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Pg 14 THE NEW COURIER OCT. 3. 1970 university's Jaguars and the Prairie View Panthers battled to a 13 13 tie in a rain soaked thriller at Baton Rouge Day celebration, The Jaguars drew first blood when quarterback Howard Hall found la nky Harold Car michael in the Prairie View end zone and hit him with a 10 yarder. Clifton Smith's PAT was good and the Jags had a 7 0 lead with 12:38 left in the first period. The second tally was made by Hall on a one yard plunge that came five' plays after free safety Jim Blaekwell stole a Luther Hudson pass and re turned it 41 yards to the Prai rie View 15.

Bert Taylor hit for a quick two up the middle, followed by Grover Richardson with four and Eddie Richardson with two quick bursts that moved the ball to the one. converted to make the score 13 7. Prairie Views' second score came as the result of a lucky break in the third period. A bad snap from center skittered into the end zone and was covered by Red Mercer of the SAN FRANCISCO (UPI I salary. Center Nate Thurmond signed a new two year contract with the San Francisco Warriors at an undisclosed increase in 'SKIPPIN' THROUGH THE DEW University Park, Pa.

Penn State's Franoo Harris, (34) looks like he is skipping through the dew as he finds a big hold in the Navy line and picks up a first down during a Penn State Navy game Sept. 19 here. Harris leaped over Lydell Mitchell (23) to get the yardage. Chuck Voitb (69) of the Navy missed Harris as he tripped over Mitchell. Panthers for the tally.

Isiah Robertson, Southern's middle linebacker blocked the attempted PAT to save the day for the Jags. Grover Richardson, a fleet 5 10, 185 pound runner, led the JAGS with 166 yards on 18 attempts. Eddie Richardson finished next with 93 yards on 12 hauls. Grover's longest jaunt was a 70 yarder that saw him speed to the Praric View 6 from his own 24 in a third Frazier IFoster Set For (Detroit DETROIT (UPI) It was 19 years ago that Detroit boxing buffs watched Ezzard Charles outpoint Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 rounds here. They haven't witnessed a heavyweight a mpionship bout since.

Big time boxing returns to the Motor City Nov. 18, however, when Joe Frazier puts his heavyweight crown on the line against challenger Bob Foster, the light heavyweight champ. It will be Frazier's first defense of his title since his technical knockout of Jimmy Ellis earlier this year. The match could put Frazier, I who has been hampered recent 1 Iy by a broken foot suffered during a night club appearance, in line for a possible enountcr with Cassius Clay. But Foster is no pushover and Frazier's manager, Yancy Durham, knows this.

And so do the 43 opponent Foster has done away with since turning professional in 1968. He has lost only four professional fights. "Foster's the hardest puncher we've come up against," Durham said. Durham's statement was made after a spokesman for Foster warned, "we're going to be in shape and come out smoking." Foster, about 25 pounds lighter than the 205 pound Frazier, began training in Frazier plans to start training in Vacation Val ley in the Pocono Mountains on Oct. 1 Frazier will get or 40 per cent of the gate receipts at Cobo Arena whichever is greater.

Foster will receive straight 22.5 per cent of the total receipts Some 12.000 tickets, ranging The defensive and rebounding star will enter his eighth National Basketball Association year hoping his injured knee, which failed last year after 43 games, will allow him to play a full season a rade occurrence in his injury plagued career. General manager Bob Fer rick of the Warriors did not disclose terms of the new contract, but it was not the five year, $1 million deal Thurmond at one time said he wanted. He will be the highest paid Warrior, though. i 1 v. Iff I I TP" vS 1 1 A f.

to zs RODGERS, nicknamed By CHUCK SILER Hall did the rest but a penal and two situation. Defensively i Isiah Robertson, a sure can BATON ROUGE Southern ty on the PAT left the a Blaekwell anri David didate for all American honors. Wato nad on interception had 15 individual lackles, 10 maimng. Prairie View scored in the a for 41 and 25 yardsof which came during the second period when Hudson' on the return, respectively. second half to lead the Jags in fffr lni.

1 1 I I I uviuic a loige mrong oi iansj nil receiver jonn on a attending the annual Dad's: 15 vard Dass. Sammie Lee 'Magic Man' because he K(lvprai mpptin(; Hurin" one of the best ball day and the recommenda and playmakers in the National! tion of poa(vh Ben Schwartz 1 1 BasketDaii Association, an wadcr nounced nis retirement, kou gers, a 12 year veteran, rounded out his career last season with the Milwaukee Bucks. (UPI) Don Smith Balks On Sonics Trade PORT ANGELES. Wash (UPI) The Seattle Super sonics re eived Don Smith from the Milwaukee Bucks in a trade to improve their re bounding. But Smith told the Sonics by telephone he's tired of moving from one team to another and is "retiring" from professional basketball.

