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CHICAGO—For instruction in how to convert from a bum x
to a hero in one not-so-easy lesson, talk to Bobby Douglass
of the Chicago Bears. Douglass has been a bum to the
thousands of boo-birds who infest Soldier Field for most of
the Chicago Bears’ season. Today he is a hero as a result
of one performance — four touchdowns, 100 yards rushing
and 118 yards passing on ten completions in 15 attempts in
$ the Bears’ 31-17 win over Green Bay. (UPI) $
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X By ED SAINSBURY S
UPI Sports Writer £
CHICAGO (UPI) — For instruction in how to convert £
from a bum to a hero in one not so easy lesson, talk to
Bobby Douglass of the Chicago Bears. >:•
, Douglass has been a bum to the thousands of boo-birds g
who infest Soldier Field for most of the Chicago Bears’ >:•
season.
Today he is a hero as a result of one performance — four
*:•: touchdowns, 100 yards rushing and 118 yards passing on 10
completions in 15 attempts in the Bears’ 31-17 win over x
Green Bay.
But what he’ll be on his next appearance before the x
rabid Soldier Field fans on Nov. 18 hinges on Douglass’ g
performance next Monday night on network TV at Kansas g
City. x
Bears Coach Abe Gibron, one of the staunchest boosters xj
for his husky quarterback, said Douglass will get the
chance. “Bobby will start,” he said to end speculation. $;
g TwoGame Winning Streak
That’s been Gibron’s position through the Bears’
hapless season, until they suddenly put together a two- g:
’ game winning streak, extending Houston’s losing run to 18 xj
games and then, on Douglass’ phenomenal performance, :g
whipping Green Bay.
,$ Rookie Gary Huff has seen little action, throwing only 18 gj
x passes annd completing eight for a lower percentage than g:
Douglass.
Douglass got his strongest vote of confidence Sunday g
g when Gibron, who calls the Bears’ plays from the bench, g
sent in four specific plays for Douglass to carry the ball, g
g Each resulted in a touchdown as Douglass became the
* sixth Bear player to score four times in one game.
“I wanted him to get those four touchdowns,” Gibron g
said. “That’s why I sent in the plays. Not to build his g
, confidence or morale. Just because they were good plays g
g: and Bobby could get there with the ball. g
x “Bobby’s tougher than nails and he don’t worry about g
g: nobody. He doesn’t take any personal satisfaction from g
’g: that game. One game doesn’t make you. g
:g He’s Part of Team g
g “He’s part of a team. He helps you win, but any skilled g
<:•: player will do that. He’s a skilled player, and he did a few g
:g things he’s been doing all along and we got some execution g
g: on the plays.” g
eg: Douglass last year nearly became the first pro quarter- g
x back to rush for 1,000 yards. In fact Gibron said, ‘ ‘he could g
g: have done it if I’d let him run two or three more times in g
g: the last game against Oakland. But it wasn’t important.” g
x Douglass this year wants to pass more and run less and g
•< he’s very unlikely to rush 1,000 yards. After eight games
:g he has 418 yards, but his passing percentage has climbed g
•g to 48.2 compared to 37.9, lowest in the league last year. g
:g Three times Sunday, Gibron said, Douglass ran when he g
was supposed to pass and on another occasion, when two *
receivers were open, a blocker was knocked off his man g
g: by another Bear and the result was a sack on Douglass g
g: before he had time to try to hit the open men. g
g: “He helps the offense,” Gibron said. “He threw a little g
:g better this game.” g
X Douglass’ performance has been about what he g
anticipated in preseason. g
g: He expected to cut down from his 141 carries last year, g
Averages 10 Carries a Game ;<
“I really only averaged five or six times a game when g;
g: we’d call the play and I’d carry myself,” he said. This g
g year he has averaged 10 carries a game, but an average g
g three or four times a game he has been forced to run :•
because his receivers were covered or his protection :•
broke down. :•
g: But those facts plus the fact that two or three times a g
g: game his receivers have dropped balls, mean nothing to g
*g the boobirds who begin screaming “Huff, Huff, Huff” on g
gg Bobby’s appearance on the field, before he’s run a play, g
“I hear them,” Douglass said. ‘ ‘Who wouldn’t? But they g
►g: don’t mean anything to me and I don’t pay any attention to g
gg them.” g
■g: He was bugged recently when some of the more g
obnoxious fans threw beer on him and other players as g
£ they left the field after a defeat by a team they were g
supposed to beat. >
g: : “Animals,” some players called them. Not Douglass, g
if he repeats last Sunday’s performance, they might be j
g: throwing him flowers. He won’t pay any attention to those ;
gg either. ;
’•*« *1
Orioles 9 Jim Palmer
Cy Young winner
By FRED DOWN
UPI Sports Writer
NEW YORK (UPI) - Jim
Palmer, whose 10 straight wins
from July 6 to Aug. 26 and 22
victories during the season
prevented the Baltimore Ori
oles’ pitching staff from collap
sing, was named the American
League’s Cy Young Award
winner today by the Baseball
Writers Association of America.
