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Yankees Murcer, White Ignite Bombers New York Overcomes 7-2 Deficit in Slugfest NEW YORK (AP) Roy White's three-run homer and Bobby, Murcer's two-run shot powered the New York Yankees: to, H-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians Saturday. Trailing 7-2 after the Indians raked Doc Medich and Mike Wallace for seven runs in the third inning, Ihe Yankees rallied for five runs in the fourth and four runs in the fifth. A crowd of 14,648 and a national television audience saw Murcer's homer--his first ever at Shea Stadium--climax the Yankees' fourth inning comeback to tie the score at 7-7. Murcer's ninth homer of the season also routed starter 3im Perry. White, the Yankees' designated hitter, unloaded his sixth horner of the year against Milt Wilcox in Ihe i inning.

It put the Yankees in front 11-7. The Yanks had gone ahead 87 earlier in (he fifth, on Sandy Alomar's forccout grounder with the bases loaded. Singles by Chris ChambKss and Graig Nettles and a fielder's choice in which Cliambliss eluded a rundown lag had loaded the bases. Nettles hit a solo homer in the fourth for the Yanks and John Lowenstein belted a two- run homer in the Indians' seven-run uprising. White and Murcer each delivered run-scoring singles in the Yankees' three-run seventh.

White also stole home in Ihe first. Rudy May, 7-4, gained the victory. Tom Hilgendorf, 4-3, took the loss, Chambliss collected two hits and i extended his hitting streak to 19 games. Nettles led off the Yankee fourth with his Iflth homer- Then. Thurman Munson and Gene Michael lined singles and Alomar dropped a bunt single to load the bases.

A force-out and Elliott Maddox's sacrifice fly brought in two more runs before Murcer slammed the ball over the 35S- foot mark. In the Indians' third, five of the runs were charged to Medich, who failed to get anyone out. Wallace gave up two more runs before Dave Pagan put out the fire. Frank Duffy's single drove in the first run after a single by Buddy Bell and catcher Munson's passed ball. Lowensteln's homer, a walk and Tom McCraw's single signaled the end of Mcdich.

John Ellis' fielder's choice and an error by second baseman Alomar, a single double by Bell boosted the Indians' lead to 7-2. The Yanks heatedly disputed a call at the plate when Oscar Gamble scored for Cleveland in the third. The TV replay showed that Gamble, who didn't slide, failed to louch the plate. Ellis later was ejected from the game for disputing a called third strike and tossing his helmet to the ground. CLEVELAND NEW YORK ob hbl cb rh bl Lcwensln I 4 1 1 RWhlle 5 4 3 5 Ccorly ph 1 0 0 0 ModrfOK cf 4'1 1 Smith 0 0 0 0 Murcer 5 1 3 4 Gamble 4 1 1 0 Pinlella If 5 0 2 1 McCraw Ib 4 2 0 Ib iI 1 1 0 Lh Ib 1 0 0 0 GNcNIes 2b 4 2 3 1 SPlhGS rf 0 0 0 Munson 4 3 2 1 Ellis 4 1 1 1 Dempiey 1 0 0 Duncan 1 0 0 0 Michael si 5 2 2 Hendrkk cf 1 0 1 Alomar Ib 4 1 1 1 Torres cl 2 0 0 0 Medlch 0 0 0 0 Orohamr 2 2 0 1 1 Wallace 0 0 0 0 Hermcso 2b 2 0 1 0 Pagan 0 0 0 0 BBell Jb 4 1 2 1 RMoy 0 0 0 0 Dufly si 3 1 1 1 JPerry 0 0 0 0 Hllgendrf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goglski 0 0 0 0 Kline 0 0 0 0 Total 33 710 7 Total 14 19 IJ E--Alomar.

