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MdlpaLOfflid Falls Sluort To AppalacMai3il413 Humiliate emiini(D)les 7 Marks Fall, VPI Posts, Wild, Woofy 56-21 Romp By CHARLES KARMOSKY Daily Press Sports EdJter TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Virginia Tech's high-powered Wishbone tore apart Florida State's defense and blanked the Seminolet in the second half 56-21 to ruin homecoming for a crowd of 17,707 SPORTS Dailn IJrtss Section November 17, 1174 happened. The Spiders recovered the obvious on-side kick on the 80 and had another golden chance to win with 1:4 left. The Spiders, who had become known as the "Comeback Kids" of the conference, soon found the clock their worst enemy after getting a first down on the Appalachian 36 with 35 seconds left. Seconds later.

Knight was dropped for a four-yard loss on an attempted pass and the Spiders with no time outs left scrambled to get a 47-yard field goal off by junior Terry Carter. He did, but it was just short of the crossbar with six seconds left. Carter earlier had missed field goals of 41 and 54 yards His longest this season had been from 37 yards Had the Spiders gone for a tie, they'd still be in the league race, but Coach Jim Tait pointed out "We teach kids to play to win not to tie. I had made up my mind early to go for two if we scored. By ED RICHARDS Dally Pmi Sports Writer RICHMOND Surprising Appalachian State blew out the candles on the University of Richmond's last-minute heroics Saturday afternoon at City Stadium.

At the same time, the Mountaineers narrowed the Southern Conference race down to themselves and Virginia Military Institute with an ultra-exciting 14-13 triumph over the Spiders. Coach Jim Brakefield's "Boone Boys" closed out their season in a memorable fashion with a 4-1 league record. Only VMI, also 4-1 in the conference, can keep the Mountaineers from win ning the "roses" by downing East Carolina in next Saturday's season finale in Lexington. The Spiders came so close to pulling it out, but fate finally turned against them. After narrowing the score to 14-13 on a five-yard scamper by fullback John "It's disappointing because we lost the game and took ourselves Out of the championship.

We didn't play as well as we'd like." For Appalachian, which was picked to end up somewhere near the cellar before the season began, it was a day to remember. This is only the fourth year in the league for the Boone, N.C., outfit and their best season record (8-5) since joining the SC. Not only was it a day for ASU football, but for soccer. In the fourth quarter, it announced that the Mountaineers' soccer team had won the league championship. That obviously was greeted with a large cheer from the Apps' "We're just tickled to death to win it and now we'll just sit tight and see what happens next week," said the naturally-elated See Spiders, D-S.

Cols. 1-5 Appalachian SI. 7 0 7 0-14 chmoa 1 t-li ASU Dobbin 1 run (Harmon kick) Mich Brown pass from Knight (Carter kick) ASU Cotciolettl run (Harmon kick) ftich Paleteti i tun (run tailed) Pirst down Pushing yards Pessin yards Hurn yards tr J73 2 47-0 22 4S-14S 1M 3 15 JOt IV 04 M7 Punts Funb'4l-l0Sf Penelties-verdt Palazeti with 1:50 to go, the Spiders disdained an opportunity to tie and went for two. Quarterback Harry Knight of Newport News sprinted around right end on an apparent pass play but couldn't find anyone open and was buried three- yards short of the goal by end David Webb and cornerback Quinton McKinney. That looked like the ball game, but the unbelievable Saturday night.

The victory was the 'Gob blers' fourth of the season, one more than they were able to earn in 1973, and squared their series with FSU at 9-9-1 as Virginia Beach freshman Roscoe Coles led seven different performers in tallying Tech touchdowns. The first half was absolutely wild for Florida State's homecoming crowd of 27.707 despite the fact that the Seminole trailed 35-21. Virginia Tech monopolised ball-possession, but almost 31-10 PIRATES WILLIE HAWKINS FINALLY STOPPED East Carolina Back Gained IS Yards. Scott McCurdy Makes Stop. certainly the Gobblers' mew-tor Jimmy Sharpe mutt have entertained halftime thoughts of forsaking the kicking game or at least booting away from the Seminotes' speedsters.

