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•) £££ 1 £R, POUl i wumi me coat rRAWiton 'O DO that; Texas A8cM The Battalion Sports Wednesday, January 11, 1984/The Battalion/Page 11 Aggies host Bears n must-win game by Dave Scott Battalion Staff Texas A&M and Baylor face n early elimination from the outhwest Conference basket- all race when they square off /night in G. Rollie White Col- ;eum at 7:30. Both teams suffered their irstconference loss at the hands f Arkansas last week and need a in to stay in the race. The rlandingpi l Sg' es bounced back to defeat \nse camp: ingelo State 77-67 Monday. The Aggies played sloppily gainst ASU but pulled a victory ut with some sharp shooting rom the free throw line. Center ision, soldm immie Gilbert, who had been ry dormim liooting 43.7 percent from the ampusesii ne, sunk 11 in 13 attempts, nsastemw Head coach Shelby Metcalf white wall /id the team has to execute 1k*i- e still pod :r against the Bears, t holes. “We’ll have to just play better >m the pc puses aiTt nse beach etball hoopi hat had tw ie Army'spi sandbags. than we did (against ASU) to beat Baylor,” Metcalf said. “We have to take better care of the ball. "They’ll be bigger than we are, but we’ll probably have a lit tle quickness on them.” The Aggies will have their work cut out for them on the boards. Baylor is expected to start 6-11 Paul Kuiper at center, with 6-8 Mike Heller and 6-7 David Cilover at the forward positions. This matches with 6-9 Gilbert at center, 6-7 Winston Crite and 6-6 Mike Clifford at forward. Clifford is still recovering from a stomach virus which kept him out of the Arkansas game. The freshman from Round Rock was ineffective in limited action against ASU. The virus is hitting the Aggies hard. For ward A1 Pulliam said after the ASU game that he was “sick as a dog” despite being the leading scorer with 18 points on eight of ten shooting in Monday’s con test. Metcalf also said Todd Hollo way wasn’t feeling 100 percent. Darnell Williams started in place of Holloway against Angelo State. Sophomore guard Doug Lee returned to action Monday after being out since Dec. 10 when he severely sprained an ankle against Oral Roberts. Lee said the ankle didn’t bother him too much even though he only scored two points in 13 minutes. “It hurt me driving to the hoop, that’s about it,” he said. “The doctor told me I’d be play ing with quite a bit of pain.” The Aggies’ leading scorer is guard Kenny Brown at 11.4 points per game. The Bears are paced by 5-11 guard James Stern• >e back,” n Carrol tudem fro lives off oi hing’s eportedik Fate kept Theismann at Washington helm d ier qualify: sed site ed for ext United Press International WASHINGTON — But for a ewswats from the hands of fate, oeTheismann could be playing acquetball, golf or tennis this teekas the off-season quarter- /ack of the Detroit Lions. But fate, and an Oct. 4, 1981, neeting with Coach Joe Gibbs, letennined that Theismann /ould remain the quarterback if the Washington Redskins, incethat meeting, the Redskins o the uiii re ^4) and have a shot in two ° reeks at winning their second ta i ghlS „ P e, Bowl Nevada Hi W'tl'The'sma"" playing formal inp l00rl >'’ the Retlsk,Ils l<)S > ablishing tl r this monl rst five sites! :d as possii nation’s fii for radii nmerdaltitil — waste t first five games under Gibbs. The fifth setback was a 30-17 de cision to San Francisco in which the Redskins trailed 30-3 before scoring two meaningless touch downs. "I didn’t feel good and I know Joe Gibbs didn’t,” Theis mann said Monday, enjoying some time off before beginning preparations for the Jan. 22 Su per Bowl meeting with the Los Angeles Raiders. “I drove to Joe’s house — we lived only ab out a mile apart then — and Pat (Gibbs’ wife) had to wake him. “We talked for about two hours about . . . the Redskins, me, him and what had to be done. I wanted him to know that he had a quarterback who was willing to do anything to help the Redskins win.” From that meeting came an understanding between the two and the cancellation of trade talks with several NFL clubs, in cluding the Lions. “There’s no way I wanted to leave Washington. I don’t now, either,” said Theismnn, refer ring to his upcoming contract renegotiation talks with Red skins’ owner Jack Kent Cooke. “I want to stay in Washing ton, but we’ll see what happens.” Raiders’ Long says Super Bowl is just a game Dean Saito, Battalion staff Cougars unimpressive in victory over Texas Winston Crite drives in for the dunk in the Aggies’ 77-67 win over Angelo State Monday. A&M looks for its second straight victory tonight against