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Sotjrdoy, Sept. 25, 1971 The IJncoln Star 11 TO ocing Top-iated Teams Accustome Buffs Eye Another Upset OPPONENT FOR A SENIORS Either Baggy Or Tight When Texas middle guard Van Odom was asked what he did about his wardrobe last season when his weight varied by 30 pounds, he replied, "You either wear them baggy or you wear them tight." Of her No. Is Honored The 50 bands attending today's annual Band Day game will join in a halftime salute to non-football No. Is in the State of Nebraska. These include recognition that NU was the first place in the nation to hold a High School Band Day in connection with the football season.

The band also will salute Nebraska firsts in education, agriculture, health and the arts. To carry out the theme, the massed bands will play such tunes as "A Lot of Livin' to Do," "How the West Was Won," "Symbol of Honor," "His "Honor," and "Bugler's Holiday." Parade Route Outlined The Band Day parade begins at 9:30 a.m. from 10th and travels east on to 14th, north on 14th to west on to 12th and north on 12th to the stadium. HUSKERS FOURTH NO. 1 20-Game String Snapped When Texas A was shut out last week by LSU, 37-0, it snapped1 a 20-game string for the Aggies, who hadn't been blanked since Nebraska did it, 14-0, in the 1969 game in Lincoln.

Wichita Coach Picks Hardly anyone is picking Texas A to win Saturday's contest with Nebraska, but Wichita State coach Bob Seaman did after the Aggies had whipped his young squad, 41-7, two weeks ago. "Texas A has a fine football team," he said. "When they beat Nebraska in a few weeks, I'll feel much better about tonight." No More Big Plays Texas A coach Gene Stallings removed one sign from the Aggies' dressing room prior to the 1971 season, one that read, "Make the Big Play." "We were waiting for five or six big plays and forgetting about the other 75-80 plays," he explains. "This year, every play is a big play." Lex James inu.un.i.,,1. n.uai n.i.-ii.

jwlui m. i 3 a rats ties nt a By HERSCHEL NISSENSON Associated Press Sports Writer The Colorado Buffaloes are keeping their fingers crossed that the only lucky buckeyes Saturday will the those in the hands of the Tennessee Volunteers. The dictionary defines a buckeye as a large, nut-like seed, which is what the Tennessee players all received this week from 10-year-old Richard Buttrey of Nashville. "Last year I sent you buckeyes the week after the Auburn game," he wrote Coach Bill Battle. "You didn't lose another game.

I thought I'd better get them in early this season." Fifth-ranked Auburn faces ninth-rated Tennessee in Knoxville, one of two college football games matching members of The Associated Press Top Ten. The other pairs No. 10 Colorado with the Ohio State Buckeyes dictionary definition: No. 6 in Columbus, Ohio. Elsewhere, top-ranked Nebraska entertains Texas runner-up Notre Dame tries to win at Purdue for the first time since 1961, No.

3 Texas hosts Texas Tech in a Southwest Conference opener, fourth-rated Michigan is at home against UCLA, No. 7 Arkansas meets Tulsa in Fayetteville, and eighth-ranked Alabama visits Florida. In Knoxville, it will be Auburn's dynamite passing attack against Tennessee's ball control and strong running game. "Pat Sullivan and Terry Beasley constitute the finest passing combination seen in the Southeastern Conference, and maybe the nation, in several years," says Gary Wyant, who coaches the Vols' secondary. "To have a chance against them we must contain Sullivan and keep him pulled up so he can't throw on the natural rhythm he's used to.

And, of 0S6 10 utou By HAL BROWN Star Sports Editor Playing No. 1-ranked football teams is nothing new to seniors on the Texas A squad that will visit Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff with defending national champion Nebraska, ranked first for the second straight week by both The Associated Press and United Press International. This is the fourth game in three years against a No. 1-ranked outfit for the Aggie seniors, who were sophomores when A bowed to Nebraska, 14-0, at Memorial Stadium in 1969.

The outcome of those three previous encounters with top-ranked teams was something that would gain little more than mere mention in a letter to the folks. No. 1-ranked Texas blasted them, 49-12, in 1969. Ohio State, rated No. 1 early in the 1970 season, shelled the Aggies, 56-13, and later in the 1970 season when Texas had gained the No.

