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Wednesday, March 28,1990 The Battalion Page 9 vt robabh i ■ Follow the leader 1 ne prio: la l ben, Tni : loti again one of intrv n the in the some- ■ chip? when so ni- e eve e and four, tes- ansas artanl is if got a hard- ibodv guvs; er - team i difft-1 And itxiut Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack Track members Donnie Bodron and Brian Bradshears compete in the 3,000 meter steeplechase during last Saturday’s CS Relays. Umpires to return Friday it PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Major Hgue umpires will report to work Flday, ending a weeklong boycott of spring training games while their lalot dispute goes to binding arbi tration. ■The umpires’ union and league pjesidents agreed Tuesday to let a retired Philadelphia judge resolve tlu n differences, including whether iiiipires should be paid for spring games canceled during the owners’ 3‘J-day lockout. ■‘ Were delighted to see the um pires go back to work." union head Riiln’e Phillips said. 'T hey need some work, particularh behind the plate, to get ready lor the openers AM 9." ' ■The agreement was reached with the prodding of L’.S. District judge Anna L. Shapiro, who was sched- jiled to heat arguments in the Agues’ request for an injunction wningdie umpires to work. ■instead, the two sides met for sev eral hours, then emerged to say re tired Common Pleas judge Stanley Greenburg would decide the issues, starling with a hearing at l 1 a.m. Wednesday. “I’m looking forward to going back — I’d go back tomorrow, if we could,” said National League umpire Eric Gregg, one of three umpires present during Tuesday’s session. The umpires began their boycott Monday — the f irst day of exhibition games — to protest the way regular- season games were rescheduled af ter the lockout ended. I he umpires said they should have had a say in the process. On Sunday, baseball asked the court for a restraining order to force the umpires hack to work. Minor league umpires are working the ex hibition games. T he boycotting um pires had said they would have re ported for regular season games which begin April 9. American Teague president Bobby Brown said arbitration could have been used last week to settle matters, as spelled out in the um pires collective bargaining agreement. “We suggested it earlier, but then we went through all this,” Brown said. “I’m neither happy or sad — just disappointed all this had to oc cur.” National League, president Bill White declined comment as he left the federal courthouse. Also in dispute are increased liv ing expenses incurred by the um pires who gave up apartment leases when the lockout started and fewer days of f because of the compressed schedule. ■ 1 hes w ill ii.i\ < WI u oi k lire: t nil season in a shorter period of time, ’ Phillips said. He said the dispute was not over economics, but “an issue of respect for the umpires.” Phillips said he would continue to press charges of unfair labor prac tices, which were ftledTast week with the National Labor Relations Bu reau. Rangers’ Jeffcoat ready to shine 23 S V s S PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — The sounds of Mike jeffcoat’s career the past three seasons have been lizzie, fizzle, sizzle. I He fizzled in 1987 and 1988 after cursory look-sees with the T exas Rangers before being returned to the minor leagues. 1 But last season Jeffcoat hurst into the starting rota tion in late May and ref used to leave?. | He made live most of his third chance in the starting rotation and finished the season with a 9-6 record 3.58 earned run avei age. ■ Consequently, he begins 199U with the unaccustomed Security of having a starting assignment. 1 “It’s a different feeling starting out this year hut I’m noi approaching it any different from any other Spring,’’ Jeffcoat said. ‘T’ve got to perform to stay where I am. 1 1 won’t he looking over my shoulder to see what the |ther guys are doing. I’m just going to put in a quality ■ fort every chance 1 get.’ Jeffcoat got his chance when Jamie Moyer went on tire injury list for three months with a shoulder injury. It was just a matter of manager Bobby Valentine giv ing jeffcoat a longer look than the two previous years, Jef fcoat said. “The past two year’s Td come up and not done a good job but I still believed in myself,” Jeffcoat said. “I just kept telling myself and the coaches to give me five or six starts and then evaluate me. “Fortunately, it worked out. I kept getting starts and my confidence started to improve. Jeffcoat is in a rotation that includes fast ball special ists Nolan Ryan and Bobby Witt, knuckleballer Charlie Hough and Kevin Brown, who tied a rookie record with 12 victories last season. Jef fcoat doesn’t pretend he’s got the natural talent of some of the other starters. “I’m what’s c alled, if they want to use the nice term, a ‘crafty lefthander,”’ Jef fcoat said. Gooden