Tucson Daily Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • Page 23

SPORTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1967 PAGE 23 Squib Squabble Leaves Cats Fit To Be Tied Mudra's Kickoff Command Mistaken For Onside Boot ByJIMDAWSON. Assistant Sports Editor Frustration became a five- letter word to Arizona's star- crossed football team Saturday night: s-q-u-i-b. A misunderstanding in kickoff terminology opened the door for a Texas- El Paso field goal which forced the Wildcats and 37,000 incredulous fans to settle for a 9-9 standoff at Arizona Stadium The Cats had clawed from behind to take a 9-6 lead on Ken Sarnoski's 38-yard field goal with only 16 seconds remaining when destiny decided, at last, to smile upon the Miners. Arizona head coach Darrell Mudra, sensing that victory was only a medium-depth, bounding kickoff away, asked kicking specialist Danny Jo Ryan to "squib" the ball. Ryan mistook the command for a short, onside-type boot and kicked a little floater which Miner guard Chuck Carl Porter CITIZEN SPORTS EDITOR Hankies, Hankies Everywhere There were more handkerchiefs than a Chinese Laundry.

But the two dozen red hankies that officials threw at Arizona' Stadium Saturday night could not begin to dry the tears of frustration and rage on both sides of the line.of scrimmage. It i-han a rookie cop turned loose with a pad of speeding tickets at the Indianapolis Speedway. Including offsetting penalties, declined penalties and all, officials tossed the red handkerchief on Arizona's Wildcats 16 or 17 times. Thirteen penalties against UA were officially acceped by Texas-El Paso and the men in stripes spent much of the night marching off 153 yards against the Arizonans. John Phillip Sousa should have been on hand to accompany them.

Where does the blame belong? Did the officials belong on a pedestal for praise, or behind bars for their picayunish piratry? Were defensive halfback Wally Scott and his UA teammates goats or fall guys for whistle toters? Mudra's Mum On Refs I suspect a little of both. Darrell Mudra isn't talking this week. He com- plained about officiating at Missouri the week before --bemoaning the lack of friendly Western Athletic Conference officiating then was shot down by a barrage from those same WAC refs against the Miners. "We played well enough to get over 250 yards of offense," said Mudra. "That's all we could expect from our kids against a team of the caliber of Texas Western.

But the penalties killed our offense (UA wound up with only 135 yards of total offense)." Many of us in the press box felt Wally Scott was robbed on at least one if not both of the pass interference calls against him. From the volume of the boos emanating from the stands, the fans agreed --vociferously enough to force the officials to hold up play momentarily. Yesterday, several of us asked to be allowed to study the films of those interference plays. Most who looked at the movies were more adamant than ever in Scott's favor. Personally, I saw border-line grounds for interference, depending on how things might have looked from up close where the official was.

I also saw the official signal an incomplete pass oh the last, all-important call, then jerk out his red flag as a UTEP player complained to him. Wildcats Were 'Foolish' There is no question Arizona was at fault much of the night. Even if the officials blew five or six calls Saturday night, there were close to a dozen dumbhead or overly aggressive plays by the Wildcats. During the Jim LaRue regime at UA 1' 2 last eight had a nasty habit of hitting after the whistle. Gentleman Jim was not the type to condone piling on, but neither did he exercise any extra effort in practices to discourage the more healthy specimens on the team from showing off their exuberance.

Mudra's first four games at the UA helm hasn't been soiled by many personal foul calls against the Cats, but they have been plagued by unnecessary violations. "A lot of them were just darn, foolishness," admits Darrell. Combine foolishness with a growing tendency on the part of officials to more and more dominate football games and you have a discouraging situation. Basketball has long been a victim of the subject- tiveness of its officiating and the resulting dissension. Now football is reaching the point at which a punt or kickoff return with a clipping penalty is a rare pleasure indeed.

Players and officials both owe something to the fans. And the fastest way to lose a friend is to owe him. Spence fielded and returned two yards to his 47. A short pass completion and an unpopular pass interference penalty later, UTEP kicker Jerry Waddles thumped home a 48-yard three-pointer which tied the game as the clock expired. "I can't imagine Ryan not knowing what a squib kick meant," said.

