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The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 143

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SOUTH'S BEST PAGES THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION SECTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1969 'Dudish GT 0 (q) 0 i 'f A 'I I i i SOUTH Georgia Tech 24 SMU 21 Georgia 35 Tulane 0 Mississippi St. 17 Richmond 14 Mississippi 28 Memphis St. 3 Auburn 57 Wake Forest 0 STILL CLOSE Alabaman Florida 59 Tennessee 31 N.C. State 10 Clemson 21 W. Virginia 31 Florida St.

24 VPI13 Houston 34 Chattanooga 0 N. Carolina 3 Virginia 14 Maryland 7 Wichita St. 0 By WH.T BROWNING Atlanta Joumal-ComtltntioD Staff Writer SAN DIEGO Officially, the name of this sports palace San Diego Stadium. But ATLANTA BAN DIEGO ab bl abrnM Arcla 2b 4 0 10 until Saturday after till 4 0 2 2 3 0 10 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 110 0 0 0 0 KHena sa OBrown rf Ferrara If Morale If Colbert lb Sniezio 3b Gaston cf Stahl ph Cannizzro Sisk Reberxer MUlan 2b Gonzalez cf HAaroo rf Carty If Cepeda lb CBoyer 3b Didier Garrido FAlou ph Aspromte Jarvis Lum ph Garr pp Wilhelm 4 0 10 1 I 4 0 0 0 4021 4 12 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 10 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 noon, it had Of) been the I National 1 I Le.ague's Western Division's Death j. Valley.

Rut if Inst I 1 1 THE PADRES have been tagged with the spoiler label and the shoe fits. San Diego has rocked the boat for Los Angeles to the tune of a 4-3 record and has split with contenders Cincinnati and Houston. Ron Reed makes a bid for his 17th victory of the season as the starter in the final game of the Padre series for the Braves. Joe Niekro, who owns a 2-0 record against the club that employs his brother, is the scheduled starter for San Diego. It wasn't easy for the Braves Saturday.

In fact, it took two San Diego errors to key the two runs that gave Atlanta its third victory in six games on the road trip. The error that decided the matter and gave venerable Hoyt Wilhelm his second victory for the Braves came from former Brave Clarence Gaston who missed third by some-See BRAVES, Page 13-H auine iu reputation as South Carolina 27 Duke 20 LSU35 Texas 6 EAST Penn State 45 Navy 21 Boston U. 20 Colgate 0 Syracuse 14 Iowa State 13 MIDWEST Colorado 28 Tulsa 14 Oregon St. 42 Iowa 14 Michigan St. 27 Washington 12 Indiana 58 Kentucky 30 Army 31 New Mexico 14 Wash.

State 19 Illinois 18 Notre Dame 35 Northwest'n 10 Oklahoma 48 Wisconsin 21 Michigan 42 Vanderbilt 14 Missouri 19 Air Force 17 Southern Cal 31 Nebraska 21 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 39 Oklahoma St. 0 Purdue 42 TCU 35 FAR WEST Oregon 28 Utah 17 Wyoming 23 Arizona 7 Texas 17 California 0 Stanford 63 San Jose 21 Other scores 4-H ill Total 35 3 9 2 Total 32 2 6 2 Atlanta 100 000 0113 San Diean 002 000 0002 Arcla, Gaston. DP San Diego 1. tOB Atlanta t. San Dieso 6.

2B O.Brown, Ferrara. 3 O.Brown. IP RERBBSO Jarvis 7 6 2 2 2 7 Wilhelm (W.2-0) 2 0 0 0 1 1 Sisk (L.2-11) 11-3 3 2 0 6 Reberger 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 WP-Wilhelm. A- 2.676. full games up on the third-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

It also gave the Braves special status in the Western Division. The Braves now have a stretch-drive record of 2-0 against the Padres and are certain of flying east to Hous- ton Sunday night with a winning mark against San Diego, and that is no small accomplishment under the v. El pennant contenders Saturday as the Atlanta Braves got crucial mileage from two San Diego errors to score a 3-2 victory over the Padres. The come-from-behind victory, played before only 2,676 paying customers and several thousand Boy Scouts, left the Braves in second place in the pipin' hot Western Division race a half game back of the San Francisco Giants and two I Staff Photo Billy Downs CHARLES DUDISH HUGS BALL TO CHEST AND DIVES OVER FOR GEORGIA TECH'S WINNING TOUCHDOWN Play Brought On an 'I-Can't Look-Now' from Coach Bud Carson (See Picture Below) O'NEILL'S FATHER DIES Mi ro) lead. It was the first pass of young O'Neill's college career.

