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Sept. 16, 1975 PRESS, Binghamton, N.Y. 13-A Notre Dame Old Self in 2nd Half "li7-3 for Devine; Assistaets Looking for More WHA Help Clairmont Hat To Locate 3rd Trick Parent glad the hard work was rewarded. Considering the amount of practice we had. I was pleased with our performance.

We had an 18-year-old freshman (Jim Browner, whose 95 yards set a record for an ND frosh) and several sophomores in the starting line-up. I don't know how you gain experience without actually playing, and I'm glad we gained that experience tonight." Notre Dame had a senior at tion of two players back in school after a year's suspension having key roles in the triumph, the emotion of two brothers playing great football while their father is hospi-: talized with lung cancer. "It's hard to put into words what it means to be back." said end Ross Browner, who was named the game's outstanding defensive player for making seven unassisted tackles and recovering a fumble that set up a tie-breaking touchdown on a 10-yard burst by his younger brother Jim late in the third quarter. "I really enjoy being back; That's why I sat out the year, because of my great love for the school and its traditions and what it stands for." Speedy halfback Al Hunter, another of the five players who returned to school this semester after a harsh one-year suspension for violating dormitory rules, as a result of a girl's allegations which were later dropped, capped the triumph with an insurance 24-yard touchdown gallop just 50 seconds into the final period. "I could feel the rust wear off on that run," said Hunter, who entered the game in the second period and carried five times for 47 of Notre Dame's 242 rushing yards.

"I had to try and get my confidence back playing in front of people again and on national television. I was nervous at first, but after the first contact I settled down, blocked everything else out and played football." The ninth-ranked Irish started slowly, teasing the partisan New England crowd with the possibility of an upset victory by Boston College, a 7 '2-point underdog. Notre Dame managed only one first down in the opening period and the teams were locked in a 3-3 standoff, half- F0XB0RO. Mass. (AP) -Dan Devine is officially part of the Notre Dame legend but even legends don't get much time to relax.

"We can enjoy it for all of about five minutes," an emotionally drained. Devine said last night after his name was carved into the Notre Dame football mystique along with Rockne. Leahy and Par-seehian in a season-opening 17-3 victory over stubborn Boston College. Chapter 2 in the 50-year-old Devine's reign as Notre Dame's head coach is just four days off when the Fighting Irish travel Purdue on Saturday. Last night's game, before a record Schaefer Stadium crowd of 61,501 plus millions more watching 'on national television, was fraught with emotion -r Devine's return to the college ranks as successor to Ara Parseghian, the emo Central League last season following a stint with Springfield of the American League.

Of course, the Dusters main linkup will be with San Diego, which finished second in the WHA West, and the most talked about name coming to the Dusters would be goalie Bob Blanchet who won the NAHL's version of the NHL Vezina Trophy with the Syracuse Blazers last season. That leaves such Mariner owned players as Kevin De-vine, Mike Rouleau and Dave Walters as Duster possibilities. However, San Diego, while promising the Dusters a '-'minimum of two players plus ac-. cess to unsigned juniors," also has agreements with new-face Tucson and Roanoke of the Southern League. The latter is making strides for the top of the loop after winding up a rather downtrodden fourth last season.

New Roanoke coach Jack Chipchase has reportedly lured Philadelphia Firebird captain Ted Hodgson, a 10-goal man. Chipchase, you'll remember, was a standout on the Firebird blueline last season. Also reportedly headed for -Roanoke are the NAHL's leading scorer from last season, 7 I All Star center ahead of the Dusters Rod Bloomfield, Syracuse's Bobby Jones, Roanoke brass is trying to get defense-man Gary Sittler to join the 38-goal, 76-assist Jones. Sittler, an outstanding rearguard with the Blazers, was the eye of the tornado, so to speak, when Syracuse and Broome set an NAHL record 192 minutes in penalties last January in the Broome County Arena. 'i New general manager in Roanoke, is Bob Payne; former Blazer public relations" man, and it's understandable why there's defection.

i And, reports a you will be able to add two more former Blazers to the Roanoke, cause, right wings Brian Bye and John Raynak, both San Diego property. Raynak had been a possibility, to join Broome. Clairmont announced that the Dusters yesterday came to terms with center Ken Grat- -ton who missed the tail end of last season and the playoffs with a broken back. who had 27 goals and 40 as-! sists in 64 games, joins goalie Rick Lemay and center Rod Bloomfield in the fold. The Erie Blades have signed Victor "Skeeter" Teal to a 1-year contract.

