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Show Sports Wrrorb John Moonev t riiiin Ulitr T n ex Win- - Sot i mutted goal m the lin.il minute ot pla lott Philadelphia on I Sit- hurt end ot a VI? upset In the Washington Redskin-- . Sandav and may hav e cost the Eagles a laurth straight bid to tin- National Foot ball League playofls 'Wo were tr mg to win the dn ision. but now ue are battling tor a playott spot." Phiiadelphi ) Couch M.lt-'ii n. ihir.i Dick Yei moil ..ml li! straight tu-l- There always is a certain amount ni iloak and tiattuor business involved when a coaching change is made and frequently much of the subterfuge is wasted, hut the games will continue as long as ( ouches are hired and fired Coaches change their minds, which is one reason lor the contusion. Lake when Ike Armstrong w as rumored leaving I tah tor Minnesota to become athletic director in - t Ike's request, because we had Moments Cagles' lohn Sciuiru hobbled a (entei on an is y aid lieldgo.il attempt that could have pm Philadelphia on top u uh eat lmt "i4 Western bizarre- s. ootids the The toss die Eagles to 0 .V two games behind Dallas in tin- NEC Eastern Division with tun games n-oiling, and loll them m a scramble for a wild card spot. expected to w m today I expet ted to wm last week,' Yet moil said Now it's on to Dallas Washington took the lead midway in the t tn.il period when lmt hat her Monte Coleman pit kt-- oil an intercept umi and r m it in 52 y ards for the score. It lunttd ott Coleman said I don't know w ho it vv ax ju-- w cut on m a met I .lust got it and i an Redskin i u,h Joe (hhbs said the come from behind ittort demons: ated bow lar his team has tome tins season I am ten pi mid ot the team, being out ot the t show s ttie hold ot t ha rat ter pb i ott'. (dhhs s, i,d they have tor us to bmltl on next year The Redskins. traded 1? 6 at the end ni th'ee Js yard quaiterx hoi allied behind Mark Moslt-v'held go. d and Coleman s interception to lake a IS 1? lead w dh 6 2" it inannng m (ho game 1 There was a pally at Dr. Reed Clegg's house and Furry Sorensen informed me that Dr. A. Ray Oipm. the Ute president, would like to confide in me. hut he wasn't sure he could trust the press. F.v entually. when secrecy was assured. Dr. Olpm introduced me to the man the next morning who w as to he named Utah's coach a week later. He was .Jack Curtice. This was Sunday morning. Yt Sunday night a story broke out of Denver that Curtice had been visiting Utah and was a prime- c andidate for the coaching job. Naturally. I was suspect for tipping a Denver friend to contact Curtice. ti--- ' ' Philadelphia's Wilbert Mont- gomery takes to the air as he What actually happened, the Denver scribe reported later, was that he was at the Denver airport looking lor Coach Duffy Daugherty of Mic higan State and had him paged. Curtice came to the page desk, saying. I'm Jack Curtice and I'm a friend of Duffy." The reporter put two and two together, checked and tound Curtice had arrived on a plane from Utah, knew the Utes were interviewing coaches, and the plot of secrecy broken. scores touchdown in the first quarter against the Redskins. i AFC Roundup Curtice was rumored as a prime candidate for the vacant Stanford job after the 1957 season, and. again, he professed no knowledge of the interviews. But Stanford scheduled a press conference late in an afternoon, obviously to announce its new coach Meanwhile an Associated Press reporter and photographer were prowling the Park Building on the Ute, yampus on another story, and Curtice and Dr Olpin jumped the gun and immediately announced to the wire service Jack had resigned at Utahc That blew the Stanford press conference. Ra"Nagel. Curtice's successor, was given the hiring advantage in a novel way when a character who lufng around the LTLA practices, a fellow with a .Polish name I can't spell but nicknamed Bowwow." wired Dr. Olpin if Nagel were hired, he. Bjawwow," would immediately deposit $1 millionjji the University