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Sport MiwiHinnimimiiuwHimmMiiii By Bonavena Wins Ring Brown Dccision T.imnlii hi nut Stur Sppt. 17, 1Qfi7 Anderson Scores Three Colorado Crumbles Baylor, 27-7 Most of your minor leagues in baseball known as bus trip leagues, but former Nebraska football and baseball star Bob Churchich found his New sylvania League was a station wagon league. traveled in four station he recalls. It too bad because the longest trip was only six Churchich. who broke into pro baseball this summer with Jamestown, N.Y., however, battled those station wagon trips, a weak hand and a too heavy bat to win a berth on the all star team as a utility infielder.

Hand Weak Until July The former all-Big Eight quarterback and all-Big Eight third baseman missed most of his final baseball season with the Huskers because of a broken hand, which also slowed his start in pro baseball. get my hand out of the cast until a week before 1 reported to he noted, It really get strong until the latter part of However, despite this, Churchich began playing immediately upon reporting to manager Harry Dorish, a 10- ycar major league veteran as a pitcher with Chicago and Boston in the American League and as a major league coach. I reported, he asked me if 1 was ready to Churchich recalls. really but I was afraid they might bring someone else in. so I told him I was The weak hand, plus using the wrong bat early in the season kept his batting average below the .200 mark, hut he came on strong, hitting around .400 for the final two weeks to finish at .250.

baseball that you You learn more learn a lot of things in pro learn in he points out. techniques about hitting and fielding. also changed my batting stance and told me I was using too heavy a bat. When I went to a lighter bat I started hitting Future at I'liird Although Churchich played most of the season at shortstop, his future in baseball is at third base. was at shortstop because they brought a third baseman in from California and they had a second baseman playing shortstop, so when the third baseman got to they asked if anyone played shortstop.

told them I had played it some in college, so I became the shortstop, but they have told me be playing third base in the organization. worked out at third base during Churchich 2-i innings in lowing one hit also saw brief pitching service, working relief, striking out four, walking two, and no runs. He has been told he will probably be assigned to the AAA tarm club when he reports for spring training at West Halm Beach, next spring. Frankfurt. Germany Brute strong Oscar Bonavena of Argentina floored West Karl Mildenberger four times and hammered 1 out a unanimous 12-round decision Saturday to go into the semifinals of the World Box-i ing Association tournament to pick a new heavyweight boxing champion.

The stocky pride of the Pampas sent the southpaw Mildenberger to the canvas with a vicious left to the head in the first round, and the German never fully recovered although he staged a rally in the later rounds. The Argentinian belted the German into the lower strand of the ropes with a left in (he fourth round, knocked him to his knees with a chopping right flush to the face in the seventh and sent Mildenberger flopping on the seat of his pants In the 10th. i The upset bergcr, as No. 1 in the WBA I ratings was a 4-1 the rugged Bonavena into the semifinals of the WBA elimination with Thad Spencer of San Francisco and Jimmy Ellis of Louisville. who won bouts at Houston, and the winner of the Oct.

28 bout in Los Angeles between PJoyd Patterson, former two-time champion of New York, and Jerry Quarry oi Los Angeles. The result was a disappointment to a pro-Mildcn- berger. SRO crowd of which packed outdoor cycling stadium for the fight. Bonavena, a pound heavier at 204 pounds but shorter at I 5-11 than the tall German, 203 pounds and 6-1, dominated the 1 bout except for the fifth and sixth rounds. The Argentinian lost the I fifth round on a low punch and lost the sixth when Mil, denbergcr unleashed a swirl: ing attack that sent na into temporary retreat.

I Mildcnberger staged anoth: or rally in the ninth, rocking Bonavena with a of right jab.s and jolting him with a straight left, but af- i ter being dropped in the 10th he was on the defensive all the way. The fin- i ished on a strong note. Statistics Firit Rudhlng Parsing yardage Return yardage Paaaea Punta Ba.flor ntitradn 211 ('oloradn Motti stole Id 107 10(4 72 0 35 13-271 7 .30 4 70 Boulder, Colo. more quarterback Bob Ander- poised and talented in his first varsity football game, scored three touchdowns with nifty ball hawking and pitched out for a fourth to send Colorado winging to a 27-7 victory over Baylor Saturday. linebacker Kerry two passes deep in Baylor territory that opened the way for to u.se his scoring magic on keeper runs of seven, five and two yards.

