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DAILY PRESS, Newport News, Sunday, December 12, If 76 D3 State, Anderson Topple Spartans 26-10 rushes W4 hi i-esieg yn 4i The entral Intercollegiate Athletic AsMH'iation champions tried to fight bark through the air, but Stanley Clinkscales intercepted for the Bulldogs The winners used Anderson re (N'Mlcilly until it was fairly certain the Spartans were keying on the standout Reserve running bark Jarkie Heed ran 13 yards, though, and Jesse Prather hit Keith Franklin with an 11 yard pass before going the last nine yards in the march of 40 'We just went away from our game plan They forced us out, I should say," Price emphasized What we wanted to do was get outside and throw the short one The third year Norfolk Slate leader praised right offensive guard Jerry Curry for his blocking against the 263 pound Sims The 220 pound Curry was named the Spartans' outstanding player in the game Although the play was unsuccessful, the Spartans opened the game with two fullbacks in the offensive formation "We planned to use LaRue on pitchbacks more," the coach explained "Also, Lonnie Luster wasn't well An ankle injury was still bothering him." Luster played sparingly and Harrington, the top scorer in the C1AA and his team's leading rusher for the season, carried 13 times for just 23 yards He had over 1,000 during the year. By ALAN IIIKSC Daily l'r Sport Writer RICHMOND Hirky Anderson did nut accomplish a self set goal Instead, the junior fullback rushed (or his team's season high of 179 yards to lead South Carolina State to the first Bicentennial Bowl championship Saturday Anderson scored a pair of touch downs and an unusual play ended all hopes for Norfolk State as the Bulldogs garnered a 26 10 victory at City Sladi um. "My goal is always to score more than two touchdowns a game." Anderson said after receiving a plaque as his team's most valuable player. Following Kufus Hess' pass in terception and 18 yard return, the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference champs marched 49 yards on seven plays. Anderson not only got off a 20-yard run during the series but grabbed a screen pass and rambled 13 yards, too The Bulldog workhorse went in from the 5 with 5:35 left in the first quarter.

"They were trying to stop our outside game, so we had to go inside," the 6-foot-S, 215-pounder commented Norfolk State (84), held to just three yards net rushing on the afternoon, tied the game with a 63-yard drive at the start of the second period. Steve Gracff's pass of 35 yards to Robert "Baby" Powell, another of 1 1 to Ronnie McCoy and a third which was ruled pass interference set up LaKue Harrington's one-yard burst. Anderson and Co. came back on the very next possession to take a lead which would never be relinquished The game's star raced 37 yards for the touchdown and a 14-7 advantage. The teams exchanged short field return yards Passes 4 0 Punts 4 it fc 1 i wfrbt lost Pe yards 4 goals in the third stuna before a freak play allowed South Carolina Stale 10 1 a nine-point lead The Spartans were starting play at their 12, but Harrington was thrown for a six yard loss on a pitchout Substitute quarterback Henry Shcppard retreated to the end one on the next call and attempted a pass All-American lineman Robert Sims batted the pass backward and Sheppard caught the ball He wound up again and connected with side receiver Emmanuel Upton to the delight of the approximately 8.01)0 fans One official ruled an illegal forward pass and another called the ball dead in the end lone when Shcppard received his own aerial Since the referee failed to comment to the press after the game, the ruling was never clarified It was, however, a two-point safety "That was the turning point of our fight," Norfolk Coach Dick Price remarked.

"There was a letdown afterward BYU Tailback Star Out Of Bowl Game PROVO. Utah (AP) Brigham Young University senior tailback Dave Lowry was operated on for appendicitis Friday night and will miss the Tangerine Bowl next Saturday in Orlando, Fla a BYU spokesman said Saturday Lowry. of Salt Lake City, was reported in satisfactory condition i'SS Vr 1 77fL 11 (UPl Teieonoto) lent Carelma NW14M Slate II SCS Anderson run Itch I NiC rrirglo I run ioww hick I SCS Anoerm run (Montgomffy fttcfel NSC fO KXMft 32 StS Worlarvmtry 71 SCS S1v. SlurrjfH retivt past, threw SCi Prrhr ruff IMoptgomry fcttfcl A HO NORFOLK STATE'S LARUE HARRINGTON PLUNGES OVER GOAL LINE FOR SCORE Spartan Running Back Slides Off Would-Be South Carolina State Tackier In Bowl Game Colts Seeking Home Field In NFL Playoffs Tarkenton's Passes Gain Vikings Win Pro Grid Standings American Conference Minn it 18' Ii7 16 25-0 I 3 4 4 .1 17 Miami 13 133 12 30 2 41 i-o 2 10 records. He lacks only two yards of becoming the second Colt to gain 1,000 yards passing.

