The Gastonia Gazette from Gastonia, North Carolina • Page 16

THE GASTONIA GAZETTE, Nov. 19, 1972 BUCK Virginia Tech's Tommy Carpenito nails Alabama's Ellis Beck (35) at the end of an eight-yard gain in the first quarter of Saturday's game in Tuscaloosa. Hitting Beck low to aid "in the tackle is Tech's Howard Koyes (22). and coming up to make sure of the stop is linebacker Kent Henry f58). 'Bama won handily, 52-13.

(AP Wirephoto) Cotton Bowl-bound 'Bama destroys Gobblers, 52-13 TUSCALOOSA. Ala. (AP)Wilbur Jackson swept past out-manned Virginia Tech for 131 first-half yards, including a 67-yard scoring sprint, lo pace Cotton Bowl-bound Alabama to a 52-13 victory Saturday. The second-ranked Crimson Tide grabbed yardage in huge chunks and the Alabama defense stifled the nation's leading passer Don Slrock. as the Tide won ils loth game of the season.

A cold helped cause Vols blank Rebels 17-0; bowl-bound KiVOXVILLE, Tcnn. Haskel Stanback scored two touchdowns as goal-bound Tennessee blanked Mississippi 17-0 in a Southeastern Conference football game before a homecoming erowd of 17,500. Stanback, the game's leading rusher wilh 9G yards on 20 carries, skirted right end for 1C yards and the Vols first touchdown in the second quarter and plunged from the 2 for another six-pointer in the final period. Ricky Townsend kicked a 30- yard field goal and booted Iwo extra points lo run his siring to 26 for the year and extend Tennessee's NCAA record conversion streak to Bii. The victory gave the 13th ranked Tennessee a 7-2 record and scaled an invitation lo the Astro-Bluebonnct Bowl in Houston.

Dec 30. The triumphed gave the Vols 1 SEC record at 2-2. The loss left Olc Miss at 4-4 and 1-5 in Iho conference. Tennessee drove 30 yards for its first score, aided by a 24- yard pass inlercfcrcnce call which gave Ihe Vols a firsl down on the Mississippi 22. Condredge Holloway completed passes of 12 yards lo Sonny Leach and Ernmon Love in the march.

The Vols second touchdown came after Tim Townes intercepted Norris Reese's pass on Ihe Rebel 30. Two running plays and a 16-yard pass from Holloway to Love worked the ball down to the Rebel 2 where Stanback plunged for the touchdown. numerous fumbles by both teams bill VPI was able lo con- vcrl only one of ils breaks into a Struck passed Jor another VPI score late in the game against Alabama substitutes. Jackfoa's long scoring run came olf an option al right end. He picked up Wayne Wheeler after breaking past Ihe line and Wheeler walled off the deep defenders.

Jackson lalcr ran 36 yards lo' the VPI 20 to set up Iho Tide's second touchdown end in the second period he bulled nine yards for another score. Alabama's line threw Strock for 33 yards in losses in Iho first half while Us secondary in- tercculed four of his passes while llic Tide was building a VPC trsl downs Ji 31 leads Elon to 20-0 win over G-W BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) Halfback Mike Lawlnn scored three touchdowns to bring his season total to 18 as Elon blanked Gardner-Webb 200 Saturday. After scoring on shorl runs in the first and tliird periods, Lawton look a 25-yard pass from Joe West in the last period for the final touchdown. He ran 23 times for 87 yards and caught two passes for 32 yards Gardner-Webb.

losing its sixth straight and 2-8 for the year with one game to play, was held for downs twice within the Elon 20 in the second period. In the fourth period, an Interception at Ihe Elon 11 stopped Ihe losing Bulldogs after a penalty helped them reach the Eton two. Scott Thompson led Ihe G-W running attack with C9 yards on 17 rushes. Elon finished its season with a 7-3-1 record. Elon rrrct downs IB Nftt yards rushing 120 14' H-22-4 0-23-' Foulng vardago 184 7: Fumbles last 2-1 l- Punte 4-28 G-3! Yards penalized 8-93 -M: 8COI1E I1Y QUAIITRR8 Teams 1 2 3 A 1 IBOn 707 000 SCOItlNO SrJMMAHV LAWlon, 3 run: DavlA I run: UavJj Icicle 31-0 halftime lead despite losing five fumbles.

