Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 199, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 16, 1973 Page: 4 of 10
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When you get beat 52-13, you so many things that can be it’s not wise to do that I don’t
released by the league Monday Winnipeg, with four each.
are made for the fall,” he said, 7-6 in their homecoming game.
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entirely Gillman’s. Asked about
Peterson’s contract, Adams
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“I think playing Notre Dame
helped ’em get ready for us
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good defence,” Smith said. “I
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by Rice players than Notre
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different kind of Sunday for saw the film,” he said. “This expressed yourself and had an
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the possibility of indement prestigious events have not yards for three of its tuck home for the first time to a
mwawr itariag late Nn winter. been completed. touchdowns. month when they entertain the
Weather tee hampered the Pansfor the1974will Saturday’s A4M-TCU battle Barter Bears at Kyle Field. The
sucess of the multi-million be stoounned within the next matches some outstiding Frogs have a nonconference
dollar racing facility since its six weeks, following these linebackers. TCD boasts two road game with powerful
re oppning in 1971. Holloway negotiations. good ones in Mike Hanna and Vennessee.
AUSIIN, Tex. AP - Texas can bet it’s a different Sunday.” corrected, especially offensive-
caach Darrell Royal said A humiliating lorn has two ly.”
Monday he’d like to play effects on his attitude about About Arkansas, Saturday’s
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scorungueadatter 4 shared by Jim Harrison of Coaching changes traditionally THOMPSON TO THE 45-Dornell Thompson picks up three
o "old Hockey Association Edmonton, Frank Hughes of have been made before spring yards before being dropped at the Bearkat 45-yardline in
play, according to statistics Houston and Norm Beaudin of practice and before your plans Saturday’s TSU-Sam Houston game. The Texans were defeated
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HOUSTON AP - Houston business," Gillman said in Gillman, who formerly just being relieved of his duties
Oiler General Manager Shi announcing the dismissal of coached at San Diego and Loa as bond coach," Adams said.
Gillman Monday fired Coach Peterson, who led the Oilers to Angrlrs, becomes Hsuotnu’s "We will continue to honor the
BiD Peterson and assumed the only one regular season eighth coach in Oiler history oyoomont I don’t know if he
_ victory in 19 games as tend and the third tarn many years, would work in some other
. .. Ia coach. “There is no excuse for “We tried todoeverything we capacity or not”
efottoputhereeuneoes failure in our business.” couldtoaidBill,"Gilimansaid. Gilman guided the Lao
out ot a Ingame tau spur Gillman said the decision was "I think we’ve spent more Angeles Rams to an NFL
•we are m a winning made after Sunday’s 48-20 loss money on various programs Western Division championship
hmas-a to Denver, H—tin’s fifth than most teams in pro football in his first season ns a pro coach
' 3 straight defeat tins season after in hopes that we could get this in 1955. During his 16-year pro
- Emnm B a M year in 1972. thing turned around ” m rhing carom’, he compiled a
mmmEea Peterson, who came to the Gillman took charge as record and earned a
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| lifetime contract last year, had announced he had no desire to Cogch
> >___wa L been rumored on the way out do any coaching again. On Oct When Gillman took charge of
mMEe w Sunday night when a player 3, prior to a 31-25 loss he had the Oilers in March there were
8 TL ■ " who asked not to be identified, asked Gillman to help out with rumors he would step into
a EAVMres2 Eae said it was common knowledge the offense. Petersons Job too.. After
554 f2dsabe among the players that Peter- Gilhnan had been in charge of Monday s announcement. Gill
# 268585 son had been fired. the Oiler offense the past two man said he never sought
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2 VBPEEm manager, Gillman said. But to merve the
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H89 Srt BJQ DALLAS AP - Southern OTnMhing I’m no Mnwah that interim" coach. hopefully
3 Eh E Methodist footbafl Coad. Dave ancomin and turthisthimg ’ smart
m ■ Smith said Mondav that Ric. ,. ■ ■ - . Tt young individual that can come
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play identical to the one Millan reprimanded by the conunis- out at Shea Stadium Monday,
booted the day before. “It hit sioner, with whom he has The rest of the Mets stayed
the tip of my glove,” said clashed before. He faces a overnight in California but the
| Andrews. “I looked in my glove possible fine. A's, like Staub, flew to New
for it.” The ball, however. Strangely, the A’s came up York immediately and . also
wasn’t there. with an injury following worked at Shea Monday.______
Andrews was the third
infielder used by Manager Dick
Williams in Oakland’s revol-
ving door act at second base.
