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Tigers Take Another Victory Over KCAC Rival By BOB LUDWIG Gazette Telegraph Sports Writer SALINA Kans. It took a defensive effort by linebakcer Bruce Kolbezen to wake up a sluggish Colorado College offense Saturday and the Tigers never dozed again. Taking their 12th straight Kansas Collegiate Athletic ference foe in stride, the Tigers ran or ts it passed past host Kansas Wesleyan 52-7. The win gave the Tigers a 7-1 season record, equalling last best performance in 20 years, and the Tigers still have one game remaining this sea- s'o Saturday against St. of California in Moraga.

The victory also is the sixth straight after the lone defeat in the second game of the year. Quarterback Randy Bobier highlighted the individual efforts as he set a modern day- passing mark of 302 yards in- eluding four touchdowns up- iping his season total in that de- jpartment to 11, also another irecord. I The senior thrower also broke another mark for season passing with 1236 and erased Art total offensive with at 1385. Commenting on his perform ance Bobier felt he record Against the Coyotes, Bobier have to worry about anything, now 3-4-1 on the season, as Weslvans weak secondary throw the ball very well. It I showed open spots through- seems when I throw those end out what turned out to be a long over enders the receivers just I afternoon, seem to pick them up and runj It all started in the second Ifor another 50 yards.

But when after both clubs had I put a good spiral on the ball itj trouble moving in the first peri- either gets intercepted or On the first play of the sec- one knocks it quarter, Bruce Kolbezan covered a fumble at the Wesle-j yan 21 to set up first at-1 tempt. The Tigers drove quickly) to a first and goal at the nine before the Wesleyan made its- only successful stand of the day. After three downs had moved the ball to the Ernie Jones tried the right iWut was stopped by Frank Li-, manni. i But that was just a momenta-! ry stoppage for the Tigers. On third down from their own five, Wesleyan was again hit by a costly fumble and it was Kobe-; zan on the spot.

He picked up the loose ball on the one and casually scored at 10; 40 of the riod. Then all hell broke lose. The next time CC had the ball it took just two plays to score with Bobier finding Jones open on the right side for a 62-yarder COIOIAOO IRRINOS SPOR TS Sunday, Nov. 5, 1972 Gaiette Telegraph- Army Grounds Air Force and the 14-0 lead at 17:23. The next time they had the ball, the Tigers only used one play, this one going to Hall down the left side for 42 yards from Bobier for a three margin at 4:41 of the ex-FI plosive second period.

And again the Tigers took I over quickly using just one play again with Bobier hitting Hall for a 52 yard touchdown on this pass. Key blocks on the succes- ful aerial were thrown by Jim Pogue and Rich Campbell as they waited at 14 yard line for Hall to come by and then simply chopped down the two maining defenders. With only 30 seconds in tl5e half. The Tigers went to work on their final points with BoOier hitting Jomes on an ancifcnt shovel pass for 12 yards arid then getting George Love on a 25 yard screen to set up a Ben Nitka 46 yard field goal as time ran out, putting CC in front 330 With 264 yards passing in the first half and 345 yards total to (Continued on Page 8-F) First Downs Yards Yards Total Yards Gained Return Yardage Passe.s Punts Averace Fumbles Lost Penalties Yards CC 130 310 440 14 109 0 10 4-2 V4 12-79 8 30 By LARRY Gazette Telegraph Sports Writer WESTPOINT, N.Y. It was another Navy all over again.

An emotionally sky-high Army football team used its superior Hines was the difference oni The loss also assured Air this day which saw Air of last place in the record drop to 6-2 and Army up its mark to 4-3. Both Falcon defeats have come from service Academies. Air Force lost two weeks ago to Navy, 21-17. service round-robin which start ed this year. Navy and Army will decide the title December 2 at Philadelphia.

Martin agreed that the out played saidlsence of a big back in the Fal- Srorlng Snmmar; CC 31 14 7 Kan. (I 0 I) 1 lumbla return (Nitka kick) 62 pass from Bobier (Nltlu kick) 42 pass from Bobier (Nltka kick) 52 pass Irona Bobier (Nltka kick) CC-Nitka 46 FG 5 run (Nitka kick) 7 pass from Bobier (Nitka kick) 6 run (Hartshorn Wck) 1 run (Nitka kick) Colorado Loses To Devaner Club wS room lineup hurt their rushing; and than the one.game on the soggy Michie Sta. wasldium turf. over-run Air Force 17-14 Satur-: following the Navy loss. dav at Michie Stadium befere a game where we The game was free of ram, seiloiit crowd of 000 match the intensity of the other but it marked the fourth time sellout crowd of 4.,000.

