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6D THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sun Nov 14 1971 Sullivan's Passes Lift Auburn Past Georgia 35-20 Tiger Quarterback Fires 4 TDs In Mumph kickoff putting them ahead 2114 with 6:20 left in the half with his first touchdown pass to Schmalz ing a fumble at the Auburn 21 P( yard line However Rogers Mitchell broke through ta block Kim Braswell's extra HANOV point try and Auburn still led mouth hi 21-20 with 11:46 left in the lead and game running HANOV mouth In lead and running United Press Wernational ATHENS Ga Pat Sullivan passed for four touchdowns thref to Dick Schmalz land set up another Saturday to lead the unbeaten fifth ranked Auburn Tigers to a 35- 20 victory over the previously unbeaten sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs Sullivan the South's leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Terry Beasley in the first period and then hit Schmalz with a I5-yard strike in the second period and touchdown passes of 70 and five yards in the final period It was a 27-yard pass from Sullivan to Schmalz which the Auburn senior threw while being dragged to the ground by two Georgia defenders that quarterback Andy Johnson to tie the score early in the second period A 67-yard run by Johnson put the Bulldogs at the Auburn two-yard line and Jimmy Poulos ran it across with 3:50 left in the first Sullivan hit Beasley for the Tigers' second touchdown with 5:46 left in the first period and Auburn a three-point underdog appeared on its way to a rout with a 144 lead But Georgia came back on the running of sophomore Donnie Allen tied it for Georgia at 14-all 449 into the second period with a four-yard run before 62891 fans largest football turnout in state history Sullivan quickly brought the Tigers back after the ensuing set up the Tigers' first touch down That pass put Auburn at the Georgia two-yard line and two plays later Tommy Lowry plunged over from one yard out to put Auburn in the lead with 4:25 gone in the game The third period was scoreless and Georgia appeared to have tied the score again early in the final period when the Bulldogs scored on a two yard run by Johnson after recover ro Saturd nail from vith a League fo Marinar for 177 Dartmouti period tot diarts' ha tied down sensation the way Junior prise sta directed I attack po Mountaineers Overwhelm ITMI 28-3 vir)v elr 9' Tech Defense Stops Florida State 12-6 Sullivan and Schmalz quickly widened that lead to 28-20 when on the 'first play 'after the kickoff Sulliv an hit Schmalz at the Auburn 45 and the tiger senior broke away from two Georgia defenders and raced down the sidelines to complete a 70-yard play A 60 yard punt return by James Owens put Auburn at the Georgia 20-yard line late in the contest and two passes by Sullivan the second to Schmalz widened the Tiger margin to 15 points Sullivan 14 of 24 for 248 yards while leading Auburn to its ninth straight victory of the season The Tigers still have to play equally unbeaten fourth-ranked Alabama two weeks from new Georgia is now 9-1 with a Nov 25 finale with Georgia Tech yet to play uprights with a 38-yard field goal early in the fourth tri 17 1 0401'41' '04rz: ow Mowc cz) 1107 ck II): 'I--1 04) Asr A 1ir Lt ::0 411t vv It 4 I (i7 4(41 4 fp 1C Ir 1 1111: i 4414- -(L elotili 4p4 4004 boo' r9444 It: i 1 1 :4 rt 1 I -f- It''''''''t I Ft e- A74tt "Yr' 4 '''''-'17' 0- 44:: It A 4 :::4 jdoo4N 7 1 4 4:::::: "Ni to) 4 IA ir -f': -f: i kft-t-k 4 elx nit 41 4 LI or" 4i1 1 Lrflp: '''''M to'r7771" i' '-''44 r7-777---Acitt :7 1 kMeo Associated Pto MORGANTOWN WVa Reserve fullback Brian Chiles scored one touchdown and set up three more as West Virginia ground out a 28-3 college football victory over VMI Saturday In running its record to 7-3 West Virginia moved behind Chiles on touchdown drives of 64 80 72 and 33 yards A MORGAIS Reserve fu scored one Up three rr ia ground football vic urday In runnir West Virg Chiles On 1 And with 35 seconds left In the game Tech's right end Smylie Gebhart tackled Huff in the end zone for a safety 1 1 7 Associated Press ATLANTA Georgia Tech pass defenders and blitzing linemen stopped Florida State's celebrated passing quarterback Gary Huff Saturday as the Yellow Jackets won their fourth straight game defeating the Seminoles 12-6 Tech scored a touchdown in the third quarter to break a 3-3 halftime