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Barber will attempt to ignore (he menacing presence of Jack Nicklaus in today's final round of the $150,000 Ohio Kings Island Open Golf Tournament. "I'm just gonna try to heat the gol! course, I can beat the players," Barber said. "I learned a long time ago you can't worry about the other players. You can't do anything in the world about them or what they're doing. "I'll just try to shoot me 68 or 9 and hope it's good enough," Barber, trying lo extend a seven-season string of at least one victory a year, had a third round 69, two-under-par on the Jack Nicklaus Golt Center and owned a 54-hole to- la! of 205, eight-under-par.

The 43-year-old Barber, try- Ing to extend a seven-season string of at least one victory a year, failed to completely shake the still threatening Nichtaus. The Golden Bear holed one putt of 72 been a long time since I made a putt that long and I stepped it off," he said--and birdied I wo of his last four holes for a 65. "I'm sitting in pretty good position," Nicklaus said. "Six strokes can change hands very quickly. I play a good solid round tomorrow, well, you never knqw what might happen.

"It's not so much how many slrokes you're behind--it's how many guys are in front you. There's only three." In addition to Barber, they are Mexican upset-maker, Victor Regelado, and Graham Marsh, a globe-trotting veteran from Australia who rarely plays in the United States. Regelado, a surprise winner of Ihe Pleasant Valley Classic earlier this season, had a third- round 69 and was second at 208. Marsh, who came to this country lo play in last week's World Open, also shot a 70 in Ihe cool, crisp, fall weather and was alone in third at 210. Kings Island Scores MASON.

Ohio (AP) TMrd-round (cortA fn Ihe 1150X00 Ohio Klngt Island Open Golf Tournament on the 71 JocX MicXrous Goll Ccnler: SMfller Barber 19--205 Vic Regolada Graham Warsri 69-71-70--210 Jack Nicklaus 71-73 Af--211 Dick Rhyan Joe Inmon 6J-74-4J--311 Larry Kfnson George Johnson Ed Srtced 71-71-71--213 Curlis 5lffartl 70-70-73--33 Jim Fcrrretl 69-71-73--313 Mike Hill Tom Jerkins David Graham 72-71-10--713 Dutch BOlrd 71-71-72--2U Lorrv Zicgfer Bob Panasulk 71-72-71--314 Terry Dill Leonard Trximpson 72-72-49--214 FranV Beard 7I-M-47--3T4 Gil Morgan 63-71-73--314 Ron Hgyf 7-72-72--2U Bruce AihVrorlh 67-31-74--1H Roy Pace 70-71-71--214 Larry Wood J1-70-7J--715 Tom Kite 67-71-75--715 Gory Groh BObby MilChell 49-72-74--21S Bob.Dicklon 69-7S-71-- Bobby NtCholi 70-73-73--21 Mark Hayes 72-72-72--21 Dovt Erchtltxrger Billy 73-70-74--316 Dwlghl Kevtl Don Iverson Jot Porler' Dan Sikei Tim Collins MlKe Wynn Jerry McGee Bob Greenwood Richard Crawford La ii Mor ley Berney Thompson Rondy Gtlielmon Melt Slorks Steve Melnyk ooa Wynn Sam Adams Jim Jamltson Tom Show Rile iViOisenqare VVally Arrmlrong CJiarfes Owcai Kllua Aral Jim Den I Don 8 fcs Mason Rudolph Sam Fanow Bobby Waiicl Henry Ben Cremnoiv Spike Kcltey Mac Ald-endon Myo Aye DeWill Weaver Andy Hariri Lyn Lolt Jim Simons Dick Most Jim-Barber Tta 1 Cerrudo -7; Orioles Bow, 6-5 Johnson's Single Revives Red Sox port won its home opener, 14-13. BRIDGEPORT SUNDAY POST SEPTEMBER 22,1974 UB Survives Late Scare In Besting AIC, 14-13 By MARK CHALFIN On a night when canoeing would have been a more appropriate sport at Kennedy Stadium, the University of Bridgeport sloshed its way a cliff-hanging H-13 decision over American International College to earn jti first football victory of the "season before 4,700 fans, many of whom departed before half time. AIC coach Milt Piepul made a gallant attempt to pull the game out with 3:30 remaining when he ordered quarterback Jim Reidy to go for two points after Reidy had directed his club 75 yards in 14 plays eating up five and a half minutes of valuable time. The conversion, a pass at- tempt to Dave Solheim in the right flat, was overthrown! The elongated play came after UB was penalized for off-sides and AIC was caught for illegal procedure. A torrential downpour in the second quarter forced the officials to stop Ihe action with 6:16 remaining in the half.

