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Pay 16 Th Advocate, Newark, Oct. 5, 1981 Bryant stars as Rams tip Browns i mm iih $vtev jUi A4 mWX Mm' yi'! ft' -o, "it i -j 4 third quarter, commented, "The Rams forced us into playing conservatively." Sipe, the NFL's most valuable player last season, hit 14 of 28 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown a 38-yard bomb to tight end Ozzie Newsome. Preston Dennard of the Rami caught seven passes for 90 yards and also ran for 21 yards on an end-around, the longest run from scrimmage for the team this season. Bosox salvage 6-2 win CLEVELAND (AP) The game was rendered meaningless two days earlier, but a pair of Boston Red Sox players used their final 1981 appearance to salvage some personal ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -Doing a post-mortem on th anatomy of a football game, you might be surprised to find the hear wasn't where you thought.

There was some great passing and great defense in the Los Angeles Rams' 27-16 National Football League victory over the Cleveland Browns at Anaheim Stadium Sunday. Quarterback Pat Haden hit 21 of 31 passes for 205 yards, threw for one touchdown and set up other scores. Coach Ray Malavisi of the Rams said the defense was again outstanding as his team raised its record to 3-2. Cleveland linebacker R.L. Jackson, a standout himself, found the heart somewhere else.

"The thing that killed us was the said Jackson after the game. "We really felt going in that all we had to worry about was Wendell Tyler, but Cullen Bryant is big and strong and with that offensive line in front of him, he was very hard to bring down. "We didn't expect the fullback to hurt us the way he did." Bryant, far from being an unknown, frequently surprises the opposition. This time, he led all rushers with 93 yards on 19 carries, many in key situations. The net yards rushing for the entire Cleveland team was 78 yards.

In four previous games, the former Colorado defensive back had only a net of 1S5 yards rushing. So it is understandable why the Browns weren't concentrating on a 240-pounder who usually blocks for the more heralded Tyler and protects the quarterback. It was Tyler who scored two of the Rams' three touchdowns, one on a 2-yard run and the other on a 1-yard pass from Haden. Bryant was using his bulk to keep the defense honest on those occasions. "They call on me when I'm needed," said Bryant.

"It did feel good to have more action carrying the ball. The Rams call on me for game control." Looking ahead, the Atlanta Falcons play Philadelphia tonight and a victory by the Eagles would throw the NFC West into a three-way tie for first place the Rams, Falcons and San Francisco 49ers would all be 3-2. Next Sunday, the Rams play at Atlanta. "We're catching them at a good time," said Malavasi. "We'll be watching the Monday night game closely." Coach Sam Rutigliano of the Browns, whose club is now 2-3 and plays at Pittsburgh next Sunday, said: "We needed to establish ourselves when it got to be 14-10 (the Rams led by that score late in the third quarter).

But we couldn't do it." Losing quarterback Brian Sipe, who was shaken up when sacked by Jim Youngblood in the yell SHIRT DRAG. Cincinnati Bengals' John LeClair (55) hanging onto thr shirt tail of Houston Oilers' running bark Earl Campbell in the second quarter of the NFL gume at Houston Sunday. Campbell managed to pick up two yards on the play and rorel on the next play, untouched. AP FOOT CHOPPED. Cleveland Browns full back Mike Pruilt (43) has his feet chopped out from under him by Los Angeles Rams safety Johnnie Johnson as Rams Nolan Cromwell (21) moves in for the assist during first half action Sunday in Anaheim.

Pruitt gained nine yards before being stopped. AP Cincy finishes strong as Soto zips Braves Oilers' runs stun Bengals "I feel like the offensive line knew what they had to do and I was going to have a chance to run the ball like I like," Campbell said. Campbell 's tireless efforts accounted for all but nine of Houston's 191-yard rushing total and his 37 carries were one short of his team record. that rallied the Oilers to a 1710 victory over Cincinnati. Campbell, who had not gained 100 yards since the season opener against Los Angeles, presented 44,350 fans with 182 yards rushing on 37 carries as the Oilers settled back into the I-for-mation that launched Campbell to three NFL rushing titles.

win fl The Reds scored the only run they would need off starter Tom Boggs, 3-13, in the first inning. Dave Collins singled, stole second base and took third on Paul Householder's infield single, the first of his three hits. Collins was thrown out at home trying to score on a wild pitch, but Householder advanced to second on the play and scored on Dave Concepcion's single. George Foster led off the fourth inning with a single, advanced on a ground out and scored on Ray Knight's double to right field. Ron Oester walked and Mike O'Berry delivered an RBI single to score Knight.

