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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 196a HI IILMA TtMIJ. JOURNAL zyGHT' Spurrier Thwarts Florida Slate Upset With Fourth Quarter Scoring Pass Fla. (AP) TALLAHASSEE. Fla. (AP LSU, Toss Caution Away But Still Tie Crimson Tide Provides Some Answers About Its Ground Offense In 26-0 Victory FI i a quarterback Steve Spurrier thwarted Florida sfetes upset bid Saturday when he hit halfback Larry Smith '4th a fourth quarter touchdown pits to lean fee Gatnca to a 1 victory.

The fired-up Sem inales were leading 19-14 when Spurrier dropped back and hit Smith with pinpoint precision on the game-winning. 41 -yard pass play. Fallahassek. tap I TUSCALOOSA. (AP) SUtiitlC! of the Clemeon-Alabama football same Clemsee Alabin First down! 1 Rushing yardage 110 227 Polling yardage 123 113 Passes 11-30 9- Panes intercepted by 0 2 Ptnti 4-37 5-40 Fumblei lost 1 0 Yards penalised IS 33 ywda Tins ps 98 yards and ran for 39 yards.

Gene Raburn was the top ground gainer with 57 yards. After that initial scoring toss to Homan, Steve Davis kicked a 32 yard field goal, Stabler ran three yards for a touchdown and the Red Elephants were playing the Bears game of ball control beautifully. In the second half Alabama had a touchdown in five plays with Stabler completing his afternoon of work and turning the duties over to Wayne Trimble after tossing an eight yard aerial to Kenny Martin. Early in the fourth period Davis kicked a 36 yard field goal to finish off the scoring. Looking at one might have been Trimble threw a perfect strike of about 50 yards to sophomore Richard Brewer Howard Likes Crimson Tide By JAMIE WALLACE Times-Journal Sports Editor UNIVERSITY, Ala.

Appearing to be bent on answering any questions posed about their ability to move the football on the ground, Alabama's Crimson Tide plied the forward wall of Clemsoo and passed just enough to keep them honest in taking a 26-0 victory here Saturday. Where quarterback Kenny Stabler had proved the Tide's aerial game would function well one week ago against Ole Miss the junior southpaw came back against the Tigers to prove that he knows how to run the football and has some help from mates such as Gene Raburn, Kenny Martin, Les Kelley, David Chatwood and Frank Canterbury. The fact that he is an alumnus of the Capstone and had a good coaching buddy across the field might have saved Clemson Coach Frank Howard a most embarrassing day. The play left you with the feeling that the score could have been just about what Coach Bear Bryant was willing to make it. He even admitted after the game that he got to do a little experimenting in the second half.

JK FLORIDAS STEVE SPURRIER Frontliners saw less than three minute of action during that final 30 minutes and a total of 62 Alabama players got into the game. Clemson threw a scare Into the 48,000 plus fans ia the expanded Denny Stadium stands on the opening kickoff when quarterback Larry Liberatore returned the kick 37 yards and was hauled down by the last Alabama man between him and the goal. But the Tigers got no further than the Alabama 26 and when they missed a field goal attempt Alabama was off on a 80 yard march that stuck to the ground until the final play when Stabler threw to Dennis Homan for eight yards and a score. This set the trend for an afternoon that saw the Tide run up 227 yards on the ground and 113 thru the air. Stabler hit seven of eight thru the air for Florida State missed victory by mere inches with time running out as Banker Lane Fenner was ruled out of bounds when he tdok Gary Fabric's pass hi the Florida eno wee.

The Seminoies then missed a chance tor a tie when Pete Hob-, arts missed a 49-yard Md goal attempt as the gun sounded He had kicked two previous field goals. Spur rie passed for all three Florida touchdowns, hitting end Bichard Trapp far two scores md Smith for the third. Trapp, naught scoring passes of 35 and Sight yards. Trapp also was on the receiv-end of a two-point eonver-pass from Spurrier after Gators' final score. Fullback Jim Mankins got two touchdowns with Aort blasts over the middle.

