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Now Hiring Delivery Drivers! Paid cash every night. CALL 76-GUMBY If You Have Something To Sell Remember: Classified Can Do It Call 845-0569 The Battalion Student Making Awareness a Real Topic Information Meeting: When Wednesday Sept. 9th Where....Blocker Rm#127 Time 8:00 p.m. S02prwislls 3&lAa' Work one on one in helping teens cope with drugs and alcohol abuse. Page 10 Texas A&M SPORTS The Battalion Wednesday, September 9, ]i Astros nearly no-hit Reds THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Aggies v ▼ ^ 1st General Meeting Wednesday, September 9 in 115 Kleberg at 7 p.m. HOUSTON - Andujar Cedeno broke up Chris Hammond's no hitter and in his next at-bat snapped a scoreless tie with a double as the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 Tuesday night. The loss dropped the Reds 71/2 games behind first-place At lanta in the National League West. Hammond (7-10) didn't allow a baserunner and held Houston hit less until Cedeno led off the sixth with a single past third baseman Chris Sabo into left field. Houston went on to load the bases but the inning ended when Steve Finley hit into a double play. In the seventh inning, after Pete Incaviglia reached on a fielder's choice and moved to third on a single by Luis Gonzalez, Scott Ruskin relieved Hammond and Cedeno hit an opposite-field dou ble down the right-field line. Pete Harnisch (7-9) gave up three hits while striking out eight and walking two in seven innings. Xavier Hernandez earned his fifth save with two innings of scoreless relief. Hammond gave up four hits in 6 2-3 innings. Fort Worth AWIEOTHCDN GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN FOR THE AGGIELAND! WHEN: Sept. 7 - Oct. 2, Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ■jftt r> ^ WHERE: AR Photography 707 Texas Ave. next to Taco Cabana chosen as site of Cup finals THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT WORTH - Fort Worth will host the Davis Cup final if the United States beats Sweden in a semifinal this month. The official announcement is expected Thursday but Ed Fabri- cius, the director of communica tions for the United States Tennis Association, confirmed to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that Fort Worth will be the host city. The USTA chose Fort Worth over bids from Atlanta, Los Ange les, Phoenix and Washington. "Several things went into the selection process," Fabricius said. "The area, had we been there be fore, the arena, the community." The Davis Cup is a men's team competition to determine the best country in the world at tennis. It is named for Dwight Filly Davis, who in 1900 conceived the idea of tennis players visiting one anoth er's countries for matches. The event is scheduled Dec. 4-6. Baseball goes on without Vincent Executive Committee tries to restore order, solve problem THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Now that baseball owners have gotten rid of Fay Vincent, they have to fig ure out what they want next. Baseball's 10-man executive council met by telephone for 15 minutes Tuesday and didn't make any substantive decisions. The group will convene again Wednesday, this time in St. Louis, at the regular quarterly meeting. "It was a very brief call," said Bud Selig of the Milwau kee Brewers, a non-voting member of Vincent the group. "This is obviously done better in person." Although 18 owners united in their opposition to Vincent, forc ing him to resign Monday, they are divided on their goals and intentions. "I'm not on the executive council and I don't know if it will be an interim commissioner, but someone will be named to morrow," predicted Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reins- dorf. Other owners said they may appoint a caretaker during their two days of meetings in St. Louis, or they may leave the ex ecutive council in charge for the time being. The Major League Agreement states the executive council is in charge of baseball in the absence of a commissioner. "I really don't know what's going to happen," Selig said. "I don't think anyone does." Among the questions to be re solved are: — The San Francisco Giants' proposed move to St. Petersburg, Fla. — The appeal by the commis sioner's office of a preliminary injunction blocking National League realignment. —The fate of the leadership of the commissioner's staff. — The owners who will head baseball's attempt to restructure. Various names have been floated as possible replacements for Vincent, including former American League president Lee MacPhail, Player Relations Com mittee president Richard Rav- itch, former Montreal Expos ex ecutive John McHale and Demo cratic National Committee chair man Ron Brown. "If anything, you may see it strengthened," Reinsdorf said. "The