The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 13

i -V. TT I i 'I i As'Todd Stars Tide Clops 80-7 jr V- with the only miss coming in the final quarter when Ozzie Newsome dropped the ball wide-open jon the Tennessee 30, a play that could have produced a 63 yard touch-down. Alabama, nursing a 13-7 lead, broke the game open during a nine-minute span of 4he third quarter when Bucky Berrey kicked a 44-yard field goal moments before Todd drove his team 47 yards to take a 23-7 lead. 7 Tennessee's attack was' stymied throughout the game as Alabama's slashing defense repeatedly "broke through to sack Vol terbacks nine times for lossejs totaling 69 yards. Tennessee's only touchdown came Jate in the halfs.wherf Larry Seivers went up Ween two "Tide defenders fir the end zone to haul in a 291- yard scoring strike froflal Randy Wallace.

ZX It ''was Alabama's fifth consecutive victory since seasoning-opening loss tp'-Missouri, Tennessee fell to 3-2 2-1 in the conference. No. 1 Buckeyes By ED SHEARER AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM. Ala.T(AP) Richard executing the wishbone option to perfection, scored three touch-. downs and passed for another Saturday and led sixth-ranked Alabama' to a 30-7 Southeastern Conference football victory over No.

16 Todd scored on runs of four, 6ne and nine yards as the Crimson Tide rolled to its. 17th consecutive conference victory and moved into, a first place tie with Florida at 3-0. His touchdown came in the final four minutes, a nine-yarder to Jerry Brown after sophomore Johnny Davis had set up the score with tW9 explosive runs of 15 and 31 yards. Todd rambled for 90 yards on 18 carries-and completed five of six passes for 62 yards. Tennessee Alabama 'hyp, -I In 56-0 Romp to 3912 105 18 8 24-2 10J3 0 0 15 First downs Rushes.yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties-yards 70 318 AS'- 'W 5-7 0.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Archie Griffin ex tended his national rushing record and Pete Johnson scored his 15th and 16th touchdowns of the college football season Saturday, powering top-ranked Ohio State to a 56-0 Big Ten trouncing of Wisconsin. Griffin earned 107 yards in 15 trips, the -27th consecutive regular season of 100 or more yards rushing for the 1974 Heismah Trophy winner. Tennessee 07 007J Alabama 7 610 710 Ala Todd 4 run Ridgeway kick Ala Todd 1 run kick failed Tenn-Seivers 79 pass from Wallace Gaylor kick Ala FG Berrey 44 Ala Todd 9 run Ridgeway kick Ala Brown 9 pass Irom Tod.t Ridqeway kick. 'Clarketitllr Ccaf-CChroniclc AP Wirephoto -t -1 The Todd Bounce In Birminghai 5 'Alabama quarterback Richard -Toddl4 bouncesoff first quarter of Saturday's game pursuit is Vol Ernie Ward. tTennessee safety Mike Mauch (on ground) to score in the i 1 i 1- 1 1 gono 3 Ahlmm $ftps Gmsg Wl i i r-" i it has suffered all year.

First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds Return Yds 20 VI 56 210 38 129 rr. 89 1 87 51 84t 6 100 10-25 Ji M. tO 1 i IT 638.3 fr37i Passes Punts' Fumbles Lost Penalties-Yds 0 0 82 1 Score By Quarters AP5U 0 6 0 0 -6 1' N. ALABAMA 5 7 6 7 -23 individual Seorintt off the line and our offensive line didn't block. We'd make our long gainer, then drop a pass or get nothing the next.

You can't play winning football.that way1 Bushof sky noted. Both coaches were right. For North Alabama it was a.happy dressing Troom which may turn around a season1 which started out somewhat dismal with three straight loses before they won, like Austin Peay, last week. Fqr Austin Peay it was a silent dressing room and the straw which may have finished breaking the camel's back. Austin Peav hung in there for one half, barely.

It Meanwhile. Austin -Peay 's errbr prone -defense wasn't doing the same thing. Second string quarterback Steve Clark tossed a short pass over4he4ine to Roger Ralph, who" broke out of AP'SMike BernikowTs arms at the 10. and scampered into the endzone for a 9-3 lead! Then David Adkins booted the extra point, his fourth point of the game, and it appeared that Austin Peay be trailing lfl-3 at the half. But Austin Peay roared down the field behjnd the running of speedy Coveak Moody.

