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fD Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1976 Larry Woodburn Editor Williams, Jackson Rush Past Vikings SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Delvin Williams and Wilbur Jackson each rushed for more than 150 yards against highly respected defense, making things easy for rookie quarterback Scott Bull as the San Francisco 49ers upset the Vikings 20-16 Monday night. The 49ers made their record 7-5. staying barely alive in their bid to make the National Football League playoffs, and dropped the playoff-bound Vikings to 9-2-1. Williams became the 49ers first running back since 1959 to gain 1,000 yards in a season with his 26-yard burst off right tackle early in the final period giving him 155 yards for the game and 1,014 for the vear.

He sprained his right ankle on that play as he was pulled down by cornerback Bobb.v Bryant. He limped off to an ovation and out the rest of the nationally televised game. A blocked e.xtra-point kick on one of touchdowns left them trailing by four points in the closing minutes. Killing a )K)Ssihle field goal try which would have tied the game and forcing Minnesota to try for a first down ai, the San Francisco 15-yard line. Chuck foreman was stopped cold by the right side of the 49ers' hne on the fourth-and-one situation and the lead held up.

Bull made his first NFL start, filling in for Jim Plunkett who pulled a side muscle in practice last Wednesday. The rookie from Arkansas restricted his work mostly to handoffs, completing just three of the eight passes he threw for 32 yards. Jackson, like Williams a third-year pro, got the 49ers off to a 7-0 lead with a two-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. San Francisco, which had lost four straight games to fall behind the Iy)s Angeles Rams in the National Confercnce West race, dominated the early going and led 10-0 after Steve Mike- Mayer booted a 45-yard field goal early in the second quarter. Mike-Mayer had mis.sed a 25-yard attempt in the first quarter after the 49ers drove 55 yards.

But the Fran Tarkenton, who had missed on his first seven passes, threw for touchdowns of 18 yards to Sammie White and eight yards to Ahmad Rashad as Minnesota moved into a 13-10 lead. Fred second extra-point attempt was blocked by defensive tackle Cleveland Elam. one-yard quarterback sneak with 41 seconds left in the first half completed an 83- yard drive, putting San Francisco ahead again at 17-13. Williams began the go-ahead drive with a 23-yard run off right tackle and Bull followed with his longest completion, 16 yards to Gene Washington. Pass interference was then called on cornerback Nate Wright, who bumped Washington in the end zone, giving the 49ers a first down at the Minnesota one-yard line.

A 37-yard field goal by Cox, following an interception by the Paul Krause, was the only score in the third period. It trimmed the lead to i one point. 17-16. Mike-Mayer restored the four-point edge at 20-16 with a 38-yard field goal in the opening seconds of the last quarter. The Vikings got possession four more times.

A sack of Tarkenton by defensive end Tommy Hart the first opportunity cold and the Vikings moved only to midfield on their next try. Minnesota took over at the San Francisco 24 with minutes to go following a punt from the end zone by Tom Wittum. But four Foreman rushes failed by about a yard to get the first down. Then, with less than a minute to go, the Vikes had one more shot. With three seconds to go, pass from the San Francisco 37 intended for Bob Grim was broken up at the goal line.

However, an offside penalty against the 49ers gave'him i one more chance to pull it out. I And after exhuberant fans were off the field, the I all-time leading passer barely overthrew the leaping Rashad in the left comer of the end zone as the gun sounded 49ERV DELVIN WILLIAMS GRINDS OUT 10 YARDS IN SAN FRANCISCO WIN Vikings Paul Krause (22) ond Jeff Siemon (50) move in to help with the tackle (AP Wirephoto) Dorsett Is Best in the PITTSBCHGH (AP) Before completing his first term as a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, Tony Dorsett already had two All American. Heisman Trophy is something to dream about, that and a national championship for the steelworker's son from Hopewell, said that year after finishing 11th in the Heisman balloting, won by John Cappelletti of Penn State. Dorsett was named Tuesday as the recipient of the 1976 Harrison Trophy. Dorsett weighed about 157 pounds as a 5-foot-ll freshman tailback, though listed at 175 in the program, yet he led Pitt to its first winning season in a decade.

