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10 Dayton Dally Newt Nov. 1976 Playing before national TV audience, Baltimore romps to 38-11 decision over Houston Si Burick Sports World Do the Colts need motivation? Do you think Bengals sent Pruitt a get-well card? THE TUESDAY TATTLER Cleveland newspapers kept advising that Greg Pruitt, the Browns' classy and exciting runner, was doubtful for Sunday's game wun me Bengals, so Pruitt not only showed up for action but gained 124 yards In 18 carries plus 28 more in receiving passes. Either that was the most remarkable recovery of the year, or someone was kidding somebody all week. i 72k It certainly takes something away from the re- i speci lor hard-working football officials when they have to get together for a long meeting after several reversals before rendering a decision. That's BALTIMORE (AP) -Motivation takes many forms.

For Joe Ehrmann, it was the presence of national television. For John Dutton, It was the memory of a rookie season best forgotten. And for Lydell Mitchell, It was the fact that the contest was "a big game." Whatever turned them on, Ehrmann, Dutton, Mitchell and the rest of the Baltimore Colts were ready for Monday night's nationally televised battle against Houston, and the Oilers could do nothing to dampen the spirit. The Colts, playing In their first Monday night National Football League game In four years, turned Houston turnovers Into early touchdowns and held the Oilers' explosive offense in check to take a 38-14 victory. THE VICTORY was the Colts' fifth in a row and left them with a 7-1 record and a two-game lead over New England in the American Conference East.

Houston is now 4-4 after dropping Its third consecutive game. "We were high," said Ehrmann, who had four tackles and a quarterback sack from his right defensive tackle position. "A lot of it was team pride; not a feeling that we had been slighted by TV, but we'just had the chance to say, 'Hey, here we are." The Colts gave up 190 net yards to Houston, but most of that came in two late touchdown drives. At the half, the Oilers had minus-seven yards passing and just 54 yards total offense. Dutton, the third-year defensive end who also had one of the Colts' six sacks, agreed that the TV eye helped get the team up for Houston.

But for himself, Dutton added, it was the lingering image of a 2-12 record his rookie year with Baltimore that provided the boost. MITCHELL, whose 136 yards pushed his AFC-leadlng total to 796, said he wasn't thinking that much about national exposure or atoning for past shortcomings when he took the field Monday night. "It was a big game, that's all," he said. "In a game like that, all you have to do is wire me up, let me out there and I'm ready to play. At fl io NS'- ill i re- i I fU iS 4 24 available in bidding NEW YORK (AP) The deadline for signing free agents passed today, leaving 24 players available for Thursday's re-entry draft.

Recently, Mike Miley of California' and Wayne Twitchell of Philadelphia both reached agreement with their teams and Nate Colbert became the eighth Oakland free agent. Actually, Oakland owner Charles Finley stands to lose 13 players from his organization this week, Besides eight of the top free agents who have expressed no desire to return to Oakland, the A's will lose five players in Friday's draft by American League expansion teams Seattle and Toronto. The free agents, listed by their former teams are: Oakland (8) Joe Rudi, Don Baylor, Sal Bando, Gene Tenace, Bert Campaneris, Rollie Fingers, Willie McCovey and Colbert. Baltimore (4) Reggie Jackson, Bobby Gricli, Wayne Garland and Royle Stillman. California (3) Billy Smith, Tim Nord-brook and Lonnie Dade.

Minnesota (2) Bill Campbell and Eric Soderholm. Philadelphia (1) Dave Cash. San Francisco (1) Gary Matthews. San Diego (1) Tito Fuentes. Pittsburgh (1) Richie Hebner.

Cincinnati (1) Don Gullett. New York Yankees (1) Doyle Alexander. Chicago Cubs (1) Steve Stone. what happened Sunday at Pruitt Riverfront on that triple-tumble, double-clip play A confuser, I'd say, to end all confusers. Among a number of non-recruited walk-on candidates for Ohio State basketball, new coach Eldon Miller told the Agonis Club Monday, several had placed themselves on the high school "hardship" list, meaning they were willing to pass up college for a chance to make It In a hurry with the pros For a bonus, of course.

