Notes on a Scorecard - Dec. 5, 1995

Here is the Heisman Trophy ballot I mailed to New York on Monday: 1. Ohio State tailback Eddie George. 2. Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier. 3. Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel. . . .

It was difficult separating the three stars who have led their teams to a total of 33 victories and one defeat. . . .

George is to Ohio State what Emmitt Smith is to the Dallas Cowboys and it wasn’t George’s fault that the Buckeyes were upset by Michigan at Ann Arbor. He ran for 104 yards and caught five passes. . . .

Frazier is a winner, but his statistics aren’t up to Heisman standards. . . .

Wuerffel has great numbers, but so would a lot of other quarterbacks if they got the opportunity to play for Steve Spurrier. . . .

Among others worthy of mention are Iowa State tailback Troy Davis, who rushed for more than 2,000 yards behind a less-than-stellar line, and UCLA left tackle Jonathan Ogden, one of the best ever to play the position. . . .

The front-runners for the 1996 Heisman are Davis, Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, Northwestern tailback Darnell Autry and UCLA tailback Karim Abdul-Jabbar. If they return as expected, Davis, Manning and Autry will be juniors and Abdul-Jabbar a senior. . . .

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St. Louis Ram quarterback Chris Miller suffered his fifth concussion in less than two seasons Sunday. . . .

After his first two concussions this year, he played the following week. . . .

If he were a boxer who had been knocked out, he wouldn’t have been allowed to resume contact training for at least 30 days or fight again for at least 45 days under the rules of the California State Athletic Commission. . . .

Dan Goossen has recommended that Gabriel Ruelas seek psychiatric help. Ruelas said he saw visions of Jimmy Garcia before being knocked out by Azumah Nelson last Friday night. . . .

Best heavyweight fight on the horizon is Lennox Lewis-Riddick Bowe, which is reportedly in negotiation for early next year. . . .

Yory Boy Campas, who has been the biggest drawing card at the Grand Olympic since its reopening, returns Friday to fight Javier Altamarino. If Campas wins, his next bout will be for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title. . . .

Members of the 1975 and 1995 UCLA national championship basketball teams will be saluted at halftime of the first game of the John R. Wooden Classic on Saturday at The Pond of Anaheim. The doubleheader pits Wooden’s alma mater, Purdue, against Villanova, then UCLA plays Maryland in the second game. . . .

UCLA’s water polo championship was its 73rd NCAA title, moving the Bruins into a tie for first with USC. . . . Maybe it shouldn’t be considered such an upset when the Dallas Cowboys lose a game. With all the radio and television shows they have, it’s surprising that they have enough time for football. . . .

Quarterback Troy Aikman and Coach Barry Switzer each has a television show and two radio shows. Owner Jerry Jones and wide receiver Michael Irvin each has a TV and radio show. Four assistant coaches have radio shows. Darryl Johnston has the Moose Call and the game review. Nate Newton and Bill Bates have radio shows and deep snapper Dale Hellestrae shares one with Mark Tuinei. . . .

NFL overachievers: Kansas City, Green Bay, Buffalo, Carolina, Seattle. . . .

Underachievers: Miami, New England, San Diego, Cleveland, Arizona. . . .

UCLA linebacker Donnie Edwards, who is seeking his master’s degree in education, is student-teaching twice a week at University High. . . .

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Hollywood Dream, a 4-year-old filly, was bred in Germany and has raced exclusively in Europe. However, hunch players will be glad to know that she will run in the $500,000 Hollywood Turf Club Sunday at Hollywood Park. . . .

It’s possible that Cigar will race in both the $1-million Santa Anita Handicap on March 2 and the $4-million World Cup in Dubai on March 27. . . .

It wasn’t surprising that Coach Jacques Demers and General Manager Serge Savard didn’t last long this season with the Montreal Canadiens, but who ever thought goaltender Patrick Roy would be the next to go? . . .

Shawn Bradley, recently traded to New Jersey by Philadelphia, was selected second and Anfernee Hardaway third in the 1993 NBA draft. It is beginning to remind me of the 1984 draft, in which Sam Bowie was taken second and Michael Jordan third. Chris Webber was picked first in ’93 and the then-Akeem Olajuwon first in ’84. . . .

If you want to see the Indians play in Cleveland next year, there are still tickets available for the March 30 exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.