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It conference -1 athletics cites not mort, winning A noted historian once said: the passage of time insures that nothing stays the same. Gaze back over the past half-century and it might have been college football in Texas about which he made the observation. Fifty years ago, there were two species of Staff photo by Ed Makik LBJ'S DONALD HARRIS, RIGHT, WATCHES REPAIR ON SECOND BASE AT NELSON FIELD MONDAY Jag third baseman kicked base loose from mooring while stealing in third inning of LBJ's 5-3 bidistricl win over El conege war machine: the big ones and the little ones. Those in the elite group included Texas, Texas Baylor, Rice, South- jl breazeale trips El Csimpo9 Ricebirds' Hamman strikes out 15 in losing effort this and were willing to make the concession to come together for this conference." Conference competition will be waged not only for men in football, basketball track, golf, tennis and soccer, but the league will also sponsor women's combat in basketball, vol leyball, golf, tennis and track. Despite the added emphasis on women's sports and the obvious funding demands-Pierce said the balancing out of programs to include the distaff brigade was not the critical factor in withdrawals from the Lone Star Conference and from scholarship athletics by Sul Ross and Tarleton.

"There were many factors in the equation to bring it about," said Pierce, whose expertise on scholarship fiscal pressures dates back 30 years, first as head football coach at Sul Ross in the 1940s, then as pigskin pilot at Sam Houston State until the mid-1960s. "We simply couldn't afford to keep financing the men's and women's programs as we have in the past. There were losses in football our team was 1-10 last year and nothing succeeds like success but it was impossible to put any dollar figure on them." Pierce by no means purports to be a prophet of doom, but he intimates the TIAA may very well play a trailblazer role. "This type program is exceptionally popular in Kansas, Nebraska and personal feeling is there will be a host of schools go to this type of program." By no means, feels Pierce, who coached an NAIA football national co-champion at Sam Houston, is the new procedure the end of competitive civilization. "I expect most of our 14 senior football players will stay but even if they don't, I anticipate we will have more athletes than we've ever had.

And the boys will be on the football field because they want to be. "We've had a nunber of inquiries and I anticipate we'll get the 195-pound lineman and the high school back who runs the 10.5 in the 100, the kind not welcome at other places. "We will, I think, be getting back more than ever to the concept of teaching. Here at Sul Ross our physical education department is the second largest department in the school. The athletes here will have the opportunity to play and the best way to learn something is by doing it." Gone from the Sul Ross schedule are such apparitions as two-time NAIA national champion Texas and its 26-game winning streak and such other recent LSC national kings as Abilene Christian and East Texas State.

Gone in all probability, too, is national football glory but the sport still stays on five TIAA member campuses. At such other spots as St. Edward's and Southwestern it departed long ago and no one anticipates its return. Nothing stays the same, the historian pointed out. But survival is, in some circumstances, an impressive achievement.

Austin, Texas Page Dl Tuesday, May 18, 1976 em Methodist and Texas Christian. In the population explosion of little fellows were North Texas State, East Texas State, Southwest Texas State, Texas Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, St. Edward's, Austin College, Howard Payne, Daniel Baker, Southwestern, Texas Tech and Trinity, to name some. Things were democratic back then.

All the small schools, at one time or another, had tries at beating Southwest Conference opposition, although with less-than-modest success. Just this week, Dr. Paul Pierce, a man long associated with intercollegiate athletics, particularly football, in the state, made a cryptic comment about the contemporary scene. "What you have now in Texas in college football is three areas of competition, reflected in the recruiting: the Southwest Conference and other major college levels, the Lone Star Conference, with fewer scholarships and then our level." "Our level" is the latest revolution in the state, embodying a new five-school league called the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association. One of the members is Sul Ross State, of which Pierce is athletic director and, come fall, the new football coach.

When the TIAA gets up a full head of steam, all five members-Sul Ross, Tarleton State, Trinity University, Austin College and McMurry College will operate their athletic programs without scholarships. Scholarships conditioned upon a student's participation in athletics will, with the exception of one sport and that cannot be football not be allowed. Only Trinity, which is a national power in major college tennis, and hopes to stay that way, is likely to capitalize on the one exception. For the others, including Trinity in other sports, Pierce sees salvation in the revolution once the full phasing in is accomplished. "Austin College, McMurry and Trinity have had this type program for several years and at Sul Ross, we will honor the athletic scholarships of our seniors-to-be (a possible 14 in football, a potential six in basketball and possibly two in track? and then fully implement the need program," said Pierce.

