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(The dimtS Sunday, Sept. 16, 1984 Reggie hits No. 499 Times scoreline: r-; pen ocay p.m. no Angels top Pace 4 11 igers toy witli 477 morning linq field goal to put a cap on the third period scoring, but the No. 2 unit cranked up two impressive drives in the fourth.

Freshman running back Stan Martin got the touchdown on the first with a four-yard scamper, Garlail James scored two Bengal touchdowns, diving over from one yard out only two minutes after Betanzos' field goal, then slashing 15 yards another four minutes later to make it 16-zip. It could have been 17, but Betanzos was wide left on his first PAT attempt after a penalty moved the kick from the 10 to the 15. James was robbed of a third score just before the end of the half. After Tiger linebacker Michael Brooks pounced on a fumble at the WSU 20, Hilliard zigged and zagged to the nine, where James took the next snap into the end zone. But officials ruled his knee touched at the two, and Hilliard was granted the honor a play later.

James' next try counted though, capping the first of four LSU scoring drives in the second half. He rolled two yards around right end for the TD, after which Betanzos made it 30-0 and Arnsparger made it a total team effort by inserting his reserves. With backup quarterback Doug Powell running the offense, the Tigers had to settle for a 39-vard Betanzos Stadium, was the team's first win of the year after opening with a tie last week at Florida. More significantly, though, it was the Tigers' first ever triumph for coach Bill Arnsparger. His counterpart with the Shockers, Ron Chismar, is still looking for that milestone after watching WSU fall to 0-3.

But he can be consoled by two notions: A) The contract between the schools made this a one-time deal, and B) as hard as this one time was to watch, it could have been much worse. It took LSU more than a quarter to score someone joked that the team was so accustomed to starting at p.m., it wasn't ready for this fall's new 7 o'clock kickoffs. But a more likely explanation was that the Tigers fumbled away their two best chances, first at the Shocker 25, then at the 19. Such wasn't the rule in the second period. Betanzos put the Tigers on the board at the 14:44 mark with a 27-yard field goal, and it wasn't until 20 LSU points later that WSU was granted a reprieve, the halftime break.

Hot trail Texas defeats Auburn, 35-27 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Quarterback Todd Dodge ran for one touchdown and passed for another Saturday night No. 4-ranked Texas defeated an Auburn team 35-7 that was ranked No. 1 in preseason. The victory before 78,348 fans and an ESPN television audience was a rematch of last year when Texas defeated Auburn 20-7. Dodge, a record-breaking schoolboy passer who has struggled for three years in college play, ran 10 yards in Jean Batiste earned the second, also from four yards.

The Shockers averted the shutout with five minutes left, turning an LSU fumble by this time, the Tigers' third unit was seeing action into a nine-yard TD pass from Tyrone Mitchell to Roy Christian. the first quarter for the Longhorns' first score and tossed a 32-yard touchdown pass to teammate Brent Duhon in the third quarter. Two second-half fumbles by No. 11 Auburn, which had no mistakes in the first half, and a goal-line penalty cost the Tigers. Brent Fullwood fumbled at the Auburn 16 in the fourth quarter and Jim Moore recovered for Texas.

Fullback Jerome Johnson scored from the 10 and Texas led 28-19. Auburn drove to the Texas 1, but was penalized five yards for motion on a fourth-down play on which All-American Bo Jackson appeared to have scored. AP Laserohoto Ducksworth was replaced by backup Timmy Byrd, a transfer from LSU. Byrd ran two plays before leaving with a knee injury. Ducksworth came back in, but the Eagles were forced to punt.

Tech then got its initial first down on quarterback Jordan Stanley's 26-yard pass to running back Garlon Powell. However, the Bulldogs couldn't gain any momentum and had to punt again. Ducksworth sparked the Eagles' next scoring drive, passing 26 yards to tight end Robert Stallings and scrambling 29 yards to the Bulldog 4-yard line. Running back Vincent Alexander, a Covington, product, then knifed over from there to climax a 7-play, 80-yard odyssey. Banks kicked it to 24-0 with 2:03 left in the half.

fy' TV ff- II li try Gerry Robichaux; 2 Joiner is on course for records Notes and such: When Charlie Joiner of the San Diego Chargers became only the fourth player who has gained 10,000 yards in pass receiving in the Na tional Football League, he joined a group that has ties to Shreveport and cossier. Leader on the list is Don May nard, who once coached the Shreveport Steamer in the World Football League. He had 11,834 ca reer receiving yards. Harold Jackson (10,363) is next, followed by Lance Alworth, now a thoroughbred owner who has run his colt Pitchit at Louisiana Downs. Last week, Joiner, a native of Many and a Grambline graduate climbed over the 600 mark in career receptions.

