The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 43

JO MEMPHIS SUNDAY OCTOBER 12 1986 TkE Commercial Appeal SECTION Texas Tedhi defense hogties Arkansas seven attempts Tech eighth in the Southwest Conference in total defense held the Razor- Red quarterback leads upset victory over Razorbacks backs to 231 yards including 99 in the first half The Hogs were averaging skill people off the field They just flat whipped Arkansas didn't appear to have any problems with the Tech defense to start the game After Razorback cornerback Charles Washington intercepted a Tolliver pass at the Arkansas 4 early in the first quarter the Hogs drove SO yards into Tech territory but were forced to punt By Phil Stukenborg Stattl had a feeling all day that we would come back and win We eliminated a number of mistakes we had been making and we didn't change anything been doing We just aid it better Arkansas coach Ken Hatfield whose play selection in the fourth quarter drew a chorus of boos took the loss hard loss was as disappointing as any in my he said losses have something to be gained from them but this wasn't one of them We could not make the big plays and our option was zilch had only one good play on it We couldn't sustain a drive and 1 ep their more than 410 yards per game Tolliver hit 19 of 34 passes for 168 yards directing the Red Raiders to 344 total yards and their first SWC victory in three outings Arkansas (4-1) fell to 1-1 in the conference "We finally played a complete game" said Tech coach David McWilliams started off moving the football and ing solid defense and that made a of difference with an upset a 17-7 shocker over ninth-ranked Arkansas before 49012 Texas Tech (3-3) was a big underdog but played anything like one Getting a 49-yard field goal by Scott Segrist and a 1-yard touchdown run by quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver in the second half the Red Raiders defeated Arkansas for the first time since Tolliver was a third-grader The win also was Texas Tech's first at Fayetteville in FAYETTEVILLE Ark Humiliated earlier this season by top-ranked Miami (Fla) crushed by both Texas and On their following four series the Razorbacks failed to gain a first down and Baylor Texas Tech walked onto the field at Razorback Stadium yesterday picked up just 11 yards in the process The second half wasn't any more pro- hoping to walk away with some respect Instead the Red Raiders walked away Please see HOGS Page D4 Miracles VolsfaU I in battle to Army eludin By A1 Dunning Sporti Editor 0-6 MSU KNOXVILLE If the Army ive Medals of Honor for foot-West Point Cadet Charles Williams would be wearing one for a necklace today Williams blocked a Tennessee No 2 Alabama shuts out Tigers By Bobby Hall Staff Reportar punt with 35 seconds to play here yesterday to give Army a miracle touchdown and a 25-21 -victory over the Tennessee Vols I With Tennesse leading 21-18 and the last minute melting off the clock Williams did to the Vols what Sgt Alvin York used to do to Germans Thirty-five seconds from the end Tennessee lined up to punt on fourth-and-11 at its 17-yard line Williams a junior defensive back sliced in and swatted the ball down as it left the foot of nter Bob Garmon near the 5-yard line Reggie Fullwood scooped up the loose ball at the 2-yard line and stepped into the end zone for the winning touchdown More than half of a Neyland Stadium crowd of 91343 missed one of biggest rallies since Bastogne Unsuspecting Vols fans started heading home when Tennessee rolled into the fourth quarter with a 21-7 lead And the crowd started pouring out in earnest after UTs Victor Peppers Intercepted an Army pass with 78 seconds left apparently making the 21-18 safe TUSCALOOSA Ala There were no miracles here yesterday in Bryant-Denny Stadium Memphis State coach Charlie Bailey had said it would take for the injury-riddled Tigers to defeat second-ranked Alabama The powerful Crimson Tide pounded the Tigers 37-0 before a homecoming crowd of 60210 and the victory didn't require any water-walking or Hail Mary passes is one heck of a football team they deserve to be No 2 in the Bailey said But it like the Tide now 60 buried the Kuna Tigers in the cemetery that sits just across ul Bryant Drive a rock's throw from the stadium's south rim killed ourselves with our own mistakes' said Tiger offensive tackle Tim Borcky thought we were competing OK with them until we started stopping ourselves" The Tigers who fell to 0b fumbled eight times' losing possession twice in their first usage of a Wishbone offensive scheme It was the first shutout for MSU in 52 games The last time the Tigers failed to score was in a 260 loss to Vanderbilt in 1981 It was first shutout since a 60 triumph over Penn State in 1984 But while the Tide looked ahead to Southeastern Conference game at Tennessee Alabama running back Bobby Humphrey who gained 105 yards ana scored twice said the victory over MSU not MSU which was opening a five-game road series started 11 freshmen including seven on offense The youngsters came out fighting On their first series the Tigers drove from their 28 to the Tide 28 picking up three first downs before a fumble on a bad exchange ended the threat was afraid we might have some turnovers" Bailey said just doesn't let you do much got a great After that early MSU opportunity it was all Tide A 22-yard field goal by Van Tiffin with 5:16 remaining opened the scoring With senior quarterback Mike Shula completing Tennessee coach