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Won't see action against Cranbrook Prolific scorer Ken Gustafson back with Flyers By MIKE LYNCH Spokesman-Review sports writer Ken Gustafson, one of the Western International Hockey League's most prolific scorers, ended a brief retirement Friday and rejoined the Spokane Flyers. Hodges, coach and general manager of the local club, said he had contacted Gustafson and had asked the rangy left winger to consider returning to competition. Gustafson, school teacher, played entary three of Spokane's Allan Cup championship clubs and was captain of the winning team last spring. He won three league scoring titles and shared a fourth. The Flyers, who have won their last two games, including a 7-6 thriller over Trail on Thursday, take on Cranbrook here this eveing in an 8 o'c- Mark falls to Dorsett Pitt tips P-State Penn State Pitt First downs 12 20 Rushes-yards 41-106 65-278 Passing yards 135 141 Return 43 Passes 9-19-4 8-17-2 Punts 8-41 5-45 3-1 2-2 Fumbles 1-5 2-20 Penn State 7 0 0 0-7 Pittsburgh 0 7 710-24 PSU -Torrey 21 pass from Fusina (Capozzoll kick) PITT-Dorsett 6 run (Long kick) PITT-Dorsett 40 run (Long short) PITT-E.

Walker 12 run (Long kick) A FO Long 47 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING -Penn State, Geise 13-60, GUman 10-33, Torrey 7-30, M. Suhey 4-24. Pitt, Dorsett 38-224, Hutton E. Walker 5-29. RECEIVING -Penn State, Torrey 2-26, Shuler 2-16, Mauti 1-27, Fitzkee 1-25, Donovan 1-23, Cefalo 1-15, Geise 1-3.

Pitt, Jones 4-111, Corbett 3-20, Taylor 1-10. PASSING -Penn State, Fusina 8-16-3, 120 yards. Pitt, Cavanaugh 8-16-2, 141. PITTSBURGH (AP) Incredible Tony Dorsett smashed college football's single-season rushing record and became the first yard runner in history, leading top-ranked Pitt within one game of the national championship with a 24-7 victory over arch-rival Penn State Friday night. Bottled up for most of the first half by 16th-ranked Penn State's swarming defense, the amazing Dorsett exploded for 224 yards on 38 carries, 173 yards coming in the second half, as Sugar Pitt wrapped up an 11-0 regular season, its best ever.

The Panthers will meet fourth. ed Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. Penn State, 7-4, after having its six-game winning streak snapped, will face Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl. Dorsett, 5-foot-11, 192-pound senior from the nearby steel mill rown of Aliquippa, added several more marks to his previous bag of nine NCAA records. Scores from 40 He tallied on runs of six and 40 yards to become college football's.

all-time scoring leader. But time ran out on his bid to reach 2,000 yards for the season. He finished with 1,944, eclipsing the mark of 1,881 set by Cornell's Ed Marinaro in 1971. For his career, Dorsett has 6,082 yards, 905 more than the old record held by Archie Griffin of Ohio State. Pitt needed almost every one of Dorsett's yards, which he gained through a steady drizzle, to fend off a fired-up Penn State team which had held Dorsett to 267 yards in three previous encounters.

The Nittany Lions stuck it to Dorsett good in the first period, holding him to a paltry 11 yards on seven carries. And they took a 7-0 lead with three minutes left in the period when Bob Torrey, a 236-pound sophomore fullback, pulled in a swing pass from Chuck Fusina and rambled 21 yards for a touchdown. But that was the only score Penn Stae could manage against Pitt's rugged defense and the momentum finally swung the Panthers' way early in the second period when J.C. Wilson intercepted a Fusina pass -one of three Penn State turnovers in the quarter and returned it 10 yards to the Lions' 44. Pitt, which had lost to Penn State in each of the last 10 years, tied the score midway through the second quarter.

