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atoikk la! It ftottm falls Thursday, November 30, 1 972 Section Page One ALEXANDRIA PINEVILLE. LA. Cats attle Mighty Sam Houston State Tonight All-America James Lister Leads Texans in West Fieldhouse Game Ken Swenson, 6-3 junior who started the first two games, and 6-4 sophomore Doug Wendling are certain to see a lot of duty. Another freshman, 6-6 Ken Fohne, could see his first varsity action tonight. Also, junior guard Roy Schneider may be ready to resume play after being shelved by a knee injury.

Sam Houston worked out at West Fieldhouse Wednesday night and impressed onlookers, particularly with its size. "I would guess we will have trouble running against this ball club, because ot its size," said LC coach Billy Allgood. "We haven't rebounded well in either game, and we certainly haven't faced any team this big." Allgood was mainly concerned, though, with the number of turnovers in the Southern State game at Magnolia, Ark. The Cats had 23 mistakes. "To stay with Sam Houston, we will have to get much better play out of our guards than we had Saturday, and, of course, we must eliminate a lot of the turnovers." Battle was ineligible lasi year, but was a starter in 1970-71, when he averaged 12 points a game.

White averaged 18 points and 11.8 rebounds last season. But there's still more. Coach Porter has so many standouts, including three transfers, that he often platoons his two units. The second group is composed of 6-9 Floyd Allen, 6-6 Barry Davis, 6-5 Ralph Pugh, 6-4 Jim Kreier and 6-0 Herb Jones. The Texans opened their season with a victory over Prairie View A M.

LC is even in two games, having beaten University of Arkansas at Monticello 102-64 in the opener and lost to Southern (Ark.) State 83-69 last Saturday night. Steve Cooley, who was a starter at center all of his freshman season last year for LC. but who opened both games this season on the bench, has regained a starting job, but at forward. The 6-7 Cooley will be joined by 6-7 freshman Clarence Hall, 6-4 junior Marv Reno and senior guards Mike Cook (6-0) and Stan Beeson (5-10) in the starting lineup. By BUI Carter Town Talk Sports Editor Louisiana College steps up in class, if not out of class, tonight when it battles nationally-ranked Sam Houston State in a 7:30 game at West Fieldhouse.

The preliminary, scheduled for 5:15, matches the freshman teams of the two schools. The Bearkets from Huntsville, are believed to be stronger than in 1971-72, when they posted a 22-4 record and dealt the only regular season defeat to Stephen F. Austin, currently ranked No. 1 in the nation among small college teams. Heading the all-star cast for Sam Houston is All-America James Lister, a 6-10 giant who averaged 21.4 points and 18.3 rebounds a game last season.

He was on all the pre season All-America teams for this year and is recognized as the No. 1 player in NAIA basketball. But there's more for coach Archie Porter's powerhouse. Other starters are 6-9 Ron Battle, 6-8 Robert White, 6-2 Mike Newell and 6-1 Gary Moss, a junior and the only underclassman among the regulars. i CLARENCE HALL KEN FOHNE For LSU to Pay? After 24 Years, Another Price Carter's Column By Bill Carter Town Talk Sports Editor When Eddie Price led Tu-lanf to a 46-0 rout of LSU back in 1948 nobody could suspect that this All-America would have a son playing for the Greenies before they would win another game from their biggest rival.

Eddie Price Jr. makes his first appearance against LSU Smmm LSU-Tulane: Friend vs. Friend backs with pass interceptions, and is the No. 1 punt returner in the nation with a 16.9 average on 15 runbacks. This defense has held five of the 10 foes to one touchdown or less.

Since winning three straight games, Tulane, through an open date, has had two weeks to get ready for LSU, and the Tigers are expecting a lot of new looks from their long-time rival. The Greenies have the complete kicking game. In fact, the leading scorer is specialist Lee Gibson, who has scored 45 points on 21 of 22 extra points and eight of 17 field goals. to reach around and make the tackle. Swanson also is a sophomore.

Lee is a big-play artist, having intercepted three passes, and ranks third in the nation in punting with a 43.4 average. The secondary is made up of senior cornerbacks Charles Moss and George Ewing, senior monster man John Buchanan and sophomore safety David Lee, brother of Randy, who leads the team in interceptions, with five. Ewing is Tulane's most exciting player. He has scored five touchdowns, three on punt returns and two on run- EVERY DAY LOW PRICES MP Sfl 23 lJL iav nee UHA 1 ez. CANS EDDIE PRICE: 'Chip off the ol Block' PABST A Tulane-LSU football game is not unlike a Civil War.

