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Show P For Sports Scores Sports Information Call m$?Um Call 52445 00 524-15- 01 Section D Salt Lake City, Utah Sunday Morning Page One November 2, 1969 tr ' a- Sports Mirror - . i t- - r-7- ; By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor If the courts of the United States find fee human dignity of atliletes in jeopardy under the dictatorial powers assumed by the col legiate coaches, we may see the dawn of a new era in athletics. the Obviously, first reaction will be the complete abolishment of discipline for all the team. This means no class mandatory attendance or maintaining of grades, no training rules regarding bed check hours, no smoking or drinking abstainence rules. . It may also change the whole picture frith players voting whether or noi the schedule arranged by the athletic director is fair, or whether playing a powerhouse schedule infringes cn the human rights of fee players, who may take a beating. Practice schedules will be arranged at fee convenience and wishes of the squad. And the starting lineups will be decided by the squad. All this poses one major problem pronto In other, happier days, the squad would settle all these new democratic problems by majority rule, but that would have to be cut. The democratic way of majority ruling imposes a definite threat to the minority, so I would see only chaos in athletics. The Old Theory us have mentioned before, the athlete gves something when he accepts the full ride of room, board, tuition, books and spending money. This transaction between the athlete and the athletic department is an EXCHANGE with each party contributing As some of something. The athlete gives fcis physical and mental talents, his loyalty, Ids respect, to the university IN his EXCHANGE FOR the financial benefits provided by the university. Since the athlete now feels be has been by the university in being forced to surrender his dignity and rights, there is a simple solution, as I see over-charg- it: withdraw should all Universities subsidization for athletes, which would remove the temptation for athletes to surrender their birthrights for a mess of pottage like the grant in aid. Athletes then would play on teams as "volunteers, not as men indebted and in servitude for fee financial Inducements offered and paid by the universities. They could practice or not, play or not, train or not, attend class or not, all free as the other dissipate or not members of the student body. But they would do all this on their own money. Exchange Cut-Rat- e For years, coaches have practiced equality in treatment of athletes, with the lowest scrub on the grant-in-aiprogram receiving the same financial assistance as the star players. The NCAA insists on this limit, so no one Is treated better than the others. But since some athletes, at least, feel It beneath their human dignity to surrender fully to this system, maybe two classes of scholarship and financial aid d should be offered. e in exchange for Give the the students who will play the full half-rid-e to the bargain price and a seekers. Those athletes who, in conscience, couldn't accept fee full package demanded by the university certainly, in couldnt expect to be paid for something they weren't doing. The athlete who feels strongly about bis human dignity and constitutional rights shouldn't mind If the university maintains its independence and doesn't support him. There's an American tradition that you don't get something for nothing and these people troubled bv the infringement of their rights certainly must be most conscious of the rights of others, like fee poaches and universities, if they accept their financial support. full-rid- Tribune , University of Utah fullback Dave Smith (42) holds up ball as official signals touchdown In battle I Ute-Agg-ie Officials Snare Action By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor Utahs Redskins won their sixth gam in a row Saturday, pushing over touchdowns in each quarter to turn back Utah e and break a Aggie State, 27-winning streak over fee Redskins. In winning their homecoming game before 22,699 fans, the Utes pushed their record to 1 for the season to become only fee fourth team since the 1948 season to win six in a row. iour-gam- 7, By Marion Dunn Tribune Sports Writer Momentum is an Important thing in football and in Saturdays Utah vs. Utah State game