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Mus Mohawks received -r in! 4 --J 4 two-goal performances from Ken Kelly and Hugh Harris and slashed the Des Moines Oak U-afs, 61. Saturday night in International Hockey league play. Hie victory enabled the Mohawks to trade places with the Leafs in the league, moving into the second spot one point ahead of Des Moines. Only a third-effort Roal by Nellie I.eClair 7 minutes 4( seconds into the final period prevented a second straight shutout against Des Moines hy goalie I.yle Carter. The Mohawks blitzed the Leafs, 6-0, here Nov.

6, and the SUNOAV REGISTER PHOTOS BY LARRY NEIBERGALL Unclaimed football looks lonely in carpeted end zone as Joe Orduna fumbles after scoring for Nebraska THEFTS SPARK NITTANY LIONS ftooart JJ Mr OxKiiw I run (Ktck failed), NeO Sciuttitt II Mtt lisnt fnH, lprt km I. Mrs O'Burn run lsvr kitkl Wr Ho. oik 41 HiitrcteriM ritvtn, Iftngen kirk V. (Bia I rtm. (f ioiim), A M4 By Ruck Turnbull ISuMay tnW Stall Writer) I IN(X)LN.

NEB. Powerful Nebraska put on another awesome football show for the bowl scouts Saturday, then sat bark to await the inviations that will send the unbeaten Corn-buskers somewhere on New Year's Day. After making life miserable for star passer Lynn Dickey and routing Kansas State, 5113, the Dusker may have their pick of the Colton, Orange or Sugar bowls. Representatives from those major classics were in the throng of 87,894 that saw Nebraska clinch at least a share of the Rig Eight championship with unexpected ease, boosting its season record to nine victories and one tie. The Orange Bowl offered its invitation later Saturday.

Interceptions The Huskers intercepted seven of Dickey's passes, setting a school record, and their offense ran roughshod over the outclassed Wildcats. Halfback Joe Orduna led the onslaught by scoring four touchdowns. "I definitely would prefer going to the Orange Bowl," said a happy Orduna. "I've always felt it was the best of the bowls, but I don't know whether going there would help us be No. 1.

That's what we're after." Coach Bob DeVaney was expected to let his players vote on bowl bids today. While Nebraska has only one game left, against Oklahoma here next Saturday, all the other top bowl contenders have two or more remaining. Nebraska's Oklahoma date has taken on added importance because the Huskers must win it to claim the Big Eight title all alone. They have a 6-0 conference record and Oklahoma still is in the running at 4-1. Kansas State came into this game at 5-1 and seeking an upset victory that would have produced a sure championship tie, but the tempo of what turned out to be a long afternoon for the Wildcats was on their opening series.

Linebacker Jerry Murtaugh of the Huskers swiped a Dickey pass and returned it to the K-State 30-yard line. Record Thefts Then on Nebraska's first offensive play, sophomore Johnny season series is now 2-1. LeClair twice smashed a shot at Carter from 10 feet directly in front of the net and both times Carter slapped the puck back at Nellie. However, after his second deflection. Carter slipped and LeClair lofted his score over the fallen goalie.

The Mohawks connected on a pair of goals 17 seconds apart after the opening eight minutes. Bob Tombari cashed a pass from Bob Hammil into a 20-foot er from in front of the net, then defenseman John Mig-neault flipped a 25-foot, backhander past Leaf goalie Gaye Cooley. Muskegon iced the game with four goals during a six-minute stretch in the middle period. Kelly's two tallies were sandwiched around both of Harris scores. Kelly counted his first goal by taking a pass from John Bannatyne on a power play to beat Cooley.

His second came on a rebound of Gary Ford's shot. Harris' first goal was in thp form of a gift, glancing off the S4t CX ''Iftjpi UNIVERSITY PARK, 1'A. (AP) Mike Smith intercepted four passes, returning one for a touchdown, and Lydell Mitchell scored three times as Penn State defeated Ohio University, 32-22, Saturday in football. Smith intercepted one pass in the end zone and two more on Penn State's two and 32, stopping three serious threats. Smith's first interception, with a 28-yard runhack, gave Penn State a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

Penn State made it 13-0, driving 98 yards, with Mitchell slanting over left tackle for the final 20. Ohio then scored on a 45-yard run by Bill Gary, who scored all three Bobcat touchdowns. Mitchell scored on a 6-yard run and a 3-yard burst in the second half to give the Lions a 32-14 lead. SCORING 0 14 0 8-2? Ohio University 13 6 4 7-32 Interception (Hull penn Mriie PS-Smith 28 pass 1 i kirk PS-Mitchell 20 run (kick failed) Ohio-Gary 45 run (Kensinoer kick) PS-Harris 9 run (pass (ailed) Ohio-Gary 4 run (Kensinoer kick) PS-Mitchell 6 run (run tailed) PS-Mitchell 3 run (Hull kick) Ohio-Gary run (Hodgson oass from Skiver) skate of Des Moines defender John Ferguson. His second was another rebound shot, this tims after an effort by Darrel Knibbs.

