The Desert Sun from Palm Springs, California • 14

AH THE DESERT SUN Film Indio upsets Poly Squad In Water Polo Springs Calif Saturday Novinbar 13 1976 Arabs Retain Lions Club Perpetual Rajahs Lose US Takes Davis Cup Advantage but the clock appeared not to count off the remaining seconds Peasley and the rest of the Rajah coaches protested vehemently but to no avail With four seconds left the Arabs lined up for a 67-yard field goal attempt with Seto as the holder had two guys drop back becuase we figured it would be a the downcast coach said in the locker room afterward our containment broke down and he (Seto) had a lot of time" The Arab quarterback known mine for his running ability then his aerial prolificacy launched a perfectly-thrown pass downfield which nestled into the waiting hands of end Mike Spates who had slipped behind Indio backs and he went in for the touchdown as the gun sounded The maneuver was good for 43 yards was an awfully big play for Peasley admitted just don't know That clock took a long time lessen a play like that in the locker room by talking about it You just have to go out in the second half and overcome it and we Hernandez ran for the two-point conversion to give the home club a 15-7 lead the longest league winning streaks on record by not having lost to a DVL foe in two years Coachella Valley will host a CIF-AA opponent in first round Friday night But CV's perfect mark was in danger at the start as Indio forced the Arabs to punt and then drove 80 yards in 15 plays with quarterback Steve Nagata rolling in from the five to give the underdog Rajahs a 7-0 lead Indio which entered the contest with a four-game winning streak of its own and tied with CV for first place surrendered one touchdown on a four-yard run by Hernandez who shredded the Rajah defense for 210 yards on 21 carries but appeared to be ready to leave the field even at halftime With approximately 15 seconds to go before the end of the half the Arabs had the ball on their own 42 A pass interference call moved the ball to the Indio 43 and the clock to approximately eight seconds left (the clock at Coachella does not have a digit count only sweeping second and minute hands) Arab quarterback Matt Seto then threw two incomplete passes the second of which after a short scramble Armando Arroyo for 29 yards (the othe time the play was tried it netted 19) Hernandez scored his third and final touchdown of the game from 10 yards away with 2:10 remaining to dose out the Coachella scoring Slowing a characteristic that could be of enormous benefit when they get in the playoffs the Rajahs refused to buckle after being down 29-7 and quickly marched 66 yards in six plays to score with 35 seconds left Rennie Romero crashed over from the three At times the contest did not resemble a championship game due to the many penalties called 11 on Coachella and seven for the Rajahs inducting many personal fouls Peasley would like to get another shot at Coachella in the playoffs we can go all the way in the playoffs and meet CV again it should be he said flashing a quick smile By their intense reactions on the sidelines plus all the penalties on both teams it seems the Indio players wouldn't mind another crack atCVdther The Arabs retained possession of the Club petual Trophy Even without this big play one sensed the Arabs would have won anyway but perhaps not by as big a margin Since Nagata and ball control scoring drive in the first quarter Indio failed to get a first down until near the end of third period The Coachella defensive charge of linemen Gonzalo Gonzalez Jerry Escobedo Eddie Mendoza and Gary Reyes was controlling the line of scrimmage and negating the assaults of John Isaac who gained 19 yards in 11 carries after a 24-yard effort last week and Rennie Time and time again the Rajah backs would hit the line only to be stopped for a loss or no gain game was lost up the Indio coach observed noting the Arab offensive front was responsible for large output just took it to us Most games are won and lost up front and this was no exception I think this is the best team we've played this year They lost yet have they?" Peasley admitted that following the initial drive he thought the game -would turn out to be a high- scoring affair with each team taking turns at moving the ball downfield thought we could kind of move it like that on them all he said was really disappointed but a real good football Hernandez who came into the contest with 850 yards rushing carried six of the seven plays in the first scoring drive and remained the catalyst in the second half His line was opening the holes and the 5-5 150 junior was rambling through them at incredible speed After having an 80-yard punt return called back on a penalty he promptly ran 22 yards to give Coachella a first and 10 on its own 37 and start the game-clinching drive in the fourth quarter He scored it with 9:08 left to play