Raymond Berry was the other. The other two are the top running backs in the conference. Buffalo, only 2-11 and loser of nine straight, nevertheless once again is bulwarked by (See Redskin Story Page D-l) magnificent O.J Simpson, who owns a 166-yard lead over the Colts' Lydell Mitchell for the AFC rushing crown. Simpson, who has two straight 200-yard games, also trails NFL leader However, 16-point favorite Baltimore must lose while the Patriots take the measure of Tampa Bay, which figures to become the first team in NFL history to lose all its 14 regular-season games. The Bucs are 17'i-point underdogs.

A win gives Baltimore the home field in the playoffs against Pittsburgh In the NFC, Dallas hosts Washington, which hopes to capture the wildcard berth, as does St. Louis which visits the Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. Carr is one of three gladiators on view in Baltimore hunting for personal First downs PusnevyaoJs Passing yards Return yards Masses Punts Fumbifs lost Penalties-yards fEatffm Derision! P1 Ot 3 779 141 Bait, mor r-w Enqland Miami New YorH Jets Buffalo 272 744 141 JOS 7J 194, 77S Pel t9 79 479 731 1S4 Pel 714 997 997 147 PIS Ot 147 1 291 207 753 741 222 271 Pittsburg Cnrinnati Cleveland Houston ICantral Oivnwal WIT 10 4 0 4 0 9 4 0 9 0 iwnttra Oivtsnnl fSTT 17 J74 J37 Ptl 973 47 301 000 Oakland Denver San Dieqo Kansas City lampa bay 0 0 0 0 0 2)7 241 2S1 111 197 791 392 National Conference (Eaonrn Dm van I Pel Pis Oee 217 147 Dallas Washington St Louis New York Oia Philadelphia 744 292 IS4 201 2 SI 213 274 13 (Central Divnwn) Pel 71 S3I 492 309 P9 Of) 30S 1 74 719 IU 24 700 194 2 79 Minnesota ChKago Detroit Green Bay By BOB MOSKOWITZ Daily Press Sports Writer "With Bert's arm and my legs, we go after people," says Baltimore wide receiver Roger Carr. "Going after people" is just what the Colts and quarterback Jones must do today in the regular-season National Football League finale. The 2 p.m.

conflict at Memorial Stadium against visiting Buffalo is one of four involving play-off berths. New England keeps alive its faint hopes of winning the Eastern Division crown in the American Football Conference. Good Effort By Specialty Teams 'Must9 Continued From D-l reflected in the brilliant coaching records of their two leaders. ashington's George Allen is in his 11th year as a head coach and has not had a losing season while compiling a 106-42-5 (.716) record. Landry also hasn't endured a losing campaign the past 11 years but he is in his 17th season (all at Dallas) and has amassed a 127-92-6 ledger The Cowboys charge into the action following a 26-7 beating of the Eagles in Philadelphia while Washington whipped the Jets 37-16 in New York.

It was Washington's biggest output on offense and lifted Eddie Brown onto the threshold of NFL immortality. The unassuming return star can break the league record for punt return yardage today. He has 606 yards on 48 attempts and the NFC leader in the category needs only 50 more yards to erase Neal Colzie's standard of 655 yards which he set with Oakland last year. Another category in which the cagy Allen most likely will capitalize on is the return to old stomping grounds by former Cowboys Calvin Hill and Jean Fuggett. "I know they'd love to knock us off," says Fugett.

Deluxe Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach points out "They've said a few things about me. I know I'll play hard." The Last assertion may have been all the oddsmakers needed. They have made the hosts a four-point favorite. (Western Divnon) MIAMI (AP) The Minnesota Vikings stopped Miami with a tremendous first-quarter goal-line stand, then went on to thrash the Dolphins 29-7 behind three Fran Tarkenton to Sammy hite touchdown passes to clinch the home field advantage in next weekend's playoffs. The Vikings, finishing the regular season with an 11-2-1 record and the National Football Conference's Central Division title, will host the NFC wildcard team either Washington or St.

