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porte Cbe Clarfon-CfCgcr JACKSON DAILY NEWS Sports Digest Scorecard Sunday, (Vlubcr l78 0e Miss Surely Beats Southern Behind Langley's Kicking, 16-13 uT' iZZF1 TTT (i ft MiDanicl rolled out on the option and appeared to have enough running room to make a first down Hut he elected to lob a pass, which I Fabris leaped to spear and then head down the sideline. He rambled down the sideline to the Southern 36 when he was tackled. Hut apparently the tackier was an ineligible player, who came onto the field to make the stop on Fabris. Sloan and his assistants protested violently to the officials, who charged the Eagles with a 15-yard penalty, putting the ball on the 21. Sec Rebs, Page 8D right there in front of all those people.

What caused such a show of emotion was not known for sure but it is believed to have been forced by a Southern Miss player (later revealed as James Hale), who just couldn't quite control himself after Jon Fabris of Ole Miss had intercepted a Dane McDaniel pass to set up the winning field goal. Fabris, who had been victimized earlier by the Golden Eagles, got some revenge with just under 1 minutes left in the game. The Golden Eagles, trying to break the tie, were driving with a third and one at the Ole Miss 22. Duly NnSTEVE GARDNER The Toe That Kicked The Eagles Hoppy Langley's 29-yard field goal with come-from-behind 16-13 victory over 16 seconds to play carried Ole Miss to a Southern Mississippi Saturday night. which blasted St.

leo, 65-0, Saturday. Tage 4D Steady Hubert Green continued to hold the lead in the World Series of Golf. Tage 14D their fifth straight loss to the Gators. "The difference was Florida's emotion," said Mississippi State Coach Bob Tyler. "You could tell it on.

the opening kickoff. They ran, they covered and they jumped around. They played the way you're supposed to play with emotion. "Florida beat us in about every way possible. Our defense did some good things in the game.

They got Florida No Vacation For Bulldogs 34 By JOHN ADAMS Clanon-LedRer Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. For the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Gainesville isn't even a nice place to visit. Give them a one-way ticket to the Lebanon Border, a luncheon with Idi Amin or a night on the town in New York's Central Park during the mugging season. Anything but Gainesville in September. The Bulldogs, who haven't won a By JERRY POTTER CUrton-Ledger SporU Wnttr Well, there are a few things we know for sure.

Ole Miss beat Southern Mississippi 16-13 Saturday night before 42.756 crazy fans at Mississippi Memorial Stadium. Hoppy Langley, a man who missed four field goals three weeks ago at Memorial Stadium, finally found the goal posts, nailing three to seal the second victory of the season for the Rebels against one loss. We also know that Steve Sloan, the mild-mannered fellow who coaches the Rebels, threw a fit. Inside The Montgomery brothers have helped Greenville High School to a 4-0 record. Page 2D Things are a little bit different at Millsaps, game here in 20 years, failed miserably in their efforts to end that streak here Saturday night, falling 34-0 to a highly motivated Florida Gator team.

Favored to win their fourth straight game without a loss, the Bulldogs gave up two touchdowns in the last 311 of the first half and were on their way to absorbing their first shutout in 41 games and Staff Photo by Jay Koalzsr Kjsebill Score American League Yankees 7 Indians 0 Ked Sox 5 Blue Jays 1 Tigers 5 Orioles 4 Brewers 8 A 5 National League Phillies 10 Pirates 8 Cardinals 6 Expos 1 Tubs 7 Mots 5 Reds 4 Braves 0 Astros 7 Giants 4 us the ball on the fumbles and the pass interception, but the whole package wasn't what we needed." The Gators packaged thqir decisive victory with a rush that sacked Bulldog quarterback Dave Marler six the passing combination of John Brantley to Chris Collinsworth. Led by defensive end Mike Du-pree, the Gators allowed the Bull-See Bulldogs, Page 8D Today it the whole momk for tho Now York Yankoot and Botton Red Sox. Voloran Catfith Hunter will pilch against Cleveland for the Yanks, who are one game ahead of Boston, tuit Tiant, meanwhile, will bo on the mound to try and make sure the Red Sox beat Toronto. way Park in Boston. Any other combination will bury the Red Sox.

Each won Saturday, the reason for all the hullabloo, setting up the old line, "And then there was one." The Yankees pleased 55,219 customers by beating Cleveland, 7-0, on the five-hit pitching of Ed Figue-roa. Boston, meanwhile, had an easy time, too, whipping Toronto, 5-1. See Sox, Page 1ID There Was One Yankees And Red Sox Win, Setting Up Eleventh I lour i "Do I believe in fate? No, but I believe in Santa Claus. There is one, isn't there?" 4 Carl Yastrzemski Compiled From AP Dispatch The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox put their 1978 baseball seasons into one autumn afternoon today, with players like Carl Yastrzemski talking of Santa Claus for good reason. Not only must the Red Sox win their final regular season game, but they must hope that Cleveland can somehow manage to beat New York and Catfish Hunter.

Should the wheel of fortune have the Sox winning and the Red Sox losing, the American League's Eastern Division would be decided in a one-game playoff Monday at Fen- sf4 i -f a ii il i kill 1 fijSfkd 'X'r'iijfc jzL J- 'x "Vt'rj ill-o Philadelphia Bubbles With NL East Pennant Ole Miss' lawrence Johnson (99) And Eddy Householder Celebrate Fumble Recovery. The Aaiociated Press PITTSBURGH After one game that followed the script of an entire season, the Philadelphia Phillies popped champagne and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoke of pride. "After three years, you learn bow to open these so they don't pop," Manager Danny Ozark said casually, opening a bottle of bubbly after his Philadelphia Phillies won their third straight National League East title with a 10-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. "We didn't lose It. Philadelphia went out and won it," said smiling Pirate Manager Chuck Tanner, whose team trailed 10-4 before their four-run ninth-inning rally ended with the tying run at the; plate.

Alter an August 12 loss in delphia, the Pirates were 11V4 games back. But they cam on strong with a 24-game home win-, ning streak that was halted Saturday by a 16-hit Phillie barrage that included two solo homers by winning pitcher Randy Lerch, a three-run home by Greg Luzinsk) and a three-run double by Richie Hebner See Phillies, Page UD S. C. State 16 Alabama 51 Maryland 20 Oklahoma 45 Alcorn State! 0 Vanderbilt 28 Kentucky 3 Missouri 23 Page 5D i Page 6D Page 6D Page 9D i.