Texas A&M
The Battalion Sports
Wednesday, May 18, 1983/The Battalion/Page 7
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4array denies he
■seceived cash, car
United Press International
HOUSTON — Attorneys for
ilwaukee Brewers and
A&M University hope to
ie out today the second
ad of a legal Fight over Aggie
gall recruit Kevin Murray.
• Attorneys for both sides said
I f'r})’ expected U.S. District
Xvddge Gabrielle McDonald to
Jttoday on the Brewers’ re-
■ for a preliminary injunc-
S lprohibiting Murray from
lying football for the Aggies.
On Tuesday, Murray denied
schooliRations he received a car,
ire facedwy and a credit card from
TrombrMe alumni to play football at
andartjxas A&M. It was the second
ylif testimony in the case,
acher I Murray’s testimony refuted
practitfHof Dan Duquette, the Brew-
:e straKdministrative assistant for
room, outing and player develop-
lassrootlit He testified Monday that
“You'rtpiay told him he received a
target! tiered it cards and money
outyouiHigh Aggie supporters,
ins.” Duquette said during a Sept.
»e these lunch, Murray told him he re-
ooting j ived a 1980 Buick Regal, gaso-
ig theirjHcredit cards, a Visa credit
rs are (.Band $200 per week through
;et practiBl alumni and assistant
iafiies during his senior year at
opular orth Dallas.
“Be said he cleaned u p on ev-
pbody,” Duquette said. Du
ng theiifite did not mention any
h theraner college by name.
hooltoSurray denied receiving the
;htelsai:puc:ements. He said he met
■ Duquette for about 30 mi
nes, but he said recruiting
Btices were not discussed.
„ j.^“Basically, we went over base-
JdUB’ Murray said Tuesday,
fcre was nothing about re-
Ring at all.” On Monday,
Unav left the courtroom
rough a rear exit and refused
ie was a! f omr nent on the lawsuit.
1 not hi NUAA rules strictly prohibit
n proefs I s t0 recruits by alumni or
e" system 1
assistant coaches.
The Brewers claim Murray
owes them a year of baseball af
ter signing a $35,000 bonus con
tract.
The Brewers said they paid
Murray the bonus but he played
only 10 weeks of summer rookie
league baseball before quitting
and resuming football play with
the Aggies.
Murray, a former North Dal
las High School star quarter
back, testified he signed a con
tract with the Brewers in June
1982 — four months after he
signed a national letter-of-intent
with Texas A&M to play foot
ball.
The Brewers claim their con
tract prohibits Murray from
playing football or any other
sports that might increase his
risk of injury.
“We would like to enforce our
rights in the contract and one of
those is that he not participate in
collegiate football,” said Roly
Purrington, an attorney for the
Brewers.
The Brewers were granted a
temporary restraining order
April 13 that forced Murray to
quit working out with the
Aggies’ varsity football team
during spring drills. Murray, a
probable third-string quarter
back behind juniors John Mazur
and John Elkins, did not play in
the Aggies’ varsity-alumni
spring game.
Aggie Coach Jackie Sherrill,
who along with Murray and the
school is a named defendant in
the Brewers’ lawsuit, was not in
the courtroom. He also has de
clined to comment on the case.
Last summer, the 6-2, 187-
pound Murray played for the
Brewers’ Rookie League team in
Pikeville, Ky., and batted .161.
In 31 games at Peoria, Ariz., in
the Brewers’ winter instruction
al league, he batted .178.
staff photo by Peter Rocha
A&M’s Pattie Holthaus makes a throw to first base in the Aggies’ 1-0 over Kansas Saturday.
South Carolina first NCAA opponent for Ags
The Texas A&M women’s
softball team will face South
Carolina May 25 in the first
round of the NCAA College
World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The Aggies, ranked second
in the nation with a record of
36-10, defeated Kansas in two
straight games at Penberthy
Intramural Complex last
weekend to capture their re
gional mini-series. South
Carolina, 27-5, is ranked fifth.
The UCLA Lady Bruins,
the No. 1-ranked team, defe
ated Rhode Island to earn a
berth in the double elimina
tion final tournament.
Cal State-Fullerton, Mis
souri, University of Pacific,
Louisiana Tech and Indiana
are the five other teams in the
College World Series.
The Aggies swept the Lady
Jayhawks 5-0 Friday and 1-0
Saturday to advance to the
finals. Senior pitcher Lori
Stoll no-hit Kansas in Friday’s
contest, striking out nine and
walking two.
On Saturday, Josie Carter’s
solo home run in the top of
the sixth inning was all the
Aggies needed to win. Carter
slammed a 2-2 pitch over the
centerfield fence, giving
pitcher Shan McDonald the
win.
If the Aggies win against
South Carolina, they will play
the winner of the Fullerton-
Indiana game. If they lose,
they play the loser of that
game. Both the winner’s
bracket and loser’s bracket
games are scheduled for May
27.
The Aggies are scheduled
to leave for Omaha Monday.