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Coach Fired, Illini Players Threaten Strike By ICR It 1.ISKA CHAMPAIGN. 111. (AP) An enraged University of Mill I football team, playing top-ranked Ohio State to a standstill until a final quarter collapse brought a 48-29 Big Ten defeat. Saturday threatened a strike if dismissed Illini Coach Jim Valek is not retained. In one of college football's strangest developments, a pre-game press box announcement was made by the school's athletic board that Valek was fired effective after Saturday's game.

The seething Illini dressing room brought a threat by co-captains Doug Dieken and Kirk McMillin, relayed to writers by Coach Valek. that "If Coach Valek is not here Monday, the University of Illinois does not have a football team." The athletic board tried to keep secret until kickoff time their decision Friday to dismiss Valek, now in his fourth season with a composite record of 7-29 including Saturday's blazing defeat. But Dieken. veteran offensive end, learned of the unanimous board vote late Friday afternoon and prevailed upon Valek to tell the Illini squad prior to the kickoff against the Buckeyes, favored by 30 points. Ray Eliot, current associate athletic director and former coach, was expected to be named interim coach today.

The announcement on an interim coach will be made by RELATED STORY PAGE E-2 Athletic Director Gene Vance. Valek, 42, said in the dressing room, "I was absolutely shocked not in my wildest dreams did I think they would fire me. I thought at least they would give me a chance to talk." Valek's current club now has a 2-4 record, including three straight Big Ten defeats, following the school's worst record in history last season, 0-10. Valek said he was requested by his players to stay out of the dressing room after the game while the players voted on a possible strike. "I'm gratified by their unanimous vote in my support," said Valek.

"There's only one way I will fight for the job and that's if the players want me. Now it's up to the athletic board. "My coaching staff said, "beautiful!" when they heard about the player strike, and I would interpret this as a strike. "In my talk before the game, I told the players, 'I have been fired. I think this is unfair.

Regardless, I want you to go out there today and be How long has it been since any-Ixxly ran that well at Woody Hayes (Ohio State Coach). Unfortunately he runs it pretty good himself." Entering the Buckeye game, Valek's current Illini had a 2-3 won-loss record. Last season Valek's team had the worst record in Illinois history 0-10; and the two previous sesions his records were 1-9 in 1968 and 4-6 in 1967. Eliot coashed the Illinois from 1942 to 1959 with a com posite record of 83-73-11. He was succeeded in 1960 by Pete Elliott, no relation, whom the Big Ten forced to resign because of the Illini's so-called slush fund scandal in 1966.

In Friday's meeting of the athletic board of directors decided in favor of relieving Valek immediately of his head coaching job and seeking a new coach for 1971. Valek's one-year contract, See COACH, Pg. E-3, Col. 1 Three Quarterbacks Steer Romp MS Spartan Offense Piles Up 539 Yards Against Iowa in 37-0 Victory pass play to Randy Davis for the final marker. Iowa is not in the same class as Notre Dame, Ohio State and Michigan the last three teams to beat the Spartans but Daugherty's crew played well in all departments to completely dominate the visiting Hawks.

Although regulars Brad McLee and Tom Barnum were sidelined with injuries from the Michigan game, the defense was almost letter-perfect. the air. They didn't move into Spartan territory until the fourth quarter and never crossed the 40-yard line. "We're a poor offensive team and I'm not knocking any of our players. Put the finger one me," Hawkeye coach Ray Nagel said after the defeat.

"I'm the coach and the team is not winning." State's attack clicked for 539 yards, 284 by rushing and 255 by passing. It was by far its best showing of the campaign. Sparked by Brad VanPelt, who was playing the rover position for the first time, and sophomore Ernie Hamilton, who was filling in for Barnum, the Spartans came up with their first shutout in 23 games. The last team blanked by Michigan State was Wisconsin, 39-0, in the third game of the 1968 season. Iowa's offense, which has had its problems all season, was held to a meager 109 yards 55 on the ground and 54 in using his two-quarterback theory, Mihaiu accounted for one touchdown with great help from the defensive unit and a field goal and Rasmussen accounted for three touchdownstwo on his passes to Henry Matthews and Billy Joe DePree and another on a halfback pass from Bill Triplet! to Gordie Bowdell.

