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Gators, FSU Square Off And Anything Goes 1 'a. i IP5 av v. ft1 I 1 By GEORGE SOLOMON (Sim-Sentinel Sports Editor) GAINESVILLE Florida State's Bill Cappleman, supposedly the finest senior playing quarterback in college football anywhere, and Florida's John Reaves lead their respective teams into Florida Field today for what promises to be the wildest afternoon in the 12-year Gator-Seminole series. Cappleman, who led the Seminoles to their second victory with a thrilling come-from-behind, 16-14, win over Miami last week, is a sure bet to be a first round selection in next January's pro football draft. Reaves, meanwhile, is a raw sophomore with experience in only two varisty games.

Houston and Mississippi State, howev- Florida FSU 21 1958 7 18 1959 8 3 1960 3 1961 3 20 1962 7 7 1963 7 1964 16 30 1965 17 22 1966 19 16 1967 21 9 1968 3 Game On WIOD Radio (610) At 1:43 P.M. er, will both admit the 6-foot-3 flinger is hardly wet behind the ears. Throwing with imagination and accuracy, Reaves has guided the Gators to 59-34 and 47-35 victories, completing 32 of 63 passes for 671 yards and eight touchdowns. Those aren't bad statistics. A record Florida Field crowd of better than 64,000 fans is expected to jam every inch of space to see this fantastic duel between two home-grown passing phenoms.

Kickoff is 2 p.m. with the game rated even. Bill Peterson, who brought the Seminoles here Friday for a short workout before taking them to Ocala for the evening, talks like everyone else when you ask him about the Gators. "Heck no, I didn't expect them to be this good," said Peterson. "They do things as well as a pro team, and they're going to be extremely hard to stop." Both Peterson and Florida's Ray Graves agree the team that best protects the passer probably will win the game.

"We broke down a few times against Miami," admitted Peterson. "And we worked hard to correct some things." The Gators have protected Reaves as though he'll go up in smoke upon contact. Neither Houston nor Mississippi State touched him. "The offensive line is simply tremendous," said Reaves (Continued on Page 2D. Col.

2) The Starling Lineups DEFENSE McEachern (221) LE Youngblood (234) FLORIDA Maliska (183) Griffith (217) Williams (209) Helton (213) OFFENSE FLORIDA STATE POS Gaydos (209) SE Johnson (238) LT Walker (219) LG Hughes (225) Sammons (204) RG Corchln (225) RT Tyson (208) TE Zaffran (202) TE Amelung (233) ateen Dowdy (200) LT LLB MLB RLB RT RE LC RC LS RS Vohun (225) Rice (207) Bass (200) Lowe (184) White (226) Wallace (187) Pell (178) Thomas (184) Abraira (180) Lanahan (196) Harrell (217) Chesquiere (197) Abdelnour (194) Kelley (212) Rebol (209) Coleman (203) Tannen (194) Ely (179) Burns (179) Barr (183) (UPI Talephoto) FSU COED LEE NAGELSON ALL FIRED UP burns Florida's campus newspaper Reaves Durrance Rich Alvarez Cappleman (210) QB Bailey (212) RB Gilman (205) FB Pederson (181) FL (204) (200) (204) (181) MO Dolphins Tackle Raiders By BERNIE LINCCOME (Sports Staff Writer) MIAMI The Miami Hurricanes quieted a snarling North Carolina State Wolfpack with a crushing second-half ground game and a record-tying three field goals by Jim Huff Friday night for their first win of the year, 23-13. Senior back Vince Opalsky bruised the Wolfpack defenders for 120 yards before 37,038 Orange Bowl fans after the Hurricanes had let N.C. State scratch back for a 13-10 halftime lead. In a mistakeless second i tsx tru half, Miami ground out 143 of its 225 yards rushing, with Opalsky picking up 77 in 10 attempts. Starting quarterback Lew Pytel, abandoning his passing game after two first-half interceptions, threw only when he had to in the second half for five completions in six attempts, giving him a respect Fort lauderdale' News and SUN- SENTINEL able total of 11 of 22 for 87 yards.