The Sonics gave up forward! Bob Boozer and guard Lucius Allen to the Bucks for Smith. The 24 year old graduate of Iowa State called Seattle general manager Bob Houbregs and said: "I'm just not coming (to Seattle)." Houbregs said Smith told him he was retiring and "nothing could be done." Sonics coach Lenny Wilkens also talked to Smith by tele phone. "He said he might go to Cancii think a while," said Wilkens. "And he indi cated he was tired of being traded around after moving his mother and brother to Milwaukee from New York." "I think Don Smith is a con fused young man," Houbregs said. "It will take some time for him to realize he should, and hopefully will, report to the Sonics." A spokesman for the university said the coach made the recommendation a ter a squad vote to take the players back." Two of the team's tri cap tains said the team approved reinstatement, not unanimously, mainly because they wanted to be allowed to play football.

Captain Paul Paolisso, sen ion quarterback from Weirton, W. said the vote came after Royal O'Day, president! of the university board of trustees, told players there were rumors that blacks might attempt to disrupt Saturday's home game against. Kansas. Paolisso said O'Day also mentioned that racuse Mayor Lee Alexander might try to stop the game in order to prevent violence. "All we want to do is play football.

We've heard three or. lour different stones about how they planned to disrupt jSj this game," Paolisso said.i 7 "Mr. O'Day said that if they uie uiaiJis; uiuu i iuuic uu the team that the threat of violence would still hang over the game and it might' be canceled by the Mayor." Randy Zur, another captain and star ting ouarterback lira that department. A late fumble recovery by Robertson at the PV 19 gave the a a shot at a late game win but the clock worked PULE (right) of Santos of Brazil and Bobby Moore of West Ham of England exchange congratulations after two world ra.ert soccer stars led Jheir teams to a 'J 2 deadlock in Randall's Island exhibition match. (UPI) Bins' Murtmgh Spmi Welwme MatlForMiii The Bucs leader agreed that rumors of a $100,000 price and Grant could be a lift to the an upcoming many sided swap; club.

I 1 Won Halt Bias Probe 1 Queries SYRACUSE. N. Y. (UPI) from Endic'ott. said of the re i turn of the blacks: "I don't think it will affect our performance on the field.

We're a united ball team, even if the black athletes do come back." Middle guard Ted Lachowicz, a junior from Shenandoah, said "What it came down to was voting for playing the game." "We decided to swallow our pride and take them back," Lachowicz said. "We really As several CIAA scouts looked on in awe, Coach Tillman Sease and his staff tapped a the pressure on until coach Tom Harris' veteran team no 1 five on the attack. The big rniLALitiLr Mia luri) amieucs jusi a nours earner: 01 laieni me 01 season 10' An(oncva vitational. Ashe, who will become a contract professional in January, earned $4,000 for his win in the two day tournament. Gorman picked up $2,000 in second place money.

don't want the back 1 not, the which because they're black but be demanded the' players cause they walked out on admit that "dismissal themselves to work to the best 1.1 (Viol .1111 aunuLiiutru uidiit tuuiuaiii intii nuu uidv any against them after quarterback on to the field for a field goal Hall slipped on a pass attempt, attempt but failed. Southern, not realizing they The Jaguars take to the had expended all time outs road again next week to play tried, to get place kicker Smith! the Mississippi Valley State seven passes snatched from! VUU hands, at that point. The ensuing fourth period belonged to Howard. Fifteen Bison rushes accounted for 139 yards, gifted cast, at least three at 9.3 yards per carry. Four deep at all positions, and kept passes were thrown' and com pleted, for 31 yards, i 1 ei four touchdowns and three longer could match the gruel conversions went up on the ing pace.

scoreboard. The key play was) 1 1 1 11 nn ti: 4 1 El A Anlk.nt, U. nan oi me ce. msun starters, uattiiiig yaiu imui. uj.

freshmen: six on defense, Ixmgview, J. However, Ashe had high praise for Gorman, a formei Seattle University tennis star, saying, "He (Gorman) deserves being named the most improved player in the United States." otu 1 11 u. vannah. TP Id College Delta Devils at Itta bena. Southern and Prairie View now share identical 1 1 1 season records.

J. a s'are 0 1 1 in the SWAC. mm (Mm WASHINGTON'. D.C. Thej yards (including a 54 yardlteam invades Virginia State'i once dreaded roar of Howard scoring sprint) of the 155 ac Petcrsburgh bailiwick on Oct.

University's supposedly out credited to Virginia Union. 3. one 'thundering herd' of Bi Summary sen, returned with sudden and! ln 8lnS was l0USn in lne First Downs explosive fury at Howard sta i scoreless third period, after Yds Rushing dium, Saturday, in 92 degree temperature. As a result Vir ginia Union university stampeded by a 43 to 7 score nuwaiu iidu Ldiiitu io yds PasSin" dmamagt: imu uie uaiuiuie Total Yards was! interim. During that rugged, 15 minute stalemate, only two first downs were achieved Favored to capture the Cen Dotn by Howard, tral Intercollegiate AA title because of a spectacular 1969! The VUU Panthers were at finish, the veteran VUU per their best in that stanza.

The sonncl matched the bigger, change commenced on the Blue Bison avalanche for three next to last play of the third riiaaed neriods. before collap period. Sophomore Anthony sing under a 27 0 explosion in Becks intercepted the sixth of the final period. Passes Fumbles Lost Yds. Penalized (Attendance: v.u.u.