fee officials grabbed the momentum on fee first play and never relinquished The Aggies lost a touchdown on the drop of a flag in the third q darter. Trailing 13-quarterback Dave Holman passed to Sam Cooper for an apparent touchdown, but the Ags wide receiver Wesley Garnett was called for being offside. Talks About Key Play 6-- The eagle-eye- d officials (you cant call them anything else) managed to the game, dropping fee hankies 24 times for 207 yards in penalball-contr- ties. But that doesn't tell the picture as some of the best plays of the game were nullified by infractions. In statistics, the score appeared to be the wrong. Utah State Utes, outgained the Utes rushing 17-1- Scores on Sweep it In the dressing room afterward Garnett talked about the play. Whenever I lined up I would look at the official to see if I was all right or not He would nod his head yes or no and 1 would stay put or move back. In fact, he usually told me to move back if I lined up wrong. On this play I looked at him and he didnt indicate I was offside, so I stayed still but then he dropped the flag afterward, the Aggie sophomore said. In the fourth quarter Utah coach Bill Meek drew a penalty for being on the field after his team lost what be thought was a cinch safety and two points on a judgment decision. Ute punter Craig Smith lofted a high kick that Meek thought bounced off the Aggie receiver and into the end zone. The verdict of a safety or just a touch-bac- k depends on whether the kicker or receiver gave the impetus to put the ball into fee end zone and the official ruled it was fee punter. I j Utah scored on an eight-yar- d sweep by Fred Graves in fee first period, on a d surge by Dave Smith in fee second; on a pass, Ray Groth to Smith, in d the third and a plunge by Joe Dowd in fee fourth. Utah States score came in the fourth, d dive by John Strycula on a after Utah had grabbed a 20-- 0 lead. It was a game in which fee score was Dot indicative of fee contest. But it all depends which way you want to analyze fee game. Utah States score came on an intercepted Utah pass, giving the ball to the Aggies on the Utah 18. But the Aggies had one touchdown pass called back on an offisde penalty, while the Utes fumbled twice deep in Aggie territory and missed a first down close to the pay stripe to keep the game up for grabs. Line broke through to harass Holman. U t a hs nationally-rankerunning attack managed to average 4.8 yards for every rush, against an Aggie wall feat was tough, but not quite tough enough. Phil OLsen, Ron Labrum, Ray Child, Eugene Canllo ar4 Dale Washburn played every bit as tough defensively as the Utes expected. d But when it was all over and the chips counted, the Tiny Tots from Utah, led by Randy Hansen, Larry Stone, Craig Smith, Ron Wolcott, Mack Powell, Jerry Simonsen and Warren Tetley had won the defensive battle. One Interception one-yar- Utahs passing, while not devastating with eight of 14 and one interception for 110 yards, otill was improved over the last two weeks. one-yar- one-yar- For the Aggies, Holman hit 14 of 26 112 yards with one interception, but the Agg!e quarterback labored under extreme duress most of the cloudy afterfor (gross), 222 yards to 216, and the Utes, 112 yards to 110. But there was one column in fee statistics which told the difference. Utahs eight carriers lugged the ball 45 times for 216 yards and not one back was stopped for a loss. Utah State's backs were dumped for 53 yards, with quarterback Dave Holman smeared for 51 yards by the determined Utah pass rush. That figure took the Aggies out of the game as time after time the Little Red noon. Utah picked up its first score when Scott Robbins intercepted a Holman pass on fee Aggie 48 in the first USU offensive drive. Marion Boykin kept fee drive alive when he recovered Groth's fumble and turned it into a gain. And Dale Nosworfey d ic a-'- catch of made a great a Groth pass on fee Observation Ward Modern version! Two wrongs moke o rights movement. drive in eight plays. Graves, on fee pitch and with good sideline for nine in the his way fee final blocking, eight yards and Marv Bateman kicked Utah into a lead with six minutes gone. Utah came bade trying to break it open and drove from its 48 just inside the Aggie 15 where Groth was stopped on fourth and one. Then fee Aggies made their first serious threat and it may have shown fee pattern of what was going to