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f- 71 "Soccer is the fastest growing sport in Cincinnati," Recreation Commission spokesman claims, and offers statistics to proves his point. Page C-2. section Sunday, October 23, 1977 mm 'ill! li III A -S Mil 1 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER UC Reducin I II I 1 ULJ UU Hurricane To Breeze W' Jfe lit AP Laserphoto MINNESOTA RUNNING BACK Marion Barber doesn't let a hand over his eyes deter his drive into the end zone for a touchdown against Michigan Saturday. Wolverine linebacker Ron Simpkins, left, helped make the peek-a-boo tackle, but too late. Miami Hits Peak In Mauling Of BG Reaves More Than Ready If He Gets Call By 1 p.m.

today, John Reaves will know how much the Cincinnati Bengals really think of him. All week, he's tried not to think about It. By the very presence of Roman Gabriel In Philadelphia and Ken Anderson In Cincinnati, Reaves has made a career of being a backup quarterback in the National Football League. "You can't be sensitive in this game," the six-year veteran has learned, "and exist." The Bengals' biggest personnel decision of the season will be made just prior to today's 1 p.m. klckof against the Denver Broncos.

Do the Bengals start Anderson, who is nursing strained knee ligaments, or Reaves, who is 100 healthy? The Indecision all week can't be expected to do much for Reaves' confidence. LET'S RECAP the situation: Monday night, against Pittsburgh, Anderson caught a Steve Furness helmet in the left knee on a second-quarter pass play. Exit Anderson. Enter Reaves to finish the game. Reaves completed only eight of 25 passes and threw three Interceptions.

But, compelled to pass, he coolly led a Bengal charge that fell eight yards short of catching the Steelers from behind as the clock ran out. "Under the conditions," coach Bill Johnson told his players the other day, "I think John Reaves did pretty damn good." Beginning Wednesday, the first day back at Spinney Field, Johnson announced the Bengals were "prepared to go with Reaves" at quarterback Sunday. Reaves wanted to believe him. -1 "It's a whole new ballgame when you know you're going to start," said the former college All-American at the University of Florida. "'It's a psychological thing," he tried to explain.

"Something inside an athlete clicks. He works harder, even though he thought he was working as hard as he could before." THIS MIGHT sound peculiar, but Reaves becomes Sonny Jurgensen when he thinks he's going to start a game. "I've thrown better this week than I have all year," he said following Friday's workout. "I hit every pass." In fact, Reaves worked out crisply and confidently all feellng he'd be today's starter against the Broncos, despite Anderson's persistence to play. Anderson, a stole and often downright stubborn individual when it comes to expressing pain, shrugged late in the week, "I've prepared myself all along to play." To prove it, he practiced everyday with his left knee painted In ointment and securely taped.

That, in Itself, was a remarkable recovery. A SHREWD passer is particularly crucial to the Bengal cause today because the best known way to move the football against the undaunted Denver defense Is through the air. One basic set of statistics flatly bears this out: The Broncos rank second only to Pittsburgh in total defense in the American Football Conference. Categorically, they're No. 1 against the run, No.

10 against the pass. However, one thing should be pointed out about Denver's pass defense. It's a bunch of thieves. The Broncos are leading the NFL in interceptions with 16, including seven against Oakland last week and six against Kansas City the week before. "I'll have do my best not to force the ball Into a crowd," vowed Reaves.

"Their linebackers get a good drop. It's really going to be a challenge." AH, THOSE Denver linebackers. Johnson calls them the fastest group he's ever seen. There are four of them, from right to left, Tom Jackson, Randy Gradishar, Joe Rlzzo and Bob Swenson. Against Oakland, Rlzzo scored the hat trick.

The object against the Broncos is to pass the ball in front of the linebackers and wide. The mobility of these four men must be beaten if the Bengals are to pull their record even today at 3-3. Regardless of whether it's Anderson or Reaves. Falcons Hooded Miami Bowling Green First Downs 22 6 Rushos-yordt 1M77 Passing yards M0 Return yards 41 2 Passos 13-2H Punts 6-14 mi Fumblos-lost 7-J Pmaltits-yards 1-90 541 Gentle BY TIM SULLIVAN Enquirer Sports Reporter Sophomore fullback Gus Tucker tied a school record with three first-half touchdowns and put up with the presence of two freshman back-field mates to carry the University of Cincinnati to a 28-0 victory over Tulsa Saturday night at Nlppert Stadium. Tucker, carrying the brunt of UC's ground-oriented attack with star tailback Curtlss Williams sidelined by a knee Injury, had a career-high 123 yards after three quarters.

