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Independent from Long Beach, California • 15

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Independenti
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Long Beach, California
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15
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smiled wryly "We fidnt expecttogetbeat I cant say enough about Long Beach tonight They were really up for this Albrecht (13-123) said de-; fensiva coach Claude G3-hert ------j-g- "Quickness fidnt hurt us. We had men around to. makeJhfijKUejbutJhej "Its awfully hard to find -your receivers when they have so many people back there, said. Coryell of Long Beachs strategic three-man rush and eight-man pass defense. By GARY RAUSCH SUB Writer Don Coryell wu as bum Us In defeat Friday night she had been through SI consecutive losers dressing the -head coach still managed1 a smfle.

"Weil, the oTbubbte tonally bopped he said inn-, whisper. -lt had to happen sooner or later. The odds-TEefjTjjningfip agalhsrywir" first half. You can always second-guess The Aztecs were on the 49er 15 late in the first quarter when Jeff Severson intercepted Brian Sipe. They -were on tee victors irflaeeminutes bcforein- hartThTfatiir temissibn when Jim John- Brians had some great onpicked off another Sipe days ter us.

Quarterbacks pass in the end zone. are like baseball pitchers. We were running well Some days theyre great, and maybe we should have others theyre a little off. hail bt passes pilfered by file alert 49er defense. but his-coach found 'tiimr JOHN DOCOMports Editor SATURDAY SECTION Page.C-1 Cs San Diego StateAz-tecrhad Just 'seen their rwinning streak shattered hhn in ton deatWik silence of the, Wr- expected Leon Buns to get the ball a fit tie more (18 carries for 63 yards) but we didnt expect so -much from Am Kirby (14-106) and Hans Gal State Intercepts9 ByjRi McCormack Staff Writer Cal State Long Beach rose to incredible heights Friday night and slew the giant As-a crowd-ef 39,005 in Anaheim Stadium watched, almost afraid to believe what they were witnessing, the tiers-spaU ted San lead triumph.

The victory, the seventh in a row, them the Pacific Coast Athletic Assn, titter and probably the conference's berth in the Pasadena Bowl 19. against Mis-' souri Valley Conference -champion -Louisville. It would be impossibie to -list toe 49er heroes without running the team roster. Everyone contributed. ssug, me mers spot- ian Diego State a 34) then rolled to a 27-11 Ph.

INSIDE El Rancho Wins Page C-2. Ohio Stale Slight TEL PEVCER MOVEMENT SNARES AZTEC San Diego State running back Lany Mitchell is jolted from front by 49er middle guard Jim Johnson while de-. -renave'tackle John Kahler doses trap from- behind. Cal state LB. fashioned startling upset by thrashing No.

14-ranked Aztecs, 27-11. Photos by RON CARLSON just feB off." Ken Burrow, who caught six of Spes strikes for 117 yards claimed Sen Diege (Continued Page C-2 CoL I) Breeze Wilt and Lew Vikings Aim for First Win in Last Game. Page C-4. A Bucks Questioned abo'ut'the tuning paint, he replied, "Perhaps if we hadnt gohe to the past so son -we might have had a couple -of touchdowns In the tense ineffective in the San Diego, which entered the game aa too na- tiona 14th ranked universi ty division team, completely AwntwatM play for the first 27 iwfamtM of the contest Although the Aztecs had only a 34)teadlthey had run off 47 plays to Cal States 16. Then the tidebegan to turn.

San Diego was on the Long Beach 20 when it be- gan. linebacker Ammy Johnson intercepted a Brian Sipe pass in the end zone to end San Diego third scoring attempt At toe time it seemed the tiers were.ximplyde-laying -toe inevitable. Only 2:56 remained until toe haK and toe tiers had not yet collected a first down. Four running, plays netted only 13 yardand with 1:07 until intermission, the tiers were faced with a third-and-11 situation. Quarterback Randy Brake faked to Bums, sprinted right, and with Mocks by ends Ron Pritchett and Ken Matthews, gained 22 yards.

