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Dl SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1978 SPORTS DOLLARS SENSE STOCKS GARDEN ARTS EOSBIES BOOKS A i is njlQ riri mm Mark Coleman, Metuchen High quarterback, fiets sendoft from nurses Sue Karbon, left, and Trlsha Chave at Somerset Medical Center as he leave to attend yesterday's Metuchen Bound Brook game. Coleman had been confined with a broken leg received In a game, with Hillsborough a week ago. He watched Metuchen lose, 20-8. Story and other picture on page B5. tri Tigers, Crimson tie, 24-24 1 V- If 5 A i if iny I 4.

i 7 -ft Ma Horn Nnn pnoto by WHt Ratfoffltky KICKER'S DILEMMA Bill Walsh, who does the place kicking for Watchung Hills, finds himself with the ball and no place to go in yesterday's game with Somervllle. The Pioneers blocked his field goal attempt in the fourth period and he alertly tried to advance the ball. Watchung Hills won, 14-6 Watchung Hills spills Somerville "V- 'I fy 3 IX By JOHN BRUNS Home Newi sports writer PRINCETON If a tie football game leaves neither side with a feeling of satisfaction, there have to be varying degrees to the frustration experienced by the contestants. Following yesterday's 24-24 Ivy League tie between Princeton (1-3-2) and Harvard, the frustration seemed a little deeper for coach Joe Restic and his Crimson (3-2-1) who were only five yards away from almost certain victory with 30 seconds to play, but fumbled the opportunity away. But Princeton, which dominated the opening period while taking a 14-0 lead, also had little to be happy about, except that they staved off defeat by scoring the final touchdown with 4:02 remaining on an eight-yard pass from quarterback Steve Reynolds to fullback Gary Larson.

"I saw a lot of courage out there, a lot of good things, but you never do feel good about a tie," said Frank Navarro, the Princeton coach. Tailback Cris Crissy, who scored Princeton's first two touchdowns on a dazzling 52-yard pass play from Reynolds and a twisting 11-yard run, said, "We were out there for 60 minutes, but it's like we didn't play at all. No one will remember this game that Princeton won or that Harvard won." But Restic seemed even more fore-lorn. Standing outside the Harvard locker room, he said, "We thought we had it. We wanted to get field position in the middle of the field to attempt a field goal.

We gave the ball to our best back. It was a safe play. We've scored on it many times." The play in question came in a third-and-four situation at the Princeton 5. See HARVARD, page B2 Nets nip Celtics By DAN CARROLL Home News sports writer PISCATAWAY -The New Jersey Nets withstood a furious last minute charge by the Boston Celtics to take their fourth victory in a row last night, defeating the Celtics 111-109. John Williamson, the Nets high scorer with 28 points, iced the game with two foul shots with :13 left in the game.

The Nets, down by 11 at the half, battled back into the lead during the third quarter, with Williamson scoring 12, Bernard King picking up 13, plus nine points from guard Eric Money, whp finished the game with 19 points. The Celtics, suffering their sixth loss of the season, against only one win, got 30 points fro, Dave Cowens in the losing effort. The Celtics pulled to within two points with 7:00 minutes left on Nate Archibald's foul shots following two jump shots by forward Cedric Maxwell, See WILLIAMSON, page B2 Home News photo by Richard Costetio THE LONG GOODBYE Rutgers sophomore David Dorn (14) gives one last look to Columbia defender Steve McCarthy (38) as he sprints his way to 94-yard touchdown on the opening klckoff of yesterday's game In Giants Stadium. It was strictly no contest as Rutgers romped. 69-0.

Knights roar over Lions By BILL SFERRA Home Newi correspondent WARREN All the ingredients were there for a great football game. Somerville High School and Watchung going head to head. Both teams unbeaten and Somerville sporting a 10-game winning streak. First place was at stake in the Mid-State Conference. The last tem to beat the Pioneers was Watchung, 8-0 last year.

