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Sunday, September 21, 13t6 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER I -C f-i I IT TjTI 77177 17 7 II II if I iu IJ i tl OJBk fUk 11" fi I ICJra (U JT-WVii II 1 Late Field Goal Snaps Tie And TD Seals It Enquirer 1 'V f- i I vi r' A i I v.iV.'l 1 li-f I i -It i 1 MARVASO, THE exciting punt return specialist who had been bottled up all night, finally did his thing midway into final period, fielding a kick at the Memphis State 48 and snaking down the sidelines to the three. But the Tiger defense again braced, forcing Shepherd off the bench to kick the tie-breaking goal from 25 yards out. Now racing against the clock, the Tigers had five minutes to move up-field, but on the first play following the kickoff they crossed signals and a botched pitch play was recovered by Hunter at the Memphis 18. In three plays, the Bearcats had the touchdown, Bonds cracking the middle for the last six yards. With Just minutes to play, Cincinnati's 10-polnt lead was beyond reach.

MemphisState 3 0 0 0-3 Cincinnati 0 3 0 1013 Memphis State-FleW goal, Warns 32 yards. Cincinnati FleW goal, Shepherd 42 yards. Gndnnetl Field goal, Shepherd 25 yards. Cincinnati Bonds 6 runs (Shepherd hick). ichigan By JACK MURRAY Enquirer Sports Reporter EAST LANSING, Mich.

The Miami Redskins could have kicked themselves for all the opportunities they missed Saturday against Michigan State in front of the largest crowd (61,444) ever to see a MidAmerican Conference football team Miami's Dick Crum did the "butt kicking" for them after the Redskins were edged, 14-13, by the Big Ten's Michigan State Spartans. One point for a tie and three for a Astro i un looming up asi Memphis State quarterback Kippy Brown is caught in the vise-like grip of By BILL FORD Enquirer Sports Reporter Dan Shepherd kicked two field goals, a magnificent Cincinnati defense contained vaunted Memphis State and the bristling Bearcats rode to a surprising 13-3 victory Saturday night. Shepherd, who earlier had missed field goal tries from 31 and 55 yards attempting to break a 3-3 tie, finally got the go-ahead points with 5:12 to play in the dynamic struggle. Two plays later, the Bearcats pounced on an errant Memphis State, pitchout and fullback Jay Bonds ran six yards to a touchdown to insure Cincinnati's second straight victory. Memphis State, a 31-20 upset victor over nationally ranked Auburn a week ago, didn't get close after Bobby Williams kicked a 32 yard field goal in the early moments of the game.

The Tigers growled the first time in possession, settling for a field goal after a drive fizzled at the Cincinnati 13. And for the rest of the first half it appeared that Bobby Williams' three-pointer from 32 yards out would hold up. But the Bearcats called on Dan Shepherd to kick them into a tie, this a career record 42-yarder 2:12 before the half. It was a half full of strong, evenly matched defenses, rather than robust offense. When it appeared one1 of the attacking units had something going, a sterling tackle would destroy the impetus and the ball changed hands.

THE BEARCATS ran off 11 plays with the opening kickoff, finally kicking into the end zone. From the 20, the Tigers marched relentlessly behind some nifty quarterbacking by Kippy Brown, who mixed his plays well in driving for a first down at the Cincinnati 19 in only four plays. Cincy dug in, however, and on fourth down Williams kicked a field goal. Neither team mounted much until late in the second quarter when the Bearcats took a short kick at their 33 and on a couple of Miller passes to Outlaw and Kelly and two nice runs by Liggins stormed for a first down at the Memphis 29. The drive stalled but Shepherd got them on the scoreboard with his kick.

Shortly before the half, Cincy had another opportunity when a pass to Outlaw and a roughing penalty gave the "Cats a first down at the 24 with 18 seconds to play. UC didn't risk another scrimmage play, again calling in Shepherd for a kick. It was blocked. EVEN THOUGH the third quarter again produced nothing for the scoreboard, each team did have a couple of opportunities. But defense was the name of this struggle.

For instance, the Tigers took the second half kickoff and drummed a trail down to the Cincy 31 before a fumble closed it off. Then the Bearcats pounded downfield until a Miller pass was Intercepted at the Memphis 25. On this series, two major penalties sent State Ends Miami's Streaks, 14-13 Cincinnati rigftt end Bill Fowler and 'Crummy i 9 Says Crum Miami 16 48-154 77 44 11-2V0 2- 27 4-3 3- Mich. St. 13 54-11 73 45 2-4-1 5-31 4-3 7-45 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost PenaltlM-yards The first two times, Miami didn't capitalize.

