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2C Mon, Sept. 21, 1970ST.L0UIS POST-DISPATCH For Red, The Play The Thing: Decisive Big MU OOMSMsMar By Bob Broeg Post-Dispatch Sports Editor What's in a play, the first of a game and the first in the second half? Plenty, if you'll examine the football Cardinals' "contest at Los Angeles and Missouri University's game with at Columbia. Opening the pro game in the Coliseum, Sports Comment the Big Red were guilty of illegal motion on first down, an indication that they were keyed up probably too much for a foe they knew would be formidable. Psychologically, the Rams struck a tell- jng blow for their defensive reputation, candidate at defensive tackle, hit Gopher halfback Barry Mayer head-on, stopping the Minnesota ball-carrier for no gain. And the Gophers never did mount a sustained drive.

With untested quarterback Craig Curry mixing his plays well and his pass blocking holding up against Missouri's traditional strong rush, the Gophers did manage 12 points. But they scored only one touchdown. And that one came from just nine yards out, following a pass interception. The question, therefore, was not whether Missouri could hold Minnesota, but whether the Tigers could break out. They answered that, in part, on the second-half kickoff.

Missouri coach Dan Devine pointed out that he was heartened by the way young Mike Fink battled out from the end zone to the 31. And from then on the kicking game became almost as important as Mizzou's ability to move the ball on the ground and in the air. When the Gophers punted for the first time In the third period, Fink returned 33 yards for the fired-up Tigers, setting in motion the long-awaited drive. Staying inside for the moment, except for one off-tackle run and a slick quarterback keeper by Mike Farmer against a defense that bought the insh fake, tailback Joe Moore powered over for a touchdown midway through the quarter. Still down three points, Missouri switched to passing when it seemed Minnesota figured more running, but an 84-yard drive would have stalled except for a naked reverse on which Mel Gray used a little blocking and a lot of speed to turn a potential fourth-and-four first-down play into a 36-yard Trailing now for the first time, and from then on, Mftjjie-sota was done in almost as much by its own feeble punting? by the Tigers' revved-up outside running game and K2tt-bar-the-door defense.

ZZZZ The Line Forms to the Right EE Both 01' Mizzou and the Big Red will set up shoplwe this weekend as twin attractions for St. Louis's Fall Fesjfnj, which hopefully will become an annual early-autumn sjjrgv-case for the area. A mammoth 10 a.m. downtown parade, probably theUQs best ever, will kick off the program Saturday. TicketCStlll are available for both football games, the college cSHttst Saturday at 1:30 and the pro home opener Sunday at 1:057 Missouri will play the Air Force Academy, an impressive victor in two games this season.

The Tigers nipped the Falcons a year ago, 19-17, on a field goal by Henry Brown Hvthe final seconds. TZir The Big Red will meet the Washington Redskins, TJEtlP conquered them a year ago in the capital, 33-17. The Skinsroip longer have Vince Lombardi, but they've still got SonnyUuT-gensen, regarded by many as the best passer In pro footlSfl.tr. Jurgesen will test the St. Louis pass defense, which seems a most improved department in a team that, it ill says here, looks as if it's Improved, too.

ZZZZ Anyone who would quit on the Big Red after a loslpjto the Rams would quit on OI' Mizzou behind at halftimegfld that would be the wrong mental exercise. 'ZZZ For St. Louis, the pro result at LA had to be disapxBairrt-ing, but not surprising. Not nearly as surprising as Missrjntfs than underthrew, they at least avoided an Interception until dangerous Deacon Jones hit the quarterback's arm late in the game and a dying swan pass was picked up by safety man Eddie Meador to set up Los Angeles's final touchdown. Haymond's Back-Breaker St.

Louis's defense did a pretty good job, everything considered, against that giant redwood, Roman Gabriel, and his supporting cast. But the defense couldn't play over the offense's mistakes. For instance, just after Cid Edwards fumbled at LA's 47 late in the second quarter, the Cards were guilty of poor tackling on Willie Ellison's draw play, which carried to the St. Louis 35. So Gabriel worked to fourth-and-a-foot at the 26 with 57 seconds left.

