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SPO RTS TODA Scctioij She Smnbau Jfreeman November 28, 1975 31 Ohio State Rallies To Beat Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) Experience was the key. Ohio State had it and Michigan got it. The senior-laden Buckeyes kept their poise in a fingertip brush with defeat Saturday, rallying for a 21-14 victory over the rambunctious Wolverines by scoring twice in the last 3:18 of the game. Tank-like Pete Johnson scored twice in a span of 59 seconds to put Ohio State into the Rose Bowl on New Years Day and sent Michigan to first bowl game in four years the Orange Bowl in Miami against Oklahoma.

Michigan, with only four seniors on its starting offensive team, was guided by freshman quarterback Rick Leach, and his inexperience glared in the last minutes of the game. He was intercepted twice and one theft set up the winning touchdown. Senior quarterback Cornelius Greene, on the other hand, was directing an offense that had seven seniors plus Johnson, a junior. this my greatest Buckeye Coach Woody Hayes said, echoing a question. first three quarters, no.

The last quarter, indubitably. This is the greatest comeback I ever had. many people doubt said Hayes, who may retire if he wins the Rose Bowl to close out his first perfect season since 1968. country doubts itself. It has ever since that day (President John assassination) 12 years ago.

was a hell of a Michigan Coach Bo Schem- bechler said. played extremely well except for that one That one drive he was talking about came after Leach rolled left into the end zone for a oneyard touchdown that put the Wolverines, now 8-1-2, ahead 147 with only 7:11 left to play. Ohio State even get a first down in the second half and Greene looked more like a freshman than Leach he was down to his last attempt, third down and 10, from his own 20. Then, Greene began throwing the football in desperation. Cal Nears Rose Bowl STANFORD, Calif.

(UPI) Chuck Muncie keyed the nation's best offense to five touchdowns Saturday in a dazzling one-man show that carried California to a 48-15 victory over Stanford in their Big Game and a share in the Pacific-8 Conference championship. Muncie ran for three touchdowns, grabbed a seven-yard pass from Joe Roth for a fourth and then threw 46 yards to Wesley Walker for a fifth TD as California wound up the regular season with 6-1 mark in the Pac-8 and 8-3 overall. The victory put California in position to represent the conference in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 against Ohio State, if UCLA ties or loses its final Pac-8 game against Southern California Friday night. If the Bruins beat the Trojans, they also will finish with a 6-i Pac-8 record, but since they beat the Bears, they would get the bowl spot.

from his 20, one of them a desperate heave from the end zone which four Michigan defenders touched or had a chance to intercept. But on third down, he clicked on a 17-yard pass to senior wingback Brian Paschnagel and that got the Buckeyes rolling toward their 11th win without a loss this season. Passes of 14 and 18 yards to senior split end Leonard Willis put the ball on 31. All-America Archie Griffin, who failed for the first time in 32 regular season games to gain 100 yards, picked up 11 and Greene gained 12 before Johnson carried four straight times and made it into the end zone on fourth down from the one. Hayes disdained an opportunity to win, electing to kick for the tie with 3:18 to play.

But Ohio State got another chance to win when sophomore Ray Griffin, who figures to inherit the tailback spot when his brother Archie graduates, intercepted a Leach pass on the 32 and returned it 29 yards to the three Johnson plowed it into the end zone on the next play for his 25th touchdown to extend his own Big Ten record. Craig Cassady picked off another Leach pass and Ohio State ran out the clock to hand Michigan its first loss on its home field since 1969, Bo first year as coach of the Wolverines. Griffin was limited to 2ft yards in the first half and 21 in the second for a total of 46 and it took him 19 rushes to get them. Greene, who completed only four of 10 passes for 35 yards and had two intercepted in the first half, used his closing burst to finish with seven completions in 16 attempts for 84 yards. One of those was a seven- syard touchdown pass to John son on the first possession of the game, when they looked invincible in marching 63 yards in 15 plays to take a 7-0 lead.

