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FSU NFL individual stats Tlte Assexsttei Press QrVjJj hockey basketball football (Continued from page IB) Garry Harper from Miami Lakes, linebacker Ed Baxley and defensive end Phil Ellis from St Petersburg and nose guard Fred Sinclair from Homestead. Flanker Gregg Gresham and defensive back Chuck Finney also played their high school football in Florida. "I think we tried to recruit all of 'em," FSU coach Bobby Bowden said. "I specifically remember Harper and Gettel." The game is also a reunion for Carle and Seminole coach Bobby Bowden. Bowden was the first assistant hired by Carlen when he took over at West Virginia.

In the past three games, the Gamecocks have not committed a turnover. "We had problems in the area at the beginning of the season. Our players and coaches have worked ex- tremely hard in this area to minimis our mistakes," Carlen said. The Gamecocks' victories were over Western Michigan (24-7), Duke (35-0), Georgia (27-20), Oklahoma State (23-16), Mississippi (21-14), N. C.

State (30-28). Bowden said he still has made no decision on a starting quarterback. "Probably won't decide until Friday," he said. Aft Yards Ave. TDl Pavton.CM 233 1113 4J Anderson.

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Cy Young voting Player 1 2 3 Pfs Bruce Sutler, Chi Joe Nlekro, Hou J.R. Richard, Hou Tom Seaver, Cln Kent Tekuive, Pit Phil Nlekro, AN SjiPj baseball Philadelphia 118, Milwaukee 117, OT San Antonio 108. New Jersey 95 Seattle 114, Chicago 97 Phoenix 120, Utah 107 Los Angeles 127, San Diego 112 Wednesday's Games Boston 117, San Antonio 105 Kansas City at Philadelphia, late Atlanta at Detroit, late Portland at Indiana, late New Jersey at Houston, late Seattle at Denver, late San Diego at Phoenix, late Los Angeles at Golden State, late Thursday's Games Portland at Milwaukee, 90S p.m. Denver at Utah, 9.30 p.m. Transactions National Basketbai Association HOUSTON ROCKETS Signed John Shumate, forward.

Waived Rudy While, guard. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Activated Bobby Gross, forward. Waived Jim Brewer, forward. Nathan, Mia D.Hal, Cle Smith, KC Pearson, Atl Upchurch, Den Leading Brunson, Oek Matthews, Oak Green, StL Wright, Cle Henry, Phi Sundays Games Baltimore at Miami, 1 P.m. Buffalo at New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh et Kansas City, 1 P.m. Oakland at Houston, 1 p.m. St.Louls at Washington, 1 p.m. San Diego at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 1 P.m. Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p.m. Minnesota vs. Green Bay at Milwaukee, 2 p.m. San Francisco at New Orleans, 2 p.m.

Atlanta at New York Giants, 4 p.m. New England at Denver, 4 p.m. Monday's Game Philadelphia at Dallas, 9 p.m. NFL team stats By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE NCAA individual stats Bv The Associated Press Laadkng Rushers Car Yds Avg YdsPG While, Southern Cal 220 1366 6.2 170.7 Rogers, S. McNeil, UCLA raraiium.

Hadnot. Texas Notre Carolina 220 1156 5.3 144.5 181 970 5.4 138.6 Dm 222 1061 4.8 132.6 Tech 216 1039 4.8 129.9 187 1114 6.0 123.8 218 1044 4.8 116.0 213 1043 4.9 115.9 126 925 7.3 115.6 155 895 5.8 111.9 Morris, Syracuse Mosley, Iowa Allen, VMI Redwlne, Nebraska Bright, Temple FSU-Alumni game set for Saturday morning Two major leaguers and the new manager of the New York Yankees head the guest list of the FSU-Alumni baseball game Saturday at Seminole Field at 11 a.m. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Catcher Terry Kennedy and pitcher Danny O'Brien, both members of the St. Louis Cardinals will be on hand, as will newly-named Yankee manager Dick Howser.

