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PARK PRESS, Nov. 25, 1975 Rutgers'-Cagers Bidding' For National Eminence perience," Young said. ''But we also know that it is just a matter of playing time. We will be a much better team in January and February as the two freshmen gain experience. The same five starters who took the court against the Cardinals last March return for this season.

Rutgers will be led once again by All American forward Phil Sellers, a 6-5, 200 pound Brooklyn native who broke all of Buffalo Braves' forward Jini McMillan's scoring records at Thomas Jefferson High School. Sellers, after scoring 657 points (22.7 per game) and grabbing 272 rebounds (9.4 per game) last year, goes into the season in second and third place on the respective all time lists. Undoubtedly, before the present season is over, Phil will become both the most1 prolific scorer and rebounder By LARRY PLATKIN Last season was one of firsts for Rutgers basketball. The up-coming campaign, beginning Dec. 1 at home against Bentley, could prove to be the season that establishes the Scarlet Knights on the national level.

Rutgers went to Tulsa, meeting Louisville in the Scarlet's first NCAA tournament appearance. The Knights played themselves into the prestigious event by compiling a 20-6 record last season and then winning the EGAC Metropolitan division tourney, besting St. John's in anovertime thriller, 79-77. Scarlet Coach Tom Young had a successful recruiting year, on its 22-7 mark, corralling 6-9 center Jim Bailey of Boston and 6-7 forward Abdel Anderson of Belleville, both high school standouts. Their talents, combined with the experience of the squad, msJ ii iii mi in Asbury Park Presi Stacey Foley, Sheila Foley Rudkin, Parti and manager of 16-0-1.

Dianne Conetti, Grace. Bentley, Nancy Cartwright, and Ann Back Row; Judy Moncrief, Chris Drumm, Bridget Ellis, Shawn Hansen, Diane Tyson Mary Collins. South finished season with record, STATE CHAMPIONS The Toms River High School South girls' field hockey won the NJSIAA Group IV state championship this past Saturday, defeating Westfield, 2-0. Pictured are: front row (left to right) Assistant Coach Barbara Hughes, Head Coach Gail Halbfoster and Assistant Coach Andrea Hankins. Second row: Robustelli, Sees Overhaul for Savino Makes Pitch For Coombs in Hall While carefully skirting names of players or coaches, the over-all chief of the 3-7 Giants did indicate there could be many changes for the 1976 version of the team.

His "gut-feeling approach" to the troubles that have dogged the club (fumbles, dropped passes, bad patterns, penalties at inoppor By JOE LEE Press Staff Writer MILWAUKEE The way Andy Robustelli, director of operations for the woeful New York Giants sees it, there are two things the club can do for the final four games of the 1975 National Football League season: Shipp Keeps Word to Jets BELMAR Isn't it about time baseball recognized with its highest honor a man who probably did as much for baseball as any practitioner of the art who ever lived? fjhis question is being asked by Guy Savino, a young man who pushes stocks and bonds during the week and spends his weekends pursuing his favorite sport, baseball. The man Savino says ought be in baseball's Hall-of-Fame is Jack Coombs, who stepped from the college campus into the big leagues without "missing a put-out. As a pitcher, coach and writer. Savino says Colby Jajck rated every superlative in the book. He pitched the longest game recorded in the American League, beat the By MARTY FISCHBEIN Press Staff Writer NEW YORK The game is history and the 'Jets lost another, falling 37-6 to the St.

Louis Cardinals Sunday. The fact that Ken Shipp was at the helm in place of deposed coach Charley Winner will have little significance in years to come. However, the press conference after the game may in Rutgers history. His already impressive list of achievements includes winning the Haggerty Award last year, presented by the Metropolitan basketball writers to the most valuable player in the area. Mike Dabney, the most consistent Scarlet, performer last season, returns at guard for his senior campaign.

A forward his first two years at Rutgers, the 6-5, 180 pound former East Orange High all-star moved to the backcourt prior to last year's season opener at Hawaii. who was the squad's second leading scorer with an 18.7 point average, follows Sellers in third place on the all time scoring chart. Rutgers demonstrated last year that they could be an excellent running basketball club. Many times it was the Scarlet's fast break that gave them the advantage against a taller opponent. aren't many faster guards than junior Ed Jordan, a 6-1, 170 pound product of Washington's Archbishop Carroll High.