1 spot, the Longhorns romped, 52-14. The oddsmakers aren't picking coach Bob Devaney's Huskers to win by those whopping margins, but Nebraska is favored by four touchdowns, a figure that Devaney doesn't necessarily agree with. "Texas A has some fine football players and they're a team that can come up with a good game any week," he declares. "Just because they played a bad game last week doesn't mean you can count on them playing another bad one this week." The bad game reference is to last week's 37-0 shellacking of the Aggies by LSU, a team that lost by 20-18 to virtually the same A aggregation a year ago. A has 20 of 22 starters returning from a year ago.

The most feared Aggie is Lex James, a 6-0, 184-pound quarterback from Houston, who Devaney calls "a fine rollout quarterback, who would just as soon run as throw." In the first two games (A defeated Wichita by 41-7 in its opener), James has completed 16 of 35 passes for 222 yards. And he has gained 71 yards on the ground in 25 carries, but he also has been sacked for losses totaling 65 yards, giving him a net rushing total of only six yards in 25 carries. The job of containing James falls primarily on Husker ends Willie Harper, an all-American candidate, and John Adkins. These two are a part of the NU Black Shirt gang that has given up only one TD in each of the first two victories, 34-7 over Oregon and 35-7 over Minnesota. James has shown no preference for a single receiver in the first two games, having thrown four times each to Rick Spencer, Joey Herr, who did not make the trip because of an injury, and Robert Murski.

The leading Aggie rusher is fullback Doug Neill with 14 carries for 65 yards, far below the pace being set on the Husker squad by I-back Jeff Kinney, who has 203 yards in 38 carries. Fullback Bill Olds with 79 and reserve I-back Gary Dixon also top the Aggie leader for the Huskers. And Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers has caught twice as many passes as any of the A Mers with eight, three of them last week for touchdowns, and 157 yards. Loser Always Blanked The loser in the three previous meetings between Nebraska and Texas A has failed to score with the Huskers winning 13-0 in 1930 and 14-0 in 1969 and A winning 27-0 in 1955. Comparable In Size Nebraska and Texas A compare favorably in the weight department with the Aggies' offensive line from tackle to tackle averaging 234 pounds, the Huskers' 237.

On defense, Texas A averages 227 up front, Nebraska 228. The Lineups Reds EL J'K "rate 'sh'4'h i- 4 8 1 'rl 1 Atlanta Left-hander Al Downing became a 20-game winner for the first time in his career, shutting out the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on eight hits Friday and keeping alive the Los Angeles Dodgers' pennant hopes in the National League's West Division. Downing, who posted his previous high of 14 victories in 1967, was in trouble only in the eighth inning. He gave up a leadoff single to Felix Millan in the first, but all the other hits he allowed until the eighth were with two out. The only walk he gave up loaded the bases in the eighth, following singles by Millan and Hank Aaron.

But Downing then got Mike Lum to line into a dougle play to end the threat. The Dodgers got their first run in the fourth when Willie Davis hit his 10th homer of the season the right-field fence. They got the other run in the seventh when Davis singled, moved to third on a single by Richie Allen and scored on a doubleplay grounder by Manny Mota. Second baseman Millan claimed interference by Davis when he failed to make a play on Allen's grounder. When Millan was unable to make a play, the ball rolled into short right center, allowing Davis to advance to third.

Atlanta starter Phil Niekro, 14-14, allowed only four hits before leaving for a pinch hitter in the seventh. STAFF PHOTO BY WEB RAY BREAKAWAY East's Carson fop threat. Spartans Trounce Northeast As Miscues Haunt Rockets Cincinnati Johnny Bench slammed a two-run, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, carrying the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over San Francisco Friday and cutting the Giants' National Leape West Division lead to two games over Los Angeles with five games remaining. Bench's 27th homer of the season snapped a 4-4 deadlock. The Giants scored a run in the ninth on a pinch single by Jim Ray Hart, a passed ball and a pinch double by Willie Mays.

Mays went to third on Ken Henderson's grounder and Tito Fuentes struck out, ending the game. The Giants bombed starter Ross Grimsley for three runs in the first inning. Bobby Bonds' double off the right field wall scored Ken Henderson and Tito Fuentes, who had singled. Willie McCovey then blooped a single over third, scoring Bonds. The Giants scored their fourth run in the fourth inning on a disputed play.

With runners at first and third, Chris Speier's grounder was deflected by pitcher Jim McGlothlin and rolled to second. Woody Woodward attempted a double play and threw Speier out at first but Umpire Ed Vargo ruled Woodward did not tag second and McCovey scored from third. George Foster opened the Reds' fifth with his 12th homer. Ty Cline walked and scored on Helms single to center following a single by Pete Rose. Giants Manager Charley Fox took out starter Don Carrithers for Jerry Johnson who struck out Lee May.

