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fits Lienhard OUTLAR ic Sports Editor -fc As Bulldogs 23 rebounds and forced the dazed Tide defense into utter frustration. time in the confines of Bama's brand-new coliseum in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 3. Rosemond's troops now need only three more victories to insure a winning season the first in 17 campaigns. The king's subjects were very able helpers, too.

Guards Dick Mcintosh, Jerry Epling and Nick A Net to Catch the Wind Scouts have traveled thousands of miles, viewed hundreds of games, attended countless hours of practice and studied miles of film. Information compiled by humans has been fed into the super cells of computers and Tuesday morning 26 NFL and AFL football teams will divide the 1967 crop of college football players. Despite the scientific approach, scouts are the first to admit that they are wrong in appraising players much more frequently than they are right. Gimpel adroitly worked the ball into Lienhard for his in-close attacks on the basket. Lombardi To Tell Decision i i fir "7f 17 Of GREEN BAY, Wis.

(AP) -Enigmatic Vince Lombardi has summoned the press and the Green Bay Packer board of di-' yv rectors to din-' ner Thursday Much emphasis is placed on procurement of players in the early rounds. Yet, a glance at NFL rosters reveals that stars of the future are frequently picked long after the premium performers supposedly have been plucked. Conversation about the top choices always reminds me of Jimmy Orr, who failed to make All-America at Georgia but made All-Pro and the Pro Bowl. In the 1957 draft, Orr was claimed by the Los Angeles Rams in round 25. They were unawed by their 180-pounder in pre-season practice and dispatched him to Pittsburgh.

The unwanted Mr. Orr emerged as the NFL Rookie of the Year as a Steeler. Most stunning example of misjudged talent is the all-time Bania Bows In 95-73 llomp By MICKEY MCCARTHY Constitution Assistant Sports Editor ATHENS, Ga. Bob Lien-hard, Georgia's leaning tower from New York, fell with a mighty thud that was beautiful music to the Peach State, but sickening to all points within shouting distance of Tuscaloosa. What Lienhard did was completely destroy Alabama with a record-breaking 45 points here Monday night as the king and his subjects routed the red-faced Tide, 95-73.

Coach Ken Rosemond generously pulled his point machine with 4:22 left in the game, or else the total easily would have been in the 50's. Lienhard hit a fantastic 19 of 21 shots from the floor. This also represented a new school record for field goals. The percentage was an amazing 90.4. The big Bulldog started rather inconspicuously in the first half, tossing in 13 points.

But oh how things picked up after that. Intimidating a a center Rich Doppe with his deft touch around basket, Lienhard smashed in 32 points after intermission and eased past his former school mark of 44. This rousing total had come in the Bulldogs' first game of the season, a match with Arkansas Lienhard did more than score, although nobody seemed to care. He pulled in a game high of night an invi- 1 t-ifinn that nrrv. And defense? That, too, was not forgotten, as the Bulldogs' 6-11 pivotman, on several occasions, batted away shots and took daring liberties with the Bama attackers.

The game itself never was in doubt as Georgia quickly took comand. The only thing that was in doubt was how many Lienhard would score. The Bulldogs mounted a 13-point advantage in the first half and the margin continued to swing merrily up the scale. Before Lienhard exploded, the Bulldogs had received starring roles from Jim Youngblood and Ray Jeffords. Youngblood wheeled in 13 points in the first 10 minutes before going to the bench with three fouls.

Then Jeffords got into action and kept the Bulldogs way in front. Youngblood, star of Saturday's win over Auburn, collected 13 points and Jeffords added 10. Epling and Mcintosh, relegated to feeding the ball, scored six and one, respectively. Collectively, the 1 1 blistered the nets with a 57.1 field goal average. Rosemond cleaned the bench early, and If down as coach ''JfnitmmimuA--.

i.nrn wnftrwi professional football champions. A Packer Staff Photo Mirion Crowa GEORGIA'S BOB LIENHARD (54) BATTLES FOR TWO OF HIS 45 POINTS Big Man Surrounded By Alabama's Rich Deppe (43) and Tom Jones (44) Vlnce Lumbardl spokesman, who THE ATLANIA CONSTITUTION $3mmmM' Wagner To Start VMI Tilt every Bulldog saw some action. Tuesday, January 30, 1968, Page 37 announced plans Monday for the dinner and news conference, declined to say more than that the coach and general manager would speak. "Take it from there," he advised. It was considered highly unlikely that Lombardi, the most consistently successful coach in National Football League history, would use the occasion to announce that his position in the Green Bay organization would remain unchanged.

