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Fourth SporU News THE DANVILLE REGISTER 'Comics Sports Fourth Section FOUNDED FEBRUARY, 1847. 28,429 DANVILLE, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1969 Tech Tramples Duke 48 To 12 In Oyster Bowl Game Ken Edwards Does Running And Perry Tiberio Passing Gobblers Race Over Blue Devils For 469 Yards Va. (AP) Re- surgent Virginia Tech shelled Duke with the power running of Ken Edwards arid the long- strikes Tiberio Va. AP) Statistics of Duke-Va. Tech football same: First downs Hpshins yardage PajssTnfl yardage Rtturn yardage Pisses PUfltS fumbles lost Yards Duke Va.

Tech 16 24 133 469 66' 76 23 58 11-13-2 4-8-0 8-39 1 2 80 and trampled the Blue Devils Lineups Set For Group 1-A Playoff Games RICHMOND (AP)--The lineup or the first three Group I A scholastic football regional play- offs was completed Saturday vith the selection of Halifax ounty to represent the Western District. District principals an- GWHS Beats Jeff ersonSr. 7-3 In Last Game Of Year Good Defense Gives Tulane 31-0 Victo Clinic Saturday in the 23rd tey Bowl football game. Techmen, coming back vigor after dropping their first five games of the season; rah through the Duke defense for 469 yards rushing and com- pletely dominated the proceed- ings. injured in Tech's firjit seven games, scored three -tiojes and an unsung wijigback, scored twice and se touchdown with a 70 run in the a Field.

Tiherio gained 170 yards on only 10 carries for Tech, scoring a 70-yard pass from reserve quarterback Gil Schwabe and later on.a 62-yard run that final ly 'completed the Tech scoring the final period. Duke scored first on sopho- morejBob Zwirko's 12-yard run in two minutes after the-JBJue Devils at- the Tech 34 the Gobblers' first play from scrim- mage. But after that, it was Virginia Tech all the way, the Gobblers running up a 41-6 advantage be- fore'the Blue Devils finally got on 'the Scoreboard again on a 57-yard drive. Edwards, showing the form he displayed last year for the first this season, ran 105 yards and tailback Terry Smoot added 93 afoot to the Tech rushing attack that c'orhpletely flobred the -Blue, Devils a wintry day which tem- perature hovered'in the'-mid 39s -The- "by Pete Dawwot and All- 1 American linebacker Mike Widg er, three times sheld. Duke Mien the Blue Devils'advanced within close scoring distance.

In the first quarter Duke to the Tech 12, but ended up on the 36 and was punt, and'in the second perio the Blue Devils--after recover ing a fumble gained a firs the Tech 4 the ball on downs at the 8 Duke--Zwirko 12 run "(kick faired) ypl--Edwards run (Simcsak kick RP1--Edwards 10 run (STmcsak kick VP-Matiievich 25 run (Simcsak kick 4 run (Simcsak kick VP.t-Srnjdgt 3. run (Simcsak kick) j.VPl;--TWenq 70. pass- from pass from Satvshur (Simcsak kick) 4 0 0 4--12 7 21 13 7--48 nounced the decision two hours after the Blue Comets defeated Patrick Henry of Roanoke 14-0 and ran their District record to 6-1--half a' game het- ter than William Fleming, which at 5-1 was declared a district cochampion with Halifax. William Fleming had argued --unsuccessfully as it turned out--that games with nef mem- ber Martinsville shouldn't be counted. Fleming, which handed Halifax its only defeat, was un- able to schedule Martinsville.

The victory sends Halifax County, 8-1 on Group I-A play aod 9-1 over-all, against South- west District champion Taze- well, 6-0 and 9-0-1. The game will be played at Halifax County either next Friday night or Sat- urday. Central Virginia Stopped 10-Yards Shy Twice By BEN THOMAS NEW ORLEANS (AP) Tu- lane got its first two scores on I fourth down plays and 52-yard punt return by defensive back Joe Bullard set up the third NEW ORLEANS (API--Statistics of the Virginia-Tulane football game: First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Virsina Tulane 17 11 60 168 248 69 25 130 17-25-3 6-8-2 -1-43 5-40 3 1 30 35 'District champion Hopewell, 1-0, will meet Colon- ial District champion Freeman, 1 in the Central Regional next 'riday night at Richmond ad Northern District champion alls Church, 8-1-1, faces Poto- mac District champion Ham- mond, 7-1 and 9-1, in'the North- rn Regional next Saturday aft rnoon at Alexandria. Hammond gained a Northern egional berth despite, being up et Saturday 12-7 by T. C.

