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EX-KANSAS STATER WINS 'SOME Larry Brown 'Most Valuable WASHINGTON (AP) Larry Brown feels he has finally won some recognition. The Washington Redskins running back: been named to the Pro Bowl in each of his four years in the National Football League. the NFL in rushing his season, becoming the first Redskin in history to gain more than 1,000 yards rushing in a single year. only the third runner in NFL history to rush far more than 4,000 yards in their first tour season as a pro. the unique distinction 1972 of being selected The Associated Press Offensive Player of the Week for two successive weeks.

a runaway choice as the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in The Associated Press balloting. easily to The Associated Press' team. an overwhelming pick The Associated Press' Most Valuable Player in the NFL. "Now I feel that I have some typs of national recognition," Brown said when informed of his selection as MVP. "I want to be refcigniied as a good running back, not one that has a good year, ttien fades away." When the ground game is shut off, Brown, a 5-foot-ii, 195- pound former blocking back at Kansas State, becomes a dan- gerous receiver.

The New York Jets found that out this year when they held Brown to only 48 yards on the froiWd, iMt be caught three passes f8 yards, including a 89-yard touchdown. "Larry Browti is the greatest runner," Washington Coach George Allefl sM "unashamedly. In the year of the running back, Brown was supreme, finishing the year with 1,216 yawls on 285 carries to lead the National Conference. He would Almost certainly have won the NFL rushing crown if he had ml suffered a slight injury late in the year. Align benched Brown for the regular season's two final games so he could recuperate for the playoffs.

The test allowed Bufitolo's SttftipSKm to slip past Frown on the last day and win the title with 1,251 juist 35 more than the Redskin ruh- hfer. Brown garnered 45 of the 75 Votes cast by the MtiottWtd'e panel of pro football writers to easily capture the MVP award. Miami Dolphin quarterback Mortal was second with 10 Votes. Simpsdn finished in a three- way tie Cor third as he, Miami running back Larry Osonka and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namalh received four votes apiece. THE NEW 'OSCAR ROBERTSON' OF THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS Allen into PI ay maker Role By THI ASSOCIATED PRfSS Meet the "new" ertson of the Oscar Rob- Milwaukee Allen.

"It's a difficult role," said Allen, who was cast as play- maker Sunday after the reliable Robertson hurt himself in the first quarter of a National Basketball Association game. Allen knew what to do, PATERNO More Than A Coach STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Joe Paterno, admitting he wants to be more than a foot- bai. coach who has to win to remain employed, says that wis why he decided not to jump to the National Football League. Ending weeks of speculation, Plterno shocked many people Saturday morning when he told newsmen, "I've decided to remain at Peira The 46-year-old Patemo rejected an otter to become coach-general manager of the New England Patriots of the NFL.

The offer included a stock interest in the franchise. A source close to the university said the total package WM Just short of $1.26 million over five years. Paterno said his main reason lor turning down the (flush Patriots' otter was an aversion to becoming a coach whose life revolved around winning and losing. He envisioned himself more than Just a coach. He he'd rather influence young man than build a pro football winner.

"When I analyzed the situation at Penn State," Paterno laid, "I realized that I've always hoped that I could work on A campus where the approach by the administration toward athletics was such that 1 could be a little more than just a football coach. And that's what Penn State has allowed me to be." though. He gave the ball to Ka- resm Abdul-Jabbar and the slick center poured in 37 points to lead a 99-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. "I made come couple shots I should! have made and a couple of bad passes, but fortunately we got the breaks at the end to win it," said Allen. In the other NBA games Sunday, the Boston Celtics smashed the Baltimore Bullets the Chicago Bulls routed the Buffalo Braves 119-96; the Cleveland Cavaliers trimmed the Houston Rockets 102-97; the Detroit Pistons defeated the Portland Trail Blaeers 101-96 and the Philadelphia 76ers stopped Seattle 85-82.