The fleet ball-handler was on the front end of many fast breaks, but also used his quickness to lead the team in both assists and steals. One of the biggest question marks before last season began was an untested freshman in the starting lineup. Hollis Copeland (6-5), now a sophomore and 20 pounds heavier than last year at 200 pounds, answered all the skeptics quickly. As the season progressed, the highly sougtit after Trenton native improved. By season's end, he was the Squad's third leading scorer, averaging 13.8 points game.

Mike Palko, a 6-7 senior from Hackettstown, rounds out the starting lineup at center. Mike took over the starting role midway through last year. He is defense oriented and his big frame makes it very difficult for opposing players to get to the hoop. His starting position, however, may be challenged early by Bailey. Add to this impressive collection soph Steve Hefele, a 6-5 guard who can hit from long range with consistency; 6-2 senior Jeff Kleinuaum, a hustler with a reputation for tenacious defense; and 6-7 Bruce Scherer, a senior center with a soft shot and a knack for going to the boards.

Include the two blue chip freshmen and the only thing that could possibly stop the Scarlet from attaining national prestige is the schedule. After Bentley, Rutgers" meets Purdue, second only to powerhouse Indiana in the Big 10, in the Garden. A home date with Seton Hall is followed by a trip north to face Boston College, all preceding a Dec. 11 Madison Square Garden date with Ivy League terror Penn. Both Boston College and Penn are rated along with Rutgers as the cream of the Eastern basketball crop.

"We'll find out early an awful lot about our team and our freshmen. Not whether we'll be good or bad, because we've already proven our-, selves last year, but just how much our frosh will help," Young said. Success with this schedule will definitely pay off with all sorts of -recognition on the national level. All the essentials ability, depth, coaching are there. This just might be the year for Rutgers basketball.

Coach Accepting Blame For Eagles Poor Play Woods.Sweeton Help CaseysWin PHIL SELLERS is the reason that Rutgers has been tabbed by many as the top quintet in the East. "We are pleased with our freshmen. When we recruited them, we doubted either would start because of inex great Christy Matthewson in a world series duel and established a record as a coach nobody has even approached. "But even more," Savino says, "Jack Coombs introduced a high level of decency and integrity in the game." What got Savino so gung-ho on the subject of Colby Jack Coombs? Colby College did it. Savino is a graduate of Colby and at the Waterville, institution, Coombs was and is one of its great graduates.

The athletic field that stands in a posh Maine setting is named after Coombs. At Colby they call him Colby Jack. But in the early baseball world they called him, "Iron Man Jack." This was because he pitched three complete World Series at Middletown Township High School. The Caseys took the team title with 98.10 points to easily beat out runnerup East Brunswick (85.85). Middletown Township placed third with 81.85.

The first three team finishers and top six individual performers qualified for the state finals to be held Friday at Ocean Township High School. Red Bank Catholic is the defending champion. Miss Woods picked up 9.10 points in the uneven bars and vaulting and won the balance beam with 8.40 and the floor exercise with 8.85 points. She also was the all-around winner with 35.45 points with Miss Sweeton runnerup with 32.50. (loc 6 auoltfv lor finals) UNEVEN BARS 1.

Ann Woods (Red Bank Catholic) 9 10; 1. Musv Sweeton (Red Bank Catholic) 8 15; 3. Janine Stanton (Carteret) 8.00; 4. Ber-nadette Cvbulski (East Brunswick) 7 85, S. Jill Rver (East Brunswick) 7.70; 6.

Jamie Nesh (East Brunswick) 7.45. VAULTING 1. Ann Woods (RBC) 9.10; 2. Missy Sweeton RBC) 8.90, 3. Lorl Lebosky (Highland Park) 8 60; 4.

Lit Mauntner RBC) 8.55; 5. Cindv Sci-betta (Montgomery) 8.50; 6. Sue Lie-besklnd (Ocean) 8 .25. BALANCE BEAM 1. Ann Woods (RBC) 8.40; 2.

Missy Sweeton (RBC) 7.50; 3. Ellse Slobodln (Holmdel) 7.50; 4. Alice Haaan (Holmdel) 7.25; 5. Liz Mautner RBC) 7.50; 6. Jamie Nesh (East Brunswick) 6 95.

FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Ann Woods (RBC) 8 85; 2. Missy Sweeton RBC) 7.95; 3. Tanva Johnson (Piscatowov) 7.85; 4. Pat Carroll (Marlboro) 7.80; 5.

