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CITIZEN-TIMES1 SPORTS 1 Sports Director yf) Mf ft' 7 SECTION Sunday, Oct. 26, 1975 A Dismal Day For Tar Heels N. Carolina Upset 38-17 By ECU EAST CAROLINA'S EDDIE HICKS IS DUMPED end run stopped by Tar Heels' Bobby Trott ii aW v4Mf 1 0 'if CHAPEL HILL. N.C. (AP)- The powerful running legs of halfback Kenny Strayhorn carried East Carolina to a 38-17 college football victory over North Carolina Saturday afternoon.

Strayhorn, a 204-pound senior, ran for two touchdowns and picked up crucial yardage at key points in the game. Despite North Carolina tailback Mike Voight's gathering 209 yards in 42 carries, his three fumbles and three pass interceptions by alert Pirate defenders put the game out of the Tar Heels' reach. North Carolina is now 2-5 for the season and ECU is 5-3. East Carolina dominated most of the game and and held the Tar Heels scoreless in the second half while adding 17 points to its 21-17 halftime lead. North Carolina was first to score by taking the opening kickoff and marching 70 yards in 13 plays for a touchdown.

Voight, who made the score on a fourth down with inches in go, carried 11 times in the drive and gained 69 of the 70 yards. The Pirates struck back quickly. Strayhorn made the first score with a six-yard touchdown scamper over left tackle. Voight fumbled on the Tar Heel 19 on North Carolina's first play after taking the kickoff. On the Pirates' second play, quarterback Mike Weaver lobbed an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Gay Burnett.

Voight fumbled again on the next Tar Heel possession after picking up 13 yards in a run to the Pirate 47. On ECU'S first play, halfback Eddie Hicks powered his way through the line and broke at least six tackles on a 53-yard touchdown dash. Late in the first half North Carolina appeared headed toward a comeback. Voight narrowed the ECU margin to 21-14 when he broke through left tackle for a six-yard touchdown run. The gap was cut to 21-17 with 22 seconds left in the half when the Tar Heels drove to the Pirate 15 and Tom Biddle booted a 32-yard field goal.

North Carolina then grabbed a kickoff return fumble by Willie Hawkins on the Pirate 40. After picking up 16 yards on a sideline pass play. North Carolina failed to make a 42-yard field goal with ore second left in the half. In the second half, the Tar Heels were swamped aand failed to seriously threaten again. v.v.

-APWirtphoto COACH PAT DYE OF PIRATES POINTED THE WAY a major upset of North Carolina was goal N.C. State's Wolf pack Sets Contest Here N. C. STATE UNIVERSITY'S basketball team, nationally ranked as usual, will make Its third appearance here In three years in December when the Wolfpack once more plays UNC-Asheville. This season's clash at the Asheville Civic Center is scheduled for Dec.

6 at 7:30 p.m. The game was confirmed by Coach Bob Hartman of UNC-A, who had been working all week with State officials to secure a contract. Although details were not disclosed, the Wolfpack is expected to receive approximately 15,000 for its appearance. "We hope this game will mean something to Asheville," said Hartman, whose Bulldogs have been working daily for the past two weeks. "It's not often that the fans in Asheville get a chance to see Atlantic Coast Conference teams here." In fact, the game will mark Just the fourth time in the past three years that an ACC team has played in Western North Carolina.

State had an intrasquad scrimmage here in 1973 and met UNC-A in 1974 while North Carolina played an exhibition last year against Athletes in Action. The latter two games were both hosted at the Civic Center. Obviously, Hartman is enthusiastic about the announcement for the State game and is also working toward a game with Wake Forest for the following season. "It gives us a chance to work against one of the top 25 teams in the country," he said of State. "We'd like to think that eventually we could be competitive with those teams.

