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WEST POINT, N.Y. At 2:10 p.m. Saturday,
in the warm sunshine of the Catskill Mountains,
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno surely felt
a chill go 'down his spine.
It was happening again.
Two weeks ago a remarkable Navy squad
edged Perin State in the cold and rain, and
plummeted the Lions in the national polls.
Saturday; at Army's Michie Stadium, the
Cadets (1-3) almost pulled off the second upset
this year by a formerly patsy Military Academy
over Penn iState, but the Lions came from 14
down for a; 21-14 face saver.
For Peo State, a team desperately searching
for some kind of consistent idenity, the weekend
game with the Cadets wasn't a tremendous
help, partic'ularly the first quarter.
But to satthat only the Blue Band played well
in the firsr , quarter is to deny well deserved
credit to both Army's offense and defense.
That wild first quarter went like this: Penn
State put the ball in play on its 20, and 39 seconds
later Lion quarterback Tom Shuman fumbled it
over to Army 21 yards from the Cadet goal.
Combining good execution and a Penn State
offside penalty, the Cadets had seven points in
little more than a minute.
Army kicked off again and this time Penn
State held the ball for 63 seconds before Army
defensive tackle Richard Conniff slammed into
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Eagles recharged
SAN DIEGO t AP) The Philadelphia Eagles, sparked by
their stubborn defensive unit, scored two touchdowns in the
first half yesterday and held off the frustrated San Diego
Chargers in the second half for a 13-7 victory.
San Diego, which played the Eagles even statistically,
repeatedly was thwarted by a Philadelphia secondary which
picked off four Charger passes.
Philadelphia's defense sparked the Eagles to a 13-0 lead
before the Chargers finally got on the scoreboard with just 29
seconds remaining in the first half.
The Eagles got their first touchdown when Chargerlquar
terback Dan Fouts was hit while attempting to pass a d the
ball shot straight up in the air.
Eagle defensive tackle Bill Dunstan was there to pic it off
and rambled 46 yards down the sideline untouched. '
After another Fouts pass was intercepted atbliis 47 in the
second period, Philadelphia quarterback Roman Gabriel
directed a 10-playitouchdown march that was capped by Tom
Sullivan's one-yard plunge. - •
The Chargers, who had a 22-yard field goal attempt by Den
nis Partee blocked in the first peliod, cut the deficit to 13-7
moments before halftime.
A 39-yard pass interference penalty put the Chargers on the
Eagle 12 where they scored on a six-yard pass to Gary
Garrison.
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Army quarterback Scott Gillogly (14) braces for a crunch; Lion running back
Rusty Boyle (37) prepares for his fall; and Mike Hartenstine (79) and defen
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Tom Donchez and separated the Lion senior
fullback and the ball.
Army started its second drive from the Penn
State 38 yard line.
Again- with unaccustomed execution, Army
ran around the Lions' defense and established a
solid 14-0 lead.
Not only was Army winning, it was
ridiculously dominating every statistic except
fumbles lost. But that was' temporary.
With four minutes left in the quarter, Penn
State started a 16-play drive that cut the score to
14-6 early:in the second period.
While 41,221- waited for John Reihner to trot
out and shave Army's lead by another point,
Lion freshman Jim Cefalo broke out of the
huddle and ran around the right side for a two
point conversion that really pointed out how
much things have changed since Cappelletti and
Co. battled the Black Knights of the Hudson.
Asked if he was suprised at Paterno's gamble
so early in the game, Army head coach and
former UCLA offensive coordinator Homer
Smith admitted, "Yes, I wasn't even looking."
The play worked against Army, so when
Shuman found tight end Randy Sidler in the
corner of the end zone, and •Reihner booted the
PAT, Penn State had a 15-14 lead to ponder in the
halftime locker room.
Penn State did not run Army into the Hudson
in the second half,: although the Lion defense
went into its familar act and stonewalled things
a bit. Consquently, the Cadets couldn't manage a
Dodgers grab 2-0 lead
Pirates pooped?
PITTSBURGH (AP) "It
was a slow, slow something,"
said Willie Crawford of the
pitch he hit for a pinch-single
to drive in the tie-breaking
run for Los Angeles in a 5-2
victory yesterday over the
Pittsburgh Pirates that put
the Dodgers two games up in
the National League playoffs.
"I was looking for
something to jack," Crawford
said as the Dodgers hooted
and howled over the victory
that; gave them a 2-0
stranglehold in the best-of
five playoff.
Then Crawford dropped the
eye-opener.
"It was my first pinch-hit of
the season," he said. "I'm no
pinch-hitter."
Crawford, who hit .295 in
139 games as a regular out
fielder, said he pinch-hit only
about six or seven times
during the regular season.
The 28-year-old outfielder is
one o two players remaining
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from the 1966 Dodgers the
club', last pennant winner.
Crawford's hit sent home
the first of three runs in an
eighth-inning rally off Pitts
burgh relief ace Dave Giusti.
