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sports It’s holes when and A gg les turnovers tackle UH It all comes down to the Swiss Cheese defense versus the Betty Crocker offense. You can talk all you want about offen sive miscues and defensive errors. Pre sets and I-formations won’t make any difference — nor will nickel backs or safety blitzes. Yards per game and points per game and returning starters and interceptions and fumbles and touchdowns mean no thing at this point. Because the key to Saturday’s game between the Texas Aggies and the Hous ton Cougars can be summed up in those nine words. The Swiss Cheese defense versus the Betty Crocker offense. Get it? The Aggies’ defense is full of holes — very Swiss-like. And the Cougars’ offense is turnover after tur nover —- and not the cherry variety, either. Texas A&M and UH had preseason experts drooling and opponents wor rying. Both had the tools — the speed, the experience and the personnel to un seat the SMU Mustangs as Southwest Conference champions. But the only thing the Aggies and Cougars have unseated so far this season is themselves — hence the nicknames. And you can be sure Aggie coach Jack ie Sherrill and Cougar coach Bill Yeo- John wagner man cringe when they think about it. In stead of Gary Kubiak versus Lionel Wil son, or Johnny Hector versus Weedy Harris, the most important factor when the two teams meet will be the play of Texas A&M’s sagging defense and UH’s lagging offense. That’s why a victory Saturday is so nec- cessary. Both teams need one and both teams need to put an end to their grow ing reputations for ineptness. Nick names, especially unflattering ones, can become very tiring if they last all year. The Cougars have spent this season climbing out of holes their offense has dug for them. Fumbles and interceptions have given UH’s opponents too many easy touchdowns, as in Saturday’s game against the Baylor Bears. UH spotted the Bears two intercep tions and a 21-0 lead before getting started themselves. Behind 21-7 at half time, the Cougars fought back to tie the game at 21-21, but needed a controver sial fumble recovery in the end zone to stave off Baylor. The Aggies have had problems also. Sherrill and his staff have spent much of this season in search of an effective de fense. And then, after getting bombed through the air by assorted opposing quarterbacks, Texas Tech destroyed Texas A&M on the ground. That was the most frustrating part of the loss to the Red Raiders. What seemed to be the only strong point of the Aggies’ defense was exposed as a weakness. And that weakness is likely to be prob ed extensively by the Cougars, just as Kubiak and the Aggies’ offense will likely take advantage of any UH turnovers. Which brings us back to Swiss Cheese and Betty Crocker. Those are unusual names for some unexpected disappoint ments, but neither team can seem to shake them. Both teams are hoping Saturday will bring some much-needed relief. Winning is important, but so is pride. And pride isn’t built on names like S.C. and B.C. You can be sure a whole lot of pride will be on the line Saturday. May the best nickname win. TANK MCNAMARA Rangers’ GM lookin for future in youth Andujar, Niekro chosen tops United Press International NEW YORK — St. Louis’Joa quin Andujar and Atlanta’s Phil Niekro, who will oppose each other in the first game of the National League Championship Series Wednesday, were named Pitcher of the Month and Player of the Week, respectively, it was announced Monday. Niekro’s teammate, right- fielder Claudell Washington, was named Player of the Month in the National League. Andujar helped the Cardin als capture the NL East with a 3-0 record, 0.81 ERA and two shutouts in 44% innings in Sep tember. He had three complete games in six starts and allowed only four earned runs and 28 hits. Niekro, the league’s won-lost percentage leader with a 17-4 record, pitched two complete games to help the Braves win the NL West. Washington hit .303 with four homers and 25 RBI while scoring 20 runs in Sep tember. In other baseball news, the Cincinnati Reds announced Monday coaches Bill Fischer, Ron Plaza and George Scherger will stay on Manager Russ Nix on’s staff next season. Coach Harry Dunlop, as pre viously disclosed, will not re turn, but “will be offered another position in the organi zation,” Reds’ officials said. A re placement for Dunlop is to be named soon. The Reds also said that Ted Kluszewski will con tinue as a special hitting instruc tor for both the Reds and minor- league teams. United Press International ARLINGTON — Newly appointed vice presi dent and general manager Joe Klein vowed the future of the Texas Rangers is in its youth and announced his first priority is finding a manager who can teach and motivate. Klein, 40, director of the Rangers farm system for the past three years was