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POKT Section TUQ SUN, Sandny, October 11, 1(81 gain on a Middle tonchdown drive in the first quarter oi game against the Air Force Academy in which the Tars rolled to a JO-IS victory. short yardage in first-quarter action ol game won, IS to 10, by the Gaton. Navy running back Eddie Meyers (right photo) hardies (alien player during Navy soars over Air Force, 30-13 Maryland uUback Charlie Wytocki is uadwiched (left photo) by Florida llaebackert Tim Newton (SI) and Fernando Jackton (II) after picking np Terrapins' woes grow with 15-10 loss to Fla. four nonleigue foes-tetms that aren't exactly among the best in the country (Vanderbilt, West Vlrginlt, Syracuse and now Florida). But if being close Is any consolation, the Terps mtntged to keep It that wty again on the artificial surface here.

The three losses have come by a total of 15 points, and they all came after Maryland had taken leads Into the second half or late In the fourth quarter. Yesterday, the Terps were being outplayed statiiticilly by Florida In the first half-121 yards to Mind 11 first downs to t-but they were still leading. 74, and In a decent position to win. The much-maligned Maryland second-try htd bent sevenl times, but hadn't broken tgtlnst the expected barrage of pisses by sophomore Gator quirterbick Wayne Peace. All the Terps needed wis in ordinary performance from Boomer Ellison, who hid been superb in his three previous sUrU.

But Esltson wasn't able to provide even an average effort, completing only 10 of 26 for (0 yards and one touchdown. What wis even worse, he wis involved in See MARYLAND, CIS, Col, I Ily Bill Free Sun SUtt Con espondtnt Gainesville, Fit. -The Maryland football team has been backed Into the deepest corner in Jerry Claiborne's 10 years it the school. It's a dark corner that even had Claiborne wondering out loud yesterday alter a 15-tc-10 lost to Florida In 00-degree temperatures at Florida Field. "I Just wish our players had as much confidence In themselves as 1 have In them," Claiborne said tersely in the Terrapin locker room.

"We've got to boar our necks now. If wt don't, we're going to be in a lot of trouble." The loss to the Gators dropped MtryUnd to a 1-2-1 record, a worst start than the Terps htd in 1972 when they went 5-5-1 In Clalborne'i first yctr on the scene. With a losing season becoming more and more of a possibility each week, the Terps have to put It together against Atlantic Coast Conference competition down the stretch to prevent a disastrous cam-ptlgn. The ACC Is the only hope left for MtryUnd is it htt filled to win i gime against By James II. Jackson Sun Stall Cotre tpondtnt Annapolis-Tailback Eddie Meyers and quarterback Marco Ptgnanelll combined (or 171 yards in offense and accounted for three touchdowns yesterday as Nivy shot down Air Force, 10 to II, before 11,111 specUtors-lhe second largest home crowd in Nivy history-in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Meyers, a senior co-capttln, who hid missed most ol the Middles' previous three gtmes with thigh injury, returned to action with vengeance, gaining 170 yards on ctrriet, scoring touchdown on a 5-yard run and catching piss (or 11 yirds. Meyers now has gained 1.W4 yirds during his Middle cireer, only (II yirds behind Cleveland Cooper, Navy's all-time rushing leader. Pagnanelli, a sophomore who wis starting his second game, gained 104 yards rushing on II carries -the first time a Navy quirterbick went over the 100-yard mark In game since Helsmin Trophy winner Roger Stiubtch In the early lOMs-and scored a touchdown on a 1-yird run. The hard-running Pagnanelli also completed seven of 10 passes (or II yards, Including ll-ytrd touchdown pass to Troy Mitchell. fame against Jim Sltyton hid they not fouled up on the bases In the seventh and destroyed what looked like the game-win-nlna comebtck.

