Sports
Monday, July 19,1993
The Battalion
Page 3
W eekend
rap'up
49ers' Young new
highest paid QB
ROCKLIN, Calif. (AP) - The
San Francisco 49ers made their
peace Thursday with Steve
Young, signing last year's MVP
and leading passer to the richest
contract in NFL history.
Just three months ago, in a
bumbling attempt to keep four
time Super Bowl winner Joe Mon
tana, the 49ers said they would
bench Young and play Montana.
The clumsy effort failed and
Young was reinstated as the
starter immediately after Mon
tana's April trade to the Kansas
City Chiefs.
Young's signing to a five-year
contract worth $26.75 million was
an emphatic signal that the orga
nization was now ready to cast its
lot with Young.
UT settles Title IX
lawsuit out of court
AUSTIN (AP) — The University
| of Texas and seven female students
announced an agreement Friday in
a lawsuit in which the women ac-
j cused the school of denying them
]. an equal chance to play intercolle-
| giate athletics.
The out-of-court settlement,
; which still requires a judge's ap-
j proval, will double the number of
I women participating in sports at
Texas over the next several years,
: officials said.
Both sides hailed the agreement
| as a landmark decision in the de-
| bate over Title IX that may affect
j how other colleges and universi-
ties equalize sports opportunities
between women and men.
Xitle IX is a 21-year-old federal
statute prohibiting gender discrim-
; ination in educational institutions
i that receive federal funds.
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Suit filed against
Tyson for battery
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A
beauty contest participant has sued
; Mike Tyson claiming that the for
mer heavyweight boxing champi-
i on committed battery against her
during the 1991 Miss Black Ameri
ca pageant.
Noemi T. McKenzie, who was
i Miss Massachusetts in the pageant
; at Indianapolis that summer, filed
j a civil suit in Marion Superior
Court on Tuesday, five days before
the expiration of the two-year
j deadline for making a damage
| claim.
McKenzie, of Woburn, Mass.,
! claims the incident occurred on
( July 18, 1991, during a pageant re
hearsal.
McKenzie said she reported the
incident to pageant organizer J.
Morris Anderson, who reportedly
told her that Tyson was "just
; showing that he was in a good
: mood."
It was during the same rehearsal
that Tyson met Desiree Washing
ton, the contestant from Rhode Is
land.
A&M takes second in rugby tournament
Team members pleased with finish
By KYLE BURNETT
The Battalion
The Texas A&M rugby team captured
a second place finish in the Social A divi
sion of the Summer Seven tournament
they hosted here on Saturday.
"We did real well." Oskar Nisimblat,
the clubs programs chairman, said. "We
were real pleased with our play."
The Aggies A team, or side as it is
called, lost in the final of the tournament
to the Austin Huns, 21-0.
"We only substituted once all day so
we were pretty tired by the last game,"
Nisimblat said.
Anthony Spampanato, a member of
A&M's A side, said the team played up to
the level of their competition.
"We did very well for a college team,"
he said. "Most of the competition was
older and more experienced.
"We played more games than anyone
in the tournament. Some bracket winners
won in 5 games. We just ran out of steam
in the end. It was the best we played all
summer."
A&M started off the round robin tour
nament with a 22-0 walloping of the Uni
versity of Texas at El Paso.
They followed up that victory with a
33-5 win over Ft. Polk, but lost to Austin
B, 17-7. The Aggies bounced back from
that loss with a 28-7 win over Ft. Hood.
A&M then knocked off Alamo City 14-5
before entering the single-elimination final.
Nisimblat said the tournament, as a
whole, went well.
"It was about what we expected," he
said. "It was real clean. My only com
plaint is that it was hard to get sponsors,
but the ones we had gave a lot. So we are
thankful to them."
The Aggies will resume play at a 10-
man tournament at Sam Houston State
University in a few weeks.
They will have a change to face Austin
again when they travel to that city for the
Aquafest seven-man tournament on Aug.
14.
Would the Aggies see Austin again?
"You never know," Spampanato said. "A
win or loss, or just the draw of the tour
nament could put you up against any
one..
"We wouldn't mind playing them but
it gets boring playing the same teams all
over again."
Joining Nisimblat and Spampanato on
the team was coach Bill Smith, Ryan
O'Kane, Leo Perez, Askia Roussede, John
Beard and Leo Hanus.
"It was pretty fun, but we were just
worn out by the end," Spampanato said.
Leo Garza (with the ball) of the Texas A&M Rugby B team, tries to keep hold of the ball
against the Fort Worth club during the Aggies 15-12 loss Saturday.
