The Macon News from Macon, Georgia • 17

I Guidry Paints 3-1 Series Edge for Yankees LOS ANGELES (UPI) Ron Guidry a Picasso in pinstripes painted the Los Angeles Dodgers into a comer with an artistic four-hitter Saturday and pitched the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory which moved them to within one triumph of their 21st World Series championship Aided by the hitting of Reggie Jackson who had a double and a home run and the defensive play of left fielder Lou Piniella who robbed Ron Cey of a home run Guidry manhandled the Dodgers and practically left them for dead in their quest to win the World Series The Yankees seeking their first World Championship since 1962 will try to wrap it up Sunday with lefthander Don Gullett on the mound while the Dodgers will go with righthander Don Sutton The Dodgers though are faced with the grim statistic that only three teams in baseball history have ever rebounded from a 3-1 deficit to win the Series not out of it said philosophic Los Angeles Manager Tom Lasorda it was done before it can be done again" After winning Friday game behind right-hander Mike Torrez Yankee Manager Billy Martin felt he had the upper hand because his meal ticket Guidry would be working the fourth game on five days rest Martin was right Guidry survived a two-run homer in the third inning by Dave Lopes and went on to allow the Dodgers only two hits both by Cey over the final six innings With his fastball as hot as the 82-degree weather Guidry struck out seven and retired the Dodgers in order in four separate innings brag enough about Guidry" said Martin one of the hardest throwers in all of baseball and just as gutty out there as a guy can be" victory is perhaps the final chapter in an amazing success story this season In spring training the Yankees weren't sure whether he would be a starter or reliever and in fact he began the season in the bullpen But once he got a chance to start he emerged as the club's most dependable pitcher winning 16 games and posting a 282 earned run average just wanted to prove myself to the people in spring training who didn't think I could do it" said the soft-spoken 27-year-old left-hander got a little tired around the fifth and sixth innings but I got my composure back in the seventh and eighth" don't underestimate what this man did out there said Lasorda won a lot of games a lot of big games when they needed it and today he pitched one beautiful Guidry didn't need too much help from his defense as the Dodgers failed to connect solidly most of the game But the one big play he got from Piniella seemed to take the starch out of Los Angeles' attack After falling behind 3-0 in the second inning the Dodgers appeared to be getting to Guidry in the third when pitcher Rick Rhoden doubled with one out and Lopes ended an O-for-13 Series slump with a 400-foot homer to straightaway center Then in the fourth Cey led off by hitting a rising liner to left which appeared to be headed into the seats for a game-tying homer But Piniella not known for his defensive prowess leaped high against the wall and ex- (See Yanks Page 4B) fflarmi Srlritraplj as Nrhia SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 16 1977 Section Scorecard Business Yellow Jackets le Aebera time out Harley Bowers By HARLEY BOWERS Bncutlve Iwrti editor ATLANTA A fumble that might not have been a fumble at all helped propel Georgia Tech to a 284) lead here Saturday and the Jackets went on to whip Auburn 38-21 Despite the disastrous start the Tigers rallied in the second half and might have had a chance to gain the upper hand but for a fine pass interception early in the fourth stanza by defensive back Don Patterson of Gray Auburn had closed the gap to 28-14 at this point and stood just five yards from another score The questionable fumble came on the eighth iibum had tried three plays and punted Tech tried three plays and also punted Receiver Alan Hardin shading his eyes from a bright sun at the Auburn 15 retreated Iran the ball at the last moment then made no effort to fall on it as it bounced around When Henry Johnson did cover the pigskin at a ve it to the Jackets the three an official Same Errors Tire Barfield ATLANTA tired of offering the excuse following every game that we made too many Doug Barfield young head football coach remarked after 38-21 loss to Georgia Tech It had been a difficult day for Barfield and the Plainsmen now 3-3 Everything bad that could happen DID happen There was a questionable fumble on a punt