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PORTS 7 he battalion Tuesday, September 24, 2002 Woodson ready to win again IT Itic- ^ tittle ^son a: 113 xxJoet^, v, "hr DRYING, Texas (AP) — Darren Woodson if ,t em 0 d n ^ didn’t hold it in any longer, to qualify,*,; Tired of all the Dallas Cowboys’ little ■ anceiied ear. fistakes during their 1-2 start, the safety three Super Bowl rings spoke up ) leammates Monday, saying things ELP WANT ual1erback Q uinc y Carter said they needed ) hear. Still seething over a 44-13 loss to hiladelphia, Woodson talked to players bout watching more film and working out •• •; r . - arder. .oozing *;,■ j.,. ij e said the few players who were around ' ; 77- or tfie team’s glory days — primarily him- ,’.,'•7, elf tin defense and Emmitt Smith on offense sj.—need to be vocal leaders. He also warned ^w^atyoung players, which the Dallas roster equviun 1 5 with, “tend to get lax.” “Guys are working and getting things e Food j > lone, but we’re 1-2 right now,” Woodson Ci-tKa-t-.. aid. “We’ve got to do more than what we did , ast week. If we thought we did enough, we lidn t. If I thought I did enough, I didn’t. “You have to figure out a way to get bet- 50 p*,-* er |— some way, some how. 1 think that’s ome thing we have to do.” Woodson talked tough, naming names . indbointing out specifics. *Tm not here to make friends anymore. I lave enough friends at home. It’s about win- ling, ’ he said. ^3 ’.co Carter loved every word. “\\ c ve been waiting for these guys with ings to speak up,” said Carter, one of 25 JTORCYC.Cowboys in their first or second NFL sea- v *<„>;•' ’*ons. “He made it known that everyone has ■ ofcc tts-sk- jot |o look at themselves and get better. It was well put.” In talking about how to clean up their mis takes, Carter said they can’t be tolerated in practice. Although he was quick to say they aren’t being ignored, other players have crit icized the team’s practice habits. c< Vm not here to make friends any more. I have enough friends at home. It’s about winning. ” WOODSON CEUANEO, Linebacker Kevin Hardy said he didn’t think they were going hard enough prior to the season-opening loss to the Houston Texans. After Sunday, defensive tackle Brandon Noble questioned whether players had been serious enough coming off a victo ry over Tennessee in Game two. “We’re a team that has to play mistake- free football every time if we’re going to win,” Noble said Monday. The Cowboys made plenty of mistakes Sunday. Dallas had seven penalties for 92 yards, including a 15-yarder for unnecessary rough ness and a 49-yarder for pass interference on consecutive plays. The defense also allowed TD passes of 25, 35 and 59 yards, another reception for 26 yards and runs of 26 and 32 yards. The special teams provided the Cowboys’ only touchdown, but they also were tricked on a fake punt and allowed a 47-yard kickoff return. Carter was solid in the first half, then pre vented any hopes of a comeback by losing two fumbles and throwing an interception. All three turnovers came after Dallas had turned a 10-3 lead into a 27-10 deficit. Three games into Bruce Coslet’s tenure as offensive coordinator, his unit has an unim pressive three touchdowns. Inconsistency is the buzzword players are using, with coach Dave Campo noting that’s to be expected with a new system. “It’s not just one guy,” he said. “We’re get ting a guy making a mistake here or there.” Third downs are especially troublesome. Dallas went for 4-for-13 Sunday, which actually upped the season average to 26 per cent. That’s well below last season’s league average of 37.4 percent, and even behind the team average of 33 percent from last year’s 5- 11 season. Worst of all, the Cowboys are 0-for-4 on third-and-1 when giving the ball to Emmitt Smith. The only third-and-1 they’ve made came on a keeper by Carter. In describing the breakdowns. Smith harped on the same theme as Woodson. “I don’t think it’s coaching,” he said, holding up color photos of the Eagles defense with detailed blocking assignments and adding “you don’t get much better information than that.” “As players, we’ve got to take responsibil ity upon ourselves.” 3 -ZRSX fc- ■eat exins 535'. Rose bids farewell to Cinergy despite ban CINCINNATI (AP) — The hair was thinner and the waist was! thicker, but Pete Rose got a vintage reception when he stepped back onto the field he made famous. The packed stadium reverber ated: “Pete! Pete! Pete!” Baseball’s banished hits king drew a full house at Cinergy Field on Monday for a celebrity softball game that formally marked the end of the stadium where he made so much history. Rose, 61, couldn’t participate in the Cincinnati Reds’ final- game ceremonies Sunday because of his lifetime ban for gambling. He organized a soft- ball game for his farewell. “It probably would have been AL ESI- a lot better if I could have done it yesterday, but we all know I couldn’t do that,” Rose said. More than 40,000 fans paid MUSIC ■.esFnxnTm: PETS AKCREG Mils CU. t jo r.«* <j i c 620-6599 c 24tti 2/V < i appiiano mi. near a 9.000 cast 1 i 779-7765 $20 or $30 for tickets to see for mer major league stars compete in a seven-inning softball game at Cinergy, which will be tom down to make way for Great American Ball Park next year. The attraction was seeing Rose dig in at the stadium for the first time since Aug. 17, 1986, when he pinch-hit and struck out against Goose Gossage. Three days earlier, he went 5-for-5 against the Giants, leaving his career hit total at a record 4,256. Rose hasn’t kept himself in playing shape — he let his red jersey hang out, covering his waist, and couldn’t throw very hard in warmups. “I can guarantee there’s one thing you will not see me do, and that’s a headfirst slide,” Rose said. “I can’t get going fast enough to do it. My knees are killing me. But I will get a hit. 1 will hit a rope somewhere.” He had most of the historic moments at the stadium, which opened with his single on June 30, 1970, and got a legacy a few days later when he bowled over Ray Fosse in the All-Star game. The stadium’s signature moment came on Sept. 11, 1985, when he singled to left-center field for hit No. 4,192, breaking Ty Cobb’s record. It hardly mattered that Rose has changed a lot in the inter im, which included his lifetime ban in 1989, a prison term on tax charges, and a long-stand ing tussle with baseball over reinstatement. “I wanted to show my support for Pete,” said Mark Donnan, 46, of West Liberty, Ohio, who bought a $25 commemorative shirt. “I think he deserves a place in the Hall of Fame. Everybody that’s here is here for him.” One banner in the stands along first base read: “Rose in the Hall. Bet on it.” Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt doesn’t think there’s a chance that will happen. Schmidt, who grew up in nearby Dayton with a Rose poster on his bedroom door, played with him in Philadelphia. “At some point in time, Pete could have come forward and said, 'I apologize. I’m sorry. I’d like another chance.’ If that would have happened 10 years ago, he’d probably be in the Hall of Fame right now,” said Schmidt, who played in the softball game. “But Pete’s stubborn that way. 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