Among other former Seminoles expected to attend are Ken Creely, Bill Fuller, Gary Sprague, Mike Easom, Craig Patterson and David Mobley. Mike Martin, who has played in every Alumni game, will coach the Florida State players and take his turn at bat and in the field. The game will have a two-hour or seven-inning limit, whichever comes first. Admission is free. Leaning Passers Rating Alt Cam Yds Tds Pts Broomell, Temple 157 91 1622 17 1714 Schonert, Stanford 180 122 1655 16 167.7 McDonald, So.

Cal 196 124 1665 14 154.1 Schllchter.OhloSt 141 75 1265 11 148.6 Wilson, Brig Young 330 190 2752 21 142.6 147 82 1313 10 142.4 194 116 1540 11 142.1 175 98 1289 15 140.4 244 154 1909 IS 139.3 278 186 2143 9 135.9 King, Hippie, Utah SI Kupec, No. Carotin HulseH, E. Tenness Campbell, Callfornl Yards Rush Pass Offense Pittsburgh 3875 1667 2208 New England 3621 1504 2117 Cleveland 3602 1373 2229 San Diego 3444 1032 2412 New York 3351 1872 1479 Denver 3178 1221 1957 Seattle 3145 1350 1795 Miami 3094 1468 1626 Buffalo 3052 944 2108 Oakland 3015 1087 1928 Baltimore 2908 995 1913 Cincinnati 2856 1356 1500 Houston 2678 1495 1183 KansasCitv 2583 1474 1109 Defense Yards Rush Pass Miami 2375 1082 1293 New England 2445 1027 1418 Pittsburgh 2734 1085 1649 San Diego 2880 1262 1618 Kansas City 2975 1174 1801 Houston 2980 1366 1614 Denver 3037 1117 1920 Baltimore 3280 1274 2006 Buffalo 3345 1750 1595 Cincinnati 3374 1444 1930 Oakland 3419 1361 2058 Cleveland 3529 1642 1887 Seattle 3564 1470 2094 New York 3851 1064 2787 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Yards Rush Pass Offense Dallas 3776 1610 2166 San Francisco 3497 1186 2311 New Orleans 3482 1508 1974 St.Louis 3262 1605 1657 Los Angeles 3213 1439 1774 Tampa Bay 3200 1575 1625 Atlanta 3119 1405 1714 Philadelphia 3035 1450 1585 Chicago 3004 1671 1333 Minnesota 2942 983 1959 Washington 2816 1423 1393 Green Bay 2761 1124 1637 Detroit 2658 1177 1 481 New York 2439 1109 1330 Defense Yards Rush Pass Los Angeles 2393 1053 1340 Tampa Bay 2640 1312 1328 Dallas 2720 1232 1488 Chicago 2877 1235 1642 Philadelphia 2902 1423 1479 Washington 3111 1406 1705 St.Louis 3118 1298 1820 Detroit 3164 1655 1509 New Orleans 3288 1558 1730 New York 3432 1415 2017 Minnesota 3456 1800 1656 San Francisco 3522 1356 2166 Atlanta 3574 1402 2172 Green Bay 3621 1840 1781 Total Offense Yds Avg Yds PC Wilson, Brlgham Young 2675 7.2 334.4 Luther, Sen Jose St 2202 6 4 275.2 Brown, Appalachian St 2164 6.2 240.4 Venuto, Wake Forest 2096 5.7 232.9 Broomell, Temple I860 8.9 232.5 Hontas.Tulone 1996 5.3 221.8 Davis, Wyoming 1969 5.5 218.8 Campbell, California 1962 5.8 218.0 HutseW, E.Tennessee 1832 5.5 203.6 Adams, Tennessee St 1624 5.7 203.0 Receiving, Gms Ct Yds CtPG Beasley, Appalachian St 9 56 1005 6.2 Coury, Oregon St 9 56 230 6.2 Murphv.UtahSt 9 51 866 5.7 House, Pacific 9 49 520 5.4 Harp, Western Carolina 8 42 822 5.2 Women (Continued from page IB) The six-foot sophomore center averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds a game, but is currently in the hospital after an operation to repair a damaged Achilles tendon. Another prospective returnee, Jackie Arnold, decided not to play this year and Meg Schuler, the tallest player at 6-2 is academically ineligible after transferring and then changing her mind. Dykehouse remains undaunted, due mainly to a good recruiting season, and the return of a solid nucleus of now-happy players.

