European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Seminoles lift new Sod Scalp by Malcolm Moran the new York times Ann Arbor Mich. A they Call it the Sod cemetery a collection of gleefully confiscated real estate natural and artificial from the College football kingdoms of America. Next to a practice Field in Tallahassee the Home of the Florida state seminoles rests those replanted memories of Seminole victories at places like South Bend Lincoln Columbus and Baton Rouge. A there will have to be a special place for the Sod that arrived this weekend taken Home under dizzying circumstances that past Seminole teams have never known. Ranked no. 1 in the two news Agency polls that will eventually determine a National Champion the seminoles out tricked out gained and in the end overwhelmed Michigan 51-31, saturday College games on pages 22 and 25 Florida state produced the third highest Point total by an opponent in the history of Michigan football the most by a visitor at Michigan stadium and the most against the wolverines in any game since Northwestern a Northwestern a scored 55 in 1958. The eight Florida state touchdowns tied for the most a Michigan team has Ever allowed. The seminoles 4-0 confused and harassed Michigan into four pass interceptions a three thrown by quarterback Elvis Grbac and one by split end Yale Van Dyne on an option play. Two of the interceptions were made by Florida state cornerback Terrell buckle and two including one by Buckley were returned for touchdowns. Casey Weldon the Seminole quarterback was intercepted for his first two times this season. But Weldon completed 16 of 28 passes for 268 Yards and 3 touchdowns. And with amp Lee gaining 122 Yards on the ground the seminoles established a surprising dominance of the line of scrimmage in the second half. A i can to believe they could run around the end on us like that a said Gary Moeller the coach of the wolverines 2-1who had been ranked third this week. A there Are things we have to get to work by halftime the wolverines had already allowed 31 Points a tie for the second most Points allowed by them in a game since the third contest of the 1969 season to Schembechler a first As the Michigan coach. In the first half saturday afternoon Florida state gained 273 Yards and scored five touchdowns and led by 8 Points despite missing four of five extra Point conversions. Missed 6-footer returns Ryder cup to . Hands Kiawah Island . Up a missed 6-foot putt by Germany a Bernhard Langer at the final Hole sunday allowed the United states to escape what seemed to be certain disappointment and defeat Europe by a single Point to win the Ryder cup for the first time in eight years. At the conclusion of a wrenching Day of pressure in which americans Mark Calcavecchia and Hale Irwin suffered collapses on the final holes the result was left up to Langer a who faced a 6-footer for Par at the 18th to beat Irwin and leave the matches in a 14-14 tie. Such an outcome would have left the cup in the hands of the europeans because they were already in Possession of the most important trophy in International Golf. But when Langer a putt Slid by the Hole thus ending his match with Irwin in a halve the United states was handed a 14v2-13v2 Victory. Irwin and Langer made up the final match of the Day and they were still on the 16th Hole when the rest of the matches were Over. Irwin was 1-up at the time and he knew he needed Only to earn a halve in the match with Langer in order to end the americans longest Ryder cup drought. But after making a clutch 4-foot putt to the the 16th Hole Irwin three putted the Par-3 17th and Langer spar sent the match to the final Hole All even. After a poor drive Irwin put his second shot Well right of the Green and his Chip shot came up 20 feet Short. Langer meanwhile was Over the Green As Well and his Chip rolled six feet past. Irwin left his putt two feet Short and somewhat surprisingly Langer conceded that putt for a bogey. The Ryder cup then was on Langer a shoulders and when he missed the putt his Mouth flew open in anguish. The first person to offer words of Consolation was Irwin and As the americans cheers echoed across the Ocean course Langer walked away in tears. A i feel sorry for Bernhard a Irwin said. A there is so much pressure that you can to believe until Langer a missed putt it seemed the United states would miss out on another Chance to grab the cup chiefly because of a woeful finish by Calcavecchia. He was 4-up in his match with Rookie Colin Montgomerie with four holes to play and lost All four of them. Calcavecchia needed Only to make a double bogey five at the Par-3 17th to end the match but he hit two balls in the water to lose that Hole and bogeyed the final Hole As Well. He too was reduced to tears and Only Langer a miss allowed the former British open Champion to keep from being remembered As the Goat of the 1991 Ryder cup. The Day opened with the matches tied at 8-8 and the americans needing 6v2 Points in the final 12 matches. But one of those matches was never played since Steve Pate injured in an automobile Accident wednesday night was unable to play because of the bruises he suffered in the wreck. Ryder cup rules mandate that in such a situation one player is removed from the european team and each Side is Given a half Point. Mets fire Harrelson the stars and stripes september 30,1991 c Page 28 Mansell cuts Gap Barcelona Spain up Nigel Mansell of Britain won the Spanish grand prix sunday to boost his chances of capturing the formula one world championship from Ayrton Senna. Mansell driving a Williams Renault took the Lead on the 21st Lap of the 65-Lap, 191.727-mile race on the new circuit of Catalonia. He was followed by triple world Champion Alain Prost of France in a Ferrari. Riccardo Patrese Mansells italian team l Spanish grand prix Hale Irwin savors a ninth Hole Birdie sunday. Inside sports baseball standings Box scores a Page 23 College football scores summaries a Page 24 twins Clinch tie . Lead halved a Page 26 Sembach Oesterberg Post Csc wins a Page 27