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Wednesday, April 6, 1983/The Battalion/Page 15 Golfers IT... (continued from page 13) has won five of six tournaments this spring, placed sixth in the national competition. Jim Clayton, the Longhorns’ coach, agreed that this week’s tournament should be strong. “Just by looking at the rankings,” he said, “you can see that it should be one of the strongest tournaments of the year. A&M’s got a very good team, as do Houston, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma.” Clayton said the performances of junior Brandel Chamblee and senior Mark Brooks have been the strong point of his team. “They’ve won five tournaments between them, but the other players have to play well this weekend, too,” he said. “We’ve been having six or seven people play during the year, and certainly they’ve all played well all year long.” Even though UT lost four players from last year’s team, it still has managed to grab the No. 1 spot in the rankings. “We’re real pleased with our young players, because they’ve come on real strong and made a difference in the team,” Clayton said. “We’re used to this field (of teams) because we’ve basically played in the same one all year long ... week after week after week. So we’re very positive about the tournament. “We’re as confident as a golfer dare get, knowing the unpre dictability of the sport of golf.” Here are each of the nation’s top four teams’ results and individual stroke averages entering the A All competition: 1. Texas — UT has won five of six tournaments this spring; placed fifth in Alacorn Intercollegiate in Guadalajara, Mexico during March. Brandel Chamblee: 71.6; medalist at Pan American and Alacorn Inter collegiate Paul Thomas: 72.5; tied for second at Morris Williams Intercollegiate last week Mark Brooks: 72.8; won Henry Homberg Intercollegiate this semester, LSU Invitational and Harvey Penick Intercollegiate during fall Ronnie McDougal: 74.7; best finish eighth in Border Olympics Steen Tinning: 75.8; best finish tie for fourth Columbia Lakes Intercol legiate in February 2. Oklahoma State — Won Alacorn during March, placed second in Pan American, sixth in Henry Homberg, fourth in Morris Williams. Tommy Moore: 72.5 Scott Verplank: 72.7 Tracy Phillips: 74.0 Willie Wood: 74.5 Andy Dillard: 74.6 3. Houston — Cougars, the defending national champions, have placed second in every tournament they’ve played in this spring. They were ranked No. 1 in the nation after three events, but dropped to third. John Slaughter: 73.0, five tourneys Steve Elkington: 73.6, five tourneys Billy Tuten: 73.8, four tourneys | Billy Ray Brown: 74.2, five tourneys Mike JVeece; competing in first event of season 4. Texas A&M — Aggies, who finished fourth in last year’s NCAA tournament, have been up and down this season but are still ranked No. 4 in the nation. Texas A&M, paced by medalist Danny Briggs, won last year'sSWC tournament. The Aggies’ stroke averages were unavailable, but these five team members will compete in the tournament: Gary Krueger, Paul Oglesby, Danny Briggs, Jacky Lee and David Jones. Minister Nigeria-bound to spread word of Akeem’s ‘Phi Slama’ fame United Press International NASHVILLE, Tenn, — A Nashville minister has sche duled a meeting in Nigeria with the parents of Houston dunk- master Akeem Abdul Olajuwon to talk basketball. Dwight Marable, pastor of the local House of Blessings in ter-denominational church, said he read a story in the Tennes sean Tuesday that said Ola- juwon’s parents don’t under stand the game their son plays or comprehend the national atten tion he has attracted as a mem ber of Houston’s Phi Slama Jama Fraternity. “I called my mother after we beat Louisville and told her we won, but she didn’t know what we won,” Olajuwon said in the newspaper story. “She wants to know about class. They want me to come back with a business law degree.” Marable was ready to help Olajuwon, who was named the NCAA tournament’s outstand ing player despite a 54-52 last- second loss to North