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the 00 bat tho I 1 19 3 The News and Observer, Raleigh, N. C. Sunday, November 21, 1976 2-11 liede Dooley Brags a Little CHAPEL HILL Bill Dooley uncharacteristically threw caution to the winds Saturday. "I haven't done much bragging about this team, but I want to do some now," he said after Carolina's nail-biting, 39-38 victory over Duke at Kenan Stadium. "I couldn't be prouder of any team I've ever been associated with than this team," he continued.

"And I've been connected with some pretty good teams at Mississippi State, Georgia, and The Tar Heel coach went on to itemize 1 the injury problems that had beset this squad. Johnny Stratton and P.J. Gay in pre-season, defensive tackle Rod Broadway, offensive tackle Tom Burkett, middle guard Roger Shonosky, tailback Carey Casey, guard Mike Salzano and numerous others sidelined for shorter periods. He praised replacements such as quarterback Bernie Menapace, defensive tackles T.K. McDaniels and Bunn Rhames, offensive tackle Bobby Hukill, guard John Rushing, middle guard, Dave Simmons, wingback Billy Mabry, and of course rookie quarterback Matt Kupec.

"With all the adversity it faced, this team never quit," Dooley said. "I think it's a real tribute to the players to have a 9-2 season. Units Took Turns The key to such a successful year The way Dooley saw it, all three chief areas took turns stepping in when needed. When the offense didn't play well, the defense saved us," he noted. "When the defense wasn't doing much, the offense came up with the big plays.

And some days it was the kicking game. "It's the kind of team that some way, somehow, found a way to In reviewing the season, Dooley noted that Menapace "won four ball games for us. But he isn't a great passer and teams found out he didn't throw long. Then Kupec came in and he's done a remarkable job." Never on the missing list, but still handicapped, was tailback Mike Voight, who now ranks as college football's fifth leading rusher. "He's been crippled.

He couldn't practice and his timing was off," said Dooley. 'But he played anyway on determination. Only in the last five games has Mike Voight been Mike Voight." Duke Praised Also After a game like that, Dooley had a right to be generous in handing out praise. He didn't overlook Duke, either. "Duke is one, heckuva football team," he declared.

"Talk about being strong down the middle. They have Bryan, Dunn, Benjamin and Gore or Barney. Of course, we're pretty good down the middie too with Cantrell, Kupec, Johnson or Loomis and Voight." He was referring to the I formation attacks run by both teams and the outstanding personnel at center, quarterback, fullback and tailback. "Dunn puts a lot of pressure on you," he said. "Quarterbacks like that can make a defense look bad." It was a day when almost everything worked offensively.

Carolina was fortunate it had Voight in top condition. If he'd been a step slower, it's doubtful the Tar Heels could have kept up with Dunn and the Blue Devils. State, UNC Meet Friday Continued from Page 1 "We were friends and the whole Olympic team had a good relationship." Kenny noted. "But there's no different feeling about playing 'em. It's the same State-Carolina rivalry.

We'll be friends off the court, but on the court, we're playing for different schools and we'll play as hard as we can." Ford, the -charged Tar Heel guard, is typically fired up about the opener. "Everybody always looks forward to the first game," he said. But I know State's strong and we've got to be further along now than we were this time last year. What does he think of Kenny Carr, after palling around with him at the Olympics? "He's a real nice guy and real talented." Ford revealed. "To me, it's kind of a funny feeling now to be playing against him." But that doesn't mean Ford won't be wheeling around the court in high gear.

He's gunning for another vintage season and adds: "We've got a lot of good seniors and the freshmen are looking real A Money-Maker The games are more, however, than a showcase of basketball talent. It is a box bonanza. And even the teams who lose can find some solace by counting their take-home money. "It doesn't make a bit of difference to me when they play it," said Willis Casey, State's athletics director. "There's no other reason for playing the Big Four than for money.

"I understand now, there is a bigger demand for tickets than there has been. It should be a wild Thanksgiving weekend." Carolina AD Bill Cobey was in favor of switching the tourney from January to late November. "I think this is better because it spreads out the contests between the Big Four schools," he said. "The only concern some people had was that one team would walk away with two losses and somebody might lose their ranking. "But I think the rankings will take care of themselves later on.

