The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 12

"The Fangs" Hold Joe Pagan, Friends, Is stalled one foot from goal line by Wesleyan's "Fangs" on fourth down play in fourthi quarter Saturday. (Journal Photos by Glenn Reams) Neck-Twisting Windup Hugh Nicks (53), Friends' linebacker, twists Wesleyan quarterback Bob Tripp's head on final play of season. Tripp flipped out-of- bounds and game ended before another play began. Coyotes Spill Friends 12-7; Share 3rd By BILL BURKE Kansas Wesleyan's defensive unit, "The Fangs," wrote a proud final chapter to the Coyotes' finest football season in a decade at balmy Martin stadium Saturday afternoon. Wesleyan's offensive i punched out a 12-7 lead the first half, and the scrapping "Fangs" made it stand up for the Methodists' sixth victory in nine starts this season.

The 12-7 win gave Wesleyan a share of third place in the final KCAC standings, a leap of five places over last year's finish. The "Fangs" dag in and stepped Friends on the one- foot line with 10 minutes to go in the contest, the second straight week the defensive unit has thrown up a line stand to give tbe Coyotes the victory. Eight minutes later Mike Prochaska of the defenders snapped up a Friends fumble on the Wesleyan 30-yard line, and the Coyotes took over to run out the clock six plays later. Twice in the third period Wesleyan's deep defense shot down aerials by Friends' sharp pilot, quarterback Ron Simmons, who was aiming touchdown bombs. Vaughn Lambert intercepted one pass in the end zone, followed by a Ron Magathan interception only a few minutes- later.

While it was mostly the defensive unit gaining the laurels the last half, it was the offense that punched out touchdowns the first and second quarters to overcome a quick Friends first period score. Score on Pass The Coyotes struck once on a 35-yard pitch from quarterback Bob Tripp to Lynn Brotherton, in the fading seconds of the front frame, then smashed over fcr a touchdown on a one-yard keeper by Tripp deep in the second frame. That scoring drive came after Gary Salmans captured a Friends fumble on the bounce and apparently ran for touchdown, only to see it called.back by a penalty. Friends, one of the top passing clubs in the KCAC, stuck to the ground except for one 5-yard pitch to march 65 yards and score first with 7:06 remaining the first frame. Henry Jackson, a 200-pound senior, smashed into the end zone from one yard out after sharing lugging chores with the Falcons' workhorse, sophomore Joe Pagan, and sophomore Dick Capoccipni.

Junior Mike McKay's conversion kick made it 7-0. Wesleyan's first scoring opportunity came after a 38-yard Friends' punt which Ron Garrison returned from the Coyotes' 47 to the Friends' 36. On third down from the 35, Tripp connected with Brotherton with 15 seconds left in the quarter. A bad snap from center cancelled the Coyotes' chances for a conversion. Miss Chance Wesleyan missed a chance to score midway the second period when Garrison, having one ofi his best days, returned a 39-yard Friends kick 45 yards to the Friends' 18.

Bob Dickman moved the ball to the 11, where Alan Fahring, prime target of the Falcon defense, came up with six yards on a big fourth-down play to the Falcon five. But on the next play, the Falcons ripped the ball from Fahring's grasp and 220-pound senior tackle Dan Cutting recovered on the seven. Ten plays later the Falcons were operating on the Wesleyan 48 when a fumble was recovered by Salmans, Wesleyan's senior defensive end. Salmans romped into the end zone, but the Coyotes were tagged for clipping at the 12 and the ball was moved back to the 27. Dickman, Fahring and Garrison carried it to the one, from where Tripp went over on a keeper.

Mike Prochaska's attempted conversion failed with 1:50 remaining. Friends took the second half kickoff from its own 32 to the Wesleyan 11, where a Simmons pass was intercepted by Lambert in the end zone. The Coyotes took over on their own 20 and gambled for a yard and a first down at the 29. But Magathan, who was back as if to kick, was hooked for a yard loss and Friends took over on Wesleyans' 28. Three plays later Magathan intercepted another toss in the end zone and the threat was over.