The Panthers needed five plays to cover 41 yards, with Dorsett carrying the final six after a 26-yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh to Gordon Jones put the ball at the Penn State 13. That was the 58th touchdown of Dorsett's career. His next one snapped a 7-7 tie late in the third period and tied the mark of 59 touchdowns set by Army's Glenn Davis during the World War II years. The tie-breakinf score was all Dorsett's work after Penn State's Scott Fitzkee punted to midfield. Dorsett ran for seven yards, then three and then burst through the middle on a nifty, 40-yard gallop that sent him over the 100-yard mark for the 33rd time in his career, matching Griffin's mark.

lock game at the Coliseum. Gustafson, light solo skate on Friday, won't see action this evening but will start playing next weekend when the team plays three times in three days. have practice ice available all week and he'll have an opportunity to work on conditioning," Hodges said. Gus will help Hodges added that midweek road game conflicts, a problem for Gustafson because of his teaching commitments, had been resolved during their Friday meeting. "The club is having trouble, but we're not ready to give up," Hodges said of his second place Flyers.

"We're making every think maybe one more change will be the Hodges added that he still is in contact with the club's major league affiliate in Edmonton. While the Spokane coach was pleased with the Gustafson news, he was still unsettled about the Flyers' strange victory over Trail. The Flyers held a 6-1 lead after two periods but needed Dale McMullin's second goal in the third period to extract a 7-6 win. The visitors reeled off four straight goals and were THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW PAGE 15 NOVEMBER 27, 1976 Sports 6 61 threatening as time ran out. "We certainly looked like world beaters for two periods.

It's such an easy game when the other team doesn't check," Hodges said. However, when the Smokies finally began to forecheck and send two skaters deep in Spokane's zone the trouble started. Early in the period there were three goals scored within 66 seconds, two of them by He's got all angles covered Nebraska's Pillen (61) grabs Oklahoma's Vaughn as teammate stops ball carrier. (AP) MUTUAL RESPECT IN CANADA TORONTO (AP) Some members of the Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders have formed a mutual admiration society as they prepare for Sunday's Grey Cup game to decide the championship of the Canadian Football League. Lorne Richardson and Ken McEachern of Saskatchewan say one of their biggest jobs will be to control Ottawa receiver Tony Gabriel.

And Gabriel says he expect difficulty getting free to catch passes against the duo of defensive backs. Gabriel caught 10 passes in the regular-season game between the two and Ottawa had a touchdown called back as Saskatchewan posted a 29-16 victory. But despite his suc- cess, Gabriel said he expects a tough game. Richardson and McEachern can expect strong support from their defensive teammates. Seven of them were among 11 Roughriders named earlier this week to the Western Conference allstar team.

Richardson, 26, said this is the first year the defense has received any publicity. "In the past, everybody talked about the George and Ronnie show (fullback George Reed and quarterback Ron Lancaster.) "When George retired after last season, people started paying more attention to our defense. Lancaster still gets a lot of attention and he deserves it, but people are starting to recognize the defense as well." Richardson, a graduate of Colorado University, has been winning, recognition since he arrived in the Western Conference in 1973 and was named Rookie of the Year. He said he believes part of the recognition is based on defense the Roughriders play. "We play a lot of zone defence, which means more interceptions.

That's how a defensive back gets recognition. When most people vote for allstar teams, they just look at the number of interceptions." Richardson, who led the WFC in interceptions with seven, had two against Ottawa in the regular-season game -but Gabriel said he likes to work against a zone defense. "I try to hit the seams and find the open spots. I guess I like it either way, especially when the line gives the quarterback protection so I have time to get open. "But we played against a lot of coverage this year," he added.

Man-toman coverage is required by blitzing teams and Saskatchewan has been able to stay in the zone defense because it seldom needs to blitz. "We get a lot of support from our front four linemen," said Richardson. "They force a lot of quarterbacks to throw in a hurry. That makes the job easier for everybody." After best record Ski pre-fit Oregon fires Read sessions EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Citing economics and competition, the University of Oregon fired head football Coach Don Read and began an immediate search for a successor Friday.

