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Texas A&M The Battalion Sports Monday, November 7,1983/The Battalion/Page 9 alias QB White leads ESfokes h... r y/SljliA United Press International ^Philadelphia — The o las Cowboys are making a tit of coming from behind, coach Tom Landry will ire you it is not by design, he Cowboys, who have led at one time or another in lOpgames they have played, into an early 10-0 hole Sun- but recovered with the help Danny White and Tony rsett to post a 27-20 victory r the Philadelphia Eagles to ist their NFL-best record to Philadelphia n ig “We were fortunate to sur- “ the first half,” Landry said, lat made all the difference in world. We don’t intend to get ind. We were fortunate to be ire we were at halftime to- But our confidence is n mission!' at.’ ny broad White threw touchdown pas- H a quafcof 12 yards to Timmy News- auld fact;? in the second quarter and ssible rt\ yards to Tony Hill in the rth. The pass to Hill, with ers would gave Dallas a 27-13 contenti vantage and provided a tical ads, hion as the Eagles struck pen to prjk b n a 71-yard TD bomb y violatx 111 Ron Jaworski to rookie n Young 27 seconds later. 'CC reqmfhlte, who has been under lust Vy criticism from Dallas fans, int and Pplpted 12 passes in a row at particulf point to finish 21-of-24 for Ustantial yards. tohaveacToday was cold and miser- ancPwaljA” White said. “I had bumps candidal bruises and I didn’t feel Dallas’ Tom Landry says Cowboys lucked out again good at all. I didn’t feel I threw as well as I ever did but we had the right plays at the right time.” Dorsett’s 29-yard touchdown run highlighted a 10-point third quarter that enabled Dallas to break a 10-10 halftime tie. Be fore the run, Dorsett had been limited to minus 5 yards in seven carries and he finished with 51 yards. ept Id i 39-yard field goal in the second quarter, gave the Cowboys the lead for good with a 23-yard field goal early in the third period. The second kick came after rookie safety Bill Bates rec overed Jaworski’s fumbled snap at the Philadelphia 10. The Cowboys were held to minus 3 yards of total offense in the first quarter and tied the game 10-10 on White’s TD pass to Newsome and Septien’s field goal. “It’s a tough loss for us; the guys put out a tough effort,” Philadelphia coach Marion Campbell said. “They jammed our running game more in the second half. A couple of drop ped passes and mistakes hurt us. But that’s the kind of effort that wins most games.” The game ended with Phi ladelphia on the Dallas 37, but out of time outs. In losing their fourth straight game, the Eagles, 4-6, piled up 126 yards of total offense in the first quarter, but managed their only points on a 20-yard TD pass from Jaworski to Mike Quick. Tony Franklin kicked a 19- yard field goal in the second quarter, during which Philadel phia was outgained 115-11, and added a 37-yard field goal in the third. On their first possession of the game, the Eagles drove 67 yards in seven plays. Rookie Michael Williams dashed 32 yards to move the ball to the 23. Three plays later, Jaworski found Quick with a short pass over the middle and Quick broke two tackles to complete the 20-yard TD. Although Philadelphia dominated the remainder of the period, it was unable to score. After Franklin missed a 52-yard field goal attempt, the Eagles took possession at the Dallas 43 and marched to a Ist-and-goal at the 4-yard line as the period en ded. But the drive stalled at the 1-yard line and the Eagles were forced to settle for Franklin’s 19- yarder. ' The Cowboys got untracked a short time later, picking up their initial first down on a 16-yard pass from White to Hill with just under 10 minutes left in the half. Dallas continued its drive, which ended with Septien’s 39-yard field goal. The Cowboys got the ball back with 1:16 left in the half. They needed just 40 seconds in four plays to go 68 yards for the tying touchdown on the White- to-Newsome pass. White com pleted four straight passes in the drive, including a 19-yard pass to Ron Springs, and Dallas also benefited from two