Time Is Al Hand If Bears Are Going To Move In NFL By BEN THOMAS BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Underdog Texas gambled repeatedly in a frantic effort to get more points on the scoreboard Saturday night but had to settle for a 7-7 tie with Louisiana State. The Tigers, a' 10-point favorite for the contest before a sellout crowd of 67,512, also threw caution to the winds as. the minutei ticked away in an attempt to break the deadlock. The Tigers efforts fizxled and A Ms just wouldnt work.

The Aggies attempted two field goals one from the six-yard line after tying the game in the second quarter. Neither boot was good. LSU also attempted two field goals. After the second period touchdowns by both teams, the game wore down to the final frantic five minues. quarterback Edd Hargett couldnt find his receivers.

LSU quarterback Fred Haynes pass was intercepted by Law-son Howard at the Aggie 47. A got down to the 39 but was forced to punt again. LSU took over on the 20 and three plays later Tiger Coach Charlie McClendon put in quarterback Trey Prather, who had callet only three offensive plays previously in his varsity career. Prather, on the 34, tried to throw a long pass but it was intercepted by A Ms Curley Hallman at the Aggie 36. Three plays later, with 22 seconds left, Jerry Joseph stole a Hargett pass on the LSU 13 and as the final gun sounded Bill Hobbg took away a Prather pass on the LSU 32.

The Tigers dominated the game In the first half, getting 183 yards total to 66 for the Aggies. The Aggies showed much more offensive spark after intermission and the game wound up with LSU getting 264 overall, 232. Haynes gained 81 yards rushing, but 76 of them came in the first half. He directed the Tigers on a 65-yard scoring thrust which began late in the first quarter and wound up with 12:59 to go in the second when Gawain Dibet-ta went over from the one. in the drive, Haynes had runs of 6, 9, 7, II and four yards.

A got its touchdown when Rolf Krueger recovered a Prather fumble on the Tiger 12. The Aggies gambled on a fourth down and seven situation and Hargett passed into the end zone to Larry Lee. It left LSU, of the Southeastern Conference, with a 2 1-1 record while A a member of the Southwestern Conference is now 1-2-1. S- TM bU Spurrier era Late Virginia Tech Score Whips Kentucky Wildcats that would have gone tor a long score, but he juggled it for about 10 yards and couldnt hold on. By the same token an alert play by Selmas Billy Johnson, who played much of the second half at offensive guard, might have prevented a Clemson touchdown.

On a fumble in the Alabama backfield, Johnson outbattled a couple of Clemson players inside the Tides 10 yard line for the ball and came up with it. Except for the opening thrust on the kickoff Clemson never came close except on one occasion when quarterback Jimmy Addison had a perfect screen set up and the sideline called off and he underthrew his receiver. Saturday's win for the Crimson Tide set the stage for next Saturdays clash in Knoxville with Tennessee, loser to Georgia Tech yesterday. Addision hit 10 of 18 tosses for 109 yards during the day for Clemson and Jacky Jackson had 38 yards rushing against the tough Alabama defense. Stan Moss, junior linebacker, and Mike Sasser, sophomore safetyman playing in place of the injured John Moseley, came up with pass interceptions for the Tide.

Moss was also credited with six tackles to lead there. Linebacker Bob Childs had four with six assists. The Crimson Tide offensive line just kept pecking away at the Tiger defensive front, moving the big linemen back a few yards at the time in the 80 yard drive that culminated in the pass to Homan. Raburn, Canterbury, Stabler, Martin and Chatwood just ate up the yardage with the longest being an eight yard blast by Raburn. used his two excellent receivers Ray Perkins and Homan on the next Alabama touchdown scoring series.

He tossed first to Homan for 11 yards and whipped a bullet to Perkins for 14 more. Les Kelley then turned right end for 30 yards in his only offensive play of the day. Stabler hit Perkins again for 12 yards and a first down on the Clemson two. Chatwood picked up one and Stabler sneaked it in. Stabler rifled a 14 yard pass to tight and Wayne Cook on the second play of the last half.

