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Monday ‘June 23, A&M alumnus Maggert finishes behind Els ag HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — Another Buick Classic, another PGA Tour title for Ernie Els. Els became the first golfer since Hale Irwin in 1990 to win on tour the week after winning the U.S. Open. He did that Sunday by surviving the distraction of a two-hour rain delay and some shaky putting to beat Jeff Maggert by two strokes. It was the second straight year that Els went wire-to-wire at the Westchester Country Club and the 27-year-old South African’s fifth U.S. tour victory. Els shot a 2-under-par 69 for a 72-hole total of 16-under 268, tying the tournament record for the best four-round score held by David Frost (1992) and Lee Janzen (1994). Els won $270,000 and continued an extraordinary run of success in this event. He has finished second, tied for fourth and won twice since he started playing here in 1994. But this was hardly the eight-stroke waltz that Els enjoyed last year. From the moment Els took an eight-shot lead with six holes to play Saturday, Maggert pushed him by doing something Els mostly stopped doing — making putts. It wasn’t until Els made a birdie on No. 8 and Maggert bogeyed on 11 that Els opened a three-shot lead and had a com fortable enough margin to survive. For Maggert, who tied for second last year at the Buick Classic, it continued a lucrative but frustrating 6 1/2-year career in which he has won just under $4 mil lion, but only one tournament. He had a final-round 68. Maggert was also among the group of Colin Montgomerie, Tom Lehman and Els who battled over the final nine of the U.S. Open last weekend Congressional before Els emerged ii his second Open championship, finished fourth at the Open. Maggert, trailing Els by three the final round began, edged closerto playing partner by saving par from 101 on Nos. 1 and 2 while Els missed an8t birdie putt on 2 and bogeyed 3. The Battalion Classified To place a classified ad: Phone: 845-0569 / Fax: 845-2678 Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building Business Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Insertion deadline: 1 p.m. prior business day VISA Private Party Want Ads $10 for 20 words running 5 days, if your merchandise is priced $1,000 or less (price must appear in ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering personal possessions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an addtional 5 days at no charge. If item doesn’t sell, advertiser must call before 1 p.m. on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge. No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early. AUTO 1995 Ford T-Bird LX, misty rose, 54k miles, fully loaded, clean, $11,500/neg. (409)779-0079. Cars for $100111 Seized & Sold locally this month. Trucks, 4x4's, etc. 800-522-2730, Ext.#3782. '88 Ford Taurus, 125k miles, a/c, good tires, excellent condition, $2,100. (409)846-7957. BED AND BREAKFAST Romantic Victorian B&B get-away. Plus gourmet can dle-light dining. "The Famous Pink House Gourmet B&B" 364-2868 COMPUTERS Pentium computer, 1.2GB-HD, 12XCDROM, 16MB- RAM, 33.6-Modem, sound Sspeakers, 2MB-video, 14”- monitor TAMUNet setup, 1-year warranty. 133MHz $999. 166MHz $1,059. 846-7186, upgrading. Macintosh LC475 with color monitor, keyboard and stylewriter printer. Lots of software. $1,000. Please call Christine collect at (281)583-9590. DJ MUSIC The Party Block Mobile DJ- Peter Block, professional/ experienced. Specializing in Weddings and TAMU func tions. For the best call 693-6294. http://www.inc.com/users/pblock.html FOR RENT $1,200.00 REBATE June Student Special. 1-bedroom Year lease. Briarwood Apartments. 1201-Harvey Rd.. 693-3014 2Bdrm. duplex, on shuttle, fenced yard. No pets. $435 &bills. 693-8534. 2Bdrm. studio apartment on wooded lot. Approx 3blocks from campus in Northgate area. Gas &electric. $450.00 +bills. No pets. 693-8534. Available now or for August. Pre-leasing 1bdrm/1bath, all bills paid, Northgate area. United Realty. 694-9140. Available now; December ending sublease. Treehouse I. 1bdrm/1bath. $465/mo., negotiable. 694-9251. Best Deal! On North Side, 2-blocks from A&M, 2bdrm/1bath four-plex, quiet and clean, no pets, $350- $400/mo. 696-7266. C.Sta. fourplex. 2408 Blanco. 