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Thursday, September 9, 1988/The Battalion/Page 9 y== ^Olajuwan denies claims that he abandoned fiancee i- In ci,H map udorfij 1 niissilf, under, 'ed a : "gsu-lj llr sati!l, InAov ; *ve to : nyblif en tbe need i before ‘nginet- ourir: indjapj ishinr, ■HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets center Akeem Olajuwon has denied claims in a lawsuit by his for- iiner girlfriend that he backed out of a promise to marry her after she be came pregnant. ^■The denial that Olajuwon prom ised to marry Lita Spencer came in a fdfmal response Tuesday to the claims in her lawsuit. ■That suit, filed Aug. 26, said Ola- yiwon beat Spencer and was plan ning to play basketball in Italy, tak ing his assets with him. ■Richard Miller, her attorney, said Olajuwon’s answer was expected. ■“We Filed the original suit (Aug. 3) with the hope it would provide an opportunity for him (Olajuwon) to come forward and deal with us (out of court),” Miller said. “That didn’t happen, so we filed an amended suit ” Olajuwon’s attorneys have two more weeks to respond to the amended suit. Spencer’s lawsuit claimed that Olajuwon took back his promise to marry her when she was seven months pregnant with their daugh ter, born July 6. Spencer claims the 7-foot NBA all-star wanted a taller woman to bear his children. Olajuwon has said he will hold a news conference before the basket ball season starts in October to dis cuss his recent problems, which in clude Spencer’s suits; a suit by a television cameraman allegedly cut in a scuffle at Olajuwon’s residence while trying to videotape and inter view him; and his attempts to rene gotiate his $23.5 million Rockets contract. He reportedly wants another $9 million, the amount Spencer seeks in her amended suit. Aggie cross country teams "" take 1 st, 3rd at A&M meet >r itii ( 7 By Doug Walker Assistant Sports Editor raer '^BThe Texas Aggie women’s cross country “A” squad took the team title while the men’s team placed third, as the A&M cross country team opened its season Thursday by hosting the Texas A&M Invitational meet at the A&M golf course. ■The women competed in a three- . c f^Ble race while the men raced over a 1 l ' f$e-mile course. ■The Aggie women’s team was di •’ g e! iffied into two squads with the “B” squad finishing third. fls ! 1 f‘®Th e Aggie “A” squad, which y a meet-low 25 points, was led ■ Becky Drees who finished third in na F ■? three-mile run in a time of 17 minutes, 38.4 seconds, the « un S e ^Bjulie Soukup was close behind in :r! ■ fourth in 18:05.8 while Melissa ’ 1,1 Weaver and Yvonne Rode finished seventh and eighth respectively. offi«■Jennifer Zubkds (1 1th) and Kris- n > tin Lorson (12th) rounded the “A” s'° - squad finishers for A&M. isixioMAmy Gibbons, Robin Creamer )ffo and Michelle Stafford were the top finishers for the “B” team which fin ished with 89 points. Other Aggie “B” team performers were Marla Fitt, Ginger Hoot, Jen nifer Merrill, Lisa Harvey and Den ise Arriola. “I’m really happy with the wom en’s finish,” Colburn said. “It was a great effort for only working seven days. “They’re not in great shape but it was a great effort by all of them.” Louisiana State took first in the men’s division by edging Baylor by one point. A&M was a distant third with 71 points. Emmett Rhoden was the top Ag gie finisher in eighth place. Other Aggie finishers included James Hammitt (13th), Ralph Meyer (14th) and James Schroeter (15th). “The men showed a lot of hustle, but you could really tell we were hurting from lack of work,” Colburn said. “But it was nothing that hard work and sweat won’t fix.” Sports Race for N.L. West decided long ago I knew it would happen, but I just kept on watching. In spite of all my instincts, I couldn’t pry myself away from the television set. I hoped the Astros would do exactly what they’re not known for — make a great comeback to win the National League’s Western Division. Then it happened. WdlkGT With two runners on base Dodger outfielder John Shelby belted a Mike Scott fastball over the right field fence to give the Dodgers a 4-1 lead they would never lose. “It’s over,” I thought. But, I guess the race for the NL West pennant was really decided long ago- The Dodgers, realizing their farm system is not what it used to be, went out and bought the Doug pennant during the offseason. Los Angeles acquired several free agents in the offseason and traded for pitching help in August while the Astros made no major moves to shore up an anemic offense. Dodgers Executive Vice-President and Player Personnel Director Fred Claire began by making a three-way deal involving the Oakland Athletics and New York Mets in which the Dodgers relief pitchers Jay Howell and Jesse Orosco with shortstop Alfredo Griffin in exchange for pitcher Bob Welch. The Astros didn’t really need help in the pitching area. However, they recently acquired 38-year old starting pitcher Bob Forsch from St. Louis for Denny Walling in a deal that probably helped neither team. The Astros need a power hitter — not another pitcher. Meanwhile, Howell has been effective for the Dodgers as a closer with 17 saves while compiling an earned run average of 2.34. Claire then did something the Dodgers have historically frowned upon by delving into the free agent market and acquiring outfielders Kirk Gibson and Mike Davis. While Davis has been non-productive, Gibson has become a team leader with his hard- nosedstyle of play and his impressive numbers at the plate. He leads the team in four offensive categories: batting average (.297), doubles (28), home runs (23) and runs scored (96). Gibson also is among the league leaders in run production (runs plus RBI plus home runs) with 136. The Astros have needed someone to help Glenn Davis carry the burden of the offense for two years now and have failed to get someone to fill the job. The mid-season acquisition of third baseman Buddy Bell from Cincinnati has helped some, but getting cinnati has helped some, but getting one more slugger might bejust what the Astros need. See Walker, page 11 BATTALION SPORTS PICKS Cray Pixley Assistant Sports Editor Doug Walker Assistant Sports Editor Jeff Miller Sports Writer d.p. Cartoonist Hal L. 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