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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1981 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR PAGE 21 Irish take over top spot in both polls FROM THE WIRE SERVICES After playing just one game under rookie Coach Gerry Faust. Notre Dame has vaulted into the top spot in both wire association polls. "Hie Fighting Irish, 27-9 winners over Louisiana State as Faust successfully made the jump from the high school ranks to the citadel of college football last Saturday, took advantage of a weekend of upsets. Michigan and Alabama, last week's top two teams, were knocked off. Following the Irish in both the Associated Press sportswriters and broadcasters balloting and the United Press International coaches poll were Southern California, Oklahoma, defending national champion Georgia and Pcnn State.

NOTRE DAME drew 24 first place votes and 1.233 rating points from AP and 11 first place ballots and 567 points from UPI. A week ago. the Irish were third in the UPI poll and fourth with AP. Unlike many coaches who consider a No. 1 ranking this time of the year about as appealing as clipping on a touchdown, Faust was excited at his and Notre Dame's sudden leap to the top.

"That's great," he said. "I'd rather have it at the end of the year. However, we'll take it any time we can get it. "This is a compliment to the kids and if they can hold it through the year, it will be an even greater compliment. I've been very pleased with all got 12 first place votes in the AP poll.

Following fifth place Penn State on the AP list were Texas. Pittsburgh, Ohio State. UCLA and North Carolina. THE REST OF the UPI top 10 read Texas. Pittsburgh, Ohio State, North Carolina and UCLA.

Michigan, torranked until losing to Wisconsin 21-14 Saturday, dropped to 11th in the AP and 12th with UPI. Alabama. No. 2 until falling to Georgia Tech. was 11th with UPI and 12th with AP.

The upset of the Wolverines got Wisconsin into the 20th spot in both polls, but knocking off 'Bama didn't impress the voters enough to move Georgia Tech into the select circle The AP poll behind Alabama had Bngham Young ranked 13th followed by Mississippi State. Washington. Miami (Fla). Nebraska (which plummeted 10 spots after being upset by Iowa), Arizona State. Florida State and Wiscon sin.

Brigham Young also got the 13th call from the UPI coaches with Mississippi State 14th followed by Miami (Fla Then came Florida State, Washington, Purdue in 18th after surpris ing Stanford 27 19. Nebraska and Wisconsin. Stanford was the only team to fall from AP's Top Twenty of a week ago. while Florida. Houston and Baylor all dropped from UPI's pre season list.

our young men and they're all 'giving it everything they've Oklahoma actually received more first place votes (14) than the Irish or Southern California (10) but didn't garner as much second and third-place support. Three teams Oklahoma, USC and Georgia Sports gimmicks for USC: Corso not killed in a serious automobile acci dent Monday about 20 miles outside of Bloomington while returning to school from his Grandview (Ind.) home. The bad news is that he probably will not play Saturday. "We have to be very, very thankful that Chris wasn't killed," Corso said. "X-rays were negative, but our coaches who were with him Monday morning at the hospital said he looked like he played a football game on Saturday without a helmet." If Sigler does not start, he probably will be replaced by Dart Ramsey.

Corso indicated there may be a few other changes in the Indiana lineup. "SOME PEOPLE in the offensive line played well, others didn't," Corso said. "Those who didn't won't be in the lineup." The Hoosier coach had praise for the play of his defense, wide receiver Duane Gunn, the running backs and quarterback Babe Laufenberg in the Northwestern game. "I think the defense played extremely well," he observed. "It controlled the game until some second half penalties hurt us.

Gunn showed he can become one of the most exciting receivers in the Big Ten. The offensive backs were the key to the success of our running game and Laufenberg proved he can be a Big Ten quarterback." Indiana officials announced Monday that no knothole tickets will be avail able for the Southern Cal game. Ticket sales have already exceeded 50.000 Jor the first football meeting between the two schools since USC beat Indiana. 4 3, in the 1968 Rose Bowl. JOHN BANSC'H 2 Plunkett TD tosses key Raiders Bloomington, Minn.

(UPI) Jim Plunkett threw for two touchdowns and the Oakland defense scored two more on an interception and a fumble recovery, helping the Raiders continue their charmed life on Monday night with a 36-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Plunkett completed 11 -of 24 passes for 109 yards, including a 21 yard TD pass to Todd Christensen and a 12 yard scoring strike to Morris Bradshaw. Plunkett's replacement. Marc Wilson, threw a 61 yard TD late in the fourth quarter. The victory improved Oakkland's Monday night record to 17 IT, tops in pro football.

Both teams had difficulty generating offense in the first period. Odis McKin-ney hit Viking quarterback Steve Dils and right end Dave Browning recovered the ball to set up the Raiders' first scoring drive. Chris Bahr capped the Raiders 60 yard drive with a 21 yard field goal to give Oakland 30 lead at the end of the first period. SAFETY Burgess Owens intercepted Dils at the Minnesota 39 and scored to give the Raiders a 100 lead after Bahr's point after attempt in the second quarter. The Vikings were forced to turn the ball over on their next possession and the Raiders marched from midfield to the Vikings' 21 where Plunkett hit Christensen for a TD.

