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Green Bay Press-Gazette Saturday, Dec. 9, 1972 B-1 d' Pack ers 'Reeve Roles Ploying Key 4Ma -feWttfi The Packer-Viking individual comparison: RUSHING No Yds Avg TO Brockington, a 3.7 30f 8 Lane, 147 638 4.3 36t 2 Reed, Vikings 138 603 4.3 43 1- Osborn, Vikings 75 244 3.2 14t 2 Brown, Vikings 66 200 3.0 19 4- XJones, Vikings 52 164 3.1 33 2' Marinaro, Vikings. ...50 153 3.0 1 0 P.WIHiams,Pack...,20 97 4.9 9 0 Yd. TO. inl Tarkenton, Vikings 332 193 2,389 16 8 Hunter, Pack 177 76 1,150 6 8 Tagge, Pack 23 9 141 0 0 RECEIVING No Yds Ave TO Gilliam, Vikings 42 930 22.1 66t 6 Reed, Vikings 28 202 7.2 37 0 Beasley, 26 217 8.3 18 1 Marinaro, Vikings.

..25 206 8.2 16 0 Lane, Pack 24 274 11.4 4 9 0 Osborn, Vikings 18 154 8.5 18 1 Pack 17 230 13.5 48 Brown, Vikings 16 224 14.0 76 4 Dale, Pack .13 279 21.5 48 1 Glass, Pack 12 224 18.7 31 1 INTERCEPTIONS Bryant, Vikings 4 82 20.5 34 0 Krause, Vikings 3 84 28.0 35 1 Hill, Pack 3 21 7.0 21 0 Winston, Vikings 3 55 18 3 23 0 J. Wright, Vikings 3 31 10.3 31 0 veteran who has been a key figure In the vast improvement of the special teams, which have had more than a little to do with the Packers' 8-4 record. Although Vanoy has not played much recently, he started two games following an injury to Mike McCoy and was particularly evident in the memorable 16-13 upset of the world champion Dallas Cowboys, sacking quarterback Craig Morton three times. Lammons, who helped the Jets win the 1969 Super Bowl, has been alternated with Leonard Garrett at tight end lately and has provided experienced "insurance" at the position ever since Rich McGeorge was sidelined by a knee injury in the second game of the season. Wali dropped by the floundering Oilers in mid-season, recently was activated to replace injured Bob Hudson on the special teams and drew commendation from the man he replaced for his alert, hustling play.

Kroll, who had seen little action until last Sunday, has been credited with serving as a catalyst in that 33-7 humbling of the Lions by virtue of his abandoned play. He made three resounding tackles on klckoffs, deep In Detroit ter-rltory, and recovered a fumble which set up an early Chester Marcol field goal. PACKER PATTER Coach Dan Devine indicated two roster changes are likely to be made shortly before game time. "It doesn't look like Tommy Joe Crutcher is going to make it Sunday," Devine reported following Friday's practice in Lambeau Field. "And it doesn't look like Ward Walsh will either." Rookie linebacker Larry Hefner would replace Crutcher, who has a thigh injury and also has been battling the flu, while Bob Hudson would supplant Walsh, favoring a knee Injury.

The Packers' John Brock-ington is one of seven NFC running backs who have amassed more than 1,000 yards rushing and receiving. Brockington ranks fifth with 1,138 yards, including 908 rushing. Washington's Larry Brown leads with 1,689, including 1,216 rushing and 473 receiving. MacArthur Lane stands a good chance of joining Brockington in that elite circle. Lane, the Packers' leading receiver, has stacked up 912 yards.

What John Gilliam's addition (by way of the Gary Cuozzo trade with St. Louis) has meant to the Viking offense is illustrated in the latest NFC pass receiving figures. Gilliam ranks fifth with 42 catches for 930 yards and six touchdowns. 23 other clubs had waived on them. And Kroll, bypassed In last February's draft despite ranking among the nation's interception leaders, also was signed as a free agent upon the recommendation of offensive line coach Roliie Dotsch, who had coached the former Preble High School athlete at Northern Michigan University.

Although all of these have made contributions to the winning cause along the way, the pocket-sized Staggers has proved to be the prize catch to this point. He has had a direct bearing on three of the Packers' eight victories, which has to make the former Missouri athlete one of the better $100 bargains within recent memory. It was Staggers who caught a deflected pass for a touchdown in a 20-17 decision over the Bears in Lambeau Field Oct. It also was Staggers who caught four clutch passes In the second half comeback which propelled the Packers past the Lions in Detroit, 24-23; And It also was Staggers who returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown to trigger a 23-10 vicotry over the Oilers at Houston Nov. 19.