The teams left the field for 20 minutes with Bridgeport in front by 7-0. The Purple Knight quickly added a second score on Nick Giaquinto's burst from short range and on both scores, the Knights capitalized on AIC Tumbles. UB ran up 160 yards ot offense in the first half opposed lo S4 by- the Yellow Jackets, but those 1 figures were almost completely turned around in final 30 minutes when the host club- found itself fighting for 'their: lives. In the second half, AIC found a hole in the right side of Ihe defensive line and sophomore- fullback Ralph DiCapua kept constantly plugging away at it. He carried nine times for G5 yards in the final two periods and knifed through from 13 and IS yards out to score both ot the visitors' touchdowns." Bridgeport managed only one first down in the second half and 41 yards of total offense.

The complexion of the game so changed that fullback Darryl Schwartz picked up" only 14 of his game-high 77 yards rushing in (he latter two sessions. AIC achieved 20 first downs, 13 in the second half, as ReEdy directed a 13-play, 52-yard drive in addition to the final 75-yard march. The "Jackets had one final chance to pull the game out when they took over on first and ten on their own 14 with a i and a half to play. Reidy completed three straight passes, two totalling 29 yards to Gory Ziznewski, but one final pass fell incomplete with his club on the 7W1-73-- 49-72-7S-- 516 H-74-69-- 31fi 214 70-7572-317 70-73-74--317 72-J3-73-- 317 717 72-77-7 i-- 217 71-73-74-- J1 7 7)3 73-73-73--218 70-73-76-- Jl 8 73-73-72--313 213 72-73-74-219 71 73-7J-75-- 21? 73-70-77--720 71-74-75--210 73-73-76-- 32) 71-7S-75-I2I 74-73-75--332 74 71-77-- 333 7I-76-74-223 71-74-79-324 71-76-71-- Desert Vixen Beldame Race Again NEW YORK (AP) Desert Vixeri jumped into the lead a few strides alter the slarl and sloshed lo a 12-lcngth victory Saturday in the $114,600 Beldame Stakes for fillies and mares at Belmont Park. It was the second straight slakes victory for Desert who had'been off the form she showed as 3-year-old filly champion in 1973, and also her second straight i in the Beldame, The winner, owned by Harry T.

Mangunan paid $4.60, 3.SQ and 53 after carrying 123 pounds, including Lafflt Pincay, Jr. over Ihe miles in 1:46 3-5 two-fifths of a second off the stakes record she set last year. Jack Dreyfus' 4-year-old Poker Night, 123, finished second, six lengths ahead of Tiznn, 123- Poker Night paid $8,20 and $6.20, and Tizna returned Twixt finished fourth and was followed by North Broadway, Maude Mullcr, Quaze QuiH, Ponte Vecchio and Fairway Flyer. "She waited to run," said Pincay of Desert Vixen. "When xvc broke, she tonk off and I just sat there.

I dtdn'l want lo take any hold. I just let her run on her own. didn't ask her for anything until the quarter pole. Then I set her down and she pulled oul." The third victory in eight starts this year was worth 7GO and boosted Desert Vixen's earnings to $124,311. In her career she now has won 13 of 24 starts and earned $391,018.