tie when Larry Studdard snatched a bullet 24- yard pass from quarterback Eddie McAshan between FSU defenders in the end zone 2 3 a i 4 Bobby Thigpen booted the extra point Tech's Cam Bonifay split the Chiles a junior rambled for 150 yards in 22 carries scored once set up two touchdowns for quarterback Bernie Galiffa and one for fullback Pete Wood VIM 1-8 scored first with a 19-yard field goal but after that NIMI only seriously threatened twice once after a recovered fumble and once after an intercepted pass for quarter and one for VMI 1-8 19-yard fi that VMI ened twice covered lu Staiistic Auburn Georgia 7 17 40-119 87-311 248 11 72 3 14-24-0 8-142 6-47 637 1 0 29 32 Georgia's Jimmy Poulos Drags Tackler Into End Zone Auburn's Mike Neel (40) Johnny Simmons (27) Arrive Too Late First downs Rushesyards Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Auburn Georgia Statisiks Florida State scored on two field goals by barefoot Frank Fontes one for 22 yards the other for 40 Tech continually tore up the heralded passing combination of Huff to Rhett Dawson by rushing Huff downing him for losses several times while Dawson was doubledteamed in the secondary McAshan who said he nearly went to Florida State racked up yardage through the air time and again while his counterpart was unable to penetrate in scoring situations Huff until Saturday was the nation's second best passer statistically Although he was unable to find the scoring key Huff gained 171 yards while completing 12 of 41 attempts McAshan completed 17 of 27 for 123 yards Vail Virginia 23 56-301 79 146 8-161 3-43 1 39 3 14-28 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ir 18S 19 11 20 Citadel Stymies Furman's 2-Point Play For Triumph 14 7 714-3! 7 1 4-20 (Jett kick) pass from Sullivan (Braswell kick) (Braswell kick) pass from Sullivan (kick falled) pass from Su filban pass from Sullivan First downs 15 Rushes-yards 40142 Passing yardage 109 Return yardage 67 Passes 9-20-2 Punts 6-47 Fumbles lost 0 Yards penalized 10 VAAI 3 West Virginia 7 7 0 1 Cote 19 1 run (Nester kick) 2 run (Nester kick) 7 run (Nester kick) 11 run (Nester kick) A-24000 15 48142 109 67 9-20-2 6-47 0 10 3 I I 7 7 0 1 run 34 (Jett kick) 2 run 4 run (B 15 (Jett kid() 2 run easley 70 (Jet) x) Aub- Beasley 70 1 (Jet) kick) A-62891 run 34 un 15 run 70 70 Et1744K -'r5'AkTr 1144'! 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I A lkii el -0-- -1 4wdi 1 it 1 xt t1A -4 4- --it' I 4' 2' F4 it ''''''j: to tit ti' 1 ie 1 4s 1 0 4 P- lt i- i foor41 4' -4- ti-' II Cd scored from the three after his 49-yard pass to Baima set up the tally Hall was the top Bulldog runner with 141 yards in 16 carries Deleo passed to Carlyle for two Furman scores as the Paladins completed 11 of 15 passes for 119 yards ATTENTION GOLFERS Clubs For Sale Clubs Repaired (New and Used) (Any Make) CAROLINA CLUB SHOP HAROLD DALE GOLF CLUB DOCTOR 5400 Rozzell's Ferry Rd Charlotte Ph 392-7981 0-11-5 Statistics Citadel tailback Jon Hall who became the first Bulldog runner to gain more than 1000 yards in a season scored the first Bulldog touchdown with 5:49 left in the first period He ran 16 times for 141 yards bringing his 10-game total to 1107 Quarterback Harry Lynch ran for two touchdowns and passes for two to split end Brian Baima one a 70-yard play to spark The Citadel's offense Lynch conference total offense leader brought his season total to 1868 yards with 71 rushing yards and 211 pass ing Associated Press CHARLESTON Tackle Tony Cicoria slammed in to stop Furman quarterback John De Leo on an attempted two-point conversion run Saturday preserving a 35-33 Southern Conference football victory for the Citadel Bulldogs Furman trailing 35-27 with 2:50 to play drove 50 yards for a touchdown with 17 seconds to play in the wild-scoring game A two-yard De Leo pass to Blake Carlyle produced a touchdown and the Paladins had to make the two-point conversion for a tie but failed The victory gave The Citadel a 7-3 overall record and left the Bulldogs 3-2 in the conference Furman fell to 4- 5-1 for all games and 2-3 in the league Fla State Ga Tech First Downs 12 13 Rushes-yards 30-15 45-107 Passing yardage 171 123 Return yardage 36 18 Passes 12-41-1 17-27-2 Punts 10-37 10-40 Fumbtes lost 1 2 Yards penalized 40 48 Fla State I 3 3 6 Ga Tech 0 3 7 2-12 Fontes 22 Bonifay 38 24 pass from McAshan (Thigpen kick) Fontes 40 Huff tackled in end