Coach George Allen disdained a field goal. The Rams wedged for the first down with Ellison carrying. Gabriel passed to the 12-yard line, then hit tight end Billy Truax with a touchdown pass with just 14 seconds left. So the Big Red left the field, down 17-3. When they came back onto it, Alvin Haymond took them right out of the game with his 98-yard kickoff return.

Inability of the Cards to get the kickoff deep into the end zone or out of it is a shortcoming they must live with. The Long, Short of Punts, Runbacks That first play of the second half was even more decisive, therefore, than the psychological opening play of the game. In the Missouri-Minnesota game the same probably was true. Opening the game, Rocky Wallace, Mizou's All-America is not in the least exaggerated. than set back the Cards five yards by taking the penalty, LA declined and permitted St.

Louis to keep its three yards, )enny ante and petty cash against the rugged defensive unit of the National Football League's favorites in the National Conference. The front four and blowing linebackers of the Rams bothered Jim Hart just enough, "despite determined pass blocking, to upset ie passer's timing. It's an old LA trick. And Hart's prime receiver John Gilliam, as Broeg second-half outburst must have Orduna Taped For Jie said afterward, had a tough time holding onto the ball. To stay even with the Rams, the Big Red would have had avoid fumbles and penalties.

Because Hart overthrew rather Now A Word fThere Goes Mel By Bill Beck lel Gray, Missouri's 173-pound lad with the good wheels, Jjas "caught only two passes so far this season, but little No. 21 has -broken open two football games in two starts just the same. By Ed Wilks What was it that Bob Devaney was grumbling about when he took off his cashmere sport coat and got ready to greet his University of Nebraska players in preseason practice? Oh, yes. He was saying that Joe Orduna "banged up his other knee, had more surgery and I haven't heard from him." Orduna, a running back who's not just 1L another guy named Joe, has been heard I diking It from. Loud and clear.

Qygp Bum knees and all, he scampered off on a 67-yard touchdown run that got Nebraska a 21-21 tie with Southern California Satur 4 (Ft: If '4 yyy-'-yy'-A, ty'yV-vy; day night in Los Angeles and should have got the underdog Cornhuskers more. They never trailed, but they couldn't stay ahead, finally giving up an 80-yard drive by Southern Cal that tied the score midway in the final quarter. Orduna, a 21year-old senior, missed last season because of a knee operation. By last spring, he seemed sound again. But in spring practice, his other knee was damaged, so there was some question of his return this season.

No question. Orduna's back. He scored twice, on runs of five and 20 yards, in a game story said the Mustangs' Chuck Hixson had "a medttJde day." Hixson completed 20 of 38 passes for 225 yards. SiSiiie mediocre When San Diego State handed North its first shutout in 42 games, 23-0, Al Limahelu booted hiTifty-sixth conversion point in succession after the first touchdown but the string ended when an offside penalty pushed'iitm back five yards after the second TD. How could West Virginia improve on its 623 yards of ofESJise in beating William Mary last week? Easily.

The Mountaineers hit Richmond for 640 in winning 49-10. Syracuse, with eight Negro players out of business liTa revolt against coach Ben Schwartzwalder, was rubbed by Houston in the Astrodome. Ohio State, starting two weeks later than some teams," will open Saturday against Texas which wiped out twojate; field goals by Louisiana State for a 20-18 upset. Lex James's 79-yard touchdown pass play with split end Hugh McEJDcoy with 13 seconds remaining did it. Dave Wright, 5-foot-ll and 160 pounds, played soccer at Duke until his sophomore spring, then went out for football last year.

