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eptember 22, 1 5 ays les stay Texas A&M The Battalion Sports Thursday, September 22,1983/The Battalion/Page 13 ie cotton dust standu s it clear how much nistration has twisted late,” he said. "We a! Australia takes Trade called ‘a total surprise’ econd race OSH A to cease its endis ering to corporate ma;. ent. United Press International NEWPORT, R.I. —Austra lia II stayed alive Wednesday c ji- r t , ^ battle for the America’s eiice . andhn of JuIbj q winning her second race president of the Bron m the best-of-seven finals over Association, urge |« defender Liberty crip . ical panel to keep thea. Uy w ith a damaged mast, standards and reject | r \ proposal. hen there is no regi ing of cotton dust letd ist is in the air all the lit orkers have to breatheth reir lungs,” she said. rmer OSHA Adminiiij lorton Corn, who hca»| tgency during the Fui y lung specialist Sj hter, backed up the® position as “expert u ing trophy Australia II crossed the fin ish line 1:47 ahead. It was the first time a fore ign boat won a second race against the Americans since 12-meter racing started in 1958. But Liberty, at 3-2, re mains one win away from keeping sports’ longest win- nistration, and Yale l : J ning streak alive — the 132- year American domination of he world’s most coveted yach- Australia II was ahead at very mark after jumping the tart and having to circle back rn noted that OSHAsi that employers will dm alive ways of reducing e below the action bell and begin again. :osts of industrial Despite the impaired mast, acre is no doubt thattn defending Cup champion De- e reduced by such prro inis Conner reduced the Au- , but the penalty for rail ssie margin from 1:11 to :52 hese provisions (redutj "ounding the fifth buoy by ency of medial tests andt switching to a lighter genoa as 1 air sampling) will bep winds dipped from 20 to 15 the employees,” he sat sknots and the rolling seas ns Weill, chief of Tub [calmed. :al School's pulmonary4! livision, said a large slit: •tton textile workers way to determine then ory effects of cotton ure. Contending the repairs 'ould be finished in time, Conner did not use his option to call for a day off Thursday and the Twelves will square off again in predicted heavy 15 to 20 knot winds. After a dismal Aussie start handed Liberty a :37 lead, Australia II skipper John Ber trand roared back to domin ate the race as Conner became increasingly occupied with the broken spreader. The wing-keeled boat’s vic tory came in the heavy air con ditions Liberty previously dominated. Ironically, Liber ty’s third win Tuesday was in light winds in which Australia II previously prevailed. With Liberty pitching into the water and her mainsail luffing up, the Aussies co vered every move the red hulled American boat made to pass her by. Conner sent a chase boat back to Newport Harbor 10 miles away to return with tools necessary to attempt repair ing the damage during the pre-start maneuvers. It was the third time in five final races equipment break downs have crippled a boat — the first two times costing Au stralia II races. Nielson to start after 7 years [Too Tall’ sentenced in )]gH ^ run k driving charges care 'ointed to Jessica, i then disappeared «i avis baby. yes said police had I 1 a number of tips fromc some of whom said it ighted a woman mateki ascription of the suspeci artment complex near! ry, the Joe and Dee Lei' enter, ie investigation indie* n obably she is from I .-Fort Worth area. W(l g that she’s still here, >Ty she took the If,” said Hayes, ice said the family had! I no ransom demand, sica is the third child te : Davises. They have i >ld son, Joshua, and ik :hild, a boy, died shod birth six years ago. ust can’t understand »l lone to deserve all Irs. Davis. “I can’t undo why I have to lose twocb ice said two employees i rursery recognized id nas the same one who Fi ppeared at the day o' and looked it over asi ight enroll the boy the! parents believe id or turned down theolde because she wanted er baby. Late day-care officials!! nter involved violated wo state regulations ad lose its license. 'er Norwood, programi for day-care licensing ;xas Department of ft Resources in Dallas, s egulations forbid a di enter to release a child 1 dentified person, uces rash vards released the res» iminary metal testing if the wings. He said fatigue was discover^ tg the wings probad i off because of theovd tused by that one slid nance. wings are being tested ral Avaition Adminisi Ii ) in Washington, D.C officials in Lubb) id a final test report is k ?d for a few more weed United Press International DALLAS — All-Pro Dallas lowboys defensive lineman Ed [Too Tall” Jones has been fined 1500 and sentenced to two years irobation for drunken driving, iuthorities confirmed Wednesday. Dallas County Criminal Court Judge John McCall sent enced Jones Tuesday. Jones, the Cowboys’ top 1974 draft choice, was arrested last March 24 in Dallas. Cowboys’ officials said they were unaware of the sentence and had no comment. United Press International HOUSTON — Gifford Nielsen at 8:45 a.m. strode into his first quarterback meeting as the top dog Wednesday with a serious look on his face and a playbook under his arm. Although 15 minutes late, he said he was self-assured and con fident the team would rally from an 0-3 start this season despite the trade of starting quarterback Archie Manning to the Minne sota Vikings. The deal also sent tight end Dave Casper to the Vikings re portedly for second- and fourth- round draft choices in 1984 that the Oilers say they will use to shore up a leaky defense. For the first time in seven years, Nielsen, the former Brigham Young passing whiz who has been hampered by a sidearm passing motion, is the Oilers