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The Commercial Appeal Memphis Sunday Dec 7 1980 4 Section Caution Should Precede Practice In Sports and parents involved in youth sperts avoid these Mnda of abuses and there is hope that the I ftWWM wav in the past But problems still pop up occasionally Ball says ha treated a 16yearold boy to an Injured wrist by putting it in a cast and telling the boy to return to X-nys in two week! Whether the wrist was broken or sprained Ball said a cast would protect the wrist while it healed But the coach persuaded the father that it would be all right to remove the cast and let the boy play since there was no evidence of a fracture Ball said he called up the coach and threatened to inform the school board unless the boy had the cast replaced "We see kids all the time who sprain their fingers and the school nurse tapes them straight and depressor I tell people all the time: Tongue tongues not for fingers' ween later ifs too late lives with that joint" Ball emphasises he is talking about "skeletally imma- USG Chills Hopes LOS ANGELES (UP1) outcome of the game wes written dramatically on the facet of the Southern Califor-nia and Notre Dane players The Trepans bunt into their locker room laughing yeUlncand generally eojoylng their biggest victory of the year The Irish were silent Many had tears in their eyes Seventeenth-ranked Southern Cal (8-2-Dnsed a swarming and stubborn defense Saturday to shut down the offense of Nd 6ranked Notre Dame holding the powerful Fighting Irish to 120 total yards en note to a 2M victory that virtually killed Notre Dame'i hopes for a national title The Irish are 9-1-L The sparkling defensive effort included goal-line stands in the third and fourth quarters was one of the great defensive said Trojan coach John Robinson Down at the goal-line it seemed like two hours but I guess it was really only six minutes "Notre Dame is an outstanding team but there is no one dominant team this year They are one of the great defensive teams next to Robinson who is rumored to be considering a bead coaching job in the National Football League reacted angrily to questions about next season Dm not he said "The players are The seniors put together a 2Bgama unbeaten streak and went to three bowl games Don't write about me Tin thinking about next year (at USC) We begin planning on Retiring Notre Dame coach Dan Devine who now must prepare his players for their Jan 1 Sugar Bowl showdown with topnnked Georgia spoke in hushed times "I have no feelings I'm numb" he said never felt any lower in my life: rm very disappointed in mysdf Tm frustrated embarrassed and disappointed will be fired up for GeorgUL We will be reaSy for the No 1 team and now the only undefeated team I want this team to be remembered by this particular game played some great football and the winners on this foam will It was a defensive battle from the start matching Notre Dame's fourth-ranked defense against Southern ninth-ranked defense But the Trojans won the battle easily as they held the Irish without a first down until 10 seconds remained in the first half Trailing 1M at the half the Irish with backup quarter- back Mike Courey directing the attack appealed to get 1 naif matching By GEORGS VBCSEY Tka Nn Vrfc TkMt Nmm Sank NEW Parents and children should be warned of the potiental hazards of sport before a child undertakes rigorous tratetog and competition says Dr Richard Bui an orthopedist from Plainfield who is ly concerned with bonedamaged girls younger than 16L i medicine there is the practice of Informed consent in which surgeons are required to make sure the patient understands the Ball said advocating the same responsibility to doctors trainers and coaches toward failHm of voting athletes In the NOvTlt issue of Medical World News whose circulation is mainly to physicians medical director of the form of athletic distress to go along with the traditional specters of "tennis and The newest problem is as described by Dr Edwin Guise chief of orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital to Detroit and Dr Jerome VCiullo At a recent meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics the two orthopedists termed the pressure on swimmers and other young athletes as a formes approved athletic to their report Guise and CteUo described how 14 competitive swimmers between 14 and 18 had been referred to the FDrd Hospital's sports clinic between January 1977 and October 1971 The 14 young swimmers had pate in 26 of 28 shoulders The two surgeons estimated each swimmer had rotated each shoulder about L5 million times in their young lifetimes While 7 of the 26 shoulders were cured with treatment including rest medication ice pecks and exercise the others were treated surgically The doctors added that the patients