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Monday, Sept. 23, 1985 ITHACA JOURNAL 13 Resurrected defenses key big wins for Steelers, Dolphins By Tha Associated Press all the way to clinch the win. out three injured regulars from touchdown passes of nine yards to Bruce Hardy and 27 to Woody Bennett. Three teams won their first games of the season Sunday. Philadelphia upset Washington 19-6, New Orleans downed Tampa Bay 20-13, and Indianapolis took Detroit 14-6.

Tonight's game features the Los Angeles Rams, with NFL record-setting rusher Eric Dickerson slated to return to action after a long holdout, at Seattle. Both teams are 2-0. Eagles 19, Redskins 6 The Eagles got field goals of 34, 36, 37 and 41 yards from Paul Mc-Fadden and their first touchdown this year, a 17-yard pass from rookie quarterback Randall Cunningham to Earnest Jackson. Washington, which had its eight-game home from 6-10 weeks with a dislocated left shoulder. The 49ers had 11 sacks for 91 yards in losses, led by Dwaine Board with three.

Jets 24, Packers 3 Tony Paige scored two touchdowns and the New York defense overwhelmed the error-prone Packers, sending starting quarterback Lynn Dickey to the sidelines in the third period. Linebacker Lance Mehl had five tackles, two sacks and an interception. Broncos 44, Falcons 28 John Elway had trouble hitting open receivers but managed three touchdown passes, and Rich Karlis kicked three field goals for Denver, which benefitted from two long pass interference calls on Atlanta's Wendell Cason, good for 31 and 42 yards. The 0-3 Falcons were with That shudder you might have heard throughout the National Football League is the reaction to the revitalization of the Steel Curtain and Killer Bees. Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain defense blanked the Houston Oilers 20-0 Sunday and Miami's Killer Bees throttled the Kansas City Chiefs 31-0.

Both the Steelers and Dolphins have been riding high-powered offenses to victory recently. This time, the resurrected defensive units were awesome in Week 3 of the NFL season. As did the Dolphins in stopping the league's highest-scoring team, the Chiefs, who had scored 83 points in winning their first two games this season. After a scoreless first half, Miami also got its potent attack untracked as Dan Marino hit NFL ROUNDUP winning string snapped, dropped to 1-2 and failed to score in double figures for the first time in 58 regular-season games. Saints 20, Bucs 13 Dave Wilson threw two touchdown passes and safety Terry Hoage forced a fumble and intercepted a pass for New Orleans.

Colts 14, Lions 6 Colts reserve fullback George Wonsley, starting because of Randy McMillan's sore ankle, rushed for a career-high 170 yards on 27 carries, recording the fifth-highest total in team history. He also caught five passes for 32 yards. 49ers 34, Raiders 10 San Francisco routed the Raiders and knocked out LA quarterback Jim Plunkett, who will be sidelined their secondary. Chargers 44, Bengals 41 Bob Thomas' 34-yard field goal with four seconds remaining won this wild affair in which Lionel James caught one of Dan Fouts' four touchdown passes, good for 60 yards, and ran 56 yards on a draw play. James also had a 100-yard kickoff return nullified by a penalty.

Liverpool native Pete Holohan caught seven passes for 70 yards and one touchdown. Fouts was 24-for-43 for 344 yards. Patriots 17, Bills 14 Given a second chance, Irving Fryar returned a third-quarter punt for 85 yards and a touchdown. Buffalo's John Kidd had punted and Fryar was stopped, but the Bills were penalized and Kidd had to kick again. This time, Fryar went Cowboys 20, Browns 7 Danny White, best known as a passer, turned receiver and caught a touchdown throw from halfback James Jones.

White handed off to Jones at the Cleveland 12, then slipped into the left corner of the end zone, where he took Jones' pass. Giants 27, Cardinals 17 St. Louis hurt itself with penalties and three second-half turnovers and the Giants took advantage for TD passes of 20 and 16 yards by Phil Simms. Bobby Johnson, who caught the 16-yarder in the fourth quarter, also had an 8-yard score as he hauled in his first two receptions this season. Phil McConkey, who grabbed the 20-yard TD toss, also had his first two catches of the year.