Both teams sporting excellent defensive squads. Somerville fans went home disappointed as Watchung won, 14-6, but the game was everything that could be expected. Watchung took advantage of the breaks they received, scoring both touchdowns following fumble recoveries. It was quite evident, however, that the Pioneers were hurting as they played the entire game without the services of their major offensive threat, Jonathon Williams, who was sidelined last week with an ankle injury-Williams was in uniform and ready to play, but coach Jerry Moore dgcided against it. "One game was not worth it," stated Moore.

"I want his ankle to heal and See PIONEERS, page B4 Hawks blank Barrons jured Lester Johnson (bruised shoulder), led the scoring attack with three touchdowns; Dorn added another on a 36-yard pass from substitute quarterback Ed McMichael; reserve running back Kevin Mannix the final two touchdowns, and Glen Kehler, Billy Martin and Deron Cherry all scored one. The much-maligned Rutgers offense netted a total of 474 yards (399 rushing on 73 attempt!) while the marvelous Scarlet defensg turned in its third shutout of the season while holding the Lions to 90 yards total offense. For Rutgers, it was the highest point total by a Scarlet team since 1949 when the Knights trounced Kings Point, 79-6. It was also the biggest shutout for Rutgers since 1917 when the Knights blistered Fort Wadsworth, 90-0. For Columbia, it was the first time in this century that any team had scored that many points against the Lions.

Back in 1890, Princeton smashed Columbia, 90-0. Although the Rutgers-Columbia series, which began in 1870, has ended with the Scarlet Knights holding a By KEN O'BRIEN Home Newi sports writer EAST RUTHERFORD Shed no tears for the end of the Rutgers-Colum-bia football rivalry. It has become an embarrassment to Bill Campbell, the Columbia coach, and it has become impossible for Frank Burns, the Rutgers coach, to hold down the score. Yesterday, before a Giants Stadium gathering of 7,665 the smallest crowd ever to see Rutgers play here the Scarlet Knights humiliated the Lions, 69-0. It really wasn't that close.

Sophomore Dave Dorn returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown, junior Kennan Startzell kicked the first of nine successful conversions (he missed on the 10th touchdown) and the Scarlet Knights had a 7-0 lead IS seconds into the game. That opening kickoff return the longest ever by a college player in Giants Stadium set the tone for the game. Before it was over, sophomore tailback Ted Blackwell, replacing the in mere 23-21-5 edge, the sudden domination by Rutgers is reflected in the past three games in which the Knights have outscored the Lions by an incredible margin of 157-0. "I'm not kidding," Burns said moments after the debacle ended, "I honestly thought this was going to be a very close game and a low-scoring game. We just came through with some big plays and they (the Lions) gave us some breaks.

Maybe we just got lucky today." If Burns was surprised at the outcome, Campbell sat in a state of shock. "You really can't expect anything like this," he glumly stated. "What the hell can you say? We got our butts handed to us. pretty well. We just got rattled right at the start and when you fall behind like that, you start to press and you start making mistakes." Rutgers had led, 21-0, by the end of the first quarter.

Following Dorn's stunning kickoff return, Kehler scored on a six-yard carry that capped a 45-yard march in only five plays that See COLUMBIA, page B2 By TOM PALL Home News correspondent WOODBRIDGE Walking off the field, after witnessing Woodbridge High School's 13-0 defeat at the hands of powerful John P. Stevens, Barrons coach Frank Capraro must have been wondering what has happened to the fortunes of his club. Jumping off to a 3-0 start and a definite threat to dethrone Stevens as the kingpin of the Middlesex County Athletic Conferee, the Barrons have fallen on hard times, losing their last three games while scoring a total of 16 points. "We just can't put the ball over the goal line." reflected Capraro. "I really can't tell you why either.

It has to be a lack of execution." The Barrons threatened to score, driving to the Stevens' 12-yard line in the second quarter and 11 in the fourth period, but Stevens' vaunted defense, headed by linebacker Mike Muha and defensive end Mike Celmer, combined to register four quarterback sacks totaling losses of 45 yards to thwart possible scores. "It was just a matter of missed blocking assignments," winced Capra- See MUHA, page B2 i mn i. i mm. mi m.m u. mm i.

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