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Sept. 19,1970 THE MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE 18 oooo ooo Computer: In Comes Stenerud I i 4- 13 5 Continued From Page 17 and returned it 30 yards for a 14-0 lead. The crowd roared, but announcer Jones managed to keep the excitement from his voice which is understandable since he was merely reading from a script. He and Bass did, however, inject realism into the game and the computer did, too. The machine even had the Vikings misplaying a punt, which they have done far too tnany times in preseason games.

But even that didn't bother the Vikings and they finished the first quarter with a 14-0 lead. Fred Cox made it 17-0 with a 41-yard field goal and then the Chiefs' Jan Stenerud missed one from 50 yards. Cox kicked another, from 35 yards, with three seconds left before intermission and the Vikings led 20-0. Cuozzo completed 8 of 16 passes for 133 yards in the first half; Len Lawson of the Chiefs hit on just 5 of 11 for 25 yards. The Chiefs could gain just 51 yards.

Then those Kansas City Chiefs stopped playing like the Dallas Tex-ans of the early 1960s. And somebody stuck a pin in the Vikings' balloonit almost sounded self-inflicted. A pass interference call on the Vikings led t6 Warren McVea's the score 20-7. A pass interception set up Kansas City's second touchdown, a 22-yard run by McVea on a draw play. Another Interception set up Stcn-erud's 13-yard field goal, which left the score 20-17 going into the final quarter, and one for 35 yards tied the score 20-20 with 9:25 left.

With 3:25 to play, the Vikings had the football. The crowd was still. Even the computer must have been quiet, perhaps because this ending sounds man-made. It was third and three when Jerry Mays nailed Cuozzo for a loss and the Vikings punted. Kansas City was 58 yards from the goal with 1:20 left to play.

They were on the 48, then Minnesota's 49, then took time out with 39 seconds to play. On third and one, Dawson ran a keeper for seven yards and a first down. "A great call by Hank Stram," said Charlie Jones. Then the Chiefs were at Minnesota's 28 with three seconds to play. They called a time out and Stenerud trotted onto the field.

Could this great kicker miss from 35 yards? Could the computer blow a fuse? Could the Vikings gain at least partial vindication for the Super Bowl loss by tying the Chiefs? It wasn't in the cards. J0Jl COLUMBIA, MO. IF MURRAY Warmath had de-'. -tided to accept the job as football coach at the Uni-''' vcrsity of Arkansas in 1958, Danny Devine might never have received the opportunity to coach at the University of Missouri. In 1958, when Minnesota was having a hard time winning, Warmath was offered the position as Arkan-, sas football coach by his former Tennessee teammate, x' John Barnhill, then the athletic director at Arkansas.

For two weeks Warmath thought about the offer. Every indication was that he was going to accept the position. There were some problems about salaries for as-i coaches that had to be solved plus some other 'personal problems. Arkansas authorities were so sure that Warmath going to be their next coach that his name was the agenda of a gents' meeting to be approved as coach. But a day before the regents' meeting, Warmath withdrew his name.

Barnhill was in a bind. He needed -3the name of a coach to submit to the regents. On Friday before the regents' meeting, Barnhill called Don Faurot, athletic director at Missouri, to get to talk to Frank Broyles about his interest the Arkansas job. At the time Broyles had completed one year at Missouri. Broyles made a quick trip to the Arkansas cam-: decided to accept Barnhill's invitation.

This left an opening for Devine at Missouri, Devine had moved from a high school coaching position in Michigan to an assistant job at Michigan State before taking over at Arizona State. In three years at Arizona State, starting in 1955, CDevine compiled records of 8-2-1, 9-1 and 10-0. The intrigue even goes farther. Wildcats Face Irish in Opener By Staff Writer EVANSTON, 111. Northwestern is optimistic and Notre Dame is realistic about their collegiate football opener today.

Notre Dame is a three-touchdown favorite if only because of an 8-2-1 season in 1969, including a trip to the Cotton Bowl. The Wildcats went 3-7 last 3-4 in the Big Ten. The Irish won 3510 last year at Notre Dame. Coach Alex Agase of Northwestern said, "Of our last six openers, five opponents have gone on to bowl games." And Notre Dame is a good bet to go again. "But we're never beaten before the game starts," Agase said Friday.