Four Aggies dive into NFL training camps
Bates, Buckley, Carter, Frazier preparing for
their first professional pre-season workouts
By MATTHEW J. RUSH
The Battalion
As the Texas A&M football team pre
pares for another season, with preseason
practice on the horizon, several of A&M's
past players are reporting for a different
kind of training camp.
Last spring, four A&M players were
offered spots in the National Football
League. Patrick Bates (L.A. Raiders), Mar
cus Buckley (N.Y. Giants), Derrick Frazier
(Eagles) and Doug Carter (Oilers) were
all obtained by their respective organiza
tions last April.
Patrick Bates, who decided to forgo his
senior year of eligibility, was this year's
highest player taken from Texas A&M.
Bates, who was chosen 12th in the draft,
"I'm very happy with
where I got drafted. At
lanta and Philadelphia ex
pressed a lot of interest,
but in the end, you don't
have a lot to say about
where you go."
-Patrick Bates
former A&M
defensive back
was a highly sought after defensive back
by Philadelphia, Atlanta and Los Ange
les. Bates was elated to be picked as high
as he was and is looking forward to play
ing for the 'Silver and Black.'
"I'm very happy with where I got
drafted," Bates said. "Atlanta and
Philadelphia expressed a lot of interest,
but in the end, you don't have a lot to say
about where you go."
Bates looks to contribute immediately
and is excited to play with the Raiders
who perennially have had the stereotypi
cal bad boy image and mean attitude.
"At first, when I got here, I didn't
know how intense the team really was,"
Bates said. "It's a very big thing here, the
attitude especially. I love their style of play
and I think I fit right in. It is also exciting to
be in a place where you're wanted."
Bates believes that there will be some
expectations to live up to, being the num
ber one choice by the Raiders and being
the first defensive back taken in the draft,
but he looks to make an immediate im
pact while nudging his way onto the
starting defense.
"There is added pressure and higher
expectations when you're drafted higher,
but they draft you to make an immediate
impact and that is a good feeling," Bates
said. "I definitely look to make an imme
diate impact. I've been learning the de
fensive scheme and I'm picking up every
thing pretty well. There is a lot to get
used to, but once I do. I'm more confident
that a can make that immediate impact."
Bates said he is happy about playing
under A1 Davis, the figurehead of Los
Angeles Raiders football.
"I have tremendous respect for him,"
Bates said. "He's proven himself over the
years and he is a very genuine person."
Bates, however, has yet to sign with
the Raiders, but he sees the situation as
only a minor obstacle.
"I'm concerned about signing, yes, but
we're negotiating right now," Bates said.
"I want to get it done, I want to get into
camp and get on the playing field. We've
gone through the whole back and forth
negotiations and right now. I'm waiting
for a response." t.; ■
Patrick said that he would hav-e Ibved
to play another year at A&M, but said
that he weighed his options and decided
that it was time for him to move on. In
moving on. Bates is setting his goals only
modestly high.
"This season, I want to be the Rookie
of the Year," Bates said.
Carter's story is a 180 degree turn from
that of Bates'. Carter, not selected in the
draft, was acquired after the fact by the
Houston Oilers.
Carter, however, is not bitter about not
being acquired in the draft.
"Being a free agent. I'll
have to improve myself,
but I want to contribute
playing."
-Doug Carter
former A&M
,o fullback
"Of course I would rather have been
drafted," Carter said. "But TTouston
called me after the draft and said they
wanted me."
Carter, somewhat underrated at A&M
because he was the blocking back for
Rodney Thomas and Greg Hill, is hoping
to impress the Oilers in training camp
which starts this week.
"Being a free agent. I'll have to im
prove myself, but I want to contribute
playing," Carter said. "I hope to play a lot
on special teams and that is a good way
to make the team."
Even though the Oilers feature the
pass-oriented 'Run and Shoot' offense.
Carter would be only one of three or four
offensive backs on the team.
Carter said he was happy to be select
ed by the Oilers because he feels at home
with their organization.
"I d like to play in Houston," Carter
said. "I like Houston, I'd like to stay
home, and I've got a teammate already
there in Bucky Richardson."
Carter wants to give the Oilers every
thing he has got to offer.
"My goal is to go to training camp on
Wednesday and give it all I've got," he
said. If I don't make the team. I've got my
degree to fall back on and I'll pursue a
graduate degree. If I do make the team.
I'll play special teams and contribute
however I can."
BATTALION FILE PHOTO
Patrick Bates dives in to assist Derrick Frazier in a tackle in the Aggies 19-13 win
over Baylor last Fall. Bates and Frazier are two of A&M's players now in the NFL.
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