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Thursday, January 10,1974

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North Putnam Cougars Win Over Monrovia

North Putnam’s wrestling squad won their match with Monrovia Tuesday night, 3033. North Putnam wrestling coach, Blocher, said that the crucial winning matches were won by 112 lb. Steve Majors, who coach Blocher credited with doing the most to help North Putnam do well in the second annual wrestling tourney held Jan. 5 at McAnally Center. Majors is currently undefeated. Also Blocher cited Joe Osborn as crucial to the win against Monrovia, Osborn beat Wayne Saucerman, who had lost only one match previously to the regional champ from Brownsburg. North Putnam next wrestles Cloverdale Jan. 15 at Cloverdale. Blocher expects a tough match, saying “Our match with Cloverdale should be a close one, since we have five boys who are better than they’ve got, and they have three boys better than we’ve got-the Brouhard brothers, and Schwemeyer. We both had the same number of champions in the wrestling tourney, and so this match should be an interesting one.” North Putnam is now 1-4. Results: 98 lb. Joe Martin (M) decisioned Joe Foyce (NP), 4-2. 105 lb. Jeff Williams (NP) decisioned Mile Littel (M), 2-0. 112 lb. Steve Majors (NP) pinned John Grooms, (M) at 5:45. 119 lb. Kelly Sanders (NP) won by forfeit.

INDEPENDENT LEAGUE RESULTS-ROACHDALE 1. New R oss-4-1 2. HTC-3-2 3. IGA-3-3 4. L&M-3-3 5. Lew’s Stereo-1-5 Sunday’s Results: 1. HTC-123 Lew’s Stereo-104 2. IGA-105 LAM-96 GOLF sports

124 lb. BUI Perkins (NP) won by forfeit. 132 lb. Bi 132 lb. Mark Hammer (N) decieioned Mike Majors (NP), 124.(M) 138 lb. Joe Osbom (NP) pinned Mike Saucerman (M). 145 lb. Merle Lawless (M)

By WILL GRIMSLEY APSpecial Correspondent HOUSTON (AP> - He is an implausible little figure in a forest of muscled football giants — slight of stature, wearing a sinister Fu Manchu mustache, bandy-legged and bald. “I must be growing smaller," says Garo Yepremian, with a look of obvious concern. “A year ago, the program had me listed as 5-1'A this year it’s 57V4. ‘Maybe it’s the way I comb my hair." What hair? Garo is keenly sensitive about his size, but that is nothing compared with his outrage over growing criticism that the cheapness ofthe field goal is threatening to ruin pro football. “It’s one of the most exciting plays in the game," insists the 29-year-old Cypriot, field goal kicking ace of the Miami Dolphins. If the champion Dolphins and the huge Minnesota Vikings stand in the middle of the field and slug away at each other like two heavyweight fighters next Sunday in Super Bowl VIII — as many observers predict — then the outcome of the game conceivably could swing on a shot from the left foot of Yepremian or the right foot of the Vkings’ Fred Cox. Yepremian, a soccer-style kicker, booted 25 field goals and 38 extra points during the 1973 National Football League season for a total of 113 points, making him No. 2 among American Conference scorers. Cox, a husky 11-year veteran out of Pittsburgh who kicks straight-ahead, had 21 field

pinned John Corbin (NP) at 3:12 155 lb. Steve Pierson (M) pinned Larry Tippin (NP) at 3:30. 147 lb. Dean Hadley (M) pinned Bud Tate (NP) at 4:21. 177 lb. Trent Hopkins (NP) won by forfeit. H. Wt. Henderson (M) pinned Steve Norton (NP) at 3^4

