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Tech Falls To 10th On UPI's Poll GETTING A COLT Miami linebacker Steve Towle (56) get a good grip on Baltimore runningback Lydell Mitchell (26) to stop him after a second-quarter gain Monday night. On the ground is Miamia's Bob Matheson (53). Colt tackle David Taylor watches the action. (AP Laserphoto) Colts Nip Miami On Blocked PAT With 12 Seconds To Play MIAMI (AP) Mike Barnes, who knew little glory in the Orange Bowl while toiling for the University of Miami, surfaced as a hero Monday night in the Baltimore Colts' 17-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins. The 6-foot-6, 256-pound defensive tac- kle blocked Garo Yepremian's conversion kick with 12 seconds to play, preserving the victory and first place for the Colts in the American Football Conference's Eastern Division.

"You can't have a game that means more than this did," said Baltimore -SPORTS HOT LINE Dr. J. Takes By MICKEY HERSKOW1TZ And STEVE PERKINS PERKINS HERSKOWITZ Q. Are we supposed to believe that the New York Nets really got $3 mllion for Julius Erving? If so, will that repay them for giving up the greatest player in basketball? As I recall, the Boston Red Sox didn't have much to show for the money they got for Babe Ruth. Rossler, Richmond, Va.

A. You can believe that the Nets will collect three million from the sale of Dr. J. to a period of years. But aside from their need for cash, and their refusal to renegotiate Dr.

long-term contract, the Nets had another, less publicized reason for giving up the game's "greatest player." They expect the payments to last longer than Dr. J. At 26, his knees have taken a pounding from the type of game he plays. Before each game he has to treat them with a machine called an electrogalyanic stimulator. No one in the NBA can match his moves or his touch.

He has hands the size of snowshoes. He wears the largest glove made, a size 11. But a few skeptics there aren't he will wear out his body before his time, like Connie Hawkins. Q. I have just finished reading "limo," the new book by Dan Jenkins and Bud Shrake.

Can you tell me if the character, Frank Mallory, was based on Roone Arledge of ABC Sports? If so, does Arledge approve? Will this book sell as well as Jenkins' football novel, Londa, Elizabeth, N.J. A. The authors say that Mallory is patterned after Arledge in talent, but not lifestyle. Television being an egocentric business, Arledge does not mind the comparison on either count. Since pro football would seem to have more fans than network is the backdrop for book doesn't figure to have the success of "Semi-Tough." That one did so well it turned out to be a mixed blessing for Jenkins.

His "Sports Illustrated" stablemate and kindred spirit, Shrake, says "Semi-Tough" was the kind of wild success that drives an author to build a summer home on Guadalcanal. Q. Our sports nostalgia group at the office is going buggy trying to figure out the starting lineup of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies. Can you name 'em? Also, who was the basketball player known as "The Owl Without a Volwe?" my memory is correct, he played with an eastern team during the 1950s. Houston A.

The Whiz Kids of Philadelphia had Richie Ashburn, Del Ennis and Dick Sisler in the outfield, Eddie Waitkus at first base, Mike Goliat at second, Granny Hamner at shortstop, Willie "Puddinhead" Jones at third and Andy Semin- ick as the top catcher. Robin Roberts, Curt Simmons and Jim Konstanty were the pitching heroes. Sisler's homer on the season's last day won the 1950 pennant for the Phillies, who lost the World Series in four straight to the Yankees. The Owl Without a Vowle was Bill Mlkvy of Temple, who made the All-America team in 1951. HOTLINE FEEDBACK To Bill Campbell and Andrew Cavett: After a 10- year holdout, Dan-ell Royal conceded that lifestyles had changed and began allowing his Texas players to appear on "Playboy's pre-season All-America team, beginning in 1966 with Diron Talbert.

Five Longhorns have picked since, a number that still suggests uneasy feelings by Royal toward the magazine. Maybe Jimmy Carter should have talked to DKR. From Mrs. D. Carroll: in 1937 the script of 'Tarzan's Revenge' was rent- ten to employ Eleanor Holm's swimming ability.