Twice the Gobblers had leads of two touchdowns and once were in front by three, 28-7, only to have the heate retaliate with lightniag quickness. Quarterback Bruce Arians was injured oa the Tech-men's second TD drive, which covered 73 yards in eight plays to make the scoreboard read 14-0 with just 6:02 elapsed. Mitchael Barnes, product of Southampton High, assumed command and per-formed more than adequately after FSU had shaved its deficit to 14-7 with its only sustained and brief payoff march of the first half which netted 80 yards in three plays. Bright took a swing pass from refugee Tech quarterback Steve Mathieson for the tally, but it was mainly his expertise in the epea field which led to the TO. He shook off at least a half-dozen would be Seminole tacklers.

With 3:28 remaining in the first quarter, Baraes climaxed a six-play offensive for 37 yards by pitching a perfect strike to wide receiver Ricky Scales in the East Carolina Passing, Defense Trounce By CU 31 232 13 31 M21 MIFmoUlst 31 Pint downs Pushes-yards Passing yards Return yard Pastes Puntt 14-42 Penalties-yards mixes it up each week They played well defensively and gave us a lot of different looks. "Our game plan was to keep it simple, though." Part of his game plan was to put the ball in the air more. "We just decided to throw the ball a lot more than we did when we lost to Richmond (28-20) last week. "We have a running offense but we didn't throw enough against Richmond. I don't think anybody's going to stop us on the ground but we've got to have some passing.

"Today our receivers caught the ball. I knew all along we could pass but every week one phase of our passing game would break down. "We'd overthrow, or maybe the ball would be dropped or the passing protection would break down." In the Indians' dressing de-emphasis question is on "your mind, my mind and their minds." Root commented that when William and Mary got one turnover and a penalty (after Oliver's interception) "we put it into the end tone. SeeWtM.D-T.Col.l Cast Carolina 1 14 7 7 31 William Mary 0 10 0 010 ECU-FG Wood 23 Gerdelman 1 run (fteoen kick) ECU Athtord 74 pats from Weave (Wood kick) WM-FG Regan 31 ECU Stra horn 3 run (Wood kick) ECU Stray horn 1 run (Wood kick) ECU Hawkins 12 run (Wood kick) room Root was talking about the de-emphasis controversy which envelopes the William and Mary campus. "It's just a gut feeling," said Root, "that there were people within the group (of William and Mary fans) who were just as happy that we lost as they would have been had we won.

"Maybe it's a matter of policy and preferences." Root claimed his team is disrupted, pointing out the Two touchdowns followed pass interceptions and another came after a William and Mary fumble. The Indians' lone touchdown, a one-yard run by John Gerdelman early in the second quarter, followed Gray Oliver's theft of a pass thrown by the Pirates' Mike Weaver. "Turnovers hurt them in the second half," said East Carolina Coach Pat Dye of William and Mary. "They haven't gotten the credit they deserved as far as won-loss records go. "We knew they were a good team but we knew we'd just have to hang in no way you're going to stop Bill Deery.

"Coach (Jim) Root has a lot of imagination and he 56-13 OYSTER BOWL Stewed Jffiv i -l ena Three plays into the second period, the Gobblers rambled 70 yards for the biggest point spread which Hampton's Morris Blueford closed out by negotiating the last four yards ia twe carries, shooting Tech ia' front by 38-7. Then two rapid-fire TDs followed, oaa by each club, making it three in the short span of 61 seconds. Bright took toe kkkoff after Tech's fourth touchdown two yards deep in the end tone and set sail for the foal and was clear around SU's 35 with Gobblers in vain pursuit. Two plays after the Seminoles kicked off, the Techmen hit the scoreboard again. Returning from the in- Sred List where he was led two weekends, Phil Rogers got eight yards oa the first carry, then Roscoe -Coles broke clear for kis 73-yard scoring sprint.