Oregon's Ducks compiled four victories and seven losses this season, the best record in the three years Read was head coach. But Oregon won only one Pacific-8 Conference game this year. Read's overall record at Oregon was 9-24. His teams won just three conference games. Oregon Athletic Director John Caine, who announced the firing, said, "It was the economic realities that made it necessary to develop a more competitive program." Fired along with Read were six assistant coaches.

Read had a year remaining on his four-year contract that paid $28,000 annually. Caine told a news conference that former Tennessee Coach Bill Battle was among those being considered for the job but declined to name other candidates. "We hope to choose one within two Caine said. Caine said he will appoint an advisory group composed of a student athlete, a member of the community and a member from the campus to help pick a new coach but the final decision will not hinge on the group's choice. Read's squad defeated Oregon State, Colorado State, Utah and Utah State this year but the losses i included 53-0 to Southern California, 41-0 to Notre Dame and 46-0 to UCLA.

Read did not appear at the news conference. In a prepared statement, he said, "I am grateful to many people who have diligently helped with the growth and development of Oregon football. These people know who they are. To them I say, 'Thank Oregon has depended on revenue from its football program in recent support other Duck athletics. Caine said the university needs a head football coach "who is multitalented because that is what is necessary in the Pac-8." "We want a different personality with a background and a different approach," he said.

Caine said he made his decision to, fire Read after listening "to the newspaper people, television commentators, alumni, campus people, custodians, the milkman and my druggist. I don't mind. It shows people are concerned." Read was named head coach at Oregon in 1974 after two years as an assistant coach in charge of quarterbacks and receivers. He replaced Dick Enright, who was fired. Before going to Oregon, Read was head coach for four years at Portland State University.

RENEWAL AT WENATCHEE WENATCHEE, Wash. For the second time this year, Colton and Brewster collide with a state championship at stake. This time it's the State B-11 High School Football Tournament finals. Both teams carry 11-0 records defending champion Colton beat Brewster 56-21 in last year's finals. Today's game time is 1:30 at the Apple Bowl.

When the schools met last June, they decided the State B-11 baseball championship and Colton won 2-1. Brewster Trail. At mid-period, with Spokane serving a major penalty, Trail scored twice within two minutes. Finally, Barry Zanier skated 60 unchecked feet to score with less than two minutes to play. Trail pulled the goalie for an extra skater but did not manage another shot.

The Flyers did their share of quick scoring early. They (Continued on page 16) KEN GUSTAFSON Rejoins club Oklahoma wins 20-17 Three tie for title Oklahoma Nebraska First downs 20 16 yards 69-357 52-185 Passing yards 79 143 Return yards 19 Passes 2-2-0 9-22-0 Punts 4-34 5-40 Fumbles-lost 5-3 1-1 Penalties-yards 6-40 0-0 Oklahoma 7 13-20 Nebraska 0 3 14 0-17 Okla- -Peacock 1 run (von Schamann kick) Neb-FG Eveland 33 Neb-Craig 7 run (Eveland kick) Neb-Berns 4 run (Eveland kick) Okla -Peacock 50 run (run failed) Okla--Peacock 2 run (von Schamann kick) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing -Oklahoma, Ivory 17-101, Peacock 8-88, Culbreath 12-62. Nebraska, Berns 16-71, Donnell 13-55, Ferragamo 11- 33. Receiving- -Oklahoma, Rhodes 2-79, Peacock 1-32. Nebraska, Malito 3 78, Shamblin 3-34, Berns 2-9.

Passing -Oklahoma, Blevin 1-1-0, 32 yards; Shepard 1-1-0, 47. Nebraska, Ferragamo 9-21-0, 143. LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Two razzle-dazzle pass plays set up a two-yard scoring run by halfback Elvis Peacock with 38 seconds to play that lifted eighthranked Oklahoma to a 20-17 Big Eight Conference football victory Frifay over No. 10 Nebraska.

