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1" 1- r- 9 '() tic a IC J') 'Ili )4 I tit() JI106 01 :1 BULLFROGS ROLL: Lake Worth blanks North Side 22-0 BACK PAGE Sp R)' Friday September 9 1994 vk SECTION FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM swi A rt fr 1 3 st: st trt Sooners dean house while Aggies win all house ries win He's only a sophomore but some at already are calling Lee land McElroy the best running back to wear an Aggie uniform Gil Le Breton COMMENTOVIIIIII A 4 4A-A I 1' mr A- 5 -0 Lik4 -4' i la i LJ: ''7' 's 4rt Gil LeBreton i 1:: 7'' i lit 1 Lo-446-44 --4 tiMMEIsITKR-V111111111111- 1 li '----07 A it 1 :43 It il 1-4- A' ttr 4N It i or 4 wee 000011wswk 'f looks up finds the ball kicks it into another gear and scores a touchdown He leaves me behind and I'm not a slow guy" said Armstrong who consistently clocks a 45-second time in the 40-yard dash Two years later time has proved that Armstrong is not alone in his inability to contain Lee land McElroy one-on-one Heck the Rice kickoff coverage team outflanked McElroy by an 1 1-1 margin last season and never laid a finger on him during two consecutive returns for first-quarter touchdowns: In a college career that spans just 12 regular-season games McElroy already has built a reputation for going coast-to-coast Heading into the 16th-ranked Aggies' meeting with No 15 Okla-(More on McELROY on Page 7C) la IIle 11'1 lean living will get you no' I where in college football or so the theory goes t'So many people in and around Texas have heard that mocking remark so many times that it has 'taken on a veneer of truth As a case in point may we welcome tomorrow the University of Oklahoma coached by the integrity-stricken Gary Gibbs The Sooners will visit Aggieland for a 4 pm banned-from-TV kickoff As OU fans well know in five previous seasons Gibbs has never coached an Oklahoma team that has lost less than three games Even with the success of his current -team Gibbs is reviled throughout a large slice of Oklahoma Aggie counterpart RC Slo BY JIMMY BURCH Fort Wonh Star-Telegram COLLEGE STATION As the football floated down toward the anonymous scout-teamer he was blanketing in a man-to-man coverage situation linebacker Antonio Armstrong smiled The players were matching strides and the pass would be overthrown by at least 10 yards "Next thing I know the guy cum on the other hand has been defeated only eight times in the regular season over the same five-year period Aggies everywhere revere Slocum Draw your own conclusions Follow the trail of the clean laun(More on LeBRETON on Page 7C) cum on the other hand has been defeated only eight times in the regular season over the same five- year period Aggies everywhere re- vere Slocum Fort Worth Star-Telegram Sophomore Lee land McElroy has never started a game for but he has 1633 all-purpose yards in his career and 16 touchdowns Rangers along way from ready i rn Tot el I rips Tech 1 i I a 0 I Mt I I i I Ne A ---di rips Should the strike be settled soon players still would need more than a week to get back to their teams and get in condition after a 'month of inactivity Cornhuskers wear out Raiders in second half -it it' 'fr''' i i --re 1- if ic 't Cornlluskers wear out 10 'b i a c'' flo lt i i Raiders in second half I' 1 -a' 1 i''-k ItikiN it'':) -e if 4 3' --olaiaL '---kmaim''''' 'f-''1'' r' 1 sto' 0' 174- cT 41'44 I -os'ilt No 1 LI i I 't- 1 i I i Al -4' 11 1 it i I 1 T-4 15 i )''''' 004) not r---------- 4--74' Nt z2 1 kcii 4 I 1 a -4116kmaismior! le 4'''4' 40 7 1 a A- losI 1 4- 1 ski 1 1 lik i -kts Tt aakt 6 fe it fN-'- 4 '4' 6" i '-046' 'C 'i 1N 't 1 ii it Ity a folk 4 tr'v' -0- '1 ieckt' ''i of 'i'ielr''s' It "40 a 'At7'0' 41-1 towitt By JIMMY BURCH Fort Worth Star-Telegram LUBBOCK At various junctures last night in Jones Stadium Texas Tech found Nebraska 42 ways to shut down every ram orie weapon in top-ranked Ne- braska's offensive arsenal But never for long And certainly not all at once Five different Nebraska backs broke runs of at least 30 yards in a 524-yard rushing display that helped the Comhuskers flatten the Red Raiders 42-16 in front of 32768 at Jones Stadium and an ESPN national television audience "We'd be doing fine and then the dam would break and they'd hit us with something else Finally we ran out of fingers to stick in the dike" said Tech coach Spike Dykes who termed facing Nebraska's starting backfield "like being put in triple jeopardy" He should know Dykes watched Corn-huskers fullback Cory Schlesinger average 14 yards per carry (six attempts 84 yards) yet emerge as the slacker of the starting lineup Quarterback Tommie Frazier matched Schlesinger's 84 yards but scored twice and threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Eric Alford Tailback Lawrence Phillips headed the pa-(More on NEBRASKA on Page 6C) BY