goals and 33 extra points for 96 points. Yepremian and his family left Cyprus, an island inhabitated largely by Greeks, Ahmenians and Turks, when a civil war broke out in 1960. He was 16 at the time. The family first took new root in England, where Garo became quite good at soccer. His older brother, Krikor, who had been watching American football, said he could, “learn to kick the American ball and maybe get rich and famous,” Garo explained. “Krikor was in Indianapolis at the time. So he took me to the practice field at Butler University and I practiced kicking three hours a day. I thought my leg would drop off.” Yepremian contacted all the pro teams. Only Atlanta and Detroit were interested. When Garo kicked 18 out of 22 in a tryout at Atlanta, the Falcons were ready to sign him. But the next day he fiew to Detroit and signed a contrart for $20,000. The year was 1966. “I remember the first time I got into a game was against Baltimore, and Don Shula was the coach,” Garo explained. “I had never seen a football game in my life. “I didn’t even know how to put on a helmet or those tightfitting pants. When I was sent out on the field, I thought I would faint. I had never seen 50,000 people in one place in my life. Larnanca, where I came from, was a town of only 10,000.” Yepremian stayed with the Lions two years, then was released. Out of a job, he helped his father make ties in their basement home. Then he got a shot with Miami, and in 1970 won his spurs. He led the NFL in scoring in 1971. "The PH” Will Be Real Battle ByBRUCELOWITT A P Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) - Each time Mick Tingelhoff centers the ball back to Fran Tarkenton in Super Bowl VIII, most eyes will be on the unpredictable Minnesota quarterback. But take a look at “The Pit” in front of him. That’s where the real action will be. That’s where the headbusting will take place, where the game will be decided, play after play, whether Tarkenton will unload an on-target bomb or will land on the seat of his pants under a half-ton of Miami Dolphins. The pit is where Ron Yary and Vern Den Herder will wage their own little war. ‘Ron, of course, is an All-Pro and we seem to have pretty good battles when we go against each other,” says Den Herder, the Dolphins’ left defensive end. “He’s just one of the finest blockers in the league. I’d put him No. 2, behind Rayfield Wright of Dallas. It’s just going to be a big challenge for me.” Den Herder, a 6-foot-6, 252pounder, is pretty evenly yatched against the Vikings’ right tackle, who is 6-5!/$, 255. “He’s an exceptionally fine pass-blocker,” Den Herder says. “Also, he’s a good driveblocker. And he’s strong. Basically, it's just going to be some kind of one-on-one battle. The compliments don’t all go one way, of course. Yary has plenty to offer. “Vern, in my opinion, is the best defensive end I’ve played against all year,” says the Vikings’ star. He’s very strong, he’s very fast, he’s a hustler and the only way I can deal with him is to work as hard as he’s working and try and keep him off me and just play my game.” Reacting to the pressure of a Super Bowl game is nothing new to either man. Den Herder, of course, has been to one in each of his three seasons with Miami. Yary was a member of the Vikings' team that lost 23-7 to Kansas City four years ago in Super Bowl IV.

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In a revealing examination of the current bumper crop of shortages, noted author and lecturer Alan Stang points out “If national policies presently in effect are not reversed, empty cupboards, empty gas tanks and worthless currency are unavoidable.” Our nation’s history has been characterized by abundance but now the spectre of peacetime rationing is raising its ugly head and as Mr. Stang says, “It’s time for a hard look at some unpleasant realities so that the American people can act intelligently to save themselves - and this country • from disaster.” - If you eat bread or meat or drive a car and would like to continue doing so, Alan Stang’s realistic analysis is vitally important to you.

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Yepremian Grows Smaller On Roster, But Bigger On Field

Merc Sno-Twisters made a clean sweep in Stock D co npetition at the World Snowmobile Games held in Ironwood, Michigan. Guy Peterson (number 31) of Duluth, Minn., led in the first lap over Calvin Ackley (1163) of Hart, Mich., and Jack Weinberger (2924) of Montello, Wis. Weinberger won the five-lap event, with Ackley and Peterson finishing third and fifth respectively. All machines in Stock D finals were Merc Sno-Twisters, due to their domination of all preliminary heats. '

THORPE WAS ONF....

Cubs Win Over Eagles

Greencastle “A” and “B” teams won their games against South Putnam Jan. 3, Reelsville ‘A” tarn won handily, getting an early lead, and maintaining their lead throughout the match. K. Nelson and B. Nelson scored in double figures for the Cubs, with 15, 12 points respectively. Out rebounding the Eagles and shooting good, the Cubs were hot and ran away with the game.

The Bteam match was won by one point, as both teams kept the game nip and tuck all the way dow n to the final buzzer. G. Fenwick, D. Lambert, M. Miller, got 7, 6 and 5 points respectively.

