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Bryan 846-3000 Sandestin Beach Hilton Page 10/The BattaliorvThursday, November 5,1987 A&M linebacker ‘bombs’ opponents Bob doesn't let mispronunciation hinder garmi By Anthony Wilson Sports Writer When No. 24 of the Texas A&M “Wrecking Crew” defense records a tackle, one could swear the voice coming from the Kyle Field public address system says, “Atom Bomb on the tackle.” Actually the name is Bob — Adam Bob. And the atom bomb mispro nunciation isn’t far from the truth. In fact, Bob’s teammates call him “Boom Boom.” Bob, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound out side linebacker, said he is accus tomed to people mispronouncing his name. “People always pronounce it Adam Bomb,” he said. “But I’m not the kind of person to let something little like that bother me.” Bob had one of his best games of the season last Saturday against Louisiana Tech. The junior tallied six tackles, all of them unassisted, re covered one fumble and recorded the first interception of his career. In 1986, Bob had four tackles. Through the first eight games of this season, he’s amassed 35 tackles, 25 of them solo, and has caused one fumble. His fumble recovery on Louisiana Tech’s 23-yard line on its first pos session of the game led to a Scott Slater field goal. The Aggies led from that point until the final gun. Bob snagged the first interception of his career on the first play of the Adam Bob second quarter. A&M’s defense was in a man coverage and Bob was cov ering a running back, he said. Noseguard Sammy O’Brient bat ted Bulldog quarterback David McK inney’s pass 10 feet into the air. Bob heard the tipped pass, turned around and waited for the ball to fall into his hands at the Tech 20-yard line. Seven plays later, Slater kicked his second field goal of the day. “It’s a linebacker’s dream to inter cept a pass,” Bob said, “but more than that, to score.” Actually Bob took full advantage of a couple of scoring opportunities last season when the coaches played him at running back in goaline situa tions. He scored two touchdowns, earning him the nickname “The Ag gie Icetray” from his teammates, who compared him to a scaled down William “The Refrigerator” Perry. “They (the coaches) used me as a power runner,” Bob said. “They would use me and (Roger) Vick in the same backfield in goaline situa tions.” Although Bob said he enjoyed playing running back for the first time, he would rather play defense. “I’d rather give the licks than re ceive them,” he said. Bob, who went to high school in Lafayette, La., psyched himself up to deliver lots of licks to Louisiana Tech players, several of whom were his high school teammates. “I knew a couple of guys that I played in high school with who played defense for them and two guys that played offense,” he said. “I was pretty much trying to get after their running backs because they were guys I played with in high school.” About post-game pleasantries, Bob said, “They didn’t want to say too much. They just wanted to go on home. I’ll probably see them this weekend when I go home.” One of Bob’s closest friends is tea mmate Basil Jackson, a somewhat unusual situation because Jackson is Bob’s backup at linebacker. Conse quently, the two compete for playing time. But the pair doesn’t let that af fect their friendship. “We’re very close friends and roo- mates,” Bob said. “When we’re on 3 Astro hurlers file for free agency after club fails to renew contracts HOUSTON (AP) — Three Hous ton Astros pitchers, including ace re liever Dave Smith, filed for free agency after the team declined to re new their contracts, the players’ agent said. Others filing for free agency on Tuesday were reliever Larry Ander sen and starter Danny Darwin. “I think there’s a demand for all three of them,” agent Alan Hen dricks said. “I know they’ve all en joyed being Astros. But this gives us the opportunity to talk to as many clubs as we can.” Hendricks said there’s no timeta ble set to get the players under con tract. But the Astros obviously would put a premium on signing Smith, who has saved 84 games in the past three seasons, including 24 last sea son. “Their initial offer was for two years,” Smith said. “And it just wasn’t what I was looking for. I would have liked to have had this thing resolved two or three weeks ago, but this is the route Pm going to have to go. I don’t like going the whole winter not knowing where I’ll be next spring.” Smith, who said he wants to re main in Houston if possible, had a 1.65 earned run average. His lone drawback is that he’ll be 33 when the season opens next year. He just com pleted a 3-year, $1.9 million deal. By filing for free agency, the play ers now may seek the highest bid from any major league club but ne gotiations also will continue with the Astros, Hendricks said. Darwin joined the Astros in 1986 and has built a 14-12 record. He had the 10th best ERA in the National League this year, yet his record was 9-10. Andersen was the club’s top mid dle reliever last season. He accumu lated an 8-5 record with five saves. Ruzeics 4 fourth-quarter field goals puts kicker's name in record book IRVING (AP) — Roger Ruzek is in the NFL record books. This sum mer, he couldn’t even make the Dal las Cowboys’ roster. He kicked an NFL record four field goals in the fourth period on Monday night to lift the Dallas Cow boys to a 33-24 