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Show Page 6- - 1974 Provo, Utah, Tuesday, August 20, V?v7 I Dolphins Gain 21-- 9 Triumph Over Vikings - It wasn't the MIAMI (UPD same as Super Bowl VIII but for the Monday night television football watcher, it was close in the first half, anyway. Just as they did in their 24-- 7 Super Bowl win over Minnesota in January, the Miami Dolphins football grind-it-ou- t played Monday night to down the Vikings 21-The Dolphins used most of their regulars in the first half, with quarterback Bob Griese calling his usual artful game and Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick pushing for steady hunks of yardage. By intermission, it was and the. Dolphins needed only to hang on to win. "I thought the veterans, and defensively, offensively played exceptionally well in the first half," Miami Coach Don Shula said. "Bob Griese called an exceptional ball game and he, Csonka and Kiick played well for the short time they've been in camp." Csonka, who with Kiick and wide receiver Paul Warfield are bound for the World Football League Memphis Southmen in 1975, scored touchdowns from one and three yards out. Csonka gained 61 yards on 16 carries in the first half. Warfield did not play but the crowd showed what Shula called "mixed emotions" for Kiick and Csonka when they were introduced. Many observers had given the Dolphins the edge because most of their veterans had been in camp longer than the Vikings. When the NFL Players 14-- 0 L mm St. Louis 9-- 5 Osborne out on the drive in the an end of 65 58 .528 .508 .508 Pittsburgh 62 60 57 62 .479 52 66 .441 Montreal York Chicago New 60 69 50 2 Mi 2'4 6 104 .420 13 OREM CAPTAINS Lennon Ledbetter (left) and J.D. Bussio discuss plans for the upcoming season with Coach Tom Molen. Even with a lot of starters to replace the Golden Conference American East wit pet. 667 .667 2 2 0 .500 .500 Jts 1 2 0 .333 Central Miami New Englnd Buffalo 2 0 1 Proven Quarterback Boosts Tigers' Football Fortunes 110 Baltimore New Yrk Cincinnati Pittsburgh 3 Houston 2 Cleveland 1 pet. wit 1.000 0 0 1.000 .667 2 0 .333 2 0 0 10 West t pet. I w Oakland San Diego Denver Kansas City National 0 0 1.000 2 1 0 .667 2 1 0 667 1 2 0 .333 57 105 3 Conference East wit pet. 3 10 Louis 2 10 Dallas Nw Yrk Gnts2 1 0 0 3 0 Washington 0 3 0 Philadelphi St. P 47 .750 .667 .667 .000 .000 46 35 85 91 Central Green Bay Detroit Minnesota Chicago 3 pet. wit1.000 0 P 23 0 .333 .000 .000 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 64 48 80 By MIKE TWITTY Herald Sports Writer The Orem Golden Tigers, with an experienced quarterback returning, hope to develop into a contender for the Region Four football title. Gary Crowton is the only in the league who returns from last season and the Tigers are counting on his experience to thrust them into a playoff spot this sipal caller year. The West w Los Angeles Atlanta San Francsc New Orlens t pet. 0 .667 I 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 . has added both inches and 50 pounds during the and already has a full year's experience running Orem's wishbone offense. 333 48 .000 .000 senior 6-- pa 51 78 With Crowton at the controls Orem will pass more this year, giving the Tigers a more balanced attack than they showed last San Francisco San 74 49 65 56 .537 62 59 .512 104 134 447 214 .390 284 68 55 48 Diego pet. lb- 623 602 24 1. 