I know we'll be better prepared for State this year, since there won't be as many distractions as last year." Of course, the biggest distraction was David Thompson, who sailed through the Bulldogs for 42 points. The Wolfpack won, 111-68, attracting 6,352 fans A Talkative Series ONE WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED to recall a more exciting World Series than the one we've just witnessed, even if we did have to sit through a corps of announcers whose conversation was so thick that it sometimes fogged the television screen. The problem and it's not a new one with televised baseball is that there is so much blank time between the action, as much as 30 seconds on every pitch. And if you're being paid to talk, that can seem like an hour of deathly silence. But consider some of the "filler" comments we were forced to endure: "He doesn't have a lot of talent, but he keeps coming at you There's an interesting battle going on down at first base He's thinking all the time Let's take a vote to see if he's going on this pitch You can't measure the guy's heart There's Yaz's lucky sock, hey, he's got it on the other leg And remember, all that was sandwiched around third basemen guarding the line, the intricacies of the respective stadiums and guessing at the most valuable player.

The big relief, however, was the perfect combination of the dramatic sixth game (Red Sox, 7-6, 12 innings) and Curt Gowdy on radio the same night. All in all, the Series was one of the best matches ever. But it could only survive its description lirvant: Han The (loaeli THE QUESTION OF PUNISHING a school over a departed coach's misdeeds came to life again when Clemson found itself under staggering penalties by the NCAA for basketball recruiting violations. Meanwhile, Tates Locke, who was the Tigers' head coach at the time of the violations, is comfortably residing with the Buffalo Braves of the NBA. "It's stupid to punish the school," saio Paul Bryant of Alabama in his book, "Bear." "Some people who cheat want to win, period.

They don't care if they're on probation, they just want to beat somebody's tail." What should be done by the NCAA? "Ban that kid for life, and kick the coach out of the conference, and you won't have to ban anymore. You'll put the fear of God in them Gamecocks (ait Back On Air State Runs Clemson Into 45-7 Rout By JIM ROWELL Citizen-Times Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. -The cheers of the day Saturday at Death Valley were "defense, hold 'em and go." Clemson's Tigers must have heard them, after all, there were nearly 45,000 voices. But if they did, it didn't show. Clemson had no defense.

They had no hold 'em. And nor did they go anywhere, save a twenty-five yard spin and a quick trip to the dressing room at halftime. All the while, the "them" in question (N.C. State) was rather routinely going about the business of evening its Atlantic Coast Conference record at 2-2 with a 45-7 rout. The Wolfpack used the most basic technique possible in destroying the Tigers.

They ran and ran and ran. Freshman Ted Brown from High Point did most of the stopped the Wolfpack once, and that came with just one minute remaining. On all State's other possessions, the 'Pack either scored or had an opportunity to score (like two missed field goals). But State led by only 64 at the end of the first quarter, the result of Brown's 11-yard TD run that capped a nine play, 80-yard drive. But it was evident that Clemson could not stop the run and the Wolfpack damage as he rushed for a N.C.

State record 236 yards on 24 carries and scored no less than four touchdowns. The old record was held by Willie Burden who ground out 198 in 1971 against Kent State. "What can I say," said Brown. "It was great blocking. Great blocking can make even a weak man look great.

The line just cut down their pursuit." Clemson was never really In the game. In the first half, they was the first to figure it out. They drove and Jay Sherrill kicked a 29-yard field goal. They drove and McDowell product Scott Wade scored on a four-yard dive. They drove and Brown scored on a run of six yards.

Throw in a Dave Buckey run for a two-point conversion and the Wolfpack was ahead 244. Clemson's only score came Turn To Page Three-B Chattanooga Rolls Past Western, 27-6 Special to the Citizen first possession they punted and Vv I pin ii" 5J an end-around pass play. Freshman Steve Claxton failed on the conversion kick for the first time this season, but unfortunately for WCU it did not matter. The Moccasins wasted little in regaining their 13 point advantage. Less than four minutes later Elstad found Larry Stokes across the middle and the flanker broke two tackles on his way to the end zone to complete a 32-yard scoring play.

