The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 95

1 Section iHiamiMcralb i -I December 7 1969 Longhorns Are No 1 As Penn St Shuns Plaque already have undisputed possession Pennsylvania Gov Raymond Shafer produced a New York Times survey showing that State has played a far tougher schedule than either Texas or the team Texas beat BOTH PATERNO and Shafer made it clear that they felt the White House is missing the mark by recognizing Texas as the top team your fine sense of Shafer wrote a telegram to Bud Wilkinson (the presidential adviser who suggested the plaque in the first place) am sure you will agree that no team should be chosen for that honor until all the bowl games have been Paterno said he would have to confer with his squad before accepting the suggested plaque but added sure they would be By HARVEY STEIMAN Herald Sports Writer Orange Bowl-bound Penn State too happy about getting a plaque honoring its streak of 29 games without a loss The Nittany Lions want to be recognized as the No 1 football team in the nation notwithstanding a plaque presented by President Nixon to the Texas Longhorns Saturday PENN STATE partisans put up such a holler when they heard of plans that a second plaque was suggested Joe Paterno coach of the Nittany Lions greeted this with lukewarm emotion accept any other plaque prior to the bowl games would be a disservice to our squad to Pennsylvania and to the East which we Paterno declared would seem a waste of his very valuable Paterno concluded present Penn State with a plaque for something we close ones and won some close IN SUMMING up the afternoon Nixon said 1 it was one of the greatest games of all time without In a halftime TV interview the President proved an able forecaster He' stated the final outcome would depend on whether the of the Longhorns could win in the last quarter Penn State partisans could take heart in one fact the plaque that Nixon presented Texas was barer than a new-born babe When Nixon made the presentation there been time to engrave on it you will said the President say which team on this plaque so taking it back to Washington to put Texas on Considering Penn outcry that it should receive the plaque Nixon better put the trophy under close security By Herald Wire Services FAYETTEVILLE Ark Penn State may think No 1 but President Richard Nixon proves that you deserve to be No said Nixon handing over a plaque to Texas Coach Darrell Royal what you are Royal responded big thrill is for the President of the United States to take time to honor college AS NIXON left the Texas dressing room the Longhorn players reached out to touch him The President then visited the losing Arkansas dressing room He told Coach Frank Broyles "Arkansas was magnificent throughout the game and Texas in order to win had to beat a great Nixon then turned to the despondent Arkansas players like to say something because I know how you feel also lost some Press Wirephoto Texas Becomes No 1 Royal accepts controversial plaque If if 23-19 Margin roucmom Rattlers FAMU Grambling First downs rushing First downs passing First downs penalties Total first downs Rushing plays Yards gained rushing (Long rushing play) Forward passes tried Forward passes completed Yards gained passing (Long passing play) Total offense Forward passes Intercepted Yards returned Int passes Number of punts Average yards punts Yards returned punts Yards returned kickoffs Fumbles Fumbles lost Number of penalties Yards penalized ft Associated Press Wirephoto Jim Berlelsen Powers Through Defenders for Winning TD Texas Rally 13-14 nsas By GARY LONG Herald Sports Writer Jake fear was that he get his Florida Rattlers up for what amounted to two bowl games in two weeks And it was justified But Hubert Ginn sent the venerable FAMU coach and the majority of the 36680 Orange Bowl fans home happy Saturday night THE SENIOR halfback romped 22 yards with just 4:07 remaining in the 37th annual Orange Blossom Classic to give the Rattlers a come-from-behind 23-19 victory over Grambling Ginn took a pitchout from quarterback Steve Scruggs on a perfectly-executed option play and swivel-hipped past the only two Grambling defenders who had a shot at him for his second touchdown THE PLAY climaxed a bruising ground duel in which bullish backs James Owens of and William of Grambling earned the outstanding player awards Owens exceeded 94 yards in 20 carries with 122 yards in his 22 blasts into the beafy Grambling line as the Rattlers massed 266 of their 315 total yards on the ground led the upset-minded Tigers with 133 yards in 16 chances as they added 259 rushing yards to 128 passing Texas Arkansas 19 IS 2-U 103 124 205 47 -2 6-10-2 14 22-2 2-365 7-317 4 0 30 40 First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles Inst Yards penalized Staff Photo by BATTLE VAUGHAN horns got it Street cut inside on an option ad lead was cut to a shaky 14-8 THE LONGHORNS then struck for the tying touchdown and the winning extra point Once again it took a gamble With a fourth-and-three at 43 Street called time out and walked to the sidelines to discuss the situation with Royal With the Razorback defense drawn in for the run the Longhorns went to the air Street faked into the missed a daring