Show EBaMmon0® ©aklaiMll Miimime§cita Snnper CamndlMsitt©§ By United Press International Whol for the Super Bold? are three valid candidates today —Baltimore Oakland and Minnesota But the other three have to sweat out and figure out their status tonight and next weekend - The Los Angeles Rams a half game back of the San Francisco 49ers in the National Conference West meets the Detroit Lions tonight on national TV —and a victory will pull the Rams even with San Francisco with an identical 96-- 1 There t record The New York Giants victors on Sunday over the SL Louis Cardinals 7 get the Rams 34-1- in this Sunday’s final game while the Dallas Cowboys share the National Conference East lead at M with New York and close out against Houston 4 As for Baltimore’s win over Buffalo it was as always a case of Johnny Unites The Colt veteran locked up the Division American Conference title by tossing a to Roy Jefferson in the third period thus setting up a two-yar-d TD effort by Norm Bulakh that put the Baltimore club out in front 17-Jim 30-1- field goal in O’Brien’s the final period put the game out of reach for the Bills who had led 0 at the half 14-1- are Happy Another unsettled division is the American Conference Cenare tral where the have-not- s happiest The Cincinnati Ben-ga- ls wfih a 6 record lead Have-No- ts 7-- Cleveland The Bengals 0 Sunday dropped Houston and the Browns had slithered to 6-- 7 30-2- a defeat at the hands of Dallas Saturday The 49ers threw their challenge at the Rams by coming from behind in a 7 victory mud-spatter- ed S-- 3 38-3- turned a broken play into a fourth TD when Tarkenton hit Bob Tucker on a pass and Tucker then laterailed to Don Herrmann who raced the ccrncrback Bruce Taylor in- final 20 yards sured the victory with a The Bengals who could be return of a fourth-quartfield the Cinderellas of the NFL goal attempt by the Saints caught up to the Houston Oilers New Orleans had led 7 at at 1311 when linebacker AI the half Beauchamp scooped up a Fran Tarkenton scrambling fumble and ran for a some throwing some led the TD in the third quarter That 34-Giants to their clear-cu- t gift fired up the Bengals who win over the dismayed Cardingot two touchdowns from Essex als Tarkenton threw two Johnson one on a run touchdown passes ran one and the other on a pass score in himself and the Giants play from Virgil Carter Horst over the New Orleans Saints Sunday John Brodie fired three touchdown passes to Gene Washington and scored himself on a one-yar-d sweep but rookie rd rd er 21-1- 17 rd 6-ya- rd Muhlmann booted his third field goal of the day to put the game out of reach The Miami Dolphins stayed alive by topping the New York Jets 16-1- It was Garo 0 Yepremian’s toe that did the trick with two field goals one of 13 the other of 21 yards in the final two minutes Dolphin QB Bob Griese threw a TD pass to Howard Twilley in the second quarter and Yepre-mia- n later came through with a field goal Bart Starr was bounced and bruised as the Chicago Bears mauled Starr's Green Bay 23-ya-rd 40-ya- Packers 35-1- Jack Goncannon 7 passed and ran for five touchdowns The Washington Redskins celebrated an end to a five game losing streak and Larry Brown’s surpassing the 1000-yar- d the rushing mark Redskins stopped the Philadelphia Eagles 246 Sonny connected on a TD strike to Jon Henderson and d scored himself on a keeper in the fourth period Pittsburgh's faint hopes flickered all but out the Steelers bowed to file Atlanta Falcons 6 The Falcon defense shut u Jur-gens- en 56-ya- one-yar- u 27-1- out the Steelers in the last half The Vikings took on the Boston Patriots and gave their Joe Kapp a most unhappy time Minnesota 4 won intercepting Kapp for two touchdowns in the process of handing hapless Boston its 11th loss in 13 starts Denver and San Diego went 7 exactly nowhere in a deadlock The tie left Denver with a mark to San Diego’i 466 but it took a one-yaplunge by Willis Ctaishaw with 1:57 left to gain the tie for the Broncos The Padres led 17-- 0 at halftime 35-1- 17-1- rd Sojourner Sensational But California Wins Hawks Scuffle To Top Braves Terry Dischinger paced DeBy United Preu Intenatfcual Walt Hazxard and Pete troit’s balanced attack with 20 Maravich provided foe scoring points and Dave Bing added 19 punch Sunday night for Atlanta to trim the Lakers Detroit But Jimmy Daria provided a trailed 