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20 A Vei, Oct. 19T0 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Devine Vs. Devaney: A Classic Series In Football By Bob Broeg Post-Dispatch Sports Editor The hunch was that Dan Devine, with a faraway look in his eyes, was thinking more about Nebraska than Oklahoma State as he changed clothes in the dressing room at KSD-TV Sunday night before going on for his weekly television show. Off the top of his head, could the Missouri football coach remember the 12 games his Tigers have played against the Comment Cornhuskers? "I remember every one of them," said Devine, who went on to prove it.

1968? "They threw a long bomb early and set that capacity crowd at Lincoln wild, but this was one of our greatest team efforts," Devine said, "and our squad reacted wonderfully to the pressure." 1969? "Terry McMillan, slipping, righted himself and pegged one to Mel Gray for nearly 70 yards on the second play of the game and we played off that score all day," Devine said, "and John Brown forced a fumble close in just before halftime." 1970? Heck, I don't know about you, friends, but I can't wait to hear the next chapter in the classic contest between the Cornhuskers and the Tigers! For the record, Dan 1 is 8-4 against Nebraska, but only 4-4 against his former Michigan State coaching colleague, Bob Devaney, the only active football headmaster whose overall mark is superior to De-vine's. Devaney, in his fourteenth season as a head coach, is 103-28-6 at the moment, including 71-18-1 at Nebraska, where has won four Big Eight Conference titles and tied for one. His teams are 3-3 in bowl games. Devine, though several years younger souri coach said. "We should have punted, but we went for It.

Bob Haas, playing quarterback in place of Phil Snowden, wh was hurt, faked a belly handoff and passed to Russ Sloan for a touchdown. "Broke it open and we won, 32-0, I think." One point off, Coach. How about '59? "We were leading only, 3-0, at halftime and Mel West ran back the second-half kickoff for our only touchdown." And 1960? "Norris Stevenson, on a dive play, bounced off a tackier just past the line of scrimmage and popped a TD run of about 60 yards." 11? Devine smiled. "I can recall how furious Bill Jennings, a mild-mannered man, was at the officials at halftime. It was so unlike him." Jennings, finishing his fifth and final season at Nebraska, had reason to be frustrated.

En route, he'd achieved upsets over Minnesota, Pitt, Penn State, Army, Texas and ended Oklahoma's 73-game unbeaten string in the conference, but he'd gone 0-5 against Missouri. Against Devine-coached teams, Jennings's side hadn't even scored in four tries. Four Straight Defeats However, Devaney, coming up, was a different problem as he ended a series of sub-seasons that had set in at Lincoln after the 1940 Rose Bowl team. In a hurry, the Cornhuskers came back to the glory of old, to the stature of Walter Booth's perfect-record teams of 1902 and '03, E. O.

Stiehm's unbeaten squads of 1913-14-15 and D. X. Bible's seven-time conference champions of the '30s. Devine said he'd never forget the first time against Devaney in 1962 at Lincoln. "We were leading, 7-0, had the ball on Nebraska's 12-yard line, second and four, and got a television time-out," he said, adding, wryly, "time out for too much time to think.

"When play resumed, we tried a halfback running pass, Noel Martin intercepted and ran it back all the way to tie the score. It was. a good thing Johnny Roland ran a reverse for us about 45 yards to go ahead again." Four Mrulht defeats by Nebraska followed that 16-7 victory in '82. Over (hut period the Cornhuskers lost just six games, half of them in bowl contests. "I thought we had no business being close in '63," recalled Devine, "but we wound up losing, 13-12, because we tried to win and failed on a try for a two-point Devine remembered the '64 contest, won by Nebraska, 9-0, us a "ureal defensive game," one in which frustrating penalties handicapped the Tigers.

A questionable safety as Gary Lane, rolling deep to throw near his goal line, broke a scoreless tie early in the fourth quarter. In '65, Missouri scored two early touchdowns. Nebraska used powerful fullback Ben Wilson for a long gainer to set up one score. Later facing third and one at midfield, quarterback Ferd Duda faked to Wilson inside, kept the ball, slipped past a Mizzou corner man and went all the way, but the Huskers still trailed by a point. This was the game in which an over-reacting official sustained a late Nebraska drive by throwing the flag when Missouri's co-captain, Bruce Van Dyke, playing both ways, swore in disgust with a barnyard vulgarism when a first-down measurement for the Cornhuskers was successful.