She more or less played herself in the film and was called Eleanor. Glenn Morris, the 1936 Olympic decathlon champion, appeared as Tazan the reviews relfected the film's dullness and neither made another (Do you have a question about a sports personality? Send your questions to SPORTS HOT LINE, care of The AvalancheJournal, P.O. Box 491, Lubbock, Tex. 79408. Because of the volume of mail, personal replies are not possible.) COrYMGHT, 1IN, UNIVERSAL F1U3S SYNDICATE SUNFLOWERS LEVRUND VtOCTAUf OIL INC.

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The (Win) on the board is what counts." The victory gave the Colts a 9-2 record and kept them one game ahead of New England in the tightdivision race. "It's a matter of trying every time, and sometimes you get one," said Barnes of his leap to knock down Yepremian's kick. "The Dolphins scare me. They're a great team. But you're lucky sometimes." Miami's Jim Langer, centering the ball because of an ankle injury to Bob Kuechenberg.

blamed himself for the block because of a low snap. "I just blew it," Langer said. "It's my fault." Yepremian blamed the miss on "timing." But holder Earl Morrall said, didn't seem like that bad a kick. They got three or four guys' hands in the air and Baltimore Miami 0 10 0 Sal 6 run (linharl kick) Mia FG Yepremian 20 25 oass from jones (Lin. kick) Mia fAandich 20 oass rrorn Griese kick) Llnhart 77 Mia Malone 3 run (kick failed) A Colls Dolphins First downs rushes-verbs iJ-163 26-67 Passing yards 177 751 Return yards 7 26 Passes 13-20-0 17-28-2 Punts 4.39 6-78 Fumsies-lost 2-2 o-o Penalties-yards 6-36 9.75 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Mitcnell 20-60.

Leaks 17-63, Jones 7-20. Miami, Bulaich 946. Malone 17-JI. RECEIVING Carr 3-87. Mitchell Doughtv 3-30, Chester 2-47.

McCaulev 2-28. Miami. Harris 5-116. Solomon 4-81. Mandich 3-36.

Bulaich 3-24. PASSING Jones 13-20-0. 234 vards. Miami. Griese 17-27-2.

286, Solomon 0-1-0, 0. it's just one of those things." The miss came after quarterback Bob Griese had moved the Dolphins 69 yards in four plays to a touchdown, 41 yards coming on a pass to Duriel Harris at the Colts' four-yard line. The score came two plays later on a three-yard lunge by Benny Malone. "It's a tough way to lose," said Miami coach Don Shula, whose club fell to a 5-6 record and out of playoff contention. "Our team deserved better than what it got." Jones, who shredded Miami's secondary for 13 completions in 20 attempts and 234 yards, did not agree with Shula.

"We deserved to win," insisted Jones, who passed 25 yards to tight end Raymond Chester for what proved to be the winning touchdown. "If anything, we didn't deserve to lose." The Colts' other scores came on a six- yard run by Lydell Mitchell and a 27-yard field goal by Toni Linhart. Miami scored on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Griese to Jim Mandich and on a 20-yard Yepremian field goal. Mitchell ran 20 times for 80 yards for a season total of 1,019 second straight year over 1,000 yards. He also caught three passes for 42 yards for a season total of 45 receptions for 462 yards.

"It's a tremendous victory," Mitchell said. "I'm glad to get 1,000 yards, but I would have taken 30 yards to have the victory." Shula drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty at the game's conclusion when he charged on the field to protest an offside call, which wiped out Bryant Sailer's midfield recovery of an onside kick. A-J News Servim Texas Tech felt to ninth on The Associated Press weekly collegiate football poll released Monday and today's United Press International Board of Coaches poll had the Red Raiders listed a notch lower. And that set the tone for the lith poll of the year, as there were few agreements between the two versions. Pittsburgh maintained the No.