Kopay, a widely traveled performer who had seen prior service with five other NFL teams, is a heady, hardnosed By LEE REMMEL Press-Gazette Sports Writer The Packers' current renaissance has been attributed in large part to shrewd trading, the kind of deals that brought Jim Hilt, MacArthur Lane and Ron Widby to Green Bay. Judicious drafting, which tapped Willie Buchanon, Chester Marcol and Jerry Tagge for Packer delivery, also has come in for considerable credit. But little, strangely enough, has been made of Dan De-vine's "reclamation projects," most of whom also have contributed substantially to the Packers rise to Central Division pre-eminence in the National Football Conference. And, presumably, some of them will be making their presence felt in Sunday's momentous match with the Vikings In the Twin Cities. The reference is to such unheralded athletes as Jon Staggers, Dave Kopay, Vernon Vanoy, Bob Kroll, Pete Lam-mons and Ward Walsh.

Staggers and Vanoy were picked up from the Steelers and Giants, respectively, for the customary waiver price of $100. And Vanoy, it should be noted, earlier had been released by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Kopay, Lammons and Walsh were signed as free agents after all of the NFL's A'fM til Sir uow -A Vn i 1 1 -if i V' i I 1 I rtmimwi H.II.I ii i itfii' Mii.nii iHwimnlil" I Devilish Drive John Broskovetz (54) of the Green Bay East Red Devils drives to the basket as Fond du Lac's Pete Johnson (53) sticks out an arm in an unsuccessful attempt to stop him. Fondy's Dennis Sullivan (35) and Bill Smith (33) and East's Al Lancelle (52) look for a rebound. Fondywon 67-59.

Trojans Suffer First Loss Pennings MANITOWOC (PG) Manitowoc used an eight point spurt to open the third period and went on to beat Green Bay Southwest 68-54 and hand the Trojans their first loss after two wins in Fox River Valley Conference basketball action Friday night. The Ships jumped off to a 7-0 lead In the first period before Southwest got on the board. The Trojans, led by Mark Brost's 17 points, fought back to gain a 22-22 tie and trailed by only two, 32-30, at the half. Chuck Herzog got the Ships rolling in the third period Failure to come through at those junctures allowed Fondy to trail by just one, 47-46j after three periods and snatch a one point edge seconds into the final stanza. The Red Devils didn't collapse immediately, they led again 51-50, but the Cardinals had clearly reversed the momentum.

And when 6-foot-8 John Havey sank a pair of free throws with 6:10 to go for a 52-51 advantage, Fond du Lac went in front to stay. A minute later Bill Nehls beat the East press and sank a layup making it 54-51. Then on the Red Devil's excursion downcourt they had two shots at the basket and were foiled on each attempt, and again Fond du Lac had the advantage of a two-on-one fastbreak after grabbing the rebound. The Cardinals, weren't able to tally from the field, but Steve Piontek fouled Bill Smith sending him to the free throw line. Smith's shot bounced off the rim, but, Den Press-Gazette Photo by Russ Krlwanek rebounds, while Southwest managed only 21 caroms.

Southwest 16 14 9 15 54 (23- 8-15) 21 11 18 18 68 (28-12-12) Southwest: Anderson 5-0-3. Gustafson 0-0-1, Bros) 6-5-1, Schlel 7-1-1, Gever 2-0-3, Barber 2-2-5, Manner 1-0-1. FTM 2. Manitowoc: Fischer 6-5-1, Sullivan 8-5-4, Skarda 4-0-2, Llndholm 5-1-2, Herzog 5-1-1, Severson 0-0-0, Watrud 0-0-1, Fogltanz 0-0-0, Strauss OM, Madson 0-0-1 FTM 3. Fondy 67 East 59 By CLIFF CHRISTL PrttGazette Sports Writer The Green Bay East Red Devils, alias the Hatfields, reacted In typical fashion to an invasion by Fond du Lac's Cardinals, call them the McCoys, but their exhaustive effort to show up what has become a bitter rival ended in frustration.