elevated to the general manager position Monday by team owner Eddie Chiles. Chiles, succinct in his comments at a news conference, said Klein was the only man offered the job from “four or five we considered.” Chiles said: “Joe is interested in a continuing development program for our players. Our play ers must continue to learn.” The Rangers learned little in 1982, suffering through one of their worst seasons with 98 loses. During the season Chiles fired both general manager Eddie Robinson and manager Don Zim mer and on the day Zimmer was dismissed, Chiles said he felt the team had “become the laughing stock of baseball.” Klein chose not to dwell on the past season. “I’m looking at next season and tne future,” he said. Klein said the emphasis would be on de veloping the club’s farm talent, a philosophy Chiles seemed to like. “Joe will have the responsibility of our minor league system and of trading and acquiring major league players,” Chiles said. Asked what kind of freedom Klein could exer cise in obtaining players, Chiles said: “He will have complete freedom within our budget restrictions. We have limitations, and sometimes they are stringgent restrictions. But within the budget, he will have the authority to sign players.” Klein spent seven years as a minor league play er and 10 as a minor league manager before com- H United 1 WASH lb ing to the Rangers as director of the team*' hr sy^ni. KJrefigu Klein said he hoped to have the Ranp'fl ” ni ger named shortly after completion of t|iB , Series but said the winter baseball n '®® a ^; 0 n 0W j 1 Hawaii this December was his deadline, f e n i “I have no names yet. I just havea;I „ mind,” Klein said. “I’m not precludedtostBj ectK)n ] someone who previously managed in tlifBF j. ] ie ( leagues. I want a teacher. Someone\vithsiicB s | )etwe the minor league level. Especially, I want® :j ent . e vater ‘ ■ discuss Darrell Johnson, who became interinuii*|?,' . when Zimmer was fired July 28, hasaslalk .' S<)U , considered for the job and Klein saidhewP 411 Johnson is considered a long shot forthca® 1 P 10 , 5 , 01 Concerning his team, Klein said he^ § n P™ on the 1982 roster whom he would like' He said veterans would be consulted in' cm 5 n • couple of weeks and given a chance tostaiS 111 , ° preferences for next year. t^ . a s 1 r ;«'king w “There may be some who don’t likeJtiiR^ Ad mi and think, ‘Here we go again,’” Klein said 1lB f° r , ^ ^ want out, we’ll certainly try to comply. Caret® basis, too short for you to spend them unhappikm P* 0 P e ‘ u Additions will obviously be necessary,® said. “The re-entry (free agent) draft nowisa life and to ignore it is like sticking one’s head sand. Certainly we will explore the dral means of improving the Rangers, but we be eager to expend large sums of moneyto up from sixth place to fifth. “Overall, the improvement willcomefe ve'opment within,” he said ■, investi Klein indicated the youth movementwoulBr.- gin immediately. 310 N. Harvey Road College Station imong pipt pk produo nillion in | B In its la ever, the F< Bmmissio :hat settler paries will reduced ra BEfali 3901 S. Texas Ave. Bryan OCTOBER’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 GOOD LUCK VIKINGS TEXAS TECH At Home OPEN TILL 5:00 A.M. OPEN TILL 5:00)! EVERY SUNDAY IN OCTOBER! Buy one Burrito Supreme and get one FREE. Offer good with this coupon only. Not good with any other offer. Limit one coupon per person per visit Every Tuesday fea tures our famous Taco. Bell T-Shirt Day. Wear yours into 11 L Si NFL BOXED LUNCH Offer every Monday in October good between 6 p.m. & p.m. 10 hA l l 0 w e e n You get a Combo Burrito pinto ’n cheese, large Pepsi, & an NFL team cap. for only $3.99. Ask for your complimentary apartment size football. 12 her location & Thursday is High School Day. Archie salutes the high schoolers with 8 GOOD LUCK TIGERS HOUSTOI certificates for a FREE Taco Bell T-Shirt to the OPEN ’TILL 3:30 A.M. Away OPEN TILL 3:30 Al| 13 get $1.00 off your i purchase or in FREE ! food between 11:00 i a.m. & 11:00 p.m. Not ! good with any other I [ offer. j EVERY WEDNESDAY 19 j late night from 11 ! p.m .-closing; the j Bryan store offers ! $1.00 off your 20 26 Archie’s College Station store featurs a live interview every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. with the A&M Consolidated coach. purchase or $1.00 in FREE food if you are wearing your TACO BELL T-Shirt. HOWELL FERGUSON 14 15 16 first 15 high school students to claim them. Offer good at both locations but limited to one T-Shirt per customer. DON’T FORGET YELL PRACTICE GIG ’EM BAYLOR AT HOME OPEN TILL 5:00 A.M. OPEN TILL 5:00 Al 21 HEY KIDS watch for 22 23 RICE upcoming Halloween Promotion. OPEN TILL 5:00 A.M. At Home OPEN TILL 5:00 A.M. OPEN TILL 5:00 Al 27 28 29 30 SMU AWAY OPEN TILL 3:30 A.M. OPEN TILL 3:30 Al Maste major biolog music the M