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tvy '4 1 0' Staralegram SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 1985 in Liberty owl 2 1 -7 I aylor do incites LSt Bears' defense shuts down LSU attack Bears get a large measure of vindication I ii i i Gil "-4'M LeBRETON Most of them had arrived expecting an explosion from the Tigers (9-2- 1) who boasted the running tandem of Dalton Hilliard and Garry James balanced by the rifle arm of Jeff Wickersham But thrown into the pit with a raging Baylor defense they were dead meat With five minutes left in the game and the situation hopeless Wickersham he of the 2000 passing yards was replaced by freshman Mickey Guidry Hilliard and James had long since disappeared As for the Bears they had a few problems near the goal line but they commanded this one easily rolling up a 489-192 total yardage edge over the hapless And it mattered little whether Cody Carlson (nine of 12 for 161 yards two touchdowns) or Tom Muecke (nine of 18113) was at the controls this was Baylor's night all the way as Grant Teaff's crew finished up at 9-3 on the year and erased the bitter-Please see Baylor on Page 9 By WHIT CANNING Star-Telegram Writer MEMPHIS Tenn The famed Dalton-James Gang rode jauntily into town Friday night bent on spectacular mischief and was ignominiously pitched into the hoosegow for its troubles The Baylor Bears ended the 1985 campaign in midseason form forgetting their late-season problems and grinding LSU underfoot 21-7 in the 27th annual Liberty Bowl in front of 40186 lightly chilled fans EMPHIS Tenn We left them in November fresh out of Cotton and swaddled in Kleenex If there was life after losing to Texas though Grant Teaff and his Baylor Bears were determined to find it In a teary-eyed locker room that day Bear captain and linebacker Alan Jamison said "We've got a chance to go out as winners The Liberty Bowl has given us that chance "Let's make the most of it and show the Bears royally kicked 12thranked Louisiana State's ever-dragging rumps This was heretofore 9-1-1 LSU a team that came within a single point (a 14-all tie with Alabama) of spending this weekend at the Sugar Bowl Baylor never let LSU see the sunny side of the Bears' own 30 The Bears likewise spat right at the flanks of the nation's third-most point-stingy defense and rolled up 489 yards Please see Redemption on Page 9 show everybody what kind of team we have" So they came We saw And Friday night amidst the Liberty's annual laser and God-Bless-America light ICU sinks 69-62 zers iver i 0 I Oat rme I A By DAVID MOORE Star-Telegram Writer By DAVID 11 1 f'''1-r-''-413'' lb r'---" ri s- titt0 17'i 7i: -) 4 14 1 41 -YfAs'i'C'''''' '''''f''''' '71 iV-: i i ::4 P'''''' i l'i I 4'' I 'ift- i "''''''-'t '777 1'5- 1 r'''''' 's'4ti-k'I'4 ''T 1 rv :1: 7 f' 11 sl' -e2''- -2 4t' 1 ii- I 44 ii 00044: I es 7 moolt -N: i -64 )i: 4 -r--z1 I -1 5-- N1' 1 1t -1 ---r ooriii' 0-' '1 i--de i 0 10 I -e' i--''00 1 A ('' -i: i' -k 1 -iv 't iit-5 15' I 11 s- 4-7 )'vi 1111-- i- 1 2--- '1' i 444-ii-4-'4 DALLAS tSa r--T elite: r' aa sn 1(: 'I' (:1 k04) t- i z'''' 1'' 7: tii'4 tiki4-: 7- '74 i'-r: Ig i 1-- '-1'''''' 71W441c1See 1 I 4'' 1Plf 1'1 lk'- i- -5107- ts I -i- 'i r' 14 -'4-e -7': ::124:1 '-'4 -I ca 1 1) 124 2q 11' 1H '7 21 Iii4' or 7 i' 1 2 ''''''Is -1k 0':" t- 6 --4 -v( 1--: 1 4 -'i: '-ii irSt 17' 4--104 e-k'-1'-'--'' '-'i ''''''''''I I li''4' :5 i) 4 1 a ---t i 'C4' :4 '1 ''454- 'i s' rYs i- l' --y --'s 1-- 1 I-'1 '''i'' 1 '1 ''''''''''''1 '''-T''-''''-: i 2' '0 1 No 4 4: 4' 1 ::7 '1 '7'''''''': 7 t''''71 -1! --t -i- "(t 7i f4 l'! 4' OP' 1 ''44ilil- '1 4 '1 54 1-i MAVERICKS ATA GLANCE-Last night: Portland Trail Blazers 142 Dallas Mavericks 133 (overtime) Mavericks' record: 14-15 7th in Western Conference 1012 games behind Los Angeles Next game: Jan 4 vs Utah Jazz 7:35 pm Reunion Arena Radio: WBAP-820 I Motta hits the mark 78 By MIKE JONES Star-Telegram Writer LAS VEGAS Nev It took University of Alabama-Birmingham coach Gene Bartow eight years but Friday night he finally took some measure of revenge on TCU coach Jim Killingsworth Fourteenth-ranked UAB held off a spirited second-half charge by the llorned Frogs to post a hard-fought 69-62 victory in the opening game of the Holiday Classic The last time (1977) these two coaches had met Killingsworth's Idaho State team stunned Bartow and UCLA in the NCAA West Regionals Though underdog TCU turned in a good effort Bartow's team had the upper hand Friday night The 12-1 Blazers rolled to a 10- point halftime lead then were forced to scratch out the win in the final minutes "We had our opportunities" said Eillingsworth "but we