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Pauli Research International® Asthma Study Individuals 18-55 with asthma to participate in a short clinical research study with an investigational medication in capsule form. Pauli Research International® VSzoo 776-0400 SzoqA NEW YORK (AP) — Texas Rang ers outfielder Pete Incaviglia and the team avoided arbitration Wednes day and settled-on a one-year con tract for $1.67 million, more than double his 1990 salary of $825,000. Incaviglia, 27, the Rangers’ left fielder since 1986, settled shortly be fore an arbitration hearing was scheduled to begin. He had asked for $2.1 million, and the club had of fered $1.35 million. As late as Tuesday, it appeared the two sides would be unable to set tle before the hearing and Incaviglia said, “For them to take me to a hear ing tells me they have no plans for me after this year.” He took the Rangers to arbitra tion before the 1989 season, the only player on the team to go to arbitra tion in the past four years. He lost his bid and slipped into a funk and finished with a career-low 21 hom- ^ AMOIVi&R &&EKS gROU&lAT UP OSi CHAK06.S OF S-e-XlSNA, 13AC1S-M, ANI7 - 5Y- LAnJ&UA&C. Only the Battalion has Alan Lehmann. Read his thoughts on baseball, football and other campus Incaviglia has a team-record five consecutive 20-homer seasons. sports every Monday in the Battalion’s Sports section. Gooden desires huge contract like Clemens’ PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets offered Wednesday to make Dwight Gooden the third-highest paid player in baseball, but the pitch er’s agent immediately said the offer was unacceptable. Gooden says that if he doesn’t get the extension by Friday, he will file for free agency following the World Series and won’t nego tiate during the season. The pro posal, the third by the team in re cent weeks, is being sent to Gooden’s agent by overnight mail. “It’s a start,” the agent, Jim Neader, said from his office in St. Petersburg, Fla. “I haven’t seen it yet. Those numbers would make it less than $4.7 million and more than $4.1 million. That’s a wide range and it is not acceptable.” Roger Clemens will average $5,380,250 per season in his four- year extension with the Boston Red Sox and Jose Canseco is aver aging $4.7 million a year in his five-year contract with the Oak land A’s. Former Met Darryl Strawberry, now third in the sal ary standings, averages $4.05 mil lion a year with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mets general manager Frank Cashen criticized Boston’s $21,521,000 contract with Clem ens as “inappropriate” and said it showed “questionable wisdom.” He also vowed that “we will not collapse under artificial dead lines.” Gooden will make $2.25 mil lion this season, the last year of a three-year $6.7 million deal. Complicating the Mets’ situation is that Frank Viola also wants an extension. Viola will make $2.8 million this season, the last year of a three-year $7.9 million con tract. “We would like to sign both of them,” Cashen said. “We will at tempt to sign both.” “I’ll talk with Dwight tonight and discuss our strategy,” he said. “The deadline depends on how we’re doing. If there’s a chance to cut a deal, it can be extended. If there is progress, the deadline is moot.” Olajuwon cleared to resume play HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets center Akeem Olajuwon was given doctor’s approval Wednesday to resume playing Feb. 28 against the Los Angeles Clippers, the NBA club announced. Olajuwon has been on the team’s injury list since Jan. 4 while recov ering from surgery to repair damage to his right eye socket suffered when he was hit in the face by the elbow of Chicago’s Bill Cartwright. The Rockets have a 12-10 record without Olajuwon in the lineup and they will play three more games be fore he returns in Los Angeles. Olajuwon started working out with the team last week but he doesn’t expect to step right into the starting lineup. “That wouldn’t make any sense. You see how the guys have been playing,” Olajuwon said. “It’s going to be very difficult if you guys expect a miracle. I’m going to have to work my way back.” Rockets coach Don Chaney said Olajuwon’s playing time would be gauged by his progress. “I’ll use him the same as I use any other injured player whose been in jured as long as he has,” Chaney said. “I’ll put him in the game and see how he’s playing and if he’s not getting the job done then he sits down and goes back later on.” Arkansas side-steps upset scare DALLAS (AP) — Oliver Miller and Todd Day fueled an Arkan sas second-half surge that over came an eight-point lialftime def icit and led the No. 3 Razorbacks to a hard-earned 79-70 Southwest Conference victory over South ern Methodist on Wednesday. Arkansas improved its record to 26-2 and 13-0 in the SWC while SMU dropped to 11-14 and 6-8. The 26 victories tied an Ar kansas school record for regular season victories set by the 1978 Razorbacks. Miller, held to only four points in the first half, led a charge after the intermission that included four straight baskets. Miller scored 21 points and Day added 20. After Miller picked up his fourth foul with 14:26 left. Day took over. Day’s two free throws with 13:55 left gave Arkansas the lead. SMU stunned the Hogs before the sellout crowd of 9,007 fans in Moody Coliseum by scoring its most points of the season in a first half to lead 45-37 at intermission. The Mustangs never trailed and built their largest lead with 28 seconds to go when Troy Valen tino hit two free throws. It was the most points Arkan sas had trailed at halftime and the second fewest the Hogs had scored all year in the first 20 min utes. Sports Mail Football coaches not racist EDITOR: W Stevt caret becoi It’ wins back won and 1 “som cong Orns Ba who l in re< for i large Dalla “H sense pu bli Anto cere throi unify ance Ar mayo rewai sacrif ture.’ Ar Sen. ] rificii help: “H in C< sacrif says, This letter is in response to Craig Wilson's February 19thco! umn regarding Tommy Preston. In his column, Wilson mail many questionable points concerning black quarterbacks. Wilson states that Preston may fall into a (Chris) Osgood-syr drome; basically saying that Preston might not play because het black. Mr. Wilson, we ask, why even bring the issue of race inti question? We don't think race is the problem for quarterbacks;! A&M — competetion is. You imply that Osgood did not follow (Lance) Pavlas as qua: terback because he was black, when in actuality he was lessqual ified, less experienced and possibly less confident than Bud Richardson. Why waste Richardson's talent in order to play 3^ qualified quarterback? Your accusation that black NFL quarterbacks are blamed!; losses more than their white quarterbacks is unwarranted. Ever n"ost quarterback is criticized after a loss because of the simple facttk Hous they are in the middle of the action for the entire game. Montan; Ba Everett and Aikman are scrutinized after a loss just like Moor Peete and Williams. After all, they're only human. It doesn'tma! sail ter what color their skin is if they don't perform. We are offended by your implication that our coaching staffi:j racially motivated in choosing positions for players. You mentior Kevin Murray's reign in Kyle Field, and Richardson would reigr whether he was black, white or Hispanic. Players are judged os ability, not skin color it is ridiculous to think otherwise Tommy Preston is the best man for the job, he will play. Ourm ference has too many tough teams for us not to play the besl man. Aggies have too much pride in their team to let radsmiir pede a tradition of excellence. Tony Nash '93 Chris Lorek '93 Trey Wood '93 The Battalion is interested in hearing from its readers and welcomes all letters;; | the editor. Please include name, classification, address and phone number ons letters. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for style and length. Because« limited space, shorter letters have a better chance of appearing. There is, howevt no guarantee letters will appear. Letters may be brought to 216 Reed McDonald i sent to Campus Mail Stop 1111. Lewis, Ditka honom DALLAS (AP) — Texas A&M running back Darren Lewis was hon ored at the 26th Dallas All Sports As sociation as college athlete of the year. Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka accepted the most prestigious award, the Field Scovell Award, and lav ished thanks on former Dallas Cow boys coach Tom Landry. “The greatest thing that ever hap pened to me was when I was traded to the Cowboys, because I was ba sically a washed-up football player,” Ditka told an audience of about 750 sports fans at the Tuesday night din ner. “I could never thank Coach Landry or the Cowboys enough for what they did for me.” Jimmy Johnson, the Cowboys’ coach the past two seasons, was pre sented the “Big D” award. Texas Rangers first baseman Rafael Palm eiro and pitcher Bobby Witt were co winners of the association’s award for professional athlete of the year. University of Texas football coach David McWilliams was honored as coach of the year. Ditka turned the crowd on-r occasionally off — with his dry li mor, poetry reading, solemn c meaner and tough talk. Ditka pointed to Lewis and said! wished the athlete would beam Chicago Bear next year. But Dili quipped the Bears probably couldi afford Lewis. Ditka said the Bears also probak couldn’t afford Palmeiro and Vq He capped it off by looking ai player honored as male high athlete of the year, Huntley Bat of Dallas W.T. White, and rem» ing, “I’m not even sure the Boa, could afford him, if he’s going Notre Dame.” Fu 'th t| Ity re nces reakd 1 Last 61 pe r and 2( Ditka made a bold predict ln (he. about next season. Bj^hite, He noted the New York Giar "ispan “kicked our butts, 31-3” in theNl ot her n playoffs, but said he was proud his team. He said the Bears and ants will play again next season,‘r I’m going to say this right now; w" t£ to kick their butts.” going i O’Brien. rcen nd ah rceni “One ill ens ans a Continued from pai; t( j fepr —- of our is Portland’s Clyde Drexler. Drexler is a better shooter, more versatile and plays better defense than any other small forward in the NBA. The second thing Daly needs to think about when choosing his guards is the 3-point line. In international basketball, the 3- E oint line is 20 feet 6 inches from the asket, 3 feet 3 inches closer than in the NBA. At the off-guard position, Jordan will start. No dispute there, but oth ers will get playing time. Detroit’s Joe Durnars and Golds. States’ Chris Mullin have no pit lem scoring at will. The advai® they have over Jordan is that fort ery 2-point dunk he makes, theyfli sink a 3-pointer from the outside Magic will start at point gutf For years he has ruled the NBA.if this year, he’s not the best playeil point guard. Utah’s John Stockton is the lx* player in the league right now.aS not only will he be able to drive, his foreign admirers, he’ll shoo! percent from 3-point land. TREK USA One of the largest inventories of Trek Bicycles in Texas! Hundreds and Hundreds of Close-Out Models Save $50-$200 764-2000 f - ) 3122 S. Texas CYcauEFvr we have a Trek Bike and Price that’s right for you! 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