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Vikings Bud Grant Selected Coach Of The Year Bv CHARLEY HALLMAN MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL (AP) If Harry Grant had been, in hus own words, "good as a professional basketball player, he might not have ever gotten involved with professional football. But Grant wasn't, at least in his own mind, so after two years in the National Basketball Association with the apolis Lakers, he became a Philadelphia Eagle, later switched to Canadian football, became a coach and came back to the National Football League three years ago. Grant, now coach of the Minnesota Vikings, was named Coach of the Year in the NFL by an overwhelming vote of a panel for The Associated Press. The former basketball player received 42 full votes to two for his nearest competitor, Tom Landry, coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Receiving one ballot each were Vince Lombardi of Washington, Blanton Collier of Cleveland and George Allen of Los Angeles. One vote was split three ways among Grant, Landry and Allen. After earning his fourth letter in football at Minnesota, Grant joined the Lakers because could play pro basketball in Minneapolis, which was my home, and my wife was pregnant, and besides pro football pay verv much in those it it it But after two years of sitting on the bench watching the great Laker quintet of that era headed by George Mikan, Jim Pollard and Vern Mikkelsen, Grant; decided to join the Eagles, who had drafted him No. 1 two years before. He played for Philadelphia two years, earning All-Pro honors his first season as a defensive end and playing offensive end the second.

In 1954 he jumped to Canada to play for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and in 1957 took over as head coach when Allie Sherman, former New York Giants coach, left. In 1967, Grant, then 40, took over as head coach of the Vikings, succeeding stormy Norm Van Brocklin. The Minnesota players call Bud the but they say he is a Grant, when informed of being named Coach of the Year, said his selection is honor that belongs to the team and the coaches Wearing a purple Vikings cap and a sweatsuit while playing basketball in the University of Minnesota fieldhouse, Grant said, did nothing in particular. It is an honor given to a iteam with a 12-1 record in my Eau Claire Dumps River Falls Quint (By The Press) x)ie Pointers suffered at the Unblemished Eau Claire's free throw line, hitting only 12 Blugolds tightened up on the of 30 shot opportunities. State University Conference has- Stout State, in a nonconference kethall lead Wednesday night game, lost to St.

of Wi- while one of their chief rivals, nona, 67-65. Dave Kee Stevens Point, slid on the lad- 39-foot jump shot in the dor. concluding second doomed The two schools took opposing Cal Glover led Stout with 21 treks by very nearly the same points. scores Eau Claire beating -----------------------River Falls 89-76 and Stevens Point losing to Platteville 89-74. Novy I Op Area Bowling Loops close behind in second place, Betty McCauley rolled a 558 but is now 3-1.

Platteville upped series at Sparta and Delores its mark to 4 1. River Falls re- Novy had a 551 at Hillsboro to mains winless set the area bowling pace. Eau Claire overwhelmed the Dorothy Klein added a 548 and Falcons 80-40 in rebounds. But Clara Herold 533 at the Sparta it establish prominence Bowl. over River Falls until the sec- Wendell Ames and Lavcrn ond half, after the Falcons pUrpus topped men shooters at trailed only 44-41.

Lanes. Ames Jim Lindsey was high for Eau had a 545 National League Claire with 21 points. and Purpus a 640 in the Busi- Platteville and Point traded negs Don Von Haden the lead eight times in the first added a 622, jack 620 half, which ended with the Point- and 6X4 in the Na- ers leading 41-38. Platteville Uonal and Del Marquardt had a head to stay at 58-55. gl8 in the Business Cowboys' Renfro Named Defensive Player Of Week NEW YORK (AP) Mel Renfro did double duty last Sat urday against Baltimore.