6363 midway through different kind of punch and It the third period But the Lakers turned out to be the one that then committed five turnovers as Detroit surged ahead with carried the Hawks to a 110-9- 1 nine straight prints victory over Buffalo Lew Aldndor and Oscar A scuffle between Davis and Buffalo's John Hummer shook Robertson accounted for more Atlanta out of its doldrums in than half of Milwaukee’s Atlanta led with 40 and 26 prints 31-gamble tively The game was tied at the end of the first started under the Atlanta basket but after the area was period but Milwaukee spurted cleared the Hawks ran away to to a 6349 halftime lead San Francisco had six players a 7567 lend at the end of the in double figures and then held third period After that Atlanta wu never off a New York rally Jeff headed Has sard led Atlanta Mullins paced the Warriors with 28 prints and Maravich with 22 points and Jerry Lucas added 19 The Knicks got 24 had 22 in the game The two teams were points from Walt Frazier in a called for 68 fouls and shot a losing effort Elrin Hayes scored 40 prints total of 92 free throws Elsewhere in file National in leading San Diego over Basketball Association Detroit hapless Cleveland Hayes who 0 beat Los Angeles has scored 40 points in all three Milwsukee defeated Seattle of the Rockets’ victories over 7 San Diego crushed Cleveland hit six of 10 field Cleveland 11365 and San goal attempts and 16 points in Francisco beat New York the second quarter to spark San 6 halftime lcjd Diego to a the third period Just 9665 when file 31 or-ni- 5-- nt foul-marr- 103-11- 124-10- 59-4- §eott$40 Points Defeats Stars By United Pren International Virginia’s Charlie Scott is only a rookie but be has Joined the over-4- 0 set in the American Basketball Association Over 40 prints that is Scott got his fourth game in his last seven outings Sunday night as the Virginia Squires beat the Utah Stars 9 Scott connected on 15 field goals and 10 of 12 free throws to knock down any serious Utoh threats The Stars playing without starters Wayne Hightower and Donnie Freeman relied on little Mike Butler who scored 21 of his 25 prints trying to rally Utah in the second half A total of nine technical fouls were called one leading to the ejection of Virginia guard Mike 112-10- Barrett in the first period with Utah leading In other ABA games Pitta-burg- h came from 17 prints behind to beat Kentucky 5 rookie Dave Newmark’s layup with six seconds left gave Carolina a victory over Texu and Larry Jones and Mack Calvin combined for 64 points to lead the Floridians over New York 10067 Stew Johnfn's Jump hnt with 44 seconds left provided the inning prints in Pittsburgh's surge over the Colonels who led by 17 points in the second quarter and 13 at the start of the fourth period Johnson’s 5 goal made it and John Brisker and Chuck Williams each sank two find shots to clinch the tri’unph Dan Issel led Kentucky with 45 points and 23 rebounds Johnson had 30 and Brisker 33 for Pittsburgh Jones scored 12 of his points in the final period and Calvin added seven for the Floridians For the evening Jones had 33 and Calvin 31 and New York's Rick Barry coming back leu than a week before after a long injury had 28 A Texu surge left file 8 Cougars behind with 3:30 kit to play but Carolina ran off nine straight points to 4 go back fai front Texu rebounded with two quick baskets to regain the lead and set the stage for Newmark’s g basket Bob Ver-g- a led Carolina with 31 points 23-1- 6 130-12- 119-11- 8 126-12- MARVIN ROBERTS Utah State’s scorer and rebounder is seea In action against Gonzaga Roberts hu led USU to a S- record best in the state averaging 23J ppg and 1U rebounds Nate WUllanis follows in scoring with -l J 177 ppg while Bob LaurisU hu a 14 scoring average and is second in rebounds with 11 Lanriski has a 54 per cent average from the field but Lafayette Love is the leading percentage shooter 59 per cent scoring 14 ppg (Herald Journal photo by Bob Trowbridge) Wins In Playoff Northern Michigan got 27 points from George Barber and 25 from Hugh Friday The Utes’ Ken Gardner turned in his fourth consecutive solid games hitting nine of 11 from the field and pulling down 22 rebounds in a performance Brigham Young which opened its season with three straight wins saw its losing streak extended to two games fay Oregon State 9960 in a contest at Corvallis