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I II 4011 Psi 1 1 1 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 1994 lilt I 7" i (e 1 er11 4 1 4 xi ttv I -A Gerald Martin: If Ernie Irvan 't: -47 ri i Tennis: Russia defeats se 1 A trif i returns to the cockpit of a Winston 1 -4 I Germany to reach the Davis lAtr iii II i 1-'41 Cup race car no rigorous physical Cup final the United States 41 ''''4 Akt) 7 :141) (1N exam will be required But he has and Sweden decide the other t-- (I 41 berth today -44 it 't plenty of hurdles to clear 1 oto 0 i ri i iy- 2 et Yr Outdoors: Commentary on a THE NEWS is new law that requires states Horse racing: Pat Day rides to toe the line on red drum Tabasco Cat to victory in the conservation or face a morato Horse racing: Pat Day rides Tabasco Cat to victory in the Gerald Martin: If Ernie Irvan returns to the cockpit of a Winston Cup race car no rigorous physical exam will be required But he has plenty of hurdles to clear THE NEWS 1 Tennis: Russia defeats Germany to reach the Davis Cup final the United States and Sweden decide the other berth today Outdoors: Commentary on a new law that requires states to toe the line on red drum conservation or face a morato Kentucky Cup Classic Kentucky Cup Classic -00" rium on fishing tor them unit 0 s4 111111E11-111141111 41-P 41 11111 1 WEI 0 I 5 Duke Noles i 1 it I 1 I 4 0 1-A "'in -4 40 -4 10 Tech la A '7 Robed Baldwin runs through 1 4 Kanell throws for three TDs tSi44 i-ry ie4 a banged up Tech defense 1 4 '1 1- fi i for 162 yards and gives Duke I i CHIP ALEXANDER a010 'e' I coach Fred Goldsmith a '''t -4 STAFF WRITER t''1: 'f 1 '1o' Fla For Florida Rud reason to yell visitors TOM HRRIS TALLAHASSEE t-! '''s ''li 1 ti41 ---4 t-k i i A pat 40 a State make it an even 20 and still A couple of top-10 college foot- 5 9' counting ball teams were left stunned on 4 STAFF WRITER iAVP Junior quarterback Danny Na- their home fields Saturday ''o: ATLANTA "Piggggg s0000000h- RV it 41r 4 i nell passed for three touchdowns Washington scored 22 points in Go Blue Devils!" 4 as the No 3 Seminoles continued five minutes and rallied past 4 A4 their domination of the Atlantic Miami 3820 ending the Hurri smith After all it was only his You can forgive Fred Gold- 'Ae 1 Coast Conference on Saturday canes' NCAA record 58-game win fourth game as Duke's head foot- i- night topping 13th-ranked North fling streak at the Orange Bowl '1r i ball coach and Goldsmith had A it Carolina 31-18 in a bruising game And at Ann Arbor Mich sev- some reason to yell Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium enth-ranked Colorado snatched a '1 -I afternoon after his Blue Devill 4 'A The 'Noles playing before a 27-26 victory from No 4 Michigan 1 had moved to 4-0 by dismantling ar 1 record home crowd of 78111 have in front of 106427 stunned fans Georgia Tech 27-12 before a crowd 1 1N r- 4 now WOn all 20 of their ACC games grabbing a deflected pass on the of 40107 at Grant Field ii 4x1 since entering the league That's final play A ke 27 Do prin 4 one short of the conference record Stories are On page 11S tws a a Gold il ill'' i-'''''''' 1 l'''''t6tL'''''' '49'''' em-: fsu: 31-: set by Maryland GPCsrgi''''" a echi12 smith an Ar '''''b lo 'T- I ttry '44 1975 appear to be coasting before kansas assistant coach in 1984-88 o' -2' -t a- rol' scored again begged after his celebratory out ii As'1' ----4 fI41: 114 i 4'''''l hustlfiedomgoo'd9'7' 3 ina Cll burst wh ich came as he and 1111 coach Bobby Bowden said But -Jason Stanicek's 31-yard Blue Devils left the field Some 14- 4 4 '4404 "They've hustled all season but pass to Marctus li tti a tillurt IeSd to kf 1 times I forget where I am and 4 eiw 410 we're making too many mistakes ifatulelbainck the third lm Marshall's 1- "I do that sometimes when I just get excited 4 I'm just happy to be 4-0 I'm no sure we deserve to be" yard touchdown run Carolina make a long putt too" 1) ACC victory No 20 didn't come also picked up a two point conver- 4t4i 4 But even Goldsmith adm itted 7 without a few unexpected scares sion as Stanicek pitched to Jail- that Saturday's victory which After roaring to a 31-7 lead early back Curtis Johnson and it was upped the Blue Devils' ACC mark outhit and generally outplayed by playing their ACC in the second half the 'Notes were 31-15 to 2-0 was better than any long 4 The Heels putt he 's ever made 4k '''ss the Heels causing some rare boos opener then trimmed the margin If there was a hero it was once 4f A from the FSU fans to 31-18 on Tripp Pignettis 42-yard again senior tailback Robert Bal- Talk about some late-game ex- field goal with 12:15 to play And dwin eitement when Riddick Parker's hit on 7- The bowling-ball runner An interception by linebacker Kanell caused a fumble that Os- grounded out 162 yards on a atif I et 1 --I I- MI rr 1 rie it 7 7 James Hamilton at the FSU 27 in cnaecraaSsrtyourlignias crteecaorviyerheaddatthte