"Tarleton plans to honor all its scholarships, so it will take three years for it to get fully into the program. Other league members are aware that Tarleton may have a competitive advantage at first, but they fully understood By WILBUR CALLAWAY Sports Staff Can LBJ really go all the way? Perhaps not, but you'd have a tough time convincing Jaguar fans after Bud Mader's Marauders racked up El Campo Ricebird ace Rene Hamman for a 5-3 win in the opening game of their best-of-three bidistrict series Monday night at Nelson Field before a near-capacity crowd of about 1 ,300. Hamman, who brought some impressive statistics to Austin (179 strikeouts, 0.57 ERA), was tough on the Jaguars, striking out 15 of the 18 LBJ outs, but the Purple Power got to him in two big innings with key hits by Ralph Caballero, Ronnie Heidemeyer and Dan Hejl, plus a perfect suicide squeeze bunt by Beno Spangler doing the most damage. The Jaguars, who seem to be making a habit of late-inning heroics in recent games (which gives Mader some anxious moments, not to speak of the LBJ fans who hollered themselves hoarse), couldn't solve southpaw Ham-man's slants in the early going and fell behind 2-0 before tying it up. El Campo then went back in front by 3-2 before the Jags rallied again with a three-run outburst in the fifth inning to take the lead for keeps.

Unbeaten sophomore ace David Gourley, although in trouble in almost every inning, went all the way to post his tenth win of the season for the Jags, throwing a five-hitter and striking out four while walking five. The Jags got to Hamman, now 10-4, for six hits and worked him for five walks. But Hamman had the number of designated hitter Gary Woods, whiffing him four times in a row, and struck out shortstop Tony Hanson three times. The win gives LBJ a 1-0 edge to take to El Campo for the second game of the bidistrict series Thursday night at 7:30. A victory by El Campo Thursday would force a third and deciding game Friday night at 7:30 in Victoria but an LBJ win at El Campo would send the Jags on into regional next week.

The Ricebirds, who brought a 17-10 record into the contest, started like they were going to run the Jaguars right out of the ballpark. Stan Rod led off with a bloop single to left on Gourley's first pitch of the game and Butch Buss laid down a bunt which Gourley picked up and promptly threw into center field attempting to get Rod at second base. Ricky Aldridge laid down another bunt which he beat out for a hit to load the bases with no outs and Hamman, the Ricebirds' leading hitter, coming up. Hamman clubbed a long fly to left to score Rod but Gourley then settled down to retire the next two batters and get out of the inning behind by only 1-0. El Campo made it 2-0 in the third as Buss led off with a double down the left field line, moved to third as Donald Harris fumbled Aldridge's bunt, and scored on another sacrifice fly by Hamman to deep center.

LBJ came battling back in the fourth to tie it up. With one out, Hejl and Glenn Montgomery worked Hamman RALPH CABALLERO LBJ abrbtji 4000 0000 4000 3106 3310 Woods dh Gourley Hanson ss Lloyd cf Hejl for walks and Heidemeyer slashed his second hit of the game to left to load the bases. Caballero lined a single to rightcenter to score one run and Spangler's bunt in front of the plate scored Montgomery on the suicide squeeze. El Campo wasted no time going back in front as Hamman reached base on an error by Spangler in the fifth and Rodney Dluhos lashed a screaming triple to deep rightcenter. Gourley left Dluhos stranded at third by striking out Bill Roy and getting Kenny Charbula on a grounder to Hanson.

Then the Jags struck swiftly to regain the lead. With two outs Quinn Lloyd walked and Hejl almost decapitated Hamman with a shot back through the box. Montgomery worked the shaken Ricebird hurler for a walk to load the bases with Heidemeyer coming up. Hamman, attempting to get out of the inning, threw wide of third base on a pickoff try with Lloyd and Hejl both scoring to make it 4-3. After Heidemeyer walked, Caballero got his second hit of the game with a shot to left to score Montgomery and boost the Jags' lead to 5-3.

El Campo tried to battle back in the seventh as Aldridge and Dluhos worked Gourley for walks but the cool righthander struck out Charbula to end the game. The.Ricebirds left 10 runners stranded, having at least one baserunner in every inning. LBJ left six runners on the basepaths. The Jaguars, now 17-5 for the season, will probably go with either Tony Hanson (4-3) or Kelly Latz (3-1) in the second game at El Campo while the Ricebirds will probably likely go with Steven Vickery (5-4), although Hamman might try it again with just three days rest since El Campo now has its back to the wall and must win in order to keep the series EL CAMPO abrhbi Rod cf 3130 Buss ss 4110 Aldridge If 3010 Hamman 3102 Dluhos 3011 Roy 3b 3000 Heard ph 1000 Charbula 3b4000 Jefferson lb300t Harmon rf 3000 Total 37 353 Montgomery 2b 1300 Heidemeyer tt 3031 Caballero rf Spangler lb Harris 3b McClure ph Total 3023' 2001 31)10" 1000 23543 101 010 IH3 000 330 x-i El Campo LBJ Hamman, Gourley. Spangler 2.

