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Palm Beach Post-Times SECTION College Football American Tie Top SUNDAY MORMXG, OCTOBER 1, 1967 From Post Times Wire Rrrvlres For a few hours Saturday, the Detroit Tiger wpre leading the American League pennant race by one percentage point. This was after the Tigers defeated California 5 0 in the first game of a double header, while the Boston Red Sox clipped the Minnesota Twins, 6 4. But the Angels exploded for ix runs In the eighth Inning of the nightcap to dump the Tigers, 8-6. Results of Saturday's games left the three contenders In the following positions: The Red Sox and Twins are tied far firwt with 917(1 records. Detroit Is one-half game behind at 90-79.

Jim Fregosi's two-run single In the eighth climaxed the explosion that carried the Cal-Uojia Angels past Detroit and backed the Tigers into a dark corner in the frantic race. Detroit won the first game 50 on Mickey Lolich's three- PAGE D-l 3 (AP Wkachoio) 'A hitter but California's stunning comeback victory In the nightcap dropped the Tigers one-half game behind both Minnesota and Boston going Into the final day of the regular season. The Tigers now must sweep today' douhleheader against the giant-killing Angela to gain a tie for the flag with either the Twins or Bed Sox, who meet at Boston Sunday In a single game. The Tigers were breezing along with a 6-2 lead in the nightcap when Fregosl touched off the eighth inning burst with a single off Fred Lasher, who had replaced 22-game winner Earl Wilson in the sixth. Lasher walked Jimmie Hall and was clipped for run-scoring singles by Don Min-cher and Rick Reichardt before giving way to Hank Aguirre.

The veteran southpaw got pinch hitter Bubba Morton to tap back to the mound, but threw out as Min-cher scored the third run in the Inning. Aguirre then walked Bob Rndgcrs and was lifted for Fred Gladding. After Bobby Knoop singled off Gladding's glove to fill the bases, John Hjller became the Tigers' fourth pitcher in the inning and Tom Satriano greeted him with a run scoring single. King it 6 6. Hiller fanned pinch hitter Bob Taylor for the second out.

but Fregosl then lined a single to right center for the winning runs. The Tigers scored three runs in the first Inning. Dick McAuliffe singled and Angels starter Jack Hamilton walked Jerry Lumpe, Willie Horton and Ed Mathews forcing in one run. Curt Simmons came in and hit Jim Northrup with a pitch to let to a second run and Bill Freehan brought home the third with a sacrifice fly. California scored in the third when Fregosl cracked his ninth homer of the year.In the fourth.

Mincher singled, took second on a ptssed ball and scored on Roger Repoz' single. Wilson was listed after walking Hall to open the sixth. The Tigers picked up a run In the fifth when Lumpe singled, took second on a walk, third on a fielder's choice and home on an error by Fregosl. Northrup hit his ninth homer In the seventh with Al Ka- (Continued on Page D2) I 1 Bob yfl Balfe T- fc- V7 1 during Saturday's Twins-Red Sox game in Boston. Boston beat the Tw ins, 6-4.

FORCE PLAY Bob Allison of the Minnesota Twins is forced at second by Boston shortstop Rico Petrocelli olfpack Stop's FSU They've called Ihis American League baseball battle by nearly every other name, but it developed Saturday, on the next to last day of the long, long season, as the Pneumonia Bowl. Living In a pressure cooker exposed managers and players to extreme degrees of heat under pressure, and suddenly on Saturday, Mayo Smith and his Detroit Tigers were dodging snow flurries. Fortunately for Mayo and the Tigers, they played as if the weather made no difference, took over the lead by winning the first game of a twin bill and made certain It would go down to the wire today. Never has there been anything like this fn baseball history, and regardless of what develops today, our neighbor from Lake Worth has carved himself a niche In baseball fame. After routine opportunities as manager of two National League teams, Smith took over a contender in the Tigers and jockeyed them right to the wire.

Win or lose today, he has made himself a success as a manager. It Is too bad that baseball magnates ran't nee the reality of life on the diamond. They drag out the season until players have to survive freezing weather fit only for football. Now that television is an Important part of the financial framework of baseball, the owners ought to get together and shorten the season so that fans could enjoy the excitement of pennant battles to the til not sharing the spotlight with mid-season football. In the excitement of today's stretch run and the coming World Series, It is a difficult point to prove but fans would appreciate baseball better If it had the stage by itself.

went Into the hands of the visitors at the 15. (More more more) What action the first half produced was provided by the visiting Wolfpack in particular by substitute sophomore wingback Charlie Bowers. Bowers broke the scoreless standstill with his 49-yard gallop up the middle of the Seminole defense. He broke into the clear past the line of scrimmage, shook off two Seminoles at the 20 and waltzed in. The time was 11:36 of the second quarter and Gerald Warren added the PAT.

