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Victim of circumstances
Kentucky’s Collins
greatest runner
By DAVID MOFFIT
UPI Sports Writer
ATLANTA (UPI) - Ken
tucky’s Sonny Collins is a victim
of circumstance.
Collins won’t be listed among
those Southeastern Conference
players who won All-America
honor even though he is already
established as the greatest
runner in SEC history.
More than a dozen Southeast
ern Conference runners of the
past were All-Americas and the
underrated Collins has eclipsed
them all on the football field.
Collins problem boils down to
a simple fact. He has been
playing for four years for a
losing team and national
recognition has gone to the top
runners on the top teams in the
country.
If Collins runs at Georgia
Saturday as he did against the
Bulldogs the previous two
seasons, he’ll go over the 1,000-
yard mark after just seven
games and be favored to break
the SEC single-season record he
missed by 99 yards as a
sophomore in 1973.
Collins, who has 855 yards
rushing already this year,
gained 156 against Georgia in
1973 and 147 last year.
Collins has a career total of
3,540 yards, 445 more than the
Cheryl Fields
bowls 595
Cheryl Fields bowled a 211
game and a 595 series last night
in the Dundee League. Brenda
English had a 205 and a 568.
Other top bowlers were:
Linda Crisp 194 and a 546,
Mary Reed 197 and a 541, Betty
Parkerson 189 and a 543, Laura
Doster 158, Emmie Fancher
165, Frances McCarley 155,
Shirley Beeland 165, Fab
Manning 177, Sylvia Crumbley
155, Tonya Pressly 151, Patsy
Perdue 174, Martha Bray 162,
Bernie Zuberer 181, Pauline
Harrison 160, Debbie Harden
180, Hazel Hilton 169, Mervin
Ethridge 169, Ella Maddox 155,
Margaret Newton 168, Jean Hall
161, Susie Clark 180 and Brenda
Ogletree 179.
Team Five beat Team One 3-
1, Team Two beat Team Eight
4-0, Team Three beat Team 10 3-
1, Team Four beat Team Six 3-1
and Team Nine beat Team
Seven 3-1.
Meagley
bowls 224
Steve Meagley bowled a 224
game last night in the Doc
Craddock League. Edwin
Morris rolled a 220.
Other leading bowlers were:
R.O. Burnett, 213, James
Hollingsworth 201, Julian Folds
202, Curt Pressly 205, T. J. Smith
205, Emory Garmany 200 and
Tommy Oglesby 206.
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previous SEC record set by
Tulane’s Eddie Price in the late
‘4os. He also holds the SEC
record for most rushes (689),
most yards per carry (5.1) and
most yards per game (98.3).
He gained 1,213 yards in 1973,
falling 99 short of the 1,312
record John Dottley set at Ole
Miss in 1949. He appeared
enroute to topping Dottley’s
mark last season when he
reached the 970-yard mark
midway through the ninth game
of the season.
But he broke his leg in that
ninth game, against Vanderbilt,
and missed the rest of the
season. If it hadn’t been for
that injury, Collins figured to
become the only SEC player
ever to rush for more than 1,000
yards three times.
This season’s headlines have
gone to Archie Griffin and Pete
Johnson of top-ranked Ohio
State, Ricky Bell of third
ranked Southern California, and
Joe Washington of second
ranked Oklahoma. And those
are the players who will
receive top consideration when
the 1975 All-America team is
selected.
Collins remained almost un
noticed as he ran for 120 yards
against Virginia Tech, 133
against Kansas, 161 against
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Kentucky to start
freshman qb
By United Press International
Kentucky freshman quarter
back Bill Tolston made amaz
ing progress in the past two
days under Coach Fran Curci.
Curci, preparing for Satur
day’s game at Georgia, made
Tolston his No. 2 quarterback
Monday. Tuesday, the rookie
120th-ranked Maryland, 140
against ninth-ranked Penn
State, 109 against Auburn, and
192 against LSU to climb into
second place behind Bell among
the nation’s major college
runners.
But Georgia Coach Vince
Dooley is well aware of Collins’
talents.
“Sonny Collins is the greatest
ball-carrier in the United States
today and the greatest in the
history of the Southeastern
Conference,” said Dooley who
is not known for making rash
statements. “If he had been
playing for a high-ranking
team, he probably would have
been a three-time All-Ameri
ca.”
Collins, recruited out of
Madisonville, Ky., during the
regime of former Kentucky
Coach John Ray, had a
sensational high school career
and went to Kentucky as one of
the most heralded freshmen in
Wildcat football history.
