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The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 33

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nn lex 3 A en'se. Texas Ncbr. First downs 7 21 Rushing yardage 44-83 53-209 Passing yardage 17 174 Return yardage 199 249 Passes 3-9-2 15-27-1 Punts 10-40 7-36 Fumbles lost 2 3 Yards penalized .50 58 The biggest bomb of all was -dropped on the visiting Aggies by Johnny Rodgers and came while some in the crowd of 67,993 were still trying to get back to their seats from a halftime visit to the popcorn stands. Rodgers took the second half kickoff at his own two-yard line and 13 seconds later the Omaha junior was in the Texas end zone to give the Huskers a 20-0 lead. Other bombs were unleashed by fullback Bill Olds, who dashed 67 yards down the sidelines in front of the Aggie bench with a pitchout from quarterback Jerry, Tagge for the first Husker score with only six seconds left in the first quarter, and by defensive halfback Bill Kosch, who picked off a pass from Mark Green, the third quarterback of the afternoon, and went 95 yards into the Aggie end zone with the run also coming in front of the visitors' bench.

That was the final Husker score of the day as the nation's No. 1 ranked team posted its 22nd consecutive game without a defeat. In between the bombs, there was a one-yard scoring plunge by Tagge in the second quarter and a 32-yard Tagge-to-Rodgers pass, the fourth time the two have hooked up for six-pointers this season, in the third quarter. The TD pass was the 19th of Tagge's career, tying him in that category with Bob Omx- fense to only 100 for the Aggies, the fans who watched the action would agree it wasn't that easy. In fact, there might have been a few moments in the opening quarter when the Husker Black Shirts might have been thinking about making the NU offense pay for their meals at the training table next week.

Twice in the first five minutes, the Nebraska defensive unit had to trot onto the field with the goal posts casting a shadow over their shoulders to cover up ball-handling errors. The first came when the normally glue-banded Jeff Kinney let go of the ball and the Aggies recovered at the NU 32. But three plays later, the Aggies had advanced only seven yards and coach Gene Stallings called on Mike Bellar for a 42 yard field goal and the Huskers were in danger of falling behind for the first time this season. Kosch took care of that awful thought by blocking the field goal attempt and the Husker offense was ready to try again from its own 24. But three plays later, here came the Black Shirts again, this time to try to take tight end Jerry List off the hook after List had fumbled when hit Continued on Page 3D How They Scored Time Left First Quarter Olds, 67 run 0:06 Sanger, placement Second Quarter Tagge, 1 plunge 2:23 Third Quarter Rodgers, 98 kickoff return 14:47 Sanger, placement Rodgers, 32 pass from Tagge 4:24 Sanger, placement Fourth Quarter Kosch, 95 pass interception 5:11 Sanger, placement McElroy, 94 kickoff return 4:56 McDermott, placement 13 0 By HAL BROWN A patient Nebraska Black Shirt gang covered up for its offensive mates' early mistakes while the big bombs were being loaded Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

When those bombs were detonated, Texas staggered out of the stadium as the third straight Husker victim of the season, 34-7. 19 0 Section LINCOLN, NEB. SEPT. 26, 1971 Page 1 chich. while the score was lopsided for the third straight week and the statistics would i i a a one-sided affair with the Huskers gaining 383 yards in total of- 20 26 27 33 34 34 34 7 Be 1 'It 7.

Giants Dumped, LA Wins Colorado Upsets Ohio St. i 'Jr. i Colo. Ohio St. 19 24 50-285 56-145 97 255 64 8 4-9-2 80-33-0 4-40 6-39 1 0 103 47 First Downs Rushes-yards Passing Yardage Return Yardage Passes Punts Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized 1 1 1 I Vs.

i -i ft- 4r I By United Press International The Dodgers won, the Giants lost and the elusive National League West pennant is up for grabs again. Duke Sims blasted a three-run homer Saturday to give Los Angeles a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves and bring the Dodgers to within a game of San Francisco. The Dodgers, who opened their Atlanta series three games behind the Giants, took their second straight, while the Giants were losing their second straight to Cincinnati, 6-5. Each contender now has four games to play. The Dodgers were trailing, 3-2, when Sims homered over the centerfield fence in the sixth.