Call by Arkansas Coach Frank Broyles The Razorbacks won the toss but decided to take a 10 mile-per-hour north wind and kick to the Longhorns who had been averaging 376 yards per game on the ground decision proved right as Koy muffed a simple handoff on second play from scrimmage and Bobby Field pounced on the loose ball at the Texas 21 On a third-and-10 situa- Turn to Page 3F Col 4 middle of the line dropped back and found end Randy Peschel open and Texas had a first down at the Arkansas 13 Ted Koy then bulled 11 yards and Jim Bertelsen crashed over for the tying score from two yards out Happy Feller an appropriate name kicked the extra point and Texas led for the first time 15-14 TEXAS was presented a plaque from President Nixon designating it as the No 1 team in the nation President Nixon arrived shortly before kickoff and he Scrambling Rattler QB Steve Scruggs Hauled Down Grumbling's Harris (60) applies the tackle Gay Brewer Leads Arnie by 6 Shots Jets Edge THE RATTLERS completing the season 9-1 had beaten Tamna University 34-28 just last week in their first game against a predominant-ly-white opponent Gaither Turn to Page 7F Col 1 Title IT 3 ijct By RAY CRAWFORD Herald Sports Writer Poor Gay Brewer He has a six-stroke lead in the $125-000 Danny Thomas golf tournament and he relax Brewer would feel safe if anybody but Arnold Palmer w-Fre chasing him let up with Arnold Brewer sail Saturday after a 68 his third straight sub-70 round on i 1 a Presidential course He has a 54-hole total of 17-under-par 199 me By Herald Wire Services FAYETTEVILLE Ark Texas was headed toward certain doom Saturday but James Street made sure' the Longhorns never got there Street engineered a brilliant Texas comeback that pushed the No l-ranked Longhorns to a 15-14 victory over determined Arkansas THE CONTEST was witnessed by President Nixon some 50 million national television viewers and a jammed 41000 persons in Razorback Stadium The fruits of victory were plentiful the Southwest Conference championship a berth in the dot-ton Bowl against Notre Dame and a possible national championship Arkansas had to settle for the consolation prize a date with Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl THE PULSATING battle saw Texas rally for 15 points in a frantic fourth quarter after trailing 14-0 through three periods It was Street who brought the offense to life Texas seem to dent the defense until Street rambled 42 yards for the first TD early in the fourth period That got Texas rolling Darrell Royal then gambled for two on the conversion andthe Long Jets Oders 2 IB 132 60 61 160 86 73 718-0 23-44-6 7-42 336 4 3 73 54 downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Palmer shot a two-under-par 70 for 205 while three young players Hal Underwood Larry Hinson and Jim Jamieson are bunched at 206 two-time All-American at Houston University shot 71 Hinson had 68 and Jamieson 66 Bert Yancey is all alone at 207 after a 69 while six are at 208 including Gardner Dickinson (69) Sam Snead (71) and Lee Trevino (69) BREWER who won a PGA tournament since the 1967 Masters knows who the crowd will be favoring today Palmer could have shot half a dozen strokes Palmer- said was the best I've played since I've been here from tee to green I couldn't drive any better I was in great position on ev- Turn to Page 8F Col I and threatened to pull to a tie in the final seconds Davis maneuvered the Oilers on a 58-yard drive and passed 20 yards to Jerry Levias for a touchdown A fumble recovery at the Jet 22 just seconds later then set up a 24-yard field goal by Roy Gerela In pulling away at 34-10 in the second half the Jets used field goals of 10 and 38 yards by Jim Turner and a one-yard touchdown plunge by Matt Snell CORNELL GORDON started the Jet defensive unit into Turn to Page 3F Col 1 dome think every one was as happy as last year getting hurt took a heckuva lot of fun out of Namath said referring to the' shoulder separation all-pro defensive end Gerry Philbin suffered late in the game know whether he was lost for the season or Namath said The team doctor said rhiibin will be ready for the playoffs Dec 20 THE OILERS with third-year quarterback Bob Davis at the helm came from a 34-10 deficit to the fin score Duquesne Nips Miami For Title special To Tho Herald PITTSBURGH Heavily favored Duquesne had to hold off rallying Miami Saturday night for a 92-88 victory in the championship game of the Steel Bowl basketball tournament Miami had pulled ahead 88-87 on Wayne rebound shot but Jarrett Durham put Duquesne in ftont again with a jump shot both teams his career high (94) Fg Ft Don Durham 11 Neison 1 2 Tool 1 3 Johnson a a Daii 17 a Hines 0 1 Nelson 10 TOTALS 34 22 Halftime 44-43 Miami A-? 967 with 46 points By Herald Wire Services HOUSTON Joe Namath usually need an excuse to celebrate but the New York Jet quarterback was in a somber mood in the Jet dressing room after his team clinched the Eastern Division title for the second straight year not celebrating because of the kind of game it Namath said of the wild 34-26 victory over the Houston Oilerjt the Astro- Tp Miami (88) F9 Ft Tp 18 10 46 XCurniitt aOsoourne 1 1 5 17Welcn 3 1 7 9 6 2a 29CaraPav 2 0a 1 Nylin I 0 3 7 74 Totals 35 II A -y.