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I I THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Sunday, September 5, 1976 1 -a anked Redskins Stunned, 14-10 Tar Heels Bewitch Miami Tricky Tars No.Cara. 52 91 MM MS 9-1 Miami 44-m JM 13 12-13-1 t-i 4-1 4-N First downs Rushes-yards Pitting yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lest Penalties-yards By BILL FORD Enquirer Sports Reporter CHAPEL HILL, N.C. At precisely 3:57 p.m. Saturday, Prince Charming turned Into a pumpkin unmasked by a fumble, a penalty that never was and a "sucker play" that carried 69 Incredible yards. Some say It was witchcraft that did in the nationally-ranked Redskins of Miami before University of North Carolina, trailing most of the way, delivered the winning touchdown midway through the fourth quarter for a 14-10 victory In the college football opener for both teams.

It has to be witchcraft when the quarterback, driving his teammates to a touchdown, suddenly Juggles the ball and loses it in the shadow of the goalposts. Af A lltmeMiMmwllriLLiJLa iwi.i.11 iiiiiiMiJtMMJriN! "We put that In in the preseason practice," Dooley said, remembering the time In 1969 Duke pulled It and beat him. "Great acting (by Menapace), hobbling like he was hurt. We had to pull it on our side of the field because the Miami staff would have seen it develop and alerted the team." Said Crum: "My back was turned. I was talking to somebody else.

I didnt see him until he was 40 yards past the bench. Then I knew what happened." When Tom Biddle converted, North Carolina led, 7-3, an edge seemingly destined to be In their favor when the teams went Into the dressing room. Beyond repair, it seemed, the Redskins came back to go ahead, scoring a touchdown for a 10-7 lead on the last play of the half. Fortner, poised, took them 69 yards In nine plays, completing a 52-yard, third and 20 situation pass to freshman Mark Hunter to set It up on the North Carolina 15. Four plays later, Fortner handed off to fullback Tom Zwayer for the touchdown.

North Carolina went 77 yards for the clincher In the fourth quarter, Menapace completing two critical third down passes In the march. "Maybe, Just maybe," said Crum, "Hatgas could have made those plays. He's our best defensive player experienced." It didn't happen, though, Collins finally taking a nine yard pass from Menapace. "I was to go to the flat for it," said Collins. "But three guys (Miami defenders) were there.

I curled back (to the middle)." Miami did have one more serious shot after a lost fumble seemingly killed a drive. From his 20, Fortner hit critical passes to a first down and 10 at the North Carolina 19. But only four seconds remained and his pass at the game's end was intercepted at the goal. Miami, Ohio 3 7 0 0-10 North Caroline 0 7 0 7-14 MIA PG Johnson 27 UNC Collins 68 run (Biddle kick MIA Zwayer run (Johnson kick) UNC-Comns 9 pass from Menapace (Biddle kick) IT HAS to be witchcraft when the edeaptain of the team, acknowl-5 edged as the best defensive player ton the team, makes a tackle, then suddenly Is ejected by the referee in quarter while four other argued futilely it wasn't a i.JBUfof a disqualifying nature. has to be witchcraft when a V'JTEal quarterback feigns an injury, S'iSfinly breaks away from his W-niates, approaches the football SvtfiSdled for play on the ground, rJ rtfcches It back to a colleaeue who a nine-man escort easily to a loucnaown wnue me siar- defense stands flatfooted won- TZlrTntr Avorflu what hannanari tiLTPTe.

'ndeed, all of those diaboll-J'oir developments destroyed the vJSffiskJns as an estimated crowd of Jj WOO in sunny, humid weather leaked on themselves blinking in i-'Xaspeltef as the blue-shirted Tar 'I- -Heels twice came from behind to Sufi. The loss, coming Just days after ttrw preseason rankings included along the nation's elite 20 XESXpB, Jarred the ambitious jMjns' hopes for even bigger things. They were driving to enlarge on a 3-0 lead gotten when Fred Johnson kicked a 27-yard field goal in the first period. Larry Fortner, a sophomore in his first varsity start, quarterbacked the advance that reached the North Carolina 19 yard line, fourth down and one. On a keeper, Fortner went up the middle with plenty to spare to the 14.

But he fumbled and the blue shirts swarmed on the ball. Two slams into the Miami line gained only four yards, but the last burst by Carolina's Mike Voight uncovered a frenetic sequence of events that left the Redskins reeling and trailing. "I won't talk about it," Crum said. "I will in my own way (an oblique reference to a written report on officials to the Mid-American and Atlantic Coast Conference offices). Ask Mark Hatgas.

He might tell you." Hatgas, the Miami defensive captain, readily told the story of his ejection. "The offcial In the white hat (Identified as Donald Safrit, the referee, of the Atlantic Coast Conference) pointed to me and said 'you're out' after I made the tackle (on Voight). "MR. KEMPER (the umpire, of the Mid American Conference) ran up to the man in the white hat and said 'you can't do that. That wasn't what I "Mr.

