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Friday, November 29, B5 Longley Guns Down 'Skins, 24-23 As 'Pokes Stay Alive IRVING. Tex rookie Clint Longley. who entered the game midway through the third period for a dazed Roger Staubach. hit Drew Pearson with a desperation 50-yard touchdown pass with 28 seconds left Thursday to give Dallas a 24-23 victory over Washington Longley. playing in his first regular season game as a professional, earlier hit Billy Joe DuPree with a 35-yard scoring pass and led Dallas on a 70-yard dnve that ended in a one-yard touchdown run by Walt Garrison that had given the Cowboys a one-point lead late in the third quarter.

But the Redskins rallied early in the final quarter on Duane Thomas' second touchdown of the day against his former teammates and it appeared the Redskins had wrapped up a playoff berth as the final seconds ticked away. Longley. however, faded back to look for a receiver against a prevent defense and spotted Pearson dashing between two defenders deepdownfield son caught the ball at the 15 and raced in untouched for the winning score Washington, with all its timeouts left, still had a chance to work into field goal range for Mark Moseley who kicked three field goals On the first play after the kickoff. however. Billy Kilmer was hit trying to pass, fumbled and Dallas' Harvev Martin recovered.

Moseley had kicked field goals of 45. 34 and 39 yards in the first half to more than offset Efren Herrera's 24-vard field goal and give the Redskins a 9-3 halftime lead Thomas gave Washington a 16-3 lead by taking a nine-vard touchdown pass from Kilmer in the third quarter and moments later the Redskins seemed a certain winner when linebacker Dave Robinson hit Staubach on a scramble and sent the Cowboys quarterback wobbling tothe bench. Longley. four plays later, found DuPree alone in the secondary for a 35-yard touchdown and the next time the Cowboys got the ball the rookie directed them on a near-perfect drive. Longley.

who completed 11 of 20 passes for 203 yards, hit DuPree for 20 yards in that drive, found Pearson for a nine- yardcr and on a crucial third down hit rookie running back Charles Young with a 14-yard pass that set up Garrison's one- yard touchdown run That pui the Cowboys ahead 17-16. Thomas, who led Dallas to a Super Bow! championship three years ago. put the Redskins ahead 23-17 on the third play of the final quarter with a 19-vard sprint around left end. Washington had a chance to aassume a nine-point lead with what would have been Moselev's fourth field goal of thedav. but it was blocked by Ed Jones to keep Dallas'hopes alive.

Longely. a parttime rattlesnake hunter during his college days in West Texas, had been drafted by Cincinnati The Bengals traded him to Dallas before the opening of training camp. Cowboys' Yardstick JRV'NG, Tex. (UPl) Statistics of the Washing ton-Dallas football game: Wash First clowns Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards up! 11-28 07:14 pes list 11-28 adv for 5 p.m. est today with kodak 11 33-105 102 44 8-17-0 1-1 5-38 Oal 23 38-134 37 15-32-1 3-40 4-4 6-26 Washington Dallas Dal -FG Herrera 24 Wash-FG Moseley 45 Wash-FG Moseley 34 Wash-FG Moseley 39 Wash-Thomas 9 pass from Kilmer (Moseley kick) Dal -DuPree 35 pass from Longley (Herrera kick) Dal Garrison 1 run (Herrera kick) Wash -Thomas 19 run (Moseley kick) Dal-Pearson 50 pass from Longley (Herrera kick) A Longley Bomb Apt Reply To Talbert IRVING.

Tex. (UPI)-When rookie Clint Longley connected with Drew Pearson for a game- winning 50-yard touchdown pass in the final moments Thursday, it would seem likely that Longley. or perhaps Pearson, or maybe even Dallas Cowboy coach Tom Landry might have been the happiest person on the Texas Stadium turf But maybe, just maybe, the happiest person was Roger Staubach. It was Staubach whose exit in the third quarter gave Longley a chance to enter and become an instant hero. i was really said Staubach i've been hit before but I was really out this time But its almost more satisfying to win with Longley because of what Diron (Talbert) What Talbert had said a few weeks ago was that he hoped to encounter a situation just like the Redskins wound up encountering Thursday.

