European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. September 15, 1960 top ranked teams survive shaky season opening tilts the stars and stripes Page 2 r by Richard Rosenblatt Dpi sports writer Ohio t Lac sits perched top the College football world and Oklahoma and pills Burgh Are situated just a Tew notches be Low by Afler shaky opening game performances saturday the Ihrck highly regarded teams May need a week to catch their collective breaths. Ohio state a four touchdown favorite Over Syracuse fell behind the surprising orangemen 21-3 in inc second Quarter but rallied behind inc passing and running of quarterback Art Schlichter for a 31-21 Triumph. Oklahoma rated no. 3, trailed upstart Kentucky 7-0 in inc third Quarter before erupting for 11 fourth period Points to secure a 29-7 Victory Over the wildcats. And fourth ranked Pittsburgh could not break away from Pesky Boston College holding an 8-6 third period Lead before Dan Marino connected with Bonjie. Pryor for their second a Yard scoring play to lift the punch less panthers to a 14-6 Victory. In other games involving the top 20, no. 5 Southern California edged Tennessee 20 17, no. 7 Nebraska walloped Utah 55-9, Arizona state upset no. 9 Houston 29-13, no. 10 Michigan held off Northwestern 17-10, no. 11 Florida slates am cd Louisville 52-0. No. 13 North Carolina beat Texas tech 9-3, no. U Stanford edged Tulane 19-14. No. 15 Georgia crushed no. 19 Texas am 42-0, no. 17 Missouri College Roundup ripped new Mexico -17-16, no. 18 Washington routed Aii Force 50-7 and no. 20 South Carolina crushed Wichita state 73-0. Ill my inc said relieved Ohio stale coach Earle Bruce our game plan did t Call for us to come of Foch behind. I have to talk Aboul the positive things he added. Coming Back after being behind of Siarski Supei sports helps make a football learn. We kept our composure and inc defense finally Poi control of the game Alicr they got 21 Syracuse quarterback Dave Warner nil tight end Tony Sidor with a 21-Yard screen pass Early in inc game and 97 seconds later it was 14-0 after Strong safely Ike Bogosian picked off a Schlichter pass and returned it to the Ohio stale 8. This time Warner hit Reserve Ligh end Chris Jilleba with a 5-Yard to loss. Ohio slate got the first of three first half Field goals by Vlade Janakievski a 35-Yard Erlo Cul the Lead 10 14-3 Al the end of the to car scr but Warner scored on a 1-Yard keeper for a 21-3 advantage. Janakievski then added Field goals of 34 and 42 Yards before the half ended. With just Over three minutes gone in the third Quarter. Schlichter found flanker Doug Dolcy for a 47-Yard to pass and the buckeyes marched 81 Yards in 10 plays for the go ahead to on their next Possession with tailback Johnson scoring on a 4 Yard run. Ohio slate s final to a 10-Yard run by continued on Porc 22 Brett s Bat sat did not play average .396 games left 19 yanks tip botox hold 4-game Lead by United press International the Lead remains four games and the new Yort a ances gained another valuable Day in the american league East Tille dem s to run single highlighted a four run fourth inning saturday and the Yankees held on for a 4-3 Victory Over the Al Roundup Boston red sox. The Triumph was the seventh straight for the Yankees Al Fenway Park and 15ih in their last 17 games. Baltimore Defeated Toronto 6-1 but saw the Yankees magic number for clinching the East drop to 17. New York opened the scoring in the fourth when Lou Pinilla singled and went to third on Rick Cerone s double. Both runners scored on Dent s single to Center. After Dent was sacrificed to second he . Watts. Cranks up sooner offence Montreal win Streak halted bucs Blank expos . Downs reds scored on Willie Randolph s single to tight off Boston starter Mike Torcz 9-14. Toner was then replaced by Rookie right hander Steve Crawford. Randolph was erased on Bobby blows fielder s Choice but Brown stole second went to third on a throwing ergot by Boston catch or Carlton Fisk and scored on Oscar Gamble s double to left giving the Yan Kees a 4-0 Lead. Dos Lon reached new York s Tommy John 21-7, for a pair of runs in the fifth. The first came Home on consecutive sin Gles by Butch Hobson Glenn Hoffman and 3vm Dwyer. Hoffman advanced to third on Yankee Catcher Cerone s error and same Home on Rick Butl son s infield out to close the Gap to 4-2. In the ninth inning Hoffman drilled a sacrifice Fly to Center to score the red sox final run. John gave up nine hits striking out one continue a on put 231 by United press in
