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Franklin and Oil City, Pa. Wednesday, November 15, 1967THE NEWS-HERALD 18 Bsxs slko 1., Ay) MVP Lp San Diego State First Yet On Small Grid Poll Gets 79 Votes For First Place 9, demolished Cheyney State 56-0 for its eighth victory without small college title with a convincing 28-7 triumph over By JOE GERGEN UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI)-CarJ Yastrzemski of the Red Sox, Boston's biggest hero since the Revolutionary War, was named the American League's most valuable player as expected today, but unexpectedly failed to receive a unanimous vote. Yaz, the brilliant left-fielder who led the Red Sox to their first pennant in 21 years and in the process won the AL's triple crown for batting, was the No. 1 choice on 19 of the 20 ballots cast by a committee of the Baseball Writer's Association of America. Cesar Tovar, a jack-of-all-trades with the runnerup Minnesota Twins, received the lone dissenting first-place vote.

fly By JOE CARNICELLI UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI) San Diego State today, as expected, retained its season long top ranking in United Press International's small college football ratings, but the unbeaten Aztecs may face their biggest obstacle of the season Saturday. Don Coryell's team, unbeaten in its last 24 games, must beat fifth-ranked Montana State Sa turday to successfully defend its small college crown. The Aztecs received 31 first place votes from the 35-member UPI Board of Coaches after beating San Fernando State 30-21 Saturday night. Tough Contest The Bobcats are expected to provide San Diego State with its sternest test of the season. Jim Sweeney's team is now 7-2, but has swept seven in a row since opening losses to North Dakota State and West Texas State.

Pro scouts will be flocking to San Diego to witness the encounter, a renewal of last year's Camellia Bowl in which San Diego State insured its ABA ACTION Randy Mahaffey Earl Palmer (32) in first half night. Mahaffey is a member of Minnesota won, 125-75. (257 appears to have added another arm in block attempt on action in Muskies-Colonels game in Bloomington, last the Kentucky Colonels while Palmer is a Minnesota Muskie. Indiana's Pont Es Coach Of The Week 'Skins Boast Catchers In Statistics Race week" honors. "It was a very Pipers In 2nd Place In ABA Race By United Press International George Mikan must be mighty pleased that another success story is being written in Minnesota.

As a member of the powerful Minneapolis Lakers in the old National Basketball Association playing days, Mikan watched the pro game grow in the north central state. Today, as commissioner of By KURT FREUDENTIIAL INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI)-Johnny Pont stands only 5 feet 6 inches but as far as confidence goes, the sky is the limit. They call him the "eternal optimist" of Indiana's football fortunes and he is making believers fast of the skeptics who insist Hoosier football just "hasn't got it." Pont has aged considerably in his three years on the Bloomington campus, but it's apparently been well worth' while. His boys and Wyoming are iand and Indiana is knocking on the Rose Bowl gate.

The; incredible Hoosiers, now ranked; fifth in the country, have won six of their eight games by seven points or less some in the final minutes, some in the a loss to wrap up its regular season undefeated. Fairmont, whick broke into the top 10 last week with an upset of Waynesburg, clung to its No. 10 ranking with an 8-0 triumph over Central (Ohio) State. Top Ten NEW YORK (UPI) The United Press International top 10 small college football teams with first place votes and won-lost-tied record in parentheses: Team Points 1. San Diego (31) (8 0) 343 2.

N. Dakota St. (9-0) 299 3. New Highla'der (2) (8 0) 225 4. X-N.

Michigan (9-0) 206 5. Montana State (7-2) 140 6. Santa Clara (7 0) 139 7. Arlington (Tex.) (81) 116 8. SW Texas St.

(1) (9-0) 99 9. X-West Chester St. (8-0) 59 10. Fairmont State (8-0) 61 Second 1011, Eastern Kentucky (50); 12, x-Waynesbnrg (41); 13, Wagner (33); 14, x-Kearney State (30); 15, Texas Southern (26); 16, x-Adams State (17); 17, Texas (14); 18, Eastern Washington State (10); 19, San Francisco State (8); 20, tie, Tennessee (Martin), Massachusetts (7). Completed season.

