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Barnes won’t I put shot at ) A&M Relays merman > By Ken Sury Assistant Sports Editor • ■ BiTexas A&M’s new Frank G. "! lsUl ; Anderson Track and Field Gom- j ! plex will hold its second meet c 111 within a two-week span Saturday, V co : but A&M’s 1 ' ll! freshman sen- Track " s n ation - Rand > and Field — Barnes, won t t be rest doing what he does best. ■Barnes, whose put of 69-feet, ^'/(-inches at last weekend’s troved Texas Relays set a new' meet and crime, freshman collegiate record, will ■rorists: i n ot compete in the Texas A&M SecreianRelays’ shot put event because his ays he L wrist is sore. tsonforqKA&M Head Track Coach tionof Charlie Thomas said he regretted keeping Barnes out of the event, "exti k ul feared that Barnes could in- , ‘ jure his wrist further if he corn- been t J ete(J eptiono(»Fp| ovvever jj arnes w ii| p) e a | 3 i e ro ‘ ' ' toss the discus since the wrist is k not used in the same manner as for the shot, Thomas said. s are pun™ Of Southwest Conference >pean oiiJsclmols, only A&M and the Uni- . ihathiifjversity of Texas women’s team o diplocawill compete. But the two will be - is Xr [joined by Stephen F. Austin, Uni- shipit: versity of Texas at San Antonio, McNeese State, Prairie View, [Texas Southern, Louisiana Tech, In American, Texas A&I, An- -gejlo State and Northwest Loui- lana. all which competed at the fexas Relays. The remainder of the Aggies tare healthy and will compete in |Q[Cf the Belays. A&M long jumper Ian gaim's, who sat out with a bruised ma Bed since the NCAA Indoor JO lampionships four weeks ago, ^ will return. sia oair ■“The long jump competition ■will be fierce,” Thomas said. “As well as the triple jump.” ■The field events for the Texas A&M Relays are scheduled to be gin at 11 a.m. and the track 10 r 0I T events at 1:15 p.m. of thee™ ' — Four! have I Wins, family ties keep Ags' Johnson happy By Tom Tagliabue Sports Writer Some of toughest times for a base ball coach are the losses on the play ing field, but for Texas A&M’s Mark Johnson, those losses aren’t as tough as the time he’s away from his fam- Uy. “The spring is so tough because you’re away n.i from your fam- BdSGbGlI ily so much,” Johnson said. “You see everybody, but as a unit, to sit down and talk, go camping, hunting, attend church — those things that are important to our family.” Johnson said his wife and two teen-age sons help him through a season. “We have a very strong family,” Johnson said. “We have a very strong loyalty to one another and we’re very supportive of one an other. That’s what carries me through the spring more than any thing else does. “The fall is my favorite time of the year because it means family times — times we can spend together. I en joy camping, fishing and hunting. I enjoy being with my my boys (17- year old Ronny and 14-year old Brian) and my wife (Linda). “These are times we can spend to gether in a much more relaxed at mosphere. The public eye isn’t on us at that time and that’s comfortable.” Johnson will have to spend an other weekend away from his family when he and his 16th-ranked Ag gies, 29-18 and 7-2, travel to Waco for a three-game Southwest Confer ence series with the Baylor Bears at Ferrell Field. The teams will play a double- header Saturday at 12 p.m. and a single game Sunday at 1 p.m. “My concern right now is the pitching rotation,” Johnson said. “Hopefully, somebody will get very consistent. Dale Barry has been pre tty consistent starting for us (2-0, 2.77 ERA, 20 strikeouts in SWC). “Darryl Fry (1-1 in SWC), if he has his stamina and he’s on top of his game, then I think he can be in that area, but he’s been a little shaky la tely. Gary Gieger (2-1, 4.26 ERA) has been off-and-on a little bit, so those are concerns are that I have Mark Johnson, A&M’s head baseball coach, watches the action from the dugout during last weekend’s Tech series. A&M begins a 3-game right now — and of course, going on you hit the road, but good teams the road.” \ overcome those types of things,” he Johnson said the road adjust- said. “I hope we’re maturing into ments are something the team will that area.” have to overcome. “There are a lot of things that Maturity is what the first-place have an effect on the player once . Ags need if they expect to beat the Photo by John Makely series with Baylor in Waco Saturday at noon. The series was to begin Friday, but playing conditions at Ferrell Field would not allow it. sixth-place Bears this weekend. “I’m very pleased with the posi tion we are in right now in the SWC race for the pennant, but at this par ticular point in time, I’m just not ter ribly impressed or in awe of our stat us,” Johnson said. “(Our standing) could fall next week. There’s a lot of distance and a lot of teams between now and when the seasons over, so we’re really not on ‘Cloud 9.’ We know we’re going to have to con tinue to scrap and fight hard just to survive. f the ntif ;ring anE nother ffi tr Langfe d be sent# iwestAtlait e the vassingew ularcomu louseholi ; comnuinir door," 9 Beginning last Wednesday reports have circulated that No bel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakhorov would be released from Soviet internal exile within the next month. On April en “' M 16th MSC Great Issues Committee is bringing to Texas A&M Alexander Ginzburg. Alexander Ginzburg is a former Soviet dissident and colleague of Andrei Sakhorov. Both Ginzburg and Sakhorov were persecuted for their outspoken stand against the Soviet government’s infringements on civil rights. sometfc mething : the con® iow so that ese viciouii solved in s durin| ngs or t In 1981 Ginzburg was traded to the West for 2 convicted So viet spies. ren, bet* 11 tyne Wilfc rder int» ,#l tented to- % t/l ■Hi n FROM OPPRESSION TO FREEDOM PRESENTS ALEXANDER GINZBURG ON STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE U.S.S.R. WEDNESDAY APRIL 16 $1.00 RUDDER AUDITORIUM 8:00 PM REM attalion Classified 845-2611 We make student loans for Texas 1-800-253-LOAN • ONE DAY APPLICATION PROCESSING • ON LINE STATUS CONFIRMATION • LOAN CONSOLIDATION • ASSURED ACCESS THROUGH 1990 • PLUS LOANS • 24 HOUR “COURIER PAC” SERVICE • THREE DAY CHECK SERVICE • THREE DAY NOTICE OF GUARANTEE SERVICE • TOLL-FREE HOTLINE - 1-800/253-LOAN Expect more from Certified Savings - We do more than just sign checks. 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