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Sports The Salina Journal Tuesday, September 13, 1983 Page 11 Chargers strike late to down KC KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) The San Diego Chargers spent 57 minutes proving a point with the run and three minutes winning the game with the pass. Dan Fouts, silent throughout much of the second half with San Diego's sudden shift in offensive philosophy, fired a 12-yard touchdown pass to Wes Chandler with 1:45 remaining to give the Chargers a 17-14 victory Monday night over the Kansas City Chiefs. Fouts was a frustrating 9-of-17 for only 127 yards in the first half as the Chargers fell behind 7-3. So they went to a ball-control offense and drove 96 yards in 15 plays over minutes with the second-half kickoff to take a 10-7 lead on a 10-yard run by Chuck Muncie.

San Diego appeared to have the game well in hand when the Chargers drove 80 yards the next time they got the ball, again exclusively on the ground, to the Kansas City 2. But Muncie fumbled the ball into the endzone where it was recovered SD KC First downs 27 13 Rushes-yords 5M92 18-45 Passing yards 251 222 Sacks by-yards 2-14 1-8 Return yards 15 14 Passes 17-25-1 24-31-1 Punls Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-yards 7-65 6-35 Time of possession 33:54 26:06 Individual Statistics DIEGO-Muncie 27-110. Brooks 23-86, Fouts I-(-4). KANSAS CITY- Jackson 10-20, J.Thomas 7-19, Kenney 1-6. DIEGO-Fouts 17-25-1-259.

KANSAS CITY-Kenney 23-30-1-188, Carson 11-0-48. DIEGO-Chandler 5-77, Joiner 4-56, Wlnslow 3-37. Brooks 2-45, Muncie 2-37, Duckworth 1-7. KANSAS CITY-Scotl 7-32, Hancock 6-73, Carson 4-65, Jackson 210, J.Thomas 2-10. Marshall 1- 48, Hadnot 12, K.Thomas l-(-4).

by cornerback Gary Green midway through the fourth quarter. Bill Kenney completed four passes for 26 yards to move the ball to midfield, where Carlos Carson electrified the Chargers on a flea- flicker a 48-yard TD pass to fellow wide receiver Henry Marshall to give the Chiefs a 14-10 lead with 3:07 remaining. Fouts, who had thrown only four passes in the second half to that point, emerged from his shell with completions of 13 yards to Chandler, 36 yards to James Brooks and 15 yards to Muncie to set up the TD pass to Chandler an 80-yard drive in a mere five plays to help the Chargers avert an 0-2 start. Both the Chargers and the Chiefs are 1-1. Muncie and Brooks benefitted from San Diego's new offensive philosophy in the second half as Brooks rushed a career-high 23 times for 87 yards and Muncie one short of his career-high with 27 carries for 110 yards, his 16th career 100-yard game.

"We came out feeling we could run the ball and we wanted to run the ball," Fouts said. "It helps our passing game if we can run it. I love handing the ball off. And if it leads to W's (wins), we'll run it a lot more." "People said we couldn't run the ball," Muncie said, "and Coach (Don) Coryell is the type who wants to prove people wrong." KW spikers top Spartans By BRAD CATT Sports Writer Tracy Rietzke didn't have any trouble pinpointing when his Kansas Wesleyan volleyball team turned the tide against intra-city rival Marymount in Monday night's match at Muir gym. Down 11-1 in the opening set, the Coyotes rallied to an 11-11 tie before dropping a 1512 decision.

But according to Rietzke, the comeback gave Wesleyan the momentum it needed to capture the next two sets (15-7 and 15-9) and the match. "It would have been awful tough to come back if we'd lost that first set 15-1 or 15-2," the KW coach said. The victory gave the Coyotes a perfect 2-0 record in their season opener. In the opening match of the evening, KW defeated KCAC rival McPherson, 15-12, 15-7. Marymount, now 3-3 on the season, also defeated McPherson, 155, 12-15, 15-6.

The Spartans dominated the early action against KW. Setter Mary McClain served for five consecutive points, while freshman Connie Sprout added four service points and a pair of kill spikes as Marymount built up its commanding early lead. Wesleyan then rallied behind the serving of freshman Amy Hett, but the comeback fell short as juco transfer Lisa Doebele spiked the game-winner for Marymount. KW took control of the second game when the Coyotes reeled off seven unanswered points to take an 8-3 lead. The Wesleyan lead was 13-7 when (See KW, Page 12) CONCENTRATION Lisa Doebele of Marymount eyes the volleyball Monday night during a match against McPherson at Muir Gym.

