Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 33

Jr om ft -lls 'J v-'i 4s ames1 1 I XJ business 1 1 the arts editorials 3vT Sunday November 30 1975- Vanidy Ends UT Streak 1714 Win is first over Vols since 1964 season -v JV o'OTt'V- Vol Cagers Win By BILL LANE Times-News Sports Editor KNOXVILLE Ray Mears unveiled his 1975-76 Tennessee Vols to a crowd of 12944 at Stokely Center Saturday night on a winning note but the man been tabbed as coach of the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference basketball race had mixed emotions about the Big Orange performance The Vols pelted Biscayne College 81-63 with a remarkable first half almost destroying the Floridians But after halftime the Vols eased up and the Bobcats outplayed them in the final 20-minute segment to some degree Ernie Grunfeld who hit 14 of the last 15 points to push back a Biscayne rally took over leadertship of the team from Mike Jackson at halftime Grunfeld finished with 28 points Jackson riddled the Bobcats early with some shooting marksmanship from the corners enabling Tennessee to throttle to a 46-25 halfti me lead As a result of firing the Vols hit 56 8 per cent of their field goal attempts in the opening 20 minutes It was Jackson right behind Grunfeld in the Tennessee scoring column with 23 points Bernard King who pulled down 23 rebounds as the Vols outdid Biscayne 51-43 on the boards added 16 points before fouling out late in the game Mears started two freshmen pointman Johnny Darden and 6-9 Irv Chatman but neither inked up the scorebook very much Darden did generate a bit of excitement with his uncanny playmaking in the half then slacked Off after intermission and played about like any other freshman would The Vols limited Biscayne All-American Artie Collins to just four points in the first half yet he wound up with 17 (Collins) is a super said Mears who acknowledged that the 6-5 guard who averaged 24 points a game last year definitely could make it in the SEC hit 35 against North Carolina and 36 against Houston how good he More On Page 3C Col 5 of: lSK3( Ai Fred Fisher missed the middle of the schedule with an injury took the battle to Tennessee early Vandy drove 80 yards with 11 plays the first time it was in possession Sadler circled left end for the final yard and a 7-0 lead Key play in the march was a 50-yard pass from Fisher throwing on the run to 220-pound freshman Mike Gothard moving Vandy to the Tennessee two-yard line Two plunges at the Vol line failed then Fisher gave to Sadler for the TD Vandy broke the unwritten law of football near the end of the half and put a touchdown on the platter for the Vols who had been seemingly listless up to that time In a situation where they could have taken a 7-0 lead to the dressing room the Commodores went to the airways apparently searching for field goal position Fisher threw to Barry Burton for 14 yards Again Fisher cocked to pass Defensive end Ron McCartney rushed in and practically took the ball from the Vandy hands at the Commodore 38 Before Vandy could pull McCartney down he had returned the ball to the Vandy 13 Morgan picked up 11 yards on a right-side pitch then lost one yard Wallace faked inside on a play-action pass hitting West standing all alone in the corner of the end zone for a three-yard TD The 7-7 tie stood at the half Tennessee missed a chance to forge ahead when Dennis Harrison deflected Jim 30-yard field goal attempt with 7:31 remaining in the third quarter Tennessee however did go ahead by a 14-7 margin driving 67 yards with 10 plays More on Page 2C Col 6 KNOXVILLE (UPI) Statistics of the Vanderbilt Tennes see football game Vand Tenn First Downs IS 13 Rushes Yards 5S 108 43 89 Passing Yards 131 113 Return Yards S2 99 Passes 10-16-3 12 24 2 Punts 6-39 0 7 45 0 Fumbles Lost 0-0 10 Penalties Yards 3 25 4 16 By BILL LANE Times-News Sports Editor KNOXVILLE They can put a fresh batch of whiskey in the barrel The Vanderbilt Commodores emptied one here Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium It had been in the aging process for 11 long years Just like the magazine advertisement says the last time Vanderbilt beat a Tennessee football team was by a 7-0 margin way back in 1964 in Nashville And