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Muncie runs second Griffin wins second Heisman Trophy NEW YORK (UPI) -Archie Griffin of Ohio State, a one-time overweight guard who was told he was "too small" to play big-time college football, Tuesday ended a 41-year "jinx" by becoming the first player to win the Heisman Trophy twice. The 5-foot-9, 184-pound tailback, who fooled his critics by becoming the greatest career rusher in major college football history, repeated his Heisman victory of a year ago in a landslide balloting of 888 registered voters across the nation by beating out senior Chuck Muncie of California and junior Ricky Bell of Southern California. Griffin, a 21-year-old senior from Columbus. Ohio, received 454 first place votes and 1,800 points to win by 1,070 points over Muncie. Muncie, a triple threat running back who ranked third nationally in rushing this year, got 145 first place votes and 730 points with Bell, the nation's leading rusher, getting 70 first place votes and 708 points.

Running backs also grabbed the next three positions. Tony Dorsett of Pittsburgh, a junior, was fourth with 616 points. Joe Washington of Oklahoma fifth with 250 points and Jimmy Dubose of Florida sixth with 112 points. Quarterback John Sciarra of UCLA, running back Gordon Bell of Michigan, defensive tackle Leroy Selmon of Oklahoma and quarterback Gene Swick of Toledo rounded out the top 10 vote-getters. Although his offensive statistics weren't as good as they were a year ago.

Griffin's margin in the balloting was almost as great. He was the top vote-getter in four of the five sections of the country, with Muncie spoiling a clean sweep by taking the West. "I'm more happy this year than last," Griffin admitted. "It's better now because I was able to make the Heisman jinx a myth. But I wasn't really shooting for it.

1 was aiming more for the national championship." Four previous players in the history of the Heisman voting had won the award as juniors but none had ever repeated. Doak Walker of Southern Methodist (1948) came closest by finishing third in the 1949 voting and Felix "Doc" Blanchard of Army (1945) was fourth in the 1946 voting. But neither Vic Janowicz of Ohio State (1950) nor Roger Staubach of Navy 11963) placed in the voting in their even senior years. "This time around, it's a greater feeling," said Griffin. "I'm much more enthusiastic.

This is for the whole team. Maybe my name is on it, but I couldn't have done it without the other guys. Arena Wednesday, December 3,1975 Page 17 "In many ways it was harder for me this year, since everyone was gunning for me. There was a lot of pressure, but I felt more of it off the field than on it. Everywhere went, people would remind me that I was the Heisman Trophy winner.

"On the field I think 1 was hit harder this year than last year. Sometimes when I'd get hit the guy who knocked me down would say 'get up, Heisman Trophy But it all made myself and the team more dedicated to doing a good job." Woody Hayes, coach of Ohio State who accompanied Griffin to the Downtown Athletic OHIO STATE'S STAR HALFBACK, ARCHIE GRIFFIN, POSES WITH HEISMAN TROPHY Griffin became the fint playtr evtr to win the award twice Nolan hopes to shore up secondary By CHARLES TONELLI REDWOOD CITY With the possibility that Ralph McGill and Mel Phillips both are out for the rest of the season, San Francisco 49er coach Dick Nolan admitted yesterday that he is hoping to pick up another defensive back. It is too late to make a trade, so Nolan is looking into the list of the unemployed just like he did last year when he signed defensive Morning Hotline Local group may purchase Giants SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) A Toronto syndicate headed by Lome Duguid withdrew its offer to purchase the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, paving the way for a local group to acquire the baseball club before the end of the week. According to Toronto sources. Duguid's group, which had made the highest bid, finally withdrew when it learned that indemnification cost to the city of San Francisco would run to over $7 million.

(There are 19 years remaining on the Giants' lease for Candlestick Park with the city of San Francisco. A $7 million indemnifca- tion works out to over $400,000 a year.) Reportedly, the local group, headed by San Francisco businessman and sportsman Bob Lurie, has been told it can have the club for $12 million. Of that total $10 million would go to Horace Stoneham and his ownership group (Stoneham owns 70 percent of the club) and there would have to be $2 million as operating capital. Graritz, Cunningham tabbed SAN FRANCISCO I Quarterback Jeff Grantz of South Carolina, tight end Bcnnie Cunningham of Clemson and running back Sonny Collins of Kentucky top a group of 13 college stars from the deep South named Tuesday to the East team for the Shrine EastWest game at Stanford Jan. 3.

The East, winner of last year's game, 16-14, will be coached by Charlie McClendon of LSU. fe'll be assisted by John Jardine of Wisconsin and George Welsh of Navy. Radio log WEDNESDAY 7:50 p.m. Hockey: Seals vs. Detroit KEEN-1J70) backs Hugo Hollas and John Saunders after the season's start.

Phillips is more likely than McGill to play again this year, but is definitely out again Sunday against Houston with an arm injury. McGill is still in Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago, in which the 49er charter flight back from Philadelphia made an emergency landing after McGill blacked out on the plane. McGill says he no longer has a severe headache, only minor ones now and then, but the doctors don't want to release him until the headaches have subsided completely. They especially do not want him to fly again until the headaches disappear. With those two out, the 49ers are left with five defensive backs.

