The Montgomery Advertiser from Montgomery, Alabama • 14

The Montgomery Advertiser WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1979 Moseley funeral Thursday in Virginia From Wire, Staff Reports Frank O'Rear Moseley, former Virginia Tech football coach and athletic director who launched a renaissance in Tech's sports program in the 1950s, died Tuesday, He was 68. Moseley came to Virginia Tech in 1951 to head the football staff when the team was struggling and the univerity's sports facilities were relatively meager. In three years prior to his arrival, Tech had won only one game, lost 25 and tied three. During Moseley's tenure as football coach from 1951 to 1961, his teams compiled a 54-42-4 record. The 1954 edition was unbeaten.

And at his retirement two years ago as athletic director, Tech had one of the South's finest sports plants. After retiring as coach, Moseley stayed on as director of athletics until the end of the 1977 football season, when he submitted his resignation. 65: 30 10 All-Star gridders Last January, doctors removed his right lung, which had a cancerous tumor on it. Moseley only last spring was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Moseley died at Montgomery County Hospital in Blacksburg.

He had entered the hospital last Wednesday. Moseley brought our program from one of struggling obscurity to national prominence," said Tech President William E. Lavery. "Most of the buildings and playing fields of Tech's sports complex will serve as a monument to the principles and dedication of Frank Moseley." While Moseley was athletic director, Tech built Cassell Coliseum, a field house, and Lane Stadium to replace older, smaller facilities. Other additions to Tech's athletic physical plant during Moseley's regime included the Rector field house and tennis complex, a baseball field, .42 These Central Alabama South in the 32nd annual High Friday night in Tuscaloosa.

Montgomery Lanier, Alvin pion Eclectic, Kenny Simon Morgan Davis (65) of Stanhope state 4A champion Jeff Davis, ery Lee and James Chappell at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Tech Park and other facilities for athletics at all levels. A funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Lutheran Memorial Church. Moseley is survived by his wife, Edythe, and two children, Frank R.

Moseley, of Blacksburg and Mrs. Goodwin of Washington, D.C. Moseley, the brother of former Montgomery Advertiser sports editor Max Moseley, had a long and storied background in the football world, beginning with his high school days at Lanier. Born and raised in Montgomery, he was a teammate of the late Johnny Cain on Poet teams in 1927 and 1928 while the school was still located where Baldwin school is now. Cain graduated that year, but Moseley was a senior in 1929, the year Lanier High moved to its present location on Court Street.

During his distinguished high school career Moseley was named to various all-state and all-southern teams and during his senior season served as an alternate captain for the Poets. He was reunited with Cain at the University of Alabama in 1930, where he played under Wallace Wade in his final season as the Tide football coach, with the team compiling a 10-0-0 record.He lettered as a fullback at the Capstone in 1931-'32-'33 and was an alternate captain for Coach Frank Thomas' 1933 squad, which went 7-1-1 and won the first-ever Southeastern Conference football championship. During Moseley's four years at Alabama, the teams compiled an overall 34-4-1 record. It was also at Alabama where Moseley struck up a friendship which would last him a lifetime. His roommate there was a young end named Paul Bryant and together and seperately, the two made indelible impressions on the college football coaching world.

While Bryant was going to Vanderbilt as an assistant coach in 1934, Moseley was taking an assistant's post at Kentucky under Chet Wynne. He stayed on until 1941 as an assistant to both Wynne, and his successor, A.B. Kirwan. Moseley enlisted in the Navy when World War II broke out in 1941 and was a Lt. Commander when he was discharged four years later.

He was reunited with Bryant and another coach of note, Carnie Laslie, during their Navy years. During WWII he served as a Deck Gunnery Officer on the U.S.S. Lexington and won a Battle Star and Purple Heart, in addition to coaching one of about half-dozen service football teams during the war years. While on the U.S.S. Lexington, he was a shipmate of 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick of Iowa, who died as a pilot during the war.

Bryant hired Moseley as one of his top assistants at Maryland after the Smith has lot to prove By TOMMY HICKS Advertiser Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA Probably every football coach in the city of Montgomery would like to be presented with the opportunity Nolan Atkins will have Friday night. Atkins, as head coach of the South squad in the annual Alabama High School Athletic A Association All-Star football game, will have Robert E. Lee's Kenny Simon and Joe Rowe, Lanier's Earl Smith and state champion Jeff Davis' Farris Curry in his starting lineup. The four Montgomery standouts have been inseperable since their arrival on the University of Alabama campus and are having a grand time of it. "I wish it could stay like this all the time," Smith said.

"We've really been getting along great." Following the all-star game the players will again be seperated. Rowe will travel to Auburn where he will be a member of the War Eagle football roster. Curry is headed for Princeton and Simon will remain in Tuscaloosa as one of Paul Bryant's charges. Smith is yet undecided about his direction but hopes his performance in Friday's game will solve that problem. "I'm here to prove myself to the major college schools that overlooked me," Smith said.