Wil- iams and kaocked out of.the tate title race. The Admirals finished with a Virginia High School League ating of 13.50, while "Falls Church was. rated at 13.45.'.Left jut of the Northern ames which had a .4.50 James Madison and Mcjiean -4, tied in the Great FaUs j-ict but district r.utes speCifiec winner of -anytime between AVO deadlocked teams would be declared champion. McLean de feated Madison when the; met. In the Central Region, Free got in with a ratin of 13.85 to 13.80 for Capital Dis trict Lane, which de feated both Freeman- and Colon ial runner-up Hermitage but wa heateo by GW of Danville an tied by William Fleming of the Western District.

touchdown Saturday as the Greenies rolled to a 31-0 footbal victory over Virginia. Rusty Lachaussee passe twice to wingback Mike Paulson for Tuiarie touchdowns and the sophomore quarterback set a single season career school rec- ord for passing yardage. A chilled crowd of 9,650 in Tu- lane's cavernous 82,000 capacity stadium saw the defense stop Virginia twice inside the Tulane 10 with a pass interception and fumble recovery. It was Tulane's first shutout 28 games, the last coming in 966 against another team from Old Dominion state, Virginia ech, in Jim PSttman's first ame as Greenie coach. Tulane-is now 3-6.

Virginia as the same record. Virginia dominated the first alf, holding the ball for 48 lays--to Tulane's 31--but. the Cavaliers couldn't get on the coreboard. Field goal attempts rom the 25 and the 15 in the irst period by Virginia kicker im Carrington were' wide. Tulane didn't make a first iown until midway thro.ugh th'e' econd period an'd ''scored on ullback Bob Marshall's one- fard dowdtb ake "a- 7-0 halftjine Phil Daly's One-Yard Run Caps Card Scoring March Football Scores Guy Robinette Kicks 34-Yai-d Magician Field Goal SCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL Danville 7, Jefferson Senior 3 Halifax County Patrict Henry Roanoke The George Washington High Cardinals overcame fumbles and three pass John Marshall 20, Thomas Jefferson 7 tCFCCptionS to nip JefferSOQ Si'.

Waggle Walker 6, George Wirthe 7 3 Season-ending football i i i a Episcopal 55, FIshburne i i a game for the Western Handley 32, James Wood 0 District Gl'OUp 1-A teams at Carver Newport News 14. Huntinaton 12 I Victory Stadium in Roanoka Fort Union Military 34, Massanulten Military 0 Episcopal 21, Woodberry Forest 0 Wakelieid 20, GW Alexandria 6 St. Stephen's 45, SI. James, Md. 12 Spotsylvania 36, Broad Run 0 James Blair 28, Warwick 14 Kecoughtan 12.

York. 7 Benedictine 29, Midlothian 7 Saturday's College Football Results cast Amherst 54, Williams Col 25 Boston College 49, Virginia Military 32 Boston Univ 30, Delaware 14 Brown 24, Harvard 17 Colgate 14, LafayettelO Connecticut 25, Rhode Island IS C. W. Post 45, Adelphi 0 Dartmouih 24, Cornell 7 Johns Hopkins 28, Dickinson Col Lehigh 7. Bucknell 3 Maine 38, Vermont 30 Manhattan 11, Fordham 14 Maryland State 21, Delaware State Massachusetts 43.

New Hampshire 7 Muhlenbers -10. Franklin Mar 14 Pennsylvania 17, Columbia 7 Penn State 48, Maryland 0 Pittsburgh 15, Army 6 Rochester 32, Allegheny 0 Springfield 58, Tufts 8 Temple 35, Northeastern 17 Ucsala College 15. Albright 14 Vliianova 35, William 8. Mary 21 Wagner 14, Hofstra Univ 12 Winners at GWHS gym Saturday in the City Recreation-sponsored "Dribble, Shoot and Pass Contest" and pro-instructed basketball clinic," were front row above: left to right-- Kenneth Johnson, 14-15 age winner; Kevin Goings, 8-9 age winner; J. D.

