Idaho State Journal from Pocatello, Idaho • Page 13

IDAHO, SUNDAY, i 20, Idaho State Journal Soction Page 1 CASHING IN ON BREAKS Bengals Whip L. A. State, 1 9 to 6 Idaho State turned an intercepted pass into one touchdown blocked a punt to set up another to open its home football season with a 19-6 victory over California State of Los Angeles in the Minidome Saturday night. The win, before a crowd estimated at fans, boosted the Bengals to 2-0 for the season. Cal.Slate Is now 0-2.

Coach Ed Cavanaugh's ISU crew plays again in tlie Minidome next Saturday night against Eastern Michigan. The Bengal offense sputtered through most of the first half, although a mix 'em up drive di- Sander pass and returned it 12 Negrele, Johnny Jones and Sam in Hie final minute of play by i unior quarterback yards lo the Cal Slate 31. Redd with the gains totalling 30 Bengal defensive end Brian Ver- 6 endecl on Louie Hurst's Fullback Mike Davis (lien car- yards, and anotherpass resulted tefeulllo nearly got Into Ihe scor- 27-yard field goal in the closing ried for seven yards on a draw in pass interferenceagainsl ISU, jn act himself. He picked up a seconds of the first quarter, play, tailback Ron Havi near went That call was in the end zone Diablo fumble and trotted 70 Except tor once in the opening five yards and two plays later and gave the Diablos first and yards' as the befuddled Califor- half and on a scoring thrust in Davis burs! through Hie middle goal at the ISU one-yard line, nians stood around, but (he play for a 19-yard TD run. Hurst kick- Sanders Ihen sneaked across ed the PAT as the Bengals with 4:11 left in.

the third po- went ahead 10-0. riod. His kick, failed however, The Diaulos, lielped by two and the Bengals still led 10-6. major infractions by the Ben- The teams exchanged punts gals, stormed back to go 80 and ISU marched 80 yards with yards and posted their only reserve quarterback Dan Haltat touchdown of the game. the helm early in Hie final pe- Sanders tossed successfully riori.

Twice he connected on attempt went wide with four sec three limes in the drive to Vince passes to sophomore end Tom onds remaining. Hofmann, Itien fired to Davis for IDAHO SUNDAY JOURNAL SPORTS Local, Regional, National the second half, the Diablos well contained by Idaho State's hard-nosed --Wild The L. A. gridders got inside ure ISU 20-yard lineonly on those two occasions. Defensive back Jimmy Jones set Uie Bengals up for their first TD midway through.

the thirdpe- riod when lie swiped a Jimmy Buffs Ramble Past Buckeyes Gainers and sidestepped Ohio State punter Gary Lago at the 4 for the telltale touchdown. -DO lot? was nullified by offsetting penal, ties. The Bengals muffed one other scoi Ing opportunity ll 'e closing seconds of the first half after Lee hit llofmami (or a 39- yard pass lo the Cal Slate four. Bui Hurst's 22-yard field goal COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Cliff Branch returned a pun! 69 for the second straight game yards for a touchdown and 20 additional yards whichmoved Davis paced ISU's rushers with I0th-rankel Colorado stopped ISU to the Diablos' 19. Three 80 yards in 19 carries.

He also No.6 Ohio State three times liv- plays later the march slopped at notched a receptionforl9yards. side the 10-yard line Saturday the 12, and llurstcameintoboot Hofmann, with six lo hand the Buckeyes a 20-14 JJ QJ a field goal of 28 yards. ne aerial altack net 174 college football defeat. With 5:48 lefl in the game San- yards. TM.

Aloes' victory, the I I I der went into punt formation at Lee hit 7-16throu hlheairfor Big Eight's 17tn straight ovei 111 I I his 22, but the entire Bengal line 119 yards and Hall completed Big Ten teams, snapped a 19- broke in and Dennis Shorrock 4-5 for 55 yards. game home winning streak for leaped to block Ihe kick. Line- Leading rusher for the Di- the Buckeyes, backer Wally Buono grabbed the ablos was Redd with 01 yards in Ken Johnson whose quarter- loose ball and carried it eight 22 carries, and Sander hit 11-22 back options baffled Ohio State pass at the end of the third in the air for 96 yards. all afternoon, dashed 6 and Ihe quarter lo set up another to 39 yards for touchdowns as Col- Cal State 0 0 6 0 6 orado reeled oft its third suc- Idaho Slate 3 0 7 9-19 cessive victory. ISU -FG, Hurst 27 yards.

