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The Bradenton Htrald Sunday Oct 31 1971 1-D Sullivan-Led Tigers Drub Gators 40-7 By BILL WILLIAMS Herald Sports Editor AUBURN For nil John Reaves who holds almost every University of Florida and Southeastern Conference passing records cares they can give the (United Pro International Telephoto) Auburn's Tommy Lowry Picks Up Valuable Yardage needed something to boost our morale and a touchdown would have done it" he added football team worked hard and came to play but we needed something to get us going needed a touchdown and I don't know what would have happened had we scored I would have liked to have been As it was Auburn which showed a brilliant rushing attack rebounded from its 12-7 halftime lead surprising to most people with a 21-point fourth-quarter outburst The Tigers won it going away dealing the Gators and Reaves another disappointing blow but enhancing their national ranking with their seventh straight win of the season thought with the score 12-7 But the Gators saw two second-half threats fall and Auburn made the most of them Besides the Reaves' interception Rich Franco missed a 40-yard field goal In addition Willie Jackson of Sarasota fumbled away a aerial on the Auburn six early in the second quarter Auburn jumped to a 124) lead scoring the first two times it had possession Unlike the reports of a weak running game the Tigers went all the way on the ground for both scores llivan scored both the first coming on an eight yard run and the second on a one yard dive Sullivan gained 52 yards in the 97 yard game opening drive while the second drive covered 54 yards The Gators pulled within reach on a 10-yard pass from Reaves to Jackson completing three play 26 yard drive Florid! I 4-T bon 4 7 11-44 AvH-SaMvaa (no toDod) Mlivu in (rua MM) Fla-Jadma 14 poa tram loom (Frueo ttcfc) Aob Birtay 14 fid from Mlivu (Jolt HA) Umw 4 na (MI Uck) Mi? 1 na (Jatt kick) A malar 14 paa Iran Sulfivaa UattUek) this meeting with a masterful 407 romp Sullivan finished with 15 completions on 30 attempts for 241 yards and two touchdowns despite a four-for-14 65-yard per formance in the first naif The Tigers also added 315 yards rushing with Terry Henley gaining 139 and Tommy Lowry adding 101 Reaves hit 18 passes of 37 attempts for 185 yards and the one score However the Gators gained only 86 yards on the ground I still don't believe in a Cliff Hare Jinx" muttered a quiet but straight-talking Reaves after Saturday's disaster The muscular signal caller was also remembering the embarrassment of the 38-12 defeat here two years ago when he had nine passes intercepted and last 63-14 humiliation at ainesville I consider it a major disappointment of my career not defeating Auburn" added the Gator quarterback In fact no Florida team has ever defeated the Tigers on The Plains Although the score showed a lopsided Auburn victory it wasn't until the Tigers scored 21 prints in the final period that the Gators were out of the game In fact it was a failure of a Gator threat not an Auburn outburst which was the turning print of the game see the turning point of the ime when we didn't get the all Into the endzone the second time we had it inside their ted out Florida head coach ig Dickey who saw his Gators fall to 3-6 for the campaign The key play came on the second down of the fourth period with Florida trailing 10-7 but camped on the Auburn 27 yard line Reaves lofted i pass toward Mike Rich but Mike Flynn outjumped the Gator and came up with the final of two Reaves' interceptions was pleased with our football team until it was 10-7 and we go said Dickey team went down and it turned the momentum TAGGE KEEPS COOL Cornhuskers Clobber Buffs Cornhuskers compared with a I further to set the stage for an 45-17 derision by second-ranked I Oklahoma Nebraska Thanks-Oklahoma two weeks ago in the giving Day showdown only previous loss suffered by I The game was the 27th witb-Colorado now 6-2 and served out a defeat-Southem Califor- Revenge-Seeking Rebs Trim Tigers Visiting Dignitary WITH HIS