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Nick
Georgandis
Sportswriter
i n c e
this
past
B9l nda y'
my hours
have been
iiil<:d by
|ndering
hy the
Is Ange-
ll Dodgers
sent ^ a
H^Hhd-writ-
tei enve
lope to my
re' idence
in i louston.
am an
“ iiros fan,
!» » Dodgers fan, and the
breeds usually don't get
a(ig. Nor had 1 ever been to
libs Angeles, except once
: Bat- wl i my family's flight home
Bipped at the airport for an
ur in 1984.
And yet, there was the en-
Jlope on my desk when 1 got
It of class today. Upon
Jening it, I found a Dodgers'
-l-Bhedule, a typed p>ostcard
rllj With an inspirational message
Tam Dodger center fielder
.ithoui: lett Butler, a Dodgers'
■imper sticker and a little
asedop pac ket all about Dodger stadi-
arbed ir::«n and the Dodgers' organi-
ig conti ation.
or theA:l This did not clear up my
Infusion at all, until about an
ys arouriBur later when I realized, I
uctillef did know someone wdth the
3tterhovlodgers, their manager, Tom-
: ly Lasorda.
i thestai;I Well, 1 don't actually know
>tline, dtlrn, but last summer I wrote
er the r lletter to Lasorda after seeing
Bm in an interview on televi-
irs here s iorv.
,B It was in July, right after
■all of Famers Roy Cam-
panella and Don Drysdale
died within two weeks of
§ach other.
Lasorda, asked to comment
jn Campanella, whose play-
g career ended when he was
Saralyzed in a car wreck, had
sponded by saying, "I don't
how where Campy is right
now, but I'll tell you one
png, he's walking."
il I don't know why, but
Bmething in Lasorda's words
[ally moved me.
See Moved / Page 4
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The Battalion
Page 3
One
more
game ...
By William Harrison
The Battalioh
Twenty-five games down, one
game and one tournament left.
The outright Southwest Con
ference Championship is a wast
ed dream for the Texas A&M
men's basketball team after two
consecutive losses against SWC
foes A&M was favored to beat.
A&M has already posted its
best mark since the 1986-87 sea
son at 17-8.
But A&M still stands at the
same place it has each of the past
years since '87, including A&M
coach Tony Barone's 6-22 first
seasonl. This year, 25 games are
gone again and a championship
banner will hang most probably
in someone else's arena.
If you were in Tony Barone's
shoes, how would you motivate
your teamfor one more game?
Barone says the key is found
in the short range - to recognize
what went wrong, put the slump
behind the team, and concentrate
on this last game, at home
against Texas Tech.
He said the Tech game offers
an outlet for a new, if it be late,
beginning.
"For the first time this year.
we didn't handle a lead well, and
we lost our poise," Barone said.
"We have to look at the short
range situation. It'll be the last
game for our seniors who have
had a tremendous impact on our
program this year."
A&M senior guard Chuck
Henderson echoed his coach.
"We've got to come out next
game and just try to put these
last two games behind us," Hen
derson said. "It's my last home
game since I'm a senior, so Tm
going to come out and play as
hard as I can."
Barone's task is to spur his
team on, achieve momentum
during Saturday's game for the
looming SWC tournament, a
See Barone / Page 4
Lady Ags squeak by Baylor
The Associated Press
WACO — Texas A&M's Lady
Aggies blew an 18-point lead, but
pulled away late for a 90-87 victory
Wednesday night over Baylor to
remain in a tie for the Southwest
Conference lead.
Lisa Branch and Martha Mc
Clelland scored 17 points each for
A&M, tied with Texas Tech for the
league lead with an 11-2 record.
For the season, the Lady Aggies
are 20-5.
Mary Lowry scored 27 points.
Amber Seaton 23 points and Erica
Knight a career-high 21 points for
Baylor (13-12, 4-9).
A&M led at the half, 51-37, and
widened the lead to 18 points at
64-46 with 15 minutes remaining in
the game. But Knight scored seven
points in Baylor's 14-6 run that cut
the margin to 10 at 70-60 with just
over 11 minutes left.
Baylor's Kelly Donaldson hit a
driving layup at 2:00 to knot the
score at 84-all.
McClelland hit a short jumper,
but Knight answered with a jump
shot to tie the game again, at 86-86.
