Monday, May 4, 1987/The Battalion/Page 9
gs beat UH twice,
lace third in SWC
From Staff and Wire Reports
The Texas A&rM baseball team
rlinched third place in the South
west Conference by taking two of
hree games from the University
)f Houston last weekend in
Houston.
The 12th-ranked Aggies only
iceded to win one game, and
hey did just that in Friday’s
)pener, clubbing the Cougars 12-
!. A&M and UH split Saturday’s
louble-header, as the Cougars
dged the Aggies 4-3 in the first
rame, and the Aggies stormed
jack to take the second game 10-
1.
The third-place finish for
&M means it will face Arkansas,
which finished second, in the first
ound of the SWC Post-Season
jmmkteiJlaseball Tournament May 15 at
)isch-Falk Field in Austin. Con-
erence champion Texas will face
( H.
The Aggies ended the season
ith a 41-18-1 record. They fin-
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shed 14-7 in conference.
In Friday’s game, A&M made
short work of six Cougar pitch
ers, battering them for 14 hits.
A&M’s Gary Geiger won his sev
enth consecutive game to up his
record to 11-2, and Scott Liv
ingstone hit his 18th home run of
the year, a towering grand slam,
to propel the Aggies to victory.
In Saturday’s opener, UH
pitcher Jody Supak saw his team
jump out to a 4-0 lead and fight
off an A&M rally to preserve the
win.
A&M designated hitter John
Byington began the rally with a
two-run home run in the sixth in
ning to trim UH’s lead to 4-2.
The Aggies started sluggishly
in the second game, as the Cou
gars got off to a 2-1 lead after the
first inning.
A&M took the lead in the sec
ond inning when Albright hit his
first home run of the year to
knock in two runs.
SWC schools successful despite controversy
By Doug Hall
Senior Sports Writer
Editor’s note: This is a preview of
a five-part series comparing the ath
letic departments of the Southwest
Conference. The series will run
through the week and conclude one
week from Wednesday with a look at
Texas A&M.
The Southwest Conference.
Nine institutions of higher learn
ing. Five are public universities and
four are private. Three have enroll
ment of over 30,000 and three are
under 10,000.
All nine have athletic depart
ments. Six, however, are currently
under some type of investigation or
indictment by the NCAA for re
ported illegal activities in recruiting,
payoffs and slush funds.
The SWC: Schools Without Class,
Schools Will Cheat, Schools Without
Credibility, all are labels that have
been tagged on this group since
Texas Christian, Texas, Texas
A&M, Houston, Southern Methodist
and Texas Tech have come under
the NCAA’s gun.
But despite having the unusual
distinction of having two-thirds of its
members under investigation, the
athletic departments around the
SWC have produced winners for
many years.
And according to athletic depart
ment officials around the confer
ence, each school is currently mak
ing improvements in its individual
programs and each continues to put
forth a winning program.
SWC Commissioner Fred Jacoby
said although the conference’s repu
tation has been hurt in wake of the
recent controversies, each school has
a chance to correct its problems and
rebound even stronger.
“Very definitely (the scandals
have affected the conference),” Ja
coby said. “But there are no two
cases that are similar. Each one has
to be weighed and evaluated on its
own.
“Those who have been affected
are currently making adjustments to
correct those problems. In each
problem, there is also an opportu
nity. Those schools have a chance to
strengthen their programs.”
Jacoby also said having eight of
the nine schools in one state can be a
disadvantage. For example, the Big
10 includes 10 schools in seven dif
ferent states. Not more than two of
the schools are in the same state.
Additionally, he said, the four pri
vate institutions in the SWC must al
lot significantly more money for ath
letic scholarships than their state-
supported counterparts.
In the Big 10, only Northwestern
is a non state-supported institution.
A third area in which Jacoby said
the SWC is unique is in the diversity
of enrollement size throughout the
conference.
