sports Battalion/Page 14 April TANK MCNAMARA by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds ...THE MEAJ?INJ&0N1Vt PRDPD5-EC? OKPIWANCC CL05HN© TOE VIPEO GAME Grand Prix qualifiers now PARLOR AT <o f?M OM $CMOOL MeWTS-WILL 0E MEU7IM me 'VIPEOTERIA' ITS-eLe.. a phase of game for Borg The world of professional tennis has been three qualifying rounds to maketkii in quiet controversy for the past five months draw of a tournament, and he’ll pli and the focus of all the debate and rhetoric usual superb game — withoutalusH walked on a tennis court in Monte Carlo it. Friday to get on with the business of making denise So why can’t his critics, and his fan a living. for that matter, accept the rules nil After a five-month absence from the hec­ sechelski same grace of the silent Swede? tic life that comes with beig the greatest ten­ Granted, the circumstances seemi Oklahoma State women nis player in the world, Bjorn Borg played comical. Borg has won the FrenchOpt the first match in the qualifying rounds for unprecedented six times, and hisfnti] the $300,000 Monte Carlo Grand Prix Ten­ secutive Wimbledon championshipsi nis Tournament. he is placed in the main draw of any Grand as pos ibly the most impressive ra golfers win in Arizona Note the name of the event — the Monte Prix tournament he enters. modern tennis history. Carlo Grand Prix Tennis Tournament — So why is the man who probably someday Yet, he must qualify fora place and realize the root of all the trouble. will be considered the greatest tennis player tournaments with players barely rani United Press International collegiate golf tournament vic­ Course. the world. PARADISE VALLEY, Am. In professional tennis, there are different of all time playing with no-name athletes in tory this spring. Earlier this year But rules are rules. — Oklahoma State’s Val Skinner circuits that include different tournaments. the Monte Carlo tournament he’s won four she won the Lady Spartan at San Oklahoma State and Tulsa Even though Borg personifies shot a par 213 to lead the Cow- The Volvo Grand Prix Circuit is one of the times? Jose, Calif., and the Betsy Rawls finished the three-day tourna­ athlete should be — talented in his; irls to victory Wednesday in the most important because the French Open, Because last November, Borg decided at Austin. ment at 891. The Cowgirls were able to calmly withstand tremendous; Oth Annual Lady Sun Devil Seventeen teams competed in awarded the team champion­ Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open are among enough was enough. f the tournaments on this circuit. ure and win, capable of being fair Classic. the 54-hole tournament held at ship on the basis of a fifth player After an exhausting loss at Wimbledon Before every Grand Prix event, a three- and an even more frustrating U.S. Open, and bad situations — he is not a!: It was Skinner’s third major Mummmy Mountain Golf tie-breaker. round qualifying tournament is held, and it the 25-year-old Borg took a break from pro rules and regulations that govern lns| includes the same number of players as the tennis. He’s been on the tour since he clin­ On the contrary, it’s his sportst main tournament. Anyone can enter the ched the Davis Cup for his native Sweden at attitude that sets him apart from tit. qualifying rounds and must win all three the age of 15. The man was obviously tired. ing masses in professional sports intl matches before being eligible to play in the So Borg took a vacation and opted not to place. Borg’s submittancetothetash main draw. play the required 10 Grand Prix tourna­ Tying illustrates that following the Congressman Usually, the top-ranked players in the ments that would exempt him from going always part of the game. world don’t have to bother with these pre­ through the paces of qualifying. And whether he’squalifyingorac liminary matches. According to Grand Prix It was just a simple choice by a man who the Wimbledon cup, the qualityofthtj olicy, if a ranked player agrees to play at knew the rules before he made his decision. of tennis is always improved when Aggie cent Eleast•i 10 Grand ~Prix events during the year, He’ll take the consequences of having to win Borg goes out to make his living. to begin £ stretching Phi! Gramm "Houston C invites you to his Cards knuckle under \ange\ Niekro earns Astros' first victory of season United