Wesleyan's defensive line was charging with arms raised, screening Simmons' view of his receivers. Carl Knarr, Wesleyan's defensive sophomore end from Jewell, also came np with jarring', key tackles the frame. Late in the third period Friends started from the Wesleyan 47, following a 31-yard Coyote boot, and reached the 34 as the quarter ended. A 14-yard Simmons pass toj Doug Duncan put it at the 20. Pagan picked up eight yards to the 12, then Wesleyan was tagged for a six-yard penalty, half the distance to the goal, on a foul.

Pagan was tossed back two yards to the eight. Dick Capoccioni picked up three to the five and Pagan rammed four yards to the one, where it was fourth down. Pagan tried again and was stopped one foot short of the goal line. Wesleyan got operating room, and more important, got to keep the ball when a rcughing-the- kicker penalty was called on Friends on Wesleyan's fourth- down play. The Coyotes drove all the way to the Friends 42, where Magathan punted into the end zone, and Friends took over on its own 20.

With Simmons completing four passes enroute, Friends moved to the Coyote 30. Simmons had lit Bob Hutson with a pass at the 30, -and be was hit by Maga than with a vicious tackle. Prochaska Gets Ban Hutson tried to lateral but Prochaska pounced on tbe ball with 2:11 left, enabling Wesleyan to hold on until the end. Garrison i np 12 yards on a big third-down play that enabled Wesleyan to keep possession with 1:26 left, and three plays later it was all over. Friends was keying on Fahring, the nation's third leading rusher, all afternoon, with mon- sterman Hugh Nicks, a 180-pound senior, hugging to him like glue.

Fahring was held to a net 13 yards rushing on 12 carries. First Downs Net Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Intercepted by Fumbles Lost Punts-Average Penalties-Yards KWCI 12 191 59 5 2 3 1 5-41 2-21 20 193 152 22 11 0 2 3-42 1-15 Score kjr Wesleyan 6 6 0 0--JZ Friends 7 0 0 0 7 Omaha Stops Hays, 41-28 HAYS Ft. Hays struck first to hold a 7-0 first quarter lead over Omaha university but all Tiger hopes of derailing the Indian express vanished the second period. Omaha scored a 4128 win -and took the 1267 CIC crown with a 4-0 record. Ft.

Hays fin'shed third in the conference with a 2-2 mark. The Tigers scored on a seven yard pass frcm Leo Hayden to Ron Goates and Jess Kennis kicked the extra point for the early lead in the season wrapup for both teams. Omaha came roaring back the second period as Pat Smagacz ran two yards and Pulliam kicked the extra point to tie the game and a five yard pass from Marlin Briscce to Tom McKernan put the Indians in front for good. Pulliam again kicked the PAT. Later in the quarter Briscoe passed 10 yards to Bill Haas and six yards to McKcrnan for scores and P.

Garrison ran one extra point. Hays picked up two scores in the third period as Rich Dreiling ran two yards and one yard while Kennis kicked both points. Omaha scored once in both final periods as Smagacz ran two yards and Briscoe one yard with Pulliam making both kicks. An 11 yard pass by Hayden to Gerald Bowman accounted for the fourth quarter Ft. Hays TD.

Briscoe completed 15 of 30 passes for 225 yards. He hit touchdown pas'es of 6 and 5 yards and Bill Hass with an 11- yard scoring pass. Trailing 7-0 going into the second period, Omaha roared back for 27 points to take command at the half. Omaha ended the season with 6-3 record and 4-0 in the conference. Ft.

Hays was 3-5 for the season and wound up third in the league at 2-2. Ft. Hays State Omaha 7 0 14 7--23 0 27 7 7--41 Ft. Hays Omaha First iiown.1 16 P.ushing yardage 156 in Passing yardage 225 Passes 15-30-2 Pu-ts 3.30 6-33-4 Fumbles lost 2 2 Yards penalized 13 KH--Coatw pass trom Havdcn Om-Smagacz 2 run (Pulliam kick i Om-MeKcrnan 5 pass from Briscoe (Pulliam i i OM--Haas II pass trom Brlscot (Garrison OM--McKernan 6 pass from (kick a i FH--Drelllng run (Kennii kick) FH-Drcilins 1 run (Kenr.is kick) OM--Smagacz 2 run i i a kick) OM--Briscoe 1 (Pulllam FH--B-wraan 11 pass (rom Hay- dea (Kennis kick By G. DAVID WALLACE Associated Press Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) Notre Dame's Terry Hanratty ran for wo touchdowns and elusive rippod off a 78-yard punt return Saturday, leading he Irish to a 38-0 conquest of Pitt.

