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Sports Shorts
THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1977
By PAUL McGRATH
Battalion Assistant Sports Editor
'eport wiilplav
ullas Cowboy’s Coach Tom
dry is expected to cut two of the
jtmning backs on his roster this
as the club must trim down to
crs.
it you can bet your current
iiig spot that Tony Dorsett will
|be among the one’s asked to
irsett — pronounced Dor-
F—proved Saturday night why
nts soon i«
' P»r oti-feo
Cowboys management gave
ral future draft picks to Seattle
tain him in the National Foot-
League’s special draft last May.
he former University of Pittsburgh
t gained 99 yards on 18 carries
alias’ 23-21 win over the Balti-
Colts.
to jive,| Before Saturday’s contest. Dor-
had carried the ball only 10
:hisfantajj sin the Cowboy’s other three
tadds,"i| season games, as a variety of
dew,
erstheait
Emulates
tested i
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ilers defeat
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rseen. H3UST0N — The Houston Oil-
^cncefroirs, frustrated by a staggering series
hich ini mistakes in the first half, came
s stop t vi in the third period to score
lay reem Mowns on Karl Douglas’ one
se foroul fd run anc l Jimmy Giles’ 57 yard
is reception to defeat the San
itestheefiiicisco49ers 17-3 in an NFL pre
range him game Monday night.
The 49ers mustered only Tom
the Cenk um s 38-yard field goal in the
Educatioi stquarter and suffered their third
of ant# in four preseason games,
ithcimtliF>r Houston the preseason
thetifdt ry was their first in two years,
the iit Pie Oilers rambled for 206 yards
; first half, but failed to score as
[) lost two fumbles deep in San
[cisco’s territory and had two
ng plays nullified by penalties,
e 49ers, enthused by a 23-14
ry over the Los Angeles Rams
eek ago, were not effective of-
vely under the direction of
r Jim Plunkett or Pat Sullivan.
A iiort Oilers’ punt and a 13-yard
n by Jim Carter set up the
at Houston’s 28 yard line late
; first period. San Francisco
d seven yards and from there
m kicked his field goal,
uston took the lead as a result
49ers’ missed handoff from
ikett. Oilers’ cornerbaek Willie
nder recovered the fumble at
9ers 18-yard line. Four plays
Houston’s third quarterback,
;las, scored from the one yard
arting quarterback Dan Pasto-
ppeared late in the game to di-
a 66-yard drive capped by
catch Houston faced a third
and one on its own 43-yard
y j f land on the 57-yard touchdown
form Sf Pastorini faked a handoff into
t tenf l‘ ne anc ^ a pass to Giles.
TTpers’ place kicker Skip Butler
ltd on a 29-yard field goal late in
'' Iburth quarter after missing two
.iious attempts.
cati ('With Sullivan at the controls most
Be second half, San Francisco
Sncd only 92 yards and three first
* wms. The 49ers failed to convert a
down play the entire game,
e Oilers moved the ball
thly in the first half but failed
lore because of numerous mis-
Two holding penalties nul-
Ken Burrough s 91-yard
down catch and Rob Carpen-
?nb'' : I nine-yard scoring run. Rookie
Bing back Kim Wilson fumbled
lolthe 49ers end zone, nullifying
minor ailments kept him on the
sidelines.
But Dallas’ million-dollar baby
displayed more moves than a Cow
boy cheerleader — all at the ex
pense of the Colt defense.
Dorsett’s yardage came during a
little more than two quarters worth
of work. His 17-yard scamper late in
the fourth quarter led to place
kicker Efren Herrera s game
winning 50-yard field goal.
He showed his ability to acceler
ate through gaps in the line of
scrimmage, twisting and darting
away from would-be tacklers. On
several occasions, he turned certain
losses into gains.
“If he runs like he did against the
Colts, I don’t see how you could
keep him out of the lineup,’ Dallas
offensive co-ordinator Dan Reeves
said. “He showed us great explosion
and acceleration. He hits in there
and he looks like he’s going 90 miles
per hour.’
Dorsett keyed the Dallas rushing
attack against the Colts, turning in
at least one outstanding play on each
of Dallas’ three touchdown drives.