Jim Brewer pitched scoreless ball the final 2 23 innings to preserve Don Sutton's sixth victory against 12 losses and pick up his 21st save. Hal McRae socked two home runs an: Lee May and George Foster chipped in with one apiece to lead the Reds in their triumph over the Giants. Ed Sprague, the last of four Red pitchers, cut short a Giant uprising in the seventh inning and then blanked the Giants the last two innings to pick up his first victory since being recalled from the Reds' Indianapolis farm club. In other games, Chicago's Ferguson Jenkins boosted his record to 23-13 as the Cubs defeated Philadelphia 4-2; the Mets nipped the Pirates 2-1 in 15 innings; St. Louis defeated Montreal 8-6, and Houston pinned San Diego 5-1.

In the American League Baltimore hiked its winning string with a 6-4 win over Cleveland; Boston defeated Washington, 6- Detroit thumped New York 10-7; Milwaukee whipped Oakland 8-6; Minnesota took a pair from Kansas City 7-0 and 7- 2 and California nosed Chicago 3-2. COLOR 3- SUNDAY JOURNAL AND STAR COLORPHOTO BY RANDY HAMPTON Nebraska's 'Black Shirt' defensive unit kept tremendous pressure on Texas all afternoon Saturday, as evidenced here by the rush on quarterback Lex James. End Willie Harper (81) makes the stop with defensive line mates Bill Janssen (55), John Adkins (57) and Larry Jacobson (75) in hot pursuit. The Aggies gained only 83 yards on the ground and 17 in the air. Shirts Black Offense Displeases Devaney ill isappointe Ik If' Columbus, Ohio OH Colorado Coach Eddy Crowder and Ohio State's Woody Hayes agreed Saturday the triple option was responsible for the lOth-ranked Buffaloes upsetting the No.

6 Buckeyes 20-14. "Our controlling the ball on the option was the key," Crowder said after Colorado severed a 19-game home winning streak for the Big Ten champions. "They probably execute the triple option as well as anybody in the country," said Hayes, after his team became the 20th straight Big Ten squad to lose to a Big Eight representative. "When you stop Ohio State three times inside the ten, you deserve to win," Hayes said. The Colorado defense, coupled with Cliff Branch's 69-yard punt return for a touchdown, proved too much for the Buckeyes, who went into the game one-touchdown favorites.

Ken Johnson, whose quarterback options baffled Ohio State all afternoon, dashed 6 and the 39 yards for touchdowns as Colorado reeled off its third successive victory. Colorado staved off a closing rush by the Buckeyes, who scored their two touchdowns in, the last five minutes, and again had the ball in the closing seconds. Ohio State quarterback Don Lamka, who scored four times against Iowa in the opener two weeks ago, ran one yard for a touchdown and passed 12 yards to Rick Middleton for another Buckeye score. Colorado's big, quick defense halted Buckeye marches at the 2, 4 and 6-yard lines and forced Ohio State to punt the first five times it had the ball. Branch, who runs the 100-yard dash in 9.2 seconds, shot the Buffaloes into a 13-0 lead in the second period with his brilliant punt return.

He outsped the Buckeyes down the right sideline and sidestepped Ohio State punter Gary Lago at the four for the telltale touchdown. Colorado survived costly mistakes. The Buffaloes threw two interceptions and lost one fumble, but the defending Big Ten champions failed to score after the Colorado miscues. Ohio State had one touchdown, a six-yard run by Lamka in the fourth quarter, nullified by a holding penalty. Johnson, just recovered from a wrist injury he suffered in the opening game against LSU, and Davis damaged the Buckeye defense with their running off the triple option.

Davis piled up 135 yards in 18 rushes, mainly on pitch-outs from Johnson. Meanwhile the Buffalo quarterback kept the ball for f4 yards and passed for 97 more. Lamka was the (workhorse of the Ohio State offense, passing for 255 yards on 20 of 33 completions and in carrying 24 times for 60 yards. It was a matchup of powerful ground attacks. Colorado rolled up 285 yards, but the Buckeyes could muster just 145 yards rushing.