that certain brand of whiskey had been on wood ever since Placekicker Mark Adams who provided the winning margin for four Vanderbilt wins during the season booted an 18-yard field goal from an angle with 8:41 remaining in the game and the Commodores held on in the final minute? for only their third victory over Tennessee in Knoxville over a 38-year span This was the first time Vandy had beaten the Vols here since the 1959 team did it 14-0 Vandy stroked to a quick 7-0 lead Tennessee got geared up and took it away with two touchdowns and was on top 14-7 until former Nashville Overton sensation Adolph Groves got the tying touchdown on a nine-yard dart around left end with 10:39 left in the game Ed Oaks making his second interception of the day set up the winning field goal by picking off a Randy Wallace throw and returning it 26 yards to the Six-yard line with 9:57 to go Defender Craig Puki stopped Oaks from going all the way Three unsuccessful cracks by hard-running Lonnie Sadler at the Vol line persuaded new head coach Fred Pancoast to have Adams to for a field goal hit Tommy West with my left shoulder and then tipped the ball in the air with my right hand while he was going down If I flattened him I never could have caught the ball I got great blocking after that and thought I was in the end zone I was depressed at halftime after they got their touchdown but our coaches did a good job of getting us back Vanderbilt came to play The Commodores been up and down all season long because stylish quarterback FGM-A FTN A RBDS ASSTS PF TP 12 22 4 4 4 1 3 28 7 13 2 6 23 5 16 0 I 0 0 4 0 4 10 15 3 5 4 4 4 23 SJ (Times News Photo Joe Willis) It was a time for celebration for Vanderbilt coach Fred Pancoast who got a lift off the field and his players after the 17-14 victory over Tennessee Saturday The Commodores tasted victory over Tennessee since 1964 Martinsville Mauls Tenn Grunfeld-f King Chotmon Jockson-g Dordervg Fmeslone Crosby Clork Ashworth Brykalski Totals: 1-5 00 1 5 1 2 3 5 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 2 3 2 3 6 0 0 81 35 48 11-20 51 19 27 Biscayne FGM A FTM-A RBDS ASS TS PF TP 0 4 2 7 3 7 2 5 7 18 1 2 2 6 6 12 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 3 6 3 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 Johnston Green Neoves Hardy Collins Rogers Oliva LoPrete Mock Mobbs Totals Totals Include 3 team rebounds each Score by halves Tennessee Biscayne ATT -12944 24 69 11 24 43 13 23 43 10-17 0-14 44 25 Vonderbitt 7 0 Tennessee 0 7 Vand Sadler I run (Adams kick) Tenn West 3 doss from Wolloce (Gavtor kick) Tenn Morgan 4 Fun (Gavior kick) Vond Groves 9 run (Adams kick) Vand FG Adorns 16 71943 Wave Title Again 10-7 Gate City 52-19 By DENNY DARNELL to stop the cold on two rushing at- Times-News Sports Writer tempts On a fourth-and-three from the 18 Varn dropped back to pass but could find MARTSINVILLE Quickness won the no receivers open He tucked the ball in battle over brute strength here Saturday and rambled untouched for the TD afternoon as lightning-fast Martinsville Mahan carried for the extra point and raced past Gate City 52-19 in the the 'Dogs had an 8-0 lead with only two semifinals of the Virginia Group AA foot- minutes gone in the opening period ball playoffs The Devils came charging back just as Martinsville advances to the finals awesome with a three-play 63-yard drive against South Hampton a 20-14 winner Mike Clark picked up one in the middle over Harrisonburg Saturday The cham- and Lindy Collins scooted around end for pionship tilt will be played here on the seven On third-and-two Clark took the turf handoff and hit the line bounced off and Sophomore Dennis Mahan rambled for kept his balance to get into the secondary 134 yards in 17 carries and tacked 24 From here it was a footrace with the points on the scoreboard to lead the Bull- speedy running back making the end zone assault that featured everything ex- to get Gate City on the board pectcd from a football team blocking Rick Moore added the PAT and the tackling running passing and perfect Devils were right back in it 8-7 execution At this point the Bulldogs' offense took Even when the Devils seemed to contain charge Varn returned the kickoff to the the elusive