Trowbridge missed a 39-yard field goal "I thought was good" and Smith fumbled when "I thougfrt the play was over." Tine third time proved the charm, from the 19. Carpenter carried twice up the middle, scoring on a. 12-yard blast. Trowbridge converts his first kick of the day and Miami went on top, 13-7, at 116 of the third period. Trowbridge missed on two of his four field goal tries in the first half, from 49 and 50 yards.

Mi i i i nor. ywft at victory (extra point and field goal is all it would have taken to extend the nation's second longest unbeaten streak to 25 games. Heaven knows, Norm Trowbridge tried but failed on four field goal attempts and was one-for-two on conversion kicks. In reacting to his first loss in 13 outings as a head coach, Crum locked his players Inside and locked reporters outside for 30 minutes after the disappointing loss to a team which it had actually outplayed, except for the kicking game. Add that to two wasted possessions with AP Laser photo Hft-; 4Am N's t'S Vf kf AM Iff.

AP (Brian Hortonj Photo brought to a stop after short gain ASKED WHY he didn't go for two points after the second TD, Crum said, "I thought there was a long time to go yet. After all it was in the third quarter. I figured we'd score again." "You know your going to get beaten sooner or later," Crum said in referring to the unbeaten streaks which were broken (24 against all opponents, 23 against non-conference opponents and three against the Big Ten, not including his own personal coachine one). 'The onlv thing that bothers me Is the way we" played. If you played your best and still get beat, you don't mind so much." 3 MIAMI, O.

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"This was probably the worst football game Miami University has played in seven years. "Both teams made mistakes, but they didn't make the major kicking errors we did. When you play like that you're gonna get beat." Winning coach Denny Stolz, somewhat relieved, was more impressed with Miami than Crum, saying, "They can play with any team on our schedule. They're a good football team and they hadn't lost since 1972. You don't win like that and go down easily." Hardest to bring down was quar-terback Sherman Smith every bit as effective as MSU's All-Ameri-can and Heisman Trophy candidate Charlie Baggett, who only showed brief flashes of brilliance.

"Their quarterback (Smith) was outstanding," said Stolz. "Their tall-back (Rob Carpenter) played very well and that fullback (Jerry Dean) is about as big as our tackles." THE THIRD quarter provided the most action and missed chances. MSU'S winning TD drive came late in that period and covered 77 yards in four plays. The critical play was a 66-yard scoring aerial from Baggett to Kirk Gibson, who caught the ball as defender Pat McDermott fell down. This knotted the score, 13-all, with 2:08 left in the period.

Hans Nielsen, a soccer-style kicker from Denmark, kicked what proved to be the game-winning extra point. McDermott's fall was one of those "fundamental errors we Just don't make" ordinarily, lamented Crum afterward. It would not have been significant had Miami cashed all three opportunities earlier in the third quarter when Michigan State fumbled on three of its first five plays inside its own 25. Jim Earley of Dayton, a first-time starter at fullback with Levi Jackson switching to tailback because of injuries, fumbled twice and Baggett the other time. keep that drive going but it's what a good football team will do to you.

We had them, then we let them out of the hole. The third-and-11 pass to Griffin was a great play." It was one of the few bright spots for Greene, a senior who did not play up to form. Griffin was there to help, however, not only with the catch but with 128 yards rushing, and Johnson splendidly complemented the attack, netting 112 yards. OHIO STATE, now 2-0 and certain to strengthen its No. 2 national ranking, weathered one of the stormiest home openers in its history, pleasing the near-record crowd 88,093 with its first victory in five meetings with the Nittany Lions.

"I thought, in the first and second quarters, we loused up so many plays we should have scored a couple of more times," said Buckeye coach Woody Hayes, thankful for Saturday's survival. "Archie's catch, that was one of the great plays in Ohio State football," he continued. "That was an almost impossible catch." For the incredible Griffin, Saturday marked his 23rd consecutive 100-yard rushing game, increasing the National Collegiate Athletic Association record. PENN STATE OHIO STATE Ohio Johnson 1 run Klaban kick Penn FG Bahr 55 Ohio-FG Klaban 45 Perm FG Bahr 31 Penn FG Balir 25 Ohio Johnson 11 run Klaban kick 3 3 3 0-0 0,0 0 7-17 The Lions Form Behind Him Ohio State's Archie Griffin runs away from a trio of Penn State tack-lers for nine-yard gain in first quarter Bucks Win As Lions Err TPs Better'n FG's Penn St. Ohio St.