Install New Signal 12 Sf. Island A sign calling attention to the football fortunes of Franklin High School's Knights was erected in the island at 12th and Liberty Streets Tuesday evening. The 4' 8' sign is located adjacent to the United Fund Drive sign at the head of the island. Permission was granted by City Council to use the island. The neatly lettered sign is the result of several Franklin men and an idea by firemen Norris Blair, Bob Culbertson and Bud Montgomery.

Gene Richardson was responsible for the art work. The ma-sonite was donated by Bill Chalot of James Lumber Company. Lumber company personnel also cut out the football shaped sign. The sign was erected last night by Dusty Rhoades, Jay Rhoades, George Scanlon and Bud Montgomery. The posts were donated by the City of Franklin.

0. J. Can Cop Rushing Title NEW YORK (UPI) O.J. Simpson's performance against UCLA Saturday could carry the Southern California ane-buster to the major college rushing title as well as a berth in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day Simpson, with one game leit to play for the regular season, holds a commanding 132-yard; lead in ground-gaining. Barring an off-day against UCLA, Simpson should improve on his current total of 1,238 yard3.

Gene Morris of West Texas State ranks second with 1.106: yards in statistics released todav by the National Collegiate Sports Services. The Buff alas close their season against Wichita State Saturday. 1 1 tough game," recalled "probably the most difficult we've had all year, very aggressive. It wasn't difficult to get our boys 'up' mentally. "Our defense was superb I just can't say too much about that.

I think toe longest gain we gave them was 14 yards on a pass." The experts had tabbed Michigan State as favorite, a fact Pont felt was an "insult" to his unbeaten crew. "Sue, I thought we would win, but of course we greatly respect Michigan State," he said. "We had a scare against Wisconsin 14-9 and I told the squad, 'I don't know how you're going to win, but I honestly think you'll do I "I felt all along the coaching staff would have to start would have to believe in! themselves," said Pont. His first two seasons were mighty lean tnree wins losses and a tie. against 16 Then things1 began to pop.

the American Basketball only major unbeaten and ation with headquarters major teams left in the final seconds. They did impounding away that these boys! Carl Yastrzemskl Penn State May Go To Gator Bowl By DAVID M. MOFFIT UPI Sports Writer ATLANTA (UPI)-The bowl scouts are in a quandary. There's seldom been so many good teams with similar records and so many key games left to play. The bowls like to pick early to avoid missing the top teams; but this year they are uncertain where to turn.

Only four of this week's top 10 are even eligible. Five of that elite group are locked up by the Rose Bowl pact and Notre Dame traditionally spurns all post-season offers. Second-ranked Tennessee is expected to go to the Orange Bowl but that still leaves the folks down in Miami with a problem. Seventh-ranked Okla homa is said to be a leading candidate for their other berth but there's a lot of pressure building up in favor of the hometown Miami Hurricanes. Alabama Leading Contender Alabama, just outside top 10 at the No.

11 spot with its 6 1-1 record, appears to be a front-runner for the Sugar Bowl. But here again the bowl scouts are worried. If Auburn (6-2) beats Georgia Saturday, they'd like to wait, if they dare, until after the Dec. 2 game between Alabama and Auburn before making their choice. Many in the Atlantic Coast Conference are convinced that 10th ranked North Carolina State (8-1) will get a Sugar Bowl bid if the Wolfpack beats Clemson this Saturday and wins the ACC title.

Mississippi could vault right into the middle of the bowl picture by upsetting Tennessee this week. If the Rebels should win, they might wind up in the Cotton Bowl opposite the winner nf next week's game which should dec ido the Southwest Conference race Gator Bowl Candidates The Gator Bowl often pairs a toD Eastern team against one from near at home. This coold mean Penn State (6-2) against the winner of the Florida (5 2)-Florida State (6-2-1) game or perhaps Miami, if the Hurricanes don't get an earlier bid elsewhere. And don't forget sixth-ranked Wyoming, favored to post perfect season. The Cowboys are contention on everybody's iist as must be the Houston Cougards.

However, there's still tne Bluebonnet, Liberty and Sun bowls so there's plenty of room. The Rose Bowl, the granddad- dy of them all, is tne oniv one 'which doesn't have to worry. against Michigan State all over, again Saturday, winning 14-13! with just 2:50 showing on the Dig ciock ineir nrst victory at; East Lansing a feat that' earned Pont United Press International "coach of thel the Bobcats. The remainder of the top 10 remained intact. North Dakota State, which completed its season with a 9-0 mark a week ago, retained second and now must await the outcome of Saturday's game between San Diego State and Montana State for a possible shot at the national title.