Homan, who runs the ball infrequently, turned right end for 38 yards and the last Clemson man got him. Stabler then passed 8 yards for the score. Davis wrapped it all up when he placed his 36 yarder thru the uprights after Trimple had passed to Brewer for 24 yards as the big play in a 10-play series. Clemson 5 0 Alabama 10 7 326 Ala -Homan paaa from Stabler (kick failed) Ala FG Davla 33 Ala Stabler 1 run (Davla kick) Ala Martin 8 paaa from Stabler (Davie kick) Ala-FO Davla a pan kick) laokna 1 ran (Robert! kick) ms pan tram Spurrier (Bar. am nek) PSB-FO Robert! 17 ran-Uaukte! I ran (kick failed) PR9-PO Roberta 37 hsg amhh 41 pM! from Spurrier (Traps pan (ran Spurrier) and Jim Taylor and Paul Hor.

nung looking good, have rolled to four straight victories, while the 49ers have lost two and tied on. Los Angeles will be looking to get back on the winning track at Detroit. The Rams, who won three before losing to Green Bay last Sunday, hava the league's third leading rusher in Dick Bass, who also has scored six touchdowns. The Lions have been an up-and-down team, upsetting Chicago and being upset by Pittsburgh in posting a 2-2 record. Dallas, 3-0 in the Eastern Conference, again will rely on the passing of Don Meredith to a corps of outstanding receivers, including fleet Bob Hayes, and the running of Dan Reeves against Philadelphia.

The Eagles, 2-2, were crushed 41-10 last Sunday by Eastern leader St. Louis, 4-0. St. Louis figures to keep its record unblemished against hapless New York, which has lost three and tied one. LEXINGTON, Ky.

(AP) -Statistics of the Kentucky-Virglnla Tech football gam Vi. Tech Kentucky Namaths Passes id Comeback For Jets TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Clemson Coach Frank Howard said after his Tigers were trounced 26-0 by Alabama today that he considers the Crimson Tide one of the finest football teams hes ever seen. "And that goes all the way back to my playing days, Howard said. Howard is a graduate of Alabama and played varsity football three years for the Tide.

Alabama Coach Paul Bryant said that the most outstanding part of Alabamas game was its punt coverage. And we moved the ball on the ground Saturday, which we didnt do in our first two games, Bryant said. "(Quarterback Kenny) Stabler was outstanding again and (Dennis) Homan, and (Ray) Perkins gave Clemson so many problems it helped us in more ways than one. Bryant said that he wag happy Alabama moved to an early lead because it gave him a chance to "experiment a little in the second half. Bryant said that the Tide did not rush the passer well but 1 give Clemson the credit for that.

The Clemson coach called Alabama a "heck of a ball club. Alabama has everything a good football team ought to have. He said he didn't think Alabama was as easy to play as Georgia Tech, who defeated Clemson 13-12 a week ago. "Im hoping thig game will do us some good because we have Duke next week and Southern Cal the next and end up with five straight conference games, Howard said. By KEN HOSKINS LEXINGTON, Ky.

(AP) After three quarters of see-saw football, Virginia Tech combined a passing and running attack to topple favored Kentucky 7-0 in a non-conference football game Saturday night. Techs touchdown came at the end of an 11-play, 65-yard drive with Tommy Francisco plunging over from the one. Quarterback Tommy Stafford launched the offensive which moved the ball to the Kentucky 22. And, he began calling on Francisco who carried on five plays to the Kentucky one from where he plunged across on fourth down. Kentucky got its sputtering offense untracked for a major threat that expired at the Tech four as tiifte ran out.

Dicky Lyons set it in motion with a 40-yard return of a Tech punt. Roger Walz took to the air and rallied Wildcat hopes with his passing. But, on the final play an aerial to tailback Larry Seiple went for no gain and Kentucky was forced to take its second loss in four starts. The teams struggled through most of the time. By ED SCHUYLER JR.

Associated Press Sports Writer The time is at hand for the Chicago Bears if they are going to be a serious threat for the Western Conference championship of the National Football League. George Halas club, which edged Minnesota 13-10 last weekend for its first victory in three games, opens a make-or-break, three-game home stand this Sunday. The Bears first opponent will be the Baltimore Colts, followed by defending NFL champion Green Bay Oct. 16 and the much Improved Los Angeles Rams Oct. 23.

