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Cowboys, Raiders Pro Picks Winfrey, Gary Bess Win Top Uo Football Awards By MIKE RATHET (AiMciiMd Pri iporti writir) NEW YORK on Turkey will be served on silver platters throughout the country Thurs day and Oakland will serve Minnesota a delightful dish on a similar platter by beating De troit in one of two pro football games scheduled for national televising. 1,053 Crowd Sets Record By BONNIE RYAN tot Th ClplUI Times Sports Statt) The other game sends Green Bay against Dallas, and the fearless pick is the Cowboys, "He's recognized as one of the 1CHP1LUB Kiwi IT i finest in the country." That's what Wisconsin's head despite the fact they are one of the most difficult teams to handicap and the fact that this handicapper is having considerable difficulty. defensive coach Lew said Tuesday evening of Carl "Chuck" Winfrey of the Badg ers' ace linebacker. Oakland takes a 6-2-2 record Winfrey was named the Most Valuable Football Player for and leadership by one game over Kansas City in American the past season at the 35th annual banquet which was held in MADISON, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1970 Conference West into Detroit for a game that will be televised at 11 a.m.

by NBC. The Lions are the Wisconsin Fieldhouse before a record gathering of 1,053. ATES Also getting special honors Jim Plunkett, Stanford University quarterback, looks at the Heisman Trophy he won Tuesday in New York. Plunkett won the trophy as college football's outstanding player of 1970. (AP Wirephoto) Honor Stanford Star Plunkett Winner DIAL was tiary tsuss, anotner line 6-4 in NFC Central and must win or tie to remain any opportunity to overhaul front-running Minnesota.

A loss would give the title to the Vikings. backer, and former Madison East high school athlete. He VAxV I 1 III! mV-isnl 238-2601 UUUI1LU Green Bay's Packers are a was given the Ivan B. Williamson trophy for outstanding sportsmanship and athletic FOR 24 HOUR SERVICE CALL WIBA SPORTS NEWS SERVICE. big hurdle for the Cowboys, who remain in title contention in NFC East with a 6-4 record, in the game that will be televised of Heisman Trophy The Williamson award was Broiiuaii Lauds Harriers at 2 p.m.

by CBS. Dallas is tied for second with New York be San Francisco 49ers "but it presented by Paul Roach, the offensive coordinator, who said, hind front-running St. Louis. doesn't look too hopeful" since Carl "Chuck" Winfrey, right, Tuesday evening was named Wisconsin's Most Valuable Player for the past season. He received the Jimmy Demetral Trophy for his achievement.

At left is Demetral. Winfrey led the Badgers this past season with 140 tackles as a linebacker. (Staff photos by Robb Johnson). Scharnke Is Most the 49ers don't figure to get a "I'm proud to give this award which has a 7-2-1 record. Last week's selections re top draft pick.

to Buss." NEW YORK un Jim Plunkett came to town for a television appearance and left with the Heisman Trophy. Next in line for the Stanford quarterback, college football's! all-time total offense and passing leader, is a New Year's Day sulted in a 7-5-1 record and an Actually, Plunkett was in New And Buss retaliated by say lYork for an ABC-TV filming of over-all mark of 30-18-4. Here's I ing, "I'm proud to be a member Valuable Harrier is: an All-America team to be how the two Thanksgiving Day of this-team. I would like to be shown Saturday night. When he able to play another year." heard that he had won the Heis Wisconsin cross country team date with Ohio State in the Rose games look at a glance: Oakland 31, Detroit 21 It may not be in the last minute Head Coach John Jardine, By ERIC HILLSTROM (Ol Th capital Timet Sports Statt) All fall the cross country run was honored by a small group Bowl and, following that, a busi man, he headed from the ABC studios in midtown to the Down ness session with whichever pro and George Blanda may not be the guy to get the job done, but who put this team together for a 4-5-1 season, the best season since 1963, said, "To Gary and Chuck, Congratulations." town Athletic Club on the lower of staunch supporters at the Memorial Union at the same time the UW football team was being team drafts him.

ners take a back seat to the football players. tip of Manhattan. the Raiders have an explosive offense that has been capped for "I don't have an agent," Plunkett said, "but I guess I'll So Tuesday night marked feted at the UW Fieldhouse. And he added: "The seniors nothing new as the University of The Downtown A.C. awards The enthusiasm at the cross had lots to do with this football several weeks.

