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*ktial The Battalion SPORTS 9 Tuesday, February 6,1990 Sports Editor Richard Tijerina 845-2688 vay wi t lhat ] Pauljanip die fast, AIDS tieJ rs off ther -os Angefc t and I paiieni Sit ►reman, > victim Saylor also idecanbe e thinking ot early on when the' ty of Schranu on's AIDS Richard Tijerina Sports Editor Shoe rides off into the sunset a true champion Xt was the grand finale for a guy named Shoe. It was billed as the Legend’s Last Ride, and it turned out to be a tribute to the greatest jockey of all time. Bill Shoemaker, the winningest jockey of all time, rode his last horse race Saturday in California. The 58-year old jockey, who won 8,833 races in 40,350 starts, rode a seven-year old chestnut horse named Patchy Groundfog. The horse was a 3-5 favorite. Shoemaker finished fourth. So concluded one of the greates sports careers in history — not on a muddy football field or in a jam-packed baseball stadium — but in a small racetrack called Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Shoemaker is a legend. Anyone who lands a spot on an American Express commercial cements that honor in my book. But Shoemaker is more than that. Much more. He won his first race in 1949. In his resume. Shoemaker can include four Kentucky Derby winners — Swaps (1955), Tomy Lee (1959), Lucky Debonair (1965) and Ferdinand (1986). Saturday’s fourth-place finish earned Shoemaker $7,500, and it boosted his career purse earnings to $123,375,524. Let’s not downplay that figure. $123,375,524. But through it all. Shoemaker was ever the champion. Even when he lost, he won. He was the sport’s greatest warrior, and as he saw great jockeys come and go, Bill Shoemaker endured. See Tijerina/Page 10 Great horney toads! A&M, TCU collide By VINCE SNYDER Of The Battalion Staff After an explosive victory on Saturday, the Lady Aggies’ basketball team will be searching for a repeat performance Tues day night against Texas Christian at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Tipoff is sched- ualed for 7:30. This Southwest Conference matchup promises to be a fight to the finish, as A&M is looking to avenge a 55-51 loss to TCU earlier in Fort Worth. The Lady Aggies own a 14-2 advantage in the series with TCU, but the Lady Frogs have won their last two meetings with the Lady Aggies. Last year TCU posted their first-ever win over A&M, recording a 81-68 victory in Fort Worth. Despite the Lady Frogs shooting 27.4 percent(l 7-of-62) from the floor earlier this season against the Lady Aggies, TCU was able to notch their second win over A&M with a hard-fought battle between the two teams. The Lady Aggies led 26-23 at halftime, and extended their lead to seven with a pair of baskets by Louise Madison and Yvonne Hill to open the second half. A&M then hit a dry spell, remaining scoreless for 8:14, while TCU reeled off 12 unanswered points to take a 35-30 lead. As time ran out, LaTanya Irving hit two free throws with 29 seconds left in the game. But TCU’s Rachel Hesse matched Ir ving’s effort with a pair of free throws with nine seconds remaining to give the Lady Frogs their victory. “TCU has proven that they are a legiti mate team,” A&M Head Coach Lynn Hickey said. “They are playing consistently game after game. And we’ve got a lot to See Advance/Page 10 Sitting pretty Verbal commitments indicating Ags in for banner recruiting year Photo by Jay Janner A&M junior relief pitcher Steve Hughes returns to bolster a talented Ag gie pitching staff in 1990. A captain this year, Hughes was 2-0 in 1989 with four saves and a 3.23 earned run average. The Aggies tost eight starters from last year’s 58-7 squad, which was ranked No. 1 for half of the season and came one game away from the College World Series. Look for the special six-page preview of A&M’s 1990 season In Wednes day’s issue of The Battalion. COLLEGE STATION (AP) — If early signs are any indication, Texas A&M could end up with one of the top recruiting classes in the country. The Aggies are almost certainly headed for the top class in the Southwest Confer ence. They have received commitments from four of the top 15 players in the state, including star quarterback Jeff Granger of Orangefield. A&M has been so popular that Aggies coaches have promised all but three of their 25 