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Big Eight Football Balance Great, But It Takes Toll in Polls, Bowls Kansas City, Mo. (UPI) Colorado coach Eddie Crowder is one of the more astute football coaches. He knows what the game is all about. And Crowder said it all Monday when he slated, a doggone good football team. But really happened right now is that everybody is so good in the Big Eight that if you have a complete game, you win.

games now seem to hinge on much less than they used to. One pass completion, one interception, one fumble can make all the difference." Crowder ought to know. His Colorado team is one of the best in the Big Eight. Yet the Buffaloes have won only one of five league games. Following line of thinking, Big Eight commissioner Wayne Duke carried it one step further Monday.

ironic that the thing that wanted for so many years, great balance, would hurt us said Duke. has hurt us in the polls and it could in the bowls." LINCOLN, NOV. 3, PAGE 19 contention is that although several conference teams have three or four losses, they may be as good as other teams with better won-loss records. past bowl experience has been said Duke, we're going to experience great difficulty externally by the very thing that we pride ourselves on But he agreed, better to have a well-balanced conference race. what all It now appears that Nebraska, 7-0-1, Is the only Big Eight team with a solid shot at a bowl appearance.

Kansas State, 5-3, would have been a good bet, but the Wildcats recently drew a three-year probation sentence that will keep them out of post-season activity- Missouri, with a 4-4 record, is foe this week, a fact that caused Sooner coach Chuck Fairbanks to say, an awfully good football team to have four losses. But happening all over our league. There are just a lot of football teams that not much difference Tne Big balance figures to hurt the conference in the pocketbook. After the 19B8 season, the league realized $361,176.63 after expenses when three teams appeared in bowl games. That is the league record, but last season $241,777.67 went into the conference coffers.

Duke estimated the league would realize somewhere between $150,000 and $200,000 if only one team went to a bowl this year. a pretty expensive price to pay for balance. A ofain Soiitai BurtDii St. Dave Soutar got past Nelson Burton Jr. by a whisker Monday night in their hcad-and-head duel through the finals of the Bellovvs- Valvair Open bowling tournament.

Soutar lost his final game of the tournament to Burton, 235219, and Burton actually knocked down more pins than 9,462 to 9,389, but Soutar wound up with a two- pin edge by virtue of bonus points earned for victories in match games. Soutar won 11 games and lost fjve while Burton was winning nine, losing six and tyfng one. Soutar earned $5,000 for first place and Burton collected $3,000. The pros will pack up and head for Lincoln. and the IJn- coln Open this weekend.

1 Dave Soutar, Gilroy, 11-5-0, W19 $5,000 7 Nelson Burton St. Louia 9-6-1 9937 $3,000 3. Dale Glenn, Los Angers, 2,000 4. Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, 8 8-0, 9422 $1600 5. Bill Tucker, St.

Louis, 8 8-0, 9342 $1,500 6. Les Zikes, Palatine, 8 8-0, 9133 1,1400 7. Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N. 10-6-0, 9094 $1,300 S. Don Russell, San Delgo, Calif.

9-7-0, 9081 $1,200 9. Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, 10 6-0, 9078, $1,150 10. Wayne Johnson, Walnut Cove, C. 7-9-0, 9063, $1,100 11. Dick Ritger.

Hartford, 9-7-0, 9050, 12 Dave Harrell, St. Louis, 5-11-0, 8907, 1,000 13. Wayne Zahn, Tempe, 69-1, 8851, $950 14 Skee Foremsky, Houston, 5-11-8, 8838, $900 15. Ted Haun, Huntington, W. 7-9-0, 8793, $850 16.

Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, 4-12 0, 8654, $800 piv (frlpims Firps Fpars; HifliPi ts Hirpil New Orleans Tom Fears, an all-time great pass catcher in professional football, was fired Tuesday as head coach of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. John Mecom majority owner of the Saints, said J. I). Roberts, coach of the Richmond, team in the Coast Football League, would serve as interim coach. The Saints, though the most sueeesslul expansion team in professional football history, sputtered in this their fourth season and their loss to Los Sunday was the fifth against one victory and one tie for the year.

