Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 9

uHjp fctngtntt Orator Lexington Ky Monday December 24 17 IIDCDIPitS 0 Business Classified Section Injuries devastate Houston Eagles pass first tests Phasing out a legend OJ Simpson Page B-4 Those fair-weather Phllly fans Page B-4 blanked the Rams 28-0 In last NFC title game and this season they burned Los Angeles 306 only game against Tampa Bay was a 13-3 victory two years ago Vermeil said Tampa Bay' be a very very tough opponent seen them in a few films and we know that a great defensive The Bucs had the best defense and that carried them to the Central Division title probably know less about Tampa Bay than I did about the Jaworski admitted know See OILERS a Page 4 this section By BRUCE LOWITT Aaodated Pm The Houston Oilers won their first playoff test but they did not emerge unscathed The three top offensive weapons running back Earl Camp bell quarterback Dan Pastorini and wide receiver Ken Burrough suffered groin injuries during 13-7 NFL triumph over the Denver Broncos a victory made possible by an inspired defensive effort The Houston defense shut out the Broncos after the injuries sacking Denver quarterback Craig Morton six times and pushing the Broncos out of field goal range when the lead was still a slim three points The Oilers next face the explosive San Diego Chargers Saturday and whether Campbell or Pastorini will be around is not known yet not worried about maintained coach Bum Phillips not sure lost them yet' And when asked which was a more pivotal player Pastorini or Campbell Phillips replied: place more value on Dan or Earl They're equally important" In Sunday's other wildcard playoff game Ron Jaworskl fired three touchdown passes to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 27-17 dedskm over the Chicago Bears The conference semifinals will be played next weekend In the NFC Saturday the Tampa Bay Buccaneers newcomers to the playoffs host Philadelphia while Los Angeles plays at Dallas on Sunday In the AFC the San Diego Chargers absent from the playoffs since the 1965 AFL title game host Houston Saturday and Miami visits Pittsburgh Sunday Just four years ago both the Buccaneers and Eagles were losers Philadelphia 4-10 and Tampa Bay a disastrous 0-14 Since then though the rebuilding by a couple of old college rivals has turned the teams into contenders for the Super BowL John McKay used to coach the University of Southern California In 1974 and 1975 his counterpart at UCLA was Dick Vermeil Now McKay guides the Bucs and Vermeil is the head man In 74 Trojans beat Bruins 34-9 and went on to ad 18-17 Rose Bowl victory over Ohio State in Pasadena Calif In 75 Bruins beat Trojans 25-22 and went on to a 23-10 victory over Ohio State in the Rose BowL Now for more current matters This Super Bowl will be played in the Rose BowL Whether the Eagles or Bucs are there will depend not only on those two teams but on Dallas and Los Angeles who are renewing an old rivalry The Cowboys Sporfspeak Houston Oiler quarterback Dan Pastorini on what like handing off to NFL MVP Earl Campbell: AP phot On his last play of the day Earl Campbell scores Jolly jovial greeting: Merry Xmas to (almost) all John A McGill Sports columnist Twas the day before Christmas and all through the place not a sportswriter was stirring one was staring in space The pictures were placed -on the sports page with care in hopes that this column would also be there But I and my fears bad turned gloomy black to thoughts of loud ties Jr that stores wont take hack So worried was I with last minute buying that a column idea bad proven quite trying And the boss with his deadline was raising a ties you start to write be one less of But Just as I cursed but Jolly Joe and some players to the rear With some sneakers held tight and a new basketball I knew in a moment it must be coach Ha IL Mom rapid than fast breaks his players they cSme and he blew on his whistle and called them by name Macy now Cowan now Williams and Shidler was positive proof As I moved back inside and was turning around up the elevator coach Hall came with a bound He was dressed all in blue tom his bead to his toes and his band was wrapped some mysterious prose His eyes how they twinkled bis record bow merry his prospects were rosy though bis schedule was hairy A wink of his eye and a twist of bis head soon let me know I had nothing to dread He spoke not a word but went straight to his work and showed what written then turned with a Jerk And laying his finger aside of pis nose and giving a nod down the elevator he goes As I opened the paper on which he had scribbled I quickly surmised be had not double dribbled For his message was clear and the prospects were bright: Christmas to all! except Notre Dame Saturday my idle gray matter My