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efore the age of television, kids spent summer afternoons
sitting around the radio listening to the play-by-play calls
of such legendary broadcasters as Vince Scully, Red Bar-
jerand Mel Allen. Their golden voices emerged from the little
jlack box, descriptively painting a picture of America’s favorite
nee needed for busy rea s jastime. When you have the privilege to hear the great ones, it’s
l* 1 jetter than actually being at the ballpark.
One of the aforementioned Great Ones was long time broad-
aster Mark Holtz. Holtz, who spent 17 seasons as the “voice of
the Texas Rangers” died Sunday of compli
cations stemming from a June 18 bone mar
row transplant.
Holtz is most recognized for his ener
getic “Kiss It Goodbye” home run call and
bellowing "Hello Win Column” that fol
lowed the final out of every Ranger victory.
But he will best remembered for his seem
ingly friendly delivery. Countless numbers
of fans who never had the honor of meet
ing the legendary broadcaster have said
they felt as though they were long-time
friends.
Holtz’ long-time broadcast partner Eric
Nadel said in a recent article in the Dallas
vlorning News he has never known another person like Holtz.
“Mark was blessed with one of the greatest voices I’ve ever
leard,” Nadel said. “His sound was unique, as he combined those
ervice p r ^ jeautiful tones with an outgoing, friendly personality and buoy-
etween 9a.m.-4p m Tue mt enthusiasm.”
Jamie
Burch
Staff writer
Holtz truly loved sitting behind the microphone and the
r^pm^ekdays > ame °f baseball. He endured many seasons of subpar, minor
eague quality baseball, but somehow always appeared to be
jptimistic and in good spirits.
“Mark was perfectly dramatic when the game was on the
me,” Nadel said. “I’ve never heard any announcer who handled
he climatic moments as well as he did. But when the game sit-
lation was less critical, he had a tremendous ability to entertain
ind appropriately lighten the mood.”
Some of those dramatic moments included future Hall of
ame pitcher Nolan Ryan’s 5,000th strikeout, sixth and seventh
10-hitters, former Ranger pitcher Kenny Rogers’ perfect game
ind the Rangers’ first ever Western Division pennant race,
loltz' emotion and enthusiasm brought tears to my eyes and
hills to my skin. I can still hear some of his most famous calls
choing in my ears.
"Strikeout No. 5,000! He struck him out swinging! Strike-
lut No. 5,000 is history for Nolan Ryan. Monday June 11th in
lakland..." (August 22,1989)
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Prior to his passing, one of the saddest days in Ranger histo-
y was May 22, the day Holtz called his final game. Weakened
y his battle with leukemia, Holtz found it difficult to make the
[hort journey from the press box to the field for player and
nanager interviews.
“That was my last game,” Holtz said, as he left the booth fol-
awing the Rangers 10-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics. “I’d
ive anything to work another one, but I’ve got too much
nowledge for me to expect to ever be back.... It’s over.”
I vividly remember the day I met Holtz. Major League Base-
all was sponsoring a road tour of several artifacts from Coop-
irstown. Holtz was one of the featured guests at the stop in
alias. Because he had always worked radio prior to 1995,1 did
lot know what he looked like. I just heard the distinct voice
rom the distance and knew immediately who the jolly old fel-
ow must be.
Holtz’ passing was an enormous loss for the Rangers organiza-
ion and their fans, but an even bigger loss for baseball. His golden
nice and unmatched friendly nature will never be forgotten and
an never be replaced. 1 will always remember Holtz for the enthu-
iasm he had for his job and for the love he had for the game. Holtz
. you will be missed.
“When people write to me and say, ‘When I hear your voice,
think of Rangers baseball,’ ” Holtz told an interviewer last
^lear, “my life is complete.”
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PORTS
A&M renews rivalry with UH
By Jeff Webb
Stajf writer
The Texas A&M Volleyball Team rolls into
Houston to renew their battle with old
Southwest Conference rival the University of
Houston, Friday night. The Aggies boast a 4-
2 record after beating Southwest Texas 3-0
on Monday and are unde
feated in their last four
contests.
Sophomore outside hit
ter Summer Strickland
said the
“Momentum is definite
ly a factor, especially in Vol
leyball,” said Strickland,
“We have to stack up points
Strickland early and play our game in-
stead of their game.