JIMMY BURCH Ion Wonh Star-Telegram LUBBOCK At various junctures last night in Jones Stadium Texas Tech found Nebraska -42 ways to shut down every weapon in top -ranked Ne- I et A 6 braska's offensive arsenal But never for long And certainly all at Five different Nebraska backs broke runs of at least 30 yards in a 524-yard rushing display that helped the Comhuskers flatten the Red Raiders 42-16 in front of 32768 at Jones Stadium and an ESPN national televi sion audience "We'd be doing fine and then the dam would break and they hit us with something else Finally we ran out of fingers to stick in the dike" said Tech coach Spike Dykes who termed facing Nebraska's starting backfield "like being put in triple jeopardy" He should know Dykes watched Corn- huskers fullback Cory Schlesinger average 14 yards per carry (six attempts 84 yards) yet emerge as the slacker of the starting lineup Quarterback Tommie Frazier matched Schlesinger's 84 yards but scored twice and threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Eric Al ford By TR SULLIVAN Eon Worth Star-Telegram Rangers manager Kevin Kennedy said it would 'takes4itchers at least eight days to prepare for a resumption of the major-league baseball season should owners' and players' representatives hammer out an agreement in New York City this weekend How quickly an agreement is reached would play a significant role in the Rangers' chances of holding on to their one-game lead in the American League West The Rangers are hoping that the strike can end quickly enough to salvage the final two regular-season home series Sept 16-18 against the Seattle Mariners and Sept 19-21 against the Oakland Athletics The Rangers lead the Athletics by one game and the Mariners by two games in the AL West "My feeling is we want to start playing games as soon as possible" (More on RANGERS on Page 4C) A 11 11 111 The Associated Press Nebraska's Lawrence Phillips center is upended by Texas Tech defenders Cat Adams right and Bart Thomas last night tailed Ford Adams is reinstated into Longhorns' lineup Fort Worth native has sputtered during rookie tenure with Oilers -N 1 4' 14i: IT' 4r 4 -Aiil 4toel-' li Tar z'' jfr'' '1 le 1 41441 5 7' 7 ilemrNsitcol "vk '44 to him and fellow Longhorn receiver Lovell Pinkney during the summer Texas declared both players ineligible before last week's season opener but appealed to the NCAA for Adams' reinstatement after a one-game suspension "I'm excited to be back" Adams said in a released statement "I am looking forward to playing Saturday Whatever decision they would have made I would have accepted and lived with it and I am glad it worked out for the BY GENE MENEZ Special to the StarTelegram of Texas wide receiver Mike Adams who missed the season opener for breaking an NCAA rule will play tomorrow 4 against Louis- ville Longhorn coach John Mackovic said yesterday 1 The NCAA re- 't instated the i former Sam Adams Houston High School star yesterday after reviewing information it received from Texas concerning Adams' use ofa rental car provided BY STEVE CAMPBELL Fort Worth Star-Telegram HOUSTON Henry Ford walked into the RCA Dome dressing room under the impression he was supposed to well dress for work Then Houston Oilers defensive 'line coach Jim Stanley told Ford to 'go see head coach Jack Pardee Then Ford went by his locker No jersey with the No 92 No pants No equipment "I knew" Ford said "what was up then" What was up was the Oilers were down enough on Ford to put him on the inactive list for their National Football League season opener against the Indianapolis Colts Relieved of any responsibility for the 45-21 beating the Oilers took last Sunday Ford left the dressing room at day's end munching on a pastry and carrying a soda Ford a Fort Worth native who lettered in football basketball and track at Trimble Tech might make his regular-season NFL debut Sunday at Texas Stadium against the Cowboys Then again he might not Truth is the Oilers don't seem to have any idea what (More on FORD on Page 4C) The Associated Press Mkhael Stich uses an unusual grip on his racket during his four-set victory last night over Sweden's Jonas Morlunan Stich advanced to the US Open semifinals STORY ON PAGE 3C Mackovic who suspended Adams for 60 days this past summer after Adams was arrested on suspieion of assault called the one-(More on ADAMS on Page 7C) 44009rmm 4o i I 4 1 0 1 tilokb4 Survey says NFL games cost most for family outing Survey says NFL games ---g ----A 1 INDEX Colleges 6-7C Scoreborid 48C Horse racing 9C Mark Tinordi is the hit of Stars' training camp It 1 Biseball players union presents proposal to owners PAGE lA Baseball players union A-- I A- Suns sign Danny Manning to one-year Si million deal PAGE3d Suns sign Danny Manning A- dNIII 11 I I or the latest results 4 ball (817) 390-7990 PAGE 5C PAGE SC.