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By MATTHEW J. RUSH
The Battalion
While most are slaving in school or sweat-
jin the hot Texas summer weather, a few of
[exas A&M's students are participating in a
mwing sport that is both relaxing and re-
sshing.
The Texas A&M waterski club and team are
jining off another successful season and con-
•jiue to grow in size and popularity.
This spring, the team finished first at the
Tolar Bear," the first meet of the year held at
ie Somerville. The team also took a first
lace in the trick competition of the opening
smpetition.
Daniel Petershagen, the president of the
jub, said A&M's ski team has steadily im
ped over the last few years.
Though the club has a mere 25 members this
ammer, it usually boasts 40-50 members in the
all and spring. The top 20 compete in touma-
aent action.
Because of the program's recent success, it
as continued to grow in size and better its rep-
ilationand status around the region.
"The past two years, we were not a very
;aod team," Petershagen said. "This year we
ad an excellent ski team and and excellent
rck team."
The waterski Aggies continued to be suc
cessful as they went on to finish in the top three
of several of their major tournaments, including
second place at Oklahoma, third at Southwest
Texas and third at Louisiana State.
A normal tournament for the team sees three
separate areas of competition.
The first day of a weekend meet is taken up
by men and women's slalom and trick competi
tion. Tricks ertfail flips and 360-degree turns,
among other death-defying maneuvers. Anoth
er full day is devoted to the jumping competi
tion.
The A&M team belongs to the South-Central
Conference, which includes teams from Okla
homa, Louisiana and Texas. The schools that
compete in waterskiing are the University of
Texas, Stephen F. Austin, Southwest Texas,
Baylor, Texas Christian, Oklahoma State,
Louisiana State, Louisiana Tech, the University
of Southern Louisiana, and Northern Louisiana
University.
Two of these teams, USL and NLU, are the
only teams that grant scholarships, while the
rest of the squads consist purely of willing and
able skiers.
The A&M ski team is funded by the Intra
mural Sports Club and by ski members' dues.
Petershagen said all of the money donated to
the club goes to provide for the maintenance of
their operation.
"The money is used to pay for our private
boat site, the boat payment, and for tournament
expenses when we have travel to compete," he
said.
Team captain Chet Lenox, a junior from
Phoenix, Arizona, agreed that the ski team had
a very positive season and added that A&M of
fers very strong competition to the conference.
"The spring season was the most successful
season since I've been here," Lenox said. "We
were definitely the best non-scholarship team
in the conference."
Lenox said the atmosphere is quite different
between the fall and spring seasons.
"The spring is a little more laid back," Lenox
said. "In the fall, because we compete as a team,
the pressure is greater to earn a regional berth
so that we have a chance to go to nationals."
Petershagen also commented that participa--
tion by the student body is welcomed and is
good, clean fun for anyone who would like to
take part.
"We want anyone who wants to come out.
Ski for fun or for competition, either way it's a
good time."
The Texas A&M waterski club and team are
open to anyone who wants to join. Petershagen
said questions about the club should be direct
ed to him at 696-3271. The team practices regu
larly Monday through Friday 2-6 p.m. at Lake
Somerville.
SUSAN
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Sports Editor
\stros' Swindell on injured list
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON — Greg Swindell's homecoming
ason might be about to go from simply rotten
downright disastrous.
Ittook another wrong turn Tuesday when the
piston Astros put him on the 15-day disabled
ilbecause of a strained left shoulder.
The left-hander, who signed a four-year, $17
lillion free-agent contract last winter, was
ml out of the Astrodome Monday after drop-
to 6-8 in a 10-4 thumping by the St. Louis
Jidinals.
Then he told team officials he's got a sore left
oulder.
He passed that news after the game ... and
Hlgetto the bottom of it," said Astros general
anager Bill Wood, who met with manager Art
iwe after the game to decide on the next step
rSwindell.
"After our meeting, we looked out to see if he
was there, but he was gone. We'll talk to him
and see what's going on. He'll probably have
some tests."
Swindell gave up 10 hits, including a home
run, and six runs in five innings against the Car
dinals. He has given up 15 home runs in 111 in
nings this season and compiled a 4.95 ERA.
The Houston native, who didn't mention the
shoulder problem when talking with reporters
after the game, returned home to high expecta
tions last winter.
"This hasn't been a good season, especially at
home," Swindell said Monday. "There's a lot of
people who are expecting a lot. You feel you
have a lot to prove, and even though that's not
the case, you feel the pressure."
