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C7 THE MORNING CALL, ALLENTOWN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1980' NFL's most feared JW. lf Carmichael By COULT AUBREY Call Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA When you're talking about the Philadelphia Eagles, a busted pass play isn't necessarily a disaster. Unless quarterback Ron Jaworski gets sacked, there always is the possibility of a completion, maybe even a touchdown. Harold Carmichael sees to that. Harold Carmichael, as everybody south of Siberia should know by now, is the Eagles' record-setting wide re- 1 ceiver.

Already he has caught at least one pass in 119 consecutive National Football League games. He has caught everything from a bomb to a screen. He has caught as many as 12 passes in a single game St. Louis 1973 two touchdown passes in a game 13 times. He has played in three Pro Bowl games, some day will enter the Hall of Fame.

For now, though, Carmichael just goes about his business, doing his thing almost mechanically, running patterns, turning possible failure into success with his great ability and football sense. He is held in high esteem by his peers, is not given the credit he deserves by those who see him perform only infrequently. "Harold Carmichael is one of the truly great pass receivers in the game today, is the assessment of Coach Dick Vermeil. "He doesn't get the credit he deserves, but opposing teams respect him. Look how they double and BEATING THE POINT SPREAD 1 By GORDON SMITH Eight right and six wrong putt overall total to 56-43 (plus 1 2 unit).

Featured pick took a diva last weak. Only New England cama through as two-star selection. Injuries are beginning to play a big part as seeson hits its halfway point. Five visiting underdogs covered last week, meaning oddsmakers are confused. Special 9 p.m.

Sunday game this week matching San Diego and Dallas could be one of season's most interesting. Monday's Jets-Dolphins could be one of season's dullest. NEW ORLEANS Saints making wholesale personnel changes this 100 TV 22 week. That normally creates a consistency problem. WACMiNfSTftN (MM Redskins seem ready to make a strong title bid WASHINGTON COVERS.

LOS ANGELES Id) Falcons capable of upsetting torrid Rams, provided 1-00 Atlanta secondary plays better than it has been. With ATLANTA chance to tie for lead, it could happen THE POINTS. DENVER (6) bov' not n'9n on this Denver club. But the 1-00 Giants have a way of making everybody look good. mi riiAiirre There's a little voice telling me Giants, but TAKE MY.

GIANTS DENVER. MINNESOTA This boils down to a toss-up with the winner being the 00 tea that is best-coached this day. Since Bart Starr GREEN BAY (1 Vit nas done nothing too well yet, it's Ml NN WITH POINTS. PITTSBURGH IAVA Bradshaw must play for Steelers to win. He probably 1 OO TV3-4-28 wi" But Lambert won't, and Swann is doubtful, ri PVFi Asin Bahr is kicking horribly, too.

Looks like CLEVE- LAND WITH POINTS. NEW ENGLAND 121 This should be a beauty. However. Pats playing i YV) superbly. With minimal turnovers.

Patriots should be I RiiFFAin able to pull this game out despite Buffalo NEW ENGLAND COVERS. ST LOUIS Colts are healthy, except for Cleveland Franklin, which 2 00 doesn't matter. St. Louis' offensive line riddled by BALTIMORE (8V4) injuries. Colts 6-2 vs.

spread COLTS BY 1 3. DETROIT Imagine Chiefs favored in this matchup? No way. Yes, 2 00 Lions' offensive and defensive tines crippled. ut KANSAS CITY (3Vil they'll still be the better team Sunday CINCINNATI Bengals peaked last few weeks, now must suffer 4-00 decline. Houston hasn't peaked yet.

but will begin this HOUSTON TAMPA BAY (1 Vi) Niners will try controling game with the pass; Tampa Bay with the run. This is such an even game that I SAN FRANCISCO tenc ,0 w't1 tne better defensive club TAM PA BAY COVERS. CHICAGO Bears touch with memories of last year's playoff loss. 400 TV 2-10-22 had Eagles on ropes. But Eagles much better 1 Philadelphia this year.

Defenses even, but offenses not EAGLES BY 10. SEATTLE Whewl Talk about ability to put points on scoreboard. 4 00 Seattle has been Oakland's jinx team, but Raiders end OAKLAND (4) four-straight string of losses OAKLAND BY 7. SAN DIEGO an D'ego has lost games it never should have lost. 9 00 TV 6-7-16 This shapes up as high-scoring battle.

At 1 V4. you're nAi i A (71 looking for the winner outright. Right? TAKE SAN UI DIEGO. MIAMI This game shakes me up. Both are depieated of-' 9-00 Mon.

TV 2-6 fensively. My hunch is Jets have more to prove to JETS (11 national audience. But. Miami less prone to errors I MIAMI BY FIELD GOAL LEGEND-Bottom-listed teams are at home. Point-spreads in parenthesis.

