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An Allan Esglt running back goat high In tha air for a short gain
In Friday night's scrlmmaga with tha Wildcats in Allan.
Following an aftarnoon rain showar, tha playing (laid soon
bacama a quagmire which cut down on tha Wildcat passing
percentage but didn't affect the Eagle air game as much.
Friday night the Wildcats host the North Lamar Panthers at
Wildcat Stadium in the season opener, with the kickoff set for
8:00.
Stall photo by JOHN GOR E
Connors in quarterfinals;
Mitton can't weather storm
By BARRY WILNER
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy
Connors didn’t let thunder,
lightning, rain, low-flying bats
or some fine tennis by South
African Bemie Mitton bother
him Tuesday night.
The third-seeded Connors
advanced to the quarterfinals of
the U.S. Open with a 7-6, 6-4, 8-4
victory over Mitton under the
lights at the National Tennis
Center. The match also was
played with lightning flashing
above, strong winds whipping
through the stadium, thunder
and, with the second set tied 4-4,
a drenching rainstorm that
forced a 50-minute suspension
of play.
“Considering the conditions, I
thought we played some good
tennis," said Connors.“It
started to get so windy we
couldn't time the balls well.
Then at 4-4, I asked Mike
(Blanchard, the tournament
referee) to keep his eyes on the
lightning, make sure it didn’t
get too close. With my (steel)
racket, I’d get sizzled.”
Instead, Connors sizzled after
the rain delay, running out the
set. Then, early in the third set,
came another interruption.
Two objects swooped down to
court level, then began flying
around the stands.
Were they bats, Connors was
asked?
“I don’t know," he quipped.
“I didn’t get close enough to
see.”
In today's feature match,
Roscoe Tanner was hoping to
repeat his quarterfinal upset of
top-seed Bjorn Borg of Sweden.
Tanner scored a four-set
triumph over Borg last year in a
night match, but they were
scheduled for an afternoon
appearance this time.
The women’s top seed and
defending champion, Tracy
Austin, opened today’s
proceedings against No.13 Pam
Shriver, providing a matchup of
the teenage sensations of the
last two Opens. Shriver, 18,
readied the finals here two
years ago, falling to Chris Evert
Lloyd. Then Austin beat Lloyd
for the title last year.
Lloyd, seeded third, battled
Mima Jausovec of Yugoslavia
and, in a night contest, No.14
Wojtek Fibak of Poland played
Johan Kriek of South Africa in
the only other matches in-
volving seeded players.
Connors felt he had fallen into
some bad habits this week but,
overall, was playing up to par.
“I shouldn’t be in a position
where I have to bear down for
breaks, but I have been,” he
said. "I want to grind it out on
my serve and make the other
guy feel like he’s playing cat-
chup.
“I’ve played well but I want to
play better in the next round
and the next."
No.10 Ivan Lendl of
Czechoslovakia scored the
biggest upset Tuesday by
blasting No.7 Harold Solomon 6-
1, 6-0, 64). Lendl was Joined in
the quarterfinals by Eliot
Teltscher, who simply over-
whelmed No.13 Brian Gottfried
with his passing shots, 6-4,6-2,6-
1, and defending champion John
McEnroe, an easy 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
winner over France’s Pascal
Portes.
Among the women, No.8
Andrea Jaeger stopped Renata
Tomanova of Czechoslovakia 6-
3, 64); No.14 Ivanna Madruga
bested Candy Reynolds 5-7, 6-3,
6-3, and unseeded Barbara
Hallquiat beat Lucia Romanov
of Romania 6-3, 3-6, 6-3,
“I played everything right,"
said Lendl, a 20-year-old two-
time winner this year. “He beat
me in Las Vegas 61, 61 but I
didn’t let him do anything
today. I didn’t have to do
anything special to win. I just
got to the balls.”
Solomon agreed: "After
about the second game, I
couldn’t move my feet. I didn’t
have any get-up-and-go so I got
up and left.”
Gottfried left the tournament
mainly because Teltscher was
plastering the lines with passing
shots and serving bullets.
"The heat didn’t bother me,
only Eliot's passing shots did,”
said Gottfried, who could only
shake his head each time
Teltscher sent another blur past
him.
“I can’t remember when I
passed so well,” noted Telt-
scher, the 18th-ranked player in
the world and a winner at
Atlanta prior to the Open. “I’m
playing exceptionally well and
haven’t lost a set in nine mat-
ches. This is the furthest I’ve
gotten in a major tournament.”
The heat was at its worst
during McEnroe’s win, though
it didn’t bother the No.2 seed.
