The Selma Times-Journal from Selma, Alabama • 9

I .9 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1973-THE SELMA TIMES-JOURNAL-9 Tennessee Stifles Auburn Offense For 21-0 Win Auburn 8 43-41 69 23 6-16-2 13-38 6-2 6-70 Tenneesee 13 43-106 87 35 10-15-0 11-42 4-2 8-89 First Downs Rushes-yards Pasing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penal ties-yards was easily the top runner of the game, picking up 96 yards in 22 tries for the Vols. underman got 36 and Walker 14 for the Tigers. Holloway completed 10 of 15 passes for 87 yards, was not intercepted and hit for the only offensive TD of the afternoon. Walls, who started at quarterback for Auburn, completed four of thirteen for 42 yards and was intercepted twice. Wade Whatley came on late to hit two of three for 27 yards.

By SAM EZELL Sports Editor KNOXVILLE, And the rain came down. Auburns football spirit was more than dampened here Saturday afternoon before a highly partisan University of Tennessee crowd of 71,656. It almost drowned in a second Half downpour that turned the crucial Southeastern Conference battle into punting practice. The final score Tennessee 21, Auburn 0, ending a three year drought for the Big Orange that had existed since Bill Battle came to UT as head football coach three seasons ago and marking the first time Auburn has been held scoreless since 1967. Prior to Saturday afternoons slightly wet victory, Battle-coached teams had faced Auburn three times, and came away on the short end of the score three times.

However, those three seasons of frustration were quickly erased on the artificial Neyland Stadium surface on this last Saturday in September as the Vols struck early for a field goal, built up a 13-0 halftime edge and then coasted home in the second half downpour behind the punting of Neil Clabo, often on first down. Tennessee was able to ring up but a single touchdown against the tough Auburn defense, tight end Emmon Love juggling a second quarter pass from Condredge Holloway before finally hugging it to his chest in the end zone, completing a seven-yard play. Even this came as a direct result of an Eddie Brown interception. Earlier Ricky Townsend kicked a 30-yard field goal and, following the Love juggling act, booted the 99th consecutive extra point spread oyer the careers of three Tennessee kickers, extending the Vols NCAA record in this category. Townsend also added a second period field goal 41-yards long, and linebacker Hank Walter put icing on the victory cake in the fourth period when he picked off a Randy Walls pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown.

Following the Walter touchdown Holloway passed to Bill Rudder for two points and the final 21-0 score. While Tennessees offense generated enough punch to put 13 points on the The first break of the contest went to Tennessee and the Vols promptly cashed in all the points the Big Orange defense required for its third victory in as many starts in 73. Auburn took the opening kickoff but Chris Linderman fumbled on the first play from scrimmage, with Walter claiming the loose (not yet wet) pigskin for the Vols at the Auburn 23. Auburns defense stiffened after a first down and Townsend kicked his 30-yard field goal with 1:49 left in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter Tennessee launched its only real sustained drive of the contest after Browns interception, driving from the Tigers 42 to the Auburn end zone, Holloway throwing to Love for six points.

Townsend made it 10-0 with 8:56 left in the first half. Townsends 41-yard field goal capped Tennessees next possession. The Vols moved from' the Auburn 47 to the 24, and Townsend kicked Tennessee to a 13-0 lead 3:43 before intermission. Rain, which began during halftime, returned early in the second half to reduce the contest to a kicking game, and only Walters interception gave the scoreboard operator something to do in the second half. Auburns offense never put the football in good field position.

A Tennessee fumble gave the Tigers the ball at the Vols 22 midway of the third period but freshman running back Sullivan Walker fumbled the ball back to Tennessee during the hardest part of the downpour. The fourth quarter was strictly a you-take-it-I-dont-want-it period as each team punted on third down almost every time, and three times Tennessee kicked on first down. Auburn punted 13 times, Tennessee 11 during the game. The loss was the first for Auburn after less than impressive wins over Oregon State and Chattanooga. The Tigers return to Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday to face Ole Miss.

Tennessee goes to Memphis to face Kansas in an intersectional matchup. Auburn still maintains the upperhand in its heated SEC rivalry with Tennessee, 13-11-1. Halfback Haskel Stanback scoreboard, the Vols suspect defense completely shackled the Tigers offense which has been all but toothless in 73. Neither team exactly set fire to the Shields -Wat kins Fields Tartan Turf surface, certainly not after the rain came midway of the third period. Tennessee had only 193 total offensive yards, 106 rushing and 87 passing, while Auburn could manage but 110 yards, 41 rushing and 69 passing.

