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rs ^mimi plotai patron ud. Sports Thursday, April 26, 1984/The Battalion/Page 13 Saints / sale er "'as to J sband, \ 3 disaM lire! tires jjjgl ^een ^ 1 s for hint hs use :i(K lications men. United Press International fs'EW ORLEANS — A group jjif Louisiana businessmen is be ing assembled to bid for the New Orleans Saints, said Gov. Edwin Edwards, who vowed to ■ his powers to help keep the fosiball team from moving to iksonville, Fla. id wards said Tuesday he has betu told Saints owner John ■coin Jr. has placed the foot- Hl team and three hotels he owns on the market for an esti- nlied $70 million. outran re boti •othvmBA spokesman f rom Mecom’s ’getb: Hlmston office saiid the Texas eyean ■smessman met Wednesday nil Saints and Superdome ie met ■rsonnel “to attempt to solve eint: the Superdome lease prob- Bis." BThe Saints 1975 contract orlaiaHdi the 71,330-seal Super- lant iaiBnie expires after the 1984 '$ to Bason, water. I ■Edwards told a crowd at a fwasn fundraising dinner for New Or- rng diS'is Mayor Ernest Mortal he was i has authorized concessions in the Saints contract with the Su perdome to increase the team’s rncesof slaying in Louisiana. The concessions include a rental reduction from 10 per cent of gross ticket sales to 7 percent, a reduction in day-of- j the-game cleanup costs from $35,000 to $30,000 and a re duction in the cost of office Space. The Saints have discussed 5th business leaders in Jack- mile the possibility of mov ing the team to the 80,900-seat lator Bowl and a television sta- totittH' 011 hi Jacksonville has said a gainst J,) ove could be arranged within te i f 3 wee ^ OJ 1 wo - ekiT unln. iar^ec weekl abbenf etty linn Swain's jaw broken Bearkats stop Ags By TRAVIS TINGLE Sports Writer Sam Houston State rallied for four runs on five bits in the ninth inning to stifle lllh ranked Texas A&M 10-9 Wednesday night. Texas A&M shortstop Rob Swain, the conference’s leading hitter, did hot play. Sources say Swain suffered a broken jaw last weekend when he was hit by a batted ball during Baylor’s pre game batting practice. Swain played in all three games of the Baylor series, not knowing the extent of his injury, which was revealed today. He is questiona ble for the Rice series. Rusty Roberts replaced Swain in the game with Sam Houston. The Bearkats, ranked 20th in Division II, trailed the Aggies 9- (5 going into the ninth. Rock King look the loss after coming in during the ninth. Chris Huchingson, Barry Smith, Beje Mahoe and Jimmy Flowers each pitched two in nings, combining for 1 1 strike outs. Texas A&M found itself down 5-0 after the first four in nings. Sam Houston’s Scott Coole hit a grand slam hbm- erun in the third. The Bearkats added another run in the fourth, but then the Ags stormed back. Freshmen Jimmy Flowers hit a two-run homer in the fourth to start the Aggie comeback. Mike Scanlin scored from third base on a wild pitch, then Buddy Haney doubled to left, scoring Tim Cartwright. Don Robison ripped a single up the middle to score Haney and, just like that, the score was tied 5-5. Sam Houston broke the tie in the seventh by scoring a run off a throwing error by Roberts try ing to team up with Cartwright for a double play. Flowers doubled toscore Todd Edwards, tying the score again 6-6. The Ags went on to score three more runs in the in ning and appeared to have the victory locked up. But Sam Houston’s first four hitlers in the ninth all got hits —■ two for extra bases. Texas A&M dropped to 36t 12 on the year. Levine aims for title Texas A&M’s Tim Cartwright relays the ball to first base after forcing Sam Houston State’s Benny Jasek at sec- Photo by DEA N SAITO ond. A&M completed the double play in the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s game at Olsen Field. pn |ha 16! J Tigers streak past Rangers :gs knotki United Press International ARLINGTON — The long grind of the baseball season has not yet caught up with the giddy Detroit Tigers, who Wednesday night captured their 15th win in their 16th out ing, 9-4, over the Texas Rang ers. “It’s so much fun coming to the park,” said designated hitter Johnny Grubb, whose first homer of the year started the Tigers toward their sixth con secutive victory. “I’ve been on teams that have lost a lot and I know there are times when youstruggle and you don’t want to come to the park.” Grubb, who spent 4 Va years with the Rangers before Texas dealt him to the Tigers for re lief pitcher Dave Tobik, prior to the 1983 season, admitted that homering against his previous employer did give him a thrill. “Right now, it feels good to hit a home run against anybody, but I can’t deny it felt good hit ting one here,” said Grubbs. “When I hit the ball, I was just hoping I could get it over (Rangers centerfielder) George Wright’s head. Detroit’s quick start this sea son leaves it just two games short of the 17-1 mark of the 1981 Oakland A’s for the best getaway in American League history. United Press International CORPUS CHRISTI —Texas’ Johnny Levine will be trying to win the Southwest Conference No. 1 singles title that eluded him last year but it may be more than a personal achievement — Levine’s success could also mean a team title. Heading into the confer ence tournament, to be played this weekend at the H.E. Butt Ten nis Center, Arkansas has the team lead with 58 points but Southern Methodist, Texas A&M and Levine’s Texas squad are all conterrders for the crown. A school can win up to three points in each division, or a total of 27 points by sweeping the tournament. With orrly 10 points separating the top three men’s teams and two points be tween SMU and Texas in the women’s, the 1984 tournament promises to be the most impor tant in Southwest Conference history from the standpoint of determining championships. Men's No. 1 singles give a good indication of the compet itive nature of the divisions: Le vine has lost only to Arkansas’ Kelly Evernden, who has lost only to Texas A&M’s Greg Hill, who lost to Levine. Levine was the 1983 No. I singles runner-up to since-de parted Rodney Harmon of SMU, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Other con tenders who enjoyed success in last year’s men’s tournament are Arkansas’ Pat Serret, the No. 3 runner-up; SMU’s John Ross, the No. 4 runner-up; Ar kansas’ Tim Siegel, the No. 5 champion; TCU’s Craig Boyn ton, the No. 5 runner-up; Texas’ Gavin Forbes, the No. 6 champion; and Arkansas’ Bobby Banck, the No. 6 runner- up. Serret teamed with Peter Doohan last year to win the No. 1 doubles from TCU’s David Pate and Corey Wittenberg. Then the Arkansas pair went on to claim the NCAA doubles title won a year earlier by TCU’s Pate and Karl Richter. Serret and Evernden are among the stronger No. 1 doubles team^ this time, along with SMU’s John Ross and Den Bishop, and Texas A&M’s Greg Hill and Grant Connell. It’s a similar story in the sec ond annual women’s tourna ment, where SMU hits Corpus Christi with a 64-8 record, while Texas is a close second at 62-7. Seven of last year’s 12 women singles finalists return — three champions and four runners- up — but four of them are play ing in lower positions. No. 1 champion Margaret Redfearn of Houston is one of the three defending champs to return. Woodcreek sives you a whole lot more three« I . Dffces| :wi tedtl*! for less. Like ponds And pathways for ducks. trees. or walking. And loads of And pools for swimming. And It’s a new way of living Privacy for just plain enjoying. v >odcreek. ^at gives you a whole lot more f°r less. Indulge yourself. Wdod^reek Hom eS 5 patio homes from the $80s. Estate lots priced from $22,000. Woodcreek 409-696-1732