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4-C THE JACKSON SUN, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1967 almer Takes Piccadilly Tourney Tide Rolls Over Vandy of his famous charges and the two went into lunch all square with both of them shooting four Palmer took off for London and then on to Houston where the U.S. Ryder Cup team will play the British this coming weekend. A crowd of 10,000 swarmed over Wentworth's par-36-38 74 course and from the moment the two teed off there was a sense of drama. Thomson, the Australian who is a five-time winner of the British Open, was 3 up at one stage on Palmer in the morning round. Palmer came back with one By JOHN FARROW Associated Press Sports Writer VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) Arnold Palmer fired 12 birdies and an eagle while de feating Peter Thomson by a sin gle hole in the 36-hole final of the Piccadilly Match Play golf tournament Saturday.

Thomson had 11 birdies and an eagle in a duel played in a howling wind and slashing rain. Palmer finished the two rounds 12 under par while Thomson was eight under. Im mediately after the match, Combined drier panes uourn AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn safety Jimmy Carter darted 61 yards on a punt return and set up another touchdown with an intercepted pass Saturday, sending the explosive Plainsmen to a 43-21 football victory over crippled Clemson. Carter started Auburn's outburst by scoring on his punt return in the second minute of the game, and his interception on the Clemson 26 paved the way for Auburn's third touchdown in the first half.

Clemson, pinned with its third straight loss, stayed in contention on the passing of Jimmy Addison until the little quarterback was knocked out of action on a jarring tackle just before the half. Clemson Auburn 7 14 0 9 17 10 021 743 ulster IVIoreSieod xit'x I I ward Horta. A torrential Thursday night downpour submerged the already soggy Miami Military turf under ankle-deep water. Chaminade wrung out a 40-0 victory. (AP Wirephoto) WADING TO A TOUCHDOWN Chiminade High School's Pete Russert (12) had clear sailing and calm seas ahead of him Friday afternoon as he sloshed Into the end zone ahead of Miami Military defender, end Ed FRANKFORT, Ky.

(AP) -Quarterback Bill Marston and halfback Leon Weslev combined their talents Saturday to direct Morehead to a 20-16 victory over Kentucky State. Kentucky State, previously un beaten, took a 6-0 first quarter lead on a 10-yard pass irom Gene Guidry to Clarence Starnes. But Marston uncorked a 45-yard scoring pass to Wesley, who tallied aeain later in the period on a three-yard run to give the Eagles a 13-6 nauume bulge. Kentuckv State took a 14-13 lead in the third quarter when Guidry passed 12 yaras to Serious Problems IFeace Red Rebels Upset Georgia The strong-hitting but weak- fielding Jones was Boston's sec ond best hitter in the series and voiced anger when he was benched in favor of Foy for the last two games. Those two appear destined to battle again for the regular job next spring un less one is traded.

Another possibility here is that the versatile Scott may be tried at third while Harrelson is given a shot at his normal first- base position. In any event it seems a sure bet that the Red Sox will try to swing some deals involving such players as Jones, Foy, Harrelson or others in hopes of plugging those big pitching and catching aps. Starts tamer Perry Como, Evans, publisher of the Amon Nash-! Frank ville Tennessean and i Out By LARRY ELDRIDGE Associated Press Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox may be American League champions, but they still face plenty of question marks and glaring weaknesses as they look ahead to 1968. Somehow the Red Sox scram bled to the 1967 pennant despite serious problems in pitching and catching, plus the lack of a solid right fielder for the last six weeks. The Red Sox had youth on their side, and they will again next season, but even the most optimistic fans doubt that the club can repeat unless it shores up some of its obvious deficiencies.

However, after two straight bumper crops of rookies George Scott, Joe Foy, Reggie Smith and Mike Andrews among others they may find the cupboard bare if they try to dip once again into their farm system for the help they need. Trades seem the obvious answer, and the club will undoubtedly be looking especially for a catcher and at least one more starting pitcher. Pitching was supposed to be Boston's weakness this year, and despite the club's over-all success it still ranks as a major problem for 1968. The only sea son-long reliable starter was 22-game winner Jim Lonborg, with Gary Bell and Jose Santiago heading a host of others who moved in and out of the rotation at various times. JACKSON, Miss.

