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PRISON POPULATION
South Africa has the highest prison
population in the world with 440 peo
ple jailed for every 100,000 of the
population. The equivalent figure in
the United States is 189. Forty per
cent of the African prison population
consists of people who have vio;ated
the pass laws, thus committing “cri
mes” that only Africans can commit.
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Page 14/The Battalion/Thursday, April 7,1988
Ags’ Duke bides time
between work and pla
By Pam Mooman
Reporter
It is a sunny afternoon at Olsen
Field. A disgruntled opposing
pitcher tries to concentrate while
Aggie fans hurl taunts and insults at
him.
Texas A&M baseball coach Mark
Johnson shouts directions and en
couragement to the Aggie at bat.
Other Aggie baseball players wait in
the dugout, wishing tneir teammate
well and hoping they wil succeed
when it is their turn.
This is how Andy Duke, a junior
from Baytown, spends much of his
time.
“Baseball takes up a lot of my
time,” Duke says. “Then again, that’s
a decision I made. I’m not trying to
put it down.”
Duke, a shortstop who also plays
outfield and third base for the Aggie
baseball team, gets up at 7:03 every
morning in order to make it to class.
On some days Duke finishes at 9
a.m., and others at 1 p.m.
“We’re urged to take our classes
early in the day,” Duke says. “I have
classes at 8 every morning.”
Then he goes to the practice Field
about 1:40 p.m. Practice officially
begins at about 2:20 p.m. and starts
with a warm-up lap. After the lap,
the players loosen up.
Johnson has a schedule posted of
various skills such as defense,
ground balls, bunts and flyballs the
players will work on for about 10
minutes each.
Next the players break up into hit
ting groups of four or five players
each. At the end of practice, they
run more laps.
Practice can end anywhere from
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Duke says
some nights he does not get home
until midnight.
“You come in (from practice) —
you’re tired,” Duke says. “You have
to force yourself to study.”
Duke says personal discipline
must be exercised.
“You have to make a decision of
what you’re going to do,” the bi
omedical science major says. “What
do you want out of baseball? What
do you want out of school?”
Although Duke takes baseball and
classes seriously, he does not let
them dampen his spirits.
“A philosophy I’ve taken up is
have run whatever you’re doing,”
Duke says, smiling. “I try to enjoy ev
erything I do.”
Duke says he began playing sports
at a young age and played whatever
was in season.
“From the time I was little, my
brothers played,” Duke says. “Dad
E ushed sports because of the good
e felt you could get out of it.”
Duke excelled more in baseball
than football and began concentrat
ing on this sport while in high
school.
He assumed graduation would
City Church of Christ,
met Duke. Matthews, t|
known Duke for a littleu
years, says he is a veryposm
son.
“He’s just real uplifc
good-humored,” Matthew
"He’s got a good attitudeal
The
anc
ing
For
Andy Duke
end his baseball career, he says.
“I never liked A&M until I was a
(high school) junior,” Duke says,
laughing. “Then I liked it. I don’t
know why.”
Duke says he just enjoyed playing,
and the scholarship offer he re
ceived was unexpected.
“When good things happen for
you when you’re doing something
you enjoy, it’s even better," he says.
Johnson has high praise for Duke,
both as a person and as a player.
“He was recruited out of Lee
High School in Baytown,” the coach
says. “I went and saw him play, and I
liked what I saw. He runs well, and
has an extremely strong arm.”
Jessie Gibson, aseniorb
science major, also mei[
church. Gibson says Dult!
be around because he is a
son.
Hal Taylor, a senior salt
neering major, met Duke*
and has known him for in
half years.
“Andy’s one of my fan
pics,” Taylor says. “1 enjoin
time with Andy becauseni
lot of the same interests; j
very positive outlook
people. We think alike; htii
me to talk to and he’safunp
Taylor says Duke hasa;;
always uses whenever so
ood 1
Johnson says he is glad Duke de-
:ide ‘
cided to come to A&M.
