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4f IV" ''T i'j'priWlmAt If QTH Attntiton Glar Friday, December 24, 1965 Tom Matte Amu I SCO. 4 Buffalo Weeds Pbsit Over New MMcz SH ifa. lOBL Scoring Punch BALTIMORE, Maryland Idea he is now the Baltimore lot of the plays, but I don't know I think we can run on Green Colts'- No. 1 Quarterback so ore- To Tiffe Bay," Tom Matte said today, posterous as to bs amusing. "I'm going to pass more at He could still laugh, vn as least try to.

But I don't have a he hurried to stuff his hesd strong arm. It's not as good as iwlth all the quarterbacklng any quarterback's In the he could for the Colts' lesgue." playoff game In Green Bay Sun- how many, in fact, I can't even remember most of ths fame. At halfback, I can remember almost every play. "We'd tike to establish 1 pass lng game against the Packers. But I can't throw as much In practice this weeks as John Then Matte, a happy-go-lucky day to decide the National Foot-chap added: "I don't think theall League's Western Confer- does because my arm not that By MURRAY OLDERMAN SAN DIEGO, Calif.

(NEA) Sid Gillman, the times truculent leader of the San Diego Chargers proclaims his disinterest in the facts and figures that make enc Champion. Packers know what I'm initio. strong. It down to the to do. I don't even know myself." Matte giggled.

Normally a halfback, he seemed to find the hacd geometry of foot- up the "After ail," he said in his high-pitched voice, "I've com-pleted one pass this year." It came two months ago, from the halfback position. Despite these modest cre ball. "Statistics," he says, 'are for dentials as a passer, Colt loyaV lets, though logic tells them oth Vanderbilt Takes Win, 59 To 58 erwise, believe the 26-year-old Jim Brown Is Tabbed TopPlayer losers." Thjiysn the face of it, makes picking the winner of the San Diego-Buffalo game here the day after Christmas an illogical proposition. The Chargers lead the Arner ican Football League whose championship they are seeking, in passing, rushing and total offense. Thev also lead the AFL in Matte can do something his more qualified predecessors, thi injured Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo, could not in two previous attempts this year lead the Colts to victory over Green Bay: lt4 ..,111 ....11 By TED MEIER NEW YORK(UPI) Jimmy Z' 1.

h-lilrrur less interested in the Colts than ..5 the David-Goliath are unmatched in the history of professional football, uauyW'L' JS. passing defense, rushing defense and total defense. They have the leading passer in John HadI, the leading rusher (with an all time season record in 1965) in Paul Lowe, the best pass receiver 1 AIIRIIA S'p: -rLi the classic underdog, Football year by in Lance- Al worth and the best punt returner in the league's tional. 'v', seems not the least dismayed. 29-vea--old Cleveland' Ust week- in his debut as a -yea.

01a cieveiana nrAfaBinna arior. The history, Leslie Duncan. So I don't care what Sid says. Aiioclated Press Sports Writer This could be the season Ine Vanderbilt Commodores go all the way and win the national collegiate basketball championship. The Southeastern Conference champions reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament last March before losing an 87-85 thriller to Michigan.

So far this season the Commodores, No. 4 in The Associated Press poll, have been winning the close ones, always the mark of a champion. They made it eight victories Ir eight starts with a 59-58 squeaker over Northwestern at Evanston, 111., Thursday night. Sophomore Bo Wyenandt sank a free throw with 10 seconds left for the winning point. Li'own star who also won the 4u.

ou. Blue-Gray, North-South Set For Annual All-Star Games award in 19M I and 1963 Rams 20-17, Matte admits he fhr SI! to death," and says of 42 sports writers, three from each NFL city. He collected 29 this week ...1 1. 1 aJ vci.es 10 lU'll iui iuiiiiciu) uaic owiiuf on the To me, that makes the Chargers a team of winners. I'm picking San Diego to beat Buffalo, 28-17, and win its second league championship in six years of existence.

Statistics alone aren't the basis for this decision. With Alworth, Lowe and Keith Lincoln, they have scoring po rooKiu nauoiicK ui Chicago Bears. he said, "and Ed Brown won't be around in hIn nut." South's team of Bill Andersoneam, guard Dick Arrington and and Howard Twilley, the com-1 defensive halfback Nick Rassas, Familiar Fare? By BOB GREEN Associated Preis Sports Writer A couple of all-star showcases for some of the na bination that broke all the pass-aird Purdue tackle Karl Singer. It marked the second time ingrown, who threw a touchdown a week that Brown was (pass for the Colts against the overwhelmingly acclaimed by Rams after being acquired only UPI special board of two days earlier on waivers writers. Last week he received Pittsbureh.

