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CITY i Longshot winner at TP Majestic Penney surprises By CARL SOTO Majestic Penney, winner of four straight at Prescott Downs last summer, pulled a major upset Saturday by beating some better rated sprinters in the Swaps Purse topping the Turf Paradise program. With regular rider Bart Byrne in the saddle, the six-year-old son of Penny Pincher scored at better than 20-to-i odds in showing his heels to seven other hopefuls in the race for Arizona-bred three-year-olds and up. The fans made Charles Wallace- ridden Dorado the 4-to-5 choice in the dash for allowance caliber sprinters, and for second time in two outings at the track the Tucson-owned runner failed to get the job done. Miss Be Good, Ross Allardyce up, got away to a short early lead and then it Entries, choices Page D-ll was Jim Powell-piloted Clare's Imp that poked his head in front with Miss Be Good and Dorado close alongside. Racing fifth early, Majestic Penney moved up on the outside coming down the straightaway and in a rousing finish Byrne got his mount home first by a half-length margin.

There was a photo for place, with Clare's Imp earning it by margin of a head over Miss Be Good. Dorado, toting top Weight of 120 pounds, wound up fifth, Majestic Penney, owned by W. A. Byrne of Globe and conditioned by Danny Hunsaker, clocked 1:04 25 and lit up the board with handsome mutuels of $46, 13.40 and 5.80. Continued on Page D-13 IS IV 4b''' i -'-V "'V.

VvV vx UofA crushes Utah The Arizona Republic Cat reserves humble Utes in 38-14 win Sunday, Nov. 23, 1975 Associated Prtu Oklahoma's Joe Washington (24) comes eyeball-to- lips (80) in Saturday action at Norman, Okla. Soon-eycbali with Nebraska's defensive end Ray Phil- ers' 35-10 victory earned spot in the Orange Bowl. 3540 ers tin Jrluskers 9 I 'L i '1 1 i I 4, 5- 'it A 4 1 i 'M i ly 1 (Section D) Page 1 0 Whalers hand Roadrunners 7-5 lacing Special to The Republic HARTFORD, Conn. New England's Whalers broke out of a scoring slump in powerful fashion Sunday night, beating Phoenix' Roadrunners in a World Hockey Association shootout, 7-5.

The Whalers came into the game having scored only two goals in their last three matches, but broke fast, held a 4-1 lead after the first period and boosted that to 6-2 after the second. Then it was a fight for survival as Phoenix stormed in three fast goals to close to within one late in the third, 5-6. The Whalers' insurance goal by Ron Clime started with a puck deflecting off a Phoenix player's skate while the Runners were pressing an attack. Clime broke in with Wayne Carleton and went for a 10-foot scoring shot. Michel Cormier kept Phoenix in contention with goals in each of the first two periods.

Then Rob Ftorek's line took over and drilled three points early in the third. Ftorek, John Gray and Pckka Rauta-kallio all scored before Clime's game closer provided the protection. PHOENIX NEW ENGLAND 1 1 ii 4 1-7 First Period 1, New Ensland, O. Roberts (1) (Climie, Carlelcn), 2:52. 2, Phoenix.

Cormier (5) (Bcyd Dean), 4:53. 3, New England, Carleton (9) (Climie, D. Roberts) 11:25. 4, New England, T. Abrahamsson (7) (Carleton, Lev), 13:02.

5, New England, Bvers (4) (Paiement, Selwood), 13:45. Penalties Fotiu, NE, Grav, Pho, 11:55, Pho, G. Roberts, NE, double minor, Gorman, Ph, Dean, Pbo, maior, O'Donnell, NE, maior, Paiement, NE, 17:46. Second Period 6, Phoenix, Cormier (6) (Mc-Leod, Beaudoin), 4:56. 7.

New England, O'Donnell 131 (Hurlev, Arnoit), 14:47. 8, New England, O'Donnell (4) (Paiement, Ley), Penalties None. Third Period 9, Phoenix, Grav (7) (Rauta-kallic, Ftorek), :47. 10, Phoenix, Florek (B), 3:48. II, Phoenix, Rautakallio (4) (Florek), 10:14.

12, New England, Climie (8) (Carleton, Roberts), 12:52. Penalties None. Shots on goal: Phoenix 9-I0-I5-34. New England 9-12 5-26. Goalies: Phoenix, Kurl.

