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Des Moines Sunday Register Nov. I2, I972 E. CAROLINA TAKES TITLE Majors: Like to Punch ISU Athletic Critic in Mouth No. 8 UCLA WILLIAMSBURG, VA. (AP) Carlester Crumpler scored Jolted, 30-21, By Sixkiller By Jim Moackler (Sunday Register Staff Writer) AMES, IA.

Dr. Robert Parks, president of Iowa State University, braved the mob scene in the Cyclone dressing room Saturday to congratulate Coach John Majors and his players on three touchdowns set up by the passing and running of Car! 7 ftwy their 23-23 tie with Nebraska. Summerall as East Carolina's Pirates won their first Southern Conference football championr ship' in history Saturday with a SEATTLE, WASH. (AP) -Pete Taggares scored four touchdowns, Skip Boyd's punts middle guatd Rich Glover, It was a rare appearance for who is a Heisman Trophy candidate. Glover was double teamed often and wound up kept UCLA backed up all day and Sonny Sixkiller ran the whole show Saturday as Washington upset the eighth-ranked Bruins, 30-21, in a Pacific Eight with two unassisted tackles and five assists.

21-15 victory over William and Mary. The Pirates finished their' conference season with a 6-0 record and are now 8-1 over- all. They built a 21-0 lead with the aid of two Indian fumbles and then stood off a second-half William and Mary comeback. "He was good the best Conference football game. Pve faced." said Pittman.

But The Bruins scored the first I did pretty well against him on the passes. two times they got the ball, but the Huskies' defense began picking apart the wishbone-T the university chief who said that he had not visited the dressing room before this season. Worth the Effort "But I thought this was a big enough one to come over for it's usually sort of a mob," he said. Dr. Parks congratulated Majors and went around the dressing room shaking hands with the players.

The deadlock with the nationally third-rated Cornhuskers was big enough that Majors said the result should help to All-America wmgback Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska caught and held UCLA in check the rest of the day. Late Push two touchdown passes among his nine receptions for 113 yards but he wasn't allowed to roam on kick returns, running back two punts for just 12 vards and a kickoff for 28 Two fumble recoveries led to Washington scores in the second quarter. Key pass Interceptions kept the Huskies out of trouble on several occasions. UCLA took the opening kick- Gives Texas Title Share WACO, TEX. (AP) Texas' vards.

silence critics of big-time football such as Dr. Don Hadwi- "The (soft) field really hurt him and the thing he hurt us on off and, helped alone bv Ker- ger, a professor of political sci offensive machine, sputtering mostly were the under patterns and the reverse," said monster mit Johnson's 32-yard run, marched 76 yards in seven for three quarters, rallied be- I John Schweizer. who covered ence who is a member of the school's athletic council. "I wish he was here right now so I could punch him in plays with James McAlister go Rodgers on some patterns. Hill Thefts hind quarterback Alan Lowry and fullback Roosevelt Leaks Saturday to defeat Baylor, 17-3, and give the Longhorns at least Barry Hill was the defender ing the final 14 for a touchdown.

Then Sixkiller, who had missed the last three games with a knee injury, took the Huskies 86 yards in five plays when Rodgers made his two touchdown receptions but he intercepted two passes, one in a tie for the Southwest Confer ence football title. the one a 72-yard Sixkiller- Lowry scooted 24 yards tended for Rodgers. "He's very quick on the takeoff," said Hill. "He'd slow around right end early in the 4 fourth period to set up Leaks' up and then take off and all of one-yard touchdown run. Leaks 1 a sudden he had me beat.

When Rodgers slipped once to-Tom Scott pass. The Bruins, with Mark Harmon directing the attack, came right back to midfield where fullback Randy Tyler broke over left tackle to go 50 yards for a touchdown. bulled over from the two-yard line with 10 seconds to play. Hill made a divine catch to REGISTER PHOTOS BY DAVID FINCH pilfer the ball. "I was going for the ball all the time," he said.