The Leafs played to their best advantage in the opening ir THEFT SAVES WEST VIRGINIA MORGANTOWN, W. VA. (AP) Linebacker Dale Farley intercepted a fourth-quarter Syracuse pass here Saturday period when they launched 15 of their 31 shots. After that, however, they were usually too busy trying to help out Cooley to concentrate on their own offensive punch. The only threat Des Moines presented after the first period was on LeClair's goal, hut all that did was cut Muskegon's margin to 6-1.

Des Moines' Don Mcl-eod picked up three successive penalties in the second period, starling out with a delay of game infraction when he board and ran it back 45 yards to set K-State's Henry Hawthorne is hemmed in by Nebraska defenders after 12-yard pass gain up a West Virginia touchdown and ice a 28-19 victory. Farley's steal came with three minutes remaining in the game, when Syracuse's furious coach. "Their defense is su-23-yard field goal by Iowan Paul perb. They just might be the! Rogers of Rock Rapids. ssW wjw (r Ttt fnlf witwm onrush might have overtaken West Virginia's 21-0 third-quarter lead.

ed the puck without anyone best tegm in America." Two first-half touchdown runs by Orduna were sand- contesting. Rodgers raced inside right tackle on a wingback reverse and galloped into the end zone. Another rookie, defensive back Joe Blahak, was a key figure in the Cornhusker romp by picking off three of the frustrated Dickey's throws, matching a school record. "I think you'd have to say Dickey had an off day," said Blahak. "From watching films, it seemed he threw a lot better in other games than he did in this one." Meanwhile, quarterback Jer- After the call, McLeod had words with referee Howie Halter, who slapped Don with a misconduct penalty.

That failed to quiet McLeod and Halter presented him with a game misconduct, too. SCORI BY PERIODS Des Moines 0 1-1 Muskeoon ..........2 4 0 dh Moines Goal: Cooln; detensa: wiched around Dickey's nine-yard scoring pass to Mike Montgomery, and it was 21-7 when one of the game's most important plays developed late in the second quarter. It led to the ejection of fullback Montgomery, K-State's leading rusher and No. 1 pass receiver, after he took a punch Nebraska's other Iowa standout, quarterback Van Brownson of Shenandoah, has recovered from an elbow injury but did little except hold for Rogers' kick until late in the game. "With Tagge going so well, there wasn't much need for me to play," said Van.

"But the important thing is that I'm OK again and ready to go." The first of Blahak's interceptions really opened the flood gates late in the third quarter. He thundered 55 yards to the K-State 30, and Orduna rammed across from the one seven plays McCleod, Klewchuk, LaBrosse, Ferouson; The West Virginia triumph snapped a five-game Syracuse victory string, and upped the Mountaineers' record to 7-3. It was Syracuse's fourth setback in nine games. West Virginia enjoyed a 14-0 lialftime advantage after scoring on drives of 77 and 70 yards. The Orangemen stormed back, scoring late in the third quarter on a six-yard run by tailback Roger I'raetorius, then early in the fourth quarter on quarterback Paul Pao-lisso's one-yard keeper.

Paolisso cut the West Virginia lead to 21-19 on a four-j yard scoring dash. I forwards: mzen, nsmunoson. r7'7' penninqton. Regis, Sutyla, Losier, B. K.l-ly, Clairmont, LeClair.

Mutkaoan Goal: Carter; defense: Taeee directed an almost rv i a a 1 1 Bannatyne, Oesocteaux. flawless Nebraska attack, com Sharpe; torwaros: r-oro, neiiy, riano-vost, Knibbs, Munro, McLay, Smith, Harris, Tombari, Hamill. i at Backfield Judge Wayne Cool-ey of Des Moines. Season Records KANSAS STATt Officials Keteree: nowi nni Linesmen: Ivan Clark, Denny Parrlsh. First period Scorinq: 1.

Mrs. Tom-barl (Hamill, Smith), 8:07 2. Mi-nejult (Ford), penalties: LaBrosso (hookins), 19:18. Second period Scorinq: 3.. K.

