Page 8, The Herald, Friday, November 24, 1976

Turning back the misty sands of time...

TORONTO (CP} — Some of the figures boggle the mind:

—In the 1954 Grey Cup game’ Montreal receiver Red O’Quinn caught 13 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns against Ed-

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—tIn the 1956 game, Ed- monton gained 456 yards rushing—more than a quarter of the Eskimos’ tolal ground offece in 16 Cana- dian Football League games this season—and beat Montreal again 50-27. .

There have been three other meetings between the two clubs on Grey Cup day, two of them Montreal vic-

_tories, But the three Eskimo-

Alouette finals of the mid-50s are enshrined in the memory of many football fans as something special in the cup’s 70-year history.

Many of the names have become legendary— Etcheverry, O'Quinn and Hal Paiterson on the one

side; Jackie Parker. Normie Kwong and Johnny Bright on the other. And the statistics are there to back up the legends, -

A total of 39 Grey Cup records set in the three games remain unbroken.

All three were classic con- tests between a team with an awesome passing attack and an opponent relying almost exclusively on the run.

In 1954, the Eskimo rushing offence directed by 21-year-old Bernie Faloney appeared to be a step behind Etcheverry'’s aerial bom- bardment as the Eskimos trailed 25-20 late in the final quarter and Montreal had the ball deep in Edmonton territory.

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Chuck Hunsinger threw a wild lateral, Parker picked up the loose ball and galloped 90 yards lo the goal line. That tied the score— touchdowns counted five points before 1956—and Bob Dean, who had nol missed a convert all season, kicked the decisive extra point.

Parker was the Edmonton quarterback in 1955, neutral- izing Etcheverry's passing with a mystifying selection of offtackle plays, end sweeps and reverses that netted 438 yards rushing, two fouchdowns apiece by Kwong and Bright and a touchdown pass to Bob Hey- denfetdt. Monireal’s ground attack was held to4! yards, a Grey Cup low.

Kwong's 145 yards rushing

was a single-game record that slayed in the books for only a year, when Sright upstaged him witha 17-yard performance that has yet to be surpassed. ;

Kicheverry was siill selting Grey Cup records in 195t but this time |hey were negalive ones. He and the Alouettes were the first participants in a Canadian football final to give up four interceptions. The mark was equalled by Bruce Lem- merman and the Eskimas In last year's 41-6 loss to Montreal,

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The Eskimos’ 11 touch: downs, 34 first downs and 45 yards gained rushing were Grey Cup records and the two teams put two more on the board by combining for a point total of 77 and total offensive yardage of 1,115, Parker was (he first player in 18 years to score three touchdowns.

Etcheverry finally won a Grey Cup ring in 170 by coaching Montreal to a 23-10 victory over Calgary Slampeders but a new generation had taken over by

the time the Alouettes and Sskimoy met again in the 1974 final, :

Montreal won that one 20-

7, mainly on the strength of

Don Sweet's four field goals, but Sweet lost a place- kicking duel to Eskimos’ Dave Cuter as the Eskimos won 9-8 the following year.

Sweet was the dominant figure ugain last year, kicking a record six field gouls and 23 points in the Alouettes’ 41-6 victory,

The Eskimos set records too, picking up 157 yards on Montreal penalties as compared with an all-time low 102 yards in total of. ~ fence.

Reed picks the Eskimos

TORONTO ICP) — George Reed logged about 10 miles as the Canadian Football League's premier rusher for

‘more than a decade.

So football wags listen when the one-time Saskat- chewan Roughrider fullback talks about Sunday's Grey Cup showdown.

Reed, who scored more touchdowns (137) and ran for more yardage (16,116) than any other player in pro foolball, put aside history Wednesday and picked Edmonton Eskimos.

These Eskimos, Reed said, won't be humbled 416 as they were in last year's finale by their Sunday rivals, Montreal Aloueltes, al the ice-bound Olympic Stadium,

“It was the condition of the field that caused most of the trouble in that game,” Reed said. This year the Eskimos have a more potent offence, especially in the passing game, than they had a year ago. The most important factor, though, could be that Tom Wilkinson is a healthy quarterback, He wasn’t last year.”

Reed, who also drums up tickets sales for the game as president of the CFL Players’ Association, added:

“I€ 1 thought this was going to be a running game,

I'd give the edge to Mon- {real, But | don’t think it will be a running game. The defences are going to force the offences into lhe air."

Both teams, he said, have strong front fours and line- backers.

“The defensive lines are about equal,” he says. “If | were grading the lines, I'd give (David) Boone (Eskimos) a little edge on (Gabriel) Gregoire; (Als Gorden) Judges a little over (York) Hentschel; (Dave) Fennell (Edmonton) the edge on (Glen) Weir and Junior Ah You (Montreal) a narrow edge over (Ron) Estay."

Whatever edge there might be on the defence would be in the secondary, Reed said. On this basis, he rates Edmonton the best in the West and while he ad- mires the work of Montreal's secondary he wonders whether it can match the likes of Eskimos’ Larry Highbaugh, Ed Jones, Joe Hollimon, Pete Lavorato and Gregg Butler,

If the game develops intoa aerial war, as he anticipates, Reed believes the Eskimos are better equipped on the strength of their speedy calchers.

Defences should be hard to beat

TORONTO (CP) — Grey Cup week activities moved into high gear Wednesday with the arrival of Edmonton Eskimos who, along with Montreal Alouettes, con- tinued their pregame preparations while Canadian Football League officials huddled in meetings.

The Alouettes, who arrived Tuesday night, meet the Es- wimos in the Grey Cup. on Eunday for the fourth time in the last five years. They will clash at Exhibition Stadium before an expected crowd of 59,000 or more.

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The Eskimos lost 414 to the Als in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium last year before a game record crowd- 16,318. :

If the Eskimos took last year’s CFL championship match at Montreal too lightly, head coach Hugh Campbell says that won't happen this time.

“We're more serious this year for the Grey Cup," said Campbell, “Our con- centration is better and we're nol satsified just being the western champions."

But Toronto bookmakers were reported making the Als twopoint favorites,

Both teams this year boast strong defences, Edmonton's offensive strength has been its passing and Montreal has a& strong running game although it emphasized passing earller in the season,

And both teams are relatively free of major injuries following their respective conference finals last weekend. The only doubtful starter is Montreal receiver Bob Gaddis with a

shoulder injury. Pre-game activities Wednesday included

practice sessions by both teams, league meetings and feague and civic luncheons and dinners. ;

Other functions this week include the CFL outstanding player awards presentations tonight, a Grey Cup coaches’ news conference today, numerous luncheons and dinners, dances, the Miss Grey Cup presentation Friday night and Saturday's Grey Cup parade.

Television coverage of the week’s activities includes CBC telecasts of Saturday's parade and = CBCCTV cwerage of Sunday's 1:30 p.In. EST game. CAC radio also will broadcast (he pa- rade and game.

Saturday's parade starts at 1 p.m. EST and CBC also plans 4 special telecast immediately following the parade with highlights of previous Grey Cup games.

The weather forecast for

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Showers or snaw flurries with temperatures around three to five degrees,