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Show Page 10—THE HERALD,Provo, Uiah Sunday,October3, 1971 Rocky Long Directs Lobosto 14-0 Win Over Cougars Interceptions Hurt Cougars By JOE WATTS Herald interception to the UNM 47 yara line. With third and six on the BYU 49 yardline the Lebos were who already penalized 15 yards for offensive owns the career total offense holding, which put them in a big record at New Mexico, added 225 hole with a third and 21 situ.xtion yards io that record in duecting KeyPlay the New Mexico Lobos to a solid Nate McCall then broke down 140 triumph over the Brigham Young University Cougars the left sideline for a 26 yard playanda first down on the BYU Friday night in BYU Stadium. Despite suffering punishing 37 yard iine which gave the Lobos the momentum to carry treatmenttimeafter time by the the drive on in for a touchdown aggressive BYU frontline, Long Fred Henry capped the drive maintained his courage, and with a one yard plunge with 9:29 with the authority of a Czar, ran the quarterback option play to remaining in the third quarter, and Hartshorne added the PAT perfection again and again. to makeit 140. Long ran for 110 yards in 11 Both teams made offensive carries and hit nine of 12 passes penetrations in the later part of for 115 yards, called an excellent the quarter, but both teams had game, and didn’t make any ROCKY LONG AND THE LOBO OPTION was too much for the Cougars Friday night as UNM wonits WACopener and evened the BYU record at 22. Here Long (18) considers a Ed —_pitchout as h e Is approached by Joe Liljenquist oe Rozeski (88), Ray Crandell (74),"carl Bowers (66) and Stars Play Milwaukee Ali Fight Tuesday in Salt Lake toughest year Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against the defending NBA ion Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee is led by 7-2 Dareem Abdul Jabbar whose changed but none of his abilities. The NBA’s Most Valuable Player ts a rebounding and defensive it for the Stars. ‘The Salt"Palace tipoff will be the ever between the champions of the two professional basketball leagues and the Bucks are favored. Last week Utah lost to the 1970 players: Zel Wise, ‘Red Robbins, Merv Jackson, Glen Combs and Ron Boone, Coach Ladell Anderson was jinted with the team’s loss to the Knicks and would like to get back on the winning track. Butthefirst-year coach is also mindful of the fact that he has to trim his roster from 14 to 12 in the next two weeks and he needs to give the reserves a chance to Play. Dinos Blank Utes 17-0 In addition to the “six quarters” Andy used George Stone, Mike Butler and Rod McDonald. Also back from last year is Dick Nemelka. The Stars have acquired one player, 6-7 Bob Bedell from Dallas. Bedell was with the original Stars, the Anaheim Amigos,in 67-68. “Bedell is an experienced player who has been in the league four year,” aneStars’ assistant coach Larry Cregar. “Hehas a greatattitude and has the ability to have some outstanding games.” Utah has three rookies left before the final cut. Each has outstanding strengths and outstanding weaknesses, according to Cregar. “If we could put them all together, we'd really have someball player.” Bobby Fields is a 6-3 guard from La Salle. He is hurt by the fact that the Stars already have five guards, Rick Fisher is a 6-5 forward who broke his hand in practice a couple of weeks ago. ‘TheStars need muscle under the boards and must have given Fisher a big bonus to pass up his final year of eligibility at Colorado State, But, despite the pluses, the hand is just as broken. The biggest disappointmentis Lee Dedmon from North Carolina, Dedmon is 6-11 and that’s about all. He still has a Wichita St. Ceremony Uintah’s only offensive threat came on thefirst series of plays when the Utes gained sevenfirst downs but saw a near-touchdown taxen away on a fumble. Theloss assures Uintah oflast WICHITA, Kan. (UPI) —The place in the Class AA division of Region Four and narrows the first anniversary of the crash battle for second place to Lehi of an aging, overweight football airliner on a scenic flight and Pleasant Grove. through the Colorado rockies will be marked Sunday in a simple memorial ceremony on Scheduled Wasps20-7 By BOB DI PIETRO UPI Sports Writer Big Night For Former ‘Y’ All-American Athletes By RAY SCHWARTZ Herald Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI)—They might have to dub it “The Suet It was quite a night for BYU’s Struggle” when MuhammadAli All-Americans. faces Buster Mathis in a 12round bout at the Houston Prior to Friday night's BYUAstrodome Nov. 17. New Mexico football game, the All-Americans were honored at The 29-year-old Ali weighed a a banquet in the Wilkinson less-than-svelte 220% when he Center and were introduced at disposed of former sparring halftime ofof the grid battle. It partner JimmyEllis in the 12th was the first annual such round of his last fight, on July bani iquet. 