that gave the Jackets the ball on three And a late-hit penalty that set Tech up in good field position to score again And a poorly thrown pass that led to an interception and a third score After that it much matter But when the Tigers rekindled some slight hope their quarterback John Crane threw two interceptions and then fumbled the ball away during three consecutive possessions About all a coach can do after a day like this is grin and bear it which Barfield did And then vow that everybody will work harder to see that it happen again come next week Despite the loss to Tech Auburn has had a better season than most experts expected But unless the miserable mistakes can be eliminated the Plainsmen will be hard pressed to win another contest They have Florida State coming up next week in Tallahassee at night And then there is Florida and Mississippi State and Georgia and Alabama Not a breather in the bunch Auburn like Tech is suffering from the absence of a top-notch quarterback Crane completed only four of 17 passes Saturday to his own receivers while tossing three to Tech defenders He did manage to pick up 44 yards in 17 runs but most of this was the result of determination to stop freshman James Brooks of Warner Robins The ends often tackled Brooks whether he had the ball or not leaving open lanes for the less elusive Crane It was a bit surprising that Brooks didn't run the ball more often (nine times) or that no passes were thrown in his direction On passing plays he was a blocker But he has been hurt the past two weeks and Barfield is likely to work him more into his offense in the weeks ahead On the basis of what I saw Saturday Brooks is the me thread on which Auburn's season hangs As for Tech the Jackets got the same kind of early (See Harley Bowers Page 5B) else on the premises as- All 54961 fans and evi sumed the ball had hit But close halftime inspection of film taken of the play by an Atlanta television station showed that Hardin did not touch the ball And Hardin vigorously denied after the game that he touched it insisted that he touch it" Auburn Coach Doug Barfield reported I know who did unless it was Jeff The film only showed that it might have been Gray Then again it might not have been Gray Or anybody else Whether the ball hit Hardin or Gray or nobody it started a dismal chain of events that quickly took Auburn out of what was supposed to have been a close game Quarterback Gary Lanier scored for Tech three plays after the and Johnny Smith booted the extra point The next time Auburn punted a late hit gave Tech the ball on their 42 The Jackets took advantage of this fine field position to score in seven plays Rugged Rodney Lee set up the tally with a 34-yard run to the five and Eddie Lee Ivery went over from the four Smith converted Six plays after the next kickoff a pass by Auburn quarterback John Crane went right to Patterson who returned 31 yards to the 46 On the ninth day (four days into the second period) the Jackets tallied on a five-yard pass from Ivery to Drew Hill kick made it 21-0 And that all After Jorge Portela missed a 39-yard field al Tech wheeled 80 yards in 10 plays for another score 21-yard scamper put the ball at the six and Ivery who had 41 yards in four runs during the march scored from there Smith converted Auburn finally scored with 2:02 left in the half on a 15-yard gallop by Joe Cribbs with Portela kicking the PAT was embarrassed by the way we played in the first Barfield exclaimed Tech played excellent football I know why we ready at the outset That first touchdown got us in a hole Then we just kept making mistakes Tech came out really humml and we didn't I was pleased though with our (See Mistakes Page 5B) yc-' rtwta ky SUB GILLILAND Tech's Roy Simmons Puts a Collar on Ex-Demon James Brooks Dogs at Tandy By STEVE BURNS TMnrapti Staff wrltar NASHVILLE Tenn When Vanderbilt wasn't making mistakes it led Georgia here Saturday afternoon When the Commodores started coughing up the ball however it was a different story Vanderbilt lost five fumbles all in the first and fourth quarters enabling Georgia to come from behind for a 24-13 win before 25700 homecoming fans at Dudley Field "The difference in the game was turnovers or takeovers" said Georgia Coach Vince Dooley had a lot of those and that's why we won" The only honestly-earned effort of the afternoon was Kevin McLee's The senior running back gained 90 yards on 24 carries to becomg Georgia's career rushing leader His total now stands at 2328 yards to 2271 for