Tony Perez singled, scoring Rose and Bench struck out ending the threat. Johnson then balked in the tying run in the sixth. Bench blasted his homer in the seventh after May had singled. Clay Carroll picked up his 10th victory in relief. Johnson, 12-8, took the loss.

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RE Jr. 207 6-3 Harper 81 31 Hoermann 6-0 211 Jr. LB Jr. 203 5-9 Branch 51 55 Luebbehusen 6-0 202 Sr. LB Sr.

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Two pass interceptions by East monster man Jerry Phillips led to a pair quick third-quarter scores. Copple hooked up with end Rick Samuelson for a 60-yard touchdown on the first play after one of Phillips' interceptions and third-string fullback Dick Neal busted five yards for a touchdown only three plays after Phillips' other interceptions, which had put the ball on the 19-yard line. Zentic, who got an opportunity to substitute freely in last week's 57-7 Spartan win at Hastings, got another unexpected chance to see his depth against the Rocket as East exploded for 26 third-quarter points. The Spartans, who exhibited a well-balanced offensive at tack (190 rushing yards and 182 passing yards) were graced with a powerful defense, which permitted Northeast only one first down and 22 yards total offense in the first half. The Spartans, now 3-0, face Lincoln High next week, and the Rockets, who stand 0-3, next meet Pius X.

Northeast 0 0 0 East 7 14 26 0-47 East Smith, 8 pass from Copplt (Carlson kick). East Ball, 13 run CCarlson kick). East Arkfeld, 60 punt return (Carlson kick). East Putman, 61 run (kick failed). East Samuelson, 60 pass from Copple (Carlson kick).

East Bothwell, 10 run (Carlson kick). East D. Neal, 5 run (run failed). NE EAST First downs 11 17 Rushing yardage 109 190 Passing yardage 42 182 Return yardaqe 16 113 Passes 3-12-3 14-27-1 Punts Fumbles lost 5 0 Yards penalized 25 50 ab bi Wills ss 4 0 10 Millan 2b Buckner lb 4 0 0 0 Garr If WDavis cf 4 2 3 1 HAaron lb RAIIen 3b 30 10 EWillams Mota If 4 0 0 0 Lum rf Crawford rf 3 0 0 0 Verslles 3b Valentine 2b 3 0 1 0 SJackson cf Haller 3 0 0 0 MPerez ss Downing 3 0 0 0 PNiekro TAaron ph Upshaw 4 0 2 0 4 0 10 4 0 10 3 0 10 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 course, we must nave good coverage in the secondary. "Even with close coverage Sullivan's still dangerous because he's such a resourceful runner.

On the sprintout plays, if he gets to the corner and finds his receivers aren't open, he'll take off. He is an outstanding passer going deep, he has a quick delivery and is extremely accurate with the short throws." Ohio State ha 't played since its opener two weeks ago. Larry Kennan, a Colorado assistant, scouted the Buckeyes and said they "just lined up and kicked the tar out of Iowa. Nothing fancy, just a physical whipping. "They ran the belly option mostly with either the quarterback (Don Lamka) or fullback (John Bledsoe) carrying the ball.

They never pitched to the trailing halfback, but he was always out there ready for it. "Their defenses are very sound. Iowa tried reverses, screens and draws but never fooled anyone. And Ohio State's two best men didn't play." Oklahoma which heads up the Second Ten in 11th place, has a road test against up-and-coming Pitt, which jolted UCLA in Los Angeles two weeks ago and is hopeful of a return to the rankings. Penn State, rated 12th, visits Iowa; 13th-ranked Stanford begins defense of its Pacific-8 title at home against Oregon and No.

14 Georgia travels to Clemson's Death Valley. Washington, No. 17, entertains Texas Christian in what promises to be an aerial battle between Sonny Sixkaller and Steve Judy: No. 18 Louisiana State is at Wisconsin and Duke, ranked 20th, visits Virginia. Night contests find Illinois at No.

16 Southern California and No. 19 Toledo, with the nation's longest winning streak at 25 games, at Texas-Arlington. The 10 major schools which have yet to see action the eight Ivy League teams, San Diego State and Holy Cross also get under way Saturday. Other interesting match-ups around the country include Kansas-Florida State night, Army-Georgia Tech, Mississippi-Ken tucky, Maryland-North Carolina, Miami, Forest, n-Cincinnati night, Brigham Young-Kansas State, Oregon State-Michigan State, Syracuse-No rthwestern, Tulane-Piice night, Arizona-Texas-El Paso night, Wyoming-Air Force and Iowa State-New Mexico night. Total 31 2 6 1 Total 34 0 8 0 Los Angeles 000 100 1002 Atlanta 000 000 00 00 H.Aaron.

