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IRVING (AP) — Veteran place-
licker Rafael Septien, who admitted
;o indecency with a child and was
alaced on 10 years probation, was
pend diet waived by the Dallas Cowboys
ill Carolina Wednesday.
f Club President Tex E. Schramm
ailed the decision “a sad episode for
iveryone, but Rafael is no longer a
uencies r / nember of the Dallas Cowboys.”
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Septien, 33, pleaded guilty a week
igo in Denton in exchange for 10
ears deferred probation and a
12,000 fine. He was indicted Jan. 22
nthe sexual assault of a 10-year-old
id, who was a friend of his room-
nate’s daugher.
“I knew we would receive adverse
ublic reaction when we did not take
his action immediately, but we
(anted to investigate all the ramifi-
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Dallas waives
Septien after
guilty plea
Texas A&M’s Dean Goldfine reaches for a volley
in a match against the University of Texas at the
Photo by Tom Ownbey
Omar Smith Tennis Center as doubles partner
Marcel Vos looks on. The duo lost 6-2, 6-4.
Aggies drop match to Texas 7-2
We cannot ignore the contribu-
ions on the field of Rafael during
lasbeen so different. Ultimately, we
lad no alternative but to take this ac-
“The Cowboys and this commu-
lity always have enjoyed a special
elationship and this will continue to
>e our highest priority.”
j Ir Landry, who also released a
itatement through the spokesman,
: aid, “Rafael has been an important
? part of our team for 10 years. I have
o the M dways been inclined to help a player
ivercome his problems within the
:onfines of our team. Sometimes,
m oat hjs j s not possible.
“I only hope Rafael can pick up
he pieces and again be the type of
)erson we have known these past 10
(ears.”
The Cowboys will now be faced
ith drafting a placekicker in the
April 28th draft.
By Hal L. Hammons
Sports Writer
The Texas A&M men’s tennis
team ended its 1987 home season on
a sour note as the Aggies were
beaten by the University of Texas 7-
2 Wednesday at the Omar Smith
Tennis Center.
The Longhorns are ranked No. 5
in the nation, and they showed why
they are regarded so highly as they
won at least one set in each of the
nine matches. A&M entered the
match ranked No. 24.
Among the losses were singles and
doubles matches featuring Aggie se
niors Dean Goldfine and Marcel
Vos, who were playing their last
matches at home.
Vos lost his No. 1 singles match to
Royce Deppe 6-2, 6-4. Deppe ad
vanced to the quarterfinals in last
year’s NCAA championships. Long
horn Paul Koscielski defeated Gold-
fine 6-3, 6-4.
The No. 1-ranked team of Deppe
and Charles Beckman defeated Vos
and Goldfine in No. 1 doubles play
6-2, 6-4.
Vos said the Longhorns always
won the big points, that, had they
gone the Aggies’ way, could have
made the match much closer.
“That’s what makes them a great
team, I guess,” Vos said.
Goldfine said the loss was disap
pointing, both from a personal and a
team point of view.
“I wanted to do well,” Goldfine
said. I wanted the team to do well.”
He had nothing but praise for the
No. 1 Texas doubles team.
“They make you work for every
single point,” he said.
At one point in the match, Gold-
fine became so upset with his dou-
bl es play that he sarcastically
screamed, “We certainly look great
today.”
The remark was apparently out of
frustration, because after the match
he said he and Vos really did play a
great game.
A&M Coach David Kent said the
team played well, but it let too many
good opportunities go by the way-
side.
“We didn’t compete as well as I
thought we should have,” Kent said.
The Longhorns put the pressure
on the Aggies early, taking the first
three matches quickly. Shaun O’Do
novan was the first Aggie to fall, los
ing to Pat Flynn 6-3, 6-1, and Vos
and Goldfine followed.
Kennedy registered the only
A&M singles win. He beat Chip
Leighton in No. 6 singles 6-3, 1-6, 6-
3.
Both Johnson and Haygarth had
chances to win their matches, but
each came up short in the third set.
