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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-
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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
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when Zimmer was fired July 28, hasaslalk .' S<)U ,
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on the 1982 roster whom he would like'
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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.
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ve'opment within,” he said ■, investi
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