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Phils Take Eas Title; Yanks, Bos ox Win Again Homer Does In Bucs From Wire Dispatches Richie Hebner drove in four runs with doubles in the first and eighth innings and Greg Luzinski smashed a three-run go-ahead homer in the sixth Saturday to power the Philadelphia Phillies to their third straight National League Eastern Division Championship with a 10-8 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates. r- In helping the Phillies snap a 24-game home winning streak by the Pirates, starter and winner Randy Lerch, 11-8, aided his own cause with two solo home runs off Pirates rookie starter Don Robinson. Lerch gave up five hits, three walks and all four Pirate runs before be was lifted for a pinch hitter in the sixth. The loss went to Grant Jackson, 7-5, who yielded Luzinski's 35th home run that put the Phillies on top to stay, 6-4. with two out in the sixth.

Hebner, an ex-Pirate, doubled in Garry Maddox for the first Phillies' run in the first and then drove in Bake McBride, Larry Bowa and Jerry Martin with his second double to increase Philadelphia's lead to 9-4 in the eighth. Hebner then took third on the throw home and scored the final Phillies' run on Mike Schmidt's sacrifice fly. Willie Stargell's 11th career grand slam home run in' the first inning put the Pirates ahead 4-1 The homer, Stargell's 28th this year, scored Omar Moreno, who See Bowa's, D-J, Columns 2-S The Yankees knocked out Mike Paxton, 12 11, before he could retire a batter. Singles by Mickey Rivers and Thurman Munson and a walk to Reggie Jackson loaded the bases. Craig Nettles singled off the glove of right fielder Dan Briggs for one run, Chambliss doubled for two more and White delivered the final two with a single That was more-than enough to ensure the Yankees sixth consecutive victory and 29th in the last 37 games though they added a run in the second inning and Jackson homered in the fifth.

Figueroa, who has lost nine, walked two and struck out five in notching his eighth straight triumph since he was beaten on Aug. 23. In becoming baseball's first native-born Puerto Rican to win 20 games in a season, SeeJacksoa's. D-J. Columns 3-5 New York Clinches Tie From ire Dispatches -Ed Figueroa pitched a five-hitter to become a 20-game winner for the first time and Chris Cham bliss and Roy White drove in two runs apiece in a five-run first inning Saturday as the New York Yankees whipped the Cleveland Indians 7-0 and clinched a tie for the American League East division pennant.

The Yankees can wrap up their third consecutive division crown by beating the Indians in today's regular-season windup with Catfish Hunter, 12-5, opposing Rick Waits, 12-15. The Boston Red Sox remained one game behind the Yankees by defeating Toronto, 5-1. j. 1 'WAjWiiySX' Jr- EUl SPORTS JJoiln Jlrcss Section Sunday, Oct. 1, 1978 VPI.

.22 Staff Photos By Kenneth Silver (-. Both teams, had their moments in Saturday's William and Mary-Virginia Tech football game. apparently salted the game away with 1:29 remaining as Ed Schiefelbein caught a 59-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Rozantz over Tech's Matt Head (left). But Tech came back to win as Ron Zollicoffer grabbed a 50-yard pass from David Lamie (right) between Indian defenders Terry Havelica (47), Steve McNamee (34) and Mark Mullady (hidden). At far Ellis Savage (29), other Gobblers celebrate with Zollicoffer.

See Sportscope, D-2, Column 6 Firs! dawns Rushes-vard. Passing yards Return Yards Passes Punts Fumtrtes-tost Penalties-yards VPI 18 58 240 160 5 8-21 2 3-30 3 2 3-25 42111 163 8 W-J4-0 7-36 2 2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING WAM. Larvg 14-55; Rojantz Brown 4-25. VPI, Lewis Scott 1-42; Fitzgerald 8-26. PASSING Rojantr 9-23-0-163; Franco VPI, Lamie 8-21-2-160.

RECEIVING W8.M, Manderlield 5-92. VPI, Fitzgerald 3-57; Scott 3-47; Zollicoffer 1-50. the ground. It wasn't a touchdown because he never had possession. "One referee even signaled it was no touchdown," added Mullady.

"I saw it go right through his hands and hit the ground," Harrington said. "The referee who made the call was right behind me, so he had to see it, too." Zollicoffer was not in agreement with the Indians' assessment. Tom Vigorito and roughing the VMI kicker crossed out a punt return of 44 yards to the Keydets' 19 by Pat Chester. Both penalties came in the first half after the Cavaliers had taken a 3-0 lead on Chuck "Bulldog" Kelly's 44-yard Held goal. From then on, Virginia Military, sparked by the hard running of sophomore tailback Butch Hostetter and the timely passing of Poquoson's Robby Clark, blunted any threat VPI mk With Desperation 'Bomb' By GEORGE WATSON Daily Press Sports Writer BLACKSBURG It.

was one you had to see to believe. Even at that, many in the Saturday's throng estimated at 34,000 in Lane Stadium must have left wondering if what they had just witnessed was for real. 1 In an incredible finish at least equal to anything a Hollywood script writer could dream up, Virginia Tech edged William and Mary 22-19 when Gobbler, quarterback David Lamie unloaded a controversial 50-yard touchdown pass to Ron Zollicoffer on the game's final play. Just 1 minute and 29 seconds before, had gained the lead when quarterback Tom Rozantz lofted a 59-yard "scoring strike to split end Ed Schiefelbein, who collided with a Tech defender but made the catch and stumbled into the end zone. Zollicoffer's game-winning grab came when Lamie let fly with a desperation toss on a third-and-10 situation at midfield against a pass defense rated the nation's sixth best.

