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The Holland Evening Sentinel SECOND SECTION Steve Owens Gives Away Pieces of Heisman Award jiOLLAND. MICHIGAN, 49423 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31,1969 MIAMI, OkU. Steve Owew was at it again, giving pieces tit the treasured Heuanan Trophy. la Mew York at the Heisman ing back. Last week here home town, ceremonies, Owens had brought Mike Harper with him and stated that a part of the trophy should go to his stellar biock- in Owens' linebacker Emery Hicks, one of Steve's close friends in the football fraternity, accompanied the Heisman.

winner during the hectic activities of Steve Owens Day. Hicks repeatedly kidded that part of the trophy should go to him because was 0-3 against Oklahoma and, "I helped the man win the thing." However, if anyone truly deserves part of the award it would be an "unsung hero" who hovered nearby on the sidelines and was the key reason for the eventual success of this season's most acclaimed running back. His name? Rick Baldridge, Steve's freshman roommate, his back-up man at the tailback position and perhaps the one reason Steve did not leave Oklahoma during a discouraging freshman year. "Yes, Rick had a lot to do with my being bere today," Owens said in a side room at the Miami Civic Center as he momentarily escaped the furious 'pace of his "day." "My high school coach, Max Buzzard, started a Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle group at Miami High in my senior year. I was one of the members because the church and doing the right things had always been important to me.

I got to college, however, things changed. I wasn't the person I wanted to be; I started doing things I'd never done before. I've seen this happen to a lot of Christian guys when they enter college. I was hurt and doing poorly in football, my grades were bad and I was'seriously considering giving up and leaving school. "Fortunately.

I had a close Christian friend in Rick. He and I were co-Backs of the Year in Oklahoma high school football but in college he always played behind me. This never hurt his spirit, however. And Holland TRANSMISSION SERVICE 479 Columbia 9 392-1444 I really took look at myself aed made a recommitment of nsy We to Jesus Christ I had a serious talk with the Man, and this started me on the road back. Everything I have I owe to Christ.

Rick helped me to better realize this. "I was in the FCA fellowship at Oklahoma and did a lot of speaking in churches and to youth croups. When you get this sort of publicity, it can be hard at times to your perspective and resist temptations. I had a lot of help in my early life, and now I want to use my influence to help kids get the right start. The Christian faith is most relevant.

It's the answer to our nation's problems and to individual desire for a meaningful life. At times I do feel hypocritical; I know I faiL But my goal is to put Jesus Christ first in everything It was a happy day of standing ovations and cheers and tears, and Steve capped it by saying, "I love all of you." And in the background one could almost sense another soft laugh and smiling face, that of Rick Baldridge who, after the last Oklahoma game, went around to teammate in the locker room and shook their band and told them it was great to be their teammate. Rick was the guy who made Steve run. Heisman winner and second team back; Christian athletes; the known and the unknown; and the type of men so desperately needed today to make our nation run. Your Community Newspaptc A TOAST--USC Coach John McKay (left) and Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler are on good terms at the sportswriter's luncheon as they toast each other but come New Year's Day they will be on opposite sides of the field.

The two will lead teams at the 1970 Rose Bowl game. (UPI telephoto) West Virginia Wins Peach Bowl ATLANTA (UPI)--Eddie liams never figured on getting to play very much in Tuesday night's Peach Bowl Game. But because it was raining pretty hard Tuesday night, and anyway the Mountaineers top two wide receivers were ailing West Virginia Coach Jim Carfen brought out the Texas- style "wishbone" offense he was saving for next season and went with three running backs --Bob Gresham, Jim Braxton and Williams. The stumpy, 210-pound Williams-responded by running for 208 yards in 35 carries through ihe ankle-deep mud to lead West Virginia to a 14-3 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks. 'Bo' Ordered To Bed; Pierson Ready to Play PASADENA, Calif.

(UPI) -The players were in the peak of condition but Michigan coach Bo Schembechler a sidelined Tuesday by an upset stomach almost on the eve of the Wolverines' New Year's Day battle in the Rose Bowl against Southern California. Schembechler was forced to miss the daily press conference to report on his team's act- tivities, sending his top aide, Jim Young, to the session. Young said Schembechler was ordered to bed by the team physician. The doctor said the coach's condition was not serious. Young announced that defensive halfback Barry Pierson had received medical approval to play in the Rose BowL Pierson suffered a hairline fracture in bis forearm in practice prior to the team's arrival in Pasadena.