Chitwood, 10-11 Yale Princeton 14 age winner and Michael Johns, 12-13 age KUt ev c1, nes Hr winner. On back row are Jim Greiner, of the Rcc- reation Department, and Don Mabe, of the 34 Villanova Turns Back WM 35-21 Score 28 Points In Second Half 4th-Ranked Razorbacks Win 2S-15 nterference 'caligainst a safety Bill Marshall's 43-yard 'gallop' on ihird-down draw play were the highlights of the 80-yard 14-play march. A 20-yard fourth down pass from Lachaussee to Paulson gave Tulane its second touch Pa. (AP)--Vil- lanova rallied for 28 points in the last half to defeat William and Mary 35-21 Saturday iri'Vol- ege footb'all. Villanova's Joe Belascq pass- ed for "three touchdowns, two of therri to Chuck Agpstini.

defense matched the offense in the second h'alf; holding William and Mary to no first downs'. Villanova defenders also intercepted one. pass anc kept William and Mary quarter- By DENNE H. FREEiMAN Associated Press Sports Writer DALLAS, Tex. (AP) Bruis- ing Bill Burnett rallied Arkan- sas' fourth-ranked Razorbacks with touchdowns Saturday to overcome inspired Southern Methodist 28-15 in a wild South- west football game.

junior, scored on a South jAlcorn AS.M 29, prairie View 14 First Natipnal Bank which co-sponsored the Appalachian st 49, samford Univ 36 'Auburn 16, Georgia 3 Alabama 42, Miami, Fla. Carson-Newman 14, Presbyterian Col 12 Citadel 37, Furman Univ 21 East Tenn State 27, Middle Tenn St 21 East Kentucky 14, Indiana State 12 Elizabeth City 21, Livingstone Col IS Elon College 29, Lenoir Rhyne 0 Florida 31, Kentucky 6 Florida A8.M 10, Southern Univ 7 Georgetown 35, Scranton Univ 6 Hampden-Sydney 9. Mars Hill A Houston Univ 3-1, No Carolina St 13 J.C. Smith 28, Fayetteville 22 Louisiana State 41, Mississippi St 4 Louisville 13, Wichita State 7 Marshall Univ 33, East Carolina 7 Memphis State 28, Florida State 2i Mississippi 38, Tennessee 0 Morchead State 13, Kentucky State 0 Miltsaps 13, Randotph-Macon 7 North 'Carolina 32, Clemson 15 No Carolina AT 21, Petersburg SI a Satem College 14, West Va State 13 Shaw 20; Winston Salem 0 South Carolina It, Wake Forest 6 South Ca.ro St 22, Morris Brown 3 Syracuse- li. Navy 0 Troy State 31, Chattanooga i Tulane" 31, Virginia 0 33-yara pass from Bill Mofit- night and went on to defeat out- west caroHnajo, Newberrv col Notre Dame Wins 38-20 At Atlanta Lead Ga.

Tecli 31-6 At Halftime (AP)--Notre Dame's 'awesome' Irish struck for three the opening i a i i quick touchdowns in Tuskcoee 20, Hampton Virginia-Tech 48p Duke 12--. ling period Saturday Virginia'Union No Carolina Cen 12 West Virginia 21 gomery and bolted 4 and 91 tion, the-nmth-ranked Irish nev-! Wotfori Davidson 27 down and the two combined forlback immie Laycock 0 for 10 an 18-hard scoring play later. Lachaussee's fii-st touchdown pass came after Tulane's Steve Barrios recovered Virginia's fumble of a Tuiane punt. Bullard's long punt return two minutes later set up a four-yard failed) 42 run Duke Wisconsin Beats lUinois 55 To 14 California Defeats Tnsjiired Wailiington 16 To 7 (AP) Ayala kicked 31-yard field goal and Clarence Davis scored an in- surance touchdown as Southern Ckl overcame an inspired de- fense to beat Washington 16-7 Saturday in a Pacific-8 football game. Huskies had sixth-ranked Tro- the.