The sophomore from Virginia Beach leaped in the air along with a trio of defenders, but it was the Gobbler split end who came down with the ball and sent Lane Stadium into a joyous frenzy. The wild scene could not be allayed despite later claims by Tribe defenders that Zollicoffer dropped the ball and never had possession. "Mullady (Mark), McNamee (Steve) and I all went up with him (Zollicoffer)," explained cor-nerback Terry Havelka. "The ball hit his hands, slid down his chest and hit "Yes, I caught it," he said in a post-game interview. didn't know it was a touchdown until the referee raised his hands, because I didn't know I was in the end zone.

I dropped the hall when I hit the ground." 1 which led 9-0 at the half, but fell behind 15-12 when the Gobblers got their offense in gear in the second half, thought it had wrapped up its fourth victory of the season when Schiefelbein made his sensational catch with 1:29 remaining. Rozantz hit the 6-foot-4 sophomore streaking down the left sideline at about the 10-yard line. Schiefelbein collided 1 with Tech defensive back Matt Mead, but kept his balance and found his way into the end zone where momentarily he was mobbed by teammates. Steve Libassi's successful after-TD conversion put the Indians on top 19-15, Virginia's sputtering second-half offense tried to generate. Hostetter, who ran for his career high of 130 yards on 26 carries and his third straight game with more than 100 yards, plunged for VM I's first score from the 3 with 1:01 remaining in the opening quarter.

Craig Jones' extra point sent the Keydets into a 7-3 lead. Although Virginia's offense failed to produce a point, the defense, led by co-. captain Derrick Glasper, did score on f' but only to set the stage for the Lamie-Zollicoffer "heroics. What made Schiefelbein's catch even more remarkalbe was that it was nearly identical to a grab made by Joe Manderfield two plays earlier that also resulted in a touchdown. However, Manderfield also collided with a Tech defender and was called for offensive pass interference, nullifying the score.

Coach Jim Root hotly protested the call, to no avail. The Indians were penalized from the Tech 44 to their own 41 where, after one incompletion, Rozantz hooked up with Schiefelbein. Almost lost in the hectic finish were several noteworthy achievements: After being held to 82 total yards in the first half by nationally seventh-ranked defensive unit, the Gobblers' offense broke loose for 318 yards See Bouncing Ball, D-3. Column 2 the last play of the third quarter. Glasper slammed into Mike Bellamy, the former Bethel High player, as the Keydet was catching a punt from Russ Henderson.

Glasper not only caused the fumble at the VMI 6 but chased down the ball in the end zone for the TD. Kelly missed the extra point as Virginia regained the lead 9-7. Midway in the final quarter, Jones connected on a 36-yard field goal and the Keydets once more led, this time for good. Hostetter, Clark and Company wrapped up the scoring with 1:11 remaining when Hostetter bulled into the middle from the 1 on fourth down. Trailing 10-9, the Cavaliers had possession with more than six minutes remaining.

Chip Mark, the Cavaliers' passing quarterback, moved UVA from its 28 to the 39 in three plays, one a nine-yard pass to Jim1 Theiling. On the next two plays, Mark tried to uncork "the bomb," both going incomplete. He then passed short to Mike Newhall for eight yards and Henderson punted. "Chip had the option to go long or hit the short man," explained Coach Dick Bestwick. "He felt the deep man was open.

We felt it would have been better to hit the short man; there was plenty of time." Virginia got the ball back again, but with 2:07 left and fourth down, Mark's pass was intercepted at the VMI 46 by 'Mike Alston, who was finally knocked out of bounds by Mark at the UVA 3. Four downs later the insurance points were tacked on. It was too little too late, but on the series following the ensuing kickoff, Mark completed five passes for 49 yards from the UVA 20 to the VMI 31 before time ran out. See Plagued, D-8. Columns 1-3 Virginia Virginia 10 17 0- 9 Vif FO KtilV 44 VMI Hosteller 3 run (Jones kick) Vir Roseborougn recovered tumble in end zone (kick tailed) ViVl FG 3b VMI Ho-) tetter 1 run (Jones kick) A INrt VM Clips UVAAs Hostetter, Clark Sizzle First downs Rushes-vards Passing yards Return yards Passes i Punts FumWes-lost Penalties-yards VMI 13 53-246 101 52 5-43 6-4 5-39 UVA 7 49-212 141 121 11-24-2 5-44 2-2 085 quarter and came back to win the Big r'ive scrap 17-9.

