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Texas Penn State Finish Unbeaten Sports Beat By Joe Arace No I Pollsters To Decide It Aware of triumph State went out un(k-r tlie Orange Bowl lights ami its brutal defense destroyed Missouri's Big Eight champs with the sev- utate" oii ivvine whose team had averaged five touchdowns through 10 regular season games "I ran guarantee you that I vote Penn Its chance for the top spot when it chose a return trip to the Orange Bowl where It intercepted a record seven lasses and Ix-at fourth-ranked Missouri 10-3 The rest (if the rankings thixigh are likely to undergo some shuffling as a result of 13th-ranked 27-22 triumph over No 3 Arkansas In the Sugar Bowl fifth-rated Southern 10-3 decision over No 7 Michigan's Ohio State-U-alers in the Hose Howl and Houston's 36-7 mauling of 12Ui-ranked Auliurn in Wednesday night's Astro- Bluebonnet Bowl Tlie Cougars had liecn tied for 17lh But tlie liattlc of By The Associated Press Texas aiul Penn Slate unable to settle (heir differences oil the foolliall field relaxed today in the wake of New Year's Day liowl triumphs ami sat to await the outcome of tills weekend's Poll Bowl with tlic national championship at slake But with sports writers and broadcasters across the country set to vote In tlie final Associated Press poll tliere seemed little dixilit that (1) Texas virtually sewed up tlic No 1 ranking with a romc-from-liehind 21-17 victory over ninth-ranked Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl and (2) runner-up Penn Slate blew words over who's No 1 which has raged ever since Michigan fink'd Ohio 'Hale's reign on Nov 22 showed no sign of atol-ing President Pichard Nixon who presented Texas with a No 1 plaque alter the 15-14 regular season finale over Arkansas phoned Coach Darrell Bnyal at the Colton Bowl and told tlie Longhorns "You played like champions glad we embarrass you U-cause you picked us as No Royal said "Even if you had lost it would not have erriliarrkssed the President replied merican tackle Mike Reid Jolted Joe Monro loose from tlie toll arid Mike Smith recovered on the Missouri 28 Chuck Burkhart who threw only one touchdown pans all season promptly lilt Lvdi-li Mitchell at tlie IS and the elusive halfback escaped one grabbing ilefcnder outfaked another and wont In to score Dennis Onkotz an All-American lineltackor picked off two passes as did Neal Smith and George Iandls Gary Hull got the other Interception Landis killed the final Missouri threat by Intercepting at the Penn Stale two with a minute left Archie Manning and Bill Montgomery put on a high-powered offensive show In tlie Sugar Bowl Manning completed 21 of 35 passes for 273 yards and one touchiktwn while scoring one himself SECTION Naples Fla Friday Jan 2 1270 Will Hie Sl-X' ever learn? Six Conference tennis were Involved in post senson liowl clnssics with one the Gntor Bowl matching two SIX tennis Florida and Tennessee A seventh SIX squad LSU which iostel a 01 regular senson mark watched from the sidelines after being overlooked by tliu bow! people Maybe bowl representatives had best take another look at the SKC before picking their post season contestants Florida withstood Tennessee 14-13 in the Gator Bowl knocking off the SIX champions and also securing the services of the Vols head coach in the process Ole Miss liehlnd the rifle-arm of Archie Manning proved that knocking off SEC powers while posting a 7-3 mark in the conference was no fluke ns they upset tldrd-ranked Arkansas 27-22 Mississippi had uiset Tennessee and LSU this season Excel for these two victories the other three bowl contestants Auburn Alabama and Georgia met defeat and two of these were rather one-sided contests Colorado helped Bear Bryant to his worst season at Alabama In quite some time with a 47-33 victory in the Liberty Bowl Nebraska' another Big 8 representative made Georgia kneel at its feet 45-6 in the Sun Bowl while the Houston Cougars whipped Shug Auburn Tigers 36-7 in the Astro-Bluebonnet bowl Who will be No 17 This question was left up to the AP pollsters Thursday as Texas and Penn State concluded their seasons