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Area Cage Talent Good The- Upper Kasl Tonnessco-S basil' I been frequented much ir rorrullers. but this yeae tilings in aulhwesl Virginia arei recent years by collegi looking tip Ron Bliss Potpourri In Ihc past few years il's seemed like the really outstanding players were underclassmen, but now those underclassmen people like Dobyns-Beiinett's Chuck Hlevins, Mark L'lliull and Tommy Henry; Monislown liast's Eddie Collins and Eddie Mills. Peuningtini's Steve Marsee: and Powell Valley's Harry llamler are all seniors. And as they've grown, their reputations have grown. Reeenlly we received scone information from the people who put out Hie P.F.K.

Scholastic Report. It's a publication out of Collins, N.Y., which is designed to help colleges in their recruiting. Virginia wasn't included on the list, but Tennessee was and nut loo surprisingly, Chuck Hlevins and Mark Elliott of O-B were listed as major college prospects. Blevins, who led D-B in scoring and sliuoting last year, made the P.KK.'s first leant for Tennessee, while Elliott was listed on the third team. Henry wasn't listed mainly because he sal nut ninsl of lasl season with grade problems but the way he's going, his name is likely to pop up on one of the six publications they'll put out during (he season.

Collins and Mills are alsu possibilities. Those listed on the firsl team for Tennessee are Hon Uertelkamp of Knoxvllle Kearden, Norman Davis of Nashville Hillsboro, Roger Hayes nf Nashville Pearl and Fddiu Matlock of Nashville Stratford. The report is compiled from information provided by coaches and spurtwrilers in the area concerned and is updated to improve its accuracy. Two players from Louisville Male, which will he appearing in the D-B Double header against Central and D-B later this month, arc guard Darrell Griffith and forward Robbv Turner. Griffith, who is listed, as a 6-1 pointman.

is considered by the report as the best pninlman in Ihe Southeast. Most baskelbai! magazines are listing him as a firsl-leaiu prep AU-Auiei iein and one niuga.ine went as, far as to say he's Ihe best high school product in the country this year. The report also lists Male as the lop team in the Soulheasl and the national magazines are saying Male is Ihe best in tile nation. Nashville Pearl is ranked second in (he Southeast, while Birmingham, IIolv Family, is ranked third; Hollv Bluff, is fourth; and West Fulton or Atlanta, Ga is fifth. The following is the P.F.K.'s pro-season Tennessee check list: Tennessee's basketball team is off to a so-far-so-guod stal l.

The Vols have (ho talent and have shut well, but don't seem lo have the killer instinct. The real test will come in the next two outings when Ihe Vols play Michigan a team that lambasted Vandorhill 90-G3 Tuesday night in Knoxvllle Saturday and St. John's in jVw York Cily Tuesday. If (hoy win both 1ho.se games you can gel excited abDuf the season. Our guess is coach Hay Moar.s will stick with his small" lineup of Bernard King, Ernie Gruufeld, Mike Jackson John Durd.cn end Terry Crosby in most of Ihe lough games and try to bring big lrv Chatman along slowly, giving him more playing lime? in Ihe easier games.

Chat man's Hie key loan SEC title and NCAA championship shot and whether the Vols make il will depend on how fast he matures. There's some good news for Tennessee basketball fans. WKPT television in Kingsporl plans locarry theplay-backs of the Vols' home games this year, beginning with Ihe Tennessee-Michigan game Saturilav night. live pi uy -ha el; time is 11: 15 p.m. There will ho some 5,000 Tennessee fans milking (lie (rip to Hawaii tins sveekend for the Tennessee-Hawaii football game.

For many it's an excuse to take a once-in-a-lifelimc trip lo Hawaii and excursion rates being given make the trip affordable. At the beginning of the season il looked like the trip would be mainly a vacation Val fans with the fcolball game an adder! sidelight. Most everyone has counted thai game us a victory all season long. But wltn Hawaii playing better than expected and Tcnr.essee having a lough time, the game should he a close one. The NCAA set up Ihe loop-hole that allows Tennessee to play a 12th game.lt declared that games pltiyed outside the territorial limits of Ihe continental United Slates don't count agHinst Ihe 11 games permitted durir.g Hie regular season so as tu assure Hawaii a good schedule.

