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Haileton Standard-Speaker, December 23, 1970 21 State Matmen Are Unbeaten Life in the Pros Very On Seat of Rick Mount's Pants umvuKSiTY PARK pCnn state's wrestling team is off to a fast start with three straicht vie. tories and some familiar names are reading we way. Clyde Frantz, Andy Matter and Dave Joyner-the Lions' three reigning Eastern champions have accounted for exactly half of Penn By LEE MUELLER called the greatest shooter in col-NEW YORK (NEA) Game lege basketball history, the kid who after game, Rick Mount sits in his quit school early to sign a fat con- gold Indiana Pacers warmup suit "I know it's hard for him. He'i always been the No. boy.

But's he's progressing. He's learning. It just takes some guys longer." Mount and Leonard at least agree on that point. (Newspaper Enterprise Assn.) btate 72 points in wins over Army (25-13) Purdue (2411) and Indiana and limbers up his neck. Up and down.

Hoosier team (23-13). Frantz, who won EIWA titles a mates dash for the basket at one end. The red, white and blue ABA ball rims out, the enemy rebounds 142 pounds as a sophomore and 150 last year and was named Out standing Wrestler of both tourna and the stampede begins again in the other direction. Up and down. Rick Mount's blond hair gleams ments, is 3-0 this season in the 158-pound weight class.

He has two pins in boosting his career record tract to beat a predicted merger between the NBA and ABA only he is not playing. Naturally, he isn't happy about it. And, just as naturally, he isn't making a big fuss. Mount is, and has always been, a very shy, soft-spoken young man. "I've been playing about 12 minutes a game," he said.

"Sure, it makes it tough to get with it. I'm always stiff coming off the bench. But you have to remember I'm trying to break in with a championship club. It takes some guys longer Mount quit talking and wrapped a white towel around his thin body. In the locker room, as on under the overhead lights as his head pivots on the palm of his hand.

Back and forth. Watch to 33 wins, four losses and two ties Matter, the Lions' 167-pound reo rcsentative, is tied with Frantz in team points with 13 on two pins ing basketball from the bench, he says, is a lot like watching a tennis match. Forth and back. yvto vfcw i and a decision. He now has a 19-1 "I guess," said Mount, "that my record in his second season of var suy wrestling.

neck is in better condition than the rest of us put together." Joyner, a junior with a 10-2-2 CARRIED AWAY with enthusiasm, a New York policeman calls the play as the Giants' Tucker Frederickson scores a touchdown. Of college basketball's many career record, started the season Riackman Goes To Illinois U. CHAMPAIGN, 111. (AP) Bob Blackman, who built Dartmouth into an Ivy League football power, is the new head football coach at the University of Illinois, The Associated Press learned Tuesday night. It was reported by the Cham-paign-Urbana Courier Tuesday that Blackman has accepted a five-year Illini contract to succeed Jim Valek, dismissed after a four-season record of 8-32.

Blackman, whose 1970 team fashioned a perfect 9-0 record boosting his 16-season Dartmouth record to 104-37-3, will bring six of his seven assistants at the Hanover, N.H., school. It was guessed he signed at II-1 i i for aapproximately $30,000 a season as base salary, with TV and other fringe with a win by default against Army and a pin in the Purdue match the floor, he appears small for a man listed at 6-4. Anyway, all his life he has been the best game in town. Sports Illustrated ran his pic Coin' Bowling! before falling into a pin aeains superb players of a year ago, Rick Mount is the least super. Professionally speaking, of course.

Somewhere out there, people have stopped talking about Pete Mara-vich being a bigger flop than his socks. Somewhere, little Calvin Indiana. His 10 team points rank third behind Frantz and Matter. Texas-ND Rematch Is Big One; Jim Crowther and Don Stone are also off to fast starts for coach Murphy and skinny Dan Issel and Bill Roll's team. Crowther has won three straight decisions at 190 angular Charlie Scott are showing them where it (the basket) is at.