Rumors have abounded for the past two months that Lombardi, who coached the Packers to championships in five of the past seven seasons, would not coach the Packers again in 1968. The most persistent rumor Randy Hollmgsworth and Gary Elliott were high for Alabama with 17 apiece. Mike Nordholz, who was knocked out chasing a loose ball in the second half, managed 12 points. He did not return to action after the spill. Georgia also suffered two casualties.

Gimpel twisted an ankle and Jeffords suffered a possible Falcons Set Sights broken nose, however, the latter returned to the game. Georgia now is 10-5 for the On Huge Humphrey season and 5-4 in the league. The Bulldogs make their next stop on the road Wednesday, traveling to Auburn. After the Auburn game, however, Georgia will have another shot at the Crimson Tide, this ttiey were burning the midnight oil trying to get a deal consummatedthey'll have slim pickings after the second round. In OUTLAR pro battery of Johnny Unitas and Raymond Berry.

Unitas was drafted ninth by Pittsburgh, but the Steelers promptly decided they had made a mistake on the Louisville quarterback. Plainly, he'd never make it as a pro, so the pros cast him adrift. The Unitas story is history. From the semi-pro ranks he got a chance with Baltimore and now leads the world in throwing footballs and quarterbacking. Baltimore Battery Shining Example Raymond Berry, a skinny 185-pounder who looks more like a space scientist than an NFL star, has caught more passes than any pro in history.

Down the years he has been Unitas' favorite catcher. In the 1954 draft, Baltimore picked Berry as a future in the 20th round. As the field director of the championship cast at Green Bay, Bart Starr is now recognized as the greatest quarterback this side of Unitas. Neither the Packers nor Starr's college coach thought Bart would become a super star. Red Drew, who coached Starr at Alabama, said that he thought Bart would make the grade with the pros.

But Red never dreamed his pupil would win more championships than any of his illustrious NFL playmates. Neither did the Packers. They picked Bart in the 17th round of the 1956 draft. Fortunately for the Falcons, there's a chance a Starr or a Berry may be mired in the lower rounds undetected by computers or people. The Falcons will get the No.

3, No. 29 and No. 53 players as their top three choices. Unless Minnesota or Cincinnati pick him first, it has been learned that Claude Humphrey, 260-pound tackle from Tennessee will be the first choice of the Falcons. Annual Dropouts Among Phi Beta Kappas With 26 pro clubs picking 462 players over 17 rounds, it's obvious that the Falcons aren't going to wing into the victory column via this year's draft.

It takes several years. However, the Falcons can't stand another non-productive draft like they pulled off last year. For whatever the reason Atlanta didn't have a first-year man in action during the season. In contrast, Green Bay had seven rookies on its Super Bowl roster. Gene Cronin, who headed up last year's draft, insists that the Falcons fared much better than it appears on the surface.

Certainly, it should be duly noted that the first man selected by the Falcons last year gave early indications that he'll be a standout of the future. Leo Carroll, the towering defensive end from San Diego State, would have been a starter if he hadn't sustained a knee injury. An operation apparently has proven successful and the Falcons are banking on Carroll becoming a regular next season. Coach Norb Meeker agrees with Cronin that last year's draft has been overstressed in the distress columns. Hecker has logically noted that the Falcons still own eight players from last year's picks who probably will be more valuable in the future than any players they get today after the first three choices.

The draft is always intriguing. Somewhere down the line you may land an unsuspected star, and every year you do get college stars who don't make the grade with the pros. their haste to get help last year the Falcons left themselves without a choice in three of the The (Lien) Hard Way first five rounds. They may come up With a trade before KG FT REB I'F TP 7-8 9 1 17 the 10 a.m. deadline, however.

512 0-7 7-15 1-3 10 4-9 7 3 I 3 18 3-12 has the Brooklyn-born Lombardi surrendering the coaching reins to an assistant, probably Phil Bengtson, the defensive coach. Lombardi would then remain in Green Bay as general manager. Another report has Lombardi returning to New York, the city where he is said to feel most at home. There, he would undertake a new challenge with either the New York Jets of the American Football League or the New York Giants of the NFL. The announcement of the news conference came as a surprise, even to the Packer players.