Hanratty was given plenty of Irish Rout Pilt, 38-0 Eagles Fly By Wichita, 20-14 DENTON, Tex. (AP) -Steve Ramsey, whose erratic passing plagued North Texas' first half offense, completed six straight tosses during an 85-yard third drive and -juaiitL scoring ime by his forward wall on brought the undefeated Eagles passes, connecting on eight of 131 a 20-14 Missouri Valley Confer- passes for 120 yards before ence football victory over Wich- eaving to rest midway through Ihc third perio-'. But all of Notr? Dame's touchdowns came on the ground. Sehoen, a 178-pound safety, took a punt on his own 22, circled to his left and raced down sideline into Uie end E-Staie 34, Washburn 7 EMPORTA, Kan. (AP) Emporia State won its first game of the year Saturday over winlcss Washburn, 3-J-to-7 at Emporia.

Both teams entered the homecoming game with eight losses. the left zone. He also set up Notre Dame's second touchdown with a 20- yard return and a field goal with a 13-yard return. Sehoen intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards just before the half, but time ran out before the Irish could score. The Notre Dame back crashed through the porous Pitt defense for a total of 234 yards running.

Pitt could gain only 15 yards on the ground. ita State Saturday. The once-tied Eagles never led until Vic Williams scored from a yard out with less than 3 minutes remaining in the third period. Ramsey's 52-yards in passinig accounted for the majority of the yardage covered in the drive, that consumed nearly 9 minutes. North Texas' offense so dominated the second, half that Wich- Missouri Wins Cross Country BOULDER.

Colo. (AP)-Missouri, with three runners in the top ten, won its first Big Eight cross-country championship Saturday at University of Colorado's three-mile course at Lake sec- Valley Country Gub. Paced by Glenn Ogden, ond in the individual rankings, the Tigers placed Dave Ganz seventh, Bob Arnold ninth, Greg Tsevis 15th and Ron Johnson 19th. Missouri scored 52 points, Colorado 59, Kansas 80, Oklahoma 111, Iowa State Kansas State 122, Oklahoma State 150 and Nebraska 187. ita State had the ball for only eight plays in the third quarter and on four possessions in the final period.

The Shockers got only two first downs in the second half. A record North Texas Stadium crowd of 18,900 watched the Eagles win their third conference game and move one-half game ahead of Tulsa, which plays here next Saturday. Pass interceptions by Jimmie Jones and Richard Stiverson stopped two other North Texas scoring possibilities in the fourth quarter. The Eagles salvaged a pair of field goals by Randy Henry from hree wasted touchdown oppor- unities in the first half and inally got a on Ramsey's 36-yard pass to Ronnie Shanklin with 3:09 to play in the econd quarter. The Shockers, assisted by a ourth down roughing-the-kicker penalty and a timely offside call igainst North Texas, scored the irst time they had the ball on a 26-yard pass from John Eckman Glenn Meltzer.

WtohiU N. Texmi Wyoming Wins WAC Grid Title Notre Dame Pittsburgh 14 10 6 8--38 0 0 0 0 0 Fort Hays Wins CIC Meet PITTSBURG, Kan. Fort Hays State placed three men in the top five today to win the CIC cross Country meet. Emporia State, which had two men in the top five, finished second. Fort Hays which also won the team title last year had 25 points, Emporia 38.

John Nathan of Fort Hays was the individual winner, covering the four-mile course at Crcstwood County Club in 20:03. David McLcland of Fort Hays was second, 23 seconds behind Nathan. By PAT THOMPSON Associated Press Sports Writer ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Seventh-ranked Wyoming won its second straight Western Athletic Conference football title Saturday with a 42-6 stampede over New Mexico, with two of the Cowboys setting NCAA records. Kicking specialist Jerry De- Poyster booted four field goals from 33, 23, 40 and 19 yards and four extra pain's for a three- season total of 173 points.

