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3 THE ODESSA AMERICAN Sundoy, September 7, 1980 .77 Having a ball Permian's Panthers were elated with their performance Saturday night in beating El Paso Coronado 24-0 in the season opener, as evidenced by the celebration at left. Tailback Kent-Sager (18) and fullback Phillip Crain (30) congratulate each other over a job well done, while above quarterback Jery Hix turns to deliver the ball to one of them, enrouteto a night in which Mojo rushed for 201 yards againstUl for the Thunderbirds. (Staff Photos By Henry Barges) Nebraska Oklahoma, favored in race Big El ght minutes. Again, one 'came on a penalty, 17 yards for pass interference. KRMIAM EPCM0NAO0 FIRSTDOWNS 4 RUSHING 41 134 VAROSPASSING .1 HJ-1 PASSES: A-I J-M I FUMBLES LOST 0 PUNTSAVG 3-45 PENALTIESVOS 5-39 ScorttvOurttn Coronado halfback pass attempt, and John Iiddicoat's 33-yard punt ended up on the scoreboard.

George, who has turned into a real find for the Panther staff, cradled it at his own 48, and before even his blockers could react was gone around the right side for a 52-yard return TD. Dunn kicked the final point at 8:39, leaving the rest of the night to the defense, which gave up two more first downs in the closing PERMIAN 7 EPCORONAOO 0 ScoflHf SMiMury P-Morrlv 4 pm (ram Hix (Pum kick) Piii.lnin(Ownkictl.. 4ft P-OimSFG P-GcorgbSpuKntunXOunKick) CONTINUED FROM PAGE: IB said, "but we showed some poise moving the ball right down the field before the half to set up tlie field goal" But Dunn missed from 27 out on the last play, and Mojo had settle for a 14-0 halftime. In the second half, William was in the way again to drop Woocfr for a loss, but Permian fumbled be ball back on a 21-yard revex-se by George. It came right back, though, and the No.

1 Permian offense pro-ceded to Jam it down the T--Birds' collective throat Tailback Kent Sager was the big weapon, gaining 31 of his gam e-high 76 yards in a drive from the Pi uither 22 to the Coronado 25. A halfback pass by Bobby Massey wsis intercepted to queU that threat The Panthers took over a minute orso later, spanning the ptxiods wim a 25-yard stroll to the El "830 7, where Dunn made good on a 2J -yard field goal threat for 17-0 at 10 :36 of the fourth. Soon it was over, as Dan McGrew and others caused a loss of ds on a McAAurry defeats Sul Ross in fobtbdll opener 15-142 of Big Eight Skywriters, the Associated Press asked a scattered few to jot down their opinion of whfct Big Eight football fans can expeicf this autumn. One response follows Joe Caste llano St Louis Globe-Democrat "If life were fair and football theory consistent, Nebraska would defeat Oklahoma and win the Big Eight championship because Nebraska deserves it and has a better defense. And Barry Switzer will agree that defense is more important.

Of course, if life were fair, J'd be floating down a Mississippi tributary on a raft instead of doing this. Missouri should win every game but it won't Oklahoma Stftte should grow up and it will, and everybody else will try to finish fifth." KANSAS CITY (AP) Oklahoma and Nebraska, as usual, are favored ahead of everybody else in the Big Eight football race this year, but there is one new twist to an otherwise old story. Oklahoma has a distinctly Nebraska look to its line and Nebraska has something that previously was the exclusive proper- tyof the Sooners -a rip-snorting stable of thoroughbred running -''backs. Throughout the 1970s as those two perennial powers dominated the Big Eight it usually was the other way araundTBut this year it's Nebraska with an embarrassment of riches in the backfield and Oklahoma with a seasoned, awesome offensive line. Nebraska in the meantime, is uncharacteristically green in the offensive line, where experience is para mount, and run-happy Oklahoma is relatively thin at running back.

What that will mean in November when the race is decided and somebody gets an invitation to the Orange Bowl is anybody's guess right now. But although the two Big Reds appear to have switched in relative strengths and weaknesses, there is little doubt among Big Eight Skywriters who just completed their annual swing around the conference as to who appears to be the most formidable. It's Oklahoma and Nebraska all the way. Oklahoma State has the most experienced team and Missouri has the league's most versatile, talented quarterback in Phil Bradley. Both could challange the Sooner-Husker stranglehold with a little luck.

As for the others, the belief is that everybody's got a long way to go. In an effort to sample the opinions ALPINE (Staff) David Lynn kicked a crucial conversion point the fourth quarter Saturday to give McMurry a' 15-14 victory overul Ross in the opening Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association grid opener for both schools. Lynn's conversion came after a 10-, yard touchdown run by substitute quarterback Ricky Sells. Sul Ross took a 14-0 with two touchdowns and a safety. Willie Rodriquez ran one yard to paydirt and Larry Hill fired a 14-yard scor ring pass to Jimbo Amberson.