zone Name Street City Phone 411 SR at' fli'N' i It tt '1: I 1 I 14- a4': 4 tf 12 1' i 1 4 'Ii 1 1: 1 pol Pr 't 11 0 4' 1 Ot 1 AP Photo Lenny Lucas Scores For Gators Florida Tailback Moves Against Kentucky 1 A-41261 Forecast will be Baima became the third Bulldog to go over 1000 yards this season catching four passes for 148 yards and a season total of 1093 yards He has a school record 12 touchdown passe sthis year among his 57 catches In cc to Alvarez Reaves Lead Gator Romp Furman jumped to a 14-0 lead In the first quarter on scoring runs of three yards and one by Steve Cris lip The seCond followed a pass Interception that set the Paladins in motion on the Bulldog two Sub Runs Wild 'Bama Romps RITERS FORUM Statistics Bc (Or Associated Press GAINESVILLE Fla Carlos Alvarez scored one touchdown on a 56-yard pass and set up another with a 22-yarder for a Southeastern Conference career pass receptions record and a 35-24 Florida victory over Kentucky Saturday A 21-point second period explosion put The Citadel ahead at the half 28-21 and Furman cut the lead to 2Z-27 when Mike Johnson scored on a one-yard third period plunge But the two-point conversion attempt failed and The Citadel moved eight points in front in the last period when Lynch November 19 8:15 pin4 University Center UNCC Furman Citadel 24 23 119 211 119 211 30 28 11-15-0 8-20-2 8-40 4-38 0 0 47 26 14 7 6 6-33 721 6 7-35 First downs Passing yardage Passing eyrdage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Furman The Citadel WHO'S Is all tete Whiny ce cents filled out the team predict a I in the boa hand drae Item The chanitally accepted Memphis St Slaughters North Texas 4 "Poetry and Chaos" 3 run (Standiford kick) 1 run (Standiford kick) 4 run (Simpson kick) 23 pass from DeLeon (Standiford kick) 2 run (Hodgin pass from Lynch) 21 pass from Lynch (kick failed) 1 run (pass failed) 3 run (Sheppard kick) 2 pass from De Leo (run failed) A-19450 Quarterback John Reaves and tailback Tommy Durrance also returned Florida's super sophomores of 1969 to past glory a far cry from most of this struggling season that now stands at 3-7 with Miami left on the schedule Reaves passed for three touchdowns and ran for one as he moved his three-year passing yardage up to second best ever made by a college football player Only Jim Plunkett's 7544 yards is better than Reaves 7201 with a game left Red Wings Roll PHILADELPHIA Three goals in the final period Saturday carried the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in a National Hockey League game LEAF PROBLEMS Ik Associated Press TUSCALOOSA Ala Wilbur Jackson subbing for in: iured star Johnny Musso scampered 67 yards to ice a Alabama football victory over Miami Satudray to set the stage for the biggest Southeastern Conference game of the year in two weeks That's when Auburn and Alabama both undefeated and nationally raanked colide in Birmingham with the SEC ti tie and possibly higher ranking at stake Auburn flattened previously unbeaten Georgia 35-20 Saturday Jackson Steve Bisceglia and David Knapp effectively filled in for Joe LaBue and Ellis Beck all injured as the Crimson Tide snatched its 10th straight scalp Jackson's run late in the first period put the Tide ahead 13-3 and the issue was decided He broke over right tackle on an option play found himself suddenly alone and sped to the goal for Alabama's longest run from scrimmage this year Miami drew first blood with a 42-yard field goal by Mike Burke after Burgess Owens recovered a Bisceglia fumble on the first play from scrimmage Bisceglia redeemed himself with a 23-yard run on the Tide's next possession Quarterback Terry Davis capped the 73-yard drive with a scoring scamper of 22 )ards Bill Davis hooted a 3-yard three-pointer latP in the ragged first half alio' three ether Alabama drives were halted two by fumbles The Hurricanes evened out their season chart at 4-4 with brut gantes 4 fr tiF tomp That's the topic for the 1971 Writers Forum to be held of UNCC Fri day November 19 An editor a musician and three poets will make up the panel for this year's forum Sam Ragan poet writing teacher chairman of the Arts Council and owner and editor of The Pilot in Southern Pines will moderate the forum panel for his ninth consecutive year George Butler a musician and native Charlottean will represent the side of poetry in today's music He is president of Blue Note Records