1 spot in both polls, but the only other instances where the two agreed concerned Georgia, Maryland, UCLA and Houston, which were listed 4-5-6-7, respectively, on both polls. Tech, which lost 27-19 to Houston, managed 333 points on the AP poll, 13 fewer than Oklahoma managed. UPI's version had the Raiders with 56 points, one less than Ohio State drew. The idle Pittsburgh Panthers gained a little breathing room in the UP1 poll which saw two schools dropped out of the Top 10 and UCLA plummeted from second to sixth place. Oklahoma and Iowa State were replaced by Houston and Nebraska this week in the elite set, while Southern California moved up a notch to second place as Pittsburgh's latest challenger for the national title.

Pitt held an eight-point margin over UCLA last week and widened its lead to 17 points by receiving first-place support from 21 coaches, one less than the previous week. Pitt totaled 386 points to 369 for Southern Cal, which drew 12 first- place votes after defeating UCLA 24-14 to wrap up the Pac-8 title and its accompanying Rose Bowl berth. Once-beaten Michigan was another 10 AP Version The Top 20 learns in The Associated Press colleoe football poll, with first place voles in parentheses. Points based on 20-18 1. Pittsburgh (39) 10-0-0 2.

Michigan (13) 10-1-0 1.050 3. Southern Cal (7) 9-1-0 1,046 4. Georgia (1) 9-1-0 807 5. Maryland 12) II-OO 790 6. UCLA 9-1-1 576 7.

Houston 7-2-0 550 B. Oklahoma 7-2-1 3J6 9. Texas Tech 8-1-0 333 10. Nebraska 7-2-1 323 U. Texas 8-2-0 319 12.

Ohio Stale 8-2-1 281 13. Noire Dame 8-20 11. (tie) Colorado 8-3-0 153 14. (lie) Oklahoma Stale 7-3-0 153 16 Ponn State 7-3-0 74 17. Rutgers 10-0-0 to 18.

Alabama 7-3-0 29 (tie) Mississippi State 9-2-0 IS 19. (tie) North Carolina 9-2-0 )5 UPI Poll NEW YORK The United Press Inlernalional Board of Coaches Top 20 college foo'ball teams, wilh iirst-place voles in parentheses: I. Pittsburgh Southern fc ig a points back in third place with 359 points after the Wolverines shut out Ohio State 22-0 and collected seven first-place votes. Michigan fanned its national title hopes by earning a berth against Southern Cal in the Rose classic. The national championship will be decided after the New Year's Bowl Games.

Georgia, Pitt's opponent in the Sugar Bowl, moved up two notches to fourth place this week with 254 points and Maryland, registering the other two first-place See GRID POLLS Page 3 Sports Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1976 10-0-0 ri-0 10-1-0 U-0-0 386 369 359 751 216 67 143 79 57 56 Cal (7) Georgia Maryland UCLA o.M Houston 7.7.0 Nebraska 7-M Ohio Stete 8-2-1 Texas Tech s-i-o Notre Dame 8-2-0 di Texas AiM 8-2-0 11 Oklahoma 7-2-1 33 Oklahoma Slate 7-3-0 21 Colorado fl-3-0 16 (tie) Rutgers 10-0-0 7 (tie) Brigham Young 9-2-0 7 Baylor 6-2-1 6 Florida 7.3-0 5 State 7.3-0 4 (NOTE: By agreement with the American Fool- ball Coaches Association, teams on probation by the NCAA art ineligible For Top 20 and National Championship consideration by the UPI Board of Coaches. Those ttims on probation tar U74 are: Mississippi State, Michigan Stte, Long Mich Slate and Southwestern Louisiana. Int ratify Battles Top Slate By TOM HALLIBURTON Avalanche-Journal Sports Staff Lubbock Christian High vs. Christ The King, a church-league championship of sorts, heads tonight's local prep basketball lineup at 8 p.m.

in Christ The King's gym. Other city courts should offer plenty of action, too. Dunbar's defending District 3-AAA champs open their home season tonight at 8 p.m. against unbeaten Lubbock High (2-0). State Class AA finalist Morton seems ready for another banner year and travels to Estacado (0-2).