tH 1 1 I-SI I MMMM. faT. 4kHHBHHH a sv kHe VIRGINIA NAILS CLEMSON MARK FELLERS FOR LOSS Dick Ambrose (49), John Walker (82) And Butch Powers (95) Do Job By BOB MINGS Daily Press Spurts Writer East Carolina decided to go to the air Saturday A surprisingly good passing game, and William and Mary turnovers, resulted in a 31-10 Southern Conference football victory for the Pirates Satrday at Williamsburg's Cary Field. The Pirates passed for 193 yards, scoring once on a spectacular 74-yard play and setting up another touchdown through the air. Clemson Thumps Virginia Fumbles Hamper Cavaliers 28-9 In ACC Battle Virg IS i-202 32 212 0-37 3-7 4-10 First downs Rushes-erdt Pasting yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-kMt Peneities-vards By TOMMY SEWARD Associate Sports Editor CLEMSON, S.

C. -Two long passes, one a school record, helped Clemson defeat the University of Virginia Saturday for the 16th straight time and give the Tigers their first winning season in seven years. Although Virginia completely dominated the first half statistically, the Cavaliers went into the intermission trailing 14-6 and eventually lost 28-9. Clemson is 6-4, while Virginia is 4-S. Joe Jenkins kicked three field goals for Virginia, his best performance.

However, the Cavaliers were held to no touchdowns for the first time this year. Senior Mark Fellers of Charlotte, twice fired scoring passes to junior Craig Brantley, who also hails from Charlotte. The first came after Virginia took a 3-0 lead and covered 55 yards when Brantley got behind cornerback Doug Jones with 2:38 remaining in the first period. There were just 44 seconds left before the half when Fellers passed from his end zone on second down. This one, also to Brantley, covered 97 yards, bettering an 81-yard pass against South Carolina in 1954.

On this play, Brantley was all alone at the Clemson 35 when Virginia was caught in a tight defense fully expecting a running play from the Tigers' 3. Brantley's 152 yards on the first two receptions for him this year also was a Clemson record. Otherwise, the first half offensively was all Virginia. "The Cavaliers' ran 39 plays to 20 for Clemson and led in rushing 138 See Brantley's, D-8, Cols. 1-2 CkMMM til 1- Va FO Jenkins 4i CI Brantley S5 pass from Fallen (Surges kick) Va FG Jenkins 37 CI Brantley pan from Fellers (Burgess kick) Va FO Jenkins 42 CI Tester man 1 run (Burgess kick) O-Fellert 12 run (Burgess kick) up with the ball despite being surrounded by a trio of Maryland defenders.

Ricky Jennings, ably filling in for Carter with 105 yards rushing, helped the Terps regain their overwhelming momentum 50 seconds into the second half. The fleet-footed junior electrified the crowd with a 60-yard touchdown jaunt on an off-tackle play. "Ricky made a super run on that touchdown. It stripped Duke of the momentum they had gained on the score at the end of the first a. t.

V.Si:aL i 52 232 I MO-3 21 7-54 J-7J Ui won the S.C. title in 1962. Speaking of Colgate's ex-plosiveness in the first half and its ineffectiveness in the second, Thalman said, "We made use of our speed and quickness and got the best of them." Basically, the Keydets denied Colgate the outside with Kecoughtan High Schoo! grad John Garnett making vicious tackles from his strong safety position. The defensive ends shut down the passing game and the Keydets went to work on offense. Norman amassed 173 yards rushing to break the single-season rushing mark held by Tom Sowers (792 in 1968).