Linebacker Matt Blair blocked Bahr's point after attempt to give the Raiders a 16 0 lead. Eddie Payton returned Bahr's kick off 99 yards to put the Vikings on the scoreboard. 167. with 1:35 left in the half. The return was second lomgest in history.

The longest was 101 ards by Lance Rentzel. Dils guided the Vikings to the Oak tend 36 in the third quarter, but threw I fwo incomplete passes to "put the Vi-kjngs 10. Dils recovered a wd snap and threw to Sammy White out of bounds, but a spearing penalty allowed Minnesota to maintain posses-x sion. Four plays later. Rick Danmeier kicked a 37-yard field goal to pull Min-' nesota within a touchdown, 1610.

Escape at Bloomington, Minn. (AP Laser- night's game photo) Minnesota running back Ted Brown breaks out of the grasp of Oakland end Dave Browning for a short gain in the first quarter of Monday There are no gimmicks in Indiana's game plan for Saturday's date at Bloomington against second ranked Southern California. "Every time you attempt to razzle a team like USC, they dazzle you," Hoo sier Coach Lee Corso said Monday at his weekly press conference. To beat Southern California you either have to be better than they are or lucky. Few teams are better.

We just have to do what we do best. We simply have to get ready to play. Corso is quick to acknowledge he is impressed with the Trojans, who smashed Tennessee. 43-7. last Saturday night in their opener.

"They are the biggest and best team we will have played since the Nebraska team which whipped us (69-17) at Bloomington in 1968, he said. "When I watched film of them, I got diarreha." THE HOOSIER coach was especial ly praiseworthy of two Trojans tailback Marcus Allen and inside linebacker Chip Banks. "Allen is the leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy," Corso said of the back who was the nation's second leading rusher in 1980 (156.3 yards per game) and the leader in all-purpose running (179.4 yards per game). "Not only does he run with the ball but he also catches it and you should see him block' for the fullback on their isolation play." Corso expects Allen, who carried the ball 22 times for 210 yards and four touchdowns against Tennessee, to be the hub of the USC offense this Satur day. "I know what they are going to do." observed the Hoosier coach.

"They are going to run the toss sweep and the isolation play. They will only throw when Allen gets tired." USC Coach John Robinson says Allen's "versatility is unmatched" at the collegiate level. The Trojan boss wants his star back "to catch 50 passes and run for 1.500 yards," this season. Allen is the sixth leading rusher in USC history and if he has a year similar to 1980 he should end his career second on the Trojan list behind Charles White. BANKS IS the ringleader of a typical Trojan defensive unit one blessed with quickness and size.

"He is the most dominating player on defense today in the college ranks." said Corso. There was both good news and bad news Monday for the Hoosiers. It involved freshman defensive back Chris Sigler, a starter in last Saturday's 21 20 victory at Northwestern. The good news was that Sigler was Smith gets act on and off field Mi Purdue's together IMMY SMITH heard the talk. To some, the running back with the great high school credentials and relatively insignificant college statistics, was known as Purdue's designated fumbler.

To others, he was a timid ball carrier one who did not want to dip a shoulder, lower his head and run smack into people. The words irritated Smith. At the same time, he had limited opportunity to redeem himself. A career that appeared promising two years ago when the "pheriom" from Kankakee (III.) chose Purdue over several other collegiate powers disintegrated his first year when he left the squad for personal reasons. Last autumn, Smith did not see as much action as some other backs but led the squad in yards rushing with 657 and matched tight end Dave Young's nine touchdowns to lead the club in that category.

Still, the critics existed. On all fronts. The challenge was there. After two seasons of good play and bad. it was time for Jimmy Smith to move forward to center stage.

"THIS IS THE YEAR he has to go in and do it," Boilermaker Coach Jim Young asserted during pre season drills. That message meant one thing to Smith he would be given the opportunity he sought. Press box Bv John Bansrh He was prepared. In the season-opening 27 19 triumph over Stanford last Saturday. Smith was superb running a first period kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown, scoring twice more on 1 yard efforts and rushing for a game high 91 yards in 27 carries.

When handed the football. Smith held on tight. When a Stanford defender moved into his path, he dipped that shoulder, lowered his head and gave no quarter. When the space was there to outmaneuver a potential tackier, Smith did just that. As important as his statistics, was the fact Smith worked extremely hard when he did not have the football.

What transpired last Saturday was not happenstance. Ever since the conclusion of the 1980 season. Smith has busted his tail to improve both on the THE RAIDERS answered with Plunkett's 12 yard TD pass to Bradshaw with 8:54 left in the third period to pad the lead. Oakland defensive end Cedrick Hardman recovered a fumble by third-string quarterback Wade Wilson for a 52 yard touchdown with 845 left in the game, giving the Raiders a 30 10 lead. Wilson replaced Dils, who left with a sore left shoulder after hitting 17-of-40 passes for 246 yards.

