Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1970-10-03 J. A. Beauchamp MARION JACKSON Views Sports of the World George Johnson of Atlanta, won the recent $1,500 Ted Rhod es Memorial Coif Tournament, defeating Joe Campbell of Knox ville, Tenn., and Lee Elder of Los Anglees.... Game of the week pits two unbeaten teams Texas Southern vs Tennessee A&I in Hale Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. Greater New Orleans Urban League will sponsor the Florida A&M-Southern, game in the Sugar Bowl, Nov. 14. This will be the first tune two Negro teams have played in the stadium on the campus of Tulane University. Big games will be the order of this week, but the intersectional rivalry is heightened by the fact that Dr. Granville Sawyer, incumbent president of Texas Southern University was a long-time employe at Tennessee A&I during the administration of Dr. Waiter S. Davis. Although, Dr. A. P. Torrence is now the chief executive at the Nashville institution the rivalry exists in all of its old flair and flavor. Every seat in the 16,000 W. J. Hale Stadium on the Tennessee A&I campus is expected to be filled as the two powerhouses collide in one of those perennial duels that John A. Merritts Blue and White Tigers, and at large independent has with SWA Composition. Fol lowing Texas Southern, Saturday night, Oct 3, the Merrittmen will play Grambling State Oct. 10 at home, and Southern University, Oct. 31 in Baton Rouge, La. Bishop College of the now defunct Gulf Coast Inter collegiate Conference plays in Nashville, Nov. 26 which is homecoming for the Tigers. Tennessee A&I scored its major opening victory of the 1970 campaign against defending national champions Alcorn A&M Braves, 26-14. Following this conquest the Nashville Tigers have defeated Kentucky State 62-7 and Allany State, 54-7. WHAT MAKES THE GAME an intriguing one is that Alfred Benefield is in his first year as head coach at Texas Southern. He came to TSU with now deposed Clifton Paul, former All-SEAC at Edward Waters College and forerunner as top kick there to the late Edward J. (Ox) Clemons there. The TSU Tigers of Houston now tag themselves "THE WILD BUNCH" and have been shooting-the-works since and upset victory over Alva Tabor's Southern Jaguar Cats. There is a suggestion that the SWAC may be stronger than in 1969 when Marino H. Casem's Alcorn A&M Braves copped the national sweepstakes. For example while the Lorman, Miss. Braves won handily over North Carolina Central Alex Durleys Prairie View Panthers were deadlock ing the Jaguar Cats at Baton Rouge, 13-13. BEST QUARTERBACK IN Small College competition may be Tennessee A&Ps Joe W. Gilliam, who is the son of Merritt's assistant head coach Joe W. Gilliam, Sr. The Tigers have one of the brainiest coach ing staffs in the business in line tutor Alvin C. Coleman, interior line teacher J. C. Cof ee, offensive line coach Hylon Adams and at large Shannon Little, a one-time topkick at Bishop College before the hey day of Dwight Fisher, the pre sent incumbent in Dallas Texas. The last time the Texans were in Tennessee coach John Merritt's team escaped with a 11-10 victory. In the last three years the scores between the two TSUs have been extremely close with the Houston team winning in 1967, 14-10 onformer star Ken Burroughs fam ous 82 yard kick off touchdown run. Tennessee won in Nashville in 1968 when quarterback David Mays received a bad pass from center and was tackled in the end zone for a safety that allowed the Merrit men to come from a 9-10 defi cit. The Big Blue returned 28 of 36 lettermen from the 1969 team that won seven, lost one and tied one. Eight starters re turn from the defensive team that allowed an average of 150 yards per game and the combination has worked against Al corn and Kentucky State. Captain and senior Don Penson leads that experienced defensive unit. All America candidates Jacob Mays is the mainstay of the running game with assistance from Clarence Love and Fred Lane. TSU, led by the field general ship of David Mays and the defensive unit "THE WILD BUNCH" spearheaded by AllAmerica candidates Julius Adams and Nate Allen, defeat ed Southern University, the preseason picks of the coaches and sports information directors, of SWAC, 29-6 to Jeppesen Stadium. Mays kicked a field goal, booted two PATS and scored a touchdown in the victory. "The Wild Bunch" held the Jaguars to a minus 54 yards