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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes 4 olympic medallists win on same card Virginia Beach. A. Up evander Holyfield became the firs of the 1984 olympic boxing medallists to defeat a ranked opponent saturday when he stopped Anthony Davis in the fourth round on a card where four olympians won and another got married. Welterweight Gold medal Winner Mark Breland won a unanimous decision Over Hedgmon Robertson heavyweight Cham Pion to Roll rings knocked out Tony Anthony in the first round and featherweight Gold medallist Mcl Dick Taylor now fighting As a lightweight won a unanimous decision Over Pedro Acosta. Of the end of the card Pernell Sweet pea Whitaker of Norfolk lightweight Gold medal Winner climbed into the ring and married Rovana Anthony. Whitaker had been scratched from the card because of broken foot. Hillsdale gains tie in title game Conway. Ark. A quarterback Mike Gall combined with Scon Sugg on a 58-Yard touchdown pass play with 3 04 to play saturday to enable Hillsdale College of Michi  to Salvage a 10-10 tie with the University of Central Arkansas in the naia Champion bowl. Since there arc no provisions to Settle a tie in he National association of intercollegiate athletics. Central Arkansas and Hillsdale Are co champions. It marked the second straight year that Uca shared the tide As the bears lied Carson Newman 19-19 in the Champion bowl last year. Gall s touchdown pass to Sugg was the second play in the drive. On first Down Gatt hit Tim role for a 6-Yard pass. Role who caught nine passes for 90 Yards was named inc game s most valuable offensive player. The bears co champions of the Arkansas intercollegiate conference finished the year at 10-2-1. Hillsdale Winner of the Greal lakes int Crolle Giac conference wound up 11 -1 -1. Georgia Southern captures i a title Tacoma Wash. A Tracy Ham fired a 13-Yard touchdown strike to Frankic Johnson Wilh 10 seconds left to give Georgia Southern a come from behind 44-42 Victory Over furn Ian saturday for the Mcaa division i a football championship. Furman had led 28-6 in the third Quarter. Ham s fourth touchdown pass of the second half capped the game winning touchdown drive that look 72 Yards in nine plays. The drive included a 53 Yard pass from Ham to Johnson that put the of Agics of a Lanesboro ga., on the Furman 29-Yard line. A crowd of 5,306 turned out to watch the game dubbed the Diamond bowl in the Tacoma dome. Sponsors said at least 12,000 were needed to break even. The division i a championship game is scheduled to be played in the Tacoma dome again next year. Holyfield stayed on course for a june title shot against the Winner of inc March 23 Boul Between world dosing association Cruiser weight Champ Dwight Qadi and Leon Spinks. Holyfield measured he ninth ranked Anthony for two rounds but got surprised and stung Early in the third. Shaking it off he drilled Anthony with a right to the body and pounded away until the dazed Anthony look i standing 8-count. Holyfield opened the fourth Wilh a stiff Jab to Anthony s bloodied nose and dropped him to his Knees with a right Jab with 1 31 icel in the round. Holyfield of Atlanta improved to 8-0 while dropping Davis to 17-4. I feel thai i m really ready to do things right. I be Learned a lot of things said Holyfield who will probably fight another ranked opponent on the Qadi Spinks in Der Caird. I fell Good going into ibis  this Guy was a contender. This Guy a us  Breland 8-0, used his height and reach advantages against Robertson who fell to 21-6-1. Arc Lind caught Robertson in the Corner and drilled him with combinations in both the third and fourth rounds but failed to put him Down. Robertson St nip Breland in the eighth but Breland won by scores of 79-73, 79-72 and 79-73 from the three judges. Breland appeared to Hurt his right hand Midway through the bout and winced when his gloves were removed after the tight. "1 knew he was going to be pretty Tough Urchin a said. I concentrated on using my Jab effectively. I said to myself no Mailer what happens i m not going 10 lose this  Biggs had no double in improving his record to 7-0. He Slung Anthony Early with a left Hook chased him into a Corner with a series of punches and dropped him with a hard right to the body. Anthony was counted out with three seconds left in the round. I knew he left was there Biggs said. "1 a is just trying to set up the perfect body shot and then come Over with a couple Shols to the  Afler Taylor of Philadelphia was forced to take a standing 8-Counl by a Low blow in the fourth round a series of right hand Shols to the head drove Acosta 17-7-1, 10 the ropes and Taylor scored heavily with a barrage to he head. This was a hard fight. I m glad i won Taylor said. All Ihrck judges gave Taylor a 79-71 Edge As he improved his record to 9-0. In second Cherry bowl terms Down Syracuse 35-18 Pontiac Mich. Up Stan gel Baugh threw a 3-Yard touchdown pass to Chris Knight and Maryland converted iwo Syracuse Lurn overs into two More second Quarter touchdowns All in just Over eight minutes saturday to help the terrapins to a 35-18 Victory in the second Cherry bowl. Some 30,000 fans attended the game on a sub freezing Day although sponsors had announced Lickl sales of 51,858. Gelbaugh s pass to tight end Knight put Maryland ahead 14-10, with 8 50 left in the first half and touchdowns by defensive tackle Scoll Tyc and running Back Alvin Blount in the next 8 minutes and 7 seconds gave inc terrapins a 28-10 halftime Edge. Gelbaugh named the game s most valuable