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and ObsgtygtAww 0 0 two victories earns the MVP Calif Cincin Jose Rijo said last week have to be just about to beat Oakland He near and for that he was as the World Series' Most Player pitched two-hit ball for 812 retiring the final 20 bat'" faced to earn his second Player pitched two-hit ball for 812 retiring the final 20 bat- faced to earn his second victory as the Reds a sweep Jose Rijo OP 1 rrt)end 't The Associated Press OAKLAND Calif Yes there was a World Series sweep By the Reds and for the record books The Cincinnati Reds completed one of the biggest upsets in baseball history Saturday night again relying on Jose Rijo and rallying past Oakland in the eighth inning to wipe out the awesome Athletics 2-1 in four games The Reds who began the season with nine straight victories and held first place all year closed with five wins in a row Cincinnati saved its best for last finishing the defending World Series champions despite losing Billy Hatcher oarcio MMIIM1 Sunday October 21 1990 eds swee and Eric Davis with first-inning injuries Rijo pitched two-hit baU for 83 innings retiring the final 20 batters he faced before Randy Myers got the last two outs finishing a series in which Reds relievers pitched 13 scoreless innings The victory was Rijo's second over Dave Stewart and he earned the MVP award "We won it all by having players who could come in and do the job" Manager Lou Piniel4 said in a mobbed clubhouse: don't know what would have happened tomorrow and I don't care now I expect they'll be ready for opening day" Hatcher 9-for-I2 in the Series sustained a severe bruise on the left hand when he was hit by a Stewart pitch and Davis sustained a bruised rib cage and possible kidney contusion while making a diving attempt to catch a fly ball "We've overcome all obstacles all year" said Chris Sabo who was 9-for-16 in the Series "We've won without Eric and Billy before" For the Reds it was their ninth straight World Series victory streak that started in the days of the Big Red Machine 1k The Reds took advantage of Stewart's first error of the season and scored in the eighth on Qlenn Raleigh Braggs' RBI forceout with the bases loaded and Hal Morris! sacrifice fly For the Athletics it was a bitter disappointment They were outhit 45-28 and outscored 22-8 in the' Series and the loss marked their second four-game losing streak of the season Jose Canseco the $235 minim' man did not start for Oakland because of an injured finger and grounded out with one out in the 4 ninth as a pinch hitter Barry Larkin singled to left to start the eighth the fourth straight inning in which Cincin-- nati's leadoff hitter reached base See RIJO page 8B i 1 "Mt and Obsetyg 4 Sunday October 21 1990 -4 i Raleigh N' 1 0 0 The Associated Press and Eric Davis with first-inning Hatcher 9-for-12 in the Series Braggs' RBI forceout with the injuries sustained a severe bruise on the bases loaded and Hal Morris! two victories 0 OAKLAND Calif Yes there Rijo pitched two-hit baU for 8 t3 left hand when he was hit by a sacrifice fly was a World Series sweep By the innings retiring the final 20 bat- Stewart pitch and Davis sus- For the Athletics it was a bitter earns the VP Reds and for the record books ters he faced before Randy tamed a bruised rib cage and disappointment They were outhit: The Cincinnati Reds completed Myers got the last two outs possible kidney contusion while 45-28 and outscored 22-8 in the' Calif Cincin one of the biggest upsets in finishing a series in which Reds making a diving attempt to catch Series and the loss marked their Jose Rijo said last week baseball history Saturday night relievers pitched 13 scoreless in a fly ball second four game losing streak of have to be just about again relying on Jose Rijo and flings "We've overcome all obstacles the season to beat