They came at the end of drives covering 73, 25 and 21 yards. Anderson's feint on a pa.ss- run option followed by a pitchout to William Harris broke him loose for a 34-yard touchdown run. That atoned for Harris allowing Baylor line- men to steal him twice. the ball from With Colorado re.serve« playing behind a 20-0 lead in the fourth period. Baylor quarterback Alvin Flynn connected on a 20-yard scoring pass to end Green, ho took the ball over i a.s he cro.s.sed goal line, then, Ccdorado's alert linebackers and furious defensive linemen had allowed (he Bears to cross field only twice, once in the first half.

a junior tackle from Waco, Tex halted Colorado threats in the first half with two fumble reeoverie.s. touchdown. Colorado took the kickoff and launched a 73-yard march capped his performance with a lake to the ftill- back and a spin into the end for 21 passes for a total offense of 212 yards. The first time Colorado gof the ball it moved 67 yards in plays That included 26-yard before his fumble on a handoff ended the threat on 10. where Ward grabbed the fir.Ht of his two recoveries.

zone from two yard.c out with 83 yarfls rushes and 120 vards on on ile 1.3 11 Peru Ties St. Fotce Oklahoma Kidd (ioal IVir.s Deadlocks State. 0-0 7 7 oliM ailo 7 7 4 7- 27 lii Cnricmm 7 run Carter CrulefiMin 5 run Carier kiik) run lailedr Hav Oieen 29 Onm kirk) ((tin i run Farler CllcnriaiK 1.I i ISl, 3 I Statistics Firal Ruahing yardaue Pa.asing Return yardage penalized St. Mary I.70 fi.3 R-I7-1 3 37 2 30 Peru 12 no 37 7-22-2 1 34 (UPI) Peru State and St. Mary of the of Dodge City.

Saturday night played to a 7-7 football tie with both teams blowing scoring opportunities in the final quarter. St. touchdown came in the first quarter on a 13- yard run by Vernon Smith with Tom Heimer kicking the extra point. Peru State tied it midway in the third period on a six- yard plunge by Don Morris, ban kicked the extra point. Peru is now 0-1-1 an St.

Mary of the Plains is 0-0-2. St. 7 0 0 0 7 Peru 0 0 7 0 7 Smith, 13 run (Tom Heimer Kick) Peru- run (Dan Nix kick) Churchich. who is assisting the Husker frosh footballers this fall while completing work on his degree in business administration, has no regrets that he accept one of the many offers tendered him when he graduated from Omaha North. think I did the right thing In going to school he points out.

when you see some of the 17 and 18-year-old guys we had on the ball club, sure I did the right thing. baseball is a tough business as are all pro sports and you see a lot of those kids get cut from the squad. They have anything to fall back on. I get cut. 1 still have an education and can go into something el.se” Being an all-star his first year in baseball.

Churchich isn't likely to have to look for something else for awhile. SMU Mustangs Upset 20-17 Statistics ssiv rtuhhuve vHKlacc .54 HushmK yardacp riciurn yardaEc Pill I FunihlCN 112 100 112 100 176 160 1.57 161 1.5.2.5-2 9-4(1 8-48 0 2 10 22 College station, Tex. (JN- TJttle Inez Perez, a 5-foot-4 ball of fire, passed Southern Methodist to a 58-yard touchdown drive and threw to Jerry Levias from the Aggie six- vard line for the score that beat Texas 20-17 Saturday in the opening Southwest Conference football game. There were only four seconds to play when the little fellow, former junior college star subbing for the injured Mike Livingston, sent the Mustangs flying toward one of the upsets. The had been heavy favorites to win over the defending conference champions, who had lost virtually all of their defense corps this season.

heroics came right after a similar performance 204 Leads Cowboy George Archer came on like a herd of steers Saturday with three birdies on the last five holes for a three-round. 12-under-par total of 204 and a four-slroke lead in the $110.000 Philadelphia Golf Classic. The 6-foot-6 fired a fwo-under-par over the a Whitemarsh Valley Country Club course, recovering from a case of putting jitters on the front nine which threatened to ry him back to the field. Dan Sikes, a 36-year-old veteran of six years on the pro tour, surged past Billy Casper into second place on the wings of a and a 54-hole total of eighf-under- par 208. liijihlaiid Tumbles Scotties Scottsbluff Led by flashy halfback Carl Garrett.

New Mexico Highland had lit- tic trouble here Saturday downing Hiram Scott 29-13. Garrett scored two of the visitors touchdowns. The first cainc on a 30-yard pass plav Irom quarterback Grady Hei'old. The second resulted Irom a 33-yard Herald to Gar- rcP pass play. Garrett also ran for a two-point conversion.