Eagle penal ties. After Bates recovered Jaworski’s fumble at the Phi ladelphia 10, the Cowboys appa rently scored a touchdown on 4th-and-goal on a 1-yard plunge by Springs. But tackle Phil Poz- derac was detected as an eligible reciever without reporting to the official, nullifying the touch down. Septien came on for the field goal. iengals crush Oilers, 55-14 he has e criteria i idate ine:^ ral Elected firmed F •CSSary K: United Press International he hadyr HOUSTON — The question New Ha:l°be on the minds of Cincin- ie is Dec ‘f ans after the last three Sun- ?amichov s_ ~ bow did the Bengals lose WMUtS anies l his season? e in Ma Whatever the malady, it has te’s onlv 5ec h an< J ' n ihe Astrodome Flynt a; lc ^ a y quarterback Ken Kuallyeif ^|| son and a Bengal horde villasktlr e fe nse looked like the Super > reject it *4 team they were in 1981, ^_^ting the hapless Houston ?rs 55-14 for their third M ight win. We’re really starting to put igs together,” Anderson 'engals coach Forrest Gregg ded to poor execution early he season as the problem. This was the best game we sferrals executing the offense,” he . “I thought Kenny played The Bengals, 4-6, and aiming :linil) back into the playoff ^^^ure, scored seemingly at will, ^^^inost cases, the Bengals’ SS^^nse was given easy chip shots ise of the defensive play, hat defense, led by Reggie liains and Ken Riley — a con- t for the Bengals all season :aused seven turnovers and no doubt a long Oilers’ los- streak would continue. iThis is the best the whole n has played this year,” Wil is said. “We intended to stop Oilers’ Oliver Luck will start at QB next Sunday Earl (Campbell) by pushing their offensive line back, and that worked.” Campbell, healthy for the first time in three games, gained only 42 yards on 16 carries. He did not play in the second half as the Oilers tried to recover from a 34-0 deficit. Oilers interim head coach Chuck Studley changed quar terbacks after one quarter to second-year pro Oliver Luck, and after the game Studley said Luck would start the next game. Studley declined to characte rize starter Gifford Nielsen’s performance. “It would be unwise of me to say that the defeat should not be spread to all areas. It simply was a case of total domination,” he said. Anderson, sidelined with a neck injury for 3 ‘/z games, threw for 107 yards and one touchdown in the 2 '/z quarters he played, and called on fullback Pete Johnson to barrel for three touchdowns on short runs. Bengals tailback Stanley Wil son scored the other touchdown on a 1-yard run, Larry Kinneb- rew ran three yards for a touch down, wide receiver Cris Col- linsworth caught a 14-yard pass for a score and placekicker Jim Breech made good on field goals of 44 and 29 yards. The Bengals’ defense made the rout possible as linebacker Williams recovered two fum bles, carrying the second one 59 yards for a touchdown, and making crunching tackles that caused two other fumbles. Cornerbacks Riley and Ray Horton, and safety Bobby Kemp intercepted Oiler passes that contributed to an Oilers decision to take a look at second-year quarterback Oliver Luck. The Bengals, 4-6, won their third straight game as they con tinued an offensive explosion they hope will get them back into the playoff picture. They have now scored 117 points in three games. Luck, playing the final three quarters, completed 24 of 41 passes for 229 yards, and threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Tim Smith. Running back Curtis Brown scored on a 1-yard in the final minute for the Oilers. But the Oilers still suffered their 17th consecutive loss — one short of a club record. Else- where the Tampa Bay Bucaneers’ 17-12 win over Min nesota left the Oilers, 0-10, the only winless team in 1983. The Bengals Sunday ex ploded for 24 points in the first quarter with two touchdowns following Oiler turnovers. Linebacker Tom Dinkle’s re covery of Earl Campbell’s fum ble after Campbell was stripped of the ball by Ross Browner led to Collinsworth’s touchdown and a 14-0 lead. Breech kicked his first field goal, a 44-yarder, following Riley’s