In an effort to shake up the Cowboys' defenders, Coach Tom Landry LA Rams' Roman Gabriel Voted NFL Most Valuable By JACK HAND jthat was split among Gabriel, NEW YORK (AP) Roman Calvin Hill of Dallas and Joe Gabriel, the sturdy Los Angeles Kapp of Minnesota. quarterback who I Kapp, the man who helped en- reached his peak in 1969, has been voted the Most Valuable Player in the National Football League by a 48-man panel of writers and sportscasters for The Associated Press. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound former North Carolina State passer led the Rams to the Coastal Division title with room to spare and was roaring toward an unbeaten season until upended by Minnesota Vikings Dec. 7. it it it Gabriel received 21 full votes and a portion of another ballot WWTI Wrestlers Lose gineer the defeat at the hands of the Vikings, was closest competitor with eight votes.

Carl Eller, the Minnesota defensive end who leads the charge 01 the Purple Gang, was next with seven, an unusually high total for a defensive player. Sonny Jurgensen, called by Washington Coach Vince Lom- the bardi the greatest quarterback in the game, and perhaps ever, had four votes for his efforts in leading the Redskins to their best record since 1955. Calvin Hill, the surprising Dallas rookie from Yale, also had four votes and a portion of a fifth. it it it ROMAN GABRIEL "Football is a sport which is a true team game, and my being named Coach of the Year is 'an honor the Vikings earned together. players, the six assistant coaches and Grant was once before named Coach of the Year, in Canada, where his Blue Bombers won the conference title five times and the Grey Cup four times during his 10-year reign as head coach.

first year with Minnesota was hardly a success. The Vikings were 3-8-3 but last season the record improved to 8-6 as Minnesota became Central Division champs. But the Vikings lost the Western Conference title game to Baltimore, 24-14. Before this season, Grant was asked about his team and its chances for this year. "The Vikings are still in the middle of the he said.

"We won our division but still went 0-for-5 against the strongest teams. Our goal is to move up to the top be within reach of the The teams Grant considered at the top were Baltimore, Dallas, Green Bay and Los Angeles. This year Minnesota whipped Baltimore 52-14, Cleveland 51-3, Los Angeles 20-13 and Green Bay twice, 19-7 and 9-7. The Vikings play Dallas. After each game, Grant appears quiet and relaxed in the Baltimore to the league title as dressing room, regard- a fill-in for the injured John of the outcome Western Wisconsin Technical Institute grapplers lost to Madison Technical College 35-13 as pnHnfrk Morrall, used sparingly that, iust wr the Cavaliers had to forfeit six this year, did not get a vote.

gU middle linebacker, and Alex BUD GRANT NFL Coach Of The Year matches. Bill Herrmann was the only winner for WWTI with a 3-0 de- cision past Bill Hend- one' 1 The honors were won he says. One of the assistant rickson. Packers Backs Of Future Will Be Of Speedy Variety Gabriel, an eight-year veter Karras, fine defensive chance in l96o coaches was asked about Grant being named Coach of the Year. nice for he said, year by Earl Morrall, who I think it's better for the Morton was traded to Detroit, AAarquette bauceda leaving Gabriel in control.

Some knowing football people put Gabriel in the same class Resigns From Board GREEN BAY (AP) Take iti Last Sunday, in the 39-yard run and a 60-yard scor-jpointing 1969 season at MILWAUKEE (AP) The with Green Bart Starr in chairman of Marquette Univer- his mastery of ball-control athletic board, Samuel P. plays. In addition to throwing 23 Sauceda, has resigned as chair- touchdowns and completing 204 man and announced his candi- of 375 passes for 2,439 yards, dacy for the position of the Gabe also can take off with the home athletic director. ball. played Renfro at his normal from Robinson: the day 21-3 victory over the Chicago free safety job for one half and 0f the "big the three Bears, Hampton enjoyed the moved him to a cornerback spot for the second half.

During the afternoon Renfro Intercepted two more passes to run his season total to nine, high for the year in the National Football League. As a result, The Associated Press named yards in a cloud of dust, is gone best day of his rookie season, from the Green Bay Packers. totaling 94 yards in 10 carries. "The coming thing is the breakaway said Robinson, one of the best linebackers in the National Football League. The Packers won several NFL championships and the first two Renfro the Defensive Player of Super Bowl games with Jim the Week.