Until Lasseter returns, the frontline duties fall to newcomers Glenda Stokes and Lynn Dee McDonald. Stokes, a 6-footer from Eatonton, will be the Lady Seminoles' top rebounder, Dykehouse said. "She's extremely strong inside and she's lefthanded," the coach said. "That's an advantage, because teams tend to McGrotha- (Continued from page IB) Bridgers had resisted the firing of Larry Jones as coach a great deal of Bridgers' authority was taken away from him. It has never been fully reinstated.

Since that time, Bridgers has done the best he could, with an athletic department that was in deep trouble and absolutely up against the wall. I agree with Dr. Fordyce. With what he's had, Bridgers has done a remarkable job. I think that job would have been even more remarkable had he not been obliged to fight almost daily brush fires.

He has made some mistakes. Under the circumstances, some mistakes were inevitable. It was Bridgers, and Bridgers alone in my book, who was responsible for hiring Bobby Bowden as football coach. I think he was also primarily responsible for the hiring of basketball's Joe Williams and baseball's Dick Howser. To a man, the coaches back Bridgers.

Don Veller, the golf coach who has been with the athletic department since 1948, recently said: "Bridgers has brought more camaraderie, re-( spect and good will among coaches' than anyone out here ever has and by far." Those coaches recently sent a letter to Dr. Sliger urging that the university make every effort to encourage Bridgers to stay as athletic director. A strong Bridgers opponent over the years has been P.A. Browning of Jacksonville, a director of Seminole Boosters. Long ago, he told Bridgers he was going to get him fired.

Some boosters say that Browning no longer has that much clout, but he lit a match and the fire continues. There are booster leaders in town who are opposed to Bridgers, including two or three powerful community leaders. If you asked me for an opinion, I'd say the majority of in-town boosters are Bridgers supporters. It is well to understand the role of an athletic director. He is a man who must say "no" or "wait a minute" on frequent occasions, lest all things under his supervision soon get out of hand.

There are few popular athletic directors around the country. The athletic director, in a sense, is a natural-born fall guy. Cooper (Continued from page IB) "They gave us an eight-man (defensive) front," he said. "And normally, against an eight-man line, we go to our option game. But we didn't want to option with a young (Eric Truvillion) quarterback in the game." Last year, Albert Chester was the Rattlers' quarterback.

He was a three-time Most Valuable Player for FAMU. He almost never made mistakes. And he never got hurt. People say the trouble with FAMU is that it doesn't have an Albert Chester. I disagree.

Though smaller, Knight is in the same mold as Chester. He just hasn't been healthy enough to prove himself. What the Rattlers do miss, however, is Chester's leadership. They also miss Joe Yates' leadership, and Bruce Savage's, and Warren Saddler's. All those players graduated last year, and took their leadership with them.

That meant new leaders had to be found. Hubbard first looked to Taylor, but he got hurt. You can't lead from the sidelines. Hubbard looked to Knight He, too, got hurt. And so did tailback Melvin McFayden and center Kiser Lewis and linebacker Jesse Spaulding.

None of the injuries was major. FAMU (Continued from page IB) Sixth went to Montana State, while Lehigh was seventh and Alcorn eighth. Massachusetts was ranked ninth, while Nevada-Reno and New Hampshire tied for 10th. Grambling appears to be the best team in I-AA, but the Tigers received some bad news Tuesday. The NCAA is investigating six Grambling players, and there is a chance the six might be declared ineligible for the playoffs.

Few details were available concerning the investigation. Tinsley, a 5-6 sophomore, again will quarterback the team from her point guard position. Rivers and Harper, both double-figure scorers last season, are a potent shooting combination at the wing position. For additional depth, Dykehouse said sophomore Linda Gray and freshman Susie Thrapp will see some action. Because of the instilation of new ideas, and the revamped lineup, Dykehouse said it will take time to mold the team she eventually hopes to see on the court.