rushing. When Fred Biletnikoff reached up and caught Daryle Lamonica's pass for the first Oakland touchdown of the new season it marked the thirtyninth game in which the Raider wide receiver bad caught at least one pass. It also boasted Biletnlkoff's lifetime total to 27 TDs, a respectable figure which trails some but surpasses others. Then in trotted a stalwart figure, shoulders set at the jaunty, confident angle of some one who had been there and had done it before. George Blan da proceeded to k i c k extra point, 704, a total which also encompassed one or more points in fifty-seven straight Games. This facet of Blanda's pro wess is only a small segment of an amazing pro-football saga. Blanda, at 43 the oldest active pro football player, has been wearing a professional uniform since he broke in with the Chicago Bears in 1949. There was a year of retire ment in 1959 prior to his moving into the newly-formed American Football League where he led the Houston Oil era to several league championships. He did this not as a kicker alone, but as a firstclass quarterback, who still shares with Y. A. Tittle the distinction of having thrownthirty-six TD passes in a single season. Blanda accomplished this in 1961, and he did it after some since-forgotten coach had benched him for more than two games early in the season. THE WAR OF THE TIGERS George Johnson of Atlanta, won the recent $1,500 Ted Rhod es Memorial Coif Tournament, defeating Joe Campbell of Knox ville, Tenn., and Lee Elder of Los Anglees.... Game of the week pits two unbeaten teams Texas Southern vs Tennessee A&I in Hale Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. Greater New Orleans Urban League will sponsor the Florida A&M-Southern, game in the Sugar Bowl, Nov. 14. This will be the first tune two Negro teams have played in the stadium on the campus of Tulane University. Big games will be the order of this week, but the intersectional rivalry is heightened by the fact that Dr. Granville Sawyer, incumbent president of Texas Southern University was a long-time employe at Tennessee A&I during the administration of Dr. Waiter S. Davis. Although, Dr. A. P. Torrence is now the chief executive at the Nashville institution the rivalry exists in all of its old flair and flavor. Every seat in the 16,000 W. J. Hale Stadium on the Tennessee A&I campus is expected to be filled as the two powerhouses collide in one of those perennial duels that John A. Merritts Blue and White Tigers, and at large independent has with SWA Composition. Fol lowing Texas Southern, Saturday night, Oct 3, the Merrittmen will play Grambling State Oct. 10 at home, and Southern University, Oct. 31 in Baton Rouge, La. Bishop College of the now defunct Gulf Coast Inter collegiate Conference plays in Nashville, Nov. 26 which is homecoming for the Tigers. Tennessee A&I scored its major opening victory of the 1970 campaign against defending national champions Alcorn A&M Braves, 26-14. Following this conquest the Nashville Tigers have defeated Kentucky State 62-7 and Allany State, 54-7. WHAT MAKES THE GAME an intriguing one is that Alfred Benefield is in his first year as head coach at Texas Southern. He came to TSU with now deposed Clifton Paul, former All-SEAC at Edward Waters College and forerunner as top kick there to the late Edward J. (Ox) Clemons there. The TSU Tigers of Houston now tag themselves "THE WILD BUNCH" and have been shooting-the-works since and upset victory over Alva Tabor's Southern Jaguar Cats. There is a suggestion that the SWAC may be stronger than in 1969 when Marino H. Casem's Alcorn A&M Braves copped the national sweepstakes. For example while the Lorman, Miss. Braves won handily over North Carolina Central Alex Durleys Prairie View Panthers were deadlock ing the Jaguar Cats at Baton Rouge, 13-13. BEST QUARTERBACK IN Small College competition may be Tennessee A&Ps Joe W. Gilliam, who is the son of Merritt's assistant head coach Joe W. Gilliam, Sr. The Tigers have one of the brainiest coach ing staffs in the business in line tutor Alvin C. Coleman, interior line teacher J. C. Cof ee, offensive line coach Hylon Adams and at large Shannon Little, a one-time topkick at Bishop College before the hey day of Dwight Fisher, the pre sent incumbent in Dallas Texas. The last time the Texans were in Tennessee coach John Merritt's team escaped with a 11-10 victory. In the last three years the scores between