The old three-year scoring record for a kicker was 170 by Princeton's Charley Gogolak in 19'365. Vic Washington returned four punls for a season total 52 runbacks that bettered the record of 50 by Texas AM's Marion Flanagan in 1943. Besides the record breaking performances a highlight of the regionally unbeaten televised Wyoming game was for the quarterbacking of 177-pound spindle-legged Paul Toscano who passe for touchdowns of I yards to Hub Lindsey and 21 yards to tailback Jim Kiick Toscano also scored on a 55- yard run. Wyoming's brutal defense continually spilled Lobo quar terbacks Rick Beitler and Terry Stone for losses and held New Mexico to minus 29 yards rush ing. In the first period, the trio of Steve Adamson, Larry Nels and Jack Bowen nailed Stone in the end zone for a safety.

Wyoming is now 9-0 and has the nation's longest major col lege winning streak at 13 games. Wyoming New Mexico 16 13 13 0--42 0 0 0 6 6 19 121 176 177 First 19 Rushing yardage -13 Passing yardage 137 Return yardage .123 Passes 15-26-2 16-35-3 Punts 9-43 5-40 Fumbles lost 0 0 Yards penalized 67 89 Wichita 7 7 0 0-14 North Texas 3 9 8 0-20 Wich-Meltzer 26 pass from Eckman (Anderson kick). NT--FG Henry 33 irr-- FG Henry 37 Wlch-Lee 1 run CAnderson Wick). NT--Shanklin pasi from Ramsey (pars NT--Williams 1 run pass from Ramsey). Attendance: 1S.900.

Salina YMCA Swimmers Win The Salina YMCA swim team opened its season schedule wit a surprisingly easy victory in the Central Kansas YMCA Swim league relay meet Saturday. The meet was at McPherso and attended by six of the seven league teams. The league con sists of Wichita Central, East West and Garvey branches Hutchinson, McPherson and Sa Una. West was not represented In stroking to victory, Salin scored 136 points as comparec to 81 by East and 78V4 for Hutcb inson, both perennial league paw ers. Wichita Central had 26, Me Pherscn 12 and Garvey Salina hosts McPherson nex Satirday at 1 pm to begin dua meets.

Spectators are welcome. Purdue 41, Gophers 12 Burke LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -Purdue buried Minnesota's Go- hers 41-12 Saturday in rain and mud and its fabulous Leroy eyes brce a 24-year-old Big 'en one-season scoring record with his 12th, 13th, and 14th con- erence touchdowns of the year. Purdue came from behind in the first half before inflicting Minnesota's first Big Ten loss of the year. It left Purdue, ineligible for the Rose Bowl as the 1967 entrant, tied with Indiana, -a 14-13 winner at Michigan State, at the top of the conference standings.

Both stand 5-0 in the conference. Minnesota's Bob Stein kicked a 31-yard field goal in the first quarter to the scoring, got his first touchlown on two-yard run but Hubert Bryant of th.3 Copters broke oose for a 57-yard scamoer down tho dcl and Minnesota led 10-7 at the end of the Urst period. Purdue sewed up the game in the second quarter, Keyes kicking three yards for one touchdown and Mike Phipps Jim Beirne with a 27-ysrd scoring pass for another. The Boilermakers punched over another touchdown in the third period, a plunge by Perry Williams, and two in the final quarter--an eight-yard run by Keyes and one by the reserves. Minnesota's only scoring in the second half came on a safety.

Minnesota 10 0 2 0-12 Purdue 7 14 6 14-41 Sfioofmg Sports with BBs Cincy Bengals Get Organized By BILL BURKE The Kansas City Chiefs were hammering Joe Namath and the New York Jets but good in the fourth period at Municipal stadium. I mentioned out loud that I wished Hank Stram, Chiefs' coach, would give Jacky Lee, the new backup quarterback of the Chiefs, a chance to show his wares. "So do mentioned my companion in the next press box seat. "He's the one I really came to see." The occupant of that seat was an official of the mew Cincinnati Bengals, who will become the 10th team in the American Football league. He had been busy the entire game filling out various papers splattered in front of him.

