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4D THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR SLNDAY. OCTOCLR 14. 10S4 Chex lose to ICo: home 1 Star ffct kr Ik Mrtn Grambling's Dewayne Jupiter slips through hole Tigers' running broke through the line for short yardage Checkers winger Bobby Simpson and the Komets" Steve Salvucci tan gled late in the first period and were banished for fighting, though little damage was done. And Fort Wayne's David Chartier and Rick Dorman of the Checkers dropped the gloves for a brief skirmish mid way through the second penod. again with no decision.

The bout between Paul Adey of the Komets and Indianapolis winger Marc Magnan seven seconds into the final period was spirited but again undecided, and Adey and Checkers' defenseman Tim Lock-ndge drew roughing penalties late in the game. Charlie Skjodt. back in an India napolis uniform for the first time in two seasons, centered the line which fired the Checkers off to a 20 lead before the contest was five minutes old. HE GOT the first one. banging home a rebound of a Magnan shot, then got an assist on the second as Bob LaForest knocked home a rebound of a Skjodt attempt.

Rod Willard got the first of his two goals at 12.13 of the second period, and Jay Johnston tied it up for the Komets at 17:24 as Fort Wayne played a tight forechecking second frame. LaForest though, got the Checkers up again at 3-2 at 18:28 when Randy Maxwell found him all alone in front of the Fort Wayne goal with a pass from the right VVttf' -t. in IHL By BILL PICKETT The International Hockey League is here and. as expected, 'it's rugged and exciting and if the Indianapolis Checkers' first outing is any indication, high-scoring. At least the Checkers' debut -though an exhibition contest was a high scoring affair, with Indianap olis and Fort Wayne kicking off their Interstate 69 rivalry by putting a dozen goals on the board Saturday night at the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

The only trouble was. as far as Checkers' fans are concerned, the visiting Komets had seven of them in a 7 5 victory. The game was the first home contest for Indianapolis, which dropped a 53 decision a night earlier in Toledo, and the first time Komets Coach Ron Ullyot viewed his troops this season under game conditions. He went home satisfied "It was Komets style hockey." noted Ullyot. who led Fort Wayne to the regular season championship in the IHL last season.

"It might have been a little more aggressive a game than we played last year, but I think the whole league is going to be more aggressive this season." THERE WAS a bit of aggressive ness. more than Checkers' fans may be used to over the last five Central League seasons. Nobody promised first year Indianapolis Coach Darcy Regier a bed of roses, and his squad showed it could stand up to it. 2 opener boards If the second penod was arr indication of things to come, the third proved it Paul Adey knotted the count at 3 3 on a breakaway at 8 28 and the Checkers would retail ate less than two minutes later to take the lead for the final time. Bobby Simpson capitalized on the last of three Indianapolis power plays by rifling a shot from the circle to the left past Peter Sidor kiewici in the Komets' cage.

Then the Checkers just kind of got themselves caught "chasing the puck around too much." according to Regier. The Komets scored three unanswered goals to grab a 64 advantage. The Indianapolis defense got its signals crossed on the tying tally by Russ Adam at 12.44. Gord Paddock and Glen Johannesen both went after Adey on the right boards and Adam broke in unwatched on Don Sylvestri in the Checkers' goal. Quick pass, quick shot tie game.

SCHREIBER AND Willard put some distance between themselves and the Checkers before Shawn Dineen got the Checkers within one at 65 from the top of the left circle at 19 03. The Checkers pulled goalie Sylvestri with 50 seconds to play and attacked with six skaters as the clock wound down toward 20 mm utes. but Ron Leef scooped a loose puck off the right boards while the Checkers were pressing and out raced a pair of Indianapolis defend ers to the other end of the ice where he slid the puck into an empty net. it Star hata by Frank EtK Ft. Wayne's Russ Adam at the Coliseum television.

Series QB Totten tosses for 4 TDs as Devils roll By KURT FREUDENTHAL College football Southern Style made an explosive debut in the Hoosier Dome Saturday night just as the promoters had promised. It was a crowd pleaser from the opening kickoff and when it was all over, unbeaten Mississippi Valley State burst Grambling's bubble. 48 36. in the first Circle City Classic before an estimated 40.000 fans. A classic it was.

in many ways, complete with razzle-dazzle football in hich eight of the 12 touchdowns were scored via the pass in a sizzling aerial bombardment. Each quarterback. Willie Totten for the 54 Delta Devils and Terrell Landry for 24 Grambling. connect ed for four touchdowns. Totten.

vot ed the game's most valuable player, connected on 35 of 55 throws for 545 yards and that's just par for his weekly effort. He also suffered four interceptions. Landry hit on 21 of 40 and also had four pitches picked off. But more important it was the first time in the 28 year history of this series that the Missippians emerged as winners over a team coached by the legendary Eddie Robinson. THE WINNERS are 3 0 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference while Robinson's Tigers slipped to 1-2.

