The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 78

rflH Paragraph F3 Bloomlngton-Normal, III. Nov. 23, 1972 ig 8 championship at stake as Sooners meet Nebraska i Another confrontation will be between a pair of All-Americans Oklahoma offensive center Tom Brahaney and Nebraska defensive middle guard Rich Glover. Both teams feature superior defenses although statistics appear to give the edge to Oklahoma. The Sooners have gU ven up only 45 points in nine games, including 20 to Colorado in the only loss of the season, while Nebraska's "black shirts" have yielded 74 points in 10 games.

But the Nebraska offense, led by sophomore quarterback Dave Humm's 1,970 yards passing and 17 touchdown throws, has averaged 44.7 points per The Cornhuskcrs then went on to whip Alabama in the Orange Bowl to clinch a second straight national title, while Oklahoma crushed Auburn in the Sugar Bowl and wound up second. Both teams again are headed for the same bowls. This year, Nebraska is ranked fifth with an 8-1-1 record and a 4-0-1 Big Eight log, while the Sooners are fourth-rated, 8-1 and 4-1. "We've got to be more ready for Oklahoma than we've been at any time this year," warns Nebraska Coach Bob Devaney. "This Is really the outstanding team we will have faced to date this year." Devaney, who Is retiring as a coach after the current season, will be leading the Cornhuskcrs for the last time in Lincoln.

He won his 100th game as Husker head coach last week against Kansas State. Oklahoma Coach Chuck Fairbanks, who will be seeking his 50th career victory, also warned his club about the Cornhuskers. "It will take our best performance of the season In every respect to win," he said. Focal point of attention for opposing defenses are Greg Pruitt, of the Sooners and Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska, who rushes, catches passes, returns kicks and gives defensive coaches ulcers. However, Pruitt suffered an ankle bruise last week and may be handicapped by H.

Both Pruitt and Rodgers figure to rank high in balloting for the Hcisman trophy. LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) The national championship Is not at stake, but that's about the only thing that will be missing from last year's classic football game when bitter rivals Oklahoma and Nebraska collide again today. The Big Eight title will be on the line as it has been for the last two years when the two teams met and Nebraska won each time and there will be plenty of individual stars on display before 76,000 fans In Memorial Stadium and millions more watching on national television. Kickoff is 1:20 p.m., CST.

Last year both teams were unbeaten and ranked No. 1 and No. 2 when Jerry Tagge drove the Cornhuskcrs 74 yards in the final minutes for a 35-31 victory. Look-alikes San Francisco, Dallas in important contest Nolan it's been a high scoring game," says. The game features opposing quar- terbacks who were on the bench the last champions have yet to reach the mental peak they had last year "when we were driving for a championship we had never won." The game could turn into a wild offensive struggle.

Both teams have sagged defensively this year but the Cowboys own the top overall offense in the NFC while San Francisco is the No. 1 passing outfit But Nolan doubts it. "We've never played each other when time the teams met. Steve Spurrier is the quarterback for the 49ers while John Brodie recovers from an ankle sprain. Craig Morton has taken over as the Cowboy quarterback because of Roger Staubach's shoulder separation in August.

Dallas is a seven-point favorite. Looking like a many-headed motorized centipede, cart in the Formula and classes line up to start qualifying Wednesday in Gainesville, for the American Road Race of Champions Friday through Sunday. (AP Wirephoto) Long, o7 Vie DALLAS (AP) The offensive and defensive systems of Dallas and San Francisco are so similar the teams could switch uniforms in their National Football League game Thanksgiving Day and it would be hard to tell the difference. "If you want to impress your wife, just tell her that it's like looking in a mirror when these two teams play par-ticularly on defense," says Cowboy assistant Ermal Allen. "On offense both teams use multiple sets and on defense they don't vary from the 4-3 alignment." San Francisco Coach Dick Nolan was an assistant under Dallas Coach Tom Landry.

Nolan carries out Landry's theories to the letter. Nolan says "Tom must know me better than I know him" because the 49ers are 0-2-1 against the Cowboys with Nolan at the helm. The 49ers lost 14-3 and 17-10 to Dallas in the 1970 and 1971 National Conference playoffs. Today's game before a sellout crowd of 65,000 in Texas Stadium and a national television audience is of vital importance to both clubs. The 49ers can take the lead in the NFC West with a victory while the Cowboys can move to within a half game of NFC East leader Washington.