Frank Sinkwich the former record-holder Otherwise it was simply a matter of Georgia taking advantage of Vanderbilt mistakes The Bulldogs now 4-2 and 2-1 in Southeastern Conference play sprang to a 104) lead after 12 minutes of play However Vanderbilt came back to lead 13-10 at the naif A fourth quarter Vandy fumble set up Georgia's winning touchdown The Commodores fumbled on their first two possessions of the game the second recovered by Georgia's Sports AM Top 20 Here's how UPI's Top 20 fared in Saturday's action: 1 Michigan defeated Wisconsin 56-0 2 Texas defeated Arkansas 11-9 3 Colorado tied Kansas 17-17 4 Alabama defeated Tennessee 24-10 5 Ohio State defeated Iowa 27-6 6 Oklahoma defeated Missouri 21-17 7 Southern Cal defeated Oregon 33-15 8 Arkansas lost to Texas 13-9 8 Nebraska lost to Iowa State 24-21 10 Penn State defeated Syracuse 31-24 11 LSU lost to Kentucky 33-13 12 (tie) Pittsburgh defeated Navy 34-17 (tie) Notre Dame defeated Army 24-0 14 Texas defeated Baylor 38-31 15 (tie) Texas Tech defeated Rice 42-7 (tic) Wisconsin lost to Michigan 564) 17 Houston played SMU late 18 (tie) Texas State defeated Tex-Arlington 166 (tie) BYU defeated Colorado State 63-17 20 Carolina State lost to Carolina 27-14 Television A Radio Sports TELEVISION Baseball World Series: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers at 4 pm on Chs 9 and 11 Football NFL Douhleheader: 1) Atlanta vs Buffalo 2) Dallas vs Washington at 12:30 pm on Chs 3 5 and 13 NFL: Baltimore vs Kansas City at 1 pm on Chs 2 10 and 41 NFL: Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders af 4 pm on Chs 2 10 and 41 Miscellaneous Vince Dooley Show at 12 noon on Ch 10 and 10 pm on Ch 17 Pepper Rodgers Show at 12:30 pm on Ch 2 NFL 77 at 12:30 pm on Ch 41 Wrestling at 6 pm on Ch 17 Chico's Whistle at 1 am on Ch 17 RADIO Football Atlanta Falcons vs Buffalo at 1 pm on WMAZ-AM Index Briefly IB Burns's Picks 2B Tom Giffcn 10B Dr Jock 2B Emory Josey IB Rick Millions 5B Preps NHNIIMNNi IB 10B Scorecard IB Later in the quarter Georgia's Mike Garrett punting from his own end zone on third down could only get the ball out to the 39 Vandy quarterback Mike Wright ran for 11 yards ana passed 28 yards to tight end Hal Kemp for a touchdown With 4:12 to play in the first half the score was tied at 10-10 Martin kicked a 35-yard field goal with 1:23 remaining and Vandy had a 13-10 halftime lead The third quarter was scoreless but fumble and in-irception Vandy 15 Georgia then struck for two touchdowns in the first six minutes of the fourth quarter Georgia defensive end Gordon Terry fell on Wright's fumble at the Vandy 30 The Bulldogs who had dominated the third quarter but could ill afford to wait any longer to make their move then drove for the go-ahead touchdown McLee and Willie McClendon moved the ball to the Vandy four where Pyburn rolled around right end for the touchdown with 11:20 remaining in the quarter A 29-yard punt return by freshman Scott Woemer after Vandy's next possession put the Bulldogs at the Vanderbilt 18 Then Pyburn who rushed for 80 yards on 20 carries and passed for 53 yards in his best game of the season covered he entire distance on a rollout option on second down Robinson's PAT at 9:17 ended the scoring but not the Vanderbilt threats or turnovers Wright fumbled to Zambiasl on the next series When Vanderbilt retained possession on its own 21) with 6:50 to play Wright marched them to the Georgia 24 in 11 plays all passes On fourth down however Georgia defensive tackle Ronnie Swoopes who was credited with 10 individual tackles and two assists to lead Georgia sacked Wright The Commodores were finished Vandy head coach Fred Pancoast whose team fell to 1-5 and 0-3 in the SFC saw it the same as Dooley isn't any big secret" he said gave the (See Georgia Page SB) 4 9 Louis Freedman at the Vandy 20 Six running plays moved the ball to the five where quarterback Jeff Py-bum passed to tight end Mark Hodge for the touchdown Rex Robinson's kick made it 74) with 8:27 remaining Georgia took over two minutes later at its own 40 Freshman fullback Jimmy Womack of Warner Robins then bolted 25 yards on the first play Georgia then drove to the 16 where Robinson's 33 yard field goal put the Bulldogs up 104) The second quarter was After a third fumble that the Bulldogs could not take advantage of the Commodores behind a 51-yard run by Ed Parrish moved to the 26 where Greg Martin kicked a 43-yard field goal to cut the margain to 10-3 with 10:25 QB Scored Two TDs yeff Pyburn Hauled Down A.