The triumph gave Oklahoma a three-way share of the conference title and sent another Big Eight team, 14thranked Colorado, into the Orange Bowl to meet No. 12 Ohio State. Nebraska led 17-13 when Oklahoma took possession at its own 16-yard line with 3:30 to go in the nationally televised game. The Sooners scored eight plays later, after a pass play in which substitute quarterback Dean Blevins threw from the Nebraska 34 to Steve Rhoades, who lateraled to Peacock at the 20-yard line. Peacock rambled to the two and scored on the next play.

OU's winning drive started when halfback Woody Shepard hit Rhoades with a 47-yard pass to put the Sooners on the Nebraska 37. Ironically, the two passes were the only aerials the Sooners tried all day. The game, played in 30-degree weather with winds of about 30 miles an hour, knocked Nebraska out of its bid for the Orange Bowl. The Cornhuskers will travel to the AstroBluebonnet Bowl in Houston, to play Texas Tech and Oklahoma will go to the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, against Wyoming, a bid that was accepted earlier. Oklahoma led the Cornhuskers 7-3 at the half, but Nebraska controlled the third period.

On Nebraska's opening second-half possession, wingback Curtis Craig scored from seven yards out with 9:56 left in the period. It capped an eight-play, 58-yard drive that put Nebraska on top 10-7. The Huskers then recovered a fumble by Sooner quarterback Tom Lott on the Oklahoma 32. Running back Richard Berns scored three plays later from the four and, with 6:31 left in the quarter Nebraska led 17-7. Elvis Peacock scored on a 50yard run with 12:28 remaining in the game, narrowing the margin to 17-13.

A twopoint Sooner conversion effort failed. Oklahoma scored first, Peacock ramming the ball over from the one late in the first period. Al Eveland booted a 33yard field goal in the second quarter. AGASE FIRED BY PURDUE ARIZONAS VOTE YES TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) The University of Arizona and Arizona State University are expected to receive approval Saturday to begin formal perotiations.to join the The Arizona Board of Regents, governing body for state universities, will vote on a committee recommendation that the negotiations be allowed.

The regents' policy committee approved the recommendation Friday in a voice vote, with four of the five committee members in favor. Among other regents, at least two are known to favor the move, establishing a majority on the 10member board. Australian in charge after two MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) Australia's Graham Marsh shot a 69 Friday for a 135 total and gained a twostroke lead after the second round of the $200,000 Dunlop Phoenix Golf Tournament. Marsh, 32, birdied three of his first four holes and never trailed. Seventeen Americans were among the field of 90 who played the par-72, Phoenix Country Club course.

Two Japanese pros, Yoshitaka Yamamoto, who carded a second-round 67, and Yasuhiro Miyamoto, who had a 69, were next at 137. America Hubert Green, the defending champion, who was tied for the first-round lead with Marsh and American Mark Hayes, scored a par 72 and was tied at 138 with countryman Gibby Gilbert, who registered a 67. Hayes slumped to a 73 for 139, one shot better than American Ben Crenshaw, who had a second straight 70 for 140. Tournament favorite Jack Nicklaus rallied with a fiveunder-par 67, nine shots better than his opening round, for 143. Tom Weiskopf, another American and playing with an injured wrist, failed to make the cut for the final two rounds.

He had not been expected to play Friday, but did SO after receiving medication and shot a 75 for a 153 aggregate. Donna Young leads by three MANILA (AP) Donna Caponi Young of the United States fired a four-under-par 68 Friday for a 140 total and a threestroke lead after two rounds of the Far East Women's Invitational Open Golf Championship. Young, who ranked third in the 1976 Ladies Professional Golfers Association moneywinning list, had nines of 35 and 33 on a Manila Golf and Country Club course. The greens were wet because of rain which suspended play for 45 minutes. Sally Little of South Africa, the first-round leader, dropped to a second-place tie with a one-over-par 73.

