Sports Monday, April 30, 1984/The Battalion/Page 11 r McEnroe wins WCT finals in Dallas ' 5 See page 12 v- Chandler leaves Ags after 26 years ifM • By TRAVIS TINGLE Assistant Sports Editor Tom Chandler, Texas l&M’s head baseball coach for he past 26 years, made this eekend’s Rice series his final ular season coaching ap- learance at Olsen Field. Chandler announced his re- iremenl publicly prior to Fri- lay night’s opening game igainst the Rice Owls. During he pre-game meal at Cain I hill, handler informed his * s hat he would not be returning ocoach next season. The 58-year-old Greenville lativestrolled out to the mound is a list of his accomplishments as read aloud to Olsen Field’s C rgest crowd of the year. Chan- ler acknowleged the crowd’s Handing ovation in his typical [ ;ood-natured manner, giving hem a smile, a tip of the hat inda“Gig’em" sign. Chandler departs from Texas A&M with an impressive gacy behind him. He has posted 24 consecutive .eji^itming seasons since his arrival jjjp] n 1959, including four South west Tom Chandler Conference champion ships and one co-championship. His first came, in 1959, fol lowed by championships in 19(54 and 19(5(5. More recently. Chandler led the Aggies to back-to-back titles in 1977-78. Prior to 1977-78, Texas won the c o n f e championship nine years had e n c e a row. During Chandler’s coach ing career at Texas A&M, the Aggies have finished second to the Horns nine times in SWC P la y- Among his individual accom plishments, Chandler was an all-SWC catcher at Baylor and played a short time with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He also managed the semi-pro Alpine Cowboys, prior to his first season at Texas A&M. Mark Johnson, Texas A&M’s assistant coach, has been recom mended by associate athletic di rector John David Crow to take over the head coaching job for the 1985 season. Johnson, in his second year at Texas A&M, has been to the College World Series three times since 1976 — twice with Mississippi State, where he coached for six years, and once with 1976 National Champions Arizona. Johnson has already assumed responsibilities for the Aggies’ recruiting program and will continue to organize this sum mer’s 2nd Annual Texas A&M Baseball Camp. Rice’s Brian Foxx, right, steals second ahead of the throw to Texas A&M’s second baseman Tim Photo by DEAN SAITO Cartwright in the seventh inning in Friday night’s game at Olsen Field. Foxx was safe on the play. Owls soar past Ags in SWC Moffo rests ployers or 6 sup?' sops Mavericks visit track United Press International INGLFWOOD, Calif. — The Dallas Mavericks didn’t practice Sunday, opting in stead to watch the ponies t un at Hollywood Park. If their fortunes carried over from the first game of their playoff series with the Los Angeles takers, you can figure most ofthe horses they bet on died erosia coining out of t he gate. Dallas coach Dick Motla figured his weary Mavericks needed a day of test a lot more than they needed prac tice. In Saturday’s opener of the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers handed the Mavericks a ten i- S ble beating, utilizing a lull- court press in the fust half etic :y to teatln and a blitzkrieg fast break to roll up a 20-poinl lead after one quarter and a 30-point halftime lead. When the tow trucks fi nally arrived to remove the Mavericks from the floor, the score was 134-91, and Motta was wondering just bow se rious the damage was. “We are definitely over matched,” Motta said. “Right now we're in a very delicate position fora young team. It’s still a long series, but we can be overwhelmed if we’re not careful.” As soundly as the Lakers’ starters thrashed the Maver ick front-line players, it was the work of the Los Angeles reserves that gave Dallas a sinking feeling. When Motta brought Bill Garnett into the game, the Lakers countered with James Worthy. When Motla called on Dale Ellis, the Lakers sent in Boh McAdoo. When Derek Harper made his appearance, so did the Lakers Byron Stott. It seemed so unfair. Los Angeles outshot Dal las, 60 percent to 34.3 per cent. They handed out 32 as sists to the Mavericks’ 19. And the Laker reserves ac counted for a whopping 60 points. “It gives us an idea of what we can do if we make the ef fort to dominate,” said the Lakers’ Kareem Abdul-Jab- bar, who scored 18 points with seven rebounds and four assists in only 26 minutes. By TRAVIS TINGLE Assistant Sports Editor The Rice Owls came to Col lege Station over the weekend and did what no other South west Conference team has been able to do so far this season beat Texas A&M in Olsen Field. The Owls took two of the three games from the 11th- ranked Aggies, becoming the first SWC team to defeat Texas A&M on the road. Rice, who locked up third place in the SWC standings, damaged T exas A&M’s title hopes with l he victories. T he Aggies must now sweep this weekend’s three-game se