The partisan Dallas crowd
seemed especially responsive to the
excitement generated by Dorsett,
rising to its feet even when he re
ceived the ball on a routine running
play. The same fervent feeling per
vaded through the stands, the ex
pectation that Dorsett might break
loose any time he touched the ball.
Dorsett, last year’s Heisman
trophy winner and college foot
balls’s most prolific rusher with
more than 6,000 yards gained in his
four-year career, has yet though to
prove his durability. True, he suf
fered no major injuries throughout
his college career, but he won’t be
running against teams like Army or
Navy anymore.
His private life has suffered
somewhat, as the the truth was un
veiled about the son he had tried to
keep hidden. He was also involved
in an incident recently at a Dallas
bar where the bartender accused
Dorsett of not paying for his drinks.
The man later dropped the charges
and all was forgiven.
Dorsett displayed his full
capabilities for the first time in a
Cowboy uniform, capabilities which
could include a Super Bowl berth.
But the Dallas rookie is still a long
way from proving himself worthy of
his million dollar price tag.
As the old gridiron adage holds,
one game does not a season make.
Gregory replaced; Darlings recruiting
Doug Holmes, a 5-11, 219-pound
sophomore from Newton, Tex., has
been named to the stalling offensive
right guard position for Texas A&M
on the basis of his performance dur
ing Saturday’s scrimmage, team of
ficials said yesterday.
“It wasn’t that Thomas Gregory
was playing poorly,” offensive line
coach Don LaGrasta said. “It was
just that Holmes was playing well
and we thought he deserved a
chance on the first team. Gregory is
a fighter, though, and he’ll battle to
regain his first-team berth.”
LaGrasta said he couldn’t accu
rately evaluate the offensive line
“until they go up against some big,
strong people.”
The team will conduct afternoon
practices through the week because
classes started Monday at the
school.
AUSTIN, (UPI) — Running back
Earl Campbell, tackle George
James, offensive tackle Brad
Shearer and linebacker Morgan
Copeland have been elected cap
tains of the 1977 Texas Longhorns,
head coach Fred Akers said yester
day.
“I think the squad made a fine
choice in their election of these cap
tains,” Akers said. “They’re all fine
men and we expect a lot of leader
ship out of them.
Captains were elected by the
team at the close of three-a-day
practice Saturday, which was high
lighted with a controlled scrim
mage.
“I thought we showed improve
ment in the scrimmage,” Akers said,
“but we re still not there yet. I
thought the quarterbacks did well
— they were the most consistent
they’ve been. Defensively, we had
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some mistakes by a few youngsters
but overall they re doing all right.
WACO, (UPI) — Sammy Bick-
ham from Plano, Tex., will be the
starting quarterback for the Baylor
Bears when the season begins Sept.
10 against Texas Tech, coach Grant
Teaff said yesterday.
“After ten days of very thorough
training and observation I made the
decision to start Sammy in the Tech
ball game,” Teaff said. “This in no
way takes away from Greg Wood’s
effort or performance. I have no
qualms about playing him at any
time and in any game.”
Biekham and Wood were in a
heated battle for the starting posi
tion when both suffered minor in
juries during Saturday’s controlled
scrimmage. Biekham suffered a sep-
erated shoulder and Wood sprained
his ankle. Biekham is expected to be
back at practice Thursday.
“Tve always been a coach that
feels like you have an A quarter
back. Sammy is that quarterback,
Teaff said.
HOUSTON (UPI) — The Hous
ton Cougars went back to basics yes
terday, stressing blocking and tackl
ing, in preparation for the 1977 sea
son opener against UCLA at the As
trodome, Sept. 12.
“This is a tough time for the
player to concentrate,” head coach
Bill Yeoman said. “We re going to
work hard on techniques this week.
It’s just plain hard work.
Application for the 1977-78
Diamond Darlings are now available
from Room 203 in G. Rollie White
Coliseum.
Diamond Darlings’ respon
sibilities include promotion of the
Texas A&M Southwest Conference
champion baseball team, the new
baseball stadium, and assisting dur
ing each game as batgirls.
No one should apply who is not
willing to to devote a great deal of
time to the organization.
Applications can be picked up be
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p.m. Monday through Friday at the
Sports Information Office.
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