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Sports
Thursday, September 30,1993
The Battalion
Page 7
Braves, Phillies
come full circle
after 100 years
ver the
past 100
years,
there have
been 18 differ
ent presidents,
two World
Wars, the ad
vancement of
technology
and numerous
other dramatic
changes.
Through it all,
however, one
constant has
remained.
Baseball.
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
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