Show 1 Sports 1971 Logan Utah Tuesday September 24 The Herald Journal — Snyder tabs top players Panros reaps DPI laurels By Steve Stout over previously Alabama Thompson passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more as Washington State embarrassed Arizona 24-1- sports writer University Bead Football Coach Brace Snyder told a Monday lun: cheon crowd that Rick Parros’i 252-yard rushing performance Saturday against Fresno State should make him a strong candidate for national recognition If not the national back of the week came true later Snyder1 Mondaya to United Press International’s Backfield of the Week In addition to UPI's award Parras was also selected as the Pacific Athletic Association's offensive of player the week Parras brake Louie Giammona's 1174 school slnglefame mark of 247 yards set in Moscow Idaho against Idaho His mark also Romney Stadium record Giammona in 1174 with 207 yards against' Utah "And you know Louie was the first man on the field to meet Rick after be broke the record" Snyder related to the crowd "He told him ‘There's inobody else in the whole world I'd rather see break my record than VMt ’" Giammona is now an aasistant back-field coach for the Aggies after serving pro stint with the NewYork Jets Joining Pams in the UPI backfield were Southern California's junior running back Charles White Washington State quarterback Jack Thompson and Maryland ' back Steve Atkins White rushed for IN yards in the Trojans’ Coast i 4 upset-victor- y plover nf the ram Hippie hit io of II pass attempts for 1M yards and two touchdowns and ran for one other Parras collected touehdown runs of top-rank- ed StatOHS 59andlyards touch- White who scored on a down run against the Crimson Tide helped push USC into second (dace in the UPI 40-ya- rankings Thompson connected on 16 of 34 pass attempts for 271 yards in WSU’s victory e and moved into turd place on the PAC-1- 0 career passing charts While Parras was named the PCAA's offensive player of the week for his part in USlTs successful debut into the league the PCAA front office had not madetadedsioo as of this morning on the conference’s outstanding defensive ballplayer Another Aggie could figure into that d category Snyder named junior Kelly Kirwan as USiTa outstanding defensive ball player of Saturday’a contest Kirwan frilwtpd five nearly grabbed a handoff from Bulldog quarterback Bfily Yancy to cause a fumble and had a quarterback sack The Orem Utah native was in on 55 plays Snyder said and was the stopping factor in what could have been a touchdown reverse by FSU "He’s one of the smartest players on the team" Snyder said "He’a not the fastest kid on the squad but you can’t fool him" In addition to Parras Snyder named quarterback Eric Hippie and the entire offensive line as recipients of special awards and Steve Steinke as the kicking all-tim- i nose-guar- 6--1 230-pou- Steinke a sophomore from Fountain Valley Calif missed his first field goal attempt Saturday afternoon but then connected on scoring boots of 37 45 and 3! came with four yards His seconds remaining in the first half The naming of the offensive line as winners of special recognition was the second "award” in three days Moments after the Romney Stadium public address system announced Parros’s record-breakin- g accomplishment the 1 ran back onto the field and congratulated each individual offensive team member in the Ag huddle His gesture of gratitude did cost the Ags a dday-of-gam-e penalty but only after it was out of er 5-1- 193-potm- reach Center Ernest Aalona guards Mike French and Jim O’Rourke and tackles the interior offensive line with tight end John Thompson who caught two critical Ksses to keep drives alive and split ends i Cassidy and Rich Matheney to receive special forlffpart in Saturday's ame recognition was James Munny the recipient Award” given to squad’s “Twelfth-ma- n the who makes the biggest contribution Murphy scoring strike from helping with downfiddl non-start- er Royals clinch tie Phillies closer By Bill Madden UPI sports writer An unprecedented repeat of the aame four playoff finalists is closer to becoming reality today with the Kansu City Royals having ellnched at least a (m for the and the West American League Philadelphia Phffltes inching closer to the Nafional League East title The Royals clinched a tie for their third straight AL Weat title Monday night by beating the Seattle Mariners 727behind the six-h- it pitching of Dennis Leonard who won his 20th game for the second straight At tne same time the Phillies maintained their- - fourgame lead over Pittsburgh in the NL East by coming from behind to beat the Montreal Expos 2 in 3-- 12 Innings John Wathan had a tworun triple for the Royals in the first and the Royals added four more in the fourth to stake Leonard to Us fourth straight win and help Um become the first pitcher in Royals’ history to win 20 games twice "It’s unbelievable" said the Royals’ Frank White "Some teams don't get this far in 30 years and we've done it three years in a row We went through a lot to get here” For the Phillies keeping the pressure want quite so easylFirst they had to come from behind to tie their game with Montreal by scoring a pair of runs in the ninth Then they watched the scoreboard to discover the second-dac- e Pirates