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THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE. Sunday. September 30, 1979-3B Strom an More Than One By RUSSELL SMITH Advocate Sports Writer Pity the poor Stroman Raiders. Before the 79 season npbody gave them much chance of producing anything much better than a break-even season, so one might assume that their current 3-1 record would be winning them lots of congratulatory fanfare. Nope.

In fact, their current public image is probably even less palatable than that of garden variety .500 Now they're getting called a one-man team. The Team, tailback Ronnie Thomas, deserves all the recognition he's gotten and more. He's developing into one of the best runners in the history of district 25-AAAA and is certainly the preeminent offensive threat for the Raiders. But he isn't the only threat by any means. Three other players line up in the same backfield with Thomas each week, and the magnitude of their contributions to Stroman's success is becoming more apparent with time.

These players are senior quarterback Rick Korczynski, sophomore fullback Ray Williams and senior flanker Joey large part to Korczynski's skillful ball-handling. "We do work on the timing a lot in our pitch he says, "and we've been successful so far in keeping the turnovers down." Korczynski's attributes the lack of re-' gard given Stroman in the pre-season to simplistic analyses by sportswriters. "All they were looking at were the starters we had back, which really weren't very many. But what they ignored was that we had lots of guys who weren't exactly starters but did play a lot of football last We don't really have that many guys who have no experience at all. Regarding his philosophy of offense, Korczynski says, "We can't let up on anyone or we'll be run off the field.

What we try to do a team is hit 'em before they can hit us." None of the three, Williams, Robinson or Korczynski is thinking seriously about trying to play college football, though none would rule the thought out entirely. Williams and Robinson are still mulling over where they'd like to go to continue their educations, but not Korczynski. "I'm gonna be an Aggie." he states Robinson. Although they don't resent the attention their gifted teammate gets, they wouldn't mind having some occasional lotus petals tossed their direction in recognition of the necessary tasks they perform. Interviewed Thursday before their game with Spring Branch Northbrook, they displayed three distinctly individual faces.

Ray Williams is the quietest and most restrained of the three. This is perhaps partly a recognition of his good fortune in making the starting varsity lineup so early. He weighs 195 pounds, but looks larger, and his voice is soft, rising only occasionally when he comes to a point he wants to emphasize. Considering his modesty, it's not surprising that he lists Earl Campbell as the athlete he mos-tadmires. Asked how he feels about his chief role, that of lead blocking for Thomas, Williams replies, "It's not bad.

You know, I wouldn't mind carrying the ball more, but we're going good with what we got now. It's all right with meas long as we keep on winning." Williams has played fullback ever since his initial football experience at Howell Intermediate School (Robinson also attended Howell; Korczynski went to Patti Welder.) He seemed at a loss to describe his running stylet but agreed that he's better deployed at the fullback position where strength can be brought into play, rather than the more speed-oriented tailback spot. Against Corpus Christi Carroll, Williams showed his value to the team dramatically, gaining 54 yards on 9 carries for a 6.0 average. About his performance against Carroll, Williams says, "Well, I'm just trying to do the best I can, We got a team that' 1 think is as good as anybody, so I just try to contribute." Joey Robinson is a muscular, round-shouldered guy who looks something like the runt of the block who went on an extensive weight-training program in the interest of survival against the big kids. He's a more verbal person than Williams, at least when he discusses his specialty, blocking.

Against Carroll, he produced 23 lead blocks in which the defensive man was blasted completely off his. feet; This achievement would be an attention-getter for anybody, but even more so for a relatively small person like Robinson. At 180 pounds, the third-year starter frequently has to block defensive ends who outweigh him by 40 pounds. The obvious question is i how is it possible for him to do this so consistently well? Ro- binson replies in an almost scholarly manner that indicates long hours of theoretical consideration of blocking me-, chanics. "I'd say it's quite a bit like making a good tackle.