2bdrm/1bath, studio style, on shuttle, no pets. $410/mo. 731-8951. Cowboy Country. Stalls & Duplexes for rent. 10 min. from A&M. Lighted arena. (409)778t4600, (409)778- 7531. FOR RENT December ending lease. 1bdrm/1bath, $395/mo. All bills paid. No deposits. Available now. 696-4656 or 862-1910. Dorms & 1+2-bedrooms available. Call 846-9196, fax 846-9575. Starting at $200. Attention All Students!!! Grants & Scholarships Available From Sponsors!!! No Repayments, Ever!!! $$$ Cash For College $$$ For Info, call: 1-800-243-2435 FULL-SIZE WASHER/DRYER! 2bdrm/1bath, shuttle, microwave, intrusion alarm, $459/mo. 589-3779/846- 7454. Large 2bdrm/2bath. Pre-leasing for Fall. W/D connec tions, ceiling fans. 4-plex located behind the Hilton. $495/mo. 693-9959. REBATE $1,200.00 June Student Special. 1 -year lease. Courtyard Apartments. 600-university Oaks. 696-3391. Select from economy to luxury 1,2 and 3-bedrooms, apartments/fourplexes. Bryan and C.Station. Available now or pre-lease starting at $315. Some with all bills paid. United Realty, 694-9140. FOR SALE Four upholstered kitchen chairs with rollers $69. O.B.O. Please call 696-1944. Full size washer and dryer, great condition, 2 1/2 years old. $350. Please call 823-1080. Need to sell beds, full and extra long twin, paid over $600/ea., asking $200 O.B.O. Tan sofa, $50. Call 764- 0496. Sofa $30, rediner $15, kitchen table $10, double bed $25, dresser $20, desk $20. Call 1 -800-495-8065. HELP WANTED -Closed Sunday- -Sound Good? Chick-Fil-A in Bryan at Briarcrest and Freedom Blvd. or College Station at Post Oak Mall is accepting applications. -Start this summer for a Fall schedule. -Store hours: Bryan- 6:30am-10pm. College Station- 8:30am-9pm. -Experience preferred, not necessary if other experience available. (E.O.E.) •Interviews by appointment. HERPES STUDY VIP Research is seeking individuals 18 years and older with recurrent genital herpes for a research study of an investigational oral medication. A current herpes outbreak is not necessary. Up to $400 will be paid to qualified volunteers who enroll and complete this study. Yeast Infection Women 16 years of age and older, If you are experiencing vaginal itching, burning, irritation or discharge you may be eligible to participate. As a participant you will receive $150 for completion of study (3 visits). Physician visits and medication are FREE. No blood drawn!! Heartburn Study Do you suffer from heartburn symptoms? Call for details. Call for information: J&S Studies, Inc. 846-5933 VIP Research is seeking individuals 18 years and older with history of recurrent fever blister/cold sores for a research study with an investigational oral medication. Individuals that qualify and complete the study will receive up to $400 for their participation. AN ACTIVE FEVER BLISTER IS NOT REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR THIS STUDY. PLEASE CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION. GENITAL WARTS Individuals ages 18 years and older with genital warts are being recruited for a research study of an investigational topical treatment. The maximum time of study participation will be 14 months. Up to $350 will be paid to qualified volunteers who enroll and complete this study. For more information, call; VTP Research,Inc. 776-1417 HARDWARE SUPPORT STAFF College Station Facility Universal Computer Systems, Inc. seeks individuals with excellent communication skills to fill entry-level support staff positions within our hardware repair department. Our representatives speak with clients regarding hardware problems and coordinate details leading to solutions. Basic computer skills are a must. Available shifts are 8-5 or 10-7, Monday through Friday. We offer salary plus full benefits including full medical, dental and health insurance, 401k and semi-annual performance/salary reviews. Non-smokers only. EOE. To apply, please call: Universal Computer Systems, Inc. (713) 718-1400 1-800-883-3031 http://www.ucs-systems.com Teacher for Montessori Classroom. Call 696-1674. Full or part-time. Workers needed for lawn maintenance company thru summer. $5/hr. Must be available 4hrs/day. 690-6392. Writers and Photographers needed for Study Breaks Magazine. Call 1-800-856-3141. Who understands Dell computers and would sit with me for $15/hr. until I can work mine. 847-8861,774-0902. MOTORCYCLE Honda CBR600F3- 3,400 miles, excellent condition, $5,200 0 8 0 Call 693-2135 PERSONAL Lonely? Call tonight!! 