Baylor at 7:30 p.m. United Press International LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles defensive lineman Howie Long says the cannons can stay home. So can the nuc lear weapons. “It’s not like Russia is fighting America for Florida,” he said of his team’s Super Bowl matchup against the Washington Red skins Jan. 22 at Tampa, Fla. “It’s just a football game.” Just a football game. Not if it’s anything like last Sunday’s 30-14 victory over the Seattle Sea- hawks in the AFC championship game. “People said the Raiders beat them (the Seahawks) up, knock ed them down, slashed their tires,” Long, a Pro-Bowler at end, said. “It was just a football game.” The Raiders lost two regular- season games to the Seahawks and Long said comments from Seattle players fired up Los Angeles. “We heard some things they were saying in newspapers and on talk shows in Seattle,” said Long. “They said they handled Lyle (Alzado) twice and they were going to handle him again. “Chuck Knox (Seattle’s coach) heard about it and by the middle of the week he was saying his players didn’t mean it. But we said, ‘It’s too late, Chuck.”’ Long, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound second-round draft selection in 1981, said the Raiders have been given a bum-rap by being called a dirty football team. “We play power football,” he said. “I’m a hungry individual, but I’m not mean.” The Raiders, 12-4 during the regular season, lost to Washing ton 37-35 on Oct. 2. Los Angeles played without Marcus Allen, last season’s Rookie of the Year, and Alzado was playing on a bad knee. Long doesn’t think either team will try to finesse the other. “It’ll be power football against power football,” he said. “It’ll be an old-fashioned game. I’m only 24, but I think that’s the way the game was played in the past.” Long said the Redskins are more than one-dimensional. “They definitely have a lot more versatility than giving it to (John) Riggins,” he said. “Joe Washington killed us last time.” Though he’ll be out to throt tle him. Long said he respects Riggins. “I like John Riggins,” he said. “He’s one of the guys I look up to. He doesn’t try to change hisct to suit his profession. He just gets the ball and trys to ram it down your throat. I respect that.” And Long said he knows where the Redskins get their “Hogs.” “They grow these people in Lubbock, Texas, and get them to block,” he said. Long credits Alzado with teaching him how to prepare to play football. Asked if he’s ever seen another side of his team mate, Long laughed. “Lyle doesn’t listen to Pavar otti, he doesn’t quote Thoreau,” said Long. The Pro Bowl selection was a thrill for Long. “I don’t have an uncle on the committee, so I must have im pressed somebody,” he kidded. Long said the Raiders realize what it means to win an NFL championship. “It’s an opportunity for us to make a niche in history,” he said. “We feel very fortunate to get. to this point.” The Raiders, given two days off by" Coach Tom Flores, re sume practice Thursday. The coaching staff leaves Sunday for Tampa with the players flying east the following day. onth said >e in the sill levada, Ut her Mississf Strong mclear dui every art! >n. studies of til u Reagan i mrmend o» .he facility» clear waste! be a per® the nation of nudes United Press International HOUSTON — Guard Reid ettys scored 12 points to lead he sluggish Houston Gougars lo a 69-58 Southwest Confer- ]nce win over Texas Tuesday >• Houston won its 27th con- ecutive SWC game — the third fiis season — on a night that 7 pot center Akeem Olajuwon lasheltl to 9 points and high- ping forward Michael Young [as held to less than 20 points Pr the first time in 10 games. The Cougars pushed their jecord overall to 13-2, while [Texas fell to 4-9. Texas guard Marcus Bolden tdall scorers with 13 points and ivo other Longhorns, George Davis and Garlton Gooper, chip- used his “smother brothers” ped in 12 points apiece. guard trio of senior Derek Giles, Geliys, starting only his third junior Eric Dickens and sopho- game, led his team with six field more Renaldo Thomas, goals, but was not in the game during the critical moments Those three combined lo when Houston coach Guy Lewis score 14 points. NEED CASH? We offer premium dollars on used Books... spiouporsml Chock on our Trade Policy I {STTnHHH I and Save 20% More. • OSS BIRD TAKES AVOW. “Ah do solemnlv Ah do solemnly swear that you, FREE Parking Behind the Store m 4 Welcome to Oran Hamburgers Uuliu Ranch Fries c POST OAK MALL Now Introducing: Strawberry Yogurt Julius. It’s a natural. 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