Bob Wilson opened the Inning with tingle tnd wn replaced by plorn-ranoer Bobby Brown. Larry Mllboume then bounced Into force pity and that is when all the action started. Cerone followed with a single to left and Mllboume alertly need to third, betting Ben Ogllvle't throw, But Cerone took I'httt even uriei with Kxvot on Vuko-vich't homer in 10th innina while Dodgeri He playoff with Attroi at Volentuelo throws our -hitler C22 wide turn tnd Sal Bando quickly fired to Cecil Cooper it (int base, catching the Ytnkee catcher In a rundown. For a split second, II looked like Cerone would escape because the throw wat low tnd off to the right. However, Cooper mtde a diving stop tnd mtntged to continue the rundown.

Then, Mllbournt broke too (tr oft third bate tnd wit cut down on a perfect throw from second baseman Jim Otntner to Brewers edge Yankees. 2-1 even AL East series CoJt, Bengal TD parade looms today By Cameron C. Snyder In golf the drive is (or show, the putt for dough. The same cm apply to football in which the offense is for the fans and the defense for tne clams. Under these circumstances, today's 2 05 p.m.

encounter between the Colts and Cincinnati Bengals at Memorial Stadium should be show time, extraordinary, A skimpy crowd of 15,000 might get tennis specUtor neck, twisting its collective held to wttch the teams cavort up and down the field is BERT JONES whit looms as a high scoring affair between two offenses pUying show ind tell. Statistically, these two teams makt the big offensive play commonplace, while a See COLTS, CI Col. I Inning rally with his baserunnlng tnd then itruck out against Brewers relief ace Rollie Fingers with two out and two on in the last of the ninth. Cerone has not exactly been a favorite of the owner since taking the Yankees to salary trbitritlon last winter. Slelnbrenner also mutt hive talked ibout the Yankees' hitting, or the lick of It, tnd be could have gone on all night.

Yesterday, New York's powder puff it-Uck produced only five bits against Pete Vuekovlch and (our relievers, vuekovieb, who was bothered by tonsillitis and a ttrep throat, could barely walk out to the mound and even threw up between the fourth and fifth Innings, But somehow, the righthander limited the Yanked to one little tingle before giving way to the bullpen is the Ixth. "The wty we're hitting, everybody Is getting out of tick beds and wtnU to pitch tgtlnst us," tald Yankee manager Bob Lemon, whose Job Is on the line If the Yin-keet should lose tonight's fifth tnd deciding game, "I Just hope they bring a health pitcher out there Sunday, to we can hit him." Still, the Yankees might hive won the Bob Maisel tnd the Bengals have been throwing the football at least 40 times a game. In list week'i 17-to-10 lots to Houston, Anderson threw it 52 times. Since the ColU have had trouble defending against the pass, that doesn't sound too great, does it? On the other hand, Cincinnati hasn't exactly been the Rock of Gibraltar against the run. Can you Imagine Ken The defense Intercepted two passes ind sacked the quarterback three times for 12 yirds in losses.

The victory snapped a two-game Navy losing streak and gave the Middies a leg up on the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, a priie Navy his won five times in i row. The triumph wis the 51st for coach George Welsh, who wis given the game bill by his players. They are the most victories by i Nivy football coach, surpassing Eddie Erdeliti- Welsh's coach at Navy-who had won 50. "The 51st couldn't have come on better day," slid Welsh. "Belting Air Force, snapping two-game losing streak and getting i stirt on the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy ire ill very Importint to our team "We showed great character the way we ctme btck it the end.

Air Force cut our lead to 20-11, tnd they stl'l hid plenty of time to win it. But we blocked their ex-trt point ind thai teemed to turn the game around. "We lost at least field goal it the end of the first half on that stupid play offensive pass interference In the end tone that resulted In the loss of the ball), and we missed another chance when we tried See NAVY, CI Col. 4 John Henry captures Gold Cup By Dole Austin Sun Staff Correspondent Elmont, N. couple o( ncehorses (rom the lower echelons of the sport moved Into Belmont Pirk yesterday tnd won championships of the kind usually reserved lor the dynasties of American Industry and racing Thanks to the value of the Jockey Club Gold Cup recent triumph In the Arlington Million, Sam Rubin 1 1-year-old gelding.