"I know I'm big enough to play major college ball, no matter what some of these coaches might think. "I want to prove that my size doesn't make any difference and to let the coaches know they made a mistake." stars will be playing for the School All-Star football game They are Earl Smith (10) of Freeman (42) of state 2A cham(20) of Montgomery Lee, Elmore, Farris Curry (30) of Davis, Joe Rowe (88) of Montgom(78) of Opelika. Kickoff is 7:45 McBride's homer keys Phils win PHILADELPHIA (AP) McBride home run and Nino Espinosa pitched six-hitter opened the first inning with an inside the park the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Tuesday night. Espinosa, 11-8, struck out seven and walked one to record Philadelphia's first complete game in the 19 since Steve Carlton beat San Francisco 5-3 on July 8. McBride's drive to right-center appeared to have been caught after a long run by Chicago center fielder Jerry Martin.

But as Martin made the catch, he collided with right fielder Scot Thompson and the ball fell loose. Martin was stretched out on the ground as Thompson tried to start a relay play, but the right fielder also fell to the artificial surface. Both received treatment, returned to their positions and the game resumed after a five-minute delay. Larry Bowa started a three-run Philadelphia fifth with a walk. He was sacrificed to second and reached third on an infield hit by McBride.

With Pete Rose at bat, McBride stole second and continued to third when catcher Barry Foote's throw went into center field for an error. Bowa scored on the miscue. Cleveland wins 9th straight CLEVELAND (AP) Toby Harrah drove in the winning run with a two-out double in the 11th inning as the Cleveland Indians extended their winning streak to nine games with an 11-10 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday night. Rick Manning led off the 11th with a single off the glove of second baseman Larry Wolfe. He took second on a bunt by Dell Alston and scored on Harrah's drive to the base of the fence in center field.

Harrah also contributed a two-run double in Cleveland's five-run rally that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth. Harrah's game-winner came off reliever Dick Drago, who had struck out Andre Thornton after relieving Bill Campbell, 3-4. Sid Monge, 7-6, gained the victory with 11-3 innings of hitless relief. The Indians were trailing by five runs going into the last of the ninth, but rallied to tie the game at 10-10. The runs scored on an RBI grounder by Alston, Harrah's two-run double, a run-scoring bouncer by Jim Norris and a wild pitch by Campbell.

Guidry wins 3rd in a row CHICAGO (AP) Jim Spencer slugged a three-run homer Tuesday night to power Ron Guidry and the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Spencer's 13th homer of the year came in the fourth inning off Randy Scarbery, 1-6, following a single by Lou Piniella and a walk to Graig Nettles. Guidry, 9-7, posted his third straight victory but fell behind when the White Sox scored a run in the third on singles by Kevin Bell and Alan Bannister and a wild pitch. The White Sox scored again in the seventh when Jim Morrison hit his second homer, but by then the Yankees had wrapped up the win war and in 1945 they led the Terrapins to a 6-2-1 record. From there the trio moved to Kentucky, where Moseley remained as Bryant's backfield coach until after the 1950 season.

It was Moseley who went into Pennsylvania and recruited Bryant's first great quarterback, Babe Parilli. It was also at Kentucky that Moseley met his wife Edythe on a blind date. Moseley's final game at Kentucky before leaving to accept the head coaching job at Virginia Tech was the Wildcats' famous stunning 13-7 Sugar Bowl victory over previously No. 1 Oklahoma. In 10 years as the Gobbler head coach he produced 13 All-Southern Conference players and one AllAmerican, end Carroll Dale off his 1959 squad, who went on to fame with the Green Bay Packers.

See MOSELEY, page 15 20 20 Baseball roundup with three runs in the sixth and one in the seventh. Reggie Jackson led off the sixth with a single and scored on a double by Nettles. Infield singles by Bobby Murcer and Spencer and a fielder's choice accounted for two more runs. Willie Randolph walked in the seventh, took second on an infield out and scored on a single by Jackson. May blanks Cards on three hits MONTREAL (AP) Rudy May fired a threehitter in his first start of the season, and Larry Parrish delivered a two-run homer Tuesday night, sending the Montreal Expos to a 5-0 victory over the St.

Louis Cardinals. The Expos gave May, 6-0, the only run he needed in the first inning when Rodney Scott scored on Andre Dawson's groundout. The big lefthander walked just one and struck out eight. Scott had doubled down the third-base line and took third when left fielder Jerry Mumphrey misplayed the carom off the wall for an error. Padres club Atlanta, 10-3 ATLANTA (AP) Dave Winfield, the National League's leading hitter, drove in four runs with five hits, including a homer, and led the San Diego Padres to a 10-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves Tuesday night.

Winfield went five-for-five and raised his average to .345 with a homer, a double and three singles. He has 81 RBI for the year. San Diego's ninth victory in 11 meetings with Simon's eyes are on the game's top prize. "I'm hoping to have a good game, like some of my I best games this past season. I'm aiming for the most valuable player trophy," he said.

