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* Page 16/The BattalionAA/ednesday, April 6, 1983 Ex Steeler to get big bucks in USFL United Press International BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Although the terms of his con tract were not revealed, the newest member of the Birming ham Stallions said he will be get ting “substantial” money. The Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League Tuesday night announced the signing of for mer Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide re ceiver Jim Smith. The terms of Claude Riley one of 64 players picked to play in all-star contest the three-year contract were not revealed. ATA Presents: PARTY on the PATIO at the Delta House LOWENBRAU, behind Hall of Fame April 16 Featuring: Two Live Bands — Albatross & Sticky Fingers 250 Miller, Lite, Lowenbrau Tickets available at Aggieland Subway Riley in all-star competi tion: Forward Claude Riley, who recently concluded his Aggie playing career when Texas A&M lost to TCU in the Southwest Conference tourna ment, hasn’t hung up his high- tops just yet. Between today and Saturday, Riley will be in Port smouth, Va., for the Port smouth Invitational Basketball Tournament. Each year, tour ney officials invite the top 64 senior basketball players in the nation to compete in the three- day event, which is heavily attended by professional scouts. Riley finished his career here as the fourth leading scorer in Texas A&M history at 1,383 points, and the second leading rebounder at 870. Aggie coach Shelby Metcalf said: “This is a great honor for Claude. He is very deserving. I think he has the size and the shooting ability to make a fine professional ball player.” In other Aggie basket ball notes, freshman center Jim mie Gilbert has been named to Basketball Weekly’s honorable mention freshman all-America team. Gilbert wound up the 1982-83 season with 63 blocked shots, five away from the season record set by former Texas A&M center Rudy Woods in 1979. Gilbert’s 36 blocks during the SWC season just missed tying Woods’ Aggie record of 37 in 1979. son unnoticed by the folks re sponsible for college tennis polls, the Texas A&M men’s tennis squad has broken into the national Top 20. Not by much, will play the 12th-ranked Texas Longhorns on Saturday at 1:30 in Austin. Texas A&M is led by sophomore Kimmo Alkio, who has a 23-3 singles record this spring. Sports File best teams in the country.' ! season marked the seventlia I seen live year that the Rj( backs played in the NCAAtm nament and the seventh)® a row Arkansas won at 1 games. Finally: After going through most of the spring sea- but it’s better than not being ranked at all. In Monday’s poll of the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association, the Aggies held down the No. 20 spot. Texas A&M, which lost to Hous ton 7-2 Friday and defeated Rice 8-1 Saturday, has a 21-6 record on the season. The Aggies will host lOth-ranked Arkansas on Friday afternoon at 1:30 and Sutton happy about sea son: When all is said and done, Arkansas Razorback basketball coach Eddie Sutton says, the 1982-83 season will be remem bered as one of the most success ful in the school’s history. “We never dreamed we would have a record like 26-4,” he says. “When you consider that two of our losses were to Houston and one was to Louisville, it makes our record look even better. Houston and Louisville are the Tough tournament: 1 University of Texas worn tennis team, which hasal; record on the season anl ranked No. 14 in the coutt will host a tournament leant “ ea! six of the nation’s Top 20iei starting Thursday mort! flie Longhorns willplayl ranked Indiana, last AI AW national champion! first-round match Thuni o' * SPRING t ^ SPORTS SPECTACULAR Aggies to host | rugby tourney These Specials Good Thru April 16th, So Hurry! 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The event will feature eight schools from the western part of the country, with the winner of the collegiate tournament going to Athens, Ga., in May for a shot at the national title. T he Aggies, who won the state title by defeat ing SMU and SFA in Shreve port, La., probably will have to win three games in the two-day tournament in order to qualify for the national competili In the Aggies’ state games, they deleatedSMl and Stephen F. Austin Hi the SMU game, Tim C Richard Jahns, Joel Hide Tommy Muchard and Meyers scored to leadTi A&M. and in the SFA tit Murchard, Meyers and led the way in scoring. During both games, pi under w indy conditions ait muddy fields, the only p scored on the Aggies cam penalty kicks. Lewis: Coogs will win it all in 1984 United Press International HOUSTON — Though the upset that cost Houston its first national title was still fresh on the minds of many Cougar fans, coach Guy Lewis promised his team would be back next year and “win it all.” “This is only a temporary set back and I guarantee we’ll be back next year," Lewis told some 3,000 cheering fans who wel comed the Cougars back Tues day from the NCAA Tourna ment in Albuquerque, N.M. “With support like this, there’s no way we can fail. We’ll be back next year and win it all.” North Carolina State beat I HO HERPES HERE ITM ©K.I.S. 1982 Stop the Spread Spread the Word Top Quality T-Shirts $8,950 Red and White Design on Black T-Shirt Men $□ mO /□ xIO Women $□ mO /□ 1" Genuine Cloisonne Pin $3.95 □ Vinyl Bumper Sticker $1,950 Send Check or Money Order, Including $1.00 Postage and Handling To: K.I.S. Box 452, Aptos, CA 95003 Part of Proceeds to help in HERPES Research. All orders are rushed A.S.A.P. Houston 54-52 Mondaynigi deny the heavily Cougars their first national: I .evvis, 61. now has failedii visits to the Final Four. Nti of his two No. 1 rankedtfBp 0 , has won the NCAAtournai Dreary skies and bluster degree cold, nevertheless, not diminish the crowd’sei siasm at Robertson Stadiua campus as chants of "PhiSl e g| Jama — Phi Slama j®’ • greeted the second' finishers. The Cougars will loses starter Larry Micheaux, there has been talkjuniorO Drexler will go to the pros year. Drexler, however,tol porters he wanted to retut complete unfinished busitif “Everyone is still prettvslJV^ ed," he said. “Right '*L ec | staying (in school) bm If,,;, lot to consider. 1 have to con er the offers and my loveot university. The tournam exa means the world to me. 1 m cta thought we would lose liked ' V1 Sophomore forward Be , he Anders and junior a , Michael Young were openl4 ex - tical of Lewis’ decision, seven minutes to play^osiF 6 ’ 1 ’ lead. “1 felt we should have out of it (the semi-stall) nobody was thinking on] floor at the time,” Young Houston newspapers crit ical of Lewis’ decisionto) Houston Post col: Tommy Bonk editorii “That wasn’t the rockin’ai lin’ Phi Slamajamas— a bunch of little old ladies! ing for help crossing the trying to keep somebody stealing their shopping' tic Id Come See and Ride the HONDA AEROfl featuring: • Electric Start • V-Matic Transmission • 2 Passenger Honda Aero 50 — *598 K TWIN CITY HONDA 903 S Main Bryan, TX tion ■ him