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sports Battalion/Page 13 February 1, 1983 TANK MCNAMARA WILL lUte Y£AJ?'$ 0SCOI2P KiPL KJO-eMC^ B£OOM£ MEXT KJO-F ‘ by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds WHU {OOT3NJL IKnEREST AT rT£> R35T-9UFER-BOWL PEAK, TME lEA^UE WILL BE MCVIMG Tc? WARP-S€XJL TlCKei^^J - Tar Heels back on top • IBM Unlwrul Prw» ttwllcu 2 - / Sherrill says recruiting going strong for Aggies Excited about recruiting: With the Feb. 9 national high school signing date getting iloser and closer, Coach Jackie Sherrill and his Jatf are getting closer and closer to the signa tures of several top athletes in Texas. Sherrill says the Aggies, who have already received verbal commitments from blue-chip quarter- back Craig Stump (Port Arthur Jefferson), ^ 4; running back Roger Vick (Tomball), lineman A Frank Case (North Mesquite) and lineman Steve Wohlschlaeger (North Mesquite), have p *^"' been faring well in the recruiting race: “I think we re making a lot of progress and things are going very well. You don’t know until the sign- ing date arrives how things are really going, and sometimes you don’t even know until two years down the line. Our coaches have done a fexas livery good job with the recruiting visits and ik in Jcjerything else. It’s going well for us.” ^ Looking ahead to the near future: Asso- ’I elate Athletic Director Charles J. Thornton savs the proposed Texas A&M special events . center, which may become a reality within four or five years, should quickly become a d.UW cce ss. The center, which will be the Aggie basketball teams’ home court as well as a facili ty in which to hold concerts and other events, m ‘ iv f ,om 12,000 to 15,000 people. • There’s a tremendous new feeling when you have a new facility available,” Thornton says, v Tavlot ‘Attending events in the center becomes sort of the ‘thing to do’ and more people will want vNb ,w (:ome out - AH °f a sudden it will jump to averaging over 10,000 people. 1 think if we ( . y at( ; have a good program and a good team, (at- (| f -jp tendance) could go up to as many as 12,000 within two or three years.” •I 0, | He** ,hot 2,21W j r Baseball bargain: To help celebrate Tom Chandler’s 25th season as Texas A&M’s head IU ,' 1 l„i baseball coach, the Aggies are offering a spe- 1 ’ dal season ticket package for the 19-date home /, team o™ r ° 1 was hijt g 564 oiii| points. »hn Pencti ini wentH| ilso of If Sports Mailbag schedule. A reserved season ticket is being made available to all adults for $25. This repre sents a savings of 100 percent compared with last year’s price. With the purchase of one or more season tickets, adjoining reserved seats are available to youngsters (high school age and under) for only $10 per season ticket for the 1983 season. Fans purchasing season tick ets receive the added bonus of having the opportunity to purchase the same seats in fu ture seasons, as those tickets will be offered to priority holders before being sold over the counter. The 1983 Aggies will play 10 double- headers at Olsen Field, and Southwest Confer ence teams scheduled to visit Texas A&M are Baylor, Arkansas amd Texas. The Aggies open their home schedule Feb. 19 at Olsen Field against Southwestern. Tickets are now available at the Texas A&M ticket office in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Getting a head start: The University of Arkansas will open and conclude spring foot ball practices earlier than usual this year, Coach Lou Holtz says. The Razorbacks will hold their first workout March 4 or 5 and will wrap up the sessions with the annual Little Rock Red-White game April 16 at 7 p.m. The first Red-White scrimmage will be played at Fayetteville on April 9. Holtz and his staff will have a busy spring attempting to replace nine starters on offense and five starters on defense from a team that finished 9-2-1 and defeated Florida in the Bluebonnet Bowl. The Razor- backs’ offensive line was especially hard-hit, as all-America guard Steve