had beaten the Chicago CubsT Finally they 7-- 4 and scored oa Larry Bowa’s single Tm aching all over” Mid Bowa who brake an (HON streak with his game-winnihit ‘Td love to sit in the sun for a ng weeE" As for the Pirates who kept their slim hopes aUve by beating Chicago once again it wu Dave Parker providing the bulk of the offense Parker raised his average to 328 with a single double and triple and increased Us NLieading RBI NL-leadi- Utah State defensive lineman Kelly Kirwan (88) total to 114 with two Omar Moreno and was named the Aggies’ defensive player of the Frank Tavern also had a pair of RBI for game for his play in Saturday's USU win over Fresno State in the PCAA opener for both schools Pittsburgh Now if the Yankees can hold onto their lead over the Boston Red Sox in the AL East the same four teams will be back again to vie for World Series honors Elsewhere is the NL St Louis blanked New York 32 In the only other AL games Chicago topped Oakland 52 and Texas NEW YORK (UPI) Oklahoma which feasted on edged Minnesota 2 in 11 innings 08-- 7 d Rice last Saturday used that triumph WMteSnxlA’it: and Southern California’s inset of Alabama to tab Lamar Johnson’s basesloaded single scored two runs in the third inning for the over the No 1 ranking Monday in the UPI Board of foothill ratings White Sox and Chet Lemon Uthis 13th Coaches college boner for another in the first change in the top spot since ’Alabama 45-2- 2 one-ga- Sooners take over top spot - 3-- one-side- - Raqjtn&tasl: Bonds achieved his fifth Bobby wu named er base season of his career He scored on A1 Oliver's two-osingle to give Tons the win Cardinals 3 Mets9: Silvio Martinez 52 pitched his second of the season and beat the Mete for the third time in many starts two-hitt- er u 25 No distance 1 in Oklahoma received pre-seas- votes and 558 prints to easily outSouthern California The Trojans first-plac- e runner-u- p a 4 victor over previously Alabama drew seven first-plac- e votes and 518 prints to move up five spots from last week 24-1- top-rank- ed 4 Michigan which conquered Notre Dame squeaked past Arkansas for the No 3 spot The votes and 499 Wolverines received three first-plapoints and Arkansas a 19-- 7 winner over Oklahoma 28-1- ce " without bail Suspect- held— A CROWN POINT fed (UPI) 1 mu shotgun" that 'killed California Angels' outfielder Ifrnan Bostoek hu been jailed without e hood on murder charges Leonard Smith 31 of Gary wu accused of shooting at Ms estranged wife and outfielder who was striking the rkfingto a car with her Saturday night in i first-degre- downtown Gary hitter in death Smith appeared briefly Monday before Lake County Criminal Court Judge Andrew V Giorgi who set his next court pearance for suspect who was arrested seven after the shooting on a Gary street wu held in the Lake County Jau on the The hours murder charge which carries a penalty of 30 to80 Funeral services were set Thursday in Los Angeles for Bostoek who Joined the 822 Angels this year under a five-yemUfioni contract He wu the ninth leading ar i League before his years After the charges were filed by the ’ prosecutor Smith wu taken before ts who advised him of his a to the including right con-righ- lawyer had The si hired a rate attorney and Giorgi delayed further proceedings until 9:30 am Friday at which time he will conduct an indigency hearing if Smith doesn't have his own lawyer or arraignment if be is represented by counsel Gary police investigators said Smith who wu arrested seven times on various charges but not convicted between 1964 and 1974 wu trying to kill his wife Barbara 28 who was riding in the back seat of a car u with Bostoek Mrs Smith wu hospitalized briefly with pellet wounds to her face Utah State University's women’s volleyball team returns home from its championship performance in the Collegiate Volleyball Tournament in Malibu Calif number (me in the nation and ready for a double-head-er Wednesday night Hawaii and the University of California-Lo- s Angela in Malibu over the weekend the Aggie women were named to the top spot in Volleyball Magazine's rankings of collegiate women’s volleyball teams Hawaii was number one before the tourney After defeating Wednesday the Aggies open their home season - u eight-poi- nt nt nt ski a pass offered ru - u 3-- 1 all-ar- ea ru down in the Vikings’ win over the previously unbeaten Bears Monday night (UPI Telephoto) 24-2- 0 detenu for a fourth quarter touch r first-plac- e 4-- v 172 victory overWyomlng Alabama dropped toNo 7 after its first toss to three I and Texu AIM continuing its steady rise in Knes moved up two places to No I after a convincing 372 victory over Boston College Florida State running its record to 32 after a 3121 victory over Miami of Florida moved into the top 10 for the first time this season at No 9 while Pittsburgh held on to the No 10 position after downing Temple 20-1- 2 Six coaches from each of the nation’s seven regions make up the UPI ratings £oardP 1978-7- with Texu A A M and the University of Texas-Arlingtin the Spectrum at 8:30 and 8:30 pm respectively Teas Aft M placed ninth last yew in the National Intercollegiate Tournament in Provo one spot ahead of USU The Teas Aggia are led by Wendy Wilson and Cristen Bloom members of the south tesm in the Olympic Sports Festival in