are all competing agate without pate 2V4 years later Ball associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Rutgers University College of Medicine and Dentistry emphasises that surgery cm the 14 Detroit swimmers was neither cosmetic nor preventive It was to alleviate pate and shoulder limitation brought mi by the intense practice and competition before their bodies had matured "Swimming has always been regarded as the safest Ball said "The only thing you can do is drown and competitive swimmers don't do teat But now we're running into evidence that competitive swimming particularly the butterfly an Inverted breast stroke where you rise out of the water and push your arms Is quite Ball says the bone damageo children is similar whetb- er suffered in a noncontact sport like swimming or a violent not like footbalL "Cellular growth occurs at the end of a long bone" Ball explained "This is where the damage takes place in pitching or football or swimming Because the damage is cellular it does not show upon an X-ray You can say 'I think the child has an injury' but you cant show it The only thing I can say is Stop playing to a while' Ball says he would not encourage children to play organised football until the age of 13 or 14 nor would he allow children to throw a curve ball until that age For swimmers he prescribes But what about the children and parents who believe in Intense athletic competition at an early age? Athletic training has become so mechanical so intense that some tennis pteyers and swimmers in particular must be accomplished before puberty or have iteust no chance of inter children He says competitive football is acceptable by the time a boy is in high schooL "And I am not comparing children to professional ath- be added a professional athlete needs injections or he cannot play you might tell him "The tendons could rupture ln5or 10 he needs his body asa machine to earn his living so he says me the tejection' We -should never do this with a young person Ifs Lombardi Award To Be Presented HOUSTON (AP) Hugh Green of Pittsburgh Junto of Alabama Mike Singletary of Baylor all first-team All-Americans or Ron Minima of Florida State will be naiad winner Friday of the 11th Vince Lombardi Award The award named in honor of the former Green Bay and Washington Redskins coach who died of cancer in 1970 is presented each year to the nation's top lineman The winner id the award a 45-pound granite trophy will be presented at a benefit dinner with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society been is the most renowned of the four finalists The 6 foot-2 222pound senior from Natchex Miss was runnerup in last week's Helswan Trophy voting the highest finish ever to a lineman In voting for the award which names the nation's outstanding collegiate player Junto a 63 237-pound senior from Nashville Tenn was a second-team Associated Press All-American last year and moved up to the first team this year Minn inmg tha Lombardi Award semlflna-lists last year and in the top 10 in the Helsman Trophy voting Singletary who pined high school football in Houe- ton is a 61 223pound All-American linebacker who led the Bears to the Southwest Conference championship USCi Vick Rahhahani Falls Over Teammate Michael Harper Harper Scored First Trojan First Touchdown On Next Play Seminoles Escape Threat By Gators cord to Florida's 7-4 came out storming in the second half behind the passing of Stockstill the clutch receiving of Johnson and the running of seemufstring tailback Ricky Williams: to the Southern Cal 3-yard line for a first down But the massive Trojan defense shut down Notre Dame on four straight running plays Including the final two from the 1-foot line Leas than a minute later Notre Dame's Scott Zettek recovered a Southern Cal fumble at the Trojans' 10-yard line but again the fired-up Southern Cal defense came through with Chip Banks and Dennis Edwards sacking Courey for a 12-yard loss The Irish had to settle for a 30-yard field goal by Harry Oliver with 50 seconds left in the period to narrow the deficit to 103 Minutes later for the third time in the quarter Southern Cal fumbled deep in its own end and Dave Dnerson recovered for Notre Dame at the Trojans' 27 as the quarter ended Once again the sparkling Southern Cal defense shattered the Fighting Irish dreams as Banks blocked a Courey pass snared the ball and rambled 49 yards to the Notre Darnel Following a 5-yard penalty Hipp kicked his second field goal of the game to boost Southern Cal's lead to 133 1e Trojans doaed out the scoring with 12S remaining in the final period driving 70 yards in 11 plays with Harper scoring on a 10-yard burst around right end It was the sixth consecutive victory for Southern Cal over Notre Dame in the Los Angeles Coliseum The Irish have not beaten the Trojans