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Baylor coach
offered GBA
coaching job
The Associated Press
HOUSTON — The Oklahoma
City Cavalry of the Continental
Basketball Association has con
tacted Baylor basketball coach
Darrel Johnson about the team’s
head coaching position.
Chip Land, president and prin
cipal owner of the Cavalry, has
spoken to Johnson by telephone
about the job, the Houston
Chronicle and Fort Worth Star-
Telegram reported Tuesday. For
mer Cavalry Coach Henry Bibby
was Fired after three seasons.
Johnson coached at Oklahoma
City University, where he won
back-to-back NAIA titles, before
moving to Baylor in 1992.
Land said he and Johnson have
not scheduled a face-to-face in
terview, but such a meeting
would not be out of the ques
tion.
“Yeah, I think there’s interest
(on Johnson’s part),” Land said,
adding that he could sense John
son was frustrated by the South
west Conference investigation
into Baylor’s basketball program
and therefore was willing to con
sider the CBA job.
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Chris Perry, a sophomore mechanical engineering major,
spikes the ball on "Keathly Beach."
Knight leads Spurs past Rockets
The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — Negele
Knight scored 11 of his 15 points in
the fourth quarter Tuesday night,
helping the San Antonio Spurs
clinch the homecourt advantage in
the first round of the playoffs with a
90-80 victory over the Houston
Rockets.
Knight made a 20-foot jumper to
give the Spurs the lead for good at
78-76 witn 3:00 left, and after San
Antonio stopped Houston on three
straight possessions, Knight buried a
3-pointer with 1:14 left to extend
San Antonios lead to 81-76.
David Robinson, who led San
Antonio with 22 points, hit six free
throws in the final minute and Den
nis Rodman added a 3-pointer at
the buzzer.
Terry Cummings added 1 6
points, and Rodman had 1 1 points
and 21 rebounds for San Antonio,
which snapped a three-game losing
streak.
Hakeem Olajuwon paced Hous
ton with 25 points and 1 1 re
bounds, while Otis Thorpe and
Robert Horry scored 1 6 each and
Vernon Maxwell 11. Houston’s loss
allowed Seattle to clinch the home-
court advantage through the West
ern Conference playoffs.
Robinson and Olajuwon, the two
leading candidates for the MVP
award, both had trouble offensively
Robinson hit 6 of 24 shots, while
Olajuwon made just 11 of 32.
San Antonio shot 43 percent, but
Houston was even worse at 37 per
cent.
The game attracted an crowd of
32,807 to the Alamodome, the
10th time in 41 home games the
Spurs have drawn at least 30,000.
The Rockets, who set an NBA
record Sunday for most 3-point
shots in a season, were cold this
time, hitting only 3 of 15 from long
range.
Both teams started slowly, hitting
36 percent in the first Quarter. Terry
Cummings came off tne bench to
hit three late baskets to give the
Spurs a 22-19 lead after one quarter.
The Spurs closed the second
quarter with a 6-2 run to take a 44-
40 halftime advantage. J.R. Reid
nailed two long jumpers and Rod-
man added a steal and a dunk dur
ing the spree.
Draft
Continued from Page 5
return punts (he led the nation
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last year) makes him a prized
commodity.
Defensive lineman Sam
Adams, who left A&M as a ju
nior, is also a certain first-
rounder. He led A&M down
linemen in tackles this past sea
son and, at 292 pounds, has ex
cellent speed. There have never
been any questions about his
ability, but he has been criti
cized for lack of consistent ef
fort. If his desire ever matches
his talent, he will be a force in
the NFL.
As for Eric England, Steve So-
lari, Greg Hill, Jason Atkinson
and other Aggie seniors, not be
ing selected in the early going
could be a blessing in disguise.
The chances of making the team
are slimmer as a middle to late
round pick, but the pressure to
play well immediately is not as
great, either.
Being drafted in the early
rounds is an indication of pro
potential, but it is absolutely no
guarantee of success. Perhaps
the hardest attribute to measure
in a player is his desire to play,
his heart, his “want-to,” what
ever you want to call it. It is
what separates the great players
from the good ones.
Attitudes are hard to change
and if a player occasionally dogs
it as a collegian, he will likely
do it as a pro.
John Roper is a former Aggie
who illustrates this last point
perfectly. Roper, who played
linebacker from 1985-88, was a
part of the “Blitz Brothers” who
helped A&M to three consecu
tive SWC titles. An All-Ameri
can his junior year, he totaled
138 tackles and 15 quarterback
Sacks as a senior. He appeared
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headed for NFL stardom despite
his penchant for spotty play.