Post pholo-- Htnry Romon Terry Fitzgerald back with blocking the picture. Bridge- UConn Conquers Vermont, 36-22, As Clarke Stars Knights'-31-yard line as the gun sounded." Bridgeport a 11 7 minated the first quarter. After taking the opening ktckoff, UB came up with one first down before Jeff Fette punted to Terry Randolph, who coughed up the football on the AIC 34. Vic Mazzacone recovered for the Knights. Sanders took his club as far as the AIC eight-yard line, but then he threw away a pitch-out intended for Giaquinto and recovered the fumble on the 2(1.

UB followed by confusing the "Jackets with an odd formation and halfback George DeLeo took a quick snap and bolted lo the five on a fourth-down play. AIC took over but i i the ball after three plays and a punt. Knights gained possession and proceeded to move 56 yards in 10 plays, the drive culminated by a two-yard touchdown pass from Sanders to Jim Garris. The senior quarterback rolled out and hit the sophomore in the left hand corner of the end zone, where he made a sparkling grab. UB's initial touchdown of the season came with 2:22 left in the quarter, a 22-yard Sanders to Carmine Bove.

highlighted the drive. UB ran 24 offensive plays to- AlC's eight in the opening 15 minutes. 'The appeared on the scene at the outset of period two and lasted about nine minutes before officials halted play. AIC fumbled on the first play after action resumed, Reidy dropping an intended hand-off for Dave Solheim. Tony ECsposi- lio-pounced on the bait at Ihe AIC 1-1 and four plays later, Giaquinto banged over from the three behind tackle Maiello's crushing block.

AIC had the ball 12 plays and moved the ball to the Knights' IS bcEore the lirst half gun sounded. Score AIC Bridqcpirl 4 ummar B--Garrii, Irom Sanders IWona- maker kick) B--Giaquinlc. Itirtc run moke kkVI A--OiCopvo, 13 tvn kickl A--DICopua, run (ailed) UMass Romps ORONO, Maine (AP) Massachusetts, spurred by touchdowns from five different players, crushed error-prone Maine Saturday in a 42-0 football victory. Conn. CAP) Russ Clarke, a sophomore who watched University of Connecticut football games from the sidelines last season, scored four toucfidowns for the Huskies Saturday in (heir rain- drenched season opener as they heat Yankee Conference foe Vermont 36-22.

Clarke; who stepped into the vacated by fullback Eric Torkclson--now with -the Na-" tional Football League Green Bay Pa'ckers--ran for 207 yards in a'record 44 carries. The pre- vious UCmm carry record was Defending Yankee champ' UConn, behind senior a a a Rock, took an early lead Clarke plunged in from the one yard line six plays TJConn recovered a by'Vermont's Bob QilH- gahVon 1 tEic opening kickoff. Connecticut went ahead to stay on Clarke's fourth touch-, down, late in the game after Vermont tied the score, 22-22, on a four-yard pass from junior quarterback Bob Dateman of Darien to split end Paul Jarry and a a a to Jarry conversion pass. UConn is 1-0 white Vermont is M. Rhode Island Scores KINGSTOWN, R.r.

(AP) -Rhode Island senior quarler- back Paul Ryan set an individual record by throwing four touchdown passes Saturday as Rhode Island, scoring in every period, outlasted Northeastern 4S-3G. Ryan's passes of 52, 19, 33, and 9 yads were only part of the story, as Rhode Island fullback Dan Whilaker was the game's rushing leader with 13S yards in 31 carries during three scoring tries. Northeastern wlngback Tom Burke scored three limes, rushed for 82 yards in 12 tries and a six passes for 124 yards. Quarterback Chris Ayhvard completed 13 of 2S passes for Northeastern for 205 yards and two touchdowns in showery weather and slippery Held conditions. Rhode Island intercepted four passes and recovered one fumble, while Northeastern caught two Rhody passes and picked up three fumbles.