the mouth," Majors said. "Maybe the effort Merv Krakau (a defensive standout) and our football team gave will get us a little more favorable publicity than an athletic council member gave us the night before the game." (A story in Friday's Des Moines Tribune dealt with Had-wiger's anti-athletics views, including his opposition to the financing of the proposed new stadium.) "He ought to decide to get with it or get out." Majors said in reference to Hadwiger. "I'm sick and tired of it build a stadium or get out." Joe Avezzano, Iowa Slate's offensive line coach, said he thinks the tie should help the Cyclones gain a bowl berth. "Deserve Bowl Bid" Johnny Majors mulls strategy with George Amundson before tying score Boyd punted out-of-bounds at Hill said Majors' remarks to the 3, 16 and 17 to keep the Ninth-ranked Texas can win its fifth consecutive trip to the Cotton Bowl as the con-ference champion by defeating Texas Christian next Saturday. The Longhorns own a 5-0 Bruins' backs to the wall.

A fumble recovery by Phil Andre on UCLA's 45 led to Washington's go-ahead touch league slate with two games to down with less than 4 minutes gone of the second period. An the players after the gamej sounded more like a winning speech than a losing one and then added, "1 gums maybe it; sounded like a tie." Was he happy with the tie? "Yeah, I'm happy with it," Hill replied. "Nebraska is the best better than Oklahoma or Colorado" (which dealt the Cyclones their only losses). other fumble recovery by Bob Ferguson set up the next Husky score. play and are 7-1 overall.

It was a heartbreaking loss for Bear Coach Grant Teaff and a record crowd of 48,394 in Baylor Stadium. The Bears, now 44 for the year and 2-2 in the league, held Texas to only three first downs in a 3-3 first half. GLASS HOOF SAN MATEO, CALIF. (AP) "Two great teams played to Glass Blower won the fea Husker Class Tom Osborne, who will Nebraska Coach Bob ture at Bay Meadows Saturday. Devaney when he retires at the end of this season, and other Nebraska assistants visited the Iowa State dressing room to IOWA STATE FOOTBALL Tonight at 10:45 PM Delayed Telecast) day and we deserve to go to any howl that any other team in the conference deserves to go to," Avezzano said.

"We performed better than 100 per cent of the people give us credit for performing. "Nebraska knew we had to pass late in the game and cranked up to get us but they couldn't get us," he said. "That Dave Pittman has got to be the best center in the Big Eight and that probably means the best in the country," he said. Pittman had to go against COMMENT- Continued from Page One left. The Amundsons looked at the clock.

"There's no chance for a field goal now," George said. Connie Hostetler looked up. There were tears in her eyes. It was a bittersweet feeling. It was a tie, but it could have been a victory so easily.

rpHE game was over. Guys I were rushing up to the Amundsons and congratulating Ihem. "Aberdeen High School could have kicked that extra point," someone told George. Aberdeen is where George, played high school football. The family now lives in Kansas City, Mo.

George, spent the afternoon saying, "Jeepers!" and shouting, "Hah, hah, hah!" when Iowa State was on the move. "This field takes away the boy's acceleration," he said when George slipped on a passing attempt. "On a dry field, that won't happen." Helen watched without much expression. "I worry a sick to my stomach," she said, "id be all right ij I knew how it was all going to come out." YH4 i Jrv 7 i I iiVJ ji -y congratulate Majors and many others. "That shows Nebraska has a lot of class," said Majors.

"They weren't happy with a tie but the coaches and team have never been pompous. They knew who they are. "We think we're a great team too hell a football team." ISU CYCLONES vs NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS State picked apart Utah's secondary. He broke the NCAA record of 554 yards set in 19K8 by Greg Cook of Cincinnati. This is the place to be.

Utah State Ace Cracks NCAA Mark Craig Clark caught three itouchdown passes and gained 284 yards for a school record. Tom Forzani and Jerry Hughes caught Adams' other two touchdown passes. WEEKDAYS ON CHANNEL 5 LOGAN, UTAH (AP) Tony Adams set a National Collegiate Athletic Association passing record Saturday, throwing for 5fil yards in leading Utah State to a 44-16 victory over Utah. Adams completed 30 of 43 BIG DEFENSE HATTIESBURG, MISS. (AP) Tennessee-Chattanooga upset George Amundson, and wife Helen on hand to see son play Southern Mississippi, 10-6, Saturday with a fired-up defense that THE FLINTSTONES Starring the Prehistoric Family from Bedrock let the boy in overhauled by Iowa State stu locker room after and headed for pass attempts, five of them go- twice stopped the Golden Eagles ing for touchdowns, as Utah! on the three-yard line.

through the the game gate attendant without one. FEW might have also got- A ten lost. One camper came "7. ULVr: IN THE first half, Iowa State's I Moses Moore fell to the ground in pain. There was silence in section 23.

