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LJ DETROIT FREE PRESS Today's television highlights: WTVS 11:00 a.m. Soccer Made in Germany. NBC 1:00 p.m. Sports Special: Boxing. CBC 1:30 p.m.

CFL Football: Ottawa at Montreal. WKBD 7:30 p.m. Basketball: Detroit at Indiana. Sunday, Oct. 31, 1882 HORSE RACING 5 INSIDE OF SPORTS OUTDOORS Call with (port newt: 222-6660 Frosh leads MSU to 1st win the scoreboard The complete sports rundown, Page 4D.

Late scores, 222-6720. so 1 Hiiro pass protection early in the game, lost his poise a little when the defensive pressure got more intense and dug MSU a deep hole late in the first half. Chased by a pair of Hoosier defenders at the Spartan six, the rookie quarterback scooped the ball out of bounds and drew an intentional grounding penalty that staked MSU to a 3-0 lead. But Indiana, which hasn't beaten Michigan State since 1969, came right back on the right arm of pass-happy Babe Laufenberg. Laufenberg, who thinks nothing of putting up 40 or so passes in an afternoon, hit split end John Boyd with a 32-yarder, and on the next play tailback Orlando Brown slammed into the end zone from two yards away.

Doug Smith kicked the extra point. It was 7-3, and the scene was beginning to look all too familiar to MSU fans. YAREMA, THE beneficiary of excellent ters, is under fire for the team's performance. Indiana is 3-5, 2-4 in the Big Ten. IF YAREMA had any first-game jitters, they were rarely visible.

In his first series as a collegian, the 18-year-old freshman from Birmingham Brother Rice drove the Spartans smartly down-field, with the help of an Indiana pass interference penalty, until having to settle for the first of Ralf Mojsiejenko's two 34-yard field goals. In the process, Yarema was nearly flawless, completing passes of 12, six and eight yards, the last setting up the kick By CHARLIE VINCENT Free Press Sporls Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Michigan State finally won one, and the key was a quarterback who had never played for the Spartans. Dave Yarema, a freshman who figured to sit out the year as a redshirt, substituted for injured regular John Leister Saturday and led MSU to a 22-14 victory over Indiana. He had considerable help from Ralf Mojsie-jenko, whose three field goals provided the margin of victory.

It was the first victory in eight games this season for State, whose coach, Muddy Wa that left Michigan State with a fourth-and- 30 at its own three. Mojsiejenko's punt was returned by Tim Wilbur to the Spartan 31, but the MSU defense held and the Hoosiers had to punt. See STATE, Page 7D NBA's less scary for Isiah after a year of tricks, treats All around them, people were dressed in gorilla heads, monster masks or ghost sheets. It looked like Count Scary's high school prom. They were milling around the Silverdome because the Pistons' basketball game and the Halloween costume contest were over.

Meanwhile, behind closed doors, Isiah Thomas slipped into his civilian clothes. Lavender double-breasted suit. Pocket handkerchief. Glistening gray shoes. Exquisite gold wristwatch.

Cliff Levingston looked up from the other side of the locker room and froze in his tracks. He caught Isiah's eye and said, "Ooooh." J'What, rookie?" "Uh, nothing," Levingston said, and left the room giggling. In the social order of professional basketball, the rookie cannot give the experienced teammate too much grief. This applies even if the rookie is a potential star and even if the experienced teammate has only one year's experience. 1 11 VM UoA from Jo.

Scotty's prerogative Michigan's Anthony Carter puts the Wolverines on the scoreboard on the catch- and-go end of a 29-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Steve Smith. The touchdown gave The coach, on the other hand, can do a number on anyone. So, as Levingston was leaving, Scotty Robertson gave him a shot. "Call if you're ever in town again," he said, and the rookie laughed some more. The scenes told a little about the relationships that develop in sports and how winning affects them.

Everyone was in decent mental health because Detroit's season opener had gone so well, 94-86, against the Atlanta Hawks. Levingston hadn't played, but even he left laughing. The closest thing to a serious moment came when Thomas called the coach to the side after the game. He cupped a hand on Robertson's shoulder and said softly, "Thanks for sticking with me tonight." Glad to, said the coach. "Isiah, if I'm gonna hang this year on how you do, I figure I'm in pretty good shape." U-M a 6-0 lead.

Kerry Glenn is the Golden Gopher left grasping. Free Press Photo by ALAN KAMUDA Exactly one year earlier, Isiah had begun his life as a pro. He had dropped out of smells roses, buries Gophers mm i Indiana University just for this purpose, although Mary Thomas made sure her son signed up for summer classes as soon as possible. Youngest of nine kids, Isiah has the looks of a little child, acrtaniallir tn tha rrmranr rf Bo needs two wins to clinch Big Ten 1 foot-taller teammates. He best cf fha res! top games; Iowa 14, Illinois 13: Defending champion Iowa scrambled the Big Ten race by "holding" Illinois quarterback Tony Eason to 31 completions In 46 attempts tor 292 yards.

