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°ne iflterei. 31 7 p.i:i; Bra/os « ai the • lopre-i ports Tuesday, Januaiy 31, 1984/The Battalion/Page 13 Aggie golfer hits two holes-in-one See story below Aggies gig Frogs, break loss streak By BILL ROBINSON Assistant sports editor Michelle Tatum scored a career-high 30 points Monday night to lead the Texas A&M women’s basketball team to an 85-69 victory over Texas Christ ian in G. Rollie White. The game broke a three game Southwest Conference losing streak and advanced the Aggie’s record to 9-8 on the sea son, 2-5 in conference. TCU dropped to 5-13, 1-7. TCU stayed close throughout the first half — primarily be- Two holes-in-one cause they held Tatum to 11 points. But Tatum, whose previous high-game was 28 against Southern Methodist, could hardly be stopped after the break and the Aggies pulled away. She scored 12 of the First 16 Aggie points in the second half. Coach Cherri Rapp was all smiles after the game. “(Tatum) did a good job tonight,” Rapp said. “We had three losses in a row and were beginning to get our heads down.” Rapp says the win will help the team as it prepares to close out the first-half of SWC action Thursday in Houston. “Houston is loaded with ta lent,” she said. “They’ve got a lot more size than we do. “It’s really wide open when they’re at home. They just run and gun a lot. We’re going to try and press them, force tur novers.” The Houston game begins at 4:30 in Hofheinz Pavillion and precedes the men’s game. Ag golfer defies odds ivith | noon and irough ling. Ford 520. ■ ' . ■ Photo by DEAN SA1TO By BOB CASTER Sports writer Every golfer, from the hacker to the pro, strives for the elusive hole-in-one. Some golfers live an entire lifetime without ever seeing their shot travel from the tee box to the cup in a single stroke. Dave Jones, a member of the Texas A&M golf team, was for tunate enough to experience the ultimate golfer’s thrill not once, but twice in the same round Monday at the Bryan Municipal Golf Course. Texas A&M golf coach Bob Ellis was astounded. “It’s a very, very unusual feat to get a hole-in-one,” he said. “The odds are about one-in-a- million. But to get two in one round is almost unheard of.” Starting out on the backside of the course, Jones, a junior from Dulles High School, sank his first hole-in-one on the 12th hole, a 180-yard par three, using a 2-iron into the wind. He gave a repeat performance on the second hole, a 165-yd par three, this time using a 4-iron. “I couldn’t believe it, I was just in a daze,” Jones said. “I was barely able to finish my round. I wasn’t playing too good at the time so it kind of helped my score.” Jones, along with the rest of the golf team, will be spending the next two days qualifying for a tournament in West Columbia at Columbia Lakes Golf Course. Top players to miss tourney Texas A&M’s Michelle Tatum scrambles for the ball at mid-court with TCU guard Sandy Hone. Tatum scored a career-hieh 30 points in the game, which the Aggies won 85-69 in G. Rollie White. A&M’s next home game is Saturday against Rice at 5:15 p.m. United Press International HOUSTON — Eighth- seeded Kathy Jordan of King of Prussia, Pa., withdrew from a $150,000 women’s tennis tour nament on opening day Mon day, complaining of a painful arm. Seventh-seed Wendy Turn- bull of Australia played Monday night against England’s Aman da Brown in the only match on the first day involving a seeded player. Jordan’s departure left the tournament with only nine of the top 20 players in the world. The top two women, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd, did not enter. Sponsors made Helena Suko- va of Czechoslovakia the No. 8 seed in place of Jordan. In early first-round matches Monday afternoon Bulgarian Manuela Maleeva beat Lindqvist Hollviksnas of Sweden 7-5, 6-3, while New Jersey’s Pam Casale beat Beth Herr of Ohio 6-1,7-6. e reprej re Haute :e said tl» field aboil i Field. Pdi nail fire i f ■is was scan ei fromtl* estigatorss they miss you at Spring Break?] gators wit mine tbf4:|' icials rep] id the 30s. miles. ras a SwfJ ■ of carri ill offic'4 Tiokl fhe! s Inten NJ" dieted >rs Mi ivingf l0n 0 s stolen 1 ; Manto 113 Gov. Mark White Tuesday named March 10 as the special election date to fill the District 14 state representative vacancy. Democratic Secretary of State John Fainter said he did not know, nor had he heard it discussed, that March 10 was the beginning of spring break. He said that March 10 had been described as a “covenient day” by party officials. But Fainter did say the election could have been called earlier, possibly March 3, another Saturday. Bryan-College Station Eagle Wednesday, January 25 1084 Student Senate opposes election date The bill states that because “students and faculty traditionally make vacation and travel plans during the break and are therefore ex pected to be out of town during the election, expecting such a large number of voters to vote absentee is both an inconvenience and increases the chances of misrepresentation of the 14th district’s population.” Battalion 1-26-84 fri otinl tas R*®! and hi* irfield eceip i ivicted/ i prison a. ■ \i conw 11 snatcK of ^ tS May in ent ch jr; ed s0lJf _ nS? a coin osecoi"- 0,000-f * FB ! :oin 11(3 iO, a c,. ■rrefj tdr* |ea J 00 slir *1 .bacef rested' Grov. Mark White either set the date deliberately or he did not care enough about yon to ask! Here is what the Republican RICHARD SMITH thinks about you: As an A&M former student and as your Representative, I will be committed to preserving the pride, the tradition and the striving for excellence that is the spirit of Texas A&M.” Richard Smith ’59 Richard then: 57Member Squadron 22 ■ Varsity Swimming Team ■ Distinguished Student Richard now: ■ 5 years mayor of Bryan ■ Founding member Brazos Animal Shelter, Inc. ■ Member Century Club, Assoc, of Former Students ■ Varsity Donar, Th.e Aggie Club ■ B.S. Mechanical Engineer ■ 4 years Active Duty USAF ■ Captain USAF, Res. They called the special election for the first day of spring break - will they miss yon? You can vote by absentee ballot beginning Feb. SOth. For more information on voting and how you can help in the campaign, call 846-0047. Aggies stand up and be counted! Vote for the man who cares about you and Richard Smith wants and needs your help! Elect Richard Smith as your voice in State Government. presented by TAMU College Republicans in the public interest.