Colorado Springs this summer With a Texas-Arllngt- 12-- 1 on record going into Wednesday's match is the current Texu state in- tercollegiate volleyball champion Thursday USU will participate in the 24-tea-m Brigham Young University Volleyball Tournament in Provo Joining the Aggies in the three-da-y affair will be seventh-ranke-d BYU and Long Beach State ranked number eight The University of California-Berkele- y and Texu A ft favorites this weekend passing he carried the Vikings from their 31 to the (UPI) The Minnesota Vikings are far Bears' one where Foreman plunged a yard for a from dead and the Chicago Bears can testify! touchdown and Vikings edge and Rick rejuvenation Danmeier who converted after each touchdown The Bears began Monday night's TV game unMinnesota booted a field goal for an favorite The lead with 25yard beaten in three games and a three-pri12 minutes to play Vikings scored the first 14 prints never trailed and posteaa 2420 victory to move into contention for a seventh straight championship in the NFL's National Conference Central Division All-are"We were victims of the Vikings and our own mistakes” Bears’ Coach Neill Armstrong said On the sixth play of the game Minnesota's Fran Tarkentou passed to Sammy White for 33 yards and a Vikings’ touchdown On the Bears' ninth play Chicago's Bob Avellini fumbled the nap from center Minnesota's Mark Mullaney recovered and lateraled SALT LAKE CITY holder can use the pau to Matt Blair who 49 yards for a touchdown and a A few Utah at the other 14 resorts 142 Vikings advantage (UPI) The two touchdowns were enough to decide the skiing enthusiasts will be unlimited number of able to glide down the times game Bud Coach Puusemp says if the lot a of "There wu stopu at all of the state's pressure” Vikings' Grant said "hut there's pressure every week This ski resorts this winter program is successful with only one season additional passu may be was not a Super Bowl it wu just a game” offered in the 197520 The win gave Minnesota a 22 record one game pass Ski season The piu will The Utah behind the Bean and Green Bay tied for the Central Association Division lead with Monday officially go on sale in records began taking reser- November but skiers vations for 25 “Ski Utah wishing to get a jump on Gold Passu” The 8600 the season can reserve pau at the Payton Young with 81 yards in 17 carries and season pan will be the honored at all 15 resorts association offices Foreman with 73 in 17 - In the state Revenue from the sale "Running was the difference in the game’ Arm3But Raivo Puusemp of the passu will be used more strong said "We were ready but they played association executive to promote skiing and 4 defense than we expected and they ran more than I director says there's other winter sports at the tturngtit Uiey would” one catch Snowbird Ski state's resorts Utah’s The Bears picked away at Minnesota'a Resort has agreed to ski areas traditionally lead and Payton three yards for the first of his honor the pau but only open the weekend before two touchdowns before Bob Thomas booted field 80 times during the 9 Thanksgiving Day and goals of 27 and 32 yards to cut the Vikings' advutage winter season But the dose about layL to one point But then Tarkentou took charge Relying on his CHICAGO votes and 481 State also grabbed three prints Penn State boosting its record to 0 with a 2821 victory over Southern Methodist dropped one notch to No 5 and Texas held on to the No 8 spot following a Ags meet Texans at home Vikes slip by Bears V Kirwan was credited with five unassisted tackles stopped a potential scoring reverie and created a fumble against the Bulldogs (Herald Journal photo by John Abrams) M are also pretourney Edict puts gals in locker room - NEW YORK (UPI) A federal judge Monday unconstitutional the policy of Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and the New York Yankee management of barring women sports reporters from the locker room after a game US District Judge Constance Baku Motley: directed the Yankeu to install curtains or swinging doors to protect the players’ rights to privacy or as she put ft "to shield them from the roving eyes of struck down u female reporters” Otherwise she said acceu to the locker room is to be granted “to all accredited sports reporters without regard to their sex” Mrs Motley found a player's right to privacy in this the constitutional rights of lie not as significant women sports reporters to equal protection and due process Without acceu to the players after a game she said they are unatde to do their job and compete on an equal basis with men “This denial of equal acceu placu female: reporters at a severe competitive disadvantage because they miu stories witnessed or beard by mail reporters inside the clubhouse” Mrs Motley said The ruling said Kuhn and the Yankee management' insisted despite in other sputa in' maintaining the locker room as an preserve The opinion related to the sex discrimination complaint filed last December by Melissa Ludtke of Sport Illustrated who said she was barred from the Yankee clubhouse during the Wuld Series last year "The Kuhn policy substantially and directly in- terferes with the right of Ludtke to pursue her profession as a sports reporter” Judge Motley said u break-through- s all-ma- le |