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Page 10/The BattalionATuesday, November 8, 1983 ■ • UT still in second place Top twenty gets shuffled United Press International NEW YORK — Although three games matching ranked teams against each other last weekend shuffled the college rankings as expected, the top six teams didn’t change at all. Nebraska grabbed 38 of a possible 40 first-place votes and 598 overall points Monday to keep its commanding grip on first place in the latest balloting by the UPI Board of Coaches. No. 2 Texas received the other two first-place votes and 562 points, followed by No. 3 Au burn (526 points). No. 4 Georgia (491), No. 5 Miami of Florida (429) and No. 6 Illinois (416). Auburn and Georgia fought off ranked teams to set up their Southeastern Conference battle Saturday, while Texas and Miami survived scares from un ranked teams to hold their rat ings and front-running posi tions for major bowl bids. 16 over Notre Dame) and West Virginia (27-9 over Temple) all improved five places. wait / CrivB fAe Another chance ! WE FIGURED OUT THE RIGHT dp CHART Now! IF WE WIN OUR NEXT 3 GAMES AND... SMU LOSES TO ARKANSAS AND HOUSTON... AND TECH LOSES ITS FINAL 3 GAMES ... AND RICE BEATS BAILOR .. . AND t.u. LOSES ITS FINAL 3 GAMES... THEN WE'RE THE CHAMPS AND GO TO THE Come Test the Taste of Sweetlix FR Bring in flyer and receive 10c off on each regular. Offer expires Nov. 18 JSSSSB 411 University Drive HOURS : Monday thru Sunday 11 A.M. to H R M. Auburn was a 35-23 winner over Maryland, dropping the Terrapins from seventh to 17th in the ratings. Georgia fought off Florida 10-9, as the Gators fell from 10th to 13th. Texas struggled to a 9-3 win over Houston to hold first in the Southwest Conference, while Miami stayed in prime conten tion for an Orange Bowl bid with a 12-7 win over East Carolina. Ohio State (56-17 over Indi ana) moved up four spots and BYU (31-9 over Texas-El Paso) improved two places. io\ 78 N Moving up one spot each were SMU (20-6 over Rice), Bos ton College (34-14 over Army) and Alabama (32-26 over Louisiana State). Nebraska rolled over Iowa State 72-29 to stay in front in the Big Eight race and automatic Orange Bowl berth and Illinois stayed atop the Big Ten with a 50-23 win over Minnesota that practically clinched a Rose Bowl trip for the Illini. Idle Tennessee moved into the ratings for the first time all season, and Washington re gained its ranking with a 23-22 win over Arizona. Nebraska, 10-0, Texas, 8-0, and Georgia, 8-0-1, remain the only unbeaten teams in the rat ings. Rounding out the Top 20 were No. 7 Southern Methodist, No. 8 Michigan, No. 9 Iowa, No. 10 Brigham Young, No. 11 Ohio State, No. 12 Boston College, No. 14 Pittsburgh, No. 15 West Virginia, No. 16 Alabama, No. 18 North Carolina, No. 19 Ten nessee and No. 20 Washington. Tennessee’s entry into the rankings gives the SEC five Top 20 teams, while Oklahoma’s fall leaves the Big Eight with just one. There are four Big Ten teams, two each from the SWC and Atlantic Coast Conference, one each from the Pac-10 and WAC and four independents. 17 teams pick Evans in 8th re-entry draft Michigan made the biggest upward move in the ratings, climbing eight spots after a 42- dui 10 win over Purdue. Iowa (34-14 over Wisconsin), Pittsburgh (21- Auburn at Georgia is the only meeting between ranked teams this week, although Miami faces a tough test at Florida State, while Maryland travels to Clemson. Department of Food Services Supports the Bonfire By Offering Raised Donuts United Press International NEW YORK — Darrell Evans, who clubbed 30 home runs this year, was picked by 17 of the 26 major league teams and Kent Tekulve, who notched a 1.64 ERA with 18 saves, was chosen by 12 Monday as baseball clubs sought to strengthen themselves in the eighth annual Re-Entry Draft for free agents. Tekulve is classified as a Type A player because he was in the top 20 percent statistically at his position over the past two years. Should he be signed by another club, his 1983 team — the Pitt sburgh Pirates — would have to be compe amateur araft choice plus a pro fessional player selected from a pool of non-protected players. Four others — Doug Bair, Dennis Lamp, Tom Underwood and Milt Wilcox — among the 45 free agents were also T>u>e A players and two — Manny Trillo and Ruppert Jones — were Type B or among the top 30 per cent, meaning their 1983 club would be compensated with two amateur draft choices. ~ <**>■ Evans was exempt from such classification because he has more than 12 years of credited 100 Each in the Following Locations: Commons Snack Bar MSC Snack Bar The Underground at Sbisa Now Through Bonfire Night “The Best Food - The Lowest Price” ATTENTION AGGIES! Need a place to rent for your sorority or private parties? Sons of Hermman Lodge is the place. For additional information call: Don Roberts 822-4238 or 845-0336 sxxsxxxxxxail service. Players whoj went through thedn exempt. Players selected: than four teams arefra with any club. Ead^ allowed to sign threep The next most pop* er among the major led was the New York Yd happy fireballing reSq Gossage, who was< teams. Since he hard his desire to leave Ne>| was thought the Ya not retain negotiating him, but they did. “Maybe we’re not# fident we can sign himiJ comfortably confideitj Yankees general ma ray Cook. Only two players i not retained bytheirto fielders Gene Rschit&I Diego and Derrel T!: 1 Los Angeles. Ricta selected by fourteamsa mas by seven. The Seattle Mam had the worst recordn c „ t . 