Ifaltu iRnnatvm. PronOVOSt), 'He Was Excited' The Wildcats had the ball at NEBRASKA 3i Wake Forest 12 21 South. Cal. 21 2 Army 0 35 Minnesota 91 AAiccnurl "I Nebraska's 36 when Dickey Mus. Harris (unassisted), 5.

Mus. vian ai. 3 Kentucky 13 Arizona St 21 Colorado 15 Kansa 17 Iowa State 19 Oklahoma 17 Missouri 28 Okie. St. 13 Nebraska N.71 Florida St.

long into a crowd of defenders and Mont 41 Kansas thrpiv 65Qkia. st. 31 inrew 29 Colorado. Ji'Hnslfpr 54 Iowa St. i ir.e tt 13 IN.21 OklahonialH) Harris (Knibbs, Munro), 4.

Mus. Kelly (Ford, Pronovost), 18:39: penalties: LaBrosse (Interference), Knibhs (holding), Descoteaux (hooking), McCleod (delay of am, misconduct, game misconduct), 15:1. Third period Scorinq: 7. O.M. LeClair (Losier, B.

Kelly;) penaltiesi none. SAVES Cooley ..10 12 IO-W Carter 15 7-30 Attendance 2.548. RETURN OF THE NATIVE SAN MATEO, CALIF. (AP)- Jungle Savage won the feature at Bay Meadows Saturday. gomery on fourth down, lhe Wildcat felt he'd been interfered with near the goal-line.

"He hit me in the back with his fist," said Cooley, explaining why he banished Montgomery for the rest of the afternoon. "In a game as important as this, you don't need things like that." Said Gibson: "Mike said he didn't hit the official. He was excited. The play and loss of pleting 13 of his 19 passes for 162 yards, as the explosive Cornhuskers scored in every quarter. Midway in the second half, Nebraska struck for 27 points In less than 4 minutes, ballooning a 24-7 count to an almost unbelievable 51-7.

"This was the most satisfying later to make it 30-7. Dickey's first pass of the next series again was stolen by the alert Blahak, setting up a 12-yard touchdown pass from Tagge to Dan Schneiss. Up to 51-7 On second down of the following series, Bill Butler of the Wildcats fumbled and that paved the way for Orduna's fourth score. Then on first down again after the kickoff, Dickey was intercepted for the sixth time by Dave Morock, who dashed 43 yards to the end zone. Those four touchdowns were packed into just 3 minutes 58 seconds, the score was an astounding 51-7, and the bowl people had certainly seen enough to convince them that the Huskers will be a dandy attraction wherever tbey decide to go.

Devaney has taken tliem to Extra-Special Seats at $15 Cost Husker Aide His Job By a Staff Writer LINCOLN, NEB. There was an extra-large turnout in Nebraska's press box Saturday and not just because the crucial football game against Kansas State attracted sports from throughout the midwest. Don Bryant, Nebraska sports! i we started running out of food information director, revealed or lhfi press hincnef)n eary. that his student assistant had ne js now my ex-student sold about 25 press tickets to assistant. He'll be looking for niotnpv of tne vear.

miu we-ve Montgomery hurt us, but it Tagge. "Everything on worked for all season was the line and we got it. really didn nave any enect on the game." The score was still 21-7 midway through the third quarter Superb Defense' with the "It was a coach's dream I when Tagge teamed guess, with the defense getting swift Rodgers on a short pass the ball and the offense taking! that developed into a 60-yard i mi If mmii ntt iirfnf -ia an nail i' in. iiain if new work Monday." fans outside the stadium most advantage of the opportunities gam by tne brilliant umana sophomore. The unexpected visitors were going for $15 apiece.

i i nA in luauA fttA nrocc hrtv supplied by the oetense. It also was a coach's night Rogers' Boot Rodgers was finally spilled CLAIMS INTERFERENCE Mike Montgomery (23l, intended receiver of a Kansas State pass in Nebraska end zone, makes unsuccessful try for catch with Husker Johnny Rodgers (201 close by. After the ball fell to artificial turf, Montgomery complained to officials about pass interference and protcstrd so vigorously rnare for Vince Gibson. "He took a bunch of leftover, tickets from my office, -after paying the scalper's price, plained Bryant. "I began to laying to watch from inside the wonder what was going on when warm but crowded quarters.

"Nebraska is the best team at the K-State 1R after a great bowls six of his eight previ- WIPFPHOtO AP we've faced since I've been at bit of individual footwork, but ions seasons here, and the only Kansas State," said the Wildcat the Rig Rd had to settle for a doubt about No. 7 is the site. be was jeded from the game. i.