Curry, like Smith, wants to prove himself to some of the coaches who will be on hand. "I want to let the SEC coaches know what they missed out on," he said. "But generally, I'm just out here to represent my team and Montgomery." Rowe's future coach, Doug Barfield, was on hand for Tuesday's practice session and Rowe was hoping the AU head mentor was watching his work as a member of the defensive unit. "I'm looking forward to playing. I hope to prove to Auburn that I can play defense," the Lee High graduate said.

Rowe is scheduled to start either as a defensive end or a nose guard. "I'd rather hit people than be hit," he added. Rowe said the AU coaching staff has told him he will be looked at as an offensive end when he reports for the 1979 season. All four Montgomery players are scheduled to be starters in Friday night's contest. Aside from Rowe, who will also punt for the South, Curry and Simon will be in the offensive backfield as fullback and tailback, respectively, and Smith will start at strong safety.

But Simon emphasized that even though each of the Montgomery players hopes to prove himself in the football clash, "We're going to play as a team first of "If we play to our potential there's no doubt we will be the winner," Curry added. at See SMITH, page 15 the Braves leballer Phil first 15-game and five runs for a pinch-hitter. this year detoured Atlanta knuckNiekro in his bid to become baseball's winner. Niekro, 14-13, yielded 11 hits in seven innings before he was lifted Met pitchers tame Pirates PITTSBURGH (AP) Tom Hausman, Wayne Twitchell and Ed Glynn combined on a four-hitter to lead the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night. Hausman left the game after two innings due to a lower back strain suffered covering first base, but Twitchell and Glynn held the Pirates to three hits and a run over the final seven innings.

The Mets scored their runs in the third inning off starter Bert Blyleven, 9-4, who had won nine of his last 10 decisions. Frank Taveras, walked and took second on a single by Richie Hebner. Dodgers hold off Cincy CINCINNATI (AP) Dusty Baker and Bill Russel drove in two runs each Tuesday night and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6, giving Don Sutton his first victory in six weeks. Russell's two-run double in the eighth, boosting the Dodgers' lead to 7-2. But Cincinnati's red-hot Ray Knight hit a three-run double in the ninth giving him 11 RBI in the last three games and 25 in the last 17 contests.

Heity Cruz then delivered Knight with a double to make it 7-6. But Dave Patterson, the Dodgers' See BASEBALL, page 19 wirephnte says San Diego pitcher John D'Acquisto being hit for the second time by a Niekro knuckler Russians getting crash course in TV MOSCOW (AP) Russian tele- Associated Press in an interview at first 12 programs are during the cow last week to scrutinize the percent of the potential U.S. auvision crews who will beam the the control room. "'The system the Games, which end Aug. 5, and situation told reporters they will dience.

1980 Olympics around the world Soviets used made the whole proc- eight segments will be shown in the build a special NBC studio across "'The are getting a crash course in Amer- ess three times ratings aren't in yet," he longer to edit and two weeks afterwards. from the Olympic television center said. "We're hoping for a rating of ican broadcasting techniques. package the programs than The what Viewers in the United States said to handle American needs ex- 6 to 8, which would be 15 to 17 They need it. first programs we are used to in the United the initial shows disappoint- clusively.

of the available of the Olympic rehearsal States." Wussler audience were a percent Spartacade Games transmitted to ment. The cameras being operated joined the Spartacade in the 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. prime "This is a very good facilitiy, but by Soviet technicians were often coverage through his partnership time." the United States and elsewhere its newness has caused some prob- positioned at poor angles, and with West were plagued with snafus, accord- businessman As for German lems," Wussler said. "It took 48 to tapes of athletes sometimes came Lothar Bock, who set up NBC's $87 complaints of substandard ing to Robert J.

Wussler, former 72 hours the first weekend to get through blurred with flashes of million deal with the Soviets for coverage, Wussler said, "'We're president of CBS Television who is things straightened out. since then light crossing the U.S. rights to the Games. not running the cameras but we're screen. producing the sports coverage for we've made the necessary adjust- Will NBC face the same prob- "Our production budget is constantly advising the Soviets on Now, after nearly two weeks of secutive 90-minute shows without the year "I wasn't involved in the job of covering Sunday's maraindependent American stations.

ments and we've put out four con- lems next televising the close to $2 million," Wussler said. very our needs. They did a magnificent U.S.-Soviet problem-solving in the a Olympics to United States? "You've got to remember ship negotiations or sales of rights, was they failed thon. The problem still-unfinished Olympic television Wussler and his team of 39 in and I don't know these to inform us how we would get the center, things are running more Americans, States details." video from the 40 possible feeds. 1 I they're bringing 600 people from financial smoothly, Wussler said.

including sports com- the United to do everything, found their transmission mentators Paul Hornung, Jerry and we only had a crew of 40 Amer- Wussler said the Spartacade pro- plan the "We had terrible problems at Quarry and Win Elliot, trans- icans and about next day." are 70 Russians," grams are being broadcast in the 30 first getting the video tapes re- mitting Spartacade programs five Wussler replied. largest metropolitan areas in routed in the studio." he told The times a week through Aug. 18. the NBC officials who visited Mos- America, reaching about 70 See RUSSIANS, page 15.