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Pan Am team called ‘B’ team
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by Jeff Millar & Bill It
Depth good for U.S. in track
United Press International
CARACAS, Venezuela — Af
ter a surprisingly strong per
formance at the IX Pan Amer
ican Games, it appears likely the
United States could have the
deepest amount of track and
field talent going into next year’s
Olympics.
The original team named for
the Pan Am Games, chosen
from the National Outdoor
Championships this June,
amounted to nothing more than
a “B” team, with the top three
national finishers having gone
to Finland for the World Cham
pionships and most of those
staying in Europe for other big
meets.
But even the “B” team was
then decimated by the with
drawal of 1 1 athletes following
the drug-testing expose. Seven
others failed to finish their com
petitions.
Still, the U.S. won.
When the final athletics
count was made, the Americans
had 38 medals, including 14
gold, to 34 and 12 by the power
ful Cubans.
There were several keys to
the outcome. One was a sweep of
all four relays on Sunday, the
last day of competition. Another
was a solid showing from the
women, who had only three
members fail to finish their
events.
One of the athletes who de
cided to interrupt the lucrative
European tour and provide a
spark was Elliott Quow of
Brooklyn, N.Y. Quow estab
lished himself as an Olympic
gold-medal threat by winning
the silver medal in the 200
meters at Helsinki and then in
Caracas taking a gold and
anchoring the 4 x 100 relay to
victory.
Another was pole vaulter
Mike Tully. After having com
peted in what he called “some of
the worst conditions ever” in
Helsinki, Finland, he traveled to
Venezuela. But the day after
four weight-lifters were strip
ped of their medals because of
drug abuse, Tully was among 12
U.S. athletes who departed.
Immediately his name was
linked with the others as being
suspected of using illegal drugs.
But after three days home in Los
Angeles taking care of “urgent
business and personal matters,”
Tully returned to Caracas,
apparently tired of the unfair
presumptions being made.
He won the pole vault on Fri
day night, defeating more high
ly regarded teammate Jeff
Buckingham of Gardner, Kan.,
the U.S. outdoor record-holder.
In an impromptu news con
ference after going into the dop
ing room, Tully said, “This was
the eighth track and field meet
I’ve been in this year where
drug-testing was done.” He
would not elaborate, but it was
clear he was trying to say he was
“clean.”
That brought up another
question. Earlier in the day, the
German doctor who was the di
rector of the sophisticated Pan
Am drug-testing operation said
the same equipment had already
been used in several other
meets, including the World
Championships, and said no one
had proven positive.
His statements contradicted
those made Tuesday by U.S.
Olympic Committee officials,
who said the equipment had
never been used before and was
being tested in Caracas as a dry
run for the Olympics. When a
USOC official was confronted
with that conflict, his response
was, “Who are you going to be
lieve, us or a German?”
The question of whether the
apparatus was used in Helsinki
is a significant one. There were
rumors after the World Cham
pionships, quickly squelched by
officials with the Finns’ drug
testing laboratory, that Carl
Lewis — perhaps America’s
brightest star — had proven
positive.
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all-American juco forward
United Press International
HOUSTON — Former junior
college all-America forward
Clark Braxton of San Francisco
enrolled at the University of
Houston today, intending to
play next season for the Cougar
basketball team.
Braxton, 6-8, 230, earlier had
indicated he wanted to play for
Houston. His enrollment made
it official.
Braxton, who averaged 36
points and 18 rebounds last sea
son for DeAnza College in
Cupertino, Calif., may be the
power forward coach Guy Lewis
needed to replace departed for
ward Larry Micheaux from a
team that was an NCAA Tour
nament runner-up.
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son for Pepperdine iiBi
in 1980-81, had twonl
NCAA eligibility ten
Braxton reportedly had cons
idered attending the University
of Mississippi.
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Landry searching for defense
United Press International
DALLAS — A good part of
the Dallas Cowboys’ defense is
missing and coach Tom Landry
is not sure it will turn up any
time soon.
It is an inconvenient time for
such an absence since Dallas
opens its season next Monday
night against the defending Su
per Bowl champion Washington
Redskins.
“We are not as good defen
sively as I want us to be,” Landry
said Tuesday. “And we won’t
improve all at once on Monday
night.”
Landry’s chief concern is the
fact that during the preseason
teams seemed to have little trou
ble moving the ball on the
ground against the Cowboys.
Such old foes as Franco Harris
and Earl Campbell bounced off
tacklers and generally made life
miserable for the defense.
Dallas’ four opponents
gained an even 700 yards on the
ground during the exhibition
season for an average of 175
yards per game. Awaiting the
Cowboys will be John Riggins,
who gained more than 100 yards
in each of the Redskins’ four
post-season games last year.
“We need to improve in a lot
of areas. We are still turning the
ball over in our territory. We
need to work on our quarter
back traps.
“But the No. 1 thing so far
has been our defense against the
rush. It has to get better.
“The best thing we have had
going for us is our pass defense.
I just hope that part of our team
stays up there until the rest of
the team catches up. If they do,
maybe we can win a few games
along the way.”
Other developments involv
ing the club included:
—A decision by Landry to
make no lineup changes from
the end of the exhibition season.
But the coach said backup play
ers would be quicker to move in
this season. “I told the team I’m
going to play more backups than
before,” Landry said. “I feel bet
ter about the backup people
than I have in some time.”
—The placement of running
back James Jones on the injured
reserve list after having been
protected on the final 49-man
roster. Dallas recalled tight end
Cleo Simmons of Jackson State,
who had been one of the final
cuts from the team on Monday.