treasury. Whejtj Nagel left. Utah tried to keep it a secret so Iow.iVould break the story, but the night before the unnbuncement, a source on the Iowa athletic council tipped me and that secrecy was broken. Mike Biddings probably drew his biggest support from Jerry Wilson, a Utah Aggie alumnus who had been such a help to John Ralston's recruiting. But when Biddings was fired, the opposition reporter left when Biddings entered the athletic board conference. He had long gone skiing with an old friend when Biddings returned to announce he was through. Bill Howard and I sat on that story for several hours, until the opposition's deadline had passed, before we said it was time to break the news. The hiring" of Larry Wilson as Bill Meek's successor also had some novel turns. Wilson and his wife were guests at the Ambassador Athletic Club and everyone was meeting "ITah's new coac h." The announcement was scheduled for early in the week, hut at mid morning Wilson announced from St. Louis he could not accept. Quickly the I'tes came up with Tom Lovat as a successor, while denying Wilson had been the prime candidate. olhing for Granted It was a t secret that Bud Jack would resign as athletic director several years ago, move up to becoming an assistant to a vice president, and Arnie Ferrin would take his job. well-kep- doubt if a people new of the transition, which is why it was kept a secret. It wax "my story." the university pledged, because I had known of the manuevering and had kept faith. 1 half-doze- n meeting of the Institutional Council for the morning, and you can imagine how that story could he "held" for a morning newspaper. The one reporter who played fair lost out But ,the wax x(-- t always the maligned reporter who breaks faith in these matters, hut the reporter is always "the one who is castigated if he breaks faith" with a news source. It ifen't Mrralim ( Ward coach may expect a reporter to put his neck on the block for him. hut when a coachs future is involved, it's every man for himself. A Big Skv Tennis Host Playoff Games 1-- AA J Idaho (API Big Sky Conference schools Boise State University and Idaho State University will both host NCAA Division semifinal football games next Saturday, conference Commissioner Ron Stephenson announced Sunday. Stephenson, who is also on the NCAA's Division I AA football committee, said Boise State will host Eastern Kentucky, winner of the Ohio Valley Conlcince title. Al Pocatello. Big Sky Conference champion Idaho .St ate will meet South Carolina State, winners in the Mideastern Conierence-The winners of the semifoiaK will plav in the 19th at Wichita I AA championship game Dec Falls. Texas. BOISE. E, ogles' tm.d drive starred from their o.tn Jo remaining (Juaitei h. k Roll la .vm .kl who earhei threw two tomhdown passes to Rillv Camplicld. completed lour passes as Philadelphia nun etl to the Redskins Tilt- - wPhJ 17 1 Montgomery and Running plays hy WilU-rHut Booker Russell moved the Eagles to tluPhiladelphia kn her Tony Fianklin never got the i ham e to boot what would have been the go ahead In-Igoal alter an errant snap lrmn (enter was ret ov ered hy the Redskins with SI seconds let! on tin-t - t - lot k Ron Spungs Colls 13 at Baltimore sttiied three touchdowns, one on a pass lnm substitute quartcrbai k Uleim Curano, as Dallas whipped Balliinoit- and li .unit'd the Colls their tih straight deleal The v it I ary gav e the ( nw bev s an 11 3 National Football League record nut a lead m the NFC East o'er Philadelphia, tin ir opponent next vv et-Tony Dorsett gamed 175 yards on a pel serial high ?0 carries tor Dallas, which scored on its tn'st live ixissessitms ol the game for a 27 hallbmo lead Dorsett's pertormaiuo gave him a season total ot t SOti yards and enabled him to vyre-- t the league rushing lead lrom George Rogers ol the New Orleans Saints Mmnesot i his Yikex tt at Chicago Bears been Chicago's pnx team m re, mi veal's, lmt it w is the Bears' turn to nisi rate 'he ikmgs