The 15-yard penalty set up game-winning field goal, 16-14. Devine would rather forget the '66 game, too, but for a different reason. "Nebraska beat us, 35-0, and was decidedly better," he said. "They had surpassed us in everything off the field you do to have a good football team. 1 couldn't blame our players, but rather our football program." Three Sunny Side Up In a turnabout, the Tigers have taken the last three Nebraska games, all of them quite close, 10-7, 16-14, and 17-7, and now it's Devaney who is pointing out that his seniors will head into a Missouri game Saturday with unfinished business.

Devine remembered that in '67 Jon Staggers had made a brilliant, lunging catch of a pass by Garnett Phelps for a touchdown that topped an earlier field goal by Rocky Wallace. "Then," the Missouri coach said, "our defense did a wonderful job of overcoming damaging fumbles by the offense." jf In- than Devaney, who conceals his age like a Broeg bachelor girl, is in his sixteenth season as a college head coach. The 45-year-old Mizzou mentor's collegiate record is 118-35-8. At Columbia, he's 91-32-7 and owns one conference championship and a half-share of another. His teams won four of six bowl games.

Five Wins In Row There has been a strange ebb and flow to the Missouri-Nebraska series since Devine took over at Columbia in 1958 and Devaney at Lincoln in '62. And there have been oddities and emotions, too, as Devine showed in his rapid recollection of the 12 games he has coached against the Cornhuskers. "I remember best about the first one at Lincoln (in '58) a decision to go for fourth-and-one at Nebraska's 40," the Mis- Dan Devine Bob Devaney Masters Bowling Sport Shorts Huskers' Quarterback, Fullback Hit By Flu Exhibition Basketball TUESDAY'S RESULTS N'BA Atlanta 99, Baltimore 97 Detroit 116, York 89 Phoenix 114, San Diego 112 San Kranclseo 105, Los Anijeles 101 Cleveland 125, Cincinnati 116 ABA Indiana 114. Kentucky 100 Itah 142. Texas I3B TODAV'S GAMES NBA Boston vs.

Philadelphia at Bristol, Conn. ABA PittshurKh vs. Kentucky at Richmond, Ky. Indiana vs. Denver at (ireeley, Coin.

New York vs. Carolina at HiRh Point, X.c. I'lah vs. Texas at Abilene, Tex. (At Marlborough Ijines) KUNA 7, TOM HARRY 0 Kl' A Woody Hulsey 587, Ray Orf dl, lion MrCltiren 7KO, Hankemeyer 384, Dave.

Harrell 8it(l. Tolals 1 045-1082- IOI5H 31 811. HARRY Tom Hennessey fills Marsala 14(5 (one mime), Vern Run (two (tames), l.eo O'Brien S8, Don Ruclimer Bob f.rnpas (JU5. Totals HW-1051-1 024 I WIDMAN 5. DILLONS WIDMAN Wonders (i85, Hon Helling :14, Larl Widman 7, Klvin Mesuer 78, Nell Burton H21.

Totals 1 I 8(i-MI07-1 0'f! DILLONS Nirm 612, Le-Roy (ieorite 645. Dave hilwards 587, Dlek Weber Jr. (178, (ilen Klder 632. Totals H144. KI TIJi 5.

IOA 2 KUTIS lerry Sahaglan 669, John Hart Kay Brand Jr. 686, Mel Tipton (art Bohnenstlehl 65.1. Tolals I I 044-1 079 HiA Wally Custufson 67J. John Fox 6:9, Del Bolre 576, Rill Rerii ker 64 Wally Bush 634. Totals 1082-990-1089 3161.

EVKKKADY 5. CONSERVATIVE KED 1 EVEREADY Al Wlssmann 625, Joel Bennett 566, Charles Oslrander 601, filen Campbell 617, Pat Patterson 621. Totals J026-990- 014 MVM. CONSERVATIVE Jim Bluhnuith 641, Charles Chandler 525, Tom Martin 520, Ted Kozlmvski 610, (ire Campbell 614. Totals 949-1036-925 2910.