Johnson lost to Beckman 6-2, 4-6, 7-
5. Doug Pielet beat Haygarth 3-6, 6-
2, 7-5 for the fifth and deciding
Texas victory.
Johnson and Haygarth earned the
second Aggie win, beating Pielet and
Doug Thome 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
A&M to tussle with
in crucial SWC ser
By Doug Hall
Senior Sports Writer
As if playing No. 1-ranked Ok
lahoma State Lhiiversity wasn’t
enough competition for one
week, the Texas A&M baseball
team has the dubious honor of
taking on the other No. 1-ranked
team in the country — the Uni
versity of Texas — in a three-
game series this weekend at Olsev:
Field.
ESPN, which televised the Ag
gies Monday night 14-11 defeat
to OSU, ranks the Cowboys No. 1
and the 44-7 Longhorns No. 2.
Baseball America magazine, on
the other hand, ranks Texas No.
1 and OSU No. 2.
Either way, the 36-14-1 Aggies
will have their hands full when
the series kicks off Friday at 7
p.m.
The home field advantage,
according to Texas Tech coach
Larry Hays, whose team has
played both the Aggies and the
Longhorns, could be an impor
tant factor for the Aggies.
“That (playing at home) will be
a big factor for the Aggies to
win,” Hays said. “Texas is a team
that is designed to play on their
home field. They’ve got speed
and strength, so they’re double
tough when they play at home.”
A&M Head Coach Mark John
son agrees that Olsen Field will
give A&M some much-needed
help.
“There’s no question about it,”
the third-year coach said. “We’ll
be playing on our home turf,
sleeping in our own beds and eat
ing our own food. There are just
a lot of things that help when
you’re playing at home besides
having the crowd there.”
Regardless of where the teams
play, though, the Aggies will have
to get past the 1-2 pitching combi
nation of Texas’ Curt Krippner
(8-0 on the season and 4-0 in the
Southwest Conference) and Mark
Petkovsek (9-1 and 3-1).
Hays said that although
Krippner migh' have better num
bers and more publicity, Petkov
sek is the pitchei to hem
“Then second guy (\
is the guy that in | >> e
most,” said Hay>. v.
tkm seki
:! us the
»-c Red
;h clubs.
“He’s the best pin'
tier
we’\
■ e se< .1
all year.”
Bavloir Com h v
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v St.
.illivan.
whose Beais’ a!u
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ive
played
both clubs, said if
•he
Ag,
ies can
get past T exas'
IVVC
» gu
ns and
in to the Lou •
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bull]
pen, a
could be an inter s
mat
c hup..
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est hit-
ting ball club m if
te co
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Sullivan said T)
efen
sive
ly Id
sav the teams are a
bout
the
same;.
“Pitching, Td h
are
n ■ g
0 with
Texas by ju i .1 little.
A&
M has
the finesse pitch.
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power pitchers th<
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t he ball.
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n
t hi,
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bullpen, then the
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add
really
have some lun.
Hays also said 1
he sene
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come down to h<
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A&MS
standout trio <•! *i
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ter fielder Chuck i
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designated hire:
job;
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t ington
— can handle the 1
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liber ot
pitching that Texa
s ha:
s.
“It’s going to be
■ a gj
teat
college
set ices, lu st of all,
C-U
(j va
.n said.
“1 think H’s gbin ■>
to c
orric
:• down
to how well the ') t
fesh
mar
1 adjust
to the better pitchi
ng.”
Johnson said t
he <
•V /yp -
es will
send their ace. set
rior
Dan
-vi Fry,
to the mound in
Fri<
y.
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game. In Satin
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header, which be
gi) 1 s
at .
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Johnson said he
ml!
stai
‘ Sean
Snedeker in (he
i ’iv'
u< and
Gary Geiger in 1 lie
sec'
•ir!.
Accordin' 10
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•\&M's assistant s
port
burna
lion director, 1 cscm
rye s
eats
Iwi the
three-game seri.
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re ;
already
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aid !
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■ ul be
250 additional ... >
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Thursday, April 16 th
Live Band! The
Afterwards, MIDNIGHT YELL
for the Aggie Baseball Team
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