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JFK Tests Kentucky's Roller Exonerated in SEC Probe City the biggest campaign. The school offered me money and a ATLANTA David Roller, an all-Southeastern inference I j27 telegrams saying you in PROBABLE LINEUPS NWU os. JFK (3-5) Brown (6-4) Strand (6-3) Renkin Johnson (6-2) Beecham (6-10) ftAiller (6-4) Lintz (5-9) Triano (5-10) Boals (6-2) Dandridge (6-3) Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Ira J. Taylor Gym. By RANDY YORK Rebounding may play a crucial role in Friday rescheduled Nebraska Wesleyan-John F- Kennedy College basketball game at Ira J.

Taylor Gym. The Plainsmen, who played in 18 days, have outre- bounded all seven opponents in a 3-4 season. Board play, however, has been the major weakness, according to coach Ray Tennant, whose team has beaten Offutt Air Force Base. Bellevue and Colorado Mines in a 3-5 season. think we can shoot with Nebraska Tennant says, got to play better defense and get more rebounds if to stay with their front Unlike the Plainsmen, JFK relies on its backcourt for th(4 bulk of its scoring, the biggest punch coming from guard Fred Dandridge.

The 6-3 senior, an ex-Lincoln High standout, is averaging 21.6 points uer game. Dandridge recently scored points in the consolation championship game of the Chadron State holiday tournament against the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He led the tournament scorers with 8ft points and earned an all- tourney berth. Dave Triano is the other half of a dangerous guard tandem. averaging 14 points per game.

No other Patriot player however, has a twin figure average. Tennant inherited a team which finished 10-19 last season under George Milby. Coach of two Class A state runnerup teams in five years at Ot tumwa, Walsh High School, Tennant uses six senwrs, for the most part, in his JFK lineup. F'orward Tom Strand oi Nickerson is the only Nebraska player in the lineup besides ATLANTA (i?) David Roller, an all-Southeastern Conference tackle at Kentucky, and five conference schools have been cleared of illegal recruiting allegations contained in two newspaper stories published shortly before the 1970 football season began. The Executive Committee reached its unanimous decision following a day-long meeting in Atlanta Wednesday and made public its findings shortly after midnight.

The articles in The St. Petersburg Times and The Chattanooga Times had quoted athletes as saying they had been offered excessive inducements to attend various schools in the SEC. The committee said neither Roller nor the universities of Alabama, Kentucky or Tennessee had violated NCAA or SEC regulations governing financial aid to athletes as stated in an Aug. 31 article in the St. Petersburg newspaper.

The committee also cleared Auburn and Georgia of alleged recruting violations contained in a Sept. 9 story in the Chattanooga newspaper. Commissioner A. M. Coleman hired a special investigator, former FBI agent Walter C.

Holloway of Dallas, to probe the matter. investigation covered four months and included interviews with more than 40 different the committee said in its statement. LINCOLN, THURSDAY, JAN. 7, PAGE these independent interviews this investigation sought the facts as to every allegation, including the relevant personal and institutional the committee said. also took into careful consideration statements of those who reported the The committee studied a report by Coleman and a 115-page report by Holloway before rendering its decision.

The article in the Florida newspaper, written by Fred Girard, quoted Roller as saying he received some offers from Tennessee and Alabama, but that offer was the best The article quoted Roller as saying, put on Brodie Nips Blanda As NEW YORK (AP) John Brodie, the venerable San Francisco quarterback whose passing arm propelled the 49ers to their best finish in 25 years, was named Most Valuable Player in the National Football League today by The Associated Press. Brodie, peaking as a passer and field general in his 14th season with the 49ers, beat out George Blanda, 43-year-old miracle worker of the Oakland Raiders, in a two-man race. The San Francisco veteran received 33 votes, to 27 for Blanda. in the balloting of a panel of 78 sportswriters and sportscasters w'ho covered the 26 NFL clubs. Quarterback Fran Tarkenton of the New York Giants and defensive tackle Alan Page of the Minnesota Vikings shared third place with three votes each in the annual poll, which for the first time encompassed all of pro football.

