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Page 10/The Battalion/Tuesday, February 21, 1984 by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds UIL draws official’s ire Duran may face Hearns United Press International PANAMA CITY, Panama — Roberto Duran’s manager opened talks with a spokesman for Thomas Hearns concerning arrangements for a bout which Spada, has not come to an would put Duran’s World Box- agreement with Hearns’ coun- ing Association middleweight ti- terpart, Bob Arum, but June tie on the line, officials said was mentioned by sources close Monday. to the talks as a possible month Duran’s manager, Luis for the fight. _ ► ^ ip ^ w w Bring this Ad and Purchase Sunday Specials at Any Time yowuMood'i HedauAG+d 9 § Serving Aggies for 51 years! ^subdUtio+i fasi Qe*tesuUia*vL! Specials 5 p.m. til Closing: Tuesday Night Ail the popcorn shrimp you can eat. Includes salad bar, baked potato or french fries. $795 Wednesday & Thursday Night: All the Fried Cat Fish you can eat. Includes tartar sauce, salad bar, hush puppies, and rolls. 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Lee High School, which had been or dered to forfeit nine games be cause Coach Candi Harvey acci dentally left a player’s name off the eligibility list. State District Judge Harold Clapp said he based his ruling on the fact the girl really was eli gible and called the mistake a paperwork goof. That returned to the Lee team its status as district run- nerup behind Longview and its eligibility to play in the tourna ment. Still and all, it was Bryan that came out on top, beating Lee 78-46. Hugh Hayes, superintendent in Texarkana, Monday ex pressed bitterness about the whole episode. “Probably neither one of us could have beaten Bryan, even under optimum conditions,” Hayes said. “But with the trial business going on, with the kids upset and everybody involved in it, I’m surprised it was as close as it was. “And the results would have been the same if Texarkana had been in the game. I’m sure the Tyler Lee girls had other things on their mind besides playing basketball, right up until game time. That had to have an im pact on the way they played.” He said the fact Tyler went to court set a bad example for stu dents on how to gel disputes re solved. “I think this sends a very poor message to youngsters that if you have a problem with the rules and a decision is made that you’re not satisfied with, then go out and hire yourself an attorney, find a judge, and gel your decision and have that changed,” Hayes said. Hayes said the problem with interpretation of the eligibility list rule was “just one in a long list of disputes that have oc curred over the last several years within the (University In terscholastic League) that I hope will generate some changes. “Really the superintendents across the state are the govern ing body of the UIL and we’re charged with the responsibility of making the rules and enforc ing them. ” Cribbs war ends M9C CAMERA Salon ’84 Statewide Spring Photo Contest Open to all amateurs Enter Photos Feb. 27-March 2 10-2 at MSC Photos must be mounted: 16x20 maximum 11x14 minimum For info 845-1515 260-6993 Judging March 4 United Press International BUFFALO, N.Y. — The NFL Buffalo Bills and USFL Birmingham Stallions Monday ended their court battle for the services of running back Joe Cribbs. U.S. District Judge John Elf- vin, in a rare President’s Day session, heard closing argu ments in the legal battle to de termine whether the running back can jump from the Bills to the Stallions. Elfvinudid not indicate when he would issue a decision, but it is likely to be made before Sun day when the Stallions open their season against the New Jersey Generals. Cribbs, an all-pro with the Bills whose contract has ex pired, has signed a 1984 pact with the Stallions and is cur rently working out with the team. The main issue in the dis pute is a controversial right-of- first refusal clause in the con tract Cribbs signed as a rookie out of Auburn University in 1980. The Bills claim the clause, which gives them the right to match any contract offer Cribbs receives, pertains to all profes sional football teams. Cribbs and the Stallions con tend the clause covers only NFL teams, since the USFL was not in existence when Cribbs signed with Buffalo. Fuzak said the contract and the right-of-first refusal clause was written by Halpern, who did not testify during the hear ing. Ken’s Automotive 421 co CL <0 tr < 0) 0) Q. E o o J S. Main — Bryan 822-2823 "A Complete Automotive Service Center" Tune-Ups „ . Clutches * Brakes Front End Parts Replacement Standard Transmission Repairs GM Computer Testing All American Cars Datsun-Honda Toyota “This is the language that was written by Mr. Halpern for the Bills,” Fuzak said, adding that contracts with players the Bills have written since 1983 include the phrase “whether or not with an NFL team.’ R.l. PATS Track team: M0 cruising Unit* : FORI "Hey, can the goalroper music,” somebody hollered joe Kopec, the driver, popped in a more coinprom«? tape and the massive 1 railwavs bus rolled out ofikllj Kyle Field parking lot. We were on our way to Rouge. I had not travelled with a major university athleticsqui since I was knee-high to a high hurdle so when 1 foundon I had a seat on the bus, 1 jumped at the chance. But as I was throwing my toothbrush and a change:L . clothes into a hanging bag Friday morning, 1 begantoili«r ren ' about the situation a little more. And the more I thoii[® otec ^ about it the more apprehensive 1 became. f ' 1 After all, Texas A&M’s track team has some darnedg«(B )ei j < , )n .