“He’s an extremely hard-working
player,” Johnson says. “He’s a goal-
oriented person.”
Scott Almy, Duke’s former team
mate at A&M, also has praise for
Duke’s abilities.
“He’s a top-rate athlete," Almy
says. “He’s a super hard worker. As
far as the God-given gifts, he’s got
them.”
But Duke does not take his career
or his abilities for granted.
“I was really lucky having a school
like A&M want me,” Duke says. “A
lot of people may want to come to
A&M but are not playing the right
position at the right time.’
good happens. “Yagottal
Duke’s pet phrase,Tayloni?
laughing, Taylor recall
impression of Duke.
“When I first got here,u
him strutting arund andtc
name was Andy Duke,
‘Oh boy, we’ve gotaliveontt
“For a while 1 looked;;:
thing wrong with him,t
find anything wrong withli
dec ieled to like him. i tnti
like him at first, butifsii
Gu<
Despite Duke’s hectic see
finds time to spend within
“He and I get together
Fort Shiloh and have dull
steak and solve the woric;
lems,” Taylor says.
Duke says he is tired when he
comes in from practice, therefore he
does not belong to any clubs or orga
nizations on campus.
“You just want to put on sweats
and study,” Duke says.
Duke says he does not have a lot
of time for hobbies. He spends most
of his time studying, with an occa
sional trip to the movies for fun.
One way Duke lets off tension is to
walk around the mall and watch the
people and window shop.
Duke does have some free time,
and he stays involved in the Twin
City Church of Christ as much as
possible. Duke also has a girlfriend
who he spends most of his free time
with.
Shelley Matthews, an elementary
education major, attends the Twin
Almy also has high [ti
Duke’s character.
“Andy’s real personatfl*
says. “He cares about the is
otners. He’s not the typical;
reotype.”
Despite whatever dift
Duke’s friends and teaimm
have, they agree on onec
Duke’s character —howcac
for others.
Almy says, “He’saverycr
giving person. Hecaresalot
Taylor says, "Hecaresata
pie. He doesn’t talk aboffl
lie cares about you.”
Matthews adds, “He m
feel special when you arti
because he makes you
wants to be there with you’
Sp
Duke carries these pi
utes onto the baseball fielda|
“Baseball is a funny
says. “Any team can heal
team on any given day
put it behind you."
Embattled ex-Terp coach Driese
named new James Madison coa
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) —
Lefty Driesell, who resigned as
Maryland’s basketball coach in the
aftermath of the cocaine-induced
death of Len Bias, was named bas
ketball coach at James Madison
Wednesday.
“I don’t have anything to prove to
anybody,” Driesell told a news con
ference punctuated by loud cheers
from several hundred students. “I’m
a basketball coach. I’ve won games,
and I’ve won them within the NCAA
rules.”
best candidate, despite the 1986 Bias
affair.
“We certainly were aware of it,”
Ehlers said. “I think everybody in
America was aware of it. I personally
don’t think that was the coach’s re-
sponsibilty. A coach can only pro
vide guidance. You can’t be with
them 24 hours a day.”
hit
pay him $ 10,000 a year asu
toward his retirement. H(
be able to operate a basket
*
Athletic Director Dean Ehlers and
James Madison president Ronald
Carrier said they believe the veteran
of 26 basketball seasons was their
Driesell said he missed coaching
even though he enjoyed doing color
commentary on televised basketball
games.
James Madison was 10-18 last sea
son, 6-9 in the Colonial Athletic
Conference.
Carrier said Driesell’s five-year
contract is worth $65,000 a year and
Driesell would not cot
reports Maryland will u»J
difference between his J
and the $150,000 a yeak
receive in each of the sevti|
maining in his 10-yearcotf
Driesell becomes the
time coach at the Divisi#
since it began its men's
program in 1969.
He won 524 games is j M
at Davidson and 1"
Maryland.
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