New Hampshire Rules DURHAM, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire exploded for three touchdowns in 52 seconds in Ihe closing minutes to blank Boston University 28-0 on the passing of quarterback Mike Keough in a Yankee Conference football clash Saturday. Keough threw two touchdown passes in leading New Hampshire in its season opener over a Boston University team that defeated Maine 7-6 lust week in its season opener. New Hampshire held a 7-0 lead i four minutes remaining in Ihe game when Keough liit Mike Moroney for a four- yard touchdown pass to start the Wildcat A kicked off, BU fumbled on the first play of scrimogo a defensive tackle Mike a a recovered Ihe bail on IHTs eight-yard line. Hal (back Dnnny Loznno ran il into end zone on the ne.xt play to give UNH a 21-0 lead.

Bases-Loaded Hit in Tenth Ends Marathon Frav BOSTON (AP) Deron Johnson singled home the van- ning run in the 10th inning, providing the Boston Red Sox with a comeback 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles a game marked by three long rain delays Saturday. The loss dropped the Orioles one game behind the New York Yankees in Ihe American 'League East pennant race. The third-place Red Sox remained four games off the Yankee pace. A one-out single by Tim McCarver, a double by Tommy Harper and an intenlional walk to Juan Beniquez loaded the bases before Johnson drove home Boston's game-winner. The Red Sox lied Ihe game at wUh four runs in the ninth inning, three on Dwight Evans' home run.

Carl Yastzremski singled home llie first run of the rally. The scheduled nationally televised game took six hours and 27 minutes lo complete, with the acutal playing time 3:06. It started at 2:21 p.m. and wound up at 8:48. Baltimore starter Jim Paitn- cr withstood two delays, but fromneeded relief help from Bob Reynolds after Ihe third, Reynolds came in during the seventh inning and checked Boston until Ihe ninth, when Grant Jackson look over and gave up the tying runs.

The Orioles tagged Boston southpaw Bill Lee for two runs on a bunt single by Paul Blair, a double by Bobby Grich and a single by Don Baylor before the rain hit with two out in the first inning. Tliat delay lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes. With a crowd of 21,555 on hand and a champion' ship race involved, the umpires wanted lo get the game in. The Orioles added a run on single by Andy Elcheb.arren, a sacrifice bunt -by Mark -Belan- ngcr and a single by Blair in Ihe i Then the game war, interrupted for 30 minutes'fnore by rain. Baltimore made it 4-0 In the sixth as Brooks Robinson singled and came, around on a double by Earl Williams and a single by Enos Cabell, then Ihe rain hit again, causing another 31-minute delay, Fred Lynn singled home a run for the Red Sox in Ihe sixth and the Orioles took a 5-1 lead on Etchebarren's homer in Ihe ninth.

Lee, 17-13, was tagged for 14 hits, including ihree each by Blair and Daylor, but didn't issue a walk and was helped by three Boston, double plays. Palmer worked his way out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the second inning. Then, after Boston scored in the sixth, he struck out Bob Montgomery with the bases loaded to end the inning. A Bernie Carbo led off with a pinch double in the seventh. Palmer gave way to Reynolds, who was lifted in favor of Jackson after Harper beat out an infield hit and Beniquez walked.

Jackson retired Johnson on a fly, but Yastrzemski lined his run-scodng single to right and Evans hit a 1-0 pitch into Ihe screen. The crowd pushed the Red Sox over 1.5 million for the home season. They have drawn 1,504,188 fans for 76 games on 73 dates at Fenway Park. BALTIMORE ob rh bl Dtranger i 4 0 0 0 Blair 5 1 3 1 (irfcri 2b i a i dri 5 0 0 0 Baylor It 5 0 3 1 BRoblnsn 3b 5 1 2 0 Ib 4 0 2 0 Calwll 4 0 1 Elcrvebni Fuller Jf BOSTON ob bl BHltquei cf 1 0 0 Cooper 3 1 2 0 DpJohnsn dh 2 0 1 Yilrmikl Ib A I 1 1 DEvnns. rl 4 1 1 3 Lvnn If 4 0 2 1 Rice ph 1 0 0 0 Goggln 2b' 0 0 0 0 McAvllfe 311 5 0 1 0 2b 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 McCrvr 2 1 1 0 DP-- floltimore 1, Boston 3.