A trick play on the ensuing kliknff almost cost the Seminoles "another TD. Moremen took the kickoff, Speaking Of Pressure raced to the IS, Jumped and fired a pass to Green on the other side of the field, however, the pass was high and Green's fumble was pounced on by Steve Dla-cont at the FSU six. But the Seminoles held strong. On fourth and a half yard, Bob Menendez stacked up Fullback Settle Dockery at the line of scrimmage. Warren, who had a 39 yard, field goal attempt blocked by" Walter Sumner, in the first quarter, made the score 10-0 with a 21-yard boot with 3:27 left In the half.

The Wolfpack had pushed from Its 45 to the FSU sev en, before Chtick Elliott, Chuck Eason and Menendei count with Dr. Fager, from William L. McKnight's Tartan Stable, had beaten Damascus in the one mile of the Gotham early in the spring. For his 11th victory. 10 of them stakes, In 14 starts this year, Damascus earned $70,070 for his owner, a daughter of the late William Wood Midwest Indiana 18, Kansas 15 Oregon State 38, Iowa 18 VPI 15, Kansas State 3 Nebraska 7, Minnesota 0 Missouri 13, Northwestern 6 Ariz.

State 42. Wisconsin 18 Xavier 7. Miami (O.) USC 21. Michigan State 17 flllnols 34. Pittsburgh 6 Kent State 21.

Ohio U. 14 Arizona 14, Ohio State 7 Iowa State 17. New Mexico Purdue 28. Notre Dame 21 Oklahoma 35, Maryland 0-Butler 27, St. Ind.

2 Cornell, la. 27. Grinnel 24 Nathen la. 7, N. Dakota 0 Kal'zoo 9, Lake Forest 6 Wm.

Penn 34, Dubuque 13 South So. Carolina 21, Duke 17 E. Carolina 42 Dav'son 17 Citadel 42. Maisie 14 Tulane 34, Carolina 11 Georgia 24, Clemson 17 Tennessee 27. Auburn 13 Virginia 35, Buffalo 12 Mississippi 26.

Kentucky 13 Richmond 3, VMI 0 W. Kentucky 6 E. Tenn. 3 Tulsa 14, Arkansas 12 N. Carol.

St. 20. Fla. St. 10 Shepherd 9, Frostburg St.

7 Sewanee 14. Hampden Sydney 3 W. Liberty 26, W. Va. Tech 6 Concord 46, W.

Va. St. 7 Concord 48, Va, St. 7 East Trenton St. 20.

So. Conn. 15 Wesleyan 39. Mid'bury 10 Wilkes 22. Moravian 12 Mlll'le St.

26, Kutztown 7 Temple 22, Boston U. 16 Resn'r 61, Havorford 14 Edin'o 7, Sllp'y Rock 8 Cornel 23. Bucknell 7 Bowdoln 17, Worchester Tech 7 Rochester 42, Hamilton 21 Union 43. St. Lawrence 21 Trinity 13.

Wllllnms 13 Syracuse 23, W. Virginia 6 Hofstra 37, Albion 0 Columbia 17, Colgate 14 Princeton 22, Rutgers 21 Amer. Inter. 35, Coast G'd 12 Swarthmore 52, Dickinson 6 Leboanon Valley 18, Drexel 18 Ithaca 20. Tufts 3 Norwich 14, Bates 12 W.

Maryland 14, Penn Mil. 7 Vlllanova 21. Delaware 13 Gettysburg 14, Kings Point 13 -N. Hampshire 42, Colby 6 Wittenberg 63, Susquehanna 0 AUegneny 8. Case 0 Army 21, Boston College 10 Rhode Island 12, Brown 8 Dartmouth 28, Massachusetts, 10 Pennsylvanlo 35, Lehigh 23 Holy Cross 2G, Yale 14 Citadel 42.

Maine 14 C.W. Post 36, Cortland 14 Springfield 13, Amherst 8 Connecticut 17. Vermont 6 Fordham 31, St. John's 3 John Car'l 19, Wash. Jef.

