St. Lucie News Tribune from Fort Pierce, Florida • 17

Her Backfield Was In Motion Cl VERQ BEACH Fort Pierce Central has a new offensive threat to worry about for next Friday night game against Vero Beach High The Iiufiam unleashed a new weapon Friday night a girl player in walloping Eau Game 38-6 to run season record to 8-1 Barbara(Bobbie) Best the Tribe's first female football player got in for one play late in the fourth quarter She was called for illegal motion Meanwhile fullback Eddie Frazier ran for 176 yards in 20 carries and me touchdown to spearhead a 313-yard rushing attack for Vero Beach Held scoreless in the first period the powerful Indians ran wild for 24 points in the second quarter as they coasted past the Commodores now 2-7 for the season By JERRY SHAW Newt Tribue Sports Witter Players on the Vero Beach High School football team don't even notice the unique addition 1 they have on their squad during practice at foe Citrus Bowl this week Since women have awakened to foe beauty outside of the kitchen it has became common to see them in places previously forbidden to young ladies and that includes the football field Alice live in the kitchen anymore and neither does Barbara Best or Bobbie as she is known to her friends This junior flanker had not played until Friday in an official game but she has made foe Indians' varsity squad and has played in several scrimmages Bobbie sits on foe bench quietly by herself during practice while foe other members of foe team do their usual bit before a workout booting around footballs and tossing them in every direction making foe field almost as dangerous as a mine area It doesn't bother Bobbie who just sits there waiting for things to begin She does not look like the type of girl you would expect to play football (whatever that means in these post liberation days) but then again it was hard you don't go to school that But it might be just one of those rumors -Bobbie's parents mind her participating in the sport and she has 'had no real problems except when it comes to dressing which she does in the girls bathroom One time she was changing in the girts locker room before a game and was almost invaded by a horde of opponents who were to dress in that room Luckily the coach asked if anyone was in there before they entered and she let them know with a yelL She practices as hard as the other players but has not seen much action because at her position there are also three seniors and two juniors Bobbie is happy to see the sports world opening up to girls particularly the sports of softball basketball and gymnastics which will be featured for girts this year A friend Lisa CoUucd who wanted to go out for the wrestling team says of Bobbie: "She does what she wants to do it's a free world" had no training and she said 'I want to go and she did guys like her They enjoy her I think all guys enjoy having a girl around They all respect her there is no A friend of hers says Bobbie's boyfriend who is in ROTC at the school is with her all the way on foe subject of playing football Bobbie acts shy and says playing because like football She has been interested in the sport since around the third grade and this was her first chance to go into an organised football team "A lot of girts said like to go out but said Bobbie been on it this year I think some more will be out next Bobbie said she will be going out for the team again nothing Guys will be guys and when they are around Bobble on the field they can be the same way they are anywhere else-sometimes in a real joking mood they act real Bobbie says laughing have a chance for a big joke on Homecoming It seems it is a tradition at the school that juniors and newcomers on the football squad are given mohawk haircuts by the other players on that day if they are caught There are some who are saying they might go after Bobbie i have to she says go to Homecoming if SPORTS 16 195 Page 17 MEMPHIS Term (UPI) -Junior tailback Terdell Middle-ton scored two touchdowns Saturday night to lead Memphis State to a 14-7 victory over Houston Vero's Barbara Best Irish USC Lose Bowl Bids pass from Gaffney to Green The Gators marched 86 yards in six plays the next time they got the ball the touchdown coming an a 33-yard pass from Gaffney to split end Chry Lecount Gaffney connected with wide receiver Wes Chandler for 44 yards late in the second quarter to set up Florida's third TD which Green scored on a 10-yard run hi the third quarter Gaffney capped a 76-yard drive with a sevenyard run around left end Thfrdatring quarterback Billy Kynes threw a SOyard pass to Chrr in the fourth quarter setting up Florida's fourth touchdown which was scored on a five-yard run around end by Gur The final Gator TD bn a one-yard plunge by Morgan climaxed a 74-yard drive late in the fourth quarter GAINESVILLE Vk (UPh -ol tfat KootackyJM taotboB on their coBbion course for the Southwest Conference title and the boat spot in foe Cotton BowL Texas AAM walloped Rice 33-14 and Texas defeated Tabs Christian 27-11 as both remained undefeated in the SWC The two schoob will meet Nov 28 in what should decide 1 the conference chempionririp However foe 'conference winner may not be determined until Dec 8 when Texas AAM hosts Arkansas Arkansas with only one conference km still in contention for the SWC title Sunday November By PAUL WYATT GAINESVILLE Fla (UPI) Don Gafowy passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to power Florida to a lopsided 48-7 Southeastern Conference victory over Kentucky Saturday and earn foe Gators the host spot for the annual Gator Bowl in nearby Jacksonville A crowd of 59671 watched the Gators pick up their eighth win against two