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Page 8 IRVING DAILY NEWS Tuesday, August 31 1976 Clint dealt to Chargers Dallas Cowboy quarterback Clint Longley has been traded to the San Diego Chargers for what both Cowboy and Charger officials called Daily News Photo AND NOW A CHARGER Clint Longley is now officially a former Dallas Cowboy quarterback as he was traded to the San Diego Chargers yesterday for at least two future Charger draft choices. Longley left the Cowboy training camp 19 days ago after engaging in a fight with quarterback Roger Staubach. future draft felt it was in the best interest of the Cowboys and of Clint that we trade him to San said Tom Landry in a prepared statement. Diego is a team on its way up, and I think this trade will give Clint a chance to Longlev, who was suspended from the Cowboys after engaging in a physical confrontation with quarterback Roger Staubach on Aug. 12 in training camp at Thousand Oaks, has barely been heard from since his abrupt departure from camp following the fight.

San Diego coach Tommy Prothro had a very brief statement, saying; is a good quarterback. We are happy to have At San Diego, where the Cowboys recently traded punter Mitch Hoopes for still another future undisclosed draft choice, longley will be behind fourth year starter Dan Fouts and possibly behind former Baylor quarterback Neal Jeffery. San third quarterback, Jesse Freitas, left the San Diego camp last week because of personal problems. According to Jerry Wynn, director of public relations for the CTiar- gers, the trade was somewhat surprising in that both Fouts and Jeffery had been having excellent pre-season, in spite of their 17-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Longley, who first made headlines when he guided the Cowboys to a come-from-behind victory over the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving Day of 1974, had been the No.

2 quarterback behind Staubach for two years, but some observed that while at training camp, was being pushed for the No. 2 job by Danny White, who now holds the backup spot. The trade gives the Cowboys a current player roster of 48 active players, one less than required at this point in tha season. ITS CAMP TIME AT THE The VMCA Football Camp got started last night as coaches and players got together for the first time of the season. All the players and all the coaches will be together in mass for the next three days as this fall's gridders learn some of the basic fundamentals, which will he new to some, and a refresher course for others.

The VMCA starts regular league play Daily News Photos on Sept. 27, with leagues divided into three age groups, 7-8-year-olds, 9-11-year-olds and 12-13-year olds. Part of yesterday's program involved an introduction, center photo, whit saw a seas of red-jerseyed hopefuls listening. IRVING DAILY NEWS Sports ISS lights to shine Thursday In just more than 48 hours, 22 high school football players will line up at Irving Schools Stadium to blast open the lid on the high school games of 1976. The Nimitz Vikings and the Rebels of Fort Worth Southwest High School will start things off in a 7:30 kickoff.

The Vikings will be meeting last 10 -AAAA champions in the Rebels, who had an 8-3 season last year. Following the Viking- Rebel opener, the Irving Tigers and the MacArthur Cardinals will get under way as the Tigers host the Austin Maroons at Irving Schools Stadium Friday night. On the same night, the Cardinals will travel to Austin to take on the time state champion Reagan Raiders in an 8 p.m. game. Coach Wally Freytag is starting his third season at Reagan They are coming off a 5-4-1 record last year, the first time in the history that the Raiders have not won their district crown.

The Cardinals are coming off a Friday-night scria- mage against Richardson Berkner which saw the Rams score six times on the Cardinals, against one touchdown drive Tor Mac. the first of the scrimmage, we even know our names we were so said Mac coach Carman Bonner. had to stick to our basic defense because we just prepared for any other kind. It the best we ever played but seen MacArthur play In other high school action Friday night, the Cis- tarcian Hawks host Garland Christian in the season ner for coach Bob Cah- ope crew. Rangers on Road Daily News Photo By (AMES B.

FREDD NO GO MEL Dallas Cowboy cornerback Mel Renfro (20) thought he had a fumble recovery after Pittsburgh's John Stallworth let loose of the ball in the first quarter of the Dallas-Steeler game Saturday night. But the ball had been blown dead by the officials. The Cowboys went on to win the game, 20-10. After coming off an amazing 11-0 tilt over Baltimore, the Texas Rangers will play tonight in Boston. The Rangers tied a club record of 19 hits in the blasting of the Baltimore ball club.

After playing Boston, the Rangers will be on the road and will play Kansas City for four straight games. The Rangers will play again in Arlington Stadium on Sept. 7 against Minnesota. They will play Oakland come Sept. 10 and will play California the 13 and 14 of September.

Texas tangle Saturday Oilers head for Cowboy bout The Houston Oilers have to follow a tough act into Texas Stadium this Saturday night. It will be the last pre-season game of the year for both coach Bum Phillips' Bayou Boys and for the improved and sky- high Dallas Cowboys. It will be another in a long line of battles for the football bragging rights in Texas, and it has always producad somewhat of a thriller. Last year, about this time, the Cowboys took a 17 -14 pre-season win in the Astrodome. It was the introduction of a season which would send the Cowboys to the Super Bowl and would send the Oilers just to the brink of the playoffs, with a 10-4 record that would have made it in any other division except for the tough American Conference csntral, which also includes such teams as WIND-BRACED TURBINE VENTILATORS Wind-powered ventilation with external bracing for added support of rotor assembly.

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Thomas joins several be al- fan yet other players who are considered borderline cases. The Cowboys will make their final roster cut next Monday. The NFL has not yet set a player limit for the 1976 season, but the number is expected to be released this week. The Cowboys are now 2-3 in pre-season play, having already assured themselves of matching their 1975 preseason mark of 24. THEY'RE BEAT Nimitz' Mark Money and Dick Holliday, top photo, seem a little beat as they wait to go into action in last week's scrimmage with Highland Park.

In the bottom photo, the MacArthur secondary is beat as Richardson Berkner completes a pass play for a touchdown. The 1976 high school football season starts Thurday night with Nimitz hosting Fort Worth Southwest at Irving Schools Field. Football Baseball standings AMERICAN LEAGUE Weit Pet. GB KansasCity 78 52 600 Oakland 70 59 543 Minnesota 63 68 .481 59 71 454 19 Chicago 57 73 438 21 57 74 435 214 East New York 77 49 .611 Baltimore 67 61 523 11 Cleveland 65 63 .508 13 Boston 62 67 481 16 61 68 .473 17 Milwaukee 57 68 .456 19V, Rest Its Boston 11, Texas 3. Baltimore 3, Kansas 2.

Minnesota 10, Milwaukee 3 California 2, Detroit 1 New York at Oakland, late NATIONAL LEAGUE East Pet. GB Philadelphia 83 46 643 Pittsburgh 71 57 .555 11V, New York 65 64 504 18 Chicago 60 71 ,458 24 St 56 69 448 25 Montreal 43 80 .350 37 West Cincinnati 83 49 629 Los Angeles 73 56 566 8V, 66 68 493 18l, San 63 69 477 20 Atlanta 58 73 .443 24' San Francisco 56 75 427 Results Houston 3, Philadelphia 1 St Louis 7, Cincinnati 1 leagues The of Irving Department of Parks and Recreation is now organizing for flag football. The meeting will be tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Senter Park Recreation Center. Any man interested in playing is asked to call the parks and recreation department at 253-2656 and leave their name and phone number.

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