1 Two days later Drake How They. Scored SO LB Dm FIRST QUARTKR LknaMv S7-vrd field goal fcM SKCONO QUARTRR 'I 18 yards to Bums to put the ball on toe San 22 with 20 seconds remainingThen came the play that-unglued the Aztecs. Cal State coach Jim Stangeland, during a timeout Terry Logue kicked the conversion and the Aztecs, unbeaten in 31 games, -were "trailing at halftime for the first tone since the tieri had them on the hook, 32-21, in the 1909 game at San Diego. The deficit didn't seem important since fin Aztecs had rallied to win that game, 36-32. But the tiers, playing before the largest crowd in the schools history, wer- (Continued Page C-2, Col.

8) would ensure a winning season and erase some of the memories of last weeks 61-20 debacle at Washington. Pacific-8 Standings "If we play up to our potential, we have a good was inevitable. Asked whether there was In the 27-11 loss to Cal State Long Beach he jfidnl expect, Coryell But the bellwethers Hans Albrecht and Severson. Albrecht, best' known as the 200-pound barbell hoisted by' all-America Leon Buna on too cover of the Cal Stata press book, PCAA Standings were gi sug bits i-l-f i 7 1 I I ill oi abSilS SB? own rushed for 122 yards in 13 carries-and scored, toe touchdown that may have put the 49ers hi fin Pasa-enaBowl. Severson Intercepted three -passeF to spearhead a 49er defensive unit that rendered San Diego of- SPORTS Playoff Opener, 16-15.

Favorite on TV Today. Uminationsr p.mr Hockey Kings -vs- Vancouver, Forum, I p.m. 'Jailor College Football Bakersfield vs. El Cam-ino, El Camino, 8 p.m. RADIO --Notre Datoevs.

LSU, KTBT-FM I94J), 10:15 a.m. Stanford vs. California, KBI6, 1:20 p.m. USC vs. UCLA, KMPC, KFI, 5 Long Beach City College vg.

Pasadena, KLON-FM (88.1), 7:45 p.m. Kings vs. Vancouver, KABC, 8 p.m. Coliseum crowd of about 75,000 will witness the contest More than 90,000 tickets have' been sold, but local television (Ch. 7) and the lack of a prize greater than prestige are expected to cut into attendance.

For USC, todays game and next weeks nationally televised affair with Notre Daine offer aq opportunity to regain prestige that has sagged during a 66-1 season. UCLA, a victory Laverne HanovqrVlns $100000 Sulky -Pet-Page-C-5 Cross Couatry preliminaries, Cal Long Beach, 10 a.m. Racing -J Quar-Los Alamitos, first post Harness Park, races, Hollywood first port, 7:45 p.m. College Football USC -vs. UCLA, Coliseum, claimejx, p.m.

SanJiabrielValley SpeedusuaL deployment and ran Drag Racfag Supernal ways Foreign- themselves eutofthe play Ontario Motor stocks motorcycle when ta Speedwayriimitriater8 jaff BpeedwuyTI Burnt and then handed to a.m.r Uons DragHStripj per-stocksiA8raitParkr-S-r'Bigger-on--reyemHe Orange County Raceway, p.m. needed only one Mock to the important 22 Long Beach City at Pasa-8 p.m. Ante Racing Foreign sent sprinter Curt Diggers in at tight end at Moot-9, 170 The Aztecs overlooked the un- PjSFORXSrta oxr xtAxaxoL jlso tvI By DOUG IVES -Staff Writer White Witt Chamberlain badly outscored his -rival and Lew Alcindor played had he pot gotten into foul to a stirring standoff trouble. It cost him II Milwaukee Bucks threw a minutes of playing time -blanket over toe Laker of-, and made him an angry frtise Friday night and man room rolled- to an easy 117100 after the game. victory before 17,059 fans Known to be surly pt at the times, the -former UCLA Except for Chamberlain, all-America said he wax their most humiliating de- NBA Standings1 feat? ever.