ANN ARBOR MlCh. (UPI) Statistics PETE JOHNSON (33) SCORES WINNING TOUCHDOWN AS WOODY HAYES (R) CHEERS Oklahoma Pounds Nebraska, 35-10 of Ohio State-Michigan OSU Mich First 12 19 45-124 54-241 Pasilrq 34 113 Rtturn 54 Passes 7-16-2 Punts 1 44 6 6 29 5 Fumbies-lost1-1 2 2 MS Penalties yards 2-10 Ohio State 7 0 0 14 21 Michigan OSU-Johnson 0 7 07 14 7 pass from Greene (Klaban Kick) 11 pass from Bell (Wood kick) vw Coach Woody Hayes turned to He threw two incompletions his 250-pound battering ram. 1 run (Wood kick) OSU-Johnson 1 run (Klaban kick) OSU Johnson 3 run kick) NORMAN. Okla (UPI) Whenever Oklahoma did something nght Saturday or the Nebraska Comhuskers did something wrong the bowl anxious Sooner fans would litter the astroturf at Owens Field with oranges. And it took a plantation-full to do the job.

The previously undefeated and normally consistent second ranked huskers presented six turnovers to the Sooners Saturday and No 6 Oklahoma turned five of those into touchdowns two by quarterback Steve Davis to rout Nebraska 35-10. The win pushed the Sooners into the Orange Bowl against Michigan and left Nebraska which finished the season at and co-champions with Oklahoma of the Big Eight Conference with no bowl to attend unless its mind about an earlier offer from the Fiesta Bowl. There were the Comhuskers might have a change of heart about staying at home during the holidays. Oklahoma turned the game into a one-sided affair with three in the fourth quarter and Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer admitted he had a hard time believing what he was seeing. amazing what happened in the second said Switzer.

whose Sooners had been clinging to a 7-3 halftime lead. "If Nebraska had not given us those things, it would have been very difficult because our field position was very But when the turnovers did come, Davis maligned by many Oklahoma fans this season although he lost only once as leader of the Sooner attack guided Oklahoma to one score after another. lot of people have been telling me to stop playing and start praying, said Davis, a licensed Baptist minister. a great way to end a career Nebraska had earlier received an invitation to the Fiesta Bowl if it should lose to Oklahoma and its players had turned the invitation down. But after the game, Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said there would be another vote.

will leave it to the players, but we decide Osborne said. is a bad day to discuss it. Our players can bounce back and I think they might want another chance at In addition to stripping the ball from the Comhuskers. the Oklahoma defense put together a morale boosting goalline stand led by Dewey Selmon at the end of the first half. Five times Nebraska turned the ball over in its own end of the field and Harvard Clinches Ivy League Title NEW HAVEN, Conn.

(UPI) Mike Lynch redeemed himself Saturday. Lynch, who shouldered most of the blame for only conference loss of the to Princeton two weeks ago- booted a 26-yard field goal with 33 seconds left to give the Crimson a 10-7 triumph over Yale and their first unshared Ivy League title in history. The game-winning which cleared the crossbar by two Lynch of blame for his poor showing as a reserve quarterback against Princeton two weeks ago. Lynch started at quarterback in place of injured Jim Kubacki and was unable to move the Crimson through three periods then was replaced in the fourth quarter of the game Harvard lost, 24-20, to the Tigers. Harvard Coach Joe Restic, who cited adjustments that opened the running game in the second half as instrumental in triumph, said, I told Lynch after Princeton game, give up on and he Lynch, who earlier had missed a 39-yard field goal try, said I never thought about missing this one.

Im not the hero everyone blocked, the snap was perfect the placement was good. My room- mamte and 1 had talked about this during the week and I wondered about shanking it in front of all those people but I Restic gave the soft-spoken junior from Swampscott, added confidence at the crucial spot in the game by walking over to Lynch, handing him the kicking tee and saying two words parents and sister and brother were among near sellout Yale Bowl crowd of 66,846 largest to witness a college game in the Last this year who saw Kubacki direct a 72-yard drve in the wanig moments. The key play was a fourth-down, 21-yard pass to Bob McDermott to the Yale 13. Three plays redemption was complete. The had one last chance, advancing the bell to midfield on a pass interference call.

But the clock ran out as Yale reached the Harvard 38. Harvard, trailing 7-0 in the third period, had tied the game in the third period on Jim two-yard run. The 92nd meeting between the rivals featured a defensive struggle that saw Scott Keller key a Yale defense that bottled up Kubacki, third in the nation in total offense, until the third period when Harvard tied the game on two-yard run at 8:26. Yale had opened the scoring when Phillips completed 43yard drive by going over from the five at 1:42 of the second period. Kubacki completed 11 of 27 passes for 117 yards and picked up 22 yards rushing, well below his average of 222 yards per game.