In previous years, two MVPs were each from the National and American Football Leagues. The balding, 35-year-old Brodie captured passing honors for the first time in his career, pacing the National Conference John Brodie Most Valuable Player with 2,941 aerial yards and 24 touchdown tosses while leading the 49ers to the Western Division of any kind in their history. He then engineered a 17-14 upset victory over Minnesota in the semifinal playoffs before falling short with a late comeback bid as the 49ers bowed to Dallas 17-10 in last NFC championship game. Until last season, major claim to fame was the settlement he received Oaks at forward and by Ed Miller of Belle Vernon, at center- Scott Isaacson, 6-6 Sacramento, senior, alternates with Miller at center. The Patriots, who have not played in 20 days, may use three new faces in their lineup, including 6-11 Larry John- who transferred from Hiram Scott after an economic squeeze forced that school to drop its athletic program.

Darold Hennessy and Harold Kasisch, a pair of Marshalltown, Junior College transfers, may also see action, according to Tennant, who said he was most impressed with super scorer, John Brown. also was impressed with (Bob) tipping ability and (Reidell) Tennant added. be tough on the boards against The 6-10 Beecham will be joined in the front line by 6-4 Brown and by either 6-4 Mike Renken or 6-3 Lyle Hiatt. Lincoln sophomore Lintz and Sutton senior Rick Boals complete the NWU lineup. Dr.

Rose Honored Dr. Kenneth Rose has won the Lincoln Physical Fitness Leadership Award given annually by the Lincoln Jaycees. Dr. Rose won the award based on his work in 0 ounding the new physical i research center at the University of Nebraska and for his esearch in Rose cardio-pulmonary fitness and radiotelemetry to study cardiopulmonary physiology. The award is given in conjunction with the (k)uncil on physical fitness.

Runnersup included Harold Thompson, cited for his volunteer coaching; Alan Eggars, recognized for his physical education work with trainable retardates and George Sullivan, chief of physical therapy at Nebraska. Feature Races I Helms Trophy I Honors continued to pour in on undefeated I football team Thursday with another No. 1 ranking being I awarded by the United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation 1 of Los Angeles. i I The foundation also named Cornhusker coach Bob 1 Devaney as its college coach of the year. I The Helms Athletic Foundation originated its awards I program in 1936 and established halls of fame in various I sports in 1948.

I The United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation college I football national championship trophy will be presented I to Nebraska in the near future. i In December Jim Plunkett won the United I Savings-Helms college football player of the year award. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiHiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiimiiiii'bi; Murphy Sparks Win Fort Worth, Tex. Bert Wilson scored the winning goal Wednesday night after rookie Mike Murphy scored three as the Omaha Knights beat Fort Worth 4-3 in a Central League contest. first goal tied the count 1-1 in the first period, matching one by Fort Al Karlander.

Wilson scored five minutes from the final buzzer. after reportedly trying to jump from San Francisco to the Houston Oilers during the AFL- NFL signing wars. But, in leading the 49ers from a 4-8-2 cellar finish in 1969 to a 10-3-1 regular season windup in 1970, he established himself as the premier quarterback. The ex-Stanford ace, working behind a superb offensive line, had a 59 per cent completion mark, was levelled only eight times for all-time league threw just 10 interceptions. Blanda, oldest player in the game, topped AFC vote-getters by a landslide margin after rescuing the Raiders from defeat five times with late- game heroics as placekicker and back-up quarterback to injury-prone Daryle Lamonica.