in Los Angeles since 1966 Notre Dame rushed for 95 yards on 42 carries Southern Cal had 212 including 1SS rushing to the Fighting Irish's -120 Harper led the Trojans with 87 yards on 20 carries 7 -while Anthony Gibson added 68 on 19 carries 34 Southern Cal played without tailback Marcus Allen the nation's sbconiHeading rusher and the leading -'-pass receiver and starting quarterback Gordon Adams -tAdams was replaced by Scott Tinsley wbo passed to 24 -fards Itwasthelast regular-season game for Devine whose -record with the Irish is 53-15-1 it was the S2nd meeting between the schools dating back to 1926 with Southern Cal winning nine of the last 11 games but the Irish holding an overall 27-21-4 advantage Free Top Hot Chimney Cap Through December national success later i could Ball mote in the Medical World News "Like battering it can result in psychological damage and serious physical even death The difference is that parents usually aren't aware of the battering athletes take during training "'Overdoing any sport can produce painful musculoskeletal problems that will plague youngsters to the rest of their lives And the extreme diet manipulation athletes are prone to is also dangerous malnutrition or dehydration can cause permanenOieart damaae and the Donular carbo- damage and the popular i can harm muscle heart and kid- n't raise a voice of restraint in school mmj neys: If physicians sports who will?" lUiivAUi in an interview Dm not saying every sports program should have a printed document to sign I do that with my patients because it wouldn't mean anything But it is Important to tell the parents and children 'Some FERGUSON STOVES will be giving away a Top Hat Chimney Cap wHh every SILENT FLAME STOVE purchased at the current low price of S725 $825 TALLAHASSEE Fla (AP) -Coach Bobby Bowden faced his thirdfanked Florida State football team at halftime Saturday he told them "we're only down one point less than we were against Thoughts ct a possible national championship were for from Bowden's mind Instead he was concerned about just winning the game from archrival Florida which led 163 at the intermission But the Seminoles came back to win 17-11 FSU had earlier in the season overcame a 143 deficit to beat Nebraska 1614 two months ago This time the second-half rally was keyed by touchdown passes id 19 and 20 yards from Rick Stockstill to Hardis Johnson "We played the first half like we had been off to four said Bowden whose team had been idle to almost a month "I was scared to death with that four-week layoff If we had to do it again I would still have delayed this game You just can't turn down 5300000 (TV money) While Stockstill generated some life into the Seminoles' offense which was limited to 89 yards in the first half the rugged Florida State defense which surrendered 226 yards in the first two periods held Florida's Gators to just 31 in the final 30 minutes and preserved its brilliant record id not yielding a point in the fourth period all season "The key to the game was the third quar-ter when we came out and stuck it to Bowden said "We made several adjustments in the second hall defensively and that Florida a two-underdog stunned a record Doak Campbell Stadium crowd of 53772 along with a national television audience by taking a 163 halftime lead on a 53-yard Cplay from Wayne Peace to Tyrone ig In the opening period and second-guuterfieM goals of 38 and 36 yards by Florida coach Charley Pell said Florida State "came back alter the half with excellent adjustments beat us on one drive got a turnover and then we busted a coverage on a touchdown pass and that was pretty much it to The second half clearly showed Florida State's experience The Seminoles started 15 seniors more than Florida has on its entire travel squad "Pve never been so happy to see a graduation take Pell said "We should come and cheer at the FSU graduation ceremony" The Orange Bowl-bound Seminoles who finished the regular season with a 10-1 re TM They drove 82 yards in 11 plays following the second-half kickoff with williams carrying seven times for 35 yards and Stockstill completing three passes to 41 The touchdown at 448 of the third pert od came when Johnson grabbed Stockstill's 16yard pass at the goal-fine beating strong safety Kyle Knight The Seminoles were hurt by penalties later in the period which nullified first an interception and then a first down But they drove 54 yards to the winning touchdown after Gary Henry fumbled a Florida punt but recovered the ball at his 46 Stockstill was sacked to 6yard loss and Williams was stopped to no gain But Johnson made a brilliant diving catch of a wobbly pass from Stockstill at the Florida 32 and the Seminoles needed only four more plays to score the touchdown that gave them their fourth consecutive victory in the series