“When Texas A&M has 36,000
students and Rice has only 3,000,”
Jacoby said, “there is just no way
they can generate the same kind of
support or attendance.”
Over the last academic year,
though, SWC fans have had good
reason to support their respective
teams.
During the 1986-87 football sea
son, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Bay
lor all finished in the wire services’
Top-20 polls. In basketball, TCU’s
24-7 record placed them 18th in the
final AP poll and took them to the
second round of the NCAA tourna
ment before losing by a point to
Notre Dame.
Southwest Conference baseball is
as strong as any conference in the
nation. Perennial powerhouse
Texas, which went to the NCAA fi
nal four in Omaha, Neb. last year, is
once again ranked No. 1 in the coun
try.
In the current polls, Arkansas is
No. 4 in the nation and Texas A&M
is No. 13.
In women’s basketball and volley
ball, Texas again holds a stronghold
over the rest of the SWC. Similarly,
Arkansas dominates men’s track,
having won four of the last five SWC
championships.
Why do the SWC schools excel at
athletics?
Consider the state of Texas’ size,
the large number of athletes it pro
duces, the emphasis that has tradi
tionally been placed on athletics in
the South, and the proportionately
large number of dollars spent on
athletics by SWC schools. All of these
are factors that produce successful
results.
But in the wake of the recent tur
moil surrounding numerous SWC
members, will the conference still be
able to produce the type of winners
in the future that it has in the past?
Tuesday — Arkansas and Baylor.
$ Milwaukee ends career of 76ers’ Erving
kA ■Thanks largely to Craig Hodges,
Sunday was the last day of the Phila-
Hphia 76ers’ season and the final
game of Julius Erving’s career,
d dead Br Im Milwaukee guard scored all
J 14 of his points in the fourth quar-
36 •«’ lnc ‘ uc " n 8 S1X on a P air °f 3-point
C ^ baskets, to lead the Bucks to a 102-
81 victory over the 76ers in the de-
• . ddmg fifth game of an opening-
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timsaii I rr
e g r plavoff series.
Tin other games Sunday, Golden
Be won its first-round Western
■Terence series by beating Utah
withM 118-113 in Game 5 and Detroit beat
infimoBiita 112-111 in the opening
lotifiepDie of an Eastern Conference
emifinal series.
ne to tin" Golden State opens its conference
n Antoiiipijifmal series against the Los An-
itactiaBs Lakers Tuesday night at Ingle-
iid. vood, Calif.
1 to tkls Erving scored 24 points in the fi
le's eiKial game of his 16-season profes
sional career. He was given a rousing
ovation by Milwaukee fans when he
left the game with 40 seconds re
maining.
Jack Sikma led the Bucks with 18
points and 21 rebounds, and John
Lucas added 17 points.
Milwaukee played the second half
without Coach Don Nelson, Who was
ejected in the second quarter after
receiving two technical fouls for ar
guing with referee Earl Strom. Assis
tant Coach Del Harris took over his
duties.
Pistons 112, Hawks 111
Isiah Thomas scored 30 points,
including the deciding free throw
with 16 seconds remaining, to lift the
visiting Pistons.
The Hawks had a chance to win
after Thomas’ free throw, but Do
minique Wilkins misfired on a 15-
footer and Randy Wittman missed a
rebound attempt before time ex
pired.
Thomas, who made 11 of 16 shots
from the field, was fouled driving
for the basket with 16 seconds left.
He missed the first free throw, but
made the second.
Warriors 118, Jazz 113
Joe Barry Carroll scored 24 points
and Larry Smith tipped in a re
bound with 17 seconds left to spark
Golden State.
The Warriors became the first
team in 31 years to overcome a 2-0
deficit in a five-game NBA series.
The Jazz, who trailed by 22 in the
third quarter, closed within 114-111
on a basket and free throw by Mark
Eaton in the closing minutes.
