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Vaught Respects
Va. Tech’s Power
By JAMES M. EVANS
MEMPHIS (UPD — Ole Miss
and Virginia Tech clash here
Saturday in the 10th annual Li
berty Bowl — the second meet
ing between the two clubs, with
over a half a century between.
Coach John Vaught of Missis
sippi brings his Rebels to town
with a 6-3-1 season mark while
coach Jerry Claiborne’s Gob
blers arrive with a 7-3 record,
including five consecutive vic
tories. Kickoff, before nation
wide television cameras Is
scheduled at 11.15 a.m. CST.
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The last time Virginia Tech
and Ole Miss met was on Oct.
11, 1913, in Tech’s Allegheny
Mountain home of Blacksburg,
Va. The Gobblers won that con
test 34-13.
Vaught, who like Claiborne
was not even born at that time,
said the Tech club of 1913 and
this one are strikingly similar.
“They lull you to sleep with
power,” said Vaught, “and then
they hit you with the bomb.”
Claiborne, who brought a
team to the Liberty Bowl in
1966 and lost 14-7 to Miami,
vowed to return and win. He
said he has great respect for
the Rebels but “we seem to
play our best against great
teams.”
In addition to the game itself
there was a triangular track
meet between Tennessee, Ar
kansas and Memphis State to
open the weekend activities
Thursday night. A highlight of
the track event was a pole
vault contest between Olympic
gold medal winners John Pen
nell and Bob Seagren and a
long jump even pltttlng gold
medal winners Ralph Boston
and Bob Beamon.
Halftime ceremonies will fea
ture Vice President-elect Spiro
Agnew and Marine Com
mandant Gen. Leonard F.
Chapman Jr., who will honor
seven Medal of Honor winners,
four who were decorated for
valor during World War II and
three who won the medal in the
Vietnam conflict.
The Phoenix Club of Mem
phis will contribute to the col
or, distributing small American
flags to each of the estimated
50,000 to attend the game.
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SPORTS
How Will Rams React?
LA’s Pride At Stake
Against Baltimore Colts
By VITO STELLINO
Uri Sports Writer
How will the Los Angeles
Rams react Sunday?
That’s the only intriguing
question left about a clash that
was expected to be the best of
the entire season.
It’ll be Los Angeles vs.
Baltimore Sunday—and It’ll
mean nothing. Except pride.
Baltimore, now 12-1, can post
the best record in the regular
season in the National Football
League since Green Bay went
13-1 in 1962.
Los Angeles can only spoil the
record a bit.
The Rams—with a possible
$25,000-a-man riding on the
outcome —made an almost unbe
lieveable blunder last Sunday.
They let the officials take a
down away from them—and
they didn’t even notice it.
Sure, it was the officials fault
but the thing that’s still hard to
believe is that the Rams never
realized it.
George Allen is supposed to
be one of the brightest, quickest
coaches in pro football.
Lost Chance
He let the officials rob him of
a down—and yet even it was all
over and it was brought to his
attention, he wasn’t sure.
He said, "it was possible but
I’ll have to take a look at the
films.” That look proved the
Rams only got three downs
after the holding penalty with 30
seconds left.
None of the other Ram
players realized it either—
particularly quarterback Roman
Gabriel, who may have still
been a bit shaken up from his
first half injury. But why didn’t
any of the other players realize
it?
That’s why the fans will be
watching to see how the Rams
play Sunday. Will they bounce
back from that worst of football
mistakes —the “mental error”—
and spill the Colts to salve their
pride? Or did they leave their
season in that final minute of
play last week?
This is the week of the anti
climax In the NFL. On
Saturday, Cleveland plays St.
Louis in a nationally televised
game but this’ll be another
game only for pride since
Cleveland clinched the Century
Division title last week.
The only title undecided is in
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Leroy Kelly, the Cleveland crusher, paced the Browns
to the Century Division title.
the Central Division between
Minnesota and Chicago. The j
game that means something is '
Chicago vs. Green Bay, Since j i
Minnesota is considered almost <
a cinch to win at Philadelphia,
it’s up to the Bears to knock off
Green Bay to advance to the ; i
Western Conference title game.
If the Bears win, they'll be
assured of at least a tie with
Minnesota for first place and
that means Chicago -advances
since the Bears beat the Vikings
twice during the regular season.
If Green Bay knocked off
Chicago, the crown goes to
Minnesota unless Philadelphia j
pulls an improbable upset.
In three games, both teams
will be winding up the season. :
It’ll be San Francisco at
Atlanta, Detroit at Washington i
and Pittsburgh at New Orleans i
in those contests.
In the other game, Dallas
warms up for its Eastern
Conference title clash with
Cleveland by going to New
York. Dallas suffered one of its
two losses at the hands of the
Giants this season and they’ll
want io avenge that.
ESCAPES INJURY
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (UPD—
Race driver Bobby Unser
escaped injury Thursday after
his Eagle Ford snapped a
suspension bar and spun off the
International Raceway during a
warm up lap.
The right front wheel of
Unser’s Indianapolis type ve
hicle came off during the spin
but the 1968 “500” winner was
able to bring the car to a halt
and walk away.
Friday, December 13, 1968 Griffin Daily News
Murray
Oldernian
NEA Executive Editor
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K O. J.'s Best
LOS ANGELES—(NEA)—“The only thing I’m thinking
is that I don’t want to be killed,” said O. J. Simpson.
