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Show Page 10—THE HERALD,Provo, Utah Sunday, January 17, 1971 Cowboys, Colts Collide in Super Bowl V Dallas Favored Ottense PMTERMANAENLCE Defense even carrying ball, Roy Perkins, Jimmy Orr fine backup poir, too. Edge to Dallas. Tight End rierback nr at 6-3, 208 ight Safety Onnaesoft spot in Cowboy umbrello. Rookies Char. wotzke don’t keep detenses on edge. Lock of speed is chief criticism. No real threat as receivers. Will find it tough running vs. Cowboys. Center Hosn’t been one of Bill Curry's big yeors because he hos been focing odd defenses of AFC. But he’s inspirational type with good mobility Guards John Williams, Glenn Ressler relotive unknowns. Both have good physical qualifications, strong enough to provide mnxO2—-4a8- PO John Unitas pass protection. Not particularly noted, though, for pulling out to lead sweeps. Corny Johnson relieves Ressler. Tackies Bob Vogel, Danny Sullivan among the smalier offensive tackles in pro ball, Get by on quickness, savvy. Vogel, on left hos been all-pro, Sully solved major Colt problem by shifting from guard to replace Som Ball Detense Corner Backs Main rap agaiast Jim Duncan, Charlie Stukes is relative inexperience. But they're huiped by zone coverage Colts use, which reduces chances of them getting burned deep. Look for Bobby Hayes to pick on ‘em in seams of zone Left Safety It’s time Jerry Logan got some appreciation. Been doing steady, aggressive job for eight years. Colts don't flop their sateties. Right Safety Rick Volk has been glamor performerfrom momenthe joined secondary four seasons ago. He's a hitter, anticipates well, fiery. Edge to Colts. Outside Linebackers Strange-looking specimen in Ted Hendricks, The Mad Stork, who plays right side, But his 6-7 poses problem to passers, and he's surprising blitzer. On left side, Ray Moy has forged ahead of karate expert Bob Grant. Ex-Steeler Mayis also versatile enough to back up middle man. Middle Linebacker Headhunter Mike Curtis has calmed down enough to supplement natural hitting reagentoe topgrade pass cover- ‘age. As good as any. Edge to Ci Tackles Billy Ray Smith, at 35, in 12th year, is marvel. Was supposed to be washed up decade ago. Fred Miller is almost his physical match, at 250. They give away size but seldom get pushed around, Cowboyswill test them, thoug| inds Bubba Smith’s really coming on now as monstrous (6-7, 295) poss rusher. Actually slimmed downthis year, Real threat from left side, but Colts sometimes switch him into middle of line. Roy Hilton keeps warding off challengers to play rightside. Billy Newsome'll see some action. Edge to Colts. Kicking No one punts higher, longer than David Lee when he gets foot into ball, As placekicker, Jim O'Brien's range isn't great. But he's adequate Tom Landry ley Waters, Clift Harris shared duty. Woters is jobholder now, young andwilling, Guiside Linebackers Chuck Howley, who always flops to weak side, seems to improve with age (34). Coming off usual fine season,still one of swiftest linebackers in game. Particularly voluable on pass coverage, pursuit. Dave Edwords on strong side is an experienced veteran at 30, too. Edge to Cowboys, Middle Linebacker Lee Roy Jordon is never going to be big enough to suit critics, but he brings perfect agility to role over middle. And he sticks people. Tackles Cowboys wouldn't trade Bob Lilly for any player in game. Guy other teams always double- and triple-teom. He'll give Ressler, Curry fits. With Jethro Pugh matured into while pressuring passer. Edge to Cowboys. a2 Offense Once Bobby Hayes got out of doghouse in mid-season, Cowboys had long bomb threat ogoin. Not greatest hands, but good enough. Still fastest mon in football. With unfortunate Lance Rentzel inactive, Reggie Rucker moved into other wide role, supported by Dennis Homon. Bob Lilly Tight End This is how Cooch Tom Landry calls signals—shuttling veterans Pettis Norman, Mike Ditka. Emphasize blocking Crosby TourneyIn Final Round, Shaw Leads By OneStroke and Quarterback Notitle game QB ever lower rated than Craig Morton, who has hadlots of bad luck physically. He's best they've got and they'll go with him. Running Backs ‘Cowboys have had tremendous success with rookie runners. Last year it was Calvin Hill. This year it’s Duane Thomas. But don’t overlook stumpy Welt Gorrison, who squirts through holes. And there's still Hill. Edge to Cowboys. Center Dave Manders, one of those free agent finds, hos finally snapped all way back from ailing legs ond loss of job (for solid pio atleft guard and prime mover on Thomas’ favor. ite sweeps to weak side, Edge te Cowboys. Tom Matte, the Colts’ do- Tackles