Saturday night's scores in the NBA included: New York 116, Houston 106; Cleveland 108, Los Angeles 93; Atlanta lie, Detroit 111; Milwaukee 110, Buffalo 96; Golden State 111, Philadelphia 109 and Phoenix 118, Kansas City-Omaha 112. Along with his stlckout making, Allen also scored 20 points. Bob Dandridge added 23 to the Milwaukee offense as the Bucks whipped the Lakers for only the fourth time in their last 14 meetings. A 1-Jabbar scored 10 straight points while Los Angeles went scoreless for more than five minutes at the tend of the third quarter and into the fourth. Boston opened a 15-point lead over mistake-prone Baltimore in the first quarter and went on to bomb the Bullets behind John Havlicek's 33 points.

The Bullets committed 13 turnovers in first quarter as the Celtics took a 2944 lead. Elvin Hayes topped the losers with 24 points. Bob Love, Chet Walker and Garfield Heard combined for 64 points to power Chicago over injuryriddled Buffalo. Two Brave regulars, Bob Kaufftman and John Hummer, are sidelined with various ailments. Barry Clemens sank two free throwis in the final seven seconds to help Cleveland halt a Houston comeback.

Clemens' two free throws spread the score to to keep the Rockets at bay. Detroit fashioned its victory as Bob Lanier scored' 32 points, 25 in the second half. Fred Big Night on Tap for Matmen A banner night Is on the slate Wednesday night' for Garden City High School wrefcttera and mat fans. It will be a 3-way affair for the Buff matmen, their parents and former Garden High wrestlers Who won letters in the sport here. First of all, the Buffaloes will meet Great Bend in a WCKL showdown dual.

Garden City is 4-0 on the dual season and 3-0 in league competition. Great Bend, too, is undefeated so the match Will pit perfect records. Secondly, all former Buff matmen who lettered will be admitted to the match free, Coach Marvin Landis said, and will sit together in a special section to watch the affair. Thirdly, parents of wrestletw are being invited to reception in the high school cafeteria following the matches. Coach Charged for 125 Violations; Yells Politics NEW YORK (AP) Coach Beryl Shipley leads Southwestern Louisiana against Cincinnati tonight, but can be excused for not having his complete mind pn the college basketball game.

Shipley hw other things to think other things as matter of iact. That's the number of recruiting he's alleged to have committed. Shipley, however, calls the Charges by the National Colle- flate Athletic Association "political." "Ninety-five per cent of our trouble" stems from charges made by a disgruntled graduate assistant that Shipley fired player I. two years ago, the coach insisted on the eve of a college basketball doubleheiader at nearby Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. Shipley added that he was also caught in a political squeeze from schools who resented Southwestern's recent rise as a national power and by Louisiana officials, Who resented the fact that he had made a success with black stars.

The trouble came to light on the pages of two Louisiana New Orleans Times-Picayune and the Alexandria Town Talk. In weekend stories, they reported that Ship, ley was being charged by the NCAA with several recruiting violations. A key charge included making arrangements for basketball prospects to take illegal entrance exams. The NCAA had asked Shipley, among others, to answer these alleged a hearing in Chicago Tuesday. But on Saturday, a federal court judge barred the NCAA from holding the hearing.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Putmian signed a restraining order at the quest of William Guste, Louisiana's attorney general. Explained QustefOur concern was not with the merit of the charges but with the merit of the right of the university for additional time to prepare an adequate defense." Boyd sank two free throwis with 10 seconds to play as Philadelphia broke a losing Streak with its victory over Seattle. Standings By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pro BMtarifcaii MBA Eastern Atkntic Division W. Pet.

