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Pitt Turns to Fazio Alter Sherrill Quits 1976 season, Pitt officials had tried to makeJtTlfore difficult for Sherrill to resign by writing a clause into his contract calling for him to buy out the remainder of his pact should he leave before it expired. Texas officials apparently have agreed to bear the costs of the four years remaining in the Pitt agreement. -Sherrill refused to comment on the value of the fringe benefits in his new contract. But he described the 6-year pact as one that could be renewed yearly at his discretion, making it, in effect, a lifetime contract. Fazio would disclose no terms of his pact other than to say It was comparable to Sherrill's first agreement with Pitt.

Fazio also said he could guarantee recruits he would be around to witness their graduation. Sherrill, a native of Duncan, was Texas second choice. Michigan head coach Bo Scbembechler turned down a 10-year, $2 million offer last Friday, Sherrill was believed to be among the top candidates to eventually succeed Bear Bryant at Alabama. He played seven positions for Bryant teams in the mid-1960s. Sherrill became head coach at Pitt in 1977, succeeding Majors, who left for Tennessee.

Sherrill was Majors top assistant at Pitt 1973-75, was Washington State head coach in 1976, then returned to Pitt. He also worked as an assistant coach at Alabama, Arkansas and Iowa State. PITTSBURGH (UPI) Coach Jackie Sherrill turned his back on Pittsburghs powerful football program Tuesday to accept a multi-year, milliondollar deal as coach and athletic director at Texas Assistant head coach Serafino Foge Fazio, a former Panther football star and a favorite of players and boosters, was named to replace Sherrill. Sherrill's leave-taking puzzled Pitt supporters, who have lost two bead coaches in five years despite a winning program. Generally, it is losing teams, rather than winning ones that lose coaches.

But Johnny Majors left Pitt days after his Tony Dorsett-led team claimed the 1976 national title with a victory over Georgia in the 1977 Sugar Bowl. Likewise, under Sherrill who replaced Majors, the Panthers have finished No. 2 the past two seasons and with 18 of 22 starters returning next season will be early favorites hi the race for another national crown. Sherrill, 38, made it clear that money and security came before the ties he felt to the Pitt team and program. He told a news conference the contract he agreed to with Aggies officials was a 6-year deal that can be renewed annually through his lifetime.

The base salary, he said, is $95,000, compared with $60,000 at Pitt. But th.ere are numerous fringe benefits that Sherrill was a tremendous asset to me and he was a friend of mine, Fazio said. He allowed me to grow. He was my strongest supporter. Fazio said he had asked six of the eight assistant Pitt coaches to remain on hfe staff and was waiting for their responses.

He said he would announce the makeup of his staff Wednesday morning. Sherrill, however, said he was taking at least one assistant, George Pugh, with him. Pugh nearly was fired in December for his involvement in a scheme to scalp Sugar Bowl tickets, but Sherrill talked Pitt officials into letting him off with a suspension. Sherrill promised not to recruit any Pennsylvanians for one year, which should help Fazio hang onto some of the local talent leaning toward Pitt. Fazio said several times that he regretted Sherrills decision as much as he relished a chance to be head coach.

I hate to see him go, Fazio said. The players hate to see him go. Pittsburghers hate to see him go too. Just two days ago, Sherrill was honored as Man of the Year in Sports by the Dapper Dan Club of Pittsburgh, following a mail-in vote by the public. Made wary by Majors unexpected resignation after the will boost the overall value of the pact to a reported $300,000 yearly.

"It was a very difficult and emotional decision to make, Sherrill said. Ive been here since 1973 (when he arrived at Pitt as Majors assistant) "I came as a young, tough abrasive football coach, and I experienced the city of Pittsburgh. It was like putting sandpaper on me and it transformed me into a very polished person, he said. The decision to go to Sherrill said, was made strictly logically. You pUw things out, where Im going to be in five, 10, IS years.

He said the fact that he would be athletic director as well as head coach weighed most heavily on his decision to go to where university President Frank Vandiver fired Aggies coach Tom Wilson to make way for Sherrill. I dont consider this a changing of the guard, a major change, Fazio told a news conference shortly after Sherrills announcement. It's a continuation The Pittsburgh football program will continue to be successful. Fazio, 42, a native of neighboring West Virginia, was the architect of Pitts defense, ranked first statistically among the natkms colleges the past two years. Fazio paid his predecessor high tribute during his news conference.

