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1J BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM, Tuesday January 13, 1976 Fran Tarkenton Selected Most Valuable Viking's QB Chosen Top Offensive Star O.J. Simpson, Terry Mctcalf Trail In Both Ar Polls NEW YORK (AP) Qi terback Fran Tarkenton, who nas completed tils 15th se professional football, Monday was named the National Foot- Ball; League Most Valuabl Player and Offensive. Player ihe Year by The Associated Press. Tarkenlori, record-shallering operator or (ho Minnesota Vik Sng offense, was an easy winnei in the balloting by a nation wide panel (if sports writer! and broadcasters in both tht MVP and offensive playei polls, in rjiitn voles, he outdistam fid running hacks O. J.

Simpson of Buffalo and Terry Metcalf of St. Louis. Tarkenton's team mate, run.nr.g back Chuck Foreman of Minnesota, fourth in both polls. Others receiving -votes in ed quarterbacks Billy Kilmer of Washington and Ken Anderson Cincinnati and running back j-jfueu nutcneii 01 Baltimore. Brake Unilas' Records Tarkenton completed his most memorable season in IS7S, shattering a fistful of Johnny Unilas' career records.

The remarkably durable passer pushed his career attempts total to 5,225 and raised his completion total to 2,9.11, both figures eclipsing marks I hat Un-itas had set in IS NFL seasons. But the most, impressive of Unilas' records broken by Tar-kentatt was (he total of 200 touchdown passes, Fran smashed (hat record on the final Sunday of the regular season, when he hurled a pair against Buffalo, running his career total to '291. For the season, Tarkenton won his first passing title, cam-t pleting 273 aerials, the third hlghr-v. anslc r- risure in NFL history. He threw for 2,891 yards and 25 touchdowns.

He passed for more than yards for the 15th consecutive season, breaking Boh- by Layne's record. He-has gone over yards tor 14 straight years, one more than Unitas managed. has passed (or yards. His next milestone will he Unitas' career yardage record of 40,239, a target lie will be shooting for when the 1976 season starts. I've always thought amount of cash.

The game will bB completed on Jan. 24 prior in the regu larly scheduled contest between the teams at Norfolk, Va will be picked up with Virginia leading tw-iu. 'New York Coach Kevin LcuEhery had protested game Virginia's Willie Wise was against league to re-enter till fiame after he left with an In jury and could not parlicipali in a jump ball. Wise, whi scored 19 points In Ihe origins contest, which wound up with Virginia winning 1 12-89. will not be permitted to participate In the replay.

DeBuischere cited league Rule 6, Section 4 for upholding the protest, i tie rule stales "When a bold ball occurs, the Jump hall shall be between the players involved unless injury precludes one or hoih of the jumpers fiom participating. If me injurea player must leave the game, he will not be permitted to re-enter the game and opposing roach selects the Getty Premium gal. Jim's Auto Repair 1250 Kossuth St. Bridgeport The admiration is mutual, "Francis is going to set some ecords that never will he bro- sald Unilas, Tnrkenton was 'I he Vikings' round draft choice, when they joined Ihe NFL as an expansion team in 1961. After five stormy seasons in which his scrambling style often clashed with the more conservative of-t fensive plans of Coach Norm' Van Brocklin, Tarkenton was traded to the New York Giants in 1966.

He spent five years with the. Giants before being traded back to the Vikings in 1972. The man who engineered that deal! was Coach Hud Grant, who had replaced Van Brccklin shortly after the Vikings traded Tarkenton away. Grant is unstinting in his praise of Tarkenton. think there is any i Francis enmir to go down as the greatest quarterback ever to- olav this period," said the Viking coach.

"He Is going to own all statistics wrten lie is through. He'll have accomplished things comparable to what Henry Aaron has done in baseball." Tarkenton is comi.ie off his greatest season and is at the very peak of his game. "Francis is setting career acnrils while lie is at the very of hi; profession." said Grant. "He has all the qualities of greatness and enthusiasm, but most impnr: ir.t is bility. Francis is always early, Tarkenton lias never missed came because of iniurv even though, al six feet and 190 pounds, he is one of the smallest players on the field.

We just don't get hit that ot-," he said. "A running back gels hit more, in one game than no in a lull season. A regular throughout his ca- ar, T.irken!:r. the 2000-yard plateau only rmce-. That was in his rookie season when he finished a mere three yards short with 1,997.