The team's leading punt re- turner, Pierson win not run back kicks in the game. Either Bruce Elliott or Tom Curtis win take over that assignment Young said. FREE! EXTERIOR CAR WASH AND DRY With Got Fill Up $6.00 Min. Comer River Pine Former WMU Football Coach Dies at 69 KALAMZAOO (UPI) Mitch ell "Mike" Gary, former foot ball coach and athletic directo at Western Michigan University died Tuesday. He was 69.

As head football coach from 1929 through 1941, his teams won 59 games, lost 34 and tiecl five. After three years of ser vice in the U.S.Navy, Gary returned to WMU as athletic director, was named director athletics and physical education four years later and retired in Alma College Takes Crown ALMA (UPI)-flost Alma Cot lege thwarted a fourth-quarter surge and defeated Oaklan University, 91-71, Tuesday night to capture the Alina Jaycee Holiday Tournament Champion ship for the second year in a row. Oakland, down by nine points at the half, got as close as 60-55 with 12:11 remaining in the game before Alma, led by Mos Valuable Player Charley Hudson, puued away to victory. Hudson, a 6-foot-2 i guard, scored 21 points and teammate Jerry Hills added 16 to match Oakland's i point-getter, Joe Coney. Both teams now have 4-5 records for the season.

In a consolation game, Florida Presbyterian edged Aurora, of Aurora, HL, 72-65. FARAH with Farah Traditionafs have the alert good looks that put you confidently at ease everywhere you go. Superbly tailored for perfect fit, they're featured in the best new solids and plaids we've seen this year. Come in and try them you deserve an extra measure of confidence. OKKER- tmt Mi St.

Doug Dickey Selected As Tennessee Coach GAINESVILLE, Fla. (UPI)-Ray Graves "thoughtfully and prayerfully" resigned today as head football coach of the University of Florida ant school officials, looking to a possible national championship next year, hired successful young Tennessee coach Doug Dickey. Graves announced in a letter to University of Florida President Stephen C. O'Cpnnell that he was submitting his resignation as head coach bat would remain in his job as athletic director of the school Rebels Underdog In Sugar Bowl Contest NEW ORLEANS (UPD -Fading -Southeastern Conference bowl power gets one of its sternest tests' Thursday in a huge, cold stadium where it has enjoyed some of its finest hours. Third-ranked Arkansas battles Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl and the Southwest Conference Razorbacks are favored to hand the SEC its 10th setback in the last 14 bowl games.

Temple Wallops MSU For Seventh Place PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) -Temple walloped i i a State, 90-51 Tuesday night in a Far West Basketball Classic game. The victory gave the winners seventh place in the tourney. Even though Ralph Simpson Bonnles Destroy Mount, Purdue By Uaitei Press International For future opponents of St Bonaventure's basketball team this season, a New Year's resolution worth making and keeping is: Don't get Bob Lanier mad. Lanier, spurred on to a greater effort by a Purdue player's remark, almost single- handedly destroyed the Boilermakers, 91-75, with a brilliant 50-point effort Tuesday night in tbe finals of the 18th annual Holidav Festival tournament at New York.

The pre-game remark was attributed to Purdue's Bill Frankline in which the Boilermaker allegedly said, "He's (Lanier) a big cat but I'm going to show him what a big dog can do to a big cat" Lanier's 50 points tied the one-game Festival record, set by Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati in 1959 and tied by Jimmy Walker of Providence in 1965, in addition to earning him the tourney's Most Valuable Player Award. He far Purdue's All-America Rick Mount who was limited to 19. points. Of OSU, Top Story Weather Ideal' For Longhorns DALLAS (UPI)--The way Coach Darrell Royal figures it, the weather will be just about "ideal" for the kind of game his top-ranked Texas Longbons expect to play as favorite over Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl Oklahoma 73 Cokrado 72 game on New Year's Day. Basketball Scores Calm CC Central (5 All-College Tennessee 72 Memphis State 51 Arizona 77 Rice 70 ot Idaho 77 St.

Francis Pa 67 Niagara 87 Oklahoma City 73 Eight Royal, whose Longhorns will take the field for possibly the game of the year in college football as one-touchdown favorites, admitted the prospects for dear weather were especially important for his team. "We're not much of a wet weather team," Royal said. "We do a lot of ball handling, and a wet ball doesn't help us at alL Bowling Scores V.F.W. aits. High Games Men: J.

De Vries, 210. Women: B. Dykema, 180. High Series Men: J. De Vries, 615.

Women: L. Congdoc, 463. Koffi Metiers High Game--M. Borgman, 245. High Series B.

Essenburg, 537. Victory High Game B. Sandridge, 214. High Series B. NagelMrk, 507.

City League High Game--M. Elzinga, 223. High Series J. Griep, 562. Trinity Church High Game--B.

