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sports The Wizard unsure of retirement
briefs a f ter productive ’96 season
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sme on Oct. 25.
Those to be enshrined at the
9th Annual Burgess Banquet at
ebble Creek Country Club
iclude baseball All-Americans
buck Knoblauch and John
yington, softball All-American
aren Guerrero, track All-
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The
way Ozzie Smith is playing,
this might not be his last sea
son after all.
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41-year-old
lartmentson^ [nerieans Stanley Kerr and J.D.
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“ I have a right
to change my
mind if I choose
to do that.”
Ozzie Smith
Cardinal’s shortstop
shortstop
announced
his retire
ment in June,
deciding to
step away
from the
game rather
than prolong
daily contro
versy regard
ing his play
ing time
behind Royce
Clayton.
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icket record
The excitement surrounding
leTexas A&M Football Team and
entrance into the Big 12
onference this season has
anslated into soaring ticket
iles. A&M has established a
w record for season tickets
ith 23,922 sold as of Tuesday.
Season ticket sales have
creased for the sixth straight
lar and each of the past four
lasons has set a new record.
“We’re pleased with the
sponse of the fans for the first
s*ason in the Big 12
onference," Athletic Director
■g ally Groff said.
84c-:r
he wonders about the wis
dom of the decision.
On Monday, Smith hit a
rare left-handed home run
and tied his career high with
four runs scored, including
the game-winner, in an 8-7,
10-inning victory over
Houston. Afterward, he
opened the possibility of
sticking around.
“My decision is my deci
sion,” Smith said Tuesday. “I
have a right to change my
mind if I choose to do that.
“I’m not changing my
mind right now, but if that
happens, it won’t be the first,
and it certainly will not be the
last time, that somebody has
changed their mind.”
Smith figures he could
play two or three more years
somewhere, for someone.
“If I chose to do that, I know
I could do it,” Smith said. “I
think over the years I’ve
proven that when I say I feel I
can do something, I’ve done it.
So that’s not a big secret.”
It doesn’t appear that
Smith will get that chance
with the Cardinals despite
the fact that he’s hitting .294
with multi-hit games in
eight of his last 18 starts
and he’s almost as good as
ever in the field.
On Tuesday, he was back
on the bench behind
Clayton, who’s also playing
well. Clayton was batting
.283 with 26 steals, five home
runs and only 10 errors, and
he’s 15 years younger.
It’s clear that manager
Tony La Russa, who clashed
with Smith on several occa
sions early in the season but
probably deserves some
credit for keeping the future
Hall of Famer, doesn’t want
to discuss Smith’s future.
“I have a standard
response that’s realistic,” La
Russa said. “The manager of
this club next year, he can
deal with next year’s prob
lems, next year’s issues.
“That’s not something you
look at with any player or
pitcher right now. We’ve got
enough to concentrate on.”
Others have no doubt that
Smith can still do the job.
"Absolutely,” Astros man
ager Terry Collins said. “He’s
a great athlete. He’s kept
himself in great condition.
“Sure, he’s lost a step, but
he’s a veteran who knows
where to play and make up
for that step.”
Teammate Willie McGee
has played with Smith for
about a decade.
“Physically, he looks
good,” McGee said. “I’m not
in his body and I’m not in his
mind, but in a role like he’s in
now, if he takes care of him
self, he can play.”
If he decides to stick with
his decision to retire and
take a undefined consultant
role with the Cardinals,
Smith said he’ll have a lot of
good memories from his
farewell tour.
“It’s been a lot of fun,” said
Smith, one of only seven men
to play shortstop in the majors
at his age. “People have been
nice to me. I’ve been shown a
lot of respect and a lot of admi
ration for what I’ve tried to
bring to the game, and that’s
all you can ask.”
If he decides to keep play
ing, it shouldn’t take Smith
long to get to 2,500 hits, a
goal he set a few years ago.
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IRVING (AP) — Injured Dallas
wboys running back Emmitt
hiith threw away his neck
lace Wednesday and declared
Jmself ready to take on the
wYork Giants.
honestly feel like I can go,”
Lawn Care Mf lhlith said. "I’ m s tiH SOFC, blit I
5SS-. j'nk I'U be OK.”
and faos from a# It was less than 48 hours earlier
S^erTSr ^ ll Smith fel1 0n hiS head and
fioulder trying to carry out a play
Me in a 22-6 loss
I the Chicago
ars. Doctors
re so worried
ere might be
ine or neck dam-
;e they cut his
liform off while
mating him.
"They didn’t
tnt to take any
ances, so they
U P that s° od
- "'Ting uniform,
aith said. “I
“I honestly feel
like I can go. Fm
still sore, but I
think I ll be OK.”
Emmitt Smith
Cowboy’s running back
ted that. But I know this, I never
d a feeling like that before. I’ve
M-apahoeBastH got a lot of soreness and my
ck bothers me a little.”
Uixury Condos wH Smith stayed overnight in a
SnowtoardRerta&S^ ij ca g 0 hospital, then flew home
w Pub Parties Wr ie S day with owner Jerry Jones in
lUn<,tnP e Cowboys private jet.
ri', Only last week Smith was
covering from a sprained knee
ligament suffered in the final exhi
bition game.
“This definitely made me for
get about my knee,” Smith said.
“This was a big burner down my
body. I was numb. I could hear the
crowd and everything, but I was
wondering what happened.”
Wliat happened was Smith went
into the air and expected to be
tackled before he came down.
“I thought some
body would hit me
and cushion my
fall,” Smith said.
“Instead, they (the
Bears) just let me
fall, and all of a sud
den, I was crashing
face first into the
ground. I’m just
glad it was grass
and not turf.”
Smith said he
won’t carry out play
fakes again with the
same vigor.
“They’ll have to get somebody
else if they want somebody to
make a big dive,” Smith said with
a laugh.
New York coach Dan Reeves
was asked Wednesday in a tele
conference call if he thought he
would see Smith on the field
Sunday.
“No doubt,” Reeves said.
Cardinals complete three-
game sweep over Astros
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis
Cardinals finished off a three-
game sweep, beating Houston 6-4
Wednesday night to open a
1 1/2-game lead over
the Astros.
Andy Benes (16-
9) pitched four-hit
ball over seven
innings for the
Cardinals.
Tom Pagnozzi hit
two solo homers and
John Mabry added a two-
run homer for St. Louis.
Benes worked on three days’
rest for the second time in a
month to win for the 13th time in
14 decisions. He allowed an
unearned run in the
fourth and left after
Brian Hunter’s
home run to open
the eighth.
Sean Berry’s
two-out RBI dou
ble in the eighth off
T.J. Mathews cut the
Cardinals’ lead to 6-3
before Dennis Eckersley got the
final four outs for his 26th save.
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team as a whole will have a posi
tive attitude,” Dingwall said.
“Our coaches are always empha
sizing this. One hard worker can
rub off on everybody.”
Coming off a second-place
finish in the final year of the
Southwest Conference behind
the University of Texas, the
women’s team still sees the
“Since we don’t
have the experi
ence, we’re going
to go on pure
excitement.”
Nancy Dingwall
A&M tennis player
Lady Longhorns as the team to
beat, despite the new confer
ence competition.
“It doesn’t change a whole
lot,” Kleinecke said. “Texas is
coming with us (to the Big 12)
and they will dominate.”
The team plans to continue
with the same strategies it used
in the Southwest Conference,
to practice and play hard.
“We are going to go in (to
competition) really strong and
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