1-900-287-0467, Ext.2570 $2.99 per minute. Must be 18 yrs. Serv-U (619)645-8434. PETS Adopt: Puppies, Kittens, Cats, Dogs. Many pure breeds! Brazos Animal Shelter-775-5755. Black lab pups, 7 weeks old, AKC/UKC. Sire HRCH/OFA, guide dog. Both parents hunt. $200. (281)955-9489. REAL ESTATE Upscale Condo 2bdrm-1 5bth, new paint, all appliances, ceiling fans, new a/c, 1050sqft., yard. $48,500. 823- 2112. ROOMMATES 1-male roommate needed, move into 3bdrm/2bath house, 5-min. from campus, in July or August. 822- 1214, leave message. Christian female needed to share apartment for 97-98 school year. Call Kim at 694-0495. Clean responsible roommate wanted. No rent or utili ties. Call for details. 846-3376. Female roommate needed for 2bdrm/21/2bath pool-side condo with w/d, garage, on bus-route, $400/mo. 694- 8771. Female roommate needed for summer. Can renew in Fall. $173.33/mo.+1/3-utilities. Own bedroom. W/D. Underground parking garage. Next to McDonalds on University. Call (512)491-8076. Female roommate needed. House in North Bryan. $200/mo. Move in mid July-August. 778-8416. Male roommate needed. 7/4-8/30. Timber Creek. Own bedroom. Pay only August, $247.50/mo. +1 futilities. Call 268-2662. Male roommate needed. Non-smoker. Duplex, w/d, $220/mo. Call Warren, 693-0726. Need one female roommate to fill own room. $160/mo. 778-7909. Roommate needed immediately. Non-smoking male student. Quiet Bryan house. $200/mo, +1/4-utilities. John, (713)869-6952, (409)776-0737. Roommate needed starting mid-August/ September. 2bdrm/11/2bath fourplex, w/d. $260/mo.+1/2-bills. Call 695-1495. Roommate wanted for quiet country home between C.Sta. and Caldwell. Pets o.k. (409)272-2235. Wanted!!! A male roommate to occupy a large 3bdrm/2bath brand new duplex with w/d- will have own room. $230/mo. +1/4-utilities, beginning August, 1997. Call Gene for more details. (409)885-6250(0), (409)992-3257(E). Need non-smoker male to share 3bdrm/2bath, brand new mobile-home, w/d, $180/mo. +1/3-utilities, all other bills paid. 823-0381, after 7:00p.m. or leave message. SERVICES AAA-Texas Defensive Driving/Driver’s Training. Lots-of- fun, Laugh-a-lot!! Ticket dismissal/insurance discount. M-T(6pm-9pm), W-Th(6pm-9pm), Fri(6pm-8pm), Sat(10am-2:30pm), Sat(8am-2:30pm). Inside Nations Bank. Walk-ins welcome. $25/cash. Lowest price allowed by law. 111-Univ. Dr., Ste.217. 846-6117. Show-up 30/min. early. (CP-0017). Haircut Special!! Free haircut with perm, foiling (high lights), color; Or $5 Off first haircut. Cindy at the Other Eclipse, 696-8700. WANTED Anyone interested in car-pooling from Houston, call (281 )587-8066. 1 st-sum/session class 12:00-1:30, 2nd- sum/session 10:00-1:30. Basketball, Barone set to make run for NCAAs ni ll ;r,l HELP WANTED Aggressive self starter w/positive attitude can earn $200/wk, part-time, canvassing 15hrs/wk for Aggie owned home improvement co. 696-0832. 8-10a.m. only. Auto mechanic part-time helper needed. Some experi ence required. Call 696-6689. Earn great money, strengthen your marketing skills& enhance'your resume working part-time, flexible hours. Call 696-1065 for an interview. Experienced painters and helpers needed. Part-time. Will work with school schedule. 775-7126. Experienced, aggressive and independent technician needed. Full or part-time. Compuview- Computer Store. Call Dan at 846-5454. Part-time bookkeeper. Knowledge of Quick-Book help ful. Call 846-7454. Part-time help wanted, experience preferred, Villa Maria Chevron, at Villa Maria and E.29th in Bryan 776-1261 Part-time minor maintenance and make ready for apart ments. 691-2062. Quality Sales People. We have Full and Part time evening telemarketing positions available immediately. $7.00 hourly base pay + bonuses. Flexible schedules. Apply in person at: IMS, 700 Univ. Dr. E., Ste.104, C.Station (behind Golden Corral). 691 -8682. Reading this will bring you an extra $140/month CASH. In a gentle, easy way. You lie back in a soft chair, get a pin-prick & you’re free to read, study, talk or dream. 60-minutes & you're up and away, cash in hand, smiling. The Plasma Center. 4223-Wellborn Rd. 846- 8855. 700-University Dr. E. 268-6050. Seeking in our Bryan home- mature, experienced child care provider, some light house work. Resume, refer ences, reliable transportation required. 