"We're going to run more option stuff this season with quarterback Maurie Daig-neau. "A year ago every club we faced stacked its defense inside to check fullback Mike Adamle. We hope to make it easier inside by working some at the flanks with the quarterback-option series, new to our offense this year." Notre Dame is built around experienced quart-erback Joe Theismann plus the usual abundance of Irish football talent. Coach Ara Parseghian of Notre Dame said, "We play for No. 1 in the polls.

That's our conference championship. "If we have another winning season and receive a bowl invitation I think the university would look with favor on our participation again in a post season classic." RAIN STALLS GOLFERS ROBINSON, 111. UP) Rain washed out. the second round of the $100,0000 Robinson Golf Classic Friday. seven-yard touchdown run, making Jim Marsalis, right, set on the Kansas City bench with his friend and counselor, Johnny Gopher, Tiger Lineups OFFENSE Robinson, defensive backs and southerners.

Color? There Is None for Chiefs' Marsalis, Robinson In 1959, at one stage, Warmath had given some thought to resigning as the University of Minnesota By MERRILL SWANSON Minneapolis Tribune Staff Writer MINNESOTA MISSOURI No. Name Wt. Pos. Wt. Name No.

80 Kevin Hamm 212 LE 175 John Henley 80 77 John Thompson 244 LT 260 Larron Jackson 75 64 Ken George 225 RT 208 Dan Kelley 62 56 Bob Eastlund 215 202 Bob Wilson 53 60 Vern Winfield 228 RG 225 Mickey Kephart 67 78 Alvin Hawes 250 RT 220 Scotty Bell 68 86 Bart Buetow 215 RE 212 Tyrone Walls 48 10 Craig Curry 190 QB 190 Mike Farmer 14 38 Barry Mayer 215 HB 205 Joe Moore 45 30 Ernie Cook 210 FB 235 James Harrison 33 25 John Marquesen 210 FL 173 Mel Gray 21 DEFENSE MINNESOTA MISSOURI 58 Tom Lavaty 235 LE 203 Dan Borgard 83 70 Steve Thompson 234 LT 200 John Cowan 60 72 Mike Goldberg 235 RT-LG 203 Adam Vital 65 89 Matt Herkenhoff 224 RE-RG 205 Steve Mizer 64 31 Rich Crawford 215 LB-RT 220 Rocky Wallace 69 50 Bill Light 227 LB-RE 220 John Brown 89 54 Ron King 215 LB-LB 205 Nip Weisenfels 26 24 Ron Anderson 198 DB-LB 210 Sam Britts 30 28 Mike White 185 DB-DB 179 Lorenzo Brinkley 47 27 Jeff Wright 185 DB-DB 175 George Fountain 27 11 Walter Bowser 170 190 Pete Buha 43 (toach to go into business. Dr. J. L. Morrill, then University of Minnesota president, had met Devine while on a trip to Tempe, 'Ariz.

Devine had been assigned by the president of I State to chauffeur Dr. Morrill around Tempe iTand to show him the campus. When the word reached Morrill, following a 33-0 i U- loss to Iowa, that Warmath might quit, the former Uni- versity president had the successor picked. "Remember that nice young man I met at Arizona "State," Morrill said to his aide, present vice-president Wenberg. "If Warmath does quit, I want to hire him as our football coach." IZ Morrill was 100 percent behind Warmath at the time.

He didn't want Murray to resign under any pres-; sure. But Devine, who was born in Proctor, and i Splayed his football at the University of Minnesota Duluth, would have been the 1960 Gopher football coach had Warmath quit. 1V The rest is history. Warmath proved what a great college football coach he is by winning the Big Ten title in 1960 and 1961 and taking two Minnesota teams to the Rose Bowl. Devine got his big chance, moved to Missouri, where he has compiled a 79-29-7 record in 11 years, 14-year coaching record is 106-32-8.

Gophers Continued From Page 17 205-pound senior carried the ball 36 times for 171 yards. The total Missouri ground attack was 207 yards. Devine said early in the week he wanted to get more running variety so 235-pound Harrison became the starting fullback. Later in the week Devine said he expected Moore to average at least 40 carries a game. The Gophers will rely on halfback Barry Mayer for much of their ground attack.