Dallas is 8-2 and the 49ers are 5-4-1. "It's always a big game when we get together," Nolan says. "There are no little ones." Besides his personal jinx against Landry, the 49ers will be going against the fact the Cowboys have never lost in Texas Stadium over a span of 10 regular season, three exhibition and one playoff games. Landry said the defending Super Bowl Black Hawks triumph, 5-2 Wells set to play games game to 36.7 for Oklahoma. 4 Dolphins slafed for 'late1 game Christmas Eve NEW YORK (AP) Miami's unbeatr en Dolphins will host a late afternoon playoff game on Christmas Eve, the last of four National Football League showdowns that weekend.

Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced a still-sketchy schedule for the NFL playoffs Wednesday since Miami Is the only team to have already locked up its division title. Rozelle did not release exact kickoff times, but "early" playoff games usually start at 1 p.m., EST, and "ate" games go at 4 o'clock. Miami has the late game Dec. 24 and the American Conference Central Division winner Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Cincinnati are still alive there will be the home club in an early game Dec. 23.

In the National Conference, the first-round playoffs will include a late game Saturday, Dec. 23, and an early game to proceed the Miami clash Dec. 24. 1 The schedule allows television viewers to see all four games although NBC will air the AFC games and CBS will handle the NFC. Winners from the Dec.

23-24 weekend will meet Dec. 31 for the conference championships and the spots in the Super Bowl scheduled Jan. 14 in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Sites for first-round games are often confused by the "wild card" teams that qualify in each conference. Those spots go to the clubs posting the best records among teams failing to win any of the sue division crowns.

Two teams from the same division are not allowed to meet in the first round Of playoffs. Pro wrestling pact I signed by Bobiclc ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Olympic heavyweight boxer Duane Bobick of Bowlus, has signed a multi-year wrestling contract with millionaire wrestler Vern Gagne, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Bobick signed the contract Tuesday in Tahoe, and will make his wrestling debut March 6 in the new St. Paul Civic Center. "He'll make a fortune in wrestling and have none of the torments and pressure of the boxing ring," said Gagne of Minneapolis. "I predict he'll earn $10 million on the mat. He's got all the charisma and good looks of a national hero." Harry Caray's wife sues for divorce CLAYTON, Mo.

(AP) The wife of Harry Caray, Chicago White Sox sportscaster, filed a suit for divorce In St. Louis County Circuit Court Tuesday. In her petition, Mrs. Marian Caray asked for the custody of their two children. Caray formerly broadcast St.

Louis Cardinals baseball games. 2 all-star in Tri-Point, host team win at Melvin-Sibley SIBLEY (PNS) Tri-Point, Melvin- holiday edition, results of the final game Sibley, and Grant Park high schools will be in Friday's editions, captured first round victories in the first Trj.poirit throttled Roberts-Thawville's annual Melvm-Sibley High School Turkey i- i a Basketball Tournament here Wednesday. offense in mom8 to a 27'16 halftime lead- Tri-Point edged -past Roberts- ff Char ThawviUe, 45-37, in the opening game of aUacK wlin 14 Pmts- the tourney; Grant Park whipped Melvin-Sibley, leading 21-12 at the end Wellington, 67-54; and Melvin-Sibley of first quarter, exploded for 26 thumped Rankin, 75-44. Pints the cmd stanza while Donovan and Buckley-Loda met in the Jgj to ei8ht P0 coasted t0 final game of the program. Because of an early deadline for the Paragraph's summahcj Tr-Flnt Roberto-Tntwvlll f9 It ft 22 Sprtv Smith 2 3 IV I A I 7 0 0.

Donley Rock 3 3 I lfwlrli 32 Hamilton Johnson 0 0 3 4 Dybzv Warlow 3 3 0 3 M. Donley Daniels 0 41 unanimous pick i ass, rmj I OO Whitman Gordon I 0 I 01 Leonard Better 0 0 for Capifol feam asr 14 17 10 17 Normal Community defensive tackle frf-point t7a Steve Alvis was the only unanimous Rotert-Thwviii 14-37 selection for the Capitol Conference All- vZHT10'; 5ni' Roberts-Thewvllle Wartow, Gordon. Star IOOtbaJl team. Team Fouls: Tri-Point 2Si Roberts- Thawvllle 20. Alvis was one of four Ironmen named Melvin-Sibley Rankin to the squad.

Jim Lanhardt was picked fg ft fa as a linebacker, Marty Shipley as a de- wmfjan i 2 fensive back and Harold Nord as an of- I 02 jh WMSX fensiveend. Newman 2 0 1 0 Kendrick Skinner 3 1 The team, which included 13 on offense gr Niswenter and 20 on defense, was selected by the 2 fjy Tniimonv 0 O. Lynch Uden 2 0 league coaches. Coaches were not per- 3 2 Keiper v. Hoter 0 0 mitted to vote for their own players.