Carolina State. “I talked to Akeem by phone this morning in Albuquerque,” Marable said Monday, “and ex plained that I would be in Niger ia this week on a missionary cru sade. I told him I had read that his parents were having difficul ty understanding exactly what he was doing and I’d be happy to take some press clippings to them and explain what a prom inent sports figure he has be come in this country. “At first he had a little trouble understanding what I meant,” said Marable. “But after I made myself clear — that I was going to pay a visit to his parents — he became really excited and en thusiastic. He gave me their tele- ^' s mother, concerning his phone number in Lagos and also younger brother who is also in a personal message to deliver to ^ ie ^Everything is all set up for the visit.” Swim (continued from page 13) Walker said. The schedule of events for the Aggies this weekend is as fol lows: • 100-yd freestyle — Eileen Doull, Jody Tanner, Melanie Schmauch, Kevin Londrigan • 200-yard breaststroke —Jeff Marx, Mark Viminitz • 200-yard butterfly — John Heldenfels, Chris O’Neil • 50-yard freestyle — Melanie Schmauch, Jody Tanner, Craig Buchmann, Clark McDonald • 100-yard breaststroke —Jeff Marx, Mark Viminitz • 100-yard butterfly — John Heldenfels, Chris O’Neil • 1000-yard freestyle — Rick Walker • 200-yard freestyle — Rick Walker • 500-yard freestyle — Rick Walker • 400-yard individual medley — Rick Walker Pliilis Burns, Vicki Moir, and Edlyn Bell, Chris Londrigan, Peter Gatchell and Jack Fink will help to add depth by swimming in relay events for the Aggies. IF YOU LIVED EACH MO MENT AS IF GOD WAS REALLY ALIVE — AND IN YOU. . . WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? DON’T FORGET EASTER NOW THAT IT’S OVER! IN FACT, ACT LIKE EASTER HAS JUST BEGUN! Dr. Rod O’Connor of the Chemistry Department will be our guest speaker Sunday at our UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL 315 N. College Main 846-6687 Hubert Beck, pastor WORSHIP SERVICES at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Fellowship Supper 6 p.m. Midweek Service of Meditation tonight at 10 p.m. rips Houston pn season-opener ZA 0 United Press International HOUSTON — Many think (\ie Los Angeles Dodgers will provide the National League rookie of the year for the fifth consecutive season, but if one rame is any indication the race :or player of the year seems more likely to be the attention getter. Dodger old hands Ken Land- reaux and Pedro Guerrero knocked in 11 runs between them and each went 3-for-5 to power a club record setting 16-7 win over the Houston Astros. Meanwhile, rookies Greg Brock and Mike Marshall man aged only one hit between them in nine at-bats despite manager Tommy Lasorda’s advice. “I told Marshall and Brock just to go out and relax and play the game like they know how, to do what you did to get here. They had to be nervous walking out there tonight,” Lasorda said. Brock, who replaces Steve Garvey at first base, did not hit a ball out of the infield until the eighth inning when his liner skipped inside the first base bag for a triple. Marshall was 0-for-4 with two strike outs. [ Unknown to Lasorda was the reaction of Landreaux starting his third season with the Dod gers and his sixth in the Major Leagues. “I definitely had butterflies,” Landreaux said. “It was one of those situations where you are waiting for something to come around for so long. I was ex cited.” The Astros pitching, the [heart of the ballclub, was not sharp. Starter Joe Niekro was rocked for eight hits and six runs in three innings and reliev er Frank Lacorte after pitching two solid innings gave up the two big blows of the game in the sixth inning. APRIL 16 WITH : JCE 'LING* CAPPASCC CO Rll UJSflC Members — Important Meeting — Thursday April 7 Rm. 140 MSC 7:00 PM OFFICER ELECTIONS Fate of shack and equipment to be deter mined. MSC ARC C. the DLflGKHEARTd in concert Thursday, April 28 in G. Rollie White Coliseum Tickets $ 7 50 , $ 8 50 , $ 9 00 MSC Box Office 845-1234 General Sales: April 6