Despite missing playing time
with an ankle injury, he still
led Kentucky in rushing that
1972 season with 502 yards and
has been a unanimous All-
Southeastern Conference choice
since.
Fran Curci, who inherited
Collins when he succeed Ray as
was elevated to No. 1.
The Kentucky coach said it
doesn’t necessarily mean Tol
ston will start against the
Bulldogs but he added Tolston
“has good quickness for a
freshman.”
Tolston replaces Cliff Hite,
who was dropped to the second
team. Derrick Ramsey, who
started two games at quarter
back, has been moved to tight
end.
Georgia Coach Vince Dooley
said kicker Allen Leavitt will
miss the Wildcat game and
runningback Glynn Harrison
and guard Joel Parrish are
questionable. They also missed
last Saturday’s game with
Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt Coach Fred Pan
coast is resorting to fullscale
scrimmages in pads after a
disappointing 47-3 whipping by
Georgia. “The workouts in pads
are not a result of winning or
losing, they are just designed to
make us play better," said
Pancoast, whose team faces
Mississippi Saturday.
Tennessee Coach Bill Battle
said the Vols appear to
snapping back from Saturday’s
30-7 loss to Alabama. Junior
cornerback David Parsons was
promoted to first team Tues
day.
Mississippi State Coach Bob
Tyler said the Bulldogs will
face an “improving team”
when they meet Louisville
Saturday. Tyler said tailback
Walter Peacock is “an out-
Kentucky coach in 1973, Collins
sophomore season, says Collins
is a better runner than Chuck
Foreman who starred for Curci
at Miami before joining the
Minnesota Vikings.
“Foreman is a better all
around back,” said Curci. “But
Collins is better than Chuck
was in college as a pure
runner.”
There was some question
about how Collins would re
bound from last fall’s injury,
but Sonny was claiming this
past summer that he was
running 100 yards in 9.5
seconds.
“Sonny Collins never ran 9.5
in his life,” retorted Curci.
“But he is a consistent 9.8 and
he is very quick under 30
yards. He runs fast enough to
win with.”
Unfortunately, so far as
Collins’ chances for post-season
honors are concerned, Ken
tucky has not been winning
despite his running talent. The
Wildcats, 1-4-1, beat Virginia
Tech in their opener and,
although they’ve been in every
game right up to the end, they
haven’t won since.
That means Sonny Collins’
reputation as the South’s
greatest runner will stay in the
South when national honors are
handed out.
standing runningback.”
Injuries will force Louisiana
State to curtail all rough work
again this week as the Bengal
Tigers prepare for South
Carolina. Offensive guards
Steve Ferrer and Doug Boutte
have been declared out for the
rest of the year with knee
injuries.
South Carolina Coach Jim
Carlen had the Gamecocks
working on their tackling
Tuesday. “We missed too many
key tackles (against Mississip
pi) and we have to improve
that,” he said.
With runningbacks David
Sims and Tony Head out and
Adrian Rucker doubtful for
Saturday’s game with Tulane,
Georgia Teach Coach Pepper
Rodgers said the Jackets’
backfield may consist of
inexperienced freshmen and
sophomores. Tech quarterbacks
Danny Myers and Rudy Allen
also missed Tuesday’s workout
but are expected back today.
Tulane concentrated on stop
ping Tech’s powerful wishbone
offense. Coach Bennie Ellender
said the defensive ends, corner
backs and strong safeties must
alter their style of play to stop
the wishbone.
Florida State Coach Darrell
Mudra said he was glad the
Seminoles will be back on
natural grass at home Saturday
against Auburn after consecu
tive losses to Georgia Tech and
Florida on artificial turf.
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controversial play in 10th inning of third game of World
Series Oct. 14. Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, his eye on
the ball, collides with Reds’ bunter Ed Armbrister. Fisk
threw into center field setting up the Reds’ winning run.
Rose thinks
baseball
is number one
By BILL MADDEN
UPI Sports Writer
BOSTON (UPI) - ”If this
ain’t the number one pastime, I
don’t know what is!” beamed
Pete Rose in the gloom of the
losing Cincinnati Reds dressing
room.
The Reds had just been
beaten 7-6 by the Boston Red
Sox in one of the most dramatic
World Series games in history,
but Rose couldn’t have been
more excited.
“My God, you couldn’t have
more exciting things than
that,” said Rose, referring to
Carlton Fisk’s game-winning
homer off the foul pole leading
off the 12th, Bernie Carbo’s
game-tying three-run homer in
the eighth and Dwight Evans’
game-saving catch in the 11th.