776-9892, after 6p.m. A s July nears, sports junkies all over the Texas A&M campus begin to get foot ball fever. The preseason foot ball magazines cover the racks at your local grocery store, the NBA Finals have just ended and the dog days of summer in baseball are here. So what else is there to do in Aggieland but talk football? The upcoming 1997-98 athletic year may be an exception to this rule. The Texas A&M Basketball Team will make its first serious run at the NCAA Tournament since the 1994 season. The basketball team has expe rienced the definition of frustra tion throughout the past two seasons as the team has been unable to get over the hump in tight games. The frustration that comes with these losses will only make the 1997-98 version of the basketball team that much tougher as their desire to get a tough victory under their belt that much greater. The Aggies will be a tough team to beat after they do get that victory, as they will know how to win the close game and their confidence will be soaring. The team will get several chances to win a big game early next year as they open the sea son with Arizona State, Colorado State, Washington State and Alabama. A victory in at least two of these games is essential to the Aggies tournament hopes as all these games will effect their RPI rating. The expectations for next sea son are as high as they have been here in several seasons, and there are plenty of reasons for this. The Aggies had several players step up last year and prove they were worthy of play ing in the Big 12, which was the third highest rated conference in college basketball last year. TRAVIS DABNEY Sportswriter, Senior history major The tandem of Calvin Davis, Brian Barone, Jerald Brown and Shanne Jones will again lead the the Aggies on the court as they will likely make up four of the five starters. The remaining players from last year that will also see extensive playing are If for no other reason, you have to respect Barone for his willingness to accept his situ ation and make the best of it. Steve Houston and Larry Thompson, who both played well last year, and will be depended upon heavily for offensive and defensive support. Another major factor in the upcoming season will be the play or lack of play by the incoming freshman. Micliael Schmidt and T.J. Brown will need to provide some spark off the bench and could have to mature very quickly if the injury bug were to rear its ugly head. The Aggies also have three transfers that will likely play a role on this team. Chris Richards could be a starter and an offen sive presence. Chris Clayton is a I 91) f I three point shooter and Aaron Jack can provide some quality inside help. For the Aggies to make a serious run at the tour nament, all these players must come together as a group and make up their mind that any thing less is just not acceptable, Coach Barone has had to deal .2 with some serious problems with this program from day one anci has come out looking likea real quality coach. When he got here, he inherited a program that was in the process of receiv ing a stiff NCAA penalty' and a real serious image problem. On top of these problems, Reed Arena was delayed a con pie of years, and this has made recruiting a virtual nightmare, The program has come through all these problems and appears to be on the edge of becominga top 50 program all under the guidance of Barone. If for no other reason, you have to respect Barone for his willing ness to accept his situation and make the best of it. This is defi nitely a sign of a winner and someone who has his players best interests in mind. The one thing that would help tremendously would be fan support from the students and community. Attendance has been been up to what it should he whether the team is winning or not. This is a vital part of any program and if you don’t think so, you need only look at the home records of Big 12 teams last year. For those of you who think football and baseball are the only games in town, you don) know what you are missing as this team will be a contender next year. Don’t wait for this team to start winning: go to every game you can and help this program become everything that it can be. -I If it's Wimbledon, it must be raining WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A year after one of the rainiest Wimbledons in history, it’s still raining. It’s the same kind of weird weather that skewered the schedule last year — moments of brilliant sun shine briefly interrupting spitting showers — and no break