happen to their upset hopes. Holman hit Bob Wicks for eight and a first down, Strycula went wide for 13 and another first down and on the fake draw, Holman passed to George Tnbble from fee Aggie 43 to fee Utah 27. side-steppe- d 7--0 Called for Holding But the Aggies were called for bolding, the gain nullified and the ball put back on fee USU 27. That ended feat threat and the quarter. A pass interference gave fee life early in the second quarter, drive aborted. After an exchange, Utahs turn to be victimized Utes a but the it was by the hanky-pank- Smith took a screen pass, barreled for yards, but fee Utes were called for offisde. Utah punted and forced a return punt. On the halfback pass Joe Gilfillan tossed to Fred Graves fo 25 yards and the Aggies were burned additionally by a personal foul on the tackle. That all put the ball on fee USU 21. Groth passed to Nosworfey for 17 and on third down. Smith exploded into the end zone from less than a yard. Batemans kick was wide. Utah 13, USU 0. 60 half. Utah State really went after the Utes in the third quarter and drove from the 34 to the Utah eight, where Holman passed eight yards to Cooper for an ap- Meek walked onto the field to protest and was slapped with a penalty. I think the ball bounced right off the Aggie kids chest. I thought it was a cinch two points and when they brought the ball out to the 20 for the Aggies I couldnt believe it. We have a short sideline anyway and when I stepped onto fee field to question fee cail the official said, That'll cost you 15 yards. It was just a judgment call, Meek said. A little later Aggie coach Chuck Mills was hit with two straight penalties. Tailback John Strycula came off the field on a time out with an official right beside him. The official said somefemg to Mills and Mills replied and the flag flew. Glad He CuulJ Cuiini d parent score. But that hanky was down. Offside Aggies. And on fourth down, fee Ute defense was equal to the challenge. Redskins He told me I had used four timeouts and I told him I was glad he could count. He dropped the flag, I tried to find out what for and another flag dropped, said afterward. Meek said the Aggies Stacked 1 formation was a surprise and worried him although he was glad to see it because it used a lot of time on fee clock The I'te coach said he thought the great rush on USU quarterback D&ve Holman was a b g difference. 6-- 1 Utah State made a game race agairt the clock and passed to Paul Reuter (13 yards) and to Sarr. Cooper (21 yards) to the Utah 23, and the Redskin defence held and took possession just before the Meek Slapped with Penalty Mills Conrad one-yar- e, There is a major point the bleeding hearts, legal eagles and proiesiors have overlooked in stressing the human righto of the athlete contrasted to the righto of student: the The student, or his parents, pays his room, board, tuition, books, fees d other expenses whil fee athlete gets all feis not for nothing, but in exchange for his athletic contributions. The only fair solution is to make the protesting athlete exactly l.ke fee other students let him pay lus way. Staff Photo bv Earl G Redskins to a 13-- 0 lead at the time. Smith plunged the d line on the scoring play. ball ever from the Homecoming Crowd Sees Utes Push Record to Lead Role in Ule-A- g Saturday afternoon in Ute Stadium. Smiths score was second touchdown of game for the Utes and boosted the State tailback John Strycula (16) runs Into arms of tie Iincuackcr Kguj Han scn (22) I. teh i after a short gain in Saturday's traditional ttes won, 27-- on tha fte Field. battle which 7, Drie The Utes then drove 87 yards in eight plays for a score, with Graces on the haliback pass to Gtlgilan covering 47 yards. Groth passed to Smith in the cof-f- n comer for 2' . yards and the score. Utah 20. USU 0. Clint Hardens pass was intercepted by Red Jones eariy in the fourth and the Aggies punched 18 yards to score with Strycula getting fee tally. Jess Garcias kick was good ar.d that was all for the Aggies. Bill Fowler swept for 23 yards and fumbled for the Utes and Dowd fumbled again for the Utes to stop Utah drive'. Utah finally put together a drive late in the game, starting on the Aggie 40, and scored, aided by the hankie tossers. Harden ran for three, the Aggies were called for la for piling on and penalized again for the bench protest and the Utes finally wound up on the four. Dowd barged over. |