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SECTION Detroit ifrcc Vtm Sports SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1975 In This Section Sports on Teley'tsion Page 3 Tlie Inside of Sports Page 6 Outdoors with Opre Page 8 Late Field Goal Ties 1949 MSU Just Does Scfiieak By9 1413 Stanford's Passing Is Deadly BY CURT SYLVESTER. Fitt PtfW Spirit WriWr ANN ARBOR Quarterback Mike Cordova steadfastly stuck to the forward pass a rarely detected phenomenom in Michigan Stadium to catch Michigan three times in the final quarter and give Stamford a 19-19 tie on Mike Lang-ford's 33-yard field goal with nine seconds left Saturday. And while the Cardinals had to prefer the tie to the 34-14 loss just a week ago against Penn State, it was really a result that nobody could enjoy. For Stanford, it was only an inexplicably errant extra point kick in the first' quarter that stood in the way of an upset of the second-ranked Wolverines. And for Michigan, it was only the fickle bounce of a deflected Cordova pass that resulted in a touchdown day to put a smudge on the U-M record that was never expected to be there.

From his own two-yard line, Cordova began throwing a 28-yarder to flanker Tony Hill, a 15-yarder to running back Ron Inge, another 15-yarder to Hill and on and on, until on second-and-four at the U-M four yard line, a Wolverine defender batted a pass into the air, only to be grabbed by Stanford center Todd Anderson for a touchdown. Noting the seriousness of the situation, the Wolverines responded twice in the fourth quarter with field goals by Wood first a 32-yarder and then a 42-yarder. But there was no stopping Cordova's madcap flinging. He brought the Cardinals from their own 27 io set up Lang-ford for a 40-yarder that tied the game, 16-16, And then, after Wood's 42-yarder with just remaining in the game, Cordova drove the Cardinals from their own 43 to U-M's two-yard line before being thrown for a loss, setting up Langford's game-tying kick. AND, EXCEPT FOR Langford's wide kick on the extra-point try after Cordova had thrown a 25-yard scoring pass to Hill in the first quarter, that last kick would have been a game-winner for Stanford.

In. all, Cordova threw the football 44 times to the rienced U-M backfield and he completed 24 of the passes for 285 yards, more than offsetting the, Wolverines' ability to 'contain Stanford's running game. The Wolverines, meanwhile, showed virtually none of the brilliance that had characterized their season-opening djn. Fullback Rob Lytle gained 113 hard-earned yards but Please turn to Page 4E, Col. 1 and ruined what had been a gallant defensive effort against the non-stop passing attack of Stanford.

But the smudge was there, nevertheless, when the 92,304 fans forlornly wandered out of U-M Stadium, leaving only a handful, behind' to listen to the music, and watch the post-game antics of the Stanford band. NOT EVEN THE band antics could compare to those of Cordova, who could not accept the fact that Michigan seemingly had the game well in hand, 13-6, late in the third quarter on the 48-yard Rick Leach-to-Jim Smith TD pass and a pair of field goals by Bobby Wood. Cordova came out throwing and he didn't stop until kicker Langford had tied the game for the final time of the Raggett's TB Strike Wins fi-Sa vf fc 1 yy BY CHARLIE VINCENT Frw'Prev Spertj Writer EAST "LANSING Michigan State's 14-13 victory over Miami of Ohio will not go into the record books as a-great artistic success, but Denny Stolz learned a long time ago not to to choosy. "I've learned that when you win one, you take at," the Michigan State coach sighed after his Spartans squeezed I past Miami, ending the Redskins' 24-game winning streak. "If it's a one-pointer, it's a one-point win.

"We" didn't play real well;" he admitted. "But they are a good football team; that's why they hadn't been beaten in three years." Saturday, though, before 61,444 Spartan Stadium fans, it was not a matter of which was better, but a matter of which made the fewer mistakes. "Both teams made mistakes, but they didn't make the major kicking errors we did," Miami coach Dick Cnim said afterwards. "When you play like that, you're going to get beat. This was probably the worst football game Miami University has played in seven years." Still it was good enough to stay even with Michigan State until Levi Jackson whirled into the end zone from the four-yard line with just 25 seconds left in the first half.

Hans Nielsen's conversion made it 7-0 at intermission. Baggett, who later in the day broke Eric Allen's all-time total offense record for MSU, picked up 41 yards rushing in that drive and passed to freshman flanker Kirk Gibson for 17 more. i The Baggett-to-Gibson combination eventually clicked for the winning touchdown, too, when the freshman beat Miami's Pat McDermott at the Redskins' 12, turning back for the slightly underthrown ball, then racing into the end zone to complete the 56-yard play. The touchdown, and Nielsen's second conversion, wiped out a 13-7 Miami lead, which was the result of a near-disastrous series of offensive bungles by the Spartans. Michigan State's first five offensive plays of the second half resulted in three fumbles, one by Baggett and two by fullback Jim Earley all recovered by Miami, at MSU's 21, 23 and 19.

