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Battalion/Page 11 October 12, 1982 sports Hind s :itle to irthest (lit cl Sunday’) Angels yi le day Mil champioij. iown as tie in the Ni inkee be| 957 WorW 'n 3-1. 1 rs’ triumpli n they belt 1 contest o( 'ay they did : or the divj- day of tlie ee in a row ains an in- e, ”he says, an interim in his case, ■ers’ owner, icir genejal 2 way about out George re Brewers piloting t|e — and tbev s health jiist , Berger's at jpen heart retired as -sat theed f baseball i ■r the Mels was arajt- n the sprat d clot com- Winning s no problem for a Bjorn-again Borg It’s a long way to the top when you’re ranked No. 209 in the world. It’s also a long way down to No. 209 when you were the best in the world just a year ago. But even an adversity as severe as a 209-position drop in the rankings can’t get some people down. And the only thing down about profes sional tennis’ 209th-ranked player is his position in the game. It’s been a long year for Bjorn Borg. The greatest professional tennis player in the history of the game, the awesome Borg has languished in a Catch-22 through out the 1982 season. 1 With the exception of two tournaments in April, Borg has not competed in 1982, the result of a rule designed by the gov erning council of professional tennis to pre vent players from participating in Lamar Hunt’s World Championship Tennis tour — a rival tennis circuit. The league, in its fervor to prevent the Hunt tour from gaining a foothold in the high stakes professional tennis market, struck Borg below the belt. By requiring all players who did not compete in least 10 Grand Prix events (not counting Wimbledon or the U.S. Open) to qualify for any tournaments they entered — without exception — the Men’s Interna tional Professional Tennis Council dealt a tragic blow to the proud Swede. The greatest player in the world should not be required to qualify for a tournament in which a player ranked far below him did not have to. For this reason, Borg chose to sit out the 1982 season. Basically, Borg’s problems stem from the 1981 All England Lawn Tennis Cham pionship — Wimbledon — a tournament which the Swede had won five consecutive times. Ranked No. 1 prior to his defeat at the hands of John McEnroe, Borg slipped a notch in the rankings to finish the 1981 season at No. 2. It was at this point that Borg took a well-deserved vacation from the rigors of the professional circuit— time to relax and to prepare for a return to the top. It wasn’t to be. But now the great Borg is back. Borg won his first professional outing since April two weeks ago by downing Vitas Gerulaitis, the fifth-ranked player in the world, in straight sets in an exhibition match at the Omni in Atlanta. Much to the delight of Borg fans around the world, the Swede has signed to play in all 12 Grand Prix events in 1983. Exhibition matches and tournaments will be Borg’s way of preparing to once again face a greatly changed men’s tour. Jimmy Connors, Borg’s greatest foe over the years, is now on top. McEnroe and Ivan Lendl are also playing great. As Borg told USA Today’s Cindy Morris: “It will be difficult in the beginning. There is no way I can jump in and play unbeliev able tennis. But I don’t think it will be a problem. I am not worried at all.” And when Bjorn Borg isn’t worried, it’s time for everyone else to start. Look out Jimmy, Borg is back! Alabama No. 2 after win United Press International NEW YORK — Washington’s 50-7 thumping of California Satur day insured the Huskies the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row by UPI’s Board of Coaches and Washington Coach Don James could finally call his team “good. ” Apparently the coaches agreed as Washington, who took over the No. 1 ranking from Pittsburgh a week ago for the first time in their history, collected 25 first-place votes and 604 points, the highest point total by a No. 1 team this season. Last week, the Huskies and Panthers received 16 first-place votes each from the 42 coaches on the UPI Board, but Washington edged Pittsburgh by five total points (574-569). Alabama, 5-0, moved ahead of Pittsburgh and Penn State and into the No. 2 spot with a 42-21 win over Penn State. The Crimson Tide received 10 firstplace votes and 581 points. Pittsburgh, rated second last week, did not play Saturday and garnered the re maining seven first-place votes and 567 points while falling to No. 3. The Panthers are the only team in the ratings to have played all their games to date against Top 20 teams. Saturday, Pittsburgh hosts Temple. With its first loss in five games, Penn