The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 14

K-State now No. 11 UTEP tops new Bottom Ten list By STEVE HARVEY Just how bad is Texas of El Paso, anyway? That question may be answered Saturday when the down-in- the dumps Miners play Air Force in an early season test of weakness. The Miners, 1-10 in 1977, lost to North Texas State, 49-0, last Saturday in their opener to jump to No. 1 in the Bottom Ten. Air Force was 28-1 last year.

Kansas State, ranked first in the Bottom Ten last week, looked strong in practice and was moved back to No. 11. Utah State, following the example of many American baseball players, emigrated to Japan where it defeated Idaho State, 10-0. The college All- Stars continued their holdout. CRUMMY GAME OF THE WEEK: Virginia vs.

Wake Forest. ROUT OF THE WEEK: Penn State vs. Rutgers. SPECIAL CITATION: Mississippi State, which recently had to forfeit 19 games dating back to 1975 for using an ineligible player, opened with a 28-0 win over West Texas State. It's too soon to tell whether the school will have to forfeit that victory also.

School, 1978 record 1. UTEP (0-1) 2. Cornell (0-0) 3. Wake Porest (0-0) 4. Northwestern (0-0) 5.

Virginia (0-0) 6. Columbia (0-0) 7. Vanderbilt (0-0) 8. Oregon (0-0) 9. Princeton (0-0) 10.

Pentagon (0-0) Last week Next Loss 0-49 North Texas State Air Force Idle More Idle Inactive Virginia Didn't play Illinois Overslept Wake Forest In seclusion Idle Laid off Arkansas Gonefishin Colorado On sabbatical Idle AWOL Censored 11. Kansas State (0-0); 12. Oregon State (0-0); 13. Illinois (0-0); 14. Rice, (0-0); 15.

TCU (0-0); 16. Tulane (0-0); 17. New Mexico State (0-0); 18. Utah (0-0); 19. College All-Stars (0-0); 20.

Nebraska (0-1). Cards No. 1 in pros Though St. Louis lost its opener to Chicago, Cards coach Bud Wilkinson isn't worried. He still feels his team will make it to the Orange Bowl, if the players don't worry too much over final exams.

Right now, however, St. Louis is atop the Bottom Ten rankings. The Cards displaced New Orleans, which was rated No. 1 last week due to computer error. Actually, as everyone knows, the Saints are favored to win the NFC title again.

O.J. Simpson, obtained by No. 4 San Francisco, in exchange for numerous draft choices (as well as the man who does the Avis commercial), fumbled twice to spark the 49ers' opening game loss. Meanwhile Delvin Williams, who was traded away by San Francisco, after it Acquired Simpson, was held to 119 yards and 11 carries for Miami. CRUMMY GAME OF THE WEEK: Detroit vs.

Tampa Bay. SPECIAL CITATION: New Orleans' second string offensive tackle Mark Meseroll, a free agent, previously was a starter for the Spinnaker II Bar in Panama City, where his position was nightbartend- er. ODDS AND ENDS: One gambling journal now lists a bio-rhythm game of the week. Team, 1978 record 1. St.

Louis (0-1) 2. Tampa Bay (0-1) 3. Buffalo (0-1) 4. San Francisco (0-1) 5. Detroit (0-1) Last week 10-17 Chicago 13-19 New Jersey Giants 17-28 Pittsburgh 7-24 Cleveland 7-13 Green Bay Next loss New England Detroit New York Jets Chicago Tampa Bay 6.

Seattle (0-1); 7. Cincinnati (0-1); 8. Houston (0-1); 9. Tie between Oakland, Baltimore, Minnesota, Miami and New England (all 0-1). Spartan XC team starts season Saturday RALPH WEIGEL Bonds Insurance Phone 827-2906 115 East Iron Reservoir Report Wilson Lake Conservation pool 1516.0 (eel mean sea level Full pool 1554.0 feet mean sea level Lake elevation today 1514.23 mean sea level Precipitation past 24 hours 0 Inches Precipitation past 7 days 0 Inches Discharge of river 15 cubic feet per second Lake surface water temperature 7BF.

Tunnell outlet water temperatgure 76F. Marymount College cross country coach Glenn Appell said he expects one of the strongest cross country teams in Marymount history this fall. "We are loaded with veterans," said Appell, who is in his second year. "The top five positions will probably be held by Larry Curran (Greeley, junior), Bob Scopa (Port Jefferson, N.Y., junior), Eddie Mulholland (Brooklyn, N.Y., junior), Brian Haugh (Brentwood, N.Y., sophomore) and transfer Joe Dennis (Brentwood junior.) Westinghouse tourney champ HERINGTON Westinghouse of Salina won the Herington Invitational men's fast-pitch softball tournament here recently. Westinghouse defeated Alco of Abilene, 5-2, in the finals.