Since their entry into the league, the Saints under Fears w'on 13, lost 34 and tied 20. fully realize the fine job Tom did in getting this team off the ground in Mecom said. also aware he improved on his winning total each year to a point that his 12 victories in his first three years represented a new high tor any NFL expansion team. (iroleliUNselieii 111 Haltiiiiare Lee Grotelueschen, an city football and baseball player at Lincoln Southeast in the 1967-68 school year, died Tuesday in Baltimore after a lengthy battle with cancer. rotelues- chen, whose budding pro baseball career in the Atlanta Braves farm system was curtailed by the development of a malignant brain tumor, started undergoing treatment at the National Cancer research center last December.

Lee is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Grotelueschen and a brother, Randy. Cyelones Take Day Of Rest AP WIREPHOTO Cincinnati wide receiver Eric Crabtree sets up the first touchdown with this pass reception behind Pittsburgh defender Lee Caliand (44). The Steelers won however, 21-10.

Woes Continue, rotty Statistics Bengals Steelers First downs 18 13 Rushing yardage 13986 Passing yardage 143 195 Return yardage 176 76 Passes 16-30-2 12-34-0 Punts 654 Fumbles lost 11 Yards penalized 67 73 Grotelueschen A frustrated Terry Bradshaw vows he play second fiddle to Terry Hanratty after this season. The golden haired Pittsburgh Steeler rookie quarterback has not been the cure-all quarterback he was billed to be and now he admits pressing. Pittsburgh defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 21-10 night, but it was Hanratty, coming off the bench, who bailed out the Steelers in the fourth quarter. He threw a touchdown pass and led them to another score. never sit on the bench behind a second-year Bradshaw said.

obvious coach (Chuck) Noll will have to make a decision at the end of the year. given me ail the chance in the world but I done anything. And if going to be on the bench, 1 want to play behind a veteran so I can learn. really mind if I don't But young and young. If the coach says No.

1, fine, then ship me out. I just be happy playing behind him. Bradshaw' started the nationally televised game but Hanratty took over midway in the third quarter with the Steelers behind 10-7. For the night, Bradshaw, pro No. 1 draft choice, completed only four of 12 passes for 40 yards.

Hanratty 4 Terry Bradshaw Unsettled QB was seven for 11 and 128 yards. looked said Noll of Bradshaw. getting to me said Bradshaw. really unhappy myself. I ju.st have to go and search myself.

1 need to sit on the bench. I definitely think Terry deserves to start. keeps me awake at nights. I keep telling myself, got the biggest opportunity in the But not doing anything with it." The Crowd of 39,000 booed Bradshaw when he left the game. I heard the boos," Bradshaw said.

deserve I told myself." The thought of later attending a seminary also continued on mind. feel called to do that kind of work. I also feel called to play football. always thought if 1 could make it big in this game, then it would help attract people to the other. But not doing anything.

get in trouble for saying much sometimes." he continued. 1 also feel got to say what 1 Meanwhile, Hanratty was keeping silent. to his own," he replied when asked about Bradshaw's remarks. The victory was admittedly Sweet for Hanratty but even as he savored the taste of success he would not comment on possibly starting. quarterback wants to start," he said.

leave the decision up to the coach." Hanratty unleashed a 72-yard touchdown bomb in the fourth quarter to tight end Dennis Hughes on a play which called for him to pass to receiver Dave Smith. But Smith was covered. Safety Kenny Graham had an arm on Hughes, but when he caught the ball at the 25 Hughes got away. stiff-armed him, and he bit me in the finger," Hughes said, holding up his bloody finger. Hanratty then leil the Steelers 75 yards in nine plays for another touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Warren Bankston scored from the two. Neither the Bengals nor the Steelers sparkled in the first half. The Bengals scored on a one-yard pass in the second quarter from Virgil Carter to Eric Crabtree after Crabtree had caught a 29-yard pass, taking the ball to the one. Cincinnati 0 7 3 Pittsburgh .0 7 0 14--21 Cin- -Crabtree 2 pass from Carter (Muhlman kick) Pit Hughes 27 pass from Hoak (Mingo kick) Cin FG 43 Muhlman. Pit Hughes 72 pass from Hanratty (Mingo kick) Pit Bankston 2 run (Mingo kick) A 38,968.