(AP) Sophomore tailback Bo Bowen slashed through Georgia's vaunted defense for two touchdowns Saturday night as fired-up Mississippi upset the third-ranked Bulldogs 29-20 in a Southeastern Conference football game. The Rebels drove 49 and 58 me nereis uruvc jjj varus iur wuuwun two more after a 69-yara punt return ana a pass iniercepuun. Lawrence Welk, Boots Randolph, and Chet Atkins, baseball Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean, Phil a del- ion St. Louis Cardinals Country comedienne Minnie Pearl, clad in a miniskirt, also took part Veteran Sam Snead, winner of more PGA tournaments than any other player, and Knox- ville Joe Campbell par 72s. Kingsport, pro Carroll Armstrong had a 74.

any closing ceremonies. No na tional flags are being flown and no national anthems played for winning athletes. The organiz- committee wanted to avoid Frnt Rogers of Fort Worth, Tex. Phillies' pitcher Jim Bun- despite Rudolph's spectacularjmng, and Dick Sisler, a coacn round, the team ended urstiot tne lyw world series wnamp- dav's plav with a best ball of 58, one stroke behind four other teams. Teams captained by Harrison, Cherry and Bolt tied for the first day team compe tition at 57, 15 under par.

Other celebrities playing in the third annual tournament in- elude entertainers Phil Harris, NASHVILLE (AP) Seventh- ranked Alabama overpowered Vanderbilt, 35-21, in a Southeastern Conference Football passing spectacular and extend ed its unbeaten string to 2d sames behind quarterback Ken ny Stabler Saturday night. Two field goals by fcteve uavis and a 15-yard touchdown pass from Stabler to Dennis Homan put the game on ice after stubborn Vandy, trailing 14-0 in the first five minutes, stormea back in the second quarter to tie it, 14-14. Stabler passed to Homan for two touchdowns, set up Davis' field goal and scored once himself on a one-yard keep. Joe Kelley also scored a touchdown. Alabama stunned Vanderbilt on the sixth play of the game with a 61-yard scoring pass from Stabler to Homan, and made it 14-0 three minutes later on Stabler's run.

But Vandy, scoring its most points against Alabama since a 32-7 victory in 1956, caught fire in the second quarter when Scott Hall recovered a punt return fumble at the Tide 31. Quarterback Roger May marched the Commodores goal-ward and sent wingback Dave Strong on a seven-yard touch down sprint around right end. The next time Vandy got the ball, May went to the air with four completions to Bob Good-ridge and a six-yard scoring pass to Strong. Goodridge, second only to Homan in SEC pass receptions going into the game, set a Vandy receiving record with 12 catches. Stabler took Alabama 59 yards just before halftime to set up Davis' 21-yard fieia goal.

Vandy scored in the final 29 seconds on a seven-yard pass from May to Goodridge. Vanderbilt recovered an on- side kickoff in the fading seconds and tried for its fourth touchdown, but the Tide went into a prevent defense and May's four passes fell incom- plege as the click ran out. Stabler riddled the Commodore defenses early in the game with his runs and pitchouts off the option play, then turned to Homan and the passing game. In contrast, May was plagued by a grizzly Alabama rush and began to find the range only after getting his first good field position on the fumble recovery which led the Vandy's first TD. May, with 16 completions in 28 attempts for 199 yards, out-passed Stabler who hit six of 11 for 119 yards.

Goodridge caught 11 passes for 130 yards and Ho-msn gout got 103. In the explosive first half, May completed five of 11 passes for 82 yards, five of them to Goodridge, and Stabler hit four of nine for 94 yards. Hall's recovery of the Alabama fumble by Tommy Wade suddenly changed the complexion of the game, just when it appeared the Tide would swamp Vandy under a wave of first-half touchdowns. Sparked by the recovery at the Alabama 31, May marched Vandy to the 7 and gave to Strong for the touchdown. May then went to the air and fired to Strong to climax a 79-yard drive.

Gary Davis, second only to Stabler in SEC passing, did not play because of a knee sprain. MSU; Gets Big Victory MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis State came alive Sat-' urday night and turned loose an attack that smeared winiess Wake Forest 42-10 before a shirt-sleeved crowd of 17,030. After failing to penetrate Wake Forest's territory the entire first period, the Tigers finally came to life behind quarterbacks Terry Padget and Ricky Thurow. Thurow hit wingback Dale Brady with a 38-yard bomb to open tne scoring Dinge in tne second period.