victory over the New York Giants. “Ruzek was remarkable,” said Dal las Coach Tom Landry. “Every one of them, including the 49-yarder, were right down the middle.” Ruzek was one of 12 placekickers in the Cowboys’ training camp. He got cut. The Cowboys discovered later that Ruzek was injured and had changed his kicking style. “I changed my technique trying to compensate but I didn’t tell any body,” Ruzek said. “I should have told them I was hurt. I just wanted another chance. I’m glad I got it.” The Cowboys kept Ruzek, al though Luis Zendejas kicked well during the three strike replacement games. The Cowboys had cut Dave Trout and llth-round pick Jeff Ward in their search for a successor to Rafael Septien. “Roger looked like a different kicker after he came back,” Landry said. “He was getting his kickoffs deeper and putting his placekicks out there a lot farther.” They were having second thoughts after Ruzek had a field goal blocked by the Philadelphia Ea- gles. “I studied the film of that block from three different angles,” Ruzek said. “I knew I needed to get it up a little quicker.” Ruzek hit field goals of 34, 49, 40 and 35 yards against the Giants. No player had ever kicked four field goals in the fourth period of a NFL game. Caro Yepremian of De troit (1966) and Curt Knight of Washington (1970) had kicked four field goals in the second period of their games. “Ruzek really has a good swing,” Landry said. “He has almost perfect form. He’s like a good golfer. He doesn’t overswing. He has a good tempo.” Ruzek played two seasons for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL as a teammate of Herschel Walker. Ruzek hit 34 of 48 (.708 per cent) field goal attempts and 100 of 105 extra point attempts for 202 points. “Roger was a tremendous kicker for the Generals,” Walker said. “I was happy when the Cowboys gave him a chance.” The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Ruzek played at Weber State in college. the field, that’s something thati tally different from when we’rei the field. When we’re off the" we’re our regular selves. Whenwt on the field, we’re trying to do best for the team.” H Out of uniform, Bob desoitfl himself as “charming.” He chaifl terized his on field personalittJT “aggressive.” "Off the field, I’m just myself,’ said. “I don’t try to act bin tough. On the field, I’m serious, just concentrating on what I need do. “When running backs have; ball and come my way, I dom them get by. Ana I let them k» they’ve been hit.” At Northside High School, fi ball wasn’t the only sport at wl Bob excelled. Along with being Lousisana Class 3A Player of Year his senior year, he also was state heavyweight wrestling chamj Bob said he started wresding improve his agility in football. All his sophomore year, he realized could become a great wresder. worked hard at it and won 90 of matches his last two years. He received one scholarship of to wrestle from a junior colfegt Alabama and was forced to dim between football and wresding. “I had to decide and I chosefw ball because that's what I reallyliki and was exciting to me,” he said, SF Giants might leave Candlestick SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Tht defeat of a plan to build a down town stadium means that the San Francisco Giants will be for a new home, club owner Lurie says. MIAMI the nation transport i frared bez called “cov< said Wednt The Mia Medellin C gling orgar U.S. cocair lombia to tl “This w; used by th 1986,” saic charge of t takes the v ness.” During pounds of i four relati' cials said. Loads ol dropped ir Stoc lose: in er “The Giants will not be in San Francisco,” Lurie told a news con ference after Tuesday’s election defeat of a proposition that would have replaced Candlesdcl Park with an $80 million ballpark, “There are lots of cities across the country that are dving for the Gi ants.” NEW prices clo an erratii Wall Strei ble food Lurie, whose lease on Candle stick expires in 1994, said, “Iwil be talking to a lot of different communities starting in 1988. Ill consider any place that wants us.” Not everyone believes him. Ex-San Francisco Mayor George Christopher was skepti cal. “I don’t think it means any thing . . .” he said of the Proposi tion W loss. “We have seen Lurie change his mind before and I don’t think anybody believes that he would turn down a downtown ballpark if a site like Third and Mission were made available ..said Dan Woodhead, president of the Downtown Ballpark Boosters Club, adding that there is plenty of time for more negotiations on a new stadium. It has long been Lurie’s con crash. The D industrial in the ea an 18.24 Declini advances New Yor 709 up, changed. As tra was conf the dolk and jitte stock ma; In adc prices we certainty resumpti program Broke tors wen partial i Monday in a hig environr lra< MANA said its \ main oil day, raide land and ; enemy’s mitted los In Was ment saic member c , y ■ vessel was tention that the Giants, tradition-j f n „ ale q ally one of the worst teams intht National League in terms of at tendance, would do far better if they played in a stadium that was not as chilly, windswept and inac cessible as Candlestick. “A lot of improvements havt been made, but you can’t put eat rings on a pig,” said Giants catcher Bob Brenly. “It’s always going to be windy and it’s always going to be cold.” e fishing be Gulf. 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