Orenthal Jay Simpson is a student at the University of
Southern California who participates in the varsity football
program as an extracurricular activity. In a recent con
test against another institution of higher learning (‘‘This
game is not a matter of life or death,” noted a male cheer
leader into the public address microphone, “it is more
important than that”) he was especially successful. And
a great swelling crowd whirled around Simpson on the
sideline near game’s end.
The crowd consisted mainly of grade school kids. Some
one was wrenching off Simpson’s chin strap. O. J. helped,
out of self-defense, and gave it to him. Another tugged at
his wrist band. He pulled it off himself. A third was un
tying his shoe lace. The game was in the final minute and
the flotsam of humanity from the stands spread onto the
field. An official ordered them to clear off.
Soon they lifted Simpson on their shoulders. A tall boy,
on tip toes, held a straw hat over O.J.’s helmet. It looked
like a halo.
In the locker room, Simpson said, “I enjoy it, sure. Some
times I think it could get dangerous. Like that thing about
untying my shoe. I could trip and fall. But I'm patient with
the kids because I was just such a kid growing up in San
Francisco.
“I snuck into all the 49er games. When I got older I’d
scalp tickets. But I changed. And it was mostly Marquerite
who changed me.”
(Al Cowlings, a defensive tackle for USC, grew up with
0.J., went to the same grade school and high school, and
dated Marquerite Jones, now Mrs. O. J. Simpson. “O.J.
was always a leader,” he said, “and he did the talking,
always. But Marquerite can tell him what to do. She’s got
a thing on 0.J.”)
Marquerite, who is eight months pregnant, still waits for
O.J. in the runway outside the locker room. She waits two
and three hours after every game because O.J. is patient
with reporters and well-wishers who, like the kids on the
field, engulf him. Throughout it all he smiles and answers
questions with animation and thought .
“I remember that at first I hated 0.J.,” Marquerite was
saying, as she waited in the fog and smog-filled night. “He
was a tough, always wanting to fight. Once I was at a party
and he and his friends were not allowed in. So they broke
windows and came in. It broke up a nice party.
“Well, we started dating, anyway. But my mother was
sot thrilled about it. He’d come over on Sundays dressed—
uh, very casually. Let me put it that way. In jeans and
sandals. My mother is very religious and she thought you
have to wear a suit and tie on Sunday. O.J. started doing
that.
“My mother also felt that any boy I go with should go
to church. He started doing that, too.”
The Simpsons were married June 24, 1967. At least one.
thing has changed.
“He doesn’t go to church every Sunday any more,” .said
Marquerite, with a wry smile.
Casey Injured
In Auto Wreck
GLENDALE, Calif. (UPD— f
Baseball hall-of-famer Casey i
Stengel was in the intensive I
care ward at Glendale Memor- ;
ial Hospital today for treatment
of apparently minor injuries
suffered in an auto accident.
The 78-year old former
manager of the New York
Yankees and New York Mets :
suffered a cheek bruise and a
cut over his right eye when his .
car collided with another halted
for a red light Wednesday night. !
Stengel, who sometimes
speaks a language all his own, |
gave a report of the accident to |
two investigating officers who
said they were “not sure how
the accident happeded.”
Deputy Police Chief Charles
Kneller observed, “you know
Stengel. When he starts in his
‘Stengelese’ it’s difficult to
Taylor Bowls
650 Series
Winfred Taylor bowled a 650 !
series Thursday in the Commer- ’
cial League. The series included I
a 242, 200 and 208.
J. W. Bevil, Sr. bowled a 244
j game and finished with a 603 i
I series.
Jim Skrine barely missed a 5
| 600 series when he bowled a 206, |
199, 194 for a 599 series.
Other top bowlers were:
Julian Folds 200, J. W. Bevil, !
i Jr. 200 and 210, Lewis Crane 229, i
■ Bill Turner 206, Dave Brabham I
202, Arthur Forrer 212. George ■
Sprayberry 202, B. C. Ward 223, ;
Joe Barr 233, and Tom Lips
comb 223.
In team competition, Moosel
and Dunn’s Tree Service tied 2-2,
Collins beat Smith Welding 3-1,
Commercial Bank and Robert’s
Package tied 2-2, Ben Franklin
defeated Nix Garage 4-0, Smith
Sand and Gravel beat Smith-
Keene 3-1, and Drug and Surgi
cal beat VFW 3-1.
Trojans Beat
Rattlers, 49-47
The Trojans edged the Ratt
lers 49-47 Thursday in the Jun
ior Basketball League. In other
games, the Hawks beat the Wild
cats 16-14 in the Pee Wee Lea
gue and the Wolverines stopped
the Panthers 43-16 in the Midget
League.
William Whitaker scored 17 po
ints for the Trojans. Michael La
mar made 14. Carlton Blackmon
made 34 for the Rattlers.
Wayne McDowell and Wayne
Patrick scored 14 points for the
Wolverines.
Rory Parks made eight points
for the Hawks.
' know just what he’s trying to
say.”
A hospital spokesman said
Stengel probably w r ould remain
in the intensive care ward until
Saturday, indicating his age was
a factor in the special
treatment.
Stengel, still an adviser to the
Mets, is a member of the board
of the Valley National Bank.
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