46 Houston 75 Results Monday's Angeles 8I Chicago Los w. I. pet. gb. Boston 67 54 .554 Cleveland Baltimore New York Milwaukee Detroit 60 57 .513 508 .496 484 61 7. San 11 Houston 2 Probable Today's (AO Los times 57 7:35 San inn 2 at 2:15 10-- or p.m. Niekro 8:05 Diego (Freisleben at 8:05 Montreal pm. at (Foster (Rogers (Schueler Philadelphia at Cincinnati 8:05 (Kirby pm. New York (ApodacS at Houston 8:35 (Richard pm. Games Wednesday's Los Angeles at Chicago San Diego at Montreal, night San Francisco at Pittsburgh, night St. Louis at Atlanta, night New York at Houston, night at Philadelphia 8'4 lO'i .467 62 (only 5 8 .504 74 21 .398 York tunes (AD 0 Pitchers EOT) Texas (Brown at Baltimore (Cuellar 7:30 p.m. (Bahnsen at Chicago Boston 7:30 p.m. (Drago Kansas City (Fitzmorris at Cleveland iG. Perry 7:30 p.m. Minnesota York New at (Blyleven (Dobson 8:00 p.m. Detroit California (Lolich (Ryan at 9:00 pm. Milwaukee (Rodriguez Oakland (Hunter at 11:00 pm. Wednesday's Games Minnesota at New York at Boston Chicago Kansas at Cleveland, City night Texas at Baltimore, night Milwaukee at Oakland, night Detroit at California, night Cincinnati. light Ls League 002 (30 200 M- l- 817 1 OM 100 H 00- 0- 7 13 Angls 1 Chicago Rau, Hough (3), Downing (5i. Marshall and (7) Yeager; Reuschel, Hooton (5). La Roche Todd (5). (5l. (81. Frailing Zamora (101 and Swisher. and Bench. and I7thl, Seaver (12-8- (7thl. Garvey (17th). (II im) 1 00 000 000 001 0- 1- 2 000 000 001 nd (7-8- ) Wilson. Cosgrove (9) and M.May. (0 81 Grote: Forsch (9 l, j)5- - 5). San Frncsc (00 030 00- 2- 020 110 Pittsburgh Bryant. Sosa (9) Rooker. dolph; 00- 8(9) Americaa Ru- Chicago and Boston Sanguillen.' 11 1 005 000 10- 0Louis Atlanta 002 431 20- x- 11 17 I Folkers (41. Forsch Osteen, (5). Siebert (6) and Simmons: Morton. J Niekro (3). Leon (5), House (8) and Correll. WP-J- . Niekro (17thl. Evans St. (14th). League 000 000 01f- t- 1 S lit 001 200 02- xKaat. Gossage (II, Forster (8) and Varney. Downing (8l; 181 Lee. Monand Segui (14-11tgomery. WP-Le- e Diego Montreal 000 003 00-0030 000 31 x- and Jones. Hardy (7) Blair. Carrithers dall; Taylor (9). and 1 7 I 1 9 1 till 1 (13-10- ) Borg-man- Oil Ken- (6), Foote. l. (18th). Philadelphi Cincinnati Twltchell. That string of defeats threate record of 20 ened the home set by setbacks at straight e St. Louis Browns in the 1953, and along with everything else, it also produced a rush of personal memories of how that season turned into a summer Provo Amateur Tournament Foote 001 100 0101 2 12 239 001 OO- x- 15 13 1 Underwood (3), Hernait Christensen (7) (3). and Boone; Gullett. Baney (8l Set Saturday The Timpanogos Provo Amateur City Golf Tournament will be played Saturday on the Timp Course. The entry fee is $20 with entries 320 001 00ft Minnesota due by Thursday. They can be New 010 010 00- 0- 2 i York mailed to the club pro, Dave Decker and McDowell, Tidrow (2), Crowton, P.O. Box 262, Provo. Martinez (9) and Munson. A U.G.A. card is required with full handicaps being used (18 420th). Nettles 15th). strokes maximum). Based on 175 entries, the prize Milwaukee 01( 000 00- 0- 1 4 0 000 000 00- 1Oakland money breakdown ranges from Champion. Murphy (t) and $200 for the gross winner to $35 Porter: Blue ) and Haney. HRScott for 20th place. The net winner also receives $200 with 30th place (14th). getting $25. 000 000 00- 0Detroit Oil That leaves 50 golfers finishing 000 000 00- 1- 1 I 0 California Holdsworth. Hi lie r (9) and in the prize money. Further information is available from the and Wockenfuss; Tanana Egan. Timpanogos Course, ( San By MILTON RICHMAN UPI Sports Editor NEW YORK (UPI) -Maybe you've noticed where the California Angels are having a spot of trouble. They're in the cellar in the American League West. They're not only down, they're way down, and it could take the combined genius of Harry Dalton and Dick Williams, plus all the king's men to get them back headed in the right direction again. At that, the Angels look a bit better now than theyjdid a few weeks ago when they lost 15 in a 1 tl 3 and Giusti 7 S The winner of that grudge game will have the inside track for the runner-u- p spot with a chance at the title if someone should knock off Hillcrest. Returning starters who figure to help the Tigers in their title chase are center J.D. Bussio, Lennon Ledbetter (a defensive end and tight end) and defensive tackle Rod Parker. Those three join Crowton as the only returnees from a squad which finished third in Region Four, losing to Hillcrest by one point and suffering a controversial six-poi- loss