may deny it Staubach said, "but he said it nationwide He wanted me to get hurt and he wanted Longley in the game. Well, it backfired. Now the words are back where they belong." And over where the words belonged, at least according to Staubach. the words came tough i don't have much to say." said Washington coach George Allen, whose Redskias missed a chance to clinch a playoff spot This is the toughest loss we've ever had 1 can remember a tougher loss. Longley did a great job.

that's all you can say." When Staubach left, his head spinning, it was not Talbert who sent him. Washington linebacker Dave Robinson nailed the Dallas quarterback at the end of a nine-vard scramble. "I wasn't trying to put him out. said Robinson never tried to put anybody out When I hit him it felt pretty sad. "Maybe that was the turning point of the game, him going out.

Maybe we should have wanted him to stay in. Longley said the pass route which led to the winning touchdown was Pearson's idea Drew was supposed to run a post but he said they kicked in on him and he thought he could run past the guy." said. Steers Cast As Spoilers In Duel With Today All-District Banquet Dec. 2 MCALLEN The annual All-District Banquet honoring the Valley's all-conference football selections will be staged here at the Elks Monday night (7p.m.). All-Conference honorees from Valley districts 284A.

16-3A. 32-2A as well as all-district selections from 32-A San Isidro, TCIL 3-AA St. Joseph Academy of Brownsville and top players from Harlingen's Marine Military Academy will be honored at the function Smokev Boyle will be keynote speaker at the banquet with Jerry Stevens serving as master of ceremonies. Bloodhounds Continue Ployoff Trek On Saturday The McAllen Bulldogs and St. Joseph Academy of Brownsville Bloodhounds, the only remaining entries in state football playoff competition, will be trying to extend their seasons with showdowns wins against a pair of high-ranked opponents Saturday.

Coach Charlie Williams' Bulldogs, champion of District 28-4A. puts its eight-game winning string on the line at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Corpus Christi's Buccaneer Stadium against 10-1 Brazoswood, 28-7 bi-district winner over strong Austin Reagan last week. Brownsville St. Joe.

champion of TCIL District 3-2A. will also be involved in a road game. Ted Gray's 8-3 Bloodhounds meet Victoria St. Joseph, which is also 8-3. at 8 p.m.

Saturday at Victoria Memorial Stadium. The matchup, a semi-final pairing, represents the last hurdle before the state title game in the TCIL structure. McAllen advances into its regional pairing with Brazoswood, a consolidated school (about 35 miles south of Houston) which draws students from the towns of Lake Jackson. Brazosport and Clute by virtue of an impressive 39-28 bi-district victory over 27-4A champion Corpus Christi Carroll in Buccaneer Stadium last Friday night. The Bulldogs.

8-3 on the season, will face in Brazoswood a second straight playoff opponent that utilizes the veer offense, successfully. Last week the McHi defense gave up 291 yards rushing to the explosive Carroll Tigers but retaliated by stampeding through the 24-4A champs for 304 yards. McAllen's running game has been brutally effective this season with tailbacks Andy Rodriguez and Kent Sharp combining with 215 -pound fullback WASHINGTON REDSKINS' HALFBACK DUANE THOMAS RUNS INTO A STACKED DECK OF FORMER DALLAS COWBOYS TEAMMATES Thomas, Who Combined With Calvin Hill To Form What Was Believed To Be A 'Dream Backiield' A Couple Of Years Ago, Was Tackled After Three-Yard Gain By 'Pokes Cornell Green (34) Johnson Rallies Broncos Past Stunned Lions, 31-27 plays set up three third-quarter touchdowns and the Denver Broncos dealt playoff hopes a severe setback Thanksgiving Day with a 31-27 victory Greg Landry, completing 12 straight passes, tried desperately to rally Detroit but could only get one fourth-quarter touchdown. Defensive tackle John Grant sealed the game when he batted down a pass on fourth down at the Detroit 24 with less than two minutes to play. Denver kept its own playoff hopes glimmering by improving its record to 6-5-1, while Detroit dropped back to 6-6 with only its second loss in its last eight games.