WLVD-BLOWN gray hair short revealing slightly tanned legs sunglasses hiding his eyes from the bright Florida sunshine he looked like anyone but a visiting dignitary But Danny Murtaugh mho prefers to look speak and act nothing like the manager of the World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates he is Like most people who come to Florida In the fall Danny Is vacationing putting baseball second In his mind for Just' this once And what better piece to rein then Bradenton where the scintillating campaign began In February more of a vacation than anything else" explained Murtaugh during a conversation Friday probably be here until about Tuesday and then go visit my daughter and son-in-law in Pensacola for awhile and then go to Puerto Rico for a shut vacation" The things that make vacation nice Is that Bradenton Is the winter home of the winter Instructional team and the Bucs have a winter league la Puerto IUco under the direction of Bill Vlrdon a Pirate coach The only place there baseball Is Pensacola but then a daughter to pacify the quiet Pittsburgh' manager if a baseball game around go" said Murtaugh relaxing on a bench as he waited for Florida Instructional League game to begin at Pirate City baseball is second in my mind right now not here to look anybody over" Even though Murtaugh admits he is on vacation he has several factors to think over One is if he will manage the Pirates again next season and second Is those off-season trades which could strengthen his dub now rated as the strongest in baseball after disposing of the Baltimore Orioles In the World Series Murtaugh Still Undacided 1 About Managerial Career Despite the plans of not posing the question it was inevitable to ask if Murtaugh a well-liked manager among the baseball writers although he usually the most talkative would be back next season as the mastermind of the Pirate fortunes Joe Brown the Pirate general manager who Is vacs-' tioning in Ireland has made It a point to make It dear that Murtaugh hu the Job si long as he wants it Considering Murtaugh has' produced the only Pirate World Champions since 1127 that statement is understood 1 i I made up my mind" replied Murtaugh given to a brief moment of thought will still be a couple of weeks before I makq up my one thing for sure champagne does wonders for the soul and spirit because Murtaugh lotted any better since he left Bradenton for the regular lessen April I long season has a way of taking it out of you" pointed out Don Leppert a Pirate coach In telephone conversation earlier this week he went In the hospital during the season it was about the time we made two straight West Coast trips Those have a way of taking something out of the strongest players know he has to watch himself and he Indicated If he'll be back or not but I thiwfc make a go af It for one more year" offered Leppert pointing out the decision has yet to be made and la entirely and bln Of course Just the fact that Murtaugh la In the cities the Pirates have winter-league teams points to the fact that Danny would be bade But then again Danny Murtagh always liked to surprise people Pirates Hava No Plans Of Making Trades Now Besides relaxing winter la the time most major league managers look over their minor league rosters and make those mind-plaguing trades Fresh from a World Series conquest Murtaugh dan on any trades In the next few weeks has been the custom of the Pirates in the past te make trades to benefit the entire chib" pointed eat the venerable manager Just te the sake of trading we have never done that" One area where the Piratei may work a trade la for a shortstop but the retirement of Gene Alley has everything to do with it Alley plagued by a broken wrist In spring training and weak knee during the season made his plans public as of yet for a shortstop Is dependent upon Gene Alley" aid Murtaugh Gene is going te piny another year or two shortstop would bo no problem Every ball club wants protection it each position" The last statement prints to the fact that the Pirates have two capable' shortstops