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Physics, finite math
and football follies
just don’t mix
riorities.
The name of the
game to surviving
the academic rigors
of college life is OUUtl
knowing what is Wudel
most important, and
what we just don’t
give a damn about.
This semester is
almost six weeks
young, and by this time most of us have
taken our First set of tests and decided if
we are going to win or lose this time
around.
The problem for most sports fans is
that 20-inch screen in front of our faces
that transmits electronic signals to the
brain, devoiding us of the desire to read
Moby Dick and instead watch teams run
up touchdowns on the Cowboys.
Almost every day of the week it’s
possible to scan through the channels of
the cable box and find some type of
sports programming. Whether it be the
NFL Today, a Chicago Cubs baseball
game, American Gladiators, or the 24-
hour-a-day ESPN, there is always
something there to catch our attention.
So you drag your body across the
couch, curl up with an interesting
textbook and highlighter in hand, and
watch four quarters of a game that has
no bearing on your life whatsoever.
The problem used to lie with those
week-long procrastinators who used to
leave everything to the weekend because
they knew there was plenty of time to
catch up. No matter how tedious
chemistry or economics got, there was
always Saturday and Sunday to Finish
what was started last Monday.
But the weekend is the scholar/sports
fan’s worst enemy. In the fall, the
television is spread full of college and
professional football games. Many-a-fan
can be spotted in front of the TV,
looking like the model for Rodan’s “The
Thinker”.
The attraction to the tube every
Saturday is unavoidable to the sports
addict. These fans are the ones who
subscribe to a newspaper just to read
See Wudel/Page 11
A&M blasts Rice in SWC opener
Lady Ag defense
sets early tone
with strong play
By SCOTT WUDEL
Of The Battalion Staff
The Texas A&M women’s volleyball
team began conference play with a bang
Wednesday night.
The Lady Aggies dominated Rice Uni
versity 15-5, 15-1, 7-15, 15-9 in the confer
ence opener for both teams.
A&M improves its record to 7-10, 1-0 in
conference, and extends a four-game win
ning streak. The Owls move to 7-11, 0-1 in
conference, and extend their four-game
losing streak.
The Lady Aggies’ “never say die” de
fense continued keeping balls in play, giv
ing Rice too many opportunities to make
the mistakes that cost it points.
Elizabeth Edmiston, Krista Hierholzer
and Sheri Hermesmeyer led the Aggie de
fense, digging up Rice kills throughout the
night.
Six Lady Aggies recorded eight or more
digs in the match.
“Mad-dog defense — that’s what we call
it,” Hermesmeyer said.
Coach A1 Givens said the Lady Aggie de
fense was impressive.
“I thought defensively we looked better
than we had in awhile,” Givens said.
“I thought Krista did a nice job for us
again,” he said, complimenting the senior
setter’s consistent play in the last four
matches. Hierholzer had 17 digs and 31 as
sists against the Owls.
Givens said after the match that every
one of the Lady Aggies wants to contribute
and play their roles.
“I think what I’m impressed with the
most, is everyone is interested in doing
what’s best for the team and they’re not
necessarily thinking about themselves,” he
said.
“I think if you’re able to do that, then you
have a really good thing going.”
The Lady Aggies grabbed control of the
match in the first game. The Owls’ kills of
ten ended up on their side of the net and
cost them points. Hermesmeyer and Cum
See Lady Ags/Page 11
Red Sox win
AL East behind
win over Chisox
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox
won the American League East
championship for the third time in five
years Wednesday night, defeating the Chi
cago White Sox 3-1 on the final night of the
regular season behind the pitching of Mike
Boddicker and Jeff Reardon.
Boston’s victory eliminated Toronto,
which began play one game out.
Boddicker (17-8) scattered five hits in
seven innings and Reardon gave up two hits
in two innings for his 21st save. Boddicker
struck out four and walked three. Boddick-
er’s 17 victories are the most since he won a
career-high 20 games for Baltimore in
1984. all since June 28.
Rookie Alex Fernandez (5-5) pitched a
six-hitter, but Boston combined three of
them and a throwing error by the young
right-hander for all their runs in the second
inning.
Mike Greenwell started the inning with a
double. Dwight Evans drove in Greenwell
with a single.
Evans took second on the throw to the
plate and scored as Tom Brunansky triple.
Brunansky held third as Tony Pena
grounded out to short. Then he was
trapped in a rundown as Fernandez
pitched out and Luis Rivera was unable to
bunt on a suicide squeeze attempt.
In the rundown, Fernandez threw wildly
as Brunansky returned to third. As the ball
rolled down the left-field line, Brunansky
got up and sprinted home with Boston’s
third run.
Photo by Eric H. Roalson
Lady Aggies’ Amy Cumings (6) blocks a Rice shot in Wednesday’s win.
Fielder dreams
come true with
homers 50, 51
NEW YORK (AP) — Cecil Fielder be
came the first American Leaguer to hit
50 home runs since Roger Maris and
Mickey Mantle did it 29 years ago, con
necting Wednesday night in the fourth
inning and later adding No. 51 in the fi
nal game of the season.
The Detroit first baseman is the 11th
player to hit 50 homers and the first
since George Foster of the Cincinnati
Reds in 1977. The fear has been accom
See Fielder/Page 11
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