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Bridgeport Jets Tip Chambersburg by 10-9 CHAMBERSBURG Buchanan scored from the one-yard line with only 1:43 lelt in tho fourth quarter and Ivan tasky followed with llie extra point as the Bridgeport Jels pulled, out a cotne-from-hehind 10-9 the a hershurg" Cardinals here last nigHt: in a Seaboard Football league contest at Trojan Stadium. The Cardinals had huilt up a 9-0 lead entering the final period hefore a 37-yard field goal Ly Tasky with 8:30 remaining in the game and Buchanan's TD enabled the locals to earn their league victory against a pair of defeats while the host club dropped to 2-4. Ex West Chester (Pa.) Stats quarterback Pierantoizi made his first appearance for the Jets in the second half in place of starter Jim Bulger and got the Bridgeport offense going. hit on nine of 15 aerials for 120 yards. The.

decisive drive started on Iho Jets' 20 with 4:54 left. After completing passes to Chuck Cornell and Palmer Gatnes, a pass interference call moved the ball lo the Cardinals' 30. Pierantozzi then found Buchanan in the open and the former Holy Cross performer got the ball down to the four. Buchanan carried to the one and scored on the following second and goal play. St.

Lawrence Gridmcn Overcome Hales, 10-8 LEWISTON. Maine (AP) --A first quarter field goal by Ol- colt Brmvn and a 60-yard touchdown pass play provided St. Lawrence all the points it needed lo beat Bates 10-8 in football here Saturday. Rrown's three-point kick from Ihe 10-yard line in Ihe opening i of play was followed shortly by a touchdown pass from John a to halfback Andy Rcinhartlt. The play covered 60 yards.

Bates lone score on a drizzly afternoon marked by lougVv defensive play came in the second quarlcr when Marcus Bruc3 rushed pay dirt from the one-yard line. Pierantozzi provided tho spark which allowed the Jets to gain more than 200 yards in the i a half, which was more yardage than the Jels had been able to gain in their five previous games, previous games. Monsilovich, the league's No. 2 rusher, culminated a 12-play, 62-yard drive with a four-yard carry a gave the Cardinals their first score at 2:47 of the opening period. The march had started when safely Willie Bewey intercepted a Jim Bulger aerial and returned the ball to Chamhcrsburg 3 8 a stripe.

With Monsilovich and Jessie Slovens alternating carries, the hosts advanced Ihe ball to the Bridgeport 17 and a first down. The front four got to quarterback Jim Haynic on the next play and sacked the signal caller on the 33-yard line. Haynie then hit Monsiiovich with a pass in the flat and the falter regained Ihe yardage lost on the previous play by rambling to tho four-yard line from where he took it over on Ihe next play. Chambersburg, which ran oft 43 plays and eight first downs in the first half as compared to 17 plays and two first down for Ihe Jets, were stopped on the one-foot line with two minutes left in the half when they were unable to cross Ihe while line from four yards oul in four downs. The Cardinals did salvage two points out of the situation, however, as Bulger and a a had trouble with a.

handoff two plays a and the Cardinals managed to down Bulger for a safety and a 9-0 lead at Ihe half. The ACFL teams went scoreless in the i period. Newly acquired QB Pierantozzi completed six-of-six passes in the third quarter drive that got the Jels down (o Chambersburg's two-yard line The former Baltimore Colt' 1 backup then looked for Cornell again but Bcwoy picked his pass off to end Ihe a Scan by Periods unvuarv C--Moniilavith, 4-yord nin Kick) B-Tolky, jr.yord lirid goal B--Ruchonotv l-ycrd rva U(U.