Alvis is a 6 foot 4 Inch, 236-pound 33 f. 'V0 Melvln-Slbley 21 24 10 18-75 Senior. Rankin 12 I 11 1344 CAPITOL CONFERENCE ALL-STARS Fouled Out: Rankin Eisner. Morger, OFFENSE ENDS Harold Nord. Normal Community; Tom ''iHlbley Rankin Taylor, MacArthur; Dick Reld, Griffin.

INTERIOR LINEMEN Roger Ramirez, Lanphler; Grant Park Wellington Georqe McLaughlin, Southeast; Mike McDermott, fg ft fg ft Griffin; Gary Cook, MacArthur. 4 2 Bobholi T. Watson 3 0 CENTER Mike Reynolas, MacArthur. 4 1 D. Watson 3 1 QUARTERBACK Dave Figueira.

Griffin. 4 3 S. Schneider Field 2 0 RUNNING BACKS Mark Petrilli, Griffin; Ricky 5 K. Boicken Vovles 5 2 Mitchell, Lanphler; Tim Helm, MacArthur; Charles 1 0 H. Hoekstre Wllber 0 0 Tlmms, Southest.

0 Lunman Dodson 0 0 ncEEucc 0 A Marshall Pvle 0 0 defense Moora Decker 0 0 ENDS Jim Scruggs, Centennial; Jeff Cash, GrIN 0 Darsa Sollars 9 7 fin; Tom Taylor, MacArthur. 0 Schroeder INTERIOR LINEMEN Steve Alvis, Normal Com- 0 0 J. Schneider munlty; Mike Reynolds, MacArthur; Kevin Elder. 0 0 B. Hoekstra Jacksonville; Bob Hopper, Lanphler; George McLaughlin, Southeast.

24 22 10 LINEBACKERS Pat Curtis, MacArthur; Jim Lanhardt, Normal Community; Tom Selinger, Grlf- fin; Roger Ramiret, Lanphier; Tim Helm, Wellington 23-54 MacArthur; Gary Cook, MacArthur. DEEP BACKS Norman Coe, Elsenhower; Carl Fouled Out: Grant Park R. Boicken; Stowe, Southeast; Robbie Blair, Centennial; Mike Wellington Dodson, Sollars. Lantj, Griffin; Kevin Blake, Lanphler; Marty Team Fouls: Grant Park 14; Welling- Shipley, Normal Community. ton 23.

Wells thus becomes the first Illinois football player named to the East-West game since the selection of defensive halfback Ron Bess in 1967. Bess is a graduate of Bloomington High School. Three other Illinois players have also been named for post-season bowl appearances. Center Larry McCarren will join Wells in the East-West Shrine Game and will also participate in the Hula Bowl Jan. 6 at Honolulu.

Defensive ends Larry Allen and Tab Bennett will join Wells in the Ail-American Bowl game, while Allen will also participate in the Shrine North-South Game Dec. 25 at Miami and Bennett in the Blue-Gray Game Dec. 27 at Montgomery, Ala. Wells is Illinois' all-time career leader in total offense and passing completions and yardage and needs six points at Iowa this Saturday to become the School's second leading scorer behind Red Grange. JtaskHhall results HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS AT DECATUR MACARTHUR Snrlnafield 100, Mount Zion 80 CHAMPAIGN-Universily of Illinois quarterback Mike Wells has been named to participate in two post-season bowl games.

1 Wells, a 6 foot 5 inch, 225-pound senior from Normal Community, has been selected for the East-West Shrine Game Dec. 30 in San Francisco and for the All-American Bowl Jan. 7 in Tampa, Fla. Illini head coach Bob Blackman will be on the coaching staff of the East-West Shrine Game and will be co-head coach with Nebraska's Bob Devaney in the All-American Bowl. Iowa works on defense; Wells praised IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP)-The Iowa Hawkeyes concentrated on defense Wednesday in preparation for hosting Illinois in a Big Ten football clash here Saturday.

Illinois is first in the Big Ten on offense. Coach Frank Lauterbur said Illinois quarterback Mike Wells may be the best in the country today: "After coming off his finger injury early in the year, he has played magnificent football." Lauterbur said freshman center Johnny Campbell will start Saturday in place of injured Jock Michelosen, who fractured his ankle last Saturday against Indiana. The Hawks planned to spend Thanksgiving afternoon reviewing films of Illinois before a one-hour practice. NCAA says problem for CHICAGO (AP) Rookies J.P. Bor-deleau, Phil Russell and John Marks paced the attack Wednesday as the Chicago Black Hawks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in a National Hockey League game.

