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Page 10/The Battalion/Monday, April 23, 1984 11. a t m Ag golfers 3rd in conference United Press International AUSTIN — Nancy Ledbetter posted her second consecutive this weekend to guide Texas to the championship of the Southwest Conference women’s golf tournament. before carding one-over 73s Friday and Saturday to win the individual title by 11 strokes. SMU’s Martha Foyer and Texas Christian’s Kris Hanson, tied for second at 227 for the 54-hole tournament. Walk, Cycle, or Shuttle. It’s only 8 Blocks. Half Rate for Summer with a year's lease Eff, 1 & 2 bedrooms starting at 240.00. 3902 COLLEGE MAIN country place apartments 846-0515 Texas A&M’s women placed third, 49 strokes back. A&M se nior Susan Yantis lead the way for the Aggies at 231. Her rounds of 71, 79 and 81 were good enough to tie for eighth in the tournament. Patricia Gonzalez holed out at 235, Susie Faccini hit 239, Fionna Connor hit 245 and An gela Atkins rounded out the Aggie team at 248. Ledbetter’s three-day total of 216 was even par on the Great Hills Golf Course. Texas enjoyed a 14-stroke lead after the First round and increased its advantage to 25 strokes after 36 holes. The Longhorns Finished at 896, eas ily better than defending cham pion Texas Christian’s 923. Texas’ Ledbetter opened the tournament with a 70 Thursday The Aggies 945 team total placed them third in the SWC. HEY dpi DON'TEdW: we v?£ still puy/m... WF VJANf A 3RD NAT/0CNAhHohSH- TM/J IS All rue PMcrid I to dp I98<( DO YOUR SHADOW A FAVOR BUY 1 PIZZA GET 1 FREE Monday & Tuesday April 23 & 24 BUY ANY 14 OR 16 INCH GET NEXT SMALLER SIZE (WITH SAME NUMBER OF ITEMS OR LESS) V STANDINGS Aston Dorm 4 Mosher jbrr.Knp 846- 696- if 5R-® fill mm s •'T'T^'TVOVr —— 4 v-V' s-to rM mm Campus S. Bryan 7785 S. College Station Si NO COUPONS WITH THIS OFFER. 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Applications can be handed in to the secretary or placed in the Career Development mail box in the back of SPO. Interviews will be held Wednesday, April 25 th and Thursday, April 26 th . V - - ' ^ captured the world record when he ran 100 yards in 12.8 seconds and 100 meters in 14 seconds. The previous records were 13.1 seconds and 14.4 sec onds, respectively. Since that sunny summer day, Adoboe, a native of Ghana who is in the United State studying geology, has put up with the gentle ribbing of his teammates on the university track team. “They say, ‘He’s been back wards all his life,’ and that sort of thing,” said Adoboe. “But that’s the most fun about it. Af ter all the excitement, the value the fi of it becomes part."04906410 In fact, track teamcoadii ()’Brien said fie has letting Adoboe runoneitj! the 400-yard relay race‘jis see the look on thefaceo: opponent.” Considering the uotld cord for running fomi only 9.1 seconds for the yard dash and 9.9 seconds 100 meters, Adoboe come close to outdistanac(i more traditionalopponeni' Adoboe said he is loolu sponsors so he can try to his own record thissumraei. STUI are liot for STUI SI< abh anc sho call UNIA on Ch; dor Chicken poxthreo! to basketball trials United United Press International BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The players at the U.S. Olympic basketball trials Easter Sunday were left wondering not only about their jumpshots, but their immunization shots. With the squad to be cut to 18 players Monday, there was great concern over the growing list of injuries stemming from what coach Bobby Knight called a “grueling” week of basketball. There was also concern over an unanticipated development — chicken pox. On Saturday, it was an nounced that Terry Porter of Wisconsin-Stevens Point — one of the 32 players to make the First cut — had chicken pox. The junior swingman was unable to play Saturday and tht but Knight id a Sunday night but Knight said Porter will be included among the 18. His tryout will continue when the team reconvenes for five days in May at Indiana Uni versity. As a result of Porter’s illness, Dell Curry of Virginia Tech and Roosevelt Chapman of Dayton were retained for the competition Saturday and Sun day nights. Knight said both are in the running to get past Monday’s cut. The coach listed theinj 1 and ills of nine players tirelay night’s double-b Tyrone Corbin of DeF kle), Patrick Ewing of town (congestion, [ bronchitis), Kenny Fields UCLA (possible lower leg! fracture), Venn Georgia (ankle). Lancaster! don of Louisville (congest Chris Mullin of St. Johns kle, foot), Wayman Tisdalt Oklahoma (Achilles ter Leon Wood of Fullerton (foot), and Larry Krystowiij Montana (ankle, poi chicken pox). With Krystowiak watched for chicken pox toms, there was concern! entire team. Tim Carl,then trainer, said Porter likel) traded the disease 5-21 ago. He added it was p« but not likely tliat it spread to the rest of thepte Knight, who watches games from the Assembly press box, said it is evidei him that fatigue hasbeconj factor. LAS VI strike against Ls sorts inch setilemein lines dan pveekend f Negotia n Hotel; aartender 2-hour n faster Sm sume barg Picketei athers w aained at attires clir com panic aree/.es. A settle room La; !,250-rooi could have aegotiatoi “We he flae Hilton effect (on don’t kn [talking ora Jeff McCc ' the lar te counti roposal J alace He [union con “It’s been a hell ofagrnd- week for these kids n and physically,” he said. “We an effort to g 1 setilenie reel. 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