New Mexico Highlands, 8-0 after beating Colorado State's Greenley branch 17-7, held on to third while Northern Michigan, which ended its season at 9-0 with a 25-6 triumph over North Dakota, remained fourth. Montana State Fifth Montana State was idle and remained No. 5 while Santa Clara, which whipped Cal Poly 28-7 to boost its record to 7-0, was still sixth. Arlington, now 8-1 after edging Arkansas State 16-14, clung to seventh and Southwest Texas State, a 48-26 conqueror of East Texas State, retained its No. 8 ranking.

West Chester State, still No. blocking chores as often as quarterback Sonny Jurgensen deems necessary, has caught 40 passes, four less than Bait! more's Willie Richardson, the sectionleader. Taylor, last year's leader, is tied for third with 37 catches and Mitchell trails with 36 Actually, there has been only one chance in the maior statistical departments released today by the NFL. Johnny Unitas of Baltimore moved into the passing lead with 176 completions in 293 attempts for a 60.1 percentage and 2,431 yards. He has been intercepted only eight times and lofted 17 touchdown passes.

Leroy Kelly of Cleveland retained his rushing lead despite the Browns' mauling by Green Rav last Snnrfav Tfpllv nears tne 1 000-yard charmed circie witn 743 142 attempts. Johnnv Roland nf thp St. Cardinals is second with 684 and rookie Mel Farr of the Detroit Lions trails in third place with 609 yards. Jim Bakken of St. Louis continues to lead in scoring.

amassing 92 points on 22 field goals and 26 extra points. Pat Studstill of Detroit is the leading punter with a 45.4 average, freshman Ben Davis of Cleveland holds his punt return lead with a 13.6 average, Gale Sayers of Chicago remains first in kickoff returns with a 38.8 average and Dave Whitsell of New Orleans stays in front of the interception leaders with seven thefts. Chance, McCormick Win Comeback Cups ST. LOUIS (UPI)-Pitchers Mike McCormick of San Fran cisco and Dean Chance of Minnesota have won the 1967 "comeback" awards in a poll of major league ball players, the Sporting News announced today. McCormick, who signed with the Giants for $50,000 in 1956 but was a sore-armed journey man for Baltimore and Washington in the American League the past four seasons, returned to San Francisco and won 22 games to lead National League pitchers.

His earned-run average was 2.85. Chance was a sensation in 1964 when he posted a 20-9 record with California but two bad seasons followed and the Angels traded him to Minnesota. The past season Chance led the Twins' pitching corns with another 20-victory year and a 2.79 ERA. McCormick has already been named the Cy Young Award winner in the National League and the Soorting News' National League pitcher of the year. AHL Standings By United Press International East W.

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T. Pts. Cleveland Rochester Quebec Buffalo Tuesday's Results Quebec 2 Springfield 1, tie Indiana goes against rovar, who batted only .267, was named on 14 of the 20 ballots and finished seventh in the overall standings. Near Unanimous Selection Two writers from each of the 10 league cities took part in the balloting. Yastrzemski received 275 of a possible 280 points.

Under the scoring system, 14 points were awarded for first place, nine for second, eight for third, down to one point for 10th place. Only Yaz and Harmon Kille-brew, the Twins' slugger who finished second with 161 points, were named on all 20 ballots. Catcher Bill Freehan of the Detroit Tigers was third with 137 points, pitcher Joe Horlen of the Chicago White Sox was fourth at 19 and outfielder Al Kaline of the Tigers was fifth at 88. Six Bosox Mentioned Six of the 20 players who received mention were from the Red Sox. Pitcher Jim Lonborg, the Cy Young Award winner who posted 22 triumphs during the regular season and two more in the World Series, was sixth at 82 and first baseman George Scott was 10th at 33.

Jerry Adair, Rico Petrocelli and Elston Howard also were named. Yastrzemski, the darling of the Boston fans, had a magnificent season, hitting .326, clouting 44 homers and driving in 121 runs. He tied with Killebrew for the homer title and climaxed the most dramatic season in AL history by collecting seven hits in his last eight at bats against the Twins on the final two days of the campaign. The award climaxed a remarkable year for Yaz and the Red Sox, who began the season as 100-1 longshots in the pennant scramble and tenaciously hung in the race despite the youngest starting team in the league. Yastrzemski, at 28, was the "old man" of the team until Adair and Howard joined the, club during the season.