Lij Moutntf RBC) 7.25; 6. Sandy Skinner (Ocean) 7.70. ALL AROUNDS 1. Ann Woods (RBC) 34 4S; 2. Missy Sweeton (RBC) 32.50; 3.

Liz Mautner (RBC) 30.15; 4. EHce Sloboden (Holmdel) 29 95; S. Ber-nodette Cvbulski (East Brunswick) 29 10; 6. Sue Liebesklnd (Oceon) 28 90. TEAM 1.

RBC 98.10; 2. East Brunswick 85 85; 3. Middletown Township 11.85. "First is to take the young kids (and we have a lot of them) and use them as much as we can to give them experience and try to keep them from becoming discontented. "The other is to keep working at putting together the best team we can by fitting the pieces together." long be remembered.

Although depressed after the one-sided loss, Shipp did resort to the profession's crutch of: "I can't say what went wrong until 1 see the game films." Shipp's forthright answers prompted one person in the group to label him a poor coach because he didn't try to sidestep the questioning. Earlier in the week when That one man, owner Leonard Tose, wasn't present. He refuses interviews. He admittedly is unhappy, doesn't think his team has made much progress in McCormack's three-year tenure. But if he knows what he intends to do, he isn't telling anyone.

Jim Murray, the man who has the title of general manager and is Tose' right hand man, insists they haven't discussed next year's coaching situation. A source close to Tose recently pictured the owner as a frustrated, deeply disappointed man, who doesn't know what to do about the football flop he paid $16.5 million to call his own. Meanwhile, the Eagles, after a victory over the equally hapless New York Giants, went back to their losing ways Sunday, dropping a 27-17 decision to the Dallas Cowboys. Again, the Eagles made enough mistakes to fill a season, let alone one game. In the Cowboys' last touchdown drive, McCormack said a blitzing defenseman went into the wrong hole three times.

"I'm a frustrated coach," said McCormack. "1 don't know why we make these mistakes," the harried coach declared. This prompted someone to pinpoint the situation. After six exhibition games and 10 league games someone must know why the mistakes are repeated week after week. One of three things must 'exist, the questioner said to he took over the floundering Jets, Shipp promised to take action if he thoght any of the players weren't playing up to par.

He emphasized his statement by adding, "It doesn't matter who the players are." In the third quarter Sunday, he proved he meant what he said when he benched quarterback Joe Namath in favor of rookie J. McCormack: (1) The players are stupid, (2) they aren't being taught properly, or (3) the players don't give a damn. McCormack insisted the teaching is good. "Then it's one or three or both," persisted the interrogator. "I would think so," McCormack responded.

McCormack didn't say it outright, because he wanted a chance to talk with his quarterbacks, but he indicated strongly that second year passer Mike Boryla would start Sunday against San Francisco. Boryla came in late in the third period with the Eagles down 20-3, and led the Birds to a pair of touchdowns. He completed 8 of 16 passes for 124 yards. The Eagles' offense seemed to come to life with Boryla passing and leadership, and the running of James McAlister, who also came on late in the game. McAlister carried the ball 10 times for 46 yards.

McCormack said McAlister also would start against San Francisco. He'll replace Tom Sullivan, whose mistakes irked the Eagles' coach. Sullivan in the first period failed to get out on a screen pass, and later ran into an odd numbered hole instead of an even. "For three years now we've been evens left and odds right," McCormack observed. "When 36 is called you'd think people would realize by now that it goes to the left." The Eagles are an odd team, Mike.

Giants whether the other guy is doing his job." The same thought was echoed by defensive end Jack Gregory, who had a good day despite the 40-14 shellacking the lowly (1-8 before the game) Green Bay Packers hung on the Giants Sunday. "I'm not naming names," Gregory scowled in the quiet dressing room. "The guys who aren't putting out all the time know who they are. It's a strictly individual thing. You either roll over and play dead or you look yourself in the eye and go out and do things.

"lf it's not important to you (football), you shouldn't even be in the game, he added. "I can only speak for myself, though, and there's no way of knowing if a team is ready for a ball game. I've seen locker rooms full of chatter and big talk and comes the game they fall apart. And other times it's quiet and there's no way to read emotion and they go out and play a hell or a game. Everybody has his own way to get ready.

I just want to go in a corner someplace and prepare my own way." Robustelli pointed out during the bus ride to the airport "there is no way to jnake a man learn to hold the football and prevent fumbles. And these things are serious because they contribute to the over-all deterioration of a club. "You just have to teach as well as you can and hope it (losing doesn't become consistent." Asked to comment on the 'situation which involves unnamed players commenting on the lack, of imagination on offense, he said "You always have confidence in your coach. But maybe he's not reaching the player all the time in the best fashion. It could be a breakdown in the learning process that has to be patched up.