O.B. Boston 32 7 .821 .773 .268 22 New York Buffalo Philadelphia 34 10 11 30 4 38 Central Division Baltimore 23 17 .575 Atlanta 23 20 .535 IVz Houston 17 23 .425 6 Cleveland 13 29 .310 11 Division Milwaukee 31 13 .705 Chicago .659 City- 27 14 Detroit 18 23 .439 llVi K.C.-Omaha 21 25 .457 11 Pacific Division Los Angeles 30 10 .750 Golden State 27 12 .602 Phoenix 23 21 .512 Seattle 13 32 .289 19Vd Portland 11 32 .257 2QVi Saturday's New York 118, Houston 108 Cleveland 108, Los Angeles 93 Atlanta 116, Detroit 111 Milwaukee 110, Buffalo 96 Golden State ill, Philadelphia 109 Phoenix 118, Kansas Omaha 112 Only games scheduled Sunday's Milwaukee 99, Los Angeles 92 Boston 106, Baltimore 98 Cleveland 102, Houston 97 Chicago 119, Buffalo 96 Detroit 101, Portland 96 Philadelphia 85, Seattle 82 Only games scheduled Oa rites Cleveland at Buffalo Houston at Atlanta New York vs. Kansas City- at Kansas City Philadelphia at Chicago Baltimore at Portland Detroit at Golden State Only games scheduled ABA W. L. Pet.

O.B. 31 14 26 15 24 22 15 27 15 28 West 28 16 22 19 22 19 .537 16 25 .360 17 31 .354 13 Saturday's Games Virginia 113, Kentucky 109 Carolina 106, Dallas 104 Utah 129, Indiana 118 Only games scheduled Sunday's Gsmtt Utah 113, New York 104 Carolina 113, Denver 111 San Diego 118, Memphis 113 Only games scheduled New York vs. Carolina Greeawboro Virginia at Kentucky Memphis at Utah Denver at San Diego Only scheduled Carolina Kentucky Virginia Memphis New York Utah Denver Indiana Dallas San Diego .634 3 .522 7Vfc .357 14Ms .340 15 .636 .537 4V6 at IYIU Senior Top Scorer KANSAS NITY (AP) A senior and a freshman are setting the pace in the Big Eight Conference basketball scoring parade. The senior is John Brown of Missouri, who has averaged 21.9 points a game in the unbeaten and seventh-ranked Tigers' first 11 contests. The freshman its Alvan Adams of Oklahoma, who is right behind Brown with a 21.6 point average for 11 Sooner clashes.

Adams has the most field goals with 102 and Brown the most free tosses with 53. The scoring leaders: Brown, Missouri 21.9; Adams, Oklahoma C. Harris, Iowa State 19.2; Benson, Iowa State 18; SUttle, Kansas 17.7; Milt- tihell, Kansas State 17.1; Bber- hard, Missouri 15.8; Fitzgerald, Oklahoma State 15.4; Kusnyer, Kansas State 14.6; Demmon Iowa State 14.0; Wedman, Colorado 14.0; Logan, Colorado Fort, Nebraska 13.6; Harris, Nebraska 13.1; and, Rae- muson, Oklahoma State 12.5. Michigan Drfm to PilotaChtvrokt CHARILOTTE, N.C. U.S.

Auto Ctaib driver Gordon Johncock will drive a Chevrolet in 14 or 15 Winston Cup Grand National stock car races in the 1973 season. Johncock, 39, will drive the Hoss Ellington-owned Chevrolet driven yeat by Fred Lorenzen. He will compete in the Daytona 500 Feb. IB and selected other races. The Hastings, driver Us a regular competitor on USAC's Indianapolis-based big car circuit.

Johncock made one appearance on the Southern stock circuit last year, finishing Nattanal 500 at in the Ctoartotte. 2 Toioarnm Monday. Jan. 8, 1973 FANFARE SOUNPPROOFINS WAS THE BIS Rod Funseth's Wife Has Right Instincts LOS ANGELES (AP) Rod Funseth, who admits to some occasional negative thinking, called his wife, Sandi, after the third round of the $155,000 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open golf tournament. "I've got a 17-stroke lead over last place," the curly-haired, soft-spoken Funseth told her.