Auburn 0 0 0 O- 0 Tennessee 3 10 0 821 Tenn FG Townsend 30. Tenn Love 7 pass from Holloway. Townsend kick Tenn FG Townsend 41. Tenn Walter 38 pass interception. Rudder pass from Holloway.

A 71.656 mm Georgia Next For Tide AlabamaDominatesVanderbiltFor 44-0 Victory NASHVILLE. Tenn. (AP) A host nf Alahama running Cnnfprpnrp micmnfph NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A host of Alabama running Conference mismatch. v.v, SportS backs, complimented by Wayne Wheelers clutch catches, propelled fifth-ranked Alabama to an easy 44-0 victory over Vanderbilt Saturday night in a Southeastern Alabama scored the first four times it had the ball and eight of its 11 possessions.

It was 17-0 after one quarter and 27-0 at halftime. 1 Mike Stock had touchdown runs of 13 and one yards, Randy Billingsley scored froml 13 yards out, Ellis Beck from three yards out and Wheeler caught a 14-yard TD pass from quarterback Gary Rutledge. Bill Davis hit field goals of 35, 23 and 37 yards to complete the Tide scoring. Alabamas leading rusher was Wilbur Jackson with 69 yards in seven carries, while Rutledge hit five of six passes for 119 yards. Wheeler caught six passes for 151 yards.

Vanderbilt, now 1-2, threatened only twice. The Commodores lost the ball on downs after getting to the Tide 24 and later got to the 23 but was forced to kick Vanderbilt 10 38-101 59 0 19-11-1 8-37 0-0 2-19 when quarterback Fred Fisher was nailed for a loss on the next play back at the Alabama 44. Alabamas Greg Gantt consistently kicked the ball into or near the endzone, keeping Vandy out of good field position after each of the Tides touchdowns. The victory boosted Alabamas record to 3-0 and was Paul Bear Bryants 103rd in the SEC, moving him one ahead of Mississippi John Vaught for the leadership. Alabama came to the game as the nations leading offensive team, averaging 534 yards a game.

It raised that average by rolling up 578 yards, 416 on the ground and 162 in the air. The Tide defense shut down Vanderbilt, holding the Commodores to only 101 yards rushing and 59 passing. About the only bright spot for Vanderbilt was the running of sophomore tailback Lonnie Sadler who gained 77 yards. 17 10 10 0 0 0 7-44 0- 0 Alabama Vanderbilt A Wheeler 14 pass from Rutledge. Davis kick.

A FG Davis 35. A Billingsley 13 nm. Davis kick. A Stock 13 run. Davis kick.

A FG Davis 23. A Beck 3 run. Davis kick. A FG Davis 37. A Stock 1 run.

Davis kick. A 34.500 Baseball Roundup Montreal Jolts Pirate Hopes PITTSBURGH (AP) Ken Singleton keyed a five-run Montreal explosion with a two-run single in the second inning and the Expros went on to defeat Pittsburgh 6-4 Saturday in a rain-delayed nationally televised baseball game, dealing a near fatal blow to the Pirates National League East title hopes. The loss dropped the Pirates into third place in the tangled East Division race, two games behind the front-running New York Mets, who were rained out Saturday, and one-half game back of St. Louis. The Pirates have just two games remaining and any combination of two New York victories or Pirate losses will eliminate Pittsburgh from the race.

New York has four remaining games. Aaron Hits No. 713 ATLANTA (AP) Henry Aarons 713th lifetime home run, moving him within one of Babe Ruths revered record, helped the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 7-0 Saturday night. Aarons three-run shot off Jerry Reuss keyed a five-run Atlanta rally in the fifth inning and put him on the threshhold of catching Ruths remarkable figure of 714. The blast came on Reuss first offering and sailed out of Atlanta Stadium over the center field fence, about 420 feet away.