You always hope next week will be better with the added experience and practice time. But you can't finger the coaches and their staff for everything. "It always goes back to the individual and desire and dedication, even if it sounds corny." i We Got THE V-6 LESTER GLENN BUICK-OPEL, TOMS RIVER PACKAGE HEATING UNIT FOR AVERAGE 5 ROOMS BATHS Assembled I wired on Boiler. Extended Insulated Jacket Oil BurnerCombustion ChamberBuilt In tankless heater gals, oer mln. Circulator 4 way controlCod.

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GUARANTEE. nnco BULDMG MATERIALS "CITY I SOUTH MAIN TOMS HIVH 349-4900 tune times) is that "not enough of the guys are willing to suck in their guts, swallow their pride and go out and do things for themselves. "They have to go out and make things happen control a ball game. They have to do their own job each man and not worry about J. Jones.

"Joe just didn't play good," suid Shipp. "I didn't talk to him. I just took him out." Namath didn't fault Shipp for removing him from the game, which was the first time in his professional career that he had been pulled for an inadequate performance. "He's right about my not doing the job," said Namath. Namath left with stats of 8 of 21 for 117 yards and one interception.

The move gave Jones (he most action he's had as a pro and he finished with 6 of 20 1 for 73 yards with two intercepted. When informed that Shipp stated he wasn't sure who he would staiH against Pittsburgh Sunday, Jones replied, "If word comes that they want me to start, I'd be ready." Then he reflected on his performance against the Cardinals. "It's not the same coming into a game when we're way behind as it is when the score is 0:0," said Jones. "I can't do the things I'd like to do, coming in behind. "They take away our whole game plan when we're behind like that." Jones added; "We at least moved the ball sometimes today, and I'm glad of that.

"It doesn't depress me to sit the bench and wait for my opportunity. The coaches want to give me the experience I need and I just have to be patient." Shipp also made it clear that he doesn't expect to be with the Jets next year, but will do the best job possible as head coach. When asked whether he thought the Jets could be contenders next year with their present talent or whether they had to seek replacements, he said they would need at least 15 new players. This statement should be an added spur to the team to put out in addition to playing for pride and the satisfaction of being spoilers. Where it doesn't cost a fortune to be in I fashionl Don't miss our fantastic selection of the newest designer fashions for men, students boys You'll be delightedl MIDDLEBROOK SHOPPING CENTER H'wy 35, Oakburet PHILADELPHIA (AP)-The question was blunt.

The answer was terse. Q. Who's to blame for the Philadelphia Eagles' disastrous 1975 season? A. "The buck stops here," said a tight lipped Mike McCormack, the coach-of the Eagles. Does that mean that McCormack will go at the end of the season? "Only one man is going to be able to answer that question," McCormack replied.

Torre Signs Met Contract NEW YORK (AP) The New York Mets announced the signing of infielder Joe Torre and three relief pitchers, Rick Baldwin, Skip Lockwood and Ken Sanders, yesterday. Torre, 35, batted .247 in 114 games for the Mets, most of them at third base. He had six home runs and 35 runs batted Baldwin was 3-5 with a 3.34 earned run average in his rookie season with the Mets. Sanders and Lockwood both started the season in the minors, hanaers was t-i wun a 2.30 ERA in 29 games for the Mets and Lockwood had a 1-3 mark with a 1.50 ERA in 24 games. games against the Chicago Cubs in 1910 for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics, for whom he played from 1905 through 1915.

In 1910 he won 31 and lost nine. In one year in 39 games, he allowed only 74 runs. Colby Jack's marathon record was established Sept. 1, 1906, when he pitched 24 innings against the Boston Red Sox and won. In 1913 he pitched 13 shutouts, which still stands for most shutouts pitched in one season.

His lifetime World Series pitching record was five victories against no defeats. Coombs went directly to Shibe Park, Philadelphia, from the Colby campus. Under Mack's tutelage he developed into an outstanding personality. He coached at Williams, then Princeton, and eventually at Duke, where he coached for 26 years, turning out such players as Ron Northey, Dick Groat, Billy Werber, Hal Wagner, Ace Parker and Bill McCahan. "But," says Savino, a broker in the Red Bank office of Loeb-Rhoades Co.

