Page 10 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1979 Hometown fans greet Cowboys United Press International DALLAS — The Dallas Cow boys returned home from Super Bowl XIII Monday to find twice as many fans waiting to greet them as there were on hand to send them off to Miami a week ago. Almost 2,000 people jammed along a chain link fence at an out of the way corner of Love Field airport to cheer their heroes, losers to the Pittsburg Steelers, 35-31. Ten of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, wearing civilian clothes, showed up in bright, chilly, blustery weather and they even led a cheer. The cheer they chose was the inevitable, but in this case inappropriate, “Were No. 1.” And while the crowd was al most as enthusiastic as it might have been if the Cowboys had won, it did little to cheer up the members of the team. Most of the players were sub dued as they stepped off the airplane, waving quickly to the throng and then walking quickly to awaiting transportation. “Were a little down right now, admitted club president and general manager Tex Schramm. “But it s wonderful, after a game which was so disap pointing to all of us, to find a crowd like this waiting to see us home. We have real fans.” The biggest cheers went up when quarterback Boger Staubach, linebacker Thomas Henderson and tight end Jackie Smith stepped off the plane. “It' s nice to know the people are still behind us,’’ said Staubach. “It’s a nice feeling. Henderson, whose self-made publicity campaign ended it dis appointment Sunday, managed a smile as he stepped off the air craft and raised a clinched fist to the enjoyment of the crowd. “I’m sorry we lost, strong safety Charlie Waters told the crowd via a loud speaker system, “but we will make up for it next year.” Smith, who dropped what ap peared to be a cinch touchdown pass in the third quarter that would have tied the game at that point, was the subject of one of the many signs brought by the fans. It read: “Pittsburgh’s tacky. We love Jackie.” Coach Tom Landry was one of the last ones off the plane and he thanked the crowd for coming. “The guys put forth a great ef fort,” Landry said. “The breaks had to go one way or the other and this time they went the other.” Assistant coach Danny Re eves, subject of rumors concern ing the job opening with the New York Giants, said the fact so many people came out to see the Cowboys home was a tribute to the players. “The team fought very hard,” said Reeves. “I’m glad the fans are proud of the guys because we are proud of them. tvisc TRAVEL. 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Rollie White, senior Joey Robinson takes a shot in the Arkansas game (left), Rudy Woods (23) and Vernon Smith play for a tip in against Texas Tech (center) and David Britton battles for a rebound (right). Battalion photos by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. Ladies lose to Longhorns AUSTIN — The Texas A&M wo men s basketball team fared no bet ter that its male counterpart Monday night as the Aggie Ladies were blown off the court by fifth- ranked Texas 75-41. “Texas is plenty tough,’’ said Aggie coach Wanda Bender after her team failed to find anything that would work against the Longhorns. “They are ranked right where they should be. They did a super job on defense. Their man-to-man defense was just tenacious. It caused us a lot of problems early in the ball game. “They had us mismatched in just about every way. The Longhorns out-rebounded the Aggies 32-25. Texas had 22 turnovers and 27 steals while the Aggies had 36 turnovers and 10 ste als. 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