"I wouldn't even want to guess what it's all about," said tackle Henry Jordan. "I've been guessing with that man for nine years, and for nine years I've been guessing wrong. "Probably no one knows for sure what he's going to do except Coach Lombardi." 724 3-5 2 2 0 1 Their three picks in round six give them a total of 17 for the draft, which actually 0-0 By PAT ZIER Georgia Tech will "Phil" out its lineup here Tuesday night for the first time since the Tu-lane game, and it may be just what the doctor ordered to salvage what's left of the Yellow Jackets' season. Phil Wagner, Tech's star guard and the team's leading scorer, will be back in the starting lineup after a five-game absence. Coach John "Whack" Hyder made the announcement Monday after his team finished preparations for its 8 p.m.

clash with VMI in the coliseum. "Wagner's set to start and ready to go," the Tech coach said. "I don't know how much he'll play, but we'll use him and see how things work out." Earlier, Hyder had said that Wagner could have played at North Carolina, but since the Jackets fell out of contention early in the game, it was decided to rest him and insure a full recovery. The Tech star has been out since pulling an abdominal muscle in the Tu-lane game. Hyder also said that the other regular guard, Stan Guth, would play against VMI although he would not start.

"The cast is off his injured hand, but he hasn't used it much for a long time and we aren't sure how it will affect his dribbling," Hyder remarked. "It may be tough for him to control the ball in certain situations, but he'll play some," the coach commented. On the dark side, Allen Tison, a promising sophomore reserve who has a history of knee trouble, was to be operated on Continued on Page 39, Column 1 1-4 0- 0 1- 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 2-3 0-0 24-81 21-32 41 14 73 KG FT REB I'F TP ALABAMA Hollinusworth Junes Deppv Noidholz Kllintt White LudwiK Unit Arikins Jnhnson Totals GEORGIA Younyblood Lienhard Mcintosh Eplins Nasle Gimpel Wix Yuha.1 Superka Shufelt White Tot.lls Score by Halves: Alabama Georgia 5-9 0-0 10 67 1.1 2 Hardy Appears Out of Picture By AL THOMY If things go according to Hoyle or Rozelle, the Atlanta Falcons will draft Tennessee defensive tackle Claude Humphrey in the first round of the pro football college draft Tuesday morning. It was learned Monday night that Humphrey had moved ahead of Notre Dame tackle-end Kevin Hardy in the thinking of the Falcons, who have insisted all along they would go for a defensive lineman in the draft. In fact, if the Falcons go to a second choice among defensive linemen they would probably lean toward tackle Bill Staley, a 240-pounder from Utah State.

But this is not necessarily the strategy. If Humphrey is claimed by cither Minnesota or Cincinnati, who pick ahead of Atlanta, the Falcons might discard their emphasis on de fense and go for the "best athlete," an all encompassing term that usually means a running back flanker or quarterback. Who would this be? Your guess is as good as the next, though names in this category include flanker Haven Moses of San Diego State, quarterback-defensive back Bill Anderson of Colorado, fullback Larry Csonka of Syracuse, flankers Richard Trapp of Florida and Dennis Homan of Alabama, center Bob Johnson of Tennessee, flanker Freddie Hyatt of Auburn and running back Lee White of Weber State. After the first round, the Falcons must fit in their needs between the selections of 25 other professional clubs. Their turn comes up again on the 29th pick and then the 53rd.

Because they gave up their third, fourth and fifth round selections on trades last year, they don't go to the well again until the sixth round, when they have three choices. So unless the Falcons trade for a high draft choice and 19-21 7-10 T3 0-4 1-1 0-2 0- 0 3-3 1- 1 0-0 0-1 3-12 1-4 0-2 3-4 01 3-5 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 40-70 15-21 53 23 95 33 4073 46 49-95 W.A.O.K. PRESENTS THE FABULOUS MAGICIANS figures out to one per round. Much on Tuesday depends on what Minnesota and Cincinnati do, and officials of those clubs were mum on their plans. An llth-hour trade sent New Orleans quarterback Gary Cuozzo to Minnesota for the Vikings' first-round draft choice not to be confused with be bonus pick the Vikes got in the Fran Tarkenton trade last year.

The Vikings still pick first with New Orleans seventh. The deal means that can shift from its quarterback-search and head for a defensive man, probably linebacker Fred Carr of Texas-El Paso. The Saints are desperate for offensive linemen and might tap tackle Ron Yary of Southern Cal or Bob Johnson of Tennessee. Paul Brown and the Cincy Bengals admit they have narrowed their first-round field to three, but won't say which three. It is likely they, too, will do a lot of wheeling and dealing before the draft is completed for they have 10 six-round selections.

