Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 82, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1980 Page: 6 of 26
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$X—Burleson Star, Thursday, July 31,1989
Cowboys Only Need A Few Good Men
l favorite parlor game in Texas is sitting around and
d riding for Coach Tom Landry just who will make the cur-
n >t Dallas Cowboy team.
Khile writers, announcers and fans speculate on such im-
pottant matters, Landry makes the final decision and usually
one of two of his selections are surprising.
Deciding who win stay with the Cowboys is a relatively
easy task because there aren’t that many changes. Landry,
better than anyone else, knows not to do a major overhaul on
a smooth-running machine.
- Several Out To Tackle Opening
’Vhe retirement of Roger Staubach and the addition of Too
TfiU Jones are two major factors Landry must deal with and
both moves may cost a defensive lineman his job.
While two veteran defensive linemen may be dispatched
elsewhere, the Cowboys suddenly have openings on their
team that haven’t existed in years.
Some good punters have come and gone at Cowboy camps
simply because Danny White was a more than adequate
pAnter who also filled in well at No. 2 quarterback.
'Everybody knows Staubach was one of a kind but the fact
is, that it will take two players to replace him. Actually,
assuming White replaces Staubach, it will really take two
players to replace White—a backup quarterback and a
punter.
jrhose two spots—punter and No. 3 quarterback—provide
definite openings but spots on the roster are short otherwise.
pne job available is at offensive tackle where Rayfield
Wright was unceremoniously retired.
set in place in the offensive line are center John Fitzgerald,
guards Herb Scott and Tom Rafferty and Pro Bowl tackle
Pit Donovan.
Robert Shaw is reasonably well set at backup center and
Jim Cooper, Andy Frederick and Richard Grimmett, who sat
out what would have been his rookie year with injury, will be
E for the open tackle spot.
.__m Lawless is also bidding to keep his backup guard
t. Losers in the battle for offenisve line spots may find
___ir place on the team challenged by a rookie or two who
displays suicidal tendencies on the specialty teams.
Except in a few key spots, rookies are going to have to
&unt on an injury to help them break onto the roster. It is
very possible that no rookie will begin the season as a starter
okless you count Grimmett as a rookie and his chances are
dim.
The other shaky spot for the Cowboys is in the secondary.
The lineup of Benny Barnes and Aaron Kyle at cornerbacks
and Randy Hughes and Charlie Waters at safety sounds fine
but only one of the quartet—Hughes—was physically sound
at this writing.
Barnes and Kyle had surgery since the end of the year and
Waters is testing a knee that knocked him out of last year’s
play.
The subs, assuming no help comes from the rookie corps,
are Aaron Mitchell, Wade Manning, Steve Wilson and Dennis
Thurman. <
Mitchell is a proven hitter, Manning was more a return
specialist, Wilson is converted from offense and Thurman is
an established backup player but the four offer less promise
than perhaps any group of secondary reserves has in years
and the starters are being held together with bailing wire.
With projected regulars coming along slowly, the reserves
should get plenty of time to develop in the preseason.
Linebacking is no longer what it used to be, either. Bob
Bruenig is solid at middle linebacker and D.D. Lewis returns
for his 10th and probably final year at weakside linebacker.
The question is at strongside linebacker where Thomas
Henderson was fired in midseason. Mike Hegman had the job
and let it slip into a battle.
The multi-talented Guy Brown has a shot at strong
linebacker and could move up at weak linebacker and allow
the resourceful Lewis to go to the strong side. Still in the run-
ning and a hard man to beat at anything is Bruce Huther, the
No. 2 middle linebacker. He has the build of a Randy White,
hits like the retired Cliff Harris in his prime, thinks like a
Bruenig or Lewis but runs just a step faster than Richie Zisk
or Rusty Staub.
The problem for Landry and Linebacker Coach Jerry
Tubbs is to shuffle five starting quality linebackers into three
spots and choose between rookies like Bill Roe of Colorado
and Larry Savage of Michigan for the sixth spot.
THANK YOU
The Burleson Youth Association (BYA) Board of Directors wants to take
this opportunity to thank its membership and the community as a whole for
making the BYA baseball, softball, and soccer season a success.
The Program is funded mainly through the registration fees paid by
the participating youths plus the sponsor fees so generously given by
many of the local businesses and individuals.