Then fulibacK Herb Covington and tailback Tom Wallace added one apiece on one-yard plunges in the third. Tailback Russell Denof sprint ed nine for another, Padgett galloped 35 yards into paydirt and tailback Nick Pappas added the final score with a three-yard jaunt Wake Forest struck first in the opening period when its at tack stalled on the Memphis four after moving from its own 48. Chick George booted a 20-yard field goal. But the only other time the Deacons scored came in the third period when quarterack Fred Summers went over from the two after a drive that covered 71 yards in 11 plays. Livingston Wins LIVINGSTON, Ala.

(AP) The Livingston State Tieers found a scoring punch Saturday night and romped by Maryville college, 42-7, for their second win under new Coach Morris Higginbotham. The Tigers, going 2-3 for the season, shutout the Tennesseans until one second remained in the game. The Maryville score was on a 30-yard pass from Butch Crabtree to Bob Macy, with Jim Cannon kicking tha under par 70s. The two birdied the 34th with threes and halved the 35th and 36th with 5s. as Palmer made his thin edge stand up.

College Scores By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Southwestern 27. Millsaps 23 Murray 35, Middle Tenn. 14 Morehead 20, Ky. State 16 Eastern Ky. 55, Northwood Mich.

0 Western Ky. 56, Tenn. Tech 0 Tennessee 24, Ga. Tech 13 Eastern Kentuck 55, North- wood 0 Morehead 20, Kentucky State 14 Murray 35, Middle Tennessee 14 Carson-Newman 14, Elon 7 Clark 39, Knoxville 12 Western Kentucky 56, Ten nessee lecn Clark 39, Knoxville 12 Carson-Newman 14, Elon 7 Yale 35, Brown 0 Buffalo 6, Boston University Dartmouth 23, Pennsylvania Rutgers 29, Delaware 21 Hamilton 28, Hobart 0 North Carolina State 3L Mary land 9 Western Michigan 16, Kent State 7 Penn St. 50, Boston College 28 Cornell 47, Princeton 13 Harvard 49, Columbia 6 Navy 27, Syracuse 14 Villanova 41, Quantico 16 Vermont 0, Rhode Is.

0, tie union 13, Kocnester 6 Drexel 33, Rensselaer 21 Bates 31, Worcester Tech 15 Manhattan 35, St John's. N.Y.. 0 Delaware St. 8, St Paul's 0 Springfield 41, Colby 7 Mass. 35, Connecticut 14 Fla.

St. 17, So. Carolina 0 Richmond 42, Furman 14 VMA 22, The Citadel 11 Duke 13, Virginia 6 Toledo 33, Bowling Green 0 Kansas 10, Nebraska 0 Michigan St 34, Michigan 0 Purdue 41, Ohio St. 6 Cent. Michigan 35, Hillsdale 6 Idaho 19, Montana 14 New Hamp.

17, Maine 0 Trinity 30 7 Norwich 18, Maine Maritime 13 Amherst 42, Bowdoin 13 Holy Cross 17, Colgate 0 Albright 33, Gettysburg 0 Westminster 36, Bethany, w. 6. Murray St 35, Middle Ten nessee State 14 Auburn 43, Clemson 21 So. Miss. 21, Miss.

St 14 Tennessee 24, Ga. Tech 13 East Ky. 55, Northwood 0 Clark 39, Knoxville 12 N.C. CoL 7, Va. St 7, tie Morehead 20, Ky.

State 14 Minnesota 10, Illinois 7 Indiana 21, Iowa 17 Iowa St 17, Kan. State 0 So. Calif. 24, Notre Dame 7 Pittsburgh 13, Wisconsin 11 Drake 10, No. Iowa 7 Texas 9, Oklahoma 7 Air Force 10, No.

Carolina 8 Colorado 23, Missouri 9 Ithaca 43, Susquehanna 15 Edinboro 27, Carion 7 Williams 29, Middlebury 3 Wagner 54, Trenton St 7 Wesley an 29, Coast Guard 0 Glassboro 19, Kutztown 14 Allegheny 33, Oberlin 14 Brockport 27, Cortland 20 Wm. Mary 25, Ohio U. 22 Miami, Ohio, 48, Marshall 6 Indiana St 47, Valparaiso 12 Wyoming 28, Utah 0 Colorado Col. 13, Texas Lutheran 12 Washington 26, Oregon 0 Samford 34, Delta State 10 Davidson 38, Presbyterian 0 West. Ky.