The Houston Cougars,
who enter the game with a 3-3 record, are a fa
miliar team to the Aggies. Setter Bethany Hill,
who averaged 13 assists per game, returns for
Houston along with Emily Leffers and her 5
kills per game. Houston Coach Bill Walton al
ways makes sure the Cougars play tough and
have a similar speed of attack to A&M. One
concern of Coach Laurie Corbelli is the moti
vation of the team, which seemed to be lack
ing in the Southwest Texas game.
“The team needs to look at themselves to
get fired up for the next game,” Corbelli said.
The coaches
can’t do it for
them.”
Outside hitter
Stacy Sykora
promises the Ag
gies will be ready.
“We’ll be up for
it,” Sykora said.”
We beat South
west Texas, but we
weren’t hyped for
it. It’s just one
game. We’ll learn
from it.”
A victory
would put Cor
belli one victory away from a milestone mark
in her career. She is just two wins short of
reaching her 200th career win and her 100th
here at Texas A&M. Despite the emotion lev
el in previous games, look for preseason all-
Big 12 selections Stacy Sykora and Kristie
Smedsrud to be in rare form and improve
their record to 5-2.
RONY ANGKRIWAN/The Battalion
Junior Stacy Sykora qnd the Texas A&M Volleyball
Team travel to Houston tonight
“The team needs to
look at themselves
to get fired up for
this game. The
coaches can’t do it
for them.”
LAURIE CORBELLI
VOLLEYBALL COACH
Undefeated Aggies
ready for homestand
By Stephen Boudreau
Staff writer
The fifth-ranked Texas A&M
Soccer team will hope to improve
on their 4-0, 3-0 record tonight
when Iowa State rolls into the Ag
gie Soccer Complex at 7 p.m.
“When we played them last
year they hung on and hung on. It
was actually a tougher game than
the score would indicate,” coach
G. Guerrieri said. “Their players
are in better shape and they are
much improved. They are going to
be a very dangerous opponent.”
The two teams met for the first
time last season in Ames, Iowa
where the Aggies out winded the
Cyclones 3-0.
“We’re not taking them lightly,
which we shouldn’t. We shouldn’t
take any team lightly,” senior mid
fielder Sonia Ibanez said. “They
are one of the most improved
teams in the Big 12. So we should
be expecting some strong one-on-
one battles.”
Guerrieri hopes to establish a
rhythm and pace on the game
from the start.
“We’ll try to set a tone early on,”
he said. “We want to play patient,
but with speed. Just like we did last
weekend. We played fast and made
good decisions.”
The Aggies are coming off a
successful two-game road trip
where they outscored opponents
10-2.
“The two games on the road
were good for us because we did
n’t change anything from our first
two games,” Guerrieri said. “We
concentrated on doing the things
we were doing better.”
Senior All-America Bryn
Blalack is questionable for this
weekend’s games.
“I’ve got a dozen stitches just
below and above my eye, but I
don’t think that will affect me that
much. I’ve got a hamstring that’s
kind of strained,” Blalack said.
“Hopefully I’ll see a few minutes
Friday and play the entire game
Sunday.”
Blalack did not play in last
weekend’s victory against Mis
souri. This Sunday, the Aggies will
be taking on fourth-ranked Ne
braska.
“We’re gelling, weire getting to
know each other better on the field
better. Our consistency with hit
ting the goal is rising,” Ibanez said.
“If we finish strongly like we did
last weekend, we should do good.”
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
heads to Iowa for prestigious race
Staff & Wire
The Texas A&M Cross Country
Team will travel to Ames, Iowa this
weekend for the prestigious Iowa
State Open.
The field will include the host
Iowa State University Cyclones and
perennial power house Wisconsin.
“This will be one of the toughest
meets we run all season,” coach
Greg Hinze said in a press release.
“Iowa State and Wisconsin are al
ways among the top cross country
teams in the nation.”
Both Aggie teams had strong
showings in their season openers.
The men’s team won the Rice Re
lays in Houston and the women fin
ished third in the team standings.
“The Rice meet allowed us to get
our feet wet,” Hinze said. “And we
were able to come away with some
good results.”
Golfers set to get
season under way
against top field
By Jason Whitcomb
Staff writer
The Texas A&M women's golf
team will open the 1997 fall season
as the No. 15-ranked team in the
country and the favorite to win the
Big 12 title.
This weekend, the Aggies will
play in the third annual Rolex Fall
Preview at University Ridge Golf
Course in Madison, Wisconsin
against an 18-
team field that
features 15
ranked teams.
