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The Battalion
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IRVING — The Emmitt Smith
countdown reached day SDBW
Seven Days Before Washington)
Monday but quarterback Troy
Aikman still thinks he'll be hand
ing the ball to No. 22 against the
Washington Redskins on the
Monday Night Football opener.
"I'm still confident Emmitt
11 be here/' Aikman said on
Monday. "I believe if you have
two parties who want something
eal bad then the differences can
ie worked out. I feel Emmitt
Mnts to get something done and
think the organization wants to.
don't see any. reason why it
:an't be done."
Aikman said he has been im-
jressed with the focus of the
earn considering they may start
he season without the NFL's
wo-time leading rusher.
"There's been no panic," Aik-
nan said. "There's no split on
his team. The players are stick-
ng together. Any reports they
redivided is not true."
However, Aikman hinted
here could be trouble if the ne
gations between Smith and
iwner Jerry Jones keep dragging
Jong.
Smith is asking $4 million per
ear and Jones has offered $2.5 in
arious proposals.
"The longer it goes, some of
he players are going to get frus-
rated," Aikman said.
Smith was keeping a low pro
file. Calls to his private telephone
number in Pensacola, Fla., are
greeted with an operator's voice
saying "there's trouble on the
line."
Richard Howell of Atlanta,
Smith's agent, won't comment on
the contract negotiations which
have been ongoing since the mid
dle of last week.
Jones keeps trying every gam
bit he can think of to get Smith
back to Valley' Ranch.
He said Smith should consider
that he will be paying no Texas
income tax on his money.
Smith has said he wants a
Thurman Thomas-type contract.
The Bills running back signed a
four-year deal for $13.6 million.
Jones was willing to pay about
$11.1 million for four years.
"Thomas has to pay 11 per
cent income tax in New York and
Emmitt should consider that,"
said Jones.
Smith sat out of camp his rook
ie season in a contract hassle with
Jones and didn't report until the
week of the first game.
"We've been in contact with
Emmitt's agent and we hope to
get something done," Jones said.
"I'd say the chances of him sign
ing before Washington are 50-50."
Cuts: Pokes axe Millen, Bates; Oilers release Seale, Mills
The Associated Press
IRVING — Hugh Millen, who signed a one-
year $3 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys
as quarterback insurance, was cut Monday along
with special teams star Bill Bates, fullback Tommie
Agee and deep snapper Dale Hellestrae.
A total of 14 players were cut, but many will be
back on Tuesday when the Cowboys announce
their 53-man roster.
"We'll bring back at least a half dozen," said
Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson. "I'm confident some
of our veterans will be hack with us."
The Cowboys cut to 45 to look over the NFL cut
list and perhaps find help for at tight end.
Others who were cut on Monday included: free
agent linebacker Bobby Abrams, a four-year veter
an out of Michigan; running back Michael Beasley,
a one-year vet from West Virginia; rookie tight
end Jason Burleson from Texas; rookie fullback
Lincoln Coleman of Baylor; linebacker Reggie
Givens, a rookie from Penn State; offensive tackle
Todd Jones, a second-year player out of Hender
son State; offensive tackle Everett Mclver, a rookie
from Elizabeth State; linebacker Mickey Pruitt, a
six-year veteran from Colorado; and safety
Markus Paul, whom the Cowboys acquired last
week in a trade from Chicago.
HOUSTON — The Houston Oilers on Monday
waived veteran linebacker Eugene Seale and fifth-
round pick John Henry Mills, the only tight end on
the roster.
The roster moves left the Oilers with 47 players
but they may not be finished yet. They are negoti
ating with offensive lineman Stan Thomas, who
worked out for the team last week.
The Oilers also waived linebacker Robert Lyles
and kick return specialist Willie Drewrey, seventh-
round pick Patrick Robinson, another kick return
specialist, wide receiver Leonard Harris, safety
Melvin Aldridge, defensive lineman James Atkins,
tackle Chuck Bradley, running hack Le'Shai Mas-
ton, offensive lineman Jeff Neal, linebacker Jessie
Small, defensive tackle Eddie Smith and comer-
back James Williams.
Four draft choices made the final rosier includ
ing the first three picks, tackle Brad Hopkins, line
backer Micheal Barrow, wide receiver Travis Han
nah and defensive hack Blaine Bishop.
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untinued from Page 11
have been positive. Even with all the talk
ncerning gender discrimination in sports re-
rting (although I do believe the problem is
(there and real), I can honestly say that I
re been treated with the utmost profession-
sm when dealing with athletes and coaches
m.
For example, when I was interviewing some
mbers of the football team during an exclu-
eday for the media, the players and coaches
>re never condescending or impolite.
Nevertheless, I could not help but feel
ghtly out of place as I walked through the
iin Hall cafeteria to look for my interviews
lirealized I was receiving some awkward
stares - maybe because I was the only female
reporter, or perhaps they just thought I was a
lost cook.
So, what is the biggest challenge I have
working on the sports section besides trying to
adapt to a new style of journalism?
Probably, trying to understand the mentali
ty of my fellow workers on the sports staff.
Since there have not been any women who
have worked on the sports section in the past
few years, "the guys" (affectionately called
sports geeks) have totally dominated their
designated sports corner of the Battalion office.
Not surprisingly, it is often obvious.
Not as obvious to the reader, with the ex
ception of the low coverage of women's sports
in the past, but more apparent behind the
scenes.
From the "huh-huh-huh, huh-huh-huh" of
the Beavis and Butthead jokes (which I am
now starting to imitate) to the belches that
echo throughout the newsroom (which I am
not imitating), their presence is well-estab
lished and it's a hard act to follow.
. When it comes to sports, one of the biggest
differences between them and me is our back
grounds. Most of my co-workers were
brought up on statistics such as, "61 homers in
'61 by Roger Maris" or "a 56-game hitting
streak in 1941 by Joe DiMaggio," as one of our
sports zealots informed me.
As I was growing up, I learned about sports
- how to play, how to watch - but somewhere
down the line I missed out on that barrel of
statistics.
No, I may not know the number of teeth
Gordie Howe is missing, but for some reason I
don't think that will stop me from writing a
story about ice hockey.
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in the University PLUS Craft Center
MSC Basement Level
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with the Delta Sigs at Carney's, 7:00 p.m.
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