Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 3

r' 1 THE li co lateTDs help Hokies turn game into rout BY JEFF WHITS TtMES-I)ISPATCII STAFF WlRITKR 1 mCKSUUBQ Clemson senior quarterback Brandon Streeter can take solace in this feet: Unless the Tigers find themselves matched against Virginia Tech in a bowl never have to face the vaunted defense again With the eyes of the college football world focused on Lane Stadium last night big didn't disap- sToch Mgr save point The eighth- aMnoy by boring ranked Hokies 810 aarfy Tags scored two defen- D7 sive touchdowns in a 38-second span of the fourth quarter and won in a rout 31-11 before a sellout crowd of 51907 and a national-television audience The victory was the first in six games against Clemson at Lane Stadium and the outcome was in doubt until their late flurry The Tigers (1-2) trailed only 17-11 when they took possession on their 20-yard line with 4:52 left But on second down the Hokieft finally got to Streeter who had played brilliantly to that point Junior cor-netback Ike Charlton intercepted a Streeter pass and returned it 34 yards for a TD that effectively sealed victory with 3:09 remaining The Hokies (3-0) through On the next drive All-America defensive end Corey Moore sacked Streeter fix a 15-yard loss causing a fumble Moore scooped up the ball and ran 32 yards fix another touchdown crossing the goal line at the 2:31 mark Streeter harassed into a miserable performance in 37-0 victory at Death Valley last season redeemed himself last night He completed 27 of 43 passes for 195 yards Tech quarterback Michael Vick fere as well The redshirt freshman from Newport News completed 7 of 17 passes fix 88 yards and threw three interceptions all deep in Clemson territory But tailback Shyrone Stith rescued the offense with a career performance A junior from Chesapeake Stith rushed 28 times for 162 yards 38 more than his previous high and one touchdown Vick who was sacked three times added 41 yards PfEASK SEE TECH PAGE D7 r1 i i 1 1 i i 1 I 1 Never mind the feet Europe won the Ryder Cup five of the pa seven competitions the past tv as prohibitive underdogs He among the colonists this week tht have remained quiet and humbl When Jeff Maggt announced American team "the 12 best gu ers in the wink the Europca ILS team cap-saias today's llnt-rsaad pabv lap Pagt D9 didn't blink always said the world ings arc wrong I'm glad Jeff agr with said European cap Mark James Tin not going to bile" Montgomerie the usually outvpo PtEASESEt RYDER PACE D9 Campaign on fast track wfor Hokies BtACKSBUM he Thursday night primary that leads to next general I election and nirvana ime college football team ended with lo- cal campaign director Frank Beamer supremely relieved and a new slogan for Virginia Tech constituents to rally around: We like Ike That would be Ike Charlton a junior comerback who along with i running mate Corey Moore pre served his candidacy fix a (might as well say it and get it on the table) national championship last night in-the-nick-of-time moment came BOB with just over Upper three minutes re- maining in what would become a 31-11 Tech conquest of Clemson that looked safer on the scoreboard than on the field Precariously ahead 17-11 and kept off-balance by Tigers trickery and no-huddle verve and stalled too often by (might as well admit it) Mi-) chael freshmanlike tendency to trust too much his ability to throw into traffic the Hokies were in a defensive mode when Clemson QB Brandon Streeter unloaded a sideline pass with Moore draped on him like a shroud Defining moment perchance? when Chariton stepped neatly in front of the receiver And snared the interception And raced 34 yards fix the clinching touchdown (Hie that preceded by 38 seconds another TD tallied fittingly by Moore after he rocked Streeter into a fumble and scooped up the ball and traipsed into the end zone Which is how Tech clung to its No 8 status in the polls and lived to (perhaps) celebrate another day I The evening had unfurled with as much pomp and dazzle as an inaugural ball nearly 52000 fannies wedged into Lane Stadium the ighty-Tighties in full regalia eight or nine TV trucks giving uplink salutes in the parking lot and ESPN cameras beaming the proceedings to a national audience that wanted to PLEASE SEE UPPER MCE D7 INSIDE SPORTS Yankees sweep: The New York Yankees behind Roger Clemens and Tino Martinez defeat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep in Yankee Stadium Page D2 Streak la jeopardy: Ricky Rudd is looking to extend to 17 his streak of seasons with at least one NASCAR Winston Cup victoy Page D5 Tieack warfare: After three weeks Dominion District teams finally begn to battle each other with their eyes on the Central Re0on playoff berth Page D5 Terror ea defense: Virginia figures to have Its hands fell 1 Saturday night with Brigham Young linebacker Rob Morris who is being publicized as a Butkus Award candidate Page D6 Trajaas player shot: Vlrgnia State's Jerwade Lloyd the Trpjans' second-leading receiver could miss the season after being shot In a domestic dispute Pegs D7 MMK GOHMUVnMESdISMCH SITTING PRETTY Virginia Tech datenaiw end Coray Mooiw signals to the crowd after stopping damson's Travis Zachary for a low Moon scored one of two dafanslva touchdowns tho HoMoo recorded within 38 seconds Wo In the fourth Quarter VW OwW WWWVOTwW wrwwwawwiiw wow swnuw WVOMSOOO Ww WWWOIWW WO WVO OPO OOO RYDERlCU BRAVES 6 METS3 9 Vr Today: 7:30 am-6 pm USA- i' Europeans relish role of underdog Jones Braves finish sweep Home run barrage continues BY JOHN MARKON 11 ks-Uisi'atcii Staff Whitkh Atlanta As hard as it might be to believe the New York Mets hope they haven't seen the last of Turner Field "I still think we're going to play October games here" Teamfeatures seven rookies BY MICK ELLIOTT Mkdiacknkhai Nkwh skhvius ASSOCIATED PHI SS ROOMUNK Mm Oh those wily Europeans They are doing it again From the build-up to today's start of the 33rd Ryder Cup it is easy to believe the Europeans aiuld not be in worse shape short of having to tec it up again at Bunker Hill Golf and Battleground Club By all report the Euros have about as much chance to survive the weekend at The Country Club as a $20 bill PACE E3fe Mets manager Bobby Valentine laid t't 6-3 lost gave Atlanta after JONES 2 Chipper Jones (MB In eonpatulatad at homa plain by Andrew Jonaa after hitting a thraaren homr his lourth si thi HMs-csms ibHm wasawaf isp ivrewsai ana war taw wireia aaoa CMppar Janes for MVPT John PagsD3 a iwccp of a three-game scries "I just hope they turn out differently than these did The teams meet in another three-game scries next week at Shea Stadium game was followed by a team bus race to the airport the Braves heading for Montreal and the Meta bound fix Philadelphia Anywhere figures to be an improvement on Atlanta With nine regular-season games to play however the participation in postseason play seems less assured than it did three days ago New York dropped four games behind Atlanta in the National League East and leads Cincinnati by only two games fix the wild-card playoff spot HAASE see BRAVES CONTRARY TO mWuM POPULAR OPINION WIUXJFE ADJUSTS WELL UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS GARVEY WINECAR'S CCUCI CT vl III I li I'4 i ih i a 1 fe th Ad Ih butHiNNMlteNMMWatathMlRsawteSMWWvfeHiQ A.