Otis Armstrong of the Broncos became the first player to crack 1,000 yards this season by gaining 144 yards in 24 carries to push his season totai to 1.082. Denver trailed 17-10 at halftime, but surprised Detroit by opening the second half with an onside kick which Fran Lynch recovered at midfield. Quarterback Charlie Johnson passed 20-yards to Haven Moses and Armstrong ripped off 31 yards to set up a one-yard run by Jon Key worth which tied the score The Broncos surrendered Errol Mann's ninth consecutive field goal without a miss, a 36- yarder which enabled him to set a new all-time Detroit scoring record with 537 career points, but marched right back for two Mike Gaston and zip-gun quarterback Ronnie Luna to grind out the bulk of the Bulldogs' 2,528 yards rushing. Coach L.Z. Bryant, who has directed the gnd fortunes at the Gulf Coast Brazoswood school since it opened in 1970, has enjoyed meteoric success with three district crowns in five seasons.

Brazoswood's only season loss came in a 15-0 non-conference setback at the hands of East Texas powerhouse Lufkin when Buccaneers were ranked No. 1 in the state AAAA poll by AP. The Buccaneers are led offensively by 185-pound running back Richard Patton, who has rushed for 912 yards on 182 carries and scored 13 touchdowns. Tailback Mark Mardis has rushed for 718 yards on 132 carries. Tom Wiggins quarterbacks the veer offense.

The TCIL semifinal pairing between the two St. Joe schools looks like a veritable tossup. Not only are the Bloodhounds and players both 8-3 on the season but they also share a preference for running the football instead of throwing it. Brownsville St. leading rusher is 165-pound fullback Mike Cortinas w'ho has boomed for 678 yards on 174 carries while 135-pound halfback Paul Middleton has added 593.

The running aces are 170-pound halfback Kevin Fallon, who has carried 184 times for 675 yards, and 205-pound fullback Mike Fossatti. who has rushed for 666 steps in 11 games. The teams have played one common Military Academy of Harlingen. The Bloodhounds blanked MMA, 12-0 while Victoria St. Joe scored a 14-6 victory over the Leathernecks.

Carroll Cagers Favored In Brownsville Tourney BROWNSVILLE Unbeaten (4-0) Corpus Christi Carroll, powered by 6-8 all-state center candidate Preston Bailess. is pegged to become the fourth straight Corpus school to champion the Brownsville Invitational Tournament when play in the two-day. eight team basketball meet gets underwav NFL Playoff Dates Slated NEW YORK (UPI) Although 15 teams are still in the running for playoff berths, the National Football league Wednesday announced the lineup of dates and sites for the divisional playoffs. On Saturday, Dec. 21, 1 p.m.

EST, the National Football Conference Eastern champion will be at the NFC Central champion and at 4 p.m. EST the American Football Conference Eastern Champion (or Wild Card if from Central Division) at AFC Western champion, Oakland. On Sunday, Dec. 22, 1 p.m., EST. AFC Wild Card (or AFC Eastern champion if Wild Card is from Central Division) will be at AFC Central champion and at 4 p.m..

EST, NFC Wild Card at NFC Western champion, Los Angeles. eventual AFC and NFC winners will meet in championship games on Sunday, Dec. 29, with the NFC contest at the site of the winner of East-at-Central divisional playoff. In the AFC, the priority rotation for the championship game is West, Central, East. at 1 p.m.

today in the Hanna Gymnasium. Carroll will be joined in tournament play by three other Corpus Christi schools Ray and Miller. wrhich won last Brownsville Invitational by defeating 27-4A rival King. All four of the Corpus schools boast winning records. The Valley's tournament hopefuls are Brownsville Porter and Hanna as well as Weslaco and Mission, the pre-season favorite in 28-4A but an unimpressive 1-3 to date.

Hanna is the only Valley entry with a winning record. The Eagles bring a 3-2 record into the tournament. Carroll and Weslaco tap off tourney play at 1 p.m. today followed by a scheduled 3 p.m. matchup between Miller and Mission.

King and Porter will tangle at 7 p.m. with Ray and Hanna paired in the nightcap. Winners advance to the championship semifinal set for 1 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday with losers dropping into the consolation semisat lOand day. The game for seventh place is set for 4 with consolation championship battle following at 5:30.