1 am very proud of mv level of consistency," Fran has said. replacement." cama oi Pro Basketball seiULTi Loi ABdlll nl Chltosr. able to produce every year. I would never want lo be known as an up-and-down player. That's why always aatnirea people Nets Win ABA Protest; Game to Be Refinished NEW YORK (AP) Dave DfeBusschere, American Has ketbal! Association commission er, upheld Monday the New York Nets' protest of the Jan, 7 game agaitiM Virginia and or dered the final 19:05 of the con test replayed.

In addition, DeBusscheri fined officials Jess Kersey ant Ebb Serafin an undisclosed With 8:128 left in the third quarter, Wise was injured during a collision with New York's Rich Jones and was replaced oy ncny Burden. "The referees erred by miking Wise. Ihen an illr-gnl player, to return with 7:05 re- mainu in Ihe third quarter, DeBusschcre said. "They are, supposed to know the ruics and as a result of the circumstances surrounding the pro test, I have ordered a replaj from the point of the error ant have additionally levied fine; Hi-? two otlicials. I his was a hunk rule mistake." The protest is the second up held in ABA history.

Tn Novem ber, 1S73, ABA Commissioner Mike Slnren ordered the final 26 seconds of the game betweei San Antonio and Indiana replay ALL SMILES Minnesota Viktne nuartcrback Fran TarkS Been named (he Mnst Valuable vlavvr nnrf Player of the Year by the Associated Press, Tarkenton, a 15-year pro, had his most memorable season in 1975, shattering of Johnny Unilas' career records. Bobby Bowden Appointed New Florida State TALLAHASSEE. ZAP) Bobby Bowden. who guided west Virginia to a 42-26 record in six seasons, became Floriciai state's new football coach Monday, saying he was nol back at what happen to predecessor, Darrell Mudra. That's past," Bowden said nf Mudra's firing.

"1 expect to db nere tour years ot his rial longer. 'There's only one answer and it's to win," he told a news iferen.ee. "You can no TOKYO CAP) Ben Vfflaflor dcm'i: knocked down MorilO Kash- HfihtwciEhl c.hniT.rin -ishir Monday night. Referee Carlos Padilla Jr. stopped the fight at 1:27 of Ihe 13th round wilh Kashiwaba on his feet but helpless.

Villaflor, a 23 -year-old Filipino living in Hawaii, knocked down Kashiwaba in the second round with a left to the jaw and dropped him in the fourth with another left. The Icft-honded Villaflor also opened a cut above right eye in the fourih, drew blood from his nose in the fifth and had him bleeding from the mouth, by the IS(h. Villaflor wns cut above his right eye In the llth. All three officials had the champion far ahead when the scheduled 15-round fight ended. v.

latlor, who had been side-icd several months by an eye jury, was making his fourth defense since he regained the ny Knocking out Kunlakl Shibala of Japan In the first round Oct. 18. 1373. a sheet of ic iwden Athletic Director Joint Brid- sjers said tour persons were interviewed seriously about the position Bowden, former l-bU Loach Bill Peterson, Tallahassee Leon High School Coach Gene Cox and Pat Dvc of East Carolina. Peterson said he was delighted Ihnt his former aide re-ceived the job.

Cox said, "I'm disappointed to say the least." Rowden said -his first, tasks round and be nice, but a tn hire a coaching staff and i judged by winning, jlo contact, ihe 27 players vnn havn fnnthaii cruited by Mudra. He said he coaching fob and you lose and nad no commitment to keep aon have a gc-. i jn i er you. you1 "i UUL fLUJ: 'The people around here going these people are going to (jet on me. Jut he added, "Wc'ro going get a common cause and our common cause is going to be those folks in Gainesville." fnrmer F'SU assistant jot to win." contract calls for a season, a 52, sou raise from West Virginia whore he said he hired on a yeai to-year Pails ibly would keep some not know how many aides would join hint from West Virginia.