with perfect 11-0 marks which Included triumphs over Notre Dame and Missouri in the Cotton and Orange Bowls Texas using the gambling of coach Darrell Royal came from behind to topple the Fighting Irish 21-17 as Penn State took an early 10u0 lead and made it stand up against Missouri in Miami Notre Dame which had Texas on the fence IOlO at one stage came roaring back following the Longhorns 14-10 lead and had a 17-14 advantage going Into the last few minutes at Dallas Penn State showed its defensive might at Miami holding the vaunted Missouri offense which had averaged five TDs per game during the regular season to a field goal in keeping alive its No 1 ballot hopes on Interceptions and two fumble recoveries don't know If No said Coach Joe Patcrno wc have as much right as anybody else to Ik? No 1 not saying no 1 but we ought to get one or two vrtes got to stick up for all my kids I put a lot of pressure on them when I said they were No 1 1 let Richard Nixon say someone else is No 1 be a lousy coach if I did" With tlie longest current streaks of 22 victories and 30 non-losing games the Nittany Lions have at least one friend in Dan Devine "If I had a vote I might vote a tie between Texas and Penn Major Bowl Results ORANGE Penn St 10 Missouri 3 ROSE Southern Cal 10 Michigan 3 State No 2 under any Inspired by the sight of safety Fred Stelnmark standing along the sidelines on crutches Texas marched 76 yards and won the game on Billy one-yard slant off left tackle with 68 seconds left Notre Dame had gone ahead 17-14 on Joe 24 -yard pass to Jim Yoder with minutes left Steirimark had his cancerous left leg amputated a few days after the Arkansas game Included in the Longhorns-winning drive were two fourth-and-two plays Ted Koy picked up a first down by Incites from the Notre Dame 20 and Cotton Speyrer made a diving catch of James eight-yard pass at the two Notre Dame making its first bowl appearance in 45 years and with the three surviving monitors of the legendary Four Horsemen looking on had to be satisfied with a check for an estimated $340000 and the words of spectator Lyndon Johnson who told Coach Ara Partseghlan Just sorry there to two "Do you have a plaque for Darrell Par-seghian quipped Penn State got Its 10 points within a space of 21 seconds late in the first period and then settled down to destroying every Missouri threat except for a drive that ended with Henry 33-yard field goal shortly before halftime Mike Reitz got the Nittany Lions started with a 29-yard field goal and on the first play fter the ensuing kickoff All-A COTTON 21 Notre Dame 17 Texas Revenge Motives For KC Browns Vaillancourt Gets At Poinciana Royal Poinciana Country Club registered another first Wednesday when Vaillancourt scored an two on the par four No 18 Vaillancourt who used a driver and No 6 iron on the 334yard hole was in a trio with daughter Susan and John Carlisle of the Royal Poinciana golfing staff Thus Poinciana launched the New Year with both an ace and eagle having been made on the recently opened course GENERATION GAP in placckicking shows up In George Blanda left and Jan Stcnerud right OakIandrs old pro Blanda 42 considers himself a football player first a kicker second and keeps busy as second-string quarterback In the younger generation Kansas Stenerud 27 has only one to kick SUGAR Mississippi 27 Arkansas -22 ASTRO-BLUEBONNET Houston 36 Auburn 7 PEACH West Vlrginial4SouthCaro-lina 3 GATOR Florida 14 Tennessee 13 SUN Nebraska 45 Georgia 6 LIBERTY Colorado 47 Alabama 33 Wildcats Open SEC Defense Struggling UCLA Faces Irish Nywenitig Paces NHS Scoring upset The Bruins won 76-75 in the last three seconds on Sidney Jump shot and extended their unbeaten string to eight games In games No 7 Nev Mexico State 11-1 hosts Arizona No 9 Washington 9-1 is at Seattle Jacksonville No 10 is at Hawaii and North Carolina 'Hate No 15 meets Virginia at Greensboro loss came In an 83-73 decision over Oregon in the finals Tuesday night for the Far West Classic at Portland The Huskies open regular conference play Jan 10 when they host Stanford Washington Is the only Paclflc-8 team besides UCLA In the