on a three-yard burst off tackle to give the Arabs a 22-7 advantage But more important runs were netting important first downs and keeping the ball away from the Indio offense which came into the game ranked first in the league with 125 points Following a pass from wingback Ralph Guzman to' Indio-Coachella Statistics ByBOBTROSTLER Sn Sperts Writer With Desert Valleys League action completed the Indio Rajahs will now be looking ahead to the playoffs somewhere on the road next week The Rajahs with a 4-1 record in DVL have a berth in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIFF-AA) playoffs by virtue of their second-place finish Indio lost its chance for the league championship and its annual crosstown battle when it fell 29-13 to the Coachella Valley Arabs Friday night before a capacity boisterous crowd at CV High Date Bowl The running of Arab back Jose Hernandez combined with CV's defense and offensive line was too much for the Rajahs who got off to a good start but then faltered and lost A controversial call by the officials probably did the most damage to Coach Ed Peasley's Rajahs coming towards the end of the first half yet the Arabs playing before a shivering hometown audience won the league for the second year in a row The Arabs fourth-ranked in CIF-AA before the game finished the regular season at 9-0 and now own one of RAJAH-ARAB SCRAMBLE (white uniforms) and the (dark uniforms) scramble Francisco Valencia boots Pint downs By rushing ByPassing Ins attempt! Yarka rushing Lost rushing Net rushing Net passing Totalnet Pane Pun ble lost Punts average Penalties Scan by Qaarlen Indio 7 I 0 CV I IS 0 14-8 Searing run (Patron kick) run (Valencia 1-1 cv-i kick) CV Spates 41 pass bum Seto (Hernandez run) CV Hernandez 1 run (Valencia kick) CV Hernandez 10 run (Valencia kick) I Romero 1 run (run (ailed) CARACAS Venezuela (UPI) Vitas Gerulaitis and Dick Stockton soundly defeated top two players Friday night to give the United States a commanding 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup Zone elimination The Americans can wrap up the qualifying round with a victory this afternoon in the doubles competition or either of the two remaining singles matches US Coach Tony Trabert is expected to said Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart against Humphrey Hose and Jorge Andrew in the doubles Gerulaitis defeated Hose top player 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 after Stockton blitzed Andrew 6-2 6-4 9-7 Both Hose and Andrew attended Corpus Christ! University in Texas Hose took the first set with aggressive play capitalizing on his powerful backhand and looted to be in control at the start of the second set before Gerulaitis began finding the range with his long forehand strokes The change in tempo seemed to throw Hose and he was visibly nervous in the third set and made numerous unforced errors Gerulaitis broke his serve several times and coasted through the remainder of the match almost unchallenged Andrew apparently nervous before the hometown crowd hurt his cause in the first two sets by frequent overhitting He rallied in the third set with some of the steam gone from Stockton's power serves Bobby Plans Action Soon TORONTO (UPI) -Bobby Orr will resume skating within the next few days and barring any further problems with his damaged left knee plans to rejoin the Chicago Black Hawks in about a week swelling is all down and the knee seems to be in reasonable shape He could play in the next week to 10 days but going to have to be his agent Alan Eagleson said Friday Orr last played Oct 24 and a week later checked into Toronto General Hospital for an arthroscopy a flushing out of cartilege and tissue which had broken away from the lining of the knee His physician Dr John Palmer said at that time Orr was suffering from caused by the various injuries to the knee which has been operated on five times Orr was released from the hospital Nov 3 His doctor ordered him to rest the knee for two weeks and then have it re-examined Eagleson said however Orr has no immediate plans to return to the hospital He said the 28-year old defenseman wants to rejoin the Hawks but he rush back into action if the knee gives him any problems PRIVATE HUNTING MEMBERSHII DUCKS PHEASANTS CHUKAR QUAIL I328-5837 Drive 328-6597 The Indio Rajahs have a good chance of winning the Ivy League and a higher ranker than their current 10th spot in the water polo team polls if they keep on playing as well as they did Friday Coach John Lowell said we keep our cool and get too excited we should go all the The Rajahs travel to San Bernardino Tuesday and then host North High School Friday at Indio in their final league matches next week never beaten North but I think ready now" said Lowell The Rajahs took a 3-1 first quarter lead Friday at Poly and led 6-4 at the half in registering their upset over the Begrs rated fifth this week in the