Major Pegs OSU Over Indians ture on the cover while he was still an Indiana schoolboy. Now he's not even a spectacular substitute. Who wants to talk about that? "This thing is tough on your confidence," he said, quietly, "but you have to work on keeping yourself up mentally all the time. Off the court, I try to forget about it. Life's too short to sit around and worry." The biggest impression Mount pounds, outscoring his rivals by a 25-3 margin in the process.

Stone missed the first meet, but came back to post decisions over Purdue now in their senior year they are By MAJOR AMOS B. IIOOPLE has made this season has been on the seat of his pants. Father of the Bowl Games Egad, firends, who would have Only Rick Mount the and Indiana in the 150-pound weight Purdue All-Amcrican, the kid they I wagered some 12 months ago when class. Most of the Lions problems have ruged Texas staged a thrilling fourth quarter rally to defeat Notre been in the lighter weight classes Rick Mount Defense, more than anything else, has been Mount's major problem. This was anticipated.

But he also has found shooting isn't the whole answer to offense in professional basketball. "I think they want me to slow down and set up more patterns instead of freelancing the way I did in college," he said. Several observers have said Indiana Coach Bob (Slick) Leonard is bringing Mount along "subtly" until Rick gets the hang of the pro game. Leonard begs to differ. "Everybody's got their own way of breaking in new kids," Leonard said.

"Atlanta, you know, is playing Maravich, but Atlanta is losing. This is a championship team. I've got to think about the other nine guys on the team. "Let's face it, Rick is no Charlie Scott. If he was good enough, he'd be playing.

But he's got a lot to learn. set to go out in the proverbial blaze of glory. For talented Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett and his Stanford Indians, it will be a long afternoon as Woody Hayes' bruisers harass them at every turn. Meanwhile, Rex Kern, John Brock-ington and Company will be piling-up yardage and putting points on the board. Ohio State had a perfect 9-0 slate this year, while Stanford finished 8-3.

Dame, 21-17, that these two great competitors would be rematched in Spencer Bauer is 1-2, filling in for the injured Dave Weber at 118 Alex Webster Signs New One-Year Pact With N.Y. this year's Cotton Bowl? None pounds. Weber, a runnerup in Eastern competition last year, may among you, I'll bet. Not wishing to brag, I ahem be able to wrestle when the Lions NEW YORK (AP) The New resume their schedule with a meet York Giants announced Tuesday will not reveal my own season-long thoughts on the matter. Suffice it to say I have been closely following at Springfield on Jan.

9. Drake Wins DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Fast-breaking ninth-ranked Drake broke to an early lead Tuesday night and overwhelmed Minnesota 83-66 in a non-conference basketball game. The unbeaten Bulldogs, 7-0, trailed only 2-0 before opening leads of 18 points in the first half. Drake, winning its 23rd straight at home, led 45-29 at half time. they had signed Coach Alex The Lions have also had prob both clubs all year to be better lems at 126 and 134.

Harvey Ab Webster to a new one-year contractthe term Webster himself had asked. able to assess their bowl chances rams is 0-1 and Bob Medina 1-1 at 126. Dana Balum, who also was an har-rumph! In addition to the matchmaker's "I wouldn't want more than a Eastern runnerup last year, is 1-2 at 134. year," weoster sam Deiore nis dream, Texas, No. 1 and winner of 30 straight, vs.

the fabled Fighting Other Lion records so far this season are Don Smith (1-0-2 at 142 rish of Notre Dame, No. 5 in the meeting with club President Wellington Mara. "If I weren't winning, if I weren't producing and 150), Barry Snyder (0-1, 142) ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1, Miami, Fla. LSU 22, Nebraska 14 Close followers of the Bayou Bengals and the Hoople Football Forecasts will not be surprised at this one.