Colorado staved off a closing RENO, Nev, (AP) Boise State recovered a fumble on Ihe opening kickoft lo set up one score and intercepted a Two ISU players, hit the turf in winning fashion against Los Slate Saturday night Above, end Tom Hofmann (89) gathers in a 39-yard pass from Tom Lee to the L.A. four-yard line just before halftitne. Below, fullback Mike Davis (35) bursts into Uie end zone at the conclusion of a 19-yard touchdown run in Uie third quarter. (Bob Jensen photos) Huskers Rip Aggies 34-7 yards lo Cal State's 13. On ISU's first play, Halt faked a play Into, the line, then swept around his own left endtoscam- per untouched across the goal line to boost the score to 19-Q.

pass attempt for the PAT fell incomplete. Irish Turn Bobble Into 8-7 Victory LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Second-ranked Notre Dame gambled for a 2-point conversion after turning a fumble into its only touchdown with 2:58 left in the game as the Irish slipped by Purdue, 8-7, in a steady rain here Saturday, The Irish, desperately fighting to get onto ihe Scoreboard, saw whal appeared to be their last hope die. with 4:58 left when quarterback Pat Steenberge fumbled a center snap at the Purdue 5-yard line and Boilermaker safety Chuck Piebes recovered. The Boilermakers ran three plays and were forced to punt.

The snap fr.om center was low and slipped through the hands of Scott Lougheed and was fallen un for a touchdown by Notre Dame defensive Fred Swendsen. The Irish then went for a 2- polnt conversion with Steenberge finding tight end Mick Creaney all alone al the back of the end zone. Purdue, trying desperately to put points on the board, lost the ball lo Notre Dame moments later on a fumble deep in their own territory. The Boilermakers held, but Notre Dame retained the ball until seconds were left in (he game, ISU kick). CSC Sander 1 run (kick failed).

ISU FG, Hurst 28 yards. ISU Halt 13 run (jass failed). Attendance 9,500 trim the University of Nevada, Reno, 11-10 Saturday. Nevada's Charles Nunnelly fumbled the kickoff and Boise Buckeyes, who stale scored on the next play- Davis 19 run (Hurst rush by the scored their two touchdowns in an 18-yard pass from Eric Gulh- the last five minutes, and again rie to Al Marshall- with only 13 seconds gone in the game. Nevada came roaring back at Montana State Defeats Fresno In Wild Contest BOZEMAN, Mont, (AP)' Quarterback Zoonie McLean ran for three touchdowns and passed for another as Montana Stale University capitalized on almost every break to demoralize Fresno Stale 37-28 before 7.500 fans in a nonconference football game Saturday.

McLeanranfor scores of one, two and 10 yards and threw a 21-yard pass to Frank LaMasse alter live swarming Bobcats turned two tumbles and an interception into scores. Tweed Rhodes kicked field goals of 24, 31 and 28 yards in three attempts and was spotless in every extra point attempt. Fresno lost five fumbles, two of them on high, soaring punts by Brad Brisbane, a replacement tor regular punier Bou Banaugh. had the ball in the closing sec onds. Ohio Stale quarterback Don ter the kickoff.

Mark Granucci Lamka, who scored four times took a handotf from Paul Syl- against Iowa in the opener two via and sprinted 91 yards for weeks ago, ran one yard for a a touchdown, Sylvia moved the touchdown and passed 12 yards Wolfpack Into field goal range to Rick Middlolon for another a the start of the second pe- Buckeye score. riod with three straight comple- Colorado'sbig, quick defense lions and Ray Hayes booted Ne- lialfed Buckeye marches at the vada into a 10-7 halftime lead 2, 4 and 6-yard lines and forced a 22-yard kick. Ohio State to punl tlie first five Boise State's clinching touch- times il had Ihe bail, down came after Joe Larkin Branch shot the Buffaloes intercepted a Sylvia pass on the into a 13-0 lead in the second Nevada 22-yard line. Four plays period with his brilliant punl later Guthrle sneaked over from return. He outsped the Buck- one yard out and Nevada never eyes down the right sideline threatened again, TRAIL BY ONLY ONE Statistics CSL First downs 13 Rushes-yards 4-1Q9 Passing yardage 107 Return yardage 137 88 Passes 12-26-2 11-21-3 Punts 8-35 7-43 Fumbles lost 0 1 Yards penalized 115 12G ISU 14 42-107 174 Golf Action Halted by Rain ROBINSON, 111, (AP) A steady, heavy rain forced cancellation of play Saturday in the third round $100,000 Robinson Open golf tournament.