VPI was handicapped when punter Bruce McDaiuel was lunl late in the first period and was carried from the field on a sliclcher. Slrock look over the punting wilh litlle effectiveness. Gophers upset Michigan State MINiN'BAPOMS 'AP) The Minnesota Gophers, chargod up by defensive end Steve Neils' 3C-yard touchdown run wi(h an intercepted lateral, fashioned two fourth miarLcr goal line stands and upset Michigan Slate 1-1-10 in a 13ig Ten Conference football game Saturday. The Spartans twice had fourth down plays from the Gophers' three in the last quarter, needing one yard cnch time for the first down. Spiders cop victory over Indians RICHMOND.

Spiders, rolling relentlessly on the ground in the final quarter record- scltiiy Billy Meyers, smashed William Mary's Indiaas 20-3 Saturday and clinched second place in Ihe Sauthmi Conference football race. Meyers, a senior, carried 25 times for 139 yards and scored twice, lie EC: school season records with 70:1 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. The victory boosted Richmond to 5-1 in the conference and 6-t over-nil, while the never were able to mount a sustained offense with their lop two runners on the sidelines with lip 4-2 in league play and 56 all opposition. All-Southern flanker David Knight of William it Mary vnughl five passes 56 yards, leaving him five of the mark for his career. Kiclirnond went 73 yards in 13 plays in Ihe second period for the first score, Mike Mahoncy taking a 7-yard pass from Harry Knisht.

Except for the touchdown play, all the yardage was on the running of Bobby Allen and Early Smilh. Tiie Indians, had been slymid lo Hint point, moved 68 on the passing of Bill Ihe drive Ked (iosvn nl the Richmond 10 and Terry Hcjjan kicked a 27- yard field Koal, iiis ninth in 11 attempts this season. It was still late in the third period when William Mary's Kiissell iirown unloaded a 77-yard punt lo Ihe Richmond 13. Tho vSpiders promptly pul the game out of reach with an 81- yard march in 17 plays, every yard coming on the and Meyers ran nine yards for the score. The Indians, with lop runners Torld Hnslinell and Dons' liarl sitting out llic entire game, camo back lo the Uicli- imiiKl 25 on (lie passing of Rip Schercr.

But the Spiders, aided a penalty and a fierce pnss rush, tlieni back to (ha and look over. PCchniond then moved 51 yards in five plnys with KCtting his second touchdown from three yards out. Allen finished with CO yards on carries nnd Smith hnd 51 on 12 carries as the Spiders ran up 291 yards on the ground. Decry, who switched lo lail- hack for in fourth quarter, completed ii of 16 passes for 05 yards, carried 10 fimcs for 73 yards, and caught 4 passes for 13 yards. Mote sharp through air Catamounts defeat ASU, CUI.LOWHEE.

N.C. (API- Western Carolina bolted lo a 270 lead in the lirsl half Saturday and then fought off an Appalachian State comeback bid on the Ihrec-touchdown performance of Clanton liradshaw lo lake a 35-21 nonconfcrencc victory, 'flic passing of quarterback Hal lo spill end Jerry Gaines provided most of the Catamount fireworks. Mole hll of 18 for 195 yards and Gain- cs pulled in 10 of those for 113 yards and a touchdown. liul Bradshaw sparked Ap- Ile reached paydirl from the two rind the five and eaughl a six-yard touchdown pass from Steve l.oHin. The victory was Western Carolina's first on ils home field over ils archrival from Ihe Conference since 1053.