His bullish running helped ease the pressure from first-time freshman starters Tony Kaetants (quarterback) and Bob Massong tailba. Tucker, from Warren, Ohio, provided the early points which UC was able to sit on through a scoreless third quarter. His three scores and three early Tulsa fumbles decided the outcome long before halftlme. Tulsa made It look easy. The Hurricane, taking up where the Bearcats left off last week at Tulane, started off lnconplcuously when freshman Wendell Dean fumbled the opening klckoff and was fortunate to recover the ball at his own 13.

Three plays later Tulsa quarterback BUI Blankenshlp gave the Bearcats another chance when he fumbled after a hit by UC defensive end Dan Rains. THIS TIME the ball shot Into the air and bounded back into Tulsa's end zone, where It was promptly surrounded by the other defensive game-leading 119 running yards, carried In for the touchdown. Then, Just before the half, the Redskins took a punt near mid field, thump-thump-thump for 12 yards and finally Fortner ran it In for an 18-0 lead at halftlme. All BG had to show was 24 yards total from scrimmage. THE FIRST series of the second half really decided the affair.

Needing something, BG took the klckoff and showed a net loss of a yard, kicked and Miami went 64 yards in eight plays, Fortner pitching to Whetzel In the end zone from the three. Although it was homecoming for the home forces, fans began emptying the stadium then. They missed Former's second touchdown run, Glowlk's tackle for two points and finally BG's two touchdowns, both on passes, Mark Miller's 61-yarder to Jeff Groth and Wright's pitch into the end zone. Miami 6 12 13 Bowling Green 0 0 7 6-13 Mia-Warth 39 pass trom Fortner (kick tailed) Mia Holman 1 run (pass tailed) Mia Fortner 1 run (pass laaerl) Mia-Whetsel 3 pass trom Fortner (kick farted) Mia-Fortner 8 run mman kick BG-Grotfi 61 pass trom Miller (Spengler kick) Mia-Satety Glowik made tackle in end rone BG-Matthews 16 pass trom Wright (run tand) Michigan sota's next score. Carlson ran six yards to the four and one play later, on fourth-and-one, freshman Marlon Barber went into the end zone standing up from the three.

Roglnd's conversion at 8:35 made it 10-0. THE GOPHERS moved 54 yards near the end of the first half and took a 13-0 lead on a 37-yard field goal by Rogind. Garry White rushed for 24 yards and Kent Kltzmann gained 21 yards In the 11-play drive. The Gophers continued to move the ball in the third quarter, but a blocked field goal attempt by Rogind prevented Minnesota from scoring. Operating from the shotgun formation, Carlson connected on a key third-down pass for a first down to the Michigan 24 to keep the Gopher drive going.

An interception by Michigan's Dwight Hicks, which he returned to the Minnesota eight, was nullified by a defensive interference call and also aided the Gophers' 61-yard drive. But after Minnesota reached the Michigan 15, Roglnd's 32-yard attempt was blocked by Mike Jolly. Minnesota's Ken Foxworth intercepted a pass by Leach and returned the ball to the Gopher 49 with 10 minutes to play, effectively sealing Michigan's fate. Minnesota and Michigan have been battling for the Little Brown Jug since 1909. Michigan has won 43 and Minnesota 22, with three ties.

Michigan Minnesota MinnogindFG41 Minn-Bar ber 3 run I Rogind kick Minn-Rogind FG 37 Minn-RogindFG32 0 0-0 0 3-16 end, David Mann, for the game's first score. Steve Schultz' extra point gave UC a 7-0 lead with only 1:20 elapsed In the first quarter. Less than three minutes later It became 14-0 when Tucker followed the right side of the UC line Into the end zone. That score was also set up by a Tulsa fumble, this one by running back Rickey Watts at his own 42. Bearcat defensive back Marcellus Greene emerged from the bottom of the pile after Watts' bobble, giving UC's new offense Its first chance from scrimmage.

Kapetunls wasted little time mov'ng the ball in for the score. Freshman tailback Bob Massong carried round left end on second down for a 12-yard pickup to the 20. Kapetanls found a huge hole on the right side and carried down to the 2. Tucker scored on the following play. The battered Hurricane offense, which was shut out (33-0) by Louisville on Us last outing two weeks ago, didn't seem to benefit from a week's layoff.

AFTER SUSTAINING a drive long enough to make a fourth-down punt, the visitors returned to their fumbling ways on the next possession. Converted linebacker Rod Chaney made his first carry as a fullback memorable, dropping the ball at his own 23 in the vicinity of UC safety Mike Clark. Two carries by Tucker, of 14 and nine yards, made the score 21-0 with 6:01 remaining In the first quarter. The Hurricane didn't make things interesting the rest of the half, but at least there were no more fumbles. without the gift field position they had grown accustomed to, the Bearcats scored only once more before the half-a one-yard run by Tucker on a fourth-and-goal play with 6:51 remaining in the half.