Colorado 6 7 0 720 Ohio State 0 0 0 1414 Colo Johnson 6 run (Kick tailed) Colo Branch 69 punt return (Dean kick) OSU Lamka 1 run (Schram kick) Colo-Johnson 39 run (Dean kick) OSU Middleton 12 pass trom Lamka (Schram kick) STANDINGS I 'National GB 13' 2 14', 26 31 -East .96 63 87 71 82 76 61 77 69 88 65 94 West 87 71 Pet. .604 .551 .519 .513 .439 .409 .551 .544 .503 .497 .491 .381 6 2 1 Pittsburgh St Louis i Chicago New York Montreal Philadelphia Francisco Los Angeles Atlanta Cincinnati Houston San Diego St Louis Chicago New York 72 86 80 79 78 79 80 81 1 Vi 27 60 98 Results 8. Montreal Philadlphia 2, Pittsburgh (15 innings) San Diego 1 5, Atlanta 4 6, Francisco 5 Houston 5, Los Angeles Cincinnati Sunday's Games Pittsburgh (Blass 15-7) at New York (Seaver 18-10) Philadelphia (Wise 16-14) at Chicago (Osteen 13-il) at Atlanta (Decker 3-1) Los Anqeles (Stone 6-7) By DON FORSYTHE Nebraska football coach Bob Devaney observed Wednesday that he'd be happy if his team scored 30 points against Texas It did and he wasn't. "I didn't like the way we had to score," he grumbled. "We were very displeased with our inconsistency on offense," he said.

"We didn't come up with the big third down play like we have been doing but you have to give some oredit to Texas They're a better defensive football team than the first two we faced," he added. The Cornhuskers managed just two sustained drives against the Aggies, driving 89 yards in 19 plays in the second quarter and 80 yards in 10 plays in the third period. Bill Olds' 67-yard sprint with a pitchout produced the other offensive touchdown. "We've got to consolidate our offense a little. Maybe we're doing too many things and not doing them well enough," said Devaney.

The Cornhusker Black Shirts did please Devaney. "They faced up to what they had to do every instance," said the Cornhusker coach. "They played fine football." The Cornhuskers had their alternate kickoff coverage team in the game when Hugh McElroy went 94 yards for a touchdown in the last Devaney praised the quickness and pursuit of the Aggie defense. "Our passing game wasn't good. They covered our receivers well and our quarterbacks had to eat the ball.

It wasn't the line's fault. I thought the line played well in protecting the passer," he said. The overall running game left something to be desired, however. "I wasn't satisfied with either the line or the backs in our running game," Devaney declared. The only injury of concern was that of linebacker Bill Sloey, who re-injured his knee.

The knee won't require immediate surgery, however. By DON FORSYTHE Nebraska's Black Shirt defenders agreed to a man Saturday that they'd turned in their best team effort of the year in limiting Texas to seven first downs and 100 net yards. But there was no back-slapping jubilation. They were a mighty disappointed bunch. "We're trying to be the best defense around," explained senior tackle Larry Jacobson.

"You do it by holding down the score. It isn't the yards you allow rushing or passing," he added. "A shutout means a heck of a lot. You feel kind of helpless on the sidelines when you see a guy running a kickoff back. You want to get out and chase him even though he's 50 yards away." Safety Bill Kosch couldn't mask his delight with his first collegiate touchdown, a 95-yard interception return.

But he, too, wanted the shutout. 'One Play Kills Us' "We're trying for one every week, but it seems like we get fooled on one play that kills us," he said. Kosch more than did his part to give the Cornhuskers their shot at the shutout. He blocked a field goal try by the Aggies in the first quarter, then came up with two interceptions. The second one was the big one.

"It was like a dream come true," Kosch "We were in a man-to-man defense and the man I was I covering was still in the backfield. I just, followed -the of the backfield. I couldn't believe it when I saw the. ball coming my way. I juggled it a couple of times before I could control it.

The last 40 yards were pretty slow. I think I was trying too hard to run fast. I know our linemen were catching me," he said. Bill Janssen had some individual satisfaction, too. "I got the quarterback today.