State fell to No. 10. Undefeated Georgia, which topped Mississippi, 33-10, moved up one position to No. 4, followed by No. 5 Southern Methodist, 5-0, No. 6 Nebraska, 4-1, No. 7 Arkan sas, 5-0, No. 8 North Carolina, 4-1, No. 9 Notre Dame, 4-0, and Penn State. The second 10 consists of No. 11 UCLA, which dipped three places after tying Arizona, 24-24, No. 12 go, L arding W decide! ;t year as If ; else. Wk ants to keep seems' 11 let him Horns’ coach says defense key United Press International AUSTIN — Bob Weltlich, the new man on the job at the Univer sity of Texas, says his basketball team will differ greatly from last year’s, but it will take him 10 or 12 games to assess their prospects. Weltlich, hired away from Mis sissippi last April to replace the fired Abe Lemons, Monday said Texas will play slower, emphasiz ing a patient offense and man-to man defense. “For us to be successful, we have to be good on the defensive endfirst, ” Weltlich said. “Offense wins games, but historically, I be lieve, defense wins champion- sbips.” Even though the Longhorns will fast break when they get a chance, Weltlich said Texas will utilize a disciplined offense that concentrates on shot selection. “We re not a team, or we hope not a team, that’s going to be care less with the basketball,” he said. "We re not in a situation with our size or experience where we can afford to come down and careless ly make plays.” Weltlich, who transformed the Ole Miss Rebels from an also-ran into a Southeastern Conference champion, said he probably won’t he able to assess Texas’ potential until 10 or 12 games into the season. He listed Houston and Arkansas ® the co-favorites to win the Southwest Conference crown this year, with Texas A&M a dar- khorse. . Texas’ problems with inexperi ence and lack of depth will be eompounded by his installation of the new offensive and defensive system, he said. Weltlich noted Texas only has one starter returning from last year for sure, guard Jack Worth ington, and there is only one senior on the squad. One of the key’s to the Lon ghorns success will be whether 6-9 forward Mike Wacker will recover from a severe knee injury suffered 10 months ago. Weltlich said doctors have told him there is a 70 percent chance that Wacker will be able to play. Wacker was averaging nearly 19 points and 14 rebounds a game when he was injured against Baylor on Jan. 26. The Longhorns lost 6-10 center LaSalle Thompson, the nation’s leading rebounder last year, when he passed up his senior year to turn pro. But Weltlich said be was not worried about the lack of a center because his offense uses different players in different positions. ATTENTION SENIORS Looking for a job? — start at the beginning “HOW TO INTERVIEW” a seminar presented t>y DICK DODSWOETH, Professional Interviewer TUESDAY, OCT. 12 7:30 p.m. Room 302 RUDDER A Service of The Senior Honor Society T-S-O Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired • BRYAN 216 N. Main 799-2786 Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. 8-1 COLLEGE STATION 8008 Post Oak Mall.. 764-0010 Mon.-Sat. 10-9 p.m. Texas State m Optical QE Since 1935. Anderson out week for Hogs United Press International FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas running back-wide re ceiver Gary Anderson suffered a cracked rib in the Razorbacks’ 21-3 victory over Texas Tech, but train ers say he should be ready for the Houston game Oct. 23. Anderson is to miss practices this week, but because Arkansas has an open date Saturday, he should return to practices begin ning the week of Oct. 17, trainers said. Anderson took a screen pass from quarterback Tom Jones in the first period Saturday and raced 74 yards for Arkansas’ first score. Anderson was injured about mid way through the third period. X- rays indicated a cracked rib. The only other injury reported from Saturday’s game was tight end Eddie White’s strained neck and shoulder. He may miss a few work outs this week but should be ready for the Houston game, trainers said. (Z\ West Virginia, up five spots after topping Boston College, 20-13, No. 13 Illinois, No. 14 Louisiana State and No. 15 Florida State, making its first appearance in the Top 20. Texas, which fell four places af ter losing, 28-22, to Oklahoma, is rated 16th, followed by No. 17 Clemson, No. 18 Oklahoma, No. 19 Florida and No. 20 Miami (Fla.). Stanford and Boston College dropped from the ratings this week. “My concern is who is going to guard their guy more than who is going to play in the post for us, ” he said. 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