and deal a severe blow in their playoll t han- c- - The Bears, who had lost Pi ol their last IS g nn- s to the Vikings, upset Minnesota to saddle the lost i s with their third stiaight loss and even their record at Chicago, which had the worst retold in the NFC entering the game, is The Bears accomplished the victorv hv tapping a seldom used source, reserve quarterback Boh Avel-linwho threw a 72 yard touchdown Kiss to Brian Baschnagel with 13:06 left in the game to rally the lead on a Bears alter Minnesota had taken a 3 yard TI pass from Tommy Kramer to Ahamait Minnesota has been winning t tie lose ones Rashad against us in. the past, so winning a dost' one against Minnesota has to lie meanmgtul." said Chicago Coach Neill Armstrong. Packers 31. Lions 17 at Green Bay Lynn Du key passed lor 270 yards and two touchdowns and Harlan Hucklcby scored twice on yard plunges, rallying resurgent Breen Bay over Detroit Du key s tout ' down passes came on plays covering 5 yards to Paul Coffman ami 15 to James Iaifton as the Packers. 7 7. fought hack from a 10-- deficit tor their fifth victory in their past six games. The Lions had a three-gam- e winning streak The Packers txik the lead snapped anil slipped to on Dickey's scoring pass to Collman for good at A 17 seconds before halttime pass from Dickey to Lofton carried to the Detroit 5 and set lip the touchdown as the Packers drove 60 yards in only 36 seconds Lofton, who caught tour passes for 90 yards, beat Luther Bradley in the l ight corner ot the end zone tor his touchdown reception as the Packers led 21 10 in the third quarter. After Giants 10, Rams 7 at East Rutherford eight years of competition, the plavoff hopes of Los Angeles have gone with the wind With wind gusts of 45 miles per hour but feting Giants Stadium and turning routine passes into adventures. New York blanked Los Angeles in the second hall and eliminated the Rams from the 1!IK1 playotfs, I eon Bright's punt return set up Joe field goal three seconds Daoelo's into the fourth quarter and the Giants' defense dominated the final 15 minutes to hand Los Angeles its I.fth straight loss "This is the lies', defense we've had since I've been here." said Giants sixth-yea- r safety Beasley Reece. We've lost some really great players over the years hut these young guys have really made the big plays. Rookie Neil Cards 30. Saints 3, at St. Louis Iximax scored on a 22-- ard scramble and set up two other scores during a string ol HI straight completions. leading St. lmix lo an easy victoiv over New Orleans. Lomax, making hi t ourth start since becoming the Cardinals' No quartcrbai k. completed three passes m three tries tor 3u yards Indore his touchdown run gave St. Louis a 7 3 lead with 1,3 sec onds left in the first period. He duplicated his accuracy, this time for a total of 46 yards, to set up Wayne Morris' 1 yard dive at 4 07 of the second period and connected on three more passes without a miss for 47 yards before Neil field goal with 20 seconds left O'Donoghue's in the first half made it 17-The final St Louis touchdown came early in the fourth period on a run by Rov Green, who took a direct snap while lined up in punt formation. Bucs 21. Falcons 23 at Tampa Doug Williams threw two touchdown passes, including oik for 71 yards m the fourth quarter, to lead Tampa Bay over Atlanta and into first place in the NFC Central Division. Falcons kicker Mick Luckhurst missed a 35 yard Held goal attempt wide to the right with eight seconds left in the game to ensure the Tampa Ray v ictory The win giv es the Burs an record going into the final two weeks of the season The Falcons dropped to 7 7 in the NFC West and are virtually out of the in the fourth period. playoff picture. Down Williams hit Then Bell and the speedy wide receiver outraccd the Atlanta delenxe into the end zone. Cowlxivx 117. - two-gam- e - l. I pos-uhl- - s Lcaxinj; Same Wav c somt-hodv.1 - Page One I -- an-.nix- - Set linn i .lohn is tin most .meli.ei-)f ionth.il! pl.ivei we ha' e. hid he dropped the hall." Vermeil s.nd 'iiahehil May be e niun m our ofln e. I sent a wire to Minnesota and signed Ike's name, saymg he was withdrawing his name and would stay at Utah Next day. driv ing to work. I heard over the air Ike had changed his mind and signed at Minnesota. But the signing of his successor was more L Monday Morning, December 7. 