A double round 36 holes was scheduled for Sunday. Play had been suspended for more than an hour when tournament officials decided the Crawford Country Club course was unplayable and postponed the round. Jim Colbert and rookie. Dwlght Nevil shared the lead after 36 holes at'135, seven under par. Dodgers Win on Sims' Blast ATLANTA (AP) Duke home runs all season, smacked Sims belted a three-run homer a Ron Reed pitch to the center and Jim Brewer pitched effec- fieW SMts in tne si and gave lively in relief as the Los An- Ihe Dodgers a 5-3 lead, geles Dodgers edged the At- Brewer, the ace of the Braves 5-4 ers enticed rookie Earl Williams to Ttie Dodgers got their first fly to center.

rt)n in tlie fourth on Mota's scoring triple. The Braves took a 2-0 lead in the third when Sonny Jackson singled and went to seconder, rellet sacr The Braves made it 3-1 in the tth on Darrell Evans' 12th he'Brves cut the to Mo as Giants. Both top off Dodgers' starter Don But- teams have four games to play. 'on. Sims, a muscular veteran Brewer got slugging Henry catcher who had hit only three Aaron on an infield popup and singled to score Millan on relied on CAP) Johnny Rodgers re- Nebraska's lead lo 13-0 at the thP "hi? turned the second half kickoff intermission.

98 yards for the day's third Rodgers, after his long dis- um and touchdown, while safety lance kickoff runback, scored Trillsth Corn- Bill Kosch returned an inter, again in the third quarter yards-as the Corn. in trom Tagge huskers rolled to a 34-7 inter- fumbles in tt Idaho Blanks CSUJOtoO on a SPOKANE, Wash, (AP) sectional college football victo- fo aPse countere( wit a ly "going and a stiff Aggie de- touchdown In leading Idaho to Saturday and stalled ants' title drive. ry over Texas AM. College Football Briefs Tulsa Trips Hogs dazzler i own on Hugh fense helped keep the Buskers a 10-0 nonconference football McElroy's 94-yard kickoff re- in check but A4M was unable victory over Colorado State Unt- turn in the game's closing min- to get its offense in gear until yerslty Saturday night. es the late stages, after soph- Idaho, winning its first game omore quarterback Hark Green against two losses, took a 3-0 The victory, the Cornhuskers' over for an Injured first quarter lead on Rlcardo third of the season, stretched Lex a mes.

Castlllo's35-yard field goal, set their string of games without sparkling 51-yard punt re- up by a 33-yard punt return by underdog Hurricanes upset sev- defeal to 22. turn by McElroy put AiM on Kelley Courage. enth ranked Arkansas 21-20 Sat A 67-yard sideline run by jun- ij ras ta's 14 late In the first Doctor, after dashing 34 yards, urday. V.QTS i i i )or tu back Bill OWs N'e- haUi A i two pi ays i a er wen 15 ards for a touchdown The Razorbacks, a four braska on Ihe Scoreboard in tlie nu c( na threat. FAYETTEV1LLE, Ark.

(AP) Tulsa's Todd Slarks threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, the third a 21- yarder to Larry Frey, as the went 16 yards for a touchdown on a draw play In Ihe second Again, late in the game, the quarter. Aggies reached Nebraska's 10 CSU, now 0-3, was Unified to Kosch's interception and 95- nine flrsl downs and 51 yards OGDEN, Utah (AP) Weber State halfback Jim Nichols closing seconds of Ihe gained 111 yards and scored one quarter. touchdown Saturday night in A one-yard sneak by qi sparking the undefeated Wild- back Jerry Tagge boosted nm squelched that threat, rushing for the game, cats to a 23-7 Big Sky Conference football victory over Northern Arizona. Nichols, running oul of Weber's new wishbone offense, scored on a two-yard plunge In the second quarter, giving Weber a 10-7 lead. College Football Scores touchdown favorite, led 20-0 in the first half and appeared lo have the situation under control until Starks got a hot hand, Tulsa had momentum on its side after'Slarks tossed a 23- yard scoring pass to Dave Stewart.

Two minutes later he hll (or nine yards and an- scnrfi. infield over catcher Sims' head. Garr out. First baseman Bill Buckner probably saved a bigger inning with a great leaping grab of Jackson's sizzling grounder. Then Brewer took over in the seventh to nail down the vital victory.