Huff's three field goals tied his own mark set last year against LSU, giving him a lifetime total of 13. After holding N.C. State on downs following the second-half kickoff, Miami moved 52 yards in nine plays to take a 17-13 lead. Huff then added two field goals, one 29 yards and one from the 37 to account for the final score. The go-ahead touchdown drive began on the Miami 48 with Opalsky taking a pitchout around left end for 24 yards.

Fullback Steve a a cracked for seven, and two more rushes by Opalsky put the ball on the N.C. State 16. Sophomore Tom Sullivan replaced Opalsky and scored four plays later on a two-yard dive over the left tackle. TWO TOUCHDOWNS Sullivan gained 48 yards in 15 carries, while Schaap picked up 42 in 10 attempts. Each scored a touchdown.

By ANS DILLEY (Sports Staff Writer) MIAMI Wilson's Walking Wounded will face Madden's Mad Marauders tonight when the Dolphins meet the Oakland Raiders at 8 in the Orange Bowl. Miami coach George Wilson is still looking for his team's initial win of the season while John Madden, coach of the Raiders, seeks to remain unbeaten. to forecast a Dolphin victory would require courage but if the Dolphin players are dismayed they are doing an excellent job of concealing it. And Wilson is not bathing himself in gloom either. "We can do it.

We can gain an upset. I said it Wednesday at the luncheon, I said it Thursday after practice and I say it now. We can win." INJURY PROBLEM Injuries will certainly cause the Dolphins some problems. No fewer than six Dolphin starters are in the late stages of injuries. Doug Moreau will start despite a badly bruised right arm suffered in the Houston game last week and Bob Griese will continue to quarterback despite some badly bruised ribs and a severely wrenched elbow which came at Oakland two weeks ago.

Guard Larry Little and tackle Norm Evans are still working back from their knee injuries but will start. Lloyd Mumphord and Jimmy Warren will also get the starting nod at the cornerback assignments although Mumphord is nursing a sore knee and Warren is still not perfect following a groin muscle pull. The Dolphins believe they can contain the Raider running backs and point to their splendid effort in Oakland two weeks ago. At that time Miami lost a heartbreaker when ancient George Blanda booted a 46-yard field goal in the final 11-seconds to claim a 20-17 victory for the Raiders. The Dolphin defense limited Oakland's running backs to 106 net yards in that game, well below their 154 yards a game average in three contests.

DEFENSIVE MUST Miami must get another superlative effort from the defenders to even think about victory tonight. Oakland quarterback Dar-yle Lamonica generally tries to establish his running game in order to make his passing attack go, but may reverse the procedures tonight and come out firing early in the fray. Oct. 4, 1969 First Downs Total N.C. Miami State 21 15 i 7 1 61 40 241 160 16 50 110 92 24 25 12 12 0 3 33S 202 5 65 3 Rushing Passing Penalties Rushing Attempts Yards gained Yards lost Passing Yards Gained Passes attempted Completed Had intercepted Total Offense Yards gained Plays rushing passing Interceptions Yards returned Punting No.

of punts Punting average Punts had blocked Punts returned Yards returned Kickoffi No. return Net yards returned Penalties times penalized Yards penalized Fumbles Times fumbled Own fumbles lost 2 0 3 7 45 44.4 0 0 3 7 78 11 57 112 4 3 41 35 2 1 1 1 The first half looked like a repeat of last week's 16-14 loss to Florida State for the Hurricanes. The first Miami drive was blunted by an interception of a Pytel to David Kalina pass. N.C. State defender Bob Follweiler picked off the toss on the Wolfpack 18 and returned to the 20.

