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The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 85

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The Wichita Eaglei
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Wichita, Kansas
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85
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Page 12G It (Eagle iw Beacon A Sunday Soptambar 23 1979 10 1 pm NFL: CNcaoo ot Miami Ch II 4 1:15 om BASEBALL: Konui City at Oakland KAKE-AM Royals Lose 2-0 Trail Angels by 3 Games picked up his first shutout of the season McRae was the only man to solve Keough's pitches for more than one hit as he stroked a double and single and was the only offensive threat KANSAS CITY OAKLAND oBrkM Wilton cf 1 I 0 Hondenon McRae dh 4 1 1 Murray cf Brett lb 444 0 Revering dti Forfar 1 I 0 Nowman lb obrkW 4111 MIS IBM IBIS Angels Topple Texas Rangers California whips Texas 2-1 to hold a three-game lead in the American League West Minnesota moves into a share of second place with Kansas City All three contenders have seven games left In the' AL West Baltimore clinches the division crown as Minnesota beats Milwaukee Stories on 3G Picture on 3G OAKLAND Calif (AP) Oakland's Matt Keough pitched a seven-hitter in outdueling Kansas City's Dennis Leonard and leading the A's past the Royals SO Saturday The loss dropped Kansas City into a second-place tie with the Minnesota Twins three games behind the division-leading California Angels who defeated Texas Saturday 3-1 Leonard and Keough hooked up in a Scoreless duel through 7Vi innings be- fore the A's broke through and gave Keough his second victory in 11 decisions Keough lost his first 14 decisions this season Oakland scored both its runs on lhree hits in the eighth Jim Essian opened the inning with a single and Mike Edwards followed with a bunt Single With Mike Heath at the plate Expos Hold Lead Houston Closes Montreal held on to its slim one-half game lead in the National League East and Houston closed to within one game of Cincinnati in the West Montreal split a twin Mil with Philadelphia losing the opener 9-8 but winning the nightcap 8-1 Pittsburgh beat Chicago 4-1 to remain close to Montreal Houston with Joe Niekro winning his 20th game beat Cincinnati 4-1 Stories on 3G lib 4MB Grow lb irf 4B I Etoionc Hurdle If I Edwordo lb White lb Ill Heath rf Wathlnefn to IBIS PIccMe to aSlSTMMo MSB IBM 1I1B iie Mil Mlj Cky Washington on second and Willie Wilson on first Hal McRae smashed a hard grounder up the middle Picciolo converted the wouldbe hit into an inning-ending out as he flipped the ball while lying flat on his face to second baseman Mike Edwards for the force out aborting the Royals' rally Picciolo was also the middle man two double plays Henderson proved to be a thorn in Leonard's side as he ripped three hits and drove in the insurance ran Keough while going the distance attempting to bunt Leonard threw a wild pitch both runners moving up Heath then lofted a sacrifice fly for the first run and Rickey Henderson accounted for the A's second run with a single Keough struck out five and walked one Leonard 13-11 struck out four and walked one Sharp fielding by the A's particularly shortstop Rob Picciolo took the A's out of potential danger in the early innings With the Royal's UL Koouoh Orate Kanoot City I Oakland 1 LOB Font ot CHy 4 Oakland 1 IB McKoa Murray SF-Hoatti IP REXBSSO CUy I (L 11-11) I Bill! I IW 1-14) 7 I I I 5 by Koouoh (Wilton) Leonard 1:17 XIII WSU Memphis State Ed Staff Photo by Dave William Wichita State quarterback Prince Mcjunkins (1 runs an option play behind offensive lineman Jay Hull KSU Nips Oregon State Kansas Falls How They Scored Schembechler Thinks Offense Sick but Is Worse FIRST QUARTER 7 10:14 Mike Smith 1 run PAT: Wolford kick Drlvo coworad 74 yard! In IB Bla May sXyord colch by Sfovo Caury of from icon Richardoon to the Kanoao State IBeavers Hold Wide Margin In Stats but Cats Win 22-16 OSU Kioran otayi pom 10-yard lino OSU IX KSU 0 1:10 Wolford 17 fWd aool Scorn oof up when Oroaon State llnobockor Rudy Gutco kiforcopM paw and rofurnod 17 yard! OSU IX KSU 0 11:40 Wolford IS fiafd aool Drivo of IB yard! kapt ollvn offer Oraoon Sfafo hod puntad tho boll auroy on Koniat Stefa woo panel-load for tonal lubofifuflon Penally oava Onion stall lint down if K-Stato 44-yard Una OSU IX KSU 4 Jemet Welker IX pan intorcaption ratum Kick failed Interception couMd teflon Oraoon Stall OB Scoff Rlchardwn twee Mindildod by K-Sfafo dofonehro and a Shockers Let Late Chances Slip Away By RUSS CORBITT Staff Writer Close oh so close but no cigar