The drive fell short of the end zone and the Govs had to settle for Maxwell's 32-yard boot with seconds left on theclock. You might think that would swing the momentum in the Govs favor. "You might," scowled Bushofsky. "But it didn't." "It could have." pointed out Andrews; "But our kids jffcLORENCE, Ala. Austin Peay State IJnivereify jjjo a plain old lesson in fundemental football Saturday night stats sheet reflected it.

The scoreboard, which, snowed North Alabama 2LAustm Peay 6. did; too. And tjie coaches said so following the game before a sparse Cjrowdof 3,000 on a beautiful night for football. We got beat on the line. We got beat, man-for-man.

in every department," said a dejected head coach Jack fiushofsky after it was finally all over. tCWe did exactly what you have to do to win." said jSdrth Alabama coachMickey Andrews. "We scored 23 $onts, enough to win any game when your defense ScJesn't give up a touchdown." Jhe Lions" kept Austin Peay from scoring despite a ground game which was running wild in the first half. I g'Then wededjeated ourselves in the second halts- The Governors gave up three interceptions and a Jumble. And North Alabama scored 13 more points as a result.

Austin Peay had minus yards rushing in the second half and little more through the air. folding like a tent with the poles broken in two. When the final was tallied.the Lions had roared for 20 first downs. 210 yards rushing and 89 passing. Austin Peay.

which had 135 yards rushing and 37 passing at the half, settled for 129 yards total rushing and 87 through the airways. The win gave North Alabama a 2-3 record and left Austin Peay with shaky Next week the Govs return to the OVC when Middle Tennessee travels to Clarksville for homecoming. And if Austin Peay plays as listless as it did here, the prospects for a victory look slim. NA David Adkins, 30 field goal. AP Tim Maxwell.

33 field goal. A -Roger Ralph, 31 pass from Steve, Clark (Adkins kick). AP Tim Maxwell, 32 field goal. i NA-Will Fuller, 25 run (kick A Burins Rose, 27 run (Adkijnst kick). Tackles-Assists APSU -Ron Sebree 10-3; Lorenio" Keenan 9-4; Terry McCabe 10 HOIS'" Bible 6 5.

Mark Webb 6-5; Bryan Steg t6 Ronnie Green 4 Robert A. Piefrceson 3 Conned 3-S; Sexton2-S; Alison 1-6; Sims2; Smith 2--0. tied the game in the second quarter with a 33-yard field goal from Tim Maxwell. "Aslong as we were giving up just field goals." said i' As-long. as.

fi.ere keeping them from were determined' -sAnd instead of picking up where it left off at half id Afldtws2 'Our kids played awfully well. time. Austin-Peay came out with the second half blahs 3' We smelled up the place. They knocked our defense scoring the touchdown, we felt we could win." -r JU. tyrnr a iMiilWlilili SPRINfi FIELD and a 5-yard pass from Matt Epbinson to Steve Davis.

(is Long kicked three of four extra point attempts. iVI Bobby Thompson recovered a fumble and intercepted 4 pass for Georgia. The fumble led to a touchdown. Other big defensive leading to Bulldog scores were in the first quarter on a 21-yafd field -goal by Mark Adams. Georgia scored in the second period on a 2-yard run by Andy Reid.

a 36-yard run by Gene Washington and a 25--yard field goal by Carey Long. The Bulldogs' who left three injured- starters in, Athens. NASHVILLE. Tenn. (AP) Kevin McLee gained 90 yards and his Georgi.a teammates scored fouirfimes after Vanderbilt turnovers as the Bulldogs rolled to a 47-3 Southeastern Conference footballTictory Playing in a light rain, 'Georgia-won its SEC victory -against one loss while the Commodores remained winless -in three conference games and failed to score a touchdown for.

the, third two minutes left on the clock. The Jackets then ran out the clock to seal their sixth victory in eight games, Dah Burden's CHS squad opened the scoring as Steve Birdwell, starting his first game at quartertback, hit Larry Miller on an 11-yard pass in the first period, Clarksville's PAT, kick was however, and Springfield retaliated moments later a 54-yard bomb from Bobby Goodner to Terry Thomas. Springfield took the lead at "12-6 on an 11-yard second-period run "by Donnie'Mc-" Pherson. CHS then regained the lead in the see-saw -battle in the third period as Birdwell hit Miller for another that' 'time a 25-yard play. Jim Lester's kick-was good and CHS had the 13-12 lead it -held until Johnson booted his field goal.

