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with a flurry of punches that put the de-
ding champion down,
londe struggled up at two and took a
mandatory 8-count. Then Leonard re-
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lent with a three-day total of 904.
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nth 919, and A&M followed with
1935.
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33 total.
Kellie Kiefer tied for 16th at 234,
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38.Leigh Dickie took 31 st with 240,
nd Rebecca Sims finished right be-
lind with a 241 total.
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'idual honors with a score of 220.
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chedule for the women’s team.
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for several seconds. He would not have
beaten a 10-count. The time was 2:30 of
the ninth.
Leonard, 32, went down at 1:27 of the
fourth round from a left-right to the
head, with the right being the big punch.
Leonard got up at two and took a manda
tory 8-count. Lalonde landed several
more head shots but Leonard escaped
further damage.
Leonard moved to the attack in the
fifth round, when he scored with several
left jabs and a couple hard rights to the
head. In the sixth round, Leonard contin
ued his assault, with punching left jabs
and several three-punch combinations to
the head. The 28-year-old Lalonde
scored with several punches late in the
round.
Leonard hurt Lalonde with a right and
then followed with six punches to the
head that had Lalonde holding on in the
seventh. Lalonde fought back in the
eighth, with four good lefts to the head
that sent Leonard back to the ropes,
where Lalonde scored with four more
punches.
Then came the ninth, and it looked as
though Lalonde might have Leonard in
serious trouble, but Leonard called on
his champion’s heart to turn the tide.
“I’m not only fighting an old wel
terweight, but an old, fat welterweight,”
Lalonde said after Leonard weighed in at
165 pounds Monday morning. Lalonde
scaled 167, one pound under the super
middleweight limit. The light heavy
weight limit is 175.
Leonard might not have been the daz
zling fighter he once was, but he still had
determination and pride.
Leonard’s previous championships
were the undisputed welterweight title,
the World Boxing Association junior
middleweight title and the WBC middle
weight title.
“The Leonard of 1981 (when he beat
Thomas Hearns) was someone to be in
awe of,” Lalonde had said before the
fight. “He was a great fighter then; time
takes its toll. ”
There were indications Monday night
that time might be catching up with
Leonard.
“I knew the guy could fight,” Leon
ard said of Lalonde. “Hell, he fought
like a champion.”
Lalonde did give an estimated crowd
of 12,000 in the outdoor arena at Caesars
Palace their money’s worth.
By Doug Walker
Assistant Sports Editor
Texas A&M’s 56-17 mauling of Louisiana Tech
may have provided more than just a big win over an
overmatched opponent. The Aggies may have devel
oped an adequate passing game to compliment their
potent running attack.
As he did in the Louisiana Tech game, senior split
end Rod Harris will have a large effect on any success
the Aggie offense will have in this Saturday’s show
down with undefeated Arkansas. Without an effective
passing game, A&M will have virtually no chance to
win against the nation’s best defense against the run.
Harris has been quarterback Bucky Richardson’s
main receiver in the last two games as Richardson has
set personal career bests for passing yards with 98
yards against Rice and 123 yards against the Bulldogs.
In moving into eighth place on the A&M career re
ceptions list with 77, Harris extended his personal
streak of games in which he has caught at least one
pass to 11. He grabbed five passes for 91 yards against
the Bulldogs.
He added a 27-yard punt return which ended in a
fumble. It was his only bad moment in an otherwise
excellent day.
“The guy just came up and put his helmet on the
ball,” Harris said.
Harris has been on the edge of breaking a punt return
for a few games now.
“It takes a lot of work and a lot of time, but we’re
getting close,” he said.
After the game, the easy-going Harris was more
pleased with the progress of the passing attack.
Player of the WeeT
Rod Harris
“Bucky can pass the ball pretty well,” Harris said.
“We’ve just been making a lot of mistakes.”
They cut down on the mistakes Saturda; as Harris
made a couple of catches that keyed touchdown drives.
Richardson isn’t sure why the passing offense is im
proved, but he knows Harris is one of the reasons.
“I don’t know what it is,” Richardson said. “I’ve felt
comfortable passing the ball. (Harris) surprised me.
Rod really made a couple of great catches. I was just
glad to get a few completions.”
Trailing 14-8 early in the second quarter, the Aggies
mounted a 62-yard drive to take the lead for good. A
pass from Richardson to Harris got the drive going.