Look for Daryle Lamonica to look for Warren team." the Heisman Trophy annually to "the outstanding college football Wells while the Raiders' mean player" in the country. Plunkett Front Four pressures Lions' have to get one. I haven't put any kind of price tag on myself, but I hope the Heisman Trophy helps." The 6-foot-3, 204-pounder from San Jose, said he'd prefer to play with the home town And the seniors all 18 of won with 510 first-place votes quarterback Greg Landry. country get-together was not dampened, however, despite the large banquet across campus. And Coach Bob Brennan noted, "Success in track and cross country follows success in football.

Finances are the wav vou and 2,229 points to 242 and 1,410 them were given recognition this evening in a special format Dallas 28, Green Bay 10 for Notre Dame's quarterback, (Continued on 2nd Sports Page) The Packers' defense is strong, developed by Jardine. All nine of Jardine's assist get the job done." but they can't seem to score points. The Cowboys regaled Washington with a 45-point out ants participated in awarding the seniors medals. "The Bob Scharnke, the Baraboo finest assistants in the coun burst last week, and maybe they're finally beginning to live try," said Jardine. "They have junior, received the Tom Jones award from Willis Jones as the most valuable varsitv runner a great deal of loyalty." up to expectations, rney also need the win more than the Norm Dow, freshman coach, JIM MURRAY Dow Jones Take Note Packers, out of it in NFC Cen and was named next fall's co-captain along with Mark Larson had the assignment of announcing the frosh captain for the past tral.

of Bethel Park, Pa. season. He was Mike Webster. 1 Vote Munson the 6-1, 218 pound center from Rick Johnson of a 1 i Rhinelander. "He is a real, fine Park, 111.

received the Alumni football player," said Dow. Best Rookie Bob Scharnke Besides members of the football staff, others on the speakers program included Jack Olson, Wisconsin Acting Gover NEW YORK UP) The first month of Thurman Munson's rookie year with the New York By JIM MURRAY (Copyright, 1970, Tha Los Angeles Times) Huskies Ask Yankees was a bad April Fool's There will be 114 boats in the water at the same time in this nor; Robert 0. Clodius, Acting President of the University of Award from MacClue Thompson as the outstanding freshman runner. Brennan praised his group of harriers as "something special. You're not glory hounds," he noted, referring to the lack of attention cross country receives.

"But you've got something special to keep running. It's more than running; it's a weekend's world outboard championship race at Lake Havasu Named captain of the 1970 Wisconsin freshman football team was Mike Webster, a 218 pound center from Rhinelander. He is pictured with Norm Dow, right, Badger freshman coach. joke that easily could have unsettled a crusty veteran. Wisconsin; Edwin B.

Young, In- They will spacecraft, guys who fix teeth, guys who fix pipes, But Munson is a young man guys who own banks, and guys who have to borrow carefare, iversity Chancellor; Athletic Director Elroy Hirsch and who doesn't discourage easily, One driver is the great-grandson of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, the disconerer (1895) of the X-Ray. There'll be other Talks With Four Blacks SEATTLE W) The Univer Toastmaster Bob Miller of the Five Schools Gain Two Places and his self-confidence despite a nightmarish base-hit famine at the outset of the 1970 season athletic department publicity guys whose great-grandfathers stole horses. staff. But the winner is very likely to be a man in a gray flannel suit with a striped tie, a button-down collar, and a portfolio of eventually paid off handsomely for the Yankees. sity of Washington is "actively There was entertainment Wall Street's 10 most active stocks initiating contact" in hopes of Wednesday, the 23-year-old Zoerb, Vesperman On All-State Team, from the University Singers and th University Band.

