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Daily Press, Sunday, October 11. 1981 D2 nmmm lutwjiniMimil I Wi 1 I mW i I 1 ifVJ Fourth Quarter Key As Pirates Rally Past Spiders if fV cfl I i Schramme from the 17 late in the first quarter. Richmond also was penalized six times to only twice for the victors. The wild presentation witnessed by only 12.621 Tobacco Bowl patrons lelt Richmond at 2-4 and ECU, which had scored 17 fourth-quarter points to escape with a rain-ridden 24-22 victory a year ago. stands at 4-2.

The victors' second-year coach Ed Emory couldn't laud his defense enough. Certainly Pirate defenders like linebackers Mike Grant and senior Glenn Morris and Schulz uncorked big plays at a seemingly endless pace. Emory also praised reserves Mark Ervin (starting his first game at no-seguard). Tony Smith (tackle) and Steve Johnson for replacing injured players. Injuries produced a sore point with Emory.

He was upset that both starting quarterbacks Richmond's Krainock and ECU's Nelson hurt themselves after the play had ended by falling on the asphalt surface surrounding the playing field here. Shealy sidestepped" that issue, pointing to Krainock's dislocated shoulder which had sidelined him three weeks. He repeatedly heaped praise on frustrated Barry Redden and Krainock for playing hurt. Redden, who gained only 47 yards in 14 carries in the first half and caught two passes for 10 yards, also dropped three passes, "the most I've ever seen him drop. "He's always been a good receiver.

I don't know if it was because of his injured legs," said Shealy. 1 The game's early pattern held up most of the way. It was frenetic and error-laden. East Carolina's Sykes intercepted, but the Pirates fumbled the ball away. So did the Spiders.

Finally, Richmond capitalized to take a 7-0 lead on an eight-yardswing pass to Redden, followed by Schramme's kick with 10:48 to go in the quarter. Three minutes, 10 seconds later, the By BOB MOSKOWITZ Daily Press Sports Writer RICHMOND For the second year in a row, East Carolina stormed from behind to throttle Richmond in the fourth quarter. On this Blue-gray October afternoon, though. Spider mistakes opened the gates to the 17-13 ECU conquest. The Pirates had been guilty of more than their share of miscues.

especially in the first half, when they lost the ball four times but trailed only 7-3 at intermission. Down the stretch, the City Stadium visitors capitalized on a pass interception by defensive end Jody Schulz to go ahead 10-7. Later, a blocked field goal and a 26-yard return by Schulz that opened the way to a 17-7 advantage with 8:38 remaining. Even then, Richmond miseries weren't over. Following a 29-yard touchdown run by Portsmouth-bred ECU quarterback Carlton Nelson, the Spiders launched a courageous comeback charge.

It was triggered by Billy Starke's 51-yard kick return and even that had been marred momentarily when the freshman Floridian bobbled the ball before launching his scamper. Finally, ailing quarterback Steve Krainock found sophomore wide receiver Kevin Jackson wide open for a two-yard scoring pass: Then, the try for two extra points produced a fierce ECU pass rush and Krai-nock's toss was badly overthrown. The Spiders, with one timeout left, began one more last-ditch surge and it was squelched at midfield when Krainock was sacked. It was a development that Richmond Coach Dal Shealy later pointed to. "We gear down under pressure situations.

That sack late in the game was an example." In all, ECU turned the ball over five times, Richmond three, but the Spiders also had that field goal blocked by left cornerback Gerald Sykes and there was a very important missed field goal by Scott Spiders' Billy Kohl ties to escape clamps of East Carolina's Will Barrett times after Starke's return put the Spiders 47 yards from their final score. Then Redden dropped a pass and carried three more times before the scoring throw to Jackson. Richmond 14 47-126 118 0 2-15 8-39 1-1 6-43 30:16 ECU 10 53-151 50 S-)l-l 14 -30 3-2 2-30 29:44 First clowns Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Sacks by Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession Pirates' Chuck Bushboch kicked a 43-yard field goal, which came after a pass interception. Richmond's 7-3 lead lasted until the fourth quarter. The Pirates had dominated the third period in vain, allowing Richmond possession only 3:28.