6-5-1. quick as a marveled Panther backfield Coach Harry Jones. came to Pitt because I wanted to play as a said Dorsett, prize recruit of Coach Johnny Majors, I still have a lot to Three games into his sophomore year, Dorsett became all-time leader in career rushing yards, surpassing the record of 1,957 yards set by Marshall Goldberg, who helped Pitt to a national championship in 19.37. Dorsett led Pitt to a 7-4 record his sophomore year and finished 13th in the Heisman oting. won by Archie Griffin of Ohio State.

is the most outstanding back ever said Majors. In the 10th game of his junior season. Dorsett rushed for 303 vards against Notre Dame to help Pitt to its first victory over the Irish since 1963. tried to make normal adjustments, but one guy kind of made them Irish Coach Dan Devine said that year, which saw Dorsett finish fourth in the Heisman voting, won again by Griffin. Last spring, Dorsett ran the 40-yard dash for professional football scouts, and he was timed in 4.35 seconds, dazzling speed for even a wide receiver.

He says his speed has increased through the years, even though he now weighs about 190 pounds, with thick muscle in his shoulders and neck. speed of Dorsett is unbelievable when you watch it from the i 1 Army Coach Homer Smith said this season. is unquestionably the fastest running back who ever p'ayed the In his seventh game this season, Dorsett became the alltime career rushing leader in giate history, surpassing record of 5,177 yards. want to push that record out so far that no one will think of breaking it as long on this said Dorsett. Last week, playing his final regular season game at Pitt, he led the No.

1-ranked Panthers to their first victory in 11 years over Penn State. At the same time, he became college alltime career scoring leader with 356 points, set a new single season record with 1.948 yards rushing and raised his record career total to 6,082 yards. player in the history of college football has ever been so great for so Penn State Coach Joe Paterno had said the week before the game. he had played in another section of the country, be shooting for this third Heisman, not his And So Are His Pittsburgh Teammates By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The University of Pittsburgh finished the regular college football season as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press today, but the Panthers must get past fifth-ranked Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to nail down their first national championship in 39 years.

Pitt defeated arch-rival Penn State 24-7 and wound up with an 11-0 record. The Panthers celebrated their fourth consecutive week at the top of the ratings by po'ling 45 first-place votes and 1,128 of a possible 1,160 points from a nationwide panel of 58 sports writers and broadcasters. The national championship will be released Jan. 4, following the postseason bowl games. Behind Pitt, runner-up iMich- igan widened its lead over third-place Southern California while unbeaten Maryland slipped past Georgia into fourth place and inched ahead of UCLA for the sixth spot.

Michigan, which finished its regular season a week ago, received eight first-place votes and 998 points while Southern Cal, a 17-13 winner over Notre Dame, earned three first-place ballots and 931 points. Last spread among Pitt, Michigan and Southern Cal with 62 voters participating was 1.172-1,050-1,046 in points and 39-13-7 in first-places. Michigan and Southern Cal will meet in the Rose Bowl. Meanwhile, Maryland, which finished 11-0 a week ago, received the remaining two first- place votes and climbed from fifth to fourth with 749 points. Two Pitchers Share NL's Rookie Award NEW YORK (AP) Two young right-handed pitchers, Pat Zachry of the Cincinnati Reds and Butch Metzger of the San Diego Padres, shared the National League Rookie of the Year award announced by the Baseball Writers Association of America Monday.

It marked the first time in the 25-year history of the award that it went to more than one player. Both Zachry and Metzger received 11 votes from the BBWAA panel of two writers in each of the 12 NL cities. The remaining two ballots went to third baseman Hector Cruz of the St. Louis Cardinals. The rookie voting names a single player on each ballot with no point system involved.