New England, Landon. 7,866. State high school playoff schedule CLASS AAA INTERDIYISIONALS (Friday at Arizona State University) 6 p.m. Maryvale (11-0) vs. Saguaro (9-2; 8:30 St.

Mary's (10-1) vs. Amphitheater (10-1). CLASS A STATE Firday at Scottsdale Saguaro High) 8 p.m. Gilbert (7-2) vs Page (9-1). CLASS STATE (Wednesday at Mesa Community College) 8 p.m.

Apache Junction (9-2) vs. Blue Ridge (9-1). Sports today RADIO-TELEVISION College Football Hiahliqhts of Saturday's top games (taoed), Ch 3, 10 a.m. Grandstand Variety of events and Interviews, Ch. 11:30 a.m.

NFL Football Baltimore at Miami, Ch. 12, 11 a.m.; Philadelphia at Dallas, Ch. 10, noon; Chicago at Los Anaeles, KXTC 2 p.m.; Oakland at Washington, Ch. 12, 3 P.m. (game in proaress).

NBA Basketball Philadelphia at Atlanta, Ch. 10, 3 p.m. Soon By BOB EGER Republic Sports Writer TUCSON Arizona played like a team inspired. Utah played like a team expired. And when the final damages were assessed here Saturday night, the Wildcats owned a 38-14 victory and a full head of steam for next week's Western Athletic Conference title showdown against Arizona State in Tempe.

Arizona coach Jim Young began clearing his bench late in the first half against a Utah bunch that appears to have lost a great deal of spunk since its 40-14 loss to Arizona State three weeks ago in Salt Lake City. If the Wildcats were looking past the Utes they did a beautiful job of concealing it as they ran their overall record to 9-1 and their WAC mark to 5-1. Utah dropped to 1-10 and 1-4. The Uth ranked 'Cats now can gain a tie with ASU for the WAC crown and earn a Fiesta Bowl bid by beating the Sun Devils this Saturday in Tempe. An A-State victory and the Devils would be undisputed champs and host team in the Fiesta for the fourth time in five years.

An Arizona Stadium crowd of 39,227 got to watch the antics of senior quarterback Bruce Hill for less than a half as Young began seasoning reserves Marc Lundsford and Bill Bae-chler. Hill completed five of 12 passes for 74 yards. The Wildcats accumulated 567 yards total offence surpassing their previous 1975 high of 528 yards in a losing effort against New Mexico. It upped their season average to 436.7 yards and made them a good bet to crack the top five in this week's NCAA statistical columns. The Utes passed for 205 yards and ran for 66, but they had just 80 yards total offense in the first half when Arizona's first string defenders were on the scene.

Arizona rolled up 451 yards on the ground. Derral Davis had 82 yards on 14 tries, Keith Jackson 78 yards on 17 tries and Allen Glasenapp 57 yards on 11 rushes. "They're an outstanding team," said Utah coach Tom Lovat. "They have great balance. By that I mean they have 22 guys who can play.

You can't neglect any one area because they have people at every position who can hurt you." Lovat was asked to compare Arizona and Arizona State. "I think Arizona is better in the offensive line," he said, "and Hill is a super quarterback. If there's a most valuable player in the got to be Hill. "ASU is more aggressive defensively. They're more apt to come up with the big play.

But Arizona takes care of the ball so well I'm not sure ASU can take it away too often." Hill took the Wildcats 60 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown the first time they had the ball. Tight end Dan Howard got the score on a 12 yard end around play. Late in the first quarter Arizona punter Dennis Anderson decided to run rather than kick on fourth down and he rambled 63 yards for a touchdown, ft was Arizona's longest run from scrimmage this season. The Wildcats moved 78 yards in 13 plays for their third touchdown early in the second quarter.flanker Bell got it on a six yard end around. With 6:36 left in the second period Lee Pistor booted a 36-yard field goal to cap a drive that started on the Arizona 27 yard line.

It stretched IM's lead to 24-0. The Wildcats made it 31-0 with 2:31 left in the half when tailback Derral Davis sprinted nine yards into the end zone without a Ute laying a hand on him. That touchdown boosted the 'Cats past their modern single season scoring record of 286 points set in the Continued on Page D-5 Nebraska to Fiesta bid in Cy BOB Republic NORMAN. Okla. Fiesta Bowl Executive Director John Rcid put it simply enough: "The next move is up to them." Late Saturday night, Nebraska coach Tom Osborne made that move telephoning bowl president George Is-bell to inquire if the offer was still open.