Spurred by an East crowd that hadn't been as lively since the Fond du Lac game of last year, according to Coach Orrie Jirele "They react to Fond du Lac," he appraised the Red Devils led through most of three quarters before slipping in the fourth and dropping a 67-59 decision to the Cardinals in a Fox River Valley Conference basketball game at Washington Junior High Friday night. While the fans of the heated rivals were exchanging chants In the fourth quarter, the Red Devils were stymied in their VaHey Sheboygan So3 0 Green Bay East 1 2 Green Bay So 2 I Sheboygan North 1 2 Fond du Lac. 2 1 Green Bay West 0 2 Manitowoc 1 0en Bay Preble 0 2 Two Rivers. .1 1 efforts to score at crucial points and the results were disastrous. Actually, East's difficulties began late in the third quarter when twice it had opportunities to extend three point leads It was 45-42 and 47-44 but failed to convert.

SNC Nips Tech In Double OT Bucks Running Again MILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks decided to haul their running game Out of storage Friday night, and the Golden State Warriors obliged by not bringing along Clyde Lee. With the 6-foot-10 Lee, who averaged 16.7 rebounds a game against Milwaukee last season, out with a foot injury, the Bucks used backward control to fuel one of their most Impressive fast breaks in weeks. a Abdul-Jabbar scored 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, igniting several breaks with long outlet passes as the Bucks raced to a 124-91 victory. It kept them half a game ahead of second place Chicago in the National Basketball Association's Midwest TURN TO PAGE B-2 COL 8 to Vets Whalen will also start in' Sunday's game at the Soo, but Coppo will not decide on the remainder of his lineup for that game until after tonight's contest. Cliff Purpur will center Emery Ruelle and Bruce Werre on the opening line tonight with Larry Viens centering Gordy Yewman and Ed Chestolowski on the second line.

Bruce Riutta and Carl Lackey will open on defense with Steve Ross and Roy Harvey comprising the other defensive pair. Following this weekend's exhibition contest against the Admirals and then invade Sioux City, Iowa, Friday night before returning home against Waterloo next Saturday night. when he hit two short jumpers to open the stanza. Mike Fischer then canned two free throws and Bill Lindhom tapped in a rebound to put Manitowoc ahead by 40-30. Early In the fourth period with Manty leading 52-43; the Ships put together another eight point spurt to take a commanding 60-43 lead and all but ice the contest.

Manitowoc, led by Mike Sullivan's 21 points, hit 56 per cent from the floor to 40 per cent for the Trojans and domi-nated Southwest on the boards. The Ships pulled down 39 Tech's Dan Brown had sent the game into overtime successfully converting on two free throws after being fouled by Jeff Kunz. SNC jumped off to a quick 64-60 spread in the first overtime on goals by Kunz and Clark Elchstet. However Tech's Gary Kiel-man closed out the scoring in the period, hitting on two jumpers, the last from the top of the key with three seconds remaining. Supporting Kunz's 26 markers were Terry Dufour with 16 and John Sattler and Jim Martin with 13 apiece.

Gary Lange topped Tech, now 2-3, with 20 points, while Marzean and Kleiman each totaled 16. ST. NORBERT MICHIGAN TECH G.T.P G.T.P Elchstet 4 0 8 Lange Sattler 5 3 13 Caspary DuFour 7 2 16 Marzean J. Kunz 9 8 26 Brown 10 0 20 1 0 2 6 4 16 1 5 7 Martin 5 3 13 Finkbelner 7 0 14 1 0 2 Notfke 1 0 2 Longley R.Kunz 0 1 1 Kleiman 8 0 16 St. Norbert 35 25 8 11-79 Mich.

Tech 33 27 8 9-77 Fouled Out St. Norbert: Martin; Mich Tech; Lange, Finkbelner, Longley WinQ I 1 I APPLETON (PG) De Pere Abbot Pennings defense proved too much for Appleton Xavier here Friday night as the Squires claimed an easy 54r43 Fox Valley Christian. Conference win over the Hawks. Pennings, led by 6-foot-10 Todd Danen who rimmed 18 points, never trailed In the Christian Pennings 4 0 Lourdes 2 2 Premontre 3 1 Lutheran 1 3 St. John 3 1 St.