But he wasn’t the man the
Oakland skipper would have
liked there.
However, Manny Trillo, a
utility infielder the A's wanted
to add for the Series, was
unavailable because the Mets
had blocked the roster move.
Baseball rules prohibit roster
changes for the Series except in
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Royal Denies Dreading Next Year
No. I don't dread playing serious now about getting to Asked what he thought about
Oklahoma And I don't think we work, getting at it and not the example set by OU coach
have anybody in an orange resting on any kind of laurels in Barry Switzer in awarding a
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Saturday night’s 28-0 loss to
Notre Dome.
“He Kramer stowed me a lot
of courage,” Smith said. “He
stood up and threw the balwel
with thorn big fetes hitting Mm
to Ite mouth . . . then be
bounced right back up.”
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WEAVER DRIVES AHEAD-Tarletom’sJohmmy Weaver carried the single Texan touchdown from six yards out during the fourth
deball Mmes far 92 yards to Saturday’s 76 tees to the period of play.
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NEW YORK AP - Tom first two games of the Series, unearned runs along the way. case of injury. The A’s wanted Sunday’s game which may "working on fundamentals and
Seavef and Jim ’Catfish” with some sloppy play on both There were a half-dozen errors to substitute Trillo for catcher allow item to Trillo to their toughness," Smith said.
Hunter respective aces of the sides marring the action. in that game-five of them by Juan Morales, a Series eligible roster after all. "I think we’D be a tougher
New York Mets and Oakland Oakland took the opener 2-1, the A’s. whom they sold to Montreal in Andrews, the gout of the football team than we have
A's pitching staffs were set to with both A’s runs unearned -Welcome to the best World September. The Mets and the second game defeat, was been," Smith said. "Against
go In Twesday nights third following an error on an easy Series yet!” said the score- National League refused per- examined by Oakland team Missouri we weren’t tough
grounder by New York second board greeting in Oakland mission for the move and the physician Dr. Harry R. Walker enough."
game and hoped to restore baseman Felix Millan. Then the before the first two games A’s went into the Series with 24 Monday and ordered to return SMU has a 3-1 nonconference
some order to the wild 1973 Mets got even, winning a the Series. It has hardly been players. to his home in Boston. Walker record, including a 17-7 torn to
World Series 4-hour, 13-mmute marathon 10-7 that so far. f “But that’s just a difference declared Andrew. ‘Mi—hto fry Missouri.
The Mets and A’s split the Sunday and scoring five ‘in rule interpretation,” said the rest of the year” Smith has worked the
The first game of the Series Williams. The Mets’ most important Mustangs hard on execution of
9 was settled on an easy bouncer The refusal so miffed casualty remains right fielder their Wishbone-T offense and
: that squirted under Millans Oakland Owner Charles O. Rusty Staub, stil nursing a Smith said “I think we’D have
e gloveat second. "Itwas aneasy. Finley that he ordered a public badly bruised right shoulder to be a better offensive team
$ out, hesaid. “! just missed it. announcement of the action, injured in the National League than we were aginst Missouri to
•E And game two was decided by defying Baseball Commissioner playoffs. be Rice. It will be a dogfight to
; consecutive baseman Mike Bowie Kuhn, who had warned Staub left Oakland ahead of win."
§ Andrews-the first one on the him not to do so. Finley was his teammates so he could work mummmmmmmmu
the past, and you want to go game ball to Bill Michaels, who
back and redeem yourself." was fired for alleged recruiting
“I was here at work late last violations. Royal said:
Asked at tax weakly news “I think at my age about are a much better team than
comferenceif he tended to dread anything that’s unpleasant they were two or three weeks
paying Ite Soomers the next causes you to think, "Well, how ago.”
couple of years since al but one much longer do I want to worry He did not know what position
of the Soomers’ touchdowns about it?’... And then the changes he would make,
were scored by freshmen or other side that’s totally opposite “We’re talking about it, but
soptomores. Royal bridled and from that is that you get the bit no decisions have been made,”
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