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& t ff fp THE BATTALION Page 11A MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1979 ro football scene No gun for Oilers’ Fritsch United Press International CINCINNATI — A bunch of wild id crazy Houston Oilers carried bni Fritsch off the field Sunday. Itsure beat the alternative. ‘There’s only two ways to go off efield,” said Fritsch, recalling the or-die situation he had been in st a few minutes earlier. “Either ey carry you off or they shoot iWell, they don’t really shoot field kickers who miss crucial kicks ■ Chris Bahr is living proof of that Ibut Fritsch, Bahr and all other FL field goal kickers know how you can feel when you blow a Itential game-winner. ktid so, it was Fritsch who was tried off the field after he bounced 29-yard field goal off the left up- ht and over the goal post with just [seconds remaining in overtime to (the Oilers to a 30-27 victory over ; winless Cincinnati Bengals. And, for Bahr and the Bengals, it was pure misery. Bahr, who had booted a club- record 55-yard field goal with just 3:26 left in regulation to tie the game at 27-27, missed a 32-yard try with 6:55 remaining in overtime that would have given Cincinnati the win. Fritsch hasn’t missed a field goal try this season (three of three Sun day gave him eight for the year), but his game-winner Sunday nearly was wide, caroming off the left upright. But, most of the 45,615 fans had figured Bahr’s 32-yard try six min utes earlier would be “automatic too. Bahr, whose younger brother kicks field goals for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was hard pressed to ex plain what went wrong. “I hit it better than the 55- yarder,” he said. “If I hadn’t looked up, I would have thought it was going to be dead center. There also was really no excuse for the Bengals losing the game. Looking like a team tired of being the joke of the NFL, the Bengals had jumped to a 24-0 lead midway through the second quarter. With rookie quarterback Jack Thompson at the controls in his first pro start in place of injured Ken An derson, the Bengals got a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs from Pete Johnson, a 2-yard TD run from rookie Charles Alexander and a 52- yard field goal from Bahr to seize what looked like an insurmountable lead. But, as Pastorini noted after the game, “we can do it in some strange ways.” So, the Oilers rattled off 27 straight points — on Pastorini’s TD tosses of 35 yards to Ken Burrough and 22 yards to Rich Caster, an eight-yard TD gallop by Earl Campbell and field goals of 43 and 47 yards by Fritsch — to grab a 27-24 lead with 1:53 left in the third quarter. ndefeateds meet in Cleveland The Bengals managed to tie it at 27-27 with 3:26 left in regulation on Bahr’s 55-yard field goal, which broke the Bengals’ old field goal record of 53 yards set by Horst Muhlmann in 1970 against San Di ego. After Bahr had missed his 32-yard try in overtime, Campbell darted 15 yards on a crucial fourth and one play to move the ball to the Cincy 18 and set up Fritsch’s game-winning kick. Somewhat overlooked because of Fritsch’s heroics was another great individual performance by Campbell. He ran the ball 34 times for 158 yards and now has a hefty four-game rushing total of 493 yards. As for the Bengals, who are now 0-4 and threatening to be as bad as last year’s team that started off 0-8, coach Homer Rice was at a loss to explain how a club could blow a 24-0 lead. “It’s very difficult to understand and extremely tough to take,” he said. “Pastorini brought them back and they outmuscled us late in the second quarter and in the third quarter.” Angels fly by Rangers United Press International ANAHEIM, Calif. — Dave Frost tossed a six-hitter and Car ney Lansford hit a three-run homer Sunday to enable the California Angels to reduce their magic number for clinching the American League West to four with a 6-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. Lansford’s home run capped a six-run fifth inning to back Frost, 16-9, who struck out five and walked none en route to his 12th complete game. The Angels were held to one hit through four innings by Fer guson Jenkins, 15-14, but the first five California batters in the fifth