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s Page 10 • Thursday, October 8, 1998 ports M Bait Texas’ Ricky Williams moves Indians win 4-1 in 12th on‘bizarre but into fourth on NCAA list ' T he big weekend for the Big 12 Conference has finally arrived. The University of Texas resumes their rivalry with the University of Oklahoma in Dallas, and Kansas State University travels to Boulder, Colo., for a game against the University of Colorado. 6,082 yards. Williams is ranked first in the nation with a 217.2 rushing yards per-game average. He also ranks first in scoring with a 24 per-game average. WEBB Fantastic ’Cats The Big 12 has four unbeaten teams within its ranks. One team will emerge with a blemish on its record when KSU and Colorado face off. Even though they are on the road, the Wildcats are favored in the game because of the jug gernaut-like numbers they have put up this season. Kansas State ranks first in the nation in scoring offense, punt returns, pass efficiency defense, total defense, scor ing defense and turnover margin. However, if you listen to coach Bill Snyder, there is no room to rest for Kansas State. “It would be tough to feel comfort able,” Snyder said. “It’s a strong confer ence throughout. Anybody can beat anybody. We feel like a kitty cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” The return of suspended newcomer Frank Murphy should bolster the KSU rushing attack. Murphy, a junior trans fer, was chosen preseason Big 12 New comer of the Year. Baylor Block Party The special teams at the University of Baylor blocked a kick for the third straight game when safety Nikia Codie recorded his fourth-career block. The Bears have scored 10 points off of Codie’s blocks. Cornerback Gary Baxter blocked a field goal that clinched the Bears’ victo ry over North Carolina State University. “I don’t think there’s a better de fensive back in the conference than Baxter,” Texas Tech University coach Spike Dykes said. “He’s one heck of a football player.” NEW YORK (AP) — The um pires botched the call. Chuck Knoblauch blew his cool and the Cleveland Indians escaped Yankee Stadium with a split. After 11 innings of excruciat ingly intense baseball. Game 2 of the AL championship series turned on a bizarre bunt play in the 12th inning Wednesday. Umpires failed to call TYavis Fryman out for interfering with Tino Martinez’s throw as he ran inside the line on his bunt at tempt, and Enrique Wilson broke a 1-all tie by scoring all the way from first base as Knoblauch stood at the bag pointing and arguing, instead of picking up the ball. Kenny Lofton followed with a two-run single, and the Indi ans beat New York 4-1, evening the AL championship series at one game apiece. “1 started out inside the line and when I knew I could get by Tino, I tried to straighten out a little bit,” Fryman said. It was a play that will surely be debated, much likeJ.C. Mar tin’s controversial bunt that won Game 4 of the 1969 World Series for the New York Mets against Baltimore. “It was so blatant. I don’t know what to say. It was a ter rible call,” Yankees manager Joe Torre said. ‘‘There was no line ever touched.” Forget about domination, and put revenge on hold — plays like this can turn a series around. Jim Thome singled off Jeff Nelson leading off the 12th, Cleveland’s first runner since Omar Vizquel tripled with one out in the eighth. Wilson ran for Thome, and Fryman sent a bunt up the first-base line to Martinez. Martinez threw to Knoblauch, the second base- man who was covering the first- base bag, and the ball hit Fry man, who was clearly running in fair territory, in the back. Baseball rules require that a runner be on the foul side of the line for the final 45 feet to first base, but it is up to the umpire’s judgment whether a raiK terferes with the play. “The play occurredn the base,” crew chiefJimEi said. “The fact that hew erally on the baseorhal from the base, he hast to be in that position." Evans said therearetw “Is it a throw tha have retired him, and hi is he to the base?" Evait “He has the right to be territory that close to the While Wilson roundet ond, Knoblauch waspoic the base, trying togetfis umpire John Shulocki umpire Ted Hendry'to the call. than the mat ighw more rmatii ily av eople befoi |tow p< ethe c ty to c gs. Th Id Wi ( The Williams