Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 33

Capture iim Bowl, '2842 Santiago, ii miii ,11 Sss Selected Best nr.m mm, By DAN EUSSEL, Journal Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio New Mexico struck for early touchdowns in both the first and third quarters to defeat Western Michigan, 28-12, in a chilled Aviation Bowl football game. Freezing weather, including snow and sleet, nearly -1 BULL ON THE LOOSE: Baylor's Ronnie Bull, 25, slips away from a pair of Utah State tacklers to score the first touchdown in ihe Gotham Bowl. Bill Dickey, 66, of Utah State is in the background. (UPI Telephoto) 'Baylor Crushes I i 1 1 4r i Ajsf Utah State. 249 NEW YORK OH Ball-hawking Baylor took advantage of Utah State's fumbles and porous pass defense for an upset 24-9 victory in the inaugural Gotham Bowl, marred by a new outbreak of the professional football war.

Both teams were shaken shortly before the game time by reports that Ronnie Bull, Baylor's ace halfback, and Clyde Brock, 271-pound Utah vealed that the Albuquerque High product was elected to the Skyline Conference all-academic team for maintaining a B-plus average. (UPI Telephoto) SMART, TOO: Bobby Santiago takes off on one of the many long runs he made in Saturday's Aviation Bowl which earned him the honor of being picked the game's outstanding back. Earlier Saturday it was re UTAH STATE BAYLOR ID Flrat Down 14 151 Huihlnf Yardafa 111 41 raaalnf Yartaia 153 1-14 Faaana 14-M 1 Faaart latrrerateo' Br 1 MM Paata HI I rimblra Lot! Taraa FeaaUttS goal a 22-yard shot by Carl Choate followed Utah State fumbles. Don Trull, sopho more Baylor quarterback, scored the second touchdown in the third period on a 2-yard keep play and completed a 38-yard pass to end Tom Plumb in the final period. The massive Utah State team, 10th ranked nationally and high in both offense and defense statistics, rallied too late with a 36-yard field goal by Jim Turner in the third period and a last quarter touchdown, scored from the 4 by Bill Munson after pass interception.

Utah State's field goal also followed a fumble in the wild game. A disappointingly small crowd of 15,123 saw the game, played in raw, hand-numbing weather in the Polo Grounds. A network television contract prevented a severe financial flop. Butter-fingered ball handling, characteristic of both teams but more damaging to Utah State, cost Baylor two other chances to score and a 45-yard apparent scoring pass, Bobby Ply to James Ingram, was called back for an offside penalty in the third period. MIS Withdraws Border Loop State reserve tackle, had signed pro contracts with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.

This would have made both players ineligible. Baylor categorically denied Cm report and Ball played, Tcorlng his team's first touchdown on a 14-yard run in the opening period. Brock was held out by Utah State Coach John Ralston, who called the player's status questionable and said: "I am sickened by the whole thing." All of Baylor's touchdowns and the second period field action was taken on the pro posal at the meeting Satur day. He said that NMS is pres ently building up its minor sports program and is pre pared to add freshman teams to its program. These are two of the requirements of the WAC.

Most conferences require freshman teams, but the Border Conference allows frosh to participate on the varsity. Warren Woodson, NMS ath letic director and head football coach, told the Journal the Aggies will continue to play under the Border Conference rules "until we be come a member of another athletic conference." The NMS action virtually dooms the 30-year-old Border grounded tne inaugural Aviation contest and limited the turnout to approximately 4000 fans even though advanced sales has surpassed 5000. Snow on the playing field caused the players to slip and slide frequently but couldn't stop New Mexico's explosive attack. New Mexico drove for two NEW MEXICO W. WCH Flrat Down! 11 33 Kuihinc Yardare Failing Yaraaie 207 Faaeea U-13 1 Paaaee laterceptee Br 0 Pante 4-M Famblee Lost Tarda Feaailwd touchdowns to open the game and also to open the second half.

Then it capitalized on Western errors to add the two other touchdowns. Two fumble recoveries in the first quarter helped set up the second touchdown of the game. Chuck Cumminrs in tercepted a pass and streaked 43 yards for the final Lobo touchdown. Quarterback Jim Cromartie plunged for three yards for New Mexico's first touchdown. Halfback Bobby Santiago picked up the second touchdown from 10 yards out and Bobby Morgan also went over from the 10 for the third.