Ames, Iowa Iowa State football coach Johnny says Nebraska will be the best team his Cyclones have faced Ihus far. is one of the best football teams in the country and worthy of its national ranking," Majors told his players Monday. He gave them the day off and presented a scouting report on the Cornhuskers at a squad meeting. The Cyclones sustained no new injiu-ies in their 29-28 loss to Oklahoma last Saturday. attribute this to the attitude of our players and good conditioning," said Majors.

game with Oklahoma had the hardest hitting of any game in three years. have got to cut out interceptions and work on our running games, these areas are really hurting us. Our pass protection continues to be outstanding. Opponents have gotten to our quarterbacks only seven times in seven games and I can recall that we got dumped 36 times in a three- game stretch last Linebacker Keith Schroeder and split end Otto Stow'e were named back and lineman of the week, respectively, for the second straight time for their play against the Sooners. In other camps, rain and wind hit Kansas State and Missouri, and both cut their workouts short.

Missouri coach Dan Devine said three players who missed the K-State game should be healed enough to face Oklahoma this week. They are quarterback Mike Farmer, defensive back George Fountain and linebacker Sam Britts. Oklahoma coach Floyd Gass expressed pride in the running attack which netted 250 yards against Kansas. He said the Cowboys stayed on the ground rather than too many chances with passes and possibly lose our Oklahoma State goes to K-Statc Saturday. Kansas nursed new injuries.

Tom Gaughan, offensive tackle who suffered an ankle sprain early in the OSU game, may not be able to go against Colorado. Larry Brown, tight end, missed practice because of a thigh bruise. He also re-injured a knee Saturday, but is expected to be ready for the Buffs. Colorado has a grass stadium field, so the Jayhawks are practicing on grass this week. At Boulder, coach i Crowder said his club should be in top shape for Kansas.

Coach Chuck Fairbanks said his Oklahoma Sooners should have more confidence after overcoming a 21-0 deficit against Iowa State. know we experienced a great letdown in the last- minute loss to Kansas he said. we had failed in that last drive at Iowa Stale it would have been awfully hard on our squad." Compiled From News Wires While Cornhuskers stood a solid fourth on both polls, Ohio State continued to slip and Notre Dame picked up ground on the two weekly wire service football rating charts released Tuesday. Nebraska mafntined its No. 4 spot on the Associated Press and United Press International lists, but the voting AP sportswriters and broadcasters and UPI coaches shuffled the Irish and Buckeyes.

Ohio State, No. I three weeks ago, demoted to the runnerup slot last week, tumbled to third this time around after the 40 official ballots were counted. Texas was on top on both lists. The AP group gave the 20 first place votes and 701 points. Notre Dame had 12 top ballots and 684 points, while Ohio State had five and 617 respectively.

The 35-member UPI board of coaches also chose to drop the Buckeyes, pushing OSU down to third and advancing Texas and the Irish into the top two positions. Texas had 18 first place ballots and 321 points. Notre Dame had seven and 309 and Ohio State seven and 289. Nebraska failed to get a first place ballot on AP with 476 points. Two UPI coaches voted for the Huskers on top and gave them 239 points.

AP WIREPHOTO AP 1. Texas (20) 6-0 701 2. Notre Dame (12 6-0 684 3. Ohio State (5) 6-0 617 4. Nebraska 7J)-1 506 5.

Michigan (2) 7-0 476 6. Stanford (1) 418 7. Arkansas 6-1 315 8 Tennessee 282 9. Air Force 8-0 279 10. Auburn 241 Second Ten: 11.