Palmer, who has compiled a
99-42 five-season record since
his career was threatened by a
sore arm in 1968, won the
award by a 26-point margin
over Nolan Ryan of the
California Angels. Jim Hunter
of the world champion Oakland
A’s was another 10 points
behind in third place.
The top three were followed
in order by John Hiller of the
Detroit Tigers with six points,
Wilbur Wood of the Chicago
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Brewers with two and Vida
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was the AL’s pitcher of the
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16 record.
Palmer, who said during the
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record and led the league with
a 2.40 earned run average. He
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contention in the AL’s Eastern
Division race.
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ailments or other troubles at
some points of the season.
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that we won the division
championship.”
’rhe 28-year right-hander was
in Pittsburgh participating in
the Willie Stargell Sickle Cell
Bowling Tourney when the
announcement was made by
Jack Lang of the BBWAA.
Palmer is the first Baltimore
pitcher to win the award
outright although Mike Cuellar
shared it with Denny McLain in
1969 when both won 24 games.
Palmer received 14 first-place
votes and six second-place
votes from the committee of 24
writers. Ryan, who had a 21-16
record, pitched two no-hitters
and struck out a record 383
batters, had nine first-place
votes, three for second and
eight for third.
Page 7
‘Great
honor’,
Palmer
PITTSBURGH (UPI) -
Righthander Jim Palmer of the
Baltimore Orioles said today a
dream came true for him when
he was selected the American
League’s Cy Young Award
winner.
“It’s a great honor to beat
out such pitchers as (Jim)
Hunter of Oakland and (Nolan)
Ryan of the California Angels,”
Palmer said. “It’s something
every pitcher strives for.”
Palmer, in Pittsburgh to
participate in a sickle cell
anemia bowling tournament
sponsored by outfielder Willie
Stargell of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, gave the Baltimore
defense a lot of credit for his
fine showing last season.
“We had the best defense in
baseball,” Palmer said. “When
you have four Golden Glove
Award winners on your team,
all you have to do is let the
other team hit the ball on the
ground and your teammates
take care of the rest.”
— Griffin Daily News Wednesday, November?, 1973
Collins SEC’s
scoring leader
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPI)-
Kentucky sophomore Sonny Col
lins scored three touchdowns
and gained 176 yards against Tu
lane to retain the Southeastern
Conference scoring lead and be
come the number six rusher in
the nation, the SEC commission
er’s office said Tuesday.
Collins has scored 68 points on
11 touchdowns and gains an av
erage 126.1 yards per game. He
has a 1,009 total after eight
games.
Alabama place kicker Bill
Davis has scored 64 points on
40 extra point kicks and eight
field goals to hold the second
spot in scoring while Wayne
Jones of Mississippi State fol
lows Collins in the rushing cate
gory with 857 total yards.
Lee McGriff of Florida still
leads the conference in pass re
ceiving with 30 catches for 549
yards while Condredge Hollo
way of Tennessee took the lead
in passing yardage this week
with 898 yards.
Rocky Felker of Mississippi
and Fred Fisher of Vanderbilt
join Holloway and Collins as
players who have gained over
1,000 yards in total offense.
Other statistical leaders in the
SEC, according to the commis
sioner’s office, are Greg Gantt
of Alabama in punting with an
average of 48.2 yards per kick;
Ricky Kimbrough of Mississippi
in punt returns with 348 yards
on 18 returns; Mississippi’s Paul
Hofer in kickoff returns with an
average of 24.6 yards per return
and Scott Wingfield of Vander
bilt in pass interceptions with
seven.
Alabama continues to domi
nate the conference in total of
fense, total defense and rushing
offense.
MississippiStateholdsthelead
in passing offense; LSU is tops
in rushing defense and Florida
holds the league lead in passing
defense.