Smith, who finished with 12
points, padded the Warriors’ lead to
116-111 when he tipped in a re
bound. Eric “Sleepy” Floyd then
stole Kelly Tripucka’s in-bounds
pass to finish Utah’s comeback.
Sonics 7 Williams and Ellis arrested
after fight in Houston night club
HOUSTON (AP) — Two
Seattle SuperSonics players were
arrested and jailed briefly Sun
day after one of them punched
an assistant manager in the face
at a crowded night club, police
said.
Kevin Williams and Dale Ellis
were at the Ocean Club shortly
after midnight when Williams
began arguing with assistant
manager Scott Shelton and
slugged him with a glancing
blow, police spokesman Dan W
Turner said.
Two off-duty Houston police
officers working as security
guards at the club rushed over,
saw Williams strike Shelton and
then pulled the two men apart,
Turner said.
Ellis then approached the ta
ble and tried to talk to the offi
cers as Williams struggled with
them, Turner said.
Both were hauled off and
handcuffed in one of the club’s
private offices. Williams was
charged with misdemeanor re
sisting arrest, and Ellis with mis
demeanor hindering arrest.
Turner said.
Ellis was allowed to call the
Sonics coach Bernie Bickerstaff
from the club.
“The coach knew before they
left that they were going to jail,”
Turner said. “The pair was
jailed a short time and bail of
$500 each was posted Sunday.”
Turner said he didn’t know
what the fight was about, nor
whether any other Sonics team
mates were in the club when the
incident occurred about 12:45
a.m. No one else was injured in
the struggle.
An employee at the Ocean
Club referred all calls to Jeff
Meinecke, the club’s general
manager, but he could not im
mediately be reached for com
ment.
The Sonics had defeated the
Houston Rockets 111-106 hours
before in game one of the NBA
playoff second-round series. El
lis has been voted the NBA’s
most-improved player this year.
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TEXAS Ai?M UNIVERSITY CHAPTER
Annual Initiation Banquet
Memorial Student Center
May 5, 1987
6:30 P.M.
Carl A. Beard
Stuart O. Hall
Clare E. Rubrecht
Anthony J. Bogner
John E. Hammack
Thomas B. Bundle
Mary A. Branch
Michele L. Hartwick
Sitthisak Saingem
Alan W. Brooks
Michael W. Hatch
Melanie L. Saltier
Guillermo Brooks
Jeffrey A. Hegg
Douglas S. Scheiding
Thomas A. Canova
Glenn D. Hermes
John E. Schrank
Luis B. Casco-Arias
Joseph C. Hetmaniak
David W. Scroggins
Pearl Chu
Aaron L. Hoenig
David W. Sheffield
Michael H. Cole
Charles S. Hughes
Charles W. Shipman
John L. Coolidge
Gayle M. Karamanos
Mark A. Siismets
Joseph F. Cordera
Kimberly A. Karrick
Scott A. Slaton
David T. Covamibias
Paula F. Kasper
William K. Taeger
Richard P. Crawford III
Rachel Kennedy
Stacie L. Tanner
Robert A. Crawford
David E. Krueger
Rickey D. Taylor
Gregory A. Crouch
Inga M. Lax
David R. Thompson
Kent G. Davis
Kyle W. Marvin
Siucheong K. Tse
Gary G. Debes
Jeffrey S. Mayes
Ashish K. Verma
Dale J. Deibert
James A. McIntosh
Annette L. Vogel
Jose Diaz
Heather L. McWilliams
Paul A. Wiesepape
I^slie M. Edwards
David E. Mendoza
Moe Z. Win
Esther B. Fernandez
Peter J. Millington
Matthew D. Wight
Jose G. Figueroa
Nancy A. Mobley
Jason D. Zagrodzky
John E. Fite Jr.