Taylor and Paul Hornung grind- Renfro picked off one pass at ing out yardage. the corner and the other at safety, as Dallas beat Baltimore 2710 "I really prefer the free safety said Renfro "But we re trying to get ready for Cleveland (Dec. 28 Eastern Conference title game) so you do best for the That also was the best of any running back in the league last weekend. Travis Williams scored on Ingarfield, Penguins Rip North Stars ing pass. Sunday when they take on the Basketball coach A1 McGuire He ranks third on the team as "It was just a question of get- St.

Louis Cardinals. Green Bay has been acting athletic director a rusher and has carried the ting our fast backs into the 7-6 for the season and the I since the death last August of ball into the end zone for five West Zeroes In On NBA Title; In the last two years, Donny Anderson and Jim Grabowski have operated as the running backs in the decline. Now, with speedsters Travis Williams, Dave Hampton and Karl Ingarfield rookie Perry Williams showing; OAKLAND (AP) the said Packer Coach Phil Cardinals are 4-8-1. Stan Lowe. Bengtson.

Looking ahead to next season, Bengtson said Perry Williams a "figures pretty prominently in our Robinson, whose job is to stop A AI the running backs, said Jimmy Dly Up Brown, the former Cleveland NEW YORK (AP) Jerry fullback, was great all West, Los trigger man, around runner I continues to zero in on the Na- however, a breakaway tional Basketball Association runner tops his list. scoring title, but might cast a runner todav is warv gjance over hjs shoulder 1 touchdowns. The coach went on to tell a story about Grant. "When I came to Minnesota for first training camp, everybody was ready to go except that Bud around. "Finally he showed up.

His hands were greasy. He said been fixing his bike and had to finish the job. "Bud Grant never does anything halfway. He will not be satisfied until Minnesota wins the Super the coach said. "The best runner today is A year Sayers, who has a sixth had 46 sense in finding a seam of day- Oakland Seals the Packer linebacker and Pittsburgh Penguins in Na- said.

Uonal Hockey League play. In Sayers, the key to the 10 more cago attack, was held to 90 01 uncinnatl snot wary glance over at sharp-shooting and fast-closing Oscar Robertson. While West led the NBA in the the yards in 25 carries last Sunday. eyes out of the basket last week a great deal of promise, the 1970 edition of the Packers promises to go more to the big the playoffs he added An average lamb carcass in the sudden touchdown strike, points. 1940 weighed 41 pounds.

Today, sure be designing Included were 20 goals but came close to breaking through advanced techniques in our offense to fit runners like Earl seem to get going away a couple of times. But the breeding and feeding, an aver-Travis Williams, Donny Ander- this season. In the first fact remains that he pnhPrt.nn,c American lamb carcass son, Dave Hampton and Perry 27 games, Ingarfield managed Bengtson said of the Kansas 5 0 The world's most popular Christmas Club Luxuriously gift wrapped at no extra cost to leap from league seventh to third figures disclosed age weighs about 55 pounds.Williams,” Robinson said. AREA BOWLING HIT AND MISS (Township, Hillsboro) Indlvlduel Belva Hagenah 488, Pat Dempsey 450 High Novy 204 NATIONAL (Township, Hillsboro) Team Surtine 2512 Teem Surflne 875 Rose 582, Jack Dempsey 564, Cy Hotek 559, Wes Hansbery 545 High Dempsey 233 MOONLIGHTERS (Sunset, Virooua) Team Telephone 2226 Team Telephone 818 Individual Margaret Henrikson 527, June Gordon 5)2, De Lap 487, W. Warner 482, D.

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cisco had another strong re- They will play April 2 at bounding against At- Dallas-Ft. Worth, April 3 lanta and 21 against Ramws and Darts of two others at Tiilsa. April 4 at White; hold the lead in that depart- Sox Park and April 5 at Wrig- ment He's averaged 18.6 re- ley Field. bounds a game. ular NHL play in a career that began in the big leagues in 195859 with the New York Rangers.

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