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Yvry vwt ywr yw w.y yyy'vyf yrnTT mr i T5iT 12 Ram player cuts: in which ending is always sad chance. is a common opinion and some The worst thine a player can hear." is. The' says, is. The coach wants to see By Rich Roberts SUlf Writer poignant phone calls home, such as Longs. We've talked about how this mightnap- THE CAST AamdwT; Iwmer Faulkner you and bring your book.

Chuck Knox, because he is the head coach, plays the coroner's role. He gives the player the word and as much consolation as is reasonable. Then he sends him on that 50-yard walk down to the other end of the dorms the last mile to check out with Teele. the undertaker. Teele is the Rams administrative assistant in charge of travel, room and food Jack Faulkner Hangman pen." Long said to his mother when he got the axe last week, so I don't want you to cry.

Some are belligerent," Teele says. They really think they're better than the guys we keep. Once when Bob Waterfield was the coach we had a wide receiver who thought he shouldn't have been cut We told him, Okay, if you can cover the general manager MUNMM WMMPU MUWHt KM. Carson Long is on the phone. Now don't get upset, mom he begins, but Ive got some bad news Jack Teele has heard that end of the conversation many times.

Hes the end of the line for the Hopes and Dreams Express, on which six would-be Rams take their final ridetodav. All NFL clubs must pare their to 52 players by tonight The Rams have 58. Simple arithmetic? Not so simple. It's the hardest part of my job, Teele says. ut Jack Faulkner has a harder one.

He is the hangman, the guy who places the noose around the neck when he walks purposefully from the. coaches rooms across the courtyard of the University Village dormitories to knock on certain doors. JOHN DIXON Sports Editor arrangements and myriad other details dur-i ana the mgtraining camp ana the season. Jack Teele Undertaker with the coach throwing, well keep you. ch.

The The g.m. was Elroy Hindi, When a player is released, Teele must rookie pick up the room key. the playbook, make the player isnT walking out-with a uniform, pay him off. give him a ticket TUESDAY, AUGUST 30,. 1977 decided to leave.

When Don Hosterman. the present g.m., was with the Houston Oilers and told a plaver he Was released, the guy pulled a gun on him. Chuck Knox Coroner Section Page Cl home and a pat on the back. By the time a player reaches' Teele, die shock is beginning to wear off. He has had to listen to some complaints I never had a (Continued Page C-4.

Col. 1) to Lou ties, Old bat, new bat it. then tops nigbt: Reggie Ty Cobb slugs Cubs, 4-1 By Ken Peters AmedatedPnm By Gordon Verrell SAN DIEGO-Lou Brock tied, old broke Ty Cobbs 49-year nted one on Steve Garvey after uncing her way all the way from the leftfield seats to the plate in the first inning. Later, she was booked for tres passing, giving her age as 28. Thats funny, said Dodger official, rive yean Dodger one 49er medical center when she chased Wes over foe field she was 38.

There was nothing funny about Frankss insinuation that Smith doing something dastardly With football drills going There was something about Reggie Smiths first three plate appearances Monday night at Dodger Stadium that didnt set too well with Cubs manager Herman Franks. Actually, they didnt set too well with Reggie, either, since hed struck out twice and popped out Even so, when Smith appeared for the fourth time, in the seventh inning, Herman asked plate umpire Jerry Dale to give Smiths bat the once-over. Dale complied and, whatever was wrong with the bat, Dale tossed it out then record with the 882nd and 883rd stolen bases of bis career Monday night, and die St Louis Cardinal outfielder said afterward he was glad his pursuit of the mark was over. It seems that every major record Ive been involved in the dub has been losing, Brock said. Now that Im through with this one, maybe we can start winning again.

Despite Brocks pair of stolen bases, which came in the first and i seventh innings off San Diego pitcher Dave Freisleben and 1 catcher Dave Roberts, San Diego defeated the Cardinals 4-3. Brock did not seem overly emotional about topping Cobbs record. There hasnt been a lot of at full speed, training 3each room at Long Beat Dodgers of the day REGGIE SMITH slagged 25th homer and TOMMY JOHN barfed 16th win, beating Cabs, 4-1. State resembles train depot Head trainer Dan Bailey (above left) and assistants (from left) Mike Curry, George Walters, Ron Eagle, Marsha Leon deft) and Angie Reasoner (below) use more than '2, 000 yards of tape daily with his wicket, as far as Reggie was concerned. Smith, a trifle irked by the shed I sarcastically asked Dale It made me mad, he said.

But it also woke me up. As it worked out, I was using the wrong bat all night Maybe Ishould thank Herman. pressure on me the last few weeks. leen ad no mm than there has been scenario, if the new bat was all right, then politely kissed Mike Krukows first pitch to him for a two-run homer, fop crushing blow in the Dodgers fourth successive victory, 4-1. It was not the only notable kiss of the evening.

