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*! Thursday, April 21, 1994 The Battalion Page 7 Baseball team in Arlington just ‘pathetic’ Drew Diener Gotta a little story for ya Ags... There once was a baseball team that played in a dying and depressing facility called Arlington Stadium. This poor little team played there for 22 whole years. In those 22 years, they never went to a World Series. Hell Ags, they never even won a division champi onship. In fact, the closest to first place they ever finished was five games out in 1986. 1986 Ags! That’s pushin’ Old Army times. In 1986 going to the Cotton Bowl wasn’t yet an established tradition down here at good ole Aggieland as ASdvI appeared in its first one since 1968. They ve ap peared in six since. Like I said Ags, Old Army times. Anyway let me get on with the story about this poor little baseball team. Misfortune after misfortune plagued this helplessly miserable organization. Bad trades, injuries, and stupid draft choices all played a hand in the poor product that this essentially failure of an organization put onto the field. Managers. This team has had their share. Some good ones too: Billy Mar tin, Whitey Herzog, and Doug Rader. The last man to hit over .400, Ted Williams, managed the club in their first year at Arlington Stadium, 1972. Still, this poor little ballclub couldn’t win even a division title. See Little Story/Page 8 Women, men gymnasts take second, third in national championships Men’s Lally, women’s Beregon lead team to success By Nick Georgandis The Battalion In the massive shadow of hallowed Kyle Field, around the corner from the squeaky floors of G. Rollie White and past the shouts of the A&M’s intramural basketball tourna ment, tucked away in room 307 resides one of the cam pus’ best kept secrets, the Texas A&M Gymnastics Club. The secret was let out of the bag to these Aggies’ com petitors last week when the women’s and men’s teams placed second and third, re spectively, in the all-around competitions at the national championships. The men’s team was led by sophomore Kevin Lally, who finished second in the all- around competition. Lally, the vice-president of the Gym nastics Club, credits his broth er and a local coach with his success. “I started (gymnastics) my sophomore year in nigh school, I had a good coach at Bryan High Scnool,” Lally said. “I wasn’t really interested in gymnastics in high school, but my twin brother was. We went and watched a practice, and thought it was just amaz ing.” The men’s team was also honored at the competition held on the campus of Eastern Michigan University as an All- Academic team for their out standing GPAs. Lally said there are now about 40 members in the club, about 1 5 of which compete regularly on the team. The Weaver, men’s tennis surprised by SWC title By Jose de Jesus Ortiz The Battalion The University of Texas ten nis team is ranked No. 3 in the nation,Texas Christian No. 5, but No.25 Sr nr “I don’t think any one he expected the Aggies to win the championship. Said Weaver: ‘T don’t think any one of us thought we would ever win the champi onship.” champi onship and the of US thought WC would ever win the top seed for the c o n fe re nee Head coach David Kent applauds Weavers mod esty, but said Weaver de serves a lot of the credit for A&M’s 20-2 tournament championship. this weekend. ^ r A&M had never won the championship, -Mark Weaver, senior ? veral1 and 5_ and thic . 1 record in three-year letterman the swc. “He's real bashful , Weaver said. “He son s success took most of the Aggie net- ters by surprise. Yes, not even A&M’s No. 1 player Mark.Weaver, who came close to winning a champi onship his freshman year, said is just a humble person. And he is very aggressive competitor. It is See Weaver/Page 8 Aggie Pathfinders bring home eighth national championship By Kristine Ramirez The Battalion Lynn Booher/7'Ae Battalion Freshman Michelle Bergeron (front) practices on the balance beam as Kobi Del Castillo looks on. team practices two hours a night, four times a week. The women’s team more than held their own at their tournament in Buffalo, NY, as freshman Michelle Bergeron took third place in the all- around competition. Despite her age, Bergeron is an old pro when it comes to gymnastics. She has been performing gymnastics since she was nine, and has compet ed in the United States See Gymnastics/Page 8 The Aggie Pathfinders used skill and speed to bring home the 22nd Annual National Orienteer ing Championship for the eighth consecutive year on April 9 and 10 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Orienteering is a cross-coun try sport using a map-reading skills and route selection to find certain marked points. Runners are given a compass to find the points. Courses can run from five to eight miles. A team of five competes indi vidually. The Aggie Pathfinders ran against other ROTC schools as well as individual groups. More than 500 people attended. How ever, Pathfinder member sopho more Tyson Voelkel said the team is not limited to military person nel. “It’s not just for people in tb Corps,” Voelkel said. ‘We have about 32 people who come out on a regular basis.” Sophomore Katherine Kendrick placed first and sopho more Heather Mulvan placed third in the female ROTC div sion. They may represent A&M in Europe at the third annu World Orienteering Competitioj- “She (Kendrick) really See Pathfinders/Page 8 HHH Free TCU tickets every 30 mm. V - Diamond Darlings J ^ r Saturday Test Drives & Diamond Grab Event Sweepstakes Giveaways (Dealership) 10-4 Baylor Game (7:00) (Olsen Field) 4:30-7 Thursday Car Showcase Sweepstakes Giveaways Games/Prizes Free Soft Drinks (Rudder Fountain) 10:30-2:30 m ' *\ v* f'ki. <r Kv QUALITY PONTIAC 601 S. 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