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Wednesday • August 24, 1994 August 24,19Sj SPORTS Page 9 IlliNMSKilMHi ad No. 1 draft pick Langham chosen as Browns’ top starting cornerback wsuit by Si n S245,OO0i)i| :ttlement that ski Id not find her si s had a chancei of the board’s leji iturday. Chamsss tomeys. put forth anyki HP general ci iCP failed to iot give Chabsfe 1 meet about his acord the vote,' idavit fromiboai Moines, Iowa, si ring on a varietj ida. istrator, Earl Ski s did Chavis. ises j laA utional lates the lawk ,s. It could encoir ) the same thing sday, Bown jres Hendrix he comply with the he building. ^ Kirkland, apt! ir the school dk i i was suspended ■aring on Thcsnp ndation to firel Id within lOdayij refused intervi?* ’’uesday, sayiti moment of reflif i overcome witlil • stop and takeiih e got people bilf, jr,” he said.“My:(>'l.i ;king me to pos^n- vi^ws,” f t onday, Bown a radio talk she?] on several Atlaitl its leaving theii afternoon were town’s the best te* - hool,” said Just..' - a senior who has ses from Bown. 1 ' g up for what ht : r UNDATED (AP)-While other players were end ing their NFL careers on Tuesday, Antonio Lang- ham’s was getting a new start ... literally. Despite reporting to camp nearly three weeks late because of a contract dispute, the Browns’ No. 1 draft pick was named Cleveland’s starting left cornerback over Donald Frank, acquired in a trade with San Diego. Tuesday was the NFL’s biggest cutdown day as teams that had been carrying 80 players were required to get down to 60. Most of those to go were marginal rookies and free agents, although among those cut was Nick Bell, the 43rd player taken in the 1991 draft, who was trying to switch from running back to tight end for the Raiders. Langham was a high draft pick, ninth overall in this year’s draft. He said winning the starting job doesn’t ensure a thing. “If people think I’m going to come in and be su perhuman, then I’m sorry,” he said. “I’m just a hu man being like everyone else. Just because I was drafted that high doesn’t mean I’ll be perfect all of these games. I’m going to make mistakes, but I’ll work hard to correct them.” The Browns released eight players, the best known being offensive lineman Mike Withycombe, a six-year veteran who played with several teams. Raiders Bell was one of 11 players cut by Los Angeles, including tackle Ken Lanier and safety R.J. Kors, a pair of veterans, and tackle Roosevelt Patterson, their fifth-round draft pick. Bell had his best day as a Raider in an AFC wild-card playoff game after his rookie season, when he rushed for 107 yards on 20 carries in a 10-6 loss at Kansas City. In 1992, he rushed for 97 yards on 10 carries against Seattle, including a 66- yard touchdown run. Arizona, which released quarterback Will Fur- rer on Monday, signed Shawn Moore, released last week by Denver. The Cardinals also released four players. Among those waived was linebacker Brett Wallerstedt, a sixth-round draft pick from Arizona State in 1993. Moore, a llth-round draft pick in 1991, was re leased by the Broncos on Thursday. He has ap peared in only three NFL games, all in 1992, and completed 17 of 34 passes for 232 yards. Patriots New England released Ervin Collier, a third- round draft pick, and free agent linebacker Mike Kerr. Collier, a 6-3, 287-pound nose tackle from Flori da A&M, was the 78th player chosen in this year’s NFL draft. “The draft is not an exact science,” coach Bill Parcells said of Collier, the highest of his picks to be released. Eagles Philadelphia waived 15 players, including draft picks Ryan McCoy and Mark Montgomery and Preston Jones, last year’s third-string quarter back. The release of Jones means that Jay Fiedler, a free-agent rookie from Dartmouth, will become the Eagles’ third-string quarterback. Cowboys Dallas released nine players, including tight end John Davis, a fifth-round supplemental draft choice from Emporia (Kan.) State, and two former World League players, running back Judd Garrett and offensive lineman Caesar Rentie. Bengals Cincinnati got to the roster limit by placing of fensive tackle Joe Walter on injured reserve and waiving three players, including defensive end Ra- mondo Stallings, its seventh-round draft choice. t.v-.UU . . Stew Milne/THE Battalion Gearing up for the big season Texas A&M’s Chris Sanders participates in a little game that the receivers play before prac tice everyday. Coach Koenning shoots the foot ball at the receivers using the passing machine. Each time they catch the ball, they take a step forward. They continue until a ball is dropped. Each time through, the speed of the machine is increased, and it can reach 50 mph. Little League teams vie for World Championship Texas Sports Hall of Fame to honor new members WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Middleboro knew to look for the curve balls. It just didn’t know what to do once North- ridge pitcher Peter Tuber threw them. The Californian, throwing pitches the Massachusetts team has seldom seen, struck out 13 Tuesday as Northridge won 6-4 in the second round of the Little League World Series. “We play a 22-game schedule without curve balls. They do not allow curve balls in our league,” Middleboro manager Steve McKenna said. “They feel that throwing them too early tends to destroy a kid’s arm.” Without the ability to hit them, Middleboro now has the worst record in the U.S. bracket and needs a victory Wednesday against Brooklyn Center, Minn., to stay alive. Northridge will play Springfield, Va., on Wednesday. Venezuela wrapped up a spot in Thursday’s semifinal with a 4-1 victory over Taiwan and Saudi Arabia eliminated Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, 6-3. Springfield and Brooklyn Center played later Tuesday. The top two teams in both the U.S. and international brackets play again Thursday to deter mine who goes to Saturday’s championship game. WACO, Texas (AP) — Cliff Gustafson, Uni versity of Texas baseball coach and winningest coach in NCAA history, will be inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Friday night along with six others. Also being honored: —Ken Hall, the famed “Sugar Land Express” who is the leading rusher in Texas football history. —Ken Houston, a 14-year veteran of the NFL who played at Lufkin High School and Prairie View A&M. —Mai Kutner, who played at Dallas Woodrow Wilson High School and the Universi ty of Texas and was the 1946 NFL rookie of the year. —Shelby Metcalf, a small college All-Ameri can at East Texas State and longtime basket ball coach at Texas A&M where he produced numerous Southwest Conference champions —Jim Hines, former world record holder in the 100 meters and winner of two gold medals at the 1968 Olympic games. —Thomas “Allie” White, former player and coach at Texas Christian University. 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