The closest previous rookie vote came in 1968 when Johnny Bench of the Reds edged New York Met pitcher Jerry Koosman 10V2-9V2. Zachry began the season in the bullpen for the Reds before being moved into the starting rotation by Manager Sparky Anderson in May. He finished the season with a 14-7 record and 2.74 earned run average which was fifth best in the league. He made 28 starts for the Reds, completed six and struck out 143 batters in 204 innings. Zachry also was starting pitcher in the third game of the World Series for the Reds against the New and became the bullpen Yankees and was credited stopper for the Padres, setting the victory.

a rookie record with 77 appear- Metzger came to the Padres lances. He had an 11-4 record as a throw-in two years agojand 16 saves to go with a 2,93 when San Diego swapped sec-jfiRA. ond baseman Derrei Thomas toj Cruz played 151 games at San Francisco for second base-1 third base for the Cardinals, man Tito Fuentes. batting .228 with 13 homers and He came to the majors last! 71 runs batted in. BUTCH METZGER PAT ZACHRY Hurlers share Rookie of the Year honors Con Cheyenne Mountain Retain Its City Hockey Title? Rx7 iriTviNT rnvRnv By KEVIN CONBOY Cheyenne Mountain was just one goal shy of the 1976 state hockey championship.

Can the Indians come that close, or even better that mark, this season? Only time, and a few dozen Chty Hockey League games, will tell. The season opens Wednesday at the Memorial Ice Aren'nand will continue to the crowning on a new state champion in March. the way the nine CHL teams stack up. Cheyenne Mountain lost 11 seniors from last champion team, but Coach Don Hansen expects to finish high in the league. not surprising, as the Indiaps have recorded as many as 46 wins in a row in the last three years.

Last year, their only loss was to Air Academy in the last league contest. do have some kids that will go pretty well. a matter of them getting together as a Paul Buzza returns I'or his last season at Cheyenne, following a knee injury in the season last winter. Before he left, he garnered 20 goals and ranked at the top of league standings. Buzza joins fellow senior Jeff Ingham, another top scorer.

Hansen lauds the line of Rich Roswan, Dow Finsterwald, and Mike McParland. The wingmen will vie for two slots on the first line. The second line will include Brian Megher, Danny Might, and Mark Norris. Defensively, Hansen looks to his two lettermen Mike Elam and Robert Neeve. think Mike Meyers and Stev'e Inman will be good prospects this year, The Indians meet at tlie Broadmoor Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

St. travels to Littleton to meet Arapahoe in the Pirate season opener. Coach Mike Bertsch expects to on last record, and repeat the post season challenges with a better Last year, the finished third in the niy league, then stole the No. 2 representa-1 Marauders in the first round of slot to the state lourna-i the city tourney. St.

defeated the I Marshall will have a sound I Mitchell and Palmer squads to: nucleus of skaters to work with, iCam the berth, only to lose Jim Hurley joins seniors Jeff contests in Denver. Jordy Bowman, and Bertsch returns a second Danny Weber offensively. Hurl- bunch of skaters. The top fivejey was chosen as a city all-star Iforwards are back, leaning on member for the past two years. the leadership of seniors Tom' The Kadets open with Wasson MacDonald and Gene Paradise.

I Dec. 7. as Marshall invades tant captain Dave Gulling and Bob Damphouse. Goaltender Tom Tessier is a transfer from Fairbanks, Alaska and will be around for two years as a Spartan skater. most improved player, Louis Schwarzman, should gather some attention this year, as the Spartans look to their first encounter with Cheyenne Mountain Dec.