On successive weekends, beginning Oct. 25, Blanda; three touchdown passes and kicked a field goal in a 31-14 come-from-behind victory over Pittsburgh. a 48-yard field goal with three seconds remaining to tie Kansas City 17-17. a scoring pass to Warren Wells with 90 seconds remaining, then booted a 52-yard field goal with three seconds left for a 23-20 nod over Cleveland. Fred Biletnikoff for a touchdown with 2 2 minutes left to beat Denver 24-19.

a 16-yard field goal with seven seconds on the clock to defeat San Diego 20-17. magic enabled the Raiders to nail the Western Division crown and he accounted for all the Oakland points as relief pitcher for Lamonica in last 27-17 loss to Baltimore for the conference Lamonica, last most valuable player in the AFL, was among a handful of standouts divided the remaining 18 votes in the 1970 balloting. The other vote-getters were middle lineback Dick Butkus of Chicago, tight end Charlie Sanders and defensive end Carl Eller of Minnesota; middle linebacker Mike Lucci of Detroit; wide receiver Marlin Briscoe of Buffalo; running back Ron Johnson of the New York Giants; defensive tackle Merlin Olsen of Los Angeles and defensive tackle Manny Fernandez of Miami. Foolhall George Allen, recently fired by Angeles, has taken over as head coach of the Washington Redskins, replacing Bill Austin. Ed Marinaro of Cornell has won the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy for being the running back of the year.

Former Los Angeles defensive end Lamar Lundy- was named to the coaching staff of the San Diego Chargers. Alabama (quarterback Scott Hunter and linebackers Ronnie Hornsby of SE Louisiana and Isiah Robertson of Southern University were named co-captains for the South team in the Senior Bowl. Basketball Kansas Eddie Smith, a 6-4 forward, is out for an indefinite amount of time with a severely sprained ankle. ABA referee Andy Hershock suffered a heart attack and died while officiating a game between Memphis and New York. The Texas Chaps have traded Leaks to New York for Lcvern Tart and Ed Johnson.

the biggest campaign. The school offered me money and car, and one day I got 127 telegrams saying you the fall at One day the governor and two highway patrolmen showed up and took my girl and me to a Tennessee game in a patrol car. Alabama was another good said give me two complete scholarships. a lot of extra The story broke during the annual SEC Sky-Writers Tour of the 10 conference schools. Roller denied making the statements and the universities denied making such offers.

The Chattanooga article, written by Times Sports Editor Jay Searcy, quoted former Alabama linemran Sid Roche of Columbus, as saying Auburn offered him money, a car and clothing after he had told an Auburn assistant his choice had been narrowed down between Auburn and Alabama. was the only one that offered me the paper quoted Roche as saying. Roche also was quoted as saying, I was a senior in high school there were different schools courting go to Georgia. They give you or $60 and give some guy $100 or $200 going to take you out that night and put you up in a real good hotel a lot of money all the UCLA Hires Rodgers Los Angeles Franklin Rodgers, head coach at Kansas, was appointed head football coach at UCLA, Athletic Director J. Morgan anncunced Thursday.

Rodgers, former assistant at UCLA, succeeds Tommy Prothro who last Saturday became coach of the Los Angeles Rams. Rodgers, who coached the Jayhawks to the Orange Bowl in the 19615 season, had been with Kansas four seasons. Next season will fifth for the B-year-old' Rodgers as a head coach. Before heading up the Kansas program- where the record was 22-22 in four seasons, he coached at Georgia Tech, then at the Air Force Academy and UCLA as an assistant. Morgan, who hired Rodgers, said of his new coach; Pepper was senior assistant to Prothro at UCLA, I regard him as one of the outstanding football coaches in the nation.

is a line student of the game and relates extremely well to the student-athlete, to Pepper Rodgers 22-22 at Kansas his associate in the athletic department and to the academic community of the university. has served the University of Kansas well, and we feel indeed fortunate to attract him tc UCLA. I feel that Coach Rodgers will receive the full support of the entire UCLA family in his efforts to continue a high quality football Other Sports Vicente Romo, a hurler with the Boston Red Sox, has pitched the first perfect game in the 26-year history of Pacific Coast League, leading Ciudad Obregon to a 12-0 victory over Guaymas. Sid Abel, associated with the Detroit Red Wings for nearly 32 years as a NHL player, coach and executive, resigned after a dispute with the coach Ned Harkness. AAU Toui-iiey To Resume Garland Several Lincoln teams are among 21 entries in an AAU sanctioned basketball tournament, which resumes here this weekend after being snowed out last weekend.