The brothers are on the same side, but Saturday night in Tulane Stadium it will be friend againsl friend, neighbor against neighbor and teammate against teammate. Tulane has an edge on the brother act, in quantity at least, with the three Foleys sophomore quarterback Steve, junior center-guard Rob, and junior flanker Mike. Tulane also has the Lee brothers, senior end Randy and sophomore safety David, who between them have intercepted eight passes. Randy is the nation's No. 3 punter, with a 43.4 average, and in his spare time spells David at safety.

LSU has the Jones quarterback Bert and his kid brother, sophomore receiver Ben. 4' a Bert's first completion this season was to Ben. In Tulane's spring game, Rob snapped the ball to Steve, who threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Mike. Only Bert and Steve will start, as rival quarterbacks, but all the others will see plenty of action. Both Rob and Mike have recovered from injuries that made them miss three games.

In high school, at Lake Charles, John Wood, Steve Streete and Charles Moss were teammates. Saturday night, it will be different. Moss is a starting corner-back for Tulane, whild his buddies, both tackles, will be on the other side, for the Tigers. FAMILIAR FACES There will be a lot of familiar faces, familiar from days of high school rivalries. Then there is the case of tailback Steve Treuting of Tulane and defensive tackle-end Kenny Bordelon (pictured) of LSU.

They led Brother Martin to the state quad-A championship last year. The 6-2, 180-pound Treuting scored two touchdowns in the championship game, while Bordelon, now 6-4 and 215, was blocking for him and helping hold St. Augustine scoreless. It will be different Saturday night. For the first time since they can remember, they won't be friends, if just for 60 minutes.

"We were more than teammates, we were friends away from the school, you know, hung around together," said Bordelon, one of two freshman linemen who have been with the LSU varsity all season. "The last thing Steve said to me, the only time I saw him this season, was 'see you Dec. He'll be ready for me. I'll be ready for him, too," The ex-teammates ran into each other at, you guessed it, a Brother Martin game, the weekend LSU had its open date. "We talked about a lot of things, we're good friends," said Bordelon.

"But we also talked about the LSU-Tulane game." Unlike Treuting, Bordelon hasn't seen any starting duty, but he has averaged "about 15 plays a game" while dividing time between end and tackle on defense. Kenny prefers defensive end to any other position, including tight end, a position he has learned at LSU in addition to his other duties. "But I'll play any place they tell me," he added, quickly. All four of LSU's front line defensive ends return next season, but there may be a shortage at defensive tackle. "I'd just as soon try to break into the lineup at end, but if they say tackle, that's fine with me," he said.

MUST KEEP QUICKNESS Kenny, one of the handful of players on the freshman squad who have the size LSU has been lacking, would like to put on about 15 pounds, bringing his weight up to around 230. "But no more than that. I don't want to lose any quickness," he added. Bordelon runs the 40-yard dash, in full football gear, in the swift time of 4.7 seconds, and that's excellent speed in any league, especially for a lineman. Since he hasn't added to his 6-4 height since he was in high school, Kenny figures he is about as tall as he will get.

Treuting and Bordelon knew before the state championship game last year that it was their last time as teammates. "Steve made up his mind early to go to Tulane," said Bordelon. "He didn't seriously consider any other schools, including LSU. He wanted to stay in New Orleans." VISITED OLE MISS Kenny was pretty sure he would choose LSU, but he did give Ole Miss some serious consideration. He grew up in a big city and didn't care to spend four years in Oxford, Miss.

"I like the school (Ole Miss) and everything, but I was going to LSU." Bordelon admits that he would get a special kick out of tackling his old buddy, Treuting, Saturday night. Treuting has played a prominent role in Tulane's success. He appeared in seven of the 10 games, starting two of them, and scored two touchdowns rushing. In 59 carries from scrimmage, he netted 166 yards, and also caught three passes for 23 yards. If you hear a collision Saturday night, it could be Bordelon meeting Treuting, or vice versa.