Oakland He near- rallying past Oakland in the The victory was Rijo's second all year" said Chris Sabo who Jose Canseco the $235 minm and for that he was i' 0 eighth inning to wipe out the over Dave Stewart and he earned was 9-for-16 in the Series "We've man did not start for Oakland as the World Series' Most awesome Athletics 2-1 in four the MVP award won without Eric and Billy be- because of an injured finger and Player )t games 'W esn I grounded out with one out in the 4 i Rijo pitched two-hit ball for 812 who began the season ers'we whocoon a could 101 come in having nd po 1 tahe- fore" rFor the Reds it was their ninth ninth as a pinch hitter retiring the final 20 bat- with nine straight victories and job" Manager Lou Piniella said straight World Series victory It Barry Larkin singled to left to faced to earn his second held first place all year closed in a mobbed clubhouse' "I don't streak that started in the days of start the eighth the fourth i victory as the Reds with five wins in a row Cincinnati know what would have happened the Big Red Machine 1 straight inning in which Cincin-- a sweep saved its best for last finishing tomorrow and I don't care now I The Reds took advantage of nates leadoff hitter reached base Jose Rijo the defending World Series cham- expect they'll be ready for open- Stewart's first error of the season 1 1 pions despite losing Billy Hatcher ing day" and scored in the eighth on Qienn See 11110 page 8B 't" k4 Re ft Jackts inside the Tech 15 one was downed at the 1 and another was a fourth-quarter hanger that gave Reggie Clark just enough time to help turn the advantage to Carolina and Jacfl By GERALD MARTIN Staff wrker 2 3y GERALD MARTIN Raft writer By GERALD Staff writer i I zi 1 I 4 liii'' 1''-': ii '1 1 t- ''i '-'o-'''-i -4 1''4i 1 tz lit- 'Art' 41 7' 1'' "9 4 4 -1 i i tr! 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S' '''''''-f: te- i 50e '1 1 ir --7 -ir' 1" 7 (4 t- --i- -k A I A 7'-1 '4 ii- 'r lt 'I I At '4: t- --Qi (0iiii Art 1 i N'i 47 A' 7' :7 0--': J''' '3 -A: '-e I "''-''''f: '-k-''' 1 Li t- R-1: i '-i i "5- it: iiii fi Ffi make return specialist -Willie Clay feel not so special at all Tech at the time led 10-6 on a 26-yard touchdown run by Jonesi and Sisson's 20-yard field goal both in the second quarter 'Carolina's six ha come on field goals of 32 and 25 yards by Clint Gwaltney one in the first quarter and one in the third On the turnaround play Clay whose clock already had been thoroughly cleaned by Clark on a second-quarter attempt to field a punt took his eye off the ball for an instant and bobbled it and Clark swooped in to cover it "I'd gotten down there twice before and they had just brush-blocked me and slacked off" Clark said "On the first hit I saw I was going to get there at the same time as the ball I got the hit and I told him 'I'll be back' "So he was looking for me and he took his eye off the ball He was looking for me It went through his arms bounced once and I had it" At the Tech 7 Freshman tailback Natrone MeansrAvho rushed for 79 yards hit'thg middlefpre2 then got the rest off the left side on the hext ploy The TD was his team-leading seventh of the year as the Tar Heels took a 13-10 lead See RESILIENT page I OB trt )16 )iirrio-) i''A)1L)ttrIlxv) -4 en 4 --t a Section MeNews i With 1 Ruo OAKLAND nati's that you perfect ly was selected Valuable Rijo 1 I innings i ters he Valuable Rijo innings ters he Series clinched -1 Section I 1 i The News al 1 With Ruo I OAKL nati's that yol perfect ly was selected Valuabl Rijo innings 1' ters he 1 Series clinche( r-1 -1 6 a A 1 1 1 4 Lmm Section The News With th Ru OAKLAND nati 1 that you perfect ly was selected Valuable 1 innings ters he 1 Series 1 clinched i)opmf noMrq1k i)41t1 neifttPiio iN A rs' dk 1 CHAPEL HILL A quarterback who played at his best when his back was to the wall met a defense that did