-Ronnie Miller was CHS' leading rusher with 55 yards in 19 carries, while Thomas had 79 yards and Ricky Chatman 77 for the Jackets. Defensivelyc linebacker Bobbie Huddleston was a standout for the Wildcats- as he made one solo tackle 'and assisted on an amazing 25 "others." Next up for CHS will be a Clarksville High's Wildcats propped a narrow 15-13 decision to Springfield here gaturday nighi in a football postponed from Friday iht because of flie weather. Three, lost-fumbles and Sfree pass interceptions hurt te Wildcats' chances as they Hi to 2-5 on the JSStill, CHS led until Bill lehnson of the Yellow Jackets 'tooted a 23-yard field goal wjth just 6: 13 leftin the action. 3arksville had one more fiance to regain the lead after Johnson's kick, but the drive-ended with a fumble at the Springfield 27 with less than stretched the lead to 26-3 in the made by Lawrence Craft. wh6 third quarter on a 35-yard field recovered a fumble, and Chip Miller and Mark Mitchell, who 1 by Al Pollard.

Georgia, now 4-2 overall, completed its scoring on 1-and straight contest. AfterLVandy took a 3-0 lead 2-yard runs by Hilton Young intercepted passes. -7 McLee. who played a little over a half, did not add to hi SEC leading eight toucl-, jdowns. Vandy falls to a 3-3 "overall record, its worst won-lost average since the last game of the 1973 season.

UT-Chattanooga Dumps ETSU Thursday night pome game against Gallatin. Georgia VandtrtXIt 41 -4 18 4 Mpmphis St. Drops Louisville 3 -MEMPHIS API-Memphis and 27" yards to spark the tate tailback Terdell Mid- Tigers to, a 41-7 victory over "jdleton scored on runs of five 7 the University of Louisville. touchdown "on a onfe-yard run, hiUMike Hogan ona-21tyard pass play and passed to Mitchell Gravitt on a 39 yard scoring play to account for the Moccasin points. The Buccaneers, who have 67 297 28 1 540 00 210 First downs -fiushes-yards- Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Tumbles-lost Penalties yards Georgia CHS 12 118 150 9-153 33 670 1-43 0 35 First Downs Rushing Yds Passing Yds Passes Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Punts- Av, Yds Yds Kicks Ret JOHNSON CITY.

Ten" n.CAPj The of "Tennessee at Chattanooga, behind the passing of quarterback Doug Elstad, defeated" East Tennessee State University 21-13 in a college football game Saturday night. Elstad passed for two touchdowns, scored another as the 0 10 21r 3 1J 0-1. VandersHl-, 21 n'owJost five games in a row vana-Fo Adams Georgia -Reid 2 I Score by Quarters Cfarksville 6 0 7 0' Sorinofield 6 6 0 3 (Long kick) It run ullefin 13 AD ULironhntn after Winning their Season- Georgia-Washington (kick ailed)- -4 fvnii-CA I Ann u' Too Late -riELKTON, Ky. Fort undefeated Individual Scoring Larry Miller, 11 pass from Steve Birdwell (Kick blocked). Terry Thomas, 54 passs from Bobby Goodner (Kick failed).

