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be 9 to r*' ioto by ked up 35 raj again this sen doublcheai tyshi m •pcner Saturdi hose 15th- Tennessee i news confei he start imes were |$] ifiicult. ;ame against! ;herthanTen«| things — H j and tailbaci ne Moment lease... by Kurt Allen ’icks may be wrong, but ... Okay, okay, so I was wrong on my picks for the two biggest National Football League games of the week. Anybody can make an intelligent nistake. As Tom Snyder might say, “I’ve said it, I’ve done it, and now vhat are you going to do about it?” Let’s face it, the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins proved to e real washouts when the final gun sounded. But before I lose total Credibility with a lackluster 5-3 record for last week’s picks, let me try to explain what caused my temporary insanity and resulting enthu- jiasm for these two teams. Let’s take this thing one team at a time and get the Oilers’ regrett- hble performance out of the way first. Houston Head Coach Bum Phillips had said before the season started that this would be the year the Oilers “kicked in the door,” meaning they would beat Pittsburgh in its home territory and go on to |he Super Bowl. However, Bum and crew apparently forgot that the door in question i made of steel. Instead of emerging victorious, the Oilers wound up [•etreating for the Bayou City with a figurative stubbed toe, not to nention wounded pride. In evaluating my pick, I realized the Steelers hadn’t lost in Three Rivers Stadium since 1977, when Houston was the last team to win Ihere. I further knew that the Steelers had better depth, although things kre fairly even when comparing first-team squads. ! Yet, it seemed like Pittsburgh was finally due to lose another one at home. The Steelers had simply been too prosperous. An unwritten pile of nature says sooner or later, everyone reaches his peak. Boy, was wrong. The Steelers were not just impressive, they were downright devas- [ating. Meanwhile, it was an unbelievable complete Oiler breakdown. Everything that could possibly go wrong did. When a new quarterback takes over a team, as did Kenny Stabler, /ou expect a little uncertainty in communications between passer and Receivers. But never has one group of receivers shown a worse case of [he “dropsies.” You can’t fault the Snake. He hit every last one of them right on the noney. Still, people like Mike Renfro, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson md Mike Barber managed to drop five passes and tip three more to iteeler defenders in just the first half. I’ve seen better fetching by .assie and Rin-Tin-Tin look-alikes. Then, to my temporary amazement, the Oilers rose from the dead, md like would-be Super Bowl champions, thrashed Pittsburgh for 17 points in the third quarter. Needless to say, that wasn’t enough. Terry Bradshaw and company reren’t through yet. They reached back for a little more magic and Rook home a 31-17 victory. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’ll write this loss off as a fluke, dthough it’s possible, it seems doubtful the Steelers can put together mother perfect mix of skill and luck in one game. Likewise, I feel confident Houston will never be that bad again. When it comes to the Washington-Dallas disappointment, I certain ly had more than wishful thinking going for me. Believe it or not, there |were cold, hard facts backing up that prediction. For one thing, Washington had won eight straight Monday night ’ames at home without a loss. For another, the Cowboys play worse than ordinary in Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. Overall, they were 9-12 in the nation’s capital. On Monday nights, they were 7-12. Furthermore, it’s the first season in years Roger Staubach hasn’t guided Dallas by the hand. It was questionable how effective Danny diite would be despite his talent. At this point, I came down with a bad case of Redskin Euphoria, mnerically known as “the Fever.” I completely ignored the fact that ■the Cowboys had won 15 straight opening games. I also forgot about Washington’s lack of a running game. j Those two lapses proved to be costly. Tradition is a strong force in the Dallas organization and the Cowboys were not about to give up a 15-year effort. lomentum now ;d tobeplayin? 1 aid MosleysJ ihies those! its quarterbacl ;1 former -back Roger S- illege career. ■ ry fluid runiiei| is running atjjjB shed passer, B y. ^ id Texas l >f its last five ® ry experienced® defense and ® hat his team 4 uries in Satur®! .‘scribed as ag opening i 331 University 846-3755 Open M-F, 7 a.m.-lO p.m. Sat., 9-6 Now only 1 game back THE BATTALION Page 15 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1980 Astros beat Dodgers, 5-4 333 United Press International HOUSTON — Art Howe lofted a tie-breaking sacrifice fly and Gary Woods followed with an RBI single in the seventh inning Tuesday night to enable the Houston Astros to move within one game of error- plagued Los Angeles in the National League West with a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers. In the American League, Mitchell Page belted a pair of home runs and Dave McKay capped a four-run fourth inning with a two-run double to lift the Oakland A’s to a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Astros’ win also allowed third- place Cincinnati, which beat Atlanta 7-1, to move within SVk games of first-place Los Angeles. In the seventh, Joe Morgan walked off loser Steve Howe, 6-7, and first baseman Steve Garvey mis sed Jose Cruz’s hard grounder for the fourth of six Los Angeles errors. Cesar Cedeno was intentionally walked to load the bases. Howe, who had a first-inning RBI single, hit a high fly to medium right field, but outfielder Jay Johnstone’s throw home was up the third base line and Morgan ran around catcher Steve Yeager, flopped on his sto mach and crawled back to touch home plate. Rookie Woods then sent a bounc ing single over third baseman Ron Cey to score Cruz. Both runs were unearned. The Dodgers, held to two hits in six innings by starter Joaquin Andu- jar, rallied for three runs in the seventh to tie the score. Derrel Tho mas had an RBI double and Gary Thomasson pinch hit a two-run single. Dave Smith, 6-5, replaced Andu- jar and pitched into the ninth, when he was relieved by Frank LaCorte, who allowed an RBI single to Dave Lopes. Lacrosse team looks for a few good Aggies Are you fast as a speeding bullet? Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Can you stop a speeding locomotive? Well, if you can do any of these things, you’re just the person the Texas A&M University lacrosse team is looking for. The team will be holding its first meeting Sept. 10 on the drill field on the A&M campus at 4 p.m. Every one is welcome, and experience is not necessary. For further informa tion, call 846-8158. ienersy efficient home?! 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