Wichita State's Shockers twice came within three yards of their first football victory under Coach Jeff Jeffries Saturday night at Cessna Stadium But both times a stubborn Memphis State defense defied the Shocks and 17922 cheering foot-stomping fans and held on fourth down Result: Memphis State 16 Wichita State 10 and still winless 0-4 under first-year coach Jeffries The Tigers from Tennessee behind a 145-yard rushing performance from freshman Danny Felts in his college debut boosted their season record to 2-1 and their hex over WSU to 98 A 75-YARD touchdown pass play from freshman Prince' Mcjunkins to fullback Mickey Coffins and a 27-yard Joe Williams field goal brought the Shockers from a 1(M) deficit to a 10-10 halftime tie But with Mcjunkins sidelined the second half with a toe injury the Shockers could manage but 31 yards total offense over the last two quarters But darn it those nice Tigers must have felt sorry for their hosts who had offensive linemen Mark Rawlings and David White on crutches on the sideline in addition to McJ unkins The visitors were serious enough on offense rolling for 384 yards for the game and snapping the tie with a 75-yard TD drive early in the third quarter IT WAS handling punts that troubled the Tigers First Tony Graves feeling frisky fielded a Williams punt in heavy traffic late in the third quarter and fumbled Mike Bocella WSU's third-string quarterback who was snapping punts in place of Rawlings recovered on the MSU 47 But the Shocker offense under the controls of No 2 signal-caller Terry George couldn't move Early in the fourth quarter Graves fumbled another punt and this time Shocker junior Cliff Linson pounced on it only 26 yards away from the Memphis State goal Surprise! Mike Green on his first carry of the game burst off left tackle for a 23-yarder to the MSU 3 But Bo-cella now in for a shaken-up George fumbled one snap and kept the ball three other times without success The Tigers took over on downs at the 3 with 5:58 remaining Still the Shocks weren't through The black-and-gold defense which had five players with double-figure tackles forced a punt from the MSU 6 which freshman Billy Wilson returned 18 yards to the MSU 18 VICTORY WAS 18 yards away with 4:11 left on the clock It took a fourth-down 2-yard burst by Mickey Collins to produce one first down Now the win was only eight yards away So close but so far George carried on first down for no gain on a rollout left and again was shaken up On again came Bocella who handed off to Mickey Collins for (See WSU 6G Col 5) How They Scored FHWT QUARTER MSU WSU 7:04 lonnolt 41 MM osol Drive ttertud on MoraoWo IX fcoyod by IS MM from Bom 10 Bob MumMo Stalled ot WSU 14 on tocklo! by Carioio and Anderian MSU IX WSU USX Loch run (Bunnutt kick' Drlvo S4 yard! in five play! after luddulti racovarad Herbert CaHIne fundM Bam run on fire! etey TD coma on othond-l SECOND QUARTER MSU IX WSU 7 M-IX Mtckny CaHInt 7S oou romMcJunkme (Wllliamo kick) Drive 7S yardo In one etey Peep over middle Codlno took to loft eidefine received eood doaedlold Mocking kgy block! of to by Herbert Coll mo and Noboon WSU MSU 10 WANiomo 17 Hold dooi Drive alerted an WSU 4 after Shockor goal Una tfond Maenad MSU an 4ffi doom Drive II etey! Mue three gonoftWo tor 41 yards odolnot Tiger Big ployi 11 ocromWo By McJunkMa S4 gaeo McJunklne to Veitmon and oonottMo THIRD QUARTER MSU WSU 1:44 Hunt Room from Beffl (kick wMd loft) Drive 75 vend! In 7 MOV oN on ffrof and tacond dourno Hurt oh olono In one Bono By RICK PLUMLEE Staff Writer ANN ARBOR Mich Bo Schembechler thinks Michigan's offense is hopeless Perhaps the Michigan football coach doesn't know the meaning of hopeless Maybe lie paying dose attention Saturday when Kansas had the football KU coach Don Fambrough no doubt could tell Schembechler what a really hopeless offense is like KU'S Awfenew -pant rrmet nf the af- 60-yard punt return from Leroy Irvin MICHIGAN MISSED a chance for at least a couple more touchdowns when it threw a twointerceptions and lost two fumbles Still Michigan piled up 467 yards in total offense "Only four touchdowns out of that that's moaned Schembechler offense is like well The massive crowd of 103690 seemed to agree Following last week's 12-10 loss to Notre Dame the natives were restless for a massacre They booed when Michigan played its usual conservative style early in the game (See K-STATE 8G Col 1) but split end John Liebe must have looked awful good to Dickey as he came down in the end zone with the game-winning pass late in the third quarter LIEBE TOOK a 32-yard toss from quarterback Sheldon Paris in the comer