Press International saw the Niekro knuckler any “Here in the Astrodome he Joe Sambito and thelefiv Campaign Kickoff er got the final two ouli HOUSTON — Joe Niekro is better than Wednesday. can control the knuckleball bet­ still finding it an unbeatable “He had as good a knuckle­ ter than when he’s outdoors. The Cards got a 3-ToH T combination to toss his unpre­ ball today as I’ve seen him And the Astrodome gives me a from Porter and two mottj dictable knuckleball against the throw. He must have thrown 85 chance to catch the son of a les from eighth-place St. Louis Cardinals in the Astro­ or 90 knuckleballs out of 115 gun,” he said. Ozzie Smith, who in two United Pres dome, no matter how bleak pitches. He had everything The victory for him was Niek- hatting .500. But RLINGTC Saturday, April 10 2 p.m. things may seem for him. under control,” Pujols said of ro’s seventh straight over the brought the good knot ngers-New Niekro, 37, put aside a shaky Niekro’s 8 1-3 innings. Cards in a streak that dates to when he needed it. game schedule spring in his first regular season The difference between the 1978 season. “He was pitching s titjon was pos appearance when held the pitching at the Astros’ spring "Maybe I get a little edge be­ Cards Manager Whiteyl dav and the R; Headquarters I 123 Villa Maria freeswinging Cardinals in check training site in Cocoa, Fla., cause they are not as patient as said. “He got tired lateb pde a trip to I to earn a 3-2 win. where Nieko compiled most of sdme teams,” Niekro said. “But I didn’t take away fiomtlir thing — heade (formerly the DPS Office) Astros catcher Luis Pujols, a poor 5.85 earned run average had a pretty fair knuckleball did.” ■ Texas’seas< the Houston hitting star of the in 20 innings, and pitching in tonight. They were swinging at Sambito, who earned J5 now set for . game with a two-run double in Houston is the stadium, Pujols it early and that helped.” said he just knew if hed® I in Clevel the sixth inning, said he never said. The Astros’ Tony Scott, retire pinch hitters Tite permitting, moved from second place in the rum and Mike RamsevW New York at batting order to seventh ninth he would face g>i;ally been scl Come meet your Congressman Wednesday, keyed the winning Hendrick pinch hitting few)1'seasons oi offense by slamming a double next man up. But Herzo;: blizzard off the left field wall in the wouldn’t have happen 8*me along wit and second inning to drive in Jose cause Hendrick had “anirB11 had hi DO YOU... Cruz, who had walked off star­ med elbow and couldn't ter John Martin. the hat.” Join the “Aggie for Gramm” Niekro worked with that 1-0 The injury keptupa EAT COMPULSIVELY? lead through five innings until games in which Hendricl emu Pujols hit his double into the left play against Niekro. PoneB PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT FEEL OUT OF CONTROL? field corner off Martin to plate he wouldn’t mind missi com IT two runs. Then Niekro tired, he next chance to pass whenlF PERIODICALLY PURGE said, and was touched for single Niekro. 1 runs in the eighth and ninth. “That’s what amazes YOUR BODY After Darrell Porter slam­ out Joe and his brother (H® FAYETTT V med his second home run in two Atlanta Braves pitcher)^ Elic poerschk la BY VOMITING, USING nights over the right field wall in said. “What t hey do is like pounci forwarc the ninth for one run and a one- ing. If they would jui! Memoria! Hig N LAXATIVES, run deficit, Astros Manager Bill somebody every now an»ade a verbal S OR FASTING? Virdon replaced Niekro with we’d get a fair shake." |ay basketball of Arkansas, 1 coach says. OCd SocetA Poerschke’' s If so, I would like to interview you confi- Prudential cancels firmed his comr dentally for an important study on eating her son would RESTAURANT lazorbacks Apr disorders. marathon sponsorship United Press International will change its non-comi i s BOSTON — The Prudential character, and as such, it"1 Please call: Insurance Co., sponsor of the longer serve the goalsandf s Grand Opening Boston Marathon for 16 years, tives of the Prudential’s Chris Hazard has announced it will drop its service purpose,” the coi Ken’s Aui Dept, of Educational Psychology backing next year, claiming the said. The company has if famed road race is losing its written the cost of themari 421 S. 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