Louis next weekend. Washington can grab the wild-card spot by beating Dallas today The Vikings stopped Miami seven times within the seven-yard line, with INDIVIDUAL LEADERS PUSHIKG Vikings foreman 14 78 Johnson 8 4S, McClanatian II Dolphins. Davis IS 20; Wmfri 17, Strou 1 11 PECEIVINC VHings. White SM20, Voigt 2-25, Rashad 2-11. Dolphins.

Solomon 5-42. VcCreary 2-5', rvandirh 221. PASSING Vikings. Tarkenton 1 23 0. 14.

I i-e 12 0. 0 Miami. Strock 9 111, 132, Griese, 3 11 l. 30 four plays coming inside the 2. in an early first-period series.

They then marched 99 yards for a second period touchdown on a nine-yard pass from Tarkenton to White. A 36 yard TD reception by White and a 30-yard field goal by Fred Cox gave the Vikings a commanding 1 5-0 halftime lead. Cox missed two conversion kicks and a 24-vard field goal trv in the first half. A seven-yard touchdown pass from Tarkenton to White and a one-yard scoring run by Brent McClanahan turned the game into a rout at 29-0 in the third quarter. Miami finished with a 6 8 record, the first losing season in 14 years of coaching for Don Shula.

White finished the game with nine receptions for 120 yards as Tarkenton riddled the Dolphins with 13 completions in 23 attempts for 184 yards. P14 0 331 173 Walter Payton of the Bears by only nine yards, 1.341 to 1,332 Simpson has won the league rushing title in three of the past four seasons. Mitchell 278 carries for 1, 166 yards is 28 yards shy of his club rushing mark set last year and also is trying for the third straight AFC receiving title. He has 57 catches for 526 yards and won the title in 1974 with 72 catches and tied for the honor in '75 with 60 receptions. Carr only caught two passes in the 31-13 Baltimore whipping of the Bills in Buffalo "Lots of times, coverages dictate who we throw to," says the personable native Oklahoman and long-time resident of Louisiana.

"At first (1974 and '75) I wasn't getting the respect I deserve. Now, if we throw, fine; if not, fine, too. Basically, we take what they give." In view of last week's 24-17 loss to St. Louis, Carr was asked if that would increase the Colts' fervor against the Bills "I work so hard during the week, I can't tell how the team as a whole would react. I do know I get mad when people say how we play on the field is mental.

"How can it be mental when you fumble because somebody hits you hard. What does that mean, when they say it's 'mental'? I work myself to be ready. I have to run and catch. That's my job regardless who it comes against." He concedes in big games "maybe there's a teeny bit more adrenalin flowing. "No matter what the game, I'll be intense.

I'm a competitor. "Buffalo has had its defensive problems, but offensively, they're super. We only had the ball 19 minutes against St. Louis. This time we have to have the ball more.

If Buffalo is on its game, they can eat up eight or nine minutes in a drive. The big key is for us to keep the ball and to get results from our big-play guys." The latter obviously includes, Jones. Mitchell and Carr The Colts enter the fray with a definite problem at fullback with Rossevelt Leaks and Don McCauley both ailing. Rookie halfback Ron Lee most likely will get the call there, whic will place additional pressure on Mitchell. The television schedule today starts at 12:30 p.m.

when pre-game shows are set for 1 p.m. games. Channel 3 (WTAR) airs the Card-Giant contest and the Jets' game with visiting Cincinnati is over WTAR, Channel 10. At 4 p.m., Channel 3 presents the Dallas-Washington clash In that one, Dallas rates a four-point gambling choice and the Cards are a 74-point pick over the resurgent Pel 731 131 30 tS4 Los Angeles San Francisco New Orleans Atlanta Seattle 241 244 142 219 111 314 2M 402 Results Saturday Mjretesata 29, Miami 7 PrttsouraH II. HttMhw Los Aneeiei at Detroit.

9 pjn. Games Today rvV'' it? -k Cincinnati at New Yard Jets. 1 p.m St Lours at New Yarn Csarrts, pjn Seattle at Pnnaoelaliia. m. New England at Tampa Bay, 1 a Green key at Atlanta, 1 BuHala at Banenore, 2 4 Denver at Clncarge, I Cleveland at Kansas City 2 pm.