6 Waynesburg 48. Ohio Nthn 13 Westm'ter, Pa. 14, Thlet 0 West Wash. 30, Air Force 7 Calif. 10, Michigan 9 Stan'd 28.

San Jose St. 14 Utah 21. Oregon 0 UCLA 51, Wash. St. 3 Wyoming 13, Colo St.

10 Parsons 19, LA St. 3 Colo. Coll. 70, Colo Mines 35 Ilayward 59, Oregon Tech 0 Calif. Santa Bar.

34, Nevada 7 Idaho 16. Idaho St. 6 Wstn St. 34. Ft.

Lewis 7 Calif. Wstn 27, Puget Snd 8 Azusa Pac. 26, Calif. Tech 0 Over State State never mounted a scoring threat in the final halt as the aroused aGtor defense, led by Middle Guard Bill Dorsey, tackle Don Giordano and Bobby Downs, a defensive back, kept the pressure on Pharr and the State offense. Closest the Bulldogs could come to a score was in the closing minutes after taking a punt at the 43.

However, four passes fel Uncomplete and th Gators ran out the clock. The Bulldogs struck like lightning with 12 seconds left In the first half and took a 7 3 a I 1 1 lead Into the dressing room on a Tommy Pharr to Johnny Woltt TD pass covwing 33 yards, The lourhilown was set up on 49 yard run by rtiarr that rarrled to the Florida On the first play from here, the soph quarterback found Wollt all alone In the left side of the end (on for the score, Jantea Net II split the uprights and the Maroons enjoyed a 71 advantage. It appeared up until the Bulldogs lightning strike the Gators would have a 30 half-time edge. Florida got on the board with 10:03 left in the half on a 21-yard field goal by reserve (uliback Wayne Barfleld. The first quartiT was a de.

tensive contest with neither team mounting much of a scoring threat. State drove to the Florlca 31, early in the opening quarter but a Nelll field goal at-tempt was way short. By JEROME EARNEST TALLAHASSEE (AFN) Florlda State's Seminoles, immensely subdued after last week's Herculean 37-37 tie with mighty Alabama, saw a big, strong North Carolina State Wolfpack team spoil their 1967 home opener Saturday night. The score was a convincing 20-10. The Seminoles, wlnless at 0-1-1 going into the game, but ranked 18th in the nation, could never get a consistent offense In motion against the Wolfpack, led by a pair of giant tackles, 6-4, 260-pound Dennis Byrd and 6-6, 257-pound soph Ron Carpenter.

Kim Hammond, the hero of last week's historic event, could never get unwound and he was relieved by Gary Pajclc midway In the third quarter after hitting on nine ot 19 passes for a mere 83 yards. Pajclc, the regular quarterback before Hammond took over, produced some magic, right off the bat hut It fizzled also as he finished with fight in 18 for 87 yards. FSU's running game, which was so productive against Alabama, mustered Just 37 yards. Bill Moremen managed 34 yards in It tries and Larry Green totaled 22 In nine carries, and the FSU quarter-backs were thrown for 19 yards In losses. After N.C.

State, which up-ped Its record to 3 0, led 10-0 at halftime, Pajcic came in with 9:14 left the third quarter after a poor Wolfpack punt gave FSU position at the NCS 28. On the third play, Pajcic exploded a shot over the middle and Jacksonville buddy Ron Sellers made a diving grab at the goal for a 25-yard TD. Sellers made the grab between two Wolfpack defenders. It was his second reception of the night. Grant Guthrie kicked the extra point to pull the Tribe within 10-7 at 7:06 left in the quarter and the Seminoles got another big break when John Crow recovered a fumble at the NCS 14.

The fumble came after short pass completion when Walt Sumner Rlammed into the receiver at the 20. Pajcic passed for eight to Chip Glass and rolled around the right side for two yards and a critical first down at the three, with some sterling extra effort. However, Pajclc was throwii for a six yard loss and after a third down pass fell incomplete, soph Guthrie, another hero of the Alabama game, came in and booted a 23-yard field goal to knot the score with 2:41 left in the third quarter. The momentum appeared to N.C. Wet 17 513 JU lllo 5 36 2 25 It 17 171 17-382 e-36 1 30 Flnt dowrvi Rushing yardggt Passing yordagt Return yardage Passe Punts Fumblee losf Yards penaHied be switching to the Seminoles, but the Jim Donnan directed Wolfpack came right back and marched to the FSU 23, before end Bob Monendez and Linebacker Mike Blatt teamed to stop a third and ope play.