Reichel, 230. High Series--B. Reichel, 577. Unpredictable! League High Game J. Vanden Berge, 186.

High Series Slenk, 511. Vanguard League High Game--A. Van Hekken, 227. High Series--A. Van Hekken, 602.

Murphy Recuperating NEW YORK (UPI)--Johnny Murphy, general manager of the world champion New York Mets, is recuperating todav from a mild heart attack suffered Tuesday. Murphy was ordered to Roosevelt Hospital by his personal physician, Dr. Kenneth Donaldson, after com- of severe pain in the back of his neck. Hundley Signs CHICAGO (UPI) Bandy --Catcher who hit Poised Quarterbacks PASADENA, Calif. (UPI)-Through the years the presence of a poised quarterback has been the greatest asset of a Rose Bowl football team.

Both Michigan and Southern California feel they are well equipped in that department for ther New Year's Day game. Piggee Leads Wayne MILWAUKEE (UPI) Reggie Piggee pumped in 19 points and picked off 14 rebounds Tuesday night in leading Wayne State University to a 75-56 win Nebraska 78 Kansas 73 Iowa St. 37 Oklahoma St. 84 2 ot Kansas SL 64 Missouri 53 Far West Classic Temple 90 Michigan State 51 Southern Cal 65 Illinois 62 ot Washington SL 59 Oregon St. 51 Oregon 83 Washington 73 Rainbow Classic Subpac 77 Drake 75 Iowa 111 Hawaii 60 San Francisco 67 St John's 60 ECAC Holiday Feslhal St Bonaveuture 91 Purdue 75 Pennsylvania 88 St.

Joseph 69 Cincinnati 85 Boston 70 Quaker City Festival Wake Forest 108 Brig Young 93 Cornell 63 Vfllanova 58 LaSalle 89 Columbia 74 Carolina Classic North Car 88 Bowling Green 72 Southern Illinois 100 Harvard 89 Charlotte Invitational Holy Cross 72 Providence 68 Davidson 103 Syracuse 81 Calvin Wins Title Game CHICAGO (UPI)--Calvin College of Grand Rapids, downed Central of Iowa, 66-65, Tuesday night in a game tied 20 times to win the North a College Basketball Tournament Championship. Calvin led 64-63 with 40 seconds remaining in the game when Mike Phelps sunk two free throws to put the contest on ice. Doug Taatjes end Ed Wiers both scored 14 points as Calvin upped its record to 3-1. Central which is now 6-2 for the season, had the game's leading scorer in Gary Denberber, who bucketed 19. XlculUjr XUUKUCY WDO Hit nui with 18 homers and 64 runs over Nortn Central College, HL, batted in.

last season, signed Ms i anj a third-place finish in the 1970 contract with the Chicago i University of Wisconsin-Mflwau- fVvlwt. AM AT. fc-DA TlfaclrAftlolT on Monday giving the National League club six players who have agreed to terms for next season. 'rizzary Dies SAN JUAN, PJl. (UPI)-Pedro Vazquez Irizarry, 59, and founder of the Rican Professional Jaseball League, died of a heart attack Monday.

Irizarry also was a member of the San Juan team's board of directors. Rejects Proposal BOSTON (UPI) The 12- member Rules Committee of be National Hockey League has rejected a proposal that the kee basketball tournament Kmcks Upend Bulls By United Press International In National Basketball Association action Tuesday night, New York upended Chicago, 116-96, Milwaukee nipped Baltimore, 126-154, Cincinnati shaded San Diego, 125-120, San Francisco squeaked by Los Angeles, 105-100 and Seattle routed Phoenix, Attitude Vikes Concern MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL Minn. (UPI)--Emotional atfa tude was the primary concern of the Minnesota Vikings toda in their preparation for Sun day's National Football League championship game against the Cleveland Browns. Presents Collection NEW YORK UPI)--Bobb Jones, who won 13 national championships between 1923 and 1930, presented his entire collection of championship medals to United States Golf Association Junio O-- M.

i-utii, VXUU. XUSOWiaUUIl vlUJUUU scored only 14 points he still wearing of helmets be made Golf Foundation. The medals was the lone MSU player in mandatory in league games, wfll be on display in Gold House double figures. Lee Tress led The Boston Bruins were the only New York headquarters of the Temple with 28 points. club to vote for the motion.

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M. 2Sth It. COUPON EXPIRES JAN. Blues Rout Montreal By United Press International The SL Louis Blues routed Montreal, 54 Tuesday night in National League Hockey action. It was the first victory ever for the Blues ovet Montreal.

