Page 12 THE BATTALION
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1978
Rams defeat Oilers
United Press International
HOUSTON — The Los Angeles
Rams have rediscovered the forced
march on offense, and it pleases no
one any more than defensive end
Fred Dryer.
I don t want to act surprised, but
I was happy to see the offense doing
the things I think they can do,”
Dryer said moments after the Rams’
10-6 victory over the Houston Oil
ers Sunday.
Los Angeles, behind the quarter-
backing of Rhodes scholar Pat Ha-
den, controlled the ball for 38 mi
nutes, ground out 26 first downs and
converted 68.7 percent of third
downs into firsts.
Tve seen the Rams do this a lot,”
said the 10-year veteran Dryer, “but
not recently.”
Haden said avoiding penalties
was crucial. Only one penalty was
accepted by Houston in the game
Sunday.
I don t think we have ever con
trolled the ball any better,” Haden
said. “I can’t remember when it was
better. We controlled the ball a hell
of a lot better than in the Dallas
game.”
The Rams 27-14 victory over Dal
las and the 10-6 victory over Hous
ton in two weeks has kept Los
Angeles unbeaten. They have cer
tainly impressed Oilers coach Bum
Phillips.
“When you hold any team to 10
points you should win,” he said,
“but you have to stop them in the
clutch and we didn’t do that. Pat
Haden just did a better job quarter-
backing the Rams than we did de
fensing them.”
Los Angeles was so dominating
that they won despite losing three
fumbles and allowing Houston to
block a field goal attempt.
Dryer’s defense was on the field
for only 21 of the 60 playing mi
nutes, and he praised the offense for
making his day easier.
“To look at Rich Saul you’d think
he’d just come out of World War I.
He’s all messed up and I’m just as
clean as when I stepped on the
field,” Dryer said.
Houston, 2-2, dropped two games
off the pace of the AFC Central Di
vision leader.
Houston halfback Earl Campbell
led all rushers with 77 yards on 12
carries, and his 16-yard run to the
Rams 6-yard line appeared to set
Houston up for a tying touchdown.
Houston was unable to push the
ball inside the Rams 3-yard line,
however, and was forced to settle
for Tony Fritsch’s field goal.
Quarterback Haden completed 17
of 26 passes for 219 yards, but he
was even more effective as the Rams
converted seven of eight third-down
situations into first downs during
the second half.
Three Rams receivers were im
pressive. Tight end Terry Nelson
caught six passes for 98 yards, wide
receiver Willie Miller grabbed five
passes for 69 yards and running back
John Cappelletti added 44 receiving
yards to his rushing total of 78 yards.
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Texas A&M defensive tackle Eugene Sanders (96) and
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Cowboys rally past Cards in fourth quark
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IRVING — Robert Newhouse,
■ Tony Dorsett and Roger Staubach
| put life in Dallas’ lethargic offense in
the fourth quarter Sunday and ral
lied the Cowboys to a 21-12 victory
over the fiesty but still winless St.
Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis opened a 10-0 lead in
the first half and still owned a 12-7
advantage after three periods before
the Cowboys were finally able to
solve the Cardinals defense.
It was the fourth straight loss for
St. Louis and Coach Bud Wilkinson,
something that happened to Wilkin
son only once in his 17 year coach
ing career at the University of Ok
lahoma. Dallas’ victory allowed the
Cowboys to stay one game behind
NFC East leading Washington, set
ting up an early season showdown
between the Cowboys and Redskins
next Monday night.
St. Louis quarterback Jim Hart
hit Dallas nemesis Mel Gray with a
9 yard touchdown pass in the first
quarter, Jim Bakken produced a
23-yard field goal in the second
period and the Cardinals blocked a
punt out of the end zone early in the
second half for their 12 points. Just
when it seemed that would be
enough, Dorsett put the first spark
in Dallas’ attack.
Late in the third quarter, Dor
sett, who had scored the Cowboys
first half touchdown on a 7 yard run,
broke for 25 yards to the Cardinals
34.