2%6,, also at the Astrodome. The Theonly sour note of the whole former heavyweight champion nightfor the All-Americans was had to wear special high-waist the fact the Lobos defeated the trunks to help hide an ungainly Cougars, 140, in a Western roli never seen in his “float- Athletic Conference game. like-a-butterfly-sting-like-a-bee”’ All-Americans present at the days. banquet included: Football — Eldon Fortie. Mathis, 27, has not fought Basketball — Joe Richey, since he lost a 12-round decision Dean Larsen, Tom Steinke, Dick to Jerry Quarry in March, 19€9. Nemelka. The 1964 AAU champion tended Golf — Ray Leach, Dave toward a blubbery 230 in his Shipley. active days. Baseball — Doug Howard, The pair signed for the fight DaneIorg. at oS)mid-town Manhattan hotel Track — Ralph Mann, Gary Hines, Dave Reeves, Gary yker, Dick Krenzer, Bob Ali was guaranteed $300,000 Tobler, Ray Barrus, Jim against 40 per cent of all dell, Stan Bergeson, Mike receipts by Top Rank Inc., while Mathis will receive 15 per cent. , Laron Hansen. Swimming — Fred Baird. Jimmy Iselin, president of Mel Hutchins, another Cougar Peers Management, which dasketball All-American, was long wayto goto be a pro player. oversees Mathis’ career, Le cepresented by his daughter, Yet the Stars badly need backup confident that the $200,000 his Laura, and the late Elwood organization put up towards Romney, BYU'sfirst basketball help at center. “Tt’s hard to have to cut now,” Ali's guarantee will pay disays Cregar, ‘because everyone vidends in the future. VERNAL — Carbenstayed in is cutting and it’s too late for contention for tournament play mostof the players cut to make in Class AAA by blanking another team this season. winless Uintah 17-0 Friday night. “We don’t wantto cut a rookie The Dinos soe in the first who may be a standout in the quarter on a pass from Jim future but we don’t wantto cut a Borla to Art Craven with Mike returning player whose exBruno adding the extra point. perience and know-how might Carbon went ahead 10-0 in the help us this year.” third quarter on a 35-yard field goal by Bruno. The only other score came on a Burla pass with 10 seconds remaining in the Union Beats Set Nov. 17 the Wichita State University campus. The memorial was scheduled for Sundayinstead of Saturday, the anniversary of the crash, ROOSEVELT — Union took to allow members of the 1971 advantage of eight Wasatch football team to attend. They turnovers to defeat the Wasps 20- will play a game Saturday at 7 Friday afternoon. Southern Illinois, The win gives Union a 2-1 The crash killed 29 outright mark in Region Five play while and two more died later. Nine Wasatchis 2-1. Jim Richey threw a 19-yard survived. The team was en route to Logan, Utah, for a touchdown pass to Randy Daybell midway through the football game when one of two second quarter for the Wasps’ chartered airliners crashed into only score. Gary Walton added a mountain patched with snow near Silver Plume, Colo. the extra point. The second plane, which flew Union had taken the leadin the first quarter on a 24-yard ply to a northern route out of Denver, Joe Jensen. The home team ianded safely. One of the players on the second plane, Kelly added another touchdown before halftime to go into the second Clay Cook, will speak briefly at the memorial service as will half with a 12-7 ‘ead. The final touchdown came in WSU president Clark Ahlberg. Some of the survivors and the fourth and a twopoint conversion ended the families of the deaa will attend the 45 - minute ceremony. scoring. “Peers has soughtthis fight for sometime and we feel that the investment in Buster's future is worth it,” said Iselin. “At best, we can hope to break even financially, but a win over Ali would more than overcome Hansen (11), Long and the Lobos scored both touchdowns after pass interceptions. . 