Couldn'tbe better manned when Tony Liscio is standby. That's because Rayfield Wright usurped Neely’s old slot at right vackle, and Ralph finally got located at left tackle They're all big and agile, good at pass protection or mov ing out tacklers. Edge to Cowboys Kicking Both Ron Widby, the punter, and placekicker Mike Clork everything man who has to : watch this one from the : sidelines due to a knee injury, summed up the Baltimore view: “We've sor to establish a run because that opens up the Daeling game even more. “Whatkind of a gameit will be you can’t really say when you've go Unitas,” said Matte. “Tf he’s hot, well, that could be jot, it could be a competent enough but haven't had outstanding seasons. Ralph Neely MIAMI (UPI)—Earl Morrall maybe has done more with that orignetians Ce fee Ci 68 at Spyglases, and hisStthole aeda Lass ; tourney s ia far eee oe Seis _ ey een ema= ot rea Spaee isn’t that bad oree Diplomat at the em 1900, iplomat a end of 1969. Last year marked the first in which he failed to win since he Cat Swimmers K Nip Two Teams TEMPE — The Brigham Young University swim teal increased its record to 4-2‘mith weekend wins over Arizona and Arizona State. ine in 6 was Mites Palmer said he was pleased yrereny ee ft gia BYU downed Arizona Friday felt will get even bette.” Marquette Gets atCougars Tucsonbeat6844. Saturday the Former BYU player John Win Over NMS ASU 60-53. yi ‘Tom Fairbank recorded a 49,0 inthe 100 yard free style and 22.2 in the 50 yard free style to remain the top short distance swimmer in the Western Athletic Conference this season, The Cougar’s Scott Pee was the team’s leading poi gtr wih ive fs petai Stan’s Boxers ive were career bests for the BYU freshman.WACchampion Gain Two Wins stroke in 19.9. ‘TheArizona victories were the third during the week over WAC Opponents. Thay the Cougars upset dilefending WAC champion Utah 75-38 in Salt ‘The team returns to action at the |BYU poole Friday against sam State out this year might aifect future Super Bowls and division cen maves. Rozelle those said proceeds games go ce to the players’ pension fund, and that televising them | would ultimately reduce attendance. Now, for a change, Earl Morrall is the back-up man again. He’s behind John Unitas, who'll start and, barring some unforeseen circumstance,finish Sunday’s Super Bowl game as quarterback for the Baltimore ae against the Dallas Cow- pi situation is completely He said oe = partial reversed from whatit was two ly responsible for pro football’: years ago when Baltimore large attendance and populari- came down here to go against ty. the New York Jets in the Super “There’s never been in the Bowl. history of profession football a Morrall was in the driver's championship game televised seat then and Unitas wasin the locally,” said Rozelle, “I think back nursing an elbow injury. that’s one of the reasons that Morrall was the NFL’s MVP they continueto be sellouts.” that year with 26 touchdown Rozelle said the Super Bowl passes and a total of 2,900 “has no bearing on incomefor rards gained. ‘Another Chance’ the owners because the money goes to the players—I’m even Earl Morrall, who’s 36 and more sensitive to that, I think hasn’t played much this year, sometimes because there are knows he probably won't this so many of them and they’re so Sunday. Certainly he’d like to, but he also knows football is big.” not a game in which a age Rubin brought an anti-‘rust joes up to the coach and tells action against the NFL last him what he’d like to do, month in federal cout but was “How do I feel about rejected because he could not eamey he says repeating show that the NFL’s action question and affected his personal business ment ‘T'm glad a back or income. Healso lost a civil for another chance in the Super suit in Dade County Circuit Bowl. Sometimes you never get Court last Wednesday. another chance.” In that suit, Rubin contended that the blackout “discrimi- Morrall confesses he thinks of nates” against South Flori- that Super Bowl game he dians, whose tax money provid- played in two years ago, “ $115,000 in promotional funds one in which the Jets upset the Colts, 16-7, and which Unitas for the game. Rubin said he will begin work finally finished up. now to prevent a blackout of “T keep seeing flashbacks of the Super Bowl next year, that game,” Morrall says. “I “We will start at the proper keep seeing Jimmy Orr ae level this year and some day open on the flea flicker .. see they're goingto realize that you Johnny Sample a ed can’t come into an area, take Willie Richardson and making money from the public, tell thatinterception ... And I keep then to go to hell and still seeing