If il hadn't, Hie Irip to Hawaii would he so expensive Hint most teams would shy away, leaving the Kuinbows without a representative schedule. By allowing il lo be played as a 12th game, the school involved can schedule an extra game lo help "pay" far (hp trip. That's how Norlh TexasState got on Tennessee's schedule this year The Vols are already in Hawaii, but if you noticed the story the other tlay, they left frun, Cluittanooga. Why leave from there instead of Kiioxville1 Because the runways ril KnoxviJlc's airport which handle the bigger aircraft, such as Ihe DC 8 the Vols used, are currendy being repaired and couldn't handle a plant" of that size. NEA Team Sciarra Heads 1975 NEA All-American Team OFFENSE John Sciarra.

UCLA By MURK AY OLDF.rtMAN SAN FRANCISCO, Calif (NEA) There is a dichotomy in the annual late fall sprouting of mythical varsity football teams. Are the exalted players be picked they possess wonderful physical abilities which make thuin attractive as future professionals? Or are they tu be hunurcd for Ihcil actual contributions on I lie field of Thn All Anient ic-am, announced toilay bv News Quarterback Running Back Running Back Tight End Wide Receive! Wide Receive! Tackle Tackle paper Enterprise Association, lakes the high road of soli achie nt. The immeihiili; evidence in at the ouartc-rback position. Archie GrlHIn, Ohio Stale Chunk Muneio, California Mike Barber, Louisiana Tech T. Bell, Arizona Henry Marshall, MIoori Dennis Lick, Wisconsin Bob Simmons, Tas Had Wallers, lows Tad Srtiilh, Ohio State Pete Brock, Colorado DEFENSE Curt Frailer, UCLA LeRoy Salmon, Oklahoma Steve Niahaui, Notre Dame Sammy Green, Florida Kevin McLaln, Colorado Slate Greg Bulllo, Penn Stale Garth Ten Napol, Texas A4M Tim Fox, Ohio Slate Pat Thomas, Texas ASM Mike Haynes, Arliona Stale James Hunter.

Grambllng Nose Guard Down Linemsi Down Lincmai Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Corner Back Corner Back Safely Safely UCLA Looking To Redeem Itself In Rose Bowl For Loss To OSU Coach Barrel Royal of Texas got turned off this fall by the All-America business because his signal-caller, Marty Aklns. wasn't getting enough attention, he flet. All Marty ditl was win even if his spiralled passes sometimes fluttered like feathers in a wind. Well, Murly is a Rood one, who tun run and guide ami inspire. But so is John -Sciarra, the all-purpose quartet back for UCLA.

Sciarra also will not be drafted No. 1 by the pros to ploy quarterback because he's not the classical passer fur their stcrolyperl game. Craig Penrose, a fine flinger for San Diego State, is more in that mold. Sciarra, however, has been the ultimate college performer in all phases of offense for four varsity seasons And lie is (he leader of the NEA All-America, a cast of pners. The NEA team was selected afler careful consultation with coaches, experienced writers ami.

yes. pi scouts who do grade nn field results, tuu. It should he noted, interestingly, Unit there- are no fivst-leam selections from such powerhouse college learns as Nebraska, Michigan atul Alabama. The omission dacs not deprecate the talent at those schools. It simply signifies that a player doesn't have to be on a Top 10 team to be an All-America n.

as witness such offensive linemen as Dennis Lick of Wisconsin and Rod Walters of Iowa. In several cases, the selections required hair-line judgments. This was the year of the running back, and choosing the brilliant pair of Archie Griffin and Chuck Muncie doesn't diminish the feats of such as Pitt's Tony Dnrscll, Oklahoma's Joe Washington and USC's Kicky Hell (all picked for the second learn), not In mention Ike Forte of Arkansas, Sonny Collins of Kentucky and Earl Campbell ctr Texas, among others. Wide receiver T. (for Thecphulus) Bell played on an Arijna team which hail another split end, Scott Piper, who is regared equally by many evpers and may even he a heller pro prospect.