delayed by a blacks’ protest against BYU Ahniit 55 Works holding hands or with signs moved out onto the middle of the floor at halftime and delayed play for about 10 minutes The signs described the Mormon Church-operatschool as a “racist institution” nt ed 74-4- at Seattle On Friday Utah meets New York University and Washington takes on Navy in the opening round of the Utah Classic and Westminster hosts Eastern Montana The finals of the Uiah Classic are scheduled Saturday with Utah State at Portland at Weber and Redlands at Southern Utah in other BJ Deserve Goalie Blanks Kings ' Jean Ratelle scored one goal and assisted on two others to lead the Rangers' attack It the “missing link” who can marked the fourth time this Ratelle hu scored three help them to the National in a game and the rangy Hockey League’s Stanley Cup leads foe team with 31 playoffs championship— a goalie to spell iron man Ed Giacomin Giacomin has been the NHL's The Bruins maintained their goalie for the last three lead over the Rangers seasons but has appeared to when they beat the Detroit Red wilt in the playoffs due to Wings 66 with the help of a overwork Ranger General three-gohat trick by Manager-Coac- h Emile Francis leading scorer Phil said at the start of the current Esposito tallied' twice in the season that he hoped to rest second and once in file third to Giacomin more than in the past achieve the ninth three-goand gambled by selecting Gilles game of his career and raise Villemure to do the Job his season total to 26 Bobby ViUemure 30 had played a Orr tmt two assists increasinK total of 12 16 NHL games prior his league-leadin- g total to 33 It to the current season but wu the Bruins’ fifth straight Francis has been tossing him win and sixth consecutive game into games and getting extraorwithout a loss dinary results The stocky The Chicago Black Hawks native of Three Rivers Quebec the Minnesota North Stars but wu in the nets Sunday night 56 as Bobby Hull scored two when the Rangers defeated the for a career total of assists Los Angeles Kings 46 and stretched their home ice 1000 Wayne Hillman’s goal unbeaten string to 14 games with 4:33 remaining enabled the to tie the while remaining two prints Philadelphia Flyers Louis Blues 26 and Norm SL behind the Boston Bruins in the UDman’s 12th and 13th goals of East Division season led the Toronto the Villemure who turned aside Leafs to a 46 triumph Maple 28 shots now hu a 1 record fiie Buffalo Sabres in over for his appearances in goal this night's other NHL season and a 1 58 goalstgainst average By United Pren Iiteruatkaal The New York Rangers appear to have come up with All-St- ar two-poi- al al 9-- 9 357-yar- 21-fo- par-fiv- 488-yar- u ed 345-yard-er Rich & Rare Whisky 114-10- CHRISTMAS 117-11- SPECIALS game-winnin- Wrestling - Imported from Canada’s Oldest J -- Distiller If Jensen & Son Saddlery 2 4 In the game five Oregon State players sowed in double figures as the Beavers made their record 46 Guard Bemie Fryer led BYU with 24 points Westminster College edged Western Montana when Roger Cheatham sank two free throws in the final 12 seconds to preserve a 3 victory BYU opens this week’s schedule tonight against Washington BeVicenzo Beats Player (Kiw a great taste Canadian Casper For Masters Title d (67) at the end of regulation BUENOS AIRES (UPI)-O-ne And at the par-foninth Casper missed a gets the distinct impression play All totaled in at 273 around here that children would birdie try Roberto rolled in ra rather see old Roberto de identical one for a birdie three They went into a three-hol- e Vicenzo and his shy smile cone playoff in which the best total and the 35000 first prize to the score on the first second and delight of his little army of down the chimnej on Christninth holes won it mas 2000 De Vicenzo sank a short putt “You'd think he wu pres“Vive Robert de Vicenzo” e d ident or something” said a for a birdie on the blurted one excited fan earlier First hole while Casper beaten Gary Player Sunday the three golfers— all playing head-to-hafter the in the final Argentine had a par On number two a par-fodefeated Player and American threesome— strolled up to the Billy Casper in a three-wa- y Casper got a birdie eighth green during regulation playoff for the Argentine while De Vicenzo parred Play- FREEPORT Grand Bahamas Masters golf championship “I don't want to