crowd career-high 41 carries and scored the first quarter set up the Heels' three touchdowns Baldwin scored first score a 1-yard run by Leon 1 rr 1 "Thpv did hPck nf inh nn Duke grinds up Tech Robert Baldwin runs through a banged up Tech defense for 162 yards and gives Duke coach Fred Goldsmith a reason to yell BY TOM HARRIS STAFF WRITER ATLANTA "Piggggg s0000000hey! Go Blue Devils!" You can forgive Fred Goldsmith After all it was only his fourth game as Duke's head football coach and Goldsmith had some reason to yell Saturday afternoon after his Blue Devi had moved to 4-0 by dismantling Georgia Tech 27-12 before a crowd of 40107 at Grant Field ke' '27 "Don't pri4 that" Gold uporgla ech0A smith an Ar kansas assistant coach in 1984-88 begged after his celebratory out burst which came as he and hi Blue Devils left the field "Some times I forget where I am and just get excited "I do that sometimes when I make a long putt too" But even Goldsmith admitted that Saturday's victory which upped the Blue Devils' ACC mark to 2-0 was better than any long putt he's ever made If there was a hero it was once again senior tailback Robert Baldwin The bowling-ball runner grounded out 162 yards on a career-high 41 carries and scored three touchdowns Baldwin scored rium on fishing for them oles Caroll a Kane 11 throws BY CHIP ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER TALLAHASSEE Fla For Florida State make it an even 20 and still counting Junior quarterback Danny Kanell passed for three touchdowns as the No 3 Seminoles continued their domination of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday night topping 13th-ranked North Carolina 31-18 in a bruising game at Doak Campbell Stadium The 'No les playing before a record home crowd of 78111 have now won all 20 of their ACC games since entering the league That's one short of the conference record set by Maryland lia1- froth t1973 to 1975 "My kids hustled good" FSU coach Bobby Bowden said "They've hustled all season but we're making too many mistakes I'm just happy to be 4-0 I'm not sure we deserve to be" ACC victory No 20 didn't come without a few unexpected scares After roaring to a 31-7 lead early in the second half the 'Noles were outhit and generally outplayed by the Heels causing some rare boos from the FSU fans Talk about some late-game excitement An interception by linebacker James Hamilton at the FSU 27 in the first quarter set up the Heels' first score a 1-yard run by Leon Johnson That made it for three TDs Rude visitors A couple of top-10 college football teams were left stunned on their home fields Saturday Washington scored 22 points in five minutes and rallied past Miami 38-20 ending the Hurricanes NCAA record 58-game winning streak at the Orange Bowl And at Ann Arbor Mich seventh-ranked Colorado snatched a 27-26 victory from No 4 Michigan in front of 106427 stunned fans grabbing a deflected pass on the final play Stories are on page 118 appear to be coasting before Carolina scored again '--But Jason Stanicek's 31-yard pass to Marcus Wall to the FSU 3 late in the third quarter led to fullback Malcolm Marshall's 1- yard touchdown run Carolina also picked up a two-point conversion as Stanicek pitched to tailback Curtis Johnson and it was 31-15 The Heels playing their ACC opener then trimmed the margin to 31-18 on Tripp Pignetti's 42-yard field goal with 12:15 to play And when Riddick Parker's hit on Kanell caused a fumble that Oscar Sturgis recovered at the FSU 6 Carolina clearly had the crowd uneasy "They did a heck of a job on on runs of 1 2 and 6 yards and his longest run of the day was 13 yards an example of the grind-itout old-time football that Duke has adopted under Goldsmith But if Baldwin was the hero he had a lot of a lot of apprentices including the Blue Devils' defense that thwarted Georgia Tech's hobbled offense at every turn The Devils helped to cause Yellow Jackets turnovers four of them in the first quarter and held Tech to a 75 yards rushing Tech outgained Duke in total offense 393 yards to 283 but the Devils didn't need the yardage Yellow Jacket turnovers allowed the Blue Devils to start drives inside Tech territory or four occasions and three times Duke turned those mistakes intol points "Duke's just playing sound foot- ball" said Tech coach Bill Lewis: whose Yellow Jackets fell to 0-1 in the ACC and 1-2 overall "They 1 take care of the ball on offense and they play sound defense making it very difficult for you to SEE DUKE PAGE 13B Building the in Warrick Dunn outraces the Pirates sunk again as Syracuse hangs on a 7-7 game but the swift talented 'Noles would build a 24-point lead and watches it slip away BY JIM BOUNDS poor in the beginning" Realignment also will be discussed in Dallas but no decisions on where the Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars will be placed are expected The teams begin play in 1995 As for