Page 8D. Florida State 24, Miami 7: No. 14 Florida State whipped 16th-ranked Miami, Miami's second loss in 19 home games under coach Howard Schnellen-berger. Page 60. Isiah Thomas Express him on road trips.

On opening night of 1981, the rookie amazed Milwaukee with 31 points and 11 assists. Next night, attracting a record home-opener crowd to his hometown of Chicago, he scored 28 more. Detroit won both games. The season was off to an exciting start. Maybe too exciting.

For one thing, the Pistons were not that good. They were better than they had been in a long time, but Isiah wasn't used to winning occasionally. He was used to winning frequently. Something else he wasn't used to was constant travel. "I still can't sleep in hotel rooms," he said Friday.

"I stay up all night watching TV." Furthermore, instead of a small house with 10 people or a busy campus dorm, he was living in a suburban townhouse by himself. Little noises at night had a tendency to sound like gorillas, monsters or ghosts. The Wolverines made it 21-0 with 7:55 to play in the half when Smith rolled out on second-and-goal from the one and found Dan Rice in the end zone. A pair of personal fouls by Minnesota aided this drive. The first was called when Carter was hit out of bounds after the whistle on a a punt return.

The second came on the next play when tailback Lawrence Ricks was roughed after being tackled. ON MINNESOTA'S next punt, the Gophers were called for another foul on Carter, who reacted angrily and was restrained by teammates. Minnesota coach Joe Salem came out on the field to yell at the officials. Five plays later, tailback Rick Rogers scored on a shifty 10-yard run through the line to give Michigan a 28-0 lead with 4:14 left in the half. Minnesota came back to make it 28-7 with 1:17 left in the half when quarterback Mike Hohensee, rolling right under pressure, found Dwayne McMullen open just over the goal line for a 12-yard touchdown.

The Wolverines' final drive before halftime ended with a 24-yard field goal by All Haji-Sheikh, after Carter couldn't hang on to a hard pass thrown slightly behind him in the end zone. The Wolverines made it 37-7 with 9:42 left in the third quarter on a 42-yard pass from Smith to Craig Dunaway. With third down and two yards to go on the Minnesota 42, Michigan went with one wide receiver and two tight ends. Dunaway, one of those tight ends, caught the ball at the Gopher 22, got a block from fellow tight end Sim Nelson and ran into the end zone. THE WOLVERINES made it 45-7 when Kerry Smith carried six yards into the end zone shortly before the end of See MICHIGAN, Page 7D By JOE LAP0INTE Free Press Sporls Writer ANN ARBOR Michigan took another big step toward the Rose Bowl Saturday with a 52-14 thrashing of Minnesota the fifth straight victory for the Wolverines and the fifth straight defeat for the Gophers.

Because Iowa beat second-place Illinois Saturday, Michigan can clinch the Big Ten football championship and a trip to Pasadena by winning two of its last three games. The Wolverines visit Illinois next Saturday, host Purdue a week after, then finish the regular season at Ohio State. Saturday's Little Brown Jug game, before 105,619 fans in mild temperatures and partial sunshine at Michigan Stadium, was decided as early as the second quarter, when the Wolverines took a 28-0 lead. It's the fifth straight year Michigan has won the Jug, the symbol of football competition between the two schools. "Each game we've gotten a little better, but I don't know if we're good enough yet," coach Bo Schembechler said.

"We're looking forward to the Illinois game; we have all year. That will be the biggest game of the year." THE WOLVERINES led, 31-7, after a first half in which they mixed an efficient offense with several costly personal-foul calls against the Gophers. Michigan took a 7-0 lead 10 minutes into the game when quarterback Steve Smith passed to wide receiver Anthony Carter for a 29-yard touchdown. Carter caught the ball near the Minnesota 12-yard line, spun away from cornerback Kerry Glenn and sprinted into the end zone. The Wolverines made it 14-0 with 12:10 left in the second quarter when Smith, on second-and-goal from the Minnesota six, sliced through a hole on the right side of the line.

Michigan gained an extra 15 yards on that drive when a Gopher tackled Smith by the face mask. Saturday special; Fourth-ranked Southern Methodist rode tailback Eric Dlckerson's touchdown runs of nine, 80 and 79 yards plus 200 yards rushing to a 47-9 victory over Texas The Mustangs (8-0) won their 12th straight, the longest winning streak among major colleges. Page 8D. other games; Eric Dickerson WMU 27, Northern III. 3.