in the pattern is in sight. The bleak forecast for Monday is an opening day washout. The odds of rain disrupting play on Centre Court every day of the two-week tournament dropped from 33-1 to 12-1, while the odds on a totally dry Wimbledon were 14-1. Players retreated to Wimbledon’s indoor courts Sunday for the last day of practice and a little good- natured needling. “Tim Henman! Tim Henman! Tim Henman!” Jim Courier shouted in a falsetto voice. “He’s the man,” Pete Sampras chimed in, grin ning as he pointed at the British player, who bowed his head trying to ignore the two Americans at the entrance to the indoor courts. The opportunity to kid Henman was too irre sistible for Sampras and Courier, who know how much beleaguered British tennis fans are counting on him to become their first men’s champion since Fred Perry in 1936. Henman’s face is everywhere, along with Canadian-turned-Brit Greg Rusedski, and the newspapers are filled with hopeful stories about them having realistic chances of winning. One of the papers even got John McEnroe to write a story headlined, “Henman can conquer All England.” Never mind that McEnroe went on to say that the 14th-seeded Henman has “struggled to find hi * ee l form since his elbow operation in March, and eve See | in the past few days he has been battling to gi through his matches.” Or that McEnroe noted “he sure didn’t lookai stronger in the legs the last time I saw him.” Ortli McEnroe added, “Mentally he doesn’t seem alltli ®'] confident, either.” McEnroe long ago perfected the art of speakii out of both sides of his mouth, so he flatten Henman and soothed the British by writing Henman has a “real shot at the title. If he is phj! cally fit and the crowd gets behind him ... he hai great chance.” A fat chance is more like it. Henman, who reach the quarterfinals last year, hasn’t played well sitf capturing the Sydney tuneup tournament beforetl Australian Open in January. He’s seeded to defending champion and No. 4 seed Richard Krajit in the fourth round. Henman’s greatest honor at Wimbledon fl come Monday when he’s scheduled to play thefii match in the new No. 1 Court stadium agair Canadian Daniel Nestor. Eleven former men’s and women’s champid who have won three or more titles will be part oftl court’s opening ceremony. Among those expect are Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Boris Beckf Sampras, McEnroe, Louise Brough, Maria Biieo Margeret Court, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert ai Martina Navratilova. NHL draft resemblesw family Tutor needed for Accounting 230. Shannon 823-501? Will pay well. PITTSBURGH (AP) — At the NFL draft, jersey-wearing fans sit nervously in the stands, zealously debating each selection, awaiting the next pick so they and their buddies can groan or cheer. At the NHL draft, all of that is left to the players. While the NFL and NBA drafts are more a showcase for high tech nology than high drama, with teams and players united mostly through conference calls and satel lite hookups, Saturday’s NHL draft was more like a family reunion. Teams didn’t send anony mous assistant equipment man agers to sit behind $250 helmet phones, they dispatched the well-known faces of the game: Bobby Clarke, Scotty Bowman, Harry Sinden. There was about one Hall of Earner for every 50 square feet of table space on the Civic Arena floor. At one point, Tampa Bay gen eral manager Phil Esposito, engaged in trade talks with the Islanders’ Mike Milbury, cov ered his mouth so fans couldn’t read his lips on the huge over heard TV screen. Up in the stands, players such as Bryan Trottier, Ron Francis and Ken Wregget mingled with about a hundred soon-to-be NHLers, handing out advice and encour agement to players so fresh-faced that some don’t yet shave. With so many movers and shakers of the game gathered such close proximity, gossip a players were swapped with eq» ! rapidity. Some hopefuls broujf 1 entire fan clubs with them; No. pick Jason Ward of Montreal" 1 accompanied by nearly 100 s$ waving rooters. The well-groomed draft pic^ including No. 1 selection Thornton, waited apprehensive 1 with their families and girlfriend eager to shed their new suit (# and take part in the ritual of do 11 ning their new sweater. Or, in the case of Caroline Nikos Tselios, a generic NHLlef sweater, as the relocated teac 1 ' new swirling Hurricanes isn’t ready yet. an 'iii