LONG PASS PLAY Kolch connected on a 78-yard built a 31-0 advantage, and the alternating plan went out the window. Big Frank Kolch, a 6-4, 230-pound sophomore from Detroit Servite, entertained the alumni crowd of 63,482 at quarterback during the fourth period as Michigan State rolled to an easy. 37-0 Big Ten victory over the Hawkeyes. The Spartans are now 2-4 for the season and 1-2 in the Big Ten. Iowa is 1-5 and 1-2.

When Daugherty was still By BOB HOERNER State Journal Sports Editor Michigan State's footballers messed up Duffy Daugherty's game-plan Saturday. That made the Spartan coach extremely happy. Daughterly planned to alternate George Mihaiu and Mike Rasmussen at quarterback in the homecoming game against the University of Iowa, and he did that for three quarters. But, by that time, State had as-- 7-881: 1 Of the three quarterbacks Daugherty used, Rasmussen was the most effective. The slim lefthander directed four series and the Spartans scored three times.

State was forced to punt the first time the junior was at the controls. ON TARGET Rasmussen connected on seven of 10 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns. AH three of his misses were on target, and could have been caught. He also ran six tunes, making 33 yards. i first touchdown drive came early in the second period.

It covered 54 yards, needing eight plays. He hit Bowdell with two passes for eight and 22 yards and then on third down he connected with Mat-See THREE, Pg. E-3, Col. 1 Iowa I 55 54 0 4-28-3 12-35 0 5 Mich St. J5 784 255 52 13 Ml 4-36 First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardag Return Yardage Passes Punls Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized Iowa Michigan State 0 0 0 40 7 10 14 637 MSU-Allen 1 run MSU Matthews 7 (Shlapak kick) pass from Rasmussen (Schlapak kick) MSU FG Shiapak 25 MSU Bowdell 10, pass from Triplet! (Schlapak kick) MSU-Davis 78 pass from Kolch (kick failed) A 43.482 Till: STATE wMMmm srt-' Ai1'1 Usui W'-yiarr aw jrac- I Bob Hoerner SS 1 Lansing East Lonsing Michigan Oct.

25, 1970 SECTION U-M Hits Top Form TOUCHDOWN Michigan State quarterback Mike Rasmussen (12) left, who tossed two touchdown passes, Ms go with a 23-yard scoring strike to Billy Joe DuPrec (right), who held onto the hall after he bowled into Iowa defender and flipped into end zone. (State Journal Photos) I Spartans A)TIT) wa I tWi -i good old and you know who) as the only serious roadblocks in their path to a second straight Big Ten crown. EVERYTHING CLICKS Coach Bo Schembechler hailed the Minnesota win as the first in which Michigan really put together equal parts of offense and defense. No one, least of all Minnesota, disagreed with him. By DAVE MATTHEWS State Journal Sports Writer ANN ARBOR There can be no question about it now Michigan is definitely very near its finest football form.

Which is to say, a form much too good providing a reasonable facsimile of it can be sustainedfor any of the Wolverines' Big Ten foes save one you know who that is. FRANK KOLCH Gets off Pass JOURNAL came into Ann Arbor with a per-game-average of 378 yards. The Golden Gophers got only 283 off the Wolverines, almost half of that coming in a desper ation fourth quarter aerial barrage against a Michigan defense geared solely to stop the long bomb. Taylor, looking more at home as tailback with each succeeding game, rushed for 151 yards in 26 trips, and one touchdown. Since returning to tailback, he has 389 yards in 77 carries, an average of 5.1 per trip.

FINEST EFFORT Quarterback Don Moorhead enjoyed his most productive rushing afternoon of the year, picking up 79 yards in nine tries. He also added 104 aerial yards, connecting on seven of 18. Seyferth, a 205-pound junior walk-on from Connecticut, had his brightest hours in every respect. Not only did he smash through Minnesota's defense and at least twice it was exactly that for four scores on runs of 3, 4, 4 and 6 yards, but he netted 76 in 18 carries. Safetyman Jim Betts spearheaded the defense, making 12 unassisted tackles, picking off a pass and carrying it back 47 yards to set up a Wolverine score, and breaking up two more pass plays.

