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Page \ 2/The Battalion/Friday, February 24, 1984 C t c TANK MCNAMARA by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds Second USFL season starts United Press International The United States Football League be gins its second season Sunday with the same concern with which it began its first — financial survival. •eeipeeee Pi INTERNATIONAL BOUSE owcaus RESTAURANT Breakfast Special S'! 99 Monday thru Friday Up lo 4 people with this coupon Offer expires Feb. 29, 1984 Includes your choice of 4 great kinds of pancakes-- Buttemnilk,Strawberry,Blueberry,or Pecan. Plus 2 strips of bacon or sausage and 1 egg (any style). While most USFL owners have lots of money, they didn’t make it by investing in losing ventures and one has to wonder how long they will be willing to pick up the tab if television and box-office revenues don’t offset expenses. National Football League teams proba bly could make it on television revenue alone if they had to. But the USFL’s tele vision package is a great deal less lucra tive. And, unless the ratings are better in ’83 than they were in ’82, the next USFL television package likely won’t be as good as the present one. USFL Commissioner Chet Simmons said originally that his league had no in tention of matching NFL salaries. But the need for name players — both from the NFL ranks and out of college — quickly opened the same sort of price-bidding battle that the NFL and AFL got into in the ‘60s. A survey of the USFL teams in the Southeast indicate deficit budgets. The Tampa Bay Bandits, capitalizing on apparent fan disatisfaction with the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers, report they’ve sold 33,000 season tickets for their games in 73,000 Tampa Stadium. But the newly former Jacksonville Bulls have sold only 22,000 at the 81,000-seat Gator Bowl, and the Birmingham Stallions and the newly-formed Memphis Showboats, who play in 78,000 and 50,000-seat stadiums, have each sold only 18,000. In an effort to bolster ticket sales, s USFL teams are resorting to gimn The Tampa Bay Bandits, for have given away trips to England, ill with the team and other prizes to dij people to Tampa Stadium. “The NFL has disouraged that sort thing,” said Falcons’ promotion Charlie Dayton. “They figure the qa of our product is all the selling point | need.” The USFL made off with the last i trophy winners — Walker last yean Nebraska’s Mike Rozier who went to I Pittsburgh Maulers this year —and! signed about a third of the college pU drafted in January. The NFL has declined to move up draft date from early May to go heaa head with the USFL on signing colli players. NCAA Champs begin season Ag softball tries for 3rd title Professional service you’ve come to expect. You can depend on the qualified professionals at A TSO to provide you with quality eyewear, expertly selected and professionally fitted for the clearest, most comfortable vision possible. And, as always, at a price you can afford. Texas State Oetic at 214 N Main Bryan 779-2786 Post Oak Mall College Station 764-0010 By DAVE SCOTT Sports Writer Head coach Bob Brock and the Texas A&M women’s softball team are like the two mountain climbers who have just conquered Mount Everest. All they can do is look at each other, shrug their shoulders and say “What now?” After two consecutive na tional championships, the team can’t climb any higher. All it can do is start at the bottom like ev eryone else and get ready to play king-of-the-mountain for another year. The ascent to the top begins Sunday for the Aggies. A&M, ranked No. 4 in the preseason polls, plays No.6 Louisiana Tech in a doubleheader Sunday at 1:30 p.m. This years’ climb will be made steeper because the Ag gies will be without the power ful pitching duo of Shan Mc Donald and all-American Lori Ken’s Automotive i5 a. a> 0C o < Q> a» Q. E o O 421 S. Main — Bryan 822-2823 “A Complete Automotive Service Center" Tune-Ups „ D . 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Lopez is a power pitcher, reminiscent of Stoh. To compli ment her speed, she has a good curve ball and an effective change-up. Andaya, in comparison, doesn’t rely on power pitches. She has two main pitches, the drop-ball and the rise-ball, which are considered to be the two best types of pitches in softball. And Andaya isn’t fazed by the pressure of stepping in after a pitcher like Stoll. “I’ll just have to face it,’ says. Both pitchers had winning records in fall competition. An daya was 8-2 with a 0.37 ERA and Lopez was 4-3 with a 0.45 ERA. But Andaya and Lopez still lack experience. Brock says, he has planned a schedule against strong teams such as Louisiana Tech to season the young pitch ers. So by play-off time, he says, the pair should be ready for any team. And Brock says he expects his team to be in the play-offs, even if this year’s record isn’t quite the same. “We may lose a few more games this year,” Brock says, “but we’re not going to be los ers.” Shortstop is the only other position besides pitcher Brock has had to fill. All-American Carrie Austgen has graduated, leaving fresh man Judy Trussel and senior Linda Lancaster fighting for the moment. Lancaster is having trouble with a sore arm, giving Trussel an edge for the job. The rest of the infield re turns intact with sophomore Mary Schwind at first base, se nior Patty Holthaus at second base and sophomore Cindy Cooper at third base. Holthaus Photo by DEANSA Outfielder Cindy Foster holds the NCAA Championship trophy that the Aggies won last season. Texas A&M plays Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Penberthy Intramural Complex. and Cooper were 1983 NCAA World Series All-Tournament selections. 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