Anyway, the ticket demands are beginning to become unbelievable. It's a whale of a way to kick off the season." State vs. Carolina. Duke vs. Wake Forest.

It isn't a turkey's tournament, that's for certain. Sports Forum Joe That Blue Headline Draws More Fire 42. EFFORT IN VAIN -North Carolina's Brooks Williams (88) soars, but this pass goes incomplete as Duke's Bill Miller defends. No. 42 is Blue Devil Dan Brooks.

Maryland Tops Virginia, Accepts Cotton Bowl Bid CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. (UPI) It didn't take Maryland's undefeated football team long to accept what they'd set their pre-season sights on and invitation to a major bowl. The Cotton Bowl bid was extended to the Terps by Field Scobell, chairman of the bowl's team selection committee, after they beat Virginia, 28-0, at Scott Stadium Saturday for their first unbeaten regular season since 1955. Maryland players broke into an exuberant demonstration when Scobell extended the bid.

When the players calmed down, Scobell asked: "Does that mean that you accept?" Scobell characterized the Terps' acceptance as "the most enthusiastic" bowl officials had ever seen. Coach Jerry Claiborne said the bowl bid climaxed a great year. "The team received an invitation to the Cotton Bowl and accepted," he said. "I am real happy. What more can I say?" After the invitation, defensive tackle Joe Campbell presented the game ball to Claiborne on behalf of the team and the seniors escorted their coach to the shower to celebrate.

"This is one of the happiest days of my life," Claiborne said. "Until somebody beats us. I think we're the best football team in the country." First Since '55 The berth in a major bowl is Maryland's first since 1955, when the Jim Tatum-coached team lost to Oklahoma, 20-6, in the Orange Bowl. The victory was the Terps' 15th straight and gave them an unprecedented third straight unshared Atlantic Coast Conference championship. They Michigan, Marquette Top Basketball Polls From News Dispatches Michigan and Marquette begin the 1976 collegiate basketball season as the topranked teams in the two major wire service polls.

Michigan is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll while the Warriors hold the top spot AP Cage Poll (First-place votes in parenthesis) 1. Michigan (21) 25-1 588 2. Marquette (6) 27-2 531 3 North Carolina (9) 25-4 449 4 UCLA (2) 21-5 425 (7) Indiana 32-0 421 Kentucky (21 20-10 298 Nevada Las Vegas 79-1 279 8 Maryland 22-6 235 9 Louisville (1) 20-8 227 10. Arizona 24-9 206 11.San Francisco (1) 22-8 190 12.

Cincinnati 25-6 174 13. Alabama 23-5 101 14. Notre Dame 23-6 15. North Carolina St. 21-9 16.

Tennessee 21-6 17. Rutgers 30-2 18. De Paul 20-9 36 19. 24-6 28 20. Missouri 26-5 27 Others receiving votes, listed Arizona State: Austin Pesy: Bay.

tor; Centenary: Holy Cross; Houston; Kansas State; Long Beach; Memphis State: Miami, Ohio; Minnesota; Mississippi State; Missouri; Oral Roberts; Oregon State; Penn; Pepperdine: Pitt; Princeton; Providence: Purdue: St. John's; Southern Illinois; Syracuse; Texas Tech; Toledo: Utah; Virginia; Washington; Washington State: Western Michigan; Wichita. on the United Press International ladder. The respective leaders in each of the polls have been given top billing over defending champion Indiana (32-0 last year), which starts the season ranked No. 5 in each poll.

North Carolina ranks third in each poll, which lists the same teams in positions Nos. 3 through 7. Maryland is ranked No 8 by the AP and No. 11 in the UP1 coaches' poll. State is ranked in the top 20 of each poll and UN Charlotte begins season ranked 19th in the AP poll.

UPI Poll (First-place votes in parenthesis) Marquette (16) 300 Michigan (10) 274 North Carolina (2) 216 UCLA 206 Indiana (4) 162 Kentucky 129 Nevada- Las Vegas (3) 119 Louisville 112 Arizona Cincinnati 11. Maryland 12. San Francisco 13. Tennessee 14. North Carolina St.