56, Tenn. Tech 0 Maryland St 25. N.C. AIT 14 No. Dak.

St. 64, Augustan S.D., 19 No. Dak. 9, So. ak.

St. 7 Morningside 23, So. Dak. 14 So. Dak.

16, Black Hills 13 Southeast Mo. 24, Cent Mo. 14 Utah St. 7, U. of Pacific 6 No.

Ariz. 34, West. Illinois 0 Long Beach St. 34, Calif-Santa Barbara 24 No. Illinois 29, Bradley 12 Austin 29, U.

of South 6 Texas 24, East Tex. St 6 Texas Sou. 20, Alcorn 8 Brigham Young 31, Ore. St. 13 Stanford 31, Utah State 10 Chattanooga 15, East Tenn.

14 Livingston, 42, Maryville 7 Alabama 35, Vanderbilt 21 Memphis State 42, Wake Forest 10 Rentz Leads Florida Win NEW ORLEANS (AP) Larry Rentz, who didn't know until late last Tuesday that he would be Florida's starting quarterback against Tulane, ran and passed the Gators to a 35-0 shellacking of the Green Wave Saturday night. Rentz has played safety, flank er and split end but never quarterback on the Gator var sity. He took over for Jack Eck- dahl, who broke a leg in a practice session Tuesday. Kentz broke away on a 50-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter and directed the Gators to two other first half scores. The Gators forged into a 21-0 halftime lead on an eight-yard touchdown run by reserve tail Track Finals Start Games Discounting any possible trades, these three loom as next season's nucleus, with a large group of holdovers and rookies battling for the other spots.

One youngster certain to get a long look in spring training is 19- year-old left-hander Ken Brett, who impressed in one last-season performance and in two World Series relief efforts. Catching was another year long problem which finally led to the late-season acquisition of Elston Howard. The aging for mer New York Yankee star helped settle down the pitching, but he hit even less than the other Boston receivers and at 38 there is some question whether he'll return. The team is pretty well set everywhere else with solid young players and capable reserves which is the main reason it would up in first place and extended the favored St. Louis Cardinals to seven games before losing the World Series.

But even here there are problems. The biggest question mark of all is the physical condition of Tony Conigliaro, the slugging young outfielder who was side lined for the year when hit in the head by a pitch Aug. 18. Blurred vision prevented his return to the line-up, and it still hadn't cleared up by the end of the season although doctors have given assurance that the condition is not permanent. Without Tonv who hit 20 home runs and drove in 67 runs Texas was badly outplayed in the first half after Oklahoma rolled to a touchdown the first time it had the ball with Bob Warmack piloting the team with his running and passing and call ing on Ron Shotts for a 41-yard dash that set up the score.

All the first half Texas was on the defense, and only pass inter ceptions could halt the Oklahom powerhouse. Texas never got past midfield and its longest drive was only 30 yards. ine second naif found a revitalized Texas that picked up by a recovered fumble, rolled the Oklahoma 17 and Layne, a sophomore from Lubbock, Kicked tne field goal that fur nished the points for victory. Oklahoma 7 0 0 07 Texas 0 0 3 69 cup tournament in England last year, creating an enthusiastic soccer nationalism. "Portuguese everywhere were suddenly proud and loudly pro claimed tneir nationality where-ever they happened to be," says a sportswriter.

"But outside of that, there's nothing." Even the number of partici pants in "futbol" is low for the population, in comparison to other countries. "The number of athletes is exceeded by many thousands in his abbreviated season, the Red Sox lacked a solid cleanup hitter as well as a regular right fielder. Until they can be sure of his return, therefore, club officials are in a quandary trade-wise since they don't know who is expendable. If Conigliaro does recover, he'll rejoin Carl Yastrzemski and Smith in one of baseball's best outfields, backed up by veterans Jose Tartabull and George Thomas and late-season acquisition Ken Harrelson. The infield also appears set with Scott at first base, An drews at second, Rico Petrocelli at shortstop, either Foy or Dal- ton Jones att hird, and veteran handyman Jerry Adair wherever he is needed.

i NASHVILLE (AP) Defend ing champion Mason Rudolph fired an eight under par 64, ty ing his own course record, to take the first round lead in the 36-hole Music City USA Pro- Celebrity Golf Tournament here Saturday. Rudolph, a nine-year PGA tour veteran from Clarksville, who skipped a practice round Friday because of a back ailment, blistered the par 36-36 72 Bluegrass Yacht and Coun try Club Course with nine bir dies and only one bogey. He had 33-31. As 30 professional golfers mixed serious play and wise cracks with some of the leading entertainers and sports celeb rities, four pros tied for the runnerup spot two strokes be hind Rudolph at 66. They were veterans E.