Mudra, "but we --the coaches --have to assume responsibility. We really hadn't on it. If we had wanted that type kick, we have one of the best onside kickers in the business in Sarnoski." For most of three periods, the large, quick Texans had terrorized Arizona's defensive unit between the 20s with the a i runs of Larry McHenry, Leroy Johnson, Paul White and Gene Childs and the passing of quarterback Billy Stevens to a stable of dangerous receivers. The ornery UA defense never surrendered a touchdown, however, and Wildcat John Ray helped keep the Miners at bay with his great punting. UTEP rolled up impressive statistical edges in first downs (23-8) and total offense (397 yards to 135), but Ray's punting was so.

effective that 14 of the Miners' 15 offensive drives began in Texas territory. Ray averaged 45.5 yards on 11 punts, one of which came on the run and evaded a a Miner rush. The visitors scored on field goals of 29 and 35 yards by Waddles in the second quarter. Arizona's touchdown came on an 11-yard pass from Lee to Tim DeWan late in the third period. Arizona's offense bagged down in a morass of pe-.

missed assignments and the wingspan Miner Fred Carr, a 6-5, 232-pound giant who ranks among the nation's better linebackers. The Cats were able to control the ball offensively for only 57 plays; the Miners ran off 87 rushing and passing downs. Carr was credited with 10 unassisted tackles, nine assists and a fumble recovery and made what proved to be a game-saving play when he stormed through to block Sarnoski's extra point try after Arizona's touchdown. Stevens completed 11 of 25 passes for 182 yards and shattered the NCAA career passing yardage record of 5,472 set by Jerry Rhome at Tulsa. Stevens now has 369 completions for 5,619 yards in his UTEP career.

The partisan Arizona crowd frequently howled disapproval of the officiating, which uncovered 13 Wildcat violations and assessed 153 yards in penalties against the home team. A controversial int.ei'f- rence call against UA defensive back Wally Scott gave the Miners a 41-yard profit early in the fourth period and another, also on Scott, set up the last-second field goal. The Cats received excellent defensive efforts from backs Doug Schlueter, Scott and Marty Hutchison, linebackers Olden Lee and Ray Homesley a tackle Tom Nelson. Schlueter was named outstanding back and Lee top lineman after UA's coaching staff viewed game films yesterday. The Miners have scored only one touchdown against Arizona in the teams' last five meetings.

The Wildcats had beaten Texas-El Paso eight straight times since 1957 and hold a 24-10-2 edge in the series. CAT TALES-- The tie left Arizona with a 1-2-1 record heading into Saturday's West- era Athletic Conference date with rugged Utah. The Miners (1-1-1), who become eligible for WAC competition next year, entertain Brigham Young Mudra confined his remarks on the officiating to "penalties hurt us," and defended the caliber of WAC officials in general. "We still haven't done a good job of coaching offense," said Mundra. "Our quarterbacks threw poorly, but I thought Marc (Reed) moved the ball club fairly well." The Big One That Got Away Texas-El Paso linebacker Fred Carr (86) blitzes in to block Ken Sarnoski's extra-point try after Arizona's third-quarter touchdown Saturday night.

Bruce Lee (holding) and Noki Fuimaono (21) are other identifiable Wildcats and No. 66 is Miner defensive end George Daney. A missed blocking assignment allowed Carr to burst through unmolested and spoil what could have been a game- winning extra point in the 9-9 tie, Sarnoski later kicked a clutch 38-yard field goal. (Citizen Photo by Dave Acton). Frantic UA-Miner Finish Had Keystone Cops Touch By DAVE SPRIGGS Citizen Sports Writer Alabama's "Bear" Bryant once described a tie in a football game as comparable to kissing your sister.

What the Bear didn't mention was that, as bland as it sounds, it's still better than the kiss of defeat. In the Arizona locker room, following a 9-9 tie with the University of Texas at El Paso Saturday, the Wildcats weren't in a kissing mood. They were in a mild state of shock over the turn of events that saw a come-from-behind win evaporate into a tie on the final play of the game. UTEP's Miners were subdued in their quarters until coach Bobby Dobbs announced, "Hold your heads up. You didn't lose.