Of special importance is the support and aid given by both the city of
Burleson and the Burleson Independent School District. We should all make
an effort to thank them.
We would also like to thank those people whose efforts make all of
this possible and that is the coaches and commissioners of each league.
Ihere a*e\So many hours spent away from their families and the Board of
Directors and Officers want to thank all of them, for their support and
time put in.
Listed are the sponsors who supported our program and we encourage
each and every member of the BYA to let these people know how we appreciate
them.
The 1980 BYA Officers and Directors are proud to have served in such
a fine organization and are looking forward to the continued success.
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Signed Officers & Directors
Officers:
President - Danny Owens
1st Vice President - Peggy Maxfield
2nd Vice President - John Watson
3rd Vice President - Peggy Gibson
4th Vice President - Don McBride
Treasury - Bruce Rasco
Secretary - Jo Ann Manry
Directors:
Director of Baseball - Tom Loe
Director of Softball - Faye Berry
Director of Soccer - Ted Willis
I 1981 Officers
Officers:
President - Jim Cole
1st Vice President - Peggy Maxfield
2nd Vice President - Tom Loe
& Directors
Directors:
Director of
Director of
Director of
Baseball - Glen Gadbury
Softball - Donna Fannin
Soccer - Don Gloff
3rd Vice President - Marilyn Blanchette
4th Vice President - Rachael Cole
Treasurer - Harvey Kinkade
Secretary - Sue Curry
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Burlason Star
Central Countertops
Los Charroa
White’s Body Shop
Burlason Instant Printing
Stop-N-Go
Trophies by Flslr
Soiartan Homes
Tatum Dry Wall Service
Jerry Kinkade Insurance
Century 21-Curt A pel A Assoc.
Burleson Sporting Goods A Dive Shop
Landmark Kitchens
Scogins Tile
Sifford Building Inc.
Sima Rental Centers of Burleson A Cleburne
Robert's Cut Rate
Me-Me’s Pizza
Corona South
Bobby Murray Homes
Bolinger Supply
Burleson State Bank
Solarian Homes
Dairy Queen
Vasques Masonry
Soutfitoam Ford
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Collins Florist
Doty’s-PH Band-quo
Miles Laboratories
Big Four Furniture-<2)
Century 21-A-One
A A D Real Estate
Shaw A Son’s
Sonic Drive-In
Sunfire
Guardian Title
Charley Buckingham Plumbing
Pizza Inn
BlewAtt's-(2)
First State Bank of Rio Vista
Bill Cobb Plumbing
Pennington Electric
Les Sells State Farm Ins.
Haskew A Gamble
Gina’s Pizza
Jim Hughes Photography
VOA-Volunteers of America
Noe’s Auto Parts
Nitsche Insurance
Burleson Tire Center
East Side Wrecker Service
Apothecary Shop .1
Red Carpet Real Estate t
Jean’s A Things
Olympic Skate World
Magic Mirror Figure Salon
Chief Auto Parts----------------
Hilley’s Pharmacy
Ted Whitley Insurance Agency
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Brightest spot in the whole Cowboy camp is in the defen-
sive line where the crew could be Jones, John Dutton, Randy
White and Harvey Martin. You could hardly find a better
front four at a Pro Bowl game and you may well find them at
the Super Bowl.
Larry Cole, who has been a quality NFL starter at end and
tackle, is almost certain to remain which means Larry
Bethea, Dave Stalls and Bruce Thornton may be battling for
one remaining job.
Back to the offense, tight ends are set with Billy Joe
DuPiee, Jay Saldi and Doug Cosbic and wide receivers are
set with Drew Pearson, Tony Hill and Butch Johnson, assum-
ing Johnson remains happy as a backup.
As for a punter, they have four in camp and former Cowboy
Duane Carrell sitting near the telephone. Carrell would be a
stopgap solution if no rookie pans out and would give the
Cowboys a host of new punters to choose from next year.
The same holds true for the quarterbacks. If a rookie
doesn’t project starting NFL quality, Landry will find a pro-
ven veteran in the twilight of his career to support White and
Glenn Carano and look again next year when the draft is ex-
pected to be better.
If punting is a concern, place kicking isn’t. Raefeal Septien
returns to do the job.