I Inellirlble at ine and receiving records He will open with either Ken tential from any part of tation's top individual collegiate Lucas ot Pittsburgh or Don un verferth of Ohio State at quar Tulsa this past season. The South is coached by Tul The second-ranked St. Jo field. Linemen like Ron Mix football talent, served as appe for the for the nlavoff came and Walt Sweeney are among sa's Glenn Dobbs, who also will tizers Saturday, Christmas Day, every ballot cast funback position on Randy Matson, the world's record holder in the shot put, has temporarily switched sports at Texas He's the center for the basketball team. the best who've ever cleared a for next week's the 1965 "Against the Rams I used all a distinc- our basic dIavs." Matt xaid major bowl nave running DacK noager uira terback.

Sam Price of Illinois will be at half, Dave McNaugh-ton of Penn State at full and Jim Todd of Ball State at wing- NFL All-Star team, "but Unitas works individual! seph's Hawks of Philadelphia dropped their second straight on their invasion of the Rocky Mountain area, losing to Wyoming 99-92 at Laramie, Wy. The "sixth-ranked Minnesota Gophers were knocked out of way for runners. On defense, end Earl Faison and tackle Ernie Ladd play im games. Six All-Americas will be in action, three on each side, when the North plays the South in Mi- tion he had previously earned in 1963. Sayers, v.ho, set a league touchdown record with 22, was patterns with the receivers and I couldn't do that.

I called a I back. The South leads in the series 10-6, with two ties. The North penetrable football The Chargers have played in ieise4fiiiiifieiiiti(cMirMieriitffici' of Kentucky and 1 a George Pearce of William and Mary in the offensive line-Uf He also has two fierce une-backers, Tommy Nobis of Texas and Ed Weisacosky of Miami. Nobis, Weisacosky and Twilley were All-America choices. North Coach Ara Parseghian of Notre Dame counters with the unbeaten class by Utah four of the five title contests ftfmmma hkJL MMa A.

won last year's game 37-30 on a the only other running back touchdown pass by Notre henored in the player-of-the-Dame's Jack Snow in the last year balloting. The rookie held to date. They've dominat State 97-72 at Logan, Utah, but unbeaten Bradley, No. 5 in the ami. The other is tne ciue-Gray, matching seniors from above and below the Mason-Dixon liite, in Montgomery, Ala.

Both games are Christmas afternoon. ed the West because Gillman 1 uur merry wiinatma) five secoirds. speedster was followed by, AP poll, made it 10 in a row is completely absorbed in win- Drug Store At Montgomery, Negroes Johnny UniUs of; be in the line-up for the first Baltimore, John Brodie of Sanj Ume in the 26 vear historv oil Francisco Rudy Bukicn of two All-Americas from his own ho 00mA Th Mnrtw ha Wn. Chicago, a an of whom were ning. The Buffalo Bills, however, are the defending champions of the American Football League.

There was nothing flukey, about their 20-7 whipping of the Chargers in the 1964 champion named on two ballots. Unitas Each is scheduled for national television. ABC will handle the North-South, with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m. EST. CBS has the Blue Gray game, with kickoff at 4 p.m.

EST. Those should serve to whet sive linemen Jim Long of Pur Detroit Pistons In Losing Streak won tne awaro lasi year. Quarterback Frank. Ryan of with an 83-68 romp over North Dakota at Peoria, 111. The other teams in the AP Top Ten were Idle.

Unbeaten Utah made it seven straight with a 108-57 breeze over the Air Force Academy at Salt Lake City and Colorado State U. rebounded from its first defeat at the hands of Seattle to whip Idaho State 95-72 at Fort Collins, Colo. due and Bill Briggs of Iowa, while the South has halfback Florida Cleveland, tight end Pete ship game. Eugene Thomas of and defensive Coach Lou Saban has in-the tackle Rttzlaff of Philadelphia and nation's television appetite the following week's main tt JT LUXURIOUS defensive tackle Joe Rutgens of stalled in the last two years an 'for Johnny Holmes, also of Flor LOS ANGELES (AP) The Detroit Pistons are negotiating for manpower to bring them out attitude that licks adversity Washington each received one ida Gray Coach Bill Elias of; vote Add to it a bankroll that has rounded up the largest, most Kansas also rebounded from Navy will be counting heavily Brown's achievements in 1965 oit Little All America quarter- were more on the heroic side of their National Basketball As sociation slump says player-Coach Dave DeBusschere. "There are trades in the mak course, including the Rose, Cotton, Sugar, Orange Gator Bowls.