and is largely responsible for production of the album "Jesus Christ Superstar" Robert Grey UNCC instructor is a poet and co-editor of "Eleven Charlotte Poets" which was published in May A fourth panelist is Gerald Barrox who teaches at State University and is the author of a book of poetry "Another Kind of Rain" And Paul Baker Newman of Queens College whose newest book of poems is "The Ladder of Love" completes the panel The audience will be invited to participate in the discussion The Writers Forum is sponsored by the Charlotte Junior Woman's Club with The Observer and UNCC It is open to the public and admission is by free ticket Tickets may be obtained from the Observer by mailing the coupon with a stomped self-addressed envelope Associated Press MEMPHIS Tenn Memphis State wrapped up its third Missouri Valley Conference championship in four years and claimed a berth in the Pasadena Bowl Dec 18 with a 47-8 victory over North Texas State Saturday Using a powerful ground game Memphis State rolled to a 14-0 halftime lead and was never threatened Tiger fullback Ray Jamieson was Memphis State's leading rusher with 122 yards in 11 carries Ile scored one touchdown Memphis State Coach Billy Murphy coming under fire Thursday in a resolution by State Rep James Williams of Memphis that called for Murphy to resign from his coaching duties hut remain as athletic director cleared his bench as the Tigers produced their biggest scoring output of the season Nv 1 1 PARKER SCAVENGER LAWN VACUUM Features Big 30" swatch Versatile vacuum converts easily to blower unit Of It HIRED HAND BLOWER does All the handling you don't touch the de brisl 1 1 1 it Alvarez set an SEC record with 164 catches bettering the 162 made by David Smith of Mississippi State Durrance led a slashing Florida running attack with 99 yards and caught a 19-yard touchdown toss lie was joined in the running department by sophomore Lenny Lucas who did most of the ground gaining in the third Florida touchdown which put the game on ice early in the fourth quarter Kentucky blasted holes in Florida's defense with regularity and piled up 514 yards but made early mistakes and did no better on defense than the Gators Florida racked up 441 yards Reaves completed 18 of 25 passes for 243 yards Alvarez caught five passes for 117 Ills reception that broke the record also set up a third quarter touchdown that put Florida In front 14-10 and plve the Gat ors a lift they ha vc lacked most of the year Slat iStit'S Kentucky lorida trst 1i1 Puthm-yerde 62-211 3419 VardAaft 1011 24A Raton yardage 7 4 raa WA I la 731 Punt 111 241 Fumble 1 Yard Panalizati 73 43 Kanniraty 0 3 114- 11 Florida 0 7 7 71-33 oral I run (Franco kick) Kirk 21 11 run (Kirk kirk) I run (Frew) kick) ay 10 pess from Pfave (Frani kirk) 36 pv1 from PeaVrt 'Franca Od(a) nitill 3 rum (nine failed) It 1)41 from Peeve! kirk) 41 oat from koluni Mississippi Wins 19-10 North Carolina Writers Forum The Charlotte Observer 11 Box 2138 Charlotte 28201 11 '11 IVis411 1411'1 lif 11 1 '110 HI Please send me free ticket(s) to the North Carolina Writers Forum at the University Union auditorium UNCC Friday November 19 at 815 pm (Please enclose stamped self-addressed envelope) Stat lilies LAWN SWEEPER Push or Riding Mower Trailing Models Available Slightly Higher ft at 21 I IIjlIVI Associated Press oxronD Miss mississin pi shaaded Chattanooga's fled-wasp for 601 yards here Salm' day and successfully countvred I record Moccasin aerial bomharihnent tor a 49-10 victory The licbcts used two (Iliad- Prhatks and Li host of running backs to roar back after Chattimooga had taken a 30 lead on a 29-yard held goal by tinaiderback INtickey Broakas Ole Miss NV astyd little time coming back potting together a 79 yard drive with quarterback Norris Wese scoring from the ilye From then On the Rebel oftente moved al Miami A01 Immo 145 79 40 47 49 3 0-07 7-31 3933 CAROLINA YAZOO Name Address City State Zip 11-t dnwns 8 45 109 58 yendine 1 Pciurn ynrculue 72 Pns506 0 71 7 4 Punts 1031 2 potiflittd 76 Warn 3 0 0- Alo Immo 13 3 mid-FG 164)06 42 Dnvls 22 run (II Davit Ain-inrkson 61 run 181t in-PG A Devil 31 Dfivit 6 run (t Onvit run) AI-Honon 10 run (0 Davis kick) A-5731:) 45 109 51 PI 22 071 0 10 31 3 2 76 3 0 13 3 3435 SOUTH BLVD PH 523-9201 HOURS: OPEN SAT 8-1 MON-FRI A I Mk 0 I at mTImemogwkmogo ttons.

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