Windlan Hall will start at free safety and Tim Anderson gains his first start of the year, at strong safety. The cor- nerbacks are Jimmy Johnson and Bruce Taylor, with Nate Allen the only back-up. Wide receiver Mike Holmes was a defensive back last year, but has not worked out on defense this season and is needed offensively as both Gene Washington and Terry Beasley have knee problems though they should be ready for the Oilers. While the injury situation for the 49ers is the worst it has been this year, the defense should be helped out by the return of Bill Sandifer. The 6-6 defensive tackle missed the Philadelphia game due to problems with his tonsils.

Sandifer's absence, meant the 49ers' No. 1 pick in the 1975 draft. Jimmy Webb, played most of the game and coach Nolan was fairly pleased with what he saw. "Webb handled the running game pretty well." Nolan said. "Against the passing game, well, let's just say that he hasn't developed as many moves as Sandifer has, playing as long as he has." With the 49ers now 5-fl with three games to go.

Nolan admitted "1 might play some young people more if I get the chance like (defensive tackle) Wayne Baker and (quarterback) Tom Owen." Looking ahead to the expansion draft. Nolan said he already has given much consideration to the 30 players he will protect though he wouldn't say who they were. Nolan also has decided who he will protect on the 49ers reserve list (he can protect two players). The 49ers have only two rookies linebacker Dale Mitchell from USC and fullback Wayne Bullock from Notre Dame on the injured reserve list, but the list also includes a reserve list of players playing in Canada. "We have three or four players in Canada." Nolan said.

Those include two quarterbacks: Rick Worley from Howard Payne (drafted No. 12 in 1975) and Eric Guthrie from Boise State (drafted No. 14 in 1972). Almost assuredly, however, Nolan will protect Mitchell and Bullock. On the subject of the coming compensation from the Oakland Raiders their signing of Ted Kwalick.

Nolan denied that Cullen Bryant's successful challenge of the Rozelle rule meant that the compensation would take the form of draft choice(s) instead of playerlsi. "There was more to the Bryant case than just that." Nolan said. "This case would only involve a guy moving across the. bay, not across the country (from the Los Angeles Rams to the Detroit Lions)." The 49er coach also admitted that if the Raiders and 49ers come to a settlement, the result probably would not be released until after the season is over. "We wouldn't want to influence their situation," Nolan said, with reference to the fact that any deal could influence the play of the players involved.

Stars third ABA team to fold CHICAGO (UPII The Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association were dissolved officially Tuesday with four top players, Moses Malone, Ron Boonc, Steve Green and Randy Denton, sold to the Spirits of St. Louis. Commissioner Dave DeBusschere said the ABA would continue operating as a seventeam league without divisions for the balance of this season with a playoff to be held at the end of the season. Neither DeBusschere nor league president John Y. Brown would reveal the price paid by St.

Louis for the four players. But De- Busschere said it was "substantial" and Brown said the money would go to pay debts incurred by the Stars. "None of this money will go to Bill Daniels," Brown said. "It will go to pay the club and Daniels will walk away with his losses and without much debt remaining." Utah became the third franchise to fold this season, following the Baltimore Claws and the San Diego Sails. Daniels announced he would fold the Stars Monday.

He said he had lost $3.1 million on the team. He was unable to meet the player payroll on Monday. DeBusschere said the league would pay the Stars players for last week, but that future payments would have to be made by teams which might acquire them. All players other than the four purchased by St. Louis will be placed on waivers.

De- Busschere said, and go through the normal waiver procedure for teams in the league to claim them. DeBusschere said the league would play an All-Star game in Denver, matching last year's champions, the Kentucky Colonels, against the All-Stars from the other six teams. "We are coming out of this as a strong league." DeBusschere said. Club to pick up the award, agreed that his star was the prime object of the opposition tliis year. It was reported that Griffin broke four helmets and three face masks this year due to the hard hitting of his opponents.

"Archie was definitely a target more this year than last," said Hayes. "I can attest to that. The fact that he could do it again with all the pressure on him is just unbelievable." Griffin's season was marked once again by consistency. He extended his NCAA record for most consecutive games of gaining 100 or more yards to 31 before he was stopped by Michigan in the season finale. Overall, he gained 1,357 yards for 123.4 yards per game-the seventh best average in the nation--and averaged 55 yards per carry.

During his four-year varsity career Griffin gained 5,177 yards rushing, making him the first player to surpass 5.000 yards. Becoming the first double-winner of the Heisman Trophy is the climax of an amazing success story for Griffin, who started his football career as a chubby guard on his grade school team. Even though he developed into a streamlined fullback by his senior year at Eastmoor High School in Columbus, many of his friends tried to discourage him from playing for a major collegiate power. "A lot of people from my community used to tell me I was too small and that I'd be wasting my time at a big university." said Griffin. "But my high school coach.