9 Junior Steve McRea. trans-i depth than ever be-iat the Memorial Ice Center at ferred in from the Air Academy; fore. This will be tJie first year district. we will use three good Other juniors who will start One of those lines will be made at the wing positions are John i up of sophomores Bruce Corn- Scott and Paul Bingham. Defen-i well, Eric Pfeiffer Rob sively, the Pirates are counting Watt.

on the trio of Kris Kryzanowski, iAIex Schmidt, and goalie Jon 8 p.m. The Wasson T-Birds open with Fountain Valley Thursday at Memorial Ice Center at 7:30 p.m. Coach Harry Whitworth strong point this In second year in the city year will be defense. We expect league. Doherty hopes to test to improve our standings, and iLeibensperger.

Both hockey corps with the way it looks, I feel optimis- Leibensoerger were chosen improved skaters. year, tic. We might surprise some big jfor the all-city team last year, iwe had some players who never this I Coach Wayne Marshall before. We finished in; Whitworth singled out the top place his Air Academy the cellar, but this year His defensive squad Kadets in the upper division give any District 11 schools a be returning lettermen Jav again this year. Placing second good Coach Jay Englen Twomey and Skip Willenbrock I in the city league last year, the also have the talents of Air Academy team was the only: The Don Kyle is the new defensemen in junior squad to beat Cheyenne Moun-jone to watch, as the junior re-1 Dave Dymtri and sophomore to establish a better per-1Tim Dave Chavez will Their post-season activity was I sonal-scoring record.

the assume the posi- short by the MiTchell 20-point performer will be again this season, and Dan Van Cleave will back him up. One line consists of two seniors, Tony Pimental and Mike James, and junior Richard Wendt. Whitworth will depend I on an all-junior second line in Plante, Tony Budnella, and I Dave Logie. i The Palmer Terrors meet Heritage Thursday at 7 p.m. in opener.

Coach Mike Prov- returns six Terrors to I the ice, hoping to the I upper division this Palmer lettermen Jack Donley. goalie, and Bob McCrorie lead the squad into ninth year as hockey coach. Other stalwarts include Donald Jones, wing; liandy Pendelton, center; Wally Taylor; and Jeff Jaspers, wing. Defensively, Provenzano mentioned Richard Law, Bobby iBrossman, and David Donley. One other prospect is Steve Harvey, who is battling Donley for the starting slot at goaltender.

After the Heritage opener, the Terrors play Cheyenne Moun-1 tain on Dec, 8. Ckironado coach Richard Stet-i son calls his Cougar hockey season building year with some good Stetson returns only five lettermen, but praises two excellent sophomores in Eddie Von Englen Gary Bruner. The crew consists of Drew Austin. Chris Kelly Lacomb, Paul Gardner, and I Ray Ferguson. I Coronado finished sixth last The Cougars face i Wednesday at the Broadmoor at p.m.

i The Marauders just missed a berth last year, losing to 1st. in the city finals. They reminisce about their 13-5 as they graduated 11 from the successful campaign. Coach Ken Lee will have one dine returning from last year, centered by the third leading scorer Steve Hockman. Larry Huih and Randy Wiig will play the wings, and Lee mentioned Dave Whitlock as his prospect on defense.

Lee singled out the four returning lettermen in Mark Hazleton and Keith fense; and Greg Martin and Bill MacNeill, wingmen. His new prospects include Scott Morton and Richard Chase, wings; Calvin Mitchell and Jeff Knight, defense; and Dave Clements, center, big problem is trying to fill the position left by two-time all-city goalie. Jeff Huth. Lee looks to two possibilities, Dave Kittle and Lance Alan. Fountain Valley School wakes up to a 4 a.m., or remains excited about the 11:30 p.m., practice schedule.

With so many schools needing icetime, the Danes only fit in w'hen they can. Coach Waldo Johnston sees his returning men as the key to FVS success. "This year we will have a small, and. to some extent, inexperienced team. We will have to rely on conditioning and oustanding individual Some of the experience will come from Will Temple, Bob Donner, Trey Cottrell, Steve Kruse, Jim Thomas, Peter Ferguson, Neil Peck, John son and Geoff Griffith..