Many Lincoln teams see action this weeeknd. The tournament also runs next weekend. Saturday's p.m., Johnson vs. Crete; 4:30, Lincoln Indian Center vs. Goehner Red Barn; 6:45, Eagle vs.

Lincoln Stan's Tavern; 8:30, Garland vs. Lincoln Citizen State Bank. Sunday's Lincoln Pettet Decorating vs. Council Bluffs May Plumbing; 2:45, Milford vs. winner of Lincoln Indian Center-Goehner Red Barn; 4:30, Lincoln Cornhusker Bank vs.

winner of Johnson-Cretc; 6:45, Lincoln Chubbyville vs. Omaha Center Bank; 8:30, Lincoln Franz and Associates vs. Lincoln Terminal Drug. Five Chiefs Get All-Pro Honors NEW YORK (AP) Five members of the Kansas City Chiefs have been named to The Associated Press All-Pro team while just one player from the Baltimore and Dallas teams who will meet in the Super Bowl linebacker Chuck able to crack the elite of pro football. The Chiefs, who won the Super Bowl last year but were eliminated prior to the playoffs this season, grabbed five of the nine spots taken by American Conference players on a 24-man squad dominated by National Conference stars.

The complement consisted of three linebacker Bobby Bell, cornerback James Marsalis and safety Johnny two men on the offensive unit, tackle Jim Tyrer and placekicker Jan Stenerud. But it was the NFC which dominated the offensive unit in the balloting of sports writers and broadcasters that for the first time encompasses eveiy team in pro football. In previous years, separate all-stars teams were selected for the American and National leagues. NFL All-Stars OFFENSE Sanders, Detroit, TE; Jim Tyrer, Kansas City, Bob Brown, Los Angeles, Gene Upshaw, Oakland, Gale Gillingham Green Bay, Jim Otto, Oakland, C. Brodie, San Francisco, QB; Larry Brown, Washington, RB; Ron Johnson, New York Giants, RB; Gene Washington, San Francisco, WR; Dick Gordon, Chicago, WR.

DEFENSE Eller, Minnesota, Rich Jackson, Denver, Alan Page, Minnesota, Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles, T. Butkus, Chicago, ML; Bobby Bell, Kansas City, OL; Chuck Howley, Dallas, OL. Johnson, San Francisco, CB; Jim Marsalis, Kansas City, CB; Johnny Robinson, Kansas City, Larry Wilson, St. Louis, S. KICKERS Stenerud, Kansas City; Lewis, Cincinnati.

Action Resumes By VIRGIL PARKER Prep Sports Writer After a three-week layoff, high school basketball in the Capital City resumes this weekend with three games on the local state. Each of the five Lincoln clubs has a pair of contests scheduled. Only the Pius quintet of coach Don Kelley has been in action since mid-December. The Thunderbolts were runner- up to host Waverly in a holiday hoop affair. Coach Wally Southeast club will be the only team to stay in the city all weekend.

The Knights tangle with crosstown rivals Lincoln High and Pius at Pershing Auditorium, meeting the Links Friday and the Saturday night. Southeast will be the first team to play each of the other Capital City teams. The Knights opened the season with narrow five and three-point losses to East and Northeast before bounding back with victories over Fremont and North Platte to even their record at 22. Coach Aldy Lincoln High cagers, 1-3 so far, were edged by Omaha Westside by three points and Northeast by just a pair in two of those defeats. The Links hold a convincing nine-point triumph over East for their only victory, while East (3-1) boasts the best record of any Lincoln team.