Hie indepcndenl Catamounts finished their season with a 7-21 record, while Appalachian ended wilh a 5-5-1 mark. Western Carolina tallied firsl when Herb Cole capped an H-play. 08 yard drive with a four-yard run off tackle on (he team's first possession. Late in the firsl Eagle Moss scored on an end around re- First downs Rushes yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punls Puir.bln-ksl Penalties yards 712 12 16-K-O 3-2 HIM 4 rui (Joyce krc't) WCU-Moss 6 run Uwce k'ck) 7 run (Joyce kick) WCU-SHer mi (kick failed) 2 run (Claik kick) 5 pass (ram (Clark kick) pass Irwn pass Mofe) Bradshaw 5 rin (Clark kick) verse front the six lo make Ihe count 14-0. The Catamounts pushed their margin to 21 points midway in Ihe second quarter on Sammy Green's seven-yard run after his team recovered an Appalachian fumblo at midfield.

The score climbed to 27-0 early in the third period when the Catamounts look the kickoff and marched 80 yards in eight plays lo score. Jerry Slier got Ihe TD with a five-yard run. Tho Mountaineers louchdown came with just over five minutes (o play in the third period after picking up a Western Carolina fumble 0:1 the 21. In three plays Bradshaw had scored from Ihe two. Tiie Catamounts lost another fumblo two plays later on their 11 and Appalachian made it 27-14 when Steve Lofliu passed six yards to Bradshaw.

Western Carolina added ils final TD with 3:21 to play when Mote found Gair.cs in the end zone and hit him wilh a 10-yard pass. The Mountaineers scored again with 15 seconds left on Bradshaw's five-yard run. Citadel defeats Soothsayer winner of Crumpler leads Davidson, 25-16 steeplechase Carolina CIIAIILKSTON, S. C. (AP) The Citadel cut off Davidson's jinssing game with six interceptions lurr.cd Harry Lynch and Billy I'oinc lose on tile ground lo capture a 25-10 Southern Conference football victory Saturday.

The offensive effort helped balance off six lost fumbles, including lolling Iwo of Davidson's onsklcs kickoffs get away to llic visitors. Lynch raced 51 yards for one touchdown and passed nine yards to Hick Crosby for another, while Paine raced 3-1 yards for one. Woody Montgomery opened the scoring with a 39-yard field goal for Davidson, but Lytieh's pass to Crosby put The Citadel ahead to slay. The season-cndcr The Citadel a-G for the year and Davidson 7-3-1. Missouri downs Iowa State, 6-5 COLUMBIA, Mo.

(AP) Greg Hill kicked a 22-yard field goal with to KO, Hiviuf -Missouri a Biy Eight foot- hall victory over Iowa State Saturday and a shot at Liberty Bowl. Scouts from (he Liberty, and Fiesta bowls witnessed Hill's third such sensational finish of ttie season. His field goals, each in the last six seconds. Ijcat Oregon and Colorado earlier in the season. The victory loft Missouri for the season and Iowa Slate, 5-3-1.

While Davidson was having sixth of the afternoon for The Lynch was completing 7 of 10 for 111 yards and one intcr- ccplion. Davidson's Scotty Shipp and David Harper completed 20 for a subsianlial 183 yards. Davidson was forced to pur.t frerrucnHjr, and The Citadel's 123 yards in returns was a substantial part of ils offense. Paine started in place of Jon Hall, All-Southern hack who wilhdrciy from fhe South Carolina military college earlier this week. lie accounted for 113 of The Citadel's 271 yards on (he ground.

lUisty Holt, senior safely for The Citadel, set up ils last touchdown by intercepting a Davidson pass and returning it 10 yards lo the Davidson 18. A few plays later Bob Carson ran it over from 10 yards away. Holt's interception was (he sixth of the afternoon for Thro Citadel, setting a school record, and Holt's third of the game. John Wcbcl and Harper scored Davidson touchdowns, each on or.e-yard plunges. CAMDEN, S.C.

