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Play In Sugar Bowl

Cavaliers Meet Green Wave

Tulane posts a rather
mediocre 2-6 record on the
season, but from all
appearances the Green Wave
fields a better team than such a
record would indicate.

"They have a fine attack
and they're coming off a big
win against Georgia Tech,"
states Coach Don Lawrence.
Tulane's rather young squad
(51 sophs and 28 juniors out
of 93 on the original squad) is
maturing quickly, bumping the
Yellow Jackets of Georgia
Tech, 14-7 last week, while
holding Tech to just nine yards
rushing in the second half.

Linebackers Rick Kingrea
and Ray Hester head up a
Green Wave defensive unit that
may spell more trouble for an
already troubled Wahoo attack. At
6-2, 205 pounds, Hester has 54
unassisted tackles to his credit.
Junior letterman Kingrea stands 6-1
and weighs 220 with a team-leading
77 tackles.

Art Ledet (6-1, 205), and Joe
Young (6-1, 205) man the ends on
defense; Bob Waldron (6-5, 220)
and Mike Walker (6-5, 215) stop
the gaps at tackle. Walker has some
65 tackles on the season.

Paul Ellis, a 5-10, 175-pound
defensive back heads up the
secondary with five interceptions.
John Onofrio at 5-10 and 170
pounds, has picked off an
additional two interceptions from
his secondary position.

The Tulane team has given up
some 26 points a game, but the
Green Wave has had some difficult
defensive assignments - Georgia,
West Virginia, Florida, and Notre
Dame to name a few.

Quarterback Rusty Lachaussee,
a 6-1, 185-pound sophomore,
directs the Wave with plenty of
help from fullback Jim Batey. A
little small for a running back at
5-11 and 185 pounds, Batey has
rushed for 321 yards and a 6.1
average.

With Batey and Lachaussee in
Coach Jim Pittman's backfield are
Duke Chappus and Steve Harrios.
Chappus runs a 4.3 clip from
tailback, while Barriox has 16
receptions and 274 yards from the
wing back spot.

Lachaussee has completed 67 of
155 passes thrown for 980 yards
and three touchdowns. Dave
Abercrombie, 6-0, 175-pounder,
stands ready to replace Lachaussee
should Mr. Pittman see fit.
Abercrombie has thrown 47 times
and found receivers 14 occasions.

The Green Wave features the
punting of Kenny Sanders. Sanders,
a 6-0, 180-pound junior, has punted
53 times for a whopping 44.0 yards
a kick. Last season Sanders placed
sixth in the nation with a 41.9 yard
average.

The Wahoos ramble to New
Orleans looking for a solution to an
obnoxious 0-4 losing streak. The
Cavaliers roll to the Sugar Bowl
virtually injury free; only Rick
Kotulak has been slowed by a
minor ankle sprain.

Gary Helman and Jimmy Lacey
lead an offensive unit that put 21
points on the board against Wake
Forest, but which also granted
several undeserved scoring
opportunities.

The Wahoo defense must quell a
rising Tulane squad, who, with a
Georgia Tech upset under the belt,
would not care to have momentum
halted before next week's big trial
with LSU.

Virginia stands 3-5 on the season
a fact ad but true. The Cavaliers
very obviously need two wins to
salvage a .500 season. Coach
Blackburn has presently a 24-24
mark at Charlottesville; the next
two contests are obviously
important to him as well. A loss in
New Orleans would make for a long
trip back home without even
thinking about a treacherous and
unavoidable journey to College
Park for the finals.

Gary Helman Takes Up Familiar Saturday Afternoon Occupation

Hard-Running Back Heads Up Wahoo Attack Against Green Wave