Grady M. Muldrow
Keith D. Zimmerman
Brexton D. Friend
Harold B. Newton
Premal V. Patel
Thang D. Pham
Holly E. Zisek
Michael A. Zubel
COLLEGE OF GEOSCIENCES
imvayne M. Anderson
iDuise M. Canfield-Sander
yne-Hsien Chang
Irace B. Chisolm
febra L. Anderson
!ary L. Arnold
ffesa P. Barr
lichael C. Bass
wry VV. Blissard
5 Baron S. Collins
||&na K. Comuzzie
itti P. Craddock
L. Davis
FACULTY AND STAFF
Lawrence D. Cress
Daniel Fallon
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GRADUATE COLLEGE
Marc W. Jackson
Charles A. Japhet
Dale C. Kenison
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Robert J. Kinucan
Alan B. Lafon
Dwight D. Latham
Guiping Liang
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Charles R. Schultz
Gloriana S. St. Clair
Thomas H. Welsh, Jr.
Yvonne Ottman
Lynne S. Procarione
Barbara A. Reilley
David K. Roberts
Arthur C. Smith
Susan B. Smith
David A. Umphress
James R. Van Beek
Glen E. Van Zandt
Kenneth W. Bywaters
Gail L. Christeson
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Gregory A. Abshier
Peter H. Grubb
Vicki J. Matava
Christine M. Adams
Lori A. Halliday
Sandra H. McCann
Loren K. Ammerman
Paschall B. Hamblen
Billy F. McCutchen
Ben J. Barnett
Thi D. Hoang
Logan C. Meitzen
Daniel V. Bauer
Laree M. Huffman
Antoine E. Pavesic
Matthew B. Bierwirth
Guy L. James
Vilia A. Payne
Teresa K. Boedeker
Julie D. Jarrell
Ray A. Pieniazek
Patricia J. Bothwell
Megan K. Jones
Sheryl L. Proctor
Paul J. Brandt
David R. Kohel
Kristie K. Richardson
Tanya S. Cady
Frank J. Krupala
Leslie L. Richburg
Lisa J. Carlson
Laurie L. Lackland
Almaz A. Smith
Suzanne M. DeVHes
Matthew T. Latham
Robert C. Smith Jr.
Troy D. Draper
Donna C. Lednicky
JimmyJD. Thomas
Stephanie J. Dunlap
Bruce J. Lesikar
Roger L. Tolar Jr.
Susannah H. Frappier
Bradley L. Limmer
Gail P. Watkins
William A. Fridley
Ethel D. Lindsey
Lawrence L. Wick
Chris J. Garrison
Matthew J. Luna
Keith W. Winsauer
Sonya D. Gillie
Elizabeth M. Gilmore
James J. Marnock
DeAndra L. Martin
Lorie A. Woodward
Bmad Djunaedi
^usan E. Edgar-Tucker
Larry J. McIIaney
Ann M. Miller
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Robert C. Wattenbarger
COLLEGE OF
ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DES
ronne Gonzalez
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Deborah L. Miller
Stephen M. Williams
Dawn J. Wight
Marthanne P. Aleman
Darron K, Ash
Ursula M. Cuzzi
Troy S. Ford
Kathryn E. Kruse
Daniel J. Marckel
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Chyon-Hwa Yeh
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Helen S. Brown
Duane A. Campbell
Brian D. Goeken
Douglas W. Goulden
Kathryn A. Panak
Paul M. Stover
.isa|K. Andrews
j fl()estiny D. Atwood
, ,1 •' ulie A. Bell
Suzanne J. Fitzgerald
Deborah M. Fowler
Tamara L. McKinney
Pamela S. Paar
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Peggy R. Fritsche
Whitney G. Paceley
Nicolas Adame
Michael D. Hardeman
Charles D. Petty
Wesa A. Benvegnu
Diane L. Gehring
Julie A. Rankin
Patricia L. Alenins
Mary Lee Harrison
Linda C. Porter
lary K. Biehn
Patricia S. Grafe
Christina C. Rash
Jon K. Alexander
Wendy E. Head
Perri L. Postma
Ibecca J. Bujnoch
Lana D. Hill
Ann M. Rettenmaier
Sheila J. Amin
Mary’ K. Hendricks
John M. Pyburn
»dra E. Caballero
Nancy S. Hugon
Jane S. Samaan
Kevin W. Barth
Tamara K. Hickey
Karen J. Reilly
gtaheth I. Chisler
Carole A. Johnson
Kerry L. Scrutchfield
Suet L. Boey
Debra A. Hill
Lori L. Richardson
Mi D. Cole
Julie A. Jones