A Classified, Pages 19-21 Ann Landers, Page 23 TV, Page 24 Comics, Page 24 Somber qyairterback situation yp in air again Following 13-0 victory over Saints By TOM FLEISCHMAN Journal Staff Ithaca College head football coach Jim Butterfield has a tough decision to make in preparation for his club's next game. The good part about the decision is that he has two weeks to make it. The problem: Who is the Bombers' No. 1 quarterback? "I have no idea what it (the choice) will be," Butterfield said Saturday, following Ithaca's second victory of the season, 13-0, over St. Lawrence University on Homecoming Weekend.

The win was IC's 12th straight dating back to last year. The Bombers have this Saturday off, due to the cancellation of the Fitchburg State game, then travel to Alfred on Oct. 5. Ithaca goes to Springfield College the following weekend, before returning to South Hill Field on Oct. 19 to face the University of Buffalo.

Although senior tri-captain Steve Kass started Saturday's contest, and was Butterfield's definite No. 1 QB up to that time, he showed signs of rust due to his kidney injury a week and a half ago in practice. Early in the third quarter, following cornerback Jamie Rosin's 43-yard return of an interception, Butterfield sent in junior signal-caller Mike Middaugh. Nine plays and 32 yards later, the Bombers were in the end zone, with lefty Middaugh scoring the touchdown on a one-yard keeper. The try for two points failed.

sf-M) Of 4 DREW PERINE 'Journal Staff The Bomber defense was considerably stingier for the game, allowing only 66 yards rushing in blanking the Saints, 13-0. St. Lawrence running back Steve Owens (15) makes a rare break for daylight past the pursuit of Ithaca College cornerback Kevin Farrell Saturday. southpaw could get the nod. In a little under 30 minutes of playing time, Middaugh completed six of decision come game-time.

And I have no idea what it'll be." If Saturday's game is any indication, then the 6-2, 195-pound added. "Now, over the next two weeks, both of them are going to get some work, and then we're going to have to make another he showed that he had the opportunity to play before. "Steven very, very definitely showed the lack of work," he "Michael showed game experience today," Butterfield said of the Elmira native. "In moving that ballclub in the second half, Turn to BOMBER, Page 19 Big Red's Penn loss a big letdown Mental lapses key IMS' second defeat By KENNY VAN SICKLE Journal Sports Editor "It was a bis letdown not to win fellows really felt, in the days working up to it and then again on Saturday, that they could do it. they came so felt it was a bummer not to one of these days! That was Cornell football coach Maxie Baughan's reflec irS If mm Associated Press Cornell's Jim Frontero leaps In front of Penn's Don Wilson to break up a pass in the first half Saturday in Philadelphia.

Penn won, 10-6. going at Penn. It hogged the ball and killed time. But when it drove 40 yards to Penn's 19-yard line, led by defensive ace Tom Gilmore, got spilled back out of field goal range. Not the second time, though.

When it moved to the 26 Aug, with Stuart Mitchell holding, gave the Red a 3-0 lead. In the second period, however, Penn kept getting improved field position on each possession, and near its close drove 40 yards in seven plays, scoring on a one-yard left-flat pass from Jim Cro-cicchia to tight end Brent Novo-selsky. Cornell had a pair of fumble recovery situations in the second half, one that resulted in it getting points and one that didn't work out well at all. Bob Andrews fumbled the second half kickoff and Jim Frontero recovered for the Red 26 yards out. The Red rushed for two gains then Gilmore spilled Johnson for a loss of 3.

Aug kicked a goal and the Red was within 7-6. The second fumble came after the final points were on the board, after a Ray Saunders 19-yard field goal had culminated a 12-play 69-yard drive. The Red, on a couple of Ma-guire-Perrello aerial clicks, got up to the 13 where on third down Maguire was spilled for an 8-yard loss, on a Quaker blitz. Time was ticking down and 5:16 remained when Mike Raich covered a fumble on his 21; except that it followed a maneuver in which Cornell was penalized for holding Turn to LETDOWN, Page 16 "patience and optimism" helped forge Saturday's win. "A 19-6 loss is tough way to start a season," he said.