Herold's passing netted another six points on a seven- yard toss to end Kent Hiner. Nelson a Hiram Scott halfback scored both of the touchdowns. The first came on a 34-yard pass play from Ken Kinsey. He plunged one yard for the second. HiEhland 7 8 7 7 20 Statistics Fir.xl Rushins 5ardawr eassine xaidana Rfturn VardaKP iirnaliz.ed Stillwater.

Okla. Hopeful Oklahoma seeking its best football son since joining the Eight Conference seven years ago, Saturday pushed air- minded Force all over I.ewis Field, but had to settle for a ()-() standoff. The Cowboys were unable to climax any drive. Oklahoma State, playing before 30,000 band day fans, penetrated the Air Force 20- yard line five times, but was unable to cross the scoring barrier. However, it was the Air Force which provided the closing excitement.

The Falcons moved within field-goal range twice in the final three minutes. Both times, Dick attempted three ixiint boots were wide and Oklahoma State received last-minute reprieves. The Falcons, grounded all afternoon by Oklahoma State's outstanding defense, got their first scoring opportunity with 4:18 remaining after Neal Starkey picked off his Cowboy pass. Starkey stepped in front of the ball on the Oklahoma State 45-yard line and returned It to the 14. Four downs later, the Air Force was still at the It and Hall attempted his tield goal.

other field goal was attempted from the 23 alter the Fuhons had moved to Oklahoma (1- line. On third down, Dale Mumme was thrown for a six-yard loiss to set up kicking attempt. Hall had attempted two other third-down field goals, one bom the 50. and the other from 56 yards. Oklahoma State attempted a three-pointer in the third quarter, when Craig Kessler hooted wide from the 25-yard line.

The Cowboys had moved to the two before sophomore quarterback Robert Cntburth was thrown for a In the third (luarter. Oklahoma State's Ronnie Stout broke over left tackle and raced 52 yards for the mo.st exciting play of the afternoon. RU'hini; varria: Fa a Furt'; 5 Matf arnlina r. 7 15 1 1,10 5 17 5 1 (.0 ha Force Okla Stale Grinds Past Omaha U. 41-33 Statistics Dak.

Otiiiiha First Ru.shtn)! yardage 295 184 yaidace155 556 Return yardaiic95122 I 6-15-0 18-28-1 i Funis 1-22 F'umbles lost 0 1 A Omaha-Powerful North Nebraska Dana Ties Vlissouri Foe, 13-13 Stati.stics Colleges Dakota State University held off a withering passing attack with a strong ground game and stopped Omaha University in a wide open football game Saturday night. The Dakotans, down 20-7 at the first quarter, overcame the Indians with a 20- polnt second period to gain their second victory. The run- ning of Tim with 130 touehdown.s—to tie a school yards to Tom Kernam, 48 yards to Bill Haas, 5 to McKernan and 8 to Stan Standifer, The Omaha senior broke the throwing mark with 356 on 18 successes in 28 tries. Flanker five receptions gained 201 yards for Omaha, also a record. 7 7 41 diHvns xaidaEP yard.tKP lusi Dana 'H 97 .51 7 17-1 I) 3 13 Tarklo 13 140 142 126 14 1 16 Dakota Omaha 7 20 20 0 7 .5:1 I 1 i i 86.

irom yards, and Ken Rota, with 99, Martin (kick ina.orlnxc* one Ron Wick, 47 pass Irom Terrv invaders (Km kuk) 3 run (Bill Haas kick I car- 1 Hiram llmh Scott (larrelt 30 (Kelly kick) 54 pass from Kin.sey (Maisteiler kick) HiEh Gam tt 55 Garrett nm-2) 7 from Herold (Kelly kick) liikh Gillespie 2 tun (Kelly kick) Hiram-Munsey 1 run (Kick failed) 0 7 0 6 13 from Herold pass from Herold George I Dan Sikes Rudolph Billy Casper Bob Chai i I.ee iro Bob 'Chuck Courtney Bob C.oalby I Dave Marr Coibert by Edd Hargett, the Aggie Rardy Glover quarterback, who passed Texas along an 83-yard drive to give the Aggies a four-point lead with only 43 seconds left in the game. Southern Aletliodist 5 7 0 Texas 7 0 3 SMU- FG Pa I tee 22 10 run kick) 3 run (Partee kick) A4.M-FG 22 Partee 25 29 from Hargett (Riggs kick) 6 past Horn Perei (Partee kick Attendance 33,000 Tom Dick Crawlord Doug Ford Doug Saunders I Arnold Palmer Steve Opperman Miller Barber Dave Ragan 7 17 Wayne Yates Robert Ross i Kel Nagle Harold Henning Fred Montgomery I Bert Weaver Cobie Legrange Dick Hanscom Bruce C'ramplon Robert DcVincenzo 68-66-70 204 69-72-70- 211 72-70-69-211 70.71-71—212 75-70-70-215 71-71-71-215 70-72-72-214 72-69-75-214 74-70-70-214 72-75-70-215 Aiiici-iccrs Cup KesSiiiiies Suiulay paced the ground attack. Mjos and Rota scored twice each on short runs. The crowd of 6.017 saw quarterback Marlin Firiscoe shatter school passing records in the Omaha opener. Briscoe passed for four Oina Bill 48 pass Irom bri.M-oe (Haas kick) I D- Tim Mjos.

