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■ The Battalion • Page 5 . mi w ■ r m Dynamic duo blazing trails on court S„rg“s ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — □ Learning to live with each other, Rico Rodarte fBk >ajuwon, Maxwell Doug Melvin and Johnny Oates and Eric Horan are striving to succeed on and off assembled the best replacement rr> if making road trip team in American League, and the tennis court. it hardly even matters. It’s OUSTON (AP) — Hakeem what they do next that counts. on and Vernon Maxwell, both By Jim Anderson Melvin, the xookie general ing from iron deficient anemia, The Battalion not accompany the Houston manager of the Texas Rangers, :s to Sacramento for Tuesday Tennis is a sport that people often associate with individual suc and Oates, the team’s new man game. cess. Such is not the case with the Texas A&M doubles team of Rico ager, paxled ways with the fill- two players have missed three Rodarte and Eric Horan. ins Monday a few hours before :'xua: AH since they were diagnosed last This dynamic duo has blazed the way for the success of the A&M the subs were to have opened ith the ailment. men’s tennis team over the past two years. the season against the New "Robert Horry, who left Saturday’s “Coach Kent was skeptical when he first paired us as a doubles York Yankees. 5oi ime against Milwaukee after team because of the fact that we had played together as freshmen As soon as Melvin finished a-.v filing his back, will make the four- his one-on-one meetings, he ad trip. and had limited success,” said Horan. “However, when we reached the semi-finals of the first tournament we played together, that seemed almost confused as he skepticism disappeared.” tried changing his focus back ker takes show One thing that leads to the duos success on the court is their re the big leaguers. New York Giants lationship off the court. The fact “I think we have — what is it? that they are roommates and — eight players signed,” Melvin EAST RUTHERFORD. N.J. (AP) — close friends has helped their said. “It’s been a while since I ihf v.ifsct'el Walker might be more than a success on the tennis court. looked at our 40-man roster.” re; Ird-down back and special teams “Your partner in doubles is The only names he'll find al kyarfor the New York Giants in 1995 n't always someone that you get ready on dotted lines are the •a lot more. along with,” Horan said. “This few free agents he brought in ^ lOn the day that Walker signed a before the moratorium on sign rae-year, $4.8 million contract with is definitely not the case be Hi i (Hants, coach Dan Reeves said he tween Rico and I because he is ings and a couple of players with no other options. considering playing Walker and someone that I greatly admire y Hampton in the same backfield and can turn to with problems Melvin expects to double or ming season. about anything.” triple the number of signed aven’t seen Herschel in the I The two came from distinctly players within the next few ition) since Dallas,” Reeves said different backgrounds to reach days because so many players y in a telephone interview from this point. While Horan is from don’t have enough time in the o, Fla. “He’s done some of that Texas (Lake McQueeney), Ro majors to be eligible for arbitra and on, and that's basically where darte hails from Mexico City. tion or free agency. )use Rodney." “There’s not going to be a Reeves said the idea of putting “When Eric first came here we !alker and Hampton in the same put aside the fact that we came from different backgrounds and whole lot of negotiating,” Kkfleld intrigues him. have formed a lasting friendship on and off the court,” Rodarte said. Melvin said. “It’s going to be, frav “IJust think it’s unlimited when a guy “Not only is he my double partner but is also my close friend. ‘Guys, this is what we have for orr jllhe ability to do the things Herschel Another key aspect to their doubles success comes in the commu you to play for this year.’ I hope »s. You want to use his skills to nication that they perform on the court during a match. Certain we can make one phone call, ,,ij pit," he said. signs alert the other player what is going to happen and what the talk with each other and just go more:.®!'