Bishop Cle- catcher, who rebounded from a tus O'Donnell gave the invoca arranging a meeting with four sophomore black athletes who quit the football squad, Joe Kearney, director of sports pro bat a club-high .302, was named tion. the American League Rookie of Dallas Rolls As Landry Irv Lackore, who is retiring was allowed only six nomina- the Year. grams, said Tuesday. as head of the Madison Chamber tions for an elite honorable Kearney continued to stress "I never gave up hope," Mun of Commerce, was awarded a son said from his Canton, Ohio, an "open door" policy about the Club blanket. "I have been way ot lite." The Badgers had a 4-1 dual meet record this fall and finished fifth in the Big Ten meet despite a series of injuries.

Brennan" also proclaimed, "Stay with us and before long we'll have a cross country championship." Co-Captain Dean Martell of Somerset expressed the same thought. Brennan praised Scharnke, a walk-on who placed ninth in the Big Ten meet and 49th out of 325 in the NCAA meet Monday. "He was the most improved runner in the Big Ten this year." Only two runners from the Big Ten finished ahead of him at the NCAA meet. home after becoming the first possible return of the four-de happy to cooperate for the past AL catcher to capture the Calls Plays DALLAS, Tex. W) A brand 18 years, with the Mendota As fensive back Cal Jones, split end Ira Hammon.

tieht end rookie prize. "I just kept think sociation," he said. Charles Evans and halfback ing about snapping out of that By BOB GREENE (Associated Press Sports Writer) MILWAUKEE UP) Big linemen and mini-backs highlight the 1970 Associated Press All-Wisconsin high School football team announced today. The biggest is Guy LoCascio of Green Bay Premontre, who spreads 265 pounds over his 6-foot-4 frame. The smallest is Rich Hummitzsch of Kohler, a 5-7, 150-pound running back.

These two and 20 others com The Mendota Association, spanking new "relaxed" version slump, helping the ball club and Mark Wheeler. Wheeler quit in with Harold Scales, as the head having a respectable year." of the Dallas Cowboys will meet midseason without explanation, After the 1 -g a false and Jim, i former Badger footballer, as general start, which included a O-for-24 string, Munson hit at a .322 clip the rest of the way as the chairman, promoted the banquet. Olson, talking about the Men- But head coach Jim Owens qualified the open door policy following a team meeting Tuesday. No blacks were present at the meeting, though they had the Green Bay Packers Thanksgiving Day in a nationally televised National Football League game. Coach Tom Landry called the plays for veteran quarterback Craig Morton Sunday, and the Cowboys responded with a 45-21 victory with Morton never looking better.

mention list. In all, only 65 players were named as three were picked on both offense and defense. Five schools Milwaukee Rufus King, Eau Claire North, Wauwatosa West, Fond du Lac and Green Bay Premontre placed two players each on the "dream team" with no one making both first squads. Two defensive standouts and an offensive star are repeaters from last year. They are linebacker Mike Vesperman of Platteville, defensive back Mike Baer of and offensive end Dave Saeger of Wisconsin Rapids.

Hummitzsch and running back Russ Kornman of Wauwatosa West were the only two Continued on 2nd Sports Page) Yanks, fifth in the six-team East Division the previous year, climbed to a second-place prise the exclusive squad chosen by a special committee of dot a Association, said, "Of been invited. some 20 years of which I have the Wisconsin AP Sports Writers Association. Players in all been a director of this associa Munson, given the No. 1 Timothy Michael Wallace, 29, works for one of those wire-houses with more names in it than a Montana phone book. He is, you might say, the uncommon stock broker.

Stock exchange types are not usually found hurtling around buoys at 110 m.p.h. in a tunnel-hulled, twin-outboard 21-footer which dances out of the water on its tail around a four-mile course like a spawning salmon climbing a ladder. Most of the week, Mike Wallace shows up at Bateman, Ei-chler, Hill, Richards in wingtip shoes and cuffs on his trousers and conducts his business as sedately as the late George Apley. But on the weekend, he climbs into a flameproof suit, life-preserver and bubble helmet, and opens the throttle to full throat to become the winningest outboard and inboard marathon racer we have in this country. The problem is no longer the federal rediscount rate, soybeans, Lingtemco-Vought or any other conglomerate or the bid-and-ask on a fish-and-chip chain, it's how to keep the nose of your boat from reaching perpendicular (or worse) and how close (and how fast) to come to the marker.