“It was hot on the court,” he
admitted, “but I was playing
solid games, my concentration
was there. It’s the best match
I’ve played in the tournament;
I’ve picked up a little each
match.”
Jaeger, too, felt things were
picking up.
“At the beginning, she was
playing well but I think she got
tired in the second set,” said the
16year-old Jaeger, who next
meets Madruga. “If I see
somebody getting tired, I
usually pick up my game a
little.”
Madruga struggled against
Reynolds because “I was very
nervous. I knew it would be
difficult because Reynolds is a
hard hitter. She kept me deep
and kept coming to the net.”
Madruga needn’t worry about
Jaeger attacking from the front
court.
“Against Jaeger, I won’t be so
nervous,” she said. “I like to
play against someone who stays
back. I’d rather play Jaeger
than Chris in the quarters. I
have a better chance to make
the semifinals that way."
When the Sulphur Springs
Wildcat Junior Varsity and
Freshman footbaU squads
travel to North Lamar Thur-
sday night to kick off the 1980
season, their main objective
will be the vendication of a
mediocre showing in the Allen
scrimmage last week.
The Junior Varsity, led by the
passing of Craig Ashmore and
the receiving of Anthony Mosley
and Jerry Ball, as well as the
running of sophomore Darnell
Washington, exploded for big
offensive yardage against Wylie
Aug. 22 but lacked the ability to
score points.
Following air strikes of 25, 20
and 15 yards from Ashmore to
Mosely, Barry Ferrill and Ball,
the ‘Cats marched the ball
downfield on their first
possession only to have the
drive stalled on the five yard
line by the change of possession
rule.
On the second possession Ash-
more again found Ball on a look-
in pattern for 15 yards and a
quick-out for 10 more but the
‘Cats again couldn’t score.
The only touchdown of the
night came following a quar-
terback sack by Wildcat
defensive end Frank Cason. On
the following play strong safety
Brad Garner picked off a
hurried Wylie pass and raced 50
yards for the score.
“Our bunch really had a good
scrimmge against Wylie but
they looked poor against Allen,”
coach V.T. Smith said. “We’ve
worked hard to improve since
Friday night ana we feel the
kids have learned a good lesson
from their performance against
the Eagles.”
Wildcat cornerback Kerry
Duffy picked off an Eagle aerial
on the Wildcat 25 but fumbled
the ball bad; to Allen. The
Eagles took advantage of Mr.
Mo-mentum’ and took the ball
in for the score on the next
series of downs. That touch-
down was the only score of the
night.
Much like their Varsity
colleagues, the Junior Varsity
will use the basic 50 defense but
will not use a lot of stunts and
variations. Offensively, Smith
says his troops will continue to
rely on the sprint-out and tight-
end quick out pass patterns and
a minimum number of running
plays.
Expected to start Thursday
night for the Wildcats are:
(offeiisively) quarterback, Ash-
more; wingback, Mosely;
tailback, Washington; fullback,
David Murray; center, Stuart
Cody; guards, Ty Brumfield
and Brad Jennings; tackles,
Curtis Davis and John Pierce;
wide receiver, Berry Ferrill;
and tight end, Jerry Ball.
Defensively, the load will be
carried by ends (or outside
linebackers), Cason and Cody;
tackles, Brumfield and Steve
Peyton; noseguard, George
Stribling; inside linebackers,
Brian Pennington and Davis;
strong safety, Garner; cor-
ner backs, Duffy and
Washington; and free safety,
Mosely.
For the Freshman squad, the
offensive unit shapes up like
this: center, Richard Clover;
guards, David Eddins and
Jason LaVasseur; tackles,
Kevin Horton and Fred Harris;
tight end, Tony Clark; split end,
Timmy Clemmons; wingback,
Marcus Kendricks; tailback,
Frank Pitts; fullback, Antwone
Young; said quarterback, Rusty
Weeks.
Defensively, probable
starters include: Clark, James
Hall and Clemmons at the
comers; Keith Jarvis at free
safety; Ralph Wright, strong
safety; inside linebackers,
Randy Ellis, Clover and An-
thony Ross; outside
linebackers, Joel Hackney,
Darrell Allen and Eddins;
tackles, Bob Bonner and Brent
Killum; and noseguard,
LaVasseur.
The offensive unit has good
speed “and the entire squad has
a tremendous amount of natural
ability,” says coach Steve
Armstrong. “We just got stung
with two long plays (68 and 70
yards respectively) against
Wylie and against Allen we
scored once while allowing the
Eagles two touchdowns.