ries with Texas to share any part of the SWC championship. Rice also spoiled Texas A&M head coach Tom Chandler’s last series in Olsen Field. Chandler announced his retirement right before the start of Friday night’s opening game. Unfortunately for coach Chandler, the game didn’t turn out to be a one-sided pitcher’s duel. The Aggies scattered 11 hits, while the Owls had 14. The Owls managed to use good pitching to make up for their three errors during the game. Rice left-hander Norm Charlton (10-4) pitched 8 2/3 innings to lead the Owls to a de cisive 12-8 victory over Texas A&M. Rice led 12-3 after scor ing five runs in the ninth. Then the Aggies closed the gap with five runs in the bottom of the inning to end the game. Texas A&M’s Kelly Keahey (7-2) pitched four complete in nings and Phillip Taylor picked up his first save, leading the Ag gies to a 6-2 win over the Owls in Saturday’s first game of the doubleheader. Keahey and Taylor limited the Owls to only seven hits. It was Rice’s fewest amount of hits during the series. Owl catcher Mike Fox hit ;a homerun to spearhead a three- run eighth inning as Rice rallied to a 6-5 victory over Tex^s A&M in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader. Derek Hoeischer (6-1) re corded the victory for the Owls, while the Aggies’ Sherman Cor bet (5-3) took the loss. Rice finished SWC play with a record of 13-8, 36-12 overall. No. 11 Texas A&M, now 37- 14 on the year, is 12-6 in the SWC. The Aggies will end con ference play next week with a three-game series against Texas in Austin. Aggie qualifies for Olympic trials Hogs capture tennis crown United Press International CORPUS CHRIST I — The -niversily of Arkansas cap tured its third Southwest Con- ?; ference tennis crown Sunday, winning by a final margin of Five points over second-place "exas. The singles competition was won by second seeded Jonny vine of Texas who defeated top-seeded Kelly Evernden of Arkansas, 6-3, 6-2. In the women’s tournament, 0 Texas took lop honors beating jjd SMU 85 to 79 in total team i((( l points. TCU captured third D place with 50 points, followed M tty Houston and Rice with 41; e ' J* Texas A&M 35; Texas Tech 30; Arkansas 26; and Baylor 0. Texas’ Kathleen Cummings, the tournament’s top seed, de- feated Houston’s Margaret rcet' 1 ' Kedfearn for the individual dropfj thampionship, 6-1,6-4. 14 i» ‘ rce® by llJ mo"* Pi ice. .A® i pertf* mil)!'* Le , were ? re ! mi .ersi pet to' Al I f In men’s team play, the Ra- zorbacks posted a total of 76. Texas followed with 71 for sec ond place; two-time defending champion SMU placed third with 66, and Texas A&M had 49. TCU finished with 47, Houston with 36, Texas Tech with 15 and Rice and Baylor tied for last place with 14 points each. “This is the most gratifying of the three championships we’ve won,” said Arkansas coach Tom Pucci. “We’ve reb uilt the program and estab lished it again as one of the best in America. The conference is the strongest it’s ever been from top to bottom.” By ED ALANIS Sports Writer Texas A&M’s Rod Richard son placed first in the 100-me- ler dash at America’s Classics in Des Moines, Iowa Saturday, beating world record holder Calvin Smith and qualifying for the U.S. Olympic trials. Although Richardson’s per formance will not benefit the team because he has been red- shirted this year, Texas A&M head track Charlie Thomas said the team is very excited about the chance of Richardson qual ifying for the summer games in Los Angeles. In addition to Richardson, three other Aggies placed in the competition. Juan de la Carza placed third in the javelin, Ethan Class placed fourth in the high jump and Chapelle Henderson placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles. Though he didn’t place, Mark Bruce set a personal best record of 1(5 feet 7 inches in the pole vault. Thomas says he is pleased that Texas A&M is doing so well in prominent national meets. To further promote the Ag gie track team, the Texas Col lege and University Coordinat ing Board gave its approval Friday for the construction of a new track-and-field center on the Texas A&M campus. Phase I construction is ex pected to begin sometime next fall, Associate Athletic Director Wally Croff said. The project should be completed by June 1985. With an estimated cost of nearly $1.5 million, phase I of the project will include a 400- meter track, a field-event area and a building for restrooms, concessions areas and equip ment rooms. Phase II of the project will in clude the building of bleachers and a press box. The proposed site for the center is directly behind Olsen Field, on the corner of Jersey Street and Beef Cattle Road. The center, funded by gifts to the University, will also include an intramural complex with softball fields. Currently, the track-and- field program operates at three different sites. 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