The Braves had scored their first run of the inning on an error before Aaron connected before an enthusiastic audience of 17,836. After Aaron's homer, Dusty Baker climaxed the rally with his 21st homer to give winning pitcher Carl Morton, 15-10, a seven-run cushion. The Braves had taken a 2-0 lead in the first inning as Mike Lum doubled and Darrell Evans slugged his 41st homer of the baseball season. Morton allowed the Astros six hits as he outdueled the lefthanded Reuss, 16-13. Aarons homer, his 40th this season, enabled the Braves to become the first team in history to have three players with at least 40 homers apiece.

Second baseman Dave Johnson has 43. Mets Lose To Rain CHICAGO (AP) The New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs were forced to play the waiting game again Saturday when rain washed out their sdoubleheader It was the second straight rainout in the important four -game series which was originally scheduled to begin Friday in lightless Wrigley Field. "Wailing is a pain in the neck, said Mets Manager Yogi Berra. Im beginning to get worried about the hitting. We havent had any for three days and chances are we wont get any hitting tomorrow.

The two teams will now play doubleheaders both Sunday and Monday with the starting times moved ip to noon, EDT, in hopes of avoiding suspension of any games because of darkness. The umpiring crew, headed by Augie Donatelli, waited 21 2 hours before calling the games Saturday. Prior to the postponement, Donatelli had held hopes of getting at least one game played. We inspected the field and it was in such bad shape that there was no chance of getting it ready for play, said Donatelli. The outfield was very soggy and we also checked with the Weather Bureau and were told thp rain would continue.

Morgans Merrill Dillard flies downfield by defender ENROUTE TO ONE OF THREE TOUCHDOWNS AS DAVID NORRIS TRIED FOR TACKLE Florence Nips LU Morgan Whips Trojans As Dillard Sparkles The unofficial Statistics of the Morgan Academy -Meadow view Christian football contest: Meadowview Morgan 9 First dow ns 15 35-50 Yards rushing 41-304 3-11-1 Passes 2-3-0 KM Yards passing 35 154 Total yardage 399 2 Fumbles 4 0 Fumbles lost 2 Punts 0 8-50 Penalized 4-30 FLORENCE, Ala. (AP)-Florence State held off a fourth-quarter Livingston rally Saturday night to beat the Tigers 13-12 in a Gulf South Conference football game. The Lions led 7-0 going into the final period. Livingston went ahead 12-7 on short bursts by Ricky Austin and Ronald Massey. One extra point try was blocked, the other missed.

Florence quarterback Roger Farrell connected on a 42-yard pass play with David Kimbrell to put the Lions out front to stay with two minutes left. An extra point pass failed. Florence now is 2-1 for the season, Livingston is 1-2. LSU Gives Rice Own Game Plan BATON ROUGE, La (AP) Louisiana State beat Rice at its own game Saturday night, 24-9, with dazzling kick returns by freshman Robert Dow and an efficient pass defense. Dow had kickoff returns of 58 and 38 yards, along with a 59-yard punt return, and Rice freshman James Sykes, fourth-ranked kickoff returner in the NCAA, broke loose for a 96-yard return of his own.

Sykes was dragged down from behind by Dow at the LSU two-yard line, but three unsuccessful pokes at the LSU center line and a delay of game penalty forced the Owls to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Alan Pringle, who accounted for all Rices scoring The first half, which ended with Rice ahead 9-3, belonged to the field goal specialists. Pringle had two more field goals of 47 and 36 yards, and LSUs Rusty Jackson put the Tigers on the scoreboard with a 22-yard kick. LSU intercepted Southwest Conference passing leader Fred Geisler three times, and limited him to nine completions in 31 attempts for 109 yards. Nobody crossed the goalline in the first half, but LSU came on strong as the second half began. Linebacker Warren Capone intercepted a Geisler pass to set up a 49-yard scoring drive.

f- State Adds Insult To Gator Misery JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Defensive halfback Larry Buies 95-yard scoring gallop after a pass interception on the games final play was a final insult as upstart Mississippi State shocked 16th-ranked Florida 33-12 in a Southeastern Conference game Saturday night. Mississippi State used a crushing defense and the offensive power of quarterback Rockley Felker and fullback Wayne Jones to hand the Gators their first loss in three outings while boosting its own record to 2-0-1. The Bulldogs, running their SEC record to 2-0 and winning a second straight SEC game for the first time since 1970, saw Felker connect on 10 of 18 passes for 153 yards and one touchdown. Jones ripped through the Florida line 21 times for 132 yards, including one touchdown gallop of 29 yards that gave the Bulldogs a 21-6 lead in the final period.