The Bearcats had one more scoring opportunity before halftlme when kicker Steve Schultz lined up for a 43-yard field goal attempt with Just under a minute to play. But the snap went directly to Schultz and the sophomore was swarmed for a four-yard loss. If the field-goal try was designed as a fake, someone failed to get the message. TAKING OVER at Its own 30, Tulsa moved the ball swiftly up the field in the last minute. Substtute quarterback Mike Loyd found tight end Marcus Hurley on the first play for a 33-yurd gain, and Watts for a 16-yard gain to the UC 10 a moment later, but time ran out after a first-down pass to Hatley fell Incomplete.

Cowboys To Get Loot From WFL DALLAS (AP)-Dallas Cowboy linemen Jethro Pugh and Rayfleld Wright may keep the $75,000 bonuses they received in 1974 from the now-defunct' World Football League, a Dallas federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Court Judge Robert M. Hill said the bonuses paid to Pugh and Wright to Jump from the National Football League Cowboys to the WFL's Birmingham Americans were paid simply In return for signing a contract, not for actually playing. Pugh and Wright agreed in 1974 to leave the Cowboys at the end of the 1976 season and signed lucrative three-year contracts with the Americans for the 1977, 1978 and 1979 seasons.

UNDER THE terms of the contracts, Pugh, a defensive tackle, and Wright, a star offensive tackle, were paid $75,000 each for signing the pacts and were to receive another $25,000 upon reporting. When the WFL folding in 1975; Alabama Football which owned the Birmingham team, sought to recover the bonuses, claiming both players had failed to meet the terms of their contracts, resulting in "unjust enrichment." "The bonus was not paid merely in anticipation of Pugh's and Wright's future services as football players, but in exchange for a fully performed act, signing of the contract," Hill wrote. Ball State Rolls, 66-10 MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) George Jenkins rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as Ball State steamrolled Cal Poly-Pomona, 66-10, in a college football game here. The Cardinals, 5-2, set a battery of school records in the contest, in- eluding most points scored In a sin-' gle game and rushing for 532 yards.

Jim Neddeff booted nine point-after kicks, raising his career total to 62 points. plan," said Bowling Green coach Denny Stolz. "They forced us out of everything. We got behind, 18-0, and had to play catchup and our defense wasn't playing well enough for us to play catch up. If they got some lucky ones, we could shrug, but they earned everything.

They whipped us." It was another spectacular game for Fortner, the 6-foot-4 Junior, proving each week he is flowering into a brilliant veer attack operative. "I still haven't played my best," Fortner repeated in the dressing room. What modesty! In this one, he threw touchdowns of 39 yards to Warth and three yards to Tim Whetzel. He ran for two others, on bolts of two and eight yards. IN THE last three games, Fortner Gophers Upset No.

1 BY BILL FORD Enquirer Sports Reporter BOWLING GREEN, Ohio-So Jim Ullman blew a point after touchdown attempt. So Larry Fortner misfired with a couple of passes trying to gain some points after touchdowns. And so Fred Johnson missed a placement kick. Touchdown was the game Miami's Redskins came to play on this windy, sun-splashed Saturday. And how they played itl Again superbly marshaled by quarterback Fortner, the Redskins stunned Bowling Green with unexpected ease, 33-13, in a powerful two-fisted attack that produced 379 yards.

The victory, fifth in a row, was the sixth against a single loss for the Redskins who took hold of first place in the Mid-American Conference with a 2-0 record. THIS MATCH between longtime antagonists (and, yes, the Redskins in now what is besoming traditional ceremony for them here indeed did smash a pumpkin afterward in the dressing room) was advertised as the match that would have much bearing on the outcome of the MAC race. If so, they might as well give the title to the Redskins now. It wasn't close, except when both teams lined up for the opening kickoff. From the moment Fortner found tight end Paul Warth uncovered for a 39-yard scoring pass Just seven minutes, 22 seconds Into the game until coach Dick Crum called off his superbly disciplined first stringers after the count reached 31-0 in the third quarter, it was a mismatch dominated by Miami's devastating line play on either side of the football.

So complete was Miami's domination that the Redskins controlled possession for a total of 40 minutes. They ran with the ball 81 times, a school record, for a net 277 yards and tacked on 102 more in the air on six-of-11 passes. Only on its TD drive, completed with 21 seconds to play on Its 14th play, did Bowling Green run off more than seven plays in one series. "WE WERE due for a good game in both halves," exclaimed Jack Glowik, one of Miami's trl-captains. "It's the best four quarters of football we've played, offense and defense." Glowik, the remarkable All-Conference middle guard who himself knifed through the line in the fourth quarter to spill backup BG quarterback Mike Wright for a two-point safety, called defensive signals that had spilled Falcon ball carriers for minus yardage through three quarters.