just got too far back in the first half "I'm disappointed we didn't win" he said "They've got a good ball cluh but I think we're capable of playing with them "We needed a win against a team like this A loss doesn't hurt us but a win sure would have helped" "TCU has a good team They'll be a factor in the Southwest Conference race" said Bartow who got a com- bined 36 points from his heralded guard combo of Steve Mitchell (14) and James Ponder (22) Spurred by 6-foot-7 forward Norman Anderson the Frogs (7-3) came Please see Late on Page 6 DALLAS It was another pulsating performance in what has turned out to be a jewel of a series Dallas and Portland can't just play a simple basketball game No way The Mavericks and Trail Blazers act like it is their duty to elevate the game to a new art form The result makes a Sam Shepard drama seem tame When the curtain was dropped on Friday night's theatrics at Reunion Arena the Blazers found themselves holding a 142-133 overtime victory "That's as good of a basketball game as you will ever see" Portland coach Jack Ramsay said The view from the Portland locker room was much better than the one from the Dallas side The Blazers survived a last-second scare in regulation then methodically pulled away in overtime for their fourth consecutive victory It was merely the latest in a line of wild unpredictable games that has typified this series in recent months Portland disposed of Dallas in the playoffs last season 3-1 The Mavericks' only victory came in double-overtime the Blazers picked up an overtime victory and a two-point victory to close out the series That intensity carried over to the first game this season Portland's victory ing performance inl to be a jewel of out Ta hsDelmallaiseabnadsPkeotrbtlaaini Mavericks and like it is their dut3 game to a new akr I The result ma es eem tame was droppe on theatricfound Ittilema Blazers 142133 vertime vi c) "That's as good cgoaa mcehajsaycokuRawimilsaev3o The view from Hi er room was much the Dallas one from survived a last-seca alaAtiaoyn i nthen et meth consecutive victory It was merely the 'ld unpredictable typified this series ii Portland dispose est teoBoarIrsyayodznaec: to close out Sam Bowie blocked Rolando Blackman twice in the final two possessions to secure a two-point victory And now comes Friday's game Dallas lost a I7-point first-half lead came back fom a 13-point third-quarter deficit then lost a game it had a chance to win in regulation A barrage of three-pointers hit the nets in the final minutes of the fourth quarter as the sellout crowd of 17007 was whipped into a frenzy "When these two teams get together it makes for good watching" said Blackman who had 22 points "You never get tired of games like this" said Portland's Mychal Thompson "These two teams are evenly matched and we seem to bring out the best in each other "And you know when you come Please see Motta on Page 7 Stir-TetegrinintbARTVION Derek Harper (12) of the Mavericks and Portland's Terry Porter go for a loose ball ri 112Ttagt AR 1eAOueAA -Nat' West Side Lions final an all-Dunbar affair Spetial teams The Los Angeles Rams special teams are an area of concern for D3Ilas as the Cowboys prepare for their playoff meeting with the Rams 38 three-point ball game with a late third-quarter run and improved their record to 14-3 Bell fell to 10-7 Junior forward Mark Chambers led the Wildcats with 22 points 16 in the second half He also grabbed seven rebounds Dunbar sophomore Derrick Daniels finished with 20 points a game-high 11 assists and five steals Bell's Courtney Jeans had a team-high 22 points For the third time in three games the Poets controlled the tempo of the contest and cruised to a lopsided victory over Southwest In fact this tournament has been just what the doctor ordered for the Poets who stumbled into Fort Worth at 54 downing Bell 784i0 "Dunbar-Dunbar That's what everyone's been talking about for two years" said Baltimore Dunbar coach Bob Wade "I'm excited for the chance to play him (Fort Worth Dunbar coach Robert Hughes) I respect him very dearly He's done a commendable job for prep athletics in the Fort Worth area and is well respected here and outside of Texas also" Hughes was just as complimentary about Wade's team "I've been watching them but that was a mistake" Hughes said "I wouldn't be so worried now if I hadn't seen them" The Flying Wildcats broke open a "This tournament has enabled us to come together in a cohesive group" said Wade "We were starting to put things together before we left but these last two days the kids are really beginning to understand what they're doing out there You can see it in their