The history major went to high school in Virginia, but his family now lives here. Saturday he tried five field.gqals against Maryland. He hit on one from 35 yards, missed, Irani the 12, was blocked from the 30 and from the 36 and, then with one second left booted a 45-yarder that gave Duke, a 13-12 victory. Purdue came away a winner in coach Bob DeMoss's debut, beating Texas Christian, 15-0, behind walk-on quarterback Chuck Pliebes as a replacement for Mike Phipps. But Pur'due lost top receiver Ashley Bell with a shoulder separation ahd may be without starting center George Buchanan because of a leg injury.

Illinois, upsetting Oregon, 20-16, found its quarterback; (n sophomore Mike Wells, but Indiana used three in its continuing search while losing to Colorado, 16-9. ni Duffy Daugherty of Michigan State, another Big Ten d35aXh trying to find a quarterback who's for real, used to have Gordon (Scooter) Longmire on campus. But when Utah whipped TaxSs-El Paso, 44-20, transfer-student Longmire was on the joband hit on seven of 11 passes for 95 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. been to Minnesota. Reruns TOGETHER FOR GOVERNOR.

ED NELSON PM SHUCKING A TACKLE by Southern California's Jim Grissum (55), Nebraska's Joe Orduna picks up 1 1 yards in the second period of Saturday night's game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (UPI Telephoto) Wells Doesn't Duck Issue, Wins QB Job By Ed Wilks After his University of Illinois football teams had lost 11 games in a row and 19 out of 20, it seemed a bit ludicrous to ask coach Jim Valek if his Illini had played as well as he had hoped or better, or worse in upsetting Oregon in their season opener. LET'S CET the right to start next week," said Devine. "No other decision would be fair. But I'll say again what I've been saying all along.

We're lucky to have them both because we'll sure need them before the season is over." By the use of he included Chuck Roper, the Brentwood rifle who started both the Baylor and Minnesota games but who 1 't get going in the first half against the Gophers. Mizzou was down, 9-0, when Chuck was benched in favor of Farmer. The Tigers picked up four more injuries, one of them serious. Co-Captain i Weisenfels reinjured a tender knee and won't play in next Saturday's game at Busch Memorial Stadium against Air Force. "Right now, we're just hoping that Nip doesn't have cartilage damage," said Devine, who had begun to rank the low-slung Webster Groves strong -boy among Missouri's best.

Probable replacement for Weisenfels will be Roger Yan- ko, 194-pound sophomore from McBride High who finished Saturday's game and had distinguished himself a week earlier against Baylor by intercepting a pass. Sam Britts, who blocked the conversion attempt after Minnesota's touchdown, left the Tigers bare of linebackers when he left the game with a sprained ankle. But he is expected to play against Air Force, as are two other casualties Saturday, tightend Chuck Colclasure (bruised leg) and defensive tackle John Cowan (hip pointer). Eric Lowder, offensive tackle lost in the Baylor game with a sprained knee, is expected to be out a couple more weeks Colclasure." said Devine of the 220-pound senior from Wood River, "played better than I ever dreamed he could play." The i Tyrone Walls, Colclasure and John Ma-tuszak got a workout when the Tigers went into a double tight end formation in the third and fourth' periods to improve execution of Moore's sweeps. "And Moore," said Devine, "is just beginning to get the feel of going outside." So it appeared.

i said Tim Browne, a 216-pound Gopher making his first start at defen-s i end, "did a lot more sweeping then we expected." It came as a surprise to almost everybody. Nebraska's season-opening, 36-12 victory over Wake Forest. And in LA he carried 18 times for 135 yards and was named back of the game. "On that long scoring run, Orduna is supposed to run for daylight," said Devaney. "And that's just what he did." The Trojans are supposed to run for daylight, too.