to Kearns. The Tigers have Kearns at home this year and will have 10 days between league games to prepare for the Cougars. Brighton and Murray are the other home games with Hillcrest and Granger away and Provo on the neutral field. n Both Orem's home which at are games should help the Tigers get off to a good start. They host Ogden on Aug. 30 and Pleasant Grove the following Friday. Coach Tom Molen is are Andy Jolley, Greg Anderson, Brad Farrer, Larry Tucker and Greg Johnson. offensive line with Dick "We feel our defense will be strong again," explains Coach Molen. "And having an experienced quarterback gives our offense a big boost. We feel we can do more things than we did last year." As usual, Orem will have Gilder coaching the defensive line and Mick Peterson handling the defensive backs. Dave Mascaro and Craig Zimmerman will direct the sophomores. A bundle of running backs are working hard to join Crowton in the offensive ' good size and adequate speed. The running backs are unproven by but there's plenty of potential for a season at least as good as last year. t backfield. Among the aspirants are Robert Rowley, Cary Nielson, Gary Ferguson, John Ramage, Ron Anderson, Mark Keller and Terry Goold. Besides Bussio and Aug. Ledbetter on the offensive 5 p.m. Grove at Sept. Orem 5 p.m. vs. Provo at Sept. BYU 7:30 p.m. at Orem 5 Sept. p.m. at Granger 5 Sept. p.m. at Weber 5 p.m. Oct. Oct. at Orem 5 p.m. Oct. at Hillcrest 3 p.m. Oct. at Orem 3 p.m. line could be Rogan Taylor, Matt Shumway, Orem Schedule at Orem Bruce McAllister and Kelly Kirwan. The defensive line will feature Parker along with Jim Ashton and probably some names like Lloyd Workman, Clark Fowlke and Ray Nielson. Shane Robbins is the only m linebacker with much experience, making that position one of the few Marion Remembers '53 Collapse Of Record-Settin- g St. Louis Browns now-gon- . 2 (30th). Morgan (16th Concepcion (9thl. New Yrk Houston has the potential to challenge for the title if newcomers develop. A key game for Orem comes in its rowathome. Major League Linescores National lettermen back but there is enough talent to place the Tigers among the region's top three teams. Hillcrest is a strong favorite in Region Four but 13. possible vulnerable spots the Tigers will have to iron out in the next couple of weeks. Possible defensive backs beginning his fourth season with the Tigers with what could progress into his best team. Joining Molen this season is a former Orem star, Mike Bailey, who was an assistant at Murray last year. Bailey will handle the 2 scheduled) Probable Today's there aren't many first league game when the Tigers meet Provo on Sept. Results New games season. ' Orem finds itself in much the same situation as Provo Orem .492 94 .488 10 62 63 49 6 .529 61 60 60 - 569 53 56 63 Chicago 1 California 1 Detroit 0 1 Milwaukee Oakland 3 Louis (P. Atlanta pm. 7 Pitchers Chicago (Kremmel pm. San Francisco (Williams at (Kison Pittsburgh Morlan St. 65 70 Monday's EOT) (Sutton Angeles 63 59 Minnesota Boston 6 4 St. Louis 6 New York 1, 11 IS Philadelphia Cincinnati 61 5 51 w. I. pet g b. 12 San Diego Francisco 5 Pittsburgh 7 Atlanta 59 60 Oakland Kansas City Texas Chicago Minnesota California im Montreal League West w. 76 Tigers figure to be in the running for the Region Four championship. They open the season against Ogden a week from Friday. 0 1 West Los Angeles Cincinnati Atlanta winning playoffs. A seven-gam- e streak, coming after Bob Lee took over as quarterback, into the Falcons propelled contention a role they held until they lost two of their last three fourth quarter. East 62 1 " Dave d one-yar- American Philadelphi hk$j iU-'- Moore. National League East pet. gb- - ' Coach ATLANTA (UPI) Norm Van Brocklin thinks he has a potential winner if the Atlanta of them perform Falcons--all as he thinks they can. Naturally, the player strike has cast doubt on the prospects for a successful 1974 season. But if the striking veterans play, and