SIGNED TO PLAY CHICAGO (UPI) Robert Gansler, a 1964 member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team, has signed to play with the Chicago Mustangs of the United Soccer Association. Gansler, from Milwaukee, will make his first appearance with the Mustangs against Prague, Czechoslovakia, on Thanksgiving Day. That bowl will pair off the winner of the game between top-ranked UCLA and third-ranked Southern Cal with the winner of the game between fifth-ranked Indiana and Minnesota; it's as simple as tntt. For the others, the scramble begins next week when NCAA regulations open the gates.

It will be interesting to see which ones are willing to wait. NEW YORK (UPI) When you crash the Washington Redskins' receiving line you've got to be good. Charley Taylor and Bobby Mitchell are names that are more familiar than Smith-Jerry, that is in the National Football League. The Taylor-Mitchell duo has been a pain in the shoulder pads for many a defender. Now, Washington boasts a trio of passcatchers who can make life miserable on the other side of the line.

Smith has been slightly more successful than his fleet teammates, but his achievements are even more remarKabie because he is making receptions from the tight end position. The former Arizona Stater, taking time off from his ta saturaay, a game supposeu, ji to be ana a win wuij qualify me noosiers ior uiei Rose Bowl. "Of course we know what's in store for us if we win," said Pont. "You always dream about things like the Rose Bowl, but that's the object this game, isn't it? i 1 II llfillllOMS mMmfMi Tju Irn Minneapolis, Mikan has watched! the rise of the Minnesota Muskies to Eastern Division, prominence, Minnesota won its sixth straight game by beating the Kentucky Colonels 125-75 Tuesday night. The victory put the Muskies only two games back of division leading Indiana.

Pittsburgh downed Oakland 128-98 and Houston subdued Anaheim 113-106 in the other scheduled games. Minnesota took advantage of. Kentucky's manpower shortage to run up big leads and win going away. The Colonels only. Nash, Bill Bradley and Howard Bayne were sidelined by injuries and Louis Dampier fulfilled an Army obligation at Fort Knox.

Ron Perry led Minnesota with 22 points. Darrel Carrier paced Kentucky with 19 points. Pittsburgh remained a game back of Minnesota in the East as Connie Hawkins scored 33 points against Oakland, playing without ABA scoring leader Lavern Tart, out with a virus infection. Ron Franz netted more than a fourth of Oakland's output with 25 points. Dewitt Menyard scored 29 points as Houston won only its second game in 10 starts.

Ben Warley was high man for Anaheim with 28 points, Hawkins Paces Pipers To Win PITTSBURGH (UPI) The Pittsburgh Pipers, paced by Connie Hawkins' 33 points, trounced the Oakland Oaks, 128-98, Tuesday night in the team's biggest scoring spree this season. The Pipers took an early lead and held a 34-19 margin at the end of the first period. The Oaks narrowed the lead to 54-48 at halftime but Pittsburgh sewed up the game with a 41-point outburst in the third quarter. It was Oakland's seventh loss In its last nine outings and the Pipers' third consecutive home victory. The Oaks played without guard Lavern Tart, leading scorer in the American Basketball Association, who has been averaging 29 points a game.

Tart was suffering a virus condition. The Oaks were led by Ron Franz with 25 points. Pittsburgh, in third place in the ABA's Eastern Division, is 8-5. Oakland is 5-9. MIAMI BEACH (UPI)-Eddie Talhaml, 179, Canada, knocked out Ray Vega, 178, West Memphis, Ark.

(2). I I NEW SIGN A group of sports-minded Franklin residents pooled their talent and some work time recently to come up with a 4' 8' sign pointing out Franklin High School's football prowess. 1 ittm noL 1 1 1 STILL TO BE WON I hr xrv.it.. JL h. mm a JDl i 1 Ami IWlMiliUliif 1 1 :1 1 HI11 if il OVER $1,300,000 WON SO FAR IN NEW SUNNY DOLLARS GAME.

NOTHING TO BUY! HURRY WIN! SNOWY WORKMEN Among the group of sports-minded individuals responsible for the erection of the sign at the 12th St. Island were, from left, Dusty Rhoades, George Scanlon, Bud Montgomery and Jay Rhoades. The quartet put up the sign last night..