1981 IOs. 1449 At iakf wfibttnr Jsyalt - Tribune Wire Services days ago. San Francisco Coach Bill Walsh called Cincinnati the best team in the National Football League Dn Sunday, after his 49ers beat the he changed his assessment only Bengals slightly. They had been playing as the best team in the league, but they didnt quite meet m to their standards this week." said Walsh "I still think they are one ot the t learns in the league. t It w as h game and I think the better team won I'd hate to have to think of playing them again which is always possible." he said, looking ahead to a possible Siqier Bowl matchup. Before they get there, the Bengals have to get into the playofls. The 40ers kepi them from clinching a postseason berth and sent the Bengals into a game next Sunday in Pittsburgh which could he pivotal. I knew the concentration wasn't 100 percent during the week, hut I didn't think it was that bad." said Cincinnati Coach Forrest Gregg. We've gotten up high emotionally tor a lot of games in a row Maybe that's why we were a little low. It's been about seven weeks since I tasted defeat. It didn't taste any better than it did seven weeks ago." And looking toward next Sunday's game with the Steelers. Gregg added: There's a lot on the line. If that's not enough motivation, there's nothing I can i. A few 21-- ( hard-fough- 1 . h-- ' 14-l- n " post-seaso- do. Joe Montana passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third in the victory. Asked whether this game made the 49ers the best team in the league, he said: It's not over yet. Maybe, by the end, we will be. Montana's TD passes of 4 yards to reserve fullback Bill Ring, a former Brigham Young University running back, in the first quarter and 15 yards to wide receiver Dwight Clark two seconds before halftime plus his plunge in the final giving quarter helped raise the 49ers record to them the home-fieladvantage in the first round of Ihe NFC playoffs. d 11-- d Miami is Dolphins 24, Patriots 14. at Miami right on schedule for the playoffs, says Coach Don Simla. We felt we had to get four in a row." he said after watching his team heat New England. We got ihe great comeback against Philadelphia and then we played a fine football game today (Sunday '. Now it is time to prepare for next week at Kansas City." David Woodley took Miami into sole possession of first place in the AFC East, sneaking for one touchdown and throwing to Eddie Hill for another. The victory, combined with the New York Jets' upset loss at Seattle, left Miami alone at the top of the heap. TD pass to Don Matt Cavanaugh tossed a Hasselbeck and also scored on a quarterback keeper. Broncos 16, Chiefs 13. at Denver Rob Lytle and e Larry Canada scored a pair of in the back-to-bae- d k d d 9-- 8-- 24-2- 28-2- - 6-- 6 8-- The loss dropped the Jets to and out of first place in the AFC East. The Jets had shared that spot with Miami. The defeated marked the sixth straight time the Jets have lost to Seattle, including a defeat six weeks ago in Shea Stadium. Kneg, from little Milton College in Wisconsin, was replacing the in jured Jim Zorn. The Jets scored on Richard Todd's TD jiasses of 11 yards to Scott Dierking and to Kevin Long, a run by Dierking and a field goal by Pat Ix'ahy. Bills 28, Chargers 27, at San Diego Joe Cribbs plunged one yard for a touchdown in the third period to rally Buffalo to v ictory over San Diego. The win record and moved them into gave the Bills a second place in the AFC East, a half game behind Miami The Chargers dropped out of a first place tie in the AFC Wesl with an mark. Cribbs scored with late in the third period