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Roanoke Times World News SCOREBOARD C2 OUTDOORS C11 SUNDAY OCT 1 1989 SPORTS SECTION win over ribe a pain in the By DOUG DOUGHTY SPORTSWRITER you name it CHARLOTTESVILLE In what many had considered a tuneup for next clash with ACC nem esis Clemson Virginia struggled to beat William and Mary and paid a stiff price in the process The Cavaliers put away the pes ky Indians 24 12 before 35000 fans Saturday night at Scott Stadium but emerged from the game with a stag gering injury list The casualties include running backs Marcus Wilson (hip) and Ter ry Kirby (ribs) cornerback Jason Wallace (shoulder) linebacker Yu sef Jackson (knee) and defensive end Don Reynolds (ankle) said UVa coach George Welsh think ever been in a game where that many guys were The situation was so desperate at the end of the game that the Cava liers used tailback Nikki isher who tentatively had decided to appeal for an additional year of eligibility based on medical hardship time I looked up some body was slipping and said team physician Dr rank McCue He said Jackson definitely would miss the Clemson game but reserved judgment on the others the kind of seri ous injuries that require surgery but all of them are extremely McCue said believe as bad a night as had from that stand Nevertheless it was the fourth victory in a row for the Cavaliers (4 1 and ninth in 1 0 games dating to the 1988 season William and record fell to 2 1 1 The Cavaliers rushed for 392 yards the most by a Virginia team in 21 years and had 509 yards of total offense but it was the type of struggle UVa has come to expect from William and Mary in recent years The Indians upset Virginia 41 37 at Scott Stadium in 1986 and led for a half last year before falling 31 23 William and Mary closed to 21 12 Saturday night and the In dians were in UVa territory often always seem to do some things we Welsh said do a lot of different things shovel passes fake reverses They keep you off balance thought we blocked them well but we get enough out of our passing game We handle the ball well When you rush for 392 yards it usually means got 40points and going Quarterback Shawn Moore who had completed his first 1 3 pas ses a week earlier in a 49 28 victory over Duke quite as sharp against the Indians He did run for one touchdown and pass for anoth er third pass of the game was picked offby William and Mary cornerback Aurelius Henderson ending a streak of 73 attempts by the UVA quarterback without an inter ception The Cavaliers quickly regained possession on an interception and 37 yard return by junior cornerback Tony Covington and needed just five plays to go 48 yards for their PLEASE SEE UVAC7 BILL BRILL Jw'Sn 'VflHI Making all the right moves In a year in which the unusual and unexpected became the norm one factor stood out in ma jor league baseball Surely 1 989 will go down in history as the year of the manager They have come in all sizes and shapes even in a rare color and they have been outstand ing Most seasons the debate over who should be manager of the year is settled in little time It is reasonable to suggest however that none of the playoff teams would be where they are without a significant contribution from the manager There have been six terrific performances by managers this year our of them will continue to play rank Robinson and Whitey Herzog have been elimi nated The most intriguing aspect of these managerial efforts is not the unexpected in Chicago or the un believable turnaround in Balti more but that each of the men showed a capacity to juggle talent without affecting on field perfor mance aking them in the order in which they clinched: Don Zimmer is a throw back He chews tobacco (after giv ing up the habit) is overweight (although he has lost 26 pounds) and never has worked outside of baseball He could be Rocky Brid ges except is in Class A at Salem Nobody ever accused Zim mer of being a brilliant strategist before But this year as the man ager of most beloved losers (as a lifelong Red Sox fan Ihate to concede that honor) all of moves worked for the Cubs He pitched out on 2 2 counts He used the suicide squeeze He walked the winning run on base He pulled right handed pitchersto bring in lefty Mitch Williams against right handed batters Heused two rookie outfielders andtwo pitchers you never heard ofand he won with relative ease in a National League East Divisionthat included the presumably in vincible Mets Like all the other leading managers Zimmer used all 24 members of his squad He has two superstars