The Cavaliers had the chance to square their record, but instead they committed crucial mistakes a clip nullified a 32-yard touchdown run by ff after intermission. Tech tailback Kenny Lewis churned out 147 yards on 31 carries (more than team tptal) and scored a pair of touchdowns to boost his point total to 9 for 54 points, close to the highest in the nation to date this season. Lamie hit 8 of 21 passes for 160 yards, five more yards than other three opponents combined. Four went, to Dennis Scott, all figuring in the Gobblers' first two touchdown drives. Rozantz set career records See Controversy, Pg.

D-8, Col. 1 William A Virginia Tech 1S- 22 FG Libat 4 Banki 1 run (kick failed) VPI Lewis 3 run Engle kick FG Libasi 41 VPI Lewis 8 run (Lamie run) Schteitetbem 59 pass Irom Rozantz (Ubassi kick)" VPI Zollicoffer 50 passfrom'Lamie (Engle kick) A 34,000 HI Notches 14-13 Victory On Bad Snap Eliz. City Hampton Inst. 14 13 26-36 249 73 19 34-5 8-15-1 63 9 4-140 8-301 4 2 2-0 12-129 13-145 Firsf downs Rushes-vards Passing yards Passes Return vards Punts Fumbtes-lost Penalties-yards By BOB MINGS Daily Press Sports Writer A bad snap on a conversion attempt following a touchdown with seconds left enabled Hampton Institute to preserve a 14-13 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football victory over visiting Elizabeth City State Saturday. With the small crowd at the Pirates' Armstrong Field watching in disbelief, the Vikings were lined up to kick for a tie.

Elizabeth City Offensive Line Coach Thurlis Little said after the game, however, the Vikings were going for two points and a 4-1 record. The Pirates, who beat the visitors for the fifth straight year, now are 3-1 overall and 3-1 in the CIA tied with Elizabeth City for second place in the conference. What looked to be like the tying or winning score came on a nine-yard pass from Johnnie Williams to Danny Jones. It completed a 73-yard drive in eight plays in which Williams completed four passes, two to Jones, and seemed to have all the time in the world to throw. This was a fact which upset winning Coach Walter Lovett.

"For three and a half quarters or more," he pointed out, "we played a superb defensive game. Then for about four or five minutes near the end, we let up on Williams. "I said earlier in the week we couldn't allow Williams to have all that time. He'll kill you if he does." The Pirates' winning touphdown See Penalties, Page D-8. Columns 3-S Elilabeltl City Hampton Institute.

6- 1J 7- 14 HI Jatlcon 2 run Rose kicki ECSU Williams I run iNfely kitkl HI McKay 7 pass Irom Baker (Rose hich) fcCSU Da. Jones 9 pass trom Williams ihlclt tailed! By TOMMY SEWARD Associate Sports Editor CHARLOTTESVILLE The offense for the University of Virginia rolled up more yards, registered more first downs, but Virginia Military Institute made more points. The Keydets, who evened their season record at 2-2 and now have beaten the Cavaliers three years in a row, spotted Virginia a field goal in the first Green Keeps Series Lead AKRON, Ohio (AP) Hubert Green 1 still insisting the course is too tough for him and still the only man under par managed a 71 and retained a two-shot lead Saturday in the third round the $300,000 World Series of Golf. "I'm not overly, pessimistic about my chances;" he said. "Any time I'm around the lead I think I have a chance to win the golf tournament.

I've got a crack at it. My chances are better than alotofguys." "But there's still one round to go on a golf course that's tougher than Chi-. nese arithmetic turned upside down. Anything can happen." Green put together a 54-hole total of 208, two shots under par on the vast, sprawling, South course at the Firestone Country Club. The frontrunner all the mild, breezy day, Green was tied briefly by the charge of Dr.

Gil Morgan, a non-practicing optometrist who rapidly is gain-, See Par, D-10, Column 6 Hubert Gil Morgan 5 Tom Kite Hale Irwm Tom Watson Severiaro Ballesteros Bill Kratzert Lanny Matiaffev Mark Haves Gary 76- 2-69-2 7 Jack N.cklaos.. Lon Hinkle lllYV Isao Aoki K'JIIMS Lee- Trevino 75-74-72--22I Lee Elder Andy Bean 73-76-3222 Bruce L.etzke i -M Miller Barber 75-75 74- 224 MM Bland 74-75-75- 224 Peter McEvoy 78 73 73- 274 John Cook Bob Shearer '-5-'S- Hsu Shenq-san 80 74- 4 228 Jerry Pate 84-72-72 278 Andy North 77.7S-77-22 'UWrjirv VIRGINIA'S RIC ZIMMERMAN RECOVERS FUMBLE BY TEAMMATE MICKEY SPADY In On Play Are Dan McKillican Of Cavaliers And VMl's Mark McLean (Middle) And Richard Bates.