In the only other game played, Minnesota and Los Angeles battled to a 0-0 standstill. Indiana Triumphs By United Press International I i a a blasted Miami, 118-109, Pittsburgh beat Carolina 97-89, Kentucky defeated Washington 139-127, New York stopped New Orleans, 110-102 and Denver downed Los Angeles, 123-116 Tuesday eight in American Basketball Association action. CMU Pulls Upset CLEVELAND (UPI) Junior guard Paul Botts sank 7 of 8 field goals in a hotshooting first half Tuesday night as Central Michigan University upset 14th-ranked Central State of Ohio, 65-59 in the semi final round of the Cleveland State Invitational basketball tournament. Auburn Favored HOUSTON (UPI)--A gritty rish quarterback named Pat Jullivan and lean linebacker nicknamed Captaia Crunch ecause of Ms jarring tackles ead favored Auburn into the 1th annual Astro-BInebonnet Jowl against the University of Houston tonight SERVICE KSHElij IS OUR I BUSINESS BOB'S SHELL SERVICE Corner 15th ond River Tune Muffler Service Rood Service Minor Free Pkk-vp A Delivery We Give Top Value Stampe CALL 9f247M Michigan's 1969 Top 10 Sport Stories By Uuted Press Millions of sports fans wifl spend New Year's Day viewing the results of Michigan's top two sport stories of 1969. The University of stunning 24-12 upset of previously unbeaten Ohio State and its trip to the Rose Bowl to meet the University of Southern California dominated the top 10 sports stories in Michigan as selected by the state's sports writers and sportscasters.

Basketball, baseball, golf and hockey also contributed major stories or Michigan sports fans in the last year of the decade. But the top story of 1969 occurred on Nov. 22 when an overflow crowd at Michigan Stadium came to watch the Wolverines match their skill against Woody Hayes and the Buckeyes' game winning streak and No. 1 ranking. Led by end Jim Mandich and defensive star Tom Curtis, both cf whom earned All-America honors, the Wolverines stopped Ohio State quarterback Rex Kern cold.

U-M quarterback Don Moorhead and sophomore halfback Bill Taylor were standouts for Michigan. First-year coach "Bo" Schem- bechler. a former assistant to Hayes, led the Wolverines to fine 8-2 season, the stunning upset of Ohio State, a share the Big Ten title and the trip to the Rose Bowl--all picked as the No. 2 story. Rated third by the sports writers and sportscasters was University of Detroit sophomore basketball sensation Spencer Haywood.

His selection as an Ail-American, coupled with his decision to turn pro made sports headlines across the nation. Detroit Red Wing owner Bruce Norris' firing of coach Bill Gadsby, whose players had posted two season-opening wins, ranked fourth. Norris cited communications problems with his coach as the reason for the firing. General Manager Sid Abel replaced Gadsby behind the bench again, once more assuming the dual role of manager- coach for the NHL club which has failed to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for four seasons. The Detroit Tigers' firing of pitching coach John Sain was ranked fifth in the balloting.

Sain came to the Tigers and molded the pitching staff that carried Detroit to the American League pennant and the stunning World Series victory in 1968. According to Sain, fired because he couldn't communicate with manager Mayo Smith. The inability of the Michigan 3olf Classic--the first and last one--to meet its purse obligations was rated the sixth big- jest sports story of the year. The Classic became the first PGA tournament in modern history unable to pay its players. Winner Larry Ziegler even- received half of his $20,000 first-place prize.

In seventh spot was the resurgence, under coach JOB Schmidt, of the Detroit Lions. fhe Lions finished second in the Central Division of tbe National Football League behind the tough Minnesota Vikings and posted a 9-4-1 record in the 1969 campaign, the best since 1962. No. 9--Gordie Howe--the ageless veteran of the Detroit Red Wings contributed the eighth top story of the year. The 41- year-old Howe, playing in his 23rd year in the NHL, had his best point season ever in the 1968-69 season and was off to a good start in the present Ninth in the balloting was the Detroit Tigers' inability to defend their world championship.

The Tigers finished a distant second to the Baltimore Orioles in 1969 after capturing the crown the year before. The death of Michigan State basketball coach John Benington and the announcement by Detroit Piston Dave Bing to switch to the American Basketball Association in 1971 shared tbe 10th spot Other Dories that gained headlines and votes included i the death of golf great Walter Hagen, Paul Seymour quitting as Piston coach and being replace by Bill van Breda Kolff, and Dave Hill winning tbe Buick Open followed by demist of that golf tournament. Wagner Fined LOS ANGELES (UPI) Leon Wagner, veteran major league outfielder, was fined $153 Tuesday after entering guilty plea to a charge of drunken driving. i 1EWSP4PERS 1EWSP4PERS.