60-102, picked 11 plw ^ m ■ McDonald's DRIVE-THRU WINDOW MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS At University Drive Now on S. Texas Ave. At Manor East Mall Jin a pu BREAKFAST EVERNell -prep MORNING ied >ts tr ote agai J.S. peac SHAPE UP TWO SPORTS CLUB t.n.u.c. racquet- UPDATE BALL Here’s a reminder for all you Ags about the new SHAPE UP TWO program. This program is offered through the Intramural-Recreational Sports Office and it is designed for those indi viduals who want to make a personal committ ment to physical fitness. The program is based on a assigned weekly school year system where the participant must fulfill his/her goals within a period from October 3, 1983 to August 31, 1984. This is different from the original SHAPE UP program which operates on a calendar year. Weekly progress reports are available at the Intramural-Recreational Sports Department and weekly totals will be posted on the bulletin board outside the office. A SHAPE UP TWO certificate is awarded for the completion of 250 points and a SHAPE UP TWO t-Shirt is awarded for the completion of 500 points. If you complete 1000 points your name will be inscribed on the SHAPE UP TWO Hall of Fame plaque. It’s up to you Ags to get in shape, so why not SHAPE UP? For those who are interested, the original SHAPE UP program still exists. It is available for anyone who is interested in getting in shape but doesn’t want to be obligated to achieve weekly goals. Aerobic Dance Basketball Bicycling Racquetball/Handball Calistenics Running Swimming Walking 1 hr. 1/2 hr. 1/2 miles 1 hr. 1 1/2 hr. 2 miles 1/2 mile 3 miles 1 pt. 1 pt. 1 pt. 1 pt. 1 pt. 1 pt. 1 pt. 1 pt. The Extramural Sports Clubs have been scoring victories this semester and here are the results of their efforts! The Water Polo Club competed in the University of Texas Tourney at Austin on Octo ber 7 & 8. Texas A&M placed first out of 14 teams and was undefe ated in the tournament. Then, on October 15 the club hosted the Aggie Tournament in College Sta tion. The Texas A&M “A” team won first in this competition de feating 3 University of Texas teams. The Men’s Soccer Club played the University of Arkansas here in College Station on October 9 and won 3-0. Hector Lopea and Dave Ewan scored for the Aggies. The club traveled to Waco on October 15 to play Baylor but was out- scored in a close game. Jim Buc- choly and David Ewan made goals for Texas A&M but the Bears squeaked by and won 3-2. The Women’s Rugby Club has tallied up several victories. They beat the Louisana State Tigers 8- 0 and tied the Houston Hearts and the New Orleans Half Moons. The club also participated in the 13th annua! San Antonio Sevens Tour ney on October 22 & 23. They captured first place by beating the Houston Hearts 4-0, San Antonio Nones 8-0, and Oklahoma in a double overtime game 10-6. The Men’s Rugby Club also parti cipated in the San Antonio Sevens Tourney and placed third in the men’s division. Their first oppo nents, the Dallas Harlequins, edged by them 6-12. Texas A&M then won the next four games agains Alamo City 18-0, San Antonio I 20-0, Baylor Strikers 20- 0, and Austion Huns 18-0. The Texas A&M Ultimate Team traveled to Spring Branch, Texas, to compete in the Ultimate Players Association Sectionals. The Texas A&M team placed fifth in the tourney and qualified for the U.P.A. Southern Regional Tour nament in Austin. Congratulation Extramural Sports Clubs!!!!! TOURNAMENT On November 18,19, and 20 the Texas A&M Racquetball Club will host the TEXAS NEWFANGLED UNIVER SITY CLASSIC. The tournament will be held in East Kyle and the entry fee is $15.00 for the first event and $5.00 for the second event, with a limit of two events. The entry deadline is Novem ber 15 at 5:00 p.m. For more informa tion contact the tournament director John Freeman at 693-4781 or Greg Carter at 696-3385. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS McDonald’s® Intramural Highlights is sponsored each Monday in the Batta lion by your local McDonald’s® Res taurants at University Drive, Manor East Mall and on Texas Avenue. Stor ies are written by Leslie Martin and members of the I'ntramural- Recreational Sports Staff. Photos are by Tom McDonnell and Mark Riesz. ixjnsoret . eam r stL J.S. milit The oj yJack W from irgument nilitary. • Leb IT ex I A US'I |l|||ceinury gpoverwhe tutional nishmen David Locklear captured 1 st Place in the men’s division of the Intramural FieldGV Kicking Contest with a 52 yard field goal. FIELD GOAL KICKING Congratulations go to Paige Peterson for setting a new Texas A&M Intramural record in the women’s division of the IM Field Goal Kicking Contest! Paige kicked a 37 yard field goal. CONTEST On Wednesday, October 12, seventy-one part pants tested their field goal kicking skills under# lights of Kyle Field. Sixty-two men and ninewoi entered the contest to determine just who co# kick the longest field goal and also who could act mulate the yardage in the accuracy portion ol contest. David Locklear booted a 52 yard field goaltoclii the men’s title. Locklear also captured first place the accuracy with 192 yards. Coming in close accuracy was Ted Croft with 160 yards. Hearty congratulations go to Paige Peterson setting a new Texas A&M Intramural record in women’s division. Peterson’s record setting goal was 37 yards long. She also won the accuri competition with a total of 162 yards. Janet Br placed second in accuracy by kicking 125yai The winners recieved Intramural Championsl t-shirts and had a big blast participating in the test. A big thanks goes to all the participants. Ki on kicking!! Arour lassil Local Nation Opini« Sports State, hat’ Warn Partb