sports Weaver-Dokes to meet By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS, Nev. World Box ing Association officials were ex pected to meet yesterday to hear a recommendation by a WBA super visor for a rematch of the Mike Weaver-Michael Dokes heavy weight title fight. Nick Kerasiotif, the WBA super visor for the bout, said he would recommend to WBA President Gil berto Mendoza that another fight be ordered because 'of the contro versial decision by referee Joey Curtis to stop the fight in the first round and declare Dokes the win ner. "I think the best thing possible is we have another fight between the two parties," Kerasiotif said Sat urday. "I think they will see the advantage of a rematch." Kerasiotif said he would meet with Mendoza in Gary, Ind., where the WBA executive is for tomor row's junior heavyweight title fight between Young Joe Louis and Ossie Ocasio. He said he ex pects a decision by the WBA with in two to four weeks. Weaver's camp called for a re match immediately after Friday's Holmes: forget it Cooney PASADENA, Texas Gerry Cooney will fight a four round exhibition match as a special fea ture of a boxing card tonight but he'll apparently have to do it with out World Boxing Council heavy weight champion Larry Holmes Cooney challenged Holmes to get into the ring with him for the charity benefit exhibition match at Gilley's Club. Holmes, who scored a TKO over Cooney in their title bout last June, responded as expected. "Cooney is still drunk from June," Holmes said. 'I don't want to I don't want to even com ment. Instead of exhibitions and what not, he should be fighting somebody." Line smooths Walker's path By RON GARDNER Colleglah Sports Writer Behind every great performer, there's got to be a supporting cast. Frank Sinatra won't sound very good if the engineers don't do their part. A racecar driver doesn't have a prayer of winning without a top notch pit crew. And E.T. is just an ugly little creature who talks funny without a quality script. The need .for behind-the-scene support also holds true for Georgia's tailback-preeminent Herschel Walker. Despite his in credible individual talents, Walk er's Heisman Trophy and rushing records would still be just a dream if it weren't for a quality offensive line to clear his way for odyesseys through opposing defenses. The Bulldogs have cultivated an experienced offersivo i.ne laden with depth, centereC by British born Wayne Radloff. A 6-5, 260- pound native of London; England, Radloff is one of several bonafide pro prospects in Georgia's offensive front and is well aware of the chal lenge waiting for he and his line mates against Penn State in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. "They know what we're going do," R.adloff said, understating the fact that more than 75 percent of Georgia's total offense has come on the ground. "And they're a good run defense. They're probably going to be the biggest and strongest we've seen all year. It's just gonna be they're stronger than us or we're stronger than them." And the Georgia line has plenty of bulk and muscle to try and push people around with. The Bulldogs average 6-3 and 253 pounds, led by All-Southeastern Conference guard Jimmy "Mountain" Harper, who checks in at 6-5, 270 pounds, and are obviously not just all bark and no bite. "We have a few technique blocks in rematch? fight which ended in pandemoni um after Curtis stopped it at 1:03 of the first round with Weaver in trouble against the ropes. Cries of "fix" resounded through the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion and a riot nearly erupted in the ring as Weaver's brother, Audrian, and Dokes began scuf fling over Weaver's championship belt. "I wasn't going to have another Duk Koo Kim," Curtis said, refer ring to the South Korean fighter who died after being knocked out by WBA lightweight champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini Nov. 13 at Caesars Palace. Curtis was forced to flee the arena as the crowd of about 4,500 shouted obscenities and threw cups of beer at him. Dokes never was announced as the winner of the fight and the new WBA heavyweight champion be cause officials feared the crowd might riot. It took some 30 minutes to clear the ring so the fighters could leave. Weaver and his manager, Don Manuel, claimed that the fight was fixed. They said the WBA, promot er Don King and others conspired to take Weaver's crown. Cooney has