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Sugar Bowl Fans to Need Tranquilizers By HAL BROWN Brownsville, Tex. When Nebraska goes against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl game at New Orleans Jan 2, itTl be the fourth appearance in the Sugar Bowl for Crimson Tide coach Bear Bryant and he has yet to come out on the short end. But if appearances in the Sugar Bowl and Husker coach Bob previous bowl appearances at Nebraska are an indication, fans had better find room for a bottle of tranquilizers in their suitcases before leaving for New Orleans. Devaney wUl be making his first Sugar Bowl appearance, but in two Orange Bowi showings, a Cotton Bowl appearance and a Gotham Bowl effort, the margin has been more than one touchdown only once, in last 39-28 Orange Bowl loss to Alabama. three Sugar Bowl encounters have all been close, a 13-7 win for his Kentucky team over Oklahoma in 1961, a 10-3 triumph for Alabama over Arkansas in 1962, and a 12-7 battle over Mississippi in 1964.

In two of those wins, squads had to stop late drives inside their own 10-yard line to preserve the wins. most recent Sugar Bowl appearance, the 12-7 win over Mississippi was gained when Tim Davis kicked four field goals for all of the Crimson points. kicks were from 31, 46, 42 and 48 yards out. He barely missed on a 50-yarder. Alabama was helped by 11 Mississippi fumbles, recovering six of them and intercepting three passes, but the Crimson Tide still had to hang on in the closing moments for the win.

Mississippi had a first down on the Alabama nine late in the contest, but two running plays got them only to the five. Then Ole Miss quarterback Perry Lee Dunn hit on a pass to Allen Brown, but officials ruled Brown caught the ball beyond the end zone. final gunning effort on last down by Dunn was stopped by Jimmy Dill at the two-yard line. down there on the goal line is where we won the old ball Bryant said with a sigh while bragging about his youngsters. seems to me it was right about there we stopped 13-year memory is remarkable.

In that 1951 game against National Champion Oklahoma, Kentucky team stopped a Sooner drive after OU had gained a first down at the Kentucky four- yard line. That was the Oklahoma team that won a 49-35 season-ending victory over in a personal rushing duel between Bobby Reynolds and Billy Vessels. Vessels passed 17 yards to Merrill Green for the only Oklahoma score against Kentucky in the 1951 Sugar Bowl as the National Champion Sooners match the efforts of quarterback Babe Parilli, who this year was voted comeback player of the year as quarterback of the Boston Patriots in the American Football League. 22-yard pass to Wilburt Jamerson after Kentucky recovered a fumble by Oklahoma quarterback Claude was good for the first Kentucky touchdown. Parilli also led the drive that resulted in the winning touchdown, hitting long passes to Jamerson and Bruno to set up one-yard plunge for the touchdowm.

Bryant retails his win over in the 1962 Sugar Bowl game as one his scariest moments. I almost had nine heart Bryant said after the game. The Alabama mentor admitted that he was nearly ready to give an intentional safety to preserve the victory at 10-5 rather than gambling. was leading late in the game and Arkansas had the Crimson Tide backed near its own goal. But Alabama quarterback Pat Trammel manged to run out the clock in three downs.

Brvant explained that had he been forced to punt, he likely would have given the intentional safety, thus setting up a free kick from the 20 rather than gambling on a punt from the end zone. That team was very similar to thii group that will face Nebraska. They had been unscored on in their final five regular season games just as has the 1966 team and they came into the game with a 10-0 mark, going out with 11-0. Best Read in Sports Is the Sport Blue-Gray. Outdoors.

3C 4C LINCOLN, DEC. 25, 19668 PAGES SECTION Fall, 28-20 Pass Rush Huskers About Tide Game By Cl RT MOSHER Brownsville, Tex Two-a-day workouts I TT I xvyoinm Kiick Helps Wyoming pi Statistics Fla. St. WyomlBf Firat downs RusihnR yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 13 -21 293 17-35 0 2 102 14 229 133 9-27 2 8-37 2 30 El Paso, Tex. running, blended with a tough Wyoming defense, gave the Cowboys a 28-20 Christmas Eve victory over Florida State in the 32nd annual Sun Bowl football game at El Paso.

Kiick was named the most valuable player. He scored two touchdowns, rushed for 135 yards in 25 carries and caught four passes for 42 yards. His 4.3-yard touchdown run through a gaping hole in the right side of the Seminole defense gave Wyoming a 20-14 third quarter lead. The Cowboys never trailed after that. Wyoming then stopped a Florida State bid at the Cowboy 10-yard line early in the fourth period when Bob intercepted a pass by Seminole quarterback Gary Pajcic.

Florida State drove to the Wyoming five later in the fourth veriod, but a fourth- down pass fell incomplete. Quarterback Kim Hammond threw for all of the touchdowns on passes of 23, 49 and 59 yards. Wyoming quarterback Rick Egloff combined with end Jerry Marion for a 39-yard touchdown pass play in the third period and Jerry De- second of four extra points gave Wyoming a 14-14 tie. Kiick slipped through a hcle opened by guard Dave Rupp and tackle Glen Lybarger on the next series of downs for the go-ahead touchdown. Egloff sprinted 14 yards for the final Wyoming touchdown to cap a 95-yard fourth-period march, helped along by 36 yards in penalties against Florida State.