Sandi, no negative thinker, promptly put two bottles of champagne on ice. She had the right instincts. Funseth, who has made a 13- year career as a supporting player to the likes of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Lee TrevinO, scored a solid, methodical, almost pedestrian three- Stroke victory Sunday in the event that opens 12 months schedule on the pro tour. "I'm so negative, if I had a 10-stfoke lead, I'd be afraid I was going to tail and break a leg," the ad-year-old Funseth said. "Sandi's a lot different, just the opposite.

She gets so mad at me sometimes." Not this time. Funseth stroked irons to within almost tap4n distance for consecutive birdies on the eighth and ninth holes, parred the last nine in routine fashion as he pumped shot after shot to the middle of the green and finished with a two-under-par 69 for a 276 total on the Riviera Country Club course. It was only the second career other Was in the 1065 Phoenix open-rfor Funseth, who has collected a flock of course recordb only to blow the advantage. This time he collected $27,000. Second place ended up in a four-way tie among Don Funseth's longtime David Graham, Dave Hill and Tom Wels- kopf, all at 279.

Graham had a 71 with Ml, Weiskopf and flies all at 69. Jack Nicklaus, winner of $320,000 when he took player of the year honors in really didn't get it going as he three- putted twice en route to a final to for 280. Arnold Palmer wasn't a factor. He had his beat round, a 69, in the mild, overcast weather of the final day and finished With a 286. Sixty-year-old Sam Snead, just one stroke back starting the last round, bogeyed both of the par threes British Open champion on the front nine and back with a 73-281.

faded Trevino failed to qualify for the fihial two rounds. Sterling Moves Atop KC Class By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling has moved into the lead in the Kansas Conference race, running its league record to Saturday night with a 78-74 victory over Kansas Wesley an. Southwestern is right behind with a 3-0 Mark. Sterling tangles with Southwestern at Sterling Tuesday night. In other games Saturday night, Beth an nipped McPherson 73-72, attd Friends finished fourth hi the Friends Invitational tournament by losing to Maryinouiit 73-82.

Marymount's for third, was Its 13th good in 14 games, by far the best record among Kansas independent colleges. Sacred Heart, 4-6, lost the Friends tourhameht championship in a 75-76 defeat by Missouri Southern. Baker in the Heart of America Conference took fifth place in the Friends event by whipp- itig Graceland of Iowa 71-61. The all-tournament team consisted' of Mike McGhee of Friends, Mike Bayer of Sacred Heart, John Thomas and Jim Lassiter, both of Missouri Southern, and Sylvester Cuyler of Marymount. Cicero Lassiter of Missouri Southern was the most valuable players.

Benedictine, the third Kansas independent with Marymount Great Plains Conference By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Conf. All Games Southern Colo. Neb. Omaha Fort Hays St. Washburn Pittsburg St.

Bmiporia St. Northern Colo. WL 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 WL 8 1 7 3 7 2 4 6 3 5 3 3 6 Kansas Conference By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Conf All Games Sterling SWtetrn Bethel Tabor Bethany Friends McPhrsn St.Mary Kan.Wslyn 4 0 3 0 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 5 3 3 5 2 5 3 5 2 6 0 0 1 2 Sacred Heart, dropped an overtime 68-65 game to Missouri Kansas City and is 4-5. Tarkio, a Heart of America, club, wound up tlu'rd in the HMlyard Classic by downing Culver-Stockton 72-68. College of Emiporia, with a 1-0 record, leads the Heart of America, The Presbies gained the top spot Saturday night by routing William Jewell, 0-1, by 92-58.

St. Mary's of Texas won the Hillyard Classic by beating Missouri Western 69-61. James MarlLn of Tarkio was named to the all-tournament team. Ottawa tripped St. Mary of the Plains of the Kansas Conference in a non-league game 81-60.

Central Methodist lost to St. Louis Concordia 79-76. Southern Colorado and Nebraska Omaha are deadlocked! for the No. 1 place in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, each with 2-0 marks. Fort Hays State, 2-1, is third and Washburn, 1-2 is fourth.

