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PENNANT RACES AT A GLANCE Orioles Uad Tiger by 7Vi Dodgers lead Braves by 4Vi Whlta Sox clinched title Phillies Uad Pirates by 3 Details, Pag 3P, mm Stateiman-Journal, Sunday, September 23, 1983 UO Houston sive tackle to defense because of injuries. "I was pursuing down the line when the ball fell loose and it went off a lineman's back," said Culp. ''I just trapped it." Two plays later, Johnson fumbled on the Houston 27 after an 11-yard gain. "I was fighting for extra yards and they stripped the ball," said Johnson. "I thought, 'There went my I really started yelling for the defense then." The defense received a break before regaining the ball.

A 20-yard completion from Wilson to David Roberson was nullified when Rober-son was called for offensive interference against Oregon's Don Brown. Houston lost 35 yards plus a down. BROOKS AGREED with the call. "There's no question that we got a Turn to DUCKS, Page 8F. 0 'v r- 1 ml By REID ENGLISH 01 the Stattiman-Journal EUGENE The football bounced the University of Oregon's way Saturday and the Ducks won their first game of the season.

Oregon got most of the breaks in the fourth quarter, and edged Houston 15-14 in an intersectional battle before 26,105 fans at Autzen Stadium. The victory was important, since the Ducks opened with two losses, and it also showed they have character. The Ducks came back from a 14-6 deficit in the third quarter to beat a prestigious foe from the Southwest Conference. DESPITE THE victory, Oregon was out-classed by the Cougars for three quarters. In fact, Houston out-gained the Ducks 354-328 and had the ball 10 minutes longer than Oregon.

But Oregon's key plays and Houston's mistakes in the fourth quarter made the difference. Houston coach Bill Yeoman said the best team didn't win. "I really feel we are two or three touchdowns better than that team," he said. Oregon needed some luck to win, in the form of three recovered fumbles and a crucial pass interference call against Houston in the final six minutes. "We didn't do it with polish and style, but we did it with guts and determination," said a relieved Oregon coach Rich Brooks.

"I think we've proven that we can make the big play." The game's biggest play was made by the Ducks, but it surely wasn't intentional. It looked more, like a play from a pickup game. Oregon's Ladaria Johnson kept an Oregon drive alive with a 17-yard gain on a fake punt. Suddenly, the daring Ducks resembled the Ducks of three years ago, when they had their last successful season. TWO PLAYS LATER, quarterback Mike Jorgensen, faced with a third-and-nine from Houston's 43, hit flanker Lew Barnes over the middle around the 25.

Barnes fumbled after being hit, teammate Kevin McCall deflected the ball downfield and tight end Doug Herman recovered at the 2-yard line. A defensive holding penalty put it on the 1. McCall scored on the next play, putting Oregon ahead for the first time this season. Jorgensen's two-point conversion pass failed. Although he made the key recovery, Herman was upset about not scoring on the play.

"I was trying to pick it up when I got hit from behind," said Herman. "I was going in for six." To show the Ducks' luck, Herman and McCall broke a cardinal rule: Coaches tell their players to fall on rather than pick up loose balls. "I was trying to pick it up," said McCall. "I was in a clear position, but the guy tackled me from behind and I hit it as my hands swung up." THAT PASS-FUMBLE play set up a series of fumbles in the next three minutes. Houston quarterback Lionel Wilson fumbled an option keeper, and Oregon's David Culp recovered at the Houston 46.

Culp, a junior from Silverton, was switched two weeks ago from offen 7 .4 Statesman-Journal photo by Mike Willlami era Oregon receiver Scott Clay (87) from getting the ball. Linfield's defense led the Wildcats to a 19-0 victory Saturday in Monmouth. BACKFIELD BALLET Llnfield College defensive backs Randy Lyons (with ball) and Doug Jansen act in tandem in preventing West- out WOSC shuts The didn't come close to scoring. They didn't cross the Linfield 40-yard line until early in the third quarter, and that drive fizzled at the Wildcat 26 WOSC's deepest penetration. "We were unable to sustain any drives," said Dick Arbuckle, who suffered his first loss as WOSC's head coach.

"I thought we were able to move the ball well at times, but then we would make a mistake or take a big loss." The Wolves were responsible for the mistakes, but Linfield's blitzing tactics accounted for the losses. McAllister and Co. sacked WOSC quarterback Wes Dell eight times for minus-64 yards, and had three more tackles for losses. "We did not handle the blitz well," admitted Arbuckle. Thus, the Western Oregon rushing 0 a 1-yard run with 9:24 left.

"Six-nothing is not that bad," said Arbuckle. "I think the thing that really hurt us was that second touchdown. We had them stopped, but on one play we had 20 yards in penalties. Instead of us having the ball in our territory, they have the ball in our territory." The break came when WOSC Was called for roughing Linfield punter Greg Hodgkinson. A 5-yard penalty gave the Wildcats an automatic first down at their own 33.

To make matters worse, Western received an additional 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct. "The official said somebody in our defensive huddle said something," said Arbuckle. "That series probably changed the complexion of the ball-game." Turn to LINFIELD, Page 4F. Bond avoided any direct charges of attempted sabotage in the frogman incident. "We saw a guy with frog gear coming up through the water," he said.

"He obviously got wind of the security guards and disappeared." Bond said he is not worried about damage to Australia H's celebrated winged keel, which has been kept hidden all summer, but he added: "We are concerned with damage to the yacht and the gear up on it." The New York Yacht Club tried virtually all summer to outlaw the keel, which gives the boat greater maneuverability and speed, but finally dropped their protest Aug. 26. Saturday's race was postponed 20 minutes before the last possible starting time because 45-degree wind shifts made it impossible to set a course. Conner and Aussie skipper John Bertrand came within two minutes of a start earlier only to be called off when the wind on Rhode Island Sound shifted suddenly. Liberty, which has won all but one start so far, had actually crossed the line at that point while turning to the left in earch of better position.