The 215-pound senior closed last season by setting a single-game school rushing mark of 216 yards against Wisconsin. For variety, the Gophers will call on 210-pound junior fullback Ernie Cook. The Gophers have won only one season opener in the last 10 years. They haven't beaten a Big Eight team since 1960. Missouri hasn't lost its second game of the season since Devine became coach, and this is the Tigers' second game of the season.

Warmath has said all week that the Gophers were going to Missouri with the idea of winning, not just trying to look good. That is something most football visitors to Columbia, have found difficult. Gopher Notes: Missouri linebacker Nip Weisenfels is a question mark for today's game because of a knee injury. Season Finale Next Tuesday 7 we call the father of our secondary. He's given me hints, tips, information on tendencies and formations." Marsalis used that information to intercept five passes in the Chiefs' seven preseason games.

"But interceptions are a lot of luck, too," he said. "It's a matter of being in the right place at the right time and then it just happens. When the quarterback throws the ball a little off target you might get an interception. If he doesn't, you don't." That sounds like a tip. To Gary Cuozzo.

Stram Names Seven to Taxi Squad KANSAS CITY, Mo. to Coach Hank Stram named three veterans and four rookies for the Kansas City Chiefs' taxi squad. The veterans are quarterback Tom Flores, linebacker Ceasar Belser and defensive back Goldie Sellers. The rookies are guard Bob Hews, defensive tackle Bob Liggett, and centers Jack Rudnay and Mike Oriard. REMAINING ROSTER Today Warmath and Devine will tangle.

All Classes and Street Stock TONIGHT TIME TRIALS: Starting at 3:30 p.m. Eliminations 7:30 MISSOURI Pos. 57Yanko Craig Curry Is Confident db fc-ft IN HIGH SCHOOL AT Coral Gables, Craig No. Name 10 Schrier 1 1 Stotler 18 Roper 22 Bastable 24 Auston 25 Mauser 28 Stuckey 31 McKee db qb hb lb fb db TWIU rata MINNESOTA No. Name Pos.

51 Mullins 12 M.Anders'n fl 52 Mullens lb 14 Herman db 15Cadwell qb 61 Rankin og 17 Morgan qb 62 Tollefson og 20AIderson db 69 Scheuer dt 23 Perfetti db 71 O'Brien dt 26 P. Wright db 75 Maloney ot 32 Clare fb 76 Cranston ot 33 MacLeod fb 83 Kingsriter oe 36 Browne de 84 Kephart oe 39 Chandler lb 98 Connor lb 40 Humleker hb 99 Bienem'nn oe 70 Lowder 73 Burns 74 Weaver 76 Gebhard 77 Caputo 81 Bennett 84 Matuszak 88 Glosson 90 Doak 92 Kelley 93Colclure JW Ail CITY fb "Color? I don't think they're aware there is such a thing." The official of the Kansas City Chiefs was talking about Jim Marsalis and Johnny Robinson, who are members of the defensive secondary. Robinson is 31 years old, white, from Baton Rouge, La. Marsalis is 25 years old, black, born in Pascagoula, Miss. Yet when Marsalis joined the Kansas City team last season, the veteran Robinson virtually adopted him.

Marsalis had raw talent to begin with; Robinson's teaching has helped make him into one of the better cornerbacks in professional football. Marsalis used to spend his summers in Pascagoula dreaming, as most youngsters do, about what he wanted to do when he grew up. His friends talked about being policemen or firemen or bankers; Marsalis refused to talk about his plans. "I wanted to be a professional football player," he explained, "but I kept it to myself. I always was kind of small and I never felt I'd have the opportunity." But Marsalis grew to 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds by the time he was in high school which was big enough to play both prep and college football.

"But I grew all at once and stopped," he said. "I never did get any bigger." He still was 5-10 and 180 when he reported to the Chiefs' training camp as the No. 1 draft choice in 1969. Partly due to Robinson's help, he was a starting cornerback in the Super Bowl and will be a starter again Sunday when the Chiefs meet the Vikings at 3 p.m. in Metropolitan Stadium.