Late in the quarter, Hammond threw a 23-yard touchdown strike to flanker Ron Sellers for Florida a last touchdown. A pass failed on the two-point conversion try. guard Jerry Durling led a Wyoming defense which held Florida State to minus 21 yards rushing. The game, third Sun Bowl victory in 10 years, came to a close for the Nebraska football team here Saturday afternoon and if there was a high point in the view of head man Bob Devaney it was the frame of mind his Cornhuskers have worked themselves into. definitely realizing more and more the task ahead of Bob said, they are becoming more and more serious about FI Paso Tex tm The fast I weather was still chilled, but there a fi 1 was no rain and the team hustled through a then as the sun broke through the thinning clouds enjoyed near 50 degree weather in the afternoon.

Both drills were preceded with some film study. A writer asked Bob if he were ready to conclude the double-up practice sessions with game, the rush they put any earthshaking remarks. He on. That Wyoming line, de-i are not exceptionally good, nor fensively, was quicker than are they exceptionally the coach grinned, despite a bit of a sore throat which has bugged him since the first wet cold day here, to now been trying to concentrate on things we know. Mostly, been brushing up on everything.

we scrimmage we intend to get down to the things we intend to do in the ball Devaney said. The game, of big 'difference "was Cow- course, being against Alabama in the Sugar two goal-line stands Bowl Jan 2. Then Monday morning, the Cornhuskers will hold their major 28-20 Sun Bowl victory Saturday over Florida State, both coaches said. outstanding thing they Florida State coach Bill Peterson said after the anyone played 1 Wyoming coach Lloyd Eaton agreed and said adjustments at halftime, when the Cowboys trailed 14-7, helped nail down third Sun Bowl victory in years. Eaton said he thought the Nebraska coach Bob Devaney shields himself from chilly Brownsville weather with hooded parka.

in the fourth quarter when the were stopped at the five and when linebacker final practice in Brownsville Bob pass inter- with the offense scrimmaging ception halted another on the against the scoui team. And eight-yard line at the start of that, except for some possible the fourth period. punt and pass protection offense play work, will conclude any hit- well the whole Peter -1 ting for the Cornhuskers, who son said. fly to Orleans at 11 a.m. The ended the game with a minus 21 yards rushing against the toughest defense on the ground, which allowed an average 38.5 yards against 10 opponents in the regular season.

thought we could run better against Peterson added. Peterson said if he had to do it over again, he would have gone to his short passing game. He said, however, that Wyoming cornerback Vic Washington had great speed. All three Seminole touch- Tuesday. There will be no; workout that day the Huskers resuming daily drills Wednesday each afternoon at the Tulane practice field.

Injurywise, things are pretty much unchanged, although Devaney noted that senior linebacker Lynn Senkbeil a little more active out there Lynn has been nursing a bad foot injured in the Oklahoma game. There was one bit of bad news although not totally unexpected. Reserve quarterback Wayne Weber, who has Football Botvls 26 seniors from North and South, 3 p.m., ABC .11 Gator Tennessee, 7-30, V. Syracu.se, 8-2-0, 11 a.m.. ABC.

Cotton Georgia. 9-1-0, v. Southern 8-2-0, 130 p.m.. CBS. Shrine Francisco, seniors from East and West.

3:30 NBC. Florida State quarterback Gary Pajcic (16) has the ball squeezed from his grips by Tom Frazier (87) while other Cowboys blitz. downs came on passes by a bad elbow, is not throwing quarterback Kim Hammond, well at all. was witnessed by 24,381 persons. Wyoming missed two scoring opportunities in the second period when DePoyster was wide on a 26-yard field goal attempt and a later Cowboy drive was halted on the Florida State 14.

er Sellers with 5:21 left in the half. Frank extra point kick tied the game at 7-7. The next time State got the ball. T. K.

Wetherell grabbed short pass at the 50, was almost run out of bounds on Wyom i 40 but pranced into the by Paul iTano on a 59 yards and giving the field goal attemp on fourth I halftime lead. down fell short with five sec-, onds remaining in the Vic Washington set up Wyo- The Wyoming defense held I first period touchdown, Florida State in its own ter- returning a punt 32 yards to ritory through the first 31 yeard line, minutes before Hammond Egloff passed 21 yards to came in for starter Pajcic. Washington and then nine first touchdown more to Mike Davenport at pass was a 49-yarder to flank- the State one-yard line. Kiick leaped into the end zone on the next play and DePoyster booted the extra point, i 72nd conversion kick this year. fumble at the Wyoming 49, recovered for the 31 yard line, man, got Florida offense going, Hammond struck on the scoring pass to Sellers I on the next play.