The Louisianr State boys (9-2) showed their defensive prowess by holding Notre Dame to a single field goal for 60 minutes and their offensive skill by thrashing a good Mississippi club, 61-17. The Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-O-1), coached by my long-time friend Bob De-vaney, can be counted on to give it everything they've got, but, alas, this is not their day! standings, all of the Top Ten rated clubs with the exception of Michigan, No. 7, will see action. and not contributing, I wouldn't Phil Bengston Resigns and Dan Newhard (1-1-1, 177). want to be here.

Roll, a former three-time NCAA Closely rivaling the Cotton Bowl "I believe a man should work champion, now has a 47-12-4 record as the top attraction are the Rose in his seventh season at Penn State on a year to year basis." As Green Bay Head Coach The Old Boy Himself Bowl meeting of Big Ten Champion i L-r 'NIi'diLAm The former Giants' running He had a career record of 71-42-6 at State College of Iowa before Ohio State. No. 2, and the Pacific much wallop for the North Carolina He became general manager By MIKE O'BRIEN Eight leader, Stanford, No. 10, and back, who replaced Allie Sherman just before the start of the (8-3) Tar Heels. A word of caution, coming to Penn State.

the Orange Bowie classic matching 1969 season, originally had a Nebraska, No. 3, and LSU, No. 6. though, to Frank Rush's Arizona lads: Beware of the Tar Heels' Don McCauley! A running back two-year contract for I9b9 and Other top-rated teams slated to see GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Phil Bengston, the faithful, soft-spoken aide who had been hand-picked by Vince Lomibardi to continue the legacy of Green Bay football glory, resigned un 1970.

Mara insisted he take that 1 -9 XT 1. I in 1969 when Lombardi left for Washington. No successor was named, either as coach, general manager, or both, but several names were rumored under consideration. They included George Allen, coach of the Los Angeles Rams, action over the New Year's week who is every inch All-America call end are Tennessee, No. Arizona ber, Donald averaged 156.4 yards rushing per game as he rambled since it was assumed weosier would need at least one year to begin to reverse the club's for Alex Webster St No.

Auburn, No. 9, and Air orce, No. 11 for 19 TDs in 11 games. tunes. While your peerless prognostica- COTTON BOWL Jan.

1, Dallas, Tex. Notre Dame 35, Texas 21 A fierce struggle featuring the infantry tactics of Texas, led by All-America fullback Steve Wor-ster, and the aerial bombs of Notre Dame's All-America quarterback Joe Theismann to All-America end Tom Gatewood will make for a and Head Coach Bill Austin of It had been a foregone conclu tor has been out checking the prac The Giants finished the season with a 9-6 record, failing to make the conference playoffs when they lost their season finale to Los Angeles. That plus Washington, who was a fellow der fire Tuesday as the Packers' head coach and general manager. Bengtson, 57, was in the final season of a three-year contract he had received when Lomibardi stepped down Feb. 1, 1968, after sion that weDsters contract tice sessions of the participating SUGAR BOWL Jan.

1, New Orleans, La. Air Force 37, Tennessee 22 bowl teams, The Hoople System la would be extended when the Giants, after an 0-3 start, made boratory crew has completely re The Air Force (9-2), with aerial a late bid for the National Foot Dallas' victory over Houston gave the Cowboys the Eastern cycled our computers to take the artist Bob Parker at the controls, leading the Packers to five Na thrilling- afternoon. Texas, 10-0 for ball Conference's Eastern Division title. new information I've picked up in will pull one of the major surprises title. tional Football League and six my travels.

Some of the computer of the day when they whip the Tennessee (10-1) Volunteers. The Fal the year, will find Notre Dame (9-1) in a fighting mood as the Irish go all-out to atone for their upset assistant with Bengtson here in the 1960s. The name of Ara Parseghian, head coach at Notre Dame, had been mentioned earlier, but Parseghian disclaimed interest. There also has been speculation that Bart Starr, the veteran Packer quarterback now 36 and chronically injured, would become head coach. The Packer's record this past ized conclusions will kaff-kaff astound you.