John Henry, became the ill-time money-winning thoroughbred. With purses rising ilmott as fist is Inflation, tnd John Henry's Inability to serve at a sire, the possibilities seem almost unlimited for his earnings to continue. Hit htid decision yesterdsy earned 1140,800, which pushed his career timings to $2,105,210 ind surpassed SpecUcu-See (JOLD CUP, CI, Col. I for Colts against Miami were enough to make the ColU competitive, tgtlnst anybody, But, there la no wty this team can win scoring 1 poinU tgtlnst Buffalo, 10 tgtlnst Denver, which could Just is well hive been 17 against Buffalo the second time around, with the final touchdown coming too late to do any good. If the ColU would come out smoking once, ind Jump on top, they'd mike pitying defense i whole lot easier.

For some reason, It hasn't happened. Too often, the offense has sputtered early, falling behind before finally getting Into gear. When you know going in that Sour defense has more than IU share of oles, you can't put It behind the 8-bitl like that and expect It lo hold. The hunch here to that the offense will have a good day today, ind that the detente will do well enough lo get the ColU win. If it doesn't turn out thtt way, the schedule says this could be a longer year than the calendar Other football Arizona IS, (JSC 10 PcnnSt.

S8, Boston College 7 Pittsburgh 17, W. Virginia 0 Alabama IS, S. Mississippi IS, tie Clcmson 27, Virginia 0 Duke 14, Virginia Tech 7 N. Carolina 48, Wake Forest 10 Florida St. 10.

Notre Dame IS Michigan St, Michigan St. 20 Texas St, Oklahoma 14 Football scores on C17 Steve Fehr, Navy's kicker, booted field goals of 12, 22 and 14 yirds, giving him school record 11 in his cireer. He also kicked three extra points, extending his string to 45 In a row. Fehr'i 12 points give him 151. second place on Ntvy'i ill-time scoring list.

With the offensive line opening huge holes, Nivy's offense cruised to 445 yirds in total offense (112 yirds rushing), while the Middle defense, led by tickle Piul Sotres, middle guard Tim Jordan, linebacker Andy Ponslego tnd backs Jeff Shoemtke tnd Elliott Reigtns, limited Air Force to II yirds in toUl offense. shortstop Robin Yount, who wit covering third. Metnwhllt, Cerone wis still on first tnd he stayed there as Willie Randolph, who doesn't look like he could hit a soft-ball right now, bounced out to end the threat. think Rick would have made it hid he kept on running," said first base coach Mike Ferrtro, who incurred Stelnbrenner'i wrtth rear ago In the playoffs at Kansas City when he was coaching third. "He was hallway between first ind second when he Cooper picked up the throw, but I don't know whit he wn thinking.

You'll htvetotskblm." That would hive been nice except that no one could find Cerone In the vast Yankee clubhouse thai has a btck door or two. "I don't dull Larry Mllboume at all on that pity," said third base coach Joe Altobelli who could very well be coach without a base 11 toother lost follows tonight. "I yelled it him, but there was no sense. He couldn't bear me, ind he's more or lest on his own In that pity. If there's nobody out, I'm ture larry would have Set AMERICAN EAST, Ctt, Cel.

I regular basis have been critical of the defense, with good reason. When you give up tn average of 20 poinU a game, you deserve criticism. But, as crazy is it might seem, the offense bid been more disappointing to me Una the defense. The reason to that I didn't expect much out of the defense when the season tUrted, but I did believe the offense would rink among the best In the league. The defense was terrible last year, and since It hadn't improved all that much, you knew it wouldn't suddenly become a stone walL Offensively, It was a different story.

With Deri Jones throwing to Roger Carr and Ray Butler, and Joined in the bickfleld by McMillan and Dickey, aU of tbem operating behind in experienced offensive line. well, they should put enough points on the board to make up (or defensive problems. FOR THE MOST part, it hasn't happened. The 29 points in the first game against New England, ind the 21 brenner blew his top and sctlded his troops with a tirade that may have been unsurpassed, even by Slelnbrenner tUnd-trds. "I've never heard anything like It," said Reggie Jackson, who struck out twice In fate Innings.