Page 90. Ball State 16, EMU 7. Page 90. Central Michigan, Adams rise to the top momentum, but Adams got them rolling when he streaked 78 yards for a touchdown on the second play of the fourth period. "I'm maturing more and I'm running harder now.

One more thing: My line my line is doing it all." Curtis Adams Then there was his play. It deteriorated after the first couple of weeks. "Teams started figuring him out," Robertson said. "They found a couple of weaknesses and played on them. I remember one night, Maurice Cheeks just ate Isiah alive." It was on this Eastern swing to Philadelphia, New York and Boston that the rookie really got down in the dumps.

Watching TV and writing poetry in his room didn't help. He told a reporter "I don't know my role on this team," and made it sound as if the coach was using him unwisely. Robertson said he went to Thomas later and said, "Come on, you know your role as well as I do. If you're having a bad time, don't lay it on me." Opportunities to be made By season's end, Thomas had helped the Pistons erect their best record in five years. And although Buck Williams of New Jersey and teammate Kelly Tripucka won a lot of honors, the NBA players themselves voted Isiah rookie of the year.

He got a plaque for that Friday night. Older and wiser, he felt more like a winner than ever. matter what else is on my mind," Isiah said, "I'm all right if I can go out and play basketball. I don't think about anything else, my mother or my brother or anything, while I'm out there playing ball." He sympathized with Dominique Wilkins, one of this year's prize rookies, whose bad pass offset 23 points and may have cost Atlanta the game: "He must be thinking, 'What more can I do next Isiah knew the feeling. It's how he felt last year when things would go right one day and wrong the "Basketball is a game where you try as hard as you can and see what happens," he said.

"They say it's a game of skill, and maybe that's true, but it's also a matter of opportunities. It's still a game where you take what you get" The Pistons are satisfied with that. They've got Isiah Thomas. is i "Before the play I told the line: 'You block on this one and I'll go all the Adams said. We needed that one.

LINEBACKER RAY BENTLEY, who By MICK McCABE Free Presi Sports Writer MT. PLEASANT There will be a new name among the NCAA's rushing leaders this week: Curtis Adams. And there will be a new name atop the Mid-American Conference standings: Central Michigan. Adams, a sophomore tailback from Muskegon, rambled for 238 yards on 27 carries and scored four touchdowns Saturday to lead the Chippewas to a 42-18 victory over first-place Ohio University. "I'm maturing more and I'm running harder now," said Adams.

"One more thing: My line my line is doing it all." Although the final score appears one played another excellent game, picked off an Ohio pass, and quarterback Bob DeMarco, who entered the game late in the third quarter, scored from two yards out on a busted play midway through the fourth quarter. Tony Jones, CMU's third-team tailback, got the final score on a 35-yard run with 3:02 left to play. CMU, which had 365 yards total offense, attempted only three passes against the wind and hardly moved the ball at all during those quarters. See CENTRAL, Page 2D After Dale Bennis picked off an Ohio pass on the next posession, Adams raced in from 10 yards out for a 14-0 lead less than four minutes into the game. Adams' 38-yard run on a fourth-down-and-one play set up his third score, a one-yard dive late in the first quarter, and the rout appeared to be on.

BUT OHIO (5-3 and 4-2) took advantage of the wind in the second period when Donny Harrison hit Sherman McBride on a 60-yard TD pass and Ron Harter added a 53-yard field goal with 3:07 left in the half. Harter missed a 58-yard attempt in the final few seconds of the half and CMU was ahead, 21-10, at intermission. After the CMU defense stopped the Bob cats on fourth down at the CMU six-yard line, Adams fumbled the ball right back to Ohio and the Bobcats scored on Orvell Johns' six-yard run. Ohio went for two points and pulled to within three on Phil Merriman's conversion run with 3:22 left in the third quarter. More disaster followed.

CMU quarterback Kermit Pitts fumbled the ball on the first play following the touchdown and Ohio had a chance to tie the score, but Brian Biliops blocked an 18-yard field goal attempt. "There was still a quarter to play at that point," said CMU coach Herb Deromedi, "but that was a big play. Our defense played heroically." The Chippewas appeared to have lost all sided, CMU (5-2-1 overall; 4-1-1 in the MAC) didn't put the game out of reach until midway through the fourth quarter, and it couldn't score unless it had Saturday's strong wind at its back. For a while, it looked as though CMU was going to waste a 21-0 lead. The Chippewas scored on their first play The Mid-American roundup and a photo of Adams in action are on Page 9D.

from scrimmage, a 30-yard run for Adams..