They even surprised cons were up and down at the close Farr, Unitas Will Play defeat by Southern California in me um-kumph! divisional titles in nine years. Bengtson's departure had been rumored since the Packers faltered early this season and Dominic Olejniczak, club president, had said Monday that the of the season, whipping Stanford and being soundly trounced by Col the season closer. Two great teams Before giving you my selections, Texas, No. 1 in rushing, 374.5 dear readers, let me wish you one orado, but our calculations indicate Despite Aching Injuries yards per game, N.D., No. 2 in and all a happy and prosperous 1971! executive committee would they are ready to put it all together against the Vols.

Good Sports Fall at King's At Ring's College in Wilkes-Barre, the athletic teams have just concluded the finest Fall season in the history of the college. During football season, the club team, of the college annexed the national championship on a 7-1 record, losing only to varsity Georgetown, while defeating St. Bona-venture, Manhattan, Scranton, Niagara, St. Francis of Loretto, Du-quesne, and St John's of Brooklyn. Team was coached by Ed Bro-minski, former Penn State and Wilkes quarterback.

Coach Ed Donohue has his varsity basketball team entering the winter season owning an impressive 5-1 record and with four in a row. The big one was a Saturday upset of Long Island University, 62-51. King's had been playing without Roland Carpenter, 6-6, last year's leading scorer and re-bounder, out with broken bones in his foot. The Monarchs have defeated Monmouth, Susquehanna, Le Moyne, Oneonta, and Long Island, while losing to Loyola of Baltimore. In basketball, Coach Jack Mas- total offense, 510.5 yards per game! season was their worst since By MIKE RATHET meet in a few days to make a Two great coaches Darrell Royal And now, fasten your seat belts, here we go! and Ara Parseghian but only one can win.

The Hoople System sees Associated Press Sports Writer Both running backs Mel Farr of the Detroit Lions and Johnny decision. Bengtson saved the committee the trouble Tuesday when he sent a letter of resignation to Olejniczak. ROSE BOWL Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif. Ohio State 38, Stanford IS In 1968, the sophomore-loaded it as a great day for Ara's Irish! PEACH BOWL Dec.

30, Atlanta, Ga. 1958, when their 1-10-1 mark was the poorest in team history. The last two games defeats by scores of 35-17 to Chicago and 20-0 to Detroitwere particularly disappointing and may have hastened Bengtson's decision. Unitas of the Baltimore Colts "Because of a very disap back, Virgil Carter, also was forced out of the final game, bruising his ribs against the Boston Patriots. Like McCafferty, Cincinnati Coach Paul Brown said the problem was minor and the removal a precautionary measure.

"I decided to rest him because when we got a big lead, we didn't need him," Brown pointed out. "He'll be all right." have discounted injuries that might hamper their effective Arizona St. 28, North Carolina 18 The Sun Devils (10-0) pack too Buckeyes whipped O. J. Simpson and his Southern Cal cohorts, and GATOR BOWL Jan.

2, Jacksonville, Fla. Auburn 36, Mississippi 21 The Mississippi Rebels (7-3) face ness in the National Football League playoffs this Saturday pointing season in 1970 and hoping that a change will improve the wonloss record of the Packers in 1971, I hereby tender my resignation to become effective Feb. 1, 1971," Bengtson said. and Sunday. Lefty Chris Short of the Phil-lies three times has pitched shutouts on opening days.