Gopher quarterback Craig Curry, unable to work up any kind of a ground game (Minnesota rushed for just 69 yards), tpok to the air 38 times, hitting 16 for 214 yards. Several brilliant receptions by tight end Ted Kingsriter contributed greatly to the yardage total. A spectacular 58-yard punt by Paul a which bounced out of bounds at the Minnesota five, set the stage for Michigan's first score. The Gophers could not get first down yardage, and their return kick carried only to their 49. Five plays were all Michigan needed, Moorhead igniting the drive with a 29-yard pass to wingback Glenn Doughty and See U-M, Page E-4, Col.

1 Minnesota Michigan First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Return Yardage Passes Punts Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized Minnesota Michigan 13 49 214 19 14-48 3 9-41 414 104 94 7-180 0 7 0 4-1J 4 12 7 14-39 Mich-Taylor 17 run (kick failed) Mich-Sevferth 3 run (pass failed) Minn-Kingsrlter 14 pass from Curry (Clare kick) Mich-Sevterth 4 run (run failed) Mlch-Sevterth 5 run (Coin kick) Mich-Sevferlh 4 run (Coin kick) Minn-Cook 4 run (pass failed) Mlch-Schrtfler 2 run (Klllian kick) Sparked by the massive ground-gaining of tailback Bill Taylor, and a four-touchdown splurge by increasingly valuable fullback Fritz Seyferth, the Wolverines rang up one of their better total offensive marks in history, 518 net yards, 414 on the ground. The defense wasn't exactly overwhelming, but it wasn't expected to be. Minnesota arms to acknowledge the cheers. The veteran vaulter, who placed fourth in the 1968 Olympic competition at Mexico City, brought the record to Greece and became an instant national hero alxiut four weeks after Nordvig went 17-11 in the World University Games at Turin, Italy. The East German had held the old record of 17- A delighted throng of 83,496 basked in the glow of Michigan's strongest effort yet this season here Saturday, a 39-13 rout of a supposedly menacing Minnesota team.

Coming on the heels of convincing 29-0 and 34-20 nods over Purdue and Michigan State, respectively, the triumph gave the Wolverines a clean sweep of the teams regarded (outside, of course, of ens-Belgrade meet to surpass the month-old world record of 17-11 set by Wolfgang Nordwig of East Germany. The handsome bachelor, who has represented Greece in international competition for 10 years, sent a partisan crowd into delirium with his record vault, then missed three times at 18-2'4 as darkness set in. Using an American-made fiberglass pole, Papanicolaou All Stars Advance to Title Game By FRED STABLEY JR. State Journal Sports Writer About the only problem the Lackawanna game posed for the Lansing All Stars Saturday night was who to give the ball to for the next touchdown. Scoring at least two touchdowns in each quarter, coach Turf Kauffman's undefeated All Stars romped to a 60-0 Midwest Football League playoff triumph over the hapless Lan-c at Everett's Centenial Field.

The visiting Lancers, billed as a much improved team from the one that suffered a 63-14 setback in Lansing earlier this year, were absolutely no match for the powerful 'Stars. In fact, the Lansing team had almost nine times as much total yardage as Lackawanna 549 yards for the All Stars to 64 for the Lancers. On the All Stars first play from scrimmage, quarterback Tom Jakovac zipped around left end and set sail 56 yards before being tackled on the Lancer, five. He fumbled, and the visitors recovered. However, that was just an indication of what was to come.

The next time the 'Stars had the ball, they moved 44 yards in five plays with fullback Ernie Pasteur bulling in from the one. Lansing also scored the next two times it had possession, the first on a six-yard scamper by Pasteur and the other on a See STARS, Pg. E-6, Col. 2 STATISTICS Alt Start Lackawanna First Downs IB 04 Yards Rushing ....397 12 Yards Passing 157 52 Total Net Yards U9 44 Passes 5-10-2 7-25-3 Fumbles Lost 3 2 Punts 0-0 4-28 Penalties 7-72 1-J SCORING BY QUARTERS All Stars 17 13 20 Lackawanna 0 0 0 0 0 SCORING SUMMARY All Stars Touchdowns: Pasteur 2 (4. one yard Teltt 2 (2.

2-yard runs). Garrett 2 (90. 9 yard runs), Lange (44 yard pass Jakovac), Allen (8 yard runs). Smith (2 yard run) Conversions: Kenney 2 (Placement), Schaler (pais). West (run).