He played four desultory sea
sons with the Chicago Bears,
seeing some part-time starting
duty, but for the most part he
was the leading reserve line
backer. In 1993, he was traded
to the Dallas Cowboys, where
he was quickly let go from the
team after falling asleep during
a film session. A once promis
ing career is now not looking so
bright.
The challenge that awaits
each and every one of Texas
A&M’s draftees (and May gradu
ates, for that matter) is to realize
that college was simply a dress
rehearsal. The NFL is the big
show. For these young men,
this is the chance of a lifetime:
To make money doing what
they love. There are millions of
people who would give their
right leg for that opportunity.
Rangers fall to
Jays, Astros
blank Cubs
The Associated Press
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and Joe Carter hit three-rm
homers and the Toronto Blue Jij!
got a season-high 17 hitsTuesi,
night in routing the Texas Rangei'
13-3.
Toronto won its third in a ra*
and Texas lost its third strai
game.
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league-leading eighth homerinl
fourth inning, capping a fiver
burst that made it 11-2.
Carter drove in four runs will
two hits. He hit his sixth homeriE
a four-run third inning.
Juan Guzman (2-1) allowei
two runs, one of them earned, oi
seven hits in seven innings.Ht
struck out eight and walked one.
Kevin Brown (0-4) tied Keiro
Rogers' team record by giving
10 runs. He lasted only 3 1-3 in
nings and lost his career-high fi
straight start over two seasons
Brown allowed 12 hits, and his
ERA climbed to 11.63.
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CHICAGO — Greg Swindell
won his third straight start andihs|
Houston Astros nit three
homers to beat Chicago 3-0 Tues
day night, keeping the Cubs asiht I
only major league team without;
win at home.
The Cubs, now 0-7 at Wrigley
Field, matched the second-worst!
home start in team history,
club went 0-8 in 1957 and 0-7 in
1944.
Swindell (3-0), who retired the
first 12 batters, extended his score
less streak to 1 7 innings, allowing
four hits in seven innings. He came
out to pitch the eighth, but afiei
throwing one pitch was replacei
by reliever Shane Reynolds.
Swindell left with stiffness it
his left shoulder. Reynolds pitched
the eighth and Mitch Williams
worked the ninth for his second
save.
Jeff Bagwell, Andujar Cedeno
and Steve Finley homered leading
off the second, third and eighth
innings, respectively, off rookie
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seventh. SFA rallied off of Parker
touching him for two runs on
two hits in one inning of work,
yet Parker was able tonoldonto
earn his third save of the season.
The teams were scheduled to
play a doubleheader which is
why the first game only wen!
seven innings. However, rain
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eing played.
Johnson said that it was unfor
tunate that the second game was
canceled.
“We needed to play, we need
ed to get some guys out there,”
Johnson said. “Some guys didn't
get to play between conference
games and that’s disappointing”
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before embarking on a three-
game series with Baylor this
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Liberal Arts
Awareness Fair
Wednesday, April 20, 1994
MSC Flag Room
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
(5) $100 Scholarships
will be given away. All Liberal Arts majors
are eligible, but you must fill out a
registration/evaluation form at the Fair.
AGGIE RING ORDERS
THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS
CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER
DEADLINE: APRIL 27, 1994
Undergraduate Student Requirements:
1. You must be a degree seeking student and have a total of 95 credit hours reflected on the
Texas A&M University Student Information Management System. (A passed course, which is
repeated, cannot count as credit hours.)
2. 3Q credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M University, if you did not
successfully complete one semester at Texas A&M University prior to January 1,1994, you
will need to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours in residence. (This requirement will be
waived if your degree is conferred and posted with less than 60 A&M hours.)
3. You must have a 2^0 cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University.
4. You must be in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript
blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc.
Graduate Student Requirements:
If you are a May 1994 degree candidate and have never purchased an Aggie ring from a prior
degree year, you may place an order for a '94 ring after you meet the following requirements:
1. Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University Student Information
Management System; and
2. You are in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript
blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc.
If you have completed all of your degree requirements, you may request a “Letter of
Completion" from the Office of Graduate Studies and present it to the Ring Office in lieu of
your degree being posted. The original letter must be received by April 27, 1994.
Procedure To Order A Ring
1. If you meet the above requirements, you must visit the Ring Office no later than
Wednesday, April 27,1994, to complete the application for eligibility verification (requires
several days to process).
2. If your application is approved and you wish to receive your ring in June 1994,
you must return and pay in full by cash, check, money order, Visa or Mastercard
no later than April 29, 1994.
Men’s 10KY - $311.00
14KY-$424.00
Women’s 10KY - $175.00
14KY-$203.00
Add $8.00 for Class of '93 or before. White Gold is available at an extra charge of $10.83.
The approximate date of the ring delivery is June 15,1994.
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