"But we didn't get down on ourselves last week in practice. Instead of dwelling on the loss, we thought hard about another win." The Tiger machine tallied five touchdowns on the ground and two by air. Starting quarterback Tom Pasquale highlighted the early scoring registering two of the Tiger's first three touchdowns with runs. Pasquale, who was relatively untested going into Saturday's contest, rose to the occasion by completing three of five passes for 53 yards and rushing for 60 yards in less than one half of play. "I knew Tom would find himself somewhere along the season," Angeline said of Pasquale, who was a reserve last season.

"He's got a cool head and fast arm, it was just a matter of time." Despite the disparity in score, Ithaca's offense was more active than it was last week, when it generated a total of 45 yards. Halfback Sean Jones covered 76 yards on 16 carries to lead the Little Red ground effort. "If there was bright moment, Sean had to be it," Scutt said. "The U-E linebackers were keying on him and really blasting him. He just kept getting up." Though luck is something most coaches try to plan around, Angeline admitted it tipped his way.

"We got a couple of lucky breaks, but we used them well," he said. "Lady Luck" smiled on the Ti- Turn to DEFEAT, Page 16 By JOHN YAUKEY Journal Staff As the lights at Union-Endicott's Ty Cobb Field were being shut off Saturday night, several members of the Ithaca High School football coaching staff stood by the north goal post. "I wouldn't call us a team this week," head coach Garry Scutt said. "We fought more among ourselves than we did against our opponent." The reason for Scutt's lamenting? His team's latest loss, a 47-6 drubbing at the hands of the Tigers. And although Scutt credited U-E with a fine effort, he concentrated more on his team's failures.

"If any sport demands team work, it's football," he added. "When something went wrong, we blamed each other instead of putting the mistakes behind us and moving forward. We weren't dominated physically as we were last week, were beaten mentally." Now at 0-2 on the season, Ithaca will face Seton Catholic Saturday under the lights at Bredbenner Field. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Coming off last week's 27-0 loss to Elmira Free Academy, Scutt said he hoped to turn things around this week.

But it didn't turn out that way. Union-Endicott, 1-1 after a 19-6 opening loss to Bishop Timon (Buffalo), used 1 1 different ball carriers and four quarterbacks Saturday to grind out 395 yards of total offense. Ithaca covered 144 yards with the ball. Tiger coach Fran Angeline said tions Sunday, 24 hours after the 10-6 loss to Penn. He indicated if they had to do it all over again, they probably wouldn't have done anything different, except perhaps cut down on their errors and finish off things when they had their chances.

"Our offense has a long ways to go," he added. "We're not sustaining things; our rushing attack certainly leaves a lot to be desired." In the loss before 21,027 at Franklin Field on a hot, steaming day in Philadelphia, the Big Red netted but 18 yards rushing, a figure that could be attributed somewhat to sacked quarterbacks. But the Red rushing leader, John Tagliaferri, was limited to a net of 30 in 10 carries while the Red's second best effort in that department was Tony Paul's 12. The longest gainer was a 15-yard Shawn Maguire keeper but the QB also totaled 33 yards in losses so wound up with a minus-15. Overhead, Maguire was 12x28 for 106 yards with one interception.

His relief man, Chip Knapp, was 5x12 for 63 with two to some of our misses opportunities. This week we go against the big boys." He referred to Colgate (1-1) which comes off Saturday's 30-14 defeat of Lafayette. It will be the home opener. Colgate had dropped its opener the week previous to Holy Cross. Cornell has dropped five straight to the Red Raiders.

"I feel we can beat them," Baughan added. "We played them well last year after getting clobbered the year before." Colgate had Steve Calabria both years in winning 60-7 and then 35-7. Tom Burgess is the successor to Calabria and has been doing things well. Cornell dominated the early interceptions. Though Jeff Johnson and Tagliaferri both had five receptions, tight end Jim Perrello had four for 83 yards and all of his catches were of the sensational variety.

It was the first time in 57 years that Penn has blanked a Cornell football team for two straight years. Cornell got its six on two field goals of 43 and 38 yards by Tom Aug, barefooted junior pla-cekicker from Cincinnati. Penn blanked the Red twice in a row in 1927 and '28. "I honestly feel that this was the toughest Ivy League team we'll meet," commented Baug-han. "They were the best last year and they haven't lost much.

You have to credit their defense.