the ball bounce off Tom maintain that you are a clean, Mitchell's shoulder pads ... all respectable sport,” Rubin said. my flashbacks are bad.” ct 1 610 8 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fila. 444 12 (UP1)—Judge Arthur Franza were all as he stayed Madsen 3 waa 16 ruled Saturday he had no away from a bogey round Mor Zetterquist 2°00 4 jurisdiction to lift the Super television blackout, but remember in a long time.” Aunstas Ss said the blackout violates Palmer’s card was almost as $22 4 federal anti-trust law. fine. He bogied one but dropped Coe lee “T find the NFL commissionbirdy putts of 5 feet on four, 8 warner 2 8 er has no authority to decree a fe t on six, 10 feet on nine and Shae blackout,” the Broward County that big one on 18, W ¥ fen a circuit judge said. “I further “For me this was ewis 1 00 2 that such a decree violates conservative round,” said TOTALS 38 14.19 90 find the Sherman anti-trust act.” Shaw, whose idol when he first Saturday's Box: Franza said it would be a nice gesture for NFL CommisPalmer. “I'm happy I'm the Richards 933 21 sioner Pete Rozelle to volunjeader but I wish he (Palmer) Clawson 5 0.0 10 tarily lift the blackout for wasn’t that loose. I'm playing Lackey ee Sunday’s game, but Rozelle well, though, so I’m not pitkln 333 0 refused. Franza called the pee T've got my confidence pea . ) a 2 blackout “a transgression and istensen . usurpation of the airwaves and the people who own them.”” with in play, especially his wyominc GF P But he said he could not ts, and then jokingly Randie § 23 12 order Rozelle to lift the ae oy) wished he had an alzada 9 45 2 blackout because the state eight-stroke lead. Muniz 3 2 4 circuit court lacks jurisdiction “T feel I’m playing better,” paerand 2°00 4 on federal issues and acts of said Palmer, “and I'm not “totais Bon Congress. nen santa) rae a Miami Beach attorney Ellis ron ey improved ary Rubin, in challenging the blackout, contended thatthe federal law permitting local blackMiller finished today’s play with outs applies only to a 75-mile 72, which gives him a total of MILWAUKEE(UPI) — The radius of the “home” team's 219 for the tournament, Heis in Marquette Warriors, looking city, and that neither the the 12th grouping. Se more sluggish than a nationally Baltimore Colts nor the Dallas formerpro at Timpanogos Golf third-ranked team should, took Cowboys could call themselves oe shot 75 today,for a total advantage of poor shooting by the “home team” in Sunday’s of 223. New Mexico State Saturday to Super Bowl game. defeat the Aggies 65-53. Rejection of Rubin’s last The victory was Marquette’s effort to lift the blackout means 13th this season and stretched some 2.5 million South Floriteam’s winning streak, dians living within 75 miles of tae among the nation’s “fiami will be unable to see the etballeae to 24. It was telecast of the pro championStan’s Boxing Club gained two defending NIT chamip game. wins and ont loss in matches at aaaie victory in a row at Franza appealed to Rozelle to the Milwaukee Arena Clearfield. Legis Barneygained lift the blackout, noting that the a TKO in the third round over Six-foot-11 sophomore Jim Orange Bowl’s 80,000-plus seats Richard Newman and Manue! Chones le: Marquette to a 42-26 are sold out. But Rozelle, who offya gained a first round TKO lead et the intermission with 13 was subpoenaed by Rubin to points. He got into foul trouble appear in court, said afterward ye Edwards suffered a in the second half and scored lifting the blackout would set a Joesby decisionLynn T.indell cy one more basket to finish lent, Stanta with 18 nainte Ho anid removing the black- s was eight-under-par 268, 8pgs 23 ie18 622 Blackout Not Legal Says Florida Judge Baltimore can take heart from one fact out of the record books: no team coming into the Super Bowl a second time has ever lost. Green Bay under Vince Lombardi won the first two championships. Kansas ed the victim in Super Bowl , came back last year to beat Nuocaa Tom Landry Will Call The Plays MIAMI (UPI) — This is it — Super Sunday —the day everybody finds out for himself if what the world really needs now is more “communication.” There's one faction which says the Dallas Cowboys have too muchandthatit could cost them their world championship gamewith the Baltimore Colts, The ‘too much” this particular group of critics are talking about pertains to the communication system used by Dallas Coach Tom Landry and his quarterback Craig Morton. Landry provides Morton eveTy play beforehand much the same way the late John McGraw used to call all the signals for some of his catchers, and a great many fans feel the method reduces the recipient, be