But except for Clarence Davis, who bulled the final nine yards in Southern Cal's tying drive and finished with 116 yards in 27 carries, the Trojans were able to run at Nebraska for only 59 yards. Against Alabama a week ago, Southern Cal rushed for 495 yards. Nebraska's Jerry Tagge completed 11 of 17 passes for 140 yards, and the Cornhuskers' other TDs came in the air on fullback Dan Schneiss's 17-yard toss to Guy Ingles and on Tagge's 15-yard strike to Johnny Rodgers. But interceptions set up Southern Cal's first two touchdowns. Two interceptions shouldn't be enough to tie Nebraska this weekend in Lincoln: the Cornhuskers will play Army the team Baylor beat for its first victory in a dozen games.

Texas had a question in preseason, too: Could Eddie Phillips make anybody forget James Street at quarterback. James who? Phillips, a junior, ran for 25 yards on his first carry as a starter in Texas's triple-option offense, averaged more than 14 yards a carry and had the Longhorns ahead, 35-0, after playing about 30 minutes when he sat out the rest of the 56-15 victory over California. "We were looking for a tougher time," said Phillips in the manner of Street, Texas's 1969 quarterback, after Texas's winning streak reached 21 games. "There must have been some wide open spaces out there for me to gain 129 yards. Now that the pressure is off, next week (UCLA) should be easier.

I won't be wondering if I'll flub up. I feel a little bit more secure." Cal is 0-2 and its defense is consistent: Texas ran and passed for 556 yards against the Bears who also gave up 556 yards in total offense in losing to Oregon last week. The Southwest Conference is losing track of another name from the past. Doak Walker, whose four seasons (1946-49) at Southern Methodist almost filled the SWC record book, was rubbed out In career touchdowns by Arkansas's Bill Burnett, who got his thirty-ninth TD in Saturday's 23-7 victory over Oklahoma State. Tough-way-to-go When SMU lost to Tennessee, 28-3, TONIGHT THE YOUNG LAWYERS PREMIER EI AN INTERN'S FUTURE IS THREATENED WHEN HE HELPS A YOUNG ACCIDENT VICTIM.

LEE J. COBB STARS. wo Wilks "Minor League Football (Saturday Games) ATLANTIC COAST LKAGl'E Bridgeport 14, Jersey Jays 9 Hartford 20, Orlando 17 Pennsylvania 38, Richmond 10 Roanoke 35, Indianapolis 7 ADVERTISEMENT AOEY BEAM for a new smoking thing? Dan Devine, Missouri loot- ball coach, reflected last night on Saturday's game situation Ln the moments before Gray rambled 36 yards to give the a 13-12 lead over Minnesota. It was fourth-and-four late Jn the third quarter and the dash was so inspirational the Tigers scored on their next three-' possessions to tuck away the victory, 34-12. "There was a TV commercial," said Devine, "so we had lots of time to talk it over.

There, were so many suggestions that I almost turned off my hearing aid. only considered two possibilities. One of 'em was to punt. The other play I considered was the one to Mel which was just like the old end-around except we pitched tiiijall back -to him instead tjtiisjng a hand-off." PlaY had a good chance, reasoned, because it came' off a fake handnff to Joe 'Moore, who had begun to bruise Minnesota's big front four with repeated thrusts between the tackles. 5o Devine warned quarterback" Mike Farmer to remind Gay to keep his route deep enough.

Mel had failed to do this the play bombed and tifrned into a fumble in the Orange Bowl a a i st Penn Stater So now the coach crossed his" fingers and waited. He.couldn't have drawn it on thfiJiackboard better. The fleet Gray got a perfect pijeh- from Farmer as the linebackers bought Moore's fake. 1 Center Bob Wilson, who bolted to; ihe sideline: to take out the Minnesota cornerback, shouted to Gray to cut inside the block 'Mel did. 1 1 1 1 1 speedster needed one more block downfield.

He got lit as Mel was quick to point out from sidekick John Henley. Gophers had lined up, cofifident they could prevent Mjzzoii from making four yards and a first down. Hadn't they stopped the when only ond yard was needed o-ir-several earlier occasions? BuHhe Gophers were hit hard iiKthe morale department by the" clash. 'feylor had suffered a similar cpilapse a week earlier when Gray took a short pass from Moore and turned it into a 72-yard touchdown play. the time at least, Mis-s6uH's quarterback problem has been settled.