On third-and-ten from the A&M 38, Richardson
dropped back and fired a 21-yard toss which Harris
gathered in at the Tech 41. A 15-yard personal foul
penalty against the Bulldogs added to the gain and
keyed the drive which ended with a 3-yard run by run
ning back Larry Horton which tied the game. The Ag
gies never trailed after Scott Slater’s conversion kick
gave A&M a 15-14 lead.
Harris also played a key role in the Aggies’ offen
sive explosion in the third quarter with catches on suc
cessive plays in a drive which extended A&M’s lead to
42-14.
Once again, a third-down catch by Harris jump-
started the move.
Facing third down from the A&M 19 and needing
seven yards for a first down, Richardson hit Harris on a
down-and-out pattern for 11 yards and a first down at
the A&M 30. On the next play, Harris made his best
catch of the afternoon as he hobbled a pass before
catching it and kept possession despite a vicious hit by
Tech free safety Demise Loyd. The play gained 23
yards to the Bulldog 47.
Harris’ difficult catch confirmed the confidence
Richardson has in him.
“I just tried to throw the ball near Rod and let him go
get it,” Richardson said. Bucky’s confidence is evident
in the statistics from the Aggies’ wins over Rice and
Louisiana Tech. Richardson has completed 15 passes
in the last two games. Seven completions have been to
Harris.
The Bulldogs used man-to-man coverage against
Harris and he took advantage of it.
“They were in man coverage all day and I love the
man-to-man,” Harris said. “Today (the passing game)
was pretty good. We just had to get some things
down.”
A&M Head Coach Jackie Sherrill said the passing
game must be working against Arkansas for the Aggies
to win.
“Louisiana Tech is a lot like Arkansas in the way
they play good run defense,” Sherrill said. “Bucky
threw the ball well today, and Rod Harris made a cou
ple of major-league catches.”
Howe returns to Houston as manager
HOUSTON (AP) — Art Howe, who
played seven seasons for the Houston
Astros, came home as manager Monday
with a two-year contract and a vow to re
turn the Astros to the playoffs.
Howe, 41, a coach for the past four
seasons with the Texas Rangers, replaces
Hal Lanier, who was fired at the end of
last season.
“My most vivid memories as a player
here were the 1980 playoffs, probably
the most exciting playoff series that was
ever played,” Howe said.
“I like the talent we have here right
now, and we hope to bring that excite
ment back and go farther than we did in
1980.”
Howe and Astros first base coach Matt
Galante were finalists to become the 10th
manager in the franchise’s history.
Howe said his first priority would'be
to fill the remaining coaching vacancies
and said former Astros player Phil Gar-
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Galante will remain with the team,
Howe said, and likely move to third base
coaching. He said Yogi Berra, also re
tained from the previous staff, would
serve as hitting coach.
Les Moss remains as the pitching
coach.
The Astros won the National League
Western Division title in 1986 with Lan
ier as the rookie manager.
But the Astros faded in September the
next two seasons and finished in fifth
place last season, 12 l-2 games behind
champion Los Angeles.
Astros General Manager Bill Wood
stressed Howe’s player communication
skills, a point on which Lanier often re
ceived criticism.
“His communication skills checked
out well with every source and his moti
vational skills ranked high with all those
we talked to,” Wood said.
Howe left the Astros as a free agent af
ter the 1983 season and closed out his ca
reer with the St. Louis Cardinals.
He had a career .260 batting average
and hit a career high .296 with the Astros
in 1981.
Howe said he would continue the ag
gressive style of baseball that Lanier
brought to the team.
“I agree with Hal on that phase of the
game and we’ve got some guys on the
team that can steal bases, especially
(center fielder) Gerald Young,” Howe
said.
Howe has managed in the Puerto Ri
can League four seasons.
Astros second baseman Bill Doran
said his brief experiences with Howe in
1982 made him feel comfortable with
Howe as manager.
“He was really a good influence on
me when I first came up,” Doran said.
“Some older guys go out of their way to
help younger players and he was one of
those who helped me a lot.
“I really appreciated that. He didn’t
have to do that and no one asked him to
do it.”
Howe played through several injuries
with the Astros, including a broken jaw
in 1978 when he was hit in the face by a
pitch from Montreal’s Scott Sanderson.
He was back playing three days later
wearing a protective mask.
“He was a hard-nosed, aggressive
player and I’m sure he’ll bring the same
style back to the Astros,” Wood said.
Pitcher Jim Deshaies said he liked
both Howe and Galante.
“When they reduced the finalists to
Matt and Art, I knew we couldn’t lose,”
Deshaies said. “Art won’t have to go
through that get-acquainted stage. He
can go right to work because he already
knows the organization.”
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