eyes" And on the scoreboard The Poets wasted little time in blowing out the Rebels Dunbar scored the first seven points of the game and led 21-11 after one quarter In the second quarter Karl James warmed up his baseline jumper and poured in three in a row to up the count to 33-19 James the game's leading scorer with 24 points had 14 By JIMMY BURCH Star-Telegram Writer For the fourth year in a row Dunbar will win the Class 5A bracket of the West Side Lions Club Holiday Basketball Tournament The only question is which Dunbar? Baltimore Dunbar the defending champion and Fort Worth Dunbar the 1982 and 1983 champion will clear up that small technicality at 8:30 pm Saturday in the tournament final The Poets reached the championship game for the second consecutive year by knocking off Southwest 7347 The Flying Wildcats set up the Dunbar-Dunbar final by in the first half Ile also finished with a game-high 10 assists The Poets took their largest lead of the half 37-19 when 6-foot-6 center Brian Hill redefined the term "slam dunk" on a breakaway Hill nicknamed "the Garbage Man" by his Dunbar teammates had an untrashy 13 points to go with his game-high 14 rebounds The Rebels 10-8 saw their four-game winning streak come to a screeching halt Southwest now meets Bell at 6:40 pm Saturday The Rebels were led by Willie Thomas and Mark Watley who finished with 17 and 15 points respectively Sophomore center Oliver Mil-Please see Dunbars on Page 10 Georgetown upset UT-El Paso pulled off an upset of No 5 Georgetown defeating the Hayes 78-64 In El Paso 6B Probe ends The internal investigation of the TCU basketball program has concluded and its information has been sent to the NCAA TCU athletic director Frank Windegger said 6B IIICOTITORBOWYCIMSSICIII 50 years of memories COTITORBOWLCLASSIC: 50 years of memories LI 4 't Rice prospect Jerry Berndt football coach at Penn toured the Rice campus Friday and expressed interest in the vacant Owls coaching 1 954: Maegle stopped short a 4 98 Mansfield wins Mansfield defeated Cleburne 55-50 and advanced to the final against Everman in the West Side Lions 4A tournament at Billingsley Field House Friday night 106 '''''Vrr'' irl if 7Sis ie) 7ef-)-'1: ''-44t-' 4 ilo T'g 41 -t qe ''''0Ii 1 i' a 11' 'A' -k 4F $: s- 4' 4: r4 rt 0: i 1t- V4 1 44 4 4010 '1" F) 40:: 4" -'1- 4" A A Or! 60 4 I "7-'7 i lc 1 4 7 044 7 maw' -7 4shrpa so-' ir 4 4r -t- '7 11CPNidr I rJ 4 Aemloo 0 j' I '4i 1e'- i '-'4111' e'" i' -lifi 'P i ose rs 41" il Alog 3- "lir A-1roorsy 4 Ilit'1 i 7)'zi 'k '0441 '4 '4 A 4 1 1 i 1 i 1 1k4 1 1v sks I A 4 te''''' ipi --74- 1 1 44 4) t67 i ''1' 1 i 4 1 AA 11 -'ll Aw 4 Nsi -sa(kcf: '11 I r- e41 7 INN -ei 4 t-- 4- ik 41 floo i 9 mmW 1 4 4 TV sports They were using a six-man defense "They were a good team and they started another march just before halftime led by quarterback Bart Starr that ended when they fumbled on our 15 and we recovered on our 10" A 5-yard penalty pushed the ball back to the 5 Then came the play "1 started on an end sweep got around them and turned upfield" Maegle said "1 was right on the sideline with my right foot about a foot from the sideline "Alabama had a safety Ed Oliver who was the Southeastern Conference sprint champion 1 had outrun him on the 79-yard run" Oliver was the only man Maegle was worried about And he knew Oliver would have to come from the offside to catch him "1 was heading up the sideline wide open 1 looked back over my Please see Off-the-bench on Page 8 By DICK MOORE Star-Telegram Writer Rice's Dicky Maegle raced for touchdowns of 34 79 and 95 yards against Alabama in the 1954 Cotton Bowl game as the 7------ --'41 Owls won 28-6 But Maegle ac I tually completed 404! only half of the 95- -'''f': yard run because i itsk of a stunning off- 4 21' the-bench tackle by Alabama co- captain Tommy r------ 41'Y Lewis that has be- ia come the most cel- Maegle ebrated play in Cotton Bowl history Alabama had scored first a 1-yard run by Lewis before Maegle dialed his first long-distance touchdown of 79 yards to give Rice a 7-6 lead "The game seesawed" Maegle remembered "They had an extremely large team with a couple of linemen weighing 250 even in those days 14t40---t ii -71 7 4i 14 r--7- Basketball 1k30 Linz ECAC Holiday Festival USA 3 pm: Louisville-Kentucky Ch 4 8:30 pm: Cotton State Classic final HSE 9 21 Football 11:30 aM: Florida Citrus Bowl Ch 5 11:30 cniz Sun Bowl Ch 4 3 pm: Patriots-Jets Ch 5 1 pm: Aloha Bowl Ch 27 Star-TelegramJERRY HOEFER Fridays workout at the Cotton Bowl See story on Page 8B Autograph Bo Jackson signs autographs for a group of fans at i 411 4 if 11 C'tO At 401 01LALA-14 4 044 44444 s44t 4z4A.