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Page 14/The Battalion/Thursday, September 8,1983 Young players are ‘nervous’ TANK MCNAMARA Hog opener worries Holtz United Press International LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas football coach Lou Holtz said his team had more questions than answers going into Saturday’s season opener against Tulsa. In a Wednesday telephone news conference linking Tulsa, Fayetteville and Little Rock, TU coach John Cooper put the pressure for the annual meeting squarely on the Razorbacks, but Holtz would have none of it. “Nobody has run the ball in a game before,” Holtz said from Fayetteville. “We’ve )ost several defensive linemen, and we don’t know what to expect at various positions.” The Arkansas coach, who has never lost to Tulsa in six meet ings, said the only time as a head coach he was nearly as uncertain of his offense was one year when he was at North Carolina State. Holtz said in that campaign he did have a returning starter at quarterback, but ended up play ing two freshmen in the back- field. “We have a lot of question marks if you look at the twodeep (roster),” Holtz said. Holtz said a big question to be answered Saturday concerned the squad chemistry. “We’ve had a lot of competition for posi tions,” he said. “Now we’re not competing with each other. We’ve got to pull together to help the team win.” First Presbyterian Church 1100 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan 823-8073 Dr. Robert Leslie, Pastor Rev. John McGarey, Associate Pastor SUNDAY: Worship at 8:30AM & 11:00AM Church School at 9:30AM College Class at 9:30AM I Bus fromTAMU Krueger/Dunn 9:10AM Northgate 9:15AMI Youth Meeting at 5:00PM Nursery: All Events 1 3 TEXAS AVE c 2 m to O > < CARTER CREEK PKY first -J- Presbyterian * Church “It will be a positive thing Saturday. We won’t have to wait to know what our weaknesses are and our strengths are after playing a quality team like Tulsa.” Cooper cited several reasons he thought the Hogs would feel the pressure. “We’re going over there for about the 30th year in a row,” he said from Tulsa. “We’ve won four in that time. Arkansas is the heavy favorite. We’re playing in Fayetteville and they expect to win the game.” Holtz scoffed when told of Cooper’s assertion. “I don’t be lieve there’s any pressure on us 21 BUCKS BUYS A LUT UF BURGERS, BEER S ■ ail Yes! Your dorm costs may include local calls from your phone - but if you want to make long distance calls, it’ll cost you an extra $21 for hook-up! Gee...no, GTE. That’s what they charge. STAR TEL can get you long distance for less — up to 50%less than GTE’s lowest rates - without a hook-up charge! 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We haven’t seen Arkansas in the 1.1 don’t know what they’ll run on offense.” Cooper speculated that Arkansas’ close ties with the Su per Bowl champion Washington Redskins — head coach Joe Gibbs and assistant Don Breaux both served as UA assistants — may mean the Hogs will borrow some of the ‘Skins’ one-back offense. He also predicted that Arkansas would use formations designed to give junior quarter back Brad Taylor time to throw. Holtz noted that none of the likely backfield players, with the exception of Taylor, have signi ficant game experience. “Start ing a freshman fullback (Derrick Thomas) is traumatic. Of our three top fullbacks, only Bill Rudasill (a senior walkon) was even there last spring. Bobby Joe Edmonds has never played tailback in his life.” (continued from page 13) there were some encouraging signs for this year — the team finished second at the SWC tournament, falling only to TCU. “There was a SWC press re lease that came out right before the tournament that said: ‘A&M should be bringing up the rear of the field’,” Atkins said. “That really got us mad — so we went out and finished second.” But that finish was not good enough for Yantis and the rest of the team. “It (the season) was like a slap in the face,” Yantis said. Both Yantis and Atkins had their problems last year. Yantis termed her season as being “in consistent” and Atkins, while qualifying for all but one tour nament, failed to place in com petition. “I put a lot of pressure on my self,” Atkins said. “I thought I would do well my first year be cause I’d had some national tournament experience in high school. But there’s a big differ- United Press Intern \T0N ROUG1* ficials of Gulf Slat suggested it reb; llion legal settlenu ip-sin the form of lone of the compa Inis. “The plan