Gerald Warren then boomed a 40-yard field goal which barely cleared the bar. Pajcic had a pass intercepted by Mike Hllka at the NCS and the Wolfpack punched 13 plays for 55 yards with 210-pound fullback Tony Barchuk carrying over from the one and Warren's kick made It 20-10 with 5:48 left. FSU, with Pajcic made a mild threat to the Wolfpack 27 before a deflected pass Damascus Wins 'Race Of Decade' Gators Roll Mississippi made key plays, forcing the Held goal try. The Seminoles best offense was produced in the waning minutes when Hammond clicked off four straight passes i a six-yarder to Ron Sellers, 16 to Chip Glass. 10 to Thurston Taylor, and 9 to Glass.

However, Hammond's next four passes went astray from the Wolfpack 35. He was seven for 14 for the half for 67 yards, 41 in the late spurt. N.C. Slati Flrug Halt It I It It-M -lt NCS Bdwwi run (worrtn kick) UCV FO Warrw, J4 FSU 5lltr 25 (Kill from Jolck (Guttl-rl kick) FSU FO Guthrl. NCS-FO Wrjrrm 40 NCS Bnrctiuk run (Wrorm kick) Atlwdonct 14,571 ward for whom the race was named.

As the co-second choice with Dr. Fager behind the favored Buekpasser, Damascus paid $5.60 and $2.60. Buekpasser returned $2.80 to place. There was no show betting. The winner's share of the purse swelled Damascus' bank account to $723,658 this year.

ed off 51 -yard run to the Slate 84 setting the stage for the go-ahead TD. Eckdahl hit Richard Trapp on a fourth and six play for a firs tdown at the Slate two. and McKeel needed only one try at the State line to get across. Bartield hooted the extra point for a 10 7 lead. Stale'i Tommy Corbet fumbled Guy Dennis' kickoff and Steven Tannen recover dat the Maroon 28 to put Florida In business again.

After the Gators picked up a first down in three running plays at the 16, Eckdahl found Larry Rentz on the left sidelines, giving Florida first and goal at the five. On a fourth and one, McKeel dove across and after Bar-field's kick it was 17 7 at the end Cff the third quarter. Florida again got rolling early in the fourth period, moving to the State 13 before Smith fumbled to stop the drive. State failed to move and me aGlors were on the way to the final score, this time putting the 1m 11 in play at the 40 after a punt. Eckdahl, mixing his plays well, moved the Gatora to the State 30 before hitting Jim Yarbrough at the flag In the left side of live end zone to put Gators farther out front, Yarbrough, covered by two defenders, made a diving catch and th e67 Arcadia Junior fell into tlie iise for tfca TD.

Barfleld, who ran bis extra point streak to X4, again booted the conversion for their final margin. NEW YORK (AP) Darn a responding to a strong ride by Bill Shoemaker, came from far, far back and beat the favored Buekpasser by 10 lengths, going away, In the $100,000 Woodward Saturday, the Aqueduct test that was billed as the race of the decade. Dr. Fager was third, one-half length back o( Buekpasser in the field of six. Damascus, a 3 year old son of Sword Dancer-Kerala, carried the white and red dotted silks of Mrs.

Edith W. Bancroft over the 1V4 miles In 2:00 3 5. Ogden Phlpps" Buekpasser, also closing fast in quest of his second straight victory In the weight for age event, just beat the tiring Dr. Fager. Handsome Boy, seeking title recognition In the most talked about horse race In years, trailed Dr.

Fager by 13 lengths in fourth place. Then came the two rabbits who had been entered merely to keep the early pace honest. Hedevar, stablemate of Damascus was fifth and Great Power, running mate of Buck-passer, sixth and last. Damascus, trained by Frank Whlteley all but wrapped up Horse of the Year honors, taken by Buekpasser last year, and also the 3-year-old crown at he squared ac- And down there in the melting pot of sports, In still another cooker, is Charlie Tate, the affable coach of the Miami Hurricanes, who deserves a better fate. What has happened to Charlie Is worse than the bitter disappointment of Eddie Stanky, who shed real tears Friday night when his White Sox were eliminated from the baseball race.