Miami held on downs and mounted a 50-yard drive to score the first touchdown with 5:29 left in the N.C. Stat 3 10 0 Miami 7 1 013 23 hi iiiit.niiii mWMimi Mf IJJ Mia Schaap 1 run (Huff kick) NCS-FG Charron 34 Mia FG Huff 32 NCS Mason 6 run (Charron kick) NCS-FG Charron 40 Mia Sullivan 2 run (Huff kick) Mia FG Huff Mia FG Huff 37 A 37,038. (Staff photo by Donn Gould) N.C. STATE HALFBACK LEON MASON GETS GOING OVER AND A SIX-YARD TOUCHDOWN Miami defenders Charlie Parker (1) and Gregory Perez apply late collar (Continued on Page 5D, Col. 5) Divisional Playoffs Open Today Prep Footba'l ME3 162 Games Later.

It's Play Ball! Famous "Idle Timers" cncKiru by ruciHV-n SHRINER S7 If Htm iwX FRIDAY'S RESULTS Stranahan 19, Dillard 12 Nova 30, Melbourne 28 McArthur 17, Pompano Beach 13 South Broward 27, Hollywood Hills 2 Seacrest 21, Forest Hill 10 Leonard 32, North Shore 14. Eau Gallie 14, Lake Worth 6 Carver 25, Roosevelt 12 Jupiter 14, Boca Raton 12 Okeechobee 6, St. Andrews 0 Sinilh Advances In Pacific Net BERKELEY, Calif. -Stan Smith and Thomaz Kock of Brazil moved into the semifinals of the Pacific Coast International Tennis tournament Friday. Smith, a U.S.

Davis Cup player from Pasadena, beat Australian Bob Carmi-chael 6-4, 6-4 and Kock defeated Roy Barth of San Diego, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. "I realize I'll have to hold the Mets to a couple of runs if I want to beat Seaver," the 30-year-old Niekro said. "But we're hitting a lot better than when we last played New York (Aug. 10) and I think Seaver will find us a lot tougher." The Mets, however, take a different view of the situation. "We think we can win this thing in three straight," Hodges said when he came to town.

"The Braves' strength is their hitting and we think our pitching should be able to take care of that." Harris was indignant. "Nobody's going to beat us three straight," Harris retorted. "The Mets better realize that this isn't the same team they saw back in August. Our pitching and our hitting have WHITE BLUE GOLD A 1 Our Wirt Services Gil Hodges' confidence is as vast as New York City. Luman Harris is indignant.

Billy Martin is as irreverent as usual. Frank Robinson is just plain tired and frustrated. These are some of the attitudes and reactions of baseball men. Men who have won season-long battles only to be confronted today with a new type of warfare the major league championship playoffs. In Atlanta, Tom Server, the 25-game winner the Braves lost to the Mets, and Atlanta Knuckleballer Phil Niekro, a 23-game winner who hasn't beaten the Mets all year square off today in the opening game of the National League's championship playoffs.

The oddsmakers have made Atlanta, the Western Division champ, an 11-10 favorite in the best-of-five series over the Eastern champion Mets, never higher than last year's ninth place in their previous seven seasons. The winner of this first-ever Sensational Soft Casuals, Handsome, Lightweight. SAVE. TOM SEAVER to haunt Braves? PHIL NIEKRO 'we're tougher' MIKE CUELLAR opens for O's championship series will meet the winner of the American League playoffs, Baltimore or Minnesota, who also open their playoff action today in the 1969 World Series beginning Oct. 11.

Atlanta, which beat out San Francisco for the Western title against the Braves this year, with two of those victories coming over Niekro who Is 0-3 against the Mets. However, the two haven't been opposing pitchers since back in May and Niekro insists that he has a better chance to win now than he did then. two days before the season ended, hosts the playoffs today and Sunday with the scene shifting to New York's Shea Stadium for the remaining games. The 24-year-old Seaver, a whiz since joining the Mets three years ago with only one year in the minors, is 3-0 improved tremendously." Meanwhile, Billy Martin, the cocky little battler who's never been one to worry about the odds against him, talked in his usual brash style as he (Continued on Page 2D, Col. 5) Block East of Burdine'j ESTABLISHED 1938 Diagonally across from Fort Lauderdale Downtown Post Office Prep Games On Page 2D.