‘ athletes on it. What if they were a bunch of prima donnas® 11 111 something? What if they didn’t like the idea of spendingi® r sa y. s ‘ weekend with a live-in sports reporter? ^ Ml 3 But my fear subsided when hurdler Chappelle Heodt® 0 son, walked up to the front of the bus, saw me sitlingquif« e in my seal and announced: “Hey, we’ve got ourselvesatt:R actl 9 a newspaper person going with us. We’re big-time now." If cnm Before long we were cruising through the piney woods r F ; southeast Texas and the roar of wisecracks and “profourfB.. le statements settled to an easy chatter. Things were real smoothly. I soon found myself in a friendly card game withliij jumper Chuck Perry, Aaron “Animal” Ramirez and “Freshman” Treat. I finally felt like I was beginningloai’ just to things. We played and listened to an endlessreptB? 11511 .^ toire of R&B-folksy-cowboy-ballad-lype rock songspourtw e c us out of the guitar of Ethan Glass as the miles rolled byl« tw f en nealh us. I finally realized that these guys, aside from some spa® athletic ability, are basically no dif f erent from anybodydfl un ' at A&M — they are college students. . . True, they may spend a few more weekends on theroi!E n ? 1 than most students, and their daily lives are probablystrul ° I . s little differently, too. But they’re not all supersi;® 11 j 1 * 11 ■ i n i v: voii ritrli! rlnumlnil t hfV'R& wa Jan, at “He stu ejects wer bi st 1^ Pc lured a or household names. When you get right down toil,t just students — and they’re human just like anybody else, That may have never fully dawned on me hadtheb not broken down east of Houston on our return trip. As it was, the boys were restless for Joe to make a skB pit stop having just covered quite a few miles of Louisi® swampland. When the bus finally rolled into the ertfl f : nience store, the engine died, the lights went out, the"!* Nelson tape ground to a halt and everybody wastooeaje to get on with their business to notice. m unit Once the throng had gotten their goodies l l ie )’ rea ^B ITTAr their dilemma. If the bus didn’t start, the team didn't anywhere — and the bus wasn’t starting. ® le . an That’s when Aggie ingenuity stepped in. . nUnu ' Have you ever seen the track team trying to push-ffliR 10 Trailways bus down the sloping driveway of a convenietf® arcls store in a tiny town on the outskirts of Houston in the©:® a h die of the night? It didn’t work. The </e raute»?IPP® ns when they decided to push it back up. > But it was a futile effort — and neither Coach ThoifflB | . 1 nor Coach Nelson would admit to having anything toil Am ^ nc ‘ with the situation. f 1 dru ^ After several cups of coffee for myself and a great deal® 0 natl relief for the two ladies working in the store, we were on tl® 'jjF road again. Our bus eventually rolled back into the Kyle parking lot at 5:30 Sunday morning and I galhew.J 311 v my belongings and drove home to the comfort of my bed'|“!i,. e a tired but wiser sports writer. , ! lmel f Ills, ove day nigl NHL in Canadian court p fornia OPEN SATURDAYS 10% Discount with Student I.D. on parts (Master Card & VISA Accepted) MSC JSQQ1E C INE M\ PRESENTS In everyone’s life there’s a SUMMER OF ’42 JENNIFER O’NEILL • GARY GRIMES JERRY HOUSER OLIVER CONANT Music by MICHEL LEGRAND Wednesday y February 22 701 Rudder 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $ 1.50 with TAM U I. D. Advance tickets are available at MSC Box Office Mon. - Fri. 8:30-4:30 Tickets also available 45 minutes before showtime United Press International OTTAWA, Canada — The Supreme Court of Canada re served decision Monday on a motion by the NHL to quash a subpoena requiring the league turn over files on the sale of the St. Louis Blues to federal anti trust investigators. NHL lawyer Arthur Gans told Justices Brian Dickson, Jean Beetz and Julien Choui- nard a lower court erred when it ruled the league had no legal means of challenging a sub poena order. Gans asked the court to intervene to spell out the league’s rights. Federal investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding the NHL’s deci sion last year to block a Saskat chewan group from buying the Blues’ hockey franchise. The group was to later relocate the St. Louis team in Saskatoon, Sask. A majority of the 21 teams in the league voted against the Saskatoon sale because the NHL owners felt the city of 100,000 people could not sup port a major league team. The NHL owners voted against the Saskatoon sale citing increased travel costs for the league as the deciding factor. Harold Bal lard, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said the only thing in Saskatoon were “dog sleds and snow.” The NHL later approved the sale of the Blues to California businessman Harry Ornest, who kept the team in St. Louis. mum se the NHL’s 21 clubs 30 dr Juarez ; produce financial stateraemjwhere h The action stemmed Tf G ree] ll‘ . licked :ense, 1 Zo Unit Harold Ballard, owner of die Toronto Maple Leafs, said the only thing in Saskatoon “dog sleds and were snow. The Canadian probe mirrors a court battle that is currently being fought in the United States. Last week, a U.S. District Court in St. Louis gave each of $60 million anti-trust last May 24 by Ralston ft Co., former owner of thef after the NHL board of nors voted against the the Saskatchewan group. “There are no provision challenge subpoenas undf Combines Investigation (anti-trust act),” Gans said® WAL appeal application, addin? versity it limited an individual's^ r eceive< protection from self-incri® grant u lion, especially during Mpre m prosecution hearing. Beat d( Alzhein I n vestigators ordered. Medi every NHL club to ptfyOunda documents pertaining <°® out $ Blues’ sale. The leaguesaidytorine federal combines branch»i® ev ices thousands of documents .^rnis r v ers anc The NHL maintainedft^ut c subpoenas violated guarawP'ous against unreasonable se*]! and seizure in the CharK 1 Rights and Freedoms. MSC TRAVEL TRAVEL SPRING avid I He zoo March 9-16, 1984 Ski Steamboat $355 for more information call MSC Travel at 845-1515 -/ V 1 IV