Farr, considered the Lions' a formidable task as they attempt to stifle the Auburn attack led by Pat Sullivan. The gifted Sullivan was the nation's total offense lead Gene Washington Is Top Receiver for Both Teams By Pat Thompson I "I would say their Gene most dangerous ground gainer, disclocated his shoulder in Detroit's next-to-last game against Los Angeles. But he has pron er this year, edging ND's Joe Theis mann with a 285.6 yards per game average against the 281.3 yards per game average posted by the ND thrower. Auburn (8-2) finished third in the nation in team total offense, Associated Press Sports Writer Washington is probably quick-, MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL'er," said Jerry Burns, Vikings' (AP) Gene Washington is the offensive coach, "and he proba-i leading receiver for the San My catches the ball a little bet-i Francisco 49ers.

ter on the inside." i Gene Washington is the lead-' "But ur Washington," said Rums "has hotter noon ennon averaging 485.0 yards per contest ounced himself ready for Saturday's National Conference semifinal playoff at Dallas. "I'm going to play against the Cowboys," Farr said flatly, while admitting his pass receiving ability might be limited. Farr, the Lions' leading rush as they scored 43 TDs. For the Reh els, it's been a disappointing sea- receiver lor tne Minnesota and our Washington can go up son and this game won't help mat- cioli's freshman team has reeled off six consecutive victories for a 6-0 record and has twice beaten the Scranton Frosh. Wrestlers of Coach Ned McGin-Icy own a 3-2 mark and their next match will be with Rider College on January 9.

I Vikings. hiVhpr fnr thp hall TVipv am lers. er with 717 yards, a 4.3 average: both outstanding receivers That's correct. There will be Gene Washing-tons on both sides at 1 p.m. (EST) Sunday at Metropolitan good soft hands and quick." Minnesota's Washington stands 6foot-3 and weighs 204 In swimming, Coach Minor Nagle and nine touchdowns, added to his production by catching 29 passes for 213 more yards and another two touchdowns before leaving the Rams' game.

Unitas developed a sore back in the Colts' final game against has his team with a 2-1 record oiaaium Wil.en fe anu pounds. He came out of Michi- Record: 390-162-7 (.706) Name Hayes Top Player DALLAS (AP) It's hard to imagine that The Associated Press' National Football League prior to the holidays. Coach Bill Kane's rifle team has a 7-1 record and hopes to challenge the New York Jets and left in! Lehigh for eastern honors. In cross country, Coach McGin-ley's team posted an 8-6-1 log for vucings comae in a national gaa state and LaPorte, Tex. Football Conference semifinal This year, he caught 44 passes playoff.

I for 702 yards and four touch- The similarities don't stop in 'downs, while often double and the names. Both also starred in tripled-teamed. track and baseball in high There'll be one big difference school. Both were first round when the Washingtons meet pro draft picks Minnesota's Sunday Washington wears No. Gene in 1967 and San Francis- 84 in the Viking purple.

Wash-co's Washington in 1969. ington wears No. 18 for the Their trademark is speed. 49ers. favor of Earl Morrall after one quarter.

But the veteran quarterback has told Coach Don McCafferty he'll be ready Saturday in an American conference semifinal against Cincinnati. "John told me he had a sore back, but it wasn't anything se 6ffensive Player of the. Week-Bob Hayes was so deep in Tom Landry's doghouse at one point this season that "The Bullet" the first winning season in years in that sport. Overall, the Kingsmen were 38-12-1 for the Fall athletic events and Athletic Director Donohue hopes the winter will be just as promising. OLD-FASHIONED rious, Mcuafferty explained.

"Just sort of a backache. If we had needed him, he would've Miami Owner Is Happy, But Wants More in Seats played. He'll start Saturday." The Bengals' No. 1 quarter 'moneyless In- By HUBERT MIZELL expert called a Associated Press Sports Writer, vestment." wasn't even on the first string punt return team. The Dallas Cowboy split end announced before the season began that he was playing out his option taking a cut in salary to become a free agent.

