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"When in doubt, punt" was Knute Rockne's enduring credo for football, and life. Rock has a staunch advocate in Rick Telander, a former Northwestern defensive back and kicker, who has sifted the lore of the art and booted a few in the semi-pros.

Too tall Jones begins a new athletic life, making the switch from football to boxing, from the Dallas Cowboys to a ring in Las Cruces, N.M., where, in his first pro fight, he meets Mexico's Yaqui Meneses in a six-rounder. William Nack reports.