You have to get solid contact, using timing and some kind of idea of the weight you have to block. It you come in for a tackle at the wrong angle or don't time your hit just right, you're going to run right by him. Same thing with blocking. You have to be under control and have good upper body strength." How does it feel to bring down a 225-pound end? "Feels real good!" says Robinson, grinning. Robinson's aggressive blocking seems to be an intimidating factor at times.

Game films appear to show that, in late quarters, defensive players will try to go around him rather than attempt to confront him head-on, thus magnifying already good gains. Rick Korczynski is basking in the secu rity of playing his first season as a solidly-established starting quarterback. Last season, the 180-pounder was only one of a triad of signal-callers that also included Steve Kemp and Preston Tucker. "This year I came in pretty much knowing I'd start. The other guys'd have to have been really impressive to beat me out," says Korczynski.

"That makes a big difference." Korczynski is more opinionated and verbally fluent (as befits a quarterback) than Williams and Robinson. He candidly says that Stroman can defeat district favorite Brazoswood and should be considered a legitimate title contender. "Our toughest gameshaven't come up yet, but we think we can beat anyone." Of the run-based Stroman offense, Korczynski allows, "Yeah, sure I'd like to see us do some more passing, but our ground game has worked well enough that I guess we just haven't had to throw that much." The Stroman offensive scheme calls for many complicated fakes, timed hand-offs and wide pitches. In spite of this, Stroman fumbled only one pitch over their first three games and this is due in Tulane Late Boxes SMU tuns atson Tops Series Golf Padres 2, Giants 0 appeared that SMU had railed from a 10-point halftime deficit to knot the score at 17-all. Tulane appeared to be going SANFRAN SANDIEGO ab bi Richrds ct 4 0 2 0 North cf ab bi 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 "But I got little bush coming out and that took something off the ball.

It hit the water and skipped twice and ran up on the green. I hadn't planned that second skip. You can't figure on that. It's the sort of shot that, in a practice round, you're gonna pull off less than 50 percent of the time." ORLEANS (AP) Tulane tailback Marvin Christian burst 19 yards up the middle with 1:22 left on the clock to give Tulane a 24-17 victory over 19th ranked Southern Methodist University in an intersections! college football clash Saturday night. AKRON, Ohio (AP) Tom Watson, the outstanding player in the game for he last three years, fired a solid, no-bogey, 5-under-par 65 and took in the rain-delayed second mifiigpTthe World Series of Golf Watson, who has acquired record true, you can't help but shoot a good score." While there were other good ones this mild, hazy fall day, Watson's was the best by two shots.

Lon Hinkle, one of the longest hitters on the PGA Tour, moved into second place at 134, a single stroke back. Hinkle birdied Venable rt Strain 2b Ivie lb DEvans 3b Herndon rf Whitfild rf LeMstr ss Tul 25 41 2)0 238 it, SMU 13 48 181 56 60 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 OSmith ss Perkins lb Winfieid rf Turner If Briggs If Bevacq 3b Fahey Flannry tt) Rasmsn 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 runback by linebacker Eric Ferguson, put SMU in business for the tying score. Bad snaps from center cost "Tulane two field goals from point-blank range after SMU had tied the game. Southern Methodist 7 0 3 7-17 Tulane 3 14 0 7-24 "5M1j James 12 run iGarcta kick) TU FG Murray 26 TU Anderson 7 passfrom Hontas Murray TU Christian 14 run (Murray kick! SMU FG Garcia 37 SMU Gann 6 pass from Taylor (Garcia kick) TU Christian 19 run (Murray kick) First downs Rushes yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties yards Lee Trevino holed a 12-foot birdie putt on $447,636 and five titles already this season, 6 18 0 20 36 3 42 5 38 L.ittleihn lc 2 0 0 1 took commanoH)f the chase for a $100,000 ve of his first six holes but had to resort to the final holeo-tie Tom Kite and Ryder- -It-was-Cbristains-seeond 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 McCvy ph 2 1 450 10 4 40 0 0 0 0. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sadek Whitson Minton Johnstn ph LaveHe Total touchdown for the night.