Minutes later, the family said, tiie father collapsed with chest pains. He later died in a hospital here. Funeral services are scheduled Monday. O'Neill is survived by his widow, Mrs. Camille Scarborough O'Neill; two sons, and three daughters.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (ffl-The father of a Georgia Tech quarterback died of a heart attack Saturday shortly after his son threw a touchdown pass, the family said. John Charles O'Neill 46, was listening to the broadcast of the Tech-Southem Methodist game when his son, Jack, threw a 46-yard touchdown pass late in the third period to give Tech a 17-14 Mftm? ToitaoDG p) Defense Shines Dudish's Debut A 24-21 Success In 35-0 Romp By JESSE OUTLAR Atlanta Constitution Sports Editor ATHENS, Ga. Georgia's Bulldogs, SEC champions, convinced independent sophomores that they aren't in the same By FURMAN BISHER Atlanta Journal Sports Editor Georgia Tech ran broadside into Southern Methodist's 1969 Mustang Saturday afternoon and converted it into a ramblin' wreck, 24-21. The driver was a kid whose name you'll recognize Charles (The league Saturday as they pranced to a 35-0 victory before 55,235 opening-day fans in Sanford Stadium.

Fullback Bruce Kemp scored three touchdowns and Dennis (Bad News) Hughes was I Dude) Dudish. The widely publicized alumnus of Avondale Estates finally made an over tne arena, but the day belonged to the defensive unit. TVlfl Kflll-VlflllrHnft Tti1lr1rrc t4 it to Grant Field, after a historic 1 recruitment, several false starts and personal collisions with fate, 1 11. A 0 1 i-'i A i jr. I 'N i i 5 0 1 IkW jjjik "4t picKea ott six ruiane passes and parlayed two interceptions into quick touchdowns.

Reserve linebacker Steven Brown went 35 ana on me aay on nis aeDut returned his school of choice a win ner. But the way he did it was i Jesse Outlar yards to pay dirt after plucking a Dave Aber- almost as unbelievable as the Furman Bisher cromie pass in the fourth quarter. By that time, only the margin was in doubt, vast recruiting campaign that made him a national figure. dm tne null- He actually fumbled his way into the Hall of Fame. As the game reached the moment of truth late in the fourth quarter, dogs needed the points in the second period when soph line-backer Chip Wisdom initer-c and raced 32 yards to the Greenie YARDSTICK Tulane Georgia First downs 16 la Rushing yardage 87 218 Passing, yardage 153 114 Return yardage 6 134 Passes 12-3iS-s 9-19-0 Punts 9-4S 741 Fumbles lost 1 2 Yards penalized 35 84 YARDSTICK and Georgia Tech nea red smu tech SMU's end zona lift I ilili 3.

First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 23 60 270 58 26-48-2 5-31 1 70 16 139 101 46 8-17-1 7-40 4 110 on fourth down, Dudish made the difference. He fumbled the snap from Kemp banged in from the one, three and four and he needed at least three touchdowns to share the hero's cloak with Steve Greer. Greer, 205-pound senior guard, logged more time in the Tulane backfield than any Greenie ball carrier. WITH GREER leading the way, "Erk Russell's lightweight defenders swarmed Tulane's center, picked it up in a moment of desperation, then literally dived the last yard of a 49-yard drive that scored a touchdown and decided the issue. It was the kind of exciting opening day that made the 42,624 spectators feel their $255,744 See DUDISH, Page 9-H iiiiriiiinrn-Mr 1 -A k.

MiaTHi'iBii miniiii staff Photo-charie. Bennett inexperienced runners. Coach Jim Pittman's rookies Tulane didn't start a senior on eitner Staff Photo Billy Downs TECH COACH BUD CARSON CAN'T LOOK AT WINNING PLAY A Second Later, However, He Was AH Smiles on the Field GEORGIA'S STEVE FARNSWORTH STRAINS FOR EXTRA YARDAGE Tulane's Jim Thompson, Joel Henderson Fight This Bulldog See BULLDOGS, Page 12-H 1 't I Pirates' IWoose Aytarmi tip Explosive BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE East AMERCAN LEAGUE East 17 SIS GB 20'2 24 27Va 30'i Pel. .693 .559 .536 .513 .493 47 67 70 74 77 I 61 66 70 70 91 Baltimore 106 Detroit 85 Boston 81 Washington 78 New York 75 New York 91 Chicago 88 Pittsburgh 82 St. Louis 82 Philadelphia 61 NEW YORK (AP) Stocky Montreal 60 92 .395 45V 50 104 Cleveland Pot.

