Page 10/The Battalion/Tuesday, July 17, 1984 No Newhouse at Dallas camp United Press International THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Veteran Dallas Cowboys fullback Robert Newhouse did not report to the team’s training camp Sun day because of an illness in his family and speculation increased that he might retire. Coach Tom Landry said he ex cused Newhouse from reporting. Newhouse told Landry he would decide by Thursday on whether he would come to train ing camp or retire. If Newhouse does end his ca reer he would be the fifth veteran to have retired since the end of the 1984 season —joining offen sive tackle Pat Donovan, tight end Billy Joe DuPree, defensive end Harvey Martin and wide receiver Drew Pearson. Cowboys’ quarterback Danny White, his job possibly in jeopar- dy,arrived at training camp Sun day and said he was glad his com petition with Gary Hogeboom could finally begin. “Usually the off-season goes by in a hurry,” said White. “But this one seems to have gone on for ever. It has been a long off-sea son.” Not only did White have all that time to think about, his up coming duel with Hogeboom for the starting quarterback role, he had to face assault charges lev eled at him by a high school stu dent. Those charges came to trial last month with White being ac quitted. White promptly left Dallas and spent the last two weeks of his time off resting in Colorado and British Columbia. He came directly from Canada and arrived at the Cowboys train ing site late Sunday without knowing that receiver Drew Pear son had officially retired. “I’ve been in the woods,” said White. “I had not heard. We will miss him a lot.” As to his showdown with Hoge boom, White said he had tried to prepare himself mentally for the challenge and for the constant questions which will come during camp. “I’m glad to have it here and starting again,” said White. “Now I can start doing something about it. I have tried to prepare myself for it as best I can. “I am going to cooperate (with the media) as much as I can. I don’t know what else can be writ ten or said that hasn’t been writ ten or said.” Hogeboom arrived at the Cow boys’ practice site about an hour before White and he, too, said he was looking forward to compet ing for the No. 1 job. “I’ll do everything possible I can to be the No. 1 quarterback,” said Hogeboom, who last January asked coach Tom Landry to be traded from the club. “I just want to do everything I can. What it takes will be found out in this training camp.” With the arrival of the first wave of veterans to training camp, the Dallas Cowboys trimmed their huge corps of rookie free agents by 16 Monday. That group included Kentucky quarterback Randy Jenkins, who left camp on his own. Veteran quarterbacks, wide re ceivers and running backs took their physical exams Monday af ter reporting to the campus of California Lutheran College Sun day afternoon. The veterans went through a Robert Newhouse light workout Monday before starting the full rigors of training camp Tuesday morning. Those cut from the roster Monday included defensive backs Daniel Clarke of Virginia Tech and Tony Fudge of Montana; fullbacks Doug Wilkening of Ne braska and Walt Goffigan of Wyoming; and wide receivers Gregory Hobbs of Southwestern Louisiana and Donald Johnson of Newberry. The waiver list also contained defensive linemen Calvin John son of Morris Brown and Brad Rowland of Northern Arizona; linebackers Howard Peace of Richmond and Karl Watson of Texas Southern; kickers Scott Wedell of Texas-El Paso and Os car Speer of Southwestern Loui siana; offensive lineman Henry Ramelli of San Jose State; run ning back Kerry Smith of Michi gan; and quarterback Lee McK- instrey of Northwestern Iowa. Their departures left 92 rook ies and first-year players in camp. The first mandatory cut under NFL bylaws comes on Aug. 14 when league rosters must be no more than 70 players. McEnroe, Connors eye U.S. Open title United Press International ATLANTA — Following an in tense schedule during the last few months of almost non-stop tennis, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors both welcome a few weeks off for quiet reflection. Despite the unreasoning judgment of a computer that places him behind Ivan Lendl, McEnroe unquestionably has proven himself to be the world’s outstanding player. His two singles victories in the 5-0 sweep of Argentina in this past weekend’s Davis Cup quarterfinal se ries lifted his record for 1984 to 56- 1. In addition to protecting his pre carious position on top, McEnroe also is engaged in a vigorous cam paign to project himself in a new image. At this point in his career, when he’s being compared to the past greats of tennis, he’d like to en sure that he is remembered by his tory for his talent rather than his temper. • For Connors, himself a former “bad boy” who has seen his own image improve markedly in recent years, his next big objective, follow ing the vacation he so desperately needs, is defense of his U.S. Open crown. Connors has won this championship five times, none more gallantly than last September, when he overcame leg and stomach prob lems in the final to sweep the last 10 games from Lendl. McEnroe, of course, also has his eyes on the Open, which would pro vide a tidy bookend to the Wimble don championship he captured a week ago Sunday. Between them, Connors and McEnroe have shared the last six Open titles. Another burning ambition of Despite the unreasoning judgment of a computer that places him behind Ivan Lendl, McEnroe un questionably has proven himself to be the world’s outstanding player. His two singles victories in the 5-0 sweep of Argentina in this past weekend’s Davis Cup quarterfinal series lifted his record for 1984 to 56-1. Connors is to be part of a champion Davis Cup team, a patriotic fever that started to burn late in his career. The Australians probably will b«led by their new star, 19-year-old Pi' Cash, who claimed three seeded;: players at Wimbledon before losinill^ to McEnroe in the semifinals. The semifinals will be played® Portland, Ore., Sept. 28-30, andibB ; . will Ik* the 40th meeting betweentk|. two countries, with the UnitedSlateEj- enjoying a 22-17 edge. The Amo* cans have won the Davis Cup times, the last one in 1982. “I'm looking forward to plavriBg Australia,” McEnroe said. "TIb| have a good team, but if weplaywril we have a good shot at winniiJ against them.” Connors added, "They’re precl g