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M-yill iijpBi JOHNSON OVPESS-CHRONICLE WHAT INK MOfll DON'T KNOW Will HURT THEM Sunday November 28 1982 US tennis team takes 28th Davis Cup wildly for Noah and Leconte "On the whole they have been very fair McEnroe said of the fans "Of course its better for us to play in the United States But thats what makes the Davis Cup so great the way the crowds root for their country Noah and Leconte were under pressure for nearly the entire match Leconte lost his service in the' fourth game of the first set giving the Americans a 3-1 lead In the second set Leconte gained confidence and played better but the Americans broke through against Noah capturing his service to lead 5-4 The French pair broke Fleming in the third set and led 3-0 but failed to hold the lead They later served to lead 5-4 and had a set point in the next game when Fleming was serving Leconte wasted it with a weak return into the net Noah was broken at 8-7 A flashing backhand pass from McEnroe was the killer blow McEnroes serving and volleying vere a strong factor in the US victory He served in 10 games in the match and in' those games the French won only 10 points This is the United States 53rd appearance in a Davis Cup final France has not reached the final since 1933 The Associated Press GRENOBLE France John McEnroe and Peter Fleming swamped the French in doubles competition Saturday and carried the United States to its 28th Davis Cup triumph McEnroe and Fleming teamed to defeat Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte 6-3 6-4 9-7 giving the United States an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five match series Two singles matches were still scheduled today although the results will have no effect on the US victory Mayer will face Noah and McEnroe will take on Leconte It was McEnroes fourth Davis Cup triumph with the US team in six years He and Fleming stretched their Davis Cup doubles record to 10-0 Noah 22 and Leconte 19 once were within a point of winning the third set "But the two Americans both served and returned so well Noah said "When you are two matches down it is very difficult to get back into it against such a fine team In the opening singles Friday McEnroe edged Noah in five sets and Gene Mayer beat Leconte three sets-to-one The French who have not won the trophy since 1932 needed a small miracle to keep the final alive and the crowd of 15000 at Grenobles Sports Palace rooted -sf rTJ f' to' -V 7 A 1 4 i'tt i'-'M'-'f -v I i s' '4 'v' A' 'b- SArf' ''s 'A Av 4 A 1 spS 4y A'' Furman eliminated from division playoffs Vol running back Chuck Coleman (35) breaks past Vandy defenders during first andy dowims UT JC' i A rainy afternoon It was all worth it however for the home fans many of whom flooded the already sloshy field to bring down one of the goal posts while police successfully guarded the one at the opposite end of the field I Coach MacIntyre speaking about the key pass to Roach said "It was something we havent done much this season We dont usually throw deep mid when we have it hasnt been to Roach Roach said "The play action on the pass play brought the free safety up and left me in the clear When he overreacted I just went by him MacIntyre called the turnaround in Vandys performance "an amazing feat for the seniors "In just four years theyve gone from one win to two wins to four wins to eight wins MacIntyre said The 8-3 record for the Hall of Fame Bowl-bound Commodores is the best since an identical record in 1955 that included a victory 4 4- 4 i y9r is-c'-w '1'' "4 i f- AP Laserphoto half pass interference Big plays also keyed a third-quarter touchdown culminated by a 42-yard scoring pass from Taylor to Scott The Vols couldnt match Vanderbilts long yardage plays A 19-yard pass from Alan Cockrell to Lenny Taylor was the big play in Tennessees first touchdown A 15-yard penalty 1 against Vandy and a 15-yard pass from Cockrell to Clyde Duncan were the longest plays as the Vols went on top 14-7 in the second quarter Tennessees fourth-quarter TD was 80 vards long but the only big yardage gainer was the 42-yard scoring run by Johnnie Jones on the first play of the fourth quarter Taylor had a hand in 433 of Vanderbilts 468-yard offense total Cockrell completed 18 of 28 for 160 yards and Chuck Coleman had 100 net rushing yards for the (Continued on Page 20) the playing' floor cr r- rv ''''A ''-'Z' -Jv ns r'' 4 'fr 'fy- sv" -s over Auburn in the Gator Bowl The Vols headed for the Peach Bowl in Atlanta are 6-4-1 Majors acknowledged that "Vanderbilt big-played its way to victory Three big plays made the difference the first touchdown pass the interception that set up the second and the big catch that set up the final touchdown Majors said "Whit Taylor had a very good day under the circumstances It was a sloppy day but for both teams The Tennessee coach added "Im pleased that we made some progress from early in the season On the first touchdown which wiped out a 7-0 Tennessee lead a 24-yard pass to Roach and a 42-yard scoring toss to Amaz Perry were the big plays A second-quarter Vandy touchdown came on an 80-yard drive including an 18-yard pass from Taylor to Chuck Scott and a 29- I yard pass to Allama Matthews on which Tennessee was called for Walkers rushing totals included 1616 as a freshman 1891 as a sophomore and 1590 this season in 10 games Going into the season finale Walker was the nation's fourth leading all-purpose runner with 1715 yards per game In addition to the rushing yardage Walker has 89 receiving yards and 36 yards in kickoff returns Balloting doesnt stop with football either The basketball pre-season poll will move from the fantasy stage to the "real McCoy this week when The Associated Press Conducts its first weekly poll of the