things because of their strength, Thursday night soaked the field NOT THIS TIME Bab Farr (21) breaks up a pass intendcxl for Air Frank Murphy (42) in first quarter of the game at The United States Military Michie Stadium at We.st Point, New York. (AP Wirephoto) Quarterback Rich Haynie, who had his most brilliant day only a week ago in leading Air Force to a 39-31 upset of Arizona State, find his targets most of the afternoon as Army continually foiled Air Force scoring bids. Safety Mercer Ferguson and corner back Grover Dailey intercepted two passes each in leading the Black defense while Hines ran over and through the Falcons for 202 yards and the game-winning touchdown. A 6 1, 205 lb. tail back from Chester, Hines took a i 0 from quarterback Kingsley Fink with 5:53 left in the game and rambled down the west sidelines for the game breaker.

Hines got a block from full- a Willy Thigpen which allowed him to turn the corner and go in unmolested on a play that covered 49 yards. Fink caught Air Force looking for a short yardage plunge on a third down and one yard situation. Instead of going up the middle where Army was successful most of the day, Fink went wide right. a big kid and you put him on a heavy track and he goes, said Air Force coach Ben He played inspirational and we handle it. Hajmie matched the school record (25) for career touchdown passes with scoring strikes to tight end Greg Smith and split end Bob Farr, but he also got himself into the scoring books again.

Last year, Haynie threw six interceptions in a 1614 loss to Penn State. Perkins Garners Shutout for Tigers' Loss to Wisconsin's leers, 5-0 which was still in fairly bad playing shape Saturday dewpite the all day efforts of Army helicopter personnel who tried to dry the field Friday. gazette telegraph 1st add lead to come pmr Mark returned a punt 37 yards to the 29, but The Falcon quarterback had'The Falcons move the difficulty finding men ball, and field goal at- against rotating 4-4-3) tempt from the 32 was short deep umbrella defense. He had minutes into the third three passes swiped in each quarter, half. Army took over at its 20 and While the offense gave up the moved to the Air Force 11.

This ball seven times (once on anjtime Barclay was on target opening game play fumble by from 28 yards away with 5:42 of 52,128 fans who made it to Boulder Saturday, and a fast track indicated that those in at- it tendance and those watching on on! I TV could expect some kind of The Colorado Buffaloes are game, not going to win the National, Nebraska wasted little time in Championship this year, letting the Buffs know that they not going to win the ready for a football game. By BOB BECKER Gazette Telegraph Sports Writer BOULDER Psst! Pass Big Eight Championship either, and unless they can post impressive wins over both Kansas and Air Force in their last two games, they have a prayer for a bowl bid this time around either. Coach Bob Nebraska Comhuskers sealed the doom for 1972 before a record crowd in Folsom Field and a national TV audience Sat- putting six points on the board almost before the last notes of the National Anthem had died away. With I-back Gary Dixon and fullback Bill Olds doing most of the work, Nebraska moved 53 yards on their first seven plays, when sophomore quarterback Dave Humm exploded over from the one for the TD. The kick was good, and the urday, by handing the Buffs a Buffs were down 7-0.

33-10 setback for their third loss On sceond play tailback Joel Carlson), the defense stop offense. Army marched 90 yards in the second quarter after first interception, the only time the Knights scored following a turnover. Twice they missed field goals. Air Force came back in the third quarter following Jim fumble recovery. Farr grabbed a deflected pass in the end zone to give Air Force a 14-10 lead that hold up.

Air Force had numerous op- remaining in the third stanza and the Knights moved on top, 10-7. Late in the quarter Morris recovered fumble at the Army 42. Haynie got his tying touchdown pass with 1:30 left in the third quarter with Farr grabbing the ball after Topping deflected it. kick put Air Force on top for the first time. 14-10.

Earlier in the drive Farr had dropped a Haynie pass at the 25 (Continued on Page 6-F) of the campaign. Nebraska put the game on ice in the first quarter by running up 19 poiints, then added 14 more in the third stanza after allowing Colorado 10 by the half. If a better college football team in the country than the Comhuskers, heaven help Eddie Crowder and his Buffaloes if they appear 'in Boulder. from scrimmage, fullback Bo Matthews fumbled on his own 17, and in six plays the Huskers were on the socreboard again, this time on plunge from the one. But on this conversion, Lome Richardson blocked the kick, and Buff fans finally saw some daylight.