the two TSUs have been extremely close with the Houston team winning in 1967, 14-10 onformer star Ken Burroughs fam ous 82 yard kick off touchdown run. Tennessee won in Nashville in 1968 when quarterback David Mays received a bad pass from center and was tackled in the end zone for a safety that allowed the Merrit men to come from a 9-10 defi cit. The Big Blue returned 28 of 36 lettermen from the 1969 team that won seven, lost one and tied one. Eight starters re turn from the defensive team that allowed an average of 150 yards per game and the combination has worked against Al corn and Kentucky State. Captain and senior Don Penson leads that experienced defensive unit. All America candidates Jacob Mays is the mainstay of the running game with assistance from Clarence Love and Fred Lane. TSU, led by the field general ship of David Mays and the defensive unit "THE WILD BUNCH" spearheaded by AllAmerica candidates Julius Adams and Nate Allen, defeat ed Southern University, the preseason picks of the coaches and sports information directors, of SWAC, 29-6 to Jeppesen Stadium. Mays kicked a field goal, booted two PATS and scored a touchdown in the victory. "The Wild Bunch" held the Jaguars to a minus 54 yards rushing. When Fred Biletnikoff reached up and caught Daryle Lamonica's pass for the first Oakland touchdown of the new season it marked the thirtyninth game in which the Raider wide receiver bad caught at least one pass. It also boasted Biletnlkoff's lifetime total to 27 TDs, a respectable figure which trails some but surpasses others. Then in trotted a stalwart figure, shoulders set at the jaunty, confident angle of some one who had been there and had done it before. George Blan da proceeded to k i c k extra point, 704, a total which also encompassed one or more points in fifty-seven straight Games. This facet of Blanda's pro wess is only a small segment of an amazing pro-football saga. Blanda, at 43 the oldest active pro football player, has been wearing a professional uniform since he broke in with the Chicago Bears in 1949. There was a year of retire ment in 1959 prior to his moving into the newly-formed American Football League where he led the Houston Oil era to several league championships. He did this not as a kicker alone, but as a firstclass quarterback, who still shares with Y. A. Tittle the distinction of having thrownthirty-six TD passes in a single season. Blanda accomplished this in 1961, and he did it after some since-forgotten coach had benched him for more than two games early in the season. OAKLAND RAIDERS George Johnson of Atlanta, won the recent $1,500 Ted Rhod es Memorial Coif Tournament, defeating Joe Campbell of Knox ville, Tenn., and Lee Elder of Los Anglees.... Game of the week pits two unbeaten teams Texas Southern vs Tennessee A&I in Hale Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. Greater New Orleans Urban League will sponsor the Florida A&M-Southern, game in the Sugar Bowl, Nov. 14. This will be the first tune two Negro teams have played in the stadium on the campus of Tulane University. Big games will be the order of this week, but the intersectional rivalry is heightened by the fact that Dr. Granville Sawyer, incumbent president of Texas Southern University was a long-time employe at Tennessee A&I during the administration of Dr. Waiter S. Davis. Although, Dr. A. P. Torrence is now the chief executive at the Nashville institution the rivalry exists in all of its old flair and flavor. Every seat in the 16,000 W. J. Hale Stadium on the Tennessee A&I campus is expected to be filled as the two powerhouses collide in one of those perennial duels that John A. Merritts Blue and White Tigers, and at large independent has with SWA Composition. Fol lowing Texas Southern, Saturday night, Oct 3, the Merrittmen will play Grambling State Oct. 10 at home, and Southern University, Oct. 31 in Baton Rouge, La. Bishop College of the now defunct Gulf Coast Inter collegiate Conference plays in Nashville, Nov. 26 which is homecoming for the Tigers. Tennessee A&I scored its major opening victory of the 1970 campaign against defending national champions Alcorn A&M Braves, 26-14. Following this conquest the Nashville Tigers have defeated Kentucky State 62-7 and Allany State, 54-7. WHAT MAKES THE GAME an intriguing one is that Alfred Benefield is in his first year as head coach at Texas Southern. He came to TSU with