Third place in the tournament will be decided in a 7 p.m. pairing followed by the championship game at 8:30 p.m. Like Carroll, Ray is unbeaten in four games. King is 34 with its only season loss coming against Carroll and Miller sports a 2-1 worksheet. Valley entries Weslaco and Porter are 1-1 and 1-3 respectively.

more touchdowns to take a lead they never relinquished. Armstrong ran one yard for a touchdown, a play set up by tight end Riley Odoms' 31-vard gain on an end-around play. Defensive tackle Lyle Alzado recovered a Landry fumble at the 50 and then Denver put its third trick play into operation. Johnson pitched over to wide receiver Billy Van Heusen and he fired a pass downfield on w'hich interference was called at the Detroit 19. Armstrong ran 13 yards and Odoms went in motion and caught a one-yard pass for a touchdown.

Armstrong gave Detroit a touchdown just before the first half ended when he caught a swing pass and then bobbled it. Detroit's Levi Johnson grabbed it and shot 55 yards for a touchdown. his third score this season. Jim Turner kicked a 21-yard field goal and plunged a yard to give Denver 10 second-quarter points. Mann's 21-yard field goal opened the scoring and Altie Taylor scooted 23 yards with a pass from Landry to help Detroit build its 17-io halftime lead AUSTIN.

Tex I UPL The Texas Longhorns, who for six years dominated the Southwest Conference, will be trying to play the roleof spoilers Friday Texas will be trying awfully hard to avoid being the spoi lee. For the first time since 1967. the conference's role of host team in the Cotton Bow! will not be filled by the Longhorns. It will be filled by either the Aggies or 1974 Baylor Bears. If there is a decision in Friday's nationally televised game between Texas and Texas there will be a decision made as to the Cotton Bowl representative It goes like this win and the Aggies are in.

an loss and Baylor is in A tie in Friday's game would delay the Cotton Bowl dec until Saturday's Baylor meeting with Rice 100 miles up the road in Waco, a Bears victory there putting the Baptists in Dallas on New Year's Day for the first time in history. The kickoff will be at noon and Baylor coach Grant Teaff and his staff will gather in the green-carpeted Lettermans Lounge underneath the east stands of Baylor Stadium to watch their television set and cheer for the Longhorns. The scouting report on the Longhorn-Aggie affair says the game will likely hinge on the ability of heavyweight defense in stopping Texas' always potent offense And the subject of the Austin has come in for its share of discussion as well. Texas holds a 36-4-1 margin over the Aggies in Austin's Memorial Stadium and has not won there since 1956 I don't believe in all that past business." said Ivonghorn coach Darrell Royal There are a 'Headache Bowl' Links UH-Tulsa TULSA. Okla (UPI) Tulsa's Golden Hurricane will try to work off its frustrations against 15th ranked Houston Saturday in a game the players have dubbed the "Headache Bowl." "The players are calling it the Headache Bowl." coach A.

Dry said. "It is going to bo a hard-hitting game. Our plan is to give the Cougars the headache." number of people on that football team that haven't lost in Memorial Stadium and it doesn't matter what happened back in ought-four I don't believe in all that stuff I think worth any points." Texas will be going to the Gator Bow! to meet Auburn whether the Longhorns win or lose against the Aggies But Royal does not believe that the fact the bow! trip has already been established will take any of the pressure off his team. The outcome of the Texas- Texas game is always significant to us. he said 'Otherwise all the tickets wouldn't be sold and it wouldn't be on national television I can't get excited going to the bowl right now 1 couldn't get excited about travelling with John Glenn right now until this game is over Penn State Roars Past Pitt, 31-10 PITTSBURGH (AP) Chris Bahr kicked four field goals and Tom Shuman threw a pair of touchdown passes as Penn State erased a first-half deficit and pounded Pittsburgh 31-10 Thanksgiving night to capture the unofficial Eastern collegiate football title.