Four-star selection best bet; three-star second best; two-star third best. After a year's exile, Hogan's an Eagle again of years ago Ron would have panicked, fallen down or thrown the ball away, maybe for an interception. But he has matured so much in the last two years. He was looking for Harold. He knew that he (Carmichael) would break his pattern, so he was looking for him.

That comes from experience." And practice. There is nobody on the Eagles who works harder in practice than Carmichael. "Harold runs his patterns so well in a game because he works at it so hard in practice," Vermeil said. "He really gets angry when he drops a pass. You'd think the game was on the line.

"While it's a pleasure to see him catch any pass, there is nothing better than watching him on a sideline pattern. He works so hard at making the catch and keeping his feet inbounds during practice, that in a game it's a natural reaction." Carmichael has been catching passes for the Eagles since 1971, when he was drafted in the seventh round out of Southern University. Including last week's game with Dallas, he now has caught 434, just 18 less than Pete Retzlaff the all-time Eagle leader. He is just four touchdown catches shy of the team record 66 caught by Tommy McDonald from 1957-63. There was a time in the early years when Carmichael got booed by the Philadelphia fans for dropping passes, and two, for "hot-dogging." No more.

Now it's all cheers. That, too, comes with maturi- 1979 press conference that his decision should not be construed as a presumption of guilt. Vermeil said his policy was "involvement, association, accused in any way of drugs just will not be tolerated." On Wednesday, Vermeil said, "I told Mike when I released him that if he didn't have a job within a year, I would give him a job He was out of work and I need some help here." Vermeil also rehired Betterson, who is on the injured reserve list. Betterson's charge of cocaine possession with intent to distribute was dismissed May 19 in Camden Superior Court. The coach said he had "no qualms" about signing Hogan.

"He's been acquitted of his charges. I'm not upset with him." The 6-foot-2, 220-pound fullback reported this week at West Chester State College where the Eagles scheduled practice to avoid the World Series demonstration of rules interpretation. Then next Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at Emmaus High School, the mandatory District 11 rules interpretation meeting will be held. Series refunds PHILADELPHIA AP) Ticket holders for the unplayed seventh game of the World Series are entitled to refunds, a spokesman for the champion Philadelphia Phillies has announced.

one of the triple-team him, and he still makes the big catches. "Harold has great hands and, combined with his size (6-8), is able to make catches other receivers can't. But he runs such great patterns and does such a tremendous job after he catches the ball that's what makes him outstanding. He has turned a lot of broken plays into gains for us." One such broken play resulted in a touchdown Sunday against Dallas, and there aren't many receivers who would have been able to do it. The Eagles trailed 7-3 in the second quarter and had the ball at the Dallas 5.

Jaworski dropped back to pass, was chased out of the pocket by charging Randy White and sought escape to his left, running for his life more than to find a receiver. Carmichael had lined up wide to the left at the start of the play, with cornerback Aaron Mitchell one-on-one. Carmichael took, four quick steps into the end zone and cut right, with Mitchell just inches away. When Jaworski was hassled by White, Carmichael broke his pattern, turned on the speed, broke away from Mitchell and suddenly found himself open on the right side of the end zone. Jaworski flipped him the ball for the 62nd touchdown of his career and the Eagles had the lead for the first time.

"There aren't many guys who could have turned that play into a touchdown," Vermeil laughed, "but Harold and Ron aren't ordinary guys. A couple WEST CHESTER (AP) The Philadelphia Eagles have signed veteran fullback Mike Hogan, one season after he was bounced from the Eagles following his indictment on drug charges. Hogan, 25, was released last week by the New York Giants, who acquired him in a March trade with the San Francisco 49ers. To make room for Hogan on the roster, the Eagles put fullback Jim Culbreath on waivers, the spokesman said. A ninth-round draft choice out of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Hogan led the Eagles in rushing in 1976-77. He was released prior to the 1979 season after his arrest June 29, 1979, oh a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. The charge was dismissed last February in Camden, N.J., Superior Court, on grounds of insufficient evidence. Eagles Coach Dick Vermeil was criticized for dropping Hogan and running back James Betterson, who also was charged, before their cases were decided. But Vermeil insisted at a July First post time will be 1 p.m.

Sunday, and on subsequent Sundays, while beginning Tuesday first post time on week days and Saturdays will be 12:30 p.m. Cage officials meet The AUentown Chapter of PIAA Basketball Officials have two meetings coming up next week. Tuesday at Trexler Junior High there will be a floor ports Harold Carmichael ty. "You know, people think because you're 6-8 it should be easy to catch passes," Vermeil said. "That's not true.

Because he is big Harold takes a physical beating, often from more than one guy. He had to learn how to handle that situation. Now that he has, he is one of the most feared guys in the league." And one of the bes at turning a busted play into a touchdown. hoopla near Veterans Stadium. Hogan was signed because of the unstable status of Leroy Harris' knee which was reinjured against the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday.