now deposed Clifton Paul, former All-SEAC at Edward Waters College and forerunner as top kick there to the late Edward J. (Ox) Clemons there. The TSU Tigers of Houston now tag themselves "THE WILD BUNCH" and have been shooting-the-works since and upset victory over Alva Tabor's Southern Jaguar Cats. There is a suggestion that the SWAC may be stronger than in 1969 when Marino H. Casem's Alcorn A&M Braves copped the national sweepstakes. For example while the Lorman, Miss. Braves won handily over North Carolina Central Alex Durleys Prairie View Panthers were deadlock ing the Jaguar Cats at Baton Rouge, 13-13. BEST QUARTERBACK IN Small College competition may be Tennessee A&Ps Joe W. Gilliam, who is the son of Merritt's assistant head coach Joe W. Gilliam, Sr. The Tigers have one of the brainiest coach ing staffs in the business in line tutor Alvin C. Coleman, interior line teacher J. C. Cof ee, offensive line coach Hylon Adams and at large Shannon Little, a one-time topkick at Bishop College before the hey day of Dwight Fisher, the pre sent incumbent in Dallas Texas. The last time the Texans were in Tennessee coach John Merritt's team escaped with a 11-10 victory. In the last three years the scores between the two TSUs have been extremely close with the Houston team winning in 1967, 14-10 onformer star Ken Burroughs fam ous 82 yard kick off touchdown run. Tennessee won in Nashville in 1968 when quarterback David Mays received a bad pass from center and was tackled in the end zone for a safety that allowed the Merrit men to come from a 9-10 defi cit. The Big Blue returned 28 of 36 lettermen from the 1969 team that won seven, lost one and tied one. Eight starters re turn from the defensive team that allowed an average of 150 yards per game and the combination has worked against Al corn and Kentucky State. Captain and senior Don Penson leads that experienced defensive unit. All America candidates Jacob Mays is the mainstay of the running game with assistance from Clarence Love and Fred Lane. TSU, led by the field general ship of David Mays and the defensive unit "THE WILD BUNCH" spearheaded by AllAmerica candidates Julius Adams and Nate Allen, defeat ed Southern University, the preseason picks of the coaches and sports information directors, of SWAC, 29-6 to Jeppesen Stadium. Mays kicked a field goal, booted two PATS and scored a touchdown in the victory. "The Wild Bunch" held the Jaguars to a minus 54 yards rushing. When Fred Biletnikoff reached up and caught Daryle Lamonica's pass for the first Oakland touchdown of the new season it marked the thirtyninth game in which the Raider wide receiver bad caught at least one pass. It also boasted Biletnlkoff's lifetime total to 27 TDs, a respectable figure which trails some but surpasses others. Then in trotted a stalwart figure, shoulders set at the jaunty, confident angle of some one who had been there and had done it before. George Blan da proceeded to k i c k extra point, 704, a total which also encompassed one or more points in fifty-seven straight Games. This facet of Blanda's pro wess is only a small segment of an amazing pro-football saga. Blanda, at 43 the oldest active pro football player, has been wearing a professional uniform since he broke in with the Chicago Bears in 1949. There was a year of retire ment in 1959 prior to his moving into the newly-formed American Football League where he led the Houston Oil era to several league championships. He did this not as a kicker alone, but as a firstclass quarterback, who still shares with Y. A. Tittle the distinction of having thrownthirty-six TD passes in a single season. Blanda accomplished this in 1961, and he did it after some since-forgotten coach had benched him for more than two games early in the season. The minnesota Twins still present a formidable obstacle, but Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles wouldn't mind making a senmental journey to Cincinnati next week. "If we get into the World series," Robinson said Wednesday, "I have to admit it would be an even bigger thrill playing in Cincinnati. I played there 10 years and had a good relationship with the fans." The World Series opponents, of course, won't be decided until the play offs starting Saturday — with the Orioles and Twins vying for the American League pennant and the Cincinnati Reds meeting the Pittsburgh Pirates in fee National League's best-of-five