Of course, they weren't drafted, Miller said, and, of course, they aren't good enough for even his low-rated squad. Just an example, the coach pointed out, of the kind of idiocy that permeates present-day sports. I isW' tte Wen 0 10 14-14 Cts M4 114-11 Bal Leaks 4 run (Linltart kick) Bal McCauley 1 fun (linharl kick) Bal Leaks run (Linnarl kick) Bal FG Linharl 25 BaH-McCaulev 1 run (Linharl kick) Hou-Burroutn 51 past from Paslorini (Buller kick) Hou-Oawkins 2 run (Butler kick) Bat-let 49 run (Linnarl kick) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING-Houslon, Coleman 7-68, Hardeman 5-11. Baltimore, Milc'ell 7)136, Lee 10-93, Leaks 6 McCauley 5-15. RECEIVING Houston, Sawyer 2-63, Burrough 2-62.

Baltimore, Mitchell 7-46, Doughty 3-42, Carr 3-30, Chester 2-47 PASSING-Houston, Paslorini 10-22 0, 160 yarns, Hadl 1-8-0, 10; Coleman 0-1-1, 0. Baltimore, Jones 19-21-0, 197; Troup 0-2-0, AP Wirepholo Come back here: Mitchell slojel by Oilers Washington We need more shotguns From my World Series notebook Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez, once a Yankee pitcher, looked toward the upper deck at the Stadium and said, "See that opening 'way up there. That's where Jimmy Foxx hit one off me one day. "Our manager, Joe McCarthy, sent a coach out to ask what kind of pitch it was. I said, 'Tell Joe it was the best pitch I ever threw for the first 60 For the uninitiated, the distance from the mound to the plate happens to be 60 feet, 6 inches.

Horrible typographical error In my copy of Tie New York Times on the morning after poor Bill Am-sparger was canned as coach of the N.Y. Giants "The 79-year-old Arnsparger," the paper said. Maybe Bill felt 79, but he is only 49. Considering the good results the Dallas Cowboys get with Roger Staubach's passing from the shotgun formation, it's difficult to understand why more clubs don't try it. It can't be that other coaches don't want to be accused of plagiarizing, I'm sure.

There are few innovators. All of them pluck ideas from the gardens of their colleagues. Buckeyes fear Illinois air attack Hayes (not Woody takes Pensacola PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Mark Hayes won the struggle for first place while Bob Murphy won an invisible battle, invisible but perhaps the most important one in pro golf. Hayes, who has had trouble for the past two months after a fast start, found the combination for a 5-under-par 66 and his second victory of the season, a two-stroke triumph Monday in the rain-delayed final round of the $125,000 Pensacola Open Golf Tournament.

Earlier, he had won the Byron Nelson Classic. This was the final Individual event of the season in which the tourists could add to their official money-winnings and thus it was the final chance for those players fighting for a spot on the list of the top 60 money-winners and an exemption for next year. Murphy, who has had hand trouble most of the season, came to Pensacola in 61st place. He managed a final-round 70 and a 280 total, good for $3,250 from the total purse of $125,000 and enough to push him into the final spot on the exemption list. MUMMEY WAS pinch-hitting for his old boss, Woody Hayes, asked to appear with President Ford in a downtown noon political rally.

It was the first time in 26 seasons that Hayes had missed his Monday press luncheon. Mummey is well aware Illinois pounded a Missouri team 31-6 the week before the Tigers won in Columbus 22-21. "Illinois has been very inconsistent," he said. "It looks as if they snuck up on Missouri. This is the kind of team you have to be prepared for.

They are tough to run against." The Buckeyes, locked in a.struggle for the Big Ten title and Rose Bowl spot with top-rated Michigan, will be at full strength for the Illini, 3-2 in the conference to the 5-0 marks of the two leaders. Substitute tailback Ron Springs, whose six rushes produced two touchdowns and 108 yards, was named the Ohio State Back of the Week. The coaching staff picked tackle Chris Ward for the lineman honors and tackle Nick Buonamicl as the top defender. Incidentally, linebacker Tom Cousineau, who recovered a fumble, broke up two passes and also forced a pair of bad passes by Indiana quarterback Scott Arnett last Saturday, was named Midwest defensive Lineman of the Week by United Press International. The 6-3, 225-pound sophomore, who Is being compared to Buckeye great Randy Gradishar, leads all OSU tacklers with 63 solos and 54 assists in eight -games.