Teal, 26, scored CO goals at center in two seasons with Fort Worth of the Central League. Grid Odds Broome Duster coach Wayne Clairmont will be heading out west this week and when he returns he likely Swill have packed in his suit' case a third working agree-ment for the upcoming son. Clairmont said he hopes to head for Phoenix tomorrow where he'll attempt to finalize an agreement with the World Hockey Association Roadrun-ners who finished fourth in the Western Division last season. The 32-year-old Duster coach said he'd like to shuttle between Phoenix and San Diego before leaving the West Coast lor Fitchburg, and the Boston Bruins camp, Broome's third affiliation, which opened yesterday. Clairmont thinks the Phoe-nix pact will be the "same type as Boston," the Dusters being No.

2 team in line be- hind newest Central League entry Tucson where most of the Roadrunners' quality play- will go. Boston's top i-i; is AHL Rochester. One player Clairmont thinks may attend the Duster ing camp which officially opens in only 15 days, Oct. 1, gin Niagara Falls, Ont. is Brian Erickson, a 6-foot, pound defenseman, a position that the Dusters need to shore up badly.

Erickson, 25, played 74 games with Tulsa of the Homer Loses Sclera HOMER Homer's already-uncertain Southern Tier Athletic Conference football outlook took another gloomy turn during last Friday night's 34-32 reversal of Norwich here when ace running back Greg Sciera, STAC's top returning rusher, broke an arm while blocking on a punting play. Homer coach Mike Norris says Sciera is probably lost for the season. Sports Traffic FOOTSALL Chargers Acquired running back Tony Baker from Los Angeles for an undisclosed future draft choice. Baker, a short-yard specialist who scored seven LA touchdowns, came to the Rams in 1973 in the Harold Jackson trade. San Diego also placed middle linebacker Charles Anthony of Southern California on the injured reserve list.

Stealers Hospitalized was defensive end Dwight White with an infected lung, after Saturday's loss to Dallas. DelBhint Announced defensive tackles Bob Heinz and Manny Fernandez will miss Sunday's NFL opener against Oakland because of Injuries. Heinz will wear a cast on his right knee for at least three weeks and Fernandez has a sprained right ankle. Celts: acquired veteran center Forrest Blue from San Francisco for a draft pick, then cut defensive tackle Steve Williams and rookie tight end Greg Den Boer (Michigan). Eagles: obtained 3-time All Pro guard John Niland for a draft choice from Dallas and cut rookie running back Tom Donchez (Perm State).

Saints: cut offensive tackle Rocky Rasley, placed linebacker Jim Mario on the iniured reserve list and cut rookie receiver Frosty Anderson. Packers: cut quarterback Jack Con-cannon and defensive end Mike Fanucci and placed tackle Randy Jackson an in-lured reserve list. Redskins: cut two long-time standouts, linebacker Dave Robinson (13 years) and wide receiver Dan Abramowlci (9 seasons) who had caught at least ene pass in his last 105 games, an NFL record. Defensive end Verlon Biggs was placed on the iniured reserve list. Bengals: cut rookie quarterback Gary Sheide (Brigham Young) and defensive tackle Bob Maddox and placed rookie defensive lineman Gary Burley (Pitt) on the iniured reserve list.

ills: placed wide receiver Ahmad Rashad on the injured reserve list. Jets: placed wide receiver James Scott, a rookie, on injured reserve list. the controls quarterback Rick Slager, part of an all-new backfield. Slager completed only one of five passes in the first half for a measly three yards but connected on five of seven for 69 yards after the intermission. He hit on three passes for 39 yards as the Irish stormed 60 yards in eight Dlavs for the tie-breaking touchdown and threw one pass for 12 yards two plays before Hunter's insurance TLX "I wasn't terribly nervous," said Slager, who threw only eight passes last season and made more headlines as Notre Dame's top varsity tennis player.

