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Saturday, January 1. li7i Qc Clad Otl'LtDgCt 1 3 4. 1 Nebraska, 'Baina Approach Super Orange With Caution ti 'V'v c-: One Hell Of A Game Saturday By WILL GRIMSLEY MLMI, Fla. (AP) "It's going to be one hell of a football game I don't see how either team could be rated a favorite," said Coach Bob Deva-ney of Nebraska. "We haven't played a game good enough to beat this club," acknowledged Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant of Alabama.

"It will take a super effort on our part to win it." NO BOMBAST Caution and mutual respect-not bombast were the keynote as college football's No. I and No. 2 ranked powers prepared to square off Saturday night in the Orange Bowl in a once-in-a-decade battle to decide the national championship. xi-t i UNDER THE CENTER University of Nebraska quarterback Jerry Tagge (14) hands the ball off to halfback Jeff Kenney with the awesome figure of Cornhusker center Doug Dumier in the foreground. Nebraska will face No.

2 Alabama in the Jan. 1, Orange Bowl'in Miami. AP Wirephoto. The Associated Press, origi nator of the college poll, has announced that its final poll charge ahead in practice Monday a3 the team prepared for the "Orange Bowl game with Nebraska. AP Wirephoto.

ALABAMA BACKFIELD IN MOTION Alabama quarterback Terry Davis (10) hands the ball to halfback Johnny Musso as fullback Steve Bisceglia (44) and halfback Joe Labue (30) REDEMPTION BOWL IN DALLAS will await the outcome of the bowl games. The national Foot ball Foundation said its Mac- Arthur Bowl, a symbol of the title, would be presented to the Orange Bowl winner imme Matchup Two Years Late Oklahoma Wishbqhe diately after the contest, with co-champions to be proclaimed In case of a tie. A sellout crowd of more than 80,000 and an international tele Looms Over Aubiiirn vision audience will see Nebraska, a six-poist favorite, lay a 31-game unbeaten streak and national title on the line against the tough, unbeaten Alabama team at full physical strenght By JERRY ESTILL Associated Press Sports Writer for the first time this season. NEW ORLEANS (AP) Ok WIDE TELECAST Kickoff is 8 p.m., EST cli warmer climate. "But I don't know if you ever really get used to it," said Fairbanks.

"It will be a factor affecting both teams. The game is being televised nationally by ABC. high humidity is a hell of a factor," said Jordan, "dop't think it's not." One reason Fairbanks brought his team here a full week prior to the game was to allow the players to adjust to a lahoma and Auburn crank up their explosive offenses Satur maxing a full New Year's Day day in the 38th annual Sugar schedule of bowl activity, starting before noon. The National Bowl game with the Sooners' quicksilver Wishbone a 10-point Broadcasting Company Is televising the game on a country ft vr.r favorite to measure the passing of Heisman Trophy winner Pat wide network, to Canada, Puerto Rico and points over Sullivan of Auburn. if" I seas via satellite.

Oklahoma relies on the versa Rarely has the season come tility of a Wishbone option of to such a dramatic finale. Football buffs poured in from ev erywhere for the college-pro doubleheader, including the BaltimoreAliami plavoff for the American Football Confer ence championship Sunday, and some found themselves paying fense triggered by quarterback. Jack Mildren enroute to a 10-1 season and No. 3 national ranking. NCAA RECORD The Sooners averaged 566.5 yards a game total offense, an NCAA record, and 472.4 yards rushing alone, also a national record.

Sullivan, meanwhile, completed 53 per cent of the 281 passes he attempted for 2,012 yards and 11 touchdowns. Split end Terry Beasley causht 55 of $200 for a pair of scarce tick ets. By DENNE H. FREEMAN DALLAS (AP) Penn State and Texas collide In the 36th annual Cotton Bowl classic Saturday with so much sectional pride at stake it's being billed as the "Redemption Bowl." The collision of the 10th-rank-ing Nittany Lions and the 12th ranked Longhoms comes two years too late for most football purists. Texas and Penn State were the toast of the country in but the Longhorns got most ot the kudos because they whipped Arkansas 15-14 in a nationally televised, season-ending showdown.

President Nixon proclaimed Texas No. 1 in the land. Penn State Coach Joe Pa-terno complained loudly but the Nittany Lions turned down a chance to come to the Cotton Bowl to play Texas, shooting instead for the Orange Bowl. Texas downed Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl and was named national champion by The Associated Press. This year the two teams have excellent credentials but their records are tainted a bit.

Texas lost to Arkansas and Oklahoma before winning the Southwest Conference title and the host spot in the bowl for the fourth consecutive year. Penn State was blazing along with 10 victories before Tennessee humiliated the Nittany Lions 31-11 at a regular season ending game over national television. Both Perm State and Texas have a lot to prove and a sellout crowd of 72,000 fans will be on hand for the 1:45 p.m. EST kickoff. "I'm sure a lot of people are thinking we are a bunch of phonies," says Penn State quarterback John Hufnagel.