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1 Draft Pick erably. "Of all the quarterbacks available, we know Garv can do (Him; on of ins 1 the best job for us. He is still very young, with five years NFL experience behind him and still has a good future ahead of relatively certain as the Continued on Page 39, Column 1 DOWATOWA' ATLAATA 5. generally believed to be as good as next year's when men like Orange Juice Simpson of Southern California and Leroy Keyes of Purdue will be up for grabs. Cincinnati, the 10th team in the AFL, gets special privileges in the dratf with 28 extra selections.

The Bengals, owned and coached by Paul Brown, will draft first and last in each round (second in the first round after Minnesota's special). They I 5 DAYS TO GO! NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Hardy of Notre Dame, Fred Carr of Texas Western and Ron Yary of Southern California are reported high on the list of possibilities for Minnesota's No. 1 choice in Tuesday's combined pro draft by the American and National Football Leagues. The Vikings acquired the special wild card top choice giving them first pick of all collegians in 1967 or 1968, when they traded Fran Tarkenton to the New York Giants a year ago. There had been speculation they would trade the super 8r I preient niv (lie wt ALL DAY TUESDAY WPRICS) will have a third choice after the second, third and fourth rounds and will take all AFL se GARY CUOZZO Now a Viking 1.

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(AP) -The New Orleans Saints dealt quarterback Gary Cuozzo to the Minnesota Vikings Monday in a last minute trade which will enable the Saints to have a first-round selection when the college football player draft opens Tuesday in New York. The Vikings gave up their regular first round draft choices for both 1968 and 1969 to get Cuozzo. Minnesota retained, however, the special wild card first round niioice which will give them the No. 1 pick of all collegians acqxred last year in the deal that sent Fran Tarkenton to New York. The trade means that New Orleans now will pick seventh in the draft instead of 59th.

The Saints earlier had traded away their draft picks in the first two rounds of the joint selection by both National and American Football League teams. "It would be difficult to emphasize how important this first round pick can be to the future development of the Saints," said Bert Rose, general manager of the team. In Minnesota, Vikings General Manager Jim Finks said that "with Cuozzo and the bonus pick lections, except Miami's, in the sixth round. The number of draft rights vary from Cincinnati's 42 (they traded three away), Green Bay and Cleveland's 21 to the New York Giants' 11. Still paying off for the Tarkenton deal, the Giants won't get a pick until the Continued on Page 39, Column 1 Next to the Rialto Theatre 4.

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The development made it appear obvious that the Vikings would skip Gary Beban of UCLA, the Heisman Trophy winner, as their No. 1 pick. Top prospects now would appear to be defensive tackle Kevin Hardy of Notre Dame, fullback Larry Csonka of Syracuse and-tackle Ron Yary of Southern California. In Memphis, Cuozzo said he was pleased with the trade. "I think the trade is best for mc and the Saints," he said.

"It works out well for me to be going with an experienced team." It's the second year in a row that Cuozzo has been traded for a draft choice. He was Johnny Unitas' understudy at Baltimore before cominz to New Orleans Long S'crvrs, I'ormcrlv $6.30 and 7.00 NOW 400 Drive across Junior NO PHONE College. ORDERS, PLEASE Rrgularl; 87.93,NOW 8.30io89.93,NOW $6 Knlire Sliirk Half Sleeve. A'AWf 1 reK.loS9.9S j(JV 3 311(1 4 choice for an experienced quarterback but the Vikings ended that rumor Monday night when they acquired passer Gary Cuozzo from New Orleans in exchange for the regular first round choice the seventh player to be selected Tuesday. That means that Minnesota is likely to bypass Gary Beban, UCLA's Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, and go for a big lineman like Hardy, Notre Dame's 6-foot-5, 270-pound defensive tackle; Carr, a 6-5.

230-pound linebacker from Texas Western; or Yary, the 6-5. 245-pound offensive tackle from Southern California. The picking figures to get rather thin with 26 teams selecting a total of 462 men over a space of 17 rounds. Although Mil! i.amiiMwooi prieeu at IV. Vj in -necks SQOO ()( or ifian iioh mere INCLUDES AS FOLLOWS: REMOVE TRANSMISSION INSPECT ALL SEALS INSPECT FOR 19 MANY OTHER NOW OR NEVER BUYS -THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BETTER DRESSED FOR A PITTANCE! RE- CONTAMINATION WEAR PLACE TRANSMISSION FREE SERVICE CAR TOW ROAD TEST ADJUSTMENT we are very optimistic about INCLUDES REMOVE REPLACE tltottjs our future.

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