15. Missouri Wichita State 17. Georgetown Rutgers 19. Pennsylvania 20. Purdue can't find the answer to all the bills To the Sports Editor: I'm steaming about the recent front page showing Carolina's win over ECU in big Carolina blue letters, and N.C.

State's win over Clemson in little black letters. It was very rude of you to do that. I'm not crazy about either team, but I thought you could have showed a little more respect for your own town. SANDRA RABON Raleigh Don't Change Rule To the Sports Editor: I have had my battles with Walter Byers and the NCAA. Most of the time they are right.

I pray this time they will turn a deaf ear to the latest proposal of some of our "egg head" college presidents, who would lower the number of football grant-in-aids from 95 to 75. Sometimes they forget "what makes the mare trot." We need a "strong body in a sound mind," and we should not forget the "playing fields of Eton." The NCAA now has the weapons to combat the "dumb jock" image. A NCAA survey shows that colleges graduate 77 per cent of football players, 86 per cent of baseball players, and only 62 per cent of entering freshmen. One of the most important phases of a student's college days is learning how to meet life head on, learning how to win and lose. College athletic programs not only teach the players this, but also the alumni and fans.

The football stadium is the best "rallying point" I 1 know, and from whence comes much necessary money. and other Educational Foundation members, the Wolfpack Club, the Iron Dukes, the Iptay Club, furnish the money for these athletes' education not the college. Would these same presidents be willing to reduce their teaching staffs and library' facilities by 20 per cent? I think not. Regards Sharon Webster's letter. football fans have short memories.

Last year the papers were full of the Wolfpack, the Lou Holtz, and the "magical" Buckey twins. We Carolina fans get a bellyfull I suppose how readers accept the writings of the sport writers depend largely on what side of the fence they are on. JAKE MORROW Washington, N.C. Voight for MVP To the Sports Editor: As the time for ACC football honors approaches, I would like to offer my opinion: the Player of the Year in the ACC should again be Mike Voight, who has again led the conference in rushing. Despite being injured and at less than full speed throughout the year, Voight amassed more rushing yardage in ten games than his nearest challengers did in eleven.

The yardage in the Duke game was icing on the cake. He was also the leading scorer in the conference, which was quite an accomplishment when one considers that every Carolina opponent keyed their defense on him. The conference has not seen the likes of Voight in quite awhile. It is seldom that a player comes along with the power and speed he has. STEVE PHILLIPS Raleigh Learn About Sports To the Sports Editor: Sharon Webster said the was proChapel Hill.

I don't think she reads the paper or knows anything about sports coverage. When Carolina beat Miami (0), a Top 20 team. and State lost to Furman, the State game had the lead headline. Then Carolina and Duke traveled to Florida and Tennessee. respectively, to play two powerful teams.

Carolina and Duke won while State lost to Wake Forest. The Duke game received the upper left hand of the sports page and the Carolina game received the upper right hand of the page. And in the middle was a giant picture of a State player. State also received the lead for the ECU and Michigan State games, when it was evident that State did not have a good team. Carolina lost to Missouri, making a lot of mistakes as it did in the State game.

I did not see anywhere in the headlines that Carolina mistakes led to their defeat. When Carolina played ECU, it was the first time ECU had been ranked in the top twenty. There were blue headlines because of the importance of the game nationally and perhaps to add a little color to Leo Jenkins' life. State upsetting Carolina was not a really exciting game so why should there be red headlines? Sharon should learn a little more about sports. The biggest games get more coverage.

Who wants to read about a losing team every week? It's hard to please everybody, but overall I think The has done great in their coverage. PAUL HULTH Smithfield have won 20 straight ACC games. Freshman tailback George Scott ran for 124 yards, scored two touchdowns on one-yard runs and set up another TD in the 28-0 victory. Dean Richards scored on a five-yard run and Chuck White caught a six-yard scoring pass from wingback Don Dotter. Ed Loncar kicked all four conversions.

Maryland scored on its first possession when Ken Roy returned a Cavalier punt to the Terp 45. Tailback Alvin "Preacher" Maddox spearheaded a 55-yard scoring drive, carrying the ball seven times in the nine plays, and Richards scored the TD. The Terps ran their halftime lead to 14-0 after Virginia, pushed back to its eight by a Maryland punt and a holding penalty, got off a weak punt. Maryland took the ball on the Cavalier 31 and scored six plays later when Scott plunged in from the one after his 16- yard dash to the three set up the score. Roy set up a Maryland touchdown in the third period with a 56-vard kickoff return to the Virginia 44.