Associated top 10 rankings and regarded as a strong contender for the conference title By MIKE BRYSON Associated Press Sports Writer An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth and all that Jazz will add a little extra spice to a pair of football games tliat will determine the teams that will go to tlie SUper Bowl Both' Cleveland and Kansas City will have revenge along with the Incentive of making it to pro world championship showdown going for them in titanic clashes The Browns who take on Minnesota at Bloomington for tlie National Football League title will be trying to atone for a 51-3 shellacking Inflicted on tliem by the Vikings during the regular season The Chiefs meanwhile will be hoping to cure a long Jinx against Oakland in the American Football title match on the West Coast The Raiders have won seven of their last eight meetings with Kansas including the playoff for the Western title a year ago and 27-24 and 10-G victories this season when Oakland again took the West championship The NFL finale (to lie nationally televised at 1 pm EST CBS-TV) matches a pair of teams lavishly endowed with brute strength But since each was successful in stopping the rush this season the outcome could rest on the passing of the sensational Joe Kapp and Bill Nelsen However the Vikings will test the Brown line with the strong running of Dave Osborn BUI rown and Oscar Reed while the Browns wUl counter with dangerous Leroy Kelly and Bo big chore will be not only to stop the unpredictable Kapp but to also provide adequate protection for Nelsen something the Browns do in the previous meeting with Minnesota The Vikings dumped Nelsen twice and Intercepted three of his passes during the regular season rout The AFL title game (at 4 pm EST NBC-TV) will be a hookup between explosive passing attack and the rugged running game Raider quarterback Daryl La-monlcahlt 221 of 426 passes for 3302 yards and 34 touchdowns this season Warren Wells hauled in 14 of those TD strikes while Fred Blletnlkaff was on the receiving end of 12 The Naples Ugh basket-bailers were back on the hardwood Friday following a two-day break and Just three practice sessions away from the most difficult part of their entire 21 -game schedule The Eagles who started off with two losses before the Christmas break will come back Tuesday night at North Fort Myers as they play six games within 10 days beginning Jan 6 By SHEILA MORAN Associated Press Sports Writer Top-ranked Kentucky opens defense of its Southeastern Conference championship against lowly Mississippi while UCLA a vulnerable No 2 hosts Notre Dame in college basketball Saturday night Adolph Wildcats unbeaten in eight games are expected to dispose of Ole Miss with ease 80-61 Senior Bowl victory at Mobile over South Alabama Tuesday boosted the season record to 5-4 but still 0-2 in conference play UCLA struggling to defend its third straight national championship might have its problems with Notre Dame The Irish 7-3 and ranked 13th nationally lost to No 3 South Carolina 84-83 for the Sugar Bowl Classic Tuesday and by only 102-100 to Kentucky last Saturday UCLA was embarrassed by Ivy League Princeton in the Bruin Classic final at Los Angeles and very nearly suffered an The Dogs At Bonita RESULTS First 11:41 Quin Toni Look (1) 2700 SI 00 Cathy Man (7) 140 Romanella (1) ENTRIES ly In the Rams win over Naples earlier this month scored 23 points and Rogers added IS The Rams recently finished fourth In the Sunshine City tour nament at St Petersburg drop ping a decision to St Petersburg High in the consolation game Immokalee will bring one of Southwest Florida's most talented teams to Naples on Jan 13 with Collier County scoring champ Jerry Austlle and 6-5 center Ed Warren leading Coach Vic undefeated Indians Following the Immokalee dash the Eagles will host their other Collier County rival Everglades on Friday Jan 16 and will then travel to Punt a Gorda on Saturday to meet the Tarpons A few victories In this span will be Just what the Eagles need and the opposition looks formidable Of the 42 rebounds 29 have been of the offensive variety with 13 coming off