Because of highly sophisticated defenses, the name of the game now is "quarterback." If your quarterback is having a good day, you have a chance to win a football game. If he's off-target, you're in trouble. Michigan State used three quarterbacks against Iowa Saturday, and all three George Mihaiu, Mike Rasmussen and Frank Kolch were sharp. They ran well, they passed well and they executed the plays well. State won easily.

Last year Iowa broken even for the season, 5-5, and averaged 25.5 points a game. They had a couple of good quarterbacks, Larry Lawrence and Mike Cilek. Lawrence, who had another year of eligibility, quit the squad. Cilek graduated. Although most of the Hawkeye offensive unit is back from last year, including tailback Levi Mitchell, their offense is sad.

They don't have a sound quarterback. So far in six games, Iowa has managed only 31 points an average of 8.3 per game. That's a far cry from last year's 23.5 average. Take a look at the Big Ten. Michigan has a good quarterback.

So does Ohio State. Northwestern, too. And it looks like the Spartans may be near that class. So is Minnesota. The others? Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue and Illinois not an outstanding quarterback on any of these teams.

Purdue has most of its players back from last year's squad which wound up 8-2 with Mike Phipps at quarterback. The Boilermakers are hurting at this position this year and stand at 3-3. "Rasmussen was sharp in the second half," a happy Daugherty said after the lopsided victory. "I think he hit six of seven passes and the one was dropped when the receiver started running before he had the ball." Rasmussen passed for two touchdowns and directed another TD drive. Commenting on the Iowa situation.

Duffy said: "It's tough to get adjusted with young quarterbacks." Iowa coach Ray Nagel gave Michigan State credit for winning. "Michigan State is simply a better football team than we are. "That early pass interception by Michigan State had a depressing effect i.n us. especially since it set up a touchdown. We just don't hav very effective passing attack," the coach said.

State intercepted on the Iowa 16 and returned it to the one-yard line in first period. State then scored on the next play to take an early J-o advantage. "State keij completing passes on their crossing pattern," Nagel continu; jl. "We expected It but couldn't stop it. It's frustrating to knout's coming, see it and not stop it." they put in a couple of new patterns, "including the one -e Gordie Bowdell pulled us out of the hole a couple of times.

Towdcll simply drags across the area voided by pass defender after other receivers. It sure got us off the hook," he ski Bowdell night seven passes for 117 yards and one touchdown. It takes More, of course, than a sharp quarterback to win. Defense still plays a key role in any victory. "I thought our defense did an outstanding job," Duffy commented.

"We had to make several position changes for the game because of injuries. We moved Ernie Hamilton and Jim Nicholson to the middle guard spot and both did well. Hamilton was impressive with his quickness. "Brad VanPelt was impressive in his first attempt as the monster. It was heartening to see him in there breaking up pass plays." But, if the defense plays flawless ball and holds the opposition scoreless, you still haven't won.

Winning football teams now must have strong defense, plus a sharp quarterbaekhe's the one that puts the markers up on the scoreboard. II. 1 .11 1 ft PRESSING ON Minnesota linebacker Rich Crawford (31) flies over Michigan's Fritz Seyforth (32) in an attempt to tackle Wolverine wing back Preston Henry. Henry, however, kept pressing on and sneaked through the maze of players for a 10-yard gain in the second quarter action. (DPI Telephoto) Greek Vaulter Cracks 18-Foot Barrier cleared 16 feet and 17 feet, 4 inch on his first attempts.

The bar then was raised to 1814 as several thousand fans gathered in the twilight at the far end of Karaiskaki Stadium. Clutching his pole tightly, Papanicolaou took off like a sprinter and soared clearly over the bar as pandemonium broke loose. He slowly rose to his feet, then jumped off the rubber cushions that had broken his fall and raised his ATHENS (AP) Greece's Christos Papanicolaou, a lithe, 28-year-old campaigner who perfected his technique in the United States, became the first pole vaulter in history to clear the 18-foot barrier when he soared 18 feet, inch Saturday. Papanicolaou, a former exchange student at California's San Jose State College, glided over the bar on his first attempt at the magic height in the wrapup event of an Ath.