The nationally televised victory sends the lOth-ranked Nittany Lions to the Cotton Bowl with a 9-2 record, while 18thranked Pitt closed its season at 7-4. Bahr. a soccer All-Amencan who was benched after missing four field goals in an upset loss to Navy early in the season, hit a 31-yarder on the opening series of the third quarter to put Penn State ahead to stay at 9-7 The Nittany Lions added an insurance touchdown on the next series with a 23-vard pass from Shuman to Jim Easie Pitt, miffed because it had been snubbed bv the bowls, countered with a 40-yard field goal by Carson Long that trimmed Penn State's advantage to 16-10 with 3:05 left in the third quarter However. Bahr kicked his school-record fourth field goal, a 38-yarder. on the next Penn State possession, and the Nittany Lions put the game away on the ensuing kickoff when Penn State senior Tom Williams recovered Robert fumble at the 10 for a touchdown in the end zone The final Nittany Lion touchdown.

which capped a 65-yard drive, came on a 35-yard pass from Shuman to Easie with less than five minutes to play. Pitt, making its first national TV appearance since 1965 had taken 7-6 halftime lead on a two-yard touchdown burst by Torn Dorsett. Griffin, Davis Head Coaches' All-America DURHAM NC Archie Griffin of Ohio State and Anthony Davis of Southern California, the leading contenders for this year's Heisman Trophy. Thursday were named to the Kodak AJ1-America team selected by the American Football Coaches Association Griffin, a 5-foot-9. 184-pound junior, and Davis, a 5-9.

183- pound senior, were named tothe backiield along with senior quarterback David Humm ot Nebraska and junior running back Joe Washington of Oklahoma following a poll of the selection committee representing 2.100 college coaches across the nation The coaches named 12 men to their starting offense and 11 to Broncs Tap Off Roundball Season Vs. SMU In Dallas Leon Crosswhite, who took over at fullback when Steve Owens tore ligaments that will sideline him for the rest of the season, capped the final drive by bulling over from a yard out midway through the final quarter. Landry wound up with 14 completions in 19 attempts for 152 yards. Yardstick DETROIT (UPI) Statistics of the Denver-Detroit football game: Den Det First downs 23 16 Rushes-yards 44-240 31-121 Passing yards 122 131 Return yards 9 56 Passes 12-22-1 14-20-0 Punts Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties-yards 7-45 5-45 Denver 0 10 21 0-21 Detroit 3 13 3 7-27 Det -FG Mann 21 Den-FG Turner 21 Den -Keyworth 1 run (Turner kick) Det-Taylor 23 pass from Landry (Mann kick) Det -Johnson 55 fumble return (Mann kick) Den-Keyworth 1 run (Turner kick) Det -FG Mann 36 Den-Armstrong 1 run (Turner kick) Den-Odoms 1 pass from Johnson (Turner kick) Det -Crosswhite 1 run (Mann kick) A DALLAS not really a good idea to open with two games on the road when got our kind of experience," coach Abe Lemons said as his Pan American University basketball team prepared to play SMU at tonight. you've got to play someone somewhere." Lemons continued.

know what to expect, but I know these players can shoot the ball We'll just go out and play." Lemons added that SMU has as good a home record as anyone. They say the home court advantage is worth even more earlier in the Lemons noted. football fields look the same, but buildings are different Just look at comparative scores. find a lot of 35 and 40 point spreads between the same two teams at home and on the SMU closed last season with eight straight victories in the Southwest Conference and a Mustang spokesman said Thursday he could not recall the last time SMU lost either a home game or a home opener. Ira Terrell, 6-8 SMU star, definitely will not play Friday.

SMU appealed his ineligibility based on his taking $100 from an assistant coach but the appeal was denied just a week ago. know much about the situation, but I am sorry SMU lost Terrell." said Lemons' a man would be a fool to say he'd rather face SMU with Terrell than without him. Terrell is a class player, probably as good as ever came out of the Southwest Conference "It has to hurt. He wras practicing. and they thought they were going to have him.

There was no decision until late. They should have had a ruling a long time ago. Terrell out. SMU might gut up and play better." analyzed Lemons. This might wear off.

It might be better for us to have gotten them later. Earlier this week, SMU lost another 6-8 player, freshman T. J. Robinson of Detroit, who broke an ankle bone in practice. However.