Dils was also sacked six times for 48 yards. Oakland's backup quarterback, Marc Wilson, replaced Plunkett in the Raiders' final drive late in the fourth period and hurled a 61-yard TD pass to wide receiver Malcolm Barnwell for the final scoring at 36 10. ir The Oakland defense stifled Minnesota's ground game, allowing just 42 yards rushing. SALESMEN Dale Carnegie Sales Course Closing Sales. Answering Objections.

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in the words of one person close to him. "gotten his act together." SMITH WEIGHS 8 pounds more than he did a year ago going from 188 to 196. That increase may seem minimal, but in Smith case it is impor tant because the added poundage is in his upper body and it has given him additional strength. When Smith arrived at Purdue he was a nervous young man. a young man not accustomed to the hectic pace of college life both in and out of the classroom.

He was insecure at the time That is no longer true. "I feel more secure, more adjusted now," he says. "I was unsure of myself my freshman year. I was scared and I didn't understand college or what to do in college. "For some athletes, it's not as hard to adjust to a school like Purdue.

I went to classes but you get so disgusted because you don't know the work. May be you don go to class one day, you get behind and you get disgusted when it all piles up on you. Some guys just drop out completely. "EVERYBODY WANTED me to play ball, to be a superstar. That was okay, but I was only cheating myself because I wasn't into books and I didn't know what I wanted in a degree." Most players would have said adios to class work in that situation and eventually tiptoed off into the sunset, Smith gave up football to concentrate on the books and other problems.

He now believes that leaving the team "was one of the best things to happen to me, and adds, "it so excit ing to know I'll have a degree in a year or so. It makes me feel better about myself." Smith has one personal goal this season to gain more than 1.000 yards rushing. "I like the idea of going into the game knowing I'm depended on to carry the football," he says. One game does not a season make and Smith's performance against Stanford does mean the tailback job is his. Eric Jordan and Wally Jones remain in the picture.

Only a consistent, first-class effort will keep him in the position. Smith maintains the electrifying kickoff return Saturday, which came on the first play Purdue had its hands on the football in 1981, "took the pressure off. I have been telling people I was going to do something," he adds. "Now, I have." Jmmy Smith American League Baseball Milwaukee (AP) Reggie Jackson knocked in four runs with a homer, double and an infield out, and Bob Watson and Lou Piniella slammed solo homers to power the New York Yankees to a 10-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night. Tommy John (9 5) scattered nine hits for his fourth victory in five decisions since the players' strike ended.

The defeat went to Mike Caldwell (11-8) who had a 9-1 career record and six straight victories against the Yankees going into the game. THE YANKEES jumped to a 2 0 first inning lead on an RBI single by Piniella and Jackson's infield grounder. Watson belted his fifth homer of the year leading off the second to make it 30. Piniella's fourth homer came an inning later. Twins 6, Blue Jays 3 Toronto (AP) Glenn Adams drew a bases-loaded walk from Roy Lee Jackson in the eighth inning, and Ron Washington followed with a two-run single to pace the Minnesota to their seventh consecutive victory, a 6-3 triumph over the" Toronto Blue Jays Monday night.

Brad Havens (3 4) limited the Jays to just three hits before he was replaced with no outs in the eighth by Doug Corbett, who earned his 13th save, allowing two hits in the last two. innings. With the game tied 33 going to the eighth, Toronto starter Jim Clancy (5-10) retired the first two batters before giving up a double to John Castino. Reliever Jerry Garvin intentionally walked pinch-hitter Roy Smalley before giving way to Jackson. After both runners advanced on a wild pitch, pinch-hitter Gary Ward was walked intentionally, bringing up Adams, the Twins' third pinch-hitter of the inning.

Bosox 5, Tigers 2 Boston (UPI) Jerry Remy lined a single in the sixth inning Monday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-2 victory over Detroit and snap the Tigers' three game winning streak. With the score 2 2 in the sixth, Tony Perez and Rich, Gcdman singled, pinch hitter Dave Stapleton walked and Remy lined the first pitch by starter and loser Dan Petry (8 7) for a single to score Perez and Gedman and give Boston a 4 2 lead. Royals 4, Angels 3 Anaheim, Calif. (UPI) Frank White hit a two-run homer off reliever Andy Hassler in the eighth inning Monday night, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 4 3 victory over the California Angels. The Angels took a 30 in the first inning on Don Baylor's 15th home run with Rick Burleson and Dan Ford on base.

California's Bruce Kison was making his first start since July 14, 1980, and until the eighth, appeared headed for his first victory since beating Detroit 6-1 on May 30, 1980. Winner Rich Gale evened his record at 66. Reliever Andy Hassler (4-2) took the loss. A's 5, Rangers 2 Arlington, Texas (AP) Cliff Johnson scored at run and knocked in two more with a single to back the sevep hit pitching of Rick Langford as the Oakland A's cruised to a 52 victory over the Texas Rangers Monday night. Johnson doubled and scored on a single by Tony Armas in the first inning.

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