Stanky at least had the excuse that his players weren't supposed to win, and coming as close as they did was a fine showing. Miami's football team was supposed to be one of the best. Pre-season build-ups have been par for the course in Miami, but this one was not locally originated. It sprung from national attention, based on the fact that Charlie Tate had just about everybody back from last year's good team. The opening loss to Northwestern wasn't easily explained, but it seemed to be just one of those things.

Now there are two of those things. Against Penn State In the Orange Bowl Friday night, the Hurricanes were a pathetic sight. They were so Inept and listless they gave the impression of sleeping giants who needed a saliva test. Perm State looked good, but not great. The Lions played the same ball they played in a 23-22 loss to Navy the week before, but this time they executed better.

The fact that they didn't come up with anything new made Miami's showing all the more disappointing. The Lions were running the same offense, shaping the same defenses, that Miami had seen In films and scouting reports. Tlds reaches the point where the coaches have to share the blame. Some games are lost by player failures, some by coaching failures, a lid most by a combination of the two. Much as we iike Charlie Tate, he has to shoulder much of the blame for this two-game losing streak by a highly-rated team.

Why his team hasn't been "up" is his problem. Why the offense has failed to reach potential is his problem. Why defensive adjustments couldn't have stopped a Penn State teeam with a known offensive pattern Is not understandable. No one has suggested a morale problem, although Miami has always had the problem of being different from most colleges. It has a campus, but the fool ball is played downtown, the flavor of the sport doesn't permeate the campus atmosphere and catch up the student body as it does at most schools.

The approach to the game Is different. But this has been true for years, and some Miami teams rose above It. This same team rose Now they have equalled that in two starts. At least five or six of the eight foes ahead figure to be as tough or tougher than Penn State. Thh is staring disaster in the face, unless Tate rallies the Hurricanes.

On what they have shown to date, it is not Impossible that they could finish 0-10. Nobody in Miami could stomach that, unless It might be the Dolphins, who would gain pro football fan converts en masse. Charlie Tate's position is not enviable. In baseball, a losing manager doesn't always last the season. In college football, seldom do they swing an axe in mid-season.

They just burn the coach in effigy. It is to be hoped that they won't press too hard on the panic button in Miami. Tate has done some great coaching in the past. He may be able to pull his team out of this lethargy and salvage some of the season. We hope so.

It will be the greatest test he has faced. His own coaching technique demands perfection from players. He needs some of that perfection right now. I' A By RONNIE JOYCE JACKSON, MISS. (AFN) -Florida came to life in the second half and opened its Southeastern Conference football season on a winning note with a 24-7 victory over stubborn Miss.

State here Saturday night. Down 73 at halftime. the Gators, behind the brilliant passing of southpaw Jackie Eckdahl and running of Tall-back Larry Smith and Fullback Graham McKeel, scored two quick third quarter touchdowns in posting their second erraight victory of the young season. The victory given Florida 1 against SEC eon petition and 10 nvernll while Htata Is wlnlesa In two SEC niiiris. The Gators started sluggishly, mounting only two drives In the first half, but struck like lightning In the third quarter and dominated plav in the final period.

Quarterback Tommy Pharr gave the Maroons a 7-3 lead with 34-yard scoring para to Johnny Woltt with but 12 seconds left in the opening half. State, with Pharr doing most of the damage, covered 79 yards in two plays as the half was ending to give the Bull-drK the lead. Florida grabbed a 3 0 lead early In the second quarter on Wayne Barfleld'a 21-yard field goal. The Onion put the second half kli-koff In play at (heir own 20 and McKeel, who rrored both of tU third quarter TDs, on 1-yard and 2 yvd plunges, quickly reel i i 1 -Y3i i7 i I kMUaaav rf'nmim i innnii.i. mmtmiwtmmmmw Sports On Air TELEVISION TODAY 11:30 a.m.

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BASEBALL Composite of Twins vs. Red Sox, Angels vs. Tigers (5, 7) RADIO TODAY 1:30 p.m. AFL FOOTBALL Miami Dolphins at New York JeU (WEAT, 850) i (AF Wlreorrato) DAMJSCIJS BY 6 Damascus, foreground, leads Buekpasser to the finish line by six lengths to win the $100,600 Woodward at Aqueduct Saturday. Damascus beat the Favored Buekpasser and Dr.

Fager in what had been billed as the race of the decade. Dr. Fager was third..