"Sure, a has earned ALABAMA 51, VA. TECH 18 Virginia Teeh 8 12 18 Alabama 17 13 14 7 51 Ala Fc 36 Clfmny Ala Brungard 21 (ClPmny Wrk) Ala Cash 14 pass from Hunter (Clemny kick) Ala Bn'iv 11 pass fnim Musso (Clrainy kick) Ala Waue 71 punt return (kick failed) Tlherlo 8 pas? from Schwhbe (pass failed) VP1 Dobbins 1 rnn (rim falleil) VPH Miitiieviih 4 Pass from Schwahe (pass failed) JTIa RrmiKard UO run (fash pass from. Hayden 10 pas from Hunter (psiled) AJw-t'ey :16 fun (Clemny kick) 3,958 STATISTICS VPI First downs 2 1 KuMilnt; yanlacr PhssIiik yanlate Udll Ualiinr tnrriHue 3 Ala. 7 Hfil 2IH 111 14-24- 2 2-37 'I CO Passes n- Punts 1 -40 Fumbles lost 1 Vards penalized 35 ARKANSAS 23, OKLA. STATE 7 Oklahoma Stale ArkAhtas 07 Ar(l-Garber 11 run (Mr( lard kirk) OSl'-Cole 6 run Prum kick) Ak-Safety (ball snapped out of end one) Aj-S-Burnett 11 run (MrClard kirk) Ark-Burnett 1 run (MrClard kick) 53,000 sTATisnrs ost Ark 2 Oil 24 11-14-0 2-44 41 Flrsi downs liu-hlng yardage rasjlng yardage Kclurn yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost lards penalised 190 183 0 1V21-0 115 College THE SILENT FORCE PREMtEREI WARD FULLER GOES BEHIND BARS TO EXPOSE A longer in a duel with junior Steve Livas for the job.

"Wells is our quarterback," said Valek, who explained that he had been "disappointed with our oftense in the first quarter" as run by Livas. "I don't know what it was maybe we needed a quarter to get settled up front," he said. "We had good field position, but we 1 't get a first down, and Livas got caught for losses a couple of times. But the i Wells stepped in and everything seemed to perk up." When Wells entered the game on Illinois's first possession of the second period three other sophomores went in with him: Mike Walker and Mason Min-nes, the running backs in Valek's I-formation offense, and flanker Willie Osley. "We just played it by ear," he said, "When we got nowhere in the first quarter, we changed." The Illini played it by foot, too.

Terry Maser's punting foot. As a sophomore last season, Maser had a 38.2-yard average for 57 punts. His best days were against Ohio State and Indiana He averaged 43.7 yards on his 11 punts against Oregon. There was no return on five of his kicks. On the six others, the Ducks returned for a total of 32 yards.

Next for the Illini, who suf SYNDICATE-BACKED CANDIDATE 7:30 7 'TtM 1 1 But Valek, who went into Sat a 's game at Champaign hanging by his thumbs, accepted the question as reasonable. And his answer had a surprise factor to it. "Defensively, especially against the run, we played far beyond what I had hoped for," he said. "But on offense, we i 't do as well as I had hoped." That last part was the surprise. Illinois, a 10-point underdog, had beaten Oregon, 20-16, and only three times last season, when the Illini were 0-10, had Valek's offense scored that many points in game.