of the end zone to give K-State a 21-13 lead Ibis was followed by K-State's very first successful extra point kick of the season by Butch Stocking who had earlier quieted a booing crowd with a 28-yard field goal to give K-State the lead 15-13 Stocking had earlier missed the extra point on K-State's first TD On the second touchdown they (See KANSAS 6G Col 1) By MAL ELLIOTT Staff Writer MANHATTAN Kan Kansas Slate University's football fans are undoubtably confused but happy In their opener last week the Cats rolled up 371 yards in total offense and lost Saturday they managed only 160 yards but outlasted winless Oregon State 22-16 before 32800 fans second largest opening-game crowd in history K-State coach Jim Dickey is not confused knew running the multiple fense like we do that we'd look like Raquel Welch one week and Phyllis Differ the next" he said "When people put the hard rush on it's tough" He may not look like Raquel Welch OSU IX KSU 11 Brawn IX run PAT: Run follt Scare lot up when Kanoao Stefa llnobockor Rannlo Wllian Mocked a punl racov-erod by Hrabackar Tom Foorbor of Onion Stifo IS On conworilon play Pork kept and woiotoppod hort of ooollino by Oregon state'! Craig Row-MU THIRD QUARTER KSU IX OSU Butch Slocking IX floM goal Score Ml up when Oregon Sfafopunlor John Mlpo fumbled aftor bod mop of Mo own lXyord line recovered by Wittier KSU IX OSU II John Uobe PM from Sheldon Porit PAT: Slocking kick Score let up whin Grog Bool Intercepted Oregon SUM penal OSU 14 KSU a OSU 14 1:11 welferd IX fWd BOO Drive coveted 47 yard! and Rlehardran pound for temoon on die Field as the Jayhawks took a 28-7 licking from Uth-ranked Michigan think that KU's offense scored its lone touchdown No that came on a sets The Big Ones Drake Jolts Colorado Buffaloes Drop to 0-3 BOULDER Colo (AP) -Quarterback Rick Casko flipped a 31-yard scoring pass to Tim McManus and Mark Mendenhall kicked two field goals as Drake capitalized on Colorado mistakes to upset the Buffaloes 13-9 Saturday in college football The victory squared Drake's season record at 2-2 Colorado which lost three fumbles had one pass intercepted and was whistled for 15 penalties dropped to in its first season under Chuck Fairbanks Drake scored just two minutes into the game after Colorado halfback Lance Olander fumbled a pitchout The turnover set up 24-yard field goal Late in the second half Colorado was shoved deep into its own territory by a clipping penalty and Olander got off only a 21-yard punt giving Drake possession at the CU 33-yard line Five plays later Casko hit McManus at the 15-yard line and the flanker spun away from an attempted tackle by Jesse Johnson for the TD Colorado cut the deficit to 1M on Tom Field's 25-yard field goal just before the half Texas Stuns Penn St Dickey Scores Three TDs UNIVERSITY PARK Pa (UP1) Sixth-ranked Penn State was riding high after its smashing opening-game victory last week but Curtis Dickey and Texas brought the Nittany Lions down in a hurry Dickey who played the game despite a bruised shoulder rushed for 184 yards in 31 carries Saturday and sewed three touchdowns one on a 69-yard run to propel unranked Texas to a surprising 27-14 upset victory over the Lions "He's a big-league Penn State coach Joe Patemo said of Dickey "Obviously he was the difference in the football game" The 6-foot-l 205-pound senior tailback who increased his career yardage total to 3255 fourth on the all-time Southwest Conference running chart galloped 69 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter just 38 seconds after Penn State had taken in only lead on Booker Moore's S-yard run Dickey also scored on runs of 11 and 21 yards and dashed 33 yards in the fourth quarter to set up the Aggies' clinching score on David Brothers' 1-yard plunge as won in first game after two defeats talked before the game I asked everyone to do individually what they can to help the coach Tom Wilson said decided to go out relaxed to be determined and at the tame time have fun We were relaxed and I think we eliminated some mistakes (See CG Col 3) Nebraska 24 Iowa 21 Dean Sukup boots a 30-yard field ooal with 5:52 left in the game as Nebraska wipes out a 21 -7 Iowa lead in the second half Page 5G Texas 17 Iowa St 9 Sophomore tailback A Jones scores twice in the second half to help Texas wipe out an Iowa State 9-3 lead PageSG Purdue 28 Dame 22 Purdue overcomes a 20-7 deficit on the strength of quarterback Mark Herrmann's 156 passing yards and two touchdowns Page 9G Scores or Page 2G (See DRAKE 8G Col 4) XiXXXXXXk XMR a a a a ae a a ee.

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