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COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Sumlav Press' Oct 18 1961 Bmghamton IsfY footba Pitt rolls, Respect for east In the first quarter, he ancfiull-back Wayne DiBartola combine! on a 22-yard touchdown pass playhat gave Pitt a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Sunseri intercepted a pass by Florida State quarterback' Kick Stockstill and ran 22 yards for a touchdown that gave Pitt a 14-0 lead. Midway through the second' quarter, Flynn fielded a booming punt by Florida State's Rohn Stark "and sprinted 83 yards for another Panther touchdown. PITTSBURGH (AP) Jackie Sherrill, who had been touting Peni: State for No.l, was having seme doubts after another surprising Saturday in college football. "This was a tremendous win for us.

Now, I'm not sure we don't deserve to be No.l," the University of Pittsburgh coach said after his third-ranked Panthers romped to a 42-14 victory over llth-ranked Florida State. Texas topped the Associated Press poll last week, followed bv second- ranked Penn State and Pitt. And Sherrill said he believed the top spot should have gone to what he calls the best Penn State team he's ever seen. But Texas was upset by Arkansas yesterday, while Penn State was beating Syracuse, 41-16, and Pitt was winning big. That led to Sherrill 's uncertainty.

"I don't know if anybody is better than us, but w'e'll have to prove it on the field," said the Pitt coach, whose team will meet Penn State here Nov. 28. der, returned to action wearing a flak jacket and special shoulder pads. But he became Pitt's all-time career leader in passing yards and total completions, and his three touchdown passes boosted his season total to 16, another school record. He finished with 15 completions in 27 attempts for 251 yards.

His career total of 4,360 yards broke the old Pitt record of 4,219 set by Rick Trocano and his 321 completions surpasses Dave Havern's previous record of 308. linebacker SalSunseri. Sunseri returned a pass interception 22 yards for a touchdown, while Tom Flynn dashed 83 yards on a punt return for another score as Pitt climbed to 5-0. Tailback Bryan Thomas rushed for 217 yards. thought he'd be throwing the ball about 20 yards," said Florida State coach Bobby Bowden of Marino's injured shoulder.

"I missed that by about 40 yards." Marino, sidelined the previous game with a bruised throwing shoul Meanwhile, many of the Pitt players were pushing Penn State for the No.l spot while celebrating a revenge victory over a Florida State team that beat Pitt last year. "With Texas losing and Penn State No.2, 1 guess Penn State deserves to be No.l. but we're not going to worry about that," said quarterback Dan Marino, who passed for three touchdowns and three school records. "Penn State will be No.l. We'll be No.2.

And Eastern football will get the respect it deserves," said Pitt 30-0 comedown visitors9 first Raiders zaD Lafayett Cook keys Cortland however, as punter Mike Ktivach, who is also the starting tight uend, broke his leg in the early going and will undergo surgery today. He was replaced by a freshman Mark Brown, from Washmgtoi: Crossing, who was punting in his second game in two days since he'd also been the kicker in the JVs' Friday win over the Cornell freshmen. 1 Another freshman, recalled, Irom the JVs earlier in the week, looked like a crowd-pleaser of the future. Bitsy Tracy Hall, a 155-poundeF rom Toms River, N.J., spurted 36. yards in four carries as understudy to sophomore halfback starter Rich Erenberg.

Colgate holds a 20-3-3 advantage in the series which dates to the Pennsylvanians won' the first two meetings, so that Colgate has lost only once in 24 meetings starting in 1925. It was the first try for coach'Bill Russo, who moved to Lafayette this year from Wagner College. His 1,502 yards are closing in on Fraser's 1.657 mark. Colgate (4-2) opened iip a 16 0 half time lead on McChesney's 1-yard scoring run and field goals of 36, 23 and 32 yards by junior place-kicker Brian Byrne. The first Byrne 3-pointer capped a 74-yard, 14-play drive.

McChesney's TD that made it 10-0 followed a 48-yard interception re: turn by John Brown, senior safety from Trumansburg who also picked up a fumble to set up a later score. The lead swelled in the second half when Colgate defensive end Ke'iy Robinson recovered a Craig Williams fumble in the Lafayette end zone for a touchdown and McChesney scored again from a yard out. Junior linebacker Dave Wolf led the swarming Colgate's tacklers with 10. Classmate Jon Kimmel, who plays alongside Wolf after being a former -Southern Tier Athletic Conference rival when Wolf was at Union-Endicott and Kimmel at Susquehanna Valley, added 8. Each had six unassisted.