"It wis 1 10 on the Rich-ler Kile. 1 was 6-2 when it started, but 5-0 right now, You wouldn't believe what the man aid." Jackson and other Yankee players refused to divulge the text of Stelnbrenner'i AL (g) East remarks, but the owner ipptrently tptred ntrrt in his scathing denunciation ol teim'i performance. "There wit only one dialogue," Jackson said. "It's too bad you misted it, I know he won't catch me out tonight. I'll keep the door locked, ind If somebody runt out of gas, he's out of luck because I can't leave to get him." The Yankee who probably felt the most beat In the sizzling pott-game show wis catcher Rick Cerone, who killed a seventh By Ken Nfgro Sun Stiff Correspondent New York-Toe (altering New York Yankees were kayoed twice yesterday, and now they are ficed with toe distinct Kulbltlty ol blowing the American ague East mlrJ-tcriet after looking like a mortal lock.

First, they were guilty of seme horrendous baserunnlng tod suffered a 2-to-l never heard any' thing like It." Jackson lots to the Mllwauke Brewers that evened the playoff at two games each. But the baserunnlng did not hurt nearly as much as the ears oi the Yankee pUyers, coaches and manager after the game. Thit'i when volcanic owner George Stein- If Bengals IN CINCINNATI, the ColU meet a team today that they ire rated even with. In other words, (hey figure to have a good shot at winning this one in their own bill park, If you sneak a quick look it the ImmedUte schedule, there Is no escaping the feeling that they bad better win it, or their season could be In very big, very bid trouble. Next Sunday, San Diego pUyt here.

Considering the success with which Din Fouls tnd the Chargers pan against even tome of the better defenses In the league, there Is no way of predicting bow many they'll complete agahtst the ColU. You can't feel optimistic tboutths tone. Alter San Diego, the ColU travel to Cleveland, then to Miami-two more losses on piper. Following a game tgtlnst the JeU here, toother that tbey have a chance to win, they pUy in PhlUdelphU. So, unless you are an extreme optimist, it doesn't Uke much imagination to picture them losing, say, four of the next five.

the I'm (tw the win today, it could be a very long season SUbler throwing six passes In in entire game and completing Just one for minus 2 yards? That's what he did last week against the Bengals. and won. The reason was that Houston went back to the I-formatlon, and Earl Ctmpbell rushed (or 112 yards. Obviously. Cincinnati has trouble stopping quality runners, and the ColU definitely have a couple who qualify in Curtis Dickey tnd Randy McMIUan, So, on the surface, thU looks like toother of those Colt-Bengal adding midline games.

The last two timet they met, It wat II to 21 ColU In 1071, 24 to 11 Cincinnati last year. YOU HAD TO see the Utter to believe it, and then you weren't entirely sure. The ColU were hopelessly out of It, came back to score four touchdowns in the last quarter for 1 11-11 lead, ind lost on i late field goal after Larry Brazlel was hit with a very questionable interference call. All of as who witch the ColU on a ALL OF WHICH brinp us btck to the Importance of today's game, especially when you consider the (act list the ColU are already in the midst of a four-game losing streak. It doesn't Uke i genius to realize that l( they ire to hive i chance of getting tny kind of needed momentum going before Uck-ling in extremely difficult stretch of their schedule, tbey need this one in the worst wty.

Usually, the borne field advanUge in the NFL worth at least I potato on the positive side of the ledger, but It apparently doesn't hold true as fir as the ColU ire concerned. Tbey were 2-1 In the SUdium last year, 0-2 to far this year. Can there be such a thing as a home field disadvanUge? If there to, the ColU own II Today's game to a tough one to handicap, because some of the recent statistics are so Incredible. FOR INSTANCE, Ken Anderson.