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It has not only raised questions about the wisdom of playing with pain but some ethical considerations as well. McMahon suffered a fractured bone on his right throwing hand in the second game of the 1984 season. That was coupled with a recurrence of a lower back injury. For McMahon’s part, there never has been a question of what to do. “I want to play. I know I can play. I intend to play,” said McMahon, the former Brigham Young All-Amer ica. But to play, he’s had to take pain killing shots. “I think what aggravates it is the pounding on the hand from the (jail,” said Chicago coach Mike Ditka. The spectre of taking injections during a game came to light Oct. 14 when McMahon had to take a shot from team doctor Clarence Fossier. Only in this instance, McMahon took the shot before 49,000 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium. Players huddled around the area on the bench where McMahon took the shot. “I don’t think anyone wants cam eras going when it’s happening,” said kicker Bob Thomas. The pain-killing drug has been likened to Novocaine by General Manager Jerry Vainisi. Ditka, once known for his hard- nosed style of playing with pain, said he knows how hard it it is to play af ter having taken a shot. “It’s no fun,” he said. “I did it sev eral times when I was a player in the ribs and for hamstrings.” But Ditka has insisted he doesn’t want to do anything that would harm McMahon’s future. “We went over this with Jim r.nd the doctors,” Ditka said. “Jim is a gutty guy. I understand the question about sitting him out and letting it heal completely. But Jim already missed a game. There is no doubt we need him.” The Bears, without suitable back ups, base much of their offense on McMahon’s ability to start. In their worst loss of the year, Bob Avellini started in place of McMahon and the Bears were trounced 38-9. McMahon started the next week. In the world of the NFL, playing with pain is usually publicly ad mired. “It takes real courage to play like " ~ alias McMahon is doing,” Da fensive end Randy White said. de- Graduating Engineers December 1984 Sperry will be on campus Monday, November 5. See Brandon Harwood. A career with Sperry will make real use of the time and energy you've put into the last fouryears. The result. We both profit. The more innovative our engineers, the more opportunities they create for themselves. We appreciate that. After all that's what makes us a growing company. We re looking for B.S. graduates in electrical engineer ing. You may be involved in: Software Engineering. Creation, development and modification of software for real-time control. Applications include. Flight control, mul tiplex systems, production support equipment and valida tion and verification equipment. Electronic Engineering. 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If you are un able to see us on campus, please send your resume, in con fidence, to Brandon Harwood, P.O. Box 9200, Albuquer que, NM 87 I 19. Centipedes invade Aggie running event By MARCY BASILE Sports Writer Small children, and apparently some Aggies, believe the term “presidential race” means just that — the President of the United States is the candidate who runs the fastest and wins the footrace. Confused Aggies need look no further than the the Texas A&M Roadrunners Club’s Trick or Trot Presidential 5 Kilometer Race, and The Great Texas Cen tipede Classic. The official Trick or Trot entry form has this to say about the Presidential Run, “the 1984 Presi dential Election is coming Nov. 6. In honor of this important event, the first seven people indicating preference for a particular candi date in the election will score points for that candidate equiva lent to their finish place. The can didate scoring the lowest number of points will be declared the win ner and will be sent an official certificate.” “It (the presidential theme) was a spontaneous thing,” said Race Coordinator Nelson Tubbs. “We thought we would honor the presidential election, since the election is only a little over a week after the race.” A special division commem orating past and future presi dents has been included in this year’s race called the Presidential Division. According to race rules per sons entering this division must have held the presidential or chairperson office of a country, corporation or club within the past four years. (President Rea gan and Presidential Candidate Walter Mondale were invited to participate. Unfortunately, they had prior commitments.) Trick or Trot, the fourth an nual and third consecutive race of je, consists of a fiat, winding 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) course through the main campus of the University. “The race starts at Cain Pool,” said Tubbs. “From there it goes past Duncan Hall and turns to wards the Commons. Then it goes past the golf course to the Systems Building, makes a U- turn, goes