Kemper," Insisted Hatgas, "did drop the flag for a penalty and told me that I pushed off after the tackle, a 15 yard penalty. "I don't care," Hatgas quoted Safrit as saying (officials are forbidden to discuss plays with the news media, according to National Collegiate Athletic Association rules). "He's out, disqualified. "The other four officials, I will say," continued Hatgas, "pleaded with him, explaining he shouldn't throw me out." "He wouldn't listen, saying I drove my forearm into him. And he didn't call the penalty in the first place.

All he said was, 'please leave the "I say we were In a state of shock, is the more apt phrase. For as the Redskins stood around, the Tar Heels were conjuring up an astonishing act. First, quarterback Menapace was thrown for a loss of three yards, back to his 31, got up slowly and indeed hobbled toward the ball as if injured as his teammates, on a signal from the sidelines, carried out their part of the play and moved away from the ball. MENAPACE WENT over the ball I looked over my shoulder and saw six of our guys at the line of scrimmage, we were ready," the quarterback was to relate) and pitched quickly out to Collins who had an impregnable wall ahead. Nobody laid a hand on him.

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V-8 323SP Only their second in the last 35 Raines in an astonishing run of tuTje that Includes three bowl championships. gasped Bill Dooley, the North Carolina coach, "one game 5 doesnt make the season one game win or lose. "Miami is an excellent team, the -toughest opener we've had," added the man who has been directing the "Tar Heels the past 10 years and into four bowl games in the previous six campaigns. Of course, Dooley could lead the XZ applause after swift Mel Collins gal-loped 69 yards to one score and gathered in a quarterback Bernle Menapace pass in the end zone for the deciding touchdown, then sur-. vive Miami's desperate aerial game nar the North Carolina goal in the last seconds.

5 wE PLAYED well enough to win," calmly said losing coach Dick Crum outside the dressing room afterward. Indeed the Redskins did, but when unexpected forces seemingly conspire to misdirect the game play, the football does take crazy bounces. One such crazy bounce that was "to lead indirectly to some 3 ble events rapid-fire like bit the XJJQgJsklns in the second quarter. 'ar i awi wr- 2. Equipment a a a 0 a a a a A 34.UUU E.

Ky. Stops Dayton DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Eastern Kentucky came on strong behind two touchdown passes and a one-yard run by Junior quarterback Ernie House and beat Dayton, 21-7, Friday night In a college football game. Dayton struck first with 1:22 left in the first quarter of the nonconference game. A 28-yard touchdown pass by Dayton quarterback B.J. Dailey to senior tight end Brian Baldwin capped a 70-yard drive.

For the rest of the game, the Flyers were hampered by several penalties, losing 100 yards. They tried to fight back lnthe fourth quarter, but Dailey had a 52-yard touchdown pass called back on a holding penalty. Then a clipping penalty erased a 40-yard run by Junior fullback Mike Waterson. Eastern Kentucky's first score came at 10:17 of the second quarter, House tossing a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jerome Kelly, tying the score. Later In the quarter, House went over the middle on a quarterback sneak, giving the Colonels a 14-7 halftime lead.

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But, a hit is a hit and Geronimo gets his. He even has 32 extra base hits, which is just four less than Johnny Bench. "I think I am Just as valuable as anyone on this team," said Geronimo. He could be right. His defense is legendary, the long strides chasing down fly balls; the powerful arm that runners dare not challenge.

"I want to be known for my hitting, too," said Geronimo. BECAUSE OF THIS, Geronimo is aware of his average as he enters every game. But .300 has not yet become an obsession with him. He knows what has happened in years past, how .300 was a reality that he let slip away. "I am not worried about .300 yet," he said.

"Maybe, with three, four days to go In the season and I am at .304 1 will worry about It. Right now, though, I am happy. "I have come a long way this year. I was at .250 in June. That is coming a long way.

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In the middle of the season, Cesar Geronimo predicted he would hit .300. He is living up to the predictions. Saturday night, as he took the field against the Atlanta Braves in the heat of an ever-tightening pennant race, he was hitting .304. "I want to prove a lot of people were wrong," he said. THE NATURAL assumption is that Geronimo meant those friendly folks at Houston, who, in their last will and testament, bequeathed Geronimo to the Beds.

They thought he could not hit and never would. There were, in reality, a great many people who thought Geronimo would never hit. "We would have been happy with .240," admitted Ted Kluszewskl the hitting instructor. By we he meant Cincinnati's brain trust. Kluszewskl, however, believed Geronimo could hit and made him a special project.

It worked. "Just check his record the last few years," said Kluszewskl. Right. "In 1974 I was hitting .300 going Into September and last year I was hitting .300 in late August," said Geronimo. "But I got real tired those years and did not hit late." Cesar Geronimo admits that this season, too, he is tired.

But he is doing things to counter the drain upon his physical strength. "I AM LESSENING the things I do. I go easy in Infield practice. Sometimes I skip batting to stay as strong as I can," he explained. Hearing the Dominican Republic Native speak in his faltering English of strength seems strange as his offense seems to be based on anything but.

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