Vancouver goalie Dune Wilson suffered an injury to his left leg late in the third period and had to be helped to the dressing room. Wilson's leg was pinned between Hawk forward Cliff Kroll and the net post during a scramble in front of the cage. The extent of the injury was not immediately known. Boston reaches 16-2 with 126-107 victory BOSTON (AP) The Boston Celtics, led by Dave Cowens, erupted for 40 points in the third period and breezed to a 126-107 triumph over Portland Wednesday night for their 16th victory in 18 National Basketball Association starts. Cowens scored 10 points and grabbed as many rebounds as the Celtics charged into a 100-78 advantage at the three-quarter mark.

The rugged center finished with 33 points and 18 rebounds. John Havlicek and Jo Jo White each contributed eight points in the third Decatur MacArthur 71, Robinson 50 AT SIBLEY Trl-Point 45, Robcrts-Thawville 37 Grant Park 67, Wellinqton 54 Melvln-Sibley 75, Rankin 44 OTHERS Prosser 56, Weber 51 Kenwood 84, Hyde Park 47 Penpcr 78, Providence-St. Mel 46 Walier 65, Cathedral 31 Hales Franciscan 80, Llndblom 64 Hubbard 79, St. Joseph 38 Englewood 81, Klnq 39 Von Sleuben 77, Btiwen Lane Tech 62, Ouiqley North 49 Tuley 66, Foreman 64 pro agents collegians Movnimj treat Namath and Landry to due period, giving Cowens plenty of help. Boston led by as much as 29 points, 95-66, before easing up.

DETROIT (AP )- Aerial offense is expected to dominate Thursday as the New York Jets and Detroit Lions collide before a sellout Thanksgiving Day crowd at Tiger Stadium. The nationally televised contest is widely seen as a showdown between the big guns quarterbacks Joe Namath and Greg Landry. But the condition of the rest of the players may be the critical factor. Starting is 11 a.m., CST. Plagued by injuries suffered during their loss to the Miami Dolphins Sunday, the Jets are rated seven-point underdogs.

Among those with injuries are safety Gus Holloman, running back Emerson Boozer, safety Chris Farasopoulos, cor-nerback Steve Tanncn and defensive tackle John Elliott. "I never look at it as a confrontation between quarterbacks," said Landry. "It's our offense against their defense, and it's the same in his situation." The Lions have scored 210 points, while giving up 199. Both teams have 6-4 records and each must win to keep Super Bowl hopes alive. With four games to go, the Lions are tied for second with Minnesota, one game behind Green Bay in the Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Unbeaten Miami clinched the American Conference Eastern Division title last Sunday, but the Jets could still win a wild card slot in the conference playoffs. The game is the first regular season meeting ever between the two clubs. It Is also Namath's first crack at Detroit since the 1971 preseason contest in which he was injured, sidelining him for most of the year. Crisp temperatures with a chance of snow flurries are predicted for the game. one can get into basketball practice without a pass." Michigan basketball coach Johnny Orr said agents arc a problem.

"They're contacting my players all the time," lie said. "They (agents) write to them, but I don't think they've been around campus. The problem has primarily been confined to basketball, since the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association are still in a war for talent and have signed players whose class has not been graduated. An agent usually looks for someone who he knows can make the grade in the pros immediately. Sophomore basketball standouts Lindsay llairston of MSU and Campy Russell of Michigan are examples of the caliber of players such agents seek to sign.

Orr said Russell, and star senior Henry Wilmorc, "have really been contacted a lot." DETROIT (AP) Are professional sports agents becoming a major problem on college campuses? The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has reported editorially in its monthly News the answer is yes. Some universities around the country lost undergraduate basketball players last year because the players signed agreements with agents and thus bd came ineligible for varsity competition, even before the players signed pro contracts. But what about Michigan's two biggest college athletic powers, Michigan and Michigan Stale? "I haven't seen any agents around here," said Burt Smith, MSU athletic director. "I've seen a lot of pro scouts, but I haven't seen any agents. I don't know if they're operating behind the scenes or what." 'Wc watch practices pretty close.

Nn Quarterback Taliaferro added by Washington WASHINGTON (AP) Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Mike Taliaferro has been signed to join the Washington Redskins taxi squad, the National Football League team said Wednesday. Pro hoi'lioy rosulls NHL Chicago Vancouver Detroit 6. Buffalo 2 Philadelphia 1, New York Islanders 3 WHA Philadelphia 5, Alberta 4 New York Raiders 3, New England 1 Pro cjitk imvsiiU.s NBA Baltimore 117. Seattle 0 Boston I2, Portland 10' ABA New York 109. Vlrqlnla 101 Indiana 114.

Carolina 103 Kentucky 123, Memphis 10 Joe Namath The Jets have scored a whopping 303 points this season, while giving up 220..