Southern Colorado edged Fort Hays State 62-60, and Nebraska Omaha turned back Pittsburg, State, 0-1, by 83-79, Washburn got its conference victory by. defeating Northern Colorado, 07 2, by 76-71. Arizona Kiddy Korps Flexes Muscles By tht ASSOCIATED PRESS UCLA's national collegiate basketball champions keep rolling along with 55 straight victories so maybe you haven't heard about Kiddy Korps. The Arizona Kiddy Korps, so- called because of four freshmen starters, muscled their way into national prominence over the weekend while mighty UCLA Was running up an 87-61 score on Oregon State for their 55t'h in a row. On Friday the Kiddy Korps upset Texas-El Paso 79-73 and demonstrated it was no fluke by upsetting New Mexico, one of the Top Twenty in the Associated Press rankings, with a come-fromJbehind 83-73 victory Saturday night.

That put Arizona, which lost 20 of 26 games last season, Into a first place tie in the Western Athletic Conference over the pre-season favorite Brlghaim Young. Coniel Norman, one of the four frosh, threw in 34 points against the Lobos and led a 2412 spurt that put the Wildcats ahead alter they trailed by 4136 at haMtime. Norm Ellenberger, New Mexico coach, called Norman one of the premier shooters in the country. "You need a canoe paddte to guard him," berger said. "Unfortunately we didn't have one." "These kids are proving something to themselves that not many kids their age get to do," said Arizona Coadh Fred Snowden, referring to Norman, Eric Money, Al Fleming and Jim Rappis.

"They're learning they have to be adults now." Snowden said Saturday's game with Arizona State on tile road at Tempe "is going to be a real barn burner. It could be the civil war all over agtoin." Arz'kma State also beat New Mexico and Texas-El Paso over, the weekend to tie Arizona for the lead In the WAC. Minnesota and Southwestern New Big Eight Cage Race Opens Tonight By ROBIRT MOORB Associated Press Sports Writer KANSAS CITY (AP) Okla- Big Eight Conference By THB ASSOCIATBO PRBSI All Games Missouri 11 0 Kansas St. 92 Oklahoma 9 2 Iowa state. 9 3 Nebraska 5 7 Colorado 4 6 KanMS 48 Okll.

fit. 48 (No conference have been played.) 1 horns State and Iowa State usher in a new Big Bight Conference basketball race tonight in Aimes, IOWA. The Cowboys will send a too team which hasn't fared well this season against an Iowa State club which has high hopes of dethroning the Kansas State Wildcats as conference champion. Oklahoma State, after its 78-55 loss Saturday night to St. Louis, is only 4-8.

The Cyclones, who warmed up on Wisconsin State Oshkosh 7855 Saturday night, are 9-3. Other games tonight, both non-conference, send seventh- ranked Missouri, 11-0, to Southern Methodist and Colorado, 46, to Nevada Las Vegas. Thte league record 9-2. could tell a lot about the trend of the race. If Missouri is able to duplicate its Big Eight preseason tournament title victory over Kansas State Saturday night at Manhattan, the Tigers will be off and running.

If the Wildcats, who lost the preseason tourney crown to the Bengals last year also, can stop Missouri, this year's race may shape up a pretty much a carbon copy of last season. Kansas State edged the Tigers 69-67 and 79-76 in both conference clashes a year ago. Another, top game Saturday is Oklahoma's invasion of Iowa State in the afternoon for a televised affair. Oklahoma defeated Southern Methodist Saturday night 84-68 to make its Nebraska, 5-7, was routed by ninth-ranked North Carolina 7962 Saturday night, and Kansas, 4-8, lost Its 19th consecutive game on the road Sunday, bowing to Notre Dame in overtime 66-64. Both Missouri and Kansas State have been idle since their preseason tournament battle in which the Tigers came out on top 82-72.

Tiger Coach Norm Stewart has predicted this year's race may be "another dtonny. There are some good teams in the conference." Iowa State had little trouble after the first half in its game with Oshfcosh. The Cyclones led in rebounding 46-33 and had four players in double figurfv. Clint Harris, with 23 points, was the Cyclone leader. Oklahoma streaked out front over SMU by scoring the game's first six points, and the Mustangs never got closer.