Chicago went 45 yards in three plays for the winning touchdown late in the game against Minnesota, prompting quarterback Rudy Bukich to say: "The emotion, the lift was there. It could do it for us. We may be ready to go now. Last year, the Bears lost their first three games, then won nine of the next 11. They finished third in the West but had a chance for first until the final weekend of the Beason.

In other Sunday games, Green Bay la at San Francisco, Los Angeles plays at Detroit, Philadelphia viitta Dallas, New York invades St. Louis and Atlanta goes to Washington. Pittsburgh met the Browns in Cleveland Saturday night. Minnesota is not scheduled this weekend. In the American Football League, San Diego played at New York, Boston was at Buffalo and Denver at Kansas City Saturday night.

Miami plays at Oakland Sunday. Houston has a bye. The Bears not only will have to score more theyve netted only 33 points in three games but they also will have to turn in a strong defensive game to get by the Johnny Unitas-led Colts who have won two straight after an opening game lots to Green Bay. Baltimore was off last Sunday. Green Bay shouldnt have too much trouble at San Francisco.

The Packers, with Bart Starr leading ihe league in passing Irish Atone For 44 Loss, 350 A Tech drive ended with a fumble by Francisco in the end zone, which Kentucky end Doug Van Meter recovered. Another Tech threat, this one in the second quarter, was stalled by penalties. Kentucky, meantime, was unable to move the ball past its own 40 yard line. Kentucky quarterbacks, plagued by a charging Tech line, attempted 23 passeg and completed 15 for 151 yards. The Wildcats rushing was ineffective and wound up with minus three yards.

Techs Stafford completed seven of 12 passes for 84 yards. Francisco carried 20 times for 77 yards. Together, Stafford and Francisco accounted for all but three yards gained by the Gobblers. Virginia Tech 0 7-7 Kentucky 0 0 0 0-0 Tech-Franclsoo 1 ran (Utln kick) Attd: SLOW. Baylor Squeezes By Arkansas, 7-0 YORK (AP) Joe Naff dutch passes triggered 68-yard comeback drive midway hi the final period, rookie Beoser barrelling the 1 lal eight yards, as the New Jets edged the San Diego 17-16 Saturday night i id emerged aa the only un-1 saton team in tbs American 1 etball League.

record AFL crowd of 63,497 Namath, bottied up for periods by the Charger fire passes of 44 and 17 to set up the winning which gave the Jets mark and protected their division lead, loss, San Diegos first four straight victories, raise the Chargers first to Jets in seven meetings over 1 blast four years. Boozers scoring burst out a 16-16 San Diego lead Jim Turner added the go-point, the Chargers two desperation drives tea, final three minutes but thwarted when Dick Van missed field goal at-from tiie 30 and 21. lta Chargers, held to three I goals by Van Raaphorst in i first half, moved ahead with minutes to play when quarterback John Hadl and fullback Lincoln combined on a 67-scoring play. Lincoln took screen pass along the right and threaded his way A I I0TBALL SCORES THE RIGHT DIRECTION Do Michigan State FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Terry Southall's 21-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Green with 4:48 remaining gave Baylor a 7-0 Southwest Conference football victory over fifth-ranked Arkansas Saturday, snapping the nations longest regular serson winning streak.

Southall directed his fired up Bears on a 46-yard march in five plays that ended a defensive struggle. Baylor used its defense, led by Dwight Hood, Greg Pipes and David Anderson, to turn back the Razorbacks at the Baylor 18. 6. 28, 15 and 36. It was Arkansas first regular season defeat since Nov.

16, 1963, when Southern Methodist beat the Porkers 14-6 at Dallas, Tex. Arkansas had won 24 straight regular season games. Arkansas made a last ditch stab at a comeback. Quarterback Jon Brittenum completed a 10-yard pass to Tommie Burnett and a 20-yard pass to Bruce Maxwell at the Baylor 37. On the next play, Tommy Trantham hauled, in a pass from Brittenum in the end zone, but the touchdown was nullified because the Porkers had an ineligible receiver down-field.