Felker had given Mississippi State a 14-0 halftime lead a 36-yard scoring pass to split end Tommy Strahan late in the second period. But Florida pulled within 14-6 on Larry Brinson's three-yard run! early in the fourth period after a pass interception gave Florida the ball on the MSU 31. Felker followed Jones scoring run with a nine-yard touchdown run, then Buie followed a one-yard touchdown plunge by substitute Florida quarterback Don Gaffney with his interception return to end the scoring. dominated the contest after the first period, piling up 399 total offensive yards while limiting Meadowview to 154, only 50 on the ground. Meadowviews larger, older squad figured to have an edge on defense but it didnt show here Friday night.

Actually, Meadowviews best offensive series of the night came on the Trojans initial ball possession, but didnt produce points as the Senators forced a punt at the Morgan 46. This drive did set up the Trojans first score however, with Meadowview claiming a Jeff Williams at the 25 on Morgans second offensive play of the game. Nine plays later Morton drove oyer the Morgan goalline from the one, 60 seconds from the end of the first period. The Trojans' failed to cohvert the extra point as Smiths placement sailed off target. The fumble and resulting touchdown appeared to snap the Senators back to reality (See DILLARD, Page 12) and Harris had danced into the Meadowview end zone from 20 yards.

The Solon added insult to injury by blocking a Charles Smith punt into the Meadowview end zone for a safety. Dillard capped his finest night as a Morgan gridder with his 75 yard dash on the first play from scrimmage in the third period, delivering the knockout punch to a Meadowview team already staggering from the 29-point second period onslaught. Meadowview added a fourth period touchdown on a 39-yard pass from Smith to Roger Taylor hut was no consolation for the beaten Trojans. Morgan completely College Football The power of Merrill and the speed of Henry Harris triggered John T. Morgan Academy to a 36-12 rout of intra-city rival Meadowview Christian Friday night at Memorial Stadium; the third straight win for the Senators in the brief history of competition between Selmas two private high schools.

Dillard, who possesses great speed in addition to pdwer, scored on runs of 75, yards and amassed 245 yards rushing while Harris, resorting to finesse rather than muscle, cashed in six points on runs of 27 and 20 yards, making the most out of only three attempts with the football. The contest, rated a tossup at kickoff time, turned into a one-sided affair in the second period after the Trojans drew first blood in the first quarter following a Morgan fumble. After John Morton put the Trojans on the scoreboard with one-yard plunge with one minute left in the first period, the Senators rallied with a fury in the second period to score 29 points and, for all practical purposes, wrap up the-decision, their second of the year against two defeats. It was Meadowviews second loss as compared to three wins. Harris opened the flood gates for Morgan in the second quarter with a 27 -yard scoring dash on the first play of the period and before the stzBaza was over Dillard had rippjed off a 73-yarder and a more conservative six-yarder NATIONAL LEAGUE East AMERICAN LEAGUE East Tennessee.

2. Auburn Alabama 44 Vanderbilt 0 LSI' 24 Rice 9 Georgia 31. No Carolina St 12 Ole Miss 41, So Miss 0 M-itu Florida 12 Troy 17. Ojiachita 7 Miami 14 Honda St 10 Ga Tech 29. Clemson 21 Missourri 27.

No Carolina 14 Houstbn 35. Memphis St 21 Virginia 7. Duke 3 Michigan 14. NavV 0, Ohio State 37. Texas Christian 3 UCLA 34 Michigan St 21 Penn State 27.

Iowa 8 Hutgers 39. Princeton 14 California 51. Army 6 Arkansas 21. Iowa State 19 SMI 37 VPI 6 Oklahoma St TO, So Illinois 7 Kansas 34. Minnesota 19 Nebraska 20.

Wisconsin 16 Notre Dame 20. Purdue 7 Pitt 21. Northwestern 14 West Virginia 1J. Illinois 10 Colorado 52, Baylor 28 Wyoming 31 Texas. El Paso 8 Washington 21.

Syracuse 7 Air Force 10. New Mexico 6 Stanford 23. San Jose St 12 Kansas St IT Tampa O. Miami of Ohio 13. So Carolina 11.