interception. That interception, the 62nd of Riley’s 15-year career, tied him with Dick LeBeau as the fourth most prolific pass thief in NFL history. Riley’s current coach is LeBeau. Boos greeted regular Oilers’ quarterback Gifford Nielsen everytime he stepped on the field in the first quarter. Rained out Mother Nature stops play during Texas A&M 4-Way tournament by Bob Caster Battalion Staff The Texas A&M men’s ten nis team placed three players in the singles quarterfinals and two teams in doubles quarterfinals in the Texas A&M 4-Way tennis tourna ment over the weekend, but that’s as far as they got. In fact, that’s as far as anyone got — because it’s hard to play tennis in scuba gear. No, the rain did not float the bleachers away at the Omar Smith Tennis Center but it was enough to cancel the match. No winners. No losers. Save the trophies — they’ll come in handy next year. The other teams compet ing in the tournament were TCU, the University of Texas and Oklahoma State — three of the nation’s top rated teams. Greg Hill, A&M’s top seed and the No. 4 tournament seed, advanced to the quarter finals beating Paul Pearce of OSU and John Baker from TCU. Also reaching the quar terfinals for the Aggies was Marcel Vos, who defeated OSU’s Brit White and Tony Macken of TCU. But perhaps the most sur prising win for A&M came as freshman Grant Connell found himself in the quarter finals by beating the swim fins off of OSU’s Peter Mallett, the No. 1 tournament seed. Con nell also downed TCU’s Mar tin Novak. The doubles teams of Hill/ Connell and Vos/Perry also made the jump to quarterfin- Dean Saito, Battalion staff Texas A&M’s Greg Hill returns the ball during the A&M 4-Way tourney Friday. als before nature won the tournament by default. The Aggies were playing without freshman Mark Smith, who has an ankle in jury, and senior Arnold Kette- nacker, who is out with a frac tured thumb. Jan Fambro, assistant sports information director, said the Aggies also lost Russ Simmons, who cut his foot in the first round of competition. Conners, Evert Lloyd doubles tourney win United Press International HOUSTON — Chris Evert Lloyd and Jimmy Connors, in their first doubles partnership in nine years, overcame Roscoe Tanner and Andrea Jaeger in straight sets Sunday to win the world’s richest mixed doubles tournament. With shot making that earned them multiple Wimble don and U.S. Open titles, Con nors and Evert Lloyd dominated Tanner and Jaeger for a 6-4, 6- 2, 6-4 victory in the $400,000 World Mixed Doubles Cham pionship. Evert Lloyd, the No. 2 ranked women’s player, and Connors, the No. 3 ranked men’s player, collected $100,000 for their win. Tanner and Jaeger won $50,000 as runner-ups. Connors and Evert Lloyd broke Jaeger’s serve in the second game to take the lead they mainted throughout the set. The second set opened with onghorns capture SWC Relays Members of the Texas A&M women’s 200-yard breaststroke relay Dean Saito, Battalion staf team cheer on Susan Holliday at SWC Relays Friday night. The Texas Longhorns and the SMU Mustangs finished 1- 2 in Friday’s Southwest Con ference Swimming Relays, hosted by Texas A&M in P.L. Downs Natatorium. The Longhorns had to wait for the final men’s event to clinch the first meet of the 1983 season, when their 400- yard freestyle relay team slip ped past SMU by one second to win the event and the meet, 81-80. A&M was third with 61 points. The UT women also cap tured first, with the Aggies finishing second. Six teams — A&M, UT, SMU, Texas Tech, Texas Christian University and the University of Arkansas — bat tled in 14 events for top places in the relay meet. A&M swimming coach Mel Nash said the Aggies swam well against some top teams. “I couldn’t be happier with the performances.” Nash said. Though the Aggies didn’t break any school records, the times they swam showed a vast improvement over last year’s performances. Nash said the improvement was because a larger percentage of the team worked out over the summer. “Swimming is a year-round sport,” he said, “so if you want to be good, you’ve got to train