15 First downs 43-177 Rushes-yards 40-322 135 Passing yards 11 Return yards 0 11-17-0 Passes -'3-0 4-40 Punts 5-48 Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-33 Penalties-yards 3-15 'Caging The Tiger Memphis Stat CJncinmtt 54-MO 80 8-13-1 220 3-1 4-28 First downs Rushes-yardage Passing yardage Passes-comp-inter Total yardage Punts-avg Fumbles-lost Ponaltlts-yardag 47-151 17 4- B4 0- 34-1 5- 3 1- 47 the Tigers into punt situation near its goal and Cincy took the kick in good field position at the Memphis 42. But Miller fumbled four plays later (it appeared he tried to use a little trick, throwing the ball forward when hit, hoping a teammate would recover) and the Tigers took over. Again, the Tigers fumbled at their 44 and again the Bearcats could do nothing, the drive stalling after six yards. Shepherd tried a 55-yard field goal that fell far short as the period died. "THEY SAID they were gonna make me a starter.

I went to the minor leagues, pitched four games, gave up two runs and they called me right back," Carroll recalls. They called him back but didn't use him. Unhappy and surrounded by teammates he couldn't communicate with, Carroll was 0-1 in 10 games when he was traded to the Reds along with pitcher Tony Clon-inger and shortstop Woody Woodward for Milt Pappas, Ted Davidson and Bob Johnson. The deal ranks as one of Bob Howsam's all-time favorites. While at Cincinnati he has done it all.

In three playoffs he is 2-1 with a 1.64 earned run average. In two World Series, pitching nine games, he is 1-1 witha microscopic 0.60 ERA. Alabama Plans Appeal In Football Rule Suit Ala. (AP) A University of Alabama official said Saturday the school will appeal an appellate court decision that reinstated the 48-man travel squad for college football teams. Richard Thigpen, executive vice president of the school, told trustees that an appeal will be filed, but he did not elaborate.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans last Wednesday struck down a federal judge's ruling in Alabama that travel squads may have 60 players instead of being limited to 48. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, in a move to save money, had imposed limits of 48 on travel teams and 60 on home teams. Said The Spartan To The Redskin Michigan State's Mike Dean puts hug on Miami's Rob Carpenter, after pickup of four yards in first quarter By PAUL RITTER Enquirer Sports Reporter COLUMBUS, Ohio-These Penn State Lions from the land of Nitta-ny Mountain are not paper lions. They tore at the sinews of Ohio State's Buckeyes Saturday afternoon and nearly inflicted fatal wounds.

In the end a Penn State mistake and an Ohio State miracle gave the favored Buckeyes a 17-9 victory. The Lions' young defensive unit had borne down hard upon the OSU attack after surrendering a quick first-period touchdown. Time and again, it foiled the bruising Bucks until a fatal error in the fourth quarter ended any upset hopes. Ohio had marched 80 yards in eight plays to send fullback Pete Johnson home from the one with a -first-quarter touchdown, then upped the lead to 10 points with a 45-yard field goal by senior kicker Tom Klaban of Cincinnati. Penn State fought back with the talented toe of Chris Bahr, the American Soccer League rookie of the year last season, who booted three field goals-a 55-yarder that tied his own school record set two weeks ago against Temple, a 31-yarder and then a 25-yarder early in the third period that made it 10-9.

WITH 12:12 to play in the game, Ohio took over at its 20 after a Penn State punt. Three plays later the Bucks faced a third-and-15 situation and quarterback Cornelius Green elected to throw for split end Lenny Willis. Lion defensive back John Bush inadvertently tripped Willis and was called for interference on a pass play which otherwise would have died with Green's overthrow. That gave the Bucks new life but moments later they were faced again with a third-and-long (11 yards) situation. Green threw for Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin and the senior fullback stumbled, dove and bobbled until he clutched the ball in a miraculous catch for a 23-yard advance to the lions' 45.

Nine agonizing plays later, fullback Johnson bolted off the left side for 11 yards and the clinching touchdown. "IN A tight game like this it is usually a mistake that wins or loses," said Penn State coach Joe Paterno, whose seventh-ranked Lions are now 2-1. "The pass interference was a crippler and fin's catch was a truly great one in that touchdown drive. "Yes, we took Ohio State out of its offense," he continued. "They had to use two passes to On The Inside.

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