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Classic Kickoff Is Held Hu9ker Classic activities opened officially Friday noon at the Tipoff Luncheon featuring cocahes from the four participating teams. good to be here at the Cipriano In Oklahoma Abe Lemons said. knew what he was doing when he got us up here. He knew that we had a young team and wouldn't be too tough. And Miami almost disbanded its program.

he screwed up in getting Colorado State. He thought he was getting Colorado College instead of Colorado he deadpanned. Lemons, whose team meets the unbeaten Colorado State club in the 9 p.m. game Friday, asked the sponsoring Re- bounders Club to the humane Colorado Williams observed that difficult to tel! about how his 5-0 Rams are. feel like we have a pretty good ball club, but played only five games and four of them have been at Williams said of his team's recent 117-92 win over West Texas State the only tme Ive ever gven up and kept score on just one end.

They put up 115 shots and we shot 90 Miami coach Ron Godferey, whose team meets Nebraska in the Classic opener, noted that his young squad has nine new faces. were 9-17 last ear wo we needed a lot of new he smiled. hope to run a lot if we can get the he said. Cornhusker coach Joe Cipriano observed that Nebraskas 116-point spree against Nevada-Rcno Monday night has given his club confidence in its ability to score. Sun Bowl Cities Awaiting Big Green El Paso, Tex.

(It) That little piece of paper with George picture on it suddenly has muscled its way onto the 50-yard line of the 36th annual Sun Bowl. Money is as important to the million or so residents of the border cities of El Paso, Tex. and Juarez, Mexico, as a 60 yard touchdown pass or a crushing tackle. Businessmen in El Paso and Juarez expect to gross almost $1 million on the Sun Bowl to be played here Saturday. good news, because 1970 has been a hard year.

Inflation has caught up with the on the American side of the border. And repeal of quickie divorce laws has cost Juarez residents more than $1.5 million. The change in emphasis could be seen and felt Thursday as the Texas Tech and Georiga Tech teams arrived by plane in El Paso. On hand were the usual Mariachi band, the high school chorus, a host of dignitaries, and lots of people. Forgotten in all the pomp and pageantry was the game could be among the best of the post-season classics.

The game is rated even and both teams bring 8-3 records into the contest. The statistics show that Georgia Tech has an edge offensively, while Texas Tech is slightly stingier defensively. Georgia 5-7, 165-pound tailback Brent Cunningham gained 740 yards during the regular season for the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech coach Bud Carson says, we can get Cunningham outside 10 times in a game, break one for a Texas halfback Doug McCutchen, a 5-11, 202-pound bulldozer, trampled over opponents for 1,086 yards this year and was named the Southwest Conference Sophomore of the Year. Then 6-5, 250-pound offensive guard Jerry Ryan who faces the unenviable task of trying to push around Georgia All-American defensive tackle Rock Perdoni.

The game will be televised nationally by CBS, beginning at 11 a.m. East Rolls Past Pius 57-36 Jim good By VIRGIL PARKER prep Sports Writer kids did a good job around the East High coach Paul Forch said after his Spartans ran away from Pius 57-36, in a crosstown basketball battle at Pershing Auditorium Th ursday night. of our guys are very LSU Making Good Progress Baton Rouge, La. (UPI) The Louisiana State Tigers went through another workout in full pads Thursday as they neared their Christmas break prior to their trip to Miami for the Orange Bowl clash with undefeated Nebraska. have come along very well this said Coach Charles McClendon.

team has responded to this challenge with an extremely fine McClendon returned to the LSU campus just prior to the workout after a trip to Nashville, Wednesday night to accept Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year. Bowl Tickets in Mail University of Nebraska athletic ticket manager Jim Pittenger reported Thursday that his staff has completed mailing the husker allotment of Orange Bowl tickets. Some 16,000 tickets were forwarded to Cornhusker fans, but another 3,000 requests were not filled. Nebraska had been originally allotted 12,500 tickets, but Pittenger got an extra supply when LSU did not sell all of its 12,500 tickets. ORANGE BOWL STADIUM MIAMI, FLORIDA Forch pointed out, they all jump pretty well.

In the first half we had 29 rebounds, 16 of them off the defensive boards and 13 offensive The issue was settled by intermission after East had zoomed to a 33-12 lead. That gave the Spartans the same 21- point spread they owned at the end. was in a zone defense at the Forch said in explaining the unusually high total of offensive rebounds. put two guys inside against a zone, hoping to force a pass through to them underneath. But if we and have to shoot over the zone, they then have the best position for the It was a series of offensive rebound tipins that broke the game wide open early in the initial quarter.