we are uld in effect give | benefit of owne |wer plant," Bill B< pkesman for the d Tuesday. I “It would mean il ates would not ence between high school college. I expected too niiit!j myself.” s l And Atkins expectsalotl year. | “Asfarasateamgoalfoti |chas < th ()thei year, Atkins said, wen win the SWC and finish in top three in the country." And the team will be ji tough test early this year,' tournament this weekend consist of 21 top teams, ind ing A&M’s old foe —defei* national champion Christian University. ve to to pay for th erjur is clai it I Hough ‘knuckles’ down 3rd consecudve shutout United Press International ARLINGTON, Texas — Charlie Hough carved a place for himself in Texas Rangers history Wednesday night by be coming the club’s first pitcher to hurl three consecutive shutouts with a 3-0 victory over the Min nesota Twins. But the 35-year-old knuckle- bailer did not permit himself to be overwhelmed by the accom plishment, which helped Texas to their fifth victory in their last seven outings. “I don’t care if I’m the first Ranger to do it or the 50th, it still feels great,” said Hough, whose scoreless string of innings reached 29, tying Ferguson Jenkins’ record that was set in Gallery Production Associates present WESTERN, INDIAN, & WILDLIFE ART Southern States Gun Show September 10-11 Brazos Center SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON announces THURSDAY NIGHT RUSH PARTY (M*A*S*H) AT CENTRAL PARK IN COLLEGE STATION FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL OR Come By 2AE House 600 East 29th (in Bryan) 823-8329 *This is a revised schedule. KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY presents Country Club Party ’83 ... a new tradition Friday, Sept. 9 8:00 Willowick Party Room 430 Southwest Pkwy. (Formerly scheduled for Arbor Square Party Room) For more info, call Brian or Mike 696-5656 7 can never remember three straight shutouts and I was really pushing for Charlie those last few innings. Now that he's tied with Jenkins, that makes his next start a real big one.’ — Ranger catcher Bert Blylevin on Charlie Hough’s third consecutive shutout. I United Press Inter Jamarillo — r ■itv Neal said a mi Mur) charge was I ginald Bassett, 33 jgto those who mi; use officers ol br A theft charge ainst Bassett in Po Bitcerning his ai res li shoplifting, lie Bat his tail bone w . lillO taken from ■resting officer. I Neal said an In wed Bassett's ck |ue. Police admini “1974. “In fact, anytime you win three in a row, it’s nice. They don’t even have to be shutouts.” Ranger catcher Jim Sund- berg, who has caught several memorable games including Bert Blyleven’s no-hitter in 1977, said his adrenaline was flowing in the late innings. “I can never remember three straight shutouts, and I was real ly pushing for Charlie those last few innings.” he said. “Now that he’s tied with Jenkins, that makes his next start a real big one.” Hough, 13-12, pitched a sevenhit shutout against Kansas City on Aug. 28, and followed that with a six-hit shutout of the Royals Sept. 2. He probably will start again in Oakland Tuesday or Wednesday. The veteran right-ham who had a one-hitter thrti seven filings and did notalla runner past first until eighth, said the wind at A ton Stadium, which hedisl gave him trouble last night. GR “I didn’t feel right-in the ginning, and I was behind first hitter, 3-0, ” he said centrated on keeping the I down tonight and I threw me knuckleballs since I wasbehii lot on the count. Minnesota inexperienced club an didn’t allow me to>walkas® as I should have. Theyswui| some pitches that were strikes." UH to host Soviet despite air mishap* Thc United Press International HOUSTON — Despite wide spread hostility toward the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the downing of a Korean airlin er, the University of Houston will not cancel its exhibition bas ketball game against the Soviet national team. Cougars Athletic Director John Kasser said Wednesday UH is maintaining a cautious status quo. “Right now, there is no change in our decision to play the game,” Kasser said. “But we are going to wait and see what the national posture is oni situation. “Obviously, there area other things that have to sifted out politically before cision could be madebyeit government on whether to| these games,” he said. The Cougars are schedi to play the Russians Nov" On Tuesday, the.Univet of Maryland announced ill canceled its Nov. 20 against the Soviets. 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