Herington was third and Hillsboro fourth. Members of the Westinghouse team were Phil Coleman, Chuck Gary, Richard Muller, Mike Martin, LaVerne Radke, Gary Palmateer, Danny Palmateer, Bob Early, Don Webb, Nelson Newell, Gary Merrill and player-coach David Labbe. Friday deadline for YAACA flag football Friday is the registration deadline for the YMCA Pee Wee and Youth Flag football leagues. Volunteer coaches are still needed for the grid programs which run through Oct. 28.

Interested persons should contact Lois Buchanan at the YMCA. Scotch Foursome at Elks CC on Sunday The Elks Country Club will hold a scotch foursome golf tourney at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Reservations for the string tournament are required by 6 p.m. Friday.

Golfers can call the pro shop, 827-8585, for reservations. It should have been Brad Heinrich It's Brad Heinrich from Oakley instead of Greg Heinrich who should have been listed in the ten players to watch at the bottom of the list of Preseason Top 33 high school football players in The Journal's football edition. Brad, a 5-11, 165-pound junior halfback-safety, should be one of the top players in Western Kansas and figures to help lead the Plainsmen to the Northwest Kansas League title. Oakley is ranked second in Class 3A in The Journal's state high school preseason rankings. Sports Transactions San Francisco Signed rookie linebacker Mark Nichols and waived first-year tight end Rick DeSi- the Quasar are here And For A Limited Time We Are Selling Them For Only Over Dealers' Costs! 25 Inch Color Consoles You can save as much as I 4 on some models Quasar makes television special again ONE-KNOB kElectronlcTunin Our Prices Start At $667 CLARK'S TV andCB "We have often had an exceptional individual runner at Marymount, but this year we have several fine distance runners." The Spartans still have an exceptional individual in Curran, now a veteran of several major marathons including the Boston Marathon, but Appell said his squad has the potential to win a couple of invitational titles.

Other returnees include Brian McDonald, Brooklyn, N.Y., sophomore; Jim Brown, Carlsbad, N.M., junior; and Mike Shellman, Jefferson City, junior. Two new runners former Salina Central star Joe Wearing and Peru, 111., junior Barry Brolley, will be eligible for the indoor track season, beginning Jan. 1,1979. This year's Spartan squad also includes Marymount's first two women cross country runners. They are Kathy Curran, a Greeley freshman who is Larry's younger sister, and Joan Sexton, a Colorado Springs, junior.

will open the season Saturday with a dual against Hutchinson Community Junior College. Central, South grid tickets are available Season tickets to Salina Central and Salina South football games are on sale now. Central, coached by Tony Thompson, will have five home games. Season tickets for the Mustangs will cost $11.25. South, coached by Chuck Culley, will be home four times this year and the season ticket price is $9.

South is the desig- nated home team for this year's South- Central game Sept. 29 and only South season tickets will be good for that game. This year, tickets may be purchased at any local bank as well as at the UD305 athletic office in Goverment Center. For more information, call 825-0281. Here is the complete Marymount schedule: Sepl.

9 Hutchinson dual at Hutchinson Sept. 15 Wichita Classis, WSU Sept. 23 Mid-America Nazerene Invitational, Olathe Sept. 30 McPherson Invitational, McPherson Oct. 3 Marymount-Kansas Wesleyan dual, Salina Oct.

6 Bethany Swede Invitational, Llndsborg Oct. 7 Benedictine Invitational, Atchlson Oct. Jl Marymount Invitational, Salina Oct. 28 Kansas Intercollegiate Championships, Lindsborg Nov. 5 Missouri Valley AAU Championships, Lawrence Nov.

11 NAIA District 10, Plttsburg Nov. 18 NAIA National Championships, Kenosha, Wise. SJBA officers elected The Salina Junior Bowling Association has elected its officers for the 1978-79 season. Guy Bowles was elected president and will be assisted by Paula Fitzpatrick, vice president, and Charles Roegge, secretary-treasurer. Association members will conduct a free "Learn-to-Bowl" clinic next Saturday at New Holiday Bowl for youngsters of all ages.

Those interested in joining an AJBC-sanctioned league may sign up after the instruction period. Pee Wee, Bantam, Junior and Senior leagues will begin play Sept. 16. Optimistic about Darryl Stingley CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (UPI) Doctors at Eden Valley Hospital Wednesday issued a brief but optimistic statement on the condition of Darryl Stingley, the New England wide receiver paralyzed by a broken neck suffered in a pre-season game.

They said that he is showing "steady improvement in his general medical condition, particularly his pulmonary condition. Although his condition is serious, a more optimistic view is Hoopes wins grievance WASHINGTON (UPI) Veteran punter Mitch Hoopes won his grievance Wednesday against the Detroit Lions when it was ruled he was improperly released by the club under the terms of his contract. Hoopes was cut last year by the Lions after he had one punt blocked and another run back for a touchdown in the opening game loss to the Chicago Bears. Lion Coach Tommy Hudspeth publicly chastised Hoopes, saying he "choked completely" and was responsible for the loss. According to the grievance, filed through the NFL Players' Association, Hudspeth later told Hoopes he was forced to cut Hoopes because "too much pressure" had been applied by the coach's statements.

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