1 Still, it would seem, if he wins the events, the Dow Jones should take note of it and the results rate a market analysis instead of a ship's log in sea tion, I know its value." Wisconsin high schools, public catching job by Manager Ralph "Let me make it clear that I think we mean the doors are open for discussion," Owens said. "After all they quit the And of the past season in foot Houk last spring although he ball: "Jardine has brought es had played less than 100 minor team. They didn't come to talk "Morton played like he did league games, drove in 53 runs teemed recognition. It is an out-standing coaching staff. We to me.

The move took me by last year. He was more relaxed and hit six homers in 132 games and private, were considered and i carefully before final secret balloting. Each writer represented two congressional districts. Only two teams were chosen by the panel and each member knew Elroy could do the jojb and surprise. and looked natural," said for the Yankees.

He also led Owens said he made only he did it." major league catchers with 80 brief mention of the black situa- Clodius said that Jardine "did Special guests at the banquet were the WIAA state championship teams from Milwaukee Marshall, coached by Leo Poto-chnik, and Kettle Moraine, coached by brian Steinke. Members of the 1970 UW cross country team were senior co-captains Don Vandrey and Martell along with Larson, Scharnke, Johnson, Glenn Her-old, Chuck Baker, Stan Bedna-rek, Calvin Dallis, Joe Gaha-gan, Mike Kane and Tom Slater. Dr. Jack, Kammer was the master of ceremonies and he and Don Gehrmann were the co-chairman of the affair. This came after Dallas was assists, throwing out 40 of would-be base stealers.

I (Continued on 2nd Sports Page) Continued on Page 3 Sports Continued on Page 3 Sports pa lilfa ji Iffipjiyillil magazine. Perhaps E. F. Hut- ton and Co. should send a man in a homburg and tickertape to Unitas Signs 3-Year Pact BALTIMORE W) Quarterback John Unitas confirmed Tuesday that he has signed a new three-year playing contract with the Baltimore Colts which guarantees him an additional 10 years of employment in the front the floor of the lake to keep investors abreast of the devel opment.

His report might be ex pected to reach the Wall Street Journal or the insiders' newslet office. ter instead of the sports pages "Trading on the Lake Havasu The 37-year-old Unitas, who holds many of the National Football league passing records, is believed to have signed for outboard exchange opened moderately with the 12 most active Koeck of Fond du Lac, end. In lower row are Ural Jackson of Racine St. Catherine, Mike Baer of Gale-Ettrick, and Jim Sackmaster of LaCrosse Aquinas, backs; and Mike Vesperman Platteville, Jerry Wied of Green Bay Premontre, and Tom Kolb of New Berlin, linebackers. (AP Wirephoto) Named to the defensive unit of the 1970 Associated Press all-state high school football team are, top row, left to right, Erik Zoerb of Madison Memorial, end; Guy LoCascio of Green Bay Premontre, Mark Kuether of Fond du Lac and Mark Giorgi of Milwaukee Don Bosco, linemen; and Rick hulls leading the way.

Trading lower row are Joel Potter of Sheboygan North, end; Dick Zemaitis of Ean "Claire North, tackle; Arden Olson of Schofirld and Paul Hiemenz of Wauwatosa West, guards; Lonzo Edward of Milwaukee Rufus King, tackle; and Dave Saeger of Wisconsin Rapids, end. (AP Wirephoto) Named to the offensive unit of the 1970 Associated Press all-state high school football team are, top row, left to right, Bill Stewart of Milwaukee Rufus King, quarterback; Gary Zeinert of Neenah, center; Joel Rossch of Eau Claire North, Rich Hummitzsch of Kohler and Russ Kornman of Wauwatosa West, backs. In was mixed, but several shares faltered at the first turn. Ex more tnan the ne received annually under the three-year pact which ended with the 1969 season. perts were divided on whether (Continued on ina a pons mge.

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