On the next-to-last play of the period, Schulz intercepted a Krainock pass and charged 24 yards to the Spiders' 8. Two plays later, Nelson rolled right and hit sophomore Norwood vann from the 6 for the touchdown. Richmond then uncorked a sustained drive ruined when the field goal try by Schramme was blocked by Sykes and Schulz gobbled it up to return it 26 yards. Three plays later Nelson kept through right tackle and was barely touched in negotiating the final 29 yards. The Spiders then played inspired football but it was too late.

Redden, far less effective than he usually is, nevertheless carried five straight East Carolina 3 0 14 17 Richmond 7 I 0 611 Rich Redden 8 pass trom Krainock (Schramme kick) EC PG Bushbeck 43 1 EC Vann 6 pass Irom Nelson (Bushbeck kick) EC Nelson 29 run (Bushbeck kick) Rich Jackson 2 boss from Krainock (pass failed) A 12,641 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING East Carolina, Nelson 12-48. Blue 8-47, Walden 10-45. Richmond. Redden 34-114. PASSING East Carolina, Nelson 4-1-2-38.

Richmond, Krainock 10-25-2-105. RECEIVING East Carolina, Nichols 1-17, Walden 1-12. Richmond. White 4-57, Redden 4-17. ugged Clemson outs UVA 27-0, DECISIONS, DECISIONS! Bobby Unser's reinstatement as winder of the Indianapolis 500 was inevitable.

Approval of the decision is not a matter of hindsight, either, since most of us argued that the stewards ruled wrongly in the first place by belatedly awarding the victory to Mario Andretti. Be that as it may, you can be sure others Will strongly stick by the verdict favoring Andretti, which in turn makes it certain that the Indy 500 of 1981 will be one of the best-remem-bered races in the sport's history. It will grow in stature year by "Mark it with an asterisk," is that what you're saying? Why not. If base-', ball's Roger Marls deserves an asterisk for clearly breaking Babe Ruth's home run record (61 to 60), then surely Bobby Unser's win-lose-win feat begs for equal treatment. Unser's latest victory also can claim one other distinction.

It stands up as strong testimony that any sport is looking for trouble when it considers the "instant replay" of television broadcasting as the final arbiter in settling disputes involving human judgement. Under the circumstances prevailing in this year's Indy 500, the instant replay should have been a blessing. It captured clear evidence of a rules violation which otherwise might have been open to endless debate, but the Indianapolis stewards misused it. FINE THE STEWARDS INSTEAD There were enough racing laps left to penalize Unser, forcing him to re-establish his advantage over Andretti and, possibly, still win but the stewards blew it. Either they were confused or terribly indecisive, or perhaps just "couldn't believe our eyes." Regardless, they used poor judgement when they delayed invoking the one-lap penalty which was stipulated by the rules.

That's tan-" tamount to depriving Reggie Jackson of a home run because he failed to touch second base in a game played 24 hours earlier. Come to think of it, now that the Unser-Andrettl-Unser decision has been reversed, we're not sure why "the winner and still champion" is being fined $40,000. They should fine the stewards. Unser made an "honest" error, but the stewards were negligent. Unser's sponsor-boss, Roger Penske, doesn't plan to appeal the $40,000 assessment, but who's to say he won't.

However, if he did, possible that more legal proceedings could result in still another reversal returning the race title to Andretti, so why bother, v. All of the above serves to illustrate what might happen if instant replays were used to let-gaily correct errors of judgement by officials in other sports, such as in the National Football League. Maybe that'll happen in the future, but fright now it doesn't appear to be safely or sanely feasible. SEEN AS INSTANT DANGERS 'X Who wants to risk any more "as- terisked" developments? If instant re-; plays were introduced by the NFL in 1982 to settle game disputes, just one I court suit could postpone the Super Bowl until 1989 because some judge might need 90 days to render a decision. At that rate, the NFL might find itself with a backlog of unplayed Super Bowls, so don't look for instant replays to be worked into the rule books anytime soon.

When it does happen, bet on Commissioner Pete Rozelle to resign. An idea which has a better chance of evolving might be that of major league baseball restructuring itself to in-f corporate split seasons. The format has been long scorned, even in the minor leagues, but that might not deter club owners who have gone 'off the deep end" before, For one thing, don't be surprised if, even-; tually, we learn that the "second (split) sea-c son" appealed to fandom more than tra- ditionalists would care to admit. The "second chance" is just as American as baseball and 'I apple pie, and besides, Americans have been sold bunk before by modern advertising blitzes. Blitz or no blitz, it's possible the split sea-; son may be the only way the club owners can once more gain the upper hand to control their players.