Louisiana State (232); 12. Arizona State (160); 13. Mississippi (120); 14. San Diego State (67); 15. Toledo (26); 16.

UCLA (21); 17. Dartmouth (13); 18. Houston (11); 19. Alabama (10); 20. Syracuse (9).

Others receiving votes, listed alphabetically: California, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Missouri, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt, Southern California, Texas Tech, Washington, Dave Meggy esy 6vug expose Pro Grid Stars Are Synthetics New York The football player who thrills millions on television screens Saturday and Sunday afternoons is a synthetic product who often is fed drugs and illegal payoffs under the table, charges an ex-pro player. I got to the National Football League i saw players fed, at an astonishing rate, not only steroids but also amphetamines and barbituates," says Dave Meggyesy, a former linebacker for the St. Ixiuis Cardinals. lot of NFL trainers do more dealing in drugs than an average Junkie." explosive statements are made in the latest issue of Look Magazine, which is running abstracts of new book entitled Of Their Meggyesy, who formerly played at Syracuse University, quit pro football because he said it was He said he had been offered a $35,000 contract to play with the Cardinals this season but turned it down because of the brutality of the sport. after playing for 14 years, I can't really say if there is any basic worth to the he said.

separate the game from the payoffs-approval, money, adulation," UPI 1. Texas (18) (6-0) 2. Notre Dame (7i 6-0) 3. Ohio State (7) (6-0) 4. Nebraska (2) (7-0-1) 5.

Stanford (7-1) 6. Michigan (7-0) 7 Force (8-0) 8. Arkansas (6-1) 9. Auburn (6-1) 10. Tennessee (6-1) 321 .309 289 239 .151 .144 90 87 77 63 Ten; 11.

Arizona State (34); 12. Louisiana State (25); 13. Mississippi (11); 14. San Diego State (8); 15. Dartmouth (7); 16.

UCLA (2); 17. (tie) Alabama, Houston and Toledo (1), Note: Only 34 of 35 coaches participated In the balloting. All events free unlcM foUowttf' all tunea a.m. uaJeaa boldfaced for p.m. Wednesday Local Prep Gymnastics Lincoln High at Northeast: Southeast at East.

Just Like ('ainly Discussing the drug problem, Meggyesy said, are pro teams that dispense amphetamines and barbituates like penny He added; are now thought to cause atrophied testes, blunting of sex drives and damage to the liver. There is talk among some physicians that they are a cavsal agent for cancer of the prostate. But they are widely used." He said he first became disillusioned with football when he played at Syracuse. of the big shocks of my freshman year was finding out that a lot of the guys were getting paid under the table," he said. He said arrangements were made for him to pick up $30 a week in a brown manila envelope.

Other players got more, he added. Under National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations, an athlete is permitted to receive only payment for tuition, board, books and $15 a month for laundry. a player is injured," Meggyesy also charged, is sent to the team physician who is usually more concerned with getting the athlete back into action than anything else. This reversal of priorities leads to unbelievable At Syracuse, chancellor John Corbally, and head coach Ben Schvvartzwaldcr declined comment. In New York, Don Weiss, NFL public relations director, said: have no interest whatever in promoting the sale of b(X)k." Sports Shorts of Sto'ts Royals Liked Work Baseliall The Kansas City Royals promoted Omaha pitching coach Galen Cisco to the parent club.

Former Chicago White Sox manager Don Gutteridge will remain with the team as a roving coach. Houston Astros pitcher George Culver has had elbow surgery. The Yomiuri Giants won the Japan World Series paced by Sadaharu Oh who smashed 46 homers and batted .325. Former Kansas State tackle Lynn Larson has been added to the taxi squad of the Baltimore Colts. Arkansas tailback Bobby Burnett underwent surgery for the recommendation physician.