DP Los Angeles 1, Atlanta 3. LOB Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 8. 2B W.Davis. HR W.Davis (10). IP ER BB SO Downing 9 8 0 0 1 2 P.

Niekro (L.14- 4) 7 4 2 2 0 2 Upshaw 2 2 0 0 1 0 PB E.Williams. A 9,183. Lincoln East, the state's top-ranked high school football team, used the punt return in the first half and aggressive defense in the third quarter to outmuscle Northeast 47-0, in an intra-city game Friday night at Seacrest Field. The explosive Spartans, blessed with a pair of timely punt returns by diminutive Chuck Arkfeld, constructed a 21-0 halftime advantage and struck for another touchdown two plays into the third quarter before going cn to coast to the surprisingly easy win. Northeast, which had yielded only 15 points in two consecutive losses to Fremont and Lincoln Southeast, lost four fumbles and suffered two costly pass interceptions in the second half.

Arkfeld was the Spartan most responsible for breaking the game open in the first half. The 5-6, 155-pound senior set up East's first touchdown in the first quarter with a 31-yard punt return after taking a han-doff from teammate Chris Siefkes. He fielded the punt on the Rcckets 45-yard line and scampered to the 14. Four plays later, quarterback Scott Copple fired to split end Gene Smith from eight yards out for the touchdown. After flanker Jack Ball's 13-yard scoring maneuver around left end, four minutes into the second quarter, Arkfeld went to work again.

Less than two minutes after getting their 14-0 lead, Arkfeld supplied what East coach Lee Zentic called the most psychologically important touchdown of the game. Arkfeld again accepted handoff from Siefkes on the East 40 yard line after a 39-yard Northeast punt, allowed time for a wall to form ahead of him and sprinted down the Speier ss 4 0 0 0 Bradford If 110 0 3 0 0 0 Foster cf 4 111 1110 Woodwrd ss 3 0 10 Healy Hart ph NWU INVADES MISSOURI WESTERN Plainsmen Hopeful To Hike Unblemished Season Record 2 0 0 0 Grimsley 0 0 0 0 Carrthers Johnson Mays Ph 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 MGIothin 10 11 Cline ph Prague WSmith ph Carroll Kickoff 1:30 p.m. Memorial Stadium. Broadcasts KFOR (1240), KLIN (1400), KFAB (1110), WOW (590), KRNU (90.3 FM. Ml! President Recalls MmaMaterAILMUpsel Some observers may be taking lightly the football test Nebraska's top-ranked Cornhuskers will be receiving from Texas Saturday, but Nebraska President D.

B. (Woody) Varner, an alumnus, isn't one of them. "Over the years has a reputation for coming up with upsets," cautions Varner, who graduated in 1940 as basketball captain and valedictorian, and who became Nebraska's administrative chief 20 months ago. "I'll never forget when I was vice president at Michigan State in 1959," Varner recalls. "We were one of the highest ranked teams in the country and came up to East Lansing without the slightest chance in the world to win.

"Well, my sense of humor almost did me in. I wore my Aggie letter sweater to the press box and sat and watched pull off one of the biggest upsets of the year (9-7). "I just hope Nebraska doesn't take this game to lightly. I know I don't treat it lightly." Total 36 5 10 4 Total 32 6 9 5 San Francisco 300 100 001 Cincinnati 000 031 2 0 6 DP Cincinnati 1. LOB San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 8.

2B Bonds, L.May, J.Johnson, Mays. HR Foster (12), Bench 127). Woodward, Carroll. IP RERBBSO 4 1-3 5 3 3 2 0 3 2-3 4 3 2 2 4 1-3 4 3 3 0 0 .4 2-3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 1113 PB-Bench. Carrlthert J.Johnson Grimsley McGlothlin Sprague Carroll (W.10-4) Balk J.Johnson.

A 17.105. Pennant Race At A Glance contest, especially the young and unexperienced players. "We have four nonconference games in a row and we want our young players to get in as much experience as possible," said Chaffee. The Plainsmen only have Doane, Concordia and Hastings left on the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference slate. Missouri Western dropped its opener to Kansas State at Pittsburgh, 33-0 and then lost to Morningside, 50-7.