Running back poses a strange situation for Landry and his
staff Tony Dorsett is set and Ron Springs is sure to stay even
if he doesn’t win the fullback job. Robert Newhouse has to be
reasonably comfortable but you have to wonder if all the
other veterans-guys like Preston Pearson, Scott Laidlaw,
Larry Brinson—can all stay with rookies like James Jones of
Mississippi State and Mike Richardson of East Texas State
looking good in camp and offering starting potential.
Vet Riiiiiiinu Buek May Have To Go
There may be too much tired blood in the backfield corps to
justify keeping all the veterans The Cowboys are always
building and a veteran who can no longer start and is too old
or slow for the specialty teams will be a cut victim if a rookie
proves he can do the job now and someday get better.
On paper, the Cowboys appear to have an express train
that is Super Bowl bound. The only question is the engineer.
Landry is certain to hitch a few new cars to the train and send
some old ones to the roundhouse.
As for the guy in the parlor. He was heard to say: “If I had
that much talent, I would be a great coach, too."
But Landry always seems to know when to hold ’em and
when to fold ’em and even when to deal. He never plays a pat
hand and always comes up looking good in the draw.
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The team of Tony Varley
of Joshua, Phil Newman of
Fort Worth and Joe Reeves
of Fort Worth won the week-
ly scramble event at Moun-
tain Valley Golf Course last
Thursday.
Another scramble is plan-
ned today (Thursday) star-
ting at 5:30 p.m. Persons
need to call in entries before
4:30 p.m. to be bracketed.
The team of Mark Eaton,
A1 Gordon and Bob Miller
was second and the team of
Tommy Thompson, Terry
Roberts and Bob Higgins
was third.
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BIG CATCH—Dobbie Phares, left, and Kenneth Maggard, 14,
show off some large Carp they caught in shallow water where
Village and Little Booger Creek meet near the Burleson Boys
Club. The fishermen, who caught the fish on lightbread in
about an hour of fishing, say dry conditions have cut off the
streams, leaving fish trapped in smaller ponds. Star Photo
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Baseball No Longer
Just A Kid’s Game
It seems so easy. A child’s
game, really.
They appear at play,
grown men earning $100,000
apiece to do the same things,
as your 3-year-old son.
Throw a ball. Hit a ball.
Catch a ball. Sometimes,
they are unable to accom-
plish even these simple
tasks.
To follow this pursuit re-
quires working at most five-
to-six hours a day for six-to-
seven months a year. These
people are accommodated in
the finest hotels, dine at the
finest restaurants. Tney are
required to pay for neither.
Can there be a more envi-
able creature than a profes-
sional baseball player? Yes.
Almost anybody.
Beneath the surface glam-
our and deceptively tranquil
pace, it is a hard business,
this business. And it is a
business, make no mistake
about that. It uses people up
and spits them out. It inflicts
enormous pressures and
twists the psyche in ways no
layman can truly under-
stand.
You may envy profession-
al baseball players, if you
like. I do not I admire their
courage and their talent, but
I do not envy them. If any-
thing, I feel a little sorry for
them.
This “game” demands so
much and the rewards, even
the most gaudy rewards, are
so short-lived. A baseball
player’s career ends at ap-
proximately the same time
other male members of soci-
ety are only beginning to
make significant progress in
their chosen field.
In his mid-30s, with two-
thirds of his life before him,
a ballplayer faces the
knowledge that his value is
judged to be at an end. He
baa gone from being a public
figure to having no identity
at all Didn’t you used to be
...?
Ballplayers are asked to
perform under the most in-
tense sort of scrutiny. Imag-
ine, if yon can, what it would
be like to have 40,000 people
pins an occasional television
audience study every second
of your day at the office.
Each time you erred, or
failed in some fashion, the
fact would be duly noted on
a large scoreboard
booed. You could
benched,
tion.
a public humilia-
You would be asked to ex-
plain your shortcomings by
members of the print and
electronic media. Particu-
larly grievous failures would
be recorded for posterity in
slow-motion replay.
You could expect to live
with a lifetime nickname
such as Fred “Bonehead”
Merkie.
Even without the public
pressures, baseball is an in-
credibly difficult game as
played in the major leagues.
The skill level is awesome.
Recall, for a moment, the
best players of your youth —
the neighborhood youngsters
who easily stood out above
the rest. How many of them
made it to the big leagues?
How many even made it into
professional baseball?
These survivors are the
best of the best of the best.
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