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Guy Lewis says to blame refs for Barnhill problems United Press International HOUSTON — Houston Cougar coach Guy Lewis says the blame should be on “intimi dated” Southwest Conference referees, not on Arkansas bois terous fans, for the inequal treatment visiting teams feel they receive when they play the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark. Not once, Lewis said on Mon day, has he seen Arkansas school officals “feed an .official to the fans” in Barnhill Arena, and yet experienced conference re ferees continually let the crowd and Razorbacks’ head coach Eddie Sutton influence their de- DEBBY’S Beauty Salon 704 N. Rosemary 846-6364 Valid on Tues., Wed. & Sat. J • Perms $29 • Men s Cuts $5 • Women’s Cuts Blow Dry $15 In the Plaza with Casa Tomas cisions. The Cougars, 23-2, play at Barnhill Thursday against, the Razorbacks, 24-1, in the biggest SWC game in years, The SWC championship and possibly a na tional championship are at stake. Referees’ decisions will be crucial. “The last three years up there, the fans haven’t intimi dated our team,” Lewis said. “ The problem we have and ev erybody else has — and I know this is gonna make some people mad — is the intimidation of officials (referees). “If officials would hang in there like the players do, you wouldn’t see much griping ab out the crowd,” he said. Other SWC coaches haven’t been as nice this year in state ments about the Fayetteville fans. Many visitors describe them as obscene and dangerous. Once a year for seven years since Houston entered the Steak and Shrimp Dinner at Fort Shiloh: Only $ 9 95 ! Monday-Wednesday 5-10 p.m. Weekly! Includes a tender 6-7 oz. Ribeye Steak, three golden-fried Jumbo Shrimp, a baked potato or french fries, hot and fresh homemade rolls and a trip to the best salad bar around! A Complete Meal! Fort -3^. Mon.-Fri. Sat.-Sun. 1 I a.m.-2 p.m. 5 p.m.-10 p.m. II a.m.-1 0 p.m. Sh'iLorf STEAK HOUSE 2528 S. 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As far the Razor- back fans themselves, Lewis would love to coach in front of them. “I don’t find any fault with the crowd. I really don’t,” he said. “I think they are a great basketball crowd. I think they do exactly what Eddie wants them to do. If you’d listen to what he says on his TV show, you’d know he takes great pride in getting the crowd to back him.” Sutton is 89-6 at Barnhill. When his team is winning easily, he acts differently, Lewis said. “But you get close to them and he will wave that baton,” he said. Lewis would much prefer a barnburner at Barnhill than a game against the Virginia Cava liers in Tokyo, Japan. (The Cougars played there against the Cavs and lost 72-63). “Over in Japan, the people were great. But they were so po lite they didn’t get into the game. I didn’t like that,” he said. Fayetteville is the only place where Lewis feels the referees are affected by the fans. “I’ve been to Rome and I’ve seen where they threw the Christians to the lions,” he said. “But I’ve never seen Arkansas feed a referee to the fans. If it was a lions’ den, maybe the offi cials would have to worry.” ^ IfcKjK , IF YOU LOOK. CCT A li^tpakjionjg rue PGofzsgiohal- footbal l PLAYERS IIO -TOk UMrrtP STATES. . OF TUeM ACC UKJPCe COMTRACT . TO TM£ MFL K Coin flip could decide SWC third-place fir From staff and wire reports Texas A&M’s 96-59 victory over the Texas Longhorns not only boosted the Aggies’ Southwest Conference record to 9-6, but it also pushed them into into a tie with TCU for third place. Both teams have one more game to play before the SWC tournament — the Aggies play Texas Tech in Lubbock on Saturday and TCU plays SMU Wednesday. Both teams need to win to stay in the hunt for third place. The team that finishes third in the conference race does not have to play a first-round game in the tournament, which opens next Monday at three sites around the league If A&M and I and finish tied for plicated tie-breake be put into effect, the Aggies atul H the key would be finishes fifth. If SMU finishes breaker advantage ECU. But il Texas filth, the tie-breakt go to Texas A&M. (ietfim South 1 ball cc veterar league And, hi may ht ness o I tough. Cl thir r tot In t both d, a c< inula iimhf( u Id pb ihtatl) Provided Ixith ECU would have d< twice and Texas . have defeated 1 exa Tech and SMU < lied for filth and c< way. II they do, a co \&.M Nfetd v aboil lieat A nit tlx i TCI' nlvei? in pb Koch captures Dora I for first victorv in six )WF \ r ^ x O "FC meet ho 1 J Hurst, United Press International MIAMI — Cary Koch, who went into the final round of the $300,000 Doral Open golf tour nament four strokes ahead, didn’t miss a heat and won by five. Runner-up Ed Fiori put it best when he said: “He just nev er missed a shot. He was down the middle of the fairways, he hit the greens and he made the putts. After he birched the f2th and 13th holes, he should have been ordering fried chicken to celebrate on the 14th tee.” Koch came up with a 2- under-par 70 in Monday’s rain- delayed, final round over the 7,065-yard Doral course, which lived up to its reputation as the “Blue Monster” as gusty winds of 25 mph held up the scores. Fiori shot a 71 to finish at 12-under-par 276, five shots back. George Burns was another stroke behind at 277 after a 71 Monday. Next ai 278 were two-t itn Ray Floyd and I and Kite shot 7 round. It was Koch s eight years on tl first since the 19 rus Open. In betv and third vie tone injury that hothi year and a hall —- years of wonch couldn’t win aga “It’s been a lo said with obvious good; it really been a lot of golf those years, a loi and a lot of self- The 30-year of Florida grac hoped the vic tor for the future. “I think my g; shape than it r Koch said. Arkans: second geograj togethe brawl.” A&D Aggie p six scho State Ui ing a tot ty of Te the Uni third at Peter Sm Roger I coaches finished represei will be 1 Trigon. Gym placed : The Ag Dr I v. leam T c an 4es, >1 hi nibt. Id l I ;lie munxl ■ ii after theB, ol nncl expatiM i lienlm un thel •. event, u a 72-hole N lots hack. I ii his secondl . i losing 1(1 SUPERIOR AUTO SERVICE Auto Repair at it’s Best 111 Royal, Bryan Just one mile north of Campus 846-5344 DAN WASKOW t l rev mo, playing] instead of spend* n the broadcastbooljj , | io .i 78 to finishiilt] WAYNE PRITCHARD T«uf Office o< TrafficMMy :MSC- TOWNTfAL-L- —w A N JEST . $ UlN ‘Xf^cc COflCCRT TCHSXSI —vSionop in-the. 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