Chortle Rlwicl Doebele and her teammates won a 15-5, 12-15, 15-6 decision over McPherson, but later lost to Kansas Wesleyan, 15-12, 7-15, 9-15. Cubs blast Expos, Rogers By United Press International Steve Rogers could not take the sting out of Chicago Cubs' bats Monday and when the game was over the Montreal right-hander said he felt "psychologically tapped out." "I got myself into all kinds of trouble, particularly on the ground balls," said Rogers, who was beat- Baseball roundup en 8-0, the victim of a seven-run Cubs' sixth inning. Rogers said ground balls that inning by Keith Moreland and Ron Cey proved decisive. Moreland had a double and single and scored on a double by Cey. "Hard-hit ground balls at Wrigley Field almost always will turn into hits," said Rogers, 17-10, who gave up 10 hits in innings.

He had not lost to the Cubs at Wrigley Field since Aug. 3,1980. "I have always psyched myself up for the Cubs because they have been such a good hitting club," added Rogers. "But today, I think I overdicl it. "Because the game was so close, I started to worry about making a bad pitch," he said.

"I over-concentrated on some of the batters. The harder I tried after the two ground ball doubles, the harder the Cubs hit the ball. It eventually did me in. I was psychologically tapped out." "I have always felt that Rogers is not only the best pitcher in the National League, but is around the strike zone more than anyone else," said Rogers' opponent on the mound, Dick Ruthven, 12-11. Ruthven struck out four and picked up his fourth complete game and second shutout.

He hit four singles and scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the third after leading off with a single. Dan Rohn reached base on a sacrifice attempt after Rogers' throw failed to get Ruthven at second. Bill Buckner singled to fill the bases and Ruthven scored when Mqre- land's grounder was fumbled by third baseman Tim Wallach for an error. Moreland led off the sixth with a double and scored on Cey's double. Carmelo Martinez singled Cey to third and Jody Davis doubled in pinch runner Jerry Morales, with Martinez being cut down at the plate.

Larry Bowa then singled Davis to third and Davis scored when Wallach fumbled Ruthven's grounder, making the score 4-0. Dan Schatzeder gave up a two- run single to pinch hitter Ryne Sandberg, who took second on the throw to the plate and scored the sixth run of the inning on Buckner's double to right. Moreland then got his second hit of the inning, a single to left to score Buckner. Beating the Expos, Cub Manager Charlie Fox said, "came at the right time because more often than not we have failed to get the big hit." The big hit, in Rogers' opinion, was Cey's high bounder in the sixth. "That easily could have been turned into a double play, but the third baseman was playing in, anticipating a bunt," Rogers said.

In other games Monday, Detroit defeated Cleveland, 5-1, Pittsburgh whipped St. Louis, 7-5, the New York Yankees edged Milwaukee, 10, Baltimore and Boston were rained out and Philadelphia nipped the New York Mets, 2-1. DETROIT 5, CLEVELAND 1 Rick Leach keyed a three-run (See BASEBALL, Page 12) Neither quarterback threw an in- completion in the second half with Fouts 8-of-8 for 132 yards and Kenney 11-of-ll for 60 yards. Fouts finished 17-of-25 for 259 yards while Kenney closed at 23-of-30 for 188 yards. "We aren't given up on passing by any means," Coryell said.

"We just decided we had to keep our defense off the field, to give them a rest, and the best way to do that is with the run. If we weren't able to run, then certainly we would have started passing again." The Carson pass to Marshall was the second such flea-flicker in two games for the Chiefs as running back Jewerl Thomas also threw a TD pass to Carson in a 17-13 season- opening victory over the Seattle Seahawks. A brilliant opening 30 minutes of defense by Kansas City and a 45- yard touchdown bomb from Kenney to Anthony Hancock gave the Chiefs a 7-3 halftime lead. San Diego safety Tim Fox inter- cepted a Kenney pass on Kansas City's first possession and returned it 14 yards to the Chiefs 20. A clipping penalty on the return moved the ball back to the Kansas City 35 and the Chargers eventually had to settle on a 51-yard field goal by Rolf Benirschke for a 3-0 lead.