"Every time you see something like that," Amundson said, "you hope and pray it's just that he got( the wind knocked out of him." Moore was helped off (rie field. The Amundsons and the Hostetlers rose and clapped their hands in appreciation. A while later, Helen said: "Where's Moses Moore? Is he all right?" She would discover later that Moore had a leg bruise. The Amundsons would also see Rich Glover, Nebraska's premier middle guard, hit their son in the face. "What, five-yard the elder Amundson said.

"It couldn't have looked GILUGAN'S ISLAND dents, who tore it up. Nebraska cars seemed to have control of Interstates 80 and 35 at mid-morning. Thrre were people in campers, people in converted- school buses, people in station wagons, people in just plain autns. The Huskers aren't No. 1 in the U.S.

these days, but they must lead the nation in bumper stickers. Some of the Nebraska fans were optimistic. A on one bus said: "Need tickets." One Husker fan brought his yoiing son all the way from Brookings, S.D., with hopes of George, jr. "That's the way to put it to 'em," Dad tnlri Son. There would be time for more talking later.

A couple of uncles were also there, and the game would be replayed a thousand times. "1 can't believe it," Helen Amundson said as she prepared to leave a stadium her boy had played in for the final time. GR AMBLING ROLLS GRAMBLING, LA. (AP) -Matt Reed's first-period touchdown passes of 16 and 17 yards to Sammy White sparked Grambling past Norfolk State, 39-fi, Saturday. Starring Bob Denver 3:30 PM off MacViear Freeway at the Twenty-second St.

exit in West Des Moines Saturday mornins and headed south. The driver was honking his horn. No one knew if he ever made it to Ames. George and Helen Amundson made it to Ames for all of their son's varsity football games. "The only road games we've missed were at Kent State and New Mexico," George, said.

"We never talk with George before a game, but we do afterward. It's been that way since high school." George threaded his way -ii i picking up some tickets when he got here. He managed to come up with one and a kindly DANIEL BOONE Starring Fess Parker 4:00 PM i nSf The penalty was lor liiegai procedure. Amundson, had a red face afterward in the locker room to illustrate that it was more than that. "He got me right here, George said, pointing to a spot under his eye.

IOWA State students lined up earlv Saturday morning for Hear The DIMS TODAY 12:00 P.M I DREAM OF JEANNE Starring Barbara Eden 5:00 PM Direct From EHAS this struggle. Ixmg before game time they were throwing oranges, apples and pears onto the track. They booed whenever someone in a red hat or a red coat walked in front of them. They booed even louder when someone in red sat among them. "You guys have bad sports here," a red-clad Cornhusker follower said while dodging a vHey of oranges.

"This is Just like Colorado." rninradf) students had pelted TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES KANSAS CITY vs PITTSBURGH KlAN Atlantic 1220 KVFD Fort KROS Clinton 1340 KXICFM-lowa City 100 7 KSIB Creston 1520 KOKX Keokuk 1310 KCBCDes KIEM LeMars 1410 KILR Estherville 1070 KFJB Marshalltown 1 230 KBOEFM-Oskaloosa 104.9 Enjoy Exciting Chiefs Football All Season on the Iowa Radio Network. Host Bob Barker 6:00 PM the Nebraska players and of the band with enmuhaiis the week before. Banners were all over the Saturday. Iowa State had 12:45 p.m. CST Today Davenport, Iowa Your Ilrotidcust If I mm inc.

on which said: "Rich Glover ua Heisman, but Johnny This is the place to Rodgers Stole It From Him' That was in reference to Rod hnuhes with the law. mirv Noy.lSSanOieES 1:05 P.M. Nov. 2 Oakland Dec. 3 Denver 1.05 P.M.

Dec. 10 Baltimore 3:05 P.M. Dec. 1 7 Atlanta 12 00 P.M. Husker fans had a banner IWC5I whirhiaid: "Nebraska xmo.

i. of them paraded across the field, only to be.

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