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Battalion/Page 17 April 28, 1982 sports .at Oilers Luck-y in draft Quarterback, top lineman selected by Houston TANK MCNAMAKA by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds United Press International OUSTON — Houston Oilers officials ted quarterback Oliver Luck of West rginia as having “a lot of Roger Staubach characteristics,” but they denied that his :ond-round selection in the NFL draft jeopardized veteran Kenny Stabler’s future ton the team. Houston took Penn State guard Mike nchak in Tuesday’s opening round and n traded backup tight end Mike Barber H Los Angeles to obtain Luck as its second lick. Oiler officials said both players are ex- cted to make contributions to the team xt season, with Munchak bolstering a uttering offense and Luck replacing Stab- ler, 36, as the backup quarterback. Head coach Ed Biles denied that Luck’s lection eliminated Stabler from the pic- re. “From our standpoint, it’s very good to hive Stabler around to work with young arterbacks,” said Biles, who last week ex- essed disappointment that Stabler was not rking out at the Oilers training field this ring. Stabler has a one-year, unguaranteed contract remaining with Houston. Luck is a Rhodes scholar applicant, but General Manager Ladd Herzeg said it was his understanding the West Virginia star was not going to pursue his education until after he had completed a career in football. “He’s a quality person and very intelli gent,” Biles said. Munchak was the eighth player taken in the draft and the Oilers added three more offensive players by selecting Michigan full back Stan Edwards (5-11, 210) in the third round, Purdue wide receiver Steve Bryant (6-2, 185) in the fourth and Hawaii running bank Gary Allen (5-10, 175) in the sixth. Houston also drafted North Carolina State linebacker Robert Abraham (6-0, 222) with an additional third-round selection and Tennessee State defensive end Malcolm Taylor (6-6, 250) in the fifth round. In the Barber trade deal, the Oilers obtained Rams tight end Lewis Gilbert, a second-round draft choice and a third- round selection, while giving up a third- round and an eighth-round choice and Barber. With Munchak, the Oilers obtained the rights to a 6-3, 265-pound player who de cided to pass up his final season at Penn State. Biles said he had debated whether to draft Munchak or his offensive line mate, Sean Farrell. “We felt Farrell had better forward move ment, but Munchak had better balance, bet ter pulling ability and better change of dire ction,” Biles said. The Oilers had hoped to draft Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter in the first round and use him to replace Stabler as a backup to Gifford Nielsen. A trade in the first minutes of the draft, sending Baltimore Colts quarterback Bert Jones to the Los Angeles Rams for the Rams’ first-round choice, undermined the Oilers’ bid for Schlichter. The Colts used that selec tion to pick Schlichter. To take Munchak, the Oilers passed up running backs Marcus Allen — the Heisman Trophy winner from USC — and Baylor’s Walter Abercrombie. Munchak said he had an inkling the Oil ers might draft him. bh HI'? AGENT, 1'P HAVE TME SAME CARING, CONCERNED INTEREST IN JEROME THAT YOU WAR AG HIGCOLLEGE GQAT\. V' GET FOUR YEARS.' UGE OUT OF MlM, MAKE SURE ME GETG A BIG PRD salary so it Helps, me in RECRUITING ANP THEN FORGET ME EVER EXIGTEP ? / COACH, X HAVE TO SAY J RNP THAT PAMN RERRfcGHlNG. THE 5R2RTS M&PlA CALL ME 'MR. CANPOfS.’ Sims hopes for perfect fit into Patriots’ system .uhle, Sambito combine for shutout to give Astros second victory in row United Press International NEW YORK — .Texas All- America Kenneth Sims was for mally welcomed into the New England family Tuesday and Patriots’ owner Bill Sullivan con fided that he had spurned a $2.5 million offer for the 6-foot-6, 265-pound defensive tackle. “It’s a great way to end my college football career,” said Sims after being the first pick in the NFL draft. “From now on I don’t have to give a politician’s answer when people ask me what team I’m going to be play ing for.” Sims, who won the Lombardi Trophy as the outstanding col lege lineman, will be shifted to end in New England’s 3-4 align ment and looks forward to the new challenge. “I’m glad to be getting an oportunity to play on the outside — hopefully I can utilize my speed and quickness there,” said Sims, who suffered a fractured fibula in his senior season but passed the Patriots’ extensive physical examination. Sullivan conferred with new coach Ron Meyer immediately after Meyer’s appointment Jan. 15 to determine what direction the Patriots would turn after a 2-14 season. “The first question he (Meyer) asked me was how did I feel about our first round choice?” recalled Sullivan. “He asked, ‘Have you thought of trading it?’ “Then he said Ken Sims is the kind of a guy who can make things happen. He put Ken in the same category as an Earl Campbell. “Washington owner Jack Kent Cook called me after the season about the first pick and said, ‘ I’d like to talk big dollars.’ ’ staff photo United Press International WST. LOUIS — The Houston Astros seem to have found a way an the fa to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, the secoK They just wish they could apply e a 33o it to the rest of the National 4 in tltn’-League. “There’s., no way to explain it,” said Astros’ catcher Alan d Ashby. “It’sjust the last few days we’ve finally gotten the kind of pitching that we expect.” For the second straight game, . Houston pitchers silenced the . ^ St. Louis bats Tuesday night as [ v 1 ^ ern ^ u hl e an d J oe Sambito combined on a five-hit, 3-0 shutout. The victories give the Astros four wins in five games this sea son against the Cardinals. Against the rest of the National | League, Houston is 4-11. ^ | Q Ruble, who limited the Car- J 1(1. dumb to four hits over 7'A in nings in winning his first game 11 1 of the year after two losses, said JLbl the secret was getting the ball over the plate and not falling be- * I hind any hitters. mar "They’ve got a great lineup,’ ul if you ail leferoeiss ‘especia left-ha Ruble said, they put eight left-handed bat ters in there like they did tonight. You know you have to make good pitches.” Sambito picked up his fourth save by relieving Ruble in the eighth and holding the Cardin als to one hit in the final 1% in nings. He struck out the side in the ninth. “The team is starting to pull together,” Ruble said. “Our pitching has to carry us like it has in the past.” The Cardinals — who have lost three straight — have scored only four runs in 39 innings against Astro pitching. Steve Mura scattered six hits and two runs over eight innings. Houston scored on an RBI sing le by Ray Knight in the first, doubles by Ashby and Phil Gar ner in the seventh and a solo homer by Jose Cruz in the ninth. Sambito said it was about time the Houston pitchers started performing. “We all knew we were better than what we showed in the first two weeks,” he said. “The last two days have showed what we can do and what we will do more times than not during the season. “If our pitching is right, we should need three or four runs a game and we’ll win most of them.” sive delfffi Tend, ajlff e opening w/ rst-quai'ler cent in ti ve defense! s in thero ;tl eve theflmr cls,bu s to just M ohnsonadili S66AING... 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