They trailed by BBSS 27. points early in- toe Ncwto "75 fourth quarter when MO- I. I If waFThe Bucks 12ih UI. win in a row and 13th in 14 pjjro ganiM this season. There prKK I isU doubtthatmwau- ginlKS- kee is the team to beat for ji Si the NBA tifie andtbeLak- teaST.

j.U iaf ers are long way from What-xurprised-toa-Lak- Sn ffiBp ers was the1 Milwaukee de- fense. by. cat-quick pftrojt cfiSiLri. forwards -Bob Dandridge and Greg Smith, the Bucks swarmea all over toe Lak- ers, double-teaming them innnnnr and keeping them fjrom disappointed with his good percentage formance but refused, to shots. elaborate.

Jerry West, who can When asked about, ids solve most any defense, fouls, he snapped, "Im made only four baskets in learning what its film to 14 attempts and finished Ptey on the road. with only 12 points. He Eyen th traveling Ifil-said he couldnt remember waukee writers were baf-when he or a Laker team attitude, played so badly. They surmised Lew had The highlight of the expected to upstage Wit night was the Chamber- before his former home-lain-Akindor battle and town fans -Md was bitter what a great duel it was. Chamberlain scored 28 Whileit is possible Aldn-points, grabbed 23 re- dor wl pUy better games, bounds, blocked 10 shots, Chaniberw including six of Alclndors, ata wont perform mow and believe it or not imPresively in hte decHn-sank 14 of 16 foul shots.

Alcindor tallied 29 points, pulled in 13 re- abw 'S1 bounds and blocked two to. them is a fantastic feat Ndtha man (ood percentage they ffoww to, hit 14 hoS each otoen weU has to be the resuttof on defense. Chamberlain wneralte m. jut sfiirsits Alcindor might have (Continued Page C-2, Col 1) 4 it TELEVISION- Ohitt State vs- Mchigan, KABC (7), 10:15 a.m. Wrestling, KCOP (13), 1:30 p.m.

Phoenix 150, KABC (7), 3:30 p.m.' USC vs. UCLA, KABC (7). 5 p.m. Boxing, KTLA (5), 8 p.m. THOlf SHALT NOT COMPLETE Bryan Shaw, 49er defensive halfback, shadows San Diego State's Jeff Baker and bats away aerial Dm Brian SipeTin first quarter at Anaheim Stadium Friday night Cal State LB.

picked off six of Sipes passes. wirnim Isnt SC vs. UCLA: The Big Game Bruins have gained 1,471 yards rushing, but 801 were accumulated in games with Oregon State, Pitt and Washington State. Dummit was rushed badly in USCs 14-12 victory last year and it seems likely the Trojans will be trying to apply the same pressure today. This has not been a season of which USC coach John McKay has been proud, either.

The Trojans opened with great promise, then By LOEL SCHRADER Staff Writer Some people am calling It too "Nothing BowL But when UCLA and USC get together In football, excitement is sure to follow. The Trojans are six-point favorites to win their fourth city championship In a row when they engage the Bruins at 5 p.m. today in the Coliseum. A national television audience of millions and chance, says Bruin coach Tommy Pro thro. UCLAs potential appears to be greater than it exhibited In a 5-4 season.

For the first time since he has been at Westwood, Pro thro has an offensive line with size. Yet the Bruins have had to depend almost exclusively cm Dennis Dummit's passing, which has netted 2.109 yards. UCLA's ground game has been pathetic. The reeled groggily after losing to Stanford. "I cant complain about our loss to Stanford, says McKay.

toe manner in which we played against Oregon and Cal was disappointing. McKay has said he plans to use both Jimmy Jones and sophomore Mike Rae at quarterback. "UCLA has been very strong against the run, he points out "Well have to (Continued Page Q-2, Col. 7) II -I.

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