That's the first time since I got Tagge last spring," he smiled. "I feel as though I'm getting better on the pass rush." A "more relaxed" Willie Harper got to the quarterback, too. "I just wasn't as relaxed as I should have been the first two games," said Willie, who observed that the Black Shirts had "a lot of spark." Harper said that the good field position enjoyed by Texas early in the game "sort of fired us up. It made us work harder." While the defensive players weren't entirely satisfied with their work, the Cornhusker offensive players heaped praise on their mates. "The defense outshone the offense quite a bit today," said Johnny Rodgers.

Asked how it was to watch the defense work, Rodgers replied "comfortable." Touchdown Hurt Pride "It's kind of disappointing that they work all that time and don't get a shutout. They have a lot of pride and the touchdown cuts down all they have done," said Johnny. Rodgers also enjoyed a first Saturday, breaking his first touchdown run on a kickoff return as the second half opened. "I came straight down the middle. I usually do try to draw the defense in.

I saw a pretty good hole to my left and when I got through it there was only one man left. The only thing I worried about was getting caught," Continued on Page 3D San Francisco (Marichal (1610) at Cincinnati (Noland 12-14) Montreal (Stoneman 17-14) at St. Louis (Gibson 16-13) Houston (Blasinqame 8-11) at San Diego 3-12) -V 'Y i American GB Pet. .630 .570 East 97 90 84 79 62 58 57 63 74 79 93 100 .532 .500 20 .400 35'. i .367 41 West 60 73 .620 .535 .481 13'.

22 98 84 76 74 72 68 .469 82 84 83 24 Baltimore Detroit Boston New York Washington Cleveland Oakland Kansas City Chicago California Minnesota Milwaukee Baltimore (11 innings) Detroit Boston California 3, Minnesota Minnesota Milwaukee .465 24'i .433 89 Results 4 Cleveland Nebraska's Bill Janssen (55) dumps Lex James (10) of Texas 10, New York 7 6, Washington 3 Chicago 2 7. Kansas City 2 1st 7, Kansas City 0 2d 8, Oakland 6 SPOUTS SLATE All events free unless followed' Monday Local Cross-Co untry East v. Northeast, Lincoln High, York v. Southeast, 4 p.m. Gonzales Makes Tennis Finals Los Angeles MP) Young, unseeded Jimmy Connors, playing agressively, and ageless veteran Pancho Gonzales, cagey and crafty, scored semifinal upsets Saturday in the $73,000 Pacific Southwest Tennis Championships.

Connors, the 18-year-old who won the National Collegiate Athletic Association crown as a freshman at UCLA last year, whipped top-seeded Stan Smith of nearby Pasadena 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Royals' Lemon, Staff Rehired Kansas City UP) Manager Bob Lemon and his coaching staff, which led the Kansas City Royals to a second place finish in the West Division this year, have been rehired. Cedric Tallis, executive vice president and general manager, said Saturday he thought Lemon clearly has done the best managing job this year in the major leagues. Sunday's Games Milwaukee (Lockwood 10-14) at Oakland (Blue 23-8) Chicago (Wood 20-13) at California (May 10-12) Minnesota (Perry 16-17 and Corbin 8-11) at Kansas City (Drago 17-10 and Mont-Bomery 2-0), 2 New York (Peterson 14-13) at Detroit (Lolich 25-12) Baltimore (Palmer 19-9) at (Foster 8-11) Washington (Bosman 12-15) at Boston (Lonborg. 9-7) Monday-Football New York Jets v.

St. Louis Cards, 8 p.m. (7). Boxing Hedgemon Lewis v. Cassius Greene, 11:30 p.m.

(7). Tuesday Pennant Race 1 At A Glance 1 National League West Division Won Lost Pet. GB To Play San Francisco .87 71 .551 4 Los Angeles ...86 72 .544 1 4 San Francisco At home, none; Away (4), Cincinnati (1), San Diego (3). Los Angeles At "home (3), Houston (3); Away (1), Atlanta (1). Local untry Northeast, East, Pius Pioneers Park, 4 p.m.

Tennis Northeast at Lincoln High, 4 p.m.; Pius -at Southeast, 4 p.m..

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