Not to accept, mind you, just to get a pulse reading from the bowl prior to a team meeting scheduled at 10:30 a.m. today in Lincoln. "He told me," said Isbell, ''that he wanted to inquire about the offer, and clarify a few fads concerning details about the bowl. He said the team was to have a meeting today to discuss the situation again, and that any decision was entirely up to them. He also said he could not tell right now how a new vote, if cast, would turn out.

"I told him," continued Isbell, "that we have not retracted the original invitation, and that we certainly didn't want them if they didn't want to come. We want both teams to have positive attitudes. "I am encouraged by coach Osborne's attitude and continuing interest. He said he would call me Sunday after the team meeting, and we're hopeful of a favorable Csborne's call came in the wake of a crushing 35-10 defeat administered here Saturday afternoon by Oklahoma's Sooners. It cost the Cornhuskers an unbeaten season, a possible national title, a Eig Eight championship and a trip to the Orange Bowl.

The Sooners, who earned at least two of those prizes themselves (a co-cnampionship of the league with NU at 6-1, and the trek to Miami New Year's Night), exploded for three fourth quarter touchdowns to finish off the romp accomplished before 70,286 fans at Owen Stadium. If the Huskers say no again today, where does the Fiesta Bowl go from here? "Back to Phoenix and said Isbell. Osborne said earlier Saturday: "I have a personal preference, but I'm not going to say what it is. I want the players to decide without any influence from mc. I think we probably still have a chance to go, but I really don't know what they will decide." Osborne indicated last week to bowl committee member Bill Shover that he personally would like to participate in the Dec.

26 classic against the Western Athletic Conference champ (Arizona or Arizona State). The bowl still has a couple of other options. It has been in contact with California, which earned at least a co-championship of the Pacific Eight Conference Saturday with a 48-15 whipping of Stanford. Of course, for the Bears (8-3) to be considered, UCLA has to beat USC Friday, or Cal goes to the Rose Bowl against Ohio State. Another possibility is Georgia Tech (7-3), which meets Cotton Bowl-bound Georgia Thanksgiving night in Atlanta.

The 'Huskers were in Saturday's error-filled game nearly all the way. That is, until the final (and fatal for NU) period. Down 14-10, Nebraska's Jim Burrow fumbled Tinker Owens' punt at NU's 13, and Sooner Lee Hover recovered. Three plays later Elvis Peacock ran reconsider vote today JACOBSEN Sports Writer over from two yards out, and Oklahoma led, 21-10, with 10:10 left. Two possessions later, quarterback Vince Fcrragamo was inlercepted by OU's Jerry Anderson, and he returned the ball 23 yards to the NU 10.

It again took three plays as Steve Davis scooted over from five yards away, and with 2:44 left Oklahoma was out in front, 28-10. Then after Nebraska's Bobby Thomas fumbled the ensuing kickoff, the Soon-ers went 24 yards in five plays for their final TD, freshman Billy Sims scoring from five yards to complete the 35-10 romp. The 'Huskers had their chances in the first half, moving deep into Oklahoma territory four times and settling for Terry Coyle's 23-yard field goal. They were on the OU one with seven seconds remaining before intermission, but the Sooners stopped Monte Anthony for no gain on the final play of the half, and Nebraska hit the locker room trailing, 7-3. They took the lead, 10-7, midway through the third quarter when Anthony capped a 32-yard, seven-play drive with a one-yard smash into the end zone with 8:09 left in the quarter.

That drive was set up by John Lee's recovery of Jim Littrell's fumble. But the Sooners hurried right back, capitalizing on a Ferragamo fumble that Mike Phillips recovered at NU's 47, to move 47 yards in seven plays wilh freshman fullback Horace Ivory doing the honors from five yards out for a 14-10 advantage with 1:14 remaining in the third quarter. Isbell indicated late Saturday night that if the call today from Nebraska was an acceptance, he and Reid would fly to Lincoln later in the day to make arrangements for the Cornhuskers' appearance in Fiesta Bowl V. NEBRASKA OKLAHOMA 3 0 7 0-10 0 7 7 J1-M Neb FG Covle J4 pkl-Davis 1 run (DiRienjo kick) Neb Anthony 1 run (Coyle kick) Ok Ivory 5 run (DiRieno kick) Ok Peacock 3 run (DiRienzo kick) Ok Davis 8 run (DiRieiuo kick) A 70 2665 4 rU" (0iRieiuo kickl Nebr. First downs 13 Rushes yards 390 Par-ring yards 7S Relurn yards 31 Passes 1J27? Punts 6 .10 Fumbles lost 54 Penalties yards 4-30 Okla 16 8-j; 645 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING-Nebraska, T.