he a baseball or a faaibell player, to a mere robo! Craig Morton laughs when he hears that. “People who think that way game.” , any other choice than to try Jack Kemp at Pittsburgh but under-par 69s at Pebble Beach won a tourneysince 1959, shot a scoring againstthe Allstars with uncontested back-up cl then the Steelers turned right Saturday to stand a stroke one-over-par 71, also at Pebble, 20 points, while Steve Lackey Mr.perennial No. 2, a man who hard. around and got Bobby Layne as apart with one round to play in to stand all alone in third place scored 24 points to top ail scorers their No. 1 man. the $160,000 Bing Crosby with a 210 total, a stroke behind in the game against Western National Pro-Am golf tour- Palmer, and a stroke ahead of Wyoming. With Detroit, Earl Morrall nament, Bey:Nichols, who shot a 71 at was regarded the best back-up quarterback in the league haealre ae a, round was a conserva- hee Ge P ind Milt Plum. army on a sun-filled and warm {ve He dropped Anderson biréy one puttsfor ofhim. 20 feet on Richards day, had earlier rounds of 68 at DY Pu leet one, Clawson Cowboys’ naeve got to do a good job = on Unitas to win, give him different looks in the defense, = put the pressure on him with : the rush,” said Jordan. Big experiment switching Ralph Neely to guard fizzled, So Landry finally took shot with Blaine Nye os regular right guard, and the Cowboys started rolling. John Niland is the With San oo he was the Utah Valley Allstars Friday has one title all locked up. number than that well-known No. 2 to Y. Title. night and then grabbing a 95-78 which keeps Stuck K No, 2 PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. became the star of the PGA win over Western Wyoming Nobodyelse can possibly take auto rental agency harder all the time. He won the quarterback job it away from him. (UPI)—Tom Shaw and Arnold tour. Earl Morrall has never had away from Lennie Dawson and He’s professional football’s Palmer shot matching three. Howie Johnson, who hasn’t . Cypress point and 71 at eightfeet on two and 1-1-2 feet Lackey Spy |. His 54hole score Six. The rest of the holes Orury the yy Johnson. three years) to snap ball again. Guards KittensWin Could Avis Learn Some Two Games Lessons from Morrall? The BYU Kittens gained two victories over the weekend, picking up a 99-90 victory over whether Craig Morton can produce enough of a passing game to keep the Colt defense from ganging up to stop Thomas’ rushes There has been no secret during a week of practicing in the Florida sun about what had = to be done. “We are going to : try to eliminate the run so they : have to pass, then they are playing on our street,” said Dalla middle linebacker Lee Don't throw to them very much. PREDICTION: Cowboys’ Doomsday Defense, strong running to contro! action, bring 17-13 triumph. Bubba Smith all the zaarbles. The prize is $15,000 per i player for the winners and $7,500 for the losers, and there has to be a winner.If the score is tied at the end of the game, there will be a suddendeath ee The are whether Unitas, Ge superb oid pro in his 15th season, can use Bulaich to establish a running game that will give him leeway to pick away at Dallas with passes: whether the Doomsday Defense will allow this, six-year sidekick, the middle is nigh invulnerable to run Cowboys made their big move this season when Lorry Cole came back after injury. He balances off George Andrie on right side. Andrie is stronger poss rusher, might get more all-star ottentianif Lilly weren't alorgside him these games a year ago. stamp outonce and for all the image of a team that can’t win wbprrpo Running Backs Final closing re-h by Norm Buloich perked up whole gro:ind gome. But con't negaie foct thot os pair, he and Tom No- veteran to strong sofety role, Con handle any tight end oUuvacmMan>rzZz nee a-)- ee Watch Jokn Unitas—he's becoming side-ormer in old age. Ball soils on him occasionally, Sut he's got smarts. And coclness, too. Edge to Colts. MIAMI (UPI) —The Balti- improvement. It was 1967 when more Colts, with John ;, the Colts last won anything here that was worth much, and that was a victory ‘over Philadelphia in i old NFL = Doomsday Playoff Bowl, the “Nothing the fifth world seneeonshp Bowl” for runners-up. After football fe Bowl V, losing the Super Bowl here in ‘The 12:10 pam. MST kickoff 1969, the Colts lost a pre-season will draw a ihese of more and a regular game to the than 80,000 to the Orange Bowl. MiamiDolphins here in 1970. Dallas hasn’t had much Dallas is the favorite, but only luck. The Cowboys lost by one or two points, This is the second Super Bowl the 1966 runnerup game to Baltimore in the Orange Bowl, for