"We'd been hearing all year what a light schedule we played and had a chance to prove something against Tennessee. The one good thing about it is that we have another Observers may find it hard to distinguish between the colle gians and pros, so impressive are me collegians size and sta tistics. Nebraska Is the team of poised muscular giants who with injuries most of the season, was named to start. Phillips said he thought Donnie Wiggington, center, would be named to start, but expressed confidence that Texas would come through regardless of who started as quarterback. AP Wirephoto.

TEXAS QUARTERBACKS University of Texas coach Darrell Royal talks to his top two quarterbacks as Texas worked out in the Cotton Bowl Thursday in preparation for their New Years Day game with Penn State. Eddie Phillips, left, plagued have averaged 437.7 yards Sullivan's tosses for 846 yards while wingback Dick Schmalz pulled in 44 for 647 yards as Auburn wound up 9-1, and fifth ranked. Each of Oklahoma's top four running backs rushed for more Br ill ii imA mmmmmmmmmmmmm yardage than the Auburn lead IN 58TH ROSE BOWL er. All-American halfback Greg Pruitt led the way with 1.665 yards 9.4 average. Mildren Wolverines' Running Game Against Stanford's Passing game, balanced between air and ground; scored an average of 39.1 points and limited opponents to a total of 12 touchdowns.

BAMA SWARMS Alabama features bare-legged operatives, bigger than previous Alabama teams, feared for their toughness and quickness. They seem to swarm on the ball. Utilizing the Wishbone-T, they have rushed for 324.1 yards, rarely passing, in sweeping past 11 opponents, five of them bowl teams ranked in the Top Twenty. Strong defensively, they have given up only 10 touchdowns. Alabama and Nebraska have met twice previously in bowls, with Alabama winning both games.

The Tide beat the Corn-huskers 39-28 in the 1966 Orange Bowl and 34-7 in the 1967 Sugar Bowl. The current Nebraska squad By JACK STEVENSON p.m. EST kicKon pius a national television audience. Each club an i a linebacker 224-pound Mike Taylor of Michigan During the regular season Slade completed 24 of 53 passes for 338 yards and two touchdowns. The fleet Taylor ruahed for 1,215 yards and a career total of 2,990 to set records at Michigan.

He scored 13 touchdowns during the 1971 season and has 30 for his three years and 225-nound Jeff Siemon of Associated Press Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -Michigan's undefeated Wolverines match their potent running game and powerful defense against Stanford's sophisticated passing Saturday in the 58th Rose Bowl football game. With an 11-0 record, the Wolverines rate as l2Vi-point favorites over the Pacific-8 cham game left and' it's against GLAD TO OBLIGE Auburn's All-America receiver Terry Beasley autographs a poster, of himself for a fan during a workout at the New Orleans Sugar Bowl Thursday. On Saturday his Tigers will play Oklahoma in the Jan. 1, classic AP; Wirephoto.

gained 1,2363, Leon Crosswhite 670 and Roy Bell 598. Both coaches, Ralph Jordan of Auburn and Chuck Fairbanks of Oklahoma, predict a high-scoring battle that should please a sellout crowd of more than 82,000 fans who will jam Tulane Stadium for the Noon. EST, kickoff. CHANCE OF RAIN However, the weatherman forecasts a 40 per cent chance of rain, which could be a factor in holding down the offenses although the stadium's artificial turf sheds water quickly. "I expect some scoring," said Jordan.

"We know Oklahoma can score and under ordinary i circumstances we feel we can score. "1 believe the winner will have to score in the two, three or four touchdown category," added Jordan. Fairbanks said it was impossible to overstimate "the striking power of the Auburn of-fense. They can score so quickly from anywhere that they're never out of it." Sullivan and Beasley are All- lexas. We still have a chance to prove ourselves." Texas rates a three-point choice over Penn State.

Texas operates from its fam Bunce hit on 162 of 297 passes Stanford. Michigans offensive guard, Reggie McKenzie also received first team All-Ameri-can honors. Sophomore quarterback Tom Slade runs the Michigan offense and he can pass when necessary even though it's been the running game which has brought the Big Ten Wolverines to the West this time. pions who bring an 8-3 mark is of a different bolt of cloth, for 2,265 yards and 13 touchdowns during the 1971 campaign. He also rushed for 248 into the New Year's Day not only big but quick, re sourceful and confident.

"We yards in 122 carries and scored three touchdowns on the never panic we thrive on pres Still, no one forgets that Stan sure," says Larry Jacobson, ford, with Jim Plunkett direct ground. the 6-foot-6, 247-pound tackle ing the attack from quarter back, whipped favored Ohio who, with 234-pound middle State-27-17 in the bowl a year guard Rich Glover, forms the ago. ed Wishbone-T offense with two excellent quarterbacks avail- i able for duty at the helm Eddie Phillips and Donnie Wiggin-ton, who played most of the season when Phillips was injured. Texas has a crack halfback in Jim Bertelsen while Penn State counters with All-Ameri-can Lydell Mitchell. It will be Penn State's second appearance in the Cotton Bowl.