Once again, the Lady Aggies
went aside to McClelland for a lay
up that gave A&M an 88-86 lead.
Seaton could have tied the contest
again, but made only one of two
free throws.
Bambi Ferguson rebounded for
the Lady Aggies and got the ball
out to Andrea Williams, who was
fouled. Williams made both free
throws for the 90-87 lead.
Lowry missed with a despera
tion 3-point attempt at the final
buzzer.
William Harrison/T'HE Battalion
Lady Aggie junior forward Cami Williams (44) drives down the court
against the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. A&M won the Feb. 5 game 67-
64. Wednesday the Lady Aggies defeated the Baylor Lady Bears 90-
87 in Waco.
Location of Kerrigan assault trial unknown
The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. - Where
will the Nancy Kerrigan assault
case be prosecuted, Portland or De
troit?
That question has gained new
significance with a report that Ore
gon authorities want the case
moved to Michigan and Detroit
prosecutors say it should stay in
Oregon.
Norm Frink, the Multnomah
County chief deputy district attor
ney, would not confirm such a dis
pute exists, but repeated that dis
cussions continue and no decision
has been made on where any fur
ther charges will be filed.
"The bottom line is this: We're
talking with Wayne County
(Mich.) and we're talking with fed
eral authorities," Frink said
Wednesday.
A grand jury in Portland is con
sidering whether Tonya Harding
should be charged for her role in
the Jan. 6 attack, which took place
at the U.S. Figure Skating Champi
onships in Detroit. The grand
jury's final report is due March 21.
As for the report that Oregon
authorities want the case moved to
Detroit, Frink said, "We're not go
ing to comment on any thinking
we may have, which may change
from time to time."
Harding was'back on the ice
Wednesday for the first time since
returning from her eighth-place
finish in the Olympics. She skated
for an hour at a suburban mall
rink.
A few reporters and photogra
phers were on hand and tried to
follow her as she went to a mall de
partment store after the workout.
"Don't follow me. Just go
away," she told them. "You've had
your fun."
Harding wants to compete in
the world championships this
month in Japan, but the U.S. Figure
Skating Association has a hearing
scheduled for March 10 in Col
orado Springs, Colo., to determine
if her association membership
should be revoked. Such an action
would ban her from the world
event.
The skater denies knowing
about the attack ahead of time, but
said- she learned about it later and
failed to alert authorities. Harding
won the national championship in
Kerrigan's absence. Kerrigan went
on to win a silver medal at the
Olympics in Norway.
Harding's ex-husband, Jeff
Gillooly, has pleaded guilty in Ore
gon to racketeering for his role in
the attack.
Harding's sometimes body
guard Shawn Eckardt, Shane Stant
and Derrick Smith have been
charged with conspiracy in Oregon
and have confessed to participating
in the attack. They could be indict
ed in Portland or have their cases
shifted to Detroit.
No. 6 Aggies
fall to Bobcats
The Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE - Mike Tofte's
three-run home run sparked a
five-run third inning as Sam
Houston State defeated No. 6
Texas A&M 8-2 on Wednesday.
Steve Prihoda allowed just
two runs and six hits in eight in
nings to get the victory for Sam
Houston State (9-5). Prihoda is
3-1 for the year.
Justin Atchley took the loss
for Texas A&M (10-4).
Richard Hare of SHSU and
Rich Petru of A&M also had solo
home runs.
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An Evening
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Musical Brilliance
The city of Bonn has a definite
place in musical history, having reared
such geniuses as Beethoven and Schumann.
But the city has also adopted the famed Orchester
der Beethovenhalle Bonn.
Under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies, the 122-member German orchestra will open
its United States tour at Texas A&M University with traditional works by Beethoven, Wagner and
more. In addition, world-renowned pianist Vladimir Feltsman will demonstrate why he has been
recognized as one of the greatest musical talents of the post-war era.
larch 7,1994 • 8:00 p.m. • Rudder Auditorium
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
B.S. Secondary Education, North Texas State, 1952
Master of Education, Texas A&M University, 1966
Graduate, U.S. Army Command and General Staff
College. 1972
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Division Head Emeritus, Texas Engineering Extension Service
Major General, U.S. Army Reserve (ret.), Engineer Officer
Self-employed construction industry consultant
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