Scott dashed in from the one 10 plays later. Maryland got its final touchdown later in the third quarter on a 64-yard drive in which Scott and fullback Tim Wilson helped provide most of the yardage. A 20-yard run by Wilson was one of the key plays. A short touchdown by quarterback Mark Manges was called back by a penalty, but on the next play Manges handed off to Dotter, who connected with White on an option pass for the score. Virginia.

2-9. threatened in the first half. to score. One CaN drive taltered at the Terp nine. another at the 21.

Two field goal attempts by Joe Jenkins were wide. Maryland 7 7 14 0-28 Virginia 0 0-0 Md -Richards 5 run (Loncar kick) Md -Scott run (Loncar kick) Md -Scott 1 run (Loncar kick) Md -White 6 pass from Dotter (Loncar kick) A Maryland Virginia First downs 127 13 Rushes-yards 65-335 31-59 Passing yards 101 107 Return yards 44 20 Passes 9.15-1 14-33-2 Punts 3-36 7-42 Fumbles lost 4-3 2-1 Penalties-yards 8-86 6-59 CAN If you presently own or are home you may borrow on your worthwhile purpose; debt conimprovement, educational to assume an existing mort- 7-Yeer Total of Monthly Payments 35.31 2.965.65 70.62 5,931.31 $105.92 8,896.97 $132.40 $11,121.21 PERCENTAGE RATE includes reasonable closing Protection Insurance availand amounts upon request. 755-2602 White and Company Equity Division Drive, Raleigh, N. C. 27609 Maryland Is Best To the Sports Editor: I would like to say a word about ACC football.

In one word, ACC football is Maryland. Let's face it. Maryland is the only team that can bring the conference a great deal of prestige. They own a 11-0 record and should be invited to one of the big bowl games. It not only means a lot to Maryland, but to the rest of the ACC as well.

It's easier to recruit quality football players when you have quality teams, and Maryland is a quality team. Let's tell it like it is about ACC football instead of overrating local teams. Maybe when Maryland wins its bowl game, it may even be honored by making the front sports page of The Carolina is a good team, but it is not in the class with Maryland. AL DRAKE Grifton Tigers Turn Ferocious CLEMSON. S.C.

(UPI) Quarterback Steve Fuller and running back Tracy Perry ran for two touchdowns each Saturday and Clemson avenged a mediocre season with a 28-9 upset victory over arch-rival South Carolina. Perry, a freshman, had touchdown runs of three and 12 yards in the first quarter, the first game this year that Clemson had been able to score in the opening period. Fuller scored on touchdown runs of five and 26 vards in the the second South Carolina, trailing 7-0, interception. Warren Ratchdrove down to the Clemson ford went 54 yards to the Clemeight on its first possession. son 26.

Perry got his 12-vard Quarterback Ron Bass at- touchdown three plays later. temptd to hit flanker Stevie Stephens in the end zone, but South Carolina 0 3 0 6-9 Sephens was hit just as he Clem Clemson 3 14 0 7-20 -Perry run (Russell kick) touched the ball and the pass Clem -Perry 12 run (Russell kick) -FG Parris 23 was intercepted by Brian Kier. -Fuller 5 (Russell kack) run Clem -Fuller 27 run (Russell kick) Turnovers Hurt 17 pass from Bass (Pass failed) The interception set the tone A of the game as Bass was inter- So. Carolina Clemson cepted twice First downs 25 16 more and fumbled Rustes-vards 43-124 47-180 w.th South Carolina on Passing 261 Return the on late 1 one in the Passes 6 40 14 Homeowners: buying your home for any solidation, home expenses, or gage. Amount Financed $2,000.00 $4,000.00 $6,000.00 $7,500.00 ANNUAL The above costs Mortgage able Other terms Phone Stockion, Home 3825 Barrett MAKES IT Greet the HAPPEN 9 ave The There's in Hub no fashion better than way in to greet menswear the Holdi- from THE Holidays in fashion 3 Ltd.

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