The Nittany Lions tied Southern Methodist 13-13 in 1948. Texas is 7-4-1 in the bowL This time it's Don Bunce at All-Rose Bowl Squad Headed By Don Hutson quarterback for the Indians and big muscle of the defense. The Nebraska front five averages 226 pounds. CORN1TUSKERS STYLE The Cornhuskcrs' basic of he proved adept at operating the passing attack which fea tures the running backs, the Hutson, wno caugnt six fense is a spread quarter- passes for 164 yards in the 29-13 tight end and the wide receiv backed by Jerry Tagge, a 6-2, Americans, aionz with Pnim victory over Stanford, garnered and Oklahoma center Tnm ers in the pro-type offense. Billy Taylor, the record set- the most first place votes 16 tine running back named the Halfback O.

J. Simpson, who Brahaney. But the likelihood of temperatures in the 70s and high hu- appeared in the 1968 and 19 PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -Don Hutson, the All-American Alabama end who caught two touchdown passes in the 1935 Rose Bowl game, heads the 50-year Rose Bowl team announced Friday. Joe Hendrickson, sports editor of the Pasadena Star-News, polled a group of 22 sportswri-ters and Rose Bowl experts 215-pound athlete who passed for 2,019 yardsand 17 touchdowns during the season, both Nebraska records.

Johnny Rod-gers, a 5-10, 171-pound slot back, is a favorite receiver and also a kick return man capable Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten for 1971, spearheads the Michigan attack and he games for Southern California, was named on 15 first team says his club aims for revenge. Jenkins Named Ontario's 1971 Athlete Of Year ballots. The 50-year team was named miauy raises the prospect of lesser known players playing a hrgcr role. Both coaches say they expect to be forced to substitute more liberally than usual. "The combination of heat and -fr TOTAL LIQUIDATION Million Dollar Inventory 80 OFF Work ShirtS PantS Special Group Values to $12 Ladies Dress Shoes 2,99 or 2 for $5 Values to 2 99 Boys' Suits Boys' Shirts Values to $45 9.99 up Values to S8 1.99 Mon Oualitv Tie Mens Hame Brand Shirts lYienswudiuy ue ARROW, MANHATTAN, ENRO, HATHAWAY Reg.

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The workhorse of Alabama's Wishbone is Johnny Musso, a stocky, hard-running junior who ran for 1,088 yards and 5.7 a try during the campaign. TORONTO (AP) Ferguson Jenkins, right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs from New Year's Day football game to the present Rose Bowl. Honorsd by tht oanri were: OfftnM Chatham. was named FH End: Hutson, Alabama, and Pat Monzon Defends Title Rlctiter, WlJcomln, 19A3. Tackle: Bob day Ontario's Athlete of the EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY Reynolds, Stanford, 19M-35-36, end Al "Musso is not as fast a3 Ok Wistert, Mtehlpan, 148.

Guards: Alax Aq-ase Illinois, 1W, and Aaron Rosenberg, Year for 1971. Jenkins was a runaway win ROME (AP) Carlos of Argentina will defend his lahoma's Greg Pruitt. but he'll Coach Bo Schembechler suffered a heart attack and was rushed to St. Lukes Hospital before the game started. Schembechler is back this time with a hard hitting squad and respect for Coach John Ralston's Stanford aggregation.

"Stanford has good receivers and they run good cuts," the Michigan coach said. "It is a disciplined team that knows what it's doing. Their Southern California, 1933. Center: Mel Heln, Washington State, 1931. Quarter- ner of the voting conducted by world middleweight boxing beat you to death physically," said Nebraska's defensive been: Jim Plunkett, Stanford, 1971 the Ontario Snortswriters and for experienced refrigeration and lervke man to work en vending machines and oolen.

Coed benefits. crown against Denny Moyer of Backs: Simpson, Soutbfrn California, 19689, Ernie Nevers, Stanford, 1955, and Sportscasters Association, with backfield coach Warren Pow ers. Buddy Young, Illinois, 1947. Defense amateur golfer Gary Cowan of Musso operates in the back- Ends: Bill Deddio, Pittsburgh, 1937, and Monk Moscrlp, Sianford, 1934-35-36. Tack Kitchener a distant second.

field with Terry Davis, a 173- Phil Esrosito of the Boston les: Alex Karras, Iowa, 1957, and Carl Eller, Minnesota, 1M9. Guards- Jim Write: P.O. Box 31 1 Vicksburg, Mist. 39180 Bruins of the National Hockey passing attack is complicated stmwagon. Ohio stare.

1969 ana i7i, and rallad, in Rome on March 4, promoter Rodolfo Sabbatini announced Thursday. The fight will be held in Rome's dome-shaped Sports Palace, where Monzon won the title from Nino Benvenuti of Italy in November 1970. pound quarterback who hasn't thrown much but has a .636 because they do things better H'ry smith, southern California, 1940. Linebackers: Les Rlchter, California 1951, and Ernie Plncket, Southern Cellfor than most teams." nla, 1930 and 1932. Cornerbaeks: Leroy League placed third.

Jenkins won the National League's Cy Young Award after compiling a 24-13 record completion average; halfback Joe Labue and fullback Steve Bisceglia. Keves, Purdue, 197, end Jack Tatum, A full house crowd of about 101,000 is expected for the 5 Ohio State, 1949 and 1971. Safety: Bob Stiles, UCLA, 19M..