He drove in Ron Cey, the little
third baseman who had
doubled to start the three-run
surge.
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The 26-year-old Cey, who
tied a National League
playoff record with four hits
a home run, two doubles and a
single confided that he had
been sick the last two weeks
with a bad cold and a sinus
problem.
"I was weak and slow,"
said Cey, who made a point of
noting that he had been upset
by two errors he made In
Saturday's first game Dodger
triumph. •
Cey said he switched to 'a
lighter bat for yesterdaY's
game because he isn't as
strong as he should be as a
result of his recent illness.'
A disconsolate Giusti sat on
a stool in the Pirate clubhouse
and gestured helplessly to 'a
serious scoring threat the whole second half and
didn't invade Penn State's lawn once.
The Lion offense engineered an eight minute
drive through the middle of the final half in
volving 17 plays and zero passes. Sophomore
tailback Duane Taylor closed the effort by
breaking through the middle of the Cadet
defense and running 19 yard for the Lion's final
six points. Reihner's kick, from an impromptu
hold, didn't travel through the uprights.
Smith said a lot of things after the game that
are becoming more and more appearent with
each game. Like the quality of Penn State's
defensive line and the-defense in general.
"Penn State has created its own defensive
concept which I consider unique," Smith said in
a very deliberate tone. "Their defensive
linemen are as good as there are in the country.
(Mike) Hartenstine is as good as they get, and I
told our players this.
"In 22 wishbone games at UCLA I never saw
an eight-man front, and today we saw the best in
the country."
Smith described how painful it felt to lose,
but the Army officers in the stands, as well as
many of the Cadets said they thought Army
played well and pointed to the crop of Plebes
suited up and playing on the Army varsity.
Hopes for the future....
Penn State is still playing this season for the
present. The Lion's record is 3-1 now. Wake
Forest, who lost 63-0 to Oklahoma Saturday, is
the upcoming opponent for homecoming.
horde of questioners.
"I just didn't have any
stuff," he lamented.
"Sometimes you have it,
sometimes you don't. That's
all part of the game."
Giusti said that the "slow,
slow something" Crawford
hit was the pitcher's favorite
delivery, a palmball.
Russell, who went to second
on Crawford's hit, moved to
third when catcher Manny
Sanguillen's attempted
pickoff throw bounced into
centerfield. Crawford ad
vanced to second on the
catcher's error.
Manny Mota, a 36-year-old
pinch-hitting specialist,
singled to right, scoring
Russell and advancing
Crawford to third. That was
all for Giusti, who had won
seven games and saved 12 for
the Eastern Division
champions during the regular
season.
Rookie right-hander Larry
Demery relieved Giusti and
little Davey Lopes greeted
him with a single to right,
scoring Crawford and moving
Mota to second. Lee Lacy,
A's get
OAKLAND (UPI) Sal Bando, Joe Ruth and Ray Fosse
provided the firepower and Ken Holtzman, pitching his best
game of the spawn, stopped the Baltimore Orioles on a
masterful five-hitter yesterday in leading the Oakland A's to a
5-0 victory that ended the American League playoffs at one
game apiece.
Holtzman, often lifted by Manager Alvin Dark at the first
sign of trouble, held the Orioles to a third inning single by An
dy Etchebarren, ran into mild tr i puble` on two-out, eighth
inning single by Enos Cabell and Etchebarren, and then went
on to wrap things up in a neat package for the victory that got
the A's back into the playoff picture.
The Orioles, who had won Saturday's opener 6-3, got only one
man to second base Cabell A the eighth as Holtzman kept
them in check while striking out three batters and walking
two. Two quick double plays, including one in the ninth, plus
three fine running catches by centerfielder Billy North preven
ted trouble.
Brand°, wito had 22 homers in the regular season, drilled a
low liner over the left field fence in the fourth after being given
life by the usually surehanded Bobby Grich, who dropped Sal's
high foul popup behind first for an error.
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who ran for Mota, took third
and Lopes moved to second
when Demery unleashed a
wild pitch.
That was all for Demery,
who was replaced by Ramon
Hernandez, who retired the
side, getting Bill Buckner to
•line out to short and Garvey to
hit into a double play.
The Pirates' seventh-inning
rally didn't feature .typical
Pittsburgh power, but rather
a couple of infield hits and a
sacrifice.
Pinch-hitter Paul Popovich
opened the seventh with an
infield single. Richie Zisk
then hit for Pittsburgh starter
Jim Rookep and singled for
the only solid hit of the inning.
Rennie Stennett laid down a
sacrifice bunt, advancing the
runners to second and third.
Richie Hebner grounded out
to first baseman Steve
Garvey, Popovich scoring the
Pirates' first run of the
playoffs and pinch-runner
Gene Clines reaching third.
AI Oliver hit a chopper
toward third that Cey couldn't
handle off the high hop and
Clines scored to tie the game.
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NYC sports collapse
NEW YORK "New Yorkers are the
rudest," a New Yorker friend of mine tells
me. Despite their sometimes caustic nasal
tone, they can be warm when the moment
warrants such emotion.
