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Battalion/Page 17
March 26, 1982
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staff photo by John Ryan
the Omar Smith Tennis Center Thurs
day. The Aggies defeated the Cougars
8-1, with Joelson winning 7-6,7-6.
Gymnastics team to compete
lin state tourney in Lubbock
elude Texas A&M, Texas, UTA,
Southwest Texas State, Lamar,
Texas Tech and North Texas
State University.
Competing for the Aggies will
be Jim Gill, Mark Hartwell, Jim
Foght, Juergen Achtermann,
Ray Moltz, Todd Miclette, Este
ban Longoria, John Kemp, Mar
ty Hardell, David Semon and Ai
Area.
JBYU, Florida State win
jnational tourney games
United Press International
AMARILLO — Jeannette Weston scored 33 points to lead
Ingham Young University into today’s semifinal match against
Tint-seed Florida State in the National Women's Invitation Tour-
|toment.
mu downed DePaul 72-69 in a quarterfinal basketball game
I Thursday.
Florida State coasted to an easy 76-63 quarterfinal win over
[hpperdine behind the 15-point shooting of both Glenda Stokes
|*f)d LeeVan Oliver.
In the opening game, Illinois State fell behind 16-4 deficit in the
Ifint quarter, but came back to defeat Temple University, 74-69.
Thf Redbirds were paced by sophomore forward Dawn Hallett’s
^Domts and junior Debbie Benak's 15.
Illinois State faces Oregon State in the semifinals today. Oregon
[State used 18 points by Judy Spoelstra and 16 bv Cheryl Cady to
[do*n Southern Mississippi 71-65.
j In the consolation round today. Southern Miss faces Temple
|*ftd DePaul goes against Pepperdine.
TTie championship game will be Saturday.
FRESH BAGELS
Texas A&M’s major competi
tion will come from the host Red
Raiders, UT and UTA. Hart
well, the team captain, has led
the Aggies in most of this year’s
meets.
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Aquatians
to swim
in AIAW
nationals
The Texas A&M Aquatians, a
synchronized swim team
coached by Marti Nix, will com
pete for the first time in the
AIAW national meet this
weekend. The meet is being
held at Ohio State University.
Five members of the team will
participate in the competition:
Diana Tedder, Elizabeth
Embree, Cheryl Stuart, Dawn
Payne and Dawn Ruggles. The
Texas A&M team became a var
sity squad at the beginning of
the semester, qualifying it for
the national meet. Although the
Aggies do not receive funds
from the Athletic Department,
the varsity status enables them to
swim in meets like this one.
Synchronized swimming
combines dance, gymnastics and
swimming skills and includes
two types of competition. In one
form, figures are executed indi
vidually and judged on the de
gree of difficulty. In the other
forms, group and solo routines
are set to music and performed.
The Aggies won a meet with
the University of Texas in Au
stin earlier in the month, win
ning the top two places in the
senior, junior and novice divi
sions. Tedder, Embree and
UT’s Terry Allan won the top
three spots, and Ruggles and
Stuart took the top two places in
the junior division.
In the novice group, Anne
Sheppard, Dawn Gaston, Betsy
Robison and Maria Giamfor-
tune finished in the top four
places.
The Aquatians will host their
annual watershow April 22-24,
with this year’s show titled
“Aquanotes.” The event starts at
8 p.m. and tickets are available
in the Memorial Student Center
and through any members of
the team.
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by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds
WBA champ wants out
‘Forgotten’ Weaver
a burned out boxer
United Press International
NEW YORK — People tend
to be best at what they like to do,
but Mike Weaver doesn’t like
fighting. And he’s the World
Boxing Association heavyweight
champion.
Contending heavyweights
hope he doesn’t acquire a taste
for it.
“I don’t like to fight,” said
Weaver, who has signed to de
fend his title against fifth-
ranked Randall “Tex” Cobb. “I
want to get out of it as soon as I
can.”
In fact. Weaver did not put
on a pair of gloves until he was
19.
“I was in the Marines at Camp
Lejeune and got into a shoving
match with this guy,” Weaver
said. “I hit him once an 1 knock
ed him out. He was the
heavyweight champion of the
base and the coach there asked
me to come to the gym. That’s
how it all started.”
Weaver, who has held the
WBA title in virtual anonymity,
could have made millions with
his half of the title. However, he
has been tied up in legal battles
with his manager, Don Manuel.
MSC Council
now has applications for Cubicles in the
Student Programs Office for the school
year of 1982-83. Applications are availa
ble at the Secretaries’ desk in Room 216
MSC. Applications will be available from
March 22-29. Deadline for applications
is March 29th.
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Orders taken
March 24-26
at the MSC
Have Your Picture Taken with
REVEILLE IV
5x7 individual/group picture made with Reveille
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
March 29, 30 & 31
Room #350 MSC 10 a.m.-12 noon
(go upstairs by information desk)
$5 donation for one setting
$6 donation for choice of 3 proofs
Picture taken by University Studios
Profits will be placed in the Reveille Fund
Sponsored by the Traditions Council
Last year, he was signed to meet
Gerry Cooney — who faces
World Boxing Council cham
pion Larry Holmes in a $20 mil
lion fight on June 11 — but the
WBA threatened to strip him of
his title if he didn’t meet James
“Quick” Tillis. Weaver opted to
keep his title.
“I’m the forgotten cham
pion,” said Weaver, 29. “I don’t
get the respect and recognition I
deserve as a champion. I’ve had
legal problems with my mana
ger. Instead of fighting, I’ve
been all tied up with those
things.”
Weaver, who won the title
with a 15th-round knockout of
John Tate March 31, 1980, has
fought only twice since winning
it — stopping Gerrie Coetzee in
13 rounds in October 1980, and
taking a unanimous decision
over Tillis last October.
Cobb, a 26-year-old native of
Abilene, recently suffered a
broken arm in a braw l outside a
Philadelphia bar. The arm
appears to be sound again and
Cobb will have a chance to test it
against unheralded Jeff Shell-
berg April 19 before facing
Weaver, either in late May or
late June.
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