Offensive of hi.t coach Lew Top NBA Scorer a shoulder separation but is expected to be ready to play again in six weeks. Boston Patriots coach Clive Rush has been placed on an indefinite leave of absence on ceni I Atokad Entries John was appointed interim head coach. Basketball Thirteen black players boycotted practice at the University of Detroit. A Cincinnati television station has filed a $1.1 million suit against the NBA Cincinnati Royals for failing to live up to a telecasting schedule for out-of- town games. l.ew Alcindor of continues to lead NBA scorers with a 32.3 average.

Horse chosen England's No. 1 thoroughbred, has been shipped to the U.S. to begin a new career as a syndicated stud. A search is being concentrated in Toronto for sons responsible for drug- four horses entered a race Greenwood Race Track. Services Sel For Ex-Husker Funeral services have been set Thursday in Lincoln for former Lincoln High and University of Nebraska athlete sacky sue Bob Ramey.

Mr. sew sew Ramey, 53, died Saturday in Upper Montclair, N.J. He lettered on the 1936, 1937 and 1939 Cornhusker football teams. Services are to be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Rudge Memorial Chapel.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia, a son and a sister. Wednesday POST TIME 1:30 First race, $900, two-year-olds, maiden allowance, six furlongs. Tri Cri Careless Carrie Golden Pixie Sal Whoa Rube Berma Sail Larry's Delight With A Flash Chacolets Love Black Ace Poll Also: Miss Carolyne 01 Apple Tree; French Door; Irvington. Second race, purse $900, three-year-olds, claiming six furlongs. Happy Clementine Me Cara Dance Note Seam's Foxy Go Jill Go Air Pirate Sweet Cappy Mike's Gal Also: Chinchuck; Pajone's Pagan; Mount Way.

Third race, purse $900, four-year-olds and up, claiming four furlongs. Little Reddy Little Jetson That Final Touch Captain Roger Stick Shift El Shaddl Watchon Pari Chick Rosburg Olrl In There Also; Dowd; Jet Tour; Mr. Happy Deer. Fiji Ills PHILADELPHIA Benny Briscoe. 159, Philadelohia, stopped Harold Richardson, 161, New York, 6.

Tuesday Cornhuskpr I i IU 3() p.m. (12). Hassling 7:30 tii. Fourth race, purse $900, four-year-olds and up, claiming $1,200, one mile and one- sixteenth. Payette Lady a-Shamrock Field a-lnti-Raymi Dakota Jim Honest Hub Maiuba May Jay's Mark aJohn Gray entry.

Fifth race, purse $900, three-year-olds, claiming six furlongs. Annie Bomb Lynn's Surprise Monica El Red Swantina Mr. C.A, Five Card Terri Sister Sasa Lonely Way Also: Come On Kid; Atlasta. Sixth race, purse $1.000, three and four- year-olds, claiming $3,200, six and one half furlongs. Conlito Artistic Joe Dusky Jet Go Casey Miss Farmerette Junior Foy My Clue Cute Honor Sandbur Sam Needle Maid Also; Bing Boom.

Seventh race, purse $900, four-year-olds and up, claiming five and one half furlongs. Beano Fourche Haydns Secret Hot Prospect Tarry Brief Mr. Bill Dale Hidden Page Prince Sudden Seven Pilots Also: Dakota Browine; Perfect Scholar; Jeanada. Eighth race, purse $900, four-year-olds and up, claiming six and one half furlongs. Crystal Corner Roman Jr.

Votes Issue All The Same Navill Boozer Dutch Mack Road Almemar Buddy J. FImswood Awe Also: Roman throw: rd-Ladv, Wee Hockev The New York Hangers traded former Omaha Knights center Don Luce to Detroit for winger Steve who will move from Fort Worth to the Knights. Three Boston Bruin players headed by Phil Esposito, have a stranglehold on the NHL scoring race. Esposito has seven goals and 12 assists tor 19 points. Hurtinauii Dogs Register Wins Two dachshunds owned by Mr.

and Mrs. Erich Hartmann of Lincoln scored wins in a Norman dog show over the weekend. Black Raven was winners hitch and C. 11. Hartmann's Black Midn.uht hv' If -fx..