Baltimore, which lost to the New York Jets 16-7 here two won the 1969 game over years ago, and the first for Minnesota, then got hombed by Dallas, which wants this one to Los Angeles 31-0 in the last of Statistically, Unitas has not been running hot. He hit on 6 of 17 passes in the victory over Cincinnati in the American Conferencedivisionalplayoff, and came back with 11 of 30 in the Conference championship victory over Oakland. But 37-year-old Johnny U.is still pegging them on target when it counts. He threw for two touchdowns against Cincinnati -—45 yards to Roy Jefferson and 53 yards to Ed Hinton. And his 11 strikes against Oakland produced 245 yards and a 68-yard scoring play to Ray Perkins that clinched the gamein the fourth quarter. Morton, his timing off because of practices missed du: to injuries, has had his problems throwing. In the divisional playoff against Detroit, he hit only 4 of 18 and cameback against San Francisco in the National Conference Championship game with 7 of 22, One of these was a five-yard scoring play to Walt Garrison, but Morton has not been hitting flashy Bob Fayes on the long ones that keep an opponent’s defense spread out. What Dallas —with coach Tom Landry calling the plays from the sideline —has been doing impressively is ramrodding the ball on the ground. Thomas, a 220-pounderout of West Texas State, is the spearhead of this i hing attack. In the victories over Detroit and San Francisco he picked up 278 yards through the line. Teamed with Thomas in the Dallas rushing attack is Garrison, who picked up 71 yards against San Francisco, Bulaich, another rookie from the southwest —Texas Christian —developed during the final games of the season into a oneman running attack for the Colts, Of the 296 yards the Colts traveled on the ground in the games with Cincinnati and Oakland, Bulaich accounted for 187 of them, If Morton’s passing problem favors Baltimore, the Doom- the day Defense could offset this. In the past six games, Jordan, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro and Co. have permitted ‘only one touchdown. And it was a Jordan interception of John Brodie’s pass that set up the tie breaking score against San Francisco. A Renfro intercepFran “T look atit this way: Coach Landry and I both have the same object in mind. We want to win. Naturally, It doesn’t matter the technical methods you use so long as you win. Who could disagree with that? “That robot business is pure nonsense also. In many ways this method is more difficult. You've got to wait for the plays insiead of ting them yourself. Sometimes you get the unexpected. At the same time I think there’s a definite advantage to the method because it creates a morefluid motion. “Look, we just weren’t doing as well as we should’ve the other lay. So the change was made after our game with the Cardinals (a gamein which the Cowboys were nearly decimated, 38-0, and then went on to win their next seven). Coach Landry and I are together on this thing. I’ve listened to him for seven weeks.We don’t change things now.” Super Bowl Facts and Figures MIAMI (UPI) —Facts about Super Bowl V, the 5th world football championship game, to be played Sunday, Jan. 17. Participants: Baltimore Colts, American Football Conference ions, and the Dallas Chempions, Cowboys, National Conference ipions, Site: Orange Bowl Stadium, Miami; capacity 80,035. Kickoff: 2:10 p.m. EST. Network television: National Broadcasting (Co., pre-game starting at 2 p.m. ‘EST, Miami area blacked out. Network radio; National Broadcasting Co., starting 1:50 p.m. EST. Players’ prize: $15,000 per man to the winnel 500 t the losers. Remainder ot receipts to be distributed to the competing teams and the player pension fund. Team prize: The Vince Lombardi Trophy. Uniforms; Dallas, as the home i in blue: Baltimore inwl Bal:‘The National Football iedae led to the clinching lace ball, adopted prior to the 970 season and used by both ‘oBattinur’s fortunes in the the National end American Orange Bowl could stand Conferences. aie Just don't come any more astute than Herb Adderley, Mel Rentro. Herb plays off receiver. Renfro, ex-sofety all-pro, sealed entire unit by taking over troublesome right corner spot. Both pertorm underfire. Edge to Cowboys Left Safety After making all-pro at corner, Cornell Green adapted like John Mackey is finally playing wayinto shope. In shape, he’s best. Idea of depth—Tom Mitchell beat him out eorlier. Edge to Colts. By Slim Margin Corner Pocks Wide Receivers Can't osk for much better than Eddie Hinton, Roy Jeffer son. Big thing about them is their stzength. Nobody ploys bump-ond-run against ‘em. Colts use pair different ways, |