Totten. a 6 2. 190 pound junior who now has passed for 30 touchdowns in just five games, started out red hot. He passed for 215 yards and two tallies in the first period alone. At the break he had 356 yards passing, then led his team to a 41 16 lead that seemed insur- mountable.

But Grambling rallied behind Landry's passing and the rushing of Reginald Pugh and Wayne Hill and narrowed the count to 4136 with just two minutes left before Totten hooked up with Jerry Rice for a 63 yard pass play that clinched it for the Delta Devils. Rice grabbed eight passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns. His first tally in the first quarter was a 20 yard toss from Totten. Ron Hill gathered in nine passes for 129 yards: Curtis DeBardlabon took six for 107. including a 14 yard scoring play.

And Joe Thomas add ed 109 yards on seven receptions and another TD. Five touchdowns were scored in the first period, which lived up to the expectations of a wide open ball game. Ironically, the first tally was scored by Mississippi's running back Carl Byrum on a 6 yard run. GRAMBLING RETALIATED immediately with a 71 yard drive. Calvin Nicholas taking a 17 yard TD pass from Landry.

Then Rice Grambling coach Eddie Tigers' mentor was reacting i hdi AA City Classic, the breaks were with Coach Archie Cooley's club, who extended their unbeaten string to 11 games over two seasons. Jl 14 STATISTICS i Grambling 6rm MVSU fint dowm 13 Ruht yri) 41 179 24- It Pawng yrdg IN 55 tetuffi yrdi 131 40 Ptswt H-4W W-54-4 PunH 4-11 J-JJ FumW-kl 5-J PtBllit yird W-lil W-7 lUSNING-Grambling: Landry IM-SD. Hill 10-40. Pugh McFarland 4-14, Miuluippi Valley Totttn Byrum 1-71, Parktr J-4, Rici M-3), Thoma U41 PASSING-Landry Totten 34-55-4 S45. Snoodtn 11-0-13 ECf IVIHG-GSU- McCowan HI Jupittr Nichom 3-44.

McParland 1-14. Scolt 4-4f, Williami 17 MVSU Rc 1-174, Dbardiabon 4-107. Thomas MOy, Hill 4-I74, Byrum 4-31. CorKy Ml Waiktr I-13 Americans romp in Cup tennis Delray Beach. Fla.

(AP) -Grctchen Rush, every bit as domi nant individually as the United States team was as a group, whipped Amanda Brown. 62. 61. Saturday as the U.S. completed a 10 1 thrashing of Great Britain in the 12th annual Maureen Connolly Chal lenge Cup tennis competition.

Rush, a member of the U.S. Wightman Cup team, won seven straight games from 4 2 in the first set to 50 in the second. In the other singles match played Saturday, Patty Fendick of Sacramento. Calif, and Stanford University, outlasted Britain's Julie Salmon 119 in a second set tie breaker to score a 6 2, 76 victory. And Linda Gates of Hillsbor ough.

Calif, and Stanford, teamed with Cynthia MacCrcgor of Palos Verdes Estates. to beat Salm on and Sara Corner 7 6 (10 8), 6 4. The U.S. had clinched the cup for the 11th time Friday. Great Britian's only win in the series came in 1975.

scored his first TD via the airlines for Mississippi only to have it nullified seconds later when Dewayne Jupiter raced 60 yards for a score. That 14 14 deadlock was the last. Totten connected on four straight passes to eat up 86 yards, with a 15 yard TD throw to Thomas the pay off. The Delta Devils then scored three straight touchdowns following turnovers a fumble recover, a pass interception and another fumble recovery to open up their big lead that had all appearances of a rout. But then Grambling scored three touchdowns on passes from Landry 24 yards to Arthur Wells.

13 to Jupiter AND TO Robert Williams to close to within 41 36. But it took Totten just 23 sec onds to put the game oiit of reach with his bomb to Rice and it was all over Byrum gained 71 yards to lead the winners in rushing. The only other ground gainer for them was Fred Parker, who gained eight yards in three attempts. IF THERE was a disappoint ment, it was that Mississippi was held well below its season average of scoring nearly 70 points per game. But penalties and other mis-cues were costly to both teams.

No less than 32 penalties were called on both teams. Grambling was whistled fdor 151 yards, Mississippi for 79. And for but a few glaring boners such as dropped passes by Gram bling receivers. Robinson's under dog Tigers could well have emerged as winners. But on this Saturday night in an event highlighting the first Circle Stir pt ky Rick Mytn Robinson looks digusted to a turnover in the first half Kevin Devine of the Checkers is pulled down by No penalty was called on the second period play i v)V Announcing your chance to win NBA All-Star Game Tickets or a giant screen The Seyfert's All-Star Chip Shot Selected entrants will have a chance to win 2 free tickets to the 35th Annual NBA All-Star Game, coming to Indianapolis in February, 1985.

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