The win was costly for Colgate, Special to The Press HAMILTON While the "San Diego Padre Chicken" prowled the sidelines of Andy Kerr Stadium enthusiastically, Colgate football fans had plenty to crow about in their Red Raiders' 30-0 victory over previously unbeaten Lafayette yesterday. In the process, senior Tom Rogers became Colgate's all-time career pass-catcher. Lafayette, which had outscored five previous foes by a combined 147-20 and had not allowed a touchdown in the last 11 quarters, was almost as completely outmatched as in last year's 44-0 outcome. Fullback Tom McChesney ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns while the Leopards' rushing total was 23 yards and their total offense only 121. Rogers, a 6-foot-4 senior from Palmer, caught six of freshman Steve Calabria's 18 pass attempts.

Rogers hauled in six passes on the day to give him 93 for his career, two more than Steve Fraser accumulated for Colgate between 1970 and 1972. fffw nit fx vr AP Special to The Press CORTLAND Former Vestal running back Dave Cook, starting only his second game for Cortland State, rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown yesterday to lead the Red Dragons to a 20-14 victory over Albany State. It was the freshman's second straight 100-yard effort. Cook rushed for 160 yards and two a week ago. Cortland, 4-2.

built a 20-0 lead after three quarters on Cook's 3-yard TD bolt, an 8-yard run by Mike Bowe, and junior quarterback jay Cieply's 56-yard bomb to wide receiver Pete Schwan. Albany, also 4-2, scored 14 points early in the fourth quarter and was marching for the go-ahead score when an interception by Steve Armstrong snuffed the drive with 24 minutes left in the game. Cortland's Tom Lee returned the opening kickoff 40 yards to the Albany 48. Cook's 3-yard run capped a 9-p)ay, 4-minute march that gave the Dragons a 6-0 lead. Defensive end Brian Moran recovered a fumble on the Aibany 8 late in the first period and Bowe run made it 13-0.

Cortland scored its winning points with four minutes left in the third period when Schwan beat his defender by five yards on a post pattern and took Cieply's long pass. The Great Danes made a game of it by scoring on their next possession, a 20-play, 84-yard drive that consumed eight minutes, and then successfully attempting an onside kick by stacking their specialtv unit in the middle of the field. Quarterback Tom Roth, starting in place of injured Chenango Forks grad Tom Pratt, took just five plays to bring his team to within 20-14. Roth scampered six yards for the score. With over eight minutes left in the game, Cortland gave the Danes a great chance to take the lead when receiver Mike Hilliard fumbled on his 45 after a 10-yard reception.

Roth moved Albany to the Cortland 28 before the Cortland defense stiffened and the Dragons took over on downs. Bowe dashed 38 yards and Cook 18 to wind the clock down. Albany got the ball back late in the game but Armstrong's interception sealed Cortland's victory. Chenango Valley grad Rob Nearing rushed 14 times for 38 yards'for Albany. Cieply completed 5 of 10 passes for 113 yards and the one touchdown.

Brockport ambushes Ithaca yards rambled 85 yards for a score. Ithaca got back the points on Koob's 5-yard TD run, which was set up by Kevin Vogt's Each team scored again -in the quarter: David Cotter (30 carries for 129 yards) running in from the. 3. for Brockport; Leon Capers diving over from the 1 for Ithaca. The Bombers added a fourth-quarter score when Greg Gatz caught a 68-yard pass from Cory Daviesvwho completed 12-of-23 for 247 yards.

Brockport State ran for 310 yards on the ground compared to-171 for Ithaca. The Bombers' air attacE'was paced by Lacey's six receptions for Special to The Press ITHACA Brockport State, which suffered an embarrassing 63-14 loss to Ithaca College last season, avenged that rout yesterday by upsetting the host Bombers 31-27. The victory was Brockport State's first against Ithaca since 1957. The Bombers had won eight straight. The visitors, 2-4, took advantage of fine field position to build a 17-6 half-time cushion.

Three plays after fielding a punt at the Ithaca 33, the Kodiaks grabbed a 7-0 lead. Quarterback Tim Brunelle connected on a 30-yard scoring pass to Phil Ellis. Brockport State recovered an Itha ca fumble at midfield that led to Bill Neufang's 33-yard field goal. The Kodiaks made it 17-0 in the second quarter when Sal Solliceto pounced on John Koob's fumble at the Ithaca 16. Six plays later, Brunelle rushed in from the 1.