with what appears to Van Brocklin to be a sterling rookie crop, the Falcons will "definitely be a contender." he says. And Norm Van Brocklin isn't one easily coaxed out on a limb. The Falcons, starting their ninth season, had their best and record ever last year only a slump at the end of the season kept them out of the then came in low and away with the next one. McDougald swung and lifted a high pop-u- p near third base. Marion waited for the ball to come down, squeezed it in price, a special salad and baked his glove and the Browns had Idaho potato. losing snapped their At the ballpark, Marty Marion, streak and the Yankees' the manager, put on his uniform winning string at the same and looked at the lineup card on time. his desk. In the clubhouse afterward, "What's the difference how I Marion still clung to the ball he make it out, these guys never had caught for the final out. hit," he said, wearily. Then he turned to me. "Here," he said, handing me "Here, you make it out," he the ball. "I autographed it to said. "We can't possibly do any your mother, and I want you to worse." give it to her." She still has it. He was kidding. At least I it?" Marion intended to play again I declined the so he was, thought Hardly. the following day. He took infield The Browns lost 100 games that offer with thanks. Later Marion wrote in the practice but his back bothered year. They somehow managed to him so much from having played names. win 54. Marioh, accustomed to being Johnny Groth, CF, leading off. the previous night, ,he simply Then he put down his own name, couldn't move around. with a winner like the Cardinals, "That's it," he said, tossing his tried everything he could think and had himself playing third base. Jim Dyck, LF, came next, glove into the dugout. of , used every pitcher he had. Marty Marion never played Virgil Trucks.. .Don Larsen...-Harr- y with Vic Wertz, RF, hitting Brecheen...Duane cleanup. Roy Sievers, IB, hit again, which means he quit a Holloman...Dick fifth, followed by Les Moss, C, "winner." Not the Browns, though. They Littlefield...Bob Cain.. .Mike Billy Hunter, SS, Bobby Young, home two weeks later returned and Pillette 2B, pitching. Blyzka...Satchel Paige...It didn't matter. The result generally was Casey Stengel, looking to equal and promptly lost six more in a the American League record of row for their record total of 20 the same. Another loss. From June 3 through June 14 of 19 straight victories, started straight home losses before Lou 1953, the Browns lost 14 in a row Whitey Ford for the Yankees and Kretlow beat Cleveland. You remember Lou Kretlow. in their own backyard at the lefthander had trouble with He could hit a golf ball a mile. Sportsman's Park. Then they left his control. In the second inning he walked Moss and Pillette, for New York and a three-gam- e series with the powerful league-leadin- g after which Groth singled for a Yankees. run. Ryan Leads AL Fortune smiled on the embattied the score Mize Johnny NEW YORK (UPI) Nolan tled Brownies on June 15. They with a single, but Wertz' homer didn't lose.. They couldn't into the rightfield seats with one Ryan, who tied three major on in the fifth put the Browns in league strikeout records last possibly. It was an off day. week, was named the American On June 16, the Browns had a front again. of the Week night game scheduled with the Paige relieved Pillette in the League's Player TVlonday. lead winners of 18 their last Yankees, eighth and carried that Ryan struck out 19 batters in a into the ninth when he struck out straight. game against Boston to tie the Some of the Browns' players Mickey Mantle leading off. Yogi killed time before the game by. Berra rolled out, but Gene major league mark for a game. Ryan fanned 32 going to the movies. Esther Woodling singled, bringing up batters in two consecutive games McDou-galWilliams and Fernando Lamas Gil troublesome always and 41 in three consecutive were playing in "Dangerous with the potential