STANDINGS Kunn 40-23: Kutis 35-26: Hurbys 33-30: HiA 33-30; Eveready 32-31; Widmans 30-33: Conservative 30-33; Dillons 19-44. I howls Tuesday at South Twin Lanes, 2711 Leniay Ferry Road.) 1 whim WTyyjyFMl aWwM Iff ill the Toronto Maple Leafs in a National Hockey League exhibition. The Pittsburgh Penguins have returned center Rod Zaine to the Baltimore Clippers of the American Hockey League. John Ferguson, Montreal left winger, has decided to retire from hockey to devote all of his time to his business. Basketball Clem Haskins scored 35 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 114-112 victory over the San Diego Rockets in the first game of a National Basketball Association exhibition doubleheader at San Francisco.

Second-year forward Bob Portman scored nine of his 17 points in the last quarter to steer the host SF Warrors to a 105-101 decision over the Los Angeles Lakers. In a twin bill at New York, the Atlanta Hawks, getting 29 points from Lou Hudson and 22 from Pete Maravich, defeated the Baltimore Bullets, 99-97, and the Detroit Pistons trounced the host Knickerbockers, 116-89. Dave Bing was high for the Pistons with 21 points. The Bullets announced that George Johnson, their No. 1 draft choice, is sidelined indefinitely because of leg injuries.

A therapy program to strengthen his legs has been started. Tom Sanders, Boston Celtic forward, will undergo exploratory surgery on his left knee Monday. Club officials expected him to be lost until at least midseason. Auto Racing Bobby Isaac has 3421 points in the NASCAR Grand National championship races to 3371 for James Hylton and 3327 for Bobby Allison, with the National 500 a $147,721 plum coming up Sunday at Charlotte, N.C., Motor Speedway. Making his first venture into stock-car racing there will be George Eaton, young Canadian Grand Prix driver, who has been assigned a 1970 Dodge.

His car was not expected to arrive in time for today's initial qualifying to determine the 12 upfront starting positions. Miscellaneous Northwestern, lllini Plug Injury Gaps From Post -Dispatch ire Services CHAMPAIGN, 111., Oct. 7 -University of Illinois and Northwestern were forced to make adjustments yesterday because of injuries to key players as they prepared for Saturday's i Ten Conference football game at Evanston. Illinois coach Jim Valek was concerned that defensive tackle Mike Dobrzeniecki apparently has been lost for the rest of the season with a broken bone in his right hand. Dave Wright, nprmally a middle guard, is being tried at a tackle spot.

Valek hoped that linebacker Larry Allen and middle guard Bob Bucklin, who were sidelined by injuries Saturday, will be at full strength. Three sophomores moved into first-string positions as Northwestern juggled its lineup. Greg Strunk took over at flanker in place of Barry Pearson, Todd Somers was at quarterback in place of Maurice Daigneau and Pat McNamara went to left linebacker in place of Jack Dern-ing. Billy Adams also moved up to the first unit as strong safety. Tackle George Keporos was shifted to second-team defensive end to fill a post vacated by Tony i who has moved to first-team tight end.

Quarterback Jerry Tagge and fullback Dan Schneiss of the University of Nebraska have been hit with the flu bug, but should be ready to play Saturday against the University of Missouri at Lincoln, Also ill is linebacker Pat Mor-ell, who was hospitalized yesterday. Coach Bob Devaney, however, expects all his players to be healthy for Mizzou and hopes they feel good after the game, too. Devaney made some adjustments in the Cornhusker defense, noting that the Tigers "put pressure on defense all the time." Missouri practiced on a rain-soaked field and Scotty Bell worked out at guard as a possible replacement for injured Dan Kelley. Quarterback Dennis Shaw, who completed 12 of 21 passes for 317 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Buffalo Bills to a 34-31 upset over the New York Jets, has been named the National Football League's Offensive Player of the Week by the Associated Press. The entire defensive unit of the Denver Broncos won the AP's defensive citation this week for its performance in Denver's 26-13 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Purdue's Randy Cooper, who intercepted three passes and set up two touchdowns in a 26-14 victory over Stanford, is the AP's College Back of the Week. AP's Lineman of the Week award went to Mississippi linebacker Crowell Armstrong, who helped the Rebels beat Alabama, 48-23. Quarterback Bob Parker of unbeaten Air Force is the total offense leader in the nation with 1217 yards gained running and passing. Stanford's Jim Plunkett is second with 1080. Cornell running back Ed Marinaro is tops in rushing with an average of 205 yards a game.