Soothsayer, the favorite, won America's richest steeplechase Saturday, fhe $100,000 Colonial Clip, turning back 1C rivals from in (he United States and Europe. The 5-ycar-old gelding, owned by Mrs. Marion duPont Scott, finished the two-mile, el: furlongs race in 5:23.4. The winner was about two lengths ahead of Inkslingcr, last year's win- ner.owned by Mrs. Martha S.

Jeiuicy. Soothsayer moved into the lead just before the homo stretch of the almost three-mile race over 18 jumps. Piloted by Joe Aitcheson, the American horse brought in for Mrs. Scott, who also owns the Springilale Course where race was run. Soothsayer, trained by Teeter Howe, had been listed at 3-1 by New York's Off-Track Betting Corporation.

First do.vns Rushes-yards Passing yards Rclurn yards Passes Punls Furrblos-lTSr OAv-FG Montgomery Ctt- Crcsby 9 pas? Irom Lyrch fa lee) 31 ru.T failrd) 51 iL-n (Pee kick: Dav-Wcbd rvn (Wo.vcamery kick) Cir-Carscn 10 run (kfck la'ted) Dav-HarptT 1 run failed) lukslingcr was jusl behind in the railings al The second-place finish of Inkslingcr paid $20,000. In Ihinl ptaco, with a 510,000 purse, was Davidson ciudti Shadow Brook, owned by Sleph- Ciark Mrs. Ogdcn Pliipps' Top Bid look fourth place and a $5,003 share of the purse. Tiie five-race program drew only about 8,000 spectators, half as many as promoters had cx- pcclcd. It was (he third of the Colonial Cup and il may be Ihe last because of Ihe poor attendance and uncertain financial backing from horse owners.

GREENVILLE, N.C. Carlcsler Crumpler ran for 169 yards and scored twice Saturday as Kast Carolina's football team cut short a Dayton raUv for 2-1-22 victory. The win brought the Southern Conference champions' record to 9-1 with a game remaining next Saturday against North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference champion. The Pirates kept alive their chances lo go to the Tangerine Howl al Orlando, Dec. 29.

I3owl officials are expected to make an announcement Monday. Kast Carolina led 24-7 early in the fourth quarter before the Flyers scored twice to make it close in the final game of (heir 3-G-l season. Crumpler ran 33 limes for his HVJ yards and brought his season total lo 1,174 yards. 30 more than the previous school record, jet five years ago by Butch Quarterback Ken I'olke, who completed 10 of 2C passes for 234 yards, passed for two Dayton touchdowns and led the last period surge. He hit fullback Eil Zink with a 10-yardcr and, after Danny scored from the one, Polke passed for two points to cut the Pirate lead to two iwints with 2:51 lo play.

Dayton tried on onsidcs kick, but tackle Fred Horcis recovered for East Carolina on his 47 m.d the Pirates held the ball the rest of the way. Fumble recoveries set up two Easl Carolina The first, on the Flyer 19, was followed by Crumplcr's first score, from the three. Kick 36-yard field goal made il 10-0. bill Polke Ml Larry Nickels with a 10-yard scoring pass for Dayton's initial tally. N'ickcls finished with 10 catches for yards.

Whitehead added 85 for Dayton in 2G rushes. Crumpler scored in the third period after an 11-play drive that carried (i7 yards. His 31- yard run set up his score from the one. First Rusi-es-ydrds pass'rg yards Rolurn yards Passes Pu-ils Dayton E. Carolina 31 13 184 IS 5-1J-2 34 31 7-16-1 J.3? 7-4 7-7 10 4 i S-25 3 07 Cn-mp'er 3 run Ift'cLcslcr FG McUskr 34 Day -NIcKels 10 pass Pdke kick) Crurr.p'.er 1 (V.cLCilpr V'ckl Wilfcre 1 pass frcnn Su.Timerell (MLLcsIrr k'c'O 11 pass frcin (SCrcwar- kick) 1 r-n (Kccl.ng pass from Pcftel 10, A GOOD ADDRESS I CONVENIENT TO All SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT! Economy Rates OT CONE Tel.

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