Davis I6-1I6, Antony 15-37. Oklahoma, S. Davis 29-130, Ivory 17-75. RECEIVING Nebraska, Heiser 3-42, Malilo 1-44. Oklahoma, Washington 1-18.

PASS.ING-Nebraska, Ferragamo 13-25-2, 146 yards. 5. Davis 1-3-0, 18. I Fiesta selling I I end zone tickets I The Fiesta Bowl has sold its I I ticket allotment for the Dec. 26 classic, but is now accepting mail 1 orders for end zone seats that I may be turned back by the com- 1 peling teams.

Both teams must turn back any I unsold tickets from their allotment i by Dec. 10. Tickets may be ordered by mail-1 ing a check or money order for I $0.00 per ticket (north end zone) I to the Fiesta Bowl, 3410 E. Von Buren, Phoenix, Arizona 85008. Add 50 cents postage and handling charge with each order.

No phone orders will be accepted. Refunds will be issued only if the order cannot be filled. iWV P' irrinp'TW 5Wi sw to; p'Kuaita Republic photo by John Young ASU's Chris Penn, who has won every local tournament in sight, shows the form that has made her one of the nation's top juniors Saturday night in the Activity Center. Facing BYU's Karen Ken-nington, Miss Penn returns this shot for a winner en route to a 6-1 victory, BYU edges past Devils in mixed tennis, 22-21 By MIKE GARRETT TEMPE "You look like you could use some Gatorade," yelled one of the 2,388 fans at Arizona State's Activity Center Saturday night as the ASU women were jumping to a 12-4 lead over the BYU gals. The Cougars, particularly the men, must have taken some kind of rejuvenating juice! The first intercollegiate mixed dual team tennis match was still a roaring success as BYU rallied for a 22-21 victory.

Both collegiate teams and coaches liked the World Team Tennis scoring format and the Phoenix Racquets court surface except Sun Devil NCAA All American Mark, Jeffey, a 6-1 men's singles loser to BYU's highly regarded Bruce Klecge that turned the match around. Sue Boyle and Nancy Janco started the Sun Devils off right with a 6-3 women's doubles victory over BYU's Marilyn Koski and No. 1 player Karen Kennington. ASU's No. 1, Chris Penn, ranked 7th nationally in girl's 18 singles, pushed the ASU lead to 11-3 before losing service in the sixth game.

She then broke Sue Brown's serve with her usual steady if unspectacular baseline game to win 6-1. Miss Erown had come out of the bull (Cougar) pen to relieve starter Kennington with no warmups when her teammate fell behind 3-0. The Sun Devil men's doubles team of Glenn Holroyd and Jeremy Cohen pushed the lead to 15-6 before BYU's tandem of Kleege and Mike Nissley regrouped to win the next three games and a final 6-4 margin. Kleege, who had split two previous matches with Joffey, then went to work. His eye-popping serve had Racquet's President Jim Walker talking about signing him up when he graduates in a couple years.

"I was slicing my serves to keep them low," Kleege explained why Joffey was unable to return his serve in court until the second point of the fifth game. "The ball bounces up higher on this surface I just discovered today during practice. But this is my type of court and I definitely like theformat." Joffey couldn't quite agree. "I just never could get started," he said. "My timing was off but I can't really explain why I didn't do better." Despite Joffey's setback, ASU still led by a point heading into the decisive mixed doubles.

Holroyd and Boyle were pitted against Brown and Nissley. It was 2-2 when Holroyd lost service giving the Cougars the break they needed. Each side then held service to run out the match but not before some theatrics by both sides. Down 5-4 with BYU's Nissley serving, the Devils tied' it 2-2 before the screaming crowd. But Nissley-Brown kept their cool as if used to playing before such noiscy fans and forced Holroyd-Boyle into two mistakes to win the set 6-4.

"I'm just glad we upheld our end of it," concluded ASU women's coach Dr, Anne Pittman. "This is great for tennis and our program.".