the defensive boards They are averaging Just 21 rebounds per game The Eagles will start with a North Fort Myers Jan 6 five that has also come under a rebuilding year Dunbar transfer Roosevelt Dorris leads the Red Knights scoring Returnees Buddy Des Forges and Dave Forbes also are starters The return go with Venice Jan 9 may be closer than the 14-point margin which the Indians held here In the Eagles basketball opener Simply getting game experience should help the Eagles In the return match Hosting the Rlvervlew Rams Jan 10 will give Neapolitans chance to view one of the top ranked teams as well is two of the top college prospects Curt Clemons and Jerry Rogers Clemons who played sparing Sl and Mac's Sailor Fair Tag Ring at Joy Pork First Lson Ma's Darling Flankar Back Vi's New tal lM Sacsdd Ora PjpM PopodoUs unM ar uuITaiox mils 8SM Addle tti 120 1J0 240 Wall! 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Bllldera KCs Poe MDY Tlppl Gal May Ora A Orpha Now John Oakland Friday Jim Ellis Eighth KC1 Fairy Lucky's Snug Mistress Jean EnM Dine Ninth Neptune's Dash WB's sugaraw Mont Tanao Mary Tonne Score By Quarters: Opponents 35 Naples 15 129 98 25 27 30 27 39 29 314 31:00 am S44J0 Dodle Daughter (5) 1340 140 5M Brook Sargent (I) 3J0 100 Sancha Homer (1) 300 Tenth Quin SSI Purchasable (1) 4 Jo 3 JO 400 Tina Ann 17) lfJO JJO HD's Yonlley (4) 430 Eleventh Quto KUO They will open on the road at North Fort Myers and Venice before returning home on Saturday Jan 10 to face the Sarasota Rlvervlew Rams They will then host Immokalee and glades before Journeying to Punt a Gorda on Jan 17 This will be a make-or-break six game set for coach George squad which has absorbed two defeats in pre-Christmas play Two game statistics released Wednesday show that Junior Mike Nywenlng is the only Eagle scoring in double figures while senior forward Art New-niith leads the rebounding department The Eagles have hit on 41 of 120 shots from the floor for a dismal 340 per cent while getting 16 of 31 from the foul line for 51 per cent SAVE 3t Per Gal HD's Merle A Natural SS Jan 1 Ed's Trol Eleven Ih Mod Queen Donna's Darling TM's Pride Projective 514 Gra Lari Michelle Fraklei Go (2) 1420 410 400 (5) 440 310 Oke Sutton (3) 300 Mammy's Iks Neptune Colo Oakland Jewel 23 Ora Here Comes Gina Marilyn (7) Twelfth AC' Silver Jo Dorii (4) June Storm (1) QulR 11440 Pert SMtlt 540 420 320 420 440 2M Ski Whli Yvonne Amanda Star Janet Cholcu POST TIME 8:00 PM fs Neptune'e Clastic SS Llmho Montagu Chart -selections FIRST Darting (2) Park (B) D'e Loan (1) SECOND Peplt (1) Mirth (4) Be I THIRD Stenna () Bacchus (2) SW Shorty Tims FOURTH Strange Lend (2) Texe Dolly (4) Get (i) FIFTH PQ's Rusty (7) Toy Poetor (2) Snoopy Bus ID-SIXTH OG SIR Red 1 ML gn-clxl Bain (1) (I) (5) IS) ity (l Aed My Treel 03 Special Spin (1) SEVENTH Lemon Lect Red Redemer (3) Red Taveni EIGHTH Brook Angul PAY LATER BUY-SAVE UNDER THE COMFORT OF THE SERVING MIAMI TAMPA UK- NAPLES Fly MIAMI TAMPA OR FOR SALE 28 FT PEARSON TWIN 190 CHRYSLER Mar Lordship (5) Fulry (1NINTH Sugaraw (2) Neptune'e Dseh (1) Mery Tonne (TENTH A Natural 2) Bt Jane (1) HD's Merle (1) ELEVENTH Mod Quean (1) Protective (4) Lori Mlchella (S) TWELFTH Merllym Ruth (5) Hurt Cornua Gina (1) SB Limbo (3) Year Round Daily Schedule NAPLES TO TAMPA 10:30 AM 3:00 PM TAMPA TO NAPLES 1:15 PM 5:00 PM NAPLES TO MIAMI 7:45 AM 11:30 AM 4:00 PM MIAMI TO NAPLES 9:00 AM 2:15 PM 5:15 PM SCHEDULED FLIGHTS ALSO OPERATED MARCO ISLAND MIAMI 3 TAMPA 3 FT MYERS MIAMI CDscdDa Let's go where the FUH is Many Extras Including Electric Trim Tabs A Recording Fathometer Auto Pilot Excellent Condition Call RUSS STAHLMAN Office Ml 9-9186 Residence Ml 2-3669 NAPLHS AIRLINES Flo Brossart Wins Flo Brossart won Class A tuxiors Tuesday as the Palm River Women's Golf Association played a pnr for three blind holes event Ruth Peter took Class with Slevers capturing Class MATINEE WED SAT 2:00 PM FOR ItURVATKMS CALL: IONI1A USING! WYm 1 1421 WT-aa I Mil NAPIES-FORT MYERS KENNEL CLUB EAST TAMIAMI NORTH TAMIAMI TRAIL NAPLES Cone auras 1 Miami Airport 643-5811 Tampa Airport WX 1057 Nepleh Airport 642-3454 649-3114.