Only One Dissenter On Tar Heel Rating I Royals Seeking Ninth Cage Win I NEW YORK (UPI) Its North Carolina all the way except for one lone dissenter. Thats the story Tuesday in the latest weekly ratings by the UPI college board of basketball coaches. Forty-one of the 42 coaches from around the country agree that North Carolina, with its 13-0 record, is the No. 1 team. But one coach whose identity remains a secret, because of an agreement with the National Association of Basketball Coaches of the United States is bolding out for Missouri.

Missouri received the other first-place vote in this Boys Swimming Michael Richardsdn, white uniform, rejects a field goal attempt Tuesday by.jCeitic center Robert Parish. (UPI Photo) averaging close to 25 points a game, and handle the Dolphins' pressure. Theyre similar to us in that they full-court press, applying man-to-man pressure and double team the ball, notes Walsh. We must also be able to stop their fast break. I feel we should be able to get the ball Inside, but I am concerned with their aggressiveness defensively and the fact that they play a gang-bang rough game.

"Rochester was a quick team that shot the ball very well. They handled LeMoynes pressure very well In the early going and were up 10 points most of the game. We're going to have to handle their zone press. Two years ago we got oft to a big lead at the half and then missed numerous layups off their press. It cost us the game at the end.

Scranton coach Bob Bessolr also Intends to apply pressure on LeMoyne and will stick with his usual starting five pf guards Todd Bailey and Mark Hutchinson, oenter Bryant Thorn-well and forwards Tom Kosln and Mickey Banas. By JACK SEITZINGER The University of Scranton will attempt to boost its record to 9-3 tonight when it takes on Division II rival Le-Moyne College at 8 oclock at Syracuse, N.Y. "LeMoyne is a young team, says Scranton assistant coach Bob Walsh, who scouted the Dolphins in a four-point loss to Rochester on Monday night. They have two senior starters -Mike McDermott, an excellent player who Is their leading scorer and can shoot the jumper, and Chris Lacomb, who is six-six and very strong inside. LeMoynes other starters are point guard Paul Galvin (5-1), freshman Wright Lassiter (6-5) and Jim Bova, a 6-2 sophomore transfer from Potsdam State.

The key to their team might be Don Murcko, a six-seven freshman who can teally shoot coming off the bench, says Walsh. He's really a good player and usually comes In for Lacomb. The key to a Scranton win, according to Walsh, is to stop McDermott, who is Celts Win, 111-107 College Scores United Prut IattratttnMl But AIC 79, Bentley 89 Arnhem 83, Norwich 71 Babson 79, Gordon 94 Bapt Bible 77. Valley Frp Chrsta 57 Catholic 98, Mary Washlnon 58 Clark 81. Connecticut Colt 91 Fairfield 91.

Array 51 Framingham St 79, Worcester St 94 Howard 4S, Md -Eastern Store 44 LaSalle 77, Penn 79 Lehigh 85, Fairlelgh DJduftnlMad 49 MIT 52, Bowdom 50 Nichols 92, Coast Guard 4 Oswego St 93, Buffalo 91 Rbt Morris 71, Fairlelgh fttcfciut 59 Springfield 74, Bryant SO St Vincent (Pa 14. Ceoewi 74 StonehiU IS, Hartford 71 Suffolk 72, Barrington 71 Union 93, Plattaburg St 65 South Bryan 75, Maryville Centenary 75, North waters La. 9) Cumberland 74, Alice Lloyd 52 Elizabeth City St 94, Bowie St 51 Florida Southern 111, Florid Tech 99 Glenville 71. Va Wesleyan 93 Hampton Institute 96, Norfo St 52 Johnson Smith 65, Ootral 44 Lenoir Rhyne 85, Barber Scetia 92 Louisville 78, Athletes In Action 99 Morehouse Coll 78, Fisk 93 St Augustine's 93, St Paul's 99 Tenn Chattanooga IS, Funs 72 Georgia 92, Augusta Coil 47 Wash and Lee ft. Johoeoa at (Vt 41 William Carey 49, IamihUm Cod.

19 Midwest Eureka 99. Greenville 51 Mankato St 99 Winona St 9t Mo (Kaiuaa CHyl 53. Ottawa St No Central ft, Miltken 51 Pittsburgh St 95. Baptist Bible II Southwest Bapt 93. feoefchur St Tiffin 14.