Yale's standout halfback Don Gesicki picked up 77 yards in 25 carries, but Phillips was limited to one pass completion in nine attempts. Harvard, finishing the season with a 7-2 record, got rolling early in the third period when Kubacki directed a 66- yard march, with Winn going over from the two on the 12th play. A 12-yard pass from Kubacki to end Jim Curry, who made a circus catch on the Yale two set up the touchdown. Yale came back in a bid to go ahead when it drove from its own 46 to the Harvard 19 early in the fourth quarter, but Phillips' pass was intercepted by John Judge on the 10. NEW HAVEN Conn (UPI) Statistics the Harvard-Yaie football First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Pumbies-lost Penalties-yards Harvard Yale Harv 16 45-146 ill 44 11-17-3 7-41 0 4-0 5-73 0 0 0 7 Yale 12 54-175 20 29 1-13-1 9 42 0 1-1 0-0 3-10 0- 7 although those were the only five occasions the Sooners could eacape their own end of the field, they were good enough.

Comhusker quarterback Vince Ferragamo fumbled at his own 42 late in the first quarter with Selmon recovering and 13 playa later quarterback Davia from the one, Ferragamo fumbled again at his own 47 in the third quarter and the needed seven plays before Horace Ivory from the five After Jim Burrow fumbled a punt at his own 13 in the fourth quarter. Oklahoma again with Elvis Peacock getting the touchdown on a four-yard run Following Jerry interception of a Ferragamo pass, Davia on a eight-yard run Finally, Nebraska fumbled the resulting kickoff to set up a four-yard dash by Billy Sims to finish out a 21 point Sooners fourth quarter, The trip to Miami to meet Michigan New Year Eve will be their first bowl trip since an NCAA imposed probation went into effect two years ago and the one sided triumph over the Comhuskers brought Oklahoma at least some revenge for its first Ions in three years -to Kansas suffered earlier this season Although Nebraska had allowed only slightly more than 100 rushing per game this season, the Sooners piled up 278 yards on the ground The usually stingy Oklahoma defense gave up a mere 70 ground yards And the front wall up on the final play of the first half to remove the spark from the Nebraska attack Trailing by a mere 7-3 count the Comhuskers rushed down the field on Ferragamo passing and suddenly was confronted with a first and goal situation at the one with left. But Nebraska had no time outs left and to try for the touchdown instead of the field goal that would reduce its deficit to only one point at the half The running play failed, however, when Selmon drove back Monte Anthony short of the goalline to leave Nebraska trailing NORMAN (URO Statistici the 00 Passing PltWt Nttriiki Noe -FG 14 5 1 run (Distorno Anthony I run tvory fun (Otitonio 4 fun tomo I run 'DtRtonio 4 run (OlRtonio 70 175 II 15-27 I 6 40 3 4 4 4 30 1 0 10 71 13 1-34 IMI 51 7 45 7 7 11-31 Noe 0 OAI- 0 0 70 704 Yate 5 run kick) Harv Winn 2 run (Lynch AicAi Harv FG Lynch 26 A 146 Penn State Slips Past Pitt, Winner Ike Lynch Is picked off the ground by teammates Tim ivenport (L) and Kevin McCafferty after kicking winning dd goal for Harvard In 10-7 victory over Yale. (UPI) Dave Davis Captures World Open Bowling GLENDALE HEIGHTS, 111. (UPI) Dave Davis of Atlanta iptured 15th Professional Association title Satur- ly, beating Johnny Petraglia of Staten Island, N.Y., 246-190, the $100,000 Brunswick World Open.

The victory, third of 1975 after a five-year drought, irned him $14,000 and brought his earnings for the year to That is second to Earl Anthony, Tacoma, who nished in third place and won $5,000 to bring his total to 106,485. Davig never trailed in the championship game but wns ahead only three pins after four frames Petraglia failed to pick the five-pin to open in the fifth frame and that mistake cost im the title. Davis left little doubt on the outcome, stringing together five irikes from the fifth through ninth frames. To make the final game, Davis got past Anthony, who had much as a 30-pin lead midway through their match but uffered a fatal split which he failed to convert in the eighth -ame. Davis struck in the sixth through the ninth, then struck nd spared in the tenth for a 248-246 victory Anthony defeated John Wilcox, 201-196, after Wilcox had owned Gary Mage, 226-207, in the first match.

