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NFL Football: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m. Baseball: New York at Milwaukee 4:00 p.m. Lion Football: Detroit at LA Rams Sunday, Sept. 19, 1382 Call with (ports newt: 222-6660 BASEBALL PAGE 4 HORSE RACING 5-6 OUTDOORS 11 LJ DETROIT FREE PRESS "i 1 Hike Downey Irish power jolts Michigan Wolverines make glaring errors under the lights, 23-17 111 v. My- 'WW- Echoes ought to he awake after a pep rally like this SOUTH BEND, Ind.

"Oh-yay-oh, yaaay-oh," chants the band. "Oh-yay-oh, yaaay-oh." The only other sound is the tom-tom of the drummers, pounding like a pulse. The wind whips across the camp a freezing rain makes South Bend look like the south seas. There is a storm in the night, and the Notre Dame marching band thunders through the darkness. Across town, the community has gone into its stance for the new football season.

On sale in the lobby of the Americana Hotel are a dozen varieties of Fighting Irish headwear and a paperback about Knute Rockne. At Durdy Annie's saloon, Marge at the piano bar is doing a little number she likes to call, "Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame." "Wake Up the Echoes," a line from the fight song, also is the name of a movie being featured this very night at the Morris Civic Auditorium. It is a feature on Fighting Irish football produced by NFL Films, prompting wisecracks that Notre Dame really does play professional football. In the nearby Bendix Theatre, meantime, the Second City comedy troupe from Chicago is presenting still another version of Notre Dame football: "Hi, I'm Blair Kiel, the Notre Dame quarterback. You know, after a tough day on the football field, I like to go home, curl up in front of the fireplace and relax With a warm, tender Harlequin Romance.

See, it fits right here in my helmet!" Thunder, bluster and toilet paper This is Friday night in Fighting Irish land. It is 24 hours before the first night game ever played at Notre Dame. It is nearly time for an appointment with the University of Michigan, another school that takes its football seriously. Time to carry on tradition. Time to wake up the echoes.

Pep rally time. "We are (clap-clap) ND (clap-clap)! We are (clap-clap) ND (clap-clap)!" Again and again. Then the fight song. Again and again. Then the "1812 (also known as the Quaker Oats theme) from the band.

Again and again. The musicians tramp through the night and finally file into the Stepan Center, a small hall that looks like By JOE LAPOINTE Free Press Sports Writer SOUTH BEND The Michigan Wolverines sputtered, missed tackles and fumbled all night and lost 23-17 Saturday to Notre Dame before a capacity crowd and a national television audience in the first night game ever played at Notre Dame. Michigan quarterback Steve Smith was sacked six times, including once on the final play of the game. two of his fumbles resulted in scores for th'e Irish, who were led by three field goals from Mike Johnston and touchdown runs by Larry Moriarty and Greg Bell. The victory gave Michigan a 1-1 record for the season.

It was the first game of the season for Notre Dame and coach Gerry Faust. Michigan's Anthony Carter was ineffective as a pass receiver, but scored a touchdown on a long punt return. He sufered a groin injury midway through the game and missed most of the second half. The first half ended with Notre Dame leading, 13-0, and it could have been worse for Michigan. Two fumbles by quarterback Smith led to 10 Irish points.

Only a Notre Dame fumble one foot from the Michigan goal line kept the score as close as it was. The Wolverines seemed nervous. They were penalized once for illegal procedure and once for taking too much time getting off a punt. In addition, the Wolverines were victimized by a third-down quick kick by quarterback Blair Kiel. The first time Michigan had the ball, Smith fumbled under heavy pressure in the backfield when he was hit by tackle Bob Clasby.

Tackle Jon Autry recovered for Notre Dame on the Wolverine 22. Four plays later, Johnston kicked a 35-yard field goal to give Notre Dame a 3-0 lead just 2:22 into the game. SMITH'S SECOND fumble gave Notre Dame the ball at the Michigan 46, and the Irish soon had their first touchdown. The fumble, recovered by linebacker Mark Zavagnin, came on a bungled handoff intended for tailback Lawrence Ricks. Notre Dame drove to the Michigan 24- yard line before scoring on a run around left end by fullback Moriarty, who broke Mike Boren's tackle near the line of scrimmage and sprinted into the end zone.

The extra point gave Notre Dame a 10-0 lead with 14:01 left in the second quarter. A few minutes later, from shotgun formation, Kiel executed a dandy quick kick on third and 17 from the Notre Dame 24. It rolled to a stop 59 yards from scrimmage and was returned five yards, to the Michigan 22, by defensive back Evan Cooper. Michigan soon punted it back and Notre Dame worked the ball downfield on an play drive that mixed 'a few passes with running plays. They were halted just short of the end zone when Bell, the Irish tailback, fumbled after a hit by linebacker Tom Hassel.