But Roll got the edge because he is also a tremendous threat returning kicks, and his prciscncc demancded double coverage at all limes. On the Texas team, there were also two great linebackers Garth Ten Napcl and Fd Simnnim. The former received less publicity but was boosted to No. 1 here because he has more physical prowess. Bceuase of the way defenses line up today, a revolutionary change in position designation has been institued on defense.

Most learns have gone to the "Oklahoma" defense, with I brer down and four linebackers, rendering archaic such ternio as cud and tackle. We call them now sinply nose guard or down lineman. No punters or plackickeis wen: chosen, though Tmn Skladany of Ohio Stale and Have I.awson of the Air Force Academy would be leading ca ml 1 1 because Ihcy are specially performers just as kicl- elurncis A ark'inwtedgi'ineiiT has for candor. Coach Dick Cr.ini uf the highlv -sful Miami of Ohio learn gets the frankness When he was asked to NEA All-American Second Team OFFENSE Marly Akins, Texas RB Joe Washington, Oklahoma RB Ricky Bell, USC RB Tony Dorsell. Pitt TE Ken MacAfee, Notre Dame WR Steve Rivera, California WR Tony Hill, Stanford Marvin Powell, USC Lamar Parriah.

Georgia Ken Long, Purdue Randy Cross, UCLA Ray Pinney, Washington DEFENSE NG Tom Hlgglns, NC State DL Kim Bohamper, San Jose SI. DL t.eroy Cook, Alabama LB Larry Gordon, Arizona St. LB Reggie Williams, Dartmouth LB Calvin O'Neill, Michigan LB Ed Slmanlni, Texas A8M CB Kuri Knott, Kansas CB Chel Moeller, Navy Tom Marvaso, Cincinnati Bill Armstrong, Wake Forest asseess a lineman on his team who mighl merit All-Amcrica considerations, he said. 'The kid's good. Hut von can't compare him, yet In those lineman al Ohio Slate and Michigan.

Such hmicMl apprais authentic team nf AH A Alabama Ends Texas Hopes For NCAA Defense Triple Crown LOS AiN'UELES (UPl) On paper, the Ohio Stale-UCLA liuse Bowl rematch appears to he a mismatch. But the Bruins don't see it thai way. The Llmiris arc surprisingly confident at the prospect of facing the unbeaten and No. 1 -ranked Bucknvos again. Ohio Stale manhandled the l'acifie-8 co-champions 41 20 here (Jul.

4. And UCLA turned the ball over (o University of Southern California nine times eight of Iheni on rumbles Friday night in a liose Bowl-clinching 25-22 viutDrv over Ihc University of Southern California. "Hopefully, we've got the mistakes out of our system," said Dick Vermeil, the former Los Angeles Rams" assistant who is taking Bruins la Pasadena in his second season as their head coach. "We'll do betler against Ohio Slate his lime," said Cliff l-Yazier. the Bruins' standout 65Vi.

2S4-pound nose guard. "We won't let them score 41 points on us. Our defense is much stronger lime We had a will in Ihe USC game. They could have put wings on and we still would have stopped "Il's going to be easier against Ohio Slate the second limn," said John Sciarra. UCLA's seme; who isjusl 26 yards away from becoming his school's fs'o.

2 total nffeiisu performer nf all time "We know how to attack them heller and we'll be a lot more confident. Things are going lo be a lol different in Ihe Rose Bowl." Sciarra and the rest or ihe Bruins are hoping historv repeals itself al Pasadena. The 10(55 Bruins, coached by Tommy Prnlnro, tosl their opener to Michigan Slate hut upset Hip Spartans 1-1-12 in the Rose Bowl. "We have to redeem ourselves Roe Rose Flov.d," added Wendell Tsler, UCLA's crack halfback. "We have something lowork for." Tyler, a 5-10, lHa-puund speedster, revealed he will have his cracked left wrist placed in a casl for two weeks He suffered the wrist jnjurv in Hie Bruins' fifth game of the season at Stanford.