The all-time leader is Charley Taylor with 649. followed by Maynard (633) and Raymond Berry (631 Joiner, who will be seen today on KTAL when the Chargers host Houston (3 p.m.), is in his 16th season and there is no timetable for his retire ment, meaning he might climb past those mentioned in both categories. "I take it year-by-year," Joiner, who will be 37 next month, was quoted recently in an NFL release. "I still enjoy the game and I'm still having fun. When it's no longer tun and 1 ve lost my enthusiasm, men it oe time to quit.

1 never thought that I would last this long." Joiner attributes his fitness to racquetball, saying he plays every day in the offseason. "It's a rigorous game and I play it hard, he says. Speaking of NFL receivers, for mer LSU star Tracy Porter had his biggest day as a pro, catching six balls lor 91 yards last week for the Lolts in a win over the Oilers Mark Duper, Northwestern State's contribution to the Miami Dolphins, is averaging 24.4 yards a reception this season. Duper has a way of mak ing a little go for a lot. He set a club record with 1,003 yards receiving last season (a 19.7-yard average), has made 10 catches in the two games this season and three have gone for touchdowns.

He scored 10 touchdowns among his 51 catches in 1983. And elsewhere: Louisiana Tech's women's schedule for 1583-84 was rated the third toughest in the nation by Joe Martinez of Women's Basketball Yearbook, trailing only the dance programs for national runnerup Tennessee and national champ Southern Cal. Interesting that the top two finishers also had the 1-2 slates in the difficulty standing. It might be different if the men's schedules were compared A trust fund in the memory of the late Goober Morse has been started to provide track and field scholarships at LSU. Morse was one of the biggest Tiger sports enthusiasts and track was his special glory.

"There was never a more dedicated person to LSU than Goober," said state representative Donald Ray Kennard, one of the founders of the fund. Tony John of the Baton Rouge Kids Baseball Clinic and Vince Boeta of American Bank and Trust in Baton Rouge are in charge of the fund Capt. John Kerry Jackson of Shreveport is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces basketball team now in training at the Olympic Training Center at Colorado Springs. Jackson is a 1981 graduate of Grambling and is now in the Air Force.

Oklahoma poured it on with two touchdowns in the final 4:14 on Steve Sew-ell's 10-yard run and a 41-yard inter-; ception return by freshman Ricky Dixon. The first break in the second period came when an Oklahoma punt caromed off Pitt's John Lewis at his 16 and Kert Kasper recovered for the Sooners at the 5. On fourth down Bradley leaped over center from inches out and the first of Tim Lashar's six conversions gave the Sooners a 7-3 lead at 2:02. On fourth-and-four with five minutes left in the period, Oklahoma's Scott Newland broke in to spoil a Pitt punt attempt and give Oklahoma the. ball at midfield.

Freshman fullback Lydell Carr, who finished with 137 yards on 27 carries, rushed four consecutive times f6r 24 yards, wide receiver Buster Rhymes rambled to the 1 on an end-around and Bradley sneaked across to make it 14-3. Shepard's 12-yard punt return put Oklahoma in business at the Pitt 37 with 57 seconds left in the half. Bradley connected With Shepard for 22-yard touchdown pass just before By YALE VOUNGBLOOD Times Sports Writer BATON ROUGE The what having been established early in the second quarter the cynics might argue it really came about last summer when LSU and Wichita State arranged this game the issue finally settled here Saturday night was how many. Well, for starters, there were 119 rushing yards for Dalton Hilliard and another 88 for Garry James. In the first half.

They wound up with 166 and 122. Meanwhile, quarterback Jeff Wickersham got a break in his assault at the passing record book, but still hit 7 of 18 for 79 yards: kicker Juan Betanzos eventually registered 11 points and the LSU defense forced six turnovers. Still, only one how many counted. And that sum was every bit as convincing as its parts: LSU 47, Wichita State 7. The victory, before 78,026 in Tiger Chargers seeking answers By MARK J.