Morganna Roberts Cottrell, the stripper who makes a practice of baseball 1 fields, preparing the schools 75 athletes for two-a-day practices. Smiths homer improved a Dodger lead from 2-0 to fO and helped Tommy John post his 16th victory, which matches his career high. TJ. needed help from Lance year, he sakLWeve been the pot luck system this year, whereas for the past 12 or 13 years it was systematic. Curt Flood was a master of hitting behind me and it took Ted Sizemore three years to perfect it Hus season I knew it was going to take a while because we had a lot of youngsters and the price you pay is pot luck.

-sun PhotM kjr CURT Johnson running onto (Continued Page C-2, Col. 5) CMf California Junior ship. California CC, all day. Aata racing California 500 practice, Ontario, Motor Speedway, 9 a.m. Baseball Dodgers vs Dodger Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

todaer Harse raciie Harness Hollywood Park, Pra vtOnrbal Orange County vs. Paso, University High (Irvine), 7:30 BROCK SINGLED in the first inning and promptly stole second on Freislebens next pitch, tying Cobbs record. the seventh, he reached base on a fielders choice grounder and again went mi the first pitch to the next batter, beating Roberts 'throw. The contest was stopped for the second time as Brock was mobbed by his SL Louis teammates. He was presented second base for the see ond time that evening.

Brock had moved to within a single steal of the record last Thursday night by' stealing two against the San Francisco Thants. However, he went hitless in three games in Los Angeles over pjn. I-1 OI I ON RADIO IS- TELEVISION Baltimore. KTLA(5), 4:30 p.m. RAPIQ BatehaB Angels vs.

Baltimore, (Continued Page C-2, Col. 7) I men ROBERTS. Look at it this way: An ice cream cone, plain, no sprinkles, goes for 45f. And you're still drinking ordinary scotch? 1 Unser conk-out king of 9 77 A product of his first marriage was Bobby now 21 and racing midgets and sprint cars. His dad owns me of the cars he drives.

So now Im also a race car owner, Unser says, and Im not sure thats so smart I think youll see the Offys all kind of fading out Say it isnt so, Bobby Unser. Don't tell us that the old Offenhaoser engine, as much a part of Indianapolis lore as the Unsers, win be going the way of the goony bird and the front engine roadster. Id like to have a Cosworth in my race car for this race. Oh, no, Bobby, not you, too. You mean the old four-bangers will roar no more, put to rest in the Speedway Moseumr replaced by a collection of nut and bolts from Britain? The truth is, Bobby Unser would tie two squirrels to a treadmill in next Sundays California 500 at Ontario if be thought it would gpt him across the finish line.

The younger Unser evea finished third tills year in the Pikes Peak race; which the famOyjnade famous. It's conceivable feat Indianapolis could soon have its first father-son entry, but Unser doesnt look forward to it I hope he doesn't even attempt to go to the speedway until hes 26 years old, Bobby says. Being beaten by one's own son might be embarrassing, but Unser i thatlsnt the reason. that says Heeyes his listener and says, He wouldn't beat me.1 This the worst season Ive ever had in 20 years of racing, he says. I havent finished a race.

I havent scored a championship point Weve very ashamed of it OVERHEARD: Jeha McKay, who has lost Gary Half for several looking for a Freitas, the former San THE PROBLEM, Unser says, has been a matter of reliability, weeks, called Cal State Fullerton Mohday We havent had any. Our engine man hasnt been doing his homework. yHVly yHH nm vUgiiiv mmii smbh wvia wuig hw ws ks, called Cal State Fullerton Mohday No, he didnt talk to foe Rams, but to Jesse Now it appears beH be staying with the Offy this week Efforts to install a Cosworth in his backup car have bogged down.1 Diego State and Stanford QB who was helping out with foe college team. Freitas, a reserve with foe Chargers last season, said to be on his way to Tampa Bay. Ontario Motor Speedway general manager Ray Smartb points out that his group currently running foe mucb- Ray Smarui points out that his group currently running foe Unser has won twice at Indianapolis and has placed first, second he has VUIKI IMI WVU iwiw nwimiwywMa wmh wwvuu first at Ontario foe last three years.

At 43, he. hasnt slowed down, much-troubled track has been to charge for 2H yean the longest tenure of any group yet, I personally am damn proud of that, Smartb says. Fine, Ray, but how about Sunday when you opened the track for practice and charged 81 admission? About a thousand fans paid their and and that's no pun. Recently he broke a foot slamming on foe brakes to avoid a wreck, but was back racing a week later. I have to keep racing to keep the fans happy or I won't have a job, he explains, and if I dont have a job I can't pay my (Continued Page Col.

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