A bad season now doesn't affect a player's contract, but two bad seasons in one summer might help the owners find a way to have those fat contracts ruled null and void. Borg Sweeps To Semis In Edmonton From Wire Services EDMONTON, Alberta Bjorn Borg, his "superb passing game proving too much for V'ijay Amritraj, advanced to the semifinals of the $300,000 Edmonton Tennis Challenge Sat- urday, beating the India native in straight sets. The Swede, top seed in the tournament fol-" lowing losses at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, broke Amritraj's serve in the seventh game of the first set and the nintligame of the second to win the match 6-4. 6-4.

NAVRATILOVA IN FINALS i TAMPA, Fla. Top-seeded Martina Nav- ratilova powered through gusting winds Satur- day to defeat No. 3 seed Sylvia Hanika 6-3, 6-3 Saturday and move into the final of the $125,000 Florida Federal Open women's tennis 1 tournament. Navratilova, of Dallas, will meet the winner of Saturday night's semifinal match between Stays Undefeated 1 mmmmmmm lillSilillllftw if If i fcm 4ft Mi. 4wmwmh into Midway in the second period, Clemson took a punt by Virginia's Jeff Walker and marched 83 yards in three plays for a touchdown.

The Tigers, abandoning their usual conservative, strategy, went to the air on the first play. Wide receiver Perry Tuttle gained 20 yards on a pass from quarterback Homer Jordan. On the next play, Tuttle slipped behind Jordan on a reverse, took a handoff and raced 20 yards around the right side. Austin sprinted around the left side on the next play for a 42-yard touchdown. Bob Paulling kicked the first of three extra-point conversions to give Clemson a 10-0 lead.

The Tigers opened the scoring with 22 seconds left in the opening quarter, when Igwebuike kicked his first field goal. Clemson had one of its best rushing games, with Austin leading the way with 89 yards. The Tigers' other tailback. Chuck McS-wain, gained 71 yards and had two 16-yard runs that set up Ig-webuike's second field goal. Jordan completed nine of 16 passes for 161 yards, hitting Tuttle and tight end Bubba Diggs three times each.

Whitehead was 12 for 24 with two interceptions. He was sacked four times and lost 28 yards. staff Photo bv Tnom Slater Citadel quarterback Gerald Toney puts a stiffarm to Villi's Darryl Robinson DEFENSE THROTTLES BULLDOGS VMI Dreams 1 0- Carat CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson tailback Cliff Austin ran for two touchdowns as the ninth-ranked Tigers trounced Virginia 27-0 in an Atlantic 'Coast Conference football game Saturday. The triumph, which opened Clemson's ACC schedule, was the Tigers' fifth straight without a loss.

A Clemson's offense completely dominated the game, allowing Virginia into Tiger territory only twice once each in the second and fourth quarters. Virginia, which lost its fifth straight game and third ACC contest, had just one opportunity to score. In the final period the Cavaliers, behind passes of 12 and 22 yards from quarterback Gordie Whitehead to split end Henry Johnson, had a first and goal at the Clemson 4. But Whitehead was sacked for an 11-yard loss and two passes fell incomplete, and Clemson took over on downs with 4:13 left. Virginia never got close enough to attempt a field goal.

But Clemson placekicker Donald Igwebuike was successful on two attempts, from 22 yards in the first quarter and 32 yards late in the game. Clemson has not allowed a touchdown since a 45-10 season opening victory against Wofford and has given up 21 points in five games among the best in the na-' tion. The Tigers' touchdowns came on runs of 42 and one yard by Austin and a five-yard run by fullback Jeff McCall, Both teams were lackluster offensively in the first half, except for a 43-second period during which Clemson scored its first touchdown. Virginia 14 41-110 127 9 IJ-24-2 0-0 7-35 1 3-0 3-11 Clemson 17-53-265 161 54 9-17-0 4-28 -i -42 0-0 6-49 First downs Rushes-yards Passina yards Return yards Passes Sacks by Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards wir9inia .0 0 Clemson 3 7 0 0 327 Clem FG lawebuike 22 Clem Austin 42 run Clem McCall 5 run Clem Austin 1 run Clem FG Igwebuike 32 A 63,000 VMI supporter finds astonishing talked of greater accomplishments ahead. Everyone listened.