series. "It would be nice to go back to Cincinnati," Robinson said, "but I'm not hoping, wishing or rooting. The main thing is to get into fee Series. I'd be just as happy in Pittsburgh in October." "Anyway," he added, "after being away from the Reds for five years, it's not like I've got a grudge to go back and beat my old team. Most of the players I was close to when I was there nave moved on." When Robinson visited Cincinnati for fee All-Star game in July, however, former team ate Tony Perez told Frank he might see him again in October and fans on the street made similar com ments. As for fee Reds and Pirates, Robinson said, "they're both basically good hitting clubs and fee series between them has got to be labeled: 'Offense.' "There's not much to choose between fee rutting of those two teams, but if fee sore arms of Jim Merritt and Wayne Simpson come around for fee Reds, I think we'd have a better shot going against Pittsburgh." Simpson, Merritt, Jim McGlothlin and Gary Nolan, the Orioles outfielder conceded, "would be a pretty tough in a short series." The Orioles will open Saturday with 24-game winner Mike Cuellar, followed by 23-game winner Dave McNally and Jim Palmer, who has won 20. O's Robby Would Enjoy Cincy Series The minnesota Twins still present a formidable obstacle, but Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles wouldn't mind making a senmental journey to Cincinnati next week. "If we get into the World series," Robinson said Wednesday, "I have to admit it would be an even bigger thrill playing in Cincinnati. I played there 10 years and had a good relationship with the fans." The World Series opponents, of course, won't be decided until the play offs starting Saturday — with the Orioles and Twins vying for the American League pennant and the Cincinnati Reds meeting the Pittsburgh Pirates in fee National League's best-of-five series. "It would be nice to go back to Cincinnati," Robinson said, "but I'm not hoping, wishing or rooting. The main thing is to get into fee Series. I'd be just as happy in Pittsburgh in October." "Anyway," he added, "after being away from the Reds for five years, it's not like I've got a grudge to go back and beat my old team. Most of the players I was close to when I was there nave moved on." When Robinson visited Cincinnati for fee All-Star game in July, however, former team ate Tony Perez told Frank he might see him again in October and fans on the street made similar com ments. As for fee Reds and Pirates, Robinson said, "they're both basically good hitting clubs and fee series between them has got to be labeled: 'Offense.' "There's not much to choose between fee rutting of those two teams, but if fee sore arms of Jim Merritt and Wayne Simpson come around for fee Reds, I think we'd have a better shot going against Pittsburgh." Simpson, Merritt, Jim McGlothlin and Gary Nolan, the Orioles outfielder conceded, "would be a pretty tough in a short series." The Orioles will open Saturday with 24-game winner Mike Cuellar, followed by 23-game winner Dave McNally and Jim Palmer, who has won 20. TED RHODES MEMORIAL CEREMONY— Mayor Beverly Briley of Nashville. Tenn., highlighted the Ted Rhodes Memorial Golf Tournament with a proclamation ceremony in his office observing the occasion. Members of the foundation pre sent were from left to right: Sam Sime, Jr., president, Nelson Ridley, vice president; Joe Hampton, M. Douglas, Councilman. Mayor Beverly Briley, Hal Ray, tournament chairman, Atty. G. Petway, and S. L. Hall. ROBINSON TOPS NFL DEFENSE "Really?" said the Kansas City Chiefs Johnny Robinson when told he shared the National Football League defensive player of the week honor with teammate Aaron Brown. "That's a real big honor and I really appreciate it," added fee Chiefs' veteran safety, which said he did enough running Monday night against Baltimore "to last a whole season." "They had the ball almost he whole last quarter and our defense was working overtime," he said wife a chuckle, "but it was worth it." Although fee Colts didn't get within 20 points, Robinson said "they scared us in fee second half and we sure didn't want them to turn the game around." Brown, the Chiefs' right defensive end, who shared the honor, was not immediately available for comment. "Of course it's an honor and a pleasurable one." said Brown who spent much of his time Monday dumping quarterback Johnny