Korte, all-Southwest center Jay Bequette, all-SWC tackle Alfred Mohammed and guard-tackle Charles Ginn will be missing. United Press International NEW YORK — North Caroli na, riding a 14-game winning streak since falling out of the Top 20, completed its climb to the top of the ratings today by being named the No. 1 basket ball team in the country follow ing balloting by UPFs Board of Coaches. The Tar Heels, 17-3 after vic tories over Georgia State and Atlantic Coast Conference opponents Wake Forest and Georgia Tech last week, moved ahead of UCLA and Indiana, which were ranked first and second, respectively, in last week’s ratings. UCLA, 14-2, was upset 70-67 by unranked Alaba ma while Indiana, 15-2, drop ped a 63-48 decision to Iowa. North Carolina, the defend ing national champion, received 22 first-place votes for 588 points from the 42 coaches on UPI’s Board to easily outdis tance ACC rival and second- ranked Virginia, which gar nered nine first-place votes and 528 points. Nevada-Las Vegas, at 18-0 the nation’s only major un beaten school, improved five notches to No. 3, receiving nine first-place votes and 455 points. St. John’s, 18-1 after victories over Villanova and Manhattan, moved up two positions to No. 4, followed by No. 5 Memphis State (two first-place votes), No. 6 Indiana, No. 7 UCLA, No. 8 Houston, No. 9 Arkansas and No. 10 Missouri. Villanova, 13-3 after losing to St. John’s and knocking off Syracuse in Big East Conference games, advanced one position to No. 11, followed by No. 12 Louisville, which dropped five spots after its 98-81 loss to Virgi nia, No. 13 Iowa, No. 14 Illinois State and No. 15 Kentucky, which fell five notches after los ing to Georgia 70-63. Georgetown is ranked 16th, followed by No. 17 Washington State, No. 18 Minnesota, No. 19 Oklahoma and No. 20 Auburn. The Tar Heels, rated No. 2 in the preseason poll, got off to a 3-3 start and dropped out of the Top 20 for two consecutive weeks beginning Dec. 21. However, North Carolina re joined the ratings at No. 16 on Jan. 4 and has steadily improved each week — to No. 11, a tie for No. 3 and sole possession of No. 3 — before earning the top spot this week. North Carolina is the fifth team to hold the No. 1 ranking this season. Virginia, Indiana, Memphis State and UCLA were the others. Syracuse, 13-4, and Wake Forest, 13-4, fell out of the Top 20 while Oklahoma, 16-4, and Auburn, 12-5, slipped into the ratings. The records for the Top 20 teams are through Sunday’s games. Six coaches from each of seven geographical areas of the nation comprise the UPI Board. Each week they vote on the top 15 teams and points are awarded on a 15-14-13, etc., basis for votes from first through 15th. Champs greeted by Reagans United Press International WASH INGTON — President Reagan and First lady Nancy Reagan were among a jubilant crowd of 500 ecstatic Washing ton Redskins fans who gave a royal welcome to the returning Super Bowl champions. The festivities are not yet over: A full-blown parade down Washington’s Constitution Ave nue is scheduled for Wednes day, continuing the celebration of the team’s first NFL cham pionship in 41 years. The Reagans, the first to wel come the team Monday night upon arrival at Dulles Interna tional Airport, shook hands and chatted briefly with players and family members as they stepped down the ramp of their char tered DC-10. The other fans, some painted and wearing signs to remind everyone of the Redskins’ 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins Sunday, were kept away from the airport. But they greeted the team la ter at Redskins Park amid a hail of cheers and popping firec rackers. Even Washington Mayor Ma rion Barry, who made the flight with the team, stood by in a Red skin hat and T-shirt. aiders d for Finn continued from page 11) ut of 20# id of team.” e tieWexas Tech forward Vince viirt Naut yloi. brother of Houston 1, tied Wet guard Jeff Taylor, g with a I'fed 17 points and had six re losing i Kids. He said the Red Raiders |red the game with strong ibers for lings about a possible victory Woodard | the Aggies. Park a j thi n k the Aggies came out idy to play,” Taylor said. “We ;am Agf| beaten them the last two le matctrl s we played them, but I 1 eagain> 1 » ss t b e y wanted it more.” against Taylor said he and the rest of [ilitan Nmlayers have tried to shake exas A&' the loss of three starters, shooting® 'ridayan 1 ‘When it happened, I iaturday ught to myself, ‘Why should ores wen' keep on playing now that TEP U : 7 e lost three starters?’ But 73, Easte (ll [ ’ we’ve really pulled together and we’ve kept playing. And so far, I think we’ve done a good job of it.” TEXAS TECH (63) Anderson 2-4 0-0 4, Taylor 8-13 1-3 17, Irvin 1-3 2-2 4, Jennings 9-16 2-2 20, Reynolds 4-11 0-0 8, Wojciechoski 0-0 0-0 0, Doda 1-3 0-0 2, Benford 3-9 2-2 8. Totals 28-59 7-9 63. TEXAS A&M (78) Riley 10-15 0-1 20, Jones 5-8 0-1 10, Gil bert 1-1 3-4 5, Nauils 6-8 1-2 13, Roberts 8-10 2-4 18, Lee 1-2, 0-0 2, McHenry 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 4-9 0-0 8, Bock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-56 6-12 78. Halftime — Texas A&M 42, Texas Tech 31. Shooting percentages — Texas A&M 64.3, Texas Tech 47.5. Fouled out — none. Total fouls — Texas A&M 12, Texas Tech 18. Rebounds — Texas A&M 36 (Riley 9), Texas Tech 22 (Taylor 6). Assists — Texas A&M 28 (Roberts 11), Texas Tech 9 (Benford 5). Technicals — none. A — 5,263. Welcome to the Gulf Connection We know how much you loved our Mon day shrimp special so now we offer a spe cial Mon. -Thurs. Well travel to the Gulf once a week to buy shrimp. Our cost per pound will be your price per pound. This weeks ptice/lb. is $5 AO Monday-Thursday 5-7 During Happy Hour! irVTERURBAJV 505 University Drive, College Station, Texas S-O rescriptions Filled Repaired Since 1935. BRYAN __ Rice fed Main 799-2786 imySui^ Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. 8-1 guards 1 COLLEGE STATION ncl TeddppostoakMall.. 764-0010 0 K ( a “ ,0 - 9 p-*- i ^etw(Texas State vionday £ Optical oc ms. ■ ng staff have let tW; mason ad' 1 _ avior. Asa men able 10. — —— t interests &n Is Your Selling y do not coi' l ^ c -' - — = zor the reniJ season.” j isclose theiq *f" eT * All? ^ of Key HEN OVER 30,000 PEOPLE onoflndirf READ IT IN the onlv eS; 1 : T \ ti theRicei jjr THE BATTALION as averaging hnson avcf®nyj >09* across! And oo, big 1 J ■nJtfjSC'ri-rrJ//?/ readership guarantee* 1 had eaiw y°u lots of prospects! TTKA “THE PIKES” RUSH Tues. Feb. 1 at 9:00 p.m. at the Pike House FREE BEER for more information call Ken Stone - 696-6871 or Robert Stanley - 696-3619 During his appearance, Reagan was presented with a Redskins cap, which he wore during the duration of his 15- minute stay. He and Mrs. Reagan posed for pictures with Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke and Coach Joe Gibbs, holding the Super Bowl trophy. “I think we’re getting a feel for how much it (the victory) meant to the city,” said Redskin Mark Murphy, before crossing the street to wave briefly to the throng. George Starke, wearing a red jacket and decked with a hog’s head, popped a champagne bot tle in the direction of the crowd before climbing into a black limousine. “Hogs” is the nickname of the team’s offensive line. Some of the top stars did not return with the team. Quarterback Joe Theismann and kicker Mark Moseley were bound for Honolulu for the Pro Bowl. Fullback John Riggins, who set Super Bowl records for most carries and most yards rushing and helped clinch vic tory with the longest scoring run in Super Bowl history remained in California for a luncheon honoring him as the game’s Most Valuable Player. Besides the Reagans, mem bers of their entourage and a _M S C. legion of reporters and photo graphers, the only fans on hand to welcome the Redskins im mediately were members of the airport ground crew. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ppcTE cinemaA presents Student Disc. Fit. with ID Tues. 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