Mahan his stable mate Doug 36 On the first play from scrim-Law immediately made his presence mage Collins came on to hit Mahan who known had raced past the Devils' secondary for a And the attack was by no means limited TD bomb covering 64 yards Mahan hit the to Hie ground Quarterbacks Rex Varn and middle for the PAT and the Bulldogs were Daud Collins were effective through the rolling air to the tune of 9-16 for 209 yards and After a Devil punt the Bulldog express three TD's cranked up again this time at mid field The Bulldogs scored the first three It took the 'Dogs eight plays to cover the times they had their hands on the football distance with Mahan who else and in short order Martinsville had drives More on Page 3C Col 6 of 55 64 and 50 yards to take a 24-7 lead statistics with 336 left in the Opening period out city Moriimviin From this point it looked like the Bull- Ya7dsDRushin'0 257 302 dogs would run the Devils off the field but 1 i Total Yardasa 300 511 Harry ry charges kept coming back and passes hi finally got untracked in the final half but 20 to the game was out of reach Punts 35 122 Martinsville took the opening kickoff p'no'es 422 575 and immediately launched a six-play 55- score by quarters yard TD march The opened the 1 1-52 game with an attempted pass which fell Varn 8 run (Mahon ron) incomplete but on the next play Mahan oc-ciork ssrun Moorekck) took a quick pitch on the left side and JJ ran' raced 30 yards before being driven out of gc wiiis 3 run (pass tauedi I A tics Burgess 33 doss from Vorn (run failed) oounas ai me uevus ZD Burgess 38 DOSS from Varn (Collins ran) Mahan came right back up the middle 20 run (run toned iaautn 1 GC Fry 2 run (doss foiled) for Seven but the Devil defense bore down Mohan 32 run (Turner DOSS from Collins) Wrestling Benefit To Help Little Susan Flanary Today By RON BLISS Executive Sports Editor Professional wrestlers are often characterized as raunchy and mean but today some 24 wrestlers from the local area will parlay their meaness in the ring to tenderness for a little girl do what they do best before what they hope will be a full house at the Central High School gym at 2 when they'll take part in five matches and a Battle Royal All the money people pay to see them will be donated to a fund for little five-year-old Susan Flanary of St Paul Va who recently underwent open heart surgery in Charlottesville Va By BOB FOLEY Times-News Sports Writer CLINTWOOD One swift kick from the strong leg of multi-talented Johnny McFall was about the only difference here Saturday afternoon between two defensive-minded Group A prep football teams as the coveted state championship stayed in this gridiron-mad stronghold McFall Virginia state point champion with 309 to wrap up his illustrious career delivered his game-winner with only 7:23 left on the clock as Clintwood successfully defended its title with a harder-than-expected 10-7 victory over Bowling Green But for a fumble just moments before McFall booted true the two goliaths might still be going at it as about 6000 fans were treated to defensive football at its best The pre-game propaganda promised a wide-open offensive attack between two of the premier elevens But four lost Green Wave fumbles and two BG turnovers kept most of the action inside the twenty yard lines said Wave coach Ralph Cummins seconds after stepping out of a $10400 Cadillac presented him by the Elkins-Kendrick Enterprises amidst the post-game celebrating Green was tough Maybe we underestimated them a bit we tried not to But what can I say? This is two straight And while Cummins was shaking the hands of his legion of fans losing coach George Spaulding bitterly blasted the call on the fumble which set up kick Until then both teams were going nowhere fast The Mustangs had a 2nd-and-8 on their 21 Ernest James swept right was hit by DR Mullins and Sammy Dotson and Terry Yates fell on the bobble McFall managed 10 of his 145 yards (15 carries) to get the ball close and on fourth down nailed the uprights would the official come and tell me a couple of plays after the fumble think I blew the asked Spaulding contest his call But he must have had some doubt in his mind that he had blown the ball dead to come