COLUMBUS (AP) Ohio State's defense, jelling the way it was expected the last two weeks, will have a specific target in Big Ten football Saturday against invading Illinois. "Their whole attack stems around the quarterback (Kurt Steger). He's one of the best in the conference. He's the guy we've got to get after," Ohio State assistant Coach Alex Gibbs told newsmen Monday. "We've got to keep him from executing," Gibbs said of the tall Illinl Junior.

"If we don't, we're in for a long afternoon." STEGER HAS PASSED for almost three times as many completions and yardage as four Ohio State players this season. He has hit 66 of 140 for 890 yards in the mini's 4-4 campaign. Rod Gerald, the Buckeyes' No. 1 quarterback out for the season with a back Injury, managed just 12 of 34 for 186 yards in seven games. Jim Pacenta, his replacement, is 10 for 17 for 155 yards.

The Buckeyes' veteran defense has yielded just three and seven points in the last two games after overcoming a string of injuries. And the much-criticized Ohio State air weapon shows signs of becoming productive. Pacenta, a little-used senior from Akron, has connected for those 10 completions in just the last two weeks. John Mummey, one of the Buckeyes' coaching assistants, promises more of the same against Illinois. "We feel we can exploit their secondary," said Mummey, "there's no doubt about it." A bad conduct medal Once again the truth of an old line was emphasized as the Yanks lost four straight to the Reds in the World Series.

Going into the Series, the Yanks had won 99 Series games. It's obvious that the first 100 Series victories are the hardest. Brattish Billy Martin, manager of the Yanks, bragged during the Series to those who did not totally approve of his behavior that when he was In the Army, "I won the Good Conduct Medal" My, how he has changed. Indiana Coach Lee Corso, whose Hoosiers took successive pastings from Michigan and Ohio State, refused to compare the teams after the Hoosiers were crushed by the Bucks. Said Lee, "No, thanks.

I can't and I won't." Wonder what he really thinks down Winning 8 games, Michigan has 4 shutouts. Ohio, 6-1-1, hasn't blanked anybody, yet. 1 People keep asking me if I know what Don Gullett plans to do, when (or if) he decides to pitch for some club other than the Reds in 1977. 1 keep saying I don't know because I really don't have an idea of what is in his, or his agent's mind The long-time policy of this department has been not to make wild guesses on subjects I know nothing about. 70- 72-73-67-282 71- 70-73-69-283 72- 71-72-70-285 71-71-71-73-286 70- 69-73-74-286 74-71-68-73-286 73- 71-71-71-286 67-71-76-74 298 74- 71-72-71298 71- 72-73-73-289 73-69-77-72-291 72- 74-75-70-291 70- 73-76-75294 71- 75-73-76-295 75- 71-77-75-298 74-69-74-WD 73-71-75-WD Danny Edwards, 11,625 MKIer Barter, 11,250 Tom Kile, 1981 Pal Fitisimons, ,1813 Mac McLendon, 1813 Char'es Coooy, 1813 Date Hill.

1813 Tommy Ajron, S501 Gay B'ewer, 1551 Don Pooley, 138 1 Lee Treyino 1784 Jim Denl. 1284 Ed Dougherty 1209 Andy Norm, 194 Dick Rnvan Lou Granam Ed Sneed 61-72-69-66-275 68- 71-70-68277 72-69-68-69-276 69- 70-69-70-278 67- 70-72-70-279 71- 70-69-69-279 72- 71-68-68-279 71-69-70-69-279 68- 73-70 69-280 67- 76-67-70-280 71-72-68-70 69- 71-70-7I-781 71- 70-7O-7O-28I 72- 68-72 69-781 71-73-69-68-281 75-67-71-68-281 68- 72-72-70282 Mark Hayes, 125,000 Lee Elder, SI4.250 Tom Purlzer, 57,375 Frank Beard, 17,375 Jerry McGee, 14,321 George Archer, 14, Chi Chi Rodriguei, 14,320 Phil Dodgers, 32! Bob Smith, 13,750 800 Vuroliy, 13,750 Bill Kratiert, SM75 Tom Jenkins, 12,375 Jim Coloerl, 12 375 HuOerl Green, 12 375 Fully Zoeiier, 12,375 Jerry Pale, 12.3)5 Others include: -Tom We.skopl 11,625 Tom Couslneau NFL Standings Carry Out Special General Permanent Bo tells why he says 'mi to pro offer Anti-Freeze pi tauAr.V" A UPI Poll AP Poll Provides protection against long-last ieze-ups. 19 long-lasting freeze-ups. 1-0-0 1,220 1-0-0 1,076 7-0-1 976 $3 PER GAL. 6-1-0 6- 0-0 8-0-0 7- 1-0 6-1-1 6-1-1 6-1-0 Team 1.