quarterback. The one and only. No one else is around, and no one will be obtained, Oil ers officials say, to challenge for his job. “This is a great opportunity, one of those you want to take advantage of,” said Nielsen, who at the start of the season was deeply disappointment at not winning the starting job over Manning. The trade, he said, “was a total surprise.” Only Manning felt the sud den news more. “I was totally shocked,” he said. He had just read in an after noon newspaper Tuesday about a vote-of-confidence coach Ed Biles gave him as the Oilers star ter. He had thrown four inter ceptions in a 40-28 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday. “I had no idea a trade was in the works,” he said. No one was thinking trade until the Vikings called Oilers executive Ladd Herzeg Tuesday desperately searching for a backup quarterback. Herzeg, executive vice president and general manager, said the Vik ings made an offer “we couldn’t refuse. “It’s like Branch Rickey used to say,” Herzeg said, “it’s better to trade a player a year early and get something for him than to wait a year too late and not get anything.” Biles said if the Oilers obtained another quarterback, it would be to only play behind Nielsen and second-year pro Oliver Luck. “We need to look at those two,” he said. No one could know for sure as the Oilers prepared to play the Buffalo Bills Sunday and the Pittsburgh Steelers the follow ing weekend what is in store at quarterback. Nielsen has not played a full season in the Na tional Football League. Luck has not played a full game. Both protested a suggestion the trade ended hopes of turn ing around an 0-3 season in ex change for possible improve ment in the future. “I don’t believe that at all,” Nielsen said. “The players have always reacted well to me. They have confidence in me. This is not conceding this season.” Luck, a second-year pro out of West Virginia, was 30 minutes early for an unusually early quarterback meeting at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. (The team had cancelled a regular Monday meeting due to street flooding, moved Wednesday’s ahead from a 9:30 and so meeting start). “This means I’m a lot closer to playing. It means I’ve got to start seriously preparing myself for going in a game this season," he said. Biles said the Oilers had the future in mind when they made the trade. “We’re trying to build this team, and although Archie has done a good job for us, we just didn’t feel that he was the quar terback of the future,” he said. “We feel like Gifford deserves a chance to start. There was not much difference in our minds between the abilities of Archie and Gifford. Gifford has won some games for this franchise. I feel confident in him.” He said the Oilers probably would re-sign tight end Walt Arnold to back up starter Chris Dressel, a rookie out of Stan ford. Casper, a native of Bemidji, Minn., whose in-laws still live in Minnesota, said before he left town he could not wait to make the move. “I’ve always wanted to play for the Vikings. I told Ed Biles that this would be my last year with the Oilers. I guess that had something to do with the trade,” he said. “I think the Oilers will win eventually,” he said. The Oilers currently are mired in a 10-game losing streak, and for Casper this has been a troubled season. He was arrested and charged with driv ing-while-intoxicated in San Angelo during training camp and three days later failed to show up without warning for an exhibition game. He said the arrest and dam age to his house from Hurricane Alicia had caused him to miss the game. Manning and Casper workout in Minnesota United Press International EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Neither Archie Manning or Dave Casper looked back when they boarded a private jet in Houston Wednesday en route to their new team, the Minnesota Vikings. The Oilers dealt Manning, a 13-year veteran quarter back, and Casper, a 10-year tight end, to the Vikings Tues day in exchange for a second- and fourth-round draft choice. Both arrived in time for a 2 Va-hour workout as Minnesota prepares for NFC Central Division foe Detroit on Sunday. Both also arrived anxious to prolong their football careers with a winning team. “I’m very happy to come to a place where they know what they’re doing rather than a place where they’re still learn ing how to do it,” Casper said. The Vikings needed help at both positions because of in juries. Minnesota quarterback Tommy Kramer tore liga ments in his right knee in Sun day’s overtime victory over Tampa Bay, underwent surgery Monday and is out for the season. All Pro tight end Joe Senser underwent knee surgery Aug. 1 and will miss at least the first four regular season games. Both veteran Bob Bruer and second-year tight end Steve Jordan were hobbled with in juries as well. “They are strictly here on a learning basis,” Viking Coach Bud Grant said. “As to whether they’ll see duty Sun day, I’ll let you know on Saturday.” Casper, who Grant hopes to initially use on goal line and double tight end situations, has a better chance of seeing action than Manning. “We hope he (Manning) never plays a down,” Grant said. Steve Oils, a five-year play er from Stanford wno played backup to Kramer, is Minne sota’s No. 1 quarterback head ing into the Detroit game. “I don’t really feel threatened unless I don’t play well,” Dils said of the acquisi tion of Manning, who is rank ed among the top 25 quarter backs in three major passing categories. “And if I don’t,” Dils said, “we have one of the greatest quarterbacks in the NFL as a backup.” However, cornerback Wil lie Teal intercepted Man ning’s first throw at Vikings practice to mar his debut. 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