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THE MORNING CALL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009 SO YOU KNOW yfi'jfy'j'TTf pyf-4etfiyz yt? ft ft 17 pyx--T8 if Phils' bats grawStfug coll wain MARLINS 4 PHILLIES 3 Looking ahead: RHP Josh Johnson (15-5, 3.08 ERA) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (12-4, 2.85) in the regular-season finale at 1:35 today at CBP. 4-3 loss on Saturday to the Marlins marked then-third consecutive defeat. They've done few things well since they captured the NL East title on Another defeat by Marlins has NL East champs in need some rest before playoffs.

By Mandy Houseniclc OF THE MORNING CALL PHILADELPHIA If the Phillies don't want to be sitting at home with their feet up a week from today, they better start turning things around. Fast. The defending World Series Champions' he's 0-for-16 with two strikeouts and just one walk since Monday. "He gets worn down, physically and mentally. He needs some rest," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

With the Cardinals having already lost, which allowed the Phillies to clinch home-field advantage for the NLDS, starting pitcher CoK Hamels was pulled after throwing just 47 bitches in three innings. He didn't see it coming. "It was unexpected," Hamels (10-11) said. "If it was by design, I was uninvolved. It's nice to have home-field advantage, and that's what I definitely wanted.

My plan was to go out there and throw as many as I could." Manuel wanted to limit Hamels' pitch count in case they decide to make him the Game 1 starter. "That gave us options to set up our rotation for the playoffs," Manuel said. Hamels doesn't like to throw on short rest. But since he threw so few pitches, he said he could make the adjustment and be the starter for Game 1 on Wednesday at Citi- Please see PHILLIES SPORTS 11 Wednesday. On Saturday, Jimmy Rollins, Shane Vic-torino and Chase Utley were a combined l-for-12.

Utley 's day was only a continuation of what has been a horrific homestead PENN STATE 35, ILLINOIS 17 Ins off mm mwim Emerging youth is encouraging HILADELPHIA An encouraging glimpse into the future of the Eagles' offense was provided by all kinds of emerging young players in last Sun day's 34-14 dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs. The transition seems to be happening at the speed of light, or at least the speed of wide receiver DeSean Jackson's average sprint. Nothing will slow the clock. Doesn't matter if the Eagles, who have this weekend off, come back with veterans Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook and is-- 'J Kevin Curtis next Sunday against Tampa Bay. The evolution cannot be stopped.

Rookie running back LeSean McCoy, so long as he keeps protecting the football, will continue to be more involved with the offense. Ditto for rookie wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. Jackson, in just his Nick Fierro second season, already has become the team's undisputed No. 1 playmaker, surpassing Wetbrook and McNabb, who's heading for lame-duck status as the starting quarterback next season if no further adjustments are made to his contract. Last Sunday against Kansas City, Jackson caught a 64-yard touchdown pass and teamed with third-year tight end Brent Celek to become the first Eagles duo since SETH PERUVIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark (17) dives for extra yardage against Illinois during the first half on Saturday.

Clark rushed for a career-high 83 yards, including 51 yards on a quarterback draw In the third quarter that stunned Illinois. Return of the rushing game leaves Illini bewildered in the wake. And a strategy tweak at half-time didn't hurt. Please see FIERRO SPORTS 7 PENN STATE REPORT CARD OFFENSE: A- fir f- n. er than 50 yards.

What's more, only one carry went for negative yardage, as the offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage better and better as the game wore on. "This was definitely a must-win for us," said Clark, who ran for two touchdowns. "Especially going on the road and having what happened to us last week, we needed to see how we handle adversity. We just had to forget everything else, everyone else, and go play Penn State football." That meant running with some moxie. Head coach Joe Paterno said the team was "a little embarrassed" about last week's 21-10 loss to Iowa and, in particular, wanted to end the notion that it's a "one-half football team." As such, even with just a 7-3 halftime lead, Penn State felt relaxed and confident at halftime.