WCU picked up only one first down in its next three possessions while the Moccasins added an icing score midway of the fourth quarter. UT-C set out on a 64-yard scoring march, this one led by sophomore Don Byrd. Quarterback Doug Elstad scored from the five and Chattanooga led 13-0 with 6:26 still remaining in the first quarter. The Catamounts got on the scoreboard and made a game of it temporarily when they took the second half kick off 62 yards to paydirt in 10 plays. Jerry Siler carried for 40 yards on seven plays but Western used a bit of trickery for their touchdown when split end Wayne Tolleson threw a 32-yard strike to Jeff Ciccone on Buckeyes Demolish Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

(AP) Archie Griffin set an all-time college rushing record and Pete Johnson moved two steps closer to a Big Ten touchdown record Saturday as top-ranked Ohio State knocked off pesky Purdue 35-6. Griffin, held to 36 yards in the first half, finished with 130 yards on 20 carries to push his career total to 4,730 yards. The old record of 4,715, by Ed Mari-naro at Cornell, fell midway through the fourth quarter when Griffin took a handoff from quarterback Cornelius Greene and burst 23 yards up the middle. It was the Heisman Trophy winner's final carry of the day. The senior tailback also extended to 28 his record streak of regular-season games with 100 yards or more rushing.

Johnson, the Buckeyes' bruising fullback, scored on runs of 60 and three yards to give him 18 touchdowns this season, just two shy of the Big Ten record set in 1972 by Ohio State fullback Champ Henson. Purdue workhorse Mike Pruitt piled up 127 yards on 24 carries but the Boilermakers, despite two drives to the Ohio State 10-yard line, had to settle for a pair of first-half field goals by Steve Schmidt. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -Western University cut down on its turnovers, but could not stop a crunching University of Tennessee Chattanooga offense here Saturday afternoon and fell to the Moccasins in their homecoming game, 27-. UT-C piled up 439 yards total offense on its way to evening its record at 3-3-1.

The loss was WCU's fifth in seven games and third straight, the first time a Catamount squad has dropped that many in a row since the 1970 season. The Cats were able to gain only 163 yards and just 12 first downs against the strong UT-C defense. The first half marked the Cats most inept offensive performance of this season as they picked up only 41 yards. They ran only 19 plays from scrimmage, did not complete a pass, and had possession of the ball for less than nine minutes. The Moccasins took the opening kickoff and drove 67 yards to paydirt as their two 200-pound running backs, Darnell Powell and Mike Hogan, outweighed WCU defense repeatedly.

Powell swept right end for the score. After the Catamounts could gain only three yards in their A TELEVISION STATION in Spartanburg, WSPA, will cut back on its schedule of South Carolina basketball telecasts because the Gamecocks are playing such an unattractive list of teams at home. "We plan to please some of the people some of the time," noted the station Wake Forest is steadily sinking as the all-time worst college football team. The Deacons rank 134th in the country with a 247-363-31 record Quoting the coaches: Bob Waters of WCU on his team's 2-4 record through six games: "The mistake we made was signing contracts for our other four games. Now we've got to play them." Claude Gibson of Mars Hill on last year's 52-7 rout of Carson-Newman: "It was kind of surprising really, because we saw them when they arrived and getting off the bus they were the best-looking team physically we had seen." A CLOSING QUOTE Coach Lee Corso of Indiana was presented a watch at a recent alumni gathering, to which he commented in accepting the gift: "I'm not going to wear this for at least 24 hours.

After 2-9 and 1-10 seasons I'm a little edgy about anything that ticks." Gary Henderson Suffers Back Injury In Loss CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Gary Henderson, an offensive tackle for Western Carolina University, was admitted to a hospital here Saturday with a back injury reported to be serious. Henderson, a junior from Winston-Salem, was hurt in the first half of WCU's game against UT-Chattanooga. The contest was delayed for approximately 30 minutes while Henderson was given medical attention on the field. The injury was believed to involve Henderson's spine, according to early reports.

WCU was defeated by the Moccasins, 27-6. Griffin Halted Archie Griffin of Ohio State was halted for a short gain by defender Pat Harris of Purdue during Saturday's game at Lafayette, Ind. Griffin was held to 36 yards rushing in the first half, but finished with 130 yards on 20 carries in the Big Ten game. No. One Ohio State won, 35-6.