The Bombers, 3-3, scored midway through the second quarter as Koob capped a 98-yard drive with a 8-yard TD run. Jeff Lacey hauled in two passes 21 yards and 48 yards during the 7-play march. Brockport scored on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. After an illegal procedure penalty pushed the koaiaks uack lo uie 15, Craig Woodf oik (16 carries for 136 Colgate's Tom Rogers (80) outleaps Lafayette's Bob Mahr during the first quarter yesterday. Rogers caught six in the Red Raiders' win.

ickoff return lifts Cornell Upstaters Hobart is 6th Alfred victim 14-9 first-time victor at Brown ARMY 34, PRINCETON 0 Cadet quarterback Jerreyl Bennett threw two touchdown passes, including a 53-yard strike, and halfback Gerald Walker ran for a career-high 172 yards (31 carries) in the Michie Stadium romp. It was the first time Princeton (1-4 this year) had been shut out in 30 games, and Army's first shutout victory in 123. NAVY 25, BOSTON COLLEGE 10 Steve Fehr again tied the Navy record with four field goals (his third such career performance) and Eddie Meyers rolled for 147 yards and two touchdowns. The visitors improved their record to 4-2 while BC slipped to its fourth straight loss since an opening-night upset of Texas TEMPLE 24, RUTGERS 12 Quarterback Ting Murphy threw for 184 yards in the first half, his passes setting up two touchdowns while he ran for a third. The home team's only scoring came on Alex Falcinelli's four field goals, giving him 10 straight without a miss.

Rutgers is 5-2 and Temple 4-2. CONNECTICUT 44, HOLY CROSS 24- Ken Sweitzer tossed three touchdown passes and rushed for 75 yards as the home team rallied from a 17-0 deficit and scored 30 second-half points. Both are now 3-3. ALFRED 21, HOBART 7 Gary Foti rushed for 114. yards and two touchdowns to power the unbeaten 6-0 Saxons, who are upstate New York's No.

1 candidate for post-season NCAA Division III playoffs. The winless home team managed three interceptions against Alfred sophomore Glenn Law and scored on a 53-yard Boh Tretter-to-Mike Koenig pass play to draw within 14-7 with 52 minutes left, but Alfred marched 67 yards in 13 plays with the ensuing kickoff, Foti scoring from the 10 with 0:40 remaining. BUFFALO 15, CANISIUS 8 Pat Whitehead carried 21 times for 122 yards and a touchdown, while the Bulls (5-1) shut out their intracity rivals (4-2) until the final 37 seconds. NORWICH 19, ST. LAWRENCE 16 Quarterback Dave threw two second-half TD passes and freshman defensive back Jerry O'Connor thwarted two of his hosts' scoring drives.

Both are 3-3. UNION 21, RPI 7 Freshman John Johnson ran for 126 yards and classmate Roger Harris threw two touchdowns in the renewal of 3 rivalry dating to 1886. Union, gaining 1981 control of the Dutchman's Shoes trophy, is 3-1 1, RPI 2-3. while RPI is now 2-3. AMHERST 37, HAMILTON-7 Mike Gustafson's 88-yard interception return in the third quarter opened up a 21-0 lead and Dave Gren-ier scored two later touchdowns against the winless visitors.

came on a 38-yard pass when the holder converted a bobbled fieldgoal attempt into a touchdown. NIAGARA 34, RUTGERSNEW-ARK-18 Fullback Tom Daileader ran for three touchdowns -as the homestanding Purple Eagles'-club team scored its first victory since 1979. Daileader, who also scored on a two-point conversion run, gained 138 yards in 26 carries ana Niagara broke an 11-game losing streak; From Press wire services PROVIDENCE, R.I. Derrick Harmon ran for a 56-yard touchdown and Mark DiNunzio returned a Brown kickoff 94 yards as Cornell upset Brown 14-9 in Ivy League football yesterday. It was the first Big Red victory over Brown since 1972 and gave this year's Cornell unit its first win in five tries.

After an offsides penalty forced Brown to rek-ick the second-half kickoff, after DiNunzio had fielded the original kick in the end zone and had been stopped at the 14. i On the replay, DiNunzio fielded the ball at the 6 and darted up the left side as the Big Red took a 14-3 lead. After giving up four touchdowns or more in each of its losses to Penn, Colgate, Rutgers and Harvard, Cornell held yesterday's hosts without a touchdown until the fourth quarter. After that 18-yard scoring pass from Hank Landers to Steve Jordan, the Big Red later stopped the Bruins on a fourth-and-3 at the 14. Brown had the ball for 181 minutes of the second half to Cornell's 11 '2, and to add to the pressure on the Red defense, it was without leading defensive-tackle Steve Duca who was out with a pulled muscle suffered before halftime.