KREIDLER AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO The San Diego Chargers lost one star last week and found another. Against Houston today, they'll try to figure out what it all means. "Chuck Muncie was an outstanding player for us, an outstanding player," said Coach Don Coryell, who nonetheless on Monday traded the running back to Miami for a future draft choice. "None of our backs are of Chuck's caliber." Meanwhile, All-Pro tight end Kellen Winslow came out of his six-day "retirement" and announced Wednesday he has agreed to a new pact that will keep him with the Chargers through 1988. Neither Muncie nor Winslow suited up in the Chargers' last game, a 31-17 loss at Seattle that dropped them to 1-1.

The Chargers committed eight turnovers and yielded 31 straight points. The Oilers, meanwhile, are seeking their first victory under new coach Hugh Campbell and quarterback Warren Moon, a disciple of Campbell from their Grey Cup days with Edmonton of the Canadian Football League. The Chargers' summer and fall camps might as well have been equipped with revolving doors, and underscore the personnel problems of a franchise trying to recover from last year's 6-10 season, the first losing campaign under Coach Don Coryell. Starting offensive linemen Billy Shields and Don Macek bolted camp because of contract disputes, although they've since rejoined the team. The Chargers' No.

1 draft pick, defensive back Mossy Cade of Texas, remains unsigned because he and the team disagree over his yearly worth. Midway through summer camp, Gene Klein sold his 56 percent majority ownership in the club to then-minority partner Alex Spanos. Then, last week, Winslow's problems with the club peaked. Winslow, the leading receiver in the NFL over the last five seasons, wanted his contract renegotiated from his current salary of $210,000 to about $700,000 per year. The Chargers, under new owner Spanos, balked at that.

The team made a counter-offer, but Winslow announced his "retirement" after the first game of the season, a 42-13 victory over Minnesota. This week, the team announced it had come to an agreement with the tight end that will keep him in San Diego through the 1988 season. Terms were not disclosed, but published reports put Winslow's annual salary at somewhere near the $700,000 figure he had been asking. "There's been a lot going on lately. I just hope we can put the past behind us and get ready to play football," Winslow said.

His return was welcome news in a week that also produced the Muncie trade. The talented running back, who led the Chargers in rushing in each of the four seasons he played with them, had butted heads with Coryell on several occasions recently and was considered a poor influence on his teammates, the coach said. Asked how good his team can be without its leading rusher, Coryell said, "I guess we'll find out soon enough." Houston is trying to plug defensive leaks in an effort to put a win on the board after a 24-14 opening-day loss to the Los Angeles Raiders and a 35-21 defeat at the hands of Indianapolis last week. Moon, who passed for 5,000 or more yards in each of his last two seasons in the CFL, has completed 35 of 72 passes, and Earl Campbell has gained 136 yards on 40 carries. Campbell scored all three Houston touchdowns last week, and often the only running back employed in the Oilers' two tight end offense FSU scored a 42-16 victory.

Paced by Greg Allen, the Seminole ground game was awesome. See national roundup, Page 3-D. Florida State's Cletis Jones (42) leaves a trio of Kansas defenders in his wake on a 40-vard touchdown run Saturday as USMb uries Tec sters by 34-0 returned the ball straight up the middle for a 59-yard touchdown. "It was a return left, but the seam opened to the right and that's where I ran," Mott said. "It was clear sailing from there and nobody touched me." "That punt return really hurt us," Williams said.

"It put us down big early and that was one thing we had hoped would not happen. "But you have to give them credit, they made things happen." Banks' kick made it 14-0 Eagles with 10:41 left in the opening stanza. After Tech punted again, l)SM marched to the Tech 32 and settled for Banks' 49-yard field goal and a 17-0 lead, with 5:59 still left in the initial quarter. "Those 17 points really put us down and we knew we couldn't allow them to score any more in the first half," Landry said. "We're usually capable of holding people, but something went wrong tonight." "That big lead really kind of surprised us," said Tech punt returner and reserve running back Lifford Jackson of Shreveport.