Unitas of the Colts for losses. "But I had a lot of help," added the big end. "We talked things over before the ball game and we thought maybe there had been too much talk about triple stack defenses and varied offensives of the Chiefs and maybe we were trying to dazzle our opponents wife our footwork. We just decided a loss to Baltimore and 0-2 records was unthinkable. So we just decided we were going in for concentration and good sound execution. That's what wins football games and we wanted to win." KANSAS CITY "Really?" said the Kansas City Chiefs Johnny Robinson when told he shared the National Football League defensive player of the week honor with teammate Aaron Brown. "That's a real big honor and I really appreciate it," added fee Chiefs' veteran safety, which said he did enough running Monday night against Baltimore "to last a whole season." "They had the ball almost he whole last quarter and our defense was working overtime," he said wife a chuckle, "but it was worth it." Although fee Colts didn't get within 20 points, Robinson said "they scared us in fee second half and we sure didn't want them to turn the game around." Brown, the Chiefs' right defensive end, who shared the honor, was not immediately available for comment. "Of course it's an honor and a pleasurable one." said Brown who spent much of his time Monday dumping quarterback Johnny Unitas of the Colts for losses. "But I had a lot of help," added the big end. "We talked things over before the ball game and we thought maybe there had been too much talk about triple stack defenses and varied offensives of the Chiefs and maybe we were trying to dazzle our opponents wife our footwork. We just decided a loss to Baltimore and 0-2 records was unthinkable. So we just decided we were going in for concentration and good sound execution. That's what wins football games and we wanted to win." The Morehouse College Maroon Tigers displayed an amazing air game Friday night as the mauled the Miles College Golden Bears, 24-6 in their 1970 curtain raiser at Herndon Memorial Stadium. It was late in the second period when the Maroon and White Tigers found their scoring punch—a 45-yard, pass from QB Basil Hall of Atlanta, to Roger; Bell, a flanker from Chicago, ill. Moments later, Kan fired a 29 yard toss to Johnny palmer, another Atlantan, then on the second play from scrimmage hit Ben with a 33-yard payoff pitch. The Tigers were out front 12-0 at half time. Entertainment, provided by the Miles College 75 piece Marching Band included popular tunes during the game and a sparkling half time show featuring clever drill formations and fancy stepping by the majorettes. The band was under the direction of Bandmaster Isaiah Williams. Mams. The Maroon Tigers, who failed to cash in on their attempts for extra points continued to pull away in the second half and the scoring followed the same pattern. Bell grabbed a 13-yard pass from Hall with 7:31 left in the third period and Morehouse wrapped it up with a 36-yard aerial from Hall to Johnny Palmer also in the third quarter. MOREHOUSE RIPS MILES, 24-6 IN CURTAIN- RAISER The Morehouse College Maroon Tigers displayed an amazing air game Friday night as the mauled the Miles College Golden Bears, 24-6 in their 1970 curtain raiser at Herndon Memorial Stadium. It was late in the second period when the Maroon and White Tigers found their scoring punch—a 45-yard, pass from QB Basil Hall of Atlanta, to Roger; Bell, a flanker from Chicago, ill. Moments later, Kan fired a 29 yard toss to Johnny palmer, another Atlantan, then on the second play from scrimmage hit Ben with a 33-yard payoff pitch. The Tigers were out front 12-0 at half time. Entertainment, provided by the Miles College 75 piece Marching Band included popular tunes during the game and a sparkling half time show featuring clever drill formations and fancy stepping by the majorettes. The band was under the direction of Bandmaster Isaiah Williams. Mams. The Maroon Tigers, who failed to cash in on their attempts for extra points continued to pull away in the second half and the scoring followed the same pattern. Bell grabbed a 13-yard pass from Hall with 7:31 left in the third period and Morehouse wrapped it up with a 36-yard aerial from Hall to Johnny Palmer also in the third quarter. TIGERS PULL AWAY The Morehouse College Maroon Tigers displayed an amazing air game Friday night as the mauled the