J. "Dutch" Harrison of St. Louis, Bo Winninger of Las Vegas, Bob Goalby of Palm Springs, and singer Don Cherry. Frank Beard of Louisville, one of the leading money winners on this year's PGA tour, and Herschel Spears of Nashville were at 67. Johnny Potts, Gulf Hills, another tour regular, had a 68.

In at 69 were Chick Har-bert, Tommy Bolt, Billy Max well and J. C. Goosie. The pros, shooting for an in dividual top prize of $3,000, are playing with three amateurs in best ball team competition. Rudolph is also on the defend ing team composed of enter- the Nordic countries, in Bel gium, Holland and Greece," says Esteves.

Experts say as closely as they can determine, at least 5 per cent of the population engaged in sports regularly around 1925. As an immediate boost to physical education, Esteves recommends investing receipts of the country's national soccer gamDiing pools in primary school instruction of athletics and physical education pro grams layne Sparks Win By CHARLES GREEN Associated Press Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) Fri- nals in four track events get Talents James Jackson for a touchdown. The same combination then scored the two-point conversion. The decisive touchdown came in the fourth quarter when Marston broke loose on a 29-yard scoring run. Kentucky State got two more points on a safety when Marston was tackled in the end zone.

It was the first defeat of the season for Kentucky State, now 3-1 for the season. Morehead. the defending Ohio Valley Conference champion and the pre-season favorite to repeat this year, now is 3-2 for the season. Morehead 0 13 0 720 Kentucky State 6 0 8 216 A fumble recovery set up a 22 yard field goal that put the Re bels ahead 15-14 in the third pe riod. Georgia, which drove 66 yards for a touchdown on its first series of plays, seemed in com mand until halfback Tommy James of Ole Miss returned a Bulldog punt from his 27 to the Georgia four-yard line.

four-yard line. The crdv Bowen slashed over tarV1(1 lnr tnnrMnwn on the nex Pro Hockey By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS National Leaoue St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 2 Montreal 6, Detroit 2 Toronto 5, Chicago 1 American League Rochester 5, Buffalo 4 Cleveland 2, Baltimore 0 Hershey 8, Providence 1 Springfield 5, Quebec 0 International League Dayton 12, Columbus 3 Tennessee High School Football By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TSD 47, Virginia School for Deaf 0 Knox Webb 35, Asheville, N. C. 6 Tiding, fencing, field hockey, wrestling, swimming-diving, shooting, volleyball and water polo.

Fiftv-nine men's and women's teams are vying for track and field honors. Some countries entered men's and women's competition while others only sent a handful of male competitors who are here only to check out competition in Mexico City's thin air. LSU Held By Miami BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Alert Miami held off Louisiana State with key pass interceptions in the fourth quarter and handed the error-plagued Tigers their first football defeat 17-15 Saturday night. Miami defensive back Jimmy Dye intercepted a Nelson Stok-ley pass in the end zone as the favored Tigers were driving to the Hurricane goal late in the final period.

When LSU gained possession again, with about 4 minutes remianing, Miami's Rich Robin son latched on to another Stok- ley pass to stop the Tigers' final threat LSU struck for two third quar ter touchdowns after falling be hind 17-3 at halftime. Miami 3 14 0 017 LSU 3 0 12 015 Salvidar Ahead MEXICO CITY (AP) Vicente Saldivar of Mexico stopped Howard Winstone in the 12th round of their scheduled 1-5 round bout Saturday night to retain the world featherweight championship and, immediately afterwards, announced his re tirement from the ring. Saldivars manager, Adolfo Perez, went to the center of the ring and took the microphone immediately after the fight and announced that the 24-year-old Mexican was retiring. Winstone, 28, the British and European featherweight cham pion, was still on his feet at the end, but could not defend himself against the avalanche of blows. Saldivar's retirement after his seventh title defense in three years left him with a record of 33 victories, one loss and 25 knockouts.