In fact, tonight you became a football team. You came of age." Dobbs went through the motions to bolster his charges, but felt that the game belonged to him. "We took it down there all night but couldn't punch it over," said the UTEP coach. "They have a tough defensive football team, but over-all I think we're better." Darrell Mudra agreed yesterday that the Miners, and especially linebacker Fred Carr, may be the best club his Wildcats have tangled with this season. "They are well coached.

Don't be surprised if they beat Wyoming. Don't be surprised if they don't lose a game from here on out," said Mudra. "I'd be willing to bet that Carr is a first-round draft choice. In fact, might be the No. 1 pick." Carr, 6-5, 232-pound senior, was impressed with Arizona's offensive line.

"They really come at you. They are more aggressive than Arizona State, but ASU has better backs," said Carr, who was credited with 10 unassisted tackles, nine assists, a fumble recovery and the blocked extra- point attempt. The fans witnessed Billy Stevens break the NCAA career passing mark (he has now passed for 5,619 yards in 24 games). The fans ran through the gamut of emotions. They lustily booed the officiating when Wally Scott, Arizona's defensive cornerback, was called for pass interference.

They stared in wonder as quarterback Marc Reed tried to convince Arizona's coaching staff that he needed kicker Ken Sarnoski for the field goal attempt with 16 seconds remaining in the game. The bench had lost track of the downs and wanted Reed to call a power sweep in order to move the ball into better field position for the kick. Scribe Rips lite Tactics A Near Miss--Both Ways Arizona split end Roger Brautigan (33) and Texas- El Paso defensive back Jim Fabish (25) argue over a pass thrown by Wildcat quarterback Marc Reed with 1:11 remaining in Saturday night's game. Fabish almost intercepted the ball in the end zone, but Brautigan almost won the wrestling match and narrowly missed a touchdown. (Citizen Photo by Bill Hopkins.) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -The Ufah Redskins, penalized twice Saturday for roughing Wyoming kicking star Jerry DePoyster, "appeared more interested in scaring than scoring, in maiming instead of gaining," Salt Lake Tribune sports editor John Moo- ncv said in a Monday column.

The Redskins, crushed 28-0 Wyoming's defending Western Athletic Conference champions, drew 92 yards in penalties. In three of their games, Mooney said, ithe Salt Lake City school has been penalized a total of 354 yards. DePoyster, the nation's leading, college kicker-scorer last year, "killed the Utes in the early going at Laramie last year" with his field goafs, Mooney said in the game story. "But Utah may have been 'working over' Jerry DePoys- ter, both on his punts and kickoffs" in Saturday's game, Mooney added. "The Ute pen a 1 1 i killed whatever chances the Redskins had of pulling an upset, and almost every 15-yarder was so obvious not even the Ute partisans could fault the officials." De Poyster, who has booted several field goals over 50 yards in his career, missed three extra poin's and two field goals Saturday in Salt Lake City.

Mike Giddings, head football coach at Utah, said he had no comment on the matter. Wyoming Wins 5th Straight ASU Takes Loop 56-23 By United Press International Wyoming, gaining strength with each win, has taken a commanding lead in defense of its Western Athletic Conference football title but a "sleeper" may have developed in Arizona State. The undefeated Pokes ran their league mark to 3-0 last Saturday with a 28-0 win over a while Arizona State opened league action with a 5623 drubbing of New Mexico. It was ASU's fourth win this year in five outings. In an intersectional clash, Brigham Young, bouncing back from its loss to Wyoming, ripped Oregon State of the Pacific Eight, 31-13.

Deadlocked 13-13 with New Mexico after one period, Arizona State exploded for three touchdowns in the quarter and ran away with the cellar-lodged Lobos. The powerful Sun Devil defense, spearheaded by middle guard Curley. Gulp, was effecr tive against New Mexico's Ter ry Stone, the nation's top passer. Stone had only 14 completions in 31 tosses but totaled 221 yards. The Sun Devils' running attack was led by Art who tallied three times and Prentice Williams who added a pair of touchdowns.

Paul Toscano turned in another sparkling performance at quarterback for Wyoming in its unexpectedly easy win over Utah, which dropped into a third place tie with Brigham Young at 1-1. Toscano tossed touchdown passes No. 11 and No. 12 of the season and ran for a third. ASU 56, New Mex.

