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•731,] Sports Monday, January 31,1994 The Battalion Page 5 D: gene: >401k ; 41 Sabtr reshmer 30 p.m. Box. F : 776-51! Breehoi ce Lutlie e info or Govt neetim Idus. F ie at 1} X'lebrati: ieep. F 547-088; ' Socidi teinbo; id Wild n 113 K all Jemi 1 a: will; oma C; ossellir: ' Buildr >y aled Si; : Acce aeldir: from ions a;, ive pan irious; iforma: 9. rsity Ft y, singe 1 Rudiit call Cl: r : Live: from 7:1 Cleme: ormalii cata set rofit 5l« ts and ai d be sul hree dai sired mi leadline vents an 'hat's L[ aestioni srooin ion-D®; - medds /ernors rm init- ina 0°' ie wa) 1 ' dates Pj 1 ? im?*' , refer® s an said- min'o 1 : •I ,1 seW ralre-f hat sta j when'll app r0 '; vernn 1 ' convi® ; ,i i-'' by. a 1 OStSi Fall's final farewell to football I t's actual ly over, no more football, col lege or pro fessional, for what will seem like an eternity. And no, the Pro Bowl doesn't count. When the Cow boys' James Wash- i n g t o n picked up Thurman Thomas' second fum ble early in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXVIII and ran it 46 yards for Dallas' first touch down, football, as we knew it, was put to rest for the season. The sport that is so exquis itely and violently played on fall Saturdays and Sundays will take a six- month hiatus. We at Texas A&M have spring football. But, unless you are a sports fanatic or work on The Battalion's sports staff, that doesn't really count, either. What we need, almost re quire, is a sports substitute; something football fans can fall back on during those wee hours of the morning when they are suffering the shakes from football withdrawal. Perhaps as students we should devote our excess intel lectual energies to our studies. But I just don't have that much discipline. Thankfully, both A&M bas ketball teams are hot and lead ing the conference. The intensi ty at G. Rollie White Coliseum is tremendous, but it still doesn't carry the bone-crush ing impact of a hit by an Aggie inside linebacker. A&M baseball begins in a week or two. But to get the ^same rush of adrenaline from the boys of summer as you do from watching football on TV, you have to be at Olsen field or listening to the game on your grandfather's old AM radio. My grandfather still uses the old relic and won't give it up. Swimming, track, tennis and softball at A&M are great, but I have to be able to associate with the players. I simply don't have the ath letic talent to be able to com prehend the skills necessary for those sports. But when I see a punishing tackle or devastating block, I can understand the pain. I can appreciate football's violence. If only A&M had a figure skating team. for coach Aggies squeak out victory against SMU Kyle Burnett/The Battalion Joe Wilbert, right, shoots during Texas A&M's win over the SMU men's bas ketball team, 69-60. Wilbert led all scorers with 28 points. The win keeps the Aggies atop the Southwest Conference standings with'a 5-0 record. The men's next home game will be Feb. 9 against Oral Roberts University. By Jose de Jesus Ortiz The Battalion F orward Joe Wilbert honored his high school coach with a game-high 28 points as Texas A&M downed Southern Methodist University 69- 60 to stay atop the South west Conference on Sat urday. With "GOOD LUCK BARRY DAVIS" written on one shoe and "YOU ARE STILL No. 1 TO ME!" on the other, Wilbert said he was try- See Wilbert/ Page 6 Kyle Burnett/ The Battalion Joe Wilbert's tribute to his high school coach, Barry Davis. The Bryan High coach was placed on leave of absence last week. Lady Aggies corral tired Mustangs The Associated Press DALLAS — Lisa Branch scored 26 points and had three steals Sat urday night, leading Texas A&M to a 77-65 victory over Southern Methodist. Martha McClelland added 17 and 10 rebounds as the Lady Ag gies (13-3, 5-0 Southwest Confer ence) ended a four-game losing streak to SMU. The Lady Mustangs (10-5, 2-4) trailed 42-33 at the half, and got back into the game as A&M hit just 32 percent from the floor in the second half. SMU cut the lead to 67-64 with 2:33 to play, but the Lady Aggies finished the game with a 10-1 run. The Lady Mustangs were led by 15 points each from Leslie Fra zier and Kerri Delaney. Delaney led SMU with 10 rebounds. Texas A&M 77, SMU 65 42 35-77 SMU 33 32-65 A&M min 'S3 - ft-fta pts reb Canada 26 