There were no big rants or speeches. "Nothing you guys would want to write about," receiver Graham Zug said. Just some tweaks to the strategy, with one notable change. Illinois' defense was showing specific Please see PSU SPORTS 6 By Mark Wogenrlcb OF THE MORNING CALL CHAMPAIGN, III. In a half-time locker room notable for a level of relaxation in-congruent with a four-point lead, Daryll Clark got the play call.

Next third-and-long, run the quarterback draw. "He should have scored," quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno said after the game. "Yeah, he told me that too on the headset." Clark added. He looked like the quarterback of 2008 again, finding lanes and lowering shoulders to rush for a career-high 83 yards, 51 on the back-breaking draw in the third quarter. And Clark's ability, willingness and green light to run made all the difference for Penn State.

The Lions ground out a 35-17 victory over Illinois on Saturday, putting together their best statistical rushing game since 2005. They totaled 338 yards rushing, with backs Stephfon Green and Evan Roys-ter each going over 100 against a battered and bewildered Illinois defense. Penn State averaged 8.4 yards per carry, more than doubling the average of its first four games, and had two carries long Lions had season-high 338 yards on the ground and two 100-yard rushers for the first time since 2005. DEFENSE: Fifth straight game without allowing a first-half touchdown mitigated by some meaningless fourth-quarter lapses. SPECIAL TEAMS: Still giving up the klckoff yardage, which was meaningless this time.

Punter Jeremy Boone stuck two Inside the 20. COACHING: Called the third-and-seven draw to Daryll Clark at halftime, which the QB took for 51 yards and the game-changing play. OVERALL ROB KANOCL THE MORNING CAU. Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson (10) breaks the tackle against the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday. He Is filling In well In the backfield as Brian Westbrook recooperates.

More gloom at Goodman as Harvard dumps Lehigh Curley firing on all cylinders in return vs. Yale BLOG More on Lehigh's tough season today In Groller's Corner. themomlngcall.comsports A 28-14 defeat to Crimson has Mountain Hawks 0-4 for the first time since 1982 season. ByKalthGroUar OF THE MORNING CALL The sun came out Saturday at Goodman Stadium, brightening what started as a gloomy day. But the Lehigh football team is still waiting for the clouds to subside this season.

For the first time since 1982, the Mountain Hawks are 0-4 after giving up 28 straight points In a 28 14 loss to Harvard before 5,457 mostly disappointed fans. A change In quarterbacks couldn't change the results as sophomore quarterback Chris Lum was Intercepted four times in his first career start, with the last one turned Into a pick-six covering 60 yards to cap the Crimson's 28-0 run. I 1 By Paul Ralnhard SPECIAL TO THE MORNING CALL WEST HAVEN, Conn. The guy wearing No. 5 and playing quarterback for Lafayette Saturday afternoon did a marvelous Rob Curley imitation.

Check that, it WAS Rob Curley. All but written off all week after being Injured last week, the senior was not only healthy, but also extremely aggressive as he, receiver Mark Layton, tailback Maurice White and a couple of lines that took up the challenge led the Leopards to a 31-14 victory over Yale in the historic Yale Bowl. The site wasn't the only historic thing about this day. Lafayette had not beaten the Bulldogs in seven previous tries five, here. They not only settled that score, but they did it with a vengeance that was hot Please see LAFAYETTE SPORTS 4 Jm.

1 Lum completed 22 of 42 passes for 262 yards and tossed for one touchdown and ran for another, but those scores came 13 possessions and more than 50 minutes apart. "Chris competed as I knew he would and he made some mistakes like I knew he would," said Lehigh coach Andy Coen. "I was disappointed in the interceptions, but I'm not going to kill the kid because he came out and competed. He's going to make mistakes and you're going to have to live with them, but some of them hurt." "It was not the day I envisioned," Lum said. "But I gave it my best.

I'm looking for- Please see LEHIGH SPORTS 5 KEVIN MINGORA THt MORNING CALL Lehigh quarterback Michael CoMn (15) releases the ball after being pressured by Harvard's Victor Ojukwu Jr. (91) during the second quarter Saturday..