the same so many times it learned its role by heart It was what you might call a no-win situation And so it ended Saturday in Kenan Stadium as 11th-ranked Georgia Tech settled for a 13-13 tie against North Carolina a nemesis in recent seasons that once again just wouldn't go gently away Although Tech dominated statistically rolling up 435 yards of offense to Carolina's 151 it took a 27-yard field goal by Scott Sisson with 61 seconds left to salvage a tie with the Tar Heels who last year were beaten in the final minute on quarterback Shawn Jones' long run The year before Carolina had scored its only victory of the season against the Jackets in yet another late-game nail-biter The tie ended Tech's nine-game winning streak but its 10-game unbeaten string is its longest in 25 years Although Jones was not up to his heroics of '89 he made more than a couple of hidecving plays Saturday among them a 38-y completion' against a blown UNC pass coverage that led to the comeback tie The difference this time in great part Was in the hands ofCarolina's defense which got its hands on Jones and his mates -enough times inside the Tar Heel 10 to make this one as close as they can get on the scoreboard and to keep a crowd estimated at 48000 roaring until the end The Tar Heels 1-1-1 in the ACC and 4-2-1 overall forced four turnovers including interceptions by Cookie Massey and Rondell Jones and scored on the heels of three of the errors The Jackets 3-0-1 and 5-0-1 failed to get into the end zone on three drives in which they earned first-and-goal situations reaping just two field goals from those possessions Tech also had a first down at the Tar Heel 15 in the first quarter and failed to score "Our goal-line defense was tremendous" Carolina coach Mack Brown said "Dwight Holier Eric Gash and Tommy Thigpen were great "Our kicking game was as good as it has been all season Punter Scott McAlister is just great He's gotten so good at dropping the tall inside the 10It has hurt his average but he's so much more valuable to Among McAlister's nine punts five fell CHAPEL played at hi wall met a many times was what ye And so Stadium as tied for a 13 nemesis in just wouldn' Although rolling up il! 151 it took Sisson with with the beaten in tt Shawn Jone The year only victor Jackets in The tie er streak but i longest in a Although of '89 he hideaving 38-y con rOtiamstsheeshsachniondavssndeidroaesi The differ as close as and to keel roaring unti The Tar I overall for interception Jones ands errors The Jack( into the end they earned ing just twe sions Tech Heel 15 in score "Our goal Carolina col Holier Er were great "Our kick been all sea just great dropping th his average to us" Among Iiil 14A I Ala titi 'A I 04 141 'fiFaii oii I Radio-TV 8:30 Auto racing: Grand Prix of Japan (ESPN) 12:15 Auto racing: At Delco 500 (WHPV-1590 INQDR-FM-947) tWRF sr '4 Ntg41v 4 fiE 'ri fr 464 i lie' -0 1r of 4' -cfg t'''' 11 "v4 n- '-'133' 7 i7- i -s -S''''P'1 6 ie 1Nt ii' i'''' 4 7 4 iak 114' 46----''' 1 -r uk) A ---0" -7 tt A 00 1 i 4 4'3 e- 4 -7 I' i I 1 A A-il-' yi 0 4 AO" I gt cI )0 1 i i AI -4 f- 4- 1'd'' 4': 4k 1 4''' 7-' :0 ''t i41: :3 i dwik 4 100 Football: New York Jets at Buffalo (WITN-Ch 7 WPIT-Ch 28) 1:00 Football: Philadelphia at Washington (VHF 680 WPAL-Ch 5 WNCI-Ch 9 WKFT-Ch 1:30 Horse' racing: Budweiser International IESPNI)' 3:00 Auto racing: CART Champion Spark Plug SpoK (ESPN) 400 F4otball: Pittsburgh at Safrancisco (WITN Ch 7 WPIF-Ch 28) 500 4-4' TransAmerka- Senior Championship (ESPN) 8:00 Auto racing: At Delco 500 (ESPN) Staff photo by Gary Allen Cliff Baskerville Eric Cash and Alex Simakas from left celebrate after holding Tech on fourth down at the I i i Gory Allen Tigers top Pack ICK Terrapins WO Ter DeN ot as fumbles hurt 16ANE HUFFMAN urat By CHIP ALEXANDER Staff writer By CHIP AL Staff writer 6 4 fril' 1111: 1 4 i oso I 'A-4' I 