Show ©gben gtanimrii Examiner -- Ogden Thursday Morning Nov Standard-Examine- r §ectinn 22 1979 Fw® Turkey Dsay MFIL's QirSdl Mt&imtuj United Press international NEW YORK (UPI) — All around the nation families will be settling down to a quiet Thanksgiving dinner Thursday with all the trimmings In Texas the Dallas Cowboy family will be trying to regroup from the loss of its favorite son Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson whose mouth and image may have grown too big for his own good is out of work Coach Tom Landry upset with some uninspired play on the part of his defending NFC champion Cow- boys and his star linebacker Mon- placed Henderson on waivers day and sent shock waves through the franchise “It hurts me a great deal to do who informed it” said Landry Henderson of the decision just prior to a team meeting on Monday “It’s no fun but it’s my job to make the decisions” Henderson who said he would rather quit than play elsewhere claims a personality conflict with his coach ultimately led to the dismissal Landry states the move was necessitated by a series of events dating back to the presea- r- S’V'iv i'- &- - - - - i & ' ' ’ v £ ' & r W ' & Otv " - UJ - 4- ‘ 5 ' L C x TAKES ON y & ed EX-MEXJC- && " GLENN JOBE works out in the rays of the early morning sun near his winter home at Kirkwood Meadows Calif Jobe is US biathlon competitor and one of currently the top-rank- ' son ' CRUCIAL MATCH our best prospects for a medal in the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid N Y Biathlon is a combination of cross country skiing and marksmanship CHAMP AN 'Too Tali' Janes Schedules Another Bout WASHINGTON (UP I) — Ernesto Espaa defends his World Boxing Association lightweight championship Saturday afternoon seventh-rankeagainst Leonidas Asprilla the 13th-roun- d contender will draw almost as bout inary much interest Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Ed (Too Tall) Jones in his third bout in 21 days takes on former Mexican heavyweight champion Fernando Montes This is the second title defense but a prelimall-pr- for Espaa 26 Bolivar Venezuela After scoring a knockout victory over Claude Noel last June to win the belt Espaa recovered got up from the first knockdown of his career and knocked out Johnny Lira in o from Ciudad d August Espaa is a powerful puncher with jab who is known for his fast starts In putting together a 28-record Espaa has knocked out 23 opponents 13 in the first round The match could be a slugfest because Asprilla has 18 knockouts among his 26 victories in 27 bouts a wicked left 1 Aggies Await duo ame on Saturday LOGAN — With nothing more pressing than the PCAA on the line Bruce Snyder and his Aggie football team will complete their 1979 season at Fresno Stte Saturday afternoon Kickoff is set for 2:00 (mountain time) in FSU’s Radcliffe Stadium Should the Aggies win this one it will bump their PCAA record to same as San Jose State which 7-2- -1 4-0- -1 has completed its league season If everything falls into place for USU it would amount to the school’s fourth straight conference most in co- reits four championship cent years with a league affiliation (The Aggies and Wyoming tied for Weber County Horses Place Two Weber County trained horses placed in the 1979 World Wide Futurity at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque One of them Rebel World owned by Daryl Murdock and Betty of El Sobrante Calif and trained by Dave Kosoff of Wilson won the first division of the trials and took ninth in the futurity The other J&B Sparky owned ce by Bill Robinson of Pleasant Grove and trained by Jay Thompson Hooper took second in the same heat and placed sixth in the World Wide Consolation Robinson also had a horse in the futurity J&B’s Red Mist which came in sixth after winning the sixth trial heat In 1977 Thompson saw his Appy gelding The Hooper Honker win the World Wide the first local Utah horse ever to do so Weber Wrestlers Face Road Meets 1979-8- 0 season this weekend in Colorado The Wildcats under coach John Webb meet the Falcons of the Air Force Academy Friday sixth-roun- d TKO over Abdullah Muhammed on Nov 13 A bout scheduled for last Tuesday night in Tucson Ariz was cancelled when only 200 fans purchased tickets “I hope to get Jones 20 fights within the next 12 months just to gain experience” said Wolf Such a grind would be difficult except that Jones’ career is being carefully orchestrated and it’s doubtful Wolf will overmatch his fighter X X V‘V 9-- scored a controversial sixround decision over Jesus Meeses Nov 4 in New Mexico and scored a stf '" f 'AU?- - ZX -- '£ f then spend Saturday in the Academy Invitational Weber State’s first home match isn’t until Jan 7 against the Colorado School of Mines The New York Jets will be at Seattle in the Monday night game Chris Evert ??y to be No 6-- 0 1” Echoing the comments of compatriot John McEnroe who spoke out during his last week’s triumph at the Wembley tournament Evert also attacked the poor tennis facilities in Britain Supporting the claim by British internationals Virginia Wade and David Lloyd her brother-in-lawho have threatened to strike if a national training center is not built in the near future Evert said: “If I had been brought up in Britain I certainly wouldn’t be the player I am today w ABLE TO PRACTICE “In Flordia I was able to practice four hours a day but in Britain that just isn’t possible” Billie Jean King who has claimed 20 Wimbledon titles in sngles and doubles and will be 36 on Thursday moved into the last eight when she beat countrywoman Bar- bara Potter Wade advanced as expected when she beat American Stacy in the second Margolin 4 round while South African liana 6-- 6-- 6-- 2 6-- 2 4 Kloss caused a mild surprise when she beat American Marita Redon1 in the second round do 6 7-- 6-- Cage Registration For Layton Girls 10 games) “The Fresno State game marks the