Cedarvttie 71 Trinity Chrstn 94, Trinity Drftd 14 UW Stevens Point ll.UW Wtftewatera Valparaiso 15. Tri St U. 94 Vilianova 41, Notre Dame 49 ViDceanei 71, Southeastern Iowa St Art. Baptist 74, Langston 73 fdFT) Paul Quinn 119, Tern ColL Kf Tessa AAM II. SMU 55 McEnroe Number 1 NEW YORK (UPI) -John McEnroe, the Wimbledon and U.S.

Open champion, has been ranked No. 1 in the world (or 1981 by World Tennis Magazine, it was announced Tuesday. Borg, the No. 1 player for the previous three years, dropped to the second ranking. Borg, currently on an extended vacation from tennis, won one Grand Slam event in 1981, taking the French Open for the sixth time.

Lendl, who ended the year by winning seven con-secuUve tournaments and 36 matches in a row, mowed up one notch to third. Italian Open champion JoseLuis Clerc of Argentina, winner of 25 consecutive matches during the summer, was ranked No. 4 while Jimmy Connors dropped to fifth, his lowest ranking by World Tennis since he first appeared in the Top Ten in 1973. Guillermo Vilas of Argentina was No, 6, followed by Gese Miyet, Eliot Teltscher, Australian Peter McNamara and Vitas Gerulaltis. The NEW YORK (UPI) -Larry Bird scored 39 points and hit two free throws with three seconds remaining Tuesday night, lifting the Boston Celtics to a 111-107 victory over the New Yprk Knicks.

Boston blew a 23-polnt thirdquarter lead, managing only 19 points In the fourth period while holding off a furious New York rally. The Knicks put themselves week a balloting after raising its record to 14-0 with three victories last week and moved Into second place in the rankings. Virginia, ranked second most of the season, dropped to No. 3 with its 10-1 record the loss was to North Carolina with DePaul (15- 1) fourth. Rounding out the top 10 were Texas (13-0), Minnesota (11-2) and Iowa (11- 2) in a tie for sixth, Idaho (15-0), Kentucky (10-3) and Oregon State (12-2).

The heavy vote gave North Carolina. 629 points followed by Missouris 560, Virginias 545 and Texas 347. Texas, one of the four CENTRAL (4-0) 124 SCRANTON PREP (0-4) 37 200 medley relay: Central (Kolpski, Ginsberg, Thler, Pettlnato), Central, Scranton Prep Time 1.48.4. 200 freestyle: Murray IP), Matylewtca (C). OrglU (C).

Loflus IP), Hopkins (P). Ttmo -3 00. 200 Individual medley: Macklw IP), Evans (C), Banka (C), Ginsberg (C), Kearney IP). Time 0. OS freestyle: Passlno (C), Steele (C), Walsh (P).

Liberators (Cl Time :35 0. Diving: Paulno (C). Kelly (PI, CouforU (C). J. Kelly (P).

Point! -337 40 (school and pool record 100 buttarfly: Thler SCI. Pettlnato (C), Scbeck (C), Macklw (P), Tappan IP) Time :B0.S. 100 freestyle: Scott (C), Bowen (C), Steele IP), Uberatorn (C), Walsh IP) Time :30.1. 000 frooityle: Murray IP), Maty lew let (C), Evans 1C), OrgiU (C), Loftus IP). Tima 0:37.3.

100 backstroke: Koloekl (C), Golec (C), Franco (P), Loogo IP), Phillips 1:00.7. 100 breaststroke; Glnabert (C), Kearney (P), Banka (C. Scbeck (C), Scendale IP). Time 1 10.3. 400 trecstylo relay: Central (Thler, Scott, Matyiewlcs, Golec), Central.

Scranton Prep. Time J. ABINGTON HEIOHTS (4-0) 110 WEST SCRANTON (3-1) 00 300 medley relay- Ablngtoa Heights IPrltchyk. VanDurick, Seibert, Wlltb), Weot Scranton, Ablngtoa Heights TUno 1 37 3. 300 freestyle: A.

Campbell (AH), Miller (AH). Drouee (W), Prltcbyk (AHI.CaputolWl.TImc- I 33 0. 300 Individual medley: Vantlhe (AH), Seibert (AH), Wlrth (AH), Stefa (W), Schuster (W). TUrw -1: 17. 00 freestyle- Patrick (W).