2-4 2 9 Branch 38 9-19 5-5 26 5 Cemy 22 2-5 1-4 5 3 Burket 29 5-8 2-3 12 7 McClelland 29 6-13 5-10 17 10 Tucker 7 0-0 3-4 3 0 Ford 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 Littles 6 0-0 0-0 0 2 Biermann 2 0-0 1-2 1 0 Ferguson 15 1-3 0-0 2 2 Williams, C 2 1-1 0-0 3 0 Miller 21 3-8 0-0 6 5 Totals 200 27-61 19-32 77 44 SMU min fg-fga ft-fta pts reb Gleason 28 0-0 5 4 McLaughlin 23 3-9 2-2 8 1 Guziec 30 3-7 0-2 6 4 Frazier 32 4-11 4-6 15 6 Delaney 37 6-17 3-5 15 10 Watson 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 Devine 25 4-7 3-4 12 8 Ford 12 1-4 0-0 3 0 Totals 200 23-59 13-21 65 33 Cowboys capture consecutive title The Associated Press ATLANTA — The Dallas Cowboys have staked their claim as the team of the '90s. The Buffalo Bills grabbed a loser's label that could last longer than that. The Cowboys and the Bills both made Super Bowl history Sunday, thanks to two unlikely stars, James Washington and a re deemed Leon Lett. Washington, a backup safety, had a hand in 17 of Dallas' points as they beat the Bills 30-13 and won their second straight NFL title and sent Buffalo to a record fourth straight Super Bowl defeat. No franchise in the history of American team sports has lost a championship game Buffalo loses fourth straight Super Bowl with poor second half four straight times. “You have demonstrated you're the team of the '90s,'' NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said as he presented the Vince Lombardi trophy to coach Jimmy Johnson and owner Jerry Jones of the Cowboys. But defensive end Charles Haley, who played for San Francisco's “team of the '80s," was more hesitant to make the claim. “It's too early," he said. “Let's see what <ve do next year." Emmitt Smith, who surprisingly was named the game's MVP over Washington, ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns as Dallas became the 10th straight NFC team to win the league's title game by outscor- ing the Bills 24-0 in the second half after trailing 13-6 at halftime. But it was Washington who turned the game around as the Cowboys became just the fifth team to win in consecutive years and tied San Francisco and Pittsburgh with four Super Bowl victories. Washington returned a fumble 46 yards for a touchdown, intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter that led to another score, and forced a first-half fumble that led to a field goal. Both fumbles were by Buffalo's star running back, Thurman Thomas, whose frustration seemed to symbolize the entire team's. “We've tried to get playmakers at every position," Johnson said. “We've got them at backups. "We want to get the players that will do the things they must do to win the game." Lett, who has had to endure two notori ous gaffs, made the play that turned the game, stripping Thomas of the ball on the See Lett/ Page 6 r Summer Internships and Co-op Opportunities Workshop J Don’t wait until mid-semester to learn about internships & co-op opportunities. Find out all you need to know, from a student perspective. Date: Time: Place: Tuesday Feburary 1st 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Governance Room Koldus Building, room 144 COMMITTEE Sponsored by the MSC MBA/Law Committee The Forum gives attendees the opportunity to discuss current public affairs issues with today's leaders and together discover ways to initiate positive changes in both the public and private sectors. 216 MSC 845-1515 $10 BegicStration Fee Space is limited February 5, 1994 ^ Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to Inform us of your special needs. We request noUflcatlon three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of ou ability. MSC Political I Forum 'iS'Xs/s smz> : What is the relationship? Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994 1-2 pm 228 MSC A roundtable discussion led by Tedi Zalesky-Ellison Director of Athletic Compliance Office Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request notification three(3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our ability. The views expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the Memorial Student Center, or Political Forum. Study Abroad in Germany and the Netherlands next summer and earn up to 7 hours of TAMU credit! ill. m. f M 11:11 111 110111 Mil lill Study abroad Programs, 161 Bizzett Had West, 845-0544