But after the game, they will be buddies again and probably spend the rest of the night discussing how lucky they were to see so much varsity action as freshmen. 11 Q) CANS rUj Com $4.44 MILLER 10 ot. til ACC $JJ06 Saturday night at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, and this stubby little fullback is being counted on to help the Green Wave post its first victory over the Tigers since the glory days of his famous father. A 5-8, 184-pound sophomore who prepped at Jesuit High in New Orleans, Price battled during the season with a host of contenders for the fullback position and slowly but surely won the job. A hard-nose, shifty little guy with a big heart, Price has netted 398 yards rushing, just six yards behind team leader Doug Bynum.

Price is averaging 4.1 yards a carry, to 4.6 from Bynum, who missed one of 10 games with an injury. For icing, Price has caught seven passes for 20 yards and returned a pair of kickoffs for 35 yards. First vs. LSU? Still scoreless, Price would like for his first college touchdown to come against LSU Saturday night. With Bynum at 5-10 and 185, Tulane is lacking in size in the backfield, but sophomore Steve Foley, who finally has won the No.

1 quarterback job, offsets this with his versatility. Tulane's running game could be boosted by the return to action of Ricky Hebert, the Greenies' top runner 1971 but who missed all. of this season with an injury. Coach Bennie Ellender says Hebert is "just about ready to play." Although he has shared the important quarterback position with senior Mike Walker all year, Foley still averaged 121 yards a game in helping the Greenies post six victories in their first 10 games. He rushed 104 times for 369 yards, or an impressive 3.6 average, and completed 50 percent of his passes, 67 of 134, for 838 yards.

A high school teammate of Price, Foley has counted for 10 touchdowns, running for five and throwing for five. The Wave's top receiver is a flashy freshman, Jamie Garza, with 15 catches for 183 yards and four touchdowns. However, he doesn't start, alternating, instead, with ju-1 nior Frank Anderson at split end. Anderson has caught 14 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown. Flanker Coleman Dupre and 6-4 tight end Basil Goodwin each has snared 12 catches, for 1(54 and 193 yards respectively.

Excellent Size From tackle to tackle in the offensive line, Tulane has excellent size. This front is made up of Mahlon Harrcll (6-4. 238), Mike Owens (5-10, 230), Steve Wade (6-3, 232), Mike Koesling (6-2, 224) and Jeff Ilollingsworth (6-3, 225.) The Greenies are averaging 317 yards a game, 194 rushing and 123 passing, and 21 points. Tulane has seven seniors on its defensive unit, which has throe players who earned All-South Independent honors in 1971 and are certain to repeat this season 6-3, 2118-pound Junior end Mike Truax and senior linebackers Mike Mullen (li-2, 230) and Glenn Harder (fi-2, 220). Other members of the live-man front are tackles Joel Hale (8-2, 225) and Charles Hull (i-5, 255), middle guard Grant Swanson (li-2, 230), and end Kandy Lee (fi-3, 200).

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We don't plan to throw any more than usual." Then, after a pause, he adds, "We're going to have Ricky llobort back for this one, and besides being a great running back, he's a tremendous loader." Although Amedee has changed his loyalties, people in his home town don't forgot, he says. "I can still got people ready to take a poke at me," he says. Amodoo Is from Baton Rouge, site of LSU's campus. He says LSU was able to run-it-up against Tulane those three times because of depth. "We wore playing 33 men against their 22 or maybe less." "Now wo play about 57 men each game Just like they do.

They're not going to wear us down." Amodoo figured in the 1061 romp, qtiartorbacking and place-kicking for the Tigers. In what many Tulane fans still regard as an insult, Amodoo changed Jobs with his holder, Jimmy Fields, on the last extra point kick. Fields booted it right through. "Ily that time, wo wore Just out there having a good limp," Amodoo says. "We weren't trying to embarrass anybody.

We didn't even think of it." NEW ORLEANS (AP) -Lyn Amedec is Tulane's offensive backfield coach, and he's a gung-ho loyal Greenie and that's saying something. He was also once a standout quarterback at arch-rival LSU, Saturday's foe. "I'm 100 per cent Tulane, now," he says with a level gae that dares his listeners to doubt him. "We all work, live and play logo! hot', and we're going to win together," he says. lie avoids, however, saying exactly what ho would do If Tulane ever had LSU on the ropes 55-0 with a chance to score TI) and make It 62-0, a score which LSU has run up against Tulane throe limes -M MHI1 and 1065.

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