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Spangler. SF Hamman 2. I IPHRERBBSO' Hamman (L. 10-4) 6 4 5 3 5 15 Gourley (W, 10 0) 7 5 3 0 5 4 U-Wyre, Bible and Brings. A- 1.300.

Four Texas teams get NCAA spots Texas, Pan American, Lamar in regionals Coach AI Ogletree, who tutored Pan American into the playoffs for the seventh time in his eight years at the school, said he was stunned that the Rio Grande Valley independent had the opportunity to serve as host school for the Midwest tour-Play at Edinburg is also set May 28-31, with (36-9) facing Missouri (45-20) in the first game and Pan American (53-17) facing the team yet to be selected. One source said San Diego State, Denver, South Alabama and the Western Athletic Conference runnerup or Big Ten Conference runnerup are among teams being considered to round out the field. Other tournament plans announced by the NCAA include the South Regional at Tallahassee, Friday through Sunday, with Southeastern Conference champion Auburn (34-12) matched against Ohio Valley Conference winner Middle Tennessee State (35-15) and Jacksonville (43-12) against Florida State (29-14). In the West Regional at Pullman, May 28-30, host Washington State (35-12) meets West Coast Conference winner Pepperdine (28-16), with Pacific Coast Athletic Association titlist Fullerton State (45-13) facing Northern Colorado (24-7). Pairings for the Atlantic Regional at Columbia, S.

Friday through Monday will have Virginia Tech (33-7) facing 1975 national runnerup South Carolina (37-12) and Atlantic Coast Conference king Clem-son (32-13) opposing Southern Conference winner Furman (22-12). Sites and dates for the Mideast Regional have not yet been picked, but Mid-American Conference titlist Eastern Michigan (29-9) opposes the Big Ten winner and Southern Illinois (39-12) is matched against Illinois State (40-19). Rocky Mountain Regional play May 28-30 matches Northern Pacific winner Gon-zaga (41-20) against the Western Athletic Conference champion, either Arizona State or Brigham Young, with Memphis State (31-9) opposing an as-yet-unnamed opponent. Six teams are booked for Northeast Regional play at Middletown, May 27-30. Already in the field are Penn State 18-6), East Coast Conference winner Temple (30-5), Eastern League champion Columbia (17-10), with winners of three sub-regional tournaments in the East due to round out the field.

Not only does the state of Texas have four teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association regional baseball playoffs, but two of the eight tournaments which determine participants in the College World Series will be held in the Lone Star State. Southwest Conference winner and defending national champion Texas will join Southland Conference winner Lamar, Big Eight Conference xunnerup Oklahoma and independent Miami of Florida in the South Central Regional at Arlington May 28-31. In a surprise move, the NCAA Monday awarded a berth in the Midwest Regional and a host school designation to Pan American University at Edinburg, with Big Eight champion Missouri and Southwest Conference runnerup Texas joining an at-large tean to be named later. Competition at Arlington, set there for the fourth consecutive year, will feature the 1975 CWS champion Longhorns and the nation's most prolific winner, Oklahoma, which carries a 59-16 season record. Lamar is 33-11 and Miami owns a 40-18 standard, while Texas offers a 39-14 record.

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Pepper team from Dal-. las, with game times possibly hinging on an area championship junior college best-of-three series between regional champions Ranger and Panola, also set at Disch-Falk Saturday and Sunday. Texas is 39-14 for the season. Polishing for Southwest Conference baseball champion Texas' trip into the South Central Region playoffs continues when the Longhorns face Round Rock State Bank in a 6 p.m. Tuesday doubleheader at Disch-Falk Field.

UT coach Cliff Gustafson also got the news Monday that Southland Conference champion Lamar will be the Longhorns' first-round regional opponent, at 8 p.m. Friday, May 28, in Arlington. Big Eight Conference runnerup Oklahoma (59-16) and independent Miami of Florida (40-13) join Texas-and Lamar in the double elimination tournament and will open the meet at 5 p.m. May 28. Gustafson, whose Longhorn squad is the ninth in his nine UT coaching years to enter the playoffs, said he will probably divide the pitching as and pulled down 13 rebounds per game.

wo aicn is A'bnspball bitcher and i currently has his team in the Kentuc- kypiayons. Previous UT signees were Norvell, nf Wayaharhie and Ron Bax- Va.a1 FLIPPING OUT Houston Astros first baseman Bob Watson goes over the back of Atlanta catcher Biff Pocoroba during first of two games Monday night at Astrodome. Watson tried to score from third on infield grounder, but was thrown out. Braves won first game 3-2, but Astros took second game by same margin. Baseball roundup, page ter from Los Angeles', Dorsey High danks School.

Both of them are also approximately 6-5. Lemons indicated he probably would sign only one more prospect, Jan Hanley, a 6-3 guard from Murray State JC at Tishomingo, Okla. A 1 1 Jj.nf,, jr.li---.