year-round. Almost 100 per cent of the team practiced over the summer this year.” Nash said it was hard to judge individual perform ances in a relay meet, and also said it was tough to pick out individual team members when the team swam well overall. But the fifth-year Aggie coach singled out returning All-America swimmer Chris O’Neil, saying he swam im pressively. “Chris is swimming as fast now as he was last year at the NCAA’s,” Nash said. Both the men and women travel to Dallas this weekend for dual meets. They’ll clash with SMU on Friday and will go against TCU on Saturday before returning to College Station. SMU’s men’s team finished No. 2 in the nation last season, and are favored to do as well this season. Tanner, Connors and Jaeger losing their serves, but Evert Lloyd held her service to give the No. 3 seeds a two-game lead. In the seventh game of the third set, Connors and Evert Lloyd broke Jaeger’s serve to pull ahead in the set. Following the match, Evert Lloyd joked the renunion of the “Love’s Doubles,” as the couple was dubbed in 1974 when they were playing together and en gaged, was only made possible by the willingness of their spouses. “I’d like to thank John Lloyd first and Patty Connors for giv ing Jimmy and I the permission to play. Of course, they sat in the first row the whole tourna ment,” she said. “We haven’t played together, tennis together, in about nine years. It was really great playing with him. He was very competi tive,” she said. Evert Lloyd said any criticism of Connors’ skill as a doubles player was unfounded. “Anybody who says he’s not a great doubles player should watch him and see,” she said. When asked if the Connors- Evert Lloyd team might make a comeback on the doubles circuit, Connors emphatically replied: “No.” “Let’s don’t push it. Maybe next year at this time, if we’re invited back and she wants to put up with this, we might play again next year at this time,” he said. “Once a year is enough I think,” added Evert Lloyd, 28, ranked No. 2 in the world in women’s singles. The three-time Wimbledon winner said she was surprised the team had reached the finals since neither had played many doubles events and none together in nine years. “But we didn’t come here ex pecting not to (get this far). You don’t come into this event not thinking you’re going to win,” Connors said. Connors, 31, of Los Angeles, is a five-time U.S. Open cham pion. He has twice won the men’s singles title at Wimb ledon. Connors-Evert Lloyd, who were runners-up in U.S. Open mixed doubles in 1974, antici pated a “very tough” match against Tanner-Jaeger, who paired for the first time. Jaeger, 18, of Lincolnshire, Ill., is ranked No. 3 in the world in women’s singles while the left- handed Tanner, 32, of Kiawah Islafid, S.C., is ranked No. 42 on the men’s circuit. Gervin leads Spurs past SuperSonics United Press International SAN ANTONIO — George Gervin scored 32 points, and Johnny Moore handed out 18 assists as the San Antonio Spurs broke a three-game losing skid with an easy 132-115 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics Sunday night. The Spurs led the entire second half, expanding a 73-61 halftime advantage to as many as 19 points behind the strength of newly-acquired backup cen ter Mark McNamara, who neut ralized the Sonics’ foul-plagued Jack Sikma. San Antonio went flat at the end of the third quarter, losing half of a 16-point lead, and failed to answer five consecutive Sonic points to open the final quarter. First year head coach Mo McHone reinserted Moore and Gervin with 9:16 to play, and Gervin hit 10 points in the next 2 Vz minutes to boost the Spurs’ advantage to 117-101 with 6:41 to play. Seattle, playing most of the second half without forward Danny Vranes, who was ejected along with Spurs forward Gene Banks for fighting, failed to make a charge. Gus Williams led the Soncis with 26 points and 10 assists. Spurs center Artis Gilmore had 16 first quarter points to give San Antonio a 36-32 edge. The Sonics gained the lead only once, 10-8 on an.Al Wood jum per at 9:30 of the first quarter.