stocking the teams Polian said the other NFL clubs "don't want us to be competitive right out of the blocks" He said he didn't know the specifics of the plan yet but has heard through the NFL grapevine what to expect No use complaining he said "I expected it" Polian said "I didn't think we'd get anything that resembled something that would make us competitive for a while SEE PANTHERS PAGE 6B SEE SEMINOLES PAGE 12B Wolfpack makes its 1 point early BY BILL WOOD WARD STAFF WRITER RALEIGH Taking care of business That was the theme for NC State's 24th-ranked Wolfpack as it prepared for Division 1-AA Western Carolina And that's what the Pack did Saturday night at 111-77146711 Carter-Finley Stadium rolling to a 38-13 victory on a soggy foggy night The Pack dominated for three quarters building a 38-0 lead and shutting down a Western Carolina offense that had averaged nearly 450 yards in its first three games The Catamounts managed only 95 yards of offense (36 rushing) in the first 45 minutes getting most of their 268 yards in the final period against Pack reserves State improved to 3-0 while Western ranked 14th in Division 1-AA fell to 222 "We came out and did exactly what 1 hoped we would do and that was take control very early" O'Cain said "The first kickoff think we showed Western Carolina that we wanted to win this football game very badly "Three plays of defense three downs and out Offensively we took the ball in the end zone and that set the tone for the rest of the ball game" te The tone was set once again by the Pack defense which came into the game ranked second in the 1 against the rush SEE WOMACK PAGE 128 -z '41 -w -''il "NI 1 't--) A i -ti 41) i A tt )k 2 t'' ''''Nks-- 4 'ekt 4- '''r? North Carolina defense to set up THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "I'm sick to death of coming up short" said Logan whose Bucs dropped to 1-2 "We're good enough to beat this caliber team We're just not sick and tired enough of it When we get sick and tired to the core we'll be there" The Pirates took an early 100 lead then watched Syracuse go ahead 21-10 Suspense swirled to a crescendo with ECU's fourth-quarter rally With 5:25 left Marcus Crandell hit Scott Richards on a fourth-and20 touchdown pass from the 20 then he sent Junior Smith diving in for a two-point conversion SEE PIRATES PAGE 12B Florida State's first touchdown ECU's Jason Nichols STAFF PHOTO Wednesday and Thursday in Dallas to decide how to stock the expansion teams "I've heard people in this league say you ought to win three games the first two years three games each year" Polian said this week "That may represent an extreme position but I'm not so sure it does" Still Polian said the Panthers should attract a quality head coach because of Richardson's determination to win will be attractive to coaches Polian said the franchise remains fixed on to Richardson's goal of winning a Super Bowl within 10 seasons Pollan said limits placed on the franchise will "make us less competitive in the early years We'll be quite honestly pretty 3 i 11" 1 I iI 4 41 1 ki1 1 4 2 -s------4-:" 1 0 1 A' I cD A 14 41 14' uiti''' i 4 A tIlt 6 qk 4i lk Panthers will face early obstacles BY AJ CARR STAFF WRITER GREENVILLE There's often a fine line between victory and defeat and someday Steve Logan figures his East Carolina football team will discover the secret to winning the close ones But once Syracust1121' again it did not come to pass Syracuse withstood early and late rallies by the Pirates and seized a 21-18 triumph Saturday at DowdyFicklen Stadium And just as the 13-10 loss to Duke three weeks ago haunted the Pirates all the way to dressing room so did this gut-wrenching loss expansion teams The News Observer Caro no on Jac sonvi ore ely to get extra pic in the second through seventh rounds of the 1995 NFL draft and some extra picks in 1996 They ore not expected to get extra picks in 1997 The players available in the veteran allocation pool could be dreadful If anything veteran allocation may simply be a way for established teams to dump overpriced and underachieving players making them available to the expansion teams Carolina general manager Bill Po Han says the first few years are going to require patience from his team's patience prom nis team tans BY DANE HUFFMAN STAFF WRITER CHARLOTTE Three wins a year may be all the Carolina Panthers can hope for in their first two seasons General Manager Bill Polian said last week Three wins? Apparently $140 million won't buy what it once would But Polian is well aware that despite what Jerry Richardson and his group paid for the franchise the NFL owners won't be generous when they meet In theory the expansion teams will have plenty of money to spend (more than $34 million) since they will hove a full salary cap and no veterans But their cash could be squeezed if they take overpaid players from other clubs in the veteran allocation draft I.