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Sports THE BATTALION Pag* 13A MONDAY, AUGUST 31.1961 to recruit rs, Martin said t by freshmen,' ve more enfc t than anyoae, ;tudentswewl iclp us with iht ni OCA will hi semester is il. Martin said Cowboy rookie shows a lot of promise in exhibition win Stabler’s past actions causing more concern Uniteal Press International DALLAS — With less than a minute to play in the first half of the final exhibition game of the season, Doug Donley lined up wide to the right side of the Dallas Cowboys’ formation knowing that for the first time in his professional football career a play had been cal led for him. He was the No. 1 receiver in the play sent in from the bench and he saw at once that he was going to be covered one-on-one by Houston Oilers comerback J.C. Wilson. At the snap of the ball, and with Houston blitzing, Donley put a quick fake on Wilson and left him behind. Quarterback Danny White lofted a pass over Donley’s shoulder, which he caught as he fell in the end zone with a 33-yard touchdown. “Donley turned Wilson every which way,” said former Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach, who was observing the action from the broadcast booth. “He wasn’t any where near him. It was a veteran move by a rookie. With a blitz coming Wilson knows he has to hit Donley because there is no deep help, but he didn’t touch him and when he didn’t he was lost. ” Donley caught another touch down pass later in Dallas’ 28-20 win over Houston last week and, in his first pro game ever demons trated the already deep Cowboys’ receiving corps is now even deeper. “I would say Doug’s future in this league is bright,” said Cow boys coach Tom Landry. “He has great speed and he’s got the moves and he has good hands. That’s all you can ask in a receiver.” Donley, a second-round draft pick out of Ohio State who had missed the Cowboys first three ex hibition games with a groin pull, is one of many bright spots that have developed for Dallas as the pre season ended and work began for the regular season opener at Washington next Sunday. In their final two exhibition games — against Pittsburgh and Houston — the Cowboys rolled up 949 yards total offense. White threw only two incompletions •gainst Houston after completing 382 yards worth of passes the week before. Tony Dorsett has had his best summer, gaining 129 yards against the Oilers, and the development of rookie safety Mike Downs has put a brighter picture on the secondary. The only sour note has been in juries. Receivers Drew Pearson and Tony Hill both missed the Houston game and Hill will be re placed in the starting lineup by Butch Johnson when Dallas faces Washington. And the Cowboys were given a scare before the Houston game when safety Charlie Waters fell down a flight of stairs in his home, jamming a knee that had twice been surgically repaired. Waters, however, is expected to return to action against the Red skins, as will Pearson. “But we have had too many penalties and turnovers and other mistakes,” said Landry at the con clusion of the exhibition cam paign. “Those kind of things will drive you up the wall. They are the kind of thing you have to cor rect before league play starts.” delivered s students, wil is year, Marts mge amount d so few meiJ' • working ipartment cot npus before er tin to include al , _ United Press International 11 have specitiHOUSTON — The Houston om each cotplers may begin to wonder exact- ilems and stalt|how much trouble Ken Stabler an social events | worth. the wide varfc' | Just when the club finally lured sellers, Mari die quarterback from his unex- )CA programs 6c t e d retirement, it must now ry successful is intend with reports that link a Parents' Dif [abler with a convicted book- -annual recep, jaker. it managers. 1 “Obviously, no appropriate re- tm that allowtt L nse can be given to the story ized organto |tjl we’ve had an opportunity to to OCA mem uaJ and study the story in detail, ” mston General Manager Ladd raeg said Sunday. "We’ve been aware that an in- jstigation had been in progress ice March, 1981,” he said. “It is our understanding that the inves- lA also plan It ti ? ation through tonight has not me cfnrWu up any evidence of im- in calls the bit topriety on anyone’s part, d by day sfr ^ believe it is unfair to the iffltire Houston Oiler organization «nd especially unfair to Kenny to park on cat mbler that a story of this type was rus people, kf lublished within hours of Kenny ■t a permit It na ti 0 nal headlines by pnouncing his return to profes- parking pro> tonal football, m-campus * The NFL is conducting its own Tibers who iia vestigation into Stabler’s re- ;nated for dai Ported association with well- id many ot Down Nicholas Dudich of Perth save their can mhoy, N.J., to see if the quarter- i for weeks ati Mhas violated the NFL consti- others frou ®hon. According to the NFL constitu- roblems, OCi C "' a P h f r wh ° knowingly asso- :o attract aver fablers or gambling ,f i„„ r i„ r , 1 toity is subject to a fine, suspen- :o represents germination of the contract swhethertfc, ■jj 6 commissioner after a WdavlmS N ew York Times reported ” Martin said “ nday ttiat Stabler continued to Isodate with Dudich despite ’ failings from Stabler’s former dub, the Oakland Raiders. The lies quotes Oakland owner Al lavis as saying he “must have re ported it (Stabler’s off-field asso ciations) to the league 15 times” since 1976. "Were following up on the story and we re aware of some of the details in it, ” said NFL spokes man Jim Heffeman Sunday. “We have heard from the Raiders re garding this matter, I think back in 1978, but not many times. As the story said, nothing definitive has been turned up and we stopped our pursuit of the matter.” NBC reported Sunday that Dudich was seen with Stabler both before and after two of the quarterback’s worst perform ances: a five-interception game in 1979 in which the heavily favored Raiders lost 28-19 to the New York Jets and a four-interception 1980 contest in which the Oilers lost 31-28 in overtime to the Jets. NBC said Dudich waited out side the locker room after the 1980 game. He embraced Stabler, walked him to the team bus and told a witness to their meeting that he and Stabler were good friends. Stabler refused to comment on the allegations. “I’m a football player,” he said. “I’m just interested in playing football. That’s what I’m thinking about now and that’s what I wish everyone else would think about. ” No investigation of Stabler has ever turned up evidence of illegal ity on Stabler’s part and he has not been accused of any crime. According to the Times story, Dudich is allegedly involved with the New Jersey-based Simon De- Cavalcante organization. Dudich was arrested several times in con nection with gambling activities in New Jersey. Stabler, 35, played 10 years with the Raiders — leading them to an NFL championship in 1976 — before he was dealt to the Oil ers before the 1980 season. The most accurate passer in league his tory, Stabler threw for 3,202 yards and 13 touchdowns last year, but was intercepted 28 times. ELLISON DISCOUNT APOTHACARY Welcomes the PCS INSURANCE CARD PLAN... the New Insurance for Texas A&M Employees! We Also Furnish Our Customers with Computer Records and 24 hr. EMERGENCY HELP! 2706 Texas Av. Bryan 823-0029 LOOK AT THIS AGS1 A n«w y«.r it upon us wrhare spirits srs htph, and friendships art rsnowsd. TAMU has put th. oid GIG ’EM on t.u. two yaws in s row. Ba part of tha esuss in making tho win thrsa by being • good Twsivth Man. Let everyone know you are an Aggie! 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