hit safely. Bobby Grich opened with a double and scored on Larry Har low’s single. After a passed ball, Harlow scored on Jim Ander son’s single. Rick Miller then singled and Lansford followed with his 18th homer, a three-run shot into the left-field bullpen that gave the Angels a 5-0 lead. Lansford had gone hitless in his 11 previous at-bats before theme run. The final run of the inning scored when reliever Dave Rajsich surrendered an RBI fielder’s choice to Grich. The Texas run was scored in the seventh when Bump Wills doubled to the wall in center, moved to third on Al Oliver’s single and scored on Willie Montanez’ sacrifice fly. Super 5od a & Stacked H* SWEDEN'S CULPEPPER PLAZA Value $4.00 Open 11:30 Mon.-Sat. Noon on Sunday Closed 10:30 Mon.-Thurs. T - 11 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 693-6948 ♦ S for a >lj 1 to magnaj m Meyer, reaten oised and; United Press International CLEVELAND — When the reland Browns take on the Dal- Cowboys before a Municipal idiom crowd of more than 80,000 ight, much of the attention will jus on the star running backs of ;h club — Tony Dorset! of the iwboys and Greg Pruitt of the J)\vns. as pbase^ifjjQygh D a ll as Coach Tom Jndry and Browns Coach Sam lut as ei| ptigliano have acknowledged Southwes h’re very concerned about the stasexpt iltiple talents of Dorsett and d Texas nitt, both coaches also admit air first; ry ve spent at least as much time )dense at ing to figure out how to stop each lefense: ler’s quarterbacks, iverlowa (Brian) Sipe is throwing the ball ArkamiB'y well, hitting on a lot of ichdown passes,” Landry said of Browns top signal-caller, ndeed Sipe, emerging as a solid terback in his seventh year in National Football League, has yed brilliantly at times in leading e Browns to come-from-behind tories in each of their three nes this month. de has hit on 54 of 103 aerials for i yards, the most passing yardage a quarterback in the American otball Conference. Noting that Sipe has connected dahoraa fter jum| ell to Ti id Arizo«| even dl -a 14-1; ■k. a the fiii at 7-7 an A&M. yards ai of 11 emotit on long passes in critical situations with three different receivers in each of Cleveland’s three games, Rutigliano warned, “The quarter back is not going to be throwing the ball the same way every week.” Veteran quarterback Roger Staubach of the Cowboys, mean while, has passed 99 times for 58 completions and 750 yards. “Roger has played super. He’s the main reason we re 3-0,” Landry con cluded. But Rutigliano has served notice his defense will be trying to dog Staubach throughout the battle. “I think we can exert enough pressure on Staubach to force him into mis takes. “And their offense is not going to be foreign to our defense, because our offense is like Dallas’ multiple offense — using lots of motion with receivers and backs and tight ends,” Rutigliano said. The Cleveland-Dallas clash will be a battle of unbeaten teams, with both clubs boasting 3-0 records. In their efforts to remain unde feated, each team undoubtedly also will gear its defenses to try to stop the elusive Dorsett and and the speedy Pruitt. “They’ve got a great guy coming out of the backfield. Dorsett does more things with broken plays than any back I’ve ever seen. He’s a very dangerous guy,” Rutigliano said. “Plus, coming out of the backfield as a receiver, he poses a tremendous problem to us. But we’ve got a guy just like him.” The guy “just like” Dorsett is Pruitt, who has rushed 51 times for 214 yards. Dorsett, no slouch him self, has 162 yards on 39 carries. Reviewing his defense, Landry commented, “You always have to be concerned about defensing a fellow like Pruitt. Sometimes we looked bad against the run and sometimes against the pass. I’d have to say we looked worse against the run in the last two games because we were playing against a top-caliber player. 