Conversion kicks failed after both six-r pointers. The Loboes collected a safety when Charlie Nelson and Mike Salter nailed punter Jay Scboenfield in the end zone after a bad snap. Tennis director lives with criticism ADS BRING; FAST RESULTS I SAVE THAT COUNTER TOP. I I w- I I "I would think players would want night matches because it's so much cooler. Jimmy Connors didn't complain at all about playing twice at night." And when you can satisfy Jimmy Connors, you should be able to satisfy most anvbodv.

This year, Borg played his third-round match at night and faced Tanner again in the quarterfinals, but during the daytime. "It's a flip of the coin as to when someone gets a night match," said Talbert "We try to avoid repetition of night I BET YOU tOIDNV Iitimu Lamar rolls to win irxiiuii 'RtnnM Tm Yoebv MitdutkiAitoSappIr Beautiful, oourmert cutting INSTALL nr NEW YORK (AP) If there is one thing Bill Talbert has learned to do as director of the U.S. Open, it is to live with criticism. Every year, it seems, the American tennis championship is blasted for some reason. This year, Talbert has had to deal with player complaints about scheduling and weather.

"It's more a test of fitness than ability in the heat," noted defending champion John McEnroe, referring to the temperatures that reached a high of 123 degrees courtside for his match with Pascal Portes of France, and never fell below the 80s in the afternoon. On most days, the humidity was just as high. 'You have to get more out of your body as you go along and play tougher matches here than anywhere else." Talbert thinks blaming thejheat for a player's problems is a weak argument. "Isn't endurance a part of skill?" block sow hart rock maple Hen'i i footbtU firt Uut'l I hard to believe bat it'i true. I YOURSELF THIS WEEKEND.

rrSEASY. that retails avedty your Counter lOp HaoOy. COO- 'vement always mere rf you need 4 Bememberthitfamoas pro chain- -fl Derek Shelton put the Cardinajs on the scoreboard with a five-yard run in the second period after Daryel Smith recovered a TSU fumble. j5 Less than two minutes latgr, Hicks fumbled and Lamar recovered. Deller then hit Alfred Mask with a scoring pass to give Lamar a 15-8 lead at the half Lamar capitalized in the third quarter on Hick's second fumble, andhalfback Ben Booker carried the ball 11 yards and gave Lamar a lead: HOUSTON; (AP) Quarterback Jerry Deller passed for two touchdowns and sparked Lamar' University to a 41-8 nonconference college victory Saturday night over error-plagued Texas Southern University.

Texas Southern scored first after Jackie Hicks gathered in a pass in the first quarter and romped 47 yards to the Lamar two. Hicks then fumbled a hand off, but recovered to notch the Tigers lone touchdown before a rain-soaked crowd of 9,300. 16" THIS WEEK'S $OH 30 pwnuip pme wnea ih I Oueago Bean beat the Wishingtoa Kedakini although the Red-I ikini kwt by 73 pionta, they te- tnally made MORE FIRST a DOWNS thai the Bears did that seems impossible-bat I here are the official totals: The Bean hid 17 first downs in that I game, and the Redskins 18! MiiriiinafaBablt Get ready for winter! I Did you know Notre 3 College scores believe the USTA had considered holding it a week earlier," Moving the tournament to the middle of August would compound the weather situation. Pushing the tournament back into September would have its advantages where the weather is concerned that month usually is the most pleasant of the year in New York but would severely inhibit the coverage given the event. The USTA would prefer not to have the Open conflict with the opening weeks of pro and college football and the baseball pennant races when they're in the stretch.

And the television exposure given the Open would be limited; certainly CBS would not have 31 hours to devote to tennis during the traditional opening weeks of the new TV programming season, as well as the plethora of other sporting events the networks televise. Some of the low seeds here, most notably No. 14 Johan Kriek and No. 16 Vic Amaya, mentioned how different the court conditions are inside the stadium and grandstand as opposed to the outside courts, where they played most of their matches. The major problem with scheduling, according to Talbert, is fairness.

"I can understand when the lower seeds or unseeded players say they'd like more matches in the stadium or grandstand," he admitted. "But it was the same way when I played. We've all gone through it. "If we put Bjorn Borg on an outside court, I don't want to be responsible. The security problems would be immense.

You must put players in the proper arena." As the only major tournament that holds night matches, the Open has a unique problem: who plays under the lights, when and how often. Last year, Lennart Bergelin, Borg's coach, protested vehemently that the scheduling was unfair because his charge wound up playing hard-serving Roscoe Tanner at nioht in rho miarforfinola nrwt loot Dune once played 23 I YEARS without losing a -borne football mi. I Insulation inau svo. I a borne game in October of 1906-then never lost 'another home game till I November of 1928! Moorhead St. 17, Kearney St.

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