be pres(UPI) —Fun loving Doug Sanders written off by many ident" said Roberto “But I’ll as washed up in pro golf tell you one thing I'm glad we wound this thing up in three because he burns the candle at both ends is back in the hides My feet hurt so bad I don’t think I could take any winner's circle bachelor surmore walking” The prised his friends and fellow Argentines who love their 326000 pros by collecting popular international represenSaddles Tack Belts Wallets tative of good will are getting Sunday as winner of the in1130000 Bahama Islands Open used to watching him limp off Complete horse and pony outfits! of the last PGA event the year with the big trophies Only last cluding: Saddle Pad Bridle Halter Grooming It wu Sanders' first win since month he won the individual tools!!! PROVO Utah (UPI) the Doral Open of 1967 and his title in the World Cup BrigAN EXCELLENT GIFT FOR THE BIG OR LITTLE winner’s check wu worth more ham Young University won the tournament at the nearby second 1970 HORSEMAN!! annual Beehive Wrestl- Jockey Club than all of his previous Sunday though the competiing Invitational Tournament earnings Doug had to birdie the 18th Saturday night with 68 points tion wu more famous De Famous 'HONDO' BOOTS -- many styles hole just to tie for the lead with 28 more than Idaho State Uni- Vicenzo went into the final 18 Boys and Men's Siiesl a launder par total of 272 for versity and Utah which were holes over the par 70 6542-yar- d Olivos Golf Club course leading tied for second 72 holes GIVI GIFTS OF ATHgaiL Both teams had 60 prints in Casper by one stroke and South He went on to defeat tug Chris Blocker the cousin of the twoday meet which began African Player by three Player chiding the crowd at television star Dan Blocker on Friday night on the BYU cam-pu- s one sudden-deat- h point for accidentally a hole of second the Montana placed third with 32 bringing De Vicenzo's ball to a playoff He left the likes E points followed by Utah State halt at the fringe of the fifth of Arnold Palmer Lee Trevino hole fired 65 24 with a Weber and State points OPEN EVEHINOS! and Gay Brewer gasping in to tie Roberto (68) and Capser amazement at his performance in the cellar with 22 Sanders By JAMES BAPIS United Press International Willie Sojourner gave San Francisco fans an impressive display of his basketball prowess but his one man heroics weren’t enough to bring home the championship in the Cable Car Classic The 66 Weber State center scored 27 prints and pulled down 23 rebounds in Weber’s 7565 loss to hobshooting California Saturday night in the Cable Car Classic title contest Sojourner had a total of 41 rebounds and 49 prints in the two tournament contests (22 prints and 18 rebounds in file win over San Francisco Friday night) and was named to the team His 41 rebounds established a new record But the Bears hitting their first eight shots rolled 19 a 15-- 2 load and never trailed against a Weber State team that couldn’t get back in the contest after the early blitz The Bears were led by Phil Chenier with 21 points includfrom ing a perfect rinef the free throw line Meanwhile Utah State ran its record to 1 and Utah snapped a three game losing streak in other key games involving teams from the Beehive State A outburst in the opening 10 minutes of the second half carried LaDell Andersen’S Aggies to a 11664 rout of St Francis of Pennsylvania Marv Roberts pumped in 28 points and Lafayette Love shared scoring honors for USU with 28 prints followed by Nate Williams with 26 and more Bob LaurisU with 17 The Aggies who have looked less than sensational in several of their previous win finally showed some of the scoring power that is expected to keep them among the nation’s top teams Utah off to its poorest start in nearly two decades finally hit a winring stride to defeat Northern Michigan 10364 Mike Newlin showing for the first time this season the form which made him the top player in the Western Athletic Conference the past two years scored 28 points hitting 10 of 14 shots from the field A total of 51 fouls were called in the ragged contest in the Utes’ special events center 9 45 4th So Providence “ llUiDUMM Must! uiruiiair AUuiriliD UUFuftliiS Uk WilUO iS USA Impressive bottlo individually registered at the distillery Impressive taste supremely meflow richly rewarding It UtffMui 1 ftvta H)Lk 11 iun mow |