A first-quarter spurt by Kent Reckeway, who led all scorers with 21 points, Steve Joekel and Scott Copple, plus a n-point second-stanza performance by Rob Ogden shot the Spartans out in front to stay. Pius, though able to stay close through the first eight minutes, managed but two fielders during the entire second quarter, a jumper by Jim Wilkinson at the five-minute mark and another by Paul Jablonski with two minutes left. Wilkinson was the only in double figures with 12 points, while Dan McCabe, who had paced Pius in its first two games, managed but five points, all in the first period. Ogden had 12 to also reach the twin totals for the winners. East play again until Jan.

8, while Pius is entered in Holiday tournament, Dec. 29-30. we can get in some good work over the Vacation Forch observed, could be in good shape after the first of the Joekel Reckewy Ogdn Copple Samulsn Gast Ball Smith Siefks Carlsn Kovar Bothwll Mtchll Totals (57) 2 8 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 SMcEniry 21 McCabe 12 Klpper 8 Crossnlt 5Wlknsn 2 Aldrch OJblonskt 0 Hill 4 0 0 0 0 PIUS (34) 1 0 1 1-6 1-1 2-3 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 22 13-21 57 Totals 15 6-16 74 Tolar fouls: East 17, Pius 14. Fouled out: Samuelson East 12 21 11 Pius 8 4 12 RESERVE GAME 9 14 4 16-07 13 10 11 12 46 Bryant 9 Davis 10, Mahoney East Pius Bast Pius player Jim Wilkinson is hemmed in by East High's Seott Copple in this action Thursday night. Orange Bow! seating diagram.

6. Gade 2, Rocke 2, Weary 2, Arkfeld 1, Stacey 2, Reckewev 3. Lien 10, Pavne 17, Miller Pigs 8, Keefe 5, Hamersky 6 Slate Favors rat np I otiristti 1 ax The State Game and Parks Commission Thursday went on record in favor of a space tax to fund tourism promotion. Dr. Bruce Cowgill of Silver Creek introduced a resolution in which the commission said in the future no money would be diverted from fish and game funds to pay for tourism promotion.

the people of Nebraska want the tourist program, they should support Cowgill said in introducing the resolution. By adopting the resolution, the commission backed its earlier unofficial stand in favor of the proposed space tax, which would be levied on lodging. NU Timing Improving Nebraska football coach Bob Devaney noted Thursday that the offensive timing has improved in the seven Orange Bowl workouts, but that it can stand more improvement. not to the point we were when we ended the regular he said. One of the perplexing areas for Devaney and his staff has been whether or not to conduct a scrimmage.

sort of like to have contact, but the kids are more injury-prone in this cooler weather." he said. talked about it (con- Deacon Is Coming To Town Sunday By JERRY IZENBERG Newhouse News Service New York Well, the Deacon is coming to Resurrection City hard by the Major Deagan Expressway this Sunday, and the Alex Webster gospel singing and marching society is not exactly planning to make a joyful noise unto Deac upon the psalter by game time. The only thing they plan to do with it is wrap it around the neck. The same holds true for tambourines, valve trombones, bass drums and California redwoods. His name is David Deacon Jones, and over the years he has made some marvelous conversions to the gospel as expounded by the Los Angeles Rams.

You can spot his converts in a great many cities. They limp along in plaster of Paris casts with the kind of heavenly look a man gets in his eyes when the inside of his skull feels like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is running wind sprints Peter the Hermit was a striped-pants diplomat next to the Deacon, who deals in hellfire, brimstone and the two-hand helmet chop. He is a direct-action kind of revivalist. All other prophets might as well be teaching flower-power. The Deacon moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform.

Consider the case of Junior Coffe, a professional fullback, who first saw the light while he was employed by the Atlanta Falcons. Junior was watching films of the Deacon at the time. were all Junior explained, speaking of the front four, Deacon Jones was the worst. There was this guard and he was trying to put what we call a look-out block on him. look-out block consists of staggering forward and hollering over your shoulder, out, here he picked up the guard and threw him at the So much for the conversion of Junior Coffe.

Then there was Ron Mix, who had played a great deal of professional football by the time he saw the light. Mr. Mix was at one time considered one of the strongest offensive tackles in all football. He met the Deacon a few years back when the Rams played an exhibition game against the San Diego Chargers. Afterward, brother Mix stepped forward to testify: is the best defensive lineman I have ever seen in my life.

I say that facetiously. I really seen him yet. All seen is his back as he ran over So much for the conversion of Ron Mix. On Sunday, the Deacon becomes the major problem of brother Richard Buzin. A few years back, brother Buzin was the top draft selection at a time when the club had traded away what seemed like their first 735 picks.

His name drew little comment at the time. But a great deal has happened since then in a very quiet way. Dick Buzin has become a dandy offensive tackle. Even as the Giants seemed to sneak up on the rest of the league and suddenly emerge with full-blown maturity, Dick Buzin was growing along with them. Consequently, he is not a bad fellow to have going for you when the Deacon comes to town.