The school is only playing four-year colleges for the second year. Prior to last year Missouri Western was a junior college but will graduate its first senior class next spring. The hosts will run a flexible I formation on offense and 4-3 or 5-3 on defense according to Chaffee and also will rely a lot on a passing game as will NWU. "Missouri Western threw 22 times against Morningside and completed five but had no interceptions," Chaffee said. Dave McGrane is expected to start at quarterback for Wesleyan and his prime receiver Jon McClaughlin has recovered from the flu and is expected at full speed.

What worries Chaffee is NWU is down to two experienced running backs Lonnie Tapp and Darrell Wub-bels. "If they get hurt, I may have to play myself," Chaffee joked. "Seriously we'll probably use some new faces at running back including backup quarterback Ross Stephenson and possibly some defensive backs." Other state colleges scheduled Saturday include Yankton at Concordia, Northwestern, Iowa at Dana, Tarkio at Doane, Midland at Sioux Falls, Abilene Christian at UNO, Ft. Lewis, Colo, at Chadron, Fairbury Junior College at American Indian Junior College, Lawrence, Kearney at Ft. Hays, Peru at Northwest Missouri and Washburn, Kan.

at Wayne. Hastings is idle. The Nebraska Wesleyan football team will try and hike its season record to 3-0 Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against Missouri Western in a game at St. Joseph, Mo.

Even though the Missouri club is 0-2, Plainsmen coach Harold Chaffee respects the team NWU beat 20-6 last year. "Missouri Western hit us as hard physically as any of our opponents last year," Chaffee said. "They're good competition for us and will give us a good game." One other problem facing NWU is the possibility of several players missing the game because of the flu. "Bill Ashburn, Dan Noble and Willie Sapp have missed practices this week with the flu," Chaffee reported. "And Bob Gill is doubtful because of a leg bruise and all these guys play a lot for us." Enthusiasm is said to still be high in the NWU camp and Chaffee plans on using a lot of players in the nonconference By The Associated Press National League West Division Won Lost GB To Play San Francisco 87 70 .554 5 Los Angeles 85 72 .541 2 5 San Francisco At home, none; Away (5), Cincinnati (2), San Diego (3).

Los Angeles At home (3), Houston (3); Away (2), Atlanta (2). Sports Menu unmolested by right sideline, defenders, for a 60-yard punt at Fort Hays, Midland at Sioux Falls; Peru at Northwest Missouri; Washburn at Wayne; Lincoln High Schools: Lincoln High vs. Pluj Seacrest Field, 7:30 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY-Nebraska Wesleyan at Centervllle, Iowa, Fall Festival. FEATURE RACES At Delaware Park return.

The effort put East up, 21-0. The Spartans, however, wasted little time to extend their dominance in the second half as halfback Jeff Putman, on an (.80 5.20 2.80 2.40 2.20 Sir Matthew 15.00 Patrician Summer Crop Saturday HORSE RACING Madison, 2:30 p.m. FOOTBALL Big Eight: Texas A i at Nebraska, Memorial Stadium, 1-30 p.m.; Colorado at Ohio State; Iowa State at New Mexico; Brigham Young at Kansas Slate; Virginia Tech at Oklahoma State; Kansas at Florida State; Southern Methodist at Missouri; Oklahoma a Pittsburgh; Midwest Professional League: Peoria at Omaha Mustangs, Rosenblatt Stadium, State Colleges: Nebraska Wesleyan at Missouri Western; Abilene Christian at UNO; Ft. Lewis, State at Chadron; Yankton at Concordia; Northwestern at Dana; Tarkio at Doane; Falrbury JC at Haskell, Kearney Nothing Sunday scheduled. Monday 4.00 4.00 4.80 FEATURE RACES At Rockingham Radicllb 48.60 19.80 7.40 Daddy's Here 16.80 00 Open Air Ride 3.20 At Belmont Happy Intellectual 16.60 7.40 5 20 Win Desmond 14.00 7.80 Tumble Lark 5.60 At Bay Meadows Luce Ends 8.20 4.C0 Rocky's Lad 5.20 Capacitator At Atlantic City Luck Ahead 7.80 3.60 Hot Tot 3.30 Ocean Charter off-tackle play, slid outside to the right and streaked 61 yards for a touchdown only two plays into the second half.

Northeast then suffered from FOOTBALL Nebraska Extra Point Club Luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, noon. CROSS COUNTRY Lincoln Eas, Pius at Lincoln Northeast. 2 80 2.60 3.20.