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Friday, Februaiy 5,1988/The Battalion/Page 9 Sports immicks may help A&M jJraise baseball attendance ‘R after (itd, atrol when i ted in ihf Nablus. e woundd. By Anthony Wilson Sports Writer I In a never-ending'quest to at- &act fans to the ballpark, the ii&M baseball coaching staff has incorporated the aid of local busi- it her Pale; Besses to sponsor several prorno- ‘n Arabd Bonalsand giveaways this season. “If a fan will come out to see hat’s going to happen or who ight be performing or if they ight win a lucky number, they ight come out again,” said Der- :k “D.D.” Grubbs, Texas A&M ublic information specialist. “The next thing you know, |iey’re baseball fans and they’ll rme out no matter what.” . Grubbs, who is the public ad- ress announcer at baseball hmes, said fans will be treated to [ight giveaway days this season. [ Two 25-cent hot dog days are heduled for Feb. 20 and April 5. March 12 is Family Night. Ad- lission for families will be $3 for double-header against Missouri, aseball helmets will be given juMway when the Aggies play Okla- '“oma State on March 28 in a na- onally televised game on ESPN, n April 2, seat cushions will be iven to fans attending the dou- le-header against Texas Tech. April also features two events lor Little Leaguers. A&M players ill instruct youngsters during a ittle League clinic between i ™arnes of a double-header against HMtephen F. Austin on April 12. r u f|.ittle Leaguers who wear their niforms to the April 30 double- eader against Texas Christian 11 get in free. A grand prize trip will be given way during the last game of the [eason, against Houston May 7. rubbs said the vacation spot has otbeen determined. Although Grubbs is the person ho promotes the giveaways at he games, he said it is the caches who plan them during he off-season. “The coaches determine all hese special giveaways,” Grubbs village lucid li sul'ferdj I glass. 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But during the off-season, our coaches really work hard on that and the lucky number.” The lucky number is one of the most popular events at A&M baseball games. Fans are given scorecards with numbers at the top when they enter Olsen Field. Grubbs draws a number every other inning, and the person holding the card with the winning number wins a prize. Most of the prizes are gift cer tificates for dinners at local res taurants, pizza, car washes and flowers. This season Grubbs has added two new features to the lucky number. Grubbs has made a tape of song remakes which starts with the older version and gradually blends into the newer one. A lucky number will be drawn and that contestant will guess either the old or new artist to win a cer tificate to a music store. If he is wrong, he will be given a coupon. “Birthday innings” are another of Grubbs’ innovations. People who can prove it is their birthday will be assigned an A&M player during a certain inning. A person wins a gift certificate if his player reaches base. “It’s not nickel-and-dime givea ways,” Grubbs said. “There’s some really nice things they can win. All you have to do is show up. It’s really become popular. They really harass me if we go two innings and I haven’t done a lucky number. I love it.” Grubbs has also added on to his collection of sound ef fects that he uses to spice up games. “I’ve got a surprise this year that could be my biggest,” Grubbs said. “It’s going to be debuted on Saturday, Feb. 13 at the double- header against the University of New Orleans. I had Mark (John son, the A&M head coach) a little worried when I told him I had this wild surprise. But I’ve got it packaged and in the can. I ran it by him and he liked it. We’re going to run it up the flagpole and see who salutes. I think Aggie fans everywhere will like it.” Several groups are slated to perform before or between games this season. At the end of February, finalists in the Miss TAMU pageant will sing the na tional anthem at a game. The Women’s Chorus and the Reveil- liers will also sing before games. “Our philosophy is that there’s so much talent on campus,” Grubbs said. “We’d like to give them a chance to perform and have a showcase for them. Not only do we let them perform, but we will promote their next up coming event.” The Bryan High School and A&M Consolidated High School drill teams will also perform be tween games of double-headers this season. Grubbs said any cam pus recognized groups interested in performing at a game can con tact him at 845-464 1. Among the Aggies biggest at tractions on the schedule this year are Oklahoma State and the Houston Astros. Oklahoma State is the No. 1- ranked team in the nation in most polls. The Cowboys prevented A&M from advancing to the Col lege World Series by beating the Aggies in the NCAA Mideast Re gional finals. Grubbs is trying to line up a big-name celebrity to sing the na tional anthem before the game. Grubbs asked country-western singer George Strait to sing at the game, but Strait already had vaca tion plans. The Astros will be at Olsen Field on April 18 to play the Ag gies in an