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Because of the importance of the year 1893 to the Battalion, I've shuffled through the annals of baseball history to come up with some very interesting compar isons. At the end of the 1893 season, the Boston Braves were tops in the Na tional League. The 1993 version of the Braves, based in Atlanta, have a legitimate shot of being the champi ons of baseball again. There was no American League at the time, but if one scrutinizes the top four teams in 1893, the Philadelphia Phillies were among the league's elite. Coincidence that the Braves and Phillies might meet in the 1993 Na tional League Championship Series next week? An even closer look at the 1893 Braves shows that they had a 34- game winner, a 20-game winner and an 18-game winner. In 1993, At lanta's starting hurlers have amassed 71 victories for the team, while back in 1893 the starters finished with 72 total victories. As for the 1893 Phillies, they had a See Rush/Page 8 MATTHEW J. RUSH Sportswriter Rob Reed/THE Battalion A&M's Clif Groce (33) powers through two Texas Tech defenders in last year's 19-1 7 victory over the Red Raiders at Kyle Field. A&M rushed 66 times for 381 yards against Tech. 'This is just what we need.' Tech's Dykes looking to up stakes against A&M By Nick Georgandis The Battalion Throughout his 25 years as a foot ball coach, Texas Tech head football coach Spike Dykes has been known for his bluntness and wit. Both were in evidence as Dykes explained why he was eager to pit his Red Raiders against 14th-ranked Texas A&M Saturday in Lubbock. "(Coming off the 28-26 loss last week to Baylor) this is just what we need," Dykes said. "Those type of losses linger. But playing A&M next, we knew we couldn't linger long. "If you write a scenario for us, this would be much better than playing Middle Tennessee, but I don't want to make the people in Tennessee mad." Dykes, now in his seventh year as head coach at Tech, said he is dis pleased with Tech's 1-3 start but that he is still optimistic for the remainder of the season. "The obvious question is where do you go from here, what do you do?" Dykes said. "The bottom line is that a football team has a lot to play for. A lot of great football teams get off to bad starts for whatever reason. We still have a chance to go to the bowl in Dallas. There are a lot of things out there still to play for." After watching the game film of the Aggies' 73-0 victory over Mis souri, Dykes said he thinks the biggest question mark for Tech will be the ability of the Red Raider de fense to slowdown A&M's offense "I don't think I've ever seen a per formance as impressive as they were against Missouri," Dykes said. "They are sound in every phase of their game. They have a good pass ing attack with (quarterback Corey) Pullig. "Rodney Thomas and Leeland McElroy are flat-out unbelievable. They are the two finest backs I've seen on one team since Eric Dicker- son and Craig James (at Southern Methodist in 1981-82). "Plus, (Greg) Schorp is the best tight end in the conference, maybe in the whole Southwest. " The Tech defense has given up an average of 43 points per game in the Red Raiders' three losses. See Dykes/Page 1 2 Lady Aggie volleyball stifles Bears From Staff and Wire Reports The Texas A&M women's volleyball team took three straight games from Baylor at the Bear's Ferrell Center to win Wednesday night against a tough Lady Bears team that was ranked second in the nation in blocks. The Lady Aggies sent only four servers to the line in their initial match which they won 15-1. A&M took the second game 15-9 and for the third game came back after trailing 8-11 to win 15-12. A&M head volleyball coach Laurie Corbelli said her team sped up its attack and was pleasantly surprised by the error-free play. "We had a few service errors, but overall I was really pleased," Corbelli said. "This is the most athletic group I have ever coached, (but) we need to find more ways to utilize our quickness. "It will come as we go along." Explosive Hill, Hall power Tech attack By David Winder The Battalion The wide receiver came to Texas Tech as a Pa rade Magazine All-American. The quarterback turned down scholarship offers so he could walk-on to the Red Raider team. Four years after making their first starts, se nior split end Lloyd Hill and senior signal caller Robert Hall are on the verge of breaking numer ous Southwest Conference and Texas Tech offen sive records. "I chose to come to Tech after they had won a bowl game in 1989 (All-American over Duke 49- 21)," Hill said. "I felt then that they were an up and coming team. I haven't been disappointed in my decision." Hall decided on Tech for the same reason but took a different road to Lubbock. "I chose to walk-on at Tech so I would be close enough for my parents to come watch me," Hall said. Hall, who hails from Dallas Carter, and Hill from Odessa Permian have combined for 2296 yards and 11 touchdowns in 25 games, making them one of the greatest quarterback/receiver See Htil and Hall/Page 1 2 service that j activities, ild be sub days before pplication not events Up. If you ewsroom at r 4 i Chef October 11 at ids ■s Coke CONGRATULATION S U.S. MARINE CORPS 1st Row: Chris Hendricks (Honor Grad), Eric Oliphant, Wade Patton, Mark Bertamini, Jon Scott (Honor Grad), Steve Ament (Honor Grad) 2nd Row: Jason Julian, Matt Good (Honor Grad), Louis Hollingsworth (Honor Grad), Matt Mowery, Brent James, Gilbert Warner, Craig Forrester 3rd Row: Msgt. Ralph Purry (OST), Jason Payne, Jeff Lough, Gerald Hook, Scott Luckie, Brad Young, 2nd Lt. Chris Oliver, Capt. 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