There is no sense kidding about the fact that if this, the most serious flirtation the Giants have had with salvation since the Second Crusades, is to end happily, Dick Buzin is going to have to do a job on the Deacon. If he Deac is going to conduct afternoon vespers while sitting astride Francis sternum. As you may have guessed, that kind of community sing is not going to do much for the home side. But you have to give Mr. Buzin a very high call in his chance to pull this thing off.

What we are speaking about here is one single splendid afternoon in the windsock which is Yankee Stadium. Management is not asking him to dismember the Deacon. It is simply asking him to draw, and the feeling is here that if he does, it could be sufficient to bring this final tiny miracle to pass. tact work) quite a bit. So far we've tried to simulate it without actual he added.

The Cornhusker coach observed that the Big Eight champions went through the whole season with contact just on Saturdays and that formula proved successful. practice will be the last workout in Lincoln. Workouts will resume in Miami Dec. 24. By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Antonio 1.15’ Colombia, stooped Rudolfo Gon Mips, 136 Lgnq Beach, 8 Colorado State Aide Moving Kent, Ohio (ID Don James, Kent State new head football coach, said Friday that Maury Bibent, secondary coach at Colorado State University, will become his defensive backfield coach.

Bibent, 27, and originally from Cincinnati, played for James when James was defensive coach at Florida State. He held coaching positions at the University of Michigan, Virginia University before joining the Colorado State staff last season. Fishing Ends Fishing at Two Rivers State Special Use Area is over for the year, with the announcement Friday that at sundown the gates will be locked. No ice fishing will be permitted, the Game and Parks Commission added in its announcement. All events frte unless followed by all tines a.m.

ualees boldfaced for p.m. Friday Local Prep Basketball Lincoln High v. Northeast at Pershing Auditorium. College Basketball Iowa Western at Nebraska Prosit, Husker Classic at NU Coliseum Nebraska v. Miami, (KLIN-KFOR-KFAB): Oklahoma City University v.

Colorado State University, Momingside at Nebraska Wesleyan, 53rd and Huntington, Wrestling Great Plains Tournament at Northeast YMCA, 70th and Huntington, 1 and State Hockey Dallas at Omaha, Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, Prep Wrestling Lincoln High at Columbus, Southeast at Hastings, 6:30. Prep Swimming Lincoln High at Omaha Bryan. College Basketball Minot, I) at Chadron Nebraska Christmas Tourneys Action Texas Classic doubleheader at Fort Worth. St. Bonaventure, No.

19 and the only team in the Associated Press Top Twenty to see action Thursday night, made it four in a row by defeating Army 5851. The Bonnies, led by 23 points from sophomore Carl Jackson, came from behind in the second half to defeat the Cadets in the feature of a doubleheader in New Madison Square Garden. Niagara downed Long Island 72-66 in the opener. Cincinnati pulled out a 73-70 overtime victory over Iowa on. a jumper by Charlie Snow with 25 left and two free throws by Dave Johnson with just one second on the clock.

St. Louis routed Princeton 8252, Syracuse overcame Penn State 92-81 and Mississippi State shaded Arkansas 69-67 on Randy 10 points in the last four minutes. Citadel defeated George Washington 73-68, Virginia whacked William and Mary 107-86, Dayton routed Los Angeles Loyola 80-59 and Long Beach State romped over Wisconsin-Milwaukee 77-52 in other games. Dan Petri seems to be on top in his match with South Dakota Don Beynon, but ended up getting pinned in the wrestling meet between the two schools Friday. Results, Page 30.

Swinging Into By Associated Press The merry whirl of Christmas holiday college basketball tournaments i speeding up. Many of the leading teams, led by the third-ranked Kentucky Wildcats, will play in 14 major tourneys in the states of Kentucky, Kansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina, Nebraska, Utah, a Louisiana, New Mexico and California. The bulk of the numerous holiday tournaments usually come between Christmas and New but in recent years more and more have been scheduled on the last weekend before Christmas. Some already have been held such as the Mountaineer Classic, Cable Car Classic and the Bluebonnet Classic last weekend. Kentucky meets Kansas State in the UK Invitational at Lexington, Ky.

Friday night after Purdue plays DePaul. It will be Houston vs. Villanova and St. Pa. vs.

Kansas in the Jayhawk Classic at Lawrence, Kan. while at Lincoln, Neb. Oklahoma City battles Colorado LINCOLN, NEBRASKA DEC. 18, PAGE 29 State and Miami, Fla. faces Nebraska in the Husker Classic.

The Vandy Classic at Nashville finds St. of New York pitted against Southern Methodist and Clemson against Vanderbilt. In the Volunteer Classic at Knoxville Detroit vs. Providence and San Francisco vs. nessee.

First round games also are listed for the Marshall Invitational at Hungtington, W. the Big Four at Greensboro, N.C., Utah Classic at Salt Lake City, Sun Bowl at El Paso, Bayou Classic a Lafayette, Lobo Invitational at Albuquerque, N.M., Fresno, Calif. Classic, Cowboy Classic at Abilene, Tex. and the.