1 run (kick (ailed) D- Mios. 7 run (Blazei kick) Belmunt, 1 run ki.ki No Ken Rota. 2 run (Blazei kick) Oma McKernan. 5 irom Hri.scoc i (kick failpd) No Rota. 6 run 1 Blazei kick) Standiler, 8 pass from Briscoe (Haas kick) Tarkio, Mo.

Dana of Nebraska and host Tarkio battled to a 1.3-13 football standolt Saturday night, with both teams scoring their final touchdowns in the last three minutes of play. Brent Peterson picked off a Tarkio pass and went .35 yards to give Dana a 1.3-7 lead, but with 1:06 remaining Phil Homeratha took a 20- yard pass from Cary Griffith to make it a tie game. Both teams missed their conversion kicks. Dana 7 0 9 6-13 Tarkio 0 0 7 Dan Bill 13 run (Phil Vasby kick) Tar Cary Grittith, 1 run (Nathan Brown kick) Dan Brent Peterson, 55 pa.ss interception (kick tailed) Tar Phil Homeratha, 20 pass irom Griltith (kick tailed Columbia, C. lUPh Warren Muir, a hard driving fullback who followed coach Paul Dietzel from to South Carolina, scored two touchdowns and heliH'd up another Saturday night to spark Gamecocks to a 34-3 victory over Iowa State.

1) I I (iumecocks spotted their Big Eight opponents a 3H-yai(l Held goal by Skripsky in the first period. Carolina surged ahead on a touchdown with seven seconds lelt in the first halt and it was the Gamecocks game the rest of the way. Muir, who lelt West Point to get married, had been scribed by Dietzel as the best running back he rcgruiled in his three years as coach. Dietzel won only one game la.st fall in i initial season at Carolina. j)erformance helped him match that record in the opener.

Quarterback Mike passes and Muir's runs carried Gamecocks 69 yards in 12 plays for their late tirst half Muir set it up with a 7-yard run to the one. K'alr made the touchdown by faking a handoff to and darting around left end. untouched. Muir scored twice in the second half on short runs. 0 lovva South Caiolina Iowa FG Shnpsky 36 use Fair 1 I un (I'nole kick) U.M' Muir 2 run 1 Poole kick) C.SC Muii 1 run (kick U.se H.irbihon 1 run (Poole kick) use Williams 2 run (poole kick) 26,445.

Newport, R.I. sun returned to Newport Saturday afternoon and the York Yacht Club Race Committee decided to resume racing for the Cup Sunday. Hurricane Doria had made the likelihood of a fourth race a question mark until skies cleared and gale winds fell off to about 12 knot.s. The forecast for Sunday predicted northeast winds at about 15-20 knots. Ijargc swells from Doria rolled over the race course but there was.

lead earlier no chop. 1 on a similar Chadroii Loses 19-12 On Fourth Period TD Chadron Dakota 205-pound halfback Gary Knudson scored three times Saturday night including two touchdowns in the final period to give the ers a 19-12 victory over Chadron. Knudson punched over from the two-yard-line with two minutes to go in the game after Southern took a 1.3-12 in the quarter plunge. Chadron capped a 47-yard drive in the first period on a two-yard run by Mike Winchell. On the first play after first Winchell tossed a short pass to Dean Palser who carried 6.3 yards for the last score.

