1974_02 The Daily Collegian February 1974

              2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN; Tues., Fob. 5,1974
'Joke shortage1 receives GOP,aid
Another shortage la threatening America.- the joke shortage.
Jokes aren't dependent on offshore drilling or foreign Imports, so the causes of the
shortage   aren't readily appar-
la bound to cat worse.
One possible cause for the
current joke shortage may be
found by examining the nation's
shocking overabundance of another natural resource, absurdity. Although It's true that absurdity does play a part in Joke
production, It's Important to
have only a limited amount of
absurdity available so that a
point of reference Is maintained.
As It Is now, the entire nation
has become so utterly ridiculous
and minorities are no longer
valid subject matter for derogatory and Insulting Jokes. Although tt'a true such Jokes never
were quite fair, their departure
has left a void In the nation's
Joke reserves. The American
laugher Is feeling the pinch.
The answer to the joke shortage Is not In" rationing, price
hikes, or even recycling. To
find the solution, America must
look to the Republican Party.
Yes, hard as It will be, Republicans are going to havetto get
used to being laughed at.
Face It Republicans, you've
s little to laugh
-JOHN IDDINGS
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Tu««., Fab. 5,1974; THE DAILY COLLEGIAN-^3T
Ruble breaks swim mark, named athlete of week
By Stan Vaughn
Sports Editor
After putting on one of his
best performances of the season this put weekend at the
third annual CSUF swimming
diving relays, Bulldog swimmer
Art Ruble was honored by the
San Joaquin Valley Sports-
writers and; Sportecasters as
University Athlete of the Week.
It was (Ruble's fourth such SJUSS
Ruble, a sophomore who
propped at Madera High School,
broke the school and meet record In the 100-yard butterfly
with a clocking of M.8. The -
former high school AU-Ameri-
ean also anchored three of the
Bulldogs' four relay team wins,
with come-from-behlnd finishes.
So far this season, Ruble has
fared well In Pacific Coast Athletic Association meets and
holds the top time In the 500
free style with a 4:50.1 timing.
Ruble is second In the 200 at
1:44.8, just .0* off the top time.
He is fourth in the PCAA in the
100 with a 48.9 clocking, although he swam a 47.4 split on
the Bulldogs' 400 free relay
Saturday.
Fresno finished second In the
two-day relays. UC Santa Barbara finished first with 187 1/2
points, Fresno was second with
131, Modesto JunlorCollegewas
third .with 65 1/2, Cal State Los
Angeles was fourth with 61, and
Fresno City College was fifth
with 29 points.
Ruble showed his exceptional
strength in the eight-man 400
free relay against. Modesto
Junior   College   and UC  Santa
Coaches offer views, hope
for better things to come
Fresno State coaches got a
chance to let a little steam out
yesterday a^he San Joaquin
Valley Sportswrlters and Sports-
casters luncheon.
' After a disastrous trip into
the north, tn Which the Fresno
State wrestling team lost four
matches, wrestling coach Dick
Francis said «I might have kept
BOlng north If the gas problem
wasn't so bad. We didn't wrestle
like we should have.'
Fresno dropped matches 'to
Oregon, Oregon State, Portland
and^Chlco State,'all of which
Franks   considered   'strong
Francis singled out George
Howe, FSU's 177-pound class
wrestler, for his courageous
effort on the trip.
Against an Oregon State foe
Francis said Howe knocked his
opponent unconscious in the first
round. After the Oregon State
wrestler came to, the two
resumed and battled In what
Francis called 'one of the best
matches I have seen in years.*
Howe came out of the match with
a gash on his forehead, a dislocated finger and a 1-1 draw.
Howe finished the trip with a
2-0-1 mark and was the only
successful Bulldog on the trip.
Fresno will wrestle UC
Berkeley here Saturday at 7:30
Diamond boss Bob Bennett
claims he Is anything but low-
keyed about the upcoming Fresno baseball season which is
starting  a   week  earlier  this
The Bulldogs travel to UCLA
Friday for a doubleheader and
then move on toCalStateNorth-
rldge Saturday.
Bennett reported that FSU's
top hurler. all-pacific Coast
Athletic Association selection
Dan Grimm, has a muscle tear
in his elbow and will not pitch ,
for at least a week. Grlm.-n last
year finished the season with an
8-6 slate and was 3-2 in the
PCAA with a 2.70 ERA.
Other pitchers mentioned by
Bennett as keys to the Bulldogs'
success were Steve Behlen, a
left handerj Warren Brusstar, a
right bander; Monte Wood, a left
hander; and Richie Smith, a left
hander; all of whom are letter-
men from last season.
Supplying the hitting will be
returning slugger Andrew Dyes,
who batted at a .408 clip last
year. Dyes last season was
credited with driving In 23runs.
Bulldog hoopmaster Ed Gregory commented on Fresno's two
recent PCAA losses.
•With two we're in trouble,
our backs are against the wall,'
Gregory said.
Playing In the Infamous
•Stockton Pit,' Fresno dropped
a tough 48-40 decision to the
University   of   Pacific.
Against San Jose,.a missed
desperation shot In the waning
seconds, Just missed giving
Fresno a win. Instead the Bulldogs lost 61-60.
"We have been In three one-
point games and have lost two
of them,* Gregory said. Fresno
Is now 12-5 overall and 1-3 in.
PCAA action.
Fresno's
year-round
rental resort.
One and two bedroom
aptrtmenU from $150.
Discover Meadow
Wood Garden Apartments.
With everything under the
sun. Pools. Tennis courts.
Volleyball courts.
And look what comes
indoors. Air conditioning.
All-electric kitchen (with
self-cleaning oven, refrig.,
disposal & dishwasher).
Shag carpeting. Priv. patios.
Across from University-
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between Maple & Woodrow.
Ph. 291-0671 q
MeadcwWbcd
Barbara (the second and third
place teams in the race) when he
made up a length In his 50-yard
lap to give Fresno a 3:09.3 win.
A problem for Ruble this season has been the lack of compel
tltlon In the Bulldog practices.
FSU swimming coach John Pat-
nott had only a handful of watermen come out tor the team this
year and none can stay close
enough to Ruble to give Mm the
pressure he needs to speed up
his performance.
To keep him at his best,
Patnott has developed 'mental
games* for Ruble to work on In
practice. Patnott says be makes
Ruble race against the clock for
a lap, and then try to beat the
time on the second lap.
Although Fresno's ace water-
dog has not been pushed very
hard In competition this season,
the competition of PCAA meets
coming op should help to bring
down Ruble's times.
Neat week Ruble will face the
Ruble admits Ms workout
times have been slowing down
because of the lack of competition.
•Lately I have Just keen going
along with the rest of the guys,
and have not been pushing my-
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