No. 4 Michigan Smashes UCLA ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) a Michigan jumped to a 17-0-first quarter lead and Tom Darden returned an interception 92 yards for a touchdown in the final period as the Wolverines romped to a 38-0 college football victory over UCLA Saturday. Darden's sprint came after a scoreless third quarter. The Wolverines quick lead came as they took advantage of several Bruin mistakes, slammed his first rounded second base on the Running backs Fritz Seyferlh Ihe game in the sec- play and failed to tag it while and Ed Shuttlesworth scored iff starter John returning to first.

But the urn- on one-yard George Foster, pire crew conferred and ruled plunges in a three-minute span obtained earlier in the season that Henderson had touched sec- and two minutes after Shut- from Ihe Giants, followed with ond and permitted him to stay tlesworth's score, Dana Com a homer and put the Reds up on first. The Reds, who had left booted a 31-yard field goal. 30 the field, returned and reliever Seyferlh's TD came five Lee May put Cincinnati on Ed Sprague fanned Willie Mays plays after Darden returned a top 1-0 in the first inning with to end the inning. 22 yards to the UCLA 42. his 39th homer, his career high.

The Gianls tallied two runs in The Bruins were pressured to rallied for two tlie third inning. punt when Ron Carver ran on a Inning when The Reds won their sixth in fair catch and UCLA was pe- doubled lo left the last eight games. nalized to its four-yard line. Cincy Stings Giants 6-5 With Home Run Attack CINCINNATI (AP) Hal The Giants'loss, coupled with center for his third two-base hit McRae knocked in four runs Los Angeles' 5-4 victory over of the game, and scored when with two of four Cincinnati Atlanta, sliced San Francisco's Dick Dietz singled to left. Then home runs as the Reds edged margin over the Dodgers to one pinch-hilter Willie McCovey San Francisco, National League game.

Each top team has four lashed a double lo score anoth- to play. er run. Cincinnati played the game In the Gianls' half of the under protest following an ar- eighth, a hassle developed gument over a play in the Gi- when Tito Fuentes filed to Fos- ants' half of the eighth inning, ter with one oul and Ken Hen- McRae stroked a three-run derson on first, off reliever Don Foster threw to second base in the sixth inning to and second base umpire John Reds a three-run mar- Kibler ruled a double play be- cause he said Henderson had EAST Kings College 7, SOUTH Falrfield 0 Coast Guard 2G, Colby 13 Wittenberg 13, California Kings Point 21, Gettysburg 21 H.C. Stuns Harvard CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Colin Clapton uncorked a 63- yard touchdown bomb on Uie first Hotslra 28, Maine 22 play of the final quarter Satiir- os 21, Wagner 15 day and Holy Cross hung on to Fnl i Marshall 24, Ur- slun Harvard 21-16 In a college slmls football opener for both learns.

Marshall 15, Xavter 14 The victory under new coach American International 41, Ed Doherty was the first since jj orw 1008 for the Crusaders, who went Delaware 40, New Hampshire O-iO-l last year after Ing most of their 1969 season because of a hepatitis outbreak. Duke 28, Virginia 0 Georgia 28, Clem son 0 Mississippi 34, Kentucky 20 North Carolina 35, Maryland ,4 Army 16, Georgia Tech 13 Auburn 10, Tennessee 9 Vandcrbilt 49, Mississippi St Army Beats Tech ATLANTA (AP)- Sophomore Jim Barclary kicked a 40-yard field goal in the closing minutes Saturday to give underdog A a 16-13 football victory over Georgia Tech. The rookie kicking specialist from Chattanooga, split the uprights with 4:05 remain- Ing, then walchod leammale Mercer Ferguson Intercepl a desperation Yollow Jacket pass in Hie A end zone lo preserve the win. Uoft'doln 35, Worchcster Boston College 49, Navy Delaware 48, New Hampshire Rhode Island 34, Brown 21 Bucknell 10, Vermont 6 Brown 34, Rhode Island 21 Cornell 38, Colgate 20 Holy Cross 21, Harvard 10 Lafayette 3, Columbia 0 Pennsylvania 28, Lehlgh 14 Rutgers 33, Princeton 18 Yale 23, Connecticut 0 Dartmouth 31, Massachusetts Toledo 23, Texas, Arlington 0 10 Citadel 44, Boston Univ 37 South Carolina 24, No Carolina St 6 Tampa 31, Chattanooga 14 Florida AM 9, No. Carolina Ai-T 6 Florida State 30, Kansas 7 Miami, Fla.