Mary 1 3 Xavier 2 2 Central 1 3 Springs 2 2 Roncalli 1 3 game in upping its league record to 4-0 and taking sole possession of the league lead. Xavier, now 2-2, was unable to penetrate the Squires' zone defense and was forced to shoot from outside. As a result the Hawks managed only 32 per cent from the floor compared to 42 for Pennings. The hulking Danen blocked six shots and intimidated the Hawks in to taking off-balance shots. Hawk ace Joe Schneider was denied his favorite baseline shots but hit 17 points, connecting on seven of 19 from the floor.

Pennings claimed a 10-5 lead after the first period and increased it to 10, 26-16 at the After the intermission Xa- Tha of fit ft The Perfect GOLF Regular $22.00 NOW NaT nis Sullivan snared the carom and followed up with a jumper making it 56-51. Three times the Red Devils cut the margin to three, but without a dependable outside shooter they could come no closer. Havey, just under the two minute mark, connected from within the key again extending the difference to five at 62-57 and then a string of free throws padded the lead to 65-57 and sealed the verdict. East opened up the game with a fullcourt press and tried to fastbreak every chance It got. However occasional lapses, usually a result of the Red Devils' lack of speed, allowed Fond du Lac at times to take advantage of the strategy.

One of those times was late in the first period when Fondy scored eight straight points to lead after the first frame 19-13. Fortunately for the Red Devils, though, the press TU RN TO PAGE B-2 COL. 2 "It's not that the Purpur line is playing that poorly but we are 4-10-1 so nobody is really doing that good. I just decided to go with these guys in hopes of getting some scoring to maybe get us going. "Empie, Harpy and Gibbs have been looking real good in practice and they deserve a chance to play.

We actually have four lines this year and I will continue to switch them in and out until we come up with some consistent scoring," Coppo noted. Another change for tonight's game, finds Chuck Whalen in the nets in place of Ron Beck. Beck was hit In the leg with a sizzling slap shot in the Thunder Bay game Tuesday and the leg has not responded to treatment. Coppo Switches FIELD GOALS 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50 Marcol. Pack 7-8 9-13 7-12 2 3 Cox, Vikings 4-4 6-8 7-9 3-6 0-1 KICKOFF RETURNS No.

YDS. Ave TO Gilliam, Vikings 11 343 31.1 47 0 Jones, Vikings 10 260 26.0 38 0 Thomas, Pack 16 454 27.8 89 0 Staggers, Pack 11 260 23.6 39 0 Hudson, Pack 10 230 23.0 55 0 PUNTING No. Yds Ave Blk Widby, Pack 60 2,592 43.2 64 0 Eischeid, Vikings. ..53 2,268 42.7 61 1 PUNT RETURNS No.Yds.Ave.LTO Ellis, Pack 10 169 16.9 80t 1 West, Vikings IS 111 7.4 23 0 Staggers, Pack 8 137 17.1 est 1 Bryant, Vikings 8 44 S.5 10 0 ilfh iBV III vier's Jeff Hayes rimmed a basket to narrow the margin to eight but then the Squires tallied nine straight on a basket by Phil Arant, a basket and two free throws by Danen and a three point play by Dick Hendricks to spurt to a 35-13 lead. Xavier never pulled within 10 points the rest of the way.

During the spurt the Squires went to a full cout press and forced five Xavier turnovers which aided the Pennings attack. Pennings: Glgot 3-4-4, Arant 5-0-3. Deacon 3-3-1, Danen 64-4, Hendricks 1-0-1, Birder 1-O-0, Hitt O-2-O. FTM 5. Xavier: Schneider 7-3-2, Mullen 0-0-2, Fitzgerald 4-O-S, Griesbach O-O-l, Haves 4-2-2, Sullivan 3-1-4, Kewley 0-1-1.

FTM 6. Premontre 56 St. Mary 53 MENASHA (PG) Green Bay Premontre sank four free throws in the final minute of play to gain a 56-53 Fox Valley Christian Conference basketball win over Menasha St. Mary here Friday night. With 1:30 to play and the score tied at 52-52 St.

Mary gained the lead on a free throw by Dave Michalkiewlcz. Then with 48 seconds showing on the clock Kevin Heu-valmans, who led Premontre with 25 points on 10 baskets TU RN TO PAGE B-3 COL. 3 Christmas Gift CARTS rhvichnne fit ft I CARTS Priced From $9" t0 $5495 WORLD'S FAVORITE GOLF CART HOUGHTON, MICH. (PG) Led by its snapshooting guard, Jeff Kunz, St. Norbert College slipped by Michigan Tech University here Friday night 79-77 in a double overtime thriller.