and one of them An dre Dawson missed more than a fourth of the season because of in juries or the Cubs whose plethora of fans anticipated the annual col lapse right down to the division clinching victory over Montreal it was Ryne Sandberg and the rookies and the bullpen But mostly it was Zimmer Tony LaRussa is as book smart as Zimmer is street wise LaRussa is a lawyer who managed to keep defending American League champion Oakland out of jail until he got his starting lineup PLEASE SEE BRILLC12 Jays finally wir i big one Associated Press AP 300 strikeouts for Ryan C8 Sierra has MVP numbers C8 TORONTO The Toronto Blue Jays outdueled the Baltimore Orioles overcame their own history and now on to Oakland The Blue Jays won the American League East on Saturday rallying for three runs in the eighth inning to beat Baltimore 4 3 The Jays took over first on Sept 1 after the surprising Orioles held the top spot for most of the season Toronto haunted by a history of big game losses won its second division title in five years like champi ons The Blue Jays edged Baltimore 2 1 in 11 innings riday night helped by an eighth inning comeback and came back to do it again did it! We did it! We proved everybody Lloyd Moseby said in a champagne soaked SkyDome clubhouse will erase everything be cause right The Blue Jays will open the playoffs Tuesday night in Oakland and send Dave Stieb (17 8) against Dave Stewart (21 9) Toronto went 5 7 against the Ath letics this season "If you had to write a script for a comeback season this would be Stieb said if it was up to me rather run away with 17 i The Blue Jays seemed in trouble at the start of the season losing 24 of their first 36 games But once manager Jimy Williams was fired and Cito Gaston took over they looked like a different team always thought we had a chance to Gaston said made some mistakes along the way but so do other The Orioles made an even more remarkable turn around but finally fell short They showed the fourth greatest improvement in modem history and came close to becoming the only team to go from worst to first in one season think there is really anything to be ashamed manager rank Robinson said guys gave 100 percent every day It was a pleasure to manage them this season and already looking forward to next The Orioles had hoped to extend this season to a one game playoff Monday back in Baltimore But the Blue Jays who collapsed late in 1 987 showed they could win when many thought they again would prove they could lose Mookie Wilson and red McGriff made it 3 3 in the eighth with run scoring singles before George Bell hit a sacrifice fly that produced the winning run Emergency starter Dave Johnson took a two hitter and 3 1 lead into the eighth but left after a leadoff walk to Nelson Liriano Kevin Hickey walked Manny Lee and Mark Williamson relieved Lloyd Moseby who singled Onoles amazing turnaround ends with 4 3 defeat ig A 1' jRr iiY 1 V' MW YY1 '1 vW i' Blue Jays reliever Tom Henke (left) is hugged by catcher Ernie Whitt after closing out the Orioles PLEASE SEE ORIOLESC1 2 Duke shocks Clemson By LARRY KEECH LANDMARK NEWS SERVICE DURHAM NC Just when football fans least expected it their Blue Devils succeeded Sat urday in turning back the calendar to 1959 or maybe even 1939 Duke overcame rain and fog taking charge in the second half to upset seventh ranked Clemson 21 17 It was the Blue first vic tory over a Top Twenty team in 18 years dating to a 7 3 victory at Stanford in 1971 Going into the game this Duke team appeared to be only a pale imitation of the squads of 30 50 PLEASE SEE DUKEC1 2 Offensive lineman Bo Cothran (99) of errum celebrates Chris 41 yard touchdown run in the first quarter Saturday The Panthers rebounded from last loss to roll past Methodist 49 0 Story on C5 Ss sES 13 Wil 'rth 1 1 1 jQIX PETERSENStaff Roar of the Panther Pitt rally forges tie with WVU Associated Press MORGANTOWN WVa Ed razier kicked a 42 yard field goal as time expired capping a 22 point comeback in the final 9:09 as No 1 0 Pittsburgh tied No 9 W'est Virginia 31 31 Saturday night Major Harris threw a career high four touchdown passes and West Virginia capitalized on six Pitt turnovers to take a 31 9 lead late in the third quarter before the Panthers rallied Adam Walker ran 2 yards to cap an 80 yard scoring drive that made it 31 15 Eugene Napolean fumbled on West next possession setting up a 9 yard scoring pass from Alex Van Pelt to Henry Tuten with 4:41 to play PLEASE SEE WVUC1 2 ECHL names championship trophy after Henry Brabham former Lancers owner C3 wi.