4ll-American, was represented ay his widow, Ruth. Karen Herd,first runnerup in che recent Miss America contest and a former BYU coed, was a special guest as were golf great Billy Casper, former Major League baseball star Vernon Law, discus champion L. Jay 3ilvester, and former mid- seven champion Gene hare other BYU All4mericans were invited to utend the banquet but for one season or another were unable to do so. They include John Miller, zolf; Dennis Lamb and Rich Zinniger, baseball; Joe Nelson, TerryTebbs and John Fairchild, eth: yasketball; Mike Bianco, Al Rockwell, Ralph Turner, John Redfearn, Russell Pierce, Tim Russell, ‘Greg Cramm, Bob Delaney, Ted Winfield, Ken Patera, Bob Richards, Bob Hanrahan, Pete Danna, Gary Sliason, Ron Mickle, Ed Hanks, Matti Raty, Doug Spainhower, Altti Alarotu, Pertti Pousi, Zelion, Ken Lundmark, and Dave Hindley, track; Mike McAdams, and Russ McAdams, wrestling, and Keith Nielsen Terry Ehlers and Zdrovko Mincek, tennis. Mann BYU's world record rolder in the 40-yard hurdles, was singled out for special ronors at the banquet. Marion D. Hanks,assistant to the Quorum of ‘Twelve Apostles Laver Ends Lutz’ Spree BERKELEY,Calif. (UPI)— Bob Lutz’ Giant-killing spree in men’s Radeoodsingles at the $50,000 Bank International Open has been brought to an money. Buster has beentrain- abrupt halt by redheaded Rod ing for eight months for this Laver. Butit took considerable effort fight. He’s ready, mentally and by the top-seeded Australian to physically.”” beat the unranked Lutz 7-6, 2-6, Ali was to have fought young 64 in Friday's quarterfinals at Mac Foster in Tokyo on Nov. the Berkeley Tennis Club. A 29, Presumably, the fight with day earlier, Lutz had cut down Mathis rules that one out. The waieis Jan Kodes and he Tokyo match reporiedly has run into financial problems and difficulty in securing permisButthe Aussie ace rose to the sion from the Japanese Boxing occasion and garnered a point Federation for it to be held. when he needed one byeither a rocket serve, deft volley or Ali has insisted that he will pinpoint placement. have three more fights, includ“T was quite confident going ing the one with Mathis, in his tuneup campaign for a rematch into the match,” said Lutz. with Joe Frazier and a chance “T've been playing better than to regain the title he lost over T’'ve ever played in my life. But, unfortunately, Rod also 15 torrid rounds to undefeated Philadelphia slugger was at the top of his game.” Arthur Ashe, the sixth seed, last March. The rematch is expected to be held next spring used a devastating backhand to score a mild upset over secondin Los Angeles. Mathis was knocked out in 11 Seed!led Cliff Drysdale 6-2, 6-2. rounds by Frazier on March 4, Ashe’s booming volley off the 1968, in a fight billed as the “Heavyweight Championship of New York State.” In his only other fight against a ranking KIMBERLEY,B.C. (UPI) — heavyweight, Mathis outpointed The Sait Lake Golden Eagles George Chuvalo in a 12-rounder took their third exhibition win prior to the bout, of the season Friday night by A win for Mathis, 29-2, would beating the Kimberley Dynavault him right back near the miters, top of the heavyweightpicture. The Western Hockey League As for Ali, 32-1, it’s only another Eagles also have one loss and Heeine stone to whathe really one tie in pre-season play. wants. Guyle Fielder, nine only I: don’'t recognize ag as tie first two periods, set up four champion anyway,” Ali goals, Jim Armstrong and Don said. “I saw the films of the Wallis split timein front of the fight. No way he beat me. He’s netfor Salt Lake. It was Wallis’ the White House champion. i’m first game action since sufferjust a little too controversial to ing a concussion in practice get the decision.” two weeks ago. Eagles Win 9-5 backhand forced poor passing shots by Drysdale. Laver met Tom Oxker of the Netherlands today in one semifinal match while Ashe and Australia’s Ken Rosewall tangled in the other. The winners play for the singles title Sunday. Okker defeated Cliff Richey of San Angelo, Tex., 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 while the fourth-seeded’ Rosewall eliminated Marty Riessen in easy fashion 6-1, 6-2. a Race Scrapped DAYTONA BEACH, Fila. (UPI) —The 24-hours of Dayto- na, the longest sports car race in America, has been scrapped for a weekend sports car spectacular that will have five different zaces over the international speedway’s 3.81-mile road course, The “Daytona Continental,” a af the LDS Church and himself a formerathlete, gave the banquet address, He declared, “we've gotplenty of problems today, but we've always had plenty of problems and we always will have them,but these they will be solved by people with character.” Most of the All-Americans and special guests who attended the banquet also took part in oe halftime ceremonies. And gue: who got the big cheer fromoe %,000-plusfans at the game on a cold evening. Miss Herd, that’s who. Rocky Long, New Mexico’s star eae whoplayed an sone pos pleworked the option play to perfection,iisa son of fformer BYU end Long, now the head football coach at