9 OUT OF 10 PUPPIES PREFER THE BATTALION oP s V -|<- SHOP UNDERGROUND Saturday HOUSTON Saturday Sept. 29 Sept. 29 Chartered air-conditioned coach takes you to: Tuesday Morning, Inc. — accessories for the home Christmas decorations Loehmann's — name-brand clothes The Shoe Rack Southern Mills Outlet — Linens for bed, bath and table Fix — shoes Kinda — Crazy — clothes Truly a bargain — hunter's paradise!! Individuals & Groups Welcome $19.75 Information & Reservations (by Sept. 26) call Jane H. Squire 846-4101 The last Taco Eating Contest of the 1970’s. Details soon. j ; odACKinncBOt i vC\< DINE IN OR TAKE HOME! TACOS.. . AND MUCH MORE! DELICIOUS, SPICY AND FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE. 3312 S. College — Bryan 107 Dominik — College Station ■Ml McDonald's DRIVE-THRU WINDOW MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS McDonald's DRIVE-THRU SERVICE At University Drive At Manor East Mall Intramural Advisory Council Openings Meet The Intramural Advisory Coun- il has several openings for indi viduals interested in contributing their leadership, ideas and opin ions to the administration of the Intramural Programs. The Council is composed of 12 student members. They furnish leadership, promote Intramural Programs, and review and make recommendations on program changes. These students are in valuable to the optimal administra tion of the Intramural Programs. Applications for Council Mem bers are available in the In tramural Office in DeWare Fiel- dhouse. Interviews begin Tues day, September 24, 1979. The Extra Act This year’s Polo Club has gotten off to a great start by defeating the Houston Polo Club 10-6. The Sep tember 16, opener was played in Houston. This Sunday, September 29, the Polo Players will host T.U. at 2:00. The game is scheduled for Ref's Corner Volleyball Officials Clinic on Tuesday, September 25. 7:00 p.m. 267 G. R. White The IM Department is still hir ing sports officials for the fall 1 semester. If you are interested, come by the IM Office and talk to Dave Kerr. The rewards are great! the polo fields in front of the cam pus, and spectators, as always, are invited to cheer the Ags on. The club also has a tournament scheduled to be played here against the Dennison Polo Club in early October. For The Record When entries closed for flag football, we found we had another record on our hands. 583 teams had signed up to play in the leagues ... 75 more than last year’s 508 entries. Acknowledgments s This ad is sponsored by your local MacDonald Restaurants at Uni versity Drive and Manor East Mall. Stories by Michelle Wols- tein, Pictures by Gary Reyes. Dennis Corrington: Director of Intramural and Recreational Sports IM James Welford: Associate Di rector, Sports Club Super vision Richard Hall: Assistant Di rector of Team Sports Admin istration, Protest & Discipline Patricia Fierro: Assistant Di rector of Individual & Dual Sports-Publicity, General Front Office Organization David Kerr: Assistant Director of Personnel, Training Offi cials, Hiring & Training all Personnel Eric Hunter: Sports Specialist, Special Events, Building Su pervision, Minor Team Sports Officials Training, Evening Supervision. Belinda Miksch: Sports Spe cialist, Minor Team Sports, Evening Supervision Lynn Wampler: Sports Spe cialist, Individual & Dual Sports, Scheduling, Evening Supervision sn e c ipi l The Closing Entries: Team Bowling Tuesday, September 25 Weightlifting Tuesday, September 25 Handball Singles Tuesday, September 25 Opening Entries: Badminton Monday, September 24 Putt-Putt Golf Monday, September 24 Volleyball Monday, September 24 Meetings: Bowling Team Captains — Thursday, September 27, 5:30 p.m. Room 267 GRW I I I . 1 m / SPORT / SHORTS' l—-A—i Staff Sports Shorts Hey Ags! We have some thing new for you! So what is it already? It uses golf clubs, but its not golf, (that’s an old event around here, anyway). That’s right. . . Putt-Putt Golf. This event is exciting because all champs are also the first record-makers. Also Pooh’s Park is giving us a discount. What could be more fun than 36 holes-in-one in only two hours. Come by the IM Office and sign up, now!! The IM Volleyball Competi tion is opening for entries so, “volley” on by and sign your team up. It’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys let loose in G. Rollie White. Watch the birdie! No, we’re not talking about photographs, we’re discussing IM Badmin ton. Entries open today. Fol low the birdie to DeWare Fiel- dhouse to sign yourself up. It’ll be a racquet. r e V A) l r A L X UJUaPSHe nc-tfor? -f-0 Ca~hck a. birdie. Zth'ifk uMt/tls fx> pkef baJ'nmio/i