On the final play of the quarter
Dorsett sprang free for 23 yards and
on the third play of the final quarter
Newhouse scored on a 2 yard run
that finally put Dallas in front.
Dallas then held St. Louis on
downs and promptly marched 82
yards in seven plays — Newhouse
again getting a touchdown on a 15
yard pass from Staubach. On that
drive Newhouse picked up 15 yards
on one carry and Staubach hit favo
rite target Drew Pearson with a 24-
yard throw.
Dorsett, the NFC’s leading
rusher, gained 154 yards on 21 car
ries and was rewarded by a pat on
the shoulder pads by Coach Tom
Landry when the former Heisman
Trophy winner left the game with a
minute to play. His performance
Sunday boosted his season total to
450 yards.
In the Cardinals’ early losses they
had been plagued by dropped pas
ses, but Gray returned to his old
form against Dallas — at least until
late in the game.
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passes in his first three games,
caught six against the Cowboys and
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INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS
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A Time
To Cycle...
On your mark, get set, cycle! And
they are off leaving a swirl of dust to
Settle on the spectators watching the
annual IM bike race. Divisions are
men’s, women’s and team. Classes
are according to the weights of the
bicycles- Sound like fun?
Don’t worry, you still have time
to enter- Entries open today, Mon
day, September 25 and will close
Tuesday, October 3. For more in
formation contact the IM office in
DeWare Fieldhouse.
Fish Day
Results
Fop 10 places:
Place
Unit
Points
1
F-l
110.5
2
A Battery
106.5
3
S-2
103.5
4
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102.5
5
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100
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Squadron 6
98.5
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Squadron 8
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Squadron 9
88.5
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Return To The Nets
What’s more fun than a barrel of
monkeys? A court full of volleyball
players. IM volleyball entries open
today, Monday, September 25, and
close Tuesday, October 3. Teams
consist of 6 players, co-rec has 3
males and 3 females. A specia
jungleball division willbeselj
Classes will be A, B and C.
one first team member of the)
Volleyball Club may play ona!
So swing on down to thelMt
sign up. It’s a barrel of langhl
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These guys aren’t late for class, they’re riding ing those pedals, check into this years upcom-
in last years bike race. If you’re good at pump- ing race.
Ref’s Corner
Volleyball clinic — 7:00 p.m.,
I Tuesday, September 26, Room
I 267, G. Rollie White.
Polo People
Entries Open:
Badminton Singles
Monday, September 25
Badminton Doubles
Monday, September 25
Bike Race
Monday, September 25
Volleyball
Monday, September 25
Entries Close:
Bowling
Tuesday, September 26
Handball Singles
Tuesday, September 26
Meetings:
Bowling Captain’s Meeting ■
t>-m., Room 701, Rudder
Special Events:
Field Goal Kicking Contest, 6:30
p.m., Monday, September 25
Elay Begins:
Water Polo
Monday, September 25
Ereeplay:
Badminton, 6-10 p.m., Friday,
September 29, G. Rollie White
5:15
A Chirp
Of A Game
Watch the birdie — before your
opponent hits it past you. Badmin
ton entries open today, Monday,
September 25 and close Tuesday,
October 3. Play will begin Monday,
October 9 and will continue 5 p.m. -
9 p.m., Mondays through Thurs
days.
Play will be single elimination in
singles, doubles and mixed doubles
tournaments. Classes will be A, B
and in men’s, women’s and co-rec
doubles competition options.
T-shirt awards will be given to all
class champions.
Schedules will be posted in the
IM office at DeWare Fieldhouse
Thursday, October 5. Equipment
should be furnished by the players
but a limited amount will be availa
ble for checkout. Rules will be
USBA. Matches will be the best 2
out of 3 games. Games consist of 15
points with a 2-point advantage to
win. Copies of the rules are availa
ble in the IM office.
Don’t forget water polo starts play
today, Monday, Septembei" 25.
Come check your schedules Care
fully because a forfeiture removes
your team from the playoffs.
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