I Fla. M. 14 Wyominc 7 14 WYO-Kiick 1 run (DePoyster kick) 49 pass from Hammuad (Loner kick) 59 pass from Hsmmond (Loner kkk) WYO Marion 39 paaa from Egloff (DePoyster kick) WYO-Klick 43 run (DePoyster kick) WYO-Egloff 14 run (Depoyrter kick) 73 pass from Hammond (pass failed) Attendance- 34,381. for 49, 59 and 23 yards. Cahill Named Coach of Year Des Moines, Iowa Cahill, first year coach at Army, has been named Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America.

i The nationwide balloting announced Saturday showed Cahill with a decisive margin Of the 561 ballots cast. Cahill received more than 27 per cent. Behind him were Ara Par- seghian of Notre Dame, Duffy Daughtery of Michigan State, Vince Dooley of Georgia and Paul Bryant of Alabama. Big Eight Tourney Wide-Open Cage Scramble Seen By JOHN HINES Kansas wide-open scramble seems set at Municipal Auditorium here this week as the 21st annual Big Eight pre-season basketball tournament unfolds once again. Doubleheaders are set for Tuesday and Wednesday nights, with four games Thursday and a final quartet of struggles for place positions Friday wrapping up the four-day, 12-game card.

Tuesday, Oklahoma State (4-4) against Iowa State (5-2) at 7:30 p.m., and Nebraska (5-2) v. Kansas State (5-1) at 9:30. pairings at the same times pit Missouri (2-5) against Oklahoma (2-4), followed by defending champion Kansas (6-2) v. rado (5-3). Records are through games of Wednesday, December 21.

Both and rounds will consist of an afternoon doubleheaders at 1 and 3 p.m., followed by the usual night sessions so that each team will play three games regardless. In the previous 20 years, exactly half the time the pre-season winner went on to take the conference championship. Kansas and Kansas State lead with seven tournament championships apiece. Missouri and Iowa State have two each and Okiaboma and Southern Methodist one each, the Mustangs taking it all the first year, 1946, when outside teams were invited to fill an eight-team bracket. The two Sunflower teams have divided the last six Christmas-time meets, last finale winding up 7161 with Kanssas over Nebraska.

However, it was the best finish ever in the tourney and their game with the Wildcats is one of the two best opening attractions on this card, along with Kansas-Colorado. That 10-point loss by the Cornhuskers in the 1965 championship was the biggest in six years in the finals, as the 1960-64 crowns were decided by three points in overtime, two points, two points in four overtimes, three points and two points again. After a one-point loss to Minnesota in its opener, K-State has reeled off five straight victories. Dennis Berkhoitz, a 6-1 guard, is the leading Cat scorer through games of Tuesday, December 20, with a 14.8 average. Kansas was the last remaining undefeated team before bowing to NCAA champ Texas Western in Continued on Page 2C, Col.

5 intended to use Ernie Sigler only on the scout team down Bob said. alternating him some with both the first and second team for insurance at The general physical condition of the club is good. Most of them are trim, some even actually lighter than they were in the regular season. think been looking quick, quicker than they Bob said. you change them too much.

You take 10 pounds off a slow kid and make a fast kid out of Ron Kirkland is still alternating with A1 Kuehi at cornerback on defense. Most other activity has ended for the Cornhuskers here too: The shopping tour of and the dinner and show having taken place Friday night. Plans call for a trip to Padre Island Monday afternoon. If the weather is good, they will go shortly after noon and spend some time on the beach. But if it is cold, Devaney said there would be some film study early in the afternoon, then an evening trip over there for dinner.

Vicki LIvesey Cotton QueCn Bodker Sugar Queen Jan. 1 AF'L Kansas City Chiefs. 11-2-1. v. Buffalo Bills, 9-4-1, 12 noon.

NBC. NFL Green Bay Packers, 12-2-0, v. Dallas Cowboys, 10-3-1, 3 p.m., CBS. Jan. 2 Orleans, Alabama, 10-00, NEBRA.SKA.

9-1-0, 1 p.m., NBC. Rose Purdue, 8-2-0, v. Southern California, 7-3-0, 4 p.m. NBC. Orange Georgia Tech, 91-0, v.

Florida, 8-2-0, 7 NBC. Lynn Hcadger Orange Queen Barbara Hewitt Rose Queen Sports Slate Joe Cipriano Nebraska Coach Sunday Local No events scheduled. Monday Local No events scheduled. Sunday noon 17). Jan.

6 Hula College seniors, night game, 12:45 a.m., Jan. 7. Jan. 7 Senior players from North and South, 1 p.m., NBC. Jan.

8 Playoff Baltimore Colts, 9-5-0, V. Philadelphia Eagles, 9-5-0, 12:50 p.m., CBS. Jan. IS Super Angeles, for pro football championship between NFL and AFL champions, 3 p.m., CBS and NBC. Jan.

21 AFL Eastern Division All-Stars v. Western Division All-Stars, 4 p.m., NBC. Jan. 22 Pro Angeles, NFL Eastern Conference All-Stars v. Western Conference AU-Stars, 3:05 p.m„ CBS.

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