"Johnny's the old pro," Marsalis said, "the man DRAGSTRIP 32 Washngtn hb 41 Fink db 55 Britts lb 56 Sodergren 35W at 85th Ave. No. hb 48 Henry built such an outstanding record that he was by more than 75 colleges. "Cv Curry and Jimmy Jones, the present Southern 'California quarterback from Pennsylvania, were the outstanding high school quarterbacks in the three years ago. Curry couldn't qualify for a scholarship at Min-nesota.

So he had to sit out his freshman year and Si" couldn't practice in the fall or in the spring of his first C'year of college. But now he has lifted his grades to a point where he has earned a Minnesota scholarship. Today the 185-pound quarterback will start his first game for Minne-'r tsota against Missouri. "Sure, I'm nervous," said Curry, "but at the same 1. time I'm confident.

"The most important thing I had to learn this fall was to read the opposition's defenses. Otherwise, I was able to pick up everything." Curry now doesn't believe he was set back any by missing freshman competition. 1 He doesn't describe himself as an inexperienced quarterback, even though he saw only limited action last year behind Phil Hagen. "I've read all of the publicity about Minnesota need- irfnosEBdiDCBnio 5 ilillL WARRANTY CUP RACE CANCELED BUT GRETEL PROVES SPEEDY NEWPORT, R.I. UP) The second race of the America's Cup was wiped out Friday by a blinding fog as the Australian challenger Gretel II and Intrepid, the American defender from the New York Yacht Club, dueled on the fourth of the six legs making up the 24.3 mile race on Rhode Island Sound.

The crews immediately decided to take today off. With Jim Hardy skippering Gretel II, the Australian challenger pulled away to a 1 minute, 54-second edge at the end of the first leg, riding a Genoa jib that set beautifully to an 11-length boat lead. She retained 20 seconds after two legs. At that point, however, Intrepid moved up, and at the end of three legs Bill Ficker had the U.S. boat in a 45-second lead.

When the New York Yacht Club race committee finally decided the fog had become too heavy, visibility was no more than 200 yards. We Pav More For Your Trade-In WHY? We Just Opened mm mm i 11: i 26 I SALE THE WORLD'S LARGEST AUTO SERVICE CENTER SERVICE ANY MAKE FORD GM AMC CHRYSLER 50.00 Tfff. 7 -'ing a quarterback," said Curry. "I never agreed that Minnesota had any problem at quarterback. "The experience I had in high school has carried me over.

The only thing I was lacking was playing time. "There isn't any question in my mind that I can do the job for Minnesota at quarterback. I hope to prove this against Missouri." Vikings Ready, Says Tingelhoff KANSAS CITY USED A 5-2 defense to shut off the Minnesota Vikings running game in the Super Bowl. But Mick Tingelhoff, all-pro Vikings center, thinks the Vikings will be able to move on the Chiefs Sunday in the Super Bowl rematch. "This is a defense you don't see in the NFL," said Tingelhoff.

"Now, after seeing it once and preparing for it, I think we will be successful in operating against it. "The Chiefs' defensive line really isn't any bigger than that of any other team in pro football. The Los V. Angeles Rams, for instance, are as big. "In Kansas City's favor is the fact that all of their -defensive linemen are outstanding football players who can move, besides being big." Tingelhoff thinks a year of experience will make the Vikings offensive line even better than last year.

"Quarterback Gary Cuozzo went two or three pre-season games without getting dumped. We hope to carry this record into the season. "Cuozzo is easy to block for because he is a pocket quarterback, and you know where he is going to be. "The spirit and morale has never been better and we're looking forward to playing Kansas City in the opener." Jottings: THE TWINS HAVE SCOUTS Early Wynn and Floyd Baker following Cincinnati, Packy Rogers looking at Pittsburgh and Pete Appleton watching the New York i Mets 3 TotaI Twins attendance to date is 1,244,037. With three day home games remaining, against Kansas City next week, the total will now go over the 1.3 million mark Bob Short, the local resident who owns the Wash-ington Senators, would like to deal with the Detroit Tigers for suspended pitcher Denny McLain.

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