Miles College Golden Bears, 24-6 in their 1970 curtain raiser at Herndon Memorial Stadium. It was late in the second period when the Maroon and White Tigers found their scoring punch—a 45-yard, pass from QB Basil Hall of Atlanta, to Roger; Bell, a flanker from Chicago, ill. Moments later, Kan fired a 29 yard toss to Johnny palmer, another Atlantan, then on the second play from scrimmage hit Ben with a 33-yard payoff pitch. The Tigers were out front 12-0 at half time. Entertainment, provided by the Miles College 75 piece Marching Band included popular tunes during the game and a sparkling half time show featuring clever drill formations and fancy stepping by the majorettes. The band was under the direction of Bandmaster Isaiah Williams. Mams. The Maroon Tigers, who failed to cash in on their attempts for extra points continued to pull away in the second half and the scoring followed the same pattern. Bell grabbed a 13-yard pass from Hall with 7:31 left in the third period and Morehouse wrapped it up with a 36-yard aerial from Hall to Johnny Palmer also in the third quarter. FOOTBALL SCORES RROFESSIONAL COLLEGE RROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SCORES RROFESSIONAL Pele Highest Paid Athlete Pele, the world's greatest soccer player, may also be the world's highest paid athlete. According to the newspaper, O. 'Estado of Sao Paulo, Pele earns $162,000 per year under the team of a new contract with the team of a addition to his investment earnings of about $50,000 annually. Savannah State Blanks Alabama A and M B'lldogs Behind the daring running of fullback Dennis Jones, and the defensive play of Joe Gibs, the Savannah State Tigers stopped a three year losing streak by wrecking the Alabama A&M Bull dogs 29 to Nothing in Savannah on Saturday night. The Tigers, who will face powerful Alcorn A&M next Saturday night, picked up 194 yards rushing and 250 yards passing. Jones scored on one, two and thirty-two yard runs. Lorenzo Bennett scored on an eight-yard pass from Chester Ellis, Amelia Kuhn converted on three plays. The Tiger defense held the Bulldogs to 82 total offensive yards and also made a safety. Coach Myles Tigers will phase Alcorn's might next Saturday. Altie Taylor Was Puzzled By Detroit Drafting Him Altie Taylor could not understand it when the Detroit Lions, rich in running backs, selected Altie Taylor, a running back, on the second round of the 1969 pro football draft. For one, the Lions were loaded with runners like Mel Farr Nick Eddy, Bill Triplett, Tom Nowatzke and Dave Kopay. Aor another, Altie Taylorand some other people out West, including O. J. Simpson thought be might go on the first round. Fortunately, the Lions understood it very well. They didn't have a first round pick and when they had a chance— on the second round — they went for Taylor. For another, they knew well about injuriesand what it had done to their hopes to pair Farr and Eddy in the same backfield. It turned out to be a big choice for them, this 5-10,200 pound ex-California wrestler who drew little attention at Utah State while O.J. was racing through his magnificent senior year at Southern California. A shoulder injury late in the 69 pre-season jurt, especial ly after Altie ran for 106 yds in the same game in which O. J. made his pro debut with Buffalo. But he was back in time to play the last ten games, when Farr went out with a knee injury, and wound up as the No. 2 Lion rusher with 368 yards. Now he's back again— the handy man who has stepped in to the No. 2 running back Job behind Farr after the indefinite loss because of a shoulder separation suffered by He is man, Trophy winner Steve Owens. Taylor, who wears No. 42— the reverse of Fart's 24, was the Lion's leading heavy-duty rusher with 74 yards in 16 car ries (while Farr ran 17 times for 70 and 2 TDs) in last Sunday's 40-0 victory over Green Bay. He'll be back alongside Farr when the Lions play the Cincinati Bengals in their Tiger Stadium home opener Sun day in a key iner-conference game. Incidentally, don't tell Taylor that Altie is an unusual name. "Unusual?" he says. "It's Nete Thurmond Signs Fat Pact Center Nate Thurmond signed a new two-year contract with the San Francisco Warriors at an undisclosed increase in salary. The defensive and rebounding star will enter his eighth National Basketball Association year hoping his injured knee, which failed last year after 43 