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Thursday, October 2, 1986/The Battalion/Page 9 Slater embers at this a r from the admit i. irwoman DeN :o comment out ■tier saying shth :e is only speak said. “I've hea v members who) it the directiom said he also i e university is irove the acadtal thletes. (continued from page 7) nother obstacle in the form of Eric tanklin. Not only did Franklin have a trongleg and an extra year of expe- ience on Slater, but he also had a 1 brother by the name of Tony iho kicked for A&M from 1975 to The elder Franklin holds the ©l record for longest field goal yards) and kicked for the New land Patriots in the 1986 Su- iwl. “I didn’t really get much of a look Slater said. “In the spring of ’85 they figured (who I was because I could kick “By the fall of ’85 I was getting Te comfortable and they let me ick some field goals and extra its,” he said. Slater runs unusually fast for a ticker, 4.57 in the 40-yard dash. His speed enables him to run J|n kick returners, and he’s not jfraid to dish out a lick, either. [ “Last spring 1 also played some OB (defensive back) but I’m not ■king out there anymore because ■the kicking) priorities for the In,” Slater said. I traditionally, the kicker has been Sereotyped as being the loner on the He’s either the hero, taking Its on the helmet from his team- Jes, or the goat, having to stand {himself to take the hisses and from the fans. [later said he doesn’t fall into that (gory. H don't think that’s the case he- ■ he said. ‘T’m not just a kicker, fm a player. '‘When I worked with the (de rive backs) that got me a little res- pressure er has the chance to lose a game, he sai o possibly icf he do< on and win doesn’t think about the consequences of the kick or about how many people are watching him. “I just think about the basics of the kick: the plant (of the) foot, keep my head down, point my toe, get my leg up, square my hips —just make the kick,” he said. “It’s hard not to think about what’s going to happen if I make it or whaf s going to happen if I miss it, but that’s my job. “I try to kick it just like I would on a Sunday afternoon, jacking around.” Slater said he feels the pressure much more several days before the game than on the day of the game. “When it’s finally time, it’s like ‘Great! It’s here!”’ he said. Slater said he pretty well has his form down now. “We try to look at a lot of quality and keep the quantity down,” he said. The “We” consists of Slater and coach Hardy, a kicker for A&M from 1979 to 1982. “He’s helped me a lot in the past two years,” Slater said. “He’s a kicker too, so he under stands I don’t need to kick two hours a day,” he said. “I may only kick 25 or 30 kicks a day but I make every one count,” he said. For anyone else thinking about walking on a football team, Slater said it’s tough to get a shot. “But if you believe in yourself and believe you’re the best and keep on knocking, eventually someone is going to see you and give you a chance,” he said. He said he’s not thinking about going professional yet because there’s a long way to go this season and he has two more years of college after that. “I’ve got to make it at A&M first,” he said. itros 1 Darwin quiets iants in 5-0 victory pick ng S1.5 million vest-paid player ■liter Mel Tur- third year of a vorth an esti- i. veraged 20.2 rebounds per r vear with the monagef i. The Brewers :>rd going into es and were two last-place Balti- BAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It lly doesn’t seem to matter who’s pitching for the Houston Astros —|tse days, the results are about the ■Itsure seems that way,” Manager Hal Lanier agreed after starter my Darwin and three relievers Inesday collaborated on a four- 5-0 victory over the San Fran- |oGiants, Houston’s sixth shutout light games. Wwin, 5-2 since joining the As- os in a trade with the Milwaukee Stwers, yielded two hits in five in- llgs and struck out eight, his Na nai League high. Aurelio Lopez, iarlie Kerfeld and Dave Smith impleted the clubs’ league leading 9th shutout. I'Tm not pitching any differently ■,”said Darwin, who was 6-8 with It Brewers. “I’m just getting a few ■reruns and better defense.” iSeven of the Astros’ nine hits were ■extra bases, including home runs lly Terry Puhl and Alan Ashby, de nying right-hander Mike Krukow Is 20th victory. “I didn’t have my usual pop,” said Krukow, 19-9, after being roughed up for five runs and seven hits in six innings following a 6-0 September. “I was pitching behind on the count. I never gave myself a chance.” The triumph boosted the Astros’ record to 92-66, matching the club’s record for victories set by the 1980 National League West Division championship team. Puhl, making only his sixth start since coming off the disabled list July 23, singled, doubled and hit a two-run homer. Glenn Davis knocked in Puhl with a two-out double in the first for a 1-0 lead and his league-leading 16th game-winning RBI, one more than Gary Carter of the New York Mets. Houston added a run in the fourth on doubles by Jose Cruz and rookie Ty Gainey. Bill Doran’s walk and Puhl’s homer, his third of the year, made it 4-0 in the fifth. Ashby hit his seventh homer, an upper-deck shot to right, leading off the sixth. ■belhorn’s one- vere not an- manager said paid so hand- for something 1 Eighth-inning blast powers A’s to 9-7 win over Rangers IQ atFlutie ARLINGTON (ap) — Pinch-hit- ter Terry Steinbach hit a three-run inner.” homer in the eighth inning, rallying na worked out ihe Oakland A’s to a 9-7 victory over :>n Tuesday,a the Texas Rangers Wednesday r a quarteroad light. is new balloon I Steinbach’s second homer of the year came after the Rangers, who Hd a four-game winning streak - s have scored ppped, scored four runs in the vns with third- ^th and three in the seventh to lead T ight and vet- ^after trailing 5-0. ce Ferragamo I Steinbach’s homer came off re liever Mitch Williams, 8-6, who re lieved Dale Mohorcic with one out id a runner on base. Williams ilked Alfredo Griffin before Stein- ich hit his game-winner. Reliever Jay Howell, 3-6, pitched innings for the victory. Charlie Hough went the first six for the Rangers and allowed six hits, including Dave Kingman’s 35th homer and Jerry Willard’s fourth, a three-run shot that made it 5-0 in the sixth. The Rangers began their comeback against Jose Rijo in the sixth on RBI singles by Oddibe Mc Dowell and Pete O’Brien and a bases-loaded error by shortstop Al fredo Griffin that allowed two runs to score. Steve Buechele led off the seventh with his 18th home run of the sea son, tying it 5-5. Singles by McDow ell, Jerry Browne and O’Brien loaded the bases before Incaviglia fiied to deep right, and after Till man caught the ball against the wall, McDowell and Browne both tagged and scored, giving the Rangers a 7-5 lead. aior Leaaue Baseball 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division East Division W L Pet. GB W L Pet. 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