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Wednesday, June 23,1993 The Battalion Page 3
Celebration
new synonym
for violence
Out with the old . . .
Deware, Downs scheduled for demolition
By ROY CLAY
The Battalion
Is it all nec
essary? What
happened to
the good old
days of confetti,
rice and old-
fashioned cele
bration?
Looting and
rioting have no
place in sports,
period. I'm not
just talking
about the re
cent celebration
in Chicago,
where several
people were
killed and hundreds arrested. I'm
talking about several major cities
that boast a champion in a particular
professional or collegiate sport.
The most dramatic and violent
display of post-season excitement oc
curred in Dallas after the Cowboys
won Super Bowl XXVII. To rehash
the gory details, midway through the
celebration, rioting erupted and the
fighting that took place afterwards
was quite disheartening.
Sadly, the crux of the riots were
alleged to be part of a retaliation by
all people because of the Rodney
King trial outcome. One man said
that L.A. had its turn and now it was
Dallas' turn to show its displeasure.
This, of course, was not the reason
for the recent arrests and deaths in
Montreal or Chicago, who won the
hockey and basketball champi
onships respectively. Regardless, the
looting and rioting is not needed by
anyone nor does it serve a purpose.
Is it so much to ask that people cele
brate together in a relaxed environ
ment without destroying police cars,
private shops on street corners or
other people who claim to cheer for
the same team?
It seems to me that people are
looking for any excuse to turn into
wild savages. They are looking for
any means to vent there frustrations,
whatever they may be. < 1
Violence is in the heart of every
man and woman, but I thought the
idea of celebration was to be proud
of your team and its accomplish
ments, not to practice new wrestling
moves on fellow fans and citizens
alike.
Some will blame this raucous be
havior on drinking and with that I
disagree. Celebration will inevitably
involve 'spirits' and I think that this
is somewhat traditional. Champagne
in the locker room, a cold beer and
for some, a good smoke are all a part
of traditional celebration. The means
by which one celebrates is undoubt
edly up to the party involved and
should cause no harm to the public.
The line between public and pri
vate celebration is somewhat fuzzy,
but when there are lives being lost
and costly damage being done to the
property, the point is quite clear: the
essence of the festivities is lost.
Unfortunately, this kind of bed
lam also takes place on the college
level. The Texas-OU weekend, for
example, has been tainted with mass
violence and looting in Dallas' West
End Market Place over the past sev
eral years. The weekend's traditional
festivities have now been officially
banned because of this unnecessary
behavior.
Another example of this crazed
looting comes from a colleague of
mine at the University of Michigan.
According to him, after the semi-fi
nal game of the NCAA Champi
onships, mass rioting, looting of
shops and businesses as well as
See Rush/Page 4
MATTHEW J.
RUSH
Sportswriter
A piece of Texas A&M's past will soon
become a part of the history books. P.L.
Downs Natatorium and DeWare Field
House have been designated for demoli
tion year 1996. Due to the age of the two
buildings and the inevitable decline that
comes with it, the school has decided to
raze them after the completion of the new
Recreational Sports Building and Natato
rium.
For over 60 years. Downs has served
as the University's recreational and com
petitive swimming facility. Built in 1932
at a cost of $77,243, the facility was
named after a member of the Board of Re
gents instrumental in the natatorium pro
ject. Downs was designed and built by
members of the college staff led by F.E.
Giesecke, the college architect in 1932.
"You can't duplicate the workmanship
of that period." said Martha Nix, pool
manager for Texas A&M. "They weren't
in a hurry to build P.L Downs."
Extensive mosaics cover the walls,
deck and the entire tank. Drain covers,
hand rails and pool ladders are made of
solid brass, and the ceiling is made of
wood. When Downs first opened, the
large arching windows were lined with
flower boxes filled with Boston ferns.
Downs Natatorium was designed in a
Mediterranean style popular in that era.
It was built, partially, in response to the
University of Texas erecting its indoor fa
cility in Austin. The UT pool measured
75 feet with 8 lanes. Not wanting to be
outdone, A&M built its pool to measure
100 feet long and 9 lanes wide. The mo
saics along the water's edge mark every
foot of the pool's length, thus showing
A&M's perceived superiority over its ri
val.
Nix also pointed out that although the
building has declined to the point where
DeWare Field House, seen here in the mid 1 930s, is scheduled
for demolition in 1 996. DeWare, originally named Memorial
Gymnasium, was built in 1924.
Kyle Field.
COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
In the foreground is the early
renovation is no longer feasible, the pool
itself is in excellent condition. The tank
has no visible cracks, and the water is a
clear light blue, denoting a good filtering
system. However, Wofford Cain Pool,
the outdoor facility, displays patchwork
where cracks have surfaced on the tank;
the surrounding pool area is showing the
signs of age, as well. Also scheduled for
demolition, Cain Pool was built in 1962 at
a cost of $141,939.
DeWare Field House, originally
named Memorial Gymnasium, was built
in 1924 by J.E. Johnson. Designed by the
college architect E.B. LaRoche, the gym
nasium resembles only one other build
ing on campus. According to a manu
script written by Ernest Langford, head
of the architecture department from 1929
to 1956, Memorial Gymnasium is similar
in style to the animal husbandry building,
now called the Pavilion. The facility was
later renamed for Charles A. De-
See Demolition/Page 4
BILLYMORAN/The Battalion
(Above) P.L. Downs Natatorium, scheduled for demolition in 1996, was constructed in
1 932 for $77,243. It was built to rival the recently built pool at the Universtiy of Texas
at Austin. (Right) Downs in the mid 1950s.
COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
Wimbledon Security tightens after spectator taunts Graf
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WIMBLEDON, England — The spectre
of the stabbing of Monica Seles haunted
Wimbledon on Tuesday as a German in
the front row of Centre Court was banned
after shouting at Steffi Graf: "You're re
sponsible!"
Less than two months after an ob
sessed German fan of Graf knifed Seles
because he couldn't tolerate her No. 1
ranking, Graf became the victim of verbal
abuse as she began defense of her Wim
bledon title with Seles still recuperating.
"Steffi, you're responsible for every
thing," the man shouted in German mid
way through Graf's 6-
0, 6-0 thrashing of Kir-
rily Sharpe, an Aus
tralian qualifier.
"Oh my God, not
him again," Graf said
in German.
"You are responsi
ble for what happened
to Monica. We blame
you," the man had
yelled at her at the
French Open last
month.
Graf halted the match against Sharpe
between points and walked to the um
pire. She didn't ask that the man be re
moved, only that he be quiet during play.
The man, in his early 30s, remained in
his seat throughout the match, newly de
ployed security guards warily surround
ing the court. He then was taken away by
police during the next match, between
Germans Boris Becker and Marc Goellner,
to be questioned for 90 minutes. He told
police he flew in from Frankfurt Monday
night and camped outside Wimbledon
overnight on a queue for one of the 600
Centre Court passes available to the pub
lic each day at $27 apiece.
Authorities did not identify the man,
offer a motive for his actions or indicate
whether he was armed.
"He was not arrested," tournament
referee Alan Mills said. "When asked to
leave, the man was happy to comply. The
Championship security guards have been
instructed to refuse this spectator access
to the grounds for the duration of The
Championships."
"There's nothing I can do about it,"
Graf said. "And I don't think too much
about it, either. I was surprised he was
there again today, but I don't take it too
seriously."
No. 2 seed Martina Navratilova began
See Security/Page 4
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