Scoreboard for the irst fiaft'and outplayed them on the; fHJTuntil third quarter mis- the Washington defense, led by By BOB GREENE Associated Press Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP)--Quar- terback Gary Losse came oEf the bench Saturday to lead Wis- consin to a 55-14 Big Ten foot- balyl victory over Illinois. Losse, the No. 2 signal-caller i Neil Graff, threw two touchdown passes to Stu Voigt and sneaked over from the i one for- another the Badgers ran up their point total since 1962, when they crushed New'Mexico State 69-0. The victory raised Wisconsin's Big Ten record to 3-3 and its season mark to 3-6.

Losse was scheduled to be a starter last season, but missed the entire year when he under- surgery on both knees. contained the Trc- This year, Graff beat him out Jans' "awesome ground game. for the starting spot. on passes for 'the whole game. William, and Mary led 21-0 midway through the second quarter before the Wildcats started to move.

WM-Pilch 1 run (Daniel kick) WM-Pilch 2 run (Danie! kick) WM--Laycock 6 run (Daniel kick) touchdown run by tailback Jack 1 VH--o'Agostim 14 pass from aeiasco "rrang kick) yards for touchdowns to keep the Razovbacks undefeated as they head for their Dec. 6 SWC showdown with second-ranked Texas. Arkansas was pushed to the limit in gaining its 14th consecu- tive victory. It took a tremen- dous punt by Gary Stockdell to set up Burnett's final touchdown with 3:45 remaining before Ar- kansas coach Frank Broyles could relax. Burnett's scoring outburst Lafaorde.

Tu--Marshall 1 run (Bookalz kick) Tu--Paulson 20 pass from Lachausse (Bookatz kick) Tu--Laborde 4 run (Bookatz kick) Tu--Paulson 18 pass from Lachaussee kick) Bookatz 23 Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 Tulane 0 7 1 4 1 0 3 1 Nebraska Edges Kansas State 10-7 MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Muscular Nebraska blunted Lynn Dickey's passing with a massive rush for 58 minutes, then stood off a breath-taking Kansas State rally in the final two minutes to post.a 10-7 Big Eight victory and shove itself into the bowl picture Saturday. The triumph, achieved before a KSU stadium record 41,000 kers prime contenders for a Gator Bowl berth. While no bowl bid may offi- cially be extended until noon, EST, Monday, the winner of this was considered a solid bet for a Gator Bowl bid, possibly to oppose Florida. RALEIGH, N.C.(AP)-Hou-,pe had attempted a 22-yard when'the stoii -r combined a crushing fi ij g0 al which was wide to the Huskcrs lost 34-7 to Alabama.

fans, including some 10,000 red- Comets to advance to the end Ken Fleming, coated Nebraska followers, isiRegional Playoff. a i a But Arkansas' lough defcnsej with a 6-1 down the high-octane Mus- Houston Beats N. C. State, Sixth Win In Row Vil-- Boyd 17 pass from Belasco (kick failed) Vit-- D'Agosiini 14 pass from Belasco (Gordon run) Vit-- Safety blocked cunt over end line Vlt-- Stopoer 2 run (kick failed) Vil-- Walik 37 run (kick failedl WM Villanova .14 7 0 0-21 .0 7 14 Halifax County Wins 4-0 Over Patrick Henry A a (AP)--Halifax County blanked Patrick Henry, 14-0, Saturday afternoon to gain a Western Regional playoff berth against Tazewcll next week-end, in South Boston. But it took a ruling from the Western District Council for the kentuckyvlS I Drake Univ Southern Illinois 17 er let the Yellow Jackets get in- to the ball game.

Tntina a a a nf 1wn fivnt 'Illinois St Univ 27, Bradley 7 laKing amage 01 UNO i i i i 5tale 7 Miamt ohlo 14 quarter fumble recoveries by i Michigan si, ipwa -r-. j. 14, Michigan State 10 linebacker John Raterman and Missouri -to, Iowa state 13 a 70-yard scoring run by Clar- ence Ellis on a pass intercep- tion, the ninth-ranked Irish never let the Yellow Jackets get inlh the ball game. By the time Georgia Tech final- ly scored on a 100-yard pass in-i Arizona 17, Murray Slate J2, Evansville 14 Nebraska 10. Kansas St Univ 7 Northwestern 30, Indiana 27 Ohio 46, Cincinnati i Ohio State 42, Purdue 14 Oklahoma 31, Kansas 15 Omaha 2fi, South Dakota 16 Wisconsin 55, Illinois J4 Xavier 9.