Baylor 0 0 0 77 Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP)-Third-ranked Notre Dame scored five times in the first half as Terry Hanratty hit Jim Seymour with eight passes for 143 yards, then flooded the field with subs to smash Army 35-0 Saturday. It was the Cadets worst licking by the Irish in 38 meetings of the traditional rivalry and left Notre Dame with a 26-8-4 series edge. It also helped atone for the biggest heating ever administered the Irish a 59-0 crushing by Army in the Glenn Davis-Doc Blanchard era of 1944. The triumph was Notre Dames third of the season while outgunned Army, whose deepest pentration against the Irish first stringers was to the 39, absorbed its first defeat in four starts.

In the opening half explosion, Notre Dames five scoring shots covered a total of 251 yards In 31 plays, an average of better than eight per play. In the early minutes, Bob Bleier rammed over from the three to end a 54-yard drive behind the momentum of Hanrat-tys 19-yard toss to Seymour. Before the first quarter was over, Notre Dame was cruising 21-0. Pete Duranko recovered Carl Woessners fumble cm the Cadet 33 and on the first play rookie Hanratty fired a touchdown pass to Seym0gfTj Later, the Irish went 76 yards in six plays with Hanratty rounding end from the seven to score. Jim Smithbergers 45 yard runback with a pass interception set op the Irish on the three midway in the second quarter.

Nick Eddy blasted across on the first play. In toe final minutes of the period, runs by Fddy and Bleier plus Hanratty aerials of 17 yards to Curt Heneghan, 15 to Eddy and 13 to Seymour set up Eddys scoring smash from the three. Army 0 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame 21 14 0 0 35 REGAL WORSTEDS Preferred by men who are going places Our Regal Worsteds are fashioned on slim, flattering lines by Don Richards in a selection of smart, new patterns and shades. Soft stripes, subtlely shaded sharkskin, shadow weaves and solid shadings among other. Eversharp permanently creased trousers for unparalleled neatness.

SOUTH 26, Clemson 0 10, S. Mtss. 0 Auburn 14, Wake Forest 6 Georgia 9, Mississippi 3 Georgia Tech 6, Tennessee 3 Florida 22, Florida State 19 Oklahoma 18, Texas 9 Baylor 7, Arkansas 0 Tulane 20, Virginia 6 So. Carolina 31, N. C.

State 21 EAST Syracuse 28, Navy 14 Dartmouth 31, Princeton 13 Pittsburgh 17, W. Virginia 14 Harvard 34, Columbia 7 Yale 24, Brown 0 Maryland 21, Duke 19 Penn St. 30, Boston Col. 21 Holy Cross 14, Colgate 14, tie Cornell 45, Penn 28 Temple 82, Bucknell 28 MIDWEST Mich. State 20, Michigan 7 Nptre Dame 35, Army 0 Nebraska 31, Wisconsin 3 Drake 34 Wichita State 18 Okla.

State If, Coiorado 10 Illinois 10, Ohio State 9 Ohio U. 21, Toledo 6 Purdue 35, Iowa 0 Missouri 27, Kansas State 0 Iowa State 24, Kansas 7 N. Dakota 31, S. Dakota 17 Far West Wyoming 40, Utah 7 Idaho 27, Idaho State 20 Brig. Young 27, Utah State 7 Air Force 54.

Hawaii 0 N. D. State 35, Montana 23 Ran Jose State 24, California 0 Oregon 7. Stanford 3 Northwestern 14, Oregon State EAST LANSING. Mich.

(AP) Michigan States fleet quarterback Jimmy Raye scampered for one touchdown and passed for another as the No. 1-ranked Spartans downed a tough Michigan football team 20-7 Saturday. The Wolverines, a two-touchdown underdog, gave the Spartans a head to head battle in the intrastate Big Ten clash before a record 78,833 ans at Spartan Stadium. Raye raced around left end midway in the first period for' five yards and Michigan States first score. It cameah 47-yard, seven-play ground attack.