Ramaden (AH), Scofield (AH). Simon (W), :33 0. Diving: VanDurick (AH), Zlkotkl (AH I. MO butterfly: Patrick (W), Seibert (AH), gtelaiU IW), Ceoper (AH), Euaner (Wl.TUne 100 Ireeatyle- Remedea (AH), Scofield (AH), Simon IW), Klaner M0 (reeetyla: A. Campbell (AH), Millar (AH), Wlrth (AH), Caputo (Wl, Clarks IW).

Time 0.14 3. MO backatreke: PrHchyk (AH), Droues (W), Grossman IAH), Campbell (AH), Tutaney (Wl. Time I 03 3. 100 breast st rake: Vanline (AHI, Ostrowski (AH), VanDurick (AH), Figured (Wl, Schuster (Wl. Time 000 free style relay: Ablngtoa Heights (A.

Campbell, Vantlae, Bolus, Cherniak), Ablngtoa Heights, West Scranton. Time 3.40 1. into position to tie when Campy Russell hit a 3-point field goal with four seconds left. SOSTON (III) Bi-d II 30. McHale II.

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Demlc (Hi Totals 44 11-21 107. Boatoo S4ail-lll New Yort 34272531-107 Three-poM goals-RuaeeH Total fouls -BoWou 24. New York 24. Baptiit Bible Bears to Name Ditka BBC Registers 77-57 Triumph undefeated major-college -schools, parlayed victories last week over highly-regarded Houston and Arkansas to make the most significant jump of any Top 20 team this season with its leap to No. 5.

Texas Coach Abe Lemons said he's not sure who deserves to be where in the Top 20 this season. I have no idea if we deserve it, Lemons said Monday night after the Longhorns beat Texas Christian 105-89. I really dont know who deserves it. Theres probably 40 teams in the country that could be up there. But thats not important.

Whats important is whats at the end of the trip. I honestly dont think about those things. People play us hard as it is. Idaho, 15-0 after victories over Idaho State and Weber State, improved three positions from last week while Minnesota, which defeated Iowa last week, moved into a tie with the Hawkeyes in the No. 6 position.

The Ratings NEW YORK (UPI) The UeMtd Press Interuttaal Bosrd of Coaches Top 30 college baitelbaU ratings Hint-place votes ud won-ioat records te pores- them): 1 North Carolina (411 (130) 428 2 Missouri (I) 414-0) fee I Virginia (14-1) 540 i DePaul (IS-I) 3. Teias (13-0) 247 1 (tie) Hlonesota (11-21 S3 (Del Iowa 111-2) 330 I Mohs (1301 302 0. Kentucky 110-1) lot Oregon ft. (13-21 213 II. Georgetown (14-2) III It Tulsa (12-2) 1 HO U.

Saa Francisco 113-2) 00 14. Arkansas (11-2) Ml 15 North Carolina State (132) 12 Kansu SUM 112-2) I) 17 (Uo) Louisville (11-41 31 (Uel Alabama (11-71 si II Vilianova 12-11 II Fresno state (1311 35 NBA Scores Boston 111 New York 107 Atlanta 112 Portland 101 Seattle 99 Cleveland 97 Chicago 110 Indiana 100 Houston U0 Kansas City 112 Utah 123 Detroit 117 Phoenix 108 San Antonio 96 Denver 140 Los Angeles 139 NHL Scores Philadelphia 2 Quebec 2 Buffalo 2 Montreal 2 Tho World' flrtt ond Mott tffoctlvo Intldo Mognotle Storm Window FREE ESTIMATES INSTANT FINANCINQ VIKING ENERGY 71 1 Plttston Scroit ton 344-9933 in the South Side Sundays at 1 p.m. CHICAGO (UPI) -Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Mike Ditka will be' formally named head coach of the Chicago' Beari Wednesday, a Chicago televison station reported Tuesday night. WBBM-TV quoted Ditka as saying he had accepted the job following a meeting with Bears owner George Halas earlier in the day. Neither Halas nor other Bears officials were available to comment on the report, but Dltkas wife, Diana, said in a telephone interview in Dallas that her husband had accepted the job.

4 Yes its true, she said. She said she had been out shopping when her husband called and left a message with their children that he had had accepted Halass offer. Ditka had been the leading candidate for the job since Halas fired Neill Armstrong earlier this month. Ditka has served as an offensive coach for the Cowboys and had conceded he was seeking the Bears' top job. Baptist Bible College opened a 20-point halftime lead Tuesday night, then coasted to a 77-57 victory over Valley Forge Christian College at Clarks Green.