29, Wake Forest 10 MIDWE1T Colorado 20, Ohio State 14 Oklahoma 55, Pittsburgh 29 Las Vegas 7 Tulsa 21, Arkansas 20 Wayne St. Mich 3d, Ferris State 6 Texas 28, Texas Tech 0 Abllonco 29, Omaha 0 Drake Univ 10, Louisville 7 Tulsa 21, Arkanas 20 Rice 14, Tulano 11 Baylor 10, Indiana 0 Washington 44, Texas Christian 20 Kansas St 23, Brigham Young 7 Louisiana Slate 38, Wisconsin 28 Michigan 38, UCLA 0 Michigan State 31, Oregon sas Stale's history, punctured Brigham Young's defense tor 142 yards on 41 carries and scored twice Saturday, shoving the Wildcats lo a 23-7 intersection? 1 victory over the Cou- K-State Turns Back The Scoreboard BYU Gridders 23-7 State 14 Missouri 24, SMU 12 Nebraska 34, Texas AiM 7 Northwestern 12, Syracuse 6 Notre Dame 8, Purdue 7 Ohio Univ. 37, Ken! State 21 Oklahoma State 24, Virginia Tech 16 Penn Slate 44, Iowa 14 Washinglon St. 31, Minnesota 20 WIST Slanford 38, Oregon 17 Arizona State 41, Utah 21 California 34, San Jose State Utah Stale 21, Nevada, LVegas 7 Wyoming 19, Air Force 13 Montana 38, Cal Poly (SIX)) 14 Idaho Stale 19, Cal 6 MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) vlous game high of 130 yards Bill Butler, lugging the football last year against Oklahoma more than any runner in Kan- state, unctured Brigham Young, whose kick return star, Golden Richards, sat oul the game with an ankle injury, got close to Kansas State's goal line only on Us scoring thrust In Ihe second gars.

The senior running back, who quarter. The Cougars' Dan broke Jerry Hackney's school Hanson recovered a Butler record for most carries of 33 set in 1949 against Iowa State, staked Kansas Slate lo a 10-p lead with a five-yard touchdown run lale in Ihe first quarter and gave the Wildcats a 177 bulge with a three-yard scoring burst lust before halfttme. His 142 yards rushing fell short of the school record. Corky Taylor gained 188 for K- Stale against Wyoming In 1954, Buller, whose longest run was 12 yards and who was thrown for a loss only once, had a pre- fumble al (he K-State 47 and they scored in eight plays. Pete Van Valkcnburg scored from the three, Sooners Blast Pitt PITTSBURGH (AP) Oklahoma's whippet-quick backfield, fired by Joe VVylie's 83-yard kickoff return, scored the first five times It had the ball and rode Ihelr devastating Wishbone offense to a 53-29 rail of Pittsburgh Saturday.

American League East W. L. Pet. G.B. Bait 97 57 .360 Detroit 90 68 .570 9 Boston 84 74 .532 15 New York 79 79 .500 20 Washn 62 93 .400 35'; Cleveld 58 100 .367 41 West Oakland 98 60 KanClty 84 73 Chicago 76 81 Calif 73 84 Minnesota 72 83 Milwaukee 68 89 Results Baltimore 6, Cleveland 4 Detroit 10, New York 7 Boston 6, Washington 3 Chicago at California Minnesota 7, Kansas city 2 1st Minnesota 7, Kansas City 0 2nd Milwaukee 8, Oakland 6 Friday's Results Boston 4, Washington 0 Baltimore.9-7, Cleveland 2-0 Pitt St.Louis Chicago New York Montreal Philad National League East W.

96 63 87 71 82 76 81 69 88 Pet. G.B. .604 .551 8 .519 13', .513 .439 2C .620 San Fran .535 13' Los Angls .484 212 Atlanta .465 24'2 Cincinnati .465 24'o Houston .433 29 San Diego 65 94 .409 31 West 87 71 .511 86 72 .544 1 80 79 .503 7'-. 79 80 .497 8U 77 81 .487 10 60 97 .382 26 1t Results St. Louis 8, Montreal 6 Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2 New York 2, Pittsburgh 1 (15 Innings) Houston at San Diego Los Angeles 5, 4 Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 5 Friday's Results Philadelphia 6, Chicago 1 Los Angles 2, Atlanta 0 Pittsburgh 3, Xcw Ywl; 2 rinrinnitl Ssr.

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