second time this year we will have gone against a team having a coach change just undergone was the (ASU first) and some times those things have a very positive effect on a team Arizona State the day coach Frank Kush was dismissed beat Washington 12-- 7 We must go down there assuming they will come at us playing fired up SECOND TIME LAYTON — The Layton City Recreation Department is currently conducting basketball registration for junior girls ages 11 12 and 13 Registration is conducted at the Monday Layton City Offices through Friday from 8 am until 5 pm Cost for the program is $6 Further information can be obtained by calling the Layton Recre8 ation Department at 376-345- This week’s NCAA statistical in several listings show Aggies is Parros categories currently 14th in rushing (1068) he is sixth in scoring (84 points a game) Hippie is seventh in passing efficiency Clinic Scheduled For Area Coaches offense A cardiopulmonary resuscitation James Murphy remains clinic has been scheduled for area third in pass receiving (59 catches a game) and Ken Thompson 15th (43) in the same category USU is ninth in team total offense (4257) third in passing (2741) and 13th in scoring (306) 1 single-minde- d J yards This year he’s just 67 yards short of that mark (1068) and he’s carried the ball less frequently (221 r land at Denver y still get those records But our priority is to win this game We’ve got to find a way to do it” SCHOOL RECORDS Snyder’s mention of records is a reference to the proximity of quarterback Hippie and tailback Parros to school passing and rushing records Hippie is 361 yards short of tying Tony Adams’ Aggie career passing record (6226) while Parros who rambled for 208 yards last week in the 0 win at Weber State now needs 130 yards in order to tie Louie Giammona’s school rushing mark (3499 yards) “I think this has got to be considered Rick’s best year with us” said Snyder “even though that may not be the case statistically But he has run hard every game He has done it efficiently and he’s been a lot more durable this year” Statistically Parros is closing in on the totals he had as a sophomore That year he carried the ball 261 times from scrimmage for 1135 (1943) Diego Los Angeles at San Francisco Miami at Baltimore and Oak- 6-- year in their new conference) “Our goal this week is to defeat Fresno State” said Snyder “and it would be great if we could do that and Eric (Hippie) and Rick (Par-ros- ) (1396) and 15th in total Minnesota at Tampa Bay Washington at NY Giants New Orleans at Atlanta Philadelphia at Green Bay Kansas City at San 3 the 1960 and 1961 Skyline Conference titles and last year USU and San Jose State were deadlocked for the PCAA crown in the Ag’s first times in Thanksgiving Day’s other game will feature the reborn Chicago Bears against the woeful Detroit Lions in a key NFC Central matchup The Bears are pushing for a playoff spot and are entertaining ideas of catching Tampa Bay in the division Sunday’s games feature Buffalo at New England Cleveland at Pittsburgh St Louis at Cincinnati Advances In Tourney football” The Weber State wrestling team opens its challenger is from Cartegera Colombia “Asprilla’s record speaks for itself” said Espaa “Ke is an outstanding fighter with a good right hand He is capable of dropping any fighter at any time “I’ve got to be aware of his left hand which is a powerful weapon But my left hand is powerful too” and 280 pounds Jones retired from pro football to pursue a boxing career and is being kept busy by his manager Dave Wolf In his first two pro fights Jones ld BEARS VS LIONS Whatever the reason the Cowboys must shake off the effects of Henderson’s retirement and concentrate on matters at hand — namely the rugged Houston Oilers Earl Campbell and the rest of his gang will do their best to beat a dying horse when they take on the BRIGHTON England (UPI) — Cowboys in a crucial match for and tied Chris Evert Lloyd zipped through both teams The Oilers for first place with Pittsburgh in her first round match in a $100000 the AFC Central must win if they Women’s Indoor tennis tournament intend to keep pace with the mighty Wednesday thrashing France’s in only 51 Steelers Brigitte Simon The Cowboys losers in three of minutes then admitted she really the last four games now find them- had nothing left to play for this tie with week selves in a three-waand Philadelphia for Washington “I know I am not going to be in the NFC East For the top spot No 1 at the end of this year” world room is left Dallas there very little said the former Wimbedon champfor error ion “Martina Navratilova will get of one to “I expected it happen So whatever I do this week that who these days” said Henderson won’t change the position angered Landry and teammates camSunday by smiling broadly on going to lose the No 1 spot era during an embarrassing loss to for“I’m the time in five years But I first the Redskins “If it hadn’t hap- - like this tournament and I certainto want win ly it” Evert added that she hopes to regain the No 1 spot next year “I think I have learned a lot from this last twelve months” said Evert “I have to be to be No 1 again - and I really want 34-1- Ap-paloc- sa De-Gra- The pened now it would probably have been next year because I was going to ask for an astronomical amount of money I’m still the best linebacker in the NFL — bar none “He (Landry) thinks the loss of my performance won’t hurt the team It will be interesting to see what happens They will miss me a lot " BALTIMORE COLTS’ quarterback -- Bert Jones didn’t appear too happy as his team was beaten by the New England Patriots last Jones is hoping the Colts will do better in this Sunday’s NFL game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday 50-2- 1 athletic coaches and trainers The clinic will be held next Wednesday at 7:30 pm at the Sports Food 2470 Washington The instructor is Bob Read |