Bob Stuart, convinced me that I could play at a big school and I never doubted it "Actually, my first choice was Northwestern because they si-ere a small school that played big-time competition, liut Coach Hayes and Rudy Hubbard (former Ohio State assistant helped to change my mind in favor of Ohio State. I really don't think I could have had as great a career if 1 had gone somewliere else." Season not over for Bears stars BERKELEY Once again University of California and ace running back Chuck Muncie have been left in the cold, as expected, in final balloting for the Heisman Trophy which was announced yesterday. But even though Muncie isn't receiving the post season honors he has earned and even though Ca! won't be going to the Rose Howl despite tying For the conference cham pionship, the season isn't quite over yet. Directors of the Shrine East-West Game are expected to announce a coup today with the announcement both Muncie and Cal receiver Suns shot well Steve Rivera will play in their Jan. 3 game at Stanford Stadium.

Cal quarterback Joe Koth is not eligible for the game as he is just a junior. But that will give Bay Area and nationwide fans one more chance to see at least two-thirds of the UC explosive offense on the same field. The duo have accepted invitations to play in the game as it is the closest post season classic to their home fans, and Cal coach Mike White will coach the West team. Game officials are expected to make an official announcement todav. Phoenix rookie shines as Suns down Warriors PHOENIX (UPI I Rookie Alvan Adams scored 23 points to lead seven Phoenix players in double figures Tuesday night as the Suns upset the Golden State Warriors 115-98 in a National Basketball Association game.

The Suns shot 65 per cent in the first quarter, led 62-52 at halftimc and 92-71 at the end o( three quarters. Reckless on game day Charles Johnson led Golden State with 18 while Warrior star Kick Barry managed only six points. Phoenix shot 56 per cent for tfie game. The Warriors come home to lace the revamped Seattle Supersonics Saturday night at the Oakland Arena. Tom iiurlcson and high- scoring Fred Brown lead the Seattle attack.

Warriors' Boxscore in Scoreboard Raiders' Lawerence different man on field By KEN RICHARDSON OAKLAND Henry L'lwrenee is a very careful young man. He often holds on to rails, when walking down a long stairway. He doesn't like to walk against automobile traffic, ors and jaywalking is definately out. Laurence always makes a point of putting something on his feet, Ibe it slippers or tennis shoes) before going outside, and his friends find it hard relating to him as a 64, 260 pound offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders. "All the girls who know me socially would really be surprised at the crazy chances I take on the football field." said Henry, who was the Raiders first draft pick out of Florida A and in 19V4.

During tiie course of a game. Ijiwrence can be seen trying to hurdle players over six feet tall, diving through the air while attempting to bring down a ball carrier or hurling himself in front of 240 pound would be tacklers. who are running at full speed. just don't know what comes over me when I am in a football game I just to do whatever 1 can to get in front of somebody and hit someone. "I guess some people take their physical aggression out in different ways.

For me it must be on the football field, because after the game 1 am my old self again." said Lawrence, smiling Henry's physical tools are awesome. He can cover 40 yards in 4 8 seconds, and that's how fast he is running when some unlucky opponent is returning a Raider kickoff in his direction The collisions are devastating. In high school he was a sprinter on the track team, and was a 225 pound wide receiver in football Up also played on the basketball team at Manatee High in Palmetto, Florida, and averaged 20 points a game There was a host of college recruiters beating a path to his doors, even when he was still a junior in high school. He was the prototype of what college and professional football coaches looked for in a football player. He was "mobile agile and hostile." For two years Raider coach John Madden has been saying that Lawrence is going to be a star in the National Football League, but still Lawrence has been watching the action from the bench, except for special team duties.

The problem is. Madden has no where to put Lawrence because the Raiders offensive line is probably one (if the best in the NFL "I never expected to teat out people like Gene Upshaw and Art Shell." said Lawrence. "They are two of the best in the business. They are all-pros. They are young legends.

"Don't get me wrong. It's not that 1 don't think I can be just as good or bettor 1 just need the playing time "1 think I have learned a lot just watching Gene and Art operate, but I feel I would have learned a lot more and been a better player today, if 1 had been playing all this time." said Henry, who wears his hair parted down the middle Lawrence may be one of the few players in the N'FL who actually enjoys the thought of covering kickoffs and punts, or blocking for them "I want to be playing, but I know that is going to come in time. Right now. the most important tiling is us winning, and I want to do what I ran to help us win. 'So far that has mostly been playing on the spedal teams.

But that's okay because I like to go out there and knock somebody on their a he said. In high school Uiwrencc was a clutch performer in three sports, earning him the respect of opponents, who called him 'the Killer." because he could boat a team in so many ways. After almost two full seasons in the-NFL he is still called "Killer." but now it's for different reasons Oilers slim choice to win RENO The Houston Oilers are only one- point favorites over the San Francisco 49ers this week according to the football odds posted by Harrah's Reno Racebook. The Oakland Raiders, meanwhile, are rated 14 points better than Denver in their Monday night game. The Raiders were also 14-point picks over Atlanta last week.

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