"How good are we?" Rucker said, repeating a question tossed his way. "We're a 10-0 team. Whatever it takes to be 10-0, we have it. "Everybody's been telling us what we can't do. We're proving what we can do.

''People who write about us and say we can't do this or that, they don't know. They don't practice with us. They don't live with us." Thalman, searching for the right words, turned philosophical. "We're writing history this year," he said, "and we just finished page four. Now we're thinking about Appalachian State.

That will be page five." Even hard-luck Allen, who left the game early in the third quarter with a slight sprain to his right ankle, was engulfed by the spirit, though disturbed by his inability to return to his 100-pius-yard games of yesteryear. "Obviously, it's frustrating," he said. "I'll have to live with it." The Keydets' offense spit and sputtered, coughed and hacked en route to generating 10 first downs and 199 -yards-. "We produced when we had to." Allen said. And how much did the loss of star wide receiver Frank Brown (dismissed from school last week) affect the operation? Thalman answered it this way: "We are taught that when we lose anyone to sickness or injury or for disciplinary reasons, we pick up the slack and keep going.

We put the Frank Brown incident behind us. We didn't think about it. No matter what happens, we'll keep going." Raber, the SC's No. 1 passer prior to the contest, was seven of 12 for 62 yards. It was the Keydets' second Oyster triumph in five appearances, the first' coming against Virginia in 197Q, 13-7 I Continued From D-l Between the 20-yard lines, the Bulldogs chewed up yardage.

But VMI's defense conquered every big-play situation. Twice in the first half, a pair of Citadel drives faltered and place-kicker Jerry Rye was called on to attempt field goals. He missed both tries, one from 42 yards, the other from 35. Late in the third quarter, Citadel's fourth-and-five gamble on the VMI 32 resulted in a four-yard loss. And early in the fourth period, Citadel's fourth-and-one try on VMI's 44 resulted in a three-yard loss.

"We worked for two weeks in practice on their option," VMI linebacker Melvin Rucker said. "We didn't want to give them the big play, but they did hurt us on the dive up the middle." But Citadel's option play was buried under, as were the Bulldogs. "The entire defensive team deserves the outstanding player award," VMI Coach Bob Thalman said. The Keydets' fashioned a 13-play, 52-yard scoring drive midway through the first quarter, quarterback Kelly Raber sneaking over from the 1 for the touchdown. Lee Wimbish booted his first of two extra points.

The Bulldogs, alternating both Shrader and Gerald Toney at quarterback, proceeded to dominate the remainder of the first half. They doubled the Keydets' first-half yardage output, 142-69. Little did it matter in the final analysis, however, a reality Citadel Coach Art Baker had to accept. we got close, we had trouble on first-down situations," he said. "I thought that was the key to the game." Those missed field goals left a lasting impression, too.

"It took a lot of momentum away from us," Baker said. Meanwhile, the Keydets off to their best start since 1960. a start even the most diehard VPI's Winning Ways Halted the tying score. Dooley observed that "we weren't a very sound football team out there today. We gave them too much and you can't give a team like Duke, which has momentum after winning its last two games, that kind of help." Virginia-Tech had 14 possessions and nine of them were stalled either by interceptions, fumbles or penalties.

Tabron's interception was his second for a touchdown In his career and he said that "I played the receiver, not. the ball, Casey is a rollout quarterback and they only throw one way. I just waited." Continued from D-I another defensive gem on the previous play when he and Jones had gne into the air simultaneously in the end zone, but the ball fell away. Virginia Tech finally got unpacked at the start of the fourth quarter when Cyrus Lawrence burst 43 yards to the Duke 23. He finished with 177 yards on 31 carries, but was held in check much of the afternoon.

Five pluys after Lawrence's run, Cusey faked to the junior from Southampton High School to draw the defense in and sailed around right end from the 3 for 0 I sixth-seeded Bettina Bunge and eighth-seeded Mary Lou Piatek on mcenroe ousted MELBOURNE Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion John McEnroe was ousted by I Elliot Teltscher in Saturday's semifinals of the Mazda Superchallenge tennis tournament, 6-7. 6-1. 6-3. It was McEnroe's second defeat in an many days in the round robin tournament.

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