Todd W. Shackelford
Cynthia L. Brown
Scott A. Janse
Darby M. Roberts
Iplyn M. Cole
Donna L. Kachinski-Thorshov
Gienah Simmons
Steven B. Carter
Kristin L. Johnson
Richard L. Sanders
Spina J. Connor
Kay W. Lampe
Susan L. Stiteler
William P. Chesser
James R. Joyce
James T. Shepard
Birman S. Corbett
Cynthia K. Littlefield
Rebecca A. Swygert
Camille E. Clark
Carol L. Junek
Rosemary Simmons
■ra L. Davis
Kimberly A. Marek
Tamara L. Thomas
Alison C. Craig
Tammy L. Knox
Daniel L. Sparks
HI’ L. Dunks
Lisa R. Mauldin
Connie S. Valigura
Melinda S. Daggett
Laura H. Liong
Julie G. Stremmel
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* Eva M. McGee
Melissa G. Warren
Robert W. Doggett
Jeffrey D. Mackey
Karen M. Supak
pi Entringer
Ann E. Mclntire
Tammy B. Wilganowski
Melinda L. Fichtner
William B. Fitzgerald
Robert D. Foster
Melanie B. Marks
Michael F. McCue
David T. McDowell
David Allen Tanner
Lisa D. Thomas
Jill J. Volberding
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Mai-Phuong Garland
Susan D. Garner
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Collin R. Moore
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lary G. Allison Jr.
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Christina M. Grubbs
Teresa G. Moore
Jeannine R. Zaeske
fijeph M. Bauman
Brick V. Beal
Lara D. Garrett
Angelyn Gunn
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Philip B. Poll
Leisa C. Hamm
James S. Haney
Fred B. Parish Jr.
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Jennifer S. Ashlock
Jason C. Hesskew
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Diane E. Spencer
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Karla M. James
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Joseph R. Knight
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Susan C. Vestal
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Kenneth E. Hendrickson
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Susan E. Yeager
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Kathryn J. Kotrla
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Raj Ahluwalia
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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY
MEDICINE
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TEXAS
A&M UNIVERSITY AT
GALVESTON
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Francis E. Clark
Libby Gardner
CHAPTER OFFICERS
1986-87
1987-88
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Public Relations Officer
Shirley E. Bovey.
Francis E. Clark .
David W. Forrest.
Libby Gardner . .
Thomas J. Kozik.
President
Mce President
.. Secretary
Treasurer
Public Relations Officer
NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP AWARDEE
Julie Kay Hope, College of Agriculture
OUTSTANDING JUNIOR AWARDS
Troy D. Draper, College of Agriculture
Duane A Campbell, College of Architecture fit Environmental Design
Linda C. Porter, College of Business Administration
Tamara L. McKinney, College of Education
Pearl Chu, College of Engineering
Gail L. Christeson, College of Geosciences
Sheila J. Amin, College of Liberal Arts
Christine H. Kim, College of Science
Kimberly A. Clary, College of Veterinary Medicine
Christopher Christensen, College of Marine Technologs'. Texas AScM University at Galveston
Paul A. Boyce, Texas Maritime College, Texas AfitM University at Galveston
INITIATION BANQUET COMMITTEE
Jon Denton, Chairman Paul Harms Del Janke
Don Barker Sandee Hartsfield Jim Melton