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1 Page 14/The Battalion/Wednesday, October 5, 1983 Former UT kicker Allegre fires up Colts l l I i i i i i “I don’t want to end up on Boot Hill.” — Raul Allegre, re ferring to mythical “graveyard” of previous Baltimore kickers who failed to last. United Press International BALTIMORE — He is a civil engineer, has worked as a trans lator and learned about football somewhere in the open spaces of Montana. But it is Raul Allegre’s en dearing knack for kicking field goals that has roused the imagi nation of long-suffering Balti more Colts’ fans unlike anyone since the legend-filled days of Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore and John Unitas. But mention the enthusiastic howls of “Rah-ool, Rah-ool” that spilled from the upper deck af ter the rookie from Torreon, Mexico, kicked his 10th field goal in 11 tries to lift the Colts to an overtime victory over the Chicago Bears Sept. 25 and the answer is something about “Boot Hill.” (Allegre added 10 points on two more field goals and four Colts’ kicker Raul Allegre staying alive in the NFL conversions without a miss on Oct. 2 in Baltimore’s 34-31 over the Bengals at Cincinnati). “Boot Hill” is a mythological burial ground — the creation of a local writer — for the less- than-successful kickers of the Colts’ past. Set deep in the woods, just wide to the right of some prac tice goalposts, rest the soles of Dan Miller, Toni Linhart, Mike Wood and six others off whose feet had blown field goals and extra points in the last 20 years. “I know that kickers haven’t lasted too long around here. I heard that the first week I was here,” Allegre said. “So, during the week I’m just thinking to my self, I hope I play well this week so I last another week. And then another week. I don’t want to end up on Boot Hill.” Allegre connected on his first nine field goal tries this season before missing a 46-yarder with the score tied and three seconds left on the clock against the Bears. Allegre kicked some dirt, then returned to the solitude of the Colts’ bench to pray. Deeply religious, Allegre says prayer helps him wash mistakes from memory and improves his concentration. So when Colts’ defensive line coach Gunther Cunningham touched his shoulder pads and said, “Good guys get a second chance, Raul,” the 24-year-old Allegre just nodded. “I thought that if I was going to have another chance to make it, it would be good,” he said. “I really don’t get too down on my self. The madder you get at yourself, the quicker your con centration goes.” The noise from the crowd told him the Colts’ had the ball, and with just minutes gone in overtime, were driving deep in Chicago territory. “Like always, I prayed. I said, ‘If You will let one go through, please let it be this one. Whatev er happens, I will accept Your decision.” Baltimore Coach Frank Kush summoned Allegre on third down — the ball resting in the middle of the field —just 17 yards from victory. Allegre’s 33-yard field goal attempt rocketed through the uprights, giving last year’s win less Colts their second victory in four games. The three points also tied Allegre for the Amer ican Football Conference scor ing lead. TEE OFF WITH SCHUMACHER! DATE OF TOURNEY: COURSE: TYPE OF TOURNEY: OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM 1 st ANNUAL SCHUHMACHER OPEN BENEFITING "UNITED WAY" Saturday, November 5', 1983 Texas A&M Golf Course 4-man Scramble ENTRY FEE: ELIGIBILITY: STARTING TIME: $20.00 without cart (per person) $35.00 with cart (per person) Open to the Public of the Bryan-College Station area and Students, Staff, and Faculty of Texas A&M University. Starting times are at 8:00 a.m., SHOTGUN START. If entries warrant, afternoon starts will be scheduled. PRIZES: DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: TEAMS: Prizes will be given to the top five (5) teams. Monday, October 31, 1983 at 5:00 p.m.. No late entries or phone entries will be accepted. If you desire to form your own team, please specify full names on back of form. Singles will be randomly selected to form foursomes. Chance to play with local celebrities! REASONS FOR TOURNEY: All proceeds will go to UNITED WAY! COME HAVE A REALLY GREAT TIME AS WE SWING FOR UNITED WAY. If there are any further questions, please call: Greg Hawkins 260-5970 Bill Benham 260-2070 Please send entry forms and entry fees Hal 1) to: Greg Hawkins Box 826 College Station, TX 77841 (check or money order made out to Schuhmacher Bill Benham Box 2211 College Station, TX 77841 OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM 1 st ANNUAL SCHUHMACHER OPEN BENEFITING "UNITED WAY" NAME PHONE ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE Boot Hill seemed very far away, indeed. To understand Raul Allegre is to know that he cradled his first football while in high school, and that he really should be in Buffalo. A soccer player in Torreon, Allegre played his first Amer ican football as a high school ex change student in Shinton, Wash. He later went on to the University of Montana but transferee! and became a Texas Longhorn after his sophomore year. Playing before crowds of 80,000, Allegre hit 60 percent of his collegiate field goals — 79 percent from 40 yards and in — and missed but two extra points in two seasons. He was ignored, however, in both