Norman's total gave him 938. The Keydets moved to their halftime lead with Glidewell's second scoring See VMI, D-7, Cols. 2-4 Colgate 7 70-14 VMI 717 7-11 Col Basil It run (Andrewlavage kick) VMI -Glidewell 1 run (Tufaro kick) VMI -Glldwell i run (Tutaro ick) Col Lake 65 pan from Bailie (Andrewlavage kick) VMI -Tutaro 32 fg VMI Norman 37 run (Tufaro kick) -VMI -Glidewell 37 run (Tufaro kick) A -M AN kw "I GMdewell's Rums Lead Dnke By MIKE KEECH Daily Press Sports Writer Maryland staged the most productive offen sive show in uyster Bowl history, humiliating Duke 56-13 Saturday to earn its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference football title. An awed Foreman Field gathering of 24,500 saw the 13th-ranked Terps erupt for a 21-point bulge in the first 12:25 of the 28th annual classic. "We jumped on them so fast that they never had time to regroup.

They were forced out of their game plan immediately. We just totally dominated them. I had no idea it would be that easy," explained exuberant Maryland defensive end LeRoy Hughes. Duke's woes commenced immediately as punter Bob Grupp slipped to the ground fielding a low snap on his first attempt of the game, giving the Terps a first down at the Blue Devils' 13 just two minutes into the game. Maryland wingback John Schultz bolted over from a yard out four plays later and the battle of the ACC's premier defenses never materialized.

Bob Avellini, Maryland's senior field general and the game's most valuable player, directed scoring marches of 77 and 56 yards on the next two possessions to complete the stunning three-touchdown blitz in the first quarter. The Terps, minus injured leading rusher Louis Carter, romped to their highest total offense output since 1954 (537 yards) in ironically eclipsing Duke's 1951 Oyster Bowl high of 55 points. The ACC champions added two second-quarter touchdowns before disorganized Duke was able to dent the scoreboard. Blue Devil reserve Bob Corbett fired a 15-yard strike to split end Ben For-dham on the zany final play of the first half to break the scoring drought. Fordham somehow came VMIToSl- 11 eras against the Duke secondary that was No.

1 in the ACC in pass defense. "We wanted to throw the ball and wide against them because they're very strong in the middle," said Claiborne. "We were able to freeze their secondary with play-action and bootleg plays. Avellini is one of the best passers in the nation." Charlottesville native Walter White shared the limelight with Avellini. The former Albemarle High standout scored three touch-See King, D-3, CeJs.

34 cutt Ptwto kenneth Silver) 107 YARDS Oyster Bowl Foe Duke nia, the Hawaiians, Portland and Philadelphia from its playoffs. They were supposed to join Birmingham, Ftorida and Memphis in playoffs this Wednesday, with four quarter-final games this week, two semifinal games the week after and the World Bowl on Dec. 5. However, calls to com pletely cancel the playoffs because they would only be another money lotiog D-. Cola.

14 Duke 4i-a) 314 46 1362 7 36 4 32 443 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-tost Penalties-yards 1 50-241 26 4 IV TO-I 1-0 Ml half," said third-year Maryland Coach Jerry Claiborne. Freshman sensation Mark Manges and the victors' second and third strings saw action in the game's last 27 minutes. Avellini, who established Maryland season records for total offense completed 10 of 11 attempts for 191 yards Has Short Gain Against sday. Birmingham has a 15-5 record, the league's second best. The league announcement said the winner of the Thursday game will play Memphis at Memphis on Nov.

29 in the World Bowl. The announcement said Memphis would receive a bye into the final game because its 17-3 record is the WFL's best. The league's move has the effect of eliminating Charlotte, Southern Califor MB. By DON HARRISON 1 Daily Press Sports Writer LEXINGTON For almost three quarters Saturday, Virginia Military Institute had a close brush with Colgate. Then the Keydets, on the strength of three-touchdown tailback Kim Glidewell and record-breaking tailback Ronnie Norman, broke away for a convincing 31-14 triumph and assured themselves of a winning season for the first time since 1967.