Pitts holds the eighth grade
school record in the 200-meter
dash with a time of 23.7 and
Ross was a member of the
school record-setting 1,600-
meter relay quartet which
turned in a time of 3:49.91 to ice
the district championship for
the eighth grade. Kendricks and
Young also have excellent
speed and were part of that
championship track squad.
Thursday’s games get under
way in North Lamar with the
Freshman kickoff set for 5:30
p.m. and the Jayvee to follow at
7:00.
Wildcat stadium
gets new lights
Landry says RFK
noise not factor
Regardless of the outcome of
the Sulphur Springs-North
Lamar football season opener in
Wildcat Stadium Friday night,
“there will be literally plenty
of light shed on the situation at
hand,” says Wildcat boss Don
Poe.
Thanks to the combined ef-
forts of the Wildcat Booster
Club and the school, the
stadium is sporting a new
lighting system, one which
“does away with the old yellow
tint from the dim lighting we
to do was install the new fix-
tures.”
The Booster Club, after
comparing price estimates
from several individuals,
decided on a man from the
Cumby area to install the new
lights.
Now adorning each of the old
poles are eight new lights
whereas the old system placed
15 bulbs to each pole. “These
quartz fixtures are about 10
percent cheaper per light to
operate,” Poe added, “which
White status uncertain
had and replaces it with a makes the entire system about
bright, white light,” Poe says. 50 percent cheaper in the long
The new system replaced the run.
old lights with 80 quartz fix- “This Booster Club is just a
tures, capable of displacing 20 super bunch of people," the
candle foot lighting over the head coach added, “and they
entire field, whereas the old provide the athletic department
system had a maximum with little things which are not
lighting displacement of 1613 in the budget, such as carpet for
By DENNEH. FREEMAN tremendous team player ... but candle power. the film room, etc.,” he con-
AP Sports Writer we had to go with Springs’ “This was something the tinued. "Their primary function
DALLAS (AP) — Tom ability to catch the ball and Booster Club brought up and the is to support and help and they
Landry says the noisy RFK block. Both are excellent school went along with the plan do an outstanding job of that. A
Stadium crowd in Washington runners.” of sharing the cost,” Poe added. Booster Club can be as good or
doesn’t bother him, but the “But we saved a lot of money by as bad as the people’s intent and
former defensive back quickly He continued One of ^ our using the existing poles and the within that context, this is one of
adds he doesn’t have to suit up ^ontte in camp was to get the same wiring system. All we had the best I’ve ever seen.”
either fullback into our passing of-
The Dallas Cowboys have fense- Springs runs routes and
never beaten the Washington catches the ball. Robert. is a
Redskins on a Monday night in target, ^rings will add
Washington and that’s the chore more to our of*®13®-
the defending National Con- ^ ^ teilback T
ference Eastern Division 0^^ who missed last week’s
champions face next week exhibiton loss to Pittsburgh,
i I^erevl Jus,1 someth‘n8 Was recovering rapidly from an
electric about playing in Oiat ^nd should be 100
S-w-a—.
"It’s a great experience.” Pressed whether he would
Landry added “It doesn’t take over the play calling duties
intimidate me — but then I’m from assistant Dan Reeves who
not out there on the field.” has been handling the chore in
Landry said the National preseason, Landry said he
Football League opener for both would work with Reeves on
teams was not exactly a make- calling plays.
0rlb£v<k SitUati0" f°r ^ “Sometimes he will call the
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play well and will be a big plus if he defense-
we win,” said Landry. “We “Danny and I think the same.
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Boston
72
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71
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Detroit
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New York
39
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Milwaukee
70
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SL Louis
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72
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Cleveland
68
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Chicago
51
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Toronto
54
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Kansas City
83
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Houston
75
57
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Texas
66
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Los Angeles
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Oakland
63
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Cincinnati
72
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Minnesota
36
76
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AUanta
87
63
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Chicago
36
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San Francisco
66
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California
31
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San Diego
33
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don’t win too many times up
And who will get the blame if
By BOB GREENE
AP Sports Writer
Guard Mel Mitchell felt he
finally had made the National
Football League. Today, he’s on
the outside looking for a job.
“I was shocked, but then
these things happen in foot-
ball," the former Tennessee
State guard said Tuesday after
being cut by the Minnesota
Vikings.
Only last Saturday, following
Minnesota’s 3616 preseason
victory over Cleveland, he was
awarded the game ball for his
play.
“I didn’t think I had done
anything wrong,” Mitchell said.
“I thought I had contributed.