past Heaton Hall and Sbisa (Dining Hall), around the bell tower and to the catwalk of the MSC by Rudder (Tower). “This is a short race. Most peo ple can finish three miles. There fore, we can get quite a lot of par ticipation from people just wanting to have fun. “That’s why we don’t emphasis actual trophies. We don’t go all out to please the people who win this race, but we do want to make it fun for people who enter.” True to Halloween form, the race includes something akin to a costumed event. The Great Texas Centipede Classic allows people to run, liter- id< pede must remain attached over the entire 5 kilometei distance. “Centipede came about in a race in San Fransico,” said Tubbs. “There, people dress in all differ- ent suits — like Chinese called centipedes. “This is the third year for the centipede race. Last year we bad six people dressed-up as a six- pack and we also had fourorfne guys with twisted balloonswhidi they wore on their heads like an tenna. “Finish time for one centipede is when the first person of the centipede crosses the finish lint. Eventually, the rest of thecenii- pede must finish the race, but that usually only means a matter of seconds.” Over the past two years, the number of entries has averaged about 215 j>eople. In this race though, numbers can be deceiv- ing. “Usually over half our runners sign-up the day of the race,’ Tubbs said. “The last two years we had about 210 entries and last year we had 220 people sign-up, but centipedes count as one per son.” 01 Oil Nov. 1 noon i $4.50. Michel Ag Fre now at Junior their p Kyle, I taken. Cl Th p.m. tc teyball ally, with their buddies. A centipede, by race definition, is a group of four or more run ners connected by some common bond such as a rope, costume or balloons. All runners in a centi- The Trick or Trot Presidential 5 Kilometer Race and The Great Texas Centipede Classic runs Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. begin ning in front of Cain Pool. The entry f ee is $6 before On. 27and $8 the day of the race. People wishing to enter the raceOctM should plan on a 12:30 pan. check-in at the Kyle Field Nortli End parking lot. Me Unite DALLAS n of a l pan' raidec feduled i ppany re Meyer disenchanted with dismissal from Pals iyntech Ini ffemachini i, And in a company’s (Thursday a poranly fre United Press International FOXBORO, Mass. — Deposed New England Patriots head coach Ron Meyer said Thursday he was not bitter. But team owner Billy Sul livan’s perspective had a sour tinge to it. “I’m unemployed now,” Meyer said. “Yesterday I was a Reagan fan, today I’m a Mondale fan.” Owner Sullivan said after a news conference to announce the ap pointment of Raymond Berry as Meyer’s replacement,“We made lemonade from a lemon.” The New England position was Meyer’s first job in the NFL, which he finished with an 18-16 record over 2 ‘A seasons. It was the first job anywhere from which Meyer had been fired. “When I came here the team lacked direction and I am proud of what we have done,” said Meyer, 43, who left Southern Methodist Uni versity in January 1982 to take over the Patriots team. Prior to that Meyer had been head coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, a scout for the Dallas Cowboys, and an assistant coach for Purdue, his alma mater. “I think I’m a good coach and good for a football team,” Meyer said. "I don't Feel bitter or cheated, but I’m disappointed. I was really having fun with this football team. "I love the NFL and my associa tion with the Patriots, but I regret that I can’t feel fulfilled or content, because I feel like I left something undone. I felt we were on the verge of something.” firi Meyer’s firing came one day after he dumped defensive Rod Rust, citing “philosophical ferences.” But Meyer deniedtlti!| had made a mistake by firing Rts who was reinstated by Berry. \s .1 head Icxitball coach, 1 ■» v absolutely the right thing,'V ^,5 SU p said. "But in the world of the M| ro t j c k t . t you make uxi many wrong mov n| an f or the eyes of management, youwli|j on not a r removed.” 1 he Patriots’ eighth coach ba v r.u and a half left on his four-is| pan, worth a reported Meyer did not say good-bye to til former team. “I didn't feeliuas right, it was not my place, but Mil three players stopped by to something.” He claimed to feel no ill wit ward the Patriots, who areMgEtl into Sunday’s game againsttheSe) York Jejs at Sullivan Stadium iJkkson king t 150 su ional A a privat ments He i lemoct ntonio. be for who Dei COUPON INTER NATIONAL HOUSE RESTAURANT Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Offer expires November 30,1984 All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp $4" Good everyday after 4 p.m. Unite I KATMA jTounsm Tv y rejected a 1 (the oldest 1 (Everest. , Dkk Bus (oilman, als< (world’s hit .plete his gc (the tallest At INTERNATIONAL HOUSE of PANCAKES® RESTAURANT 103 N. 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