Petraglia arned $7,500 for finishing second, Wilcox netted $4,000 for ourth and Mage got $3,000 for fifth. PITTSBURGH (UPI) Penn football team relaxed before its game against Pitt Saturday by viewing the bank robbery film, Day Afternoon," but it was a more serious movie that helped the Nittany lions defeat the Sun Bowl-bound Panthers. The Sugar Bowl-bound Lions defeated the Panthers, 7-6, on a 28-yard, fourth quarter touchdown run by Steve Geise and Chris conversion, but it was Tom block of a Carson Long extra point attempt that set the stage for the victory. Following the game, Odell revealed that Penn State had studied game films of extra point efforts and noticed something unusual about center John Pelusi. noticed that he Hand straight up after he Odell said.

had 9 little hitch." Odell, a senior, got a running start and timed his leap over Pelusi per fectly. The ball struck him square on the chest and bounced away. The touchdown drive was engineered by freshman Chuch FuBina, who had appeared in only two previous games But dramatic appearance midway through the third quarter was not part of any strategy by Coach Joe Patemo. just wanted to get a good look at Patemo said. been trying to get him into a game for a few weeks and this was the first chance I think we were fated to win this he added made enough mistakes to lose six games," Long, most prolific kick scorer in Pitt history, missed three field goals that could have won the game But Coach Johnny Majors refused to blame him for the loes think our football team played as much like winners as they did," Majors said.

think that it was the luck of the draw, a matter of the ball not going through the hoop Long missed three field goal attempts in the last five minutes of the game-including one from just 23 deny Pitt the victory despite a 120-yard rushing performance by the Tony Dorsett, who was named the outstanding player. Pitt, 7-4, took a 6-0 lead in the second quarter after a fumble recovery- by Dennis Moorhead on the Nittany Lion 48-yard line. On the next play, Dorsett ran to the 37, and running mate KUiott Walker sprinted 37 yards for the touchdown on the next play. Odell dropped back a few steps then sprinted through the Penn State defenders to block Long's conversion attempt. Penn State, 9-2, was unable to pentrate into Pitt territory until the third quarter and then only for two plays, giving the ball up on a fumble Its next drive again was stopped on a miscue when Bob Jury intercepted a Fusina passd But on the next possession, Fusina, playing in only his second game, was able to move the Lions, with the help of a defensive penalty.

The big play put the on their own 42 and Jimmy Cefalo ran the ball to the Pitt 48 and six plays later Steve (ieise ran 28 yards for the touchdown Bahr then made good on the conversion. PITTSBURGH Pann State 0 9 Pm 7 It Ruthes rerd, 45-151 Pitting yards a 2 Pettat i 6-13-1 9-34 1 IMI FumRtas 5-1 14 flfll 5-44 5-13 Pann I 14 1 6-4 Pitt- run i AKA tatladi a fun A 44 144 Flyers Trip Rangers JOHN DAVIDSON MAKES SAVE on Oreit Kindrachuk PHILADELPHIA (LTI) Reggie Leach scored goahead goal, sparking a third- period surge that earned the Philadelphia Flyers to 4-2 come-from behind win over the New York Rangers in an NHL game Saturday. The held 1-0 and 21 leads but the Stanlty Cup champions tied the game at 22 when Lons berry outmaneuvered New York goalie John Davidson to score at 1:13 of the third penod. Leach put Philadelphia ahead 3-2 at 6:27 of the penod by putting in a 15-foot re bound shot after goalie Davidson blocked Bill shot. Lete sports on page 37 Kindrachuk, put the Flyers ahead 4-2 at 11:48 by taking a from Don Saietki and sliding the puck 20 feet down center into the right corner of the net.

New York had taken a 1-0 lead at 6:21 of the first penod on Walt power play goal Bobby Clarke tied the game at 6:12 of the second penod with his 15th goal of the season after taking a pass behind the net from Jimmy Watson But the Rangers came back to go ahead at 2-1 at 16:16 of the second period when Rod Gilbert took a pass from Steve on the run and put a 10-foot shot past goalie Wayne Stephenson.