But that's no excuse for my fumbles ngainsl USC," he added uuiekly. Tyler rumbled four limes. Huec of Ihem on pitchouls from Sciarra, against the Trojans. However, he scored nn a sizzling run and rushed fo- KiO vards in give him 1,216 fur the season, a UCLA record. Tie's carried Ihc ball 1K7 limes for a (1.5 vard average As Morgan, (he UCLA alhlcliu director, was eongnilulaling (he Bruins following their Friday nigbl win, Sciarra walked up to him and alluded lo Saturday mnrning flight to St.

Louis for the big Saturday night UCLA-Indiana basketball game. "Fly Cloud Nine," advised Sciarra. "I understand it'll get you there real cjuiuk." Starr: NFL's Answer To Fauntleroy Pyle GRlsKN BAY UJl'l) Knot balls supposed In he a rough, lough game. Right? Il's supposed lo be made up of rough, (tiugli men who don't scare easily. The Monsters of Ihe Midway The Parsonic Foursome.

The Purple People Kalcrs. Then how come a guv like Ban Starr sometimes come mm sounding like across between Little Lord Faunilcroy and Gomur Pyle. Take Monday, far example, afler Starr watched films of Ihe Green Bay Packers' 28-7 win over the Chicago Hears Sunday. Starr talked about Ihe game and (hen (crned to (he Minnesota Vikings and l.os Angeles Hams, Ihc Packers' nexl two opponents. 'li a thrill really," ho said.

"Hack lo hack games against two of the best teams nuv league has to nffer." Not many coaches in Hie National Football League would consider back to back ineelings against (hose two powerhouses a "llinll." bill Starr is obviously sincere when lie says Ihings like thai. Starr is nothing, if not lumcsl The Packers now have a Iwn-gume winning slreak, with victories over die Mew York Criunls and Bears, and Slair was asked If he thought Ihc Parkers had readied A lurniiifi poinl. "No," ho said, "We have lo sec how we fare against the Vikings, I think we're improving, but realistically you have In consider nnr opposition. We weren't playing Minnesota or Miami or loams like dial." ahead of Arkansas State Ohio Stale clinched the senrin, ig championship game when Texas by A offense crown California lias taken the total San Diegn Slate average of -158 5 yards a game passing title with 21 1 .3 yards a BILL CULK (ON McCAUTNP.Y Seventeen Vol Seniors To End (Careers Saturday KNOX.VILLK Another fine crop of Untvcrsily of Tennessee seniors will wear the orange for the last lime this Saturday in Ihc lush selling of Hawaii. Seventeen seniors will end careers thai have encnin-passcd ups, downs, hnwd championships, howl losses, individual honors and enough memories tu lasl a life! hue.

Heading die list is Hon McCartney, the 1975 cap-lain who earned all Southeastern Conference status for his play ai defensive end Ibis season. Known far his big plavs, Ron's enthusiasm provides a si ong brand (if leadership for Ihc Vols. "Ron is the player bis teammates luok to for the tide-lurning play on defense sc. Coach. Larry Jones.

Joining Rnn on die defensive line is senior David Page, a tackle fruin Franklin. "David has the thorough knowledge of Ihc game that is vital to leadership." says Coach Jones. Another in a long line of fine Tennessee linebackers is Steve Poole, who lopped the Vol defensive charts in 1H74. That fact is mil too surprising in the Tennessee defensive svstem. bill this native of Fl.

Oglethorpe. had a higher total of laekle.s than any middle linebacker in the history of Big Orange football. A pre season All-SKC pick, be will represent Hie Vols al the Blue-Gray game Inter this month. Three seniors grance Ihe defensive hnckfield. Storng safety Fmie Ward is remembered or several key interceptions over Ihe last Iwo seasons.