Chino, Calif., School.IL. Normally, Rod will coach his high school team on Friday night and then on Saturday fly to wherever his son and the New Mexico team is playing. Friday night’s gamein Provopresented a special problem for Rod, with his high school team and BYU playing at the same time. Red decided to let his chief assistant run the high school team while he flew to Provo. He wasin the Cougar stadium to see his son direct the Lobos to victory over the Cougars. Rocky was born in Provoin a house where the stadium parking lotis now located. His dawas playing for BYU at the opal Long’s 57-yard run late in the game, Eddie Groth, Sports information director for the Lobos, was a one-man cheering section in the press box. “Comeon Rocky, babe, come on Rocky, babe,”he yelled as the ace Lobo quarterback almost wentall the way on the play. Once when Rocky appeared to be trapped by two Cougars defensive players, he scrambled free and wentfor a big gainer. One scribe, who was more than little impressed by Long's scrambling ability on the play, declared ‘That Long really fascinates me.If I'd been Rocky and found myself in the predicament he wes just in I think I’d have waved the white flag.” 8. “Yeah,” joked Groth, “and to think wejust put that play into our offense last Thursday. Golden Richards of BYU who was favoring his injured Archilles heel didn’t gallop for any touchdownson kickoffs for punt returns, but a charge of excitement went through the crowd every time he handled the football. And, on a few occasions, it seemed as if he might break loose. The Cougar Marching Band, six-hour road race that will count toward the manufacturer’s championship, will climax the Feb, 56 sports car put extravaganza that was an- directed by Grant eae nounced Friday by Track on its usual outstanding game and halftime at, The President Bill France. at famed sound of the band “We have been assured that was further enhanced as it we will have factory participa- performed music written tion by Ferrari, Alfa Romeo especially for the band by and other manufacturers when Vaclav Nelhybel,Siestaaaty we conductthe shorter event in famour com| the manufacturer’s series,” BYU is the“only major Francesaid. university in the state still Although he did not give any having a marching bandto play reason for abandoning the 24- at its football games. Both Utah hour sports car race, France and Utah State have dene away may see the hand writing on with their marching bands as an the wall. economy measure, to settle for missed field goals, turnover errors. BYU threatened in the early Long Was Key part of the fourth quarter, It’s no wonder BYU coach penetrating to the New Mexico Tommy Hudspeth said, “Rocky 2 yard line, but a pass from Long is the key to their gam:.” Dave Terry was shert of its Rocky’s dad, Rod Long, a mark and was intercepted by formerBYU athlete, wasin the Bob Gaines to cut off the last stands watching his son defeat Cougar threat. his alma mater. Rod is a prep Run Out Clock coach at Chino High School in The Lobos threatened on the California, and missed this last series of downs after Recky week’s high school game in Long broke loose on a 57 yard order to see his boy play. He run when he chose to keep the wasn’t disappointed. ball on the option. He carried to The gamewas an even match the BYU 16 yardline, but rather until late in the second quarter than try to punchin for a score, when the Cougars couldn’t the Lobos were content to run capitalize on & great scoring out the clock, opportunity from the three yard “It’s always a temptation to line, and moments later the score again,” commented New Lobos had scored to take a 7-0 Mexico coach Rudy Feldman, intermission lead. “but I've seen and read about Had the Cougars been able to too many teams losing a ball punch in a touchdown when they game whenthe opponents scored had such a good opporiunity, the two touchdowns in the last score might have been reversed minute of play.” at halftime. Both teams were strong defensively. The Cougars really punished Long. Every time he “1 felt the turning point of the pitched it out, or handed it off, gamewas in the second quarter his next action was picking when we just couldn’t punch it himself up off the ground after in. Thatdetinitely hurt us, andit being clobbered by an onrushing seemed to change the com- Cor ugar. plexion of the game.” Hetook particular punishment ‘Thesituation developed when in thefirst quarter when he was the Cougars got good field nearly cutin half by tremendous position following 2 pass in- tackle by Bill Dvorak just as he terference penalty that put the pitched the ball