John Mnjurs he wished sounded as though he'd left early too Si -vX as- was Murphy's Law at its If thli jors said 1 know wrong they will go wrong jors said I 1 what else gone wrong I'-- 'yJ'S for us today Our klckc Jr 4NMM Hr 'N '-j- off team took a rest the first half our offensive line had too many critical errors we had dumb penalties and that kick block was Incredible 5I 'I? jt i s- Most of the Vols' really disastrous mistakes came in the fourth quarter when the Cadets outscored them 1841 Until then Memphis State running back Gerald White is thrown lor a loop during a kickoff return in the first quarter against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa The Tide ranked second rolled over the Tigers 37-0 yesterday Please see TIGERS Page D5 Please see VOLS Page D2 DH rule may throw curve at Gorbachev Dykstra Mets clean up Ninth-inning homer gives New York win represented a departure from form in a had been dominated by pitching The Astros scored two runs in each of two innings against Ron Darling Including on a homer in the second inning by Bill is bound to leave Gorbachev confused President why do games between the Astros and the Mets look different from games between the Red Sox and the Angels?" series that the first two Doran and the starter lasted only five innings Darryl Strawberry capped New York's four-run sixth against Bob Knepper with a three-run homer that tied the score and the Astros broke the 4-4 tie in the seventh with an unearned run scored by Doran started off bad Darling was a little tentative and not very aggressive like he has been" Mets manager Davey Johnson said we battled back and the big thing We got the big hit from Strawberry and had the mlscue in the NEWS WIRES THE OTHER day reported that baseball is beginning to take root in the Soviet Union which may explain the timing of this weekend's presummit meeting in Iceland It also may explain why President Reagan and Soviet chief Mikhail Gorbachev chose to meet in Iceland instead of someplace with a beach Iceland be the closest place where may I NEW YORK AP) Instead of setting the table Lenny Dykstra cleaned it yesterday as the New York Mets won a big game in a battle of little guys Dykstra hit a two-run homer into a stiff wind to rlghtfield in the ninth inning off Astros relief ace Dave Smith as the Mets rallied to win Game Three of the National League playoffs over the Houston Astros 65 last time I hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth to win a game was in Stratomatic baseball against my said Dykstra the baseball game where you throw dice" The victory gave the Mets a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series Not only was it a pivotal game it AL DUNNING Please see METS Page D10 Reagan said it is a hokey is a lot show-biz gimmick It means i Grich frustrates Boston "BECAUSE THEY ARE different Mr Chairman In the National League they play baseball In the American League they play In the Soviet Union we have not heard of this Innovation which means some agents are going to be in deep trouble when I get home What is this when you have designated hitters Instead of playing regular baseball Reagan explained means pitchers never have to this a capitalistic scheme to lure more of the working masses into ballparks by artificially Injecting more offense into the game? the pitchers object to such when they're making as much money as Roger they could get the playoffs on television When the Russians steal stuff from us they undoubtedly feel better about thefts committed in high places Kremlin spies surely have discovered by now that Reagan used to be a sports announcer and presumably knows something about baseball So if they want to snoop into our baseball secrets why not pick the brain of The Pres himself? Yet the Soviets made a dumb mistake by bookie in October Watching the American League and National League playoffs at the same time of guys in the American League may be baseball throwers or baseball hitters but they're not baseball players because they don't play the total game There are guys on American League teams who probably even own baseball gloves because they never have to play in the field All they do is swing bats for pitchers Gary Pettis After an intentional walk Grich singled sharply into leftfield and Narron scored without a throw ANAHEIM Calif (AP) Grich ended a career of postseason frustration by lining a Lin single in the 11th inning one-out that scored Jerry Narron from ing the ninth inning rocked starter Roger Clemens and the Red Sox by scoring three times to tie the score Devon White inserted as a pinch-runner scored the tying run with two outs after reliever Calvin Schiraldi hit Brian Downing with a pitch California then won the game in the 11th when Narron singled and took second on a sacrifice by teammates surrounded him as many in the crowd of 64223 raced onto the field The hit was the first of the night in second base and gave the California Angels a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox and a 3-1 lead in the American League playoffs last night The Angels trailing 30 enter "WHY DO THE PEOPLE OF Please see AL Page DIO Please see SUMMIT Page D10 Dll) D81 1 IPRO FOOTBALL BACKS TO THE WALL The Injury-riddled Dallas Cowboys face a virtual must-win situation today as they tackle the unbeaten Washington Redskins In Dallas AEROBICS EFFECTS Instructor Pam War-nock Coleman answers question about effects on the body of aerobic workout and calisthenics Vf Ar -J.