over and ask us something like that game like this shouldn't come down to that That fumble was the turning point It was a gift and I'd say that call was very very questionable made too many mistakes offsides and mental errors the little kind the kind you make in a championship game I knock officials because I envy them got a tough job this game could very well be in overtime right now Today the better football team won But better than my bunch of Kids tell you that right The fumble wasn't the only disputed one McFall appeared downed after a short run in the second quarter when Francis Cooper stole it away enabling BG to get its only sustained march of the day going Following the field goal Ricky Rowe and Yates stopped James on the kickoff at the Mustang 14 A rush gained nothing McFall nailed quarterback Tony Alsop back at the nine and after an eight-yard gain BG punted More on Page 2C Col 1 i ess 5 I 7 i I I Cr 4 Ai jr 4 5 HA (Times News Photo Tim Cox) 3 k1 4 (Times News Photo Tim Cox Johnny McFall (21) did damage with both his running and kicking in helping Clintwood to second straight Virginia Class A title Day Was i Rewarding For Cummins And Staff Inside Bob Foley On Football i CLINTWOOD The glory of bruising 10-7 win by Clintwood over Bowling Green here Saturday which kept the Group A state championship in the mountains was especially rewarding to the Green Wave coaching staff but not just in the financial sense As if the crown enough veteran head coach Ralph Cummins came out of it with a new solid-green Caddy courtesy of Covie Elkins Hursel Elkins Ridley Elkins Oliver Kendrick Jr and Pat Duff He also picked up 28 lucky pennies purposely planted by the superstitious-minded ones Assistants Bobby Meade Tommy Neel Doug Fleming and Johnny Branham all received big color TV's courtesy of the Wave boosters But what was really gratifying to the quintet of highly-knowledgable coaches was that the Wave under pressure would react like a championship team such a situation ever anse Momentum swung like a pendulum several times on a pleasurable day for football Clintwood had it first Bowling Green took it Neither team had it for awhile IfVith about 630 to go in the third SUSAN FLANARY Tickets cost $2 apiece and can be counted as donations Those who can't come but would like to help Susan can send donations to The Susan Flanary Heart Fund 1684 Ridgeway Drive Kingsport 37664 name is a familiar one to people in Southwest Virginia Other benefits have been held in the Coeburn-Norton area to collect money to help pay for her estimated $30000 medical bill that has resulted from open heart surgery Nov 10 Betty Taylor a member of the Patriots Communication Club which is sponsoring today's benefit started the ball rolling in Kingsport by posting a donation jar at the Minute Market where she works heard about Susan through conversations with other CBers and wanted to help One day a local wrestling promoter stopped in to pick up a small item and noticed the jar He started talking with Mrs Taylor aboit Susan and before the The Second Annual Times-News All-Upper East Tennessee football team is announced today To see who coaches votes the best in the area see Page 2C Also inside: All-Big Nine team Page 2C Football Roundup Page 3C Basketball Roundup Page 3C NFL Roundup Page 4C Outdoors Page 12C i quarter a punt had the Wave backed up at its two-yard line and to say position was slightly precarious would be an understatement Gary Cox bulled for two Johnny McFall puffed for five An offsides penalty one of five called on Bowling Green gained a first down at the 14 A punt followed shortly thereafter and McFall responded kicking 39 yards Fifteen yards further back the Mustangs went on a clip As Don Meredith would say Mo-Mentum" had changed its direction More On Page 3C Col I conversation was completed volunteered the services of local wrestlers to help Susan much in the way area and region wrestlers had come to the aid of Ed Wolfe last summer offered to help out of the goodness of their hearts" said Mrs Taylor "And not taking a thing for it All the money we make will go directly to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville to be paid on Susan's bill More On Page 2C Col 3 4 A.