"It was the best game we've played so far," insisted Crum, "but not as good as we are capable." It would be difficult to convince 20,039 fans of that or for that matter the Falcons themselves. If the Redskins demonstrated a weakness it was inability to convert after touchdowns. They missed four of five attempts, succeeding only after TD No. 5 when Jim Ullman, a walk-on subbing for Paul Kraus left back on campus with the flu, kicked. "WE WERE run out of our game has scored six touchdowns, passed for a half dozen others and is 29 of 42 in the air for 396 yards.

Importantly, he's without an Interception in this span. The stock market should reflect such advances. One of those times was on Miami's second possession series. Having moved from the 27 to the Bowling Green 39 in eight plays, Fortner, who had kept the attack on the ground until now, suddenly straightened up and pitched short to Warth about 10 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. There wasn't a black shirt in sight.

CRUM SAID the Bowling Green tendency was for the corner back to move into certain coverage on a particular look the offense would give him. Fortner gave Craig Cheet-wood just that look. "Warth Isn't too hard to find in the secondary," said Crum of his 6-6, tight end who weighs 218.. With BG in possession it was run-run-pass-kick, run-run-pass-klck. Then, in the second quarter it was run-fumble, one of seven the Miami defense forced, and the Redskins quickly gobbled It up.

In seven plays from the Falcon 31, the Redskins scored. Fullback Kaiser Holman, getting one of his Down Goes ISo. 1 Michigan Mlnntsota First downs 12 Rushes-yards 33-10 61190 Passing yards 122 10 Return yards 16 62 Passes 29-13-2 10-6-0 Punts 7-44 1-37 Fumbles-lost 3-3 i-o Penalties-yards 3-12 4.40 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING-Wichigan, Huckleby 13-52, Davis 14-55. Minnesota, 17-71, White 15-66, Barber 14-36 RECEIVING-Miclnoan, Clayton 4-42, Davis 310. Huckleby 3-22.

Minnesota, Anhom 1-23, Breault 3-29. PASilNG-Michigan, Leach 29-13-2, 122. Minnesota, Carlson 100. 60. Leach did set an all-time Michigan total offense record while gaining 122 yards.

It gave him 3727 career yards to break Don Moorhead's 1968-1970 record by 86 yards. MICHIGAN HAD not been held scoreless In 13 games. The last time the Wolverines were blanked was In 1967, when they lost, 34-0, to Michigan State. It was Schembechler's first shutout as Michigan coach. Minnesota is now 5-2 over-all, 2-2 in the Big Ten.

Minnesota took a quick 3-0 lead at 4:28 of the first quarter. After holding Michigan on Its first series of plays, the Gophers went 34 yards in five plays to the Wolverine 24, where Rogind booted a 41-yard field goal. Key plays in the drive were a 23-yard pass from Carlson to Jeff An-horn and a 10-yard completion to running back Steve Breault. An errant pitchout by Michigan's Leach on the Wolverines' next play from scrimmage was recovered by Minnesota safety Keith Brown at the Michigan 12 and led to Minne MINNEAPOLIS (AP)-Minnesota's stunning 16-0 upset of unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Michigan Saturday was for Gopher coach Cal Stoll the biggest victory of his career.

"I had a gut feeling on Wednesday that we could beat Michigan," said Stoll. "But what happened was that we had a bunch of kids who just went out there and threw their hearts on the field." Minnesota, which had not beaten Michigan since 1967, used a stifling and opportunistic defense to return the famed Little Brown Jug trophy to Minnesota for the first time in 10 years. "The game was won with the Minnesota defense," said Bo Schembechler, Michigan coach. "We needed a big play and never got It. We kept handing them the football and their offense did a good Job of moving it after we gave them 10 points." SOPHOMORE PLACE kicker Paul Rogind booted field goals of 41 and 37 yards in the first half, and Marion Barber scored on a 3-yard, run to put Minnesota ahead, 13-0, at the half.

Rogind added a 31-yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining in the game. Stoll said that you don't beat Michigan unless you play with "great intensity-and that's what we did. They didn't get the breaks and things fell Into place for us," he said, referring to three fumble recoveries and two interceptions by the Gophers. "You have to have those kind of breaks," Stoll said. "It's the only way to beat Michigan." The unranked Gophers played mistake-free football and harassed Wolverine quarterback Rick Leach all afternoon.

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