in Alley and Jackie Hcrnandes who proved Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wrong in a statement that Pittsburgh win with him it short Also Rennie (Continued on Pago 2-D) engineered a 64-yard drive sowing from the 14 as he bowled over two LSU defenders at the goal line tnn TAKnrricK Fint (tonu Ruhca-rarHi Raiara yardata a 44-111 a B-tz-i u-w-i T-41 1-M 1 I 4 a FiUBbiM ImI Yard pMattMl Auburn University campus back to the Indians Jinx or no Jinx CUff Hare Stadium exactly been the scene of best football battles and the talented quarterback was gunned down again in a shootout Saturday with Pat Sullivan equally a Heiaman Tro-canaidate i it was aU over Sullivan to the 63500 fans the largest crawd to ever witness a Clin Hare encounter he was the best quarterback at least for nia tied early in 1970-for coach Bob Devaney's crew ran the Busker win string to 18 and the season mark to 8-0 Tagge's passes and the running of Jeff Kinney and Johnny Rodgers repeatedly provided key gains for Nebraska against the fired-up Buffaloes Tagge passed to Maury Dam-kroger for me Nebraska touchdown and sneaked for another Kinney the workhorse rusher scored touchdowns on runs of 11 and three yards A 20-yard pass from Tagge to Rodgers highlighted a 65-yard drive for Nebraska's second touchdown and established the speedy flanker as all-time leading pass receiver LOWITT Sports Writer but the Chiefs have the No 1 passer in Len Dawson and No 2 receiver in Otis Taylor Since 1967 Oakland and Kansas City have finished 1-2 in the usually going down to the wire to decide the although in 1969 the Chiefs beat the Raiders in a playoff en route to the Super Bowl And this year's rice will apparently be no different A tough ground game appears in shne at Los Angeles as the Dolphins go with Liny Csonka and Jim Kiick who piled up 258 yards against the Jets a week ago while the Rams counter with Willie Ellison and Les Josephson With Bob Berry still out with a hamstring pull the Falcons again go with Dick Shiner who quarterbacked them to victory over New Orleans The Browns blanked a week ago te the first time since a 275-game stretch-are trying to retain their one-game AFC Central Division lead Injuries have wrecked the Gi UNCOIL Neb (AP) Top-ranked Nebraska combined a stonewall defense with the cool quarterbacking and pinpoint TUI YARDSTICK Calarada Wahraaha 11 SS-US M-IM M4 11 Ml 11-114 IMI HI I 1 First Dm Uiiihss ymidi PissiM patdaa latum pardasa Yank pana Iliad passing of day to rout Tag Satur- ninth- rated Buffaloes 31-7 in a Big Eight football game televised nationally Turnovers generated by the defense set up Nebraska's first two scoring opportunities and still another scoring chance made good in the third period In the only major defensive lapse Nebraska allowed Colorado to connect on a 34-yard scoring pass from sophomore Ken Johnson to speedy Cliff second quai quarter The victory margin for the defending national champion Colorado 4-T TIT Nib Haw 11 rua (Ssuftr kick) Nab Dunkrofir paw from Tiua (Saaswkick) Col Bmach paw tarn Jofemoa (Den kick) Nab Tam 1 (Sucw kick) Nab resnr 14 Nab Kiaaajr 1 rua (Saaar kick) A-44T7I Louisville Raps Tampa 21-10 LOUISVILLE Ky (API-Diminutive Howard Stevens explosive mini-back rushed for 182 yards including a five-yard jaunt for the clinching touchdown here Saturday night as the Cardinals defeated Tampa 21-10 in a nonconference football battle Stevens a 5-foot-5 165-pound junior slid through and around immense defensive line 33 times gaining 94 yards in the first half and 88 in the second (SUN note bp Cum Baldwin Danny Murtaugh JACKSON Miss (AP)-Soph-omore Norris Weese a Louisiana native engineered ball control offense to perfection Saturday as the revenge-bent Rebels upset heavl- THI YARDSTICK LSD I FI rat dawaa II Bulba yard! 14-104 Partin yardasa BS Return yardasa 1 Pa aa 1T-IM Pula Ml rum Mm loot 1 Yarda paaaliiad I U-Ml 14 a MM HI I 15 ly-favored Louisiana State the No 11 team 24-22 in a Southeastern Conference football game Weese a 195-pounder from the New Orleans suburb id