— 3 —
Disc sports are hot at A&M
By Brian Pearson
Senior Staff Writer
Texas A&>M may not be
the flying disc capital of the
universe, but it’s more than just
a speck on the map of Texas as
far as Frisbee sports go.
While traveling on or off
campus on New Main Drive,
you might have seen the Aggie
Ultimate team running their
legs off and chasing plastic
plates on the polo field on the
east side of campus. Ultimate
basically is another name for
what some people call disc
football.
Scott Gunn, an A&>M grad
uate zoology student, says Ag
gie Ultimate was “reasonably
organized” in about 1978 al
though it wasn’t recognized as
an extramural sport by the Uni
versity until 1982.
G\
funn, who started play
ing for Aggie Ultimate in 1981,
says the team participates in
from 10 to 12 Ultimate tourna
ments a year. The team has
traveled all over Texas and to
places such as Florida and St.
Louis to play in these tourna
ments.
He says A&=M usually hosts
two tournaments every year.
One tournament held in early
fall, called the “Aggie Ultimate
Experience,” draws about 16
men’s teams and four women’s
teams.
The spring tournament,
“Savage Seven,” draws between
13 and 15 men’s teams, Gunn
says. Savage Seven and the Ag
gie Ultimate Experience are
played the same, but Savage
Seven does not allow substitu
tions for the ragged-out players
who’ve been hoofing it around
for 45 minutes with few oppor
tunities to catch a breath or
slam back some water, beer or
whatever.
Gunn says Aggie Ultimate
was the pioneer of Savage
Seven.
If the physical challenge
of Ultimate is not appealing,
then try the A£>M disc golf
course.
While traveling on Houston
or Throckmorton Streets
around the Floral Test Gardens,
Mount Aggie and the Presi
dent’s Home, you might have
seen groups of people walking
around and throwing plastic
plates at striped trees and light
poles. This is the A&>M version
of disc golf.
The A&>M disc golf course,
which was created in 1979, has
18 “holes” and presents an
abundance of hazards includ
ing bushes, trees and streets
which count as water hazards.
i4.<§pM will hold an intra
mural disc golf tournament
Saturday and students can sign
up in the Intramural Office
through Friday. Otherwise they
can come to Mount Aggie at 11
a.m. Saturday and try to get a
tee-off time. An Intramural Of
fice spokesman says 23 partici
pated in last year’s tournament,
despite the howling wind and
torrential rain. There’s no entry
fee and the only equipment
needed is a flying disc, so grab
your Sbisa disc and go for it.
\
AGGIE
Tom Hanks and John Candy
are building a bridge
between two cultures...
even if no one wants it
CINEMA
Ready or not, here they come.
R
mirmcTio
MOM I! ItOUIIM UCianiTM
not
KiJCTH) Tx/nes
-.p A TRl STAfl RELEASE
i © 19*5 TrvSurPciuf** Inc
A* Rights R«Mrv«d
The last silent film by Sergei Eisenstein, this film con
cerns the collectivization of Russian agriculture in the
1920's. Eisentein’s careful editing and camerawork
produce emotional images of machinery relieving the
peasantry of their enslaving and sustaining labor.
The General Line
Sunday, April 27,1986
7:30 p.m., Rudder Theatre
$2.00
cosponsored by the Agriculture/Liberal
Arts Project
a look at the dark side of 1960’s and
70’s social attitudes and culture...
the very first X-rated
CARTOON...
FRITZ
THE
CAT
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, April 25 & 26,1986
THE GROVE
8:45 p.m. $1.50 MIDNIGHT
Advertising in
The Battalion
is as
Good as Gold!
CALC
845-2611