Donnie Mc Pherson. 11 run (Runt failed) C--Miller, 25 pass from Birdwell (Jim Campbell's openef. scored on a two-yara run 7 by quarterback Lee Traywick. And jCharles Clark tallied from six yards out in the-final period. w.u kwnf fcJ.

v.V.'v.f Georgia-FG Long 35 Georgia-Pollard run (Cong kick) Georgia -Young, (iong kick) Georgia-xOaviS 5 pass from Robihspn kick) li Georgiar-Youm; rurt Long kick) A 20,538 Moccasins recorded their second victory of the season against three losses and one tie. Elstad scored the first UTC 'Falcons defeated rival Todd Campbell a 7-0 record. -Details about the game, postponed from Friday night because, of the rain, were unavailable at presstime. Vandy's Ken Waever tries in vain to stop Georgia's Andy Reid from scoring during Saturday's game in Nashville. Reid fumbled in the endzone, and Vandy recovered, but it was ruled a touchdown.

Centra, 31-0, Saturday night. re The victory gives Fort Lester nick )-. Bill Johnson, 23 field goal. i Rain To Stop Irt-: Middle Wins Zt I. fUl JQ) tits 4 bullpen availabale for an inning or two "no more in Despite Errors MURFREESBORO.

Tenn. (AP) -Middle1 Tennessee State University overcame a number of near-disasterous fumbles to down Murray State 17-5 in Ohio Valley Conference football action Saturday, afternoon. The Blue Raiders fumbled twice and had a pass intercepted in the first 10 minutes of the game. Despite the team's poor ball handling. MTSU was able to limit Murray to a 33yard field goal by Scott Curtis.

Middle Tennessee bounced back with a touch-, down on a yard run by fullback Mike Moore. Michael Robinson added a 27yard field goal in the third quarter before a racer safety narrowed the margin to 10-5 in the final period. Middle Tennessee's Ronnie Cecil capped the winning effort by returning an intercepted pass 24 yards for a touchdown with 1 :56 left in the game. MTSU is now 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the OVC: Murray dropped to 2-3 for the season and a 1-2 in the owns both Boston victories in this Series and would be pitching with four days of rest if he goes Monday Anderson plans to stay with Billingham for Sunday and Gary Nolan for seventh game duty if that is needed Monday. That is the same rotation the Reds brought to Boston.

But another day of rain could change it. Billingham would still start Monday, but if the Series goes until Tuesday. Don Gullett would be Anderson's pitcher- would be Don's fifth day and that's when he pitches," said Anderson. As the ace of the Reds Gullett is the man Sparky thinks can lock up the flame-throwing lelt-hander iimted Boston to two hits until the nintli inning in winning Thursday night's game. But the Reds would like to finish the Red Sox off before Gullett's turn comes up again.

Anderson has held rigidly to a rotation that atforded Gullett four days of rest between starts: The lelt-hander started the opening game when he was beaten by Tiant and after he won Game 5. the manager said he would be in the i'iBOSTON (AP) An old fashioned Northeaster blew- Itlirough Boston Saturday, postponing the sixth game of the IWorld Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati I tfceds but leaving each team's pitching plans unchanged --at tfejast for the i "Manager Sparky Anderson, whose Reds lead lhe Series 3-2 and need just one more victory to nail down their first World Series victory since 1940, said Jack Billingham Would still start Game 6 if it is played Sunday. And Red Sox Manager 'parrell Johnson is sticking with left-hander. Bill Lee Sunday. Ji provided the rain stops and the soaked Fenway Park field enough to permit a game.

J. However, the National Weather Service predicted a 70 per cent chance of rain for Sunday, which could force yet another v- If rain forces postponement of Sunday's game. Johnson said he would change plans and use Luis Tiant in Game j. then Lee in the seventh game if the Series goes that far. Tiant Game7.

But the rain could change that. One thing the weather couldn't do was dampen the, enthusiasm of Pete Rose, captain of the Cincinnati club. Rose said the rainout would bother the Red Sox more than the Reds. will just give them 24 more hours to think about." he said, v' y- Rose admitted that hesuffersfrom chronic optimism. "I'm a positive thinker." he said.

"I've played 13' years and 2.000 games to be in this sitiation needing one more game to ix- a world champion." Saturday's rainout was the first in a World Series'since 19T2 when Cincinnati lost to Oakland. The Reds lost that Series in seven- games and Rose remembered it bitterly. "Six of the seven games in that Series were decided by one run." he said, "and we lost four of them." The seventh game was 'decided by a ball that hit off the seam of the astroturf Continued on page 3-B league..