losses The Gator offense ground out 487 yards By MICHAEL GOLDMAN TALLAHASSEE Fla (UPI) A 29-yard field goal by Chris Dermis with 13 seconds remaining in the game Mted the Hurricanes to a 24-22 victory over Florida State Saturday night field goal came after Florida State which trailed 21-6 at the end of the third quarter took a 22-21 lead with 4:44 to play in the pme on a 31-yard touchdown scamper by Larry Key and a two-point conversion pass from Clyde Walker to Mike Shuman TV Sports TODAY FOOTBALL 1 pm Rams vs Falcons Channels 4-34 1 2 pm DOlphins vs Oilers Channels 5-7 4 pm Redskins vs Cardinals Channels 4-34 MONDAY FOOTBALL 9 pm Bills vs Bengali Channels 10-11 in the fourth quarter on a three-yard plunge by halfback Rod Stewart The Wildcats get past the Florida 13 the first three quarters Posey opened the scaring with a 35-yard field goal followed minutes later with a 45yarder both in the first quarts Gator Hmfrarfcw charge williams recovered a fumble by Sonny Collins on 18 to set up foe first Florida touchdown scored on a 19-yard Miami its third touchdown of the game in the third quarter on a scoring (hive set up by a blocked punt by Miami defensive end Uny Wilson Miami took the ball on the Florida State 38 and Chin scored from two yanh out eight plays later Florida State scored on the nest series with Thomas dashing over from the one with 10:43 to play in foe game and tight end Ed Beckman caught a Water pass for a twopoint conversion TALLAHASSEE Fk (UPD I tta of the MimHM State lootboB FM IT IS SHU 4M8 US MM IMS-1 HU MSi Ml MS Mas jw Item jhi iwivfra 1 S-S4 SM-B Mta-ktartta 1 na (Dm kick) AadiMB 17 pH tarn Bkkw (Den Kick) FSU-lfcora 1 na (Uck tailed) Mk-Crta I na (Date Uck) FSU-Dmbm 1 na boa Wotatr) FSU-Kcjr 11 Wate) TO Dm a Mill much of it produced by Gaffney passed for 128 yards including scoring passes of 19 and S3 yards and ran for 64 yam us mk pcnonnucc since he cracked his left wrist Oct 18 against Florida State Three halfbacks Tony Green reserve Earl ChtT and reserve Robert Morgan scored on short runs for Florida and David Posey kicked a pair of field goals only score came touchdown came immediately after Seminole offensive tackle Billy McPhillips recovered a fumble by Miami quarterback Kary Baker on the Hurricane 31 Tailback Rudy Thomas scared two touchdowns for Florida State on one-yard runs Miami now 24 opened the scoring in the first quarter with a one-yard burst by Don Martin following a 59-yard touchdown drive in four plays The Hurricanes scored again with 10:18 to piay in the first half when Baker on a third and 12 call passed 17 yards to freshman fullback OUs Anderson Anderson catching the ban on foe 10 broke three tackles en route to the end aone capping a 61-yard scoring (hive which took 10 plays Florida State now 24 scored with four seconds to go in the first half on a one-yard dive by Thomas The Seminoles went 86 yards far eight plays for the touchdown with 13 and 20 yard passes from Walter to Shuman the key plays in the drive Wingback Iany Chin gave North Carolina State which upset Penn State a week ago had to scramble for a 2141 tie with Duke Saturday but the WoUpack still managed to grin a berth in the Peach Bowl which will be played in Atlanta on Dec 21 took a twopoint conversion pass with 12 seconds left from Dave Buckey to running back Ted Brown to gain North CnoUna State the tie Both Grange Bowl participant! and the Big representative in foe Rom Bowl will not be decided until next Saturday Toponked Ohio State and fourth-ranked MirMgan meet In a showdown for foe Ihg Ten title at Am Arbor Mich next Satvday with the winner going to the Rose Bowl and foe loser heading for foe Orange Bowl Both teams remained unbeaten in conference play Saturday (Brio State whipping Minnesota 384 and edging ilHnob 21-15 Secondfanked Nebraska and seventh-ranked Oklahoma1 abo will fight it out next Saturday at Norman Okla for the Big Eight crown The winner automatically gets a berth in the Orange Bowl and foe loier moat likely will play in foe Sugar BowL Nebraska crushed bwa State 520 Satvday while Oklahoma a loier lari week to Kansas narrowly squeaked by Mbnuri 28-27 on Jm Washington's touchdown and two-point conversfon run with 4:20 remaining Third-ranked Texas AAM and sixth-ranked Texas had won three straight Pacific Eight Conferences and played in three consecutive Rom Bowls was eliminated from the Pac Eight race when it lost to Washington 8-7 The defeat was the third in a raw for foe Trojans who are playing their final season under Head Couch John McKay Southern Cal which could have returned to foe Rom Bowl had foe conference race ended in a four-way tie unlikely to accept an invitation to any of the smaller bowls The Pacific Eight representative fob year in foe Rom Bowl will be either: Stanford Chlifonria or UCLA Stanford and CkUfomia meet next Saturday but UCLA which has already beaten both schoob can win the title outright if it defeats USC on Nov 38 Florida which a couple of weeks ago had lb sights on an Orange Bowl bid settled for the host spot in the Gator Bowl after routing Kentucky 48-7 Don Gaffney passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to spark foe triumph Florida which went to the Sugar Bowl last season will be appearing in the Gator Bowl for the sixth time Mkaai (OMo) Z7 Kcat ft I WfeM 8 CalweStoekton Mo Soathcrn 8 Down 11 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by Mike Enns) FLORIDA GATOR split end Terry LeCount it about to haul In a 33-yard touchdown pais from quarterback Don Gaffney during the second quarter of yesterday's game against Kentucky at Gainesville The Gators went on to bury-the Wildcats 48-7 See story on this page (UPI Telephoto) I I.