not had a match since his loss to Holmes in Las Vegas. Holmes scored a 15-round decision over Randall "Tex" Cobb in the Astrodome last month. Dennis Rappoport, Cooney's manager, said his fighter had been angered by Holines' comments and told him to send a telegram to the champion. "Let's get it on," the telegram said. "I hereby challenge you to be man enough to meet me in the ring on Dec. 14." Cooney said in the telegram that if Holmes were still standing after four rounds, he would donate $lO,- 000 to a local Christmas charity. Cooney's exhibition will be on a 10-fight card at Gilley's in this Houston suburb. but on most of them, we don't try to fool anybody," Radloff said. "We haven't had any trick plays all year really. We just run right at them. If they can stop it, fine. So far, no one has." Walker and his backfield buddies have trampled over and around opponents for 3,023 yards this fall, with Walker picking up 1,752 on his own march to the coveted Heisman Trophy. And believe it or not, Walk er's second greatest contribution to the offense is his ability to create opportunities elsewhere. "I think we do run more inside than outside since a lot of teams dwell on the sweep so much," Rad loff said. "That's probably Hers chel's favorite. It's been his best play and a lot of teams try to stop that and it opens up the inside game, the fullback game a lot more." Fullbacks Barry Young (390 yards) and Chris McCarthy (322) have rushed for 712 yards alongside Walker, adding some credence to Georgia's assertion that Georgia's offense is more than "O'er to you Herschel." But with Walker behind them, the guys up front work just a bit harder knowing that with just a small seam, it's six points. "You realize what he can do and it's nice to look down the field and see him running into the end zone or for a long gain," Radloff said. "Herschel having a good day is the only glory an offensive lineman has. If the back doesn't have a good day, then the offensive line didn't have a good day. "We've done pretty well this year for him. We haven't had as well of a passing game and that means more people are keying on the run and that adds a little bit more responsi bility to us." And it goes without saying that for ° the Bulldogs to have a good day against Penn State, Walker will again have to produce as the cen terpiece of the Geoigia attack. But the memories of how the Pittsburgh defense held Walker to a mere 84 yards on 25 carries continues to linger . . . and cause concern about whether.it could happen again. "I didn't realize Pitt would be able to do that to us the way they did," Radloff said. "But they did. I thought this year that Florida was Lions open long-running road show Penn State meets first Atlantic 10 foe in St. Joseph's By TONY SMITH Collegian Sports Writer After losing a heartbreaker to then-11th-ranked Alabama in three overtimes on Saturday, the men's basketball team (4-1) is faced with more challenges. Penn State must get its road show together. The Lions play their first Atlantic 10 Conference opponent, St. Joseph's, at 7:30 tonight at the Pal estra in Philadelphia. Not only that, but they don't play another home game until after Christmas break, on Jan. 4 (George Washington, another Atlantic 10 op ponent). So far the Lions haven't done too badly on the road, primarily be cause they have had only one away game this season. Penn State ovqr whelmed Maryland, 97-79, at the Baltithore Civic Center on Nov. 28. The win was not expected, nor was the high margin of victory. Since then, the Lions have had on and off performances, with the off games coming against weaker tea ms. Consequently, few people ex pected Penn State to give Alabama any trouble Saturday night, but the Lions came very close to winning. But close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades, according to Penn State Coach Dick Harter. "I don't know if losing a game ever helps you," Harter said. "When you're in a close game you like to think the competition and the battle will teach you some things, but I don't know. Logically, it ought to help you. If you lost and didn't do some things, it ought to teach you quicker, but I'm not sure it works that way." Nevertheless, Harter said he doesn't think his team will have trouble getting up for tonight's game. "We've always bounced back," he said. "I think it's very difficult to go on the road now for six straight games after something like