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The group at 136 included Bill Rogers, J.C. Snead and Howard Twitty. Snead matched par 70, Twitty had a 67 and Rogers spiced his 3-under-par effort with an eagle-2 on the 14th hole. Andy Bean, the first round leader with a brilliant 64, went 11 shots higher with a 75 that left him six shots back at 139. Watson missed only two greens and really wasn't in major danger of making a bogey.

He chipped close on one green he missed and dropped a 5-foot saving putt on the other. first prize with a 36-hole total of 133, seven shots under par on the rain-soaked, Firestone Country Club course. Friday's play was washed out by an all-day rain that left the greens on the long course soft and holding, providing the elite field with the opportunity to go boldly for the flags. A double round of 36 holes is scheduled Sunday. "You can throw the ball into the pin with any club you have," said Watson, virtually assured of a third consecutive sweep of the Vardon Trophy, Player of the Year honors and the leading money-winning spot.

"The greens are so soft, and putting so some luck including skipping one off the surface of the pond to the green on the 16th to salvage his round of 67. "Well," said Hinkle, the protagonist of the famed tree-planting incident at the U.S. Open this year, "you can't say I don't have He grinned a bit and added: "When you hit it the way I do, you've got to come up with something." He said he'd actually planned the shot off the surface of the pond. At least partially. "I had to hit it under a tree and over a bridge," he said.

"I tried to skip it off the pond. lips by 3 1 Rasmssn 9 9 0 0 0 San Francisco Whitson 11 7 1 3 5 2 2 Minton 2 3 0 0 0 Lavelle 10 0 0 HBP By Whitson (Flannery). 2 2 0 0 0 0 2:19 carried 31 times for 185 yards, started the comeback with a 4-yard touchdown plunge with It was a bitter defeat for LSU, which had won its first two games, and 78.322 fans, second largest crowd in Tiger Stadium history. Dodgers 6, Astros 5 3 0 0 14-17 0 9 3 0-12 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -Paul McDonald tossed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Williams with 32 seconds left Saturday night to end a 79-yard march that lifted No.

1-ranked Southern California to a pulsating 17-12 football victory over Louisiana State. The trailed 12-3 after three quarters, but All-America tailback Charles White, who Southern Cal LSU USC-FG Hipp 32 HOUSTON LOSANGLS ab bi use 20 46 251 145 015 14 20 1 434 5 2 861 LSU 17 47169 103 3 6 23 1 7 38 10 5 57 First downs Rushesyards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties yards Puhl cf ab bi 3 0 0 0 1111 Melton Takes Lead Big LSU-LeRo'id Jones 13 pass Irom Ens minger (kick failed) LSU-FG Barthel 32 LSU-FG Barthel 28 USC-C. White 4 run (Hipp kick) USC-K. Williams 8 pass from McOon aid (Hipp kick) A 78,322 4 110 4 0 2 4 113 4 VI 0 3 0 11 4 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 Lopes 2b Joshua rf DThoms cf Garvey lb Cey 3b Baker If Thomassn TMrtnz ss 9:54 remaining. 4 12 0 4 114 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 3 110 3 111 2 0 0 0 1110 0 0 0 0 CRenlds ss Cedeno lb JCruz It Cabell 3b Leonard rt Bochy Sexton pr Puiols Walling ph Landsty 2b KForsch Brgmn ph Ruhle LaCOrte Total Houston 0 0 0 0 Yeager 1 0 0 0 Hough Davalll ph Castillo UTA Upsets TCU 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 315 8 3 halfback Kent Sharp the final Total 32 6 8 6 000 0O0 140- 5 001 000 05x- 6 way I can catch Nancy.

