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LVEY/The Battalion 1 own a car, effect until tht t, but Odgen s still was Hit rrent bill does was not trying it of approving mg to help gel ; long as ne is ts really waul now what (lit ie a final dec- said. "Butm)’ dents want to il sports fadliti 1 mild (it) as fail we should go issed." tovie icts leatli _ The seen decades tiyinj of a presider; his motorcai eing played« i front of mo's ay Award-wif :ver Stone's a it John F. fe sination, beg; with theree: lying in Deaii t began Mot t hundreds tj still fascinate i Maryland' vhen is ite'J e this again id Tuesday J ward the > )k Deposit 1 to the Wanf ; Harvey ,1 shots as N' passed. Steve (TBrien Sports Writer Young stars should play, not cry Look at the old-guard from yesterday and then take a glance at the young guns of today. The difference between them was demonstrated by 25-foot putt on the 18th hole of the Augusta National Golf Club course Sunday. And a fastball down tne pipe at Arlington Stadium last week helped do some more segregating. Tom Watson, 41, was playing the final hole of the Masters and was one stroke from the history books. After slicing his drive into the trees, Watson was on the green in three shots. Knowing he had to sink the long put to force a play-off with eventual winner Ian Woosnam, Watson launched a bullet across the green and missed, sending his ball so far beyond the hole that he missed the eight-foot comebacker. Watson could have laid-up and played for the second place tie. Instead, he fell into a tie for third. It would have meant more money to play for second. In the first inning of a Sunday afternoon baseball game at Arlington Stadium last weekend, Texas Ranger pitcher Nolan Ryan fired a fastball down the middle of the plate. The batter, Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles, promptly cranked the pitch oyer the rightfield See 0‘Brien/Page 8 Ag netters demolish Mustangs From Staff and Wire Reports The Texas A&M men's tennis team clinched the No. 3 seed for the South west Conference Tennis Champion ships this weekend by crushing South ern Methodist 6-1 Wednesday in its regular season finale. With the win, the Aggies improve to 15-9 overall and 4-3 in SWC play. Sophomore Scott Phillips, the SWC No. 5 singles champion, and freshman Mark Weaver won their matches in third set tiebreakers as the Aggies clinched the match 5-1 after singles play. Phillips and Weaver also tallied a win in doubles to clinch the No. 3 dou bles title. "Scott and Mark came through with a pair of huge wins," A&M head coach David Kent said. "Their play in tight matches is the reason those two have done so well this season." The Aggies must turn around and play SMU for the second time in three days in the first round of the SWC Championships to be held at the Omar Smith Tennis Center — a task Kent doesn't look forward to tackling. "This match was extremely close, even though the score doesn't show it," Kent said. "Now to have to play them agian makes it doubly tough for us. We'll have our hands full on Fri day, but a win would likely give us an other shot at Texas." Texas A&M 6 SMU 1 Singles No. 1 — Matt Zisette A&M d. Marc Kudelko SMU 6-2, 6-1 No. 2 — Mark Weaver A&M d. Greg Bowery SMU 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 No. 3 — Doug Brown A&M d. Rich Harris SMU 6-2, 6-2 No. 4 — Joe Horwitz SMU d. Clayton Johnson A&M 6-4, 6-4 No. 5 — Scott Phillips A&M d. Hendrik Jordaan SMU 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 No. 6 — Steve Kennedy A&M d. Chris Ainsworth SMU 6-3, 6-3 Doubles No. 1 and No. 2 were cancelled. No. 3 — Weaver/Phillips A&M d. Bowery/Schmid SMU 6-4, 1-1 (default) KEVIN IVY/The Battalion A&M letter Clayton Johnson returns a lob Wednesday in his match aaainst SMU’s Joe Horwitz. The Aggies, who won the match 6-1, will host the Southwest Conference cham pionships this weekend at Omar Smith Tennis Center. Johnson lost6-4, 6-4. Thompson announces transfer By Scott Wudel The Battalion Texas A&M basketball player Brooks Thompson saw a great opportunity at Oklahoma State University and he had to take it. Thompson said Wednesday he will transfer to OSU next year to continue his collegiate career. Thompson said he made the deci sion to move to Oklahoma State earlier in the week, but admitted he had been thinking about leaving A&M since the end of the basketball season. The 6-foot-4 sophomore said he dis cussed the move with his family and they decided it was in his best interest to make a change. "We thought it would be the best for me, especially if (A&M) goes on proba tion," Thompson said. "I want to go to the NCAA (Tournament) so bad — that's what I'm playing for." Thompson said he was impressed with the Cowboys' performance under first-year coach Eddie Sutton in the NCAA Tournament this year. Thompson, who has two years of eli gibility remaining, and said he sees a chance to contribute in less than two years. "I really like the coaching staff and I really like the players," he said. "I feel really good about them — it's going to be a great three years." Thompson will be leaving two years at A&M behind him when he moves to Stillwater, Okla. this summer. "It's going to be like starting over again," he said. "It's going to be a tough transition, sitting out a year and not playing —but it's something I have See Thompson/Page 8 There's something for everyone! All Ags can play a role in the BIGGEST, BEST Weekend ever! April 18-21st Thurs. April 18th Fri. April 19th Sat. April 20th Sun. April 21st Senior Bash (Sorry...Only ’91) Texas Hall of Fame 8 p.m.-Midnight Get excited about Saturday & Sunday! Senior Banquet Ring Dance (Seniors only...but wait) University Tower 6 p.m. Rudder & MSC 9 p.m.-l a.m. EVERYONE ATTEND! Muster Camaraderie B-B-Q Acad. Plaza 4 a.m. - 2 p.m. Aggie Muster Ceremony G. Rollie White 7 p.m. Sponsored by Lifestyles Fitness Center