The Kansas City defense then fought off two short punts by Jim Arnold that gave the Chargers the ball at midfield, with end Art Still recovering a fumble by Chuck Muncie at the Chief 19 the first time and San Diego losing the ball on downs (See Chiefs, Page 12) Scoring Summary San Diego 307 Kansas City 070 First SD-FG Benirschke 51, 6:41 Second KC-Hancock 45 pass from Kenney (Lowery kick), 12:00 Third SD-Muncie 10 run (Benirschke kick), 8:26 Fourth KC-Marshall 48 pass from Carson (Lowery kick), 11:53 SD-Chandler 12 pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick), 13:15 Aussies claim 'winning edge' NEWPORT, R.I. (UPI) Australia II officials claimed Monday their side had the "winning edge" in the 25th America's Cup races and brandished a huge gold wrench to pry the Victorian silver trophy from its pedestal and home for 132 years. Crews of cup defender Liberty and challenger Australia II polished the sleek 12-meter boats and fine- tuned equipment in preparation for the best-of-seven series starting Tuesday, with yacht racing's crown jewel at stake. With weather forecasters predicting rain and winds of 15-to-18 knots sweeping the 23.4 mile triangular course in Rhode Island Sound, both sides claimed the advantage, although Liberty has been particularly strong in heavier air and Australia II superb in less than 15 knots. While Australia II Chairman Alan Bond said cheerfully that Ben Lexcen's finned keel "may have given us the winning edge," renowned Naval architect Halsey Herreshoff blasted the keel as a "trick providing the challenger with an advantage." The Coast Guard, expecting thousands of spectator boats, stationed a flotilla of 40 cutters and patrol craft to mark a 5-mile long, diamond-shaped perimeter around the race route.

Instead of unveiling the controversial keel Monday as originally planned, Bond said it would be revealed "when we receive the cup." Herreshoff, also navigator aboard Liberty, said, "We have a good boat, excellent sails and a fine crew. We'll pull through but it's not going to be easy." The keel has enabled Australia II to make remarkably fast turns and accelerate out of tacts with great speed, leaving her with a 48-6 record against the six foreign boats she eliminated from the trials to secure the challenger's spot. Riding on the shoulders of Liberty skipper Dennis Conner and Australia II helmsman John Bertrand is fierce national pride, the climax of years of work and the hopes of backers who have funneled millions of dollars into the two campaigns. Conner, the reigning cup champion, risks the possibility of going down in nautical history as the first American skipper to lose the cup since the schooner America won the Auld Mug in a race against the Isle of Wight in 1851. Bertrand said another Australian defeat would set back 12-meter racing Down Under for years to come.

But Conner, who successfully protected the cherished trophy from the Australians in 1980, played golf on the eve of the world's most prestigious yachting race, convinced "no one tried harder." Bond, the Australian entrepreneur who has spent 10 years and $16 million trying to win the cup, predicted a 4-2 victory for Australia II. "We're not overconfident," Bond said. "I don't think the Liberty crewmembers have anymore experience that we do. We're equal." Huskers, Sooners 1-2 in UPI football poU NEW YORK (UPI) Nebraska, which strengthened its grip on the No. 1 spot with a thrashing of Wyoming, was joined near the top by Big Eight rival Oklahoma in balloting by the UPI Board of Coaches released Monday.

Nebraska, No. 1 since preseason, received 36 of a possible 39 first- place votes and amassed 582 points. Oklahoma vaulted from fourth into second with a 27-14 win over Stanford Saturday, getting two first- place votes and 485 points. Texas, which opens its season Saturday at Auburn, dropped from second to third and Auburn fell from third to fourth despite a 24-3 rout of Southern Mississippi. Notre Dame, a 54-6 winner over Purdue, received the other first- place vote and leaped four spots into fifth.

Rounding out the Top 10 are No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Georgia, No. 8 North Carolina, No. 9 Florida State and No.

10 Michigan. After losing 56-20 to Nebraska, Wyoming coach Al Kincaid praised the top-ranked Cornhuskers. "I got some first-hand experience," Kincaid said. "They didn't make mental mistakes. Everything I expected, we got." Nebraska coach Tom Osborne is determined to be the last one convinced of his Cornhuskers' greatness.

"I really don't know how good we are because we haven't been tested," he said. "We've been playing well. We feel we're making progress." Minnesota will try to test Nebraska Saturday, while four of the next five challengers face off against each other. Ohio State at Oklahoma and the Auburn-Texas showdown will have major impact on next week's balloting. Other meetings of ranked teams Saturday pit Michigan at Washington and West Virginia at Maryland.