“I know they say that Evans
is good,” said Rose, “but if that
catch of his is any indication of
just how good he is, well I hope
I never hit another ball to right
field.’’
Reds Manager Sparky Ander-
Wolfpack,
Bulldogs win
The Wolfpack beat the Tigers
43-6, the Bulldogs stopped the
Saints 26-0, the Sharks downed
the Yellow Jackets 34-0 and the
Eagles defeated the Cowboys
25-7 yesterday in the Junior
Football League.
Rock Wimbush scored two
touchdowns for the Wolfpack.
Jeff Henley, Johnny Griffin,
Terry Ham and Craig Parks
scored one. Wimbush made four
extra points and Griffin made
one.
Vee Smith scored for the
Tigers.
Ricky Wilder of the Wolfpack
and Kenny Law of the Tigers
were the top defensive players.
Arnold Price scored two
touchdowns for the Bulldogs.
Dietrich Reid and William
Dukes made one. Reid scored
two extra points.
Sandy Schenk
wins tourney
Sandy Schenk won the Willow
Wind Ladies Golf Association’s
Handicap Tournament played
yesterday.
She had a net of 65.
Margaret Burdeshaw was
runner-up with a 67 and Dot
Goode finished third with a 69.
Pat Baker was fourth with a
70 and Betty Ziesenhene and
Fab Manning tied for fifth with
71s.
Fourteen golfers participat
ed.
A Scotch Foursome will be
held at Willow Wind Sunday
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Umpire threatened
son was even more emphatic
about Evans’ sensational one
handed catch and the subse
quent doubling-up throw on Ken
Griffey that bailed the Red Sox
out of a tight jam in the 11th.
“It was by far the best catch
I’ve ever seen,” said Anderson.
“We’ll never see one any
better, I’m sure.”
Rose also said that Boston’s
Denny Doyle did not have the
“go” sign when he tried to
score on Fred Lynn’s shallow
fly to left, only to be doubled up
at the plate on a pinpoint throw
from George Foster.
“I was right there,” said
Rose, the Reds’ third baseman.
“And I know (Red Sox third
base coach Don) Zimmer did
not give Doyle the sign to run.
He was holding him.”
“But what it had to be
the greatest World Series game
in history and I’m just glad I’ll
be able to say I was in it. My
son and I will be talking about
this one for a long time to
come.”
Reggie Phillips of the
Bulldogs and Otis Morris of the
Saints were te top defensive
players.
Kenny Montgomery scored
twice for the Sharks. Mike
Parks, Zackery Buchanan and
Elay Lemons scored once. Joe
Walker, Lemons, Parks and
Allen Love made extra points.
Stacy Ammons of the Sharks
and Chad Byne of the Jackets
were the top defensive players.
Vincent Miller, Tim Cato,
Jimmy Daniels and Barry
Peeples scored for the Eagles.
Steve Mathews made an extra
point. Scott Floyd scored for the
Cowbosys and David Prater
made the extra point.
Ken Smith of the Eagles and
Phillip Buckalew of the
Cowboys were the best
defensive players.
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Barnett and his family have received a threatening letter
as a result of his call against the Red Sox, who claimed
interference, and have been placed under police
protection, the FBI confirmed. (UPI)
GRIFFIN
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Georgia’s Kevin McLee continues to lead the
Southeastern Conference in scoring. The latest statistics
from the league office in Birmingham show McLee with 48
points.
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Georgia Tech travels to New Orleans this weekend for a
meeting with Tulane in the new Louisiana Superdome.
And Coach Pepper Rodgers says his backfield may
consist mainly of inexperienced freshman and
sophomores.
Georgia
Quarterback Matt Robinson and defensive end Dicky
Clark will captain Georgia’s team in Saturday’s game
against Kentucky at Athens.
Flames &
The Atlanta Flames return to the National Hockey
League wars tonight, playing host to St. Louis in Atlanta.
Vandy holds scrimmage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) -
The Vanderbilt Commodores
took to the scrimmage field for
a contact-filled practice Tues
day as they tried to bounce
back from last weekend’s 47-3
loss to Georgia.
“For the first time since
early this fall, we’ve gone this
week to full scrimmages,” said
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Vandy Head Football Coach
Fred Pancoast.
“The workouts in pads are
not a result of winning or
losing, they are just designed to
make us play better.”
Vanderbilt travels to Ole Miss
this Saturday for a Southeast
ern Conference match. The
Commodores are currently 3-3
overall.