"I would say that right now, we're probably 40 percent of what we can be," Dykehouse said. "We're still learning a lot of things." The schedule is a challenging one, in Dykehouse's estimation, but she is looking forward to mixing it up with the big girls. "We play some tough teams this year," she said. "I love it." He is on the outside looking in. It is a potentially dangerous situation.

Few know NCAA rules and NCAA thinking as Bridgers does. Few know the world of college athletics, and the way it works, as he does. Tell you what, Florida State's well-meaning boosters need someone to occasionally say "wait a minute" to them. There is striking irony in the fact that Bridgers was not consulted on the $55,000 TV show guarantee for Bobby but he was recently assigned sole responsibility for selling the air time on that show! The low-key Bridgers is a good money-raiser, one of the best around, with his sincerity, persistence and timing. If he stays, he will sell that show for Bowden.

A bulldog of a worker, who jogs a couple of miles every morning before getting to the office, Bridgers is not the best of public speakers and has sometimes been faulted for that One of the lowest paid athletic directors of a major school in the Southeast at about $36,000, Bridgers has less help than almost any. His office is in a severely cramped corner of Tully Gym. I've never heard him complain about any of those facts. He was primarily responsible for Florida State's entrance in the Metro Conference and, indeed, is one of the two or three who have the biggest say-so in running that promising new league. It was Bridgers decision alone to make all home games night ones, and that has worked out dramatically well, though he has caught some heat for that, too.

Not long after he got here, he worked on and effected the cancellation of a $378,000 debt on Campbell Stadium and some of his critics said that would have been done sooner or later anyhow. Bridgers did it sooner. It would be impossible for Florida State to obtain an athletic director more respected in the college world, and more respected by the people that work under him. I think it would be impossible to find one who could do so much with so little in the most difficult of circumstances. But it would be relatively simple for Florida State to find a better public speaker, politician and yes man.

him with a Bobby Hawkins. And so on. This year's club, however, isn't as experienced. Many of the second-team players are freshmen and sophomores. None of that matters until an injury epidemic strikes, and you're forced to play a freshman at center, a sophomore andor freshman at quarter- "I back, a freshman at defensive end, and three freshmen at linebacker.

So this year's club has been plagued by injuries, a lack of depth, and a lack of leadership. But for the record, noint the finger of Hubbard blame squarely at the injuries. Without injuries, you don't need second- and third-team players. And without injuries, you can find leaders from your first-team players. But not this year.

Now the Rattlers must regroup and try and finish with an 8-3 record. That would be their worst season since 1976. But Rattler fans should be pleased with such a finish. Think of all the teams that would love to finish 8-3. Hubbard said he wasn't surprised the Rattlers fell from the Top 10.

"We kind of expected it," he said. "We've lost three games In a row. The situation in I-AA is becoming very competitive. I'm just sorry Florida AIM can't be a part of it right now." Quarterback Sammy Knight did not practice Tuesday, and also missed Monday's practice. Hubbard said he wasn't sure who would start against Southern Saturday in the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami.

overplay to the right" McDonald is "probably the most fundamentally sound player on the team," according to Dykehouse. She is only 5-8, but Dykehouse issued a warning: "If someone gets overconfident, she'll put it (the ball) in their face." Diane Blaydes, a 5-8 transfer from Valdosta State, is the other new player who should see considerable playing time. Dykehouse said Blaydes is an excellent shooter and a fine defender. Last year's squad contributes the improved talents of Scoobey Golden, Teresa Tinsley, Rose Harper and Cherry Rivers. Dykehouse is thoroughly impressed with Golden, a 5-8 sophomore guard.

"She's probably the quickest girl I've ever seen play basketball," Dykehouse said. "She's going to spark the team, get the steal. She's our sparkplug." One example was the departure of basketball coach Hugh Durham for Georgia. Some Bridgers critics immediately blamed him. The truth was, and Durham said so, that Bridgers was the biggest reason he might have remained at Florida State.