Coronado journeys to Amarillo High while Monterey treks to Odessa for a rematch with Permian. Gary Howe's LCHS Eagles, 2-0, own wins over Silverton and Ropesville. But Bowe remains uncertain about the quality of foes LCHS has faced so far. He figures tonight may help serve as a better yardstick for measuring this team. "It's always a good game for both sides when we play Christ The King.

They have some good shooters, (Ramie) Quintana and (Steve) Meyer. Quintana averaged more than 20 points a game for them last year," Bowe said. Christ The King, 1-1, murdered O'Donnell 87-44 at the CTK gym behind Meyer's 19 points. New Home handed the Trojans their lone loss 60-54 last Thursday at New Home. LHS-DHS Dunbar opened its season with an embarrassing 75-54 loss to Morton, but Lubbock High coach C.E.

Carmichae! expects a different Panther team to host his Westerners. "Everybody knows they have a lot pf talent. We're giving away a lot of size. If we give them much opportunity to go inside, it will be very tough to stop them. We will have to play about as well as we can to beat Dunbar," said the Lubbock coach.

LHS, 2-0, matched last year's season record for road wins when it defeated Estacado and Levelland on the road last See INTRACITY Page 4 Chaparrals Entertain Sul Ross By WALT McALEXANDER Avalanche-Journal Sports Staff Not since three games deep into the 1971-72 season has Lubbock Christian College's cagers been above the .500 mark. However, the Chaparrals are presented a golden opportunity tonight as they host the winless Sul Ross Lobos in their home opener. LCC is fresh from the consolation championship in the Sam Houston State Tournament andstandsl-1 on the season. A victory tonight is almost a must because looming ahead this weekend are road games against Texas-El Paso and New Mexico State on consecutive nights. "I felt we played pretty good," Chaparral mentor Darrell Price said of the tournament, which saw LCC bow 97-78 to the host school Friday and then come back to whip Texoma Conference foe Dallas Baptist 61-56 Saturday.

"I was pleased with our defense, but we had a hard time generating any offense. We played well when we were in the man-to-man defense, and Ken Davis had an excellent tournament. We were outrebounded both games, but Sam Houston put up 77 shots.to our 58 and DEC had 58 and we had 56. Sam Houston only had one more defensive rebound than we did, but they got nine more offensive rebounds. "Percentage-wise, both games were even outside of the shot and rebound difference in the first one.

We shot 47 per cent From the floor against Sam Houston and 43 against Dallas Baptist. "Our opponents shot only 49 and 41, but we've still got to improve our offense. We pressed quite a bit against Dallas Baptist and they had 20 turnovers to our 10. That was the big thing." Chris Fairley, who had 22 points against Sam Houston and nine against DBC, was selected to the all-tournament team. Fairley will be joined at guard tonight by Eddie Spencer, with senior Miles Watters, senior Davis and junior Mike Kahler starting on the back line.

Sul Ross is currently 0-3, having lost a 93-82 decision to Angelo State at Alpine and then bowing 81-71 and 83-71 to McMurry in Abilene over the weekend. Coach Brooks Dozier has only one squadman on scholarship, as the Lobos are doing away with all athletic scholarships. Dozier will start 5-10 Snyder native Tommy Washington and 6-2 Seminole product Kim Hughes at guard tonight, with Permian grad Larry Sparks (6-3) and 6-5 Robert Sekal of Alief at the forwards and 6-8 Bryan Riddle of San Antonio Roosevelt at center. Sul Ross leads the overall series 10-3. However, Dallas Baptist at one time held a 9-0 edge over the Chaps, but LCC has won two stratight from DBC.

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