But the coaches have to keep
the guys they think will be beat
for the team. And I’m sure
Coach (Bud) Grant did what he
thought was best for the team.”
Mitchell, reportedly from a
Tickets
on sale
Sulphur Springs Wildcat
athletic director Don Poe
reminds those Interested that
reserved section tickets for
I960 football season will
on sale through noon
day *t Galyean In-
Hrance Agency and
^on’s Comer Drug.
large family, sent home all of
his money except $5 each week
while in training camp. He was
a fourth-round draft choice of
the Miami Dolphins in 1976, was
released in 1977 and signed by
the Detroit Lions, who released
him in 1978.
He signed again with the
Dolphins last year and was cut
again.
This time, though, was dif-
ferent. Or so he thought
Grant had called Mitchell
“the hardest working player
I’ve ever had."
“Behind his quiet exterior,
Mel is a very intense, very
bright young man,” Grant said
after telling Mitchell he had
been cut. “He didn’t cry. He
understood. He's disappointed.
“It means a lot to anyone who
gets cut. The only difference is
that he comes from a little
tighter straights than some
other people.”
But the acquisition of veteran
tackle Nick Bebout from Seattle
on Monday made Mitchell
expendable as the Vikings got
down to the NFL’s 45-player
limit
“I’m not going to give up,”
said Mitchell. “I hope I can play
somewhere. I know I can play. I
know I’ll keep trying until they
say, ‘Mel, don’t fry anymore.’”
Defensive lineman Ryan
Mullaney and receiver Steve
Gaunty were also released and
the Vikings placed three
players on injured reserve —
linebacker Dennis Johnson,
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there even when we are at the 30tnethin« 8MS wron«?
top of our game. , “i guess that means you’ll
“I think we will get better as jmye to blame us both,” Landry
the season rolls on. We’ve got to iaughed.
defensive lineman Ray
Yakovonis and running back
Sam Harrell.
Like Mitchell, guard Tyrone
McGriff is also stunned. The
difference is that McGriff, the
last player picked in the 1980
NFL draft, made the world
champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
McGriff, a former Florida
A&M standout, was even a
longer shot since he had been
cut by the Hamilton Tiger Cats
of the Canadian Football
League before he showed up at
the Steelers’ training camp.
"I felt good about the way I
had played, but you still never
know,” McGriff said.
The Los Angeles Rams an-
nounced Tuesday that their four
star defensive holdouts — end
Jack Youngblood, tackle Larry
Brooks, guard Dennis Harrah
and linebacker Jim Youngblood
— will rejoin the team.
However, linebacker Bob
Brudzinski, who also has ex-
pressed unhappiness with his
contract, left the team.
In other camps, the Oakland
Raiders picked up place-kicker
Chris Bahr, who had been cut by
the Cincinnati Bengals, and the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed
place-kicker Garo Yepremian,
cut by the New Orleans Saints
last week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers
placed veteran defensive end
Dwight White on waivers. When
no other team claimed him, the
Steelers returned him to the
jester after putting rookie
defensive end John Goodman on
the injured reserve list.
Several other veterans were
put on the injured reswved list,
including center Jack Rudnay
and takle Charlie Getty of the
Kansas City Chiefs, running
back Bubba Bean of the Atlanta
Falcons, fullback Roland
Harper and tight end Greg
Latta of the Chicago Bears, and
offensive tackle Jon Giesler of
the Miami Dolphins.
The Washington Redskins
reduced their roster to the 46
player limit by cutting wide
receiver Morris Owens, a five-
year NFL veteran who was
obtained from Tampa Bay
during the off-season.
get used to the offense under
(quarterback) Danny White
and our secondary needs to jell.
Football is a confidence thing
and we will be OK once we get
the confidence factor going.”
Landry rated Philadelphia
and Washington ahead of his
Cowboys right now in the NFC
East but added “I think we are
capable of winning the division.
Of course, not many people
agree with me on that.”
Landry announced Tuesday
that second-year man Ron
Springs was the No. 1 fullback,
replacing nine-year veteran
Robert Newhouse.
“It was a tough decision to
replace Newhouse,” Landry
said. “Newhouse is a
Tuesday's Games
Detroit 11-6, Chicago M
Boston 10, California 2
Baltimore 10, Seattle 4
New York 0, Oakland 1
Texas 3, Toronto 2
Minneatoa 3, Cleveland 3
Only games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 10, ChicagoS
St. Louis 12, Cincinnatit
Montreal at San Diego, night
New York at Los Angeles, night
Philadelphia at San Francisco, night
Only games scheduled
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