The Reds finished the second half 31-21 and 1 games behind the second-half champion Astros. The Braves finished 25-27 in fifth place, 7 games out. The only hit off Soto was Chris Chambliss' lead-off single off the right field wall in the second inning. Soto allowed just two other Atlanta base runners, issuing two walks in the fourth inning before retiring the last 16 batters in order. His nine strikeouts gave him a club-leading 151 for the season.

Soto also led the Reds' pitching staff with 175 innings pitched, 10 complete games the second-best total in the National League and three shutouts that tied him with Bruce Berenyi. Soto, who had a nightmarish start of the season with little offensive support, said he was satisfied with his efforts. "When you start 1-5 and you finish 12-9, it's a good year," Soto said. "I never got down on myself." ao arcer best record CINCINNATI (AP) Mario Soto did what the Cincinnati Reds couldn't finish the 1981 season strong. The right-hander, who pulled the Reds to within reach of first place by beating the Houston Astros last week, spun a one-hitter Sunday to let the Reds end their unusual season with a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

"If looks better if you win the last game than if you lose it," said Soto, improving to 12-9. "Plus. 12-9 is better than 11-10." The small consolations mattered because the Reds had played themselves out of bigger things the day before. Their loss to the Braves on Saturday had eliminated them from playoff contention even though they had the best overall record in major league baseball for 1981. "It could have been better if we had won the last two games," Soto said of his one-hit effort.

THE COACHES KNOW OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -Dave Dalby, the center of the Oakland Raiders, knows the fans in the stand rarely are able to finger him if he misses an assignment. But that's not where it ends. "Unfortunately," Dalby added, "the coaches look at the game films. They never overlook a missed assignment or a block that doesn't connect." rvnnn HOUSTON (AP) Carl Roaches left the Astrodome Sunday night to celebrate his wedding anniversary, while the rest of the Oilers cheered another event worth remembering the return of Earl Campbell.

Roaches presented his wife with a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter CINCINNATI (AP) The best record in major league baseball failed to earn them a playoff berth, so the Cincinnati Reds gave themselves a pennant. Before defeating the Atlanta Braves in their final game Sunday, Reds players were introduced individually by broadcaster Martv Brennaman to a crowd of 31,746. Then a large, rectangular "pennant" was presented on the fielddeclaring, "Baseball's Best Record 1981." "It's the first time in baseball's 112-year history that the team with the best record won't be involved in post-season play," Brennaman said. "It does seem fitting that there be some kind of reminder to all of baseball of the kind of team we Reds all While Campbell was Houston's bread and butter, Roaches was its dessert with his exciting kickoff and punt returns. In addition to his kickoff return, Roaches put the Oilers into good field position throughout the game with four punt returns for 93 yards.

He later added, "I hope this thing goes on till Halloween so he can wear a mask or something for the final game of the World Series." Now that the club is eliminated, the Reds organization can turn more attention towards its starting lineup. Outfielders Ken Griffey and Dave Collins and shortstop Dave Conception are unsigned for next year and eligible to leave as free agents. The three players walked arm-in-arm through the Reds' clubhouse after the game Sunday. "I'd like to see them all back in Cincinnati uniforms next vear," McNa'mara said. Maior MgH Glnc By Thm AuociMd PrM WMftout SpHt SMton AMtfllCAN IEAQUC EAST I PCI.