Only once had it scored more. What made the offense against Oregon was the second-qu a te appearance of Mike Wells, a sophomore who took command with the first snap at quarterback. He accounted for everyone of Illinois's points with a scoring sneak, with a 26-yard scoring pass, with two goals and with two extra point kicks and now he's no NEBRASKA 21, USC 21 ehraska 14 Southern Cal 7 021 721 Ingles 17 pas from Tagge (Rogers kick) ISC Jones 4 run (Ayala kick) NF.B Rndgers 18 pass from Tagge (Rogers kick) CSC Evans 1 run (Ayala kick) XKB Orduna 67 run (Rogers kick) tsc Davis 9 run (Ayala kick) A 73,768. STATISTICS Neb. USC First downs 1 9 23 Rushing yardage 208 17fl Passing yardage 1(17 i 191 Return yardage 99 SO Passes 12-18-3 14-2S-2 Punts 4-41 4-37 Fumbles Inst 3 2 Vards penalized 42 43 Watch Cyclone's Shoe Make Points ALBUQU N.M., Sept.

21 (AP)-Reggie Shoe-make kicked four long field goals and added two, extra points Saturday nght to lead Iowa State to a 32-3 victory over New Mexico. Shoemake was perfect on field goals from 38, 42, 24, and 36 yards. The only kick he missed all night was a conversion attempt a a Cyclone touchdown. lona Statu 7 9 3 1332 New Mexico 3 3 ITXM i Hartshoren 24 Iowa St. Stowe, 35 ihs from Amundson kick) Iowa St.

F(i Shoemake 30 Iowa St. Palmer 1 run (kick failed) Iowa St. FO Shoemake 24 lowa St. Lorez 30 pais from Carillon (Shoemake kirk) Iowa St. Shoemake 42 Iowa St.

KG Shoemake 38. Summaries Ha MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PREMIERE! JETS-BROWNS 8:00 PM SB I I ma KJ a i mhhib Mimnrw nirm i iiii 11 i i i fflkxfr iwo 1 About Their LOW. til kH.Al ii Mf fered no serious injuries, is Tu at Champaign Saturday. The Green Wave upset Georgia 17-14, by converting two third- quarter interceptions into 10 points Saturday night. The week before, Texas Tech had upset Tulane but Valek wonders what kind of an "upset" that was now that Texas Tech has knocked off Kansas, 23-0.

Oil CHAtm Srfff UanSmm fl i )h LOW Prices! 'f-M mm: 'Wl i tm t'iJ inm-yfsu MISS. 47, MEMPHIS ST. 13 Mississippi 21 14 47 Memphis Slate. 0 0 6 7 13 Miss Reed I run (kik failed) Miss Manning 14 run Manning-run Miss Knight 9 run (Armstrong kick) Miss Manning 1 run kick fall'd) Miss Heed 3 run (kick failed) MSI Tinker 23 run (kick failed) Miss Franks 30 pass from Manning (Armstrong kick) Miss Ainsvvorth 3 run (Arm-Klronc kick) Msl' Jamieson 2 run (Weeks kirk) A 150,1 HO OREGON STATE 21, IOWA 14 loua 0 7 7 1 4 Oielton Stale 14 0 0 7 21 OSI' Carhiulst 8 pass from Endl- coll iKoslun kick) list arlnuist 3 run (Boston kick) Iowa Sullivan 2 run (Melendez kick) OSi; Schilling 1 run (Boston kick) lona Keardnn 48 pass from Bash Ulelendei Kick) A STATISTICS lona Oregon St. 3 319 fin 7-1 1-0 3-44 3 32 first down Ttiishini; yardave Passing yardage Hi'turn yardage Pusses Punts FlimhleR Inst Yards penalized 138 100 97 5-7-1 B-3B 1 89 HOUSTON 42, SYRACUSE 15 Syracuse 7 0 0 8 15 Houston 14 21 0 7 42 Hons Helskell 5 run (Lopez kick) s.vra Zur 1 run kick) Hous Thomas 83 run (Lopei kick) Hous Ford 99 pass from Peel (Lopei kirk) Hous Wright B4 Pass from Peel (lopei kick) Hons -Wright 60 pass from De- Spaln (Lopei kirk) Hons donee 6 pass from Mullens (Loper, kirk) Syra Rnsella 14 run (Gabriel pass from Woodruff) A 40,439.

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