ears they picked up a terrible clatter Away from the office I flew like a flash knocked down my computer in a horrible crash That wasn't a moan nor new-fallen snow but my eyes started bulging at the objects below For what to my wondering eyes did appear On Bowie on Derrick now Verderber get wilder To the top of the polls to the top of it all now dash away dash away dash away So up in the ratings the Wildcats they Hew Sorry Indiana Toqgh hick Purdue And then in a twinkling I beard on the roof the running and gunning parade Steve Walker tries to take the ball UK won 61-60 He shared scoring honors (18) from Kyle Macy the UKIT MVP with Fred Cowan Captain Kyle will carry a during the title game Saturday night Macy re- team-leading 15-point average into Saturday fused to give up much to his former team as clash with Notre Dame at Louisville College excesses new Commentary Worst behind for Bowie Aaodated Pm Sam Bowie 7-foot-l freshman center spent a fruitless night battling Purdue's Joe Barry Car-roll but the worst may now be behind him In earfy foul trouble Bowie totaled just two points both on free throws and one rebound but the Wildcats held off the ninth-ranked Boilermakers 61-60 fin1 the 27th University id Kentucky Invitational Tournament title After the game Kentucky coach Joe Han said Bowie already has faced the three best centers in the nation Carroll Jeff Ruland and Duke's Mike GminskL "They've all had good nights against Hall said Carroll had an exceptional game (25 points and seven rebounds) As far as concerned Canon hurt us more for various Senior guard Kyle Macy and junior forward Fred Cowan led the Wildcats 10-1 with 18 pants apiece Macy who transferred to Kentucky after his freshman season at Purdue said he felt no emotion before the game than that it was on TV back in Indiana and 1 knew the people would be The significance of beating Purdue was just the name of the school" Macy said the players are an different from alien 1 was there and the coaches are an different got a competitive instinct in Macy added when you transfer people think you make it at that Han said the Boilermakers 6-1 were best team played definitely We had 11 turnovers in the first half and shot less than 40 percent and you win many games playing that bad offensively 1 would give the credit to Purdue and their xone They forced a lot of turnovers and we did not play with much great difficulty with athletic contests in and out of college is the passionate desire to win It leads men to strain the rules of the sport and sometimes to break them and to bring accusations of bad faith apinst opponents or referees This desire to win is stimulated in some degree by the presence of large numbers of spectators athletes are not all men of high character and do not always set the best example to their admirers The management of some of the sports has been loose and extravagant regrettable feature in athletics is the betting upon athletic contests class and intercollegiate The committee believes that this evil is not peculiar to any college but is an evidence of a vice which is widespread throughout the country among yourg men of means See DESIRE Page 2 this section By RED SMITH Naw Yfc Tims Not Service NEW YORK There has been considerable flap in Academe over the cultural and athletic affairs of the University of New Mexico where it appears the desire to win has in some instances exceeded the thirst for knowledge When word got about that the aca-: demic records of some football and basketball players had been so to ppeak writ in water job vacancies began to develop on the coaching saff in Albuquerque Since then one of the openings has been filled by hiring Joe Morrison to instruct the young in blocking tackling and the naked reverse Joe wnfi bring a sense of proponion to the football program In 14 years as a player on the New York Giants he learned that winning isn't eveiyriung To be sure in Joe's early seasons as a pro the Gan a were good enough to beat the Redskins 53-0 but he stayed around long enough to help them lose to Washington 724L Such abuses as may have occurred at New Mexico are by no means peculiar to that Institution There is at hand the report of a committee of scholars who investigated athletics in a university whose academic reputation compares favorably with New There too imperfections were found committee observes with the report notes occasional willingness to take unfair or ungenerous advantage of opponents The coaching in important games of baseball is in some cases offensive and would not be tolerated on the professional field Almost every year there are rumors that teams accept players whose connection with the I'cuvercty is but nominal LrunfM leader CHRISTY PORTER Sam Bowie and Joe Carroll maneuver A 1 i 4 i MPMWMfifllM me mm tKS tr A.