7 1 --it e0 -tr iU i it -4 fir7lit' -I -mmer AW011- 'No 4 c4k ohk 14t moot -1 i ks) 1 'llor '16000" JV pi a 0000-44 i When it was over NC State's Elijah Austin the kt 3----0 i it 01 c1 strongest man on the team and perhaps in the ACC 4 Just stood In the end zone and stared into space To I 4 'm the blare of the Clemson band was a faint echo I sit i -0 hi and his muscles hardly moved when Tiger players i 's touched pads to say "Good game" -4 All Austin could do was stand and stare and try to ''-1--'" absorb another day of disappointment tot 00 that opened so sunny and bright for State again ended in the cold shadow of defeat State I-- former quarterback Charles Davenport to receiver and he scored two touchdowns State made IC- I- i 9 adjustments on defense and the defense played well i 4- 1 vitt -44 I 4 But State lost four fumbles and the Tigers won 24-17 -i 4 1 at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday -1 I- Clemson's Howard Hall got the winning touchdown Stott photo by Robert Willett Duke's Quinton McCracken can't stretch far enough trying to intercept a Scott Zolak pass See CLEMSON page 1 1B thd I the ACC space To raint echo er players and try to for State eat State renport to tate made ayed well won 24-17 ouchdown tyq 1 At----rt Ilt I ie t' -9- I 4 is 1 -A ill' iv 0 1 ''N 9- '9 7 i 1- A 14'" I I 4 :7 4 0--- tofr ''''''4 o01 440041 11 -21' 1 DURHAM -L In a football game that was virtually even in every statistical category it would be easy to say Duke and Maryland were separated Saturday by a foot Dan DeArmas' foot DVrmas a junior kicked three field goals as the Ter edged the Blue Devils 23-20 in an Atlantic CoaAt Conference duel at Wallace Wade Stadium His third was a 20-yarder with 50 seconds left that gave Mooyland the winning points and disappointed a partisan crowd of 23200 on a cool sunny But while the Terps celebrated their fifth victory the Devils trudged to their locker room wondering how they let this one slip away after rallying from a 17-6 deficit for a 20-20 tie in the fourth quarter Duke safety Erwin Sampson for one was sure See DeARMAS page 8B DURHAM even in ever say Duke an a foot Dan DeAr DVrmas Tells edge( CoaSt Confel third was a Msoyland tl partisan cro But while the Devils how they let 17-6 deficit Duke safe irtually easy to inted a rday by as the Atlantic at gave victory ndering from a AI Inside Insid Cavs answer wakeup call several times bury Deacs Football 88 Auburn edges I 'Florida Statewith late Scoreboard 9B Local Scoreline: 829-4848 Dial Sports: (900) 258-6565 Fool Aubi Pori late 1 Scorebc Local Sc Dial Spc came out and slapped us in the face But after we got behind we started playing Virginia football" Until then field goals of 45 28 and 26 yards by Jake McInerney had given Virginia 7-0 and 4-0 in See CAVALIERS page 108 us in the ehind we football" of 45 28 icinerney and 4-0 in 10B The alarm went off in the realized we were in a football second quarter when Wake For- game est a 28-point underdog took a "They came out pumped up 14-9 lead and we were a little flat We just "That's when we started play- weren't up for the game Maybe ing Virginia football" defensive we played down to their level tackle Joe Hall said "When we "I don't think Wake Forest got down 14-9 that's when we realized we were No I Wake game "They came out pumped up and we were a little flat We just weren't up for the game Maybe we played down to their level "I don't think Wake Forest realized we were No I Wake Virginia- Cavaliers barked scratched or dogged their way to a 49-14 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday in Groves Stadium But it was a long time before the top dog in college football woke up and began living up to its No 1 billing By JOEL CHANEY Staff writer WINSTON-SALEM As they say it's sometimes best to let sleeping dogs lie That's not to imply that the A 4.