Michigans sharp shooting passer Dick Vidmer, with Jack Clancy as his favorite target, kept the Wolverines' in the gam $69.95 MgRfif to their 34, Namath con- yat back Bill Ma-strike to the Rl, and hit George a first down on the tarried it the rest of i ISro tries. 1 a 17-yard touch-. Snell and Turner l-yard field goal for tit Intermission. Raaphorst first field 14-yarder, capped a 73-San Diego drive engineered by Steve Tensi, who was making his first AFL start. Bat Tensi, who completed two pf 10 passes, was re-by Hadl after Jet line-A1 Atkinsons inter cep-set up the Namath-Snell Grahams pass theft on 33 gave the Chargers shot and when New held.

Van Raaphorst another field goal from Gophers In Tie With Indiana Selma's BEST 1 Selection Of The Styles Most Wonted by Men and Young Men! third three-pointer, a 42-boot, came on the final of the half. who had lost the start-job to Tensi, came off the and completed 22 of 41 for 331 yards. Lance Al-, caught 10 for 149 yards, ath, apparently reluctant it in the early part of the finished with li-for-22 vards but was intercept-ree times. liego 3 6 0 716 York 7 3 0 7-17 until early in the fourth period when MSI I struck for -two quick touchdowns. A 49-yard scamper by Bob Apisa sparked MSUs second scoring march, an 80-yard, six-play drive capped by Apisas smash for the final six yards Michigan State struck again within twe minutes.

Charlie Thornhill recovered a Michigan fumble on the Wolverine 28. Three fays later. Raye passed 24 yards to Gene Washington for the touchdown. Dick KeWney converted, and MSU had a 20-0 lead. Michigan's score came late in the final period.

The Wolverines drove 77 yards in 10 plays with Vidmer hitting Jim Detwiler on a 15-yard scoring pass. Rick Sygar converted. MSU hen two touchdown runs called neck, both on clipping penalties, Michigan 00 0 77 Michigan State 7 0 0 1320 1 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) One big scoring pass by Minnesotas left-handed Larry Carlson matched an afternoon of superb running by Indianas Mike Krivoshia and tire Big Ten football teams tied 7-7 Saturday. Carlson passed to Hubie Bryanf for 32 yards and artouch-dbwn with two minutes left in the first quarter.

The 214-pound Krivoshi plunged the yard for Indianas touchdown in the first two minutes of the final period. He carried the ball 30 times for 141 yards. Dave Kornowa, who kicked the Hoosiers extra point, missed a 37-yard field goal attempt in the final period and Minnesota was getting ready to try one from the Indiana 20 when time ran out. Three lost ball fumbles helped stall the Hoosiers, who had a 215-66 edge in rushing yardage, fans. humor, sidekick the contest.

with routed slapping In good milling, Bear, Frank Have Post-Game Match Clemson Coach Frank Howard, who is well-known throughout the football world for his had a little good natured hat-sparring match with an old Bear Bryant after completion of their teams Bryant, desposited at mid-field by a couple of his little tackle1-. started to shake hands Howard but instead the veteran foach started him with his hat. return, he got a couple of natured whacks from Bryant to the applause of some happy Crimson Tide LADIES PLAY The annual Seim Country Club Intra-Club Golf Tournament will be played Tuesday with tee-off time set for 9 a.m. Winner of the 18-hole event will be presented the Ester Belle Yates Trophy as the club's outstanding lady golf-er, Mr. Schuster Siegel was selected as winner of the trophy last year.

Lady members of the club must turn in two 18-hole scores by Monday afternoon so that Pro Bud Burns may figure handicaps for the system. 1 The entire 18 holes will be played during the morning and the event will be completed with lunch at the club for the participants. HUCKABYS MEN SHOP SERIES ODDS IQ, Nev, (AP) The Bal-Orioles were made, 13-10 ivorites Saturday to beat the Dodgers in the Pggrfte Sunday and make a 4-0 (weep of the World Series, BROAD STREET.