Page 10 THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1980
Sports
McMullen fires Astros 9 Smith
United Press International
HOUSTON — Houston Astros
Manager Bill Virdon said “all I hear
is positive things” about the team’s
new general manager, Al Rosen, but
it was clear nothing could erase his
disappointment at the firing which
made room for Rosen.
Tal Smith, the Astros’ architect
and a “very close friend” of Virdon,
was given his pink slip Monday by
owner Dr. John J. McMullen for
reasons not yet revealed. Two weeks
ago, the Astros completed their most
successful season.
Virdon, reached at his home in
Springfield, Mo., said Smith “needs
most of the credit” for the National
League West Division champion
ship.
“You go a long time until you find a
man as knowledgeable about base-
YESTERDAYS
ball as Tal Smith, ” Virdon said. “I’m
disappointed. It came as a surprise.
It was a shock to start with.”
News of the high level personnel
change came in a one-page state
ment distributed to reporters Mon
day afternoon. In it, McMullen said
Rosen “brings to the Houston Astros
a depth of experience and a sophisti
cation unique to baseball and
sports.”
Smith said he was shocked and was
given no reason for the move when
he was called into McMullen’s office
at 11:30 a.m. and fired.
“He didn’t say why, not really. I
recognize that that is unquestionably
the perogative of any owner to do
what is best. Obviously he inherited
my contract and inherited my ser
vices, and if he wants to make a
change, there’s nothing that I can say
or do that can dissuade him,” Smith
said.
The Astros were required to in
form Smith this year if they desired
to sign him to a new contract when
his current agreement expired Nov.
30, 1981. The statement said the de
cision was made not to seek a new
contract with Smith.
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Soccer team gets better
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Texas A&M soccer team captain Paul Winston (right) “heads”
the ball upfleld during Saturday’s game against nationally
ranked SMU. The Mustangs shut out the Aggies, 4-0, to drop
Texas A&M to 5-3-2 on the year.
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Eureka! Just when all seemed lost in the up and down world ofAgj
sports, I discovered soccer.
The discovery occurred as I sat happily under a beautiful skyintlf
makeshift stands bordering the drill field. The surprising Aggie men
who have taken themselves by the seat of the pants and determined (f
become a quality team worthy of varsity status at the University tlii
year, were preparing to take on the extremely powerful SMU Mb
tangs. SMU has already been awarded varsity status, and came
College Station ranked No. 4 in the United States.
Most less-than-status teams might consider simply trying to keepii|
with SMU and make it look respectable. Texas A&M, however,
upset on the brain.
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clear blue skies and before a biased crowd, the upset effort seen®
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The final score, 4-0, was a blow to the hopeful Aggies, but moil
present at the game will probably say otherwise. The spirited playtjr
the young Aggies against the much more experienced SMU squadwj
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Texas A&M teams might result in a few better performances.
The soccer team isn’t powerful yet, by any means, yet there is final
a spark there. Behind the positive prodding of new Head Coach Tell®
Franco, an expert tactician who starred in Peru years ago, andtis
assistant David Flentge, the Aggies are gradually becoming a teaml]
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Baylor, an annual powerhouse in the SWC, knows all too well wkll
the inexperienced Aggies are capable of. They fell to the Aggies earliaj
this year, 3-2.
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