Michigan HO) (1-01 2. Pittsburgh (1) (1-0) 3. UCLA (1) (7-0-1) 4. Southern California (6-1 5. Texas Tech (6-0) 6.

Maryland (1-0) 7. Ohio Stale (6-1-1) 0. Georgia (7-1) 9 Nebraska (6-1-1) 10. Florida (6-1) 11. Notre Dame (1-1) 12.

Oklahoma Stale (S-2) 13. Colorado (6-2) 14. Arkansas (5-1) IS Alabama IS-2) 16. Tulsa 15-2) 17. Houston 15-2) Mutt 418 364 329 242 219 174 132 120 III 72 39 24 21 11 4 I 1.

Michigan (57) 2. Pittsburgh (S) 3. UCLA 4. Southern California 5. Texas Tech i.

Maryland 7 Georgia Ohio State 9. Nebraska 10. Florida 11. Notre Dame 12. Arkansas 13.

Oktanoma Slate 14 Colorado 11 Alabama li. Missouri W. Oklahoma II. Texas 19. Houston 20.

Texas AMERICAN CONFERENCE Eastern Division Pet. PFPA Baltimore 7 I 0 241 126 New England 5 3 0 .675 201 154 Miami 4 4 .500 152 1 53 Buffalo 2 6 0 2W 151 162 NY Jels 2 6 0 .250 69 206 Central Division Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 192 102 Cleveland 4 4 0 .500 154 208 Houston 4 4 0 500 142 141 Pinsourgh 4 4 0 .500 181 116 Western Division Oakland 7 1 0 ..75 167 157 Denver 4 4 0 .500 177 112 San Diego 4 4 0 500 160 1 64 Kansas Cily 3 5 0 .375 178 232 Tamoa Bay 0 8 0 .000 75 184 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Eastern Division Dallas 7 1 0 .87 5 201 116 SI Louis 6 2 0 .750 197 159 Washington 5 3 0 .675 154 144 Philadelphia 3 5 0 .375 107 159 NY Ganls 0 I 0 .000 76 175 Central Division Minnesota 6 I 1 .813 165 16 Delrol 4 4 0 .500 155 104 Chicavo 4 4 0 500 128 116 Green Bay 3 5 0 .375 120 175 Western Division Los Angeles 6 1 I .813 176 106 San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 176 86 New Ortem 2 6 0 .250 131 184 Atlanta 6 0 .250 87 153 Seattle 8 1 7 0 .125 116 249 MONDAY'S GAME Baltimore 38, Houston 14 SUNDAY, NOV. 7 Butfak) al New England, I P.m. Miami at New York. Jels, I m.

St. Louis al Philadelphia, I o.m. Oakland at Chicago, 2 pm. 6-1-0 290 5-H 267 5- 2-0 6- 2-0 6-2-0 S-3-0 5- 2-1 6- 2-0 S-2-0 3-2-1 4 ml i 'if VVjfy 'l 4 Installation Availabled OEM 0UE SIZE Out What A Price! Steel Radial Whitewall Blems GR70ilS Texas Tech 5th; Bucks move up Frwn Daay Newt Wire Services There's little difference between The Associated Press and United Press International in the latest college football polls. The top five teams are identical in both wire services Michigan, Pitt, UCLA, Southern Cal and Texas Tech While the bottom teams in the Top Ten are identical, the positions vary slightly.

AP named Maryland, Georgia, Ohio State, Nebraska and Florida while UPI's Board of Coaches tabbed Maryland, Ohio State, Georgia, Nebraska and Florida. OHIO STATE'S once-beaten and once-tied Buckeyes moved up one spot, to seventh, In the UPI poll. Texas Tech made up the most ground, moving to fifth. In the last seven weeks, the Red Raiders have advanced from 20th to 1 7th, 1 5th, ninth, eighth, sixth. The top four spots are filled by the same teams for the second week in a row.