His only loss was a disqualification early in his career. Mexico's third international) any nationalist problems which sports competition off to a arise with delegations start Sunday as athletes from 57jfrom divided countries such as WltniTTacf nnd VJest Oermanv. DALLAS, Tex. (AP) Rob Layne, son of a Texas gridiron hero of the past who never lost to Oklahoma, kicked a field goal Saturday to bring Texas a come-from-behind 9-7 victory over Oklahoma in the 61st game between the two intersectional rivals. Rob, whose father is Bobby Layne, a Texas great who be came a star in pro football, boot ed the field goal from the Okla homa 25 early in the third period.

Then Bill Bradley, finally liv ing up to his super tag, led the Longhorns on an 84-yard surge in 10 plays for the touchdown that sowed it up and marked one of the great comebacks of football history. countries come to grips competition and altitude. The competition, a final re hearsal for Mexico's 1968 Olympic Games, continues through Oct. 29 in 18 sports. Members of the Olympic Or ganizing Committee said more than 2,500 athletes were entered but still had no complete list of names available at week's end.

But it was clear some of the world's best athletes, including a large number of world or Olympic record holders, were in town to check their performances at 7,347 feet and see just how they should prepare for the 1968 Games. The Soviet Union had 50 world, Olympic or European champions among its 115 ath letes here. The United States named a strong track and field and swimming diving contin gent and offered stiff competi tion gymnastics, rowing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon. Modern pentatnion and rowing actually open the competi tion at 10 a.m. The first track event starts at 11:30.

Other events on the opening day are basketball, gymnastics, weight- lifting and yachting. There were no official opening ceremonies nor will there be Lowered Physical Education Level By the end of the month the athletes will have tried their hand at the opening day sports plus boxing, canoeing, cycling, Gobblers Subdue Kentucky By BOB COOPER LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Virginia Tech pounded an inept Kentucky team in the first half Saturday night, then held down a Wildcat uprising for a 24-14 football victory. Jon Utin, a senior from Ox ford, England, put the finishing touches on the Tech triumph when he kicked an 18-yard field goal giving him at least one three-pointer in each of the Gob blers five wins this season, Virginia Tech scored three times in the first half, two of them directly stemming from Kentucky mistakes, and the third, the result of a possible error substitution. Late in the first quarter a Virginia Tech punt sailed over the head of Nat Northington, whose earlier lniuries kept him from raising his elbows above shoul der height.

The play gave Tech an ad vantage and led to its first touchdown. The Gobblers scored again in the second period after Ken tucky's Bobby Abbott was called for interfering on a long lecn pass that gave the Gob blers first down on the Kentucky four. Terry Smoot went over on the next play. On the following kickoff, a short one, Kentucky intended to let the ball roll out of bounds, but Tech's Ron Davidson fell on it for a first down on the Wild cat 24. Five plays later, quarterback Al Kincaid tossed to Ken Bare foot to make it 21-0.

After Kentucky's quarterback Terry Beadles sprained an ankle, sophomore Dave Bair checked in and engineered both Wildcat touchdowns in the third period. Virginia Tech 0 21.0. Kentucky ..0..0 14. 324 014 By ISAAC M. FLORES Associated Press Writer LISBON (AP) Portugal has discovered that the level of physical education for its nine million people is lower than it was 40 years ago.

A recent study reveals that only 1.28 per cent of the population engages in any kind of regular sports activity. This helps explain Portugal's failure to make any significant showing in the Olympic Games and other international events, says physical education professor Jose Esteves. Other, smaller, countries are walking away with the medals, claims Estes. "A country can only achieve a significant level of physical education when at least 10 per cent of the population participates in sports." The one bright spot in its ath letic program, and the only thing that has given Portugal any measure of fame in the sports world, are its soccer teams. If it weren't for names such as Benfica and its "Black Pan ther," Eusebio, people in Japan or Scotland wouldn't even know there was a Portugal, one news paper columnist contends.

Benfica has won two European cup championships, Euro pean soccer's version of Ameri can baseball's World Series: Eusebio, Benfica's top player, is considered by many to be sec ond-best only to the great Pele of Santos of Brazil. Portugal's national team finished third in the world soccer RUNNING WYCHE Tennessee quarterback Bubba Wyche (18) gains four yards in second quarter of the Vol-Georgia Tech game in Knoxville Saturday. Heading him off are Tech's Alan Glisson (90) and David Barber (39). Wyche, a junior from Atlanta, passes for two TD's in the period after relieving injured Charley Fulton. (AP Wirephoto) back Tommy Glenn.

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