Southern 0 7 0 12 19 Cliiull'on 6 6 (I 0-12 Chad Winchell 2 run (kick failed) Soul Knudson 5 run (Rick Perk kick) Falser 63 pass iro)ii Winchell (kick failed) Soul Knudson run 2 (kick failed) 2 run (kick tailed) id)ila Ulali Siale I Statistics Utah Stale Rushins vardace Fa.s»inu vajdaoe ftetuin yardaae Fa.sses Funl.s I'lDubles lost 12-21-0 Wu hiia It 5 150 -2 11.) 74 .57 12-25-0 To Wichita, Kan. I't a State University outjiiayed Wichita where it counted and the two to a 3-3 tie in a football opener for both teams Saturday night. Utah State 3 0 0 0 3 Wichiia 0 0 3 0 3 FG Murphy 54 Wich FG Anderson 57. 11.242 1 I 1 I McCook hcav- ilv on li'eshmcn. nior slogged to a 28-u vic.ory Saturday night over F'airbury College.

All was do by on the- muddv field that was hit intermittently by rain during the game. McCook held Fairbury to a minus 23 yards rushing in the first half as Nate Stineman Sui)crior scored from the three to chalk up a 6-0 halftime margin. Three more touchdowns and a safety the rout in the second half. Faiil)urv 0 0 0 0 0 MctOok 6 0 8 McC Nate Stineman 3 run. (a)led.

failed Salety blocked punt by Hay Parson MiC Charlie 2 tun. Run tailed. Met'- Dave Vond'a 1 run. Vondra run. 8 from Donn Kaup.

Chris pass irom Kaup -1 of 40 I Tippy Dye Stars as Plainsmen Drop Midland, 27-0 I Statistics Midland 6 66 5 ai 26 Fasi.es 3-17 Intercepted by 1 5 Kutnbles lost Funts Yards penalized 25 esleyan 12 158 47 7-20 5 1 9-28 30 By JOHN HINES Tippy Dye really had a night, exclaimed Nebraska Wesleyan football coach Ray Westover. Tippy, son of former Nebraska athletic director Tippy Dye, sure did in his first game since 1965 after laying nut la.st season with a back injury. He returned a punt to start the scoring and then intercepted three passes to spark the Plainsmen to a season-opening 27-0 victory over Midland at Magee Stadium Saturday night. the Wesleyan defense also contributed a great goal-line stand, with some help from Midland, midway through the last quarter when it was still only 14-0. NWU scored twice in the last minute and a half with the game already on ice.

After both teams ran three plays and punted three timc.s each at the start, Dye latched onto his first enemy pass from his safety spot and returned it from the Midland 41 to the Warrior eight, but vv plays later NWU lost the ball on a fumble. Midland get out of the hole and punted. Dye gathered it in on the Midland 43. ran right Into traffic at the 40, the right out again and was suddenly in the clear behind a block by Roger Griffin. i Keyser cleared out the last man at the 25 as Dye went down the right side.

Roger kick made it 7-0 just 17 seconds into the period. The visitors then marched from tlieir own 30 to the NWU 12, where Wesleyan safety Jerry Colvert re- eovc.ed a Midland fumble. Wesleyan later mounted a drive from its own 30 to the Midland four, with Rog II intercepting a Plainsman pass as time ran out. swiped two more Midland passes in the third quarter, slipping immediately after the first one. on the Warrior 30.

In seven plays. NWU scored as left half Tom Stootsberry, who also played fullback during the evening, cut up the middle and to the right from eight with left guard Dick Caster pulling. Sand's kick made it 14-0 with 5:20 left in the third quarter. In the action-packed fourth (luarter. Midland sent two men between left end and tackle and end Hob Pawling rushed through to block Bryce Pawling scooped the ball at about the NWU 30 and got all the way to the two iDcfore Doebele stopped him.

But from there, two running plays left hair-foot short before a premature snap produced a loose bail that Grifiin got at the five. Very late in the a a horde of Wesleyan defenders chased the i 1 a quarterback about 25 yards back of the line belorc Larry Parker hit him just at the time he lofted a short Wesleyan linebacker Neal orne was right there for an easy tive- yard TD interception and it was 20-0 with 1:10 to go. Doebele then returned an 23 yards to the Midland a roughness penalty cut the distance to goal in half and on fourth down from the eight, Steve vcy hit split end Itick Boals in the far corner with 14 seconds left. first play down there on that goal-line stand, we just stood said new Wesleyan defensive coach Harold Chatfce, after that they I down and showed real fine pursuit, riieir lanes were just 0 why we got those last two i pt i 0 Westover asked, then answered his own question. was because those defensive linemen never chasing i (the quarterback).

I a really proud of that defense. Wc.sh'van 0 7 7 15- 27 Midlantt 0 punt ccturn (Sand kick) NWf 8 nin (Sand kick) NU Hdcncr, 5 int'fccption (kick wide) NAVU I McKclvcy kick) i Tippy Dye Steals ii Passet i.