Keith Bostic recovered for Michigan. THE WOLVERINES were forced to punt again on their next possession, and Notre Dame started another drive from its own 16, concluding it with Johnston's 37-yard field goal with two seconds left in the half. Smith was sacked five times and had one pass swatted away the first half. He completed four of eight pass attempts, two of them to Carter, who carried the ball once on an 11-yard end-around on which an Irish defender was charged with a personal foul for an out-of-bounds hit. Carter walked off the field limping slightly later in the second quarter.

On the sidelines, coach Bo Schembechler seemed irked at times, once speaking angrily to Smith. The Notre Dame crowd taunted Carter while some fans held up a sign that said "Wolverines Eat Quiche." Another said: "There's only one Carter, and it's Phil." Not so, as Carter showed the first time he and Michigan touched the ball in the second half. CARTER TOOK a 51-yard punt on his own 28-yard line, broke a tackle, cut and weaved, almost fell but maintained his balance with one hand, and scored on a 72-yard toucdhown run up the middle of the Irish specialty team. See U-M, Page 12E Free Press Photo by ALAN KAMUDA Michigan quarterback Steve Smith is sacked for a five-yard loss by defensive tackle Mike Gann in the first quarter. Hash Gordon locker room.

There is little room to move and less to It is-steamy as a sauna inside the tho best cf tho rest center, but the pep rally can MSU drops it, 31-10 -s i not be moved -outdoors because of the rain. Almost every foot of floor space is occupied and every shirt is soaked with water or sweat. Coeds climb on boyfriends' shoulders so they can top games; Alabama 42, Mississippi 1 4: Alabama scored touchdowns on five of six drives quarterbacked by Walter Lewis. Page 8E. Clemson 17, Boston College 17: Donald Igwebuike missed a 42-yard field goal attempt with 13 seconds left on the clock, and No.

16 Clemson had to settle for the tie. Page 8E. UCLA 51, Wisconsin 26: Quarterback Tom Ramsey passed for 260 yards and engineered five first-half scoring drives for No. 14 UCLA. Page 8E see.

Many of the women wear barrettes with floppy coils at Faust 'A XZT Saturday special; Junior quarterback Todd Black-ledge tossed four touchdown passes as eighth-ranked Penn State ripped winless Rutgers, 49-14. He now has 12 touchdowns in three games, the same number of scoring throws he picked up in 11 games last year. Page 8E. "1 -urn Fumbled punl opens gates for Buckeyes By JACK SAYLOR Free Press Sports Writer EAST LANSING Christmas came early to Spartan Stadium Saturday, and 73,483 fans watched Ohio State open its premature gift a 31-10 victory over Michigan State. The Spartans mishandled an Ohio State punt at the outset of the fourth quarter.

That led to a quick touchdown, and the Buckeyes turned a 10-10 tie into a rout. It was the second straight 1982 success for the 12th-rated Buckeyes, and MSU fell to 0-2 in Its Death Valley trip through the opening half-dozen games against national powers. Despite the wide and misleading final margin, the whole game hinged on one play. MSU had forced a Buckeye punt and had the stiff wind in its favor as the final period started. But State's Darryl Dixon juggled the ball, lost track of it momentarily, couldn't grip it, and finally knelt helplessly as Ohio State's Jimmy Gayle fell on it at the Spartan 23-yard line.

The Buckeyes took it home in just five plays, fullback Vaughn Broadnax scoring from the three for a 17-10 Ohio. State lead. IT WAS all OSU thereafter. The Bucks' next possession produced a quick 61-yard strike, with Tim Spencer barging over from the nine: 24-10. The frustration deepened as MSU split end Dary! Turner dropped consecutive passes behind the Buckeye secondary.

Ohio State then polished it off with an interception and Kelvin Lindsey's six-yard score in the final seconds: 31-10. That brought out the gloom in Muddy Waters. "We have no excuses. We got beat we blew it," the MSU coach said softly. "The dropped punt was the turning point, no question.

See MSU, Page 5E tached and shamrocks at the ends of each spring. Men wear golden construction helmets with dashboard Virgin Marys mounted at the middle. Toilet-paper hand grenades sail overhead. Notre Dame coach Gerry Faust doesn't care if students squeeze the Charmin, so long as they're careful where they heave it. "If you hit one of these players in the eye," he interrupts the rally to say, making college football's first official toilet paper proclamation, "they won't be any good to us tomorrow." Now a few words from the players themselves.