.599 .571 .539 .539 .401 .325 Pet. .559 .556 .543 .537 .517 .316 GB 9 9 30 42 GB "ii 2W 3Vi 6'A 37 West West By ALLEN HAUCK Atlanta Journal-ConstHutloa Staff Writer AUBURN, Ala. The Auburn Tigers, blending an explosive, sophomore-laden offensive with their already YARDSTICK Wake Forest Auburn GB ioj 23' 27Vi 27'i 33 60 70 83 87 87 93 Pet. .603 .533 .447 .420 .420 .384 67 68 69 69 72 104 San Francisco 85 ATLANTA 85 Los Angeles 82 Cincinnati 80 Houston 77 San Diego 48 Minnesota 91 Oakland 80 California Chicago 63 Kansas City 63 Seattle 58 Jordan's SEC Plainsmen long to dispell any upset notions the visitors might have had. With quarterback Pat Sullivan calling the shots in his varsity debut, the Tigers quickly ran up a 21-0 lead at the end of a quarter, then piled up points the rest of the way.

THE TIGERS clicked for 32 well-stocked de- FpnsP a a I 10 32 96 390 52 202 58 173 7-22-0 16-19-3 12-30 0-0 114 60 First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized ing the no-hit string alive. It was the first hitlcss pitching performance by a Pirate since Harvy Haddix hurled 12 perfect innings against Milwaukee in 1959 before losing 1-0 on one hit in the 13th. Moose, a 5-foot-ll right-hander who spent a good part of the season in the bullpen before earning a regular starting assignment, struck out six three in the eighth inning in bringing his record to 12-3. He walked three. With the pennant conscious Shea Stadium crowd cheering See lOOSE, Page 2-H Saturday's Results Boston 6, Detroit 3..

Baltimore 8, New- York 7 Washinnton 5, Cleveland 3 (12 inning) Chicago 7, Kansas City 0' Oakland at California, (late game) Minnesota 3, Seattle I Bob Moose hurled Pittsburgh's first no-hitter in 10 years Saturday, shackling the front-running New York Mets 4-0 with the help of a sparkling defensive play by right fielder Roberto Clemente. Moose, three weeks short of his 22nd birthday, limited the Mets to a pair of walks and retired 11 batters in succession over one stretch on the way to the fifth no-hitter in the majors this season. Clemente made a leaping one-handed catch of Wayne Garrett's liner to the right field fence in the sixth inning, keep iviiuw iv ve iJ their football campaign by running roughshod over Forest here Saturday after- first downs, a record for a Jor dan team, and it was the third Saturday's Results ATLANTA 3, San Diego 2 Philadelphia 6, Montreal 4 'V Pittsburgh 4, New York 0 St. Louis 4, Chicago 1 i 'v- Cincinnati at Houston (late game) San Francisco JS. Los Angles 4 2 i Sunday's Games Pittsburgh (Ellis 10-6 and Blass 15-9) at New York (Knnsman 15-9 and Cardwell 7-9).

2 Philadelphia (Champion 5-10 or Jackson 13-16) at Montreal (Robertson 5-14) St. Louis (Taylor 7-4) at Chicago (Jenkins 20-14) Cincinnati (Nolan 7-6) at Houston (Dierker 20-10) Atlanta (Reed 16-10) at San Diego (Niekro 8-16) txis Angeles (Bunning 13-10) at San Francisco (Perry 17-14) time Auburn had scored 57 Sunday's Games points. Auburn beat FSU, 57-21, in 1960 and Presbyterian, 57-0, noon, 57-0. The program i blood thirsty Cliff Hare Stadium onlookers saw was a slaughter. Tr Atlantic Coast Deacons of col i Cal Stoll entered the game fresh from a stunning win over North Carolina State a week ago, but it didn't take Shug i Oakland (Roland 1-0) at California (Murphy 9-14) Chicago (Horlen 12-15) at Kansas City (Bunker 11-10) Seattle (Meyer 0-3) at Minnesota (Chance 5-5) Boston (Wagner 1-2) at Detroit (Kilkenny 6-5) Washington (Cox 124) at Cleveland (Hargan 5-13) Only games scheduled.

billed the mis- in 1944. Sullivan, who played only See AUBURN, Page 10-n matcn as a loot- 1, ball game, but what the 35,.

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