Kunz, the game's top scorer with 26 points, rolled up six straight points with three minutes remaining in the second extra period to carry the Knights to their third victory against a single loss. Kunz exploded after Bob Marzean put Tech ahead, 71-" 68, on a field goal Connecting on two free throws, drawing the Knights within one point, Kunz than dropped In a 30-foot Jumper to push the score to 72-71 SNC. Adding two additional charities the Knights were on top to stay, 74-71. Marc Caspary tossed in a goal for Tech late in the stanza cutting the Knights' lead to 78-77. However Rick Kunz (Jeff's younger brother) was fouled and stepped to the foul line.

He converted to push the final to 79-77. By JIM ZIMA Press-Gazette Sports Writer Three veterans who have seen limited action this season will be on the line tonight when the Green Bay Bobcats host the Canadian Soo in an 8 o'clock contest at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena. Coach Paul Coppo named Bob Empie to center John Harpell and John Gibbs on the third line in hopes of finding some much needed scoring punch for the Bobcats who are 4-10-1 in the USHL. The trio replaces Bob and Dick Purpur and Mike Funk who have played as the third line the past several games. Funk will be suited and operate as the swing man rotating on all three lines.

ft 14 v.v.v.A.v:wxY.vAVAvvvv......... I jLr I BAG BOY 'Happy Woelffe'r Takes UWGB to St. Mary's 4 dJf I can say we won 80 games in our college careers. "And we're all looking forward to playing Whitewater again. We lost to them (87-67 in the NAIA tournament) worse than we've ever been beaten.

We've played better teams, but they really clobbered us. So, we're looking forward to them and then a trip to Kansas City (site of the NAIA nationals) naturally. Woelffer is regarded by most opponents as a fierce defensive player. He has tremendous timing and jumping ability, leading to about 175 blocked shots in his tenure. Woelffer is equally at home on the other end of the floor.

He has scored over 30 points in three games. In contrast to many college players, Woelffer finds that he plays some of his best games on the road. "I can't shoot real well in the Arena. I don't know, maybe it's because the rim seems tight and you don't get that good bounce." Nonetheless, Coach Dave Buss wouldn't swap Woelffer for a handful of players. "Dennis is just Dennis," Buss often remarks.

"What more can I say. The only thing bad about him is that he won't be around next year." when asked if sharing the limelight had some effect on his attitude. "But I do go to the boards more now," he added. "Teams don't try to box me out as much as they used to because they know we've got some other guys up there who can score. "I would say this is probably the best team we've had in my four years.

We had trouble the first couple of years because we were small, but now we've got the height and the quickness." Woelffer, 6-5 and 185 pounds, is a product of Marshall a tiny town he confesses is not that easy to find. "It's about 20 miles from Madison, but I can't say it would be easy to find," he laughed. "It's not exactly a big place but it must be up to around a thousand people by now." An NAIA All-District 14 choice a year ago and the MVP in the first Green Bay Classic, Woelffer has some personal goals this season. "Bob DeVos, Terry Schott and I are the only ones left from the first UWGB team and we're shooting for another 20 wins this year so we iSr 29,:95 I 2295 M4.95 By DICK KARBON Press-Gazette Sports Writer Dennis Woelffer still gets nervous before a game. He takes a loss like a kick in the gut.

Yet, unlike Avis, Dennis UWGB's basketball all-time everything doesn't mind being No. 2. Tonight, when UWGB tries to push its 2-2' record over the the .500 plateau at St. Mary's (1-3) of Winona, Woelffer will take the floor as only the Phoenix' No. 2 scorer.

He's averaging 16 points a game to sidekick Tom Jones' 17.5. For the holder of no less than 15 school records for scoring, rebounding, free throw shooting and whatnot, being runnerup is an unfamiliar position. After the departure of UWGB's first star, Ray Willis, Woelffer was the kingpin a year ago. He led in scoring, rebounding and was the team's MVP. Again, this year, Woelffer was expected to be UWGB's best and maintain his average of about 20 points and 10 rebounds a game.

But, with the coming of Jones (6-8) and Jim Bardney (6-9), Woelffer's burden has been eased. "Naw, itdoesn't bother me," Woelffer said, Dennis Woelffer BAG BOY GOLF SEATS $14.95 Over 1 5 Models to choose from larsmns sport shop LLjLiUUw 922-26 Main Street PARK FREE REAR OF STORE.