water polo standings Indio pul it away in the third quarter with a 4-1 advantage over their surprised opponents Lowell said was our multiple offense and good defense We made 12 steals blocked six shots and goalie Lindsey Anderson blocked nine shots Casals Cries With Pain In Wade Match (Cm tilled from Page A-13) utes to win the first set without dropping a game They suffered a lapse in the second set however when Evert serving for victory saw the British break through to tie the set at 5-5 Wade and Barker buoyed by this' took the next two games for the set The Americans bounced brilliantly to reel off the first four games in the decider and held on comfortably to win 6-1 Earlier California's Terry Holladay celebrated her Wightman Cup debut with a 3-6 6-1 6-4 victory over Glynis Coles to give the US a 2-1 advantage after tied position Casals was twice within one point of giving the Americans an unbeatable 4-1 lead but failed to capitalize and in the end her Injury proved too much The 5-foot-2 San Franciscan missed a match point in the ninth game of the second set and then stumbled badly while holding another match point in the tenth game She received treatment from a physiotherapist at the end of that game and though in tears decided to carry on in an effort to win the set and the match Casals managed to take two of the next four games but when she lost her service to love in the 15th game it was clear the match was about to have a dramatic end Wade who had been well below her best form throughout the match took the following game to love for the set after which Casals hobbled to referee Bea Seal and announced her retirement Mrs Seal said: was crying with pain while she was playing those last few games The physiotherapist put some freezing spray on the injury but it seem to help much" The American who lost Thursday's singles against Barker took the opening set against Wade in 32 minutes after losing her opening service to trail 0-2 She broke back in the third game and went ahead for the first time at 3-2 Wade beaten by Evert Thursday leveled at three-all but failed to win another game in the set i Casals had looked far the better player until her spill She served well volleyed sharply and played with a great deal more intelligence than her opponent The result looked a formality as Casals built up a 5-2 lead in the second set and forced Wade to save a match point in the ninth game with a fine backhand crosscourt passing shot Wade went on to take the game and saved another match point in the next with a backhand passing shot down the line It was at that moment that Casals chasing -across the baseline stumbled aggravated her injury and sent Britain's hopes of winning the trophy for the third successive year rising once again Would You Believe? A Dick-Chariie Act night's football game between Indio and Coachella Valley at CV's Date Bowl Arabs won 29-13 to capture the championship of the league (Photo by Sundance Studios) leeelvlag 1 10 I I SI 11 I Willis Harper Trials mated 3200000-a-year star Allen who has hit 246 homers in his 13-year career poses a risk for any team Although he hit 268 with 15 home runs in 1976 his off-field behavior has left behind a trail of unrest and bad feelings This past season Allen refused to join the clubhouse pennant celebration after the Phillies won the National League East and would not accompany the team on a following road trip Allen also announced he would not participate in the playoffs against Cincinnati unless Tony Taylor a 40-year-old part-time player and old friend of was placed on the 25-man active roster Eventually Taylor was activated and Allen offered a formal apology to the club and his teammates Cincinnati won the playoff in three straight games Allen traded five times in the last seven years began his career with Philadelphia in 1963 and played seven seasons with them before being traded to St Louis in 1970 Caps Choke Blow United Press Interiitlsul This season has witnessed a series of firsts for the suddenly respectable Washington Capitals and Friday night the Caps added another never-before occurrence to their short history They choked With a lofty third place standing staring the Caps in the face if only they won Washington blew a 3-1 first period lead and went on to lose to the Chicago Black Hawks 5-4 The defeat snapped a club record three-game winning NEW YORK (UPI) Not even an unholy alliance between Dick Allen and Charlie Finley two of baseball's stormiest figures could prevent the 34-year-old slugger from becoming a free agent Friday and selling his services to the highest bidder Allen a first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies who earlier declared his free agent status became eligible to negotiate with any of the 26 major league clubs when only Oakland owner Finley selected him in a special re-entry draft Under the rules of the draft a player must be selected by