25 First Downs Rushing Yardage Yards Lost Rushing Passins Yardaae Yards Total Offense Passes Intercepted by Punts ASU NM 21 13 6 33 173 231 549 323 S-17 15:34 1 4 t-1 1-T 13-110 t-46 14 0 7--23 Arizona State New Mexico ASU--Malone 47 run (Rokita kick) NEW MEX--Bockert 55 run (Selder kickl NEW MEX--Boakert 54 run (kick ASlI--Malone 2 run (kick Blocked) ASU--Griffin 7 pass Interception (Malone pass from Shaw) ASU--Dyer 20 pass from Walton (Rt klta kick) --O' 33 pass from Roseboroujt: ASU- (Roklta kick. ASU-- Malone 9 run (Roklta kick) NEW MEX-- Selder 45 FG ASU-WIIIIams 2 run (Powell kick) ASU-- Williams plunge kick) Wyoming 28, Utah 0 Ffrst downs Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Wyoming Utah 12 6 156 71. 54 120 13-23-1 9-18-2 6-42 11-3 0 2 45 9 6 13 0--28 0 0 0 0 0 pass from Toscano Wyomlna Utah Wvo-Lindsey 14 kick failed. Wyo-FG DePovster 21. Wvo--Toscano 2 run kick failed.

Wyo--Llndsev 2 pass from Toscanc DePovster kick. Wvo--Hamoton 17 run kick. BYU 31, OSU 13 Frist downs Rushins yardage Passing yardage Relurn yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 17 US 144 20 141 314 73 20-40-3 14-32-4 3-39 7-44 77 80 7 10 0 31 7 0 0 13 BRIGHAM YOUNG OREGON STATE BUY-Hawkrns 1 run (Patera kick) OSU-Enyart 2 run (Haggard kick) BYU Patera 39 FG BYU-Boyett 42 pass from Erdhaua (Patera klc'tl BYU-Lyons 1 run (Patera kick) OSU-Maln 31 pass from Preece (pass railed) BYU-Roberts 27 pass Interception (Patera kick) Attendance 22,322. Corvallis, Ore. (AP) --Statistics of the Brigham Young-Oregon state football name.

WILDCAT STATISTICS Team ARIZONA UTEP 23 First Downs 50 Rushing Attempts 35 150 Net Yds. Rushing 41 16-37 Passes 4-22 247 Net Yds. Passing 74 0 Intercepted By 3 397 Yds. Total Offense 135 60 Return Yardaae 75 Punts-Average 5-45 Penalties-Yardage 13-153 4 2 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 Individual Ariiona Edmonds Robinson Lee Fuimaono Baralas Reed Texas-El McHenry Johnson While Childs Oawson Stevens Ariiona Reed Lee RUSHING TC Net Yds Paso TC 13 9 ,..1 ...8 ...1 15 9 ..10 10 .2 .4 57 2X 6 3 Yds. 51 43 41 Jl -12 -14 Avg.

4.4 2.7 6.0 0.4 2.0 Avg. 3.4 4.a 4.1 4.1 PASSING An. Com p. Int. TD Yds.

II 4 0 0 42 1 1 2 0 1 3 2 2S 11 2 0 S2 12 5 1 0 45 PASS RECEIVING Arizona No. Yds. 2 1 1 DeWan Hlguera Brautigan Fuimaono Edmonds Texas-El pass Karns Wallace Murphy Childs Jones 21 12 a NO. Yds? 73 4 52 1 40 1 11 PUNTING Ho. Yds.

11 500 exaj-EI pasa No. Yds. Galloway 4 170 Ariiona Ray Te Scoring TO 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 0 0 Avi. 43.5 (0:04 ttcand) FG Waddta Tixai-El Pax Art. Comp.

Int. TO Texas-El Paso 0 -t 0 3 Att. Comp. Ut. T-EP (11:17 swond) FG T-EP (0:01 third) MWM from LM (kick blocktd) Ariz fourth) T-EP (0:00 fourth) PS Attendanct 37,000 (tttlmittrf).