QB 62 47 Ml 69 1 69 AS Ml 2 .660 2 2 ew 23 .610 J4 MT 643 .606 .460 67 6 Svt 11 13H 20 21 62 49 63 61 6 .464 44 66 404 41 .176 NATIONAL UA0UE CAST Pet Betttmor Toronto Orttand After Cincinnati took a 3-0 lead on Jim Breech's 45-yard field goal, the Oilers came back in the second quarter with a 51yard touchdown drive. Campbell gained 49 yards in the drive and scored on a twoyard run, trotting into the end zone for a 7-3 halftime lead. Cincinnati's Ken Anderson filled the air with 52 passes and put the Bengals ahead 10-7 in the third quarter on a 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dan Ross, who split two Oiler defenders at the goal line. But on the ensuing kickoff, Roaches broke to his right, skittered down the sidelines and escaped the grasp of Mike Fuller, his final obstacle, at the goal line. The Oilers added a 48-yard field goal by Tony Fritsch with 4:48 to play.

Anderson, who finished with 30 completions for 290 yards, had the Bengals thinking about overtime in the final minute when he drove the offense to Houston's 12 yard line before missing four straight passes, the last with 52 seconds to play. The victory moved Houston to a tie with Cincinnati for the AFC Central Division lead, each with 3-2 records. "It was just one of those things, we didn't make the big plays," said Anderson, whose final pass fell incomplete off the fingertips of Cris Collinsworth. "Collinsworth was my man all the way on that play. It was just one of those passes that was a few inches too long.

We had great pass protection all day and things just developed to where I threw the ball over 50 times," he said. While the Oilers pointed to their best offensive production of the season, Bengals coach Forrest Gregg pointed to missed scoring opportunities. "We dropped six points on a pass and we lost six more points on two missed field goals," Gregg said. "Our kick coverage was bad and Houston won by getting the ball to Earl Campbell. He's a good football player and we just couldn't stop him." COIN OPERATED AMUSEMENT Video Games, Pinballs, Juke Boxes, etc.

New and Used. Available from stock DEUSAO COMPANY 219 Miitet St In Richmond, Ohio 4S157 (513) 553-2672 or put together the team with the best overall record in baseball." But it was a hollow reward for the team that finished second twice this year in the National League West despite its 66-42 overall mark. "This is tough to swallow," catcher Mike O'Berry said after the Reds eliminated themselves by losing Saturday. "It's tough to take when you think you're the best team and when the playoffs start, you sit at home watching it." Still, the Reds blamed themselves for losing two of three to the Braves when they could have taken over first place by winning. "It's sure frustrating when you win your league (overall) and it isn't good enough," said third baseman Ray Knight.

"It's L- 0ro4t COUPON SALE! Dwight Evans slugged two home runs to tie for the American League lead with 22, and Mike Torrez picked up his 10th win as the Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Sunday. The Indians had eliminated Boston from second-season contention in the American League East on Friday night. Cleveland was erased from the title chase earlier in the week. "My second half wasn't as good as the first, but I'm pleased," said Evans, who also took the league lead in total bases with 215. His double in the first inning was followed by Jim Rice's RBI single off Indians starter John Denny, 10-6.

Evans then homered over the 400-foot mark in centerfield to make it 2-0 in the third, and he added home run No. 22 in the eighth. That tied him with Oakland's Tony Armas, California's Bobby Grich and Baltimore's Eddie Murray. Boston added three runs in the ninth on Chico Walker's RBI single, Glenn Hoffman's run-scoring double, and Rice's second RBI single. Torrez struck out three and walked two in 62-3 innings.

He didn't allow a Cleveland runner past second base until the seventh, when Toby Harrah tripled and scored on Ron Hassey's groundout. "Last year I just couldn't put anything together," said Torrez, whose 10-3 mark in 1981 represents a dramatic turnaround from a 9-16 finish in 1980. "I had to come back and prove I could still win games, so that's satisfying. I threw the ball well this year. I went back to more or less challenging hitters and discarded all of that 'fox' stuff." Red Sox reliever Tom Burgmeier was chased after giving up Cleveland's second run on Harrah 's RBI double in the eighth.

Luis Aponte threw the final 11-3 innings for his first major league save. Indians Manager Dave Garcia took some solace in Harrah 's performance. "In the second half, Toby played as well as any player in the league that I saw," Garcia said. Boston finished the second season with a 29-23 record, giving the Red Sox a 58-49 mark overall. The Indians, 26-26 in the second half and 52-49 overall, were to play at least one and possibly two makeup games against the Kansas City Royals today.

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