Washington and Boston College cracked the Top 20 after impressive victories. The Huskies, ranked in preseason before dropping out last week, moved back with a 34-0 win over Northwestern in their opener. Boston College, 2-0, used an upset over Clemson to gain its ranking. NEW YORK (UPI) The United Press International Board of Coaches Top 20 1983 college football ratings, with first- place votes in parentheses (total points based on 15 points for first place, 14 for second, 1. Nebraska (36) (2-0) 582 2.

Oklahoma (2) (1-0) 485 3. Texas (0-0) 465 4. Auburn (1-0) 438 5. Notre Dame (1) (1-0) 407 6. Ohio State (1-0) 350 7.

Georgia (1-0) 262 8. North Carolina (2-0) 248 9. Florida State (2-0) 247 10. Michigan (1-0) 211 11. Alabama (1-0) 174 12.

Iowa (1-0) 166 13. Pittsburgh (2-0) 120 14. West Virginia (2-0) 98 15. Florida (1-0-1) 93 16. Washington (1-0) 78 17.

Southern Methodist (2-0) 73 18. Arizona State (1-0) 42 19. Maryland (1-0) 36 20. Boston College (2-0) 24 JOURNAL SPORTS WRITER At long last, Morland wins a football game Bruce Erickson figures he paid his dues in full during the 1982 football season. The Morland coach agonized a year ago when his Tigers suffered through an 0-8 campaign.

But Morland people had become accustomed to such happenings. The Tigers, after all, had not won a game since Oct. 26, 1979 when they bombed Herndon, 56-16, in the next-to-last game of the year. "Last year, people would come up to me after a loss and congratulate me," Erickson says. "They would tell me our kids had scored and led in the game which had not happened for quite some time." That frustration had started with the 1980 and '81 seasons without so much as a victory, 18 of them in fact to run the string to 19 before Erickson's arrival.

But Erickson and the Tigers don't have to worry about "moral" victories anymore. Last Friday night, they tasted the real thing when they opened the '83 season with a 12-8 victory over Lenora to snap a 27- game losing skein. "We finally got the monkey off our back," said an obviously elated Erickson. "This helps us out quite a bit because there are some powerhouses up here in our league." Since Morland fell on hard times following that 1979 season record), the Tigers have had a revolving door for head football coaches. Erickson is the first one to come back for a second season after three previous mentors had left after their first year.

"I think the continuity has helped us quite a bit," Erickson said. "The people out here have done a lot to help. We've built a weight room which 1 think is as nice as any around this part of the state. The administration, faculty and townspeople have been very supportive. I can't think of a nicer place to coach." Erickson said one of the reasons he was optimistic entering this season was the return of Jan Keith, a bruising 190-pound running back.

Keith had missed last season with a broken leg. "He's a good leader and the kids were excited about him coming back out," said Erickson. "We've got a good bunch of seniors and that's what you win with." -tr Meanwhile, in another section of Kansas, the longest losing streak in the state came to an end. Attica, which had not won since October of 1978, defeated Sharon, 86, to snap a 47-game losing skein. There is some local flavor to that contest since Steve Sheahon, former standout player at Sacred Heart High School and Bethany College, is the head coach for the Bulldogs.

Sheahon watched his team go winless, too, a year ago. This time, though, the Bulldogs got to taste the sweetness of victory. "Everybody ran out on the field," said Sheahon of the celebration in Attica. "It was the wildest thing I've seen after a victory." Sheahon said this triumph was much different than any he had experienced as a player. "In high school and college we were supposed to win it wasn't that big a deal," he said.

"We don't have that expectancy here. This certainly is one of the highlights I've been associated with in my athletic career." A loss would possibly have been devastating, Sheahon noted. "If we would've lost, I don't know if we could come back and win the rest of the season," Sheahon said. "This was the one game we felt we had a chance to win and we proved we could do it." ft -ft ti Lebanon was forced to forfeit its first game of the season to Kensington when it could field just eight players. The Broncos have also forfeited 8- man games to the remaining teams on its 1983 schedule.

"We just don't have the numbers to compete," said Lebanon Superintendent Steven Dumler. "Some of our kids have never played football before." Lebanon has scheduled some 6- man contests with Nebraska schools and several of its Kansas opponents..