Quantlco Marine 7 Southwest gives him a career total of 192 points breaks the old Ar- kansas record of 185 formerly tield by Razorback assistant ath- ietic director George Cole. Arkansas now stands 5-0 in SWC play and 8-0 for the sea- son. SMU is 2-4 and 2-7. Stockdell's punt went out of bounds on the Mustang 1-yard line and moments later Bobby Field intercepted a Chuck Hix son pass which had been tipped by Mike boschetti. Burnett promptly drove the ball over the goal, carrying two Mustangs on his back.

Montgomery, -also a junior, threw a touchdown pass to John Rees in the second peri- od when Arkansas trailed 3-0. sophomore Ford late in the second quarter, Notre Dame had 31 points on the board and the only thing to be determined was the final mar- Arkansas 28. gin. The victory gave Notre Dame a 7-1-1 record for the season. Georgia Tech has won three and lost six.

Quarterback Joe Theismann, who showed a Grant Field crowd of 41,104 and a television audi- ence of million a fancy display of running and passing, figured in three Irish touchdowns. Arkansas State 13. Texas, Arlington 3 North Texas St 42, Tulsa 16 Rice 7, Texas AM 6 Stanford 47, Air Force 34 Texas Texas Christian 7 Texas 41, Baylor 7 Trinity 14, Abilene 13 West Texas State 28, Bowling Green 12 Far Wesl Briqham Young 21, Utah Stste 3 California 31, San Jose State 7 Colorado 17. Oklahoma State Colo State Urriv 31, Idaho 21 Idaho St Univ 27. Boise State 25 Montana 56, So Dakota State 0 Nevada 50, San Francisco 7 New Mexico 24, Wyoming 12 Oregon Stale 33, Washington St 3 Oregon Tech 40.

St Mary's, Cal. 12 Southern Cal 16, Washington 7 UCLA 13, Oregon 10 Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals scored the only touchdown of the game with 1:35 left in the first half when Phil Daly plunged over from one yard out. The Cardinals had moved to the one on a 79- yard march with passes from Quarterback Allen Brumfield to End Harvey Willis eating up most of the yardage. Gary Heady's placement add3d the extra point.

A 12-yard pass from Bruin- field to Dal just missed touchdown shortly before Daly scored. Jefferson Sr. got its only three points in the third quarter when Guy Robinette kicked a 34-yard field goal. Jefferson intercepted al.l three of the Cardinal passes the fourth quarter. Two of tft'e interceptions were by Robinette, the other one was by Lynn Callahan.

Jefferson's best chance for.a touchdown ca'me on the last series of the first half. A 43- yard pass from Gene Terry to Ralph Boyd, plus a 10-yard run by Terry, put the Magicians on the GW 13. But, on the next play, GW's Jim Thomas in- tercepted a Terry pass in the end zone to halt this threat. Against earlier in the game, the Magicians drove to "within striking range and this time; they were stopped when the Card's Scott Mustain re'covexed a Jef- ferson fumble. i.i£ i two' 'teams battled on far statistics'" ttie CTa- i a I -team vith playing one of its best- games of the year.

Ed Pratt, Brack StovaU; Charles Davis, Rodney Ashby, David. Evans and Steve Donahpe made "it tough for Magician runners along the line. Thomas, Mils- tain, Randy Lavinder a Heady stopped most plays that reached the secondary. Standouts for the Cards on offense were Willis, a-1 Brumfield, George Perry, Jake Burrell and Steve Echols. Geo.

Washington 0 7 0 0--T Jefferson Sr. 0 0 3 0--3 FW--Daly (1 yard Heady--kick. Jefferson--Robinette (34-yard; field goal). The Mustangs, 18-point under- dogs, were behind only 14-12 at halftime on Chipper Johnson's two 27-yard goals and Hix- HARVARD BROWN PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) He passed to split end Tom, St0 rmed from behind on Gatcwood for 16 yards and a the clutch passing and running I I i i i i 3 touchdown twice on flf chr js Burgess to ir 0 defeat Harvard for the first time in 10 years, 24-17.

runs of 13 and 8 yards. The first two Idish touchdowns were set up by Raterman on recoveries. He recovered three Tech fumbles in the first quar- ter. Ellis' interception, a one-yard Vicious Michigan Routs Iowa 51-6 son's 10-yard scoring pass jj ff anc a 05. IOWA Iowa (AP) --A vicious Michigan ground attack shredded Iowa's defenses for 524 yards and the Wolverines piled up 673 yards total offense as their Rose Bowl hopes, soared in a 51-6 walloping of Iowa.