Buss Rnbensteiti. who earned praise from (he coaching slaff by filing in very efficiently (or injured David Parsons al COKNERBACK, AND Bill Cole. oT Church Hill alsotpiile capable al corner, will be making their final appearance as well. This game will mark Ihe end of a football dynasty at Tennessee when center Paul Jahnson snaps the ball for Hie last lime. Paul illustrious family, including previous Vol centers Hob and Tom, was honored lasl week al Ihe Vandorhill game.

Not as big as his brothers. Paul lias made up for his lack of size with good knowledge of the game. Tight end Tommy West, known (or his blocking as well as for rlufcli recvoiving, will join teammate Steve Poole at the Blue-Gray game in Montgomery, Ala. Two oilier seniors have also been cm die receiving end of Vol passes for the last three years. John YarbTuugh proved his worth in Hie Colorado State game, catching four passes and scoring twice in relief of injured Larry Seivers, Winglmek Tim FiU'lipnlrtak is besl known for his blocking for the Tennessee running game.

Another vital member nT the Vol ground allack is fullback Terry Moore, whose rushing avemge was among Ihc besl an Ihe team Ibis year despile play ing wilh injuries during the last yiart of the campaign. Phil Claim, DoFillippo, Mike ficuiastiis. Lee Ilidinger, MikeSnulli and Ronnie Wheeler round out the lisl of seniors. MISSION, Kan. (UPl) Texas may win the Southwest Conference title this year and finish the season with an 1 1-0 record, hut Alabama has already knocked the Aggies out uf he defensive triple rrown of college football.

which plays Arkansas Saturday for the SWC title, allowed Texas only 1 yards rushing and 17fl yards total offense last Saturday to remain in first place in rushing defense wilh yards a game and total defense with 175.1) yards a game. Rut the Crimson Tide's 2K-(1 shutout of Auburn edged Ihc Aggies nul of Hie lead in scoririfi-defonsr-. The Aggies can take second defense, however, if limy hold Arkansas to five points. To take the rushing defense spnl, must hold Hie Razorbacks lo 227 yards. Offensively, only the rushing championship is still in doubt.

Arkansas needs H87 yards 51 above the team's average to move from second to N'o. 1 in rushing offense Switch: Nastase Hopes Ashe Topples Orantes nn-enurl antics and obscene gestures and Ashe for walking off Ihc courl during the hiatus. The International Lawn Tennis Federation later reversed the decision and gave ihe match lo Ashe Tn the first match Thursday, Sweden's llorg will face Argcnl ina's Vilas, hnlli nf whom have 2-U records. The Borg-Vilas cnnlest was originally scheduled In he the last match of the night hill refereee Horsl Klostcrkempfer changed the order to be fair to all players." When asked la explain whal he meant by fairness, Klostcrkempfer said, "llorg and Vilas could choose who they like to play in I ho semifinals. The semifinal pairings will pit the winner of each group against (he runncrupof Ihc ot iter group.

Thai means if Unrg and Vilas knew the outcome nf the Ashe-Oranlcs battle, one or both could throw the game to pick his opponent. The referee emphasized thnl there was no Insinuation that Ihls would aclually be done, bill to be on the safe side the order was changed. STOCKHOLM (UPI) Hie Nastase will he rooting for his archrival Arthur Ashe to whip Spain's Manuel Orantes today, enabling the Romanian to make a back-door enl nee into Ihe Masters Tennis Tournament semi-finals. Naslase, often referred to as the had boy of lenhi.s, Wed-nesday bcal Adriarlo Panada of Italy in three sets, thereby giving Hit Homanian a 2-1 win record so far in the (nurnament. Oranles, who will be facing Asiic will! one win and one loss, will be eliminated If he loses.

Ashe, who did not play Wednesday, was assured of a spot in the semifinals even if he loses Oranles, The American will ho going into his malch against Orantos also with a 2-0 record. haven't missed a game yet and I'll certainly be sluing in the stands lo waleh the Ashc-Orantes malch," said Naslase. "I think Bjoril Bnrg and Guillermo Vilas are in good shape lo get into Ihe semifinals but Ashe can be lough, too." On the first day of the tournament lasl Sunday, Nnstase And Ashe were holh disqualified the Romanian for his.