European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday october 17, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 College football Roundup Michigan buries badgers 56-0 by Ira Kaufman up sports writer a previously unbeaten squad of Wisconsin badgers came out of saturday s tussle against top ranked Michigan with their tails Between their legs and their no. 15 ranking looking extremely Smith a tailback who had carried the Ball just eight times before sat urday scored two touchdowns and quarterback Rick Leach passed for two More to Lead the wolverines to a 56-0 Victory i which the score accurately reflected the flow of the swaggered into Ann Arbor Mich. 5-0 record including three wins in conference play but it quickly be came apparent that the badgers impressive record was misleading. The wolverines now 6-0, marched 81yards for a to from the opening Kickoff and never let up until the game was out of was held to three first Downs in the first half and Only 89 Yards in total offence until the Wolverine reserves took Over with 12 minutes to play in the scored on a pair of 2-Yard runs and Leach who also scored on a 2-Yardrun, hit Sophomore tight end Doug Marsh with a 7-Yard to pass to Cap the first drive and hit Junior tight end Gene Johnson with a 22-Yard pass to Start the second half sports manager Billy Martin goes Over to Greet Reggie Jackson one of the stars of the new York Yankees 4-2 Victory manager greets his Star saturday at los Angeles in the fourth game of the world series. At Center is Bobby Cox a coach. In the background is another standout in the game Lou Piniella who snatched away a Home run from the dodgers in the fourth. A Yankees hoping to Grant dodgers their wish no return to . By Herschel Nissenson los Angeles a although Mil Lions of words have been penned about them this season the new York Yankee Saren t really up on their Shakespeare. But after beating the los Angeles dodgers 4-2saturday and taking a commanding 3-1 Lead in the 1977 world series they would appreciate the line from Macbeth that to Morrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this Petty Pace from Day to the Yankees could t wait until Tomor Row sunday when they had a Chance to Clinch the 21st world championship inthe club s storied history but its first in 15 years. Look at the Guys in Here said do Gullett sunday s scheduled starting Pitcher sweeping his Arm around the club House. All they re saying is Ron Guidry who hurled a Strong four hitter saturday sat in the Center of the clubhouse his valuable left Arm encased Ina tub of ice. He was asked if he was getting his Arm ready for next week or next Don t think i have to worry about a seventh game he said with a dodgers said they Don t want to go Back to new York and we Don t either said third baseman Graig think we Are really going to bring it on tomorrow said manager Billy Martin. We re not going to go this far and not win it All. If we get a Lead tomorrow we redoing to be awful Martin propped his feet up on his desk inthe cramped visiting manager s office at dodger stadium and cradled a can of be Erin his hand. He looked like the cat that had swallowed the shot craps in the first two games but we re in Good shape now he said re Ferring to his Choice of the sore shouldered Gullett As the opening game Pitcher an Catfish Hunter for game two after a month s Guidry turned in the team s second continued on Page 24 scoring. Junior fullback Rassell Davis scored on a 37-Yard Romp and freshman tailback Stanley Edwards scored from two Yards out late in the fourth Quarter. Freshman quarterback by. Dickey scored from three Yards after setting up his own touchdown with a 74-Yard option run the ninth Long est run from scrimmage in Michigan his tory. The team statistics told the Story wis Consin trailed in first Downs 25-8, they were out rushed 41jm1 and they ran off Only 56 plays to the wolverines 88. Elsewhere in the top 10, second ranked Texas rallied to beat eighth rated a Kansas 13-9, third rated Colorado tied Kansas 17-17, no. 4 Alabama whipped ten Nessee 24-10, fifth rated Ohio St. Defeated Iowa 27-6, sixth ranked Oklahoma gained a lethargic 21-17 Victory Over Missouri no. 7 Southern California beat Oregon 33-15, Iowa state upset ninth ranked Nebraska 24-21 and no. 10 Penn state held off Syra Cuse 31-24. Randy Mceachren the third string quarterback who paced Texas past Oklahoma last week bailed the Long oms out again As he completed three key passes in a late 80-Yard to drive against a 20-mile-an-hour wind. Arkansas kicker Steve Little kicked a 67-Yard Field goal tying the Mcaa re Cord set earlier this season by Texas rus sell Erxleben. Quarterback Brian Bethke came in for a shaken Jeff Hines in the second half to Lead Kansas to two touchdowns and a sur prising tie with the powerful buffaloes. Colorado quarterback Jeff Nappel hitting All 17 of his passes sparked his team to a 10-3 halftime Lead but could generate Only one score in the second half and crossed Midfield Only once. Jeff Rutledge ran for a pair of touch Downs and passed for a third and Alabama rolled up 284 Yards while holding ten Nessee to three first Downs in the opening half. Quarterback Rod Gerald ran for two touchdowns and Vlade Janakievski kicked a pair of Field goals to lift the buckeyes to a big ten Victory. Gerald kept Iowa off balance All afternoon with his option run Ning and passing As Ohio state ran up a 20 0 advantage late in the third period. Quarterback Thomas Lott scored on a 1 Yard run and running Back Elvis Peacock sprinted 35 Yards for a touchdown in the third Quarter to lift sluggish Oklahoma to a big eight Victory after Missouri led at halftime 10-7. Rob Hertel threw two Long scoring passes and Lynn Cain ran for two touch Downs As Southern California rebounded from last week s loss to Alabama. On the trojans first Possession they drove 83 Yards to score on a 51-Yard pass from her Tel to Randy Simmrin who has now caught at least one pass in 30 consecutive games. Dexter Green ran for 139 Yards and one touchdown to spark Iowa state to an upset Over the Cor huskers despite another Brilliant Day for running Back i. M. Hipp who scored All three Cor Husker touch Downs. Steve Geise rushed for 88 Yards and a pair of 1-Yard touchdowns but Penn state had to hold off a fourth Quarter Syracuse rally after jumping out to a 21-Point Lead in the third Quarter. Rounding out the top 20, 12th-ranked Pittsburgh romped Over Navy 34-17 and notre Dame also 12th-rated, blanked army 24-0, no. 14 Texas am outscored Baylor 38-31, 18th-ranked Brigham Young got a wac record breaking seven to passes from Reserve quarterback Mark Wilson in a 63-17 thrashing of Colorado state and 20th-rated North Carolina state dropped a 27-14 decision to North night action Kentucky upset Lith ranked Louisiana state 33-13, 15th-Rankedtexas tech walloped Rice 42-7 and 18th rated North Texas state Defeated Texas Arlington 15-6