I'm out of it." Stephenson started with a bogey on No. 1 had three straight bogeys on Nos. 9, 10 and 11, and added two more on Nos. 15 and 16. She called her round a "nightmare." Post, winner last week at Kansas City, was not as despondent as Stephenson but was just as realistic about her chances of catching the leader.

"It's pretty difficult," she admitted. Post played the first nine holes Saturday in four-under-par, but ran into trouble with bogeys on Nos. 14 and 16. Melton, on the other hand bubbled with confidence. Los Angeles DALLAS (AP) Nancy Lopez Melton made it look easy Saturday, strolling around the Bent Tree Countryieiub course in just 67 shots to take a four-stroke lead with a score of 204 after the third round of the $150,000 Dallas Open.

Sandra Post, with a 69, was second at 209 and Donna Caponi Young stood third at 210. "I'm playing with confidence," Melton said after Saturday's round, which included an eagle, three birdies and no bogeys. "I was pretty consistent all day." And the other golfers in the tournament may have winced when she said, "Usually I have to come from behind to win a tourna ment. I've only led twice going into the final day and won both times." Melton's 67 Saturday, combined with a 71-66 the first two rounds, gives her a three-round total of 204, one shot away from the best 54-hole score on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour this year. She started the round tied for the lead with Jan Stephenson, who blew to a 77 Saturday and fell 10 shots off the pace at 214.

"I'm in shock," Stephenson said. "Today was one of those days where you're penalized for every mistake. I felt good when the round started, but I don't know what happened. I'm really down now. There's no five yards.

UTA TCU First downs 20 14 Rushes yards 66 290 46 152 Passing yards 78 111 Return yards 46 54 Passes 4 7 1 8 23 1 Punts 6 36 7 43 Fumbles lost 5 2 0 0 Penalties yards 7 54 5 55 in the third quarter, but quarterback Kevin Haney came off the bench to lead Texas Christian to two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, UTA 0 14 7 0-21 TCU 0 0 0 14-14 UTA- Sharp 3 run (Happel kick) UTA-Dewalt 1 run (Happel kick) UTA Dewalt 15 run (Happel kick) TCU-Haney 5 run (Porter kick) 24 pass from Hayney (Porter kick) FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Quarterback Roy Dewalt rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns, setting up one of the scores with a 58-yard bomb, as Texas-Arlington defeated Texas Christian 21-14 Saturday night. After a scoreless first quarter, Dewalt led the Mavericks 81 yards in. 12 plays, sending DP-Los Angeles 1. LOB-Houston 2, Los Angeles 3. 2B-TMatiinez.

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Texas 2-2, was a 58-0 victor over Memphis State last year in the teams' first meeting. The Tigers are now 2-2. Texas 0 7 0 10-17 Memphis State 0 0 7 0-7 Mosley four run IHardy kick) MSU Williams 44 pass from Betts (Ben netl kick) Hardy 27 field goal Dickey one run (Hardy kick) Richards' recovery of a fumble on Aggies' 43 yard lir.e. Freshman kicker David Hardy provided the winning margin with 4:44 remaining in the game on 27-yard field goal. Dickey's score came, about 90 seconds later after Grulich intercepted Tiger quarterback Darrell Martin's pass and returned it to the one yard line.

Dickey, last week's Associated Press National Back Of the Week, became the Southwestern Conference's third leading phis State. The fleet-footed Dickey scored on a one-yard run set up by a 36-yard interception return by cornerback Carl Grulich. The Southwestern Conference Aggies opened the scoring in the second quarter on a four-yard run by quarterback Mike Mos-ley. Memphis State tied it in the middle of the third quarter on a 44-yard pass play from senior quarterback. Kevin Betts to Richard Williams.