"The way Leroy's knee has been made the fullback position a little insecure," Vermeil said. "Perry rington is making a move for the job. He's got a lot of ability and he's blocking better than he was. But it'd be nice to have somebody with Mike Hogan's experience around." Hogan went to the 49ers last but played just two games before he was out with a shoulder separation. After the trade to New York, he re- -ported overweight to the Giants in preseason and gained only 46 yards in 22 rushing attempts this year.

Following Hogan's release last week, Giants Coach Ray Perkins said, "He's not the same Mike Hogan he wasr three years ago. I probably made a mistake staying with him as long as I did." To obtain refunds, fans may either mail the tickets to the Phillies at Box: 7575, Philadelphia, 19101, or obtain refunds in person at two Phillies ticket' locsltions Starting Monday, refunds will be made at the Veterans Stadium ticket office from 9 a.m. to5p.m..oratthe -ticket office in the lobby of the Girard Bank, Broad and Chestnut Streets, -from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The deadline for ticket refunds is Nov.

17. xxm, tit 7 i bm- television will be able to view the Paul Short Memorial cross country run at Lehigh University. The show will air at 12 30 p.m. Nov. 3 on Service Electric Cable TV's Channel 2, for ESPN subscribers only.

The event, which was run Oct. 11, featured 108 top eastern runners from 17 schools, including Lehigh. Special night WILKES-BARRE With only three more nights of thoroughbred action left at Pocono Downs, the local track has scheduled Fan Appreciation Night tonight. All fans will be admitted free in addition to general parking at no charge. There is a Beer Bash planned for the fans after the seventh race.

Tonight's featured race is a six furlong sprint for three-year-olds and up. Free general parking and admission. Post time is ECAC 'cover boy' Ted Iobst of Emmaus is discovering that being featured in a colored photo on the cover of the 1980 Eastern Col SPORTS EXTRA Mike Hogan lege Athletic Conference football guide hasn't provided any additional pressure that he can't handle. The 6-2, 210-pound Lehigh University senior from Emmaus High School is featured in a collage of four photos paying tribute to ECAC stars of 1979. He was named the placekicker on last season's ECAC 1-AA all-star team after converging 22 times in 23 attempts and kicking 10 field goals in 13 tries for 52-point year.

In six contests this fall he has matched his 1979 extra point total, with 22 successful tries in 23 efforts, and added five field goals in six attempts for 37 points. During three years with the Lehigh varsity he has contributed 165 points, without ever crossing the goal line, on 81 conversions in 90 attempts and 28 field goals in 36 tries. He's a conven- tional-style kicker. Keystone time changes BENSALEM The return of Eastern Standard Time Sunday marks two changes in post time at Keystone Race Track. SDilSOIJ SALE TGiwDi DravasDesl DiiDtehfflll Mai Don Tollefson's Championship Sports Trivia Saturday, October 25 2 7 p.m.

Riddick player-of week Former Pennridge star Robb Riddick of Millersville State was named Offensive Player-of-the-Week for Division 2 schools by the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) for his play in Millersville' 42-15 win over Bloomsburg last Saturday. Riddick, a 5-9, 190 tailback, rushed for 248 yards and gained another 63 on pass receptions. His school-record rushing total included sprints of 65 and 63 yards. Kutztown State quarterback Greg Gristick and two other players with area ties were cited to file weekly Division 2 all-star team, as were one in Division 1-A and one in Division 3. Gristick, who passed for 139 yards and rushed for 62 to lead the Bears to a 7-6 victory over Cheyney, is the Division 2 Rookie-of-the-Week.

Named to the Division 2 checklist were Bloomsburg State quarterback Kurt Werkheiser of East Greenville and East Stroudsburg State tailback Bill Mast. Werkheiser completed 25 tosses for 275 yards in a losing cause against Millersville and Mast carried for 138 yards in his first start at Former Dieruff star Mark McCants, now a standout in the Temple secondary, made the Division 1-A list for his three-interception performance in the Owls' 16-7 win over Akron. McCants returned the thefts a total of 87 yards and his 37-yard return of one set up the winning touchdown. Muhlenberg defensive tackle John Sanford was credited with nine solo tackles, 10 assists and four quarterback sacks in a 9-3 victory over Ursinus and was rewarded for his efforts by being named to the weekly Division 3 checklist. Holes-in-one AUentonian Howard Williams fired the first hole-in-one in 49 years of golf last Saturday, when he flew a six-iron directly into the cup on the 160-yard 16th hole at Lehigh Country Club.

Witnessing the event were John Greer, Ray Druckenmiller, Cal Hob-bie, Ross Adams and Sandy Carlton. Greer and Druckenmiller, Williams' partners, each had natural birdies on the hole to go along with Williams' ace. Mike Versuk went through the entire decade of the '70s without a hole-in-one, but here he goes again. The Palmerton golfer got his first of 1980 yesterday at Blue Ridge Country Club. Versuk used an 8-iron to ace the 150-yard ninth hole, the fourth hole-in-one of his golfing career.

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