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School of
Offensive
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Anyone with any type of car is welcome to
come out and learn to drive their car how it
should be driven. Following the school will be a
low speed driving event (AUTOCROSS). Cost
for either or both events is $8.00.
When: Sat., Oct. 8,10:00 am
Where: Kleberg Lot 71 (across the tracks)
For more information come to our meetings the 2nd and
the 4th Wednesday of the month, 7:00 pm, Rudder
Tower. Or call:
696-RACE or 822-5226
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Sure, the pennant race is heating up,
but they should’ve lit the fire in August
The major-league
pennant races are
winding down, and the
World Series is right
around the corner, with
the Final four teams
beginning their quest foi
the World Series this
week.
Who cares?
Every year, I look
forward to baseball and
apple pie, and the grand
ole American pastime
getting underway in
April.
But each August, I get
on the Field are the outFielders and the middle
inFielders, whose positions require quickness.
It seems to me that close plays at the plate are
the only exciting things that happen in baseball,
and they don’t happen that often, if at all.
The boys of summer don’t know how to Fight,
either.
Jeff
Miller
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tired of those hot summer days, and start
thinking about explosive offenses and have-no-
mercy-for-the-weak linebackers in the cool fall.
Let’s face it — baseball season is a month too
long.
Those nine-inning games start to get long and
boring, there’s no band or rivalry to keep the
games interesting, and scoring is about like
pulling teeth — it doesn’t happen very often.
Baseball Fights aren’t as exciting as football,
unless the player throws his bat at the pitcher or
punches are thrown. They usually involve the
batter charging a pitcher who beaned him and
the entire team surrounds in one big pile where
blows can’t be seen.
In football, every play could end in a good
brawl.
They usually evolve from a late hit, or a
defensive lineman hitting the quarterback late, or
a little back and forth taunting between cocky
players.
There aren’t many heated rivalries to look
forward to, either.
Also, there are a few players that really need to
go on a Herbalife diet, or start using a weight
control device such as Fernando Valenzuela, Sid
Fernandez, and the infamous Terry Forster, who
was finally sent to a Fat Farm.
On many teams about the only good athletes
I look forward to the games like OU-Texas,
Auburn-Alabama, Army-Navy, and, of course,
Texas A&M-Texas.
There are traditions, bragging rights, large
crowds, and much more intensity in football than
baseball.
Besides Cleveland Municipal Stadium (a
football stadium),I’ve never seen or heard of a
Major League Baseball team with an average
crowd of more than 60,000, mainly because there
aren’t many baseball stadiums that seat t
fans.
But don’t get me wrong — I like baseball.
I just think its season lasts way toolongaljl
takes away from the spirit of the sport when
people get tired of it because it lasts throughi
middle of the anxiously-awaited footballseasorj
Many people go to a baseball game to relax,
have a few beers and enjoy a quiet game-Onihfl
other hand, I don’t know of many footballfansf
who go to football games to relax; they go 10% I
explosive offenses, hone-crushing hits, blood
sweat, mud, and be a part of an enthusiastic
crowd.
Let’s face it — football is more exciting.
It’s not too often during a football game tluii|
camera focuses on a spectator tliat is in R E M.
sleep.
Every play can result in one of thosebone
crushing hits, long touchdown runs,orafiglii
between two players that weigh a combined® I
pounds.
That’s exciting.
There aren’t any overpowering teams in
baseball. There is almost no chance of any tcaul
no matter how good their hitters area
through the season undefeated.
In prof essional football, it is very unlikely,fel
it has happened. Baseball hasn’t been knonfel
teams that haven’t been beaten in two years at
home, and the crowds at baseball games usual
don’t play a part in the visiting team’s
performance.
Lewis
(Continued from page 7)
Two key plays in an otherwise-av
erage game turned the season
around for the Aggies. One was
when Richardson scrambled 82
yards for a touchdown, telling the
A&M coaching staff that there was
an answer to the team’s quarterback
dilemma that hadn’t been consid
ered yet.
The other was when Lewis plowed
into a pile of Golden Eagles and
came out the other side to run for a
77-yard TD.
Everyone knew he could run past
people. No one knew he could run
through people.
From then on, it was obvious who
the star was in the tailback position.
Woodside was the starter, but Lewis
was the man.
And thus the scene was set for this
year. In a conference full of talented
running backs — James Rouse of
Arkansas, Lorenzo Cyphers of Rice,
James Gray of Tech, Kimble Anders
of Houston — Lewis emerged alone
at the top of the heap.
Except for a certain high-jumper
from the University of Texas.
And the comparisons between Le
wis and Eric Metcalf are somewhat
unavoidable. Both are the offensive
stars of their teams, both sport im
pressive yardage and yards-per-
carry numbers. Both have moves
that leave fans — and defensive
players — speechless.
And each has a support group
that suggests he could be the First
Southwest Conference Heisman
winner since Earl Campbell.
But like everything else,
things don’t seem to affect
very much.
“I haven’t just sat down
thought about it,” he said.
those
Lewis
and
“You have to be consistent to be a
Heisman candidate. I’m just trying
to stay injury-free. If my senior year
rolls around and I’m a legitimate
Heisman candidate, then that’s
something I’ll really be striving for.”
Perhaps that attitude is what
makes Lewis so pleasant to be
around. He always seems to be smil
ing, no matter what the situation.
“If you keeping a smile on your
face it makes the day go by faster,”
he said with a smile. “Shucks, I’m
just trying to have fun.”
It seems to be working.
Mets win NL opener
on Carter hit in 9th
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gary
Carter’s bloop double to center
Field with two outs in the ninth in
ning scored two runs and gave
New York a dramatic 3-2 victory
over Los Angeles Tuesday night
and 1-0 lead in the National
League playoffs.
The Mets had been shut out
for eight innings by Dodger
starter Orel Hershiser, who came
into the game off a record streak
of 59 consecutive scoreless in
nings.
Gregg Jefferies, who had three
hits, led off the ninth with a single
and moved to second when Keith
Hernandez grounded to First.
Darryl Strawberry doubled to
right to score Jef feries.
Jay Howell relieved Hershiser
and walked Kevin McReynolds.
He struck out Howard Johnson
and had two strikes on Carter.
The Mets catcher then bloopda
short fly to center that John
Shelby, playing deep, failed to
catch with a diving attempt.
The ball dribbled pastShelbyi I
few feet and, with the runnen
moving on the play, McReynoldi
came all the way around from
First and just beat Shelby’s thron
to the plate.
Game 2 of the best-of-sevense
ries is scheduled Wednesdat
night at Dodger Stadium, starting
at 10:05 EDT. The Mets willsd
David Cone, 20-3, against roolio
Tim Belcher, 12-6.
Randy Myers pitched two in
nings in relief of Dwight Gooden I
to get the victory. Howell tookthe ]
loss.
Gooden allowed only four hits |
and struck out 10 in seven in
nings of a game that more than
lived up to its billing as a pitchers
duel.
The Student Chapter
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AGGIE
CLUB
The Aggie Clul
Student Chapter
General Meeting
October 5
7:30 p.m.
Meet at the 12th man statue
(located at the North end of Kyle Field)
We will be touring the Press Box and
discussing the Arkansas road trip.
For more information call the Aggie Club
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