tying run. When Wet" at Radio City. For 75 Paige made his first, pitch contests, equaling the major cents you could catch the early inside to McDougald, wasting it. league records. long nightmare for Marty Marion, then manager of the Browns. Marion, baseball's "Mister Shortstop" for 11 years with the St. Louis Cardinals, now runs the stadium club for them at Busch Stadium. He's 56, but won't forget the St. Louis Browns, not the '53 Browns, anyway, if he lives to be 106. "It was a very strange ball club," he says. "The players were a bunch of misfits. Most of 'em weren't even playing their natural positions. They were just doing the best they could, and that wasn't very good at all, was show, including the dancing Rockettes. Jack Dempsey's Restaurant nearby was offering a top quality sirloin steak for $3.65 that day, and for the same games. That streak, though, showed the Falcons they could win, Van Brocklin says, "and it gives us much confidence in starting the " Van Brocklin 1974 season. blames himself for the stunning collapse at season's end he says he didn't get the players properly prepared. But, he says, it also serves to remind the team "that you have to play every Sunday and while you don't want to dwell on losing, I think it will be healthy in 1974 for us to remember that a letdown in 1973 was very expensive to us." Van Brocklin hopes for a fast start this season the Falcons play four of their first six games at home "in order to put ourselves into a a position where if we have a human loss, it won't have such a pointed effect on our season." Lee of course, he's called "the general" around here will be back as the No. 1 quarterback V 3--1 nine-innin- g d Pat Heisman unproven former Sullivan, Trophy winner, as a backup. They could both be pressed, however, by rookie Kim McQuilken, who threw for 2,603 yards at Lehigh last season and looked good in the Falcons' first rookie-studde- d game against Philadelphia. McQuilken is only one of several rookies who have impressed Van Brocklin. Others include tight end Henry Childs of Kansas State, wide receiver Gerald TinkeX the team's first draft choice) of Kent State and running backs Molly McGee of k Rhode Island and Vince of Florida. "We have a number of young men who can play this game," says Van Brocklin who praises their hustle. "That would be the case, whether there's a strike or not." Lee, who came to Atlanta from the Vikings, picked up the Falcon fortunes, which were at a ebb, and piloted Atlanta to an 2 mark the rest of the way, including upsets of Los Angeles pre-seas- Ken-dric- and Bowl-boun- d Super Dave Hampton, Eddie Ray and Art Malone are the top running backs but Malone will be out part of the season with a broken ankle suffered in practice. Tinker probably will move in as a wide receiver opposite veteran Ken Burrow. Tight end Jim Mitchell, one of the best, will be playing in his final season after haying decided to jump to the World Football Minnesota. League. Defensive end is one of the Falcons' strongest points in Claude Humphrey and John Zook, while middle linebacker Tommy Nobis, though a step slower, is a top hand at that position along with Don Hansen, and Greg Brezina. The defensive secondary, which will be minus Ken Reaves who was traded to New Orleans, led the National Conference in pass defense in 1973. Orem Semipros Drop Finale to Dunn Oil By RAY SCHWARTZ Herald Sports Writer Dunn Oil, a team comprised of University of Utah players, held the Beehive Baseball League tournament championship today, after defeating the Orem Semipros, Monday night in a game at the Orem City Park. Five homers were hit in the wild slugfest, including four by Dunn Oil. Jim Lyman hit two of the homers for the Salt Lakers, who also captured the league's ' regular season crown. Lyman, the lead off batter for Dunn Oil, opened the first inning by slamming one of Doug O'Brien's pitches over the leftfield fence, paving the way for a seven-ru- n frame by the winners