Michigan, which has been No. 1 during the engite regular seasn, received 57 first place votes out of a possible 62 in the AP poll, while it was named on 40 of 42 UPI ballots. Up-and-down Missouri, upset winners against Southern Cal, Ohio State and Nebraska, pummelted out of the Top Ten after its 20-19 loss to Oklahoma last Saturday. Mizzou Is now 16th in AP, and unlisted by UPI. NFL players, owners are negotiating again New oneans vs.

Green Bay al Milwau kee 2 om Pitisourgh Kansas City, 2 p.m. New York Giants at Dallas. 2 p.m. Cieve'and al Houston, 2 p.m. Detroit a' Minnesota.

4 pm. Tampa Bay al Denver, 4 p.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 4 p.m. Washington al San Francisco, 4 p.m, Atlanta al Seal. 4 p.m.

MONDAY, NOV. 8 Los Angeles al Cincinnati, 9:10 p.rh. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan's Bo Schembechler has often indicated he wouldn't take a pro football coaching job. Monday the highly successful coach of the nation's top-ranked college team reinter-ated his reason.

"I'd always fear coaching someone who's more important than I am," he said with a grin. But Schembechler hastened to add that his star fullback-tailback Rob Lytle and wing-back Jim Smith "are more important than I am but they don't know that. And they don't make more money than I do." IN HIS eight years at Michigan, Schembechler's teams have won 73 games, lost nine and tied three. Of those losses, four have been to archrival Ohio State and two have come in bowl games. One of the ties was with Ohio State.

Schembechler has been remarkably relaxed this season, at least on the surface, compared with years past. His open-heart surgery last May has a lot to do with it. He has said many times since that he's happy just to be able to coach and would take things more easily. Coaching pro football, where the head coaching turnover is great and the players make perhaps twice as much as the coaches, simply doesn't appeal to Schembechler. PLUS 3.18 FT Brake Reline NHL Standings CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Patrick Division Don't take chances with faulty brakes! Our Specialists will Install new Delco Brake Linings on all tour wheels, repack bearings, and inspect wheel cylinders, grease seals, brake drums, master cylinder, brake hoses, and road test your car.

PH N. Y. Islanders I 2 7 Philadelphia 7 3 2 WASHINGTON (AP) The National Football League is back at the negotiating table in an effort to resolve differences between the owners and players over a new labor contract. Nevertheless, it is doubtful that any collective bargaining agreement could be reached by the Super Bowl in January, If then. Representatives of the NFL management and the players union met for three hours in the nation's capital Monday and agreed to establish four subcommit--tees to ccmsider major issues which have been roadblocks to an agreement for the past 33 months.

The NFL Players Association presented to management a seven-point "plan for responsible action." The owners agreed to six of the points but rejected a request to reinstitute a check-off of union dues for 1976 In return for a non-strike pledge. THE TWO GROUPS agreed to establish a task force "to consider a workable and legal draft and modified reserve system. The task force shall be authorized to hire outside advisors to meet with representatives of other sports and take other reasonable steps to seek a solution to this complex problem area." Other items include grievance procedures and player contracts, pension and insurance programs and outstanding labor relations matters such as those now on appeal to the National Labor Relations Board. 1 Atlanta 5 6 2 N. Y.

Rangers 5 7 1 Smyth Division Chicago 7 5 1 SI. Louis 1 I 0 Minnesota 4 7 1 Vancouver 4 I I Colorado 6 I WALES CONFERENCE Narrts Division Montreal 10 3 I Los Angeles 7 3 3 Pittsburgh 2 4 4 Detroit 3 7 I Washington 2 4 2 Adams Division Gems reach IHL limit To reach tjie IHL player limit, the Gems have released center Tim Ample-ford, and forwards Peter Vandemark and Mai Zinger. The Gems also suspended rookie de-fenseman Al Glendlnning who returned to his home without permission after failing to come to contract agreements. He lives in Kamloops B.C. ThiS Week Only! Disc Brakes Extra GENERAL TIRE 4267 Salem Ave.

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