Pick up the phone, call Durham, ask him. Some of the boosters now say that the reason all the coaches like Bridgers is that they can control him. Ridiculous! Bridgers has said "no" or "wait a minute" to those coaches more than anyone else. But his reputation with them has remained one of consistent fairness. The boosters are hard-chargers who want things done in a hurry.

Some of those opposed to Bridgers have accused him of being negative. Interwoven is the circumstance of boosters outside Tallahassee, who don't see as much of the football team as they would like, who would like to see games played in their area, who want the media in their area to give the Seminoles more exposure. Bridgers is blamed. Bridgers does not think it financially feasible for Florida State to play football games elsewhere in the state, but he has invited proponents of these games in Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa to make it financially feasible. Very big in the overall picture is the independent setup of the boosters.

In effect, they answer only to the president. At most schools, including Florida, they answer to the athletic director. At Florida the athletic director is executive director of Gator Boosters. Bridgers' predecessor at Florida State was executive director of Seminole Boosters. It is a situation that could mean a great deal of trouble for Florida State trouble with the NCAA.

The current setup seems not far removed from that at Arizona State, where an unholy mess has developed. Bowden is one who has expressed concern about the setup. Already, two moves by Seminole Boosters, involving house payments for Bowden and an investment fund for him, were found to be in violation of NCAA rules. The moves were corrected. Bridgers rarely is invited to meetings of the Seminole Boosters leaders.

They were those nagging types that make you a step slower or a little less eager. It's hard to explain how important leadership is. Chester never had great statistics, and didn't always make the great play. But he always set an example for his teammates. He never lost his poise in crucial situations.

He almost always made good decisions. Younger players could look up to him. He held the team together. Yates, a linebacker, was a fiery leader. He'd get so emotional that he would cry in the huddle in goal line situations.

And anybody who arm tackled would have to answer to Mr. Yates after the game. Nobody has been able to lead this year like Chester and Yates did last season. Many of the Rattlers' top players have been hurt. Their backups have been talented, but inexperienced.

This is where depth comes into play. Last year, FAMU probably could have withstood the loss of any single player, except Chester, and still won the title. The Rattlers were that strong. If an Ike Williams got hurt at tailback, you merely replaced him with a Melvin McFayden. If a Chris Douglas got hurt at wingback, you replaced The exact eligibility questions and the names of the players were not made public.

"When I get ready to tell the players, I'll tell you all about it," Grambling coach Eddie Robinson said. The investigation apparently was requested by Robinson. Grambling was declared ineligible for the playoffs last season, because of a fund which was set up to make loans to players. Last year, Grambling won the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship. Tumbling Tots headed to tourney Sixteen Tallahassee Tumbling Tots will compete Nov.

10-11 at the Pensacola Open Gymnastics Championships for Women at Pensacola Junior College. The Tots are sponsored by the city Parks and Recreation Department. More than 100 entrants from Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina are expected to compete. The meet opens at 2:30 p.m Saturday and concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. Sectional volleyball at three schools Sectional volleyball action will be at three area high schools Friday as teams bear down on the state tournament next week.

Shanks plays host to Fernandina Beach at 4 p.m. for the Section I-AAA title. Laurel Hill travels to Maclay to decide the I-A title at 4:30 p.m. Florida High will play host to Pace at 5 p.m. in the I-AA playoff.

Admission to all matches is $2. NCAA Division l-AA MISSION, Kan. (API The Top 10 teams In the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division l-AA football poll, with this season's records and points: 1. Grambllng 2. Jackson St.

3. Boston U. 4. Murray St. 5.

E.Kentucky 6. Montana St. 7. Lehigh S. Alcorn St.