The field is led
by the No. 1-
ranked Arizona
State Sun Devils
and the No. 2-
ranked Arizona
Wildcats, who
are the defend- Hullett
ing tournament
champions and
feature two-time college player of
the year, junior Marisa Baena.
The Aggies are once again led by
Coach Jeanne Sutherland, who was
the 1997 Big 12 and NCAA West Re
gion Coach of the Year. T coming off
a successful season that featured a
top 20 national ranking and a sec
ond place finish in the Big 12.
“We are excited about playing
against such a strong field to start
the year,” Sutherland said in a press
release, “We always want to com
pete against the best teams.”
For this tournament, the Aggies
will have a five-player lineup that
consists of seniors Jamie Hullett
and Isabelle Rosberg, sophomore
Anna Becker and freshman
Amanda Rayford, and Mimi Epps.
Hullett, a second-team All-
American and first-team All-Big 12
selection last year, enters this fall
season as the fourth ranked play
er in the GolfWeek Women’s Ama
teur Rankings and is the No. 16-
ranked collegian in the country.
This summer, Jaime showed that
she is one the best in the country
winning the prestigious Southern
Amateur and making the final four
at the Broadmoor Invitational. In
August, Hullett traveled to Tsu
City, Japan and walked away with
a tie for second in the World Stu
dents Championship Pacific Rim
Tournament.
Rosberg is also coming off an
impressive summer that featured
leading Sweden to the European
Amateur Championship. Last
year, she finished second in the Big
12 Championships and was se
lected to the All-Big 12 team.
Becker is coming off a season
that established her as one of the
top freshmen in the countiy. She
appeared in 10 tournaments and
compiled the third best stroke av
erage on the team, behind Hullett
and Rosberg.
“I think our top three players-
Jamie Hullett, Isabelle Rosberg
and Anna Becker- match up with
anyone in the country,” Suther
land said, “They all had great sum
mers. It’s just a matter of perform
ing as well as we think we can. We
also have two freshmen- Amanda
Rayford and Mimi Epps- who can
help us. They could be big assets.”
This year could turn out to be a
very special one for A&M, and as
play ends Sunday morning, the
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The Battalion's 1997 Staff Picks (Against the Spread)
The Match-Ups
Chris
Ferrell
Paul
Mitchell
Jeremy
Furtick
Kristina
Buffin
Jamie
Burch
Matt
Mitchell
Stephen
Boudreau
Travis
Dabney
Margaux
Harris
Nicole
Hooven
Jeff
Webb
Jason
Whitcomb
Consensus
Central Florida at #6 Nebraska (-43)
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
C. Florida
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska: C. Florida lost by 76 poi nts last week
#8 Colorado at #14 Michigan (-1)
Colorado
Michigan
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Michigan
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado: History always repeats itself
UCLA at #11 Texas (No Line)
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
UCLA
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas: Brown questionable for Saturday
SW Louisiana at Texas Tech (-25)
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
SW Louisiana
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
SW Louisiana
SW Louisiana
Tech: USE used up its magic last season
Fresno St. at Oklahoma St. (-8)
Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St.
Fresno St.
Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St.
Fresno St.
Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St.: We had to pick somebody
Missouri at Kansas (-2)
Kansas
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas
Missouri
Missouri
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas: Great basketball game
Ohio at Kansas St. (-23)
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Ohio
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Kansas St.
Kansas St.: This one could get ugly
Iowa St. at Minnesota (-9)
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Iowa St.
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota: Co-pher broke
# 17 Stanford at #7 North Carolina (-13)
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina
N. Carolina: Defense too tough for Cardinal
#24 Arizona St. at #13 Miami (-9.5)
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami: No chance for ASU in Orange Bowl
Eagles at Cowboys (-9)
Eagles
Cowboys
Cowboys
Eagles
Cowboys
Cowboys
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys: Looking to vent frustration
lets at Patriots (-9)
Jets
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Jets
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots: Students spank the teacher
Last Week
5-7-0
4-8-0
6-6-0
6-6-0
4-8-0
4-8-0
6-6-0
5-7-0
5-7-0
4-8-0
3-9-0
6-6-0
58-86-0: Breakin' the new guys in
Cumulative
5-7-0
4-8-0
6-6-0
6-6-0
4-8-0
4-8-0
6-6-0
5-7-0
5-7-0
4-8-0
3-9-0
6-6-0
58-86-0: Hey, at least we look good
NOTE: The Battalion Staff will be picking against the spread this semester. We in no way encourage any illegal wagering with the use of these betting lines, they are presented solely for entertainment purposes.