Williams Mike Whiting and Williams again reeled off 4-yard gates before Stockstill found Johnson alone in the end tone for the winning points that extended Florida State's winning streak to seven games It came just 36 seconds into the final quarter The Seminoles had been idle to nearly a month since Nov because the game was moved from its original date of Nov 22 so it could be televised nationally And the rustiness showed in the first half after Bill Ca-pece kicked a 44-yard field goal to give them a 30 lead with 6V4 minutes gone Florida which bounced back from a 610-1 campaign a year ago and still leads the series by 1661 marched 88 yards in nine plays late in the opening period The Gators used more than 6 minutes and drove from their 23 to the Florida State 19 converting three thirddownr the way before Clark's gave them a 163 advantage with 146 the half However the second half belonged to Florida State During their 11 regular-aea-son games the Seminoles outscored the opposition 960 in the fourth quarter and 18621 in the second half They were ranked first nationally in total offense entering the game but had to hold Florida to 226 yards to preserve that ranking The second half was a dramatic turnaround to a Florida State defense that was on the field for more than 10V4 minutes during the second quarter because the offense ground to a near halt (Statistics on Page DIO) This could affect you when you are 40 or 50l We want you to know this' "I think each school board should require coaches to bring parents to a meeting before the season Some high school have a trainer but most don't have a team physician They rely on the Ball says children are often betrayed by their fathers or their coaches particularly in youth football where 6 and 10-yearolds are exhorted to heavy contact "Informal football in the park isn't that much of a problem" Ball notes There isn't that much The real problem is when a father or a coach tells a child to hit-hit-hit in practice or be judged unwilling to "pay the BaU syt "A Ud looks at his father as the protector He will go all out He will not complain of pain He does not want to upset his father Very often the mother will have more tender feelings and this leads to intrafamllial squabbles" mf- rPlayers Make Choices is-As Signing Day Nears Mississippi State has received commitments from 10 in-m-atate football prospects while (Be Miss has nine players usder fold as Southeastern area colleges point toward first day to sign prep players Here's the players who have said they will cast their lot wuh the Bulldogs: Kevin Langford (6-1 23S-pound lineman) of Florence Mias WC Johnson (64 23Sp(mnd lineman) of Moss Point Miss Earnest Ashford (6-1 170-pound defensive back) id Moss Point Miss Kevin Walker (63 245pound lineman) of Jackson Calloway Rusty Brown (6-1 22frpound lineman) of Petal Miss Chris Hutchins (64 2SSpound lineman) of Brandon (Miss) Academy Johnny Williams (62 210-pound 3--tight end) of Brandon Academy Ermon Green (63 216 'v pound tight end-linebacker) of Brandon Misa Carl Prince -(63 210-pound linebacker) of Hollendale Frank Harbin (6-230-pound lineman) of Grenada Kirk Academy Ole Miss has received commitments from: Wayne Pierce (64 230-pound center) of Vicksburg isive) STOVES Ferguson Stoves 1650 Stetollne Rd Chambliss Plaza 1-6 MonSat Southaven i 393-5405 HQimUlH) pound lineman) of Meridian Scott McGaughey (63 225- pound lineman) of Natchex Cathedral James Earl Stewart (62 210-pound linebacker) of Aberdeen Mias Patrick Brown (61 210-pound fullback-linebacker) of Magee Miss Lee Davis (62 l96pound fullback-linebacker) of Amory Miss Joe Brewer of Columbus Lee Southern Mississippi has already made recruiting strides getting Freddie Baskin a 64 23 64 230pound defensive end from Meridian James ning back of Raymond Miss a 610 170pound run-Bunton a 63 210-a6 215-pound lineman from Meridian Furman Coach Is Honored CHARLOTTE NC (UPI) Furman's Dick Sheridan was named Sunday the Southern Conference Football Coach of the Year marking the second time in the past three seasons he has won the honor Sheridan received 50 of the 55 votes cast by members of the Southern Conference Sports Media Association Sheridan led the Paladins to a 9-1-1 overall record This 1Z year his squad finished 7-0 in Southern Conference play winning the league crown outright for the first time ever During his three seasons at Furman Sheridan has a 22- 1 10-1 record Before he became head coach at Furman the Paladins had enjoyed just one eight-win season since 1935 X-Sheridan's teams have won at least eight games twice YESI I WANT TO SI IN ON THE FUN IN fS1l Please send me the foBowIny Season Box Seats 9 $150 810 dapoiN awlowd far each mt nfeMA Adult Oonotal Admieelen 10-tkket beelm A $1750 SAVE $31 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