Zac Wilcox scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for the Defenders, who boosted their record to-5-0 in the North Atlantic Christian Conference and 165 overall. Brian Elchelberger chipped in with 12 points. Rich Harrison 13 and Duane Early and Stu Tripier, just coming off the injured list, 10 apiece. Vic Paradis scored 19 points and John Paradis 11 for Valley Forge. TUNKHANNOCK (2-2) 12S TECH (IM) 38 200 medley relay: Tunkhennock (ZakU, Sharpe, Miller, Lashway), Tech, Tunkhannock Time 2 11.81.

200 freestyle: McHale 4Tu, Schick (Tel, Hug (Tu), Jones (Te), Phillips (Tul.Ttme-31t.ai. 200 Individual medley: Host (Tu), E. Sharpe (Tu), Dougber (Tel, Hesamlllnr (Tel, Dewey (Tu). Tima 63. 10 freestyle: Lasbway (Tu).

Stephenson (Tu), Pagnani (Tel, Schick (Te), D. Paszek (Te). Time -25 13. Diving: Roberta (Tu). Phillips (Tu), Gruen (Tu).

Points not available. 100 butterfly: Sharpe (Tu), Hesamllter (Te), August (Tu). Time 1 00 30. 100 freestyle: Stephenson (Tu), D. Sharpe (Tu), Tttmaa (Tu).

D. Pasxek (Te), Devereaux (Te). Time :57 33. 500 freestyle: McHale (Tu), Ball (Tu), Benner (Tu), Schick, (Tel, J. Paaiek (Te).

Time 14 00. 100 backstroke: Roberts (Tu), Maribell (Tu), Host (Tu), Jones (Te). Tima 01. 100 breaststroke: Zelepa (TU), Lashway (Tu), Dougber (Te), Hug (Tu), Pauek (Te). Time I 18 10.

400 freestyle relay: Tunkhannock (August, Tltman, Ballot, Ball), Tunkhannock, Toch. Ttmo 4.11.3 VALLEY VIEW (3-1) 131 DUNMORE (1-3) 40 300 medley relay: Valley View (Parantch, Calabro, Staaium, Jordan); 3nd, Valley View; 3rd, Dun-more. Time -1 33.3. 300 freestyle: Jackaon (VV), Newton (VV). Ktabuskky (D), Alco (W), Mooney 3:01 J.

300 Individual medley: Calabro (VV), Dubtal (W), Elkina (VV), Kyser ID), Echon ID). Time -1: 13 0. 30 freestyle. Jordan (VV), Pickard (VV), Brown (D), D. Balog (VV), TomasetU (D) Tima 23.7.

Diving: Robinson (D), Pttansky (VV). Healy (VV). Mooney (D), McGhrty (VV). Points 180 OO. too buttarfly: Nlcastre (D), Staaium IW).

Calabro I VV), Foroee (VV), Michaels ID. Tima- :37.l too buttarfly: Nlcastre ID), Sts slum (VV). Calabro (VV). Fornao (VVI, Mlchaals ID). Time :37 10.

100 freestyle: Jordan I VV). Pickard (VV), Brawn ID). J. Balog (VV). Tomaarttl ID) Time .57 0 300 freestyle.

Jackson (VV), Newton (VV), Pruthlnsky (VVI, Echon ID). Time I 30 (. 100 backstroke Nlcastra ID), Paraalck tVV). SUslnm VV), Dubtal (Wl.TUne :00 0. 100 braaatstroke: D.

Balog W), Kyser ID). Forma IVV), Trap la (Dl.Thnn 1:13 I. 400 freeetyto relay: Valley View (Newton, Jackaon, Dubtal, Paraakb): lnd. Dunmore; 3rd, Valley View. Time 4 01 0 Super Bowl Officials Set DEARBORN.

Mich. (UPI) NFJL Commissioner fete Rozelle Tuesday named veteran Pat Haggerty as thi referee for Sundays Super Bowl game between the AFC champion Cincinnati Bengali and the NFC champion San Francisco 49era. Joining Haggerty, a. veteran of 17 years in the NFL, will be umpire A1 Conway, bead linesman Jerry Bergman, line judge Bob Bee Its, back judge Bill Swanson, side judge Bob Rice and field Judge Don Hakes. Gene Barth and Grove Klemmer will be the alternates.

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