Mudra, who had a 4-18 record in two seasons, was fired last week after dissatisfied alumni ted by Tallahassee lawyer James Smith raised to pay off his contract and handle other "expenses In a coaching He hart two years remaining un lour-yenr, yea: contract, Mudra was hired from West- hasls. ic'" UR 10 lion was getting back to the1:" wm.css season, jqnes r.nmate 01 i-larlda anar. the Southeast area he tails) Bowden coachfd 1 Stale receivers. Including A1J- ept the ioh V-er. h- HUetmkcilf, in nut of his car at his Morgan- wa W.

linn Ben Villaflor Retains Crown Over Kashiwuba New Ynrk-Virginfajiwaba twice early in the fight, game, the pro'e -or. Ihen pounded the only noteworthy incident in the lehadengcr into submission in game. Lougnery was tagged "nu rMincu inu a league recora sik technical ftasuuiaiion Pro Hockey AIT Ulan I I RESULT rm TONIGHT'S GAMES Indiana Remains No, 1 Team ay the assccihteo eness Indiana, winner of 42 consecutive regular scassn games and 22 in row in the-Big Ten Conference, retained its stran glehold on first place In The. nsMiciaieo i-ress major college basketball poll Monday, while defending NCAA champion UCLA tumbled to eighth place: The mighty Hooslars, winners cf 12 straight games this season, garnered 57 of 58 v.irs and J.iSS of a dos- sible 1.1B0 points in balloting'by a national panel of sports writers ana Broadcasters. They outdistanced Maryland, ll-l, which held the runherup spol wilh 877 Marquette, meanwhile, advanced from fourfh place to third with S13 points, The Warriors, 9-1, were followed by unbeaten Nevada-Las Vegus, 16-6, which collected Ihe other first-place, vote and 726 points in climbing one place.

Wake Forest, 111. which handed Maryland Its first defeat nf the season last week, moved from seventh to fifth with 655 points. Then came undefeated Washington, 13-0, jumping from eighth to sixth with 645 points, and North Carolina, 10-1, which fell one place to seventh with 585 points. But the biggest surprise was the plunge nf UCLA. The Bruins, a one-point winner over unr.mked Oregon and then a 17-point loser to previously unrated Oregon State last week, slipped five places.

UCLA, 11-2, earned Ail points. Rounding' out the Top Ten were Tennessee, 11-1, with 595 points for ninth place, and Rutgers, unbeaten in 11 games, with 30.1 points. Heading tiie Second Ten Alabama. The Crimson Tide were followed' by St. John's, North Carolina State, Cincinnati, Ntilre Dame, Michigan, Oregon Stale, Centenary, West Texas State and Missouri.

The last fpur teams ali were new members la ihe poll this week. They replaced Louisville, Minnesota, Southern California nnd San Krancisro. Indiana, beaten only by Kentucky, in the NCAA regional playoffs last season, solidified iis position as the nation's lop team by upending Big Ten rivals Northwestern TK-fil and Michigan. BO-7 4 last week. Maryland beat George Washington 82-72 before bowing to Wake Forest 'jH-'JX played only once, downing Oklahoma City 71-60.

Nevada-Las Vegas, the winning-est team in the nation this season, rolled over Northliridge State 111-75, edged S3 and downed Iowa State B8-S2, i lii vui-h nnd bascii on 3 7. S. U-CLA defeating Oklahoma in the Gat- it's is i m. MissQmr ii-j no siamiorti ITALIAN WINS Gustavo Thuenl, Italy, races around a sate marker Monday on hfa way to wlunlng the lirst run In the men's World Cup giant slalom at Adelbodcn, Switzerland. The second run was postponed until today because of dense fog on (he run.

Thoenl was leading by more than a second over Ingemar Stenmark I Sweden. Warde Pulling for Upset Against Trumbull Rivals By GENE MOKETTI Last year about this time. things were a bit reversed for both the Trumbull and Wardi High basketball learns. Conch Star. Sucbenski's Goldei Eagles were winless in si: division games and had won jus re i.i tune overall (tarts, while coach T-ld BetiGerrnino's Crimson Eagles were 4-2 In division play ana 5-4 overall.