. opponents are going to do. forward and play ball.” tobinson chosen as “We have hand signals that we use to communicate with each The most important order of other on the court,” Rodarte said. “Of course, we have played togeth business is dealing with pitch n« IBA Player of Week er for so long that we know most of the time what the other player ers Kenny Rogers and John is going to do.” Robyn Calloway/The Battalion Burkett, third baseman Dean 545 NEW YORK (AP) — David Palmer and All-Star catcher ^ jjblnson, who led the San Antonio See Tennis, Page 8 Eric Horan returns a serve during match earlier this year. Ivan Rodriguez. an< Mrs to a 14-2 record during March, a* sk.» been chosen the NBA’s player of | inonth. He also was selected as llfc'r lyer of the week for last week. Robinson averaged 28.2 points, Game on: real baseball is back No last minute heroics alli‘rl.9 rebounds, 4.2 blocks, 2.9 assists lined up outside Camden Yards spokesman Chuck Schupp said. id 1.6 steals during the team’s 16 □ Major leaguers are imes in March. and Fenway Park to buy tickets, “We still have plenty to make.” Last week, he averaged 29.8 already strolling into and the Minnesota Twins offered Even bigger is the issue of for Arkansas this time )ints and 13 rebounds as the them at half-price. 800 unsigned players and 200 >urs went 4-0. spring training camps. President Clinton even said free agents. □ Ed O'Bannon and backup point guard who played he might throw out the first Dennis Eckersley became the in the shadow of the lightning (AP) You knew the big lea ball, something he said he first player to make a deal since Toby Bailey come up quick Edney, came up with ohnson trial hears guers were back as soon as the wouldn’t do if replacements the 232-day strike ended, re-sign eight assists. big for UCLA despite Williamson, who was 9-for-l2 ilosing arguments Rolls-Royce rolled into train were on the field. ing with the Oakland Athletics. ing camp. “We’ve been waiting for today Several swaps are close — the Tyus Edney's abscence. in the second half of the semifi nal win over North Carolina, fin WACO(AP) — A jury heard The strike was over and All- for a long time,” Boston Red Sox Montreal Expos expect to trade *ilng arguments Monday in the Star Lou Whitaker had arrived manager Kevin Kennedy said at either Marquis Grissom, Ken Hill SEATTLE (AP) — With its ished 3-for-l6 from the field eral trial of former Baylor to play ball. camp in Fort Myers, Fla. or John Wetteland this week, starting point guard on the bench against the Bruins, including a sketball coach Darrel Johnson, All over Monday, there were while St. Louis may and its greatest coach in the 1-for-10 effort in the second half. , Jio is accused of helping several signs the rest of baseball was send Mark Whiten to stands, UCLA won its first na Instead of the Razorbacks i^tlior college recruits pass courses springing to life, too. "We've been waiting for today Boston for Scott tional championship in 20 years swarming and defending as they c jcessary to enroll at Baylor. In Cincinnati, Reds owner Cooper. and kept Arkansas from joining had all tournament in the latter 1 Three former assistants also face Marge Schott sounded a horn on for a long time." “There’s going to the select list of repeaters. stages of the game, it was the P wire fraud and conspiracy The top-ranked Bruins won Bruins who managed to hold larges with Johnson, who was a fire truck that started the city’s . be good deals avail- traditional opening day parade, — Kevin Kennedy able,” Montreal gen- their record 11th NCAA title Arkansas without a field goal for tticted in November, one day after Monday night with an 89-78 a 4:47 stretch that ended with Sylor fired him because of the even though opening day is still Boston Red Sox manager Mi'oSfsMd6’’ KeVm eged irregularities. more than three weeks away. victory that was even more im Williamson’s first basket of the Two junior college officials had In Florida and Arizona, play The situation pressive considering senior second half with 2:25 to play. fced wire fraud charges, but U.S. ers began showing up for spring “We're already prepared,” he with the umpires is equally un Tyus Edney was limited to 2 1/2 That made it 77-68 and the jstrict Judge Walter Smith Jr. training, even though camps said. “It’s going to be fun now.” settled. They were locked out by minutes because of a sprained Razorbacks were out of the last- ■missed charges against them on don’t officially open until And hectic.