the Chargers leading alter Buffalo took the ball on its .32 and drove 66 yards in nine plays. San Diego's Roll Beoirschke kicked a 27 yard held goal at It'll of the fourth quarter to cut the Bills' lead and the Chargers wen1 moving deep in lo Buffalo territory in the liml two minutes when Chuck Muncie tumbled the hall awav at tlte Bills' 25 The Bills scored their other TD's on a 3 yard run by quarterback Joe Ferguson, a 9 yard run hy Roosevelt Ixuikx and a v ai 4 inn xt by lx aks. - 1 first half to lead struggling to overcome loss to a must win over Kansas City. The Broncos also netted a field goal by Fred Steinfort. The Chiefs points came on two field goals by Nick touchdown run by full back Lowry and a James Hadnot. The game's outcome was still in doubt as late as the warning when the Chiefs drove as far as the Bronco 22. But linebacker Bob Swenson intercepted a pass by Steve Fuller and ran it back to the Kansas City 46. Both teams went into the game with records, and the win kept alive Denver's chances of earning a playoff spot. Seahawks 27, Jets 23. at Seattle Second year quarterback Dave Krieg. making his first start as a pro. tired a pair of TD passes, including a to Steve Largent for the w inning score, and ran for a third as Seattle upset New York's Jets. Denver . y short-yardag- touchdowns ' Miami's defensive back Mike Kozlowski (40) turns running back as he picks up New Eng land fumble and scores a TD. Kozlowski is the older brother of BYl"s receiver Glen. Utes Eye Rugged Spartans Tonight By Ray Herhat Tribune Spoils Writer L;te fans only think football season has ended for the University of Utah Wait til they get a look at the San Jose State basketball team which invades the Special Events Center Monday night. San Jose is very big and very strong." said Ute Coach Jerry Pimm as he looks toward Monday's 7:30 p.m. tipoit against the Spartans of the PCAA. "They like to go inside and bung the boards." Pimm continued while still catching his bieath following Utah's victory over Weber State in Ogden Saturday tug'll Pimm said the Spartans will how a disciplined offense. Irving to work liie ball inside, and defensively San Jose wail employ some man coverages but often will zone Bill Rerrv. head go to a mutch-ua o' at coach at S.1S, is a b inner a Michigan Stale, and that's the same zone the MSU Spartans used while winning a national championship in Sait L.,ke Ciiy a couple ol years ago Berry's starters mi lude center Greg Vinson oi tixit 7i. torwards Chris McNeaV 16 toot 7i and 7 and Dwayne Warner ' 2 and guards Jonathan Brown 2). Michael Moore McNculy is their best player," Pimm explained "He's very good and very tough." The Spartans were selected to finish loiirth in the PCAA this year, behind and Fresno conierence powers Slate and the loaded Ixing Beach Stale turns Cal-lrvin- e San Jose tost Cal St.de B.ikersfield. a Ini 1'ier Fullerton mentor Mini king oil C.d Stale in its opener to team coached by Bobby Dye Alter Dominguez. San Jii-l("l ,d Flac-tuSaturday night when Ni a it'crn Via zona allied tor a ml V v ictorv The Kp.irt.m- - led ill Mint one by eight ximtx u oh 5 23 remaining m the game. Mi Nealy led S.1S in seining with I1' 42-4- lt points. Warner Kevin Rowland added 14 and 11 The Utes trailed Wtber by six points. with 4 11 to go. and Utah was still , with three minutes to play behind. before the Utes rallied to send the game into overtime. 55-4- Our defense was the difference last night." said Pimm. The defense kept us in the game, and of course 'Christ Winans big foul shots at the end lulled us through." Although officially Utah's record is Pmim points nut his team 'laved live overtime periods within a lew days So. ot a we ui tuuhy have an extra game under our belts The team is we have been able to progressing well and " pluv a lot ol guvs ' gainxl Weber, we played 12 guvs and all had live or oVitUte- - u pluv mg time Nine guys were in double digit figures lor minutes 'laved - ,, three-tourlh- , -- ' |
