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It's finally over, the spring
semester that is — well, at least it is
for The Battalion's spring staff.
For some of you I guess this is a
relief and it is those to whom I
address this column — my last as an
official member of the sports desk.
(In the fall, I will take on the task of
commanding those
liberal/conservatives on the opinion
page).
As for those that think we on the
sports staff (Alan, Scott, Steve,
Craig and I) are not true sports fans
or that we don't provide good
coverage of our illustrious football
team I nave only one thing to say.
To quote one of my favorite
professors, "Pooh!"
I started working on the sports
desk last summer, not because I
needed the money (it's not very
much) or because I needed the clips.
I started working on staff for the
sheer fun of rubbing elbows with
one of the nation's top programs
and because I love sports.
No, I don't look (nor do I think
anybody else on staff does) at Texas
A&M sports through maroon-
colored glasses.
Sure a bit of bias may sneak into a
column once in a while, but there's
absolutely no way we could write
public relations pieces and expect to
go very far in journalism. How
could we, with the Kermit Davis Jr.
saga, the cancelation of the 12th
Man as we knew it and now, Darren
Lewis' positive drug testing at an
NFL combine? ^
See Critics/Page 6
■■■■■ - M I 1.1
Aggies travel to TCU for important series
Harrison's hometown dream comes true
By Anthony Andro
The Battalion
For Texas A&M pitcher Brian Harri
son, playing baseball for the Aggies is
like a dream come true.
"I've al-
w a y s
wanted to
play at
A&M,"
said the
redshirt
junior
from
Bryan.
"Aggie
baseball
has a 1 -
ways been
a big thing
around
here.
"The
only thing
was that I didn't know if I wanted to be
a pitcher or a shortstop. Since I
couldn't hit the ball, I became a pitch
er."
Harrison, a graduate of Bryan High
School, spent his first two years of col
lege playing at Northwood Institute
near Dallas. The righthander trans
ferred to A&M in the fall of 1989 and
was reshirted last season.
This season, Harrison has given the
Aggies a spot third starter and a long
reliever, the latter of which he enjoys
more.
"I know I used to like starting when I
was doing it every day," he said. "In
long relief, you get to come in and
there is a little bit of a challenge.
"You also have a little more contol of
your own destiny."
The Aggies get a chance to control
their destiny this weekend as they
travel to Fort Worth to face the Texas
Christian Homed Frogs. A&M is 37-17
on the year and 9-6 in conference play.
The Aggies, who were in last place
in the Southwest Conference two
weeks ago, climbed into a first place tie
with Texas last week after sweeping
the Longhorns at Olsen Field.
Harrison may pitch this weekend,
but Jeff Granger and Ronnie Allen will
definately start for the Aggies.
Granger (6-2, 3.18 ERA) ranks fourth
in the nation in strikeouts per game
with 12.4 per nine innings. The fresh
man from Orangefield has whiffed 94
batters in 68 innings.
Allen (7-2, 3.11) did not get a deci
sion last season as the Aggies took two
of three from the Frogs. The junior
righthander leads the team with five
complete games and 75 innings
pitched, and has held the opposition to
a .232 batting average against him.
At the plate, A&M is led by sopho
more centerfielder Brian Thomas, who
is hitting .337. The lefthander has a
team-long nine game hitting string.
On the field, Harrison is happy with
his effort.
"I don't think I'm throwing the slider
as well as I wanted to but, my fastball I
have been spotting pretty well and
that's keeping me going.
"But, overall I'm pleased with my
progress."
Last weekend against Texas, Harri
son started the third game, pitching 4
1/3 innings in A&M's 6-5 victory, but
got no decision.
"The whole team knew what we had
to do against Texas," he said. "We
were not really surprised with the
sweep because we knew what we had
to do and we went out there and
played with confidence."
The winning attitude the team has is
something it never lost, even when it
was 3-6 in conference play.
"We hit rock bottom when we were
in last place, but we still showed cofi-
dence," he said. "The coaches never
lost faith in us.
"Instead of playing like a 3-6 team
against Rice, we acted like we were 6-
3.
"We're finally back where we want
to be — in first place," he said. "Now
that we got the ball rolling, we just
don't want it to stop."
Playing the last two conference se
ries on the road does not bother Harri
son.
"We swept Rice on the road and it
seems like everywhere we go we seem
to have a pretty good fan following,"
he said. "Our fans on the road are just
as loud as our opponents."
Being from Bryan, Harrison gets one
thing most other students don't, the
chance to live at home.
"I can get away from the ballpark
and just go home," Harrison said. "I
don't have to be stuck in the dorms all
the time."
Brian Harrison said he
enjoys pitching for A&M,
his hometown school.
Draft brings to light drug policy double standard
NEW YORK (AP) — In last week's draft, three
NFL teams took a player with a known drug prob
lem, and now some folks are wondering if there isn't
a double standard in the league regarding drug
abuse.
"I think the question we're really asking here is:
Does the NFL give more priority to getting a star
player on the field, or to the well-being of a troubled
person?" said Dr. Arnold Washton, whose Washton
Institute in New York has treated many well-known
athletes for drug abuse.
"I think we both know the answer to that. Pro
football is big business in America, and just like any
large corporation, employees are valued more for
what they can produce."
Two of the players taken in the draft — quar
terback Todd Marinovich of Southern Cal and half
back Darren Lewis of Texas A&M — are involved in
drug counseling. Walter Sutton of Southwest State
University in Minnesota, was taken in the 10th
round by the Atlanta Falcons, even though they
knew he had been convicted of a drug felony.
"I know they're waging a major battle to prevent
drugs in the NFL, but in view of the draft, there
seems to be some inconsistency," sports attorney
Bob Woolf said.
Woolf represents former Washington Redskins
defensive lineman Dexter Manley, who was banned
for life from the NFL as a three-time drug loser be
fore being reinstated last year. Manley has been
through rehabilitation and is now with the Phoenix
Cardinals.
"I'm sure this is an embarrassment to the NFL,"
Woolf said.
Marinovich, taken by the Los Angeles Raiders in
the first round, was ordered into a program by a
judge in Irvine, Calif., after charges of possessing
marijuana and cocaine were dismissed.
Lewis, taken by the Chicago Bears in the sixth
round, checked into a rehab center in Houston on
Wednesday. Lewis was the only player who tested
positive for cocaine at the NFL's scouting evalua
tions in February. The league sends the test results
to each team, but the Bears said they never saw it.
The most bizarre case was of Sutton, a wide re
ceiver taken by the Atlanta Falcons. Sutton was con
victed in February of trying to deal crack cocaine and
ordered to begin serving a nine-year prison sen
tence, as soon as he finished college.
The Falcons knew of the conviction but said they
were led to believe Sutton wouldn't have to go to
jail. On Thursday, a federal judge in Tampa, Fla.,
told Sutton that was not the case. He must report to
prison on Jan. 28, 1992.
"Obviously, the information provided to us be
fore the draft was, indeed, inaccurate and mislead
ing," Falcons vice president Ken Herock said.
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