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Wednesday • October 25, 1995 Sports Page 9 • The Battalion UH team awaits A&M Stew Milne, The Battalion Texas A&M junior safety Typail McMullen (#6) and senior linebacker Reggie Brown (#46) gang up on Baylor's Kalief Muhammad Saturday. "Dangerous’ □ The Cougars broke out of an 11 -game los ing streak last Saturday by crushing SMU 38-15. By Nick Georgandis The Battalion Texas A&M Head Football Coach R.C. Slocum has one word to describe the University of Houston Cougars. Dangerous. “They’ve got good players,” Slocum said. “They gained over 400 yards against Florida. They were ahead of a good Kansas team for most of the game, and they appear to be getting better.” The Cougars broke an 11- game losing streak and broke out of their offensive woes by de feating Southern Methodist 38- 15 Saturday. Slocum said the most dan gerous facet of UH’s attack is its quarterback — senior Chuck Clements. “He can be as good as anyone in the league,” Slocum said. “He has a real quick arm, can throw the deep ball, and you don’t see him get sacked much. “If they were still doing all that run-and-shoot stuff, he’d have those big-time numbers.” This season, Clements has completed 57 percent of his pass es and has averaged 248.9 pass ing yards per game. The Aggie defense will have to face Clements and the Cougar offense at less than full strength. Starting cornerback Donovan Greer injured his leg early in last Saturday’s win over Baylor. Andre Williams will start in Greer’s place. “It’s going to be in terms of weeks (for him to recover),” Slocum said. “He may be ready for the Rice game on the ninth.” The talk of the Southwest Conference this week has cen tered around the investigation and possible suspension of Texas Christian University’s star run ning back Andre Davis. Davis, who leads the confer ence by averaging 134 rushing yards per game, was held out of the Homed Frogs 16-11 win over Tulane Saturday when the Uni versity undertook an investiga tion concerning Davis’s dealing with an an agent. A&M junior tailback Leeland McElroy said collegiate athletes must always be careful who they deal with. “Student-athletes need to be aware that agents are going to get "Student-athletes need to be aware that agents are going to get you in trouble." — Leeland McElroy A&M tailback you in trouble,” McElroy said. “They’ll get your number whether it’s listed or not. They go through friends or people they know in other organizations. “Accepting money will get you in trouble — the agent usually gets off scot-free.” On the field, McElroy’s ankle injury is a main area of concern for the Aggies’ offense again this week. “It’s getting better,” McElroy said. “I practiced yesterday, and I will definitely contribute on Saturday.” If the Cougar run defense re mains its usual porous self, McElroy should contribute quite a bit at Kyle Field Saturday. In seven games this year, UH has given up an average of 221.7 rushing yards and 31.7 points. With an even average game this week, McElroy can continue his rapid ascent through the A&M record books. He needs 83 yards to pass former standout Greg Hill for fifth place on A&M’s career all-purpose yardage list. If he can collect 262 all-purpose yards (not out of the question against a weak UH de fense), he will move past Rod Harris well. Should his ankle heal well enough for McElroy to return to kickoff duties, he will have an excellent opportunity to take over A&M’s career yardage record in that department. McElroy is currently third all- time with 1,083 yards, but is just four yards behind Carl Roaches for second place and 126 behind Rod Harris, the all- time leader. Wednesday's Forum. Schedule Speaker: Dr. David Larson 11:30-12:30 MSC 206, “The Forgotten Factor in Health and Mental Health Research - Religious Committment” 4:00-5:00 Rudder 301, “Research as Ministry: Vision and Vista” 7:30-9:00 Rudder Auditorium, “Searching for Truth iin Clinical Research: The Benefits of Spiritual Committment to Health” Test prep plus admissions . 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Bantam Doubleday Dell 30314 00082 Indians get back in Series with extra-inning win over Atlanta □ Eddie Murray singled Home pinch-runner Al varo Espinoza to give Cleveland the 7-6 win. CLEVELAND (AP) — Can cel that missing persons re port. The real Cleveland Indi ans have shown up. Eddie Murray singled home the winning run in the 11th inning Tuesday night and the Indians, masters of the last- inning comeback, saved their season by rallying past At lanta 7-6 and cutting the Braves’ lead in the World Se ries to 2-1. No team in baseball post season history has overcome a 3-0 deficit, and the Indians made sure they wouldn’t have to either by winning the first World Series game in Cleve land in 41 years. Keyed by Kenny Lofton, who reached base in all six of his at-bats, the Indians scored a run in the eighth to tie it 6- 6. Then ip the 11th against Alejandro Pena, Carlos Baer- ga led off with a double, Al bert Belle was intentionally walked and Murray hit a sharp single to center that easily scored pinch-runner Al varo Espinoza. The win was the Indians’ 29th in their last at-bat this year and made them 22-2 in one-run decisions and 15-1 overall in extra innings. Cleveland stopped a six- game World Series losing streak dating to 1954. The Braves, meanwhile, had their seven-game winning string in this postseason snapped. The Indians will try to even the Series Wednesday night in Game 4. Ken Hill is likely to start against Atlanta’s Steve Avery. Jose Mesa was the winner, pitching three innings in his second-longest stint of the season. Braves closer Mark Wohlers went 2 2-3 innings in his longest outing of the year before Pena took over to start the 11th. Pena tried out for the Indians in spring training but was not kept. The Indians, who led the majors in hitting, scoring and home runs, were limited to two earned runs and eight hits during a pair of one-run losses in Atlanta. But back at home, before the 58th straight sellout at Jacobs Field, they scored four times on six hits in the first three innings against John Smoltz. After Atlanta scored three times in the eighth for a 6-5 lead, the Indians struck back after a one-out walk to Manny Ramirez and a single by Paul Sorrento. Wohlers relieved Greg McMichael and gave up a ty ing double to Sandy Alomar, but following an intentional walk to Lofton, preserved the tie by striking out Omar Vizquel and getting Baerga on a grounder. Mesa kept it 6-6 in the ninth by retiring Chipper Jones on a grounder, picked up nicely by rookie first base- man Herbert Perry with two runners on. In the 10th, Baerga went behind second base to glove a grounder by Javier Lopez and throw him out to end the in ning with a runner on second. 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