Chalmette scored one touchdown on a 14-yard run and kept two other drives moving with his running and passing The victory Ole sixth in eight games avenged an embarrassing 61-17 loss to LSU last year before a national trie-vision audience The defeat virtually killed hopes of successfully defending its SE championship The Rebels built a 21-0 lead before vaunted offense finally put the Tigers on the scoreboard in the final 30 seconds of the first half Ole Miss drove 66 yards to the Tiger five in the opening period where the Bayou Ben-gals recovered a fumble by Weese but on the following play Allen Shorey fumbled and Ole Miss reclaimed It at the five Two plays later Greg Ainsworth scored from the one Bobby 62-yard punt return to the LSU five set up another Rebel touchdown early in the second period with Rickey Havard scoring from the one Three minutes later Weese 1 U-! 714 41 Alaawarth 1 ru (HMm kick) Harvard 1 ru (HMoa kick) Want 14 na (Hlataa Uck) Bamlltoa II ru tn Joan (Ml-ckattaa Hrk) MS-TO Hlalaa SI La-Walkar 1 na (Mkhacboa kick) La-Kavaaaaik paaa (ram laroaa (LyoM na) A-47JU Houston Raps Florida State HOUSTON Tex The Houston Cougars used a clutch pass defense and the thunderous running of Robert Newhouse to edge Florida State 14-7 in an intersectional battle here Saturday night Newhouse stocky senior fullback ground out 194 yards in 34 carries and the Houston defense twice stopped second-half FSU threats with goal line interceptions Rebel Fullback Rickey Havard Goes Up And Over For TD Raiders Meet Chiefs Face-To-Face To Resolve AFC West Ownership (CoaUaaed on Page 2-D) (UaHad Pm latarnatiaul TtkpbeU) at quarterback for the Cardinals if a bruised right shoulder hampers Pete Beathard The Bills are till looking for victory No 1 They won since last Nov 1 a 13-game span Archie Manning has a pulled (CoaUaned on Page 4-D) TODAY 10:30 am College Football: Highlight! of Notre Dame-Navy game Channel 10 11:30 am This Week in Pro Football Channel 8 1 pm Pro Football: Denver vi Philadelphia Channel 8 1 pm Pro Football: New Orleans vs Washington Channels 11 13 2 pm College Football Highlights Channel 10 4 pm Pro Football Miami vs Los Angeles Channels 840 10:30 pm Highlights of Florida-Auburn game Channels 11 13 running game but help appears on the way with the possible return of Ron Johnson and Tucker Fredrickson But be going against a defense that is No 2 in the NFC The Colts are at full strength and raring to get back on top in the AFC East the spot they lost by losing to the Vikes Victories by Pittsburgh and Atlanta would put the Steriers back In a tie with the browns Coach Tom Landry will try anything to keep the Cowboys on trail This time he plans to call the game from the bench sending la quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Craig Morton on alternate plays Bobby Douglass goes again for the Bears after his winning 1971 starting debut against Detroit a week ago If rookie quarterback Ken rib injury keeps him out of action the Bengali frill start with Dave Lewis The Oilers have added strength to their running game with the acquisition of Dickie Post and Robert Holmes lias ttaal aaa MM ketM ellfl By BRUCE Associated Press The National Football annual face-to-face meeting for ownership of the American Conference West gets underway Sunday in Oakland as the Raiders take on the Kansas City Chiefs The two powerhouses who meet again until Dec 12 in Kansas City have each reeled off five successive victories following season-opening setbacks and aa usual have left the rest of the division in the dust The rest of the Sunday slate has Miami at Los Angeles Atlanta at Cleveland Minnesota at the New York Giants Pittsburgh at Baltimore Dallas at Chicago Cincinnati at Houston St Louis at Buffalo New Orleans at Washington New England at San Francisco Denver at Philadelphia the New York Jets at San Diego and in Monday night's nationally televised (ABC 9 pm EST) game Detroit at Green Bay The Raiders have history on their side winning seven of the past 10 regular-season games Comp Director Tom Saffell Chats With.