this, but we're going to continue to mature as a team, I'm sure." St. Joseph's is now 2-1. Like the Lions, the Hawks will playing in their first Atlantic 10 game tonight. going to stop our running game a whole lot more than they did. But we ran up and down the field on them. They never did stop it. "There's not too much we can do if they can stop our running game. We relied on our running game, we have all year. It's no secret. But no one has been able to stop him com- Penn State guard Dwight Gibson (left) defends Alabama's Mike Davis in the van's basketball team's triple overtime loss to the Crimson Tide Saturday night at Rec Hall. Penn State meets St. Joseph's , tonight at the Palaestra in Philadelphia. The 40-second shot clock and three point play will be in effect. Lonnie McFarlan, a 6-5 junior guard/forward, leads St. Joseph's in scoring with a 19-point average. He is third on the team in rebounds with six per game. The two leading rebounders on the team are also two of the leading scorers. Tony Costner, a 6-10 junior center, has contributed 7.3 rebounds per game while averaging 14 points a game. Sophomore Bob Lojewski, a 6-7 forward, is averaging 18.3 points and 7.3 rebounds. Meanwhile, the Lions may have to do without 6-7 senior forward Tom McCluskey, who suffered a strained knee against Alabama. Brian Dean, a 6-5 guard/forward, should see pletely yet. He's gonna get some on his own, there's no doubt about that. There's no one that can stop him I don't think. That's a little boost in confidence there, knowing he's gon na do something." But without that support up in the trenches, that "something" won't be nearly as much as it might have. Photo courtesy Georgie Sports Intontiellon Wayne Radloff more playing time as a result. Dean had an impressive showing against the Crimson Tide, scoring nine points and pulling down seven rebounds in 26 minutes of action. According to Dean, the loss to Alabama may have positive and negative effects on the Lions. "I think it had a negative effect, just for the moment," Dean said. "The team as a whole was upset cause we lost; we knew we should have won it. But everybody on the team has confidence now; we know we can play together, and we can play against anybody." Lion freshman forward Terry Graves agreed with Dean, for the most part. "I think our confidence is really The fall from throne little fun for Eagles By ERICH SMITH Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA It's a long drop from Super Bowl XV to the bottom of the National Football Conference, but Philadelphia Ea gles Coach Dick Vermeil isn't thinking much about the past or future only the present. "I kind of believe that we will end up playing a real good football game one of these days. I just don't know what day it's going to be," Vermeil said yesterday at a gloomy press conference review ing a 23-7 loss to the New York Giants Saturday and a 1-5 season record. Vermeil built an NFL power at Philadelphia, reaching the play offs in each of the past four years., But the Eagles have lost 10 of their last 12 regular-season and playoff games, with only a 24-21 victory over Cleveland to their credit this season. Now, with three games left to play, Philadelphia is guaranteed its first losing season in the Na tional Football League since 1977, when they went ,5-9 in Vermeil's second year as coach. Two more losses out of the three remaining games, (against Hous ton, Dallas and the Giants again) will give the Eagles their worst season record since they went 2-11- 1 in 1972, a year that concluded with the firing of the entire coach ing staff. Last week, after a 23-20 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, Eagles owner Leonard Tose gave vent to his frustration in the locker room, telling his players they might as well vote down the NFL Players Association contract and go back on strike. Vermeil said yesterday that he thinks his . players, all know and understand Tose, and that the owner's outburst probably is not on their minds. But Vermeil said he, too, has been frustrated enough to think about turning over the coaching to defensive co-ordinator Marion Campbell. "There have been times when I've felt like just walking out and saying 'Marion, I'm letting these The Daily Collegimi Tuesday, Dec. 14 going to be up, even though we lost," Graves said, "because we proved that vve could come back. They, had us down by 15 (23-8) and we came back. Like