offensive player threw a 6-Yard touch Down pass to Azizuddin Abdur a oof at the snarl of inc second half to make the score 35-10. Syracuse quarterback Don Mcpherson was giving Maryland fits in the first half Wilh his throwing and broken Field running until linebacker Scoll Schankweiler named Mosi valuable defensive player intercepted the Sophomore inside the terms 30. Maryland was forced to pull with thai Possession bul Clurn Man Scoll Schwedes Gilbaugh Knight was stripped of the Ball near the 10 by Schankweiler and Tye picked it off and raced 8 Yards Inlo the end zone for a 21-10lead. La Lary in Mcpherson fumbled reaching inc  35 on Syracuse s next drive and me terrapins marched 65 Yards in four plays Wilh Blount Cooling inc final 20 off icel guard to hike inc Lead 1028-10. Syracuse scored on a 26-Yard Field goal by Don Mcaulay on ils first Possession bul Gelbaugh retaliated by leading Maryland 66 Yards in 10 plays and rolling around right end for four Yards and a touchdown. Maryland s Dan Plocki whose extra Point All Empl bounced off the upright was Short on a 55-Yard Field goal try before the orangemen drove 62 Yards with freshman Robert Drummond going the final 10 Yards to put Syracuse in front 10-6. Mcpherson ran 17 Yards to slice the Lead to 35-18 with 2 51 left in the third Quarter but a pair of  kept the Orange men from getting Back in the game. His touchdown run came three plays a tier Gelbaugh threw a pass from his own 12 thai was  by linebacker Rudy Reed. Mcpherson. Who hit six of his first seven throws completed 18 of 30 passes for 204 Yards and ran 21 times for 111 Yards. Bul the iwo second half interceptions Hurt. The first was by Donald Brown in the Maryland end zone right after Abdur a offs touchdown. The second came late in the fourth Quarter. Gelbaugh who had far More Lime to set up and throw behind Maryland s massive offensive line completed 14 of 20 passes for 223 Yards and hit his first six before throwing an incompletion. Blount carried 24 times for 132 Yards. Gophers beat Clemson 20-13 Shreveport la. A Sophomore Rickey Foggie ran and passed Minnesota into position for Chip Lohmiller s game tying 19 Yard Field goal and Valdez Baylor s i Yard dive in the final 11 minutes As the Golden gophers Defeated Clemson 20-13 in the Independence bowl saturday night. It was John Gutekunst s head coaching debut at Minnesota. Foggie of Waterloo s.c., about 50 Miles from Clemson carried three times for 30 Yards and threw a 22-Yard pass to tight end Craig Olio on third and a i to set up Loh Miller s Field goal Wilh 10 45 remaining. On Minnesota s next Possession Foggie passed to split end Mclvin Anderson for 10 Yards and flanker Gary Couch for 14 before Baylor who had runs of 16 and 12 Yards on the drive leaped Over the top for the win Ning score with 4 56 left. The 41-year-old Gutekunst who had been Minnesota s defensive coordinator took Over the head coaching duties two weeks ago when Lou Holtz left to replace Gerry Faust at notre Dame. The Victory enabled the gophers to finish the season Wilh a 7-5 record the first winning season since 1977, which also was the last time Minnesota went to a bowl game. Clemson which turned the Ball Over four times including each of ils first three pos sessions wound up 6-6. Because of an Mcaa probation it was the tigers first bowl appearance since they won the 1981 National championship. Clemson coach Danny Ford also made his head coaching debut in a postseason game when inc tigers def caled Ohio Sale 17-15 in the 1978 Gator bowl. The fourth period heroics by Foggie and Baylor came after Minnesota blew a 10-0 Lead and saw Clemson forge in front 13-10 on second period Field goals of 39 and 21 Yards by David Treadwell plus Stacy Driver s 3-Yard option pass to Keith Jennings in the third Quarter. Lohmiller kicked a 22-Yard Field goal to give Minnesota a 3-0 Lead in the first period and Foggia whipped a 9-Yard scoring pass to Anderson Early in the second period to Cap a 91 Yard drive and make the score 10-0 a crowd of 42,800 attended the 10th in dependence bowl in 50,491-seat Independence stadium. .Tsle"lf?n1ns 0r51 s Only Louchen an took a 13-10 Lead Midway through the third period when Driver s touchdown pass to Jennings capped a 51-Yard drive that began when nose guard Brian Raber recovered a Fumble by Foggie Minnesota s Only turnover. Minnesota was held without a first Down on its first three possessions of the second half but the gophers got the Ball at their 12 when Clemson threw an incomplete pass on fourth and two. The gophers drove to the Clemson 28 where Foggie connected with Otto for a first Down at the 6. Three plays later Loh Miller who missed a 22-Yard Field goal try on Minnesota s first Possession to snap a school record string of 10 successful ones booted a line drive Between the uprights from 19 Yards Oul to lie the score. Clemson ran three plays and punted to the Minnesota 32, and the gophers began their winning drive with 9 51 left. On third and four Foggie hit Anderson for 10 Yards at the 48. From the Shotgun Foggie then pitched to Baylor for a 16-Yard gain. Two plays later Minnesota again went to the Shotgun and Foggie threw 14 Yards to Couch at the Clemson 20. After a i Yard gain by fullback Kevin Wilson Baylor circled right end with a Pil Choul to the 7. Jux. Foggie threw an incomplete pass and full is Back David Puk hammered for six Yards to the j5 1. On third Down Baylor who finished with is 98 Yards on 13 carries vaulted Over the top for a a the winning touchdown. 2  
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