1 Bowled Over The topsiJ-fttrvu toorkl of big-ttrne college football turned from "Nock Saturday" to "red-faced Sunday" as three boter-bouni teams found themselves embarrassed losers. Unlike last weekend when upsets played havoc with the top schools at the nation, only one, ninth-ranked, Sugar Bowl-bound Florida found iseif on the losing end. Kentucky, which sur- prisedPeach Bowl-bound VanderbUt last Saturday, worked Us upset magic in the second half and suddenly the Gators found themselves ambushed by a bunch of Wildcats 4141 (Page DA). Sugar wasnt the only thing spilled on the college gridiron, though, as Peach 8 owl-bound Texas Tech was stopped by Baylae 11 (PageD4). Oklahoma State, headed for the Fiesta Bowl, was shocked at home by Colorado 37-21 (Page D-12).

The Cowboys vert 18th ranked in Ike Associated Press poll. It was a day for clot colli as Pittsburg almost stopped Notre Dame, but in the end was victory for the Mhanked brisk 14-11 rPage D-i). Elsewhere, Georgia made dose, lad lost to seventh-ranked Ankara 17-13 (Page D-2). Top-ranked Oklahoma didnl have any trouble and Kansas found itself on the wrong side of a final 45-14 score. (Page D-4).

Second-ranked Alabama defeated Miami 28-7 an early night game (Page S) and No. 3 MfcMaa routed Purdue 514 fPag D4). i "IB RICKEY JENNINGS RAMPAGES FOR Terps' Running Back WFLCuts Playoff Teams The Red Raiders came to Alumni Field as the sixth-leading rushing team in the nation and judging from Colgate's first possession, VMI was not going to hurt that standing. Junior quarterback Bruce; Basile broke off left tackle and scampered 19 yards for the first score to begin an offensive show by both teams in the first half, and Jerry Andrewlavage kicked the extra point to give Colgate a 7-0 lead with 8:53 remaining in the first quarter. Five minutes later, Glidewell, a sophomore from Falls Church, capped a 70-yard drive in 13 plays with a two-yard run off right tackle.

Rich Tufaro's kick tied the contest and the Keydets did not trail again. Defensively, VMI adjusted to the Red Raiders' potent wishbone attack after the offense knotted the score. Still, Colgate trailed only 17-14 at the half. Both teams came out smoking offensively in the third quarter, but neither Cdf 17 50-703 10 11 5-15-1 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards VMI 24 5 366 109 25 T-lt-1 5 37 8 0-0 6-3 long The was the 160- was able to score, on field goal attempts, scoreless pattern broken when Norman, dimunitive 5-foot-7, pound Maury High School product, exploded around right end for a 37-yard touchdown gallop that broke the visitor's backs. "We've reached one goal," elated VMI Head Coach Bob Thalman explained.

"I told the kids I recruited four years ago they would go out winners." The victory gives VMI a 6-4 ledger. "This is my first winning season here and the school's first since 1967. It was a big win for us, getting us over a big hurdle," he said. Now we can concentrate on East Carolina." ECU comes here next Saturday and the Southern Conference championship will be at stake. VMI last MEMPHIS (AP) The financially-troubled World Football League announced Saturday that it is cutting the number of teams eligible for this year's postseason playoffs from eight to three.

In a statement which did not mention its mounting money and legal problems, the league said the Florida Blazers, who have the third best WFL record at 14-6, would meet Birmingham in a semifinal game in the Alabama city next Thur- Maryland 21 14 21 0-5 Ouke 0 7 0 613 Mary-Schulli 1 run (kick failed). Mary-ScnulU 4 run (Scnultz pan from Avellini) Mary-White 13 pass from Avellini (Mike-Mayer kick) Mary-White 10 run (Mike-Mayer kick) Mary-White I run (Mike-Mayer kick) DukpFordham 15 pass from Corbett (Mclnturtf kick) Mary-Jennings 60 run (Mike-Mavar kick) Mary-Rove 4 run (Mike-Maver kick) Mary-Bloomingdale 1 run (Mlkt-Maver kick) Duke-Benjamin 1 run (run failed) A21.KJ 'i.