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! Battalii s PORTS Page 13 « Thursday, November 18, 1999 pear in ad). This ratsi| or you get an additio scheduled to end to Boys RB Smith hopes to play this week against Cardinals Tu.Th.Sat. and WeoF- 50/hr 779-7586 . IRVING (AP) — The grayish scar on Emmitt nith’s right hand starts just below the knuckle of his D . ....T'.ag linger and stretches about 3 inches, almost reach- HcLr WANit.g j| js wrist> , i'-eded tji Tfiere’s enough swelling that he can not complete- mpke a fist. He often wears a soft cast, even when i showers. Wrapping his hand in plastic makes it dif- l OST & FOUf :u 4 t0 scrub his left side. But Smith discovered that by putting a washrag : ’ ■iiicl' ^r the plastic he could stay clean and keep the cast < !i ; i : y, ^nd, he figures, if he can solve that problem then iere s got to be a way for him to be in the backfield rnday when the Dallas Cowboys play the Arizona MOTORCYCL: “I’m going to be there,” Smith said defiantly yes- , .,. eel rday. “I’m taking the trip and I expect to dress. And h; >' I’m in uniform, I expect to play.” -hTTI 600 Iasi S«i Smith suffered the first broken bone of his life on t campus. Wehner/bb «wardl 680-8966. 1-8891 PETS jwlront Aquam jsi add water ov. 8 when his hand got caught in the facemask of Minnesota defender he was stiff-arming during one i the longest touchdown runs of his career. His hand began throbbing when he returned to the snch, but a quick turnover by the Vikings forced him ack onto the field. He scored again on the next play, ten went to the locker room for X-rays. A plate and six screws were inserted the next day. ■ r ' rl ' . . odors said he’d be out 3-6 weeks. He’s determined t play 12 days after the operation. “I’m going to see what happens this week,” Smith, nMMATF ( ;T l0se 748 yards this season are fifth-best in the NFL . V V ^ ave move( j j 1 j m j nto nq 3 on career rushing -nmate -eedM' st, behind only Walter Payton and Barry Sanders 11695 ' 5569 _ lid. “I’m going to go through practice and see what I an do with my hand, whether I can catch, whether 11 feel some pain and how much. From that stand- oint the question becomes whether I can deal with te pain without it interfering with the way I play. t'But if it’s bothering me to the point I don’t want a deal with it no more, then I may not fool with it. It’s 253' js! that simple. ” Smith is testing a padded glove similar to the one ,sed by Tampa Bay’s Warren Sapp. Comfort is his pri- aary concern. i/4-b'"s Andrea 694-75S seems to be a good glove, like it can work for “Jded lor spring ":c „ ■ , . , 5.,., ™. ne, Smith said. -•’ Smith has two things working in his favor: he’s al- for spring or tongi Ural nergl'&ort'ood $ (or Spring > lo campus. 2 needed ASAP k Apartments • 1/2t»lls. petsol Call 575-5841 Pets mate needed lor spnng £ ’ ’ Ca!l8?2 ' 7281 va Y s worn gloves, so that won’t be an adjustment, wit i ior spur md he carries the ball in his left hand. ;; v " But there are some obstacles. •. j M w ? deS m to S roC®| r ^^ ere are certa i n things I do with my right hand ■ ! I :hat has allowed me to be the back that I am, like 1 4bdrm/2bth, furnished ■ division, $300/mo. +l/46i. ; breaking tackles, utilizing my right hand as a shield,” Smith said. “Now when I stick it out there, it’s injured and if it gets hit it can be different.” Hockey teams often diagnose broken right hands as sprained left ankles to prevent opponents from go ing after the damaged area. That’s not the case in foot ball, where teams are fined for not fully divulging practically every nick and bruise. So Smith knows that whatever protection the glove provides, it also will serve as a target for the Cardinals. “Hey, that’s part of the game,” he said. “They’d be foolish not to go after it. But we’ll see — and we will see.” “I’m going to be there. Vm taking the trip and I expect to dress. And if Vm in uniform, I expect to play” - EMMITT SMITH COWBOYS RUNNING BACK Smith was in agony this past Sunday because he was not playing against Green Bay. It was only the fifth game he’d missed in his 10-year career; it ended up being the first time Dallas won without him. “It made me sick, it really did,” Smith said. “For the first series of the game, it was like I wasn’t sup portive. I was too busy sucking and licking my own wounds because I couldn’t be out on the football field.” Smith’s desire to return has helped him be a good patient. Knowing he had to keep the swelling down, he’s devoutly kept his hand raised, even while sleep ing. The stitches came out Tuesday and he’s beginning to take off the soft cast at times, such as for Wednes day’s practice. “If we can continue to push the swelling out, I’m sure the flexibility and mobility will come back,” Smith said. “Then, once they come back, it’s a matter of strengthening the weak areas.” Smith held up his hand to demonstrate how close he can come to making a fist and how much he can twiddle his fingers. Then he clasped both hands into a textbook inter locking golf grip. “I can still do this,” Smith said, smiling. “I’m thrilled about that.” needed for January Own ’-minutes trom campus _ _ D 68 53 Jvomen swimmers leeded! 3bdrm/2Wti house, 1 1 "o ^ Pau ° Ke lost N o rt h Tex as 2bdrm/2bth. $255/mo„ d« ill Tak 862-9582(H), 862-80f After its first home win against ‘3bdmv2bih. w/D, acrossie University of Houston, the i/mo/neg. +i/3biiis. A&M Women's Swim Team is smpUs ZTmm iacl y to dive into action against te neededid-^M&h Texas tonight at 6 in the Stu- distance to campus sjccTnt Rec Center Natatorium. r,H41 /First-year A&M women’s swim ededi°rspring. steve Bultman said he campus, $230/mo. +1/3u: inks tonight’s meet will be bene- uTeded for spnng, Ho^ial in preparing the team for fu- :un room $3,7,mo tW rl competitions, because swim- -ers will be given the experience eeded spring or longer. fE . . 7, , . aiier. $25o/mo + i/3»sT swimming the short-course me- r the NCAA has adopted for the SERVICES iympic year. “The pool will be set up for short d'slancc to anywhere )urse meterSi anc j our g oa | jg to ^sive Driving. Lds^gl ^tting used to swimming the sal/insurance discount. meters, ” Bultman said. “The n), Frl.&Sat.- Fri(6pm-8|!S ,! _ (8am-2:30pm). Inside Bs 1 . ome. $25/cash, Lowest p* iv. Dr., Ste.217. 84MH' (CP-0017). TRAVEL REAK 2000 MazallanSK s from $369. 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