available grants to players with two weekends still left in the recruiting period. That’s a big turnaround from last year’s middle-of-the-pack class that included only 13 signees and five of the Fort Worth Star- Telegram’s Top 100 performers. “I’m as excited as I can be with the way things are going,” said A&M coach R.C. Slocum. “All that was working against us last year is working for us this year,” he said. Slocum was forced last winter to recruit under the cloud of an ongoing National Collegiate Athletic Association investiga tion. The NCAA dismissed “hush money” al legations by player George Smith against A&M last June. Smith accused head coach Jackie Sherrill of giving him money but later recanted the story. Sherrill resigned Dec. 12, 1988 and Slocum took over. Slocum showed in his first season that he can succeed at the major college level, lead ing A&M to an 8-4 mark, one game better than Sherrill’s last season. Arkansas and Houston, the teams closes to A&M in the SWC standings, are pro grams in transition because of post-season coaching changes at both schools. See Recruits/Page 10 8th Annual Run for the Arts Saturday, February 17, 1990 5K run & 1 mile run/walk By: TAMU Roadrunners & MSC Opera and Performing Arts Society CAN YOUR STUDENT ORGANIZATION TAKE THE CHALLENGE? Trophies will be awarded to the student group, in each of the following divi sions, with the largest number of members participating in Run for the Arts. These awards have nothing to do with the results of either race. Divisions: Corps Unit, Fraternity, Sorority, Residence Hall, & other student organization (any other university recognized group) Time/Place: Entry Fee: Registration: Awards: Performers: G. Rollie White Coliseum; 9:00am - 1 mile; 9:30am - 5K $9 if postmarked by 2/9 or by on-campus registration $11 day of the race * cost includes Beefy-T with race logo * mail entry form with check payable to MSC OPAS to: Run for the Arts c/o MSC OPAS Box J-l Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77844 Will be available Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm, in the MSC Feb. 5-16 & in Blocker Feb. 12-16 5K - Trophies to first overall male and female and top three entrants in each age category 1 mile - Trophies to first overall male and female and ribbons to next five males and five females Will be at G. Rollie White and lining the 5K course For further information call James Schroeter at 693-8391 Name: Entry Form for Run for the Arts (one entry per form; duplications acceptable; please print) Age on 2/17/90L Address: Phone: Sex: M F Race: 5K 1 mile T-shirt: M L XL Student Group Signature: Date: (parent or legal guardian must sign if entrant under age 18) Waiver: I waive all claims for myself, my administrators, my heirs, against all officials, sponsors, and organizations connected with Run for the Arts for injury or illness resultant from participation in this event. I further verify that lam physically fit to compete. ifr % MSC SCONA XXXV PRESENTS "United States Foreign Aid: Purpose, Players & Politics" UNITED STATES FOREIGN AIeT purpose, players & politics MSC SCONA XXXV What is America's role in today's sioeeping international events? rr Bring the world into sharper focus SPEAKER SCHEDULE All Events Held in Rudder Theater Free Admission to the Public Wednesday, February 7: 8 - 9:30 p.m. Keynote Address "Origin, History & Purpose of Foreign Aid" John Maxwell Hamilton - Senior Public Affairs Advisor, World Bank Thursday, February 8:10 a.m. -12 p.m. Panel Discussion "Formulation of U.S. Foreign Aid" Dr. James T. Goodwin - Coordinator, International Agricultural Programs Texas A&M University Patrick Breslin - Office of Learning and Dissemination, Inter-American Foundation Col. Charles Rex Weaver - Former U.S. Army Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, February 8: 7:30-9 p.m. Address "Execution of Foreign Aid" David Black - Representative, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Friday, February 9:10:30-11:30 a.m. Address "Evaluation of Foreign Aid" Paul Coverdcll - Director, U.S. Peace Corps Saturday, February 10:10-11 a.m. Closing Address ’The Future of Foreign Aid" Dr. Betty Unterberger - Professor of History, Texas A&M University % When you finish reading The Battalion pass it on to a friend, but please... don’t litter!