San FrenciKP at Mew Orleans, 2 Washington at DafUs, 4pm San Dteao at aw and. a pm (Regular Sea sen Cnahl Miami Giants, who have won two in succession and three of their last four The Cards' kicker Jim Bakken leads the NFC with 88 points and has connected on 19 of 28 attempts for field goals. Meanwhile, the St. Louis line has permitted Hart to be sacked only 16 times (fewest in the NFC), while the defense has 29 sacks and 17 interceptions. YARD MARKERS -Colt play-off tickets go on sale Monday at noon but no mail orders will be accepted Colts lead the NFL in scoring with 359 points but have split their last four games Philadelphia, an eight-point choice to beat expansionist Seattle, has scored only two touchdowns and one field goal in its last four games all losses.

Vinn White 9 pass trom Tarkenton kick tailed Minn White 3 pass trom Tarkenton kick tailed Minn FG Cok 30 Minn McClanahan I run (Cox kick) Minn White 7 pass from Tarkenton (Cox kick! Minn Winlrey 2 pass trom Strock (Yepremian IUPI Wirtphoto) ZEKE MOORE (22) COMES CLOSE TO INTERCEPTING PASS Steelers' Terry Bradshaw Meant The Pass For John Stallworth (82) Steelers Blank Oilers, Clinch Title Harris each went over 100 yards in the game. Both runners have over 1,000 for the season. Pitt iO S32M 90 8-19-0 7 .19 00 10-80 Hon 9 J-93 64 IS 13 29 1 11-34 2 1 6 it list downs Rushes-yards Pavsing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbtevlost Penalties-yards to the end zone. The Steelers drove 79 yards on 10 carries in the fourth quarter, with Bradshaw diving the final yard to end the Oiler season with a 5-9 record. Pittsburgh finished the regular season at 10-4.

Pittsburgh's Rocky Bleier and Pittsburgh Houston Read The Daily Press Classified Ads Pitt Swann 21 pass from Bradshaw (Oerela kick I Pitt Harris fl run (Gerela Kick I Pitt Bradshaw I run (Oerela kick I A 44,743 TROPHIES I PLAQUES designed for CHAMPIONS TO EXCEL IN QUALITY BEAUTY WORKMANSHIP DISCOUNTS 40-50 PLUS ADDITIONAL 10 ON SOME Our 15th Yeor Trophies ctnd plaques org stock All figures ore finely detailed metal castings Engraving done on premises. HOUSTON (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers, ignited by Terry Bradshaw's 21-yard touchdown pass to Lynn Swann, defeated Houston 21-0 Saturday to climax a nine-game winning streak that returns them to the National Football League playoffs and a chance for an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title. Pittsburgh, which lost four of its first five games, clinched the American Football Conference's Central Division INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Pittsburgh, Bler 107, Harris 23-104 Houston. Coleman 14 49. Willis 1144 RECEIVING Pittsburgh, Swann 2-34 Bleier 2 28, Harris 212.

Houston, Bur rough 3-44 Johnson 3-w. PASSING Pittsburgh, Bradshaw 8-19-1, 76 yards. Houston, Pastorini 13-29-1, 9S. title with the victory and will face either Baltimore or New England in the first round of the NFL playoffs. Bradshaw, returning to starting duty for the first time in three games, hit Swann between two Oiler defenders at the Houston 1 and Swann dipped into the end zone with 2:59 left in the first half.

The Steelers offense, which had been held out by a rugged Oiler defense, got the scoring chance when cor- nerback Mel Blount intercepted a pass by Dan Pastorini and returned it 28 yards to the Houston 13. Franco Harris put the Steelers ahead by two touchdowns in the third quarter on an 11-yard run, with Bradshaw throwing a decisive block. Harris started to his right, then suddenly reversed to the left as Bradshaw' took out two potential tacklers and Harris dove Pointers Make Goal Count To Tie HRA West Point High School tried one shot on the goal Saturday afternoon against Hampton Roads Academy, but made it count for a 1-1 soccer tie. Kahn Loo tied the score for the Pointers after Charles Payne's goal had given HRA a 1-0 first-half lead. Hampton Roads, on the other hand, had taken 15 shots on goal.

Kilmer Released After Charge Of 'Driving Under Influence9 ALEXANDRIA (AP) Washington Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer was arrested early Saturday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, Virginia State Police reported. A police spokesman said Kilmer was stopped after his car was spotted "weaving in the road" near Ft. Belvoir, Va. Kilmer lives in Vienna, Va. Kilmer was given blood tests and then taken to the Fairfax County Jail, police said.

An officer at the jail said Kilmer arrived at 12:55 a.m. and immediately was released on personal recognizance. The incident did not prevent Kilmer from practicing with the Redskins on Saturday, prior to the team leaving for Dallas and Sunday's National Football League game with the Cowboys..