155 48 213 3 20 2 126 Tigers H.U. 20 250 62 312 5 18 4 116 Frosh Willie Harrell a streak SAVANNAH, t.a. Mama ing 190 pound fireplug irom me udimg mimm Thr.n tmnnth Dennis JOne5. IHU me ucicii in price from S10 to $100. will it was the first time DannviWhat trade winds are blowinc? Ithe office hrass.

Hp took firant1 oon civ fnnin, Knr. sive nlav of Joe Gibbs, the i 1 I I UllJ lA'lUUl llt 1UV11 lUQI ICI UOIlIVO IUVIUUIUq De soia ior me nisi neavy Aiurtaugn ever saw Aiuacat Joe l. Brown, tne rmsDurgn out alter three innings of one Oadcn a mathema man Brown Mike Copeland savannan aiaie ngeis weight title bout in Detroit! Grant pitch and the Pittsburgh general manager, wasn't tell hit pitching and turned it over since the iOtt Charlr en iPh ates skipper liked what he.ing how the Bucs snared the! to the rest of the short termers counter in 1951. The bout will saw. 'Grant, his 6 2 record with 24ifor the ninth.

be broadcast on closed circuit television in the United States and abroad. Charles P. "Chuck" Davey, Micnigan stale Boxing commissioner, called the Frazier The New York State Boxing Commission said it would grant Clay license to fight there if he should apply. Prior to that announcement, Davey had refused to consider granting Clay a license to fight when it was proposed that Clay and Frazier meet each other in the ring here. Mete Thurmond Signs IFcat Pact victory over the Philadelphia Phillies How Pirates did Grant from the get the Oakland Saves.

and his 1 71 FltA from Miirtniinh linmrrv fir aMo well traveled these Charlev Finlev and the said' he took r.rant nut recent years, wearer 01 seven Mr Fjnley and agreed tne major league uniforms sixterms tne sale are not to be in tne past lour seasons Brown said. popped up wun me riraies Foster match a "natural" and 10 dIlu i mninrt cinMlnce inn ll'hln longer than three innings this year. "I never saw him aauco mat ne now wining to; nn. Vinim was well above theiand warmed ve av a ltpnse tn eht 'l" w.c Michigan. "Oakland had waivers on waiver price.

You're not going all. Oh yes, I did see him to get a man of his caliber fori once, on television, but never $20,000." Murtaugh, with excellent managerial foresight, left the in pe'rson. And I liked what I saw." tics major, calls itself the and Jim Bryant 'pnnrtroctatinn Onlu Vialfhnpk ennhnmnrp nnrf Frnsh rpsnpp because Grant hadn't gonei Ashe Captures Seattle Tourney SEATTLE (UPI) Arthur! Ashe's powerful serves kept I Ashe defeated home town) Gorman on the defensive favorite Tom Gorman 6 3. 6 4 throuchout the match and in order for us to acquirejMurtaugh said. "He got capture the men's singles1 he was" never able to break up, out thai title at the Seattle tennis service.

1 i 1 iniee yedi luaiug ontan uj wrecking tne Aiaoama asm Willie Dancy found a way to! lively, made the Bisons look Bulldogs 29 to nothing in Sa penetrate it. He gained 107i like a great ball club. The The Tigers, who Will face powerful Alcorn next Saturday night, picked up 194 yards rushing and 250 yards passing. Jones scored on 1, 2, and 32 yard runs. Lorenzo Bennett scored on an eight yard pass from Chester Ellis.

Amelia Kuhn converted on three plays. The Tiger defense held the Bulldogs to 82 total offensive yards and also made a safety. had; Rights Commission, and said, "will look into all of the also! reoresentatives of the admini 'black athletes' allegations. from The eight were suspended! the squad was a logical con after they boycotted spring elusion of missing football training in support of a demand: practice for a protracted per that a black man be added to! iod" and agree to play any the coaching staff. position assigned by the coach As part of the ing staff.

a Corbally announcement of reinstatement came about six1 hours after the end of an after noon meeting stration and black players, take testimony from athletes and coaches, and examine any 1 cnanceuur saw we ic i ifi n.o instatement wil no have any relevant." effect on a faculty student committee formed to investi Among the blacks involved gate the charges of racism dsPut A made by the blacks. t. a 231 pound fullback from Cambridge, who led Corbally said the committee, Syracuse in rushing the past will be convened "as soon asj two seasons. possible" by Vice Chancellor Since the spring boycott, players have been reinstated position which best utillizes1 carleton to "prepare a a black coach has been nirea. lor John E.

Corbally Jr. their talents. Schwartzwaldcr, Robert Man comprehensive report." He is Carlm an Jones, former The, chancellor's action fol This was a compromise with! gum, head of the State Human! The committed, Corbally 1 ly a player for Florida A M. i TD BOUND New York New York Giants' Ron Johnson scores on a twelve yard pass from Quarterback Fran Tarkrn ton as Chicago's Bcnnie McRae tries too late to bring him down. Action came during first quarter of night game played here on Sept.

19. Bears won 21 1..

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