But talk about sports to 'someone in
Manhattan and you're liable to detect some
traces of inquietude. This past year hasn't
been the best in professional sports among
the eight million or so who inhabit The Big
Apple.
' Consider the Knicks, the most popular
team in New York City. They couldn't get
past the Celtics and rutw they're helpless
without Willis Reed, Jerry Lucas and Dave
Deßusschere.
Consider the Rangers, the c,2 million ex- ,
cuse for a Stanley Cup contender. Despite the
highest salaries in the NHL, Ranger super
stars forget how to skate once dollar bills are
hanging over the glass.
Consider the Mets. First place last year
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and fifth place this year. Finally, consider
the Yankees, the team that! had people
reminiscing about 1960. This season, first
place and the AL East were disolved in a
three-game series against Baltimore.
It just hasn't been New York's,year.
"Sports wasn't that bad this year," said
one merchant on Times Squard i Everybody
tries the hardest, right? Yeh, so !the Yankees
choked, what-a-ya gona do?
"I'm a big fan, but 'I had a busy summer
and I didn't get a chance to see them."
If he had seen them he might have felt
differently. He might have become more
involved subjective.
"Ya know what I think about New York
sports," asked an elderly gent smartly
dre§sed. "I think they stink! I'm not in
terested in hockey; just basketball even
though the Knicks are through.
"Ya know what's the greatest sport? I'll
tell ya. Walking. I walk a lot. Look at all those
people walking. This is the greatest city in
the world to walk in. I'm gonna walk a while
then go home and beat the shit out of my
wife."
With that, he took a tote from his cigar,
huddled his Times closer to his side and
strolled away.
There was a policeman standing outside
'74 U.S. Grand Prix: 1 dead
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. headed although he was Koinigg, 25, of Salzburg,
(AP) Carlos Reutemann of chased closely all the way by Austria, a driver making only
Argentina scored a wire-to- teammate Carlos Pace of his second start in Grand Prii
wire victory in the U.S. Grand Brazil, who finished second in racing.
Prix yesterday and Brazil's another Brabham. Reutemann, 32, was paid
Emerson Fittipaldi won his The race was marred by the $50,000 from the purse of
second world driving title in death of one driver, $300,000 for his third Formula
three years. decapitated in a crash when r victory of , the year. He had
Reutemann, starting his his car ran off-a hairpinl curve won the South African and
Brabham racer in the front- and under a steel guard rail. - Austrian Grand Prix races
row pole position , was never Killed was ' Helmuth earlier in the year.
Radio City Music Hall at Rockefeller Plaza.
I' l 'Knicks can't be as good as last year.
Third or fourth this year," he began. "Sure,
the Yankees choked but they're young and
inexperienced, that's my opinion.
"The Mets? The Mets can't get it together.
Berra (Yogi) lacks managerial ability. I
liked Gil Hodges and I knew him well. He was
a good manager. Berra? He's a nice guy but
you know what they say about nice guys ...
they always finish last or fifth place."
There was a clothing store. A man was
peering in from the window outside at a fiat.
"I was pleased with all of them," he
smiled. "Win or lose they're still New York
teapris, and I love 'em. The Knicks will find
replacements. The Mets had some bumps.
The Yankees? They choked but I still love
New) York is perchance the greatest
melting pot of public in the world. Central
Park vas filled with some of the mixture on a
sunny fternoon and the temperature a fine
77 degtees.
Someone was giving an informal tourist
group directions. He had a dog with him.
"I'm not athletic anymore," he growled. "I
don't care about any team. I used to follow
the Yankees when I was younger. DiMaggio
and Not any more."
"I never parattentiontb sports anymore,"
said a teenager while tossing a stick to his
dog. "If I'm not playing a sport, I don't care.
Watching or following teams don't excite
me."
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"Sports?" someone questioned me. "I'm
not for sports. Maybe that's my biggest
problem, I don't know."
There was one rather interesting per
sonage. He was sunbathing while watching a
frisbee game.
"New York sports are in trouble," he said
offering me a cigarette. "With the exception
of the Yankees. I don't go for that choke bit.
Try and win a pennant without a pitching
staff. They need some relievers. Sparky
(Lyle) has seen his last here.
"The Knicks will fall to the bottom this
year. Christ, Frazier (Walt) can't carry ale
club himself even if he is the best guard in the
NBA.
"Hey, where are you from?" he asked me.
"Philadelphia."
"You've got a lot to cheer about. Eagles
look good, the Flyers, and Billy Cunningham
is back."
They used to ask people to "Please don't
litter," in New York. The tone has shifted this
year. "Litter is filthy and selfish," the ad
reads, "so don't do it!" •
People have changed. The Cinderella MetS
of '69 the Fabulous Knicks of the same year
are a memory now.
"They used to talk about the Yankees this
year," said a bar maid off Times Square.
"Lately I haven't heard anything. No one
seems to talk sports here anymore."