Western Michigan passing whizz, quarterback Ed Chle-bek, was held in check by the weather and the Lobo defense for much of the afternoon. However his passing set up both touchdowns for the Western Michigan Broncos. The first was scored by fullback Bob White on a four-yard run and the second by halfback Dave Cook on a five-yard pass from Chlebek. Santiago, who was hurt at the end of the first half and saw only limited action in the second half, was voted the top back of the game. Cummings was voted the outstanding lineman.

Then entire New Mexico line proved itself as it repeat edly outcharged the Bronco line, which averaged almost 15 pounds heavier. Santiago gained a total of 86 yards and had a 60-yard touchdown run nullified by a penalty. Morgan, carrying the same 13 times as Santiago, gained 98 yards while Cromartie had 49 and Gary Ness 40 and Jim Ott- man 36. The Lobo defense limited Western Michigan's vaunted power attack to 121 yards. This was led by White's 43 yards.

New Mexico tried four passes and didn't complete any. Chle bek completed 18 of 33 passes for 207 yards. lie had two in terceptions. Even with this aerial attack. Western trailed New Mexic 339 to 303 In total offense.

Western Michigan Coach Merle Schlosser, whose team won second place in the Mid American Conference, praised New Mexico as a "real fine team." He said "we thought the weather would slow down New Mexico's running game but New Mexico was wonderful. "The weather hurt our pass' ing, however," he said. "Par ticularly Chlebek's efforts early in the game. We tried to stop the Lobo backfield speed," bcniosser continued, "but we couldn't. Their pulling guards hurt us a lot." Coach Bill Weeks, whose Lobos had a record of six wins and four losses during the sea son, said: "The footing on the field was not a big factor, al though were definitely careful of it.

Weeks continued: "Our kids were really up. They came to play and they bit hard and ex ecuted well throughout. "Santiago and Cummings were outstanding and I felt that Bobby Morgan had his best 23m of th? yeer." Thi early- scoring gave us great momen turn. That made a big differ ence to us, and, of course, put Western Michigan at a disad vantage from which they could not recover. "We felt Western Michigan played well, but were extremely proud of our team." Two Lobos were hurt during the game.

Santiago was hit on the head and knocked out Just before half time and came back only briefly in the second half. Dennis Lively, a guard, suffered a knee injury which will probably require surgery. The Lobos jet like takeoff; in the first half earned a touchdown before many of the chilldd fans settled in their seats. Morgan carried the klckoff CI 1961 December 10, Mexico, a 34-yard gain. Santiago struck through the left side of the line for nine more yards to Western Michigan's 37 and then Morgan burst across for 36 more yards to the 3.

Cromartie dove across to complete the touchdown. A minute and 15 seconds had elapsed, and after Ed Meadows' kick was blocked the Lobos had a 6-0 lead. Jim Bednar carried the en suing kickoff to midfield but fumbled and Gary Ness recovered on Western Mich igan's 44. The Broncos from Kalama zoo held the Lobos on downs but again fumbled and Chuck Cummins recovered on New Mexico's 44. After Ness picked up a first down on Western's 36, Morgan took off on the double criss cross again and twisted through to Western's 25.

He was bottled up by tack lers there but kept the play going by leaping up and toss ing the ball back to Cromar tie. The Lobo quarterback dug on through to the 12 Two plays later Santiago carried across from the 10 and Morgan ran for two points to make the score 14-0 with 7:08 left to play in the first quarter. The Broncos came alive after one of Dick Fitzimmons punts travelled high into air but only to UNM's 37. the Western Michigan moved for two first downs to the Lobo 12. Quarterback Ed Chlebeck passed to Dave Cook on the 4.

Bob White burst through for the score and an attempt to run for two points was spoiled by a wild lateral. On the first play of the sec ond quarter, Santiago galloped 60 yards for a touchdown which was called back by a clipping penalty. Penalties stymied the Lobos the rest of the quarter. After an exchange of punts, UNM started to move. Cromartie's rollout to the Lobo 33 spark ed the drive.

Ness carried to 40 and Sanitago added 30 yards and Morgan and Santiago moved to a first down on West ern's 20. Two illegal motion penalties in a row against New Mexico checked the drive. Neither side moved after that. Chlebek's at tempt to move through the sir was stopped cold. He was pin ned back for losses by UNM's Jim Stewart and Bob Bouyer Later Jay McNitt picked off one of his passes shortly before the half ended.