strongest commissioner in sports is David Stern and I sus pect when baseball gets restruc tured, it will be along the lines of the NBA, where everyone re ports to the commissioner, and the commissioner reports to the board of directors." The executive council has served as an advisory body to the commissioner, not a deci sion-maker. It is made up of AL president Bobby Brown, NL president Bill White and eight owners: Jackie Autry of the Cali fornia Angels, Bill Bartholomay of the Atlanta Braves, Douglas Danforth of the Pittsburgh Pi rates, Eli Jacobs of the Baltimore Orioles, Fred Kuhlmann of the St. Louis Cardinals, Carl Pohlad of the Minnesota Twins, Haj wood Sullivan of the Boston Red Sox and Tom Werner of th Diego Padres. Owners who supported Via. cent say they are reluctant^ support changes to the Majo League Agreement that vvouli weaken the commissioner' power. Twenty-one clubs are needed to elect a commissioner and tt change the authority of th< fice. Owners said they were likely to make decisions on th Giants. Bob Lurie announced Aug,; that he had agreed to sell th team to a Florida group for$ll| million, pending approval the other clubs. San Francisco Mayor Fran! M. Jordan met with White (or two hours Tuesday, and saidh was told of the procedures Sar Francisco should follow to pre sent a counteroffer that would keep the team from moving. The appeal of the July 23in junction blocking realignment will continue unless the execu tive council or a new commis sioner decides not to, a lawyer involved in the case said. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a Sept hearing on the attempt to lift th injunction. Deputy commissioner Stephen Greenberg, the official closest to Vincent, planned to travel to St. Louis for the quar terly meeting. Greenberg said he did nol have anything to say pending Wednesday's meetings, andil was unclear who was in charge of the central staff. Red Raiders regroup against Wyominjj VVednesc Cr THE i LITT around Arkansa: plaining. 3 loss to Fire C Upsta the pres: like a nr preparec And he host abo make in There would b deep ink Satun tor Franl of the A subject v ball prog The n a.m. Sun noon, l Sat THE A NEW nandez, she neve loss to G; ago, revc charged i Fernar the fourt 6, 6-4 w THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LUBBOCK - The Oklahoma Sooners may argue the point that Texas Tech is a quality football team, but the Red Raiders at least made their head coach believe it in a 25-point defeat. "I think we can compete with Oklahoma, and if we can compete with Oklahoma, then I think we're a good football team," Tech coach Spike Dykes said Tuesday at his weekly media luncheon. The Sooners drubbed the Raiders, 34-9, Thursday in a na tionally televised season opener as Oklahoma quarterback Cale Gundy threw for a school-record 341 yards. "I don't think we're devastat ed," Dykes said. "I think our players realize where we are. They can see there were times last Thursday when we played very well. We just have to do it all the time." Sophomore 1-back Byron Mor ris carried 20 times for a career- high 103 yards against a team that last season allowed only one 100- yard individual rushing perfor mance. The Sooners led the Big Eight Conference and ranked ninth in the nation a year ago in rushing defense. The Raiders hurt themselves. Dykes said, with six dropped passes and a missed field goal. "We haven't done that in a while," Dykes said. The Raiders play host to Wyoming in a non-conference game at 7 p.m. Saturday. Th| Cowboys opened last week willi 25-6 victory against Nevada, team that won 12 gamesayei ago in the NCAA Division I-A-' ranks. Dykes said Tech is waryofi complex offense Wyoming brai dished Saturday. "They ran 36 formations, Dykes said. "If you guys (theme dia) are not doing anything at o'clock in the morning, comet and see us. We'll be figuringouti way to line up against those fa mations." Tech linebacker Steve Can went down with a left knee sprat against Oklahoma. He will not play Saturday, hut may return® two weeks against Oregon. in g' agg style that ni used the 1990 ( Fer n; rushed t risking v\ forcing I tion and ni stayin; Fernande the lead critical m 7,6-3 afte 40-15. Ferna love in th set, on th< last point that Sabai The 2 runner-u] Ds Contim people v Earlie ball was problem commis! In the perior b: White S< Cincinn; light of i dismay ( spread t had inte ries for r The n and well found th which ir Fame ou Jackson, bribes. But o: rumorec Baset sis on its HEY AGS! Political Forum :< Jv-S-i - jit ;s\V NS': :s\N': ^: IN\V^ *•>$. £v . - - vv. . :>U IS Lad Continui ee Meeting Get political process! 1 Political Come to 302 Rudder ^Wednesday, September 9th Applicatidhs are ItVaifabfe in the P. F. cube in the MSC Student Programs Office. For more information, call 843-1513