exhibition game. A&M’s regular season begins Feb. 12 at Olsen Field when it plays Lubbock Christian. ItM The partners and professional staff of Peat Marwick Main & Co. are pleased to announce the following graduates of Texas A&M University, class of 1987-88, will be joining our Firm Jon Adams Bruce Moore Susan Al-Gurjia Wendy Pavlock Laurie Blank Marie Perry Cindy Brown Scott Smith Clifford Bryant Mark Stockard Matt Gless Stephanie Venable Bryan Holmes Meredith Voytek Scott Jackson Duane Wiggins Amelia Martin Kent Zarbock Welcome to Peat Marwick! Peat Marwick Spring Campus Interview Dates: February 19 March 8 (summer positions) W®?eax Marwick The Best of the West to do battle with Beasts of the East in Chicago Curtis L. Culberson Sports viewpoint .Sunday on the southside of Chicago some of the nas tiest hit men, muscle men, Nruisers, con artists and board-bangers will rumble in a gangland shootout that will decide which of the country’s two major organiza tions has the best guns this year. T he bruisers from the East, notorious for their blatant man handling, will be looking to rub out those quick, sly, flashy stuT fers from the West in this NBA All-Star battle. No doubt, each organization will send their best men who will bring their most deadly weapons — they’ll he a lot of Big Guns but little D. Leading the West will be that shifty Johnson guy, affectiona tely known as “Magic” because he fools defenders, leaving them flat-footed while one of his pals is getting the job done. The “Bird” man will lead the East. Larry’s a cool character w ho sticks his beak into all aspects of the busi ness. The magician and the beakman have done battle on numerous times before and neither of them hold any thing back. Blood is shed every time. Michael “Air” Jordan, the nation’s Top Gun averages over 33 points a shootout and will have his ammo ready to help eliminate the best of the West. But the Tall Texan known as the “The Dream” will try to stuff, block and embarrass Jordan, who’s most dangerous when his tongue hangs out of his mouth. Olajuwon is a bruiser, who bangs the boards better than any of this weekend’s participants. He’s grabbed 456 boards so far, and he can bang bodies with the best and carries a loaded gun of his o\Vn. The toughest bruiser from the East would have to be Moses, the shephard that has led many a team to the promise land destroying all w ho gets in his w'ay. Olaju won was one of Malone’s sheep just a few years ago, but in the intensity of this battle even animals and their keepers will become enemies. The West will retaliate with the power-slam of Karl “The Mailman” Malone. The mailman wraps, stamps and sends his foes to the land of defeat. His strength is evident in his 456 boards. The East’s Dominique Wilkins, a high-flying con art ist, will try to slip past West defenders and get into the trenches where he can destroy them. And slippery point man Isiah Thomas will round out the East’s start ing five. “Fat” Lever and Alex English are being brought in by the West bosses from the mile-high city to add some ex tra firepower to the West starting attack. Both sides will bring bing-name reserves to Chicago to back up their front gunners. The West is bringing in smoothness himself James Worthy and living legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a 7- footer infamous for his inside shooting. Clyde “The Glide” Drexler, Xavier “X-man” McDaniel, Alvin Rob ertson, Mark Aguirre, and James Donaldson round out the motley crew from the West. The East have shipped in Danny “I’m-little-but-I- love-to-fight” Ainge and the scary-looking Kevin Mc- Hale from Boston. The “Round Mound” Charles Bark ley and Mo Cheeks will be up from Philly to help the gruesome-twosome from Boston. Seven-foot power Patrick Ewing, “Doc” Rivers and the lean Brad Daugh- tery complete the team of eastern gunners. The word on the street is that the shootout is going to take place at about noon in Chicago Stadium. But the question is, who’s better — the Eastern or the Western conference All-Stars? Last time the best of the best met, they had to shoot it out overtime and the those Western gunslingers won. And this year when all the smoke clears, those boys from the West will gangland-style massacre those Yan kees from the East and send them running home with their tails between their legs. Unseld leads NBA Hall of Fame inductees SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Wes Unseld, Clyde Lovellette and Oregon State Coach Ralph Miller were named to the Basketball Hall of Fame Thursday — Unseld in his first year of eligibility. A fourth man whose election was announced was the late Bobby Mc Dermott, who dropped out of high school to star in the pros in the 1930s. Although Unseld made it in his first try, the Honors Committee passed over his flashier former tea mmate Earl Monroe for a second consecutive year. “I wasn’t flashy and I never played pretty,” said Unseld, who last month became head coach of the Washington Bullets in the NBA. “My contributions were in the things most people don’t notice. 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