Greencastle A

Player

FG FT PF TP

J. Spencer

1 8

T.Gobert

0 0

B. Collins

0 12

J. Stevens

9 2

K. Nelson

3 15

S. Miller

3 4

G. Davis

0 0

J.Baynard

3 8

T. Taylor

2 9

Total 26 8 12 60

Greencastle B

Player

FG FT PF TP

G. Fenwick

M.Secrest

S.Shoup

J. Stevens

M. Collins .

G.Davis

T. Jones

T. Cooper

R. AUee

D. Lambert

M. Miller

Total 16 6 15 26

Rule Changes Too Late To Help Some Athletes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A trend to liberalize rules on amateurism — 62 years too late for Jim Thorpe — was evident at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Convention Tuesday when the group voted to permit an athlete to play as a professional in one sport and compete at the college level in others. “I’d say I’m in favor of it," was the reaction of John McKay, football coach at the University of Southern California. “We had a boy at Southern Cal several years ago who was a great football player but quit to try professional baseball. He hurt his arm, and he’s a Los Angeles cop now. He could have returned to school and played football under this policy,” said McKay. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, in the 1950s, allowed pros to compete in other sports in college, but that organization of smaller colleges since has rescinded the rule. The Amateur Athletic Union still considers an athlete a professional in all sports if he’s competed as a pro anywhere. “But I think the AAU will go to this, too,” said University of California Athletic Director Dive Maggard of the major NCAA change in policy. “They’ve given Jim Thorpe his medals back," Maggard noted. Thorpe, hero of the 1912 Olympic Games, was forced to

return his track medals after it was revealed he earlier was paid for playing baseball on the semi-pro level. The medals were re-awarded posthumously last year. The delegates began the final convention business session Tuesday, and it was scheduled to conclude today with meas-

By THE ASSOC/A TED PRESS Kentucky Wesleyan, despite a humiliating 103-79 loss to Evansville last week, has retained first place in the weekly Associated Press college division basketball poll. The victory, meanwhile, moved Evansville, previously ranked No. 5, into third in the poll. Kentucky Wesleyan now is 7-1 on the season, and Evansville is 6-3. Kentucky Wesleyan got nine first-place votes in balloting by sportswriters and broadcasters across the nation for 572 points, and Evansville, which got seven first-place votes, polled 511 votes. Alcorn A&M was in second place again, holding a narrow eight-vote margin over Evansville. Alcorn, which also had seven first-place votes, pushed its record to 10-1 with a convincing 130-93 victory last week over Arkansas-Fine Huff. Tennessee State, 5-2, made

ures regarding transfer and eligibility rules, athletic scholarship limitations and internal NCAA governing policies still on the agenda. The proposed constitutional change allowing pros in one sport to compete in other sports as collegians passed by four votes. A two-thirds majority, or

way for the climbing Evansville team by slipping from third to fourth in the poll with 400 points and two first-place votes, and Old Dominion, 6-2, moved up from No. 6 to fifth by

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tommy Prothro, for 16 years one of the nation's most successful college football coaches, is getting a second chance at a National Football League job. And this time, he says, he’s picked his spot with more care. “1 always had a motto in the business: never follow a man who has led a team out of the woods,’’ the white-haired Prothro drawled Tuesday at a news conference announcing his

254 votes, was needed and the vote was 258-123. There will be restrictions on the pro-amateur rule, however. The athlete will not be eligible for scholarship money while still a pro and he will not be allowed to make commercial endorsements and retain his NCAA eligibility.

polling 344 votes, including one for first place. UT-Chattanooga. 7-0. jumped from 10th last week to sixth this week and drew five first

appointment to coach the San Diego Chargers. “That's why I hesitated at taking the Ram job. They contacted me four times before I talked to them because 1 didn’t want to follow George Allen.” Prothro, 53, signed a multiyear contract of undisclosed duration for a salary reported to be about $ 100,000 a year. He replaces interim Coach Ron Waller, who succeeded Harland Svare after eight games of the Chargers’ worst season, 2-11-1.

In another vote regarding amateurism, the NCAA decided that attending professional tryouts, such as those conducted by baseball teams, should not throw an athlete into pro status, providing the tryout was for no more than 48 hours and the prospect received no money.

place votes for a 308-vote total, while Bentley, 8-0, which had been ranked ninth, moved up to seventh with one first-place vote and 295 points. Augustana. 9-1, slipped from seventh to No. 8 with 275 votes, and Sam Houston State. 8-1, fell from No. 8 to No. 9 with 244 votes. Meanwhile, Wittenberg, 7-1, climbed from 12th to 10th and drew 189 votes after a 93-66 victory over Baldwin-Wallace. Three new-comers to the poll were No. 12 Southeast Louisiana, 5-2, No. 14 Fairmont State, 9-0 after last week’s 85-74 victory over previously Uthranked Kentucky State, and No. 15 Morgan State, 10-1. No. 11 Midwestern, which got one first-place vote, moved up from 15th, and Roanoke, 8-4, jumped from !4tb to 13th to round out the top 15. Other teams receiving firstplace votes were Edinboro State, Oregon Tech, MarylandEast Shore, and St. Thomas.

Wesleyan Stays On Top Of College Division

Prothro Gets Second Chance At Coaching

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