Cornell had also held at its own 7 shortly after the opening touchdown, sophomore tailback Harmon's run up the middle from the Cornell 44 at 11:32 of the first period which provided the lead his team never surrendered. Brown (1-4) scored on a 44-yard field goal by Bob Granfors as time ran out in the first half. Landers, a junior from Somerville, threw 41 times, completing 20 for 306 yards. That takes him past the mark for five games. Cornell will be at home the next three weeks, against Bucknell, Yaie and Columbia.

YALE 48, COLUMBIA 17- Tailback Rich Diana ran for 131 yards and three touchdowns to lead the unbeaten Eli (5-0) at Columbia's Baker Field. DARTMOUTH 24, HARVARD 10 Halfback Sean Maher ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns to rally the visitors who had given sophomore quarterback Frank Polsinello his first start. After Harvard jumped to a 10-0 lead by capitalizing on two interceptions, Polsinello recovered for a 9-for-13 day and 117 yards passing. 'it Piquet 5th, wins driving title FREI Catalog the Best; Model to' Harmonize i- with your Tom sizzles with 64 it A BETTER GARAGE FOR LESS HONEY" Erected or packaged INJURY REPORT New York Rangers right wing Anders Hedberg underw ent surgery on his left knee yesterday and could be sidelined for the remainder of the season. He suffered cartilage damage during a Canada Cup exhibition game Aug.

25 TENNIS TIDBITS Defending champion John McEnroe was hard-pressed to defeat third-seeded Eliot Teltscher, 7-5, 7-6 in the semifinals of the $175,000 Custom Credit Australian Indoor championships at Sydney. Today, he'll meet second-seeded Roscoe Tanner, who outclassed unseeded South Australian John Fitzgerald, 6-3, 6-3. McEnroe was fined $350 for smashing the ball into the net after losing a point and also was warned by the official for abusing an umpire on a call Swedish tennis champion Bjorn Borg said he is tired of playing and will rest for four months, but denied rumors that he would retire, "i need a rest," said Borg prior to losing to Adri-ano Panatta, 6-4, 6-4, a $360,000 Naples, Italy, tournament. "I am mentally and physically tired of playing. I hope that in April, when I take it up again, the desire to go into the tennis court will return and above all I hope I will find myself." From Press wire services GRAND PRIX FINALE Alan Jones ran away to an easy victory in what may be his last Formula I race, and Brazilian Nelson Piquet wrapped up his first world driving championship with a fifth-place finish yesterday in the Las Vegas Grand Prix at Caesars Palace.

Jones, smiling despite an aching neck, said his green and white Ford-powered Williams racer ran "nearly perfect" throughout the grueling race. The tight 2.2-mile course, built specifically for this race atop a hotel parking lot and a sagebrush-covered empty lot, runs counterclockwise, the opposite of most Grand Prix courses. Because of that, an unusual number of the 14 turns 10 of them were left-handered. rather than the usual right-handed. That put unusual strain on the right side of the driver's neck.

"It was very difficult," said Jones, rubbing his neck and grimacing. "Near the end, I couldn't keep my head up straight." Piquet, 29 and only in his second full season in Formula I racing, was so sore he had to be helped from his Brabham racer and didn't show up for the traditional post-race interview until nearly 45 minutes after the race. People in sports Piquet took two points for finishing fifth, moving past Carlos Reutemann, who wound up out of the points in eighth, one lap behind Jones. GOLF GLIMPSES Hometown boy Jerry Pate charged into a 4-stroke lead and three of golf's biggest guns wheeled into position for a shot at golf's top money-winning spot yesterday in the third round of the Pensacola (Fla.) Open. Pate shot a 7-under-par 65.

Meanwhile Tom Kite, Ray Floyd and Bruce Lietzke, all involved in the chase for leading money-winning honors, moved. among the leaders in golf's tightest money race in 17 years. Kite, who leads the money list with $364,099, and Lietzke ($336,146) are at 206, while Floyd ($354,926) is at 205 and five shots off the lead. Kite, who barely made the cut. fired a 64.

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