Pep rallies always pick on the other team's best-known athlete, so when co-captain Mark Zavagnin reads a poem, one verse is dedicated to Michigan's flashy pass-catcher, Anthony Carter. Another captain, Dave Duerson, borrows a scene from a film called "The Warriors" and, in a sing-song voice, leads a chorus of: "Anthony, come out and pla-a-a-ay! Anthony, come out and pla-a-a-ay!" The crowd sings along. Now it's the coach's turn. "Gerry! Gerry (clap-clap, clap-clap-clap)! Gerry! Gerry (clap-clap, clap-clap-clap)!" The fans are in a forgiving mood for last year's frustrating season, Faust's first. The coach thanks the students.

best student body in the He thanks the band. isn't a better band in the He thanks the unsung heroes of Notre Dame. unsung heroes are the team managers, and we have three tremendous managersf So let's give 'em a big An Irish Storm is stewing He loosens his tie. "Now, let's get down to business!" Faust commands in that raspy, George C. Scott voice of his.

"In 1952, before most of you were born, I had the opportunity to see a Southern Cal game here at Notre Dame! It made me want to come to this school so bad! But I wasn't good enough to get a scholarship! Let me Todd Blackledge other games; Minnesota 36, Purdue 10. Page 8E. Iowa State 19, Iowa 9. Page 8E. Bowling Green 34, CMU 30.

Page 8E. NMU 40, Saginaw Valley 7. Page 9E Hillsdale 24, Indiana, Pa. 7. Page 9E.

Free Press Photo bt MARY SCHROEDER MSU safety Chris Van Pelt can't believe what he just saw OSU fullback Vaughn Broadnax score a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Reliever Stanley steamrolls Tigers, 6-2 tell you, though, the thing that impressed me most wasn the game! That day, I saw 60,000 people giving their all for their team! It was something to see! "Last year, I saw 8,000 students giving their all! But I also saw 52,000 people sitting on their butts! We need Si-rn 1 you to get out there and get the whole student body behind us! Michigan has 6,000 tickets for this game! Notre Dame has If we get all 54,000 ticket holders behind us tomorrow night, there is no doubt in my mind NOTRE DAME WILL BE THE VICTORS!" For what it's worth, the loss, plus victories by Baltimore and Milwaukee, officially eliminated the Tigers from the East Division race. There has been no sane hope of winning that for some time. Jerry Ujdur's seven walks in 6 innings led to his downfall. His last one came in the seventh, and Dwight Evans got the hit that broke a 2-2 tie and knocked Ujdur (9-9) out of the game.

Reliever Aurelio Lopez was next, and he had his first rocky outing since he was recalled from the minors this month. Gary Allenson and Carl Yastrzemski both homered in the ninth, blowing the game open. Yaz's shot was the 36th of his career in Tiger Stadium, his 442d overall, and his 3.309th big league hit, tying him for seventh place on that career list. The victory keeps the Red Sox breathing in the AL East race. They are now seven games behind the first-place Brewers, with 14 games left to play.

Houk. "He's good long or short it doesn't matter how I use him I don't know what to call him, a middle man or a short man, but I've never had a middle man that good. "I didn't want to use him that long today but (Rainey gave up) five hits in 1 innings and I figure I'd better make a move if we're going to have a chance of winning." The Tigers' only runs came on rookie Howard Johnson's two-run homer in the first inning. After that, they left nine runners on base five in scoring position. STANLEY, 27, has now pitched 161 3 innings in relief this year, he hasn't started once.

The league record for relief innings is 168 by Bill Campbell (then of Minnesota) in 1976. "I like the bullpen better than starting, because I like to pitch a lot," Stanley said. He is getting his wish this year, because only one Boston starter has more than five complete games. By BRIAN BRAGG Free Press Sports Writer If Boston reliever Bob Stanley doesn't get solid support for Most Valuable Player this year, the balloting should be investigated. Stanley came in to stifle a Tiger rally in the second inning Saturday and finished 7 scoreless innings for the 6-2 victory when the Red Sox broke loose late in the game.

It's the kind of job Stanley has been doing most of this season while the Boston starters have staggered. But Saturday's performance was among his best. The right-hander, who is closing in on the AL record for innings by a relief pitcher, allowed the Tigers only three hits and three bases on balls. After he saved starter Chuck Rainey's bacon in the second, Stanley had to escape jams of his own in the fifth and seventh. He did so easily, retiring the final seven Tigers in order for an 1 1-6 record to go with his 13 saves.

"He's amazing," said Boston manager Ralph The crowd erupts. The band strikes up. The players stand up. Cha, cha, cha: Shirley Muldouney of Mu Clemens, the female Hollywood thinks so. A profile of the hot rodder is in today's Detroit And, on women in sports.

Parade magazine features a story on run-tier Grete 'z' Zavagnin raises his arms. His poem had warned of an "Irish Storm," and as the hard rain fell outside, he recited the ending. "The storm will begin, tomorrow at night, and with all of your help, we'll put out Michigan's lights." Onre again, Notre Dame had talked a good game. Now was necessary to go out And play See TIGERS, Page 5E one. A.