—A ruling by the coach that
receiver Butch Johnson’s antics
in the end zone following a scor
ing catch last weekend did not
constitute a violation of Landry’s
ban against post-touchdown
celebration. Johnson was forced
to abandon his “California
Quake,” routine because of
Landry’s edict, but after catch
ing the touchdown pass against
Houston last Saturday he slap
ped hands with a number of
photographers standing behind
the end zone. “He was just
saying hello to people,” Landry
said.
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At University Drive
Now on S. Texas Ave.
MORNING
At Manor East Mall
GET READY TO PULL AN
AGGIE ALL-NITER
To start off’ the fall semester, we
would like to invite you to attend
our Second Annual AGGIE ALL
NITER! Now, you may have heard
that sometimes college students may
have to “pull an all-niter” around
exam time; but the IM-REC Sports
Aggie All-Niter is a special kind of
all-niter! Why? Because it’s fun and
it’s for Aggies only! The Aggie All-
Niter will begin at 7 PM on Friday,
September 23 and will conclude at 3
AM on Saturday, September 24.
There will be a country western
dance, tournaments, various ex
tramural sports club demonstra
tions, carnival games and lots of oth
er sports-related activities. We will
also be giving away prizes donated
by local merchants. So... plan to
attend the AGGIE ALL-NITER on
Friday, September 23.
EARLY MORNING REC IS HERE
As of September 1, 1983 the
Intramural-Recreational Sports De
partment will be extending its ser
vices by offering an EARLY MORN
ING RECREATION PROGRAM.
East Kyle and G. Rollie White will
open at 6 AM with locker facilities
available for those wishing to use
them. Advanced racquetball/hand-
ball reservations will be taken begin
ning at 7:30 AM rather than 8 AM.
We are currently developing the
concept of organized instruction in
various activities such as racquetball
and handball. If enough interest is
generated we may also develop early
morning intramural leagues and an
early morning jogging group.
It is our hope that with the new
early morning recreation program,
more University students, staff, fac
ulty and spouses will take advantage
of the pre-work or pre-class fitness
opportunities. The possibilities of
this new program are endless so if
you have any questions or sugges
tions, please feel free to drop by the
Intramural-Recreational Sports Of
fice, 159 East Kyle or phone 845-
7826.
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TWO NEW SPORTS
The Intramural-Recreational Sports Department announces the addi
tion of two new sports this fall! First is INDOOR SOCCER—we’ve moved
the outdoor game inside! It’s now faster, more exciting and higher
scoring! Enries will open October 10, so be on the look-out for Intramural
Indoor Soccer. The second new sports is WALLYBALL! It’s actually
volleyball in a racquetball court! Entries will open October 17. A wallyball
teaching clinic will be announced at a later date.
REC SPORTS CALENDARS
They are not gone yet but they are
going fast! Be sure to pick up the
1983-84 Intramural-Recreational
Sports Calendar soon! In our calen
dar you will find our tournament and
special events sports schedule, rules
and regulations, extramural club
sports information and lots of inter
esting sports trivia. If you need a
calendar or just have a question,
please feel free to drop by the Intra
mural-Recreational Sports Office in
159 East Kyle or phone 845-7826.
The Intramural-Recreational
Sports Department Facilities are
open to all student, staff, faculty,
spouses and their dependents. If
you are a new faculty or staff mem
ber then you will need to come to
the Intramural-Recreational Sports
Office, 159 East Kyle to obtain your
Recreation ID. For your added con
venience our ofice remains open un
til 7 PM Monday through Thursday.
A few things to remember about
the IM-REC program:
1. You are required to show a
current TAMU student or rec
reation ID upon entering all
recreational facilities.
We have sports equipment
available for free check-out or
rental including tennis and rac-
3.
quetball racquets, which are
available for 500 an hour.
Handball/Racquetball Courts
are available for reservations
during East Kyle and De-
Ware’s open hours. Please call
845-2624 for reservations (24
hours in advance).
If we can be of service to you
please feel free to drop by the
IM-REC Sports Office, 159
East Kyle or phone 845-7826.
Sat. & Sun. 8 AM-12 Mid.
DeWare Fieldhouse
Mon.-Fri.
Sat. & Sun.
Tennis Courts
Mon.-Fri.
Sat. & Sun.
11:30 M-L30 PM
4 PM-11 PM
10 AM-10 PM
5 PM-11 PM
1 PM-10 PM
Weight Room
Mon.-Fri.
Sat. & Sun.
Outdoor Pool
Mon.-Fri.
Sat. & Sun.
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2 PM-7 PM
Noon-6:30 PM
Noon-6:30 PM
FACILITY HOURS
2.
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Mon.-Fri. 6 AM-8 AM
Noon-1 PM
5 PM-12 Mid.
Racquetball/Handball Courts
For reservations, please call 845-
2624 or 845-2625 (24 hours in ad
vance). Reservations are taken at
7:30 AM Monday - Friday and 8 AM
Saturday and Sunday.
Flag Football
Preseason Flag Football Tournament
16 Inch Softball
Tennis Singles
Intramural Triathlon
Table Tennis Doubles
Aggie All-Niter
Innertube Water Basketball
Handball Singles
Golf Singles
Badminton Singles
Pickleball Singles
Flickerball
Volleyball
Preseason Volleyball Tournament
Bowling Singles
Swimming
Indoor Soccer
Racquetball Doubles
Wallyball Tournament
Horseshoe Singles & Doubles
Basketball
Outdoor Soccer
Preseason Basketball Tournament
Special Events*
COMING SOON
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Battalion by your local McDonald’s® Restaurants at University Drive,
Manor East Mall and on Texas Avenue. Stories are provided by members
of the Intramural-Recreational Sports Department Staff.
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