9. Massachusetts 10. Nevada-Reno tie New Hampshire 7-2-0 45 7-1-0 42 7- 1-0 39 8- 1-1 36 7-2-0 32 6- 3-0 30 7- 2-0 28 6-2-0 23 5- 2-0 22 6- 2-0 18 5-2-2 18 Tate-Holmes fight in the offing I'll turn every cent of my share of the promotion over to Arum if Holmes loses. That was Arum's original challenge. I'll take him up on it." King estimates he's talking about a $3 million bet.

That's how much he figuges the promoters will split from the live gate, foreign sales, delayed ancillaries, peanuts, popcorn and programs. "We can put the fight on in Madison Square Garden in February," he said. ABC-TV says no, not February, May. They have another idea for February. Let each champ have a warm-up fight that month; Tate against Ron Lyle; Holmes against some other compliant opponent, in different locations, on the same night, with ABC bringing both into your living room as a double-header.

There's a small hitch here, points out Don King. "I have Ron Lyle signed to fight LeRoy Jones in January," he said. "I could arrange to put Lyle in with Tate instead, but I'll have to arrange to let Jones fight the other one." At least they're talking. Arum and They're talking through ABC, not nose-to-nose, but that's progress. Young tion, three points for second and one for third.

"In the National League, where there's no designated hitters, a bullpen can figure into about 130 games a year," he said. "I think that may be one reason relievers are a little more recognizable." Niekro finished second with 66 points. Strikeout champion J.R. Rich- ard of the Houston Astros was third with 41 points; followed by Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati Reds, 20; Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Kent, Tekuive, 14, and Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves, who was sixth with three points. The fighters also will receive a percentage of the live and foreign rights so that the winner could walk off with something in excess of $3 million.

The promoters, Don King and Bob Arum, would get their slice from the live gate and foreign rights. Bob Arum has offered to put his piece on the line in the form of a wager winning promoter take all. King has said that is fine with him. This bit of bravado does not concern the fighters. It amounts to a side-bet between the promoters.

That's how sure Arum is that Tate will win. That's how sure King is that Holmes will win. Don King, a tough man to top, with words at least, goes one step beyond: "I will put up $500,000 extra, and let Arum put up $500,000 as a side-bet," King said at his press gathering. It was at Sardi's. King throws good parties.

"I love ABC's idea," said Bob Arum, meaning the winner-take-almost-all proposal. "I don't like it," Don King said. "That's gambling the fighters money. Let the fighters keep their money. Let Arum and me do the gambling.

wins Cy John Hiller of the Detroit Tigers in 1973, narrowly defeated 21-game winner Joe Niekro of the Houston Astros in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. The 26-year-old right-hander earned 10 of the 24 first-place ballots to become the second NL reliever and the third in baseball history to win the prize. Mike Marshall won it for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1974 and Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees took the American League honor in 1977. Sutter also received six second- Silace votes and four third-place votes or a total of 72 points, with five points awarded for first-place men By DICK YOUNG New York Daily News NEW YORK Larry Holmes is a brave He has offered to fight John Tate tomorrow. In Central Park.

That's the brave part. "You guys fight up there, you're both liable to find out who the real heavyweight champion is," said a local newsman about New York's famous non-tourist spot. The occasion was Don King's press conference to announce that his champion, Larry Holmes, is accepting the challenge of John Tate, who is Bob Arum's champion. Somewhere in there, WBC and WBA also are involved. But that's not important.

What is important is this: An unprecedentead offer for a Tate-Holmes punch off has been proposed by ABC-TV. It is a winner take-almost-all. The network will put up a purse of $3 million to be divided as follows: John Tate, WBA champion, to receive $500,000. Larry Holmes, WBC champion to receive $500,000. The winner to receive the extra $2 million.

Sutter CHICAGO (AP) Reliever Bruce Sutter, whose split-fingered fastball saved 37 games last season for his Chicago Cub teammates and tied a National League record in the process, Wednesday was named winner of the NL Cy Young award for 1979. "I was shocked. I really thought Joe Niekro would get it," he told reporters in Chicago. "When you win an award like this it's not really one man, but the entire team. "Individual honors are fine, but I would trade it in for a World Series ring." Sutter, who came within one save of the major league record set by.