Baseball John McNamara, fired last week as manager of the Oakland Athletics, got a job across the bay as a coach with the San Francisco Giants. McNamara is expected to help the Giants line up trades with American League clubs. Former Giants infielder Jim Davenport has been named manager of the Phoenix Giants of the Pacific Coast League. The Boston Red Sox have sent minor league outfielder Al Yates to the Milwaukee Brewers. San Francisco city supervisors voted to spend the final $16,000,000 to finish enclosing windswept Candlestick Park.

Hockey Orland Kurtenbach scored twice in leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over H.JS shot in of St. Louis turns loose a A RINGER. Dick Wedel tournament at Carondelet Sunday's Bi-State horseshoe of Cayuga, Ind. Wedel, VanSant Karl Park. Watching is tourney winner last year, placed second Sunday in Class A competition behind new champion Jce Carmack of Lecoma, Mo.

(Post-Dispatch Photograph) McClaren's 760 Helps Kuna Sweep Don McClaren, who won the American Bowling Congress doubles championship with Billy Welu in 1955, put on a one-man show as he totaled 760 and led Kuna Meat to a 7-0 triumph over the Tom Harby team last night. the i in the position round at Marlborough Lanes enabled Kuna to take over sole possession of first place in the St. Louis Bowling Proprietors Association Masters League. The Harby squad dropped into a third-place tie. Kutis beat IGA, 5-2, to climb into second place with a 35-28 record behind Kuna's 40-23.

Ray Brand Jr. led Kutis with 686. Widman Harley shot a 3285 series, best in the league this season, as it beat the Dillons, 5-2. John Wonders had high single, 268, in a 685 series for the winners. Dick Weber Jr.

had 678 in the losing Dillon cause. Carondelet Meet Really Big Shoe By John J. Archibald Horseshoe pitching is a casual thing. Apparently, the more casual you are about it, the better you'll be. Take Joe Carmack, of Lecoma, Mo.

He won the third annual Bi-State horseshoe tournament Sunday at Carondelet Park. Beat Leonard Rolls 800 In Metro Classic Vic Leonard bowled an 800 series, pacing Color Arts to a 2312-6'2 victory over Pellins in the Metro Classic League at Marlborough Lanes. Leonard had games of 267, 278 and 255. Scores of other matches: Miz-erany 19, Dick Jones 11 (Tom Jablonski 246 game and 702 series); Connie Haeffners 23'2, Kutis 62; Rauscher 24, An-tons Smiths 17, Steak 'N Shake 13. Roko Spanja, Australian fighter who was knocked unconscious in a fight with Hector Thompson last night died today at Newcastle, Australia.

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87 So. Hy 140 all seven of his opponents. How much had Joe practiced Jolly oe Winners In Bi-Stale horseshoe limrnanienl at (arcindHet Park: (lass A earmark. Irnma, rnnnpr-iii, Ilck Wedel: Class ICunert Maroon, Martinsville, runner-up, Charles Plrraux, SI. i hailes; Class J.

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"Didn't practice at all. "In fact, I guess I hadn't done any pitching since August, when I was third in the state tournament at Sedalia." Carmack 1 up for about an hour before the competition got under way. Then, with a seemingly effortless motion and the usual one-step delivery, he threw ringers 81 per cent of the time. "Even Sunday morning I wasn't sure whether I'd come here or drive down to Fort Leonard Wood for a skeet tournament," said the 51-year-old bachelor. "That skeet really gets in your blood.

Expensive, though." Carmack is a self-employed carpenter and painter in Lecoma, a community 25 miles south of Rolla. He likes to be his own boss, because then he can take off for a tournament whenever he wants. There were 32 men competing in the tournament at Carondelet. Carmack won the trophy the only prize in Class A. An identical trophy was given to each of the other seven Class A entrants, but the engraving on the front did indicate how the recipient placed.

The match that Carmack was most concerned about was the one with Karl VanSant of Cayuga, Ind. "The last time we met was in '63," said Carmack. "That was in Florida. VanSant beat me, but I won the tournament." In a match before meeting Carmack, VanSant had one streak of 46 i rs in 50 throws. In their crucial clash, however, Carmack apparently out-casualed VanSant because he piled up a 31-8 lead and finally won, 50-27.

Later, VanSant had a 33 for- 36 streak and he had the day's highest average, 85 per cent, but he finished third. Last year's winner, Dick Wedel of St. Louis, was second. "If there are any secrets to being a good horseshoe pitcher," said Carmack, "they are: (1) a good swing, and (2) a good follow-through. "But, really, what probably is most important is being relaxed.

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