Yet- Warde needed three-minute overtime period to nip Trumbull, 57-56. "They got up (or i night," recalled Bengermino Monday night. "This year the tables are turned and we just nave to get up them. Rivalry Considering the locale of both rir.rls, tonight's 8 o'clock game in fainicid snnuld tense struggfe between -rivals like last year. Although- this year, Trumbull is atop the Eastern Division of the FCIAC with a 4-1 mark (7-2 overall), while Warde is a nolcli overall).

the bottom at 1-4 (J-7 "We're coming Bengermlno ailirmed, "Our bie- gest problem this year has been playing good baskeibail for four quarters. Otherwise, we might I 7-3." The Crimson Eagles began the season in the right direction wiin a 1.2--6U win over Kolbe, hi.t went without a win (or nearly a month or the next, six games before overtime win over Law 61-52 FCIAC decision over Westhifl. Warde dropped a 74-56 ga last stnrt. 4 rMjtfMB i 1,7 i Mo'lto Kashlwaha Is knocked down by a left l.v llh Fn VllJallor In Ihe second round of their WBA boitl Man-ntLWhl ill Philippines, retained his title when Ihe referee mopped the fight In the 13th round and ruled (hat Kashlwaba In no condition to continue the llifit. in the nine-point triumph over Westhill, 6-3 senior Tom Knulh bucketed 31 points for Warde.

"He's been a big surprise for us," Hengermlno painted 'out. "He's our best shooter and I like him to get off abmil 20' or 25 shots a game." Expected to slart up front for Bengcrmino's team along with Knuth is 6-2 sophomore Tom Ford, while 5-10 junior Tom Favale, 5-10 senior Tony Falaro and 5-8 junior Shaun Gurmlcy will operate the Crimson Eagles' three-'guard offense If Bengermino elects to use that strategy against the taller Golden Eagles. If the Warde coach decides to go with three borwards and two guards, then 6-3 senior captain Tom Curry y'ill work up front in place of the third guard, Gormley. "I'm concerned most their size." said Bengermin I rumbull starts a frontline of; 6-J Dave Dabina. 6-fi Jeffi Schneider and 6-3 Bruce Bolcer with 6-i IJavc Stceves the top re r-rvp up front, And ail four are only iuniors.

''We're going to have to create turnovers and do a lot of things ueiensivciy, adder. Bcngermino. use nine oi ten players and try (o make their big men come- out. If 1 choose to use the three-guard of- we can ptelty twa.guard offense, we're going iu nave to control tn backboards. "We're just going to have generate mare offense at th beginning of the game." Russian Squads Play to Tie; Tour Is Ended LANDOVEH, Md.

(AP) The Soviet Army and the Wings of (lie Soviet, the two touring Russian hockey teams, ended their American exhibitions by playing ench other to a 7-7 tie Monday uighl at the Capital Victor Kulyergin and Valerl Vasilyev scored two seemingly easy iwai period goals for (he Soviet Red Army team to clinch the tie with the Wings before crowd of 8,213 here. Unlike Ihe matches-with their National Hockey League opponents, the final game was a study of fincss, as the the two teams skated easily, but adeptly, throup.h Ihe three peri ods. The Wings finished the series ith a 3-1-1 record, while the rmy ended up 2-1-2. Buffalo and Philadelphia were the only two NHL teams to beat the Soviets, The Wings overcame a 4-1 first period deficit with (our goals to take a 5 4 lead. Yuri Leliedcv lied the score at five with his second goal of ihe series at 2:15 nl the hn.il Kut- yergln and Vflsllyev traded goals with Aleksandr Maltsev and Yuri Tyerhln of the STANDINGS MBIAC East Team League Overall Harding 6-0 9-0 St.

Joseph 5.2 7-3 Bassick 3-2 4-3 Kolbe 2-4 4-5 Noire flame 2-5 5-5 West Central 5-0 6-2 Fairfield Prep 4-2 7-3 Stratford 3-4 4-5 Bunnell 1-5 1-8 Bullard Havens 0-7 1-8 WCC iMasuk S-0 9-J Immaculate 7-1 8-1 Abbott Tech 6-2 7-2 Central Catholic 5-2 G-3 Barlow 4-3 S-S Newtown 4-1 Bethel 2-S 3-S New Milfnrd 2-G 3-6 Wcslon 1-7 J-7 New Fairfield 0-8 0-9 Tenin Jlivlslon Overall Trumbull 4-1 7-2 New Canaan 3-2 7-3 Darlen 3-2 4-2 Staples 3-2 5-5 rtidgeilcld 2-3 3-B WHICH 1-4 4-S Warde t-l 3-7 Ludlowe Oo 0-13 West MciMahon 5-ft 10-6 Kippowam 5-0 S-1 Stamford 4-1 7-3 Stamford CbOidIIc 3-Z 7-3 Greenwich 2-3 3-5 Danbury 2-3 2-6 Wcsthlll 2-3 2-7 Norwalk 0-5 0-10 OTHERS Foran S-2 Shelton 5-1 6-2 Milford 7-4 Lnw S-4 Brookfield 3-4' 4-S Plait Tech 2-8 St. Mary's 0-1 1-5 SCHEDULE TONIGHT'S GAMES Bassick at Stratfcrd Harding at Bulla rd-Havens (non-league) Kolbe at Bunnell Central 'nt St. Joseph Fairfield Prep at Notre Dame Trumbull at Warde Rltlgeflcld at Darlen Ludlowe at Wlllon at New Cnnonn Dahhury at Rippowam Stamford at Wcslhlll Greenwich at Stamford Catholic McMnhon at Norwalk Ansonla at Law Nougatuck at Mllford Piatt Teeh at New Fairtleld New Milford at Brookfleld St. at Immaculate Shelton at Lyman Hall NARRAGANSETT DARK R.f. A snow slorm forced the can cellation of horse rating loday at Narragansett Park, a truck spokesman said.