out. The very Cougars on the New Mexico 25 next play Jeff Lyman yard line. The pass interference clotheslined Long ana decked was u big break for the eee him hard, but, each time, Long The pass was beyond the in- was back up andstill running the tended receiver, Golden suicidal option play with Richards, and was intercepted complete poise. by the Lobos. However, Cougars Hit Hard Richards was bumped as the “Wehaven't beenhit that hard ball sailed uncatchable over his inmany years,” commented one head, and it was ruled pass in- of New Mexico’s assistant terference, coaches as he praised the From there the Cougars Cougar defense after the game. moved the ball down to the three Dan Hansen, Jeff Lyman, and yard line with Bill August hitting Carl Bowers played particularly Miller on a nine yard pass good games defensively for the play and Pete Van Valkenberg Cougars. The Cougars stopped gained ten yards on a pitchout oneearly threat by the Lobos on play menioe right end to the the BYU 25 yardline. The fourth three yard linc and one play wasforced wide by First “And Goal hard charging Jeff Lyman who From there the Cougars had again smothered Long, and Dan first and goal on the three, and Hansen and Ron Knight were in fast to nail Fred Henry on the couldn’t getit across. The first attempt was a broken play that pitchout. That turned the ball putthe ball back on the five. The over to che Cougars. second attempt was a pass play Another New Mexico threat and August was nailed for a 12 that pene‘rated to the BYU 22 yardloss to the 17 yard line. The yard line was thwarted when third play, another pass at- Fred Henry fumbled and Jeff tempt, was deflected, and then Lyman recovered for the Joe Liljenquist missed on a 35 Cougars. Of course, the Lobo defense yard field goal attempt. After the Lobos punted, the was also brilliant. The Lobos Cougar offense continued its presented the game ball to errant ways as a Bill August defensive tackle Don Silver, pass was intercepted by Herman who'sfather died the ey before Fredenberg and seaeied to the the game. Larry Dibbles was BYU 38 yar also a strong defensive lineman, ‘That was has best field position and Dan Fitzgerald,starting his either team hadat the start of a first game, played did an exdrive all night, and the Lobos cellent job at linebacker, along capitaliced in a hurry. with Herman Fredenberg. A pitchout to Fred Henry Golden Richards, BYU’s netted 14 yards to the 24 yard break awaythreat, didn’t play line, and a perfect pass from very muchoffensively, but when Long to Ken Smith was com- he did the Cougar offense was pireie at paee to the BYU much more potent. two yard Fred as dove to the one Statistics Team StatisticsBYU UNM foot line, and with only 2% First Downs 7 2 Rushing 103 312 seconds remaining the Lobos Yards Yards Passing 66 1S had to call their last time outof Total Offense 169 427 PassesAtt. 23 «12 the half. Passes Comp. 6 9 Beat Clock Passes Had int. 3 0 6-41 5-39 With the hope of the clock Punts Punt Returns 3.23 5-17 running out on the Lobos, the Kickoff Returns 379 0 0 3.26 BYUdefensive line dug in to stop inter. Returns 4-40 9-108 the next critical play for the Penalties P ‘umbles Lost 0 1 Lobos,but Fred Henry brokeoff Individual Statistics left tackle for the touchdown with 22 seconds remainingin the layer TG Yrds. Ave haif. Joe Hartshorne kicked the Long, [, N, H lenry, NM PATto makeit 7-0. Ni At the start of the sevondhalf McCall, Diller, NM Fredenberg came up with a Coon, BYU Valkenburg, duplicate of his first half in- Terry, BYU terception and started the Lobos Bower, BYU ona drive for their second touchdown. Player The interception marked the Long, NM third straight unsuccessful series of downs for the Cougars, BYU WoW 22 82 2 57 2 43 6 3B w 2 14 28 3°13 0 38 45 35 63 29 2.0 43 Passing Terry, BYU August, BYU Gunderson, BYU Coon, BYU A-C-L Yards 12-9.0 115 145-1 57 712 9 100 0 100 0 and the offensive lapse cost the Cougars dearly. Thefirst series Receiving failure came on the three yard Players No. Yards NM 5 799 line when the Covgars had two Smith, Curran, NM 3 10 losses, an incompletion, and a Richards, BYU 2 24 2% missed field goal. The next Bowers, BYU McCall, NM 1 2% series of downs started and Valkenburg, BYU 1 finished with a pass interception Miller, BYU 19 Scoring that led to a Lobo touchdown, and the nextseries of downs also Bylewthe Mexquarters: Ca 077 014 ended in a pass interception that Brigham Yo 0000 started the Lobos toward their Touchdowns: "nd quarter Henry, NM ‘one yard onard quarter second touchdowns, jenry, one yard Fredenberg returned the pare Hartshorn,NMA, two Kicks, |