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t « Thursday, June 19,1906/The Battalion/Page 5 Sports A&M signs state sprint standout By Ken Sury Sports Editor The Texas AJcM men’s track team has added yet another thorough bred to its stable of young sprinters with the signing of Galveston Bali’s Derrick Florance Wednesday Florance won the state 5A championship in the 100 and 200- meter dashes this year with a hand- timed 10.1 seconds in the 100 and a 20 3 in the 200 Florance's 100 tune may have been a national high school record, beating a 10.18 posted by Rov Mar tin, now with SMU, but since the University InterschoiastK League doesn’t use electronic timers for the state meet, his time was adjusted to a 1034 Florance also anchored Galveston Ball's 400 relay team to a first-place Finish at the Mate meet. With the signing of Florance, the Aggies may have the fastest group of sprinters in the country. AkcM fresh men Stanley Kerr and Floyd Heard had solid performances at the NCAA Championships, winning each ol their 100, 200 and 400 relay trials, before Heard won the 200 with a 20.34. Heard placed sixth and Kerr sev enth in the 100, and along with Law rence Felton and Archie Roberts, finished in second place behind TCU in the NCAA 400 relay final Florance will join Columbus' Percv Waddle as freshmen sprinters for A&M. Waddle, signed as a wide receiver for the football team, won the state 3A 400-meter dash in 46.6 and anchored his 400-relay team to first place at the meet. Aggie Track Notes ... Heard will be running the 100 and 200 in the Senior Track Athletics Congress (TAC) Championships held Friday through Sunday in Eugene, Ore. Aggie Randy Barnes, who has the world's longest shot put this year at 71 feet, 9Vk inches, was scheduled to throw the discus at the TAC meet, but has withdrawn to allow his in jured throwing hand to heal. His technique coach. Robert Par ker, sai^ Barnes won’t compete the rest of the summer in the nope of being ready for competition this fall. Court: ‘Play ball’ 4A tourney will be played AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Su preme Court cleared the way Wednesday for Class 4A high school baseball teams to play for the state championship this weekend Austin Westlake is in. Waco Rich field. which felt unfairly deprived of a tournament berth, is out. Westlake will play Mercedes Fri day at 5:30 p.m Snyder plays Bren- ham Friday at 7:30 p.m. The title game is set for Saturday at 7 p.m. All games are at Dtsch-Falk Fiekf. After an hour of arguments and 45 minutes of closed-door deliber ations Wednesday, the court granted Westlake's request to overrule a Wacojudge^order that hadkrpt al ive Rk h field*s title hopes. Austin Westlake beat Richfield 4- 3 in 11 innings June 5 in the first of what was to be a three-game series. Games two and three were rained out and Westlake advanced to the semifinals when the University In- terscholastic League denied Waco's request to allow the Richfield-West- lake senes to continue after the June 7 deadline State District Judge Bill Logue of Waco then barred the Class 4A tour nament from proceeding before Westlake and Richfield could com plete the series. Westlake officials then got a conflicting order from State District Judge Juan Gallardo of Austin. In the meantime, championship games were plaved here last week end in the other four classes while the 4A teams waited to see if they would plav any more games this year. "We are very anxious to get the tournament underwav," UIL Ath letic Director Bill Farney said after the Supreme Cxrurt cleared the way for Westlake. Snvder, BFenham and Mercedes to play for the title Phillip McCleery, lawyer for the Waco school district, said he had given “no thought at alf about whether to seek further legal action in the case. The Supreme Court's written opinion will not be filed for several days. A brief order handed down Wednesday gave no reasons for the decision. Aguirre likes LA., but glad to stay in ‘Big D' DALLAS (AP) — Mavericks' for ward Mark Aguirre, apparently dose to being traded to the Los An geles Lakers on NBA draft day, says he is just as happy to stay in Dallas “I love Dallas and I’d love to keep on playing here," Aguirre said I hope we plav the running kind of game we aid against Los Angeles in tne playoffs. I fWl that type of game is more suited to me " Aguirre was at Reunion Arena, headauarters for the Mavericks, for Tuesday's draft and was aware of the rumors that Los Angeles was en gineering a deal. The hottest rumor would have sent Aguirre and power forward Roy Tar pier, drafted seventh by the Mavericks, for forward James Worthy and either Michael Cooper or Byron Scott. “I’m sorry there is no trade an nouncements." said Dallas personnel director Rick Sund. "There have been a lot of rumors floating around with no validity." Aguirre himself fueled specu lation "I heard from an inside source that the Lakers are really inter ested," he said. “I talked with Magic (Johnson) the day before. He’s actu ally pushing it quite a bit." Aguirre, who is a longtime friend of Johnson, said he wouldn't mind plavmg with the Lakers. “Who wouldn't? I'd like to play with Magic He would love to plav with me. "But if 1 could slay here with no problems, I'd like to stay here." Aguirre, the Mavericks' star scorer, has been at odds with Coach Dick Motla at times and a trade would surprise few who follow the team. “There’s a conflict of styles,’’ Aguirre said. “I can fit in any style but there comes a point where talent level comes into plav . “And right now that talent is dor mant. I have to be allowed to show that talent." He savs a trade still is possible. “As hard as they seemed to be try ing. it looked like it might happen," he said. "There are times when 1 think Dallas will deal me. Of all the teams they could deal me to, the Lakers would be a good place for me to go " Vulture' rips Denmark '•'MEXICO CITY (AP) — Emilio “The Vulture" Butragueno flew over, around and through the Dan ish defense for four goals Wednes day, leading Spain to a 5-1 rout of the World Cup newcomers in the fi nal game of the second round. In the afternoon s other game, England's Gary Lineker scored twice in leading his team into the quar terfinals with a 3-0 victory over Paia- guav Butragueno was unstoppable, re cording the first four-goal game since Eusebio did R for Portugal in 1966 against North Korea. He scored on a header, a penalty kick, a 2-on-l break and after steal nig an ill-advised pass from Jesper Olsen, who had Denmark's goal on a penalty kick. Andoni Goicoechea also scored on a penalty-kick lor the Spanish, who eliminated one of the tournament's glamor teams. Denmark had made a sensational World Cup debut by winning Group E and out storing the opposition 9-1. But it could not penetrate Spain’s defense and it could not cope with Butragueno Spam plays Belgium Sunday at Pueola. England takes on Argentina at Artec Stadium The other quarterfinals matches are set for Saturday. In Guadalajara, Brazil plays France. At Monterrey, West (Germany opposes host Mexico. The suddenly revived English at tack once more was led by Lineker, who moved to the top of the goal- sconng list — along with Butra gueno — with five after a pair of •cores Were surprised TMt PLYING TOMATO BROTHERS If you weren’t there, boy are you in for a surprise this Tuesday and Thursday. Cantaloupes, Watermelons, Blueberries, Peaches, Plums, Tomatoes, Sweet Corn, Peppers, Cucumbers, Onions. 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