that set the tempo of the game. Lyman also smacked an inside - the - park homer to dead center in the sixth inning. Pitcher Craig Clayson of the Dunn Oil helped his own cause by homer in the socking a three-ru- n first inning. Ron Bell hit the other homer for Dunn Oil. The Semipros used three O'Brien, Coach Kent pitchers Peterson and Gordie Crane in effort to stem the tide Monday night, but it was to no avail, as the Oilers, who went through the double - elimination tourney undefeated, came back with two runs in third, five in the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the sixth. Trailing 164 going into the bottom of the fifth, the Orem club valiantly tried to get back into the game by coming up with four 17-- wind-blow- n runs, but it was to no avail, because the Semipros were too far behind. Stan Adams led the Orem attack going four - for. five, including a pair of doubles. However, Rick Westphal got the a homerun in big Orem blow the first inning. Orem came close to getting back in the game in the third, when, with three men on base and two down, Crane hit a sinking liner to right center but Scott Moffatt made a diving, tumbling catch of the ball. If the ball had gotten past Moffatt, it undoubtedly would have scored three runs and brought the Orem team to within four runs of the Salt Lakers. Clayson, although heavily bombed by the Semipros, managed to go the distance and struck out 12 batters in the seven inning game. The Salt Lake club banged out 15 hits. Danny Burton and Joe Johnson collected three hits each to lead the attack. 13-h- it -- Palubinskas Cut NEW ORLEANS (UPI) The New Orleans Jazz placed rookie guard Eddie Palubinskas on waivers Monday, reducing the National Basketball Association's newest entry to the limit. Palubinskas, picked fourth by Atlanta from Louisiana State in this' year's spring draft, was obtained by the Jazz last month for a future draft choice. He was LSU's leading scorer last season Major League Leaders Pillet-te...Bo- - still with the (Editor's Note: This is the first a series of National Football League team sizeups.) in d Minnesota's scored from Contender To Be 1 Association called a cooling off period last Wednesday, there were 34 Dolphins already working out while only six Vikings were in camp. In addition to Csonka's two first half touchdowns, Miami scored in the fourth quarter on an run by rookie Nat eight-yar- Major League Standings I. m . - . w. Van Brocklin Expects Falcons Garr. Zisk. Leading Batters National League t All ab b pet. 183 .359 132 .328 139 .323 111 Ho 116 431 Crvy. LA Brck, SI L Montanez.Phil 117 Crdnl. Olivr. Bcknr. Pitt Cross. Smith, St L 485 474 115 107 S5 119 70 155 79 149 378 41 118 Ch 106 411 59 128 Ptt 107 137 LA 106 443 68 417 54 American Crw, Mnn Tx Hargrv, McRa. KC Yastraemski. ft 117 98 106 Bos Ok .113 Tx 115 Randl, 103 Orta, Chi Allen, Chi 114 97 Mddx. NY NY 105 Pinill, Home Jcksn, National 129 League ab r 465 316 382 114 67 20. .312 .311 .309 .309 168 .361 .342 .317 108 126 75 .320 .314 pet. 121 388 390 69 121 50 121 381 61 118 417 81 314 52 390 53 Runs 129 97 119 .315 .312 310 .310 .309 309 .305 Schmidt, LA 27; Hou 22; In LA Garwy, 83. .322 h 45 Batted National Schmidt, League: Phil 95; Bench, Cin 91; Wynn, LA 86; Hou Cedeno, 84; American Tex Bando, Oak and Darwin, roughs. Bench, Perez, 21. American League: Allen, Chi Tex 24; Jack32; Burroughs, son, Oak 23: Melton. Chi and Allen, Chi Henderson. 81; Minn 84; Chi 77. Bases League: Morgan, Bur- Leagne: 100; Stolen National 54 400 League: Phil 30, Wynn. On 24; Cedeno. On 63 370 106 Minn Runs r 510 72 403 60 120 Darwin, Cin St.L Brock, 51; Lopes, LA 47. American Oak Mim League: Rivers, 45; Cal North, and Carew, 30. Pitching National Cin Carlton, League: Gullett, ; Phil Billingham, Cin and John, LA LA : 13-- Messersmith, St.L McGlothen, Pitt P. Niekro. Lonborg, Phil Atl 1311. American League: 8; Busby, KC Chi Hunter, Tex Jenkins, 1711; 19 Reuss ; Tiant, Bos Wood, Oak Bihby, - Tex |