McNitt ran back to the 50 and was shoved out of bounds at midfield near the Lobo bench. A fight was stirred up on this point and the Broncos were penalized. Santiago was hurt on this play. He suffered bruised ribs. The Lobos regained their momentum in the third quar ter as they took the kickoff and then drove 61 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown.

Santiago wasn't back in ac tion in the second half but he had a capable replacement in Jim Ottman who joined with Cromartie, Morgan and Ness to spark the drive. Morgan carried over from the 10. Fitzsimmons' kick to the Western 12 later in the third quarter left the Broncos in a hole, but they looked like they might break loose after Chlebeck completed two passes. Cummings brought Bronco hopes to a sudden stop as he plucked one of Chlebek's passes on the 43 and ran untouched for a Lobo touch- Herb Bradford ran for two points and New Mexico led 28-6. Many of the fans, figuring the contest was decided, started to leave after that.

However Western Michigan wasn't ready to yield. Chlebek completed passes to Dennis Holland, Dave Cook, and Allen Schau to set a fa'Mt I' 'il'f 0 VI Athletic Director Says Late in the second period, Trull threw a pass to Tommy Minter, who had clear sailing to the goal line but the ball trickled through Minter's fingers. Shortly afterward, on the last play of the half, Trull, on a fake kick, shot a pass to Bull, who broke into the clear only to lose the ball on the 15-yard line. It was the first defeat of the year for the bis; Utah State team, co-champion of the Sky line Conference, and it was the sixth victory for Baylor, which had finished the campaign with a 5-5 mark. Bull, voted the game's out standing player, carried the ball 13 times for 61 yards and a 4.7-yard average.

Trull com' pleted 11 of 16 passes for 116 yards. Utah State got a splendid defensive performance from its giant tackles All Amer ice Merlin Olsen and Clark Miller but couldn't muster an offensive for fumbling. Baylor 7 I 1 7-24 Utah State 0 1 Bay-Bull 14 run (CboaU kick). Bay-F 0 Choate t. UV 0 Turner.

Bay-Trull I (Choate kick). BaT Plumb oaaa from TtuH (Choate net). DtaA llunaon 4 run (run falltd). Attendance IS, 123. Jim Turner in the inaugural whistles through his fingers.

(UPI Telephoto) take some action, then we will decide what wo want to do." The Albuquerque Boxing Commission has a meeting scheduled for Tuesday night and will probably take up the matter then if anything has been decided at. the Las Vegas meeting, Kelleher said. Represented thus far at the meeting are Washington, Ore gon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Ne vada and California. All are members of the NBA except California, which pulled out several years ago. A representative of the Albuquerque commission was in vited to the meeting also, along with representatives from Colo rado, Wyoming, Montana and Texas, all of which have ex pressed interest.

It is possible that representative from some of the other atatci will arrive Oregon 's Fate In New Loop Up to Prexy By LeROY BE ARM AN I loop Oregon, Oregon State Oregon Athletic Director Leo and Washington State. Harris, in Albuquerque with "But the new conference the Duck basketball team Fri- makes sense to me." he corn- roil By LINDEN KNIGIITEN New Mexico State University announced Saturday in El Paso that it is withdrawing from the Border Conference effective July 1, 1962, because "no constructive action to improve the conference has been taken in the past few years." Carl Hall, the New Mexico State faculty representative, announced the action in a prepared statement at the an nual winter meeting of the conference in El Paso. Hall submitted the statement to conference president Mitchell Jones of West Texas State, after a motion by Hall to dis band the conference had died for lack of a second. Dr. Roger B.

Corbett, New Mexico State president, told the Journal from Las Cruces that NMS withdrew because "We saw no future for us in the Border Conference." "We had made overt sugges tions during the past two or three years to improve and expand the conference," he said. "None of these suggestions was acceptable to everybody. so we felt that it was better for us to try to find a progressive future for ourselves elsewhere. "We don't see where the Border Conference can hold its own under the present condi tions. "We wished the other schools well and we stand ready to help them in any way we can.