The total offense and rushing marks both set Big Ten re- cords, and Michigan led. by; The Bruins, who hadn't won tailback Billy Taylor, also rack-' football game ed up 34 first downs' for an-' other conference mark. A Dads' Day crowd of saw Iowa save a shutout on since 1967, pushed Harvard aU over the field in the first half, expected to make the record compared to William tang offense in the second half, Fleming's 5-1 mark. But the Colonels claimed they couldn't schedule another district game and shouldn't be penalized for that. In a ruling two hours after the game, the Western District Council declared Halifax and allowing only Bicky Lesser's 40- yard field goal.

Alan Gravitt scored the first TD wounc trailing h'v'sVn'tt 1 He a mnpl thanks to a pair of explosive i quarterback Larry Lawrence's fer ihP of returns by the Crimson's 14-yard pass to tailback Dennis ior me w. mt Harrjsont pll 5 a fumble'Green with 22 seconds left to, hart nn pwrTJ recovery deep in Brown territo- play. A two point conversion UdLiv un i i i UdlLlCl.1 UttV-rW VJil 11 i interception and scores by Her- ry bv John Cramer. I attempt failed. man Lam and Kennv Bounds in; Irish Wof ord Hands Bowl-Bound left.

The Cougars came ground'-attack with the passing Mullins to score its sixth straight victory by routing North'Carolina State 34-13 Sat-. urday. -ing a touchdown midway in the A cipwd of 31,000 watched in third period when Heiskell went near-freezing weather as Hou-jover from the one. The score Fleming Co-Champions, on a 23-yard pass from kick) Parham. Frosty Owens scored) the second touchdown on a 14- kick.) yard run.

Halifax 0 0 14 0--14 NO--Gatcwood 16 oass from Theismann in 13 run (Kcmoel pass interception ND--FG Hempel IS NO--Huff 1 run (Hempcf kick) Tech--Ford 100 pass interception (pass Davidson 28 To 27 Beating asked Halifax to represent the'Patrick Henry The Cornhuskers are 7-2 for'district in the regionals. 23, pass from ass failed) i Tech--Bounds 1 run (Lam pass from to Chalk lip IIS Nc 0 3a football victory and hand back Khe season and have won five Halifax beat Patrick Henry oniParham. Maxwell-kick. straight games since bowing 17-two quick scores after Patriot! Halifax--Owens 14, run. Max-i Notre pame strong the second half, 6 fnmh i ft i a rtPr.

lG 9 a ech 10 st'ojri juihped off to a 9-0 first peiiod'lead and dominated play througout. The victory en- Cougar chances of a post-season bowl bid. They are N.C 7 to Missouri. i fumbles in the third quarter, well--kick. was set'up when Charles Ford intercepted "Darrell Moody'sj pass and ran it back 46 yards to State's 20.

19-Degree Weather The Wolfpack scored on the quar- over' three wins and one tie in its from the two. Wf i fourth artcrs on 1 1 Houston ran the score to 27-13j A.2ione and three yards. Gresham Bv ED RICE DAVIDSON, N. C. one placement giving David- cpcndcnt Wofford scored twice'son its 27-14 margin.

That miss i the last 12 minutes Saturday'eventually was the difference" in score. Wofford got off to an opening 'X 6 14-20 Davidson its second as Bobby Jordan scored on feat of the season 28-27. a 35-yard run in the first quar- Wildcats, who will repre-itcr, but Davidson came right sent the Southern Conference in i back to tie the game on a 94- the Tangarinc Bowl, held a 27-14 yard kickoff return by George lead when Wofford began UsiHanrien. who set a school reo comeback on the passing and lord in the process, running of quarterback Harold! Hannen also set a Davidson Chandler. record for most points in a sea- Braxtcn's came in the secondiyard endzone toss in the final carries.

