/Page 12 March 11, TANK MCNAMARA 5KATIM& 'pTlCKMANiPLI Kl& ^ MQLR 30T Wv^T WiM^ MOCKEY &AM9& I^ INTlMlPATlONy ^TUAT'S’ WUY IWEY'S’ A I GAME. SO GET OUT by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds ■ SMITUERG, CAhi WE8t JTUKIKJG R2ACTICE 7 Cardinals first for Houston Committee elects shortstop, former baseball exec to Hall TAMPA, Fla. — Travis Jackson, shortstop for the New York Giants during the 1920’s, and A.B. “Happy” Chandler, the second commissioner of base ball, were elected today to base ball’s Hall of Fame by the Veter- United Press International St. Louis Manager Whitey Herzog said Wednesday that he has been impressed with newly acquired shortstop Ozzie Smith’s desire to work during the early spring training ses sions. “He’s doing something extra every day — extra hitting, extra ground balls,” Herzog said. “He really wants to improve and why not? Look at the money he’s going to make.” Smith will make his first offi cial appearance in a St. Louis Cardinal uniform today in the team’s exhibition opener against ^DON’T*FORGET!! • Schmaltz's Special Thursday Night A SCHMALTZ — ICE TEA — CHIPS a es Reg- After 3.53 OPEN p.m. Culpepper Plaza 693-827ti lYlon.-Thuris. 8 a.m.-B p.m. Fri.-Sat. Houston. He will lead off in the Cardinals’ lineup against the Astros in Cocoa, Fla. Bob Shirley will start today. He is scheduled to be followed by rookie Dave LaPoint and John Martin. All three are lefth anders. In games Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers looked to a World Series’ hero for their first victory of the spring. Pedro Guerrero, who drove in seven runs in the World Series, led off the 12th inning with a double and scored on a single by Candy Maldonado to give the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over Boston, their first victory in three Grapefruit League games. In other games, Atlanta beat Montreal 7-5, Toronto stopped Philadelphia 7-2, San Diego de feated California 1-0 and Seattle blanked Arizona State 12-0. 8 a.in.-1 a.m. Sun. 12-9 p.m. We Love Phone-In Orders! At West Palm Beach, Fla., two-run doubles by Jerry Roys ter and Claudell Washington helped Atlanta to an early lead and the Braves held on to beat the Expos for their fifth straight victory. T-s-O now open in College Station 8008 Post Oak Mall 764-0010 Bring your eyewear prescription to TSO. v We guarantee absolute accuracy and the finest quality materials in filling your ophthalmic prescription. And at a price you can afford. Texas State @i Optical Since 1935. At Clearwater, Fla., the Toronto Blue Jays took advan tage of two balks and four Phi ladelphia errors to defeat the Phillies, who were playing their first exhibition game. At Phoenix, Ariz., Mike Tyson drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double in a four- run sixth inning in leading the Chicago Cubs to a 9-6 victory over the Oakland A’s. Committee. The announcement was made by Ed Stack, director of the Hall of Fame at Cooper- stown, N.Y., into which Jackson and Chandler will be officially inducted along with Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson Aug. 1. Aaron and Robinson were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in January. Jackson, who played from 1922 to 1936, compiled a life time batting average of .291. He was recognized as one of base ball’s finest hunters and was cal led by Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel “the finest hunter I ever saw.” Jackson hit over .300 in a sea son six times, reaching a career high of .339 in 1930. Chandler, a former governor of Kentucky, was elected to suc ceed the original commissioner of baseball, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and negoti ated the early television con tracts between baseball and the news media in the 1940s. He was dismissed as commis sioner following a highly con troversial confrontation with Leo Durocher in 1947 and 1948, whch involved Durocher’s alleged activities that were “de trimental to baseball.” The Veterans’ Committee is made up of 16 former players, executives and newspapermen, 15 of whom were present. Buz- zie Bavasi of the California Angels missed his plane connec tion in Chicago. Glenn Wright, former Pitt sburgh Pirate and Brooklyn Dodger shortstop, polled the most votes among the runners- up, with former Dodger mana ger Walt Alston closest behind him. Hit the dirt Maff photo by Pwell Shortstop Dave Kennard slides head first into second base on a steal at tempt during his team’s double-header sweep of McNeese State Tuesday in Olsen Field. Going strong At 42, Boston’s Yastrzemski hastil lost his love for sport of baseball 'The. febidal Our dresses are in far Spring Formats Come in white our selection is Good.. With this ad 10% Off Formal dresses for the month of March. 