Sunday, August 16, 1998

Smith, Warren may not play Monday night

WICHITA FALLS (AP) -- A bruised thigh may keep Emmitt Smith sidelined in Monday night's preseason game against the New England Patriots.

"It's nothing serious and we may wait right until warmups Monday night to make a final decision."

Backup running back Chris Warren has been on the injury list with a strained groin muscle.

Get that man in a jersey

A Cowboys intern perched atop a tower behind the field goal posts casually reached over and caught a ball while filming the team practice.

The crowd erupted in cheers.

They weren't the only ones who were impressed.

"I heard about that...that was a good catch," coach Gailey said after practice.

Davis's time to shine

Wide receiver Billy Davis had a great practice Saturday, making numerous long catches and juking the defense after grabbing the ball.

Davis is considered one of the favorites to take a secondary receiving position behind Michael Irvin. He will start in Monday's scrimmage against the Patriots.

His catches earned him a pat on the helmet from Irvin.

Cowboys look sharp

If the last practice of training camp was an indicator of how well the Cowboys have adopted coach Gailey's offense, then the team may be finally running on all cylinders.

Several Cowboys seemed to make big plays, including Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith and Michael Myers.

"Knowing the road is only 15 or 20 minutes away and to come out here and have a good practice. It's a credit to them," Gailey said.