We left on an entirely friendly note." Corbett also made it clear NMS is btill interested in the new Western Athletic Confer ence, which will Include twoi former Border Conference members Arizona and Arizona State. Arizona withdrew last year and Arizona State has announced that it will withdraw next year, also on July 1. "It is well known that we have an application in to the Western Athletic Conference. vc have r.o tor.es about this," Corbett said. "And Pres ident Tom Popejoy of UNM nas puDiiciy cnampioned our cause." Asked if he feels the with drawal will enhance NMS' chances of being admitted to the new conference, said "I don't think It will hurt us any.

"Ve would look mto any possibility that seemed to be constructive and advantageous to the future of the pro gram at New Mexico State, he said when asked if NMS might consider some other athletic alignment. Corbett also said that NMS has not "closed the door" on the idea of a proposed basket ball conference which would include some Border Conference schools. However, no INCOMPLETE: Charles Claybaugh, 26, of by teammate Utah State is in the clear but a pass thrown Gotham Bowl Conference, which has just three member schools left-West Texas State, Texas Western College and Hardin-Simmons University. New Mexico State was the last of five charter members. The three remaining schools agreed to continue with the floundering conference, at least for the present.

However, there has been some talk that Hardin-Simmons might drop varsity football. The Aggies, the last of the five charter members to withdraw, won the conference basketball championship outright in the years 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1959 and tied for the title in 1939, 1951, 1958 and 1960. They won the football title outright in 1960 and tied for the championship in 1933. mented. "It's going to be a good one.

Tnls area is tne iasiesi growing in the country. Its not affected by the professionals like southern California is." Harris was somewhat sur prised at the small turnout for basketball game: "I thought they drew good crowds here," he said about the approximately 2000 who witnessed the 56-46 UNM victory over Oregon. But Harris was impressed with the fine facilities at Johnson Gym. T2ACT it Harris wpat from'Albuqnef-nu Ternpc, Arls. with the Duck fiva where rt met anotur member ol Uu.Mwlorganl1$l WAC Ariioni' State.

Tha.WAC' hasTcut off talk about expansion irtitil It worki out its code and schedules. The Official attitude is that, "we'll listen to anyone who wants to join, but we're not shopping." But a good bet, before, any other schools are cowidered seriously, is that the WAC will -nit until the Oregon and Ore gon State presidents make their decisions, and If the an-swer Is they would like to Join, they'll be accepted. Western States Form New Group City Boxing Commission May Pull Out of NBA day night that his school's! fata with the new western Ainieuc uuniercnte is huw I- tm' the hands of the OU president. Harris was one of the orig inal croup of athletic directors that met over a year ago to talk about realignment of, Western schools in a new ath letic conference. Since then the six-team WAC has been formed to include New Mexico, Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Brigham Young and Wyoming.

Harris indicated that be stilt interested In the new loop. but the matter is "now out of my hands." Asked if Oregon still ha? any hopes ol getting into tbeprH ent Big Five is taming MDansion. Harris 3aid: "As far as I can tell, no." Oregon was aligned with the current a Five members UCLA. USC. California, Stan fnrd and Washinaton in the now defunct Pacific Coast Con ference.

Harris said that he had read where Arizona sources were no longer interested in the Northwest' schools that were originally wooed tor the new The Albuquerque Boxing Commission is interested in the idea of withdrawing from the National Boxing Associa Con and forming an association for western states, Tim Kelle her, a member of the commis ion, said Saturday. Kelleher made his comment on a meeting of representa tlves from several western stales which is to be held in Lai Vegas, Nev today, to dis cuss the possibility of forming such an association. The meeting was arranged by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The Nevada com mission recently has expressed dissatisfaction with various NBA policies. Albuquerque will not be rep resented at the meeting.

There Tne overall reeling among the representatives is that east era states often dominate the NBA while the West is treated like "a poor step-child." "We are interested in the results of this meeting," Kelleher said. "I think the chances are very good that we would join if the other states form such an association. "Some of our promoters have tried to get title fights out here and they Just laugh at them," he said. Kelleher, who emphasized that he was speaking only for nimseir ana not for the other two members of the commission, said that the group had discussed the idea informally and that no action has been taken. "One tfcer (the reprtsentn- up another touchdown.

A third down past to Cook Caatleatd aa C-S ll no New Mexico State Com- aHfl Ntuas la Lm Versa) in time for the meeting today to the 44-yard line of New.