"They were ready to play and I wouldn't be surprised to see them ranked in the national top 20." The Eagles moved into scoring range on their next possession, but this time Banks 46-yard field goal attempt was no good as it hit the left crossbar. With the big early cushion, i Bradley keys Sooner comeback over Pitt when to make and how to make the cuts." The Eagles, now 1-1 after a season-opening loss to Georgia (26-19), dominated the game. "Southern Miss was the best team we've played in the two years I've been at Tech," said Bulldog head coach A.L. Williams. "I didn't see any weaknesses.

We feel like we've got a good defensive team, but they handled us out there tonight. "Ducksworth made some outstanding plays all night and he was just too quick for us." The Eagles soared from the very start, winning the opening coin toss and everything else was downhill from there. USM scored the first three times it touched the ball. Tech, tumbling to 1-2, didn't get a first down in the first quarter. The hosts didn't waste time in taking the opening kickoff and marching 65 yards in nine plays, capped by running back Sam Dejarnette's 4-yard touchdown slash off right tackle.

Ducksworth sparked the drive with 50 yards rushing, including a 30-yard scramble. Rex Banks' kick made it 7-0 Eagles with 12:26 left in the first period. Tech's offense couldn't move and Barry Bowman was called on to punt. He booted a high 41-yard spiral which sailed as high as the stadium, but it was for naught as USM's Andrew Mott special Wilbert Montgomery says playing the Cowboys will always be something special to him. See Page 9-D 8 By RICK THOMAS Times Sports Writer HATTIESBURG, Miss.

It wasn't that Louisiana Tech was ducking the issue. It was just the Bulldog defense could never get elusive University of Southern Mississippi quarterback Robert Ducksworth in their sights. Ducksworth, a 5-foot-ll, 188-pound junior from Biloxi, ran for 140 yards and a touchdown and passed for 127 more yards to lead the Golden Eagles to a 34-0 rout over the out-manned Bulldogs before 28,342 fans at Roberts Stadium Saturday night. Ducksworth gained his yardage on the ground on only 14 carries, which included a 59-yard touchdown scamper when the game was already out of reach in the fourth quarter. The talented signal caller completed 12-of-17 passes for 127 yards, although he was intercepted three times.

"He's too quick," said Tech linebacker Douglas "Tank" Landry, who led the 'Dogs with 14 tackles, including nine solos and a quarterback sack. "He reads the defense well and he's got some unbelievable cuts. If we overpursued a play, he would cut up-field and make big plays out of it. "He's got quick feet and he knows Hogs, Rebs tie, 14-14 LITTLE ROCK (AP) Arkansas quarterback Brad Taylor drilled an 8-yard scoring pass to Donnie Centers with two seconds left in the first half for what proved to be the final points in a 14-14 tie with Mississippi Saturday night. In the second half, Ole Miss kicker Bill Smith of Little Rock was wide right on field goal attempts of 32 and 33 yards, and then missed a 54-yarder on the final play of the game.

Arkansas kicker Ernie Villarreal was wide left on a 42-yarder and way short on a 53-yard attempt in the second half. Mississippi, 1-0-1, scored the first two times it had the ball. Arkansas, opening ics season under new Coach Ken Hatfield, scored 14 points in the second quarter. PITTSBURGH (AP) Danny Bradley scored twice on plunges of less than a yard and also threw two touchdown passes Saturday in leading 15th-ranked Oklahoma to a 42-10 romp over No. 17 Pitt and its best start in five years.

The Sooners, 2-0 for the first time since 1979, spotted Pitt a 3-0 lead midway through the first period on Mark Brasco's 37-yard field goal. Then they took advantage of two mistakes by the Panthers on punt plays plus Bradley's 22-yard scoring pass to Derrick Shepard for a 21-3 halftime lead that was the kayo punch. Both errors set up touchdowns and enabled the Sooners to weather a third-period passing barrage by Pitt's John Congemi, who left with a sprained ankle with just over 11 minutes to play. The loss saddled the Panthers with an 0-2 start for the first time in 12 years. Bradley's second touchdown pass was a 6-yarder to freshman tight end Keith Jackson with 11:28 left in the game after Corfgemi's 25-yard scoring pass to Bill Wallace had pulled Pitt within 21-10 early in the third period.

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