games, will allow him to play a full season — a rade occurrence in his injury-plagued career. General manager Bob Ferrick of the Warriors did not, disclose terms of the new contract-but it was pot the five year, $1 million deal Thurmond at one time said he wanted. He will be the highest-paid Warrior, though. Comment On Sports FOOTBALL Ohio State may be the number one college team in the nation this season as the experts predict, but It's obvious that football power, like the population, is steadily moving westward. It used to be that the Big Ten entry in Rose Bowl shows invariably won. Not so in recent years-and on opening day this season two west coast teams showed their stuff in beating two of the best from the traditionally powerful southeast Southern Cal rolled over Alabama with ease 42-21 and Stanford, not supposed to be in Arkansas class, rubbed the Hogs noses in the dirt 34-28. In the latter nationally-televised game, however, the Hogs made a stirring comeback after being almost run out of the stadium in the first twenty minutes of play, at which time they trailed 27-0. And they probably should have won the game, too, having a first down on the thirteen and being unable to go those last few yards in the final minutes of play. Neverthe less, Stanford won, with that western wide-open play that has dazzled so many teams from "back east" in recent years. Bear Bryant lost his third straight in bowing to Southern Cal, the first time that has ever happened to him. And Southern Cal, the first time that has ever happened to him. And Southern Cal seems-on its way to having another powerhouse. There's no doubt that football power, with the population, has moved west in the last two decades and it's a fact of life the older, traditional football powers must face from now on. FAMU Readmits Steve Scruggs Others Arrested For Drugs Florida A&M University officials has decided to re-admit star, football quarterbacks Steve Scruggs and nine other students who were arrested on drug charges last spring. The decision made by a special administrative committee and approved by university President Benjamin Perry means Scruggs will be eligible to return to his quarterback slot on the Rattler football team although he still faces trial Nov. 16 on charges of possession and sale of marjuana. "I'm so happy I'm about to shout," exclaimed Rattier head coach Pete Griffin when a newsman told him of the ad ministration decision. He said Scruggs would be allowed to move right back into his old position. The decision to re-admit the 10 students, who were among 14 arrested last May when police raided a house, was announced by Dr. Herbert Alexander the university's vice president for student affairs. The four not re-admited have been convicted of the criminal charges and are bar red from re-admission for two years. "Further investigation lead, us to believe we may have acted hastily with regard to the 14 suspended," said Alexander. He said the administrative hearing body decided to recommend that the students be readmitted in a special meet ing Saturday and that Perry approved the recommendation Monday morning. He said the university will act much more deliberately on suspending any student charged with drug sales or posses sion in the future. "We were absolutely without any information except what we read in the paper." said Alexander. He said the students were suspended almost immediately after their arrests because the univer sity thought there was no alternative under a 1969 state law. Subsequent interpretations by the general counsel for the state Board of Education showed that the university bad more flexibility in such cases, Alexander said. The other nine students readmitted have either been acquitted of the charges or found guilty, but placed on probation without a formal adjudication of guilt Alexander said. Scruggs was acquitted on two charges last month but still has two more to face. Give the gift with a country behind it. Uncle Sam stands squarely behind each and every U.S. Savings Bond you buy. One big reason he's there is to guarantee the security of your investment. A mighty good reason for giving Bonds as gifts. Here's another: when you buy Bonds, you're helping to keep your country strong and free. Give the gift with a country behind it... a gift that grows steadily in value as long as it's held. 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