Braxton was second Wofford pulled within a touch-; wilh 81 vards and 23 carries, down as Chandler connected. West Virginia Turns ack Richmond 33-21 minutes when Carlos Lopez kicked 28-yard field goal. Late in the first period, the Coifgars yards for a touch- down behind the running of Ted and Jim Strong, with Strong going over from the three. State's a i Bowers brought the crowd to its feet in Richards went to the air al- Richmond's best runner of the first game in three weeks. Houston ran me score 10 zv-iai lvv ne and ttiree yards, uresnam mcnmonn ncsi i-mmcr ui mu S) orn nanr iicr scored Houston scored in the opening on a 45-yard field, goal by in the second and third SJ game was fullback Jim Crcn- clinchcr a two-yard run.

i i i i i i i i i 4 i early in the final quarter. into the nation's second completed nine of 19 the Terriers for only 104 Cougars closed oat the scoring am overcame frigid game con- periods on dashes of 11 and 15 had one intercepted. shaw who ran seven times for maxing an 80-yard march. by moving 80 yards for a touch- Rich-j a ds. down in 10 plays, Mullins going! MORGANTOWN (API statistics of Richmond's touchdowns came completed 18 for 249 yards a plays.

unvi uin. i i. V-t tVio I Richards passed 47 times. He 45 ard most coming on draw dy Brmgman kicked the extra 1 4 1O nt-rl C- nA POin Wofford over from the four. I the West the.

second period when he raced off right tackle and went 64 yards for a touchdown. Houston rolled 56 yards for a touchdown shortly the mn-FG toalf erdfed with Heiskell diving Houston ovir- ittSi.the one. Earlier, State moved to the Houston 38 in the second period but the i drive stalled and Allen Hicks at- tempted a 56-yard field goal which was far short. Htn--FG Lopez 58 Hm--Strong 3 nn (kick failed) NCS-- Bowers run (Charron kickl Hm--Heiskell 1 run (Steward oass from Mullins) Htn--Heiskell 1 run (Lopez kick) game' passcs quarterback' defense bottled up the Spiders has won eight and last 7 TO--3 6-- First downs i Ruchins yardage 52 23 Passing vardase Return yardage 137 241 Passes 18-7-l S-33 Fumbles lost 2 1 Yards penalized i 124 Charlie Richards. mbnd defense to crush i the Spi- ders 33-21 in a football game here Saturday.

In snow flurries and temper- atures that never got above 19 set the first half. one this season. It was i a up 19 first Davidson's 12 and Davidson both moved for M5 yards on the records for the season. to a record for WVU opponents for Mountaineers' Ron Pobolish, monds fourth defeat against five; attempting 47 aerials, complet- nearly the goat of the game be-'" ing 18. cause of a fumbled punt rccov- The Spiders' split end, Walker Jered by Richmond on the WVU The Terriers, 1-17 mo victory was Wotford's 1 fifth in its last 10 meetings with wins.

WVU--Braxton 1 run (Kick failed) me half, saw Davidson abreast in the third quarter and! i i i WOTF-- JUT lion 35 TUO (BrinBrtldTl II run kick) ao ron in the final period Dav-Hannen 94 cunt return (Terrv i un a i ca i i r- rtl- I I i down r-icc pass to open ing in the third quarter. Tight end Herman Perry snagged a 15-yard paydirt pass rr.idway 5ror i a scor- quarter, degrees, Braxton and Gresham through the final period aud ifid himself on! 80 pun, return (Pastin! scored from the one and Kent Lyon 3, Pass trom rilh an S-y a fdi kk from Richards Hill added another touchdown; Vest Virginia's 3 run (Pas.in kicki i TM Vpr Rich--Livcsflv 11 pass from Richards! DavKlSOn VJlacCKlCKer 1 run (Bnnarna JTerrv the next punt with runback- for West Virginia's I fourth touchdown. Gresham rushing- Richmond failed) pass from scored two touchdowns. flanker Jim Livesay took a four- statistics with 173 yards on 3 3 a 38-yard run. i Davidson placekicker Ed Ter-l (Bv a run (Brinamari kick) iry, who had made 22 in a row 41 of 42 this season, missed i 4.

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