Coach Paul East quintet is on the road for both of its weekend games, traveling to Kearney Friday night and to Omaha for a game with Tech on Saturday. Defending state champion Northeast after an opening- season loss at Kearney has bounced back with wins over Southeast and Lincoln High. Coach Ed club resumes play at Hastings day night, then entertains Omaha Benson at the East High gym Saturday evening. Two other games on tap this weekend are on the road. Pius 3-2 on the season, goes to Lexington Friday before its date with Southeast, while Lincoln High jo'ms East in Omaha Saturday night.

The Links will be in the metro city to challenge Creighton Prep. Pershing Hosts Custom Show At Tropical Park Yolas Dadioe $6 00 Chartered Course $32,00 Tongue ,) $5.20 $16.40 $9.60 You never know quite what to expect at a custom auto show. And the International Championship Auto Show scheduled for Pershing Auditorium Friday, Saturday and Sunday is no exception. The show features the unusual and the exotic. The most unusual exhibit is likely to be the the wildest wheelbarrow in agriculture, designed and built by Willard Wayne.

The development began at the local Co-op with the purchase of a wheelbarrow, claw rakes, shovels, and a one- gallon can of insecticide. The insecticide was not used to get rid of the bugs, but converted into a gas tank. All other gardening utensils were also used in the construction. The driver area consists of a Fights By The Associated Press Naito, Japan, outpointed Lee Keun-tak, 158V2, South Ko- Sitthibunlert, 143, Thailand, outpointed Johnny Infante, 143, Australia. 10 LAS VEGAS, Shavers, 209, Youngstown, Ohm, stopped Lee Estes, 231, Seattle, 2.

SCRANTON, Judge, 195, Philadelphia, stopped Chuck Wepner, 218, Bayonne, N.J., 5. dash upholstered in velvet, with a chrome-plated shovel for a And to catch the early- morning farm 3-inch television set. This Farmer really wears brass. The front and rear lights are antique brass lanterns. The steering mechanism uses a scythe as a tiller, with a small rectangular windshield mounted on it.

The Farmer is painted lemonade yellow with green webbing, and diamond dust. When growing season is near, the matching fertilizer spreader can be attached. For power the Elegant Farmer uses a Lancia V4 Hemi with dual cams that develops 48 horsepower and is capable of speeds in excess of 100 miles per standing for most of the ac- distance. Power is delivered to the rear wheels by means of a timing chain and two sprockets to a Chevy 4:11 rearend. The rear tires are 15-inch Goodyear Terra tires, while an 8-inch tire does the job in front.

All tires are mounted on copper reversed wheels. Elegant Farmer is driveable on both farm and strip, and is valued at $5,000. Mike Petersen Broken Foot Peterson Sidelined By Injury basketball hopes were dealt a crippling blow this week when starting forward Mike Peterson broke a bone in his foot during practice. The 6-8 junior, whose play has been a steadying influence in the 10-2 start, is expected to be sidelined for at least a month but it is hoped he can rejoin the team for the latter part of the Big Eight race. Sophomore Tony Riehl is expected to move into the lineup in place of Peterson when the Cornhuskers open their Big Eight season at Kansas State Saturday night.

Additional depth at forward will be available beginning with second semester play Feb. 1 as 6-4 junior Tom Bryan regains his eligibility. Concordia Falls At Dana, 96-90 Blair Rick Jahnke scored 8 points in overtime Wednesday night to lead Dana College to a 96-90 NIAC basketball victory over Concordia. Concordia made up a nine- point deficit during the final minutes to tie the game at 78 all when the final gun sounded. Dana outscored Concordia 1812 in the overtime.

The Vikings used a balanced attack and six players scored in double figures. Concordia 39 39 Dana 44 34 96 Concordia Berkeland 26, 24, Kregar 7, Elegant custom show attraction. Schroeder 17, Oahlke 10. Shrader 2, Pride 2, Boren 2. Dana Beatty 18, Miner 14, Jahnke 13, Lauritsen 12, Bolt 7, Kiatina 3.

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