(AP Wirephoto) 4-pps9 Southern BidBealtA 24-1 7 Setback pointed Brakefield. "There are no excuses. They just beat us." Although Richmond's offensive line dominated the smaller Mountaineers, the Spiders suffered from four turnovers and drive-stalling penalties. And Appalachian was quick to take advantage, responding on three occasions to come from behind. "We made a lot of mistakes, but sometimes you have to win one like that," said Richmond Coach Jim Tait.

"Both sides of the ball made great plays. The mistakes hurt but sometimes that's part of a great football game. But they made mistakes, too, and we took advantage of them." Brakefield was more specific about his Apps' offensive problems. They entered the game as the nation's second best offensive team among major colleges. And they finished with their worst performances of the year, 246 total yards, nearly 200 below their average.

"Things that we normally have done we just By GRADY COOPER Citizen-Times Sports Writer BOONE There were no excuses offered at Appalachian State University's Conrad Stadium Saturday afternoon. The University of Richmond wasQuite simply, better than ASU's Mountaineers. But' for the 14,185 partisan fans who were on hand for Appalachian's 76th Homecoming, the 24-17 victory by the Spiders proved a more complicated picture than the one seen by Mountaineer Coach Jim Brakefield, who saw his Apps' chances of a Southern Conference title tumble. Despite the Apps' inability to establish their offense and their inconsistency when Richmond had the football, ASU capitalized three times on Richmond mistakes for all of its 17 points. And, in the final two minutes it established a threat that kept most of the fans on their feet.

"As far as we're concerned, we just got beat by a better football team," said an obviously disap didn't do," said Brakefield. "It was just because they were better. Our passing game never looked good, especially near the end when we needed it." Down 24-17 with 58 seconds remaining, the Mountaineers got one final chance for victory when middle guard Keith Watkins recovered a fumble by Richmond quarterback Larry Shaw. The Apps moved the ball to their own 46 from the 34, but the drive stalled there when Richmond's Randy Cheshire broke up a fourth down pass intended for split end Donnie Holt. For Appalachian, now 5-3 in all and 1-2 in the conference, it was a game of breaks, making the most out of every Richmond mistake.

And the Apps' needed it. They never led but on three occasions they tied things up. Richmond, the league leader at 4-0 and 4-3 overall, took the lead following the opening kickoff, moving from its own 20 to the ASU 39 where Johnie Jones split the uprights with a record 56-yard field goal. It came with 10:04 left in the first period. The Mountaineers responded six minutes later with a three-pointer of their own when Gary Davis connected on a 45-yarder.

That score was set up on a fumble recovery at the Richmond 30. The Apps' three offensive plays before Davis' kick netted only two yards. Richmond got a break late in the first period when Appalachian's Robbie Price fumbled at the ASU 22. It took the Spiders seven plays to score. They moved ahead 10-7 on Ed Kreilis' three-yard plunge with 12:49 left in the first half.

Both teams began to move the football after the Richmond TD, but fumbles and penalties stalled drives by both teams until Appalachian took over on its own 21 following a Richmond fumble. It took only one play for ASU to tie the score as Price, the Apps' diminutive scrambling quarterback, kept the ball on the Wishbone offense, penetrated the Richmond defense for six yards, and then pitched to tailing Emmitt Hamilton who weav-ed his way the final 73 yards to paydirt. Davis' conversion kick with 3:19 remaining in the half set up a 10-10 halftime score. But the Mountaineer offense continued to sputter in the second half when, on the first series following the kickoff, Richmond's Carroll Craig intercepted a Price pass. Richmond covered the 28 yards to the endzone seven plays, taking a 17-10 lead on a one-yard plunge by Shaw.

Appalachian tied the score with 2:29 left in the third period, capitalizing on a bad snap on a Richmond punt. Calvin Simon capped the nine-play, 29-yard drive when he passed to Roy Thompson for two yards and the score. Richmond continued to move the ball well against the Mountaineers, but it wasn't until 4 04 remained in the game that Shaw put the Spiders ahead to stay with a five-yard scoring run. The winning Richmond drive covered 69 yards in seven plays..