Also in the runnerup spot were JoAnne Carner of the United States and Taiwan's Tu Ai-Yu. Each shot a 71. Americans Hollis Stacy and Amy Alcott were next at 144. At 145 were Jane Blalock of the United States and Japan's Chako Higuchi. Defending champion Pat Bradley, another American, registered a 75 and had a 146.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue University fired Alex Agase Friday and began a search for a new football coach to restore a onetime winning tradition and boost sagging gate attendance. Purdue, 40-10 in the five years before Jack Mollenkopf retired in 1969, has had just one winning season since then -a 65 record in 1972 under Bob DeMoss, now assistant athletic director. Agase, 54, a former AllAmerican guard at Purdue, compiled an 18-25-1 mark in four losing seasons after that. "The main thing is keeping gate receipts at the games as high as said Purdue President Arthur Hansen.

"I think that unless we had winning seasons in the next several years that that could be adversely affected." Rumors of Purdue officials' dissatisfaction with Agase began last year when the Boilermakers lost their first five games. Purdue won four of its last six games in 1975, then three of its first five this season before a three-game slide started rumors flying again. A 16-14 upset of then-No. 1 Michigan gave Agase a temporary reprieve, but a 20-14 season-ending loss to arch-rival Indiana may have been the deciding factor. "Given the central role of football in the intercollegiate program and the growing financial problems associated with maintaining a strong competitive role in intercollegiate competition, it seems prudent to make a change in the coaching staff at this time," Hansen said.

"I have asked (Athletic Director) George King to begin a search (for a replacement) as soon as possible, and he's going to be receiving applications until about the middle of next month," Hansen said. selection committee will be appointed to help him." W. CUP H. A FLYERS CRANBROOK NOVEMBER 27 8 P.M. ADMISSION: $4, $3, $2 CHILDREN $1.00 in the $2.00 area.

TICKET OUTLETS: Goodyear NT, Holpins, Lamonts at Shadie and Manito, Record Rack, P.M. Jacoys. 328-4742 scheduled There is plenty to do while waiting for both SpokesmanReview Charities, schools to begin Dec. 4. One school will be conducted on Mt.

Spokane and the other will be at 49 Degrees North, near Chewelah, Wash. First, enrollment coupons, which are printed daily in The Spokesman-Review, must be filled out and sent in before classes close Nov. 30. Second, students who will be renting equipment should have their skis, boots, bindings and poles pre-fit before the first day of class. For students at Mt.

Spokane, special pre-fit clinics have been scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. next Monday and Tuesday at the Gonzaga University student union building. Those planning to attend the 49 Degrees North school may drop into United Wintersport, N3220 Division, during normal working hours to have their rental equipment properly fit. Modified GLM method will be used in both schools. Finally, participants should pray, dance or use any other method they can think of to produce more snow.

Lou Johnson, ski school director at Mt. Spokane, said she would like to see 18 more inches of snow on the mountain before Dec. 4. Bert Shaber, general manager at 49 Degrees North, said foot of new would get things off to a good start at his resort. HOCKEY TONIGHT 8 P.M.

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at N. Division won the 1976 State basketball title, giving the two schools a sweep of boys' team state championships. Both teams were tested in the semifinals. Brewster edged Cathlamet 26-21 while Colton took Peshastin-Dryden 50-6. That 50-6 score doesn't, P-D sound trailed much only like 16-6 a at halftime and actually out gained the Wildcats for the game.

Brewster beat P-D 29-0 during the regular season. Quarterbacks key both attacks. Colton's Tony Busch directs the wishbone.f He's rushed for over a 1,000 yards, can break the long gainer and hits hard on defense. Colton boss Mick Dennehy considers Busch one of the finest athletes he's coached. Brewster counters with Roger Boesel, the multi-sport senior standout.

-state twice in baskefball, Boesel has keyed most Brewster wins. Last week he passed for two touchdowns and ran for a pair. Jack McMillan is the firstyear Brewster coach. WEST VALLEY FOOTBALL FINAL PLAYOFFS WEST VALLEY VS. HOQUIAM LIVE 1:50 SATURDAY KC 99 Sponsored By: ABC OFFICE EQUIPMENT SEATTLE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Branches at MILLWOOD DISHMAN OPPORTUNITY SCHRECK OIL SUPER SAVE DRUGS WASHINGTON ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT VERA WATER POWER IGA.