The clouds of gloom returned quickly however, as CU managed just three plays from And if a more exciting scrimmage then punted to the football player than the Husk- Nebraska 30. Heisman Trophy candidate With six minutes left in the Johnny Rogers, he been opening stanza, Nebraska start- seen in the Big Eight this (Continued on Page 6-F) By MORRIS FRASER That split the series after CC ing start this year. Jim Makey out second-best in a collision ----with the boards and came portunities, but each time it got! close the Falcons coughed up the football or bogged down. Only the sparkling play of Smith, who caught four passes for 109 yards, was a bright spot offensively. In the Navy game Air Force turned over the ball too many times.

Oddly enough, the Falcons have had that kind of trouble only against service academy rivals this season. G.4ME STATISTICS First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Falcon Passes Punts Average Fumbles Lost Penalties Y'ards AF 17 112 179 298 147 12-34-6 3-1 3-46 or in any other conference forj that matter. First dowM Rogers is a magician once he Rushes-yards 2 r. gets his hands on the ball, 389 ing his disappearing act at least 15 twice each time he starts downiFumbies iost field, and more than once Nebraska CotoradI 22 15 50-210 45-116 130 85 175 19 1M7-1 11-29-1 4-37 8-42 1-1 1-1 6-41 2-38 19 0 14 Mi the Huskers in good field Scoring Snmmary Air Force 0 7 7 1 run kick) had him pinned down Air Force-Smith 42 pass from Haynie jjggj- Jjjg goal UnC. (Lawson kick) Army-Barciay 28 FG i 6 ct football Weather Air 12 pass from Haynie (Lawson kick) 49 run Barclay kick) 0 tion after it appeared the CIU run (Wck failed) 1 run (run failed3 18 run kick) Lima 44 1 run (Sanger kick) 10 pass from Humm greeted the shirt-sleeved crowd Gazette Telegraph Sports Editnr'claimed the opener, 10-6.

But played Friday. Dean Talafous scored twice Badgers were having no it also was the first time secoiind best with four stitches, in the third period Saturday more of that as they sputtered after 30 straight games in jn his nose; and freshman goalie night and Dick Perkins made throught the second period and which the Bengals had been his first 1972 appearance in goal fmally dominated a tired band shut out. in the game a successful one as Wisconsin Tigers. But the victory could have helped off the claimed a 5-0 Western Oolle- It was shutout been costly to a CC team that giate Hockey Association victo-since he blanked Michigan State has suffered four serious in- injury initially was ry over Colorado College at the last year, also 5-ft, and got the juries in two nights. Saturday as a contusion.

World Arena. sophomore goalie off to a Mike Bertsch, who came 5 'N CHASING AN ELUSIVE PUCK Colorado College defenseman Jim Mitchell (2) goes after the puck as teammate Pat Lawson scrambles over a fall- en Wisconsin Badger during their weekend series at the World Arena. Wisconsin claimed a 5-0 decision Saturday night to split the series with the (Gazette Telegraph Photo) Bertsch came back to play after ja brief session with a needle jand thread. I The Tigers now take their to Grand Forks, N.D., North Dakota waits with Ian identical 1-1 record. 1 I The Badgers took a 2-0 lead I into the final period, then ran; the Tigers hard and out of gas.

Talafous slipped the puck be-1 tween the post and right skate with 2:12 gone in the final! period. Jim Johnston added his count-1 er two minutes later, and twoj and a half minutes after that Ta- lafous got his secound. Perkins finished his whitewash with 26 saves. Mio had 39 before leaving, equalling his total of the night before. GC started quicker than Wisconsin in the first period, hom-i ing in on Perkins with five shots before the offense could com.e| unstuck.

I first penalty served to give the Tigers incentive. Jim Stebe ripped a (Continued on Page 3-F) Wire Trouble, GT Misses Scores Transmission difficulties precluded reception of college football scores at the Gazette Telegraph Saturday night. I Scores will be printed as usual in editions. The Gazette Telegraph regrets! inconvenience to its readers. HUSKER FLYING Maury Dankroger (46) of Nebraska leaps through a small opening to place the bail on the ('olorado one-yard line.

The Comhuskers scored on the next play for their second score in the first ter. Trying to put a grab on th( ball is Bud Magrum (71) of Colorado. Billie Drake (ol) made the on Dankroger for Colorado. Nebraska scored a 33-10 win. (AP Wirephoto).