he (Dean) said, it had a negative effect in the begin ning, but now everyone wants to go and show that we can bounce back like true champions can do." CAGER CORNER: The Lions, not known for their scoring in the past, are averaging 81 points a game to their opponents' 65 . . . Mike Lang leads Penn State in scoring with 13 points a game . . . He also leads the team in rebounds with 8.2 a game . . . McCluskey , and Dwight Gibson are also scoring in double figures, averaging 10.8 and 10 points per game, respectively. guys down, you take it.' I feel a tremendous obligation to these guys. But you just can't do that as a coach." But Vermeil bristled at a sug gestion that he start thinking about 1983, using the rest of this season to test younger players. "I sure wouldn't want my play ers start thinking that," he said, his voice quickening. "We'd have a hard time winning one or two or three games that we have left to - play. And a lot of you guys, if you were in the same situation and thought that way, you'd probably get fired. "You look into 1983 for me," he said. "I don't have any thought about 1983." The view from the bottom has included some guesses about what went wrong. Outside linebacker Reggie Wilkes said old leaders are missed, like retired linebacker Bill Bergey and nose guard Char lie Johnson, traded to Minnesota during the preseason at his re quest. Quarterback Ron Jaworski re cently suggested that the long players strike had •a lot to do with the nosedive, but a glum Vermeil had another view of the eight-week layoff. "Maybe the strike saved us a lot of losses," he mused. Vermeil also rejected the follow ing suggestions: • That the Eagles didn't choose well in the 1981 draft. "I could use it as an excuse, and one of you guys could take off and write some nice things about that." • That the offensive line hasn't kept the pressure off Jaworski, who was sacked eight times Satur day. "I looked at the films of the sacks. It was a lot of little things. Actually, I think it's my best offen sive line." • That the 3-4 defense Wasn't working against opponents. "We could line up in an 8-2 right now and it may not make a lot of difference." • That any individual player isn't trying hard enough. "I don't have anybody on the squad right now that I question what his intent is," Cowboys lasso Oilers, 37-7 fly MICHAEL A. LUTZ 'AP Sports Writer = HOUSTON (AP) Dallas' Danny White fired three touchdown passes, -two to Butch Johnsor and Michael Downs returned a fumble 86 yards for a touchdown as the Cowboys mauled the Houston Oilers 37-7 last night. The victory, which clinched a Na tional Football League record 17th consecutive winning season for Dal las, extended the Cowboys' winning streak to five games this season. Their 5-1 record ties them with Wash ington for the National. Conference lead. Johnson caught TD passes of 21 and 18 yards from White in the second quarter and Downs scooped up a fumble by Oiler rookie Gary Allen late in the third quarter and raced ' untouched into the end zone. White, the NFC's No. 3 passer, completed 10 passes in a row at one stretch and finished the game com pleting 21 of 27 passes for 279 yards. The underdog Oilers stunned Dal las in the opening minutes with a 54- yard touchdown bomb from quar terback Archie Manning to wide re ceiver Mike Renfro for a 7-0 Houston lead. It was all downhill after that for Manning who was sacked six times for 39 yards in losses. By halftime the Cowboys led 17-7 on White's touchdown shots to Johnson and the first of Rafael Septien's three field goals, a 22-yarder. Johnson leaped high in the corner of the end zone and stretched to remain in bounds with his 21-yard catch that tied the score with 13:20 to go in the half. Johnson beat Oiler cornerback J.C. Wilson on the catch. Septieri booted a 22-yard field goal 'with 8:27 to go giving Dallas the lead for good. With 31 seconds left in the half, White scrambled out of the pocket, flipped into the end zone where Johnson and wide receiver Tony Hill both leaped for the ball and Johnson came down with it for the Volunteer. THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL SOCIETY Presents: How to apply to law school! Guest Speaker: Dr. Edward Keynes When: December 14th, Tuesday, 7:30 PM Where: 102 Chambers Bldg. all members and non-members are urged to attend R 204 325 The Dallas Cowboys effectively shut down Earl Campbell (34) of the Houston Oilers last night