"1 wanted to go in confident, not nervous. I tried to play it low-key, but I found out that wasn't going to work, so in the second half I got excited." It was controlled excitement. "We just tried to keep our cool and find a way to execute a little better," Devine said. "We tried to keep our patience, keep our poise. We kept waiting for Boston College to make mistakes, but it took a long time.

They didn't make a mistake until the second half and then we were able to go in and score on them." Boston College, like most straight men, was somewhat overlooked in all the fuss over Notre Dame, which hadn't played in New England since 1944. "We felt good that we did as well as we did as long as we did," said Coach Joe club crushed its last six opponents a year ago and was hoping to use an upset of Notre Dame as the springboard to national recognition. The losers' Glen Capriola, who led all rushers with 107 yards all but five of the Eagles' rushing yardage on 15 carries, was named the top offensive performer. Jim Browner topped Notre Dame with 95 rushing yards, most by a freshman in the school's history, as the Irish posted their 12th consecutive season-opening victory, first meeting ever with the Jesuit college from nearby Chestnut Hill. "I'm disappointed we lost," added quarterback Mike Kruc-zek who last year led major-college passers in accuracy, "but I'm not going to hang my head.

I think we proved we can play anyone." Except a legend. Notre Dame 0 3 7 7-1? Boston College 0 3 0 0-3 ND FG Reeve 30 BC FG Steinforl 45 ND-J. Browner 10 run (Reeve kick) ND Hunter 24 run (Reeve kick) A-eUOl Notre Dame Boston Ctl First downs 16 14 Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards S3-M2 71 16 MM 3-2 M0 46-157 50 2 M3-1 7-43 21 3-35 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Notre Dame, J. Browner 24-5, McLane 7-63, Hunter 5-47. Boston College.

Capriola 15-107. Barnette 17-50. RECEIVING Notre Dame, Burgmeier 2-22. Hunter 1-18, J. Browner 1-12.

Mo-cAfee 1-12. Boston College, Godbolt 3-35, La Boy 2-10. PASSING Notre Dame, Slager 7-12-0, 72 yards. Boston College, Kruczek -13-I. 50.

'END' OF THE LINE Boston College back Glen Capriola is toppled by Notre Dame defender Randy Harrison and an ankle-grabbing teammate after Capriola had tried an end run during the fourth quarter of BCs nationally televised 17-3 loss to the Irish at Foxboro, Mass. last night. No Windfall for Egmond Heir FAVORITE OPPONENT GEORGIA even Missiiilppl St. Iowa I SYRACUSE OKLAHOMA ST I Arkansas RICE 2 Vanderbilt NO. CAROLINA 2 Maryland TULANE 3 Mltsissippi OREGON 3 San Jou State VIRGINIA 3 Va.

Military DUKE South Carolina Texas LOUISIANA ST. Missouri 4 ILLINOIS Brigham Young i COLORADO ST. UCLA Tennessee CALIFORNIA West Virginia Auburn BAYLOR Florida 7 N.CAROLINA ST. Boston College 10 TEMPLE KENTUCKY 10 Kansas MICHIGAN ST. 10 Miami of Ohio GEORGIA TECH 10 Miami (Fla.) Washington St.