Racing expected -tO'i'esunie Wednesday More rod Cops World Cup Event I.ES DIARLF.RETS, SwItEer-land (AP) Brunette Liie-Marle Marevod of SwlUerlancI sped to victory Monday in waniett's World Cup special sia-lom race, beating Ttosl Mltter-maier of West Germany by 73-htindredths nf a second. Miss Morerod, winner of the £iant slalom, at Val d'Isere, France, and the special slalom at Apricn, Italy last month, had a total time Df SI. 20" seconds for two runs Monday down a 160-meter slope through 45 gates. She had the fastest first-run time of 40.14 seconds and was fastest in the early part of ihe second run before slipping arid fighting to avoid a' fall on the thin, hard and icy track after hooking an nrm on gatepost. Hut she maintained her balance and her second-run time of 41.10 seconds was -enough to hold off Miss Milteritlaier, who had the fastest second run, 40.B4, and climbed from seventh place to second with a total lime of Rl.97.

Patricia Etnonet of France finished Ihitd al 82,04. She was followed hy Fabietme Serrat of S2.15; Liridy Cochran, Richmond, 82.46; lianni Wenzel, Liechtenstein, Fiordani, Italy, Bernadette Zurliriggen, Switzerland, S2.S5; Dnnielle Deber-nard. France, 83.15, and Marie Therese. Nadig. Switiqrland, 83.1S.

Other American, finishers Cindy Nelson of 14th in 83.73; 1 Leslie Smith, Killington, 35th; 89.20, and Janie Kurlander, McAfee, N.J., 37th, 91167. Miss Cochran was third aftnr tlie first mil with a time of 19.73, but slipped back after a second-run of 41.73. Because of the difficult snow conditions, the race jury allowed Miss Wemel and Austria's Marlies Mathis lo repeat their first runs alter- bnth were hampered by fallen gateposts (bat were not removed the track. Miss Mittermaier leads the' World Cttp wilh 135' points, 27 pnir.ls ahead of Misa: Zut'briggcn, the runner-up with' I0S. -Miss' Nelson is fifth with 09.

points-, Meanwhile. den, dense fog forced organ--licrs of the' men's World Cup. giant slalom race to postpone the second rim until O'Neill of UB Expected to Go NASL Draft NEW YORK The North American Soccer League will conduct its fifth annual draft Wednesday with the Los Angeles Azfecs holding the coveted lirst pick, after holding dtscussions on the divisional alignment for its 10th commissioner Phil Woosnnm-said divisional alignment of the league's 20 teams would be the" tnajnr topic of discussion at a meriting prior to Ihe four-round draft. Since the end of the 1975 season, the Easlern Division's Baltimore franchise has been shifted to San Diego and the Central Division's Denver learn, has been switched to Miri-neapolis-St. Paul.

Among (he players expect-. ed to be top picks Include defender midfielder Steve Rnlbovsky of Brown Univer- forward John Stremlau of Southern Illinois-Edwards- ville, defender Dale Rothe of Baltimore University, for- ward Hugh O'Neilf of Bridgeport, and forward Jim Polllhan and defender Sam Rick, both of Qulncy. 1 In the dra((, l.os. Angeles holds the first choice, acquiring it from San Antonio in a last year, Hartford will pick second, followed by Rochester', S.in Jose and Dallas. i.

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