in the Cowboys 37.7 romp over the Oilers in Houston. Downs took the wind out of any Houston hopes with 1:48 left in the third quarter with his scoring run and White tacked on his third TD shot, a 46-yarder to Newsome with 14:41 left in the game. A 53-yard field goal by Septien late in the final quarter com pleted the scoring. The Oilers dropped to a 1-5 record with the loss. The Cowboys started their first-half surge after a series of three fumbles, INTERVIEWS •I• • MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING• MAJORS Plan now to interview with the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Sign up Mon., Dec. 13 thru Thurs., Dec. 16 in the Career Development and Placement Center two by the Oilers. The Oilers drove to the Cowboy 32 before Earl Campbell fumbled and Dallas tackle Randy White recov ered. Tony Dorsett fumbled back to Houston with Mike Reinfeldt return ing the miscue seven yards to the Cowboy 34. But three plays later, Manning and Campbell collided on a handoff and Cowboy safety Mike Downs recovered at the Dallas 36. 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Allen St., State College (next to Centre Hardware) 238.3800 Get off your butt. srAE Penn State "800 Owned and Operated by The Pennsy AP Laserphoto TECHNICAL DEMONSTRAT December 14 - 2 t December 15 -10 t December 16 -10 t Lion divers impressive Penn State divers Dale Dmitr zak, Mike Cecatellio and Jim Ebert turned in impressive perfor mances at the Hershey Diving Invitational Sunday on their way to placing second, fourth and fifth, respectively, in the men's open one-meter springboard competi tion. The two divers who placed ahead of the Lions Pat Jefferies (first place) and Brad Kreisher (third' place) are both high school seniors and could find themselves Penn Staters next year, according to Lion Diving Coach Bob Goldberg. "I thought we looked really, really well against good competi tion," Goldberg said. "It helped us recruiting-wise, also." Jefferies, a highly sought-after diver from New Jersey who dives for the Morningside Muggers of New York, placed ahead of Dmitr zak by just .8 point after the 11- dive competition, 454.3 to 453.5. Jefferies has narrowed his college choises down to Penn State, Ohio State and the University of Miami, Lady swimmers frolic In what was supposed to have been a close contest, the women's swimming and diving team blew out Syracuse 98-51 Saturday, win ning 11 out of 17 events. Before the meet, Penn State Coach Bob Krimmel predicted that -on paper, the Lady Lions would win by a score of 75-74, but his team overwhelmed the Orang ewomen early in the meet. Linda Krauser had a great meet, Krimmel said, winning the 500-and 1000-meter freestyle while also capturing the 200-meter back stroke. oßmccT' ,'OPTICIAN 9.19 E. e est.v er Compare Prices Wide selection of Frames and Lenses PLUS We have Stocking Stuffers like PSU Glass Case, Gift. Certificate and Sunglasses to satisfy your Christmas needs. The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1982 Goldberg said. Goldberg also said that Penn State performed "really, really well," despite obvious fatigue fol-. lowing a meet at Syracuse Friday, then having to travel to Hershey for Sunday's American Athletic Union meet. At Syracuse, Dmitrzak captured first place in the one-meter event, while posting a national qualifying score of 320.55, 30 points over the required 290 level. The Orangemen were swept of first-place diving crowns when Cecatellio grabbed the three-me ter event, and also posted a nation al qualifying score of 319.60, nearly 10 points above the three meter minimum. On Sunday, Cecatellio placed fourth behind Kreisher of Read ing, Pa., who, Goldberg said, is "almost definitely" coming to Penn State next fall. Ebert placed right behind Ceca tellio in fifth place, despite a strained rotator cuff. —by Bobby Dale Morgan Penn State's Patti Jones won the three-meter diving with a 286.08, her highest score of the year. Other first-place performers in cluded the 400-meter medley relay team of Val Quinn, Janeen Lee shock, Sandy Bizal and Megan Tompkins in 3.58.67. Tompkins also won the 200-me ter freestyle in 1.53.19 and walk-on Leeshock won the 100-meter in 1.07.96. Sophomore Shirley Walsh, who Krimmel believes to have national potential in the butterfly, won the 200-meter race in that event in 2.07.8. by Karen Pestaina 238-7.81
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