The postponement was the sixth day of no racing since the series began. Vtf' -I Colorado rolls past Beavers BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Colorado's Steve Vogel and Ron Brown sent a message to the Oregon State defense Saturday when they teamed up to burn the Beaver defense on two long pass plays one of them a touchdown in the first quarter. And long before the Buffaloes had finished demolishing Oregon State 38-14, the message was clear: Colorado was going to go for the big pass plays. "We went long early for three reasons," said CU coach Bill McCartney.

"First, because it was good scheme against the coverage they were giving us. Secondly, we wanted to involve Ron Brown in our, offense. "And we also just wanted to serve: notice that we could throw long." "I thought today's game was case of being fortunate in making-big plays early in the game. If we didn't get that early touchdown on the interception and those two long pass plays, we could have been in a struggle," he said. The lopsided loss to a supposedly equal opponent left OSU coach Joe Avezzano shaking his head.

"I can't criticize our effort or our desire," he said. "But we made a gross number of mental errors on adjustments we made for CU during the week. "We felt we could have passing success but our mental mistakes on passing plays were brutal." The win marked the first time that; Colorado, 2-1, won back-to-back games since the end of the 1979 season. Colorado fullback Lee Rouson carried nine times for 106 yards, including runs of 44 and 36 yards. Bryce Oglesby led OSU backs with 103 yards on 23 carries.

Vogel completed 8 of 13 passes for Turn to BEAVERS, Page 8F. AP phot Barnes outruns Houston's Audrey TD play Saturday. Barnes in the Ducks' 15-14 win. Rescheduled for Monday Cup race is postponed Linfield By SEAN DUFF Of the Statesman-Journal MONMOUTH The jury may have been out on the 1983 Linfield College football team, but it returned a verdict Saturday in favor of the Wildcats' defense. Linfield held Western Oregon's explosive attack to to 229 yards total offense in a 19-0 Wildcat victory.

The shutout helped ease the embarrassment of Linfield's defensive effort in its first game, a 38-29 loss to Southern Oregon. "We were really disappointed about last week's play," said Wildcat defensive end Mike McAllister. "We proved in the first half we could shut them out, but then "We worked hard all week 'to make up for that. We wanted a shutout. From the start of the week, that was our goal." INSIDE Willamette falls Willamette lost to Eastern Oregon 31-26 Saturday night 4F.

Orioles on hold Milwaukee beat Baltimore Saturday to keep the Orioles from clinching the AL East title 3F. Inactive QB McKay QB Tyler Eldred: no school, no weekend fun, and no football 6F. Pac-10 problems USC, UCLA, Stanford and Washington all lost to non-league foes Saturday 5F. Irish shut out Miami of Florida blanked Notre Dame 20-0 Saturday -5F. Beavers lose Oregon State loses the final game of its basketball tour 2F.

attack that gained 280 yards against Willamette was held to 57 by Linfield. The Wolves' longest run from scrimmage was 11 yards. "Last week Southern Oregon had a couple of big plays," said Linfield defensive tackle Steve Boyea. "That's what we wanted to make sure we took away. We wanted to make 'em earn 'em." Linfield scored a touchdown in each of the first three quarters.

After Western Oregon punted on its first possession, the Wildcats moved 71 yards to take a 6-0 lead. The key play came on a third-and-six situation at the Wildcats' 43. Jim Lyons, chosen Saturday to be Linfield's starting quarterback, lofted a 42-yard pass to Steve Hogue. That put the Wildcats at the WOSC 15. Tim Nacrelli gained 14 yards in two carries before Lyons scored on dering is which boat are they going to send out after us.

The blue one? The red one? The green one? Or maybe they can use a can of spray paint and we won't know the difference. Maybe the right color would be pink. "This could get ridiculous. We could have five different hulls, five different keels, five different masts and a thousand sails, and you would never know which boat you were running against. "Maybe they're going to cut the mast off." Bond said that once Liberty was changed Friday and recertified as meeting 12-meter racing specifications, she should not be changed again on a lay day.

"When you give a certificate today, that should be the same certificate you sail under because it's the same race," he said. Bill Ficker of the host New York Yacht Club's America's Cup Committee said Liberty has three different certifications to use depending upon the weight, although she must be remeasured each time. The Australians took a lay day Friday after their record 3 minute, 25 second victory Thursday evened the series 3-3. IF vfk TD SCAMPER Oregon's Lew McMillan while completing a caught four passes worth 124 vards nil WVH NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) The showdown between Liberty and Australia II for the America's Cup was postponed because of shifty winds Saturday and then erupted in controversy.

The seventh and final race in the series is- rescheduled for Monday. The Americans called for a lay day today. The Australians were upset over changes in the U.S. yacht's weight and sail configuration. They also complained that a mysterious frogman seen in the water at 2 a.m.

Saturday near their dock might have been out to damage their boat. The Aussies said they would sail Monday under protest because any modifications now are unfair. Skipper Dennis Conner had 924 pounds of lead removed from Liberty's hull Friday night. He planned to take the boat back to a Barrington, R.I., shipyard for more possible changes Sunday in hopes of extending the 132-year U.S. monopoly on the Cup, the only international trophy never to change hands.

"They can't run forever. They've got to face us some day," said Australia II syndicate chief Alan Bond, who has spent $16 million in four tries win the Cup. "What I'm won.