Show With his 350 rushing yards against Iowa State University, the University of Texas’ Ricky Williams moved from 10th to fourth on the NCAA Division I rushing list, passing former A&M star Darren Lewis. He needs only 841 yards to surpass Tony Dorsett’s all-time record of Nebraska’s Machine The Big Red just keeps on rolling. Uni versity of Nebraska coach Frank Solich said starting quarterback Bobby New- combe was not at 100 percent “efficien cy” against Oklahoma State University. How fitting he should use the word since the way Nebraska has been win ning games resembles a well-oiled machine. With their win over OSU last week, the Cornhuskers extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 19 and pushed their unbeaten streak against OSU to 35 games, their longest streak against a conference foe. “Bobby’s status remains question able,” Solich said. “His progress had stopped, and we think the rest will help. [Backup QB Eric] Crouch was in until he got a hip pointer. I hate to have our No. 1 and No. 2 quarterbacks [have] a limited number of practice snaps, but it may be a necessity.” Solich should not be worried be cause third-string quarterback Monte Christo ranked first in the conference in passing efficiency last week and fell out only because he did not have enough pass attempts. Harriers finish ninth in midseason invitational T he Texas A&M Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams returned to action last weekend at meets in Stillwater, Okla., for the Cowboy Jamboree and Denton, Texas, for the North Texas Invitational. Jeff Webb is a senior journalism major. Tight Group In Stillwater, the men and women both ran in a team pack in their respec tive competitions. The scorers for the men ranged from 46th to 59th place, with a time spread of only 26 seconds between them. They allowed only nine opposing teams’ runners to get between them, which keyed them to a ninth-place finish behind champion Arkansas, in a race which coach Dave Hartman calls one of the toughest midseason invitationals. “It’s a tremendous men’s field,” Hart man said. “You’ve got sub-four-minute milers finishing in 26th place.” Junior Carl Stewart led the way, finish ing 46th with a time of 26 minutes, 24 sec onds on the hilly 8-kilometer course. Freshman Brandon Beasley followed in ten seconds later for 51st place. Freshmen Chris Lee (52nd) and Brian Oubre (54th) came in at 26:37 and 26:40, respectively. Sophomore Jim Pat Darcey capped off the scoring with a 59th-place finish in a time of 26:50. Rounding out the team were freshmen Lane Bartle (62nd) at 27:00 and Mike So- vinsky (79th) at 27:57. The women, using the same strategy as the men, continued to perform well. The Aggies had only 27 seconds be tween their scorers on their way to a fifth- place finish behind Washington, who easi ly won the meet with 36 points. Freshman Melissa Gulli continued to lead the team, covering the 5-kilometer course in 18 minutes, 56 seconds and placing 17th. Freshman Sarah Doyle came in 28th with a time of 19:19 and sophomore Deb bie Villareal finished three seconds later for 29th place. Sophomore Brooke Edwards and junior Ann Dwyer were the last scorers, finish ing together in 19:23 to place BlstaiS 32nd, respectively. Freshman Kristy Bonn (40th) at 19:40 and sophoi ■ Lauren Berryman finished at 20:15. The women also their “B" teamattlie North Texas Invitafe finishing fourthbel team championTeui the same course as dwyer trict meet. Sophomor; ren Crawford led the women with an 18th-place finish inai 19:18 on the muddy 5-kiiometer course J e is a ( here a capabl who s | interm tes a p iet is ni squeal leasur :ect yoi ally ac nbling boarc ntially here r J'ing W' chat r uated televi will r is sug rent or Runners of the Week This week’s runners werejuniorQi Stewart who lead the team against nai ly-ranked competition and LaurenCn who lead the women in a strong show against district competition. Freshmar an Oubre gets an honorable mention his fourth place team finish and the other runners, including Carl Ste< “[Oubre] is the wind beneath my wings,” said Stewart. as si becai fity to f [pie’s h requii [etin bo give p, their c gers of have t rchildi from dange Tom Kennedy is a junioA management] BRAZOSTRADER ^antiques & COLLECTTBLjej. 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