Here's the line-up (all times Eastern Standard): Friday, New Year's Eve Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, BILLFOLDS its two defeats by UCLA andjmbile herd of linemen in cap-Southern California last week in'tivity, and nobody shoves the back nandy Johnson, while J3lue; than at any other time in his mdll al any uuici nine 1110 nine-year cateer. Injuries toji 1 ci. ..1... DeBus-i Coach Mollenkopf of Pur ing at this moment. Los Angeles to whip Ohio State Bills around They operate, however, with! 81-68 at Columbus, Ohio.

due looks to Fred Custardo of Illinois and Sonny Stowers of schere said Thursday night. He appeared crestfallen after ampered the Browns' passing air a Fla. Georgia Tech, 6-3-1, vs Texas Tech, 8-2, 2 p.m. a pushmobile offense. No running backs to whip up a breeze and their two best receivers, Army for much of his offensive game for most of the season, his Pistons were beaten by the 1 1 ryi 1 in Sun Bowl at El Paso, Tex.

ncniyooxea in a crystal clear gift package noK nvnn in a crystal clear gift package Los Aneeles Laksrs 120-112 on I punch. and the big fullback was left jslanford and San Francisco scored home-court victories over Louisiana State 91-69 and St. Louis 87-69, respectively. Butler, which trounced Michigan on Elbert Dubenion and Glenn Texas Western, 7-3, vs. Texas the sharp-shooting of Gail Good- The Southern all-stars haveiwUh most of the offensive rich and Jerry West, who scored won 15 and lost 11 in the "series, Bass, spending afi enforced sab 5 tJJJ 2 Top jfrain leathers, expert (j I 3 1 workmanship and smart, "I gir1 fresh styling are a few of JJ the reasons why gifts of Wednesday, rallied to ede batical all season with Knee op- erations Christian, 6-4, 4 p.m.

East-West ATI-Star arSan Francisco, 4:45 p.m. Saturday, New Year's Day Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. Michigan State, 10-0, vs. Oklahoma 65-63 at Indianapolis Santa Clara nipped California 75-73 at Berkeley while Tulsa In that respect, they approach the championship game.much TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS AT FT. McCLELLAN 25 points eacn.

No Piston player scored more than 20. Detroit grabbed an early 20-10 lead, taking advantage of the first appearance of Elgin Baylor in a month. took the St. Mary's Gaels in San like the Chargers did last year. The San Diego attack was UCLA, 7-2-1, 5 p.m.

over a dozen nationally J-'iK I iV' crimped bv the absence of I Cotton Bowl at Dallas Ar- Francisco 82-60 and U. of Pacific scored a 69-62 road triumph over Portland in other games advertised styles for men 04 Lance Alworth, probably the kansas, 10-0, vs. Louisiana and women. Take your pick best flanker in footbalL A frac-l State, 2 p.m Baylor, still nursing an injured right kiree, appeared slow and was not, hitting. He played nine minutes and was replaced by Leroy Ellis.

Sugar Bowl at New Orleans- ruredrWlooR'aVayXincoln'arid petorenejiarjota tnree-aay slack period for "the" Christmas' hnliriav. 5 :2 Missouri, 7-2-1, vs. Florida, 7-3, left their offense limp. 2 p.m. Orange Bowl at Miami Ne braska, 10-0, vs.

Alabama, 8-1 1, 8 p.m. The North-South Shrine Game SUGGESTIONS FOR Him THE GUT THE always has been a wide-open, free-scoring affair built on gam bling, explosive offenses. And May each moment Kf ERRY Saban Named Coach Of Year NEW YORK (AP) Lou Saban of the Buffalo Bills was named Coach of the Year in the American Football League Thursday in a poll of the league's The award marked the second straight year Saban had been of Cliristmas ring ST fif- COMFORT with joy for you the 18th annual game in Miami Christmas Day shapes up as another in the series. Playing a key role in such a forecast is the preseitce on the GHRISTMAS I 9 SHAVE 3 and your family. Passport 360 After Shave mm honored by the league's players.

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