two or more clubs or else becomes a free agent Thus Allen is free to make his own deal with any club including the two American League expansion teams Finley who buys and sells players with the ease of an auctioneer is in danger of losing eight players through free agency He may have had hopes of bolstering his lineup by acquiring the esti-- will be back Sunday including cornerback Calvin Jones and punter Bill Van Heusen Rick Upchurch Riley Odoms Haven Moses and Jack Dolbin are all receivers dangerous for the Chargers In October Upchurch with a 92-yard punt return sparked the Denver 26-0 win over the Chargers And then Broncos' -kicker Jim Turner a 13-year veteran who has scored 63 points and connected on 15 -of 17 field goals this year The Broncos are one of four AFC teams with 5-4 records who along with New England at 6-3 are still in the fight for the AFC wild card spot in the play-offs and a win this weekend will keep them in the race The Indio Rajahs Coachella Valley Arabs at the goal line as Arab an extra point in Friday streak by the Capitals and left them in fourth place of the National Hockey League's Norris Division a point behind the third place Pittsburgh Penguins The Black Hawks scored Pro Hockey Flames 1 Barsus 1 Rick Hampton rapped home a loose puck during a goal-mouth scramble with 1:11 left in the game to give Cleveland the tie at Atlanta Ken Houston Hilliard Craves and Bill PleU scored lor Atlanta while centers Dennis Maruk and Wayne frustrated San Diego team that will be even more dangerous this A victory for the Chargers' (4-5) Sunday would set up an exciting chase down the 1976 home stretch And for Denver (5-4) a win is necessary to keep any play-off hopes alive The Chargers will feature the passing of Dan Fouts and Clint Longley to Charlie Joiner as well as a bevy of fine running backs with all averaging more than 40 per carry through the first nine games After last week's defeat to the Baltimore Colts Prothro said thought Fouts had a good game and I was very impressed wiith what Loh-gley did Our quarterback Fouts And Longley Charlie Frustrated Chargers Are Dangerous Lead To four second period goals including two on shorthanded efforts to win their first game since Bobby Orr reinjured his knee Dick Redmond's second goal of the game ignited the second Summaries Merridt collected the other tien- WHA Cam Connor scored two goals to lift Houston into a first place tie with Winnipeg and Robbie Ftorek scored a pair of goals to help the Road runners pull to within a point of third-place San Diego situation was the only positive thing that came out of the Prothro has been busy juggling his roster for Sunday's game Cornerback Tom Hayes out with a bruised kidney will be replaced by James Tolbert just been hanging around running his tailor shop in recent weeks waiting for someone to pick him up Tolbert was dropped by the St Louis Cardinals in September The 32-year-old bachelor was a Charger in 1966 and subsequently went to Houston and St Louis He can play any of four defensive backfield positions but Prothro said use him at the corner because Hawks period outburst with Jim Harrison Alain Daigle and Pit Martin also beating Washington goalie Ron Law Both Harrison and Martin scored while the Capitals had the man advantage for the seventh and eighth short-handed goals against Washington this season power play is killing us and I know what the reason said Washington Coach Tom McVie just a lack of concentration When we play five-a-side they get breakaways where we need help right The Chargers also acquired 29-year-old Eddie Bell (5-10 160-pounds) to replace punter Mitch Hoopes who went to Houston The San Diego defense faces another challenge Sunday as it has in recent weeks with Greg Pruitt Franco Harris and Lydell Mitchell coming at them Sunday it will be the Otis Armstrong the fifth top runner in the AFC with 701 yards a 43 average and four touchdowns He also leads the Broncos in receiving with 25 catches for 317 yards While the Broncos suffered many minor injuries in running over Tampa Bay 48-13 last week nearly all players SAN DIEGO (UPI) Second place in the American Football Conference West is at state Sunday when the Denver Broncos meet the Chargers here The Broncos are not hear-' tened by the fact won only three times when meeting the Chargers away from Denver Charger Coach Tommy Prothro has kept adding names to his injury list and doesn't have as deep a defense as he'd like but the offense is looking up with running back Don Woods ready for Sunday Denver Coach John Ralston has told his team "Everyone knows that San Diego is an extremely explosive ball dub and it will be a PRESENTS In The Lounge The Frankie Randall Show 10 PM 12 PM Dancing 9 PM to 2 AM Join Us For Dinner Jack Lil London are back with us again with their famous menu served nitely from 6 PM MONDAY Call For 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