Mike McCurdy sank 20 points for the Sooners, whose star freshman, Alvan Adams collected 16 and 19 rebounds. Harry Rogers connected for a career high of 32 points for St. Louis in its game with Oklahoma State, and that was the story. The Cowboys' best was Kevin Fitzgerald with 12. Nebraska, after trailing 36-27 at the half, got to within four points of the Tar Heels after the rest period before the Huskers were outscored 19-2 during a seven-minute spell.

Jerrell Fort, Nebraska's freshman ace, got 17 points. Mike Fiddelke appeared to have naiiled down a Kansas victory with 12 seconds left in regulation by hitting two free tosses. However, Gary Novak's basket with three seconds showing sent the game into overtime with the scoro 61-61. The Irish erupted for the overtime period's first five points. Wilson Barrow topped the Jayhawk point-makers with 20.

This week's remaining schedule: State at Southern Methodist. at Iowa State, afternoon; Colorado at Kansas; Missouri at Kansas State; braeka Oklahoi ma State at Ne- Louisiana, two of the Top Ten in last week's AP ratings, were knocked out of the unbeaten ranks on Saturday. Iowa upset the No. 6 Gophers 65-62 in overtime on Rick Williams' layup and Glenn Angelino's two foul shots in the elos- i seconds. Jacksonville clouted the No.

8 Ragin' Cajuns 120-78. ID Sunday games, fifth-ranked Long Beach State ended the University of Pacific's 45-gftme home court winning streak with a 91-85 victory and Notre edged visiting Kansas 66-64 in overtime. Ed RatliKf scored 30 points, 20 in the finst half, to help boost GC Frosh Top Heights Abe Hubert Junior High's freshmen led the distance Saturday night to topple Soutih- Long Beach State to 12-i record. Pacific got 21 pointis; from Jim McCargo. John Shumate's late tip-in in regulation play and Dwight Clay's three foul shots in overtime paced Notre Dame.

FROSH MEET to bag at the cage western Heights 67-63 a share of the title Liberal round-robin tourney. The meet ended with Garden City, Liberal West and Heights knotted at the top. Randy Morgan paced the froish with 20 points nine fielders and a pair of charity tosses. Brad Fansher flipped in 15 points and Ronnie Lopee 14. Fansher was top rebounder for the freshmen with 11 grabs.

Morgan was top man for Garden City during the tournament in all aspects of play. Garden City made 13 of 19 attempted free throws, SW Heights went 17 of 78 at the line. Garden City and will play sublette A and teams tonight at Sublette. Score by quarters: Garden 13-28-56-67. 8-23-42-63 SW Four Win At Leoti LEOTI Four teams Scott City, Ulysses, Leoti and Tribune bagged victories here SatV.

urday night in the. first round of the freshman basketball tournament. Here's how the first-nighter went: Scott City 38, Syracuse 36? High point pacers for Scott were Terry Presta with 12 and Randy Huck with eight. Randy Johnson hit 18 and McFadden 12 for Syracuse. Ulysses 31, Dighton 26.

Brianf Hampton hit 10 and Larry Walkameyer 9 for the winning Ulysses frosh. For Dighton, Thomas bagged 12 and Ban- decker 7. Leoti 52, Sharon Springs 16. Richard Schwindt paced the winners with 22 followed by Shane Greer with 8. Sharon Springs had Earl Jones with 6 and Dane Ohaney with 4.

Tribune 61, Lakin 56 in night's finale. Two Tribune oagers hit in double figures: Bob Moser with 14 and Brian Grubb with 13. High scorer for the game but in a losing cause was Lakin's Rocky Gottsponer with 22. Mark Hernandez added 16. Tongith's losers' bracket games: Syracuse-Dighton at Sharon Springs-Lakin, 7.

Thursday night's winners' bracket: Scott-Ulysses at Leoti-Tnilbune, 7 p.m. Finals are Saturday..