20% off A selected dresses /gk Select a Tuxedo By After Six from 2305 Texas Ave. SoN College Station, Texas 713-693-9358 laNdersoS& United Press International WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — If being in love means never hav ing to say you’re sorry, Ralph Houk must love Carl Yastrzems^ ki, because he has absolutely no intention of ever saying that to him. When Yaz finally quits, he’ll be the one to punch his own ticket. At 42, the Boston Red Sox’ lean and sun-tanned elder statesman is about to begin his 22nd straight season with them. “I’ll never tell him he’s through,” says Houk, the Red Sox manager. “He’ll play as long as he wants to play. When you have the kind of star like he is, he’s the one who makes the deci sion. One thing I know, he’ll never embarrass himself or the ballclub.” Yastrzemski looks at it the same way. “Right now,” he says, “I feel good and if I stay injury-free, I think I could play in 130 games. I honestly don’t know how much longer I’ll play. It depends. I’ll be the first to know when I’m all through. I’m certainly not gon na ever embarrass myself or the team and I will never put Houk on the spot.” Yaz has achieved many of his original goals since first report ing to the Red Sox in 1961 when he was 21. He has 3,192 hits and 426 homers and among his indi vidual accomplishments are winning the Triple Crown in 1967 and the American League’s MVP award the same year. He has played in two World Series and has been named to 16 All-Star teams. And he has won seven Gold Cloves. Last year wasn’t a particularly good one for him, however, and a foreshadowing of things to come might have been when he missed his first opening day ever with back spasms. His .246 aver age in 91 games was the lowest of his career, but Houk feels Yas trzemski will be much more pro ductive this year. “The guy can help you,” he says. “Sure, he can’t steal bases anymore, but he can still go good from first to third, he knows how to hit and he’s a great asset to the club. He’s still one of the best clutch hitters we’ve got. He led the club in game-winning RBI and that speaks for itself. “It’s plan to use him as DH a lot this year,” says the Red Sox pilot. “If I can keep him strong and in the right frame of mind, Cowboy shortstop Ro* * ; |For t Hickernell takes the throw from Toi University Griffin. Texas A&M opens South to score poi Conference play Friday, hosting RictI ni Kht, the B remarkable 1 " “““™^Bem up. [ Illinois Waring rec major colle points by a plav, in crus 126-78, in ■me in the Tpurnamet I “We live Be bv the Coach Paul biirds led tl this season, of our gat he can do a lot for me. Hflajved. 1 ho| can fill in at first base Ion the Final Fc I’m trying to play the kid f® So does Stapleton at first baseandlj Range, wh doing everyting he cant, points led s him. That shows von thti dbuble figu of guy he is.” B “They we run too,” R Houk considers YastnetW The pre\ a sure f uture Hall of b: recortl lor n Chances are that he niavii nois team w make it into Cooperstownaj the NIT rec first ballot. by Marshal More than likelv. H<iuIpagainst Neb still be with the Red Soxtfl The 126 Yaz finally does retire. Animost by any undoubtedly make him i|in post-sea back to the feeling he h NCAA, manager when three other ’ The Illin perstars who played for vastating fa Mickey Mantle and Whiten cided heif with the Yankees and AIM dominate tl with the Tigers, also came theopening end of the road. “I felt bad about every them leaving,” Houk “Especially Mantle. I hatf^ see him quit. He was [ retire t he year before heacti did, but 1 talked him into|J ing one more year. Allthitj those fellows, Mickey, and Al, made the decisio* leave themselves. 1 didnii) to tell them.” SALE ENDS SAT. 1620 Texas Ave. 693-3716 Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 10-6 SCHLITZ 1.85 6 pac HI-DRI TOWELS 2 88t BUDWEISER 1 .99 6 pack Limit 2 Cases LONE STAR UGHT LONGNECKS $g59 a case plus deposit Air Line Reservations (Free Ticket Delivery) (713) 846-8719 BOB BROWN UNIVERSAL TRAVEL | TOURS • CRUISES • TRAVEL COUNSELING HOTEL • MOTEL & RENT CAR RESERVATIONS CHARTER FLIGHTS “If You Have Tried The Rest — Why Not Try The BEST” BOB BROWN JO ANN MUZNY PAM HALL RAMADAINN LOBBY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 Honk had to tell onefl Hall of Earner, though.Thi| Robin Roberts. “He was the toughesttoj, have to tell I didn’t have! room on the club for him,| Houk. “What made it soli was that he never reall for me when he was wit Yankees, but I was the manj when 1 had to let him | was the year he wentoverll Orioles and had such a | year for them. Lee MacPMI with Baltimore then and 14 led me after we had to Roberts go. Someone oM Baltimore staff had hurthis| and Lee was looking forap er. I told him 1 thought R(s could help him. He went 1 ! there and did fine for| Orioles.” MSC FREE U SHORT COURSE ] REGISTRATION Room #201 MSC Tuesday, March 23 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. u m 1406 V