It was a cold day and I.had already consumed five or six cups of coffee before he finally skipped outside the box to the coffee urn for a warmup. "If I knew it was going to be this cold," he said upon his return, "I never would have left the San Diego Chargers." He had held a front office job with the Chargers for seven years. He's AU Things Now he is hi head coach Paul Brown's employ and noted with a grin, "I'm the chief scout, director of player personnel, general manager, secretary and janitor." He spends his weekends looking at college talent and watching professional games. Weekdays he works to get the new Cincinnati organization on its feet. "We can get 32 players in the AFL expansion draft and 47 in the college he said.

A look at Lee was the main object of his trip to Kansas City. The new Cincy Bengals will play in Crosley field until a new stadium to seat 55,000 fans is ready. Emblem lip High atop the north stands were the 10 emblems of the AFL teams. The latest edition was the Cincinnati was nice of Lamar (Htmt, the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs) to put that sign up for us," he-said. "But that really isn't our emblem.

We haven't officially selected an emblem yet. But the colors are right--orange and black. Yes sir, that was sure nice of Lamar." Turning back to the game action, he pointed out number 79 of Hie Jets, Sherman Plunkett, a 33-year-old, 6-2, 330-pound tackle and 10-year veteran of pro ball. "We had Sherm at San Diego," he said. "But we had no place for a fat man oh the Chargers.

We finally shipped him to the Jets." But this Sunday Plunkett was not playing like a fat man. His 330-pound frame was the main shield for Namath against the fiercely- charging Chief front wall System of Fines "We had a system of fines especially for Sherm," the man continued. "It was something like $25 for each pound he was overweight. "He went along with the fines when we assured him he could donate, the fine money to his favorite charity. "Well, it finally came time to settle up.

We presented him the bill and asked him who his favorite charity was?" "My wife," he said. Hoosiers Edge Spartans, 14-13 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Power driving John Isenbarger ignited a last ditch, 69-yard Indiana scoring drive Saturday as the Hoosiers surged from behind to topple Michigan State 14-13 and remain among the nation's unbeaten teams. Isenbarger accounted for 58 yards in tbe final scoring drive and banged through from the seven with less than three minutes left. Michigan State, which absorbed its fourth straight set- hack, r' iged a two-minute, 10- point early in the third period to surge into a 137 lead which looked good until Isenbar- 3er took charge.

MSU, which grabbed an early 3-0 lead on the first field goa senior Mitch Pruiett eva saw Indiana surge into the lead 7-3 as the Hoosien marched 70 yards with the second half kickoff. Quarterbact Harry Gonso went over for tin final yard on the 70-yard drive, Michigan State bounced back with a safety and a 32-yard scoring drive that saw Dwight Lee score from the four for MSU's go ahead touchdown. A two point conversion sent Michigan State out in front 13-7 but then Isenbarger look over. Indiana staged another last second threat as it drove to MSU five before the clock raa out. Indiana 0 0 7 7--14 Michigan State 0 3 10 0--13 Non League Afternoon) Clifton 0 13 7 At SU Beloit 7 11 0 0--16 Visitors: Carlson (4 yd.

to Jackson; Carlson pan 43 ydi (o Jack- eon; Kartack 17 yd. ran. PAT: Kartack, run; Carlion to Jackson. Home: Wicks pass 23 yA to Cady; Wicks 45 yd. pass to'Heldrlck; Wicks 10 yd.

pass to Cady. PAT: Heldtlck, run. Lebanon 0 6 0 0--0 A Kensington 7 0 7 0--14 Home: Bogart 32 yd. pass from Duncan; Conaway 40 yd. rim.

PAT: Conaway, run; Lambert, kick. Lions Sfop WoffpacJc UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Penn State scored twice in the first period, then held on in the final minutes to upset previously unbeaten and third- ranked North Carolina State 138 in football Saturday. Scouts from three national bowls watched as North Carolina State was halted on the Penn State one-yard line with 40 seconds remaining in the game. Fullback Settle Dockery was stopped short trying to plunge in for the score.

The Nittany Lions gave the Wolfpack a safety when punter Tom Cfierry allowed himself to be tackled in the end zone. The strategy permitted Cherry a free kick from his own 20 and the clock ran out. Penn State, with scouts from the Sugar, Orange and Liberty Bowls looking on, led 13-0 when North Carolina State penetrated deep into Lion territory in the second half..