13 UTAH TEXAS TECH 13 New Mexico Notre Dame 14 PURDUE IOWA STATE 14. Air Force Texas la WASHINGTON AriJona State 17TEXAS CHRISTIAN OH 10 ST ATE' 17 Perm State MICHIGAN 21 Stanford ALABAMA 22 Clemson NEBRASKA 71 Indiana SOUTHERN CAL 27 Oregon State OKLAHOMA 27 Pittsburgh time yardage a 133-131 stand- -off. until the Irish took advantage of BC mistakes Mike Kruczek's errant pitchout which Ross Browner recovered and an interception by Randy Harrison to set up clinching touchdown. For the first time. Devine admitted he felt some pressure in his debut as head coach at college football's 9 winningest institution.

But he shrugged it off as surely as the Notre Dame squad held off everything upset-minded Boston College threw at them. "A coach wouldn be in this business 27 years if the pressure got to him." Devine said. "I wouldn't have gotten in this business. I wouldn't have taken this job if I thought I was going to die from the pressure before the first game but I damn near did this week. "I'm very excited, very thrilled.

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WASHINGTON ST. SCAB'S Foley Won't Play Jerry Foley of Johnson City, who last winter started the first six games of the season at guard for SUNY-Bing-ham ton's basketball team, has informed coach John Affleck he will not play this season. Foley saw little action once Kurt Mohney became eligible in December, winding up with a 3.7 scoring average. The addition of freshmen Ted Hull (Press All-STAC selection) from Susquehanna Valley, Rick Rochon of Union-Endi- cott and Dennis O'Keefe from North to the Colonials' guard stable also figured in Foley's decision, said Affleck. Terp()ul6-8Vks.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Sophomore quarterback Mark Manges, who set a Maryland school record with four touchdown passes in his debut as a varsity starter, wil be sidelined at least six weeks with a separated left shoulder. "We'll see what we're made of," coach Jerry Claiborne said yesterday in reviewing the rash of i WINDSOR Sfl'HKMK CANADIAN i QUART a e. nIO CMI 8 It I CMK WH ttiiifOutMuwuGNlairMaf Windsor. A rare dTbxHiTRIij! Bruce Carman probably wishes George Egmond had left him more of an inheritance as Union-Endicott's new soccer coach.

The 29-year-old Carman, a Trumansburg native and Cortland State grad who served as JV coach the last seven Cortland Last Golf Unbeaten, Reversing U-E Vestal's golf team had to do some improvising while those fr6m Cortland and Catholic Central had to play better-thyn-average golf, but all three teams won important Southern Tier Athletic Confer-, ence matches yesterday. Vestal was coach Tetry Merritt, who was ill, anj No. 5 man Gary Kline, whb was observing Yom Kip-pur, for its match against Ithaca at Endwell Greens. Bob Gotgrant took over for Merritt and soph Mary Hanyak took over Kline's spot. Miss Hanyak's 4-foot putt on No.

9 clinched both her 'match and th 2-4 Bears' 25Ia-24M. win. Portland, lone STAC unbeaten-, following yesterday's sweep of defending conference champ Union-Endicott (27 Vz-22) and Seton (34-16), got a 2-over 38 from Jay Forcucci, a 39 from Joe Semeraro and 42s from Robbie Phelps and Tom Dexter even though the -latter two had balls out-of-bounds. All! four won close matches to offset U-E medalist (with a 1-uniier 35) Dan Tzivanis' trimming of Mark Poerio, who had a 37 himself. No.

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Tenace has 26 homers for the season. He had at least one hit and scored at least one run in each of the front-running A's seven games. Ideal Lanes "christens" its new 14-lane wing tonight at 9 when the Binghamton City League (which has changed its "hometown" but not its opens its 66th season, while four of the five likely contenders face early "baptisms of fire" at the Endicott establishment. In first-night shootouts, 1974-75 Mid-Way Classic champ Bowling (with Dave Lewis and Don Karn coming off recent injuries) meets a veteran Mid-Way team, while 74-75 Ideal Classic runnerup Catering tackles host Ideal which has a pair of big guns in Jack Rose-ncrance (215.8) and Dennis Anderson (208.7). Defending Binghamton City League titlist Canny Trucking, which has picked up young Jimmy Zaharis to replace individual average king Rich Bennett, takes on Tel-Rad Service.

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