SMU keeps a height advantage by starting 0-8 Rusty Bourquain at center against Pan Julies Howard, who is returning to his hometown of Dallas. forward, and 5-10 Jesus iChuyi Guerra and 6-2 Marshall Rogers at guard. A key to SMU could be 6-3 senior guard John Sagehom, a strong defensive player from Long Beach. Calif. Follow Bronc Cagers On KRGV Starting Tonight EDINBURG Pan American 1974-75 basketball games will be broadcast on KRGV in Weslaco (1290) starting with tonight's Bronc schedule opener against Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Jon Schill, Pan Am athletic promotions director, will handle the Bronc basketball play-by-play with assistant athletic director Amado (Rob' Robledo providing the color. Schill is in his first year with the Bronc athletic department after a 13-year career in radio and television. Broadcast time for tonight's Pan Am opener with the Mustangs is scheduled for 7 20 The Saturday night game with TCU can also be heard over KRGV beginning at 7:20 Pan other probable starters will be two 6-5 juniors. John McDowell and Gilbert King, at The Broncs first home game is scheduled Dec. 3against Mexico City University.

the defense, and so diversified were their selections that no school had more than two players named Traditional powers Oklahoma. Notre 1 )ame. Ohio State and Nebraska each had two players selected, but some lesser rated teams such as Har vard. Clemson Mississippi State. Miami 'Fla and North Carolina wen also represented.

Oklahoma, which finished the season with perfect 10-0 record had linebacker Rod Shoate named in addition to Washington. Notre Dame was represented by split end Pete Demmerle and guard Gerry DiNardo: Ohio State placed tackle Kurt Schumacher and Griffin: and Nebraska was represented bv tackle Marvin Crenshaw as well as Humm DiNardo becomes the second member of his family to make the Kodak team, his brother Larrv. also ot Notre Dame, having been named in 1970 Others selected to the offensive squad were tight end Dan Cunningham of Clemson. guard Ken Huff of North Carolina center Sylvester Croomof Alabama and flanker Pat MelnalK of Harvard Rounding out the defensive unit were ends Jimmy Webb of Mississippi State and Pat Donavan of Stanford, tackles Randy White of Maryland and Mike Hartenstine of Penn State, middle guard Rubin Carter of Miami linebackers Ken Bernich of Auburn and Bog Breunig of Arizona State and deep backs Dave Brown of Michigan. Robert Giblin of Houston and Mike Williams of LSI'.

Shoate. who finished second in the balloting to Griffin, and Brown are the lone repealers from last year's team. Coaches' A-A DURHAM, N.C. (UPI) The 1974 Kodak All-America team as selected by the American Football Coaches Association: Offense Pos. Player and School Ht Wt Yr.

TE Dan Cunningham, Clmsn 6-5 252 Jr SE Pete Diimmerle, NotrDm 6-1 190 Sr. Kurt Schumacher, Ohio St.6-4 250 Sr. Marvin Crenshaw, Nebrask6-6 2 40 Sr Ken Huff, North Carolina 6-4 261 Sr. Gerry DiNardo, NotreDam6-l 237 Sr. Sylvester Croom, Alabama 60 232 Sr.

FI Pat Mclnally, Harvard 6-6 210 Sr. QB David Humm, Nebraska 6-2 186 Sr RB Archie Griffin, Ohio St, 5-9 184 Jr. RB Anthony Davis, So. Calif.5-9 183 Sr RB Joe Washington, Oklahm 5-10 178 Jr. Defense Jimmy Webb, Miss St.

6-5 245 Sr E-Pat Donavan, Stanford 6-5 240 Sr. Randy White, Maryland 6-4 248 Sr. Mike Hartenstine, Penn St.6-3 233 Sr MG RubinCarter, 250 Sr LB-Rod Shoate, Oklahoma 6-1 213 Sr LB-Ken Bernich, Auburn 6-2 241 Sr LB -Bob Breunig, Ariz. St. 6-2 2 45 Sr DB Dave Brown, Michigan 6-1 188 Sr DB Robert Giblin, Houston 6-2 205 Sr DB Mike Williams, LSU S-10 178 Sr.