season leaving admittedly shaky early returns with which to make the choices Hopefully since this is my second time to be on the Associated Press college basketball polling board I learned from the previous experience Certainly in my books its a tougher assignment than ranking football teams simply because of the vast number of games strung out across the nation from now until March Then the NCAA tournament picks it up and eventually decides the champion where it should be decided on yards out with only nine seconds before halftime SC State padded its lead to 14-0 early in the third quarter when linebacker Alan Neal picked off an aerial by Furman quarterback David Charpia and raced 58 yards down the sideline for the score Place-kicker A1 Gardner sealed the Bulldog win with a 30-yard field goal with only 1:32 left in the game The win gave the Bulldogs a 9-2 record and nine straight wins They now advance to the quarterfinal round of the Division I-AA playoffs against Louisiana Tech next Saturday in Ruston La Furman finished 9-3 and made its first post-season appearance since 1927 79-58 win behind Coach Susan Yow For more on thi3 game see Page 19 Staff Photo by Gordon Vest) Tb Associated Press GREENVILLE SC South Carolina State combined a bone-crushing defense with an 87-yard rushing performance by fujlback Anthony Reed Saturday to thump Furman 17-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs The story of the game was South Carolina States dominating defense which allowed only 59 yards per game this season and limited Furman to 61 total yards in the first half The Bulldogs kept Furman penned up on its end of the field most of the first half Then SC States Duane Jackson recovered a Furman fumble at the Paladin 27 with time running out in the half Bulldog halfback Mitchell Graves punched it over from 2 Going for 2 East Tennessee State Universitys Lori Hines (12) goes up for 2 points against Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday night The Lady Bucs rolled to an easy winners more often backs By Jimmy Smyth Executive-Sports Editor NASHVILLE Vanderbilt won the Tennessee "state championship in major college football Saturday with a 28-21 triumph over Tennessee finally giving the Commodore fans something to cheer about after an 18-year drought at Dudley Field Coach George MacIntyres club rode to the victory on the arm of senior quarterback Whit Taylor who completed 24 of 42 passes for 391 yards and three touchdowns The win was Vanderbilts first over the Volunteers since 1975 when the Commodores won 17-14 Taylors arsenal of aerial works included a 65-yard pass to-split end Phil Roach at the Tennessee 8-yard line that set up the winning touchdown a 1-yard run by Taylor with 2:53 remaining on the clock The drive required only six plays to cover 84 yards Big plays were the mainstay of Vandys game plan during the Heisman Even if Herschel Walker were not a shoo-in for the 1982 Heisman Trophy his chances of nailing down the top individual award in college football would be excellent because he is a back In the 47-year history of the award 44 backs have been chosen with end Larry Kelley Yale 1936 end Leon Hart Notre Dame 1949 and flanker Johnny Rodgers Nebraska 1972 the lone exceptions All of us on the Heisman board of electors must get our ballots to Panned Kerr Forster Certified Public Accountants New York by 1 pm Wednesday (Dec 1) After tabulation and certification the results of the 48th annual poll will be announced by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York Walker launched his record-shattering career by leading the Bulldogs to a 16-15 victory over Tennessee in Knoxville in 1980 And he's never looked back while amassing 5097 rushing yards heading into Saturdays 1982 finale in Athens against Georgia Tech With Walker leading the way the Bulldogs drove from their initial wm over the Vols in 1980 to their first-ever national championship by whipping Notre 3 te-rj Jimmy Dame 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl The 12-0 record silenced some critics who had felt Georgia had been lucky to go unbeaten during the regular season Five close games were among the 11 played during the regular season with the Bulldogs beating the Vols by 1 Clemson by 4 Ole Miss by 7 South Carolina by 3 and Florida by 5 In 1981 Georgia compiled a 10-1 regular season losing only to the eventual national champion Clemson Tigers (3-13) but Georgias hopes of a second straight national crown evaporated when the Bulldogs lost to Pittsburgh 20-24 in the Sugar Bowl Pitt quarterback Dan Marino hit tight end John Brown on a fourth-down 33-yard touchdow -pass with 35 seconds on the clock for the victory In the two Sugar Bowl games Walker rushed for 244 yaids and scored four touchdowns Carson-Newman (10-1) faces Hillsdale College (11-0) Saturday at 1 pm (EST) at Frank Waters Stadium in Hillsdale Mich in the quarterfinal of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NALA) playoffs Coach Ken Sparks Eagles clinched both the NALA bid and the South Atlantic Conference (SAC-81 championship by blasting Presbyterian 45-14 in a head-to-head confrontation of the leagues top teams in the final regular season game in Jefferson City In that one the Eagle defense picked off five Pale Hose passes and recovered three fumbles Hugh Rutledge who gained 134 yards on 14 carries and scored two touchdowns was named SAC-8 player of the week for the second time this seaton Carson-Newman is ranked No 3 in the NALA and Hillsdale No 1 going into the post-season competition In its final regular season game Hillsdale rolled up 370 yards in total offence and held a 26-0 lead before Ashland College scored with less than two minutes remaining in the game Soarks has a 24-8 overall re- (Continued on Page 20) 1 1.