That score was set up by Tiger tight end Russell 14 6 62 231 33 13 97 115' 97 25 13 7 2 27 8 3 7 42 13 38 6 5 4 1 9 85 2 10 First downs Rushesyards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties yards touchdown Saturday night to lead Texas to a 17-7 college football victory over Mem roiiciiD lf lis SlltS I REG. i Sm txl 'J C784 3, 88 4104 88 pni vcctcd CORD mh-ztMrJ 178.14 33 88 4108 2 10! WT jl F78.14 35.88:41 16 2 22 BLACKWALLS jGrSh CM401 in zztt C78.M 36.88; 4120 2.38 I Our Reg. 27.88 A78xf3 Wt W0 078.15 138.88 4120 2.44 JJ ZSZj 39.88 4128 1 2.61 cnB ALL TIRES PURCHASED if H78xis U2.88 4132 1 2.66 rUH FROM mart" INCLUDE HI.1S 49.7. 4160! 2.96 Plus F.E.T. 1.62 Eac TeiSeT Whitewalls 2.88 More Each I HtuuiHtu 1 Coogs Maul West Texas HOUSTON (AP) Backup Terald Clark ran 11 yards.

Running back John Newhouse fumbled into the West Texas end zone on Houston's next possession and the Buffaloes, 1-4, TxST Hstn Frst dwns 11 30 69 453 100 39 7 12 1 1 30 53 7 76 52 142 65 107 7 142 6 22 22 534 Rushes yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punfs Fumbles lost Penalties yards their five fumbles in the second half. UH defensive end Sam Proctor helped set up Barrett's third touchdown when he recovered a fumble by Buffalo quarterback Matt Patterson at the West Texas State 24. West Texas State's first touchdown drive was highlighted by a pair of roughing-the-passer penalties and a dead ball foul- W. Texas State 0 3 7 0-10 Houston 7 31 7 l-4 UH -T Clark II run (Hatfield kick) WTS-FO Theriot 46 UH-Barrett a run (Hatfield kick) UH-Barrett 6 run (Hatfield kick) UH-Barrett I run (Hatfield kick) UH-CUrk 5 pass from Brown (Hatfield kkkl WTS-D Clark 1 run (Theriot kick) UH-Wight II run lHatfieid kick) UH Jermstad I run (Hatfield kick) yard run with 3:50 in the half and tacked on his one yarder with 53 seconds before intermission. He finished the game with 90 yards on 12 carries.

The Cougars lost the ball on a fumble by Clark and an interception by Thompson May-berry. On Houston's third possession, Clark caught a 5-yard touchdown from quarterback Delrick Brown and the Cougars took a 35-3 lead. An 18-yard run by West Texas State's Danny Clark and two 15-yard personal foul penalties against Houston set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Clark with 43 seconds left in the third quarter. The Cougars lost three of fullback David Barrett scored three second-quarter touchdowns, including a 48-yard run on his first carry, to ignite eighth-ranked Houston to a 49-10 non-conference victory over outmanned West Texas State Saturday. The Cougars, 3-0, scored on four of their six first half possessions, but didn't get cranked up until Barrett entered the game to start the second quarter.

On his first carry, Barrett dashed 48 yards for a touchdown and later scored on runs of 6 and 1 yards as the Cougars took a 28-3 halftime lead. Houston jumped to a 7-0 lead on its first possession when drove back to a 46-yard field' goal by Press Theriot. Barrett scored his first touchdown eight seconds later with his free-wheeling 48-yarder through the middle of the Buffalo defense. Barrett scored again on a 6- SERVICES INCLUDE: 1. Oil diaiig (up to fd.

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The next time Arkansas got the ball, the Razorbacks moved 62 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown. Jones got the drive going scored Arkansas' fourth touchdown that gave the Razorbacks a 33-0 lead late in the third quarter. Arkansas, which upped its record to 34, led 21-0 with less than two minutes deep in the second period before a stadium record crowd of 45,742. The Razorback defense, which allowed a total of 10 points in its first two outings, did a job on the Tulsa offense. Tulsa made only 108 yards In the first half and 49 of that came on a pass from Bill Blankenship to Paul Roberson In the closing seconds of the half.

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