has impressive outing for Mets PORT ST . LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Pitching under a microscope follow ing last season’s shoulder problems, Dwight Gooden made an impressive first step back for the New York Mets T uesday night. Gooden worked two scoreless in nings against the New York Yan kees, allowing one hit and striking out three. He threw 30 pitches, 24 of them for strikes and was clocked at 95 mph. Even Gooden, often his own toughest critic, had to be impressed. “I felt good,” he said. “The main thing was I was throwing nice and easy and having fun out there. The curve was good hut really I’m still trying to find it. A couple of them were bad and a couple were good. My location could have been better, hut for the first time out, it was OK.” The Yankees hit just four fair balls against Gooden, who was con stantly ahead of the hitters. In his first inning of work, he threw' nine pitches, eight for strikes. His fastball seemed explosive at times, especially when he struck out Roberto Kelly and Steve Balboni, the last two hat ters he faced. Perhaps the most important part of the outing was the fact that Gooden was letting it all hang out. “I wasn’t holding back,” he said. “Usually in spring training, you build up to it. By throwing this win ter, I think that helped me tonight.” The winter work was part of Gooden’s rehabilitation from the small muscle tear behind his right shoulder, the first time in his career he has experienced arm trouble. The Mets were determined not to rush him back, letting him work at his own pace after the 32-day lock out. “This was a big test,” he said. “It w'as a game situation with opposing hitters. I just let it go.” Lady Ag softball team hosts Kent State today BySKEETER BROWN Of The Battalion Staff The red-hot Lady Aggies’ Softball learn will try to contiue their winning "ays at home today, as they cool hey heels from tournament travels luring the past two weekends. A&M hosts Kent State in a dou- bleheader at the Ladv Aggie Softball Held, with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. The Lady Aggies are sporting a 29-8 overall record, and have won 22 out of tbeii last 25 games. Kent State is off to an 8-0 start this season. } ■ „ or,,. i () a n m it that we’re idv •'! of where 1 thought we would he at this point in the season,” A&M Coach Bob Brock said. “I’m really excited about this team A&M has been on die road in tournaments, with their last played at California State-Fullei ton. The Aggies finished tied for fifth, going 3-1 in the Pony Invitational. The Lady Aggies made it to bracket play at the top spot in theii pool, defeating nationally ranked Cal Poly-Pomona. 3-0, later downing U.S. International and Oregon State by identical 2-1 scores. In bracket plav. A&M beat Bowling Green by 3- o Snyder (Continued from page 7) 1989 than a lot of people thought he would, and he did all right. Klingler passed for eight touchdowns and 846 yards while completing 68-of- 114 passes. Had Klingler met the NCAA’s pass-attempt minimum, his 144.7 efficiency rating would have been 10th in the nation. It did make him the second most efficient passer in the SWC. Guess who was No. 1? You guessed it. The old one- armed bandit himself . Old Faithful led the conference with a 152.5 efficiency rating, taking his teammate Klingler to the top with him. What a guy! OK. The guy can throw and get the job done as a backup quar terback. But is he ready to accept the throne with all of the pressure built up around it? T he new UH king finds himself in pretty much the same fix as Lance Pavlas did when Bucky Richardson got hurt. Pavlas accepted the challenge, and the rest, as they say, is history. He led the team to the John Hancock Bowl, and is now the one Richardson has to knock off if he hopes to start. Klingler has been given the chal lenge to take control of a team that is on Cloud Nine. Or at least they were despite not being able to appear in a bowl game. I think he should stick to his guns and be himself, and not try to be another whatchamacallhim. After all, it will work out in the end. Just like this column did with out me ever mentioning Ware’s name. Oops! Time Is Running Out! Have you submitted your 1989 IRS tax return? With Elec tronic Filing generally, it takes two weeks for Direct De posit to your bank and three weeks for a Paper Check. BASELINE SERVICES, INC. IRS Electronic Filing In Kinko's Copy Center, 509 University Drive Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-1p.m. 846-4370 The Brazos Grill 218 N. Bryan • Downtown Bryan Open 11-8:45 Monday thru Saturday. Closed Sunday -*r- oupon . -.■■i.... i i V*tW Saturday thro Thuraday S p.m.-kJwpm. 2 Fori Special Buy on* dinner and art the aeeond of eottai at 1cm value FRfcE. Not mod with any other * pedal at coupon. Please present toupon when ordering. AleohoOurt included. 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