the USFL and NFL drafts. Allegre caught on with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, impressing former professional kicker and Dallas coach Ben Agajanian with his attitude and his accuracy. But in Rafael Septien, the Cowboys had an all-pro kicker who was too proven to waive. Allegre was cut just days before the season opener. “Raul is the finest young kick er I’ve ever had,” Agajanian said this summer. “He is intelligent and hard-working. He improves week after week.” Hopeful they could capitalize on the negotiating rights to Allegre, the Cowboys’ Gil Brandt invited the Buffalo Bills, who were shopping for a kicker, to Dallas to see the Mexican rookie kick. Special teams coach Mike Westhoff flew to Dallas and worked out a deal. The Cowboys dealt Raul Allegre to the Colts for a ninth-round draft pick and an If. If the Colts’ were not satisfied with Allegre, they had three weeks to re-claim their draft pick and cut the young kicker. Said Colts’ General Manager Ernie Accorsi last week after Allegre had kicked seven straight field goals, “Guess what? We’re going to keep him.” M S C ApGlE C INE1V L\ presents John Wayne in THE GREEN BERETS Wednesday 301 Rudder Tower 7:30 p.m. The Best Picture of the Year Gandhi His triumph changed the world forever. FRI & SAT RUDDER THEATRE 7:30 p.m. VIDEODRDME A TERRIFYING NEW WEAPON SATURDAY RUDDER THEATRE MIDNIGHT $1.50 with TAMU I.D. Advance tickets available at MSC Box Office Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30 Also 45 minutes before showtime. NO CIVILIAN BAND CAN MAKE YOU THIS OFFER. If you’re a musician who’s serious about performing, you should take a serious look at the Army. Army bands offer you an average of 40 performances a month. In every thing from concerts to parades. Army bands also offer you a chance to travel. The Army has bands performing in Japan, Hawaii, Europe and all across America. And Army bands offer you the chance to play with good musicians. Just to qualify, you have to be able to sight- read music you’ve never seen before and demonstrate several other musical skills. It’s a genuine, right-now, imme diate opportunity. Compare it to your civilian offers. Then write: Army Opportunities, P.O. Box 300, North Hollywood, CA 91603. ARMYBANDl BEALLYOUCANBE. Sports Roundup Volleyball team plays tonight The Texas A&M volleyball team hosts the University of Houston tonight in G. Rollie White Colliseum at 7:30. Coach Terry Condon said she is expecting a close game tonight. “The teams are pretty even so the game should be good,’' she said. Texas A&M has a 9-11 record and UH has a 9-4 record. Golf team to play in LSU Invitational The men’s golf team will travel to Baton Rouge, La. today to play in the LSU National Invitational which runs through Friday. Last week the team tied for seventh place with Pur due University and University of Texas in the Butler Nation al Intercolligiate Tournament. Women’s tennis team at New Mexico The women’s tennis team will play in the University of New Mexico Invitational in Albuquerque Thursday through Saturday. The tennis team won the Lady CardinalTouran- ment at Lamar University on Sept. 22-24. Cross-Country travels to San Antonio After coming in second behind the University ofTexasat the Baylor Invitational on Sept. 23, the men’s cross-country team will go to a meet in San Antonio on Friday. Softball team plays in Oklahoma The Texas A&M softball team will take a 10-2 record into the All College Classic this weekend. Last weekend the team won in the Sam Houston Invitational. Men’s tennis to play this weekend After Greg Hill’s winning performance last weekend in the Texas A&M Invitational, the men’s tennis team will travel to Sourlake, Texas this weekend to play in the Pine wood Invitational. Hill won the single’s title last weekend. Women’s cross-country traveling to Arizona The women’s cross-country team will participate in the Arizona Invitational on Saturday. The team won theBaylot Invitational two weeks ago with Suzanne Sheffield winning first overall and Patti Mileski winning second overall. Arkansas guard ruled ineligible United Press International FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Kenny Hutchinson, a heralded freshman guard who was ex pected to compete for a starting role with the Arkansas Razor- back basketball team, is not eligi ble to play this year because he failed to pass a New' York State competency test for high school seniors. A UA official said the 6-3 guard from New York city plan ned to stay in school and gain his eligibility in time for the 1984-85 season. To do so, he must sat factorily complete 24 hours the next school year. “Kenny is disappointed — won’t play, but he is trying I turn this into a positive 1 thl P assistant coach Bill Browns) Tuesday. “He realizes it ably will take him five years graduate anyway. Based i tradition, realistically he ably wouldn’t have started ui our conference season SCHULMAN THEATRES m5n.- FMLY NITE SUM. b TUE.-FMLY NITE ME. Ill Hutchinson arrived at Fat teville with better than a grade-point, which translates a C average. That’s enough to meet NCAArequii merits, but New York is one two states — Florida is theotl — that requires its students pass a competency test. I 7:20 9:50 THE BIG CHILL 7:159:45 MR. 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