"Colby Jack's greatest achievement may have been his book on baseball, which has been the bible for thousands of Little League coaches around the country. The book (Baseball: Individual Strategy and Team Play), will be valid as long as baseball is played." Coombs was born in Legrange, Iowa, in 1882. He died in 1956. As a Colby alumnus, Savino, aided by former classmates, has mounted a campaign to have Coombs enshrined. A native of Lyndhurst who has lived in Monmouth County for several years, Savino says his group will soon make a pitch to the proper Hall-of-Fame authorities.

Kansas Coach Gets Big Pact LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -Kansas football Coach Bud Moore was given a new five-year contract yesterday, just two days after the Jay-hawks defeated Missouri, 42-24, and sealed a berth in the Sun Bowl. The 36-year-old Moore, a leading candidate for Big Eight Conference coach of the year honors, came to Kansas this year after serving as an assistant to Alabama Coach Bear Bryant. His new contract supercedes a four-year pact and extends through the 1980 season. Moore now earns $30,000 a year.

Meiler attempted to break Solomon's rhythm with drop shots but the Maryland player raced to the net and put shots away with wickedly angled returns. Unlike the Solomon-Meiler match, the Gottfried-Parun duel was a battle of big services. Both players served powerfully and took the net at every opportunity. G'ott-fried had the more effective guns. i MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP Sophomore Ann Woods of Red Bank Catholic won all four events and teammate Missy Sweeton placed second in each event to lead the Caseys to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Girl's Gymnastics championship Saturday afternoon Pringle 1st In Junior AAURun EDISON TOWNSHIP -MaT Pringle of Princeton University edged Manasquan High School Star Chuck' Ferrell for the individual title but the team crown went to Rutgers University over a Ferrell-led Shore Athletic Club team, 28-31, yestrday in the N.J.

AAU Junior Crosscountry Championships. Pringle was clocked in 27: 29 as he won the five-mile test at Middlesex County College over Ferrell (27:35) by 20 yards. Rutgers' Joe Varren (27: 54) and Bill Fitzpatrick of Long Beach Township (27:55) were next in line to pace the StarJet'. Jhe other Shore AC scorers wore Cliff Whitehead, fifth in 2802; sixth-place Roger Bin-g 13th-place Mike Smith and 15th-place Mike TuUy entral Jersey Track Club rap third with 65 points. Solomon, To South JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) Harold Solomon and Brian Gottfried ech scored four-set victories yesterday and set up an Ail-American men's singles final inthe South African Open Tennis Championships.

They wttTmeet today. Jolomon, of Silver the eighth-ranked U. placer, swept through the fir)al 12 games in a row with almost flawless precision that crushed Karl Meiler of Wst Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, Schedule Gottfried Advance African Net Final Fliers, Bishops on WJLK ASBURY PARK WJLK, The Radio Voice of the Asbury Park Press (1310 AM 94.3. FM) will broadcast the Asbury Park-Neptune high school football game Thanksgiving Day, beginning at 10:15 a.m. The station will also broadcast an NJSIAA football sectional championship game involving an area team on Dec 6.

THURSDAY Shore Conference Class A Toms River North at Brick Township 11:00 Class Howell at Jackson Township 10:30 Class Marlboro at 10:30 Class Freehold at Freehold Township 10:30 Keyport at Holmdel 1 1:00 Others Central Regional at Southern Regional 11:00 Middletown Township at Ocean Township 10:30 Raritan at Matawan Regional 11:00 Asbury Park at Neptune 10:30 Lakewood at Toms River South 11:00 Red Bank Regional at Long Branch 10:30. Shore Regional at Monmouth 10:00 Manasquan at Point Pleasant Boro 11:00 Rumson-Fair Haven at Red Bank Catholic 11:00 St. John Vianney at Mater Dei .11:00 Cedar Ridge at Madison Township 11:00 SATURDAY West Windsor at Hightstown 1:30 Gottfried, of Fort Lauderdale, 14th in U. S. rankings, had to go all out for three hours in order to eliminate Onny Parun of New Zealand Solomon was seeded fifth.

Gottfried seventh in the tournament. Solomon eliminated his West German rival with disarming back court steadiness, hardly making an error after losing the second, set. He was like a backboard as he covered every inch of the court. up to aee4 00 USH REBATE! SHORE MOTORS VOLVO TRIUMPH Hwy. 35 Manasquan 528-7SOO.