Coach Landry and Tex president, weren't overly Schramm, general manager and president, weren't overly pleased with Hayes' attitude. Suddenly, Hayes found himself on the bench because he wasn't meeting Landry's "per- 'SPORTSMAN'S' DIGESTS ANCHOR ROPES VERSUS CHAINS Bowling News Times change, bat the good old-fashioned MIAMI (AP) Miami Dol-; "Joe didn't have a dime to in-phins owner Joe Robbie sipped vest," said former American a dark celebration brew and Football League Commissioner watched 70,990 happy and pay- Joe Foss. "He searched for ing customers flood from the somebody else with dough, got Orange Bowl. himself a franchise and now it's "Our average attendance going great guns." ST. JOHN'S LANES Metro League 6:45 p.m.

Leichman Ice Cream i spirit of Christmas goes on forever, and so do our hearty vs. uinos Lounge; cnarues Paint vs. Menghini's Lumber; Mark's Esso vs. Price's Shoes. nearly doubled from 34,000 to Robbie's key move in attract- formance levels." more than 62,000," grinned law- ing sports greenbacks was hir- Hayes' blocking left a few yer Robbie.

"But, great as this ing Coach Don Shula away from things to be desired. But Dallas' season has been, we've still got 1 the Baltimore Colts. He paid Passing attack crumbled with-to 'sell' the Miami Dolphins." shula $60,000 a year and made 'out Hayes in the game. And the West Hazleton Gun Club 9 p.m. Woodcock vs.

Bluejays; Grouse vs. Cardinals; Ringneck loss of Lance Rentzel made the vs. orioles. Miami had just massacred the 40-year- old coach part own-Buffalo 45-7 to earn a National er and vice president of the Dol-Football League playoff berth, phins. Robbie enjoyed seeing human! "People said I was cheap be- wishes for your happiness, and oor earnest thanks for your friendly good will.

Some users of small boats prefer chain instead of rope because chaim's weight ados to anchor's holding power. THIS IS FINE IN WATER WITHOUT 5NA63Y BOULDERS ON BOTTOM. receiver problem more acute. Hayes' performance against Houston Sunday in a 52-10 rout VALLEY LANES Men's Recreation League 6:45 and 9 p.m. Position night.

If THE BOTTOM IS TANGLED WITH SNAGGy 'A fritiily Hun fit ffsisfss BOWL-ARENA No league matches. Cubs vs. Indians COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) BOULDERS, AN ANCHOR ROPE is best; if an ANCHOR IS HOPELESSLY FOULED ON THE bodies resting on 70,990. fore I shelled out to Shula," said 'of the Oilers was one of the fin-chairs.

looked with scorn Robbie. 1 est ever by a Cowboy receiver, at 9,010 empties. 1 Robbie says the 1970 heroes' He snared touchdown passes "After the season's over, I'll, will put the Miami operation in! of 38, 38, 15 and 59 yards from make a recruiting trip," said the black for the first time after Craig Morton. His six catches Robbie. "I plan to hit nearly ev-; losing money in 1966-67-68-69 totaled 187 yards for the day.

On ery chamber of commerce, I with all those bad teams. the second 38-yarder he made a nearly all newspapers in Flori- "There'll be a price increase tremendous diving catch and da. I'll also go to similar offices for tickets next season Robbie rolled three yards across the throughout the Caribbean." (promised his 62,000 regular jAstroturf into the Houston end Robbie will keep searching fans. "We have to hike it to get zone, until all 80,000 Orange Bowl close to other pro cities. We're; After his fourth TD, Hayes, seats are filled.

Joe enjoys run- second in the NFL in attendance celebrating his 28th birthday, nin? his finprs through the behind Cleveland and near the sent the ball into the stands by The 1971 Baseball Hall of Fame game will pit the Chicago Cubs against the Develand In BOTTOM, CUT THE ROPE TO BE FREE. WITHOUT TOOLS, A CHAIN FIXED TO BOAT COULD IMPRISON YOU AWHILE. FtSHERMBJ FIND A ROPE MAKES LESS NOISE THAN dians on Aug. 9 at Doubleday jili Hi iiiii ciiici sit iintm ri run ii jjn Field, it was announced Tues-.