Astros spokesman Tyler Barnes on Tuesday
said he didn't know whether Swindell had yet
been scheduled to see a physician. Team doctor
Tom Mehlhoff did not immediately return a
telephone call from The Associated Press.
Lewis may compete in
U.S. Olympic Festival
SAN ANTONIO (AP) ~ World record-
older Carl Lewis is a possible entrant in the
lien's 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic Festival,
trials said Tuesday.
The U.S. Olympic Committee is awaiting fi-
3l word from Lewis' Santa Monica Track
dub and is holding a spot for the two-time
Olympic 100 champion, according to Gayle
pant, a USOC spokeswoman.
1 "He is understood to want to run in the 100
aeters. A spot is being held for him," Plant
»ici Lewis, who holds the world mark of 9.86
;?conds, would compete for the East team
■«5ed on his graduation from a high school in
'iilingboro, N.J., she said.
Ryan up to speed in practice
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan is expected to throw about 90 pitches
at full-speed Wednesday for the first time since going on the disabled list two months ago.
"He's going to throw all his pitches at high intensity for the first time," Rangers spokesman John
Blake said Tuesday from Milwaukee.
Ryan has been throwing for several days and has not felt any stiffness in his right arm or hip dur
ing his workouts at Arlington Stadium with former Texas pitching coach Tom House, Blake said.
Various injuries have limited Ryan, the all-time strikeout and no-hit king, to three starts this year.
He's scheduled to return July 19 at'home against Milwaukee.
"It's not etched in stone or anything. That's only a target date if everything works out,"
Blake said.
Ryan was slowed early this season by arthroscopic surgery to repair damaged knee ligaments,
then went on the disabled list May 17 after straining his left hip.
A few weeks later, he accidentally cut his foot by stepping on the blade of a water ski.
Nude men don't
sell shoes, says SI
Last Thursday evening, CBS-TV News
broadcast a story about Sports Illustrated
magazine turning down an advertise
ment that showed the Canadian men's
soccer team wearing Adidas shoes.
Nothing but Adidas shoes.
Naturally, this caught my attention.
The players are, of course, standing with
hands clasped in the "blocking wall"
stance. The slogan is something like "No
one will take you seriously unless you're
wearing Adidas shoes." I thought it was
kind of a cute ad, myself.
SI turned down the ad because it was
"inappropriate." This is the magazine
that produces the annual "Sweaty Babes
in Scraps of Spandex" issue. Those
babes are, however, all female, and the
irony inherent in Si's decision not to run the Adidas ad was
the point of the CBS report.
Of course, CBS had to show sixteen clips of women in
provocative poses to make sure America understood exactly
what the swimsuit issue is. (They did also leave the soccer
team on the screen for a while, though. That's how I noticed
what the ad was for.)
Now, I don't have a problem with the SI swimsuit issue.
I might even buy their argument that it's an American tradi
tion. I'm not a particularly touchy person, and actually, I'm
guilty of sexism myself. That poster of Troy Aikman over
my desk ain't there just because I'm impressed by his pass
ing statistics.
I do believe in equal time, though. Double standards are
a crock. If millions of men will buy a magazine to look at
nearly naked damp
women, then I
firmly believe that
millions of women
would buy a
magazine to look at
nearly naked damp
men. Or at least I'll
defend to the death
their right to do so.
God, I love
America.
Something's
wrong when a ma
jor publication like
Sports Illustrated
can decide that
women in swim
suits are a good
way to increase
sales while men in
... shoes ... are un
fit to be shown to
the nation (hey,
they looked pretty
fit to me.)
At least their de
cision was unusual
enough to attract
the attention of the media. Of course, the CBS reporter did
say, "Some people actually consider this a serious issue."
Now, skimpily-clad studs and babes may be a frivolous
topic, and may have looked to CBS like exactly the ticket to
round off their evening's news coverage (and boost the rat
ings? Nah, I'm being cynical.) But saying women are deco
rations and men are somehow more dignified is serious.
So what's my point?
Treat 'em all like meat! If we can't achieve equality
through sensitivity and all that stuff, at least we can all low
er ourselves to the same level. If men can stare at tight
skirts, women can whistle at muscle shirts. And if men feel
threatened by seeing pinups of outstanding examples of
their gender tacked up to be drooled over- welcome to the
club.
By the way, Adidas is selling posters of their Canadian
soccer team advertisement. Move over, Aikman, here
comes something leaner!
Illustrated
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