Meanwhile, Miami pulled to within one point on a 30-yard pass from quarterback Sherman Smith to wingback Randy Please turn to Page 4E, Col. 7 Pll i Michigan State's sputtering offense brought booes from the crowd until midway in the second period, when quarterback Charlie Baggett engineered an 80-yard TD drive after Miami's Norm Trowbridge missed his second of four field-goal tries. Trowbridge missed from 49, 50, 39 and 36 yards and also missed the extra point after Miami's first touchdown, providing MSU with its eventual margin of victory. Phot Stanford's Ron Inge (9) is stopped by U-M's Jim Pickens after 7-yard gain Buckeye Bruisers Pound Penn St on Ground, 1 7-9 Lolich Shuts Off Bosox, 5-1 sis i jr MA-'- a COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Archie Griffin and Pete Johnson, Mr. Inside and Mr.

Outside of third-ranked Ohio State's attack, combined for 235 yards rushing Saturday, helping the Buckeyes shatter a Penn State hex with a 17-9 college football victory over the No. 7-ranked Nittany Lions. Johnson, a 248-pound junior fullback, rolled up 107 yards, including 11 yards that scored the clinching touchdown in the closing minutes, Johnson also scored on a one-yard plunge. 1 Helsman Trophy winner Griffin registered his 23d -straight regular-season game of more than 100 ground yards. The senior tailback accounted for 128 yards but it was his reception that kept the closing touchdown drive alive.

Griffin made a circus catch of 23 yards at the Penn State 45. That reception, linked with an earlier Penn State pass-interference call, kept the march moving. Chria Bahr, the rookie of "the year in the professional North American Soccer League this summer, booted field goals of 55, 31 and 25 yards for Penn State. His 55-yarder set an Ohio Stadium record and tied his own school mark. The loss was the first in five meetings with Ohio State and gave the Nittany Lions a 2-1 record this season.

Ohio State, posting its 19th straight home victory that equaled the Buckeyes' stadium record, won its second consecutive victory this fall. OHIO STATE SCORED the first two times it had posses-, fion and appeared on the way to an easy victory until Penn State adjusted its defense. How Top 20 Fared Here's how the Top Twenty teams the Associated Press poll fared this weekend: 1 Oklahoma (2-0-0) trounced Pittsburgh, 46-10. 2 Michigan (1-0-1) tied Stanford, 19-19. Ohio State (2-0-0) nipped Penn State, 17-9.

4 Southern Cat (2-0-0) defeated Oregon 24-7. 5 Missouri (1-0-0) at Illinois, incomplete. Nebraska (2-0-0) rolled over Indiana, 45-0. 7 Penn State (1-1-0) lost to Ohio State, 17-9. Texas (1-0-0) at Washington, incomplete.

I Notre' Dame (2-0-0) blanked Purdue, 17-0. 10 Tennessee (1-0-0) at UCLA, incomplete. 11 Texas (1-0-0) at Louisiana incomplete. 12 UCLA (1-0-0) vs. Tennessee, Incomplete.

IS Louisiana St. (0-1-0) vs. Texas incomplete 14 Alabama (0-1-0) vs Clem'soit, incomplete. 15 Pittsburgh (1-1-0) lost to Oklahoma, 46-10. It Arkansas (1-0-0) at Oklahoma incomplete.

17 Arizona (0-0-0) vs. Pacific, incomplete. 18 Arizona St (1-0-0) at TCU, incomplete. 19 Miami, O. (1-1-0) lost to Michigan 14-1S.

20 West Virginia (1-0-0) at California, incomplete BV JIM HAWKINS Pr Press Sporti Vrltcr The Tigers, not Boston, looked like the team tuning up for the playoffs Saturday afternoon as Mickey Lolich humbled the haughty Red Sox, 5-1, with the help of a dozen hits. And while that win may have merely delayed the inevitable so far as the Bosox are concerned, it did somewhat reduce the Tigers' chances of being defeated 100 times this sad summer. Whats more, it made it impossible for Lolich to embarrass himself by becoming the first Tiger pitcher in history to lose 20 or more games two years in a row. With one start left, at the most, Lolich (12-18) will have no chance to sink that low. Not that the Mick looked ths least bit like a 20-game loser Saturday as he held the Red Sox to six hits.

It was only the second win since July 6 for the veteran Tiger lefthander, who is ait alarming 2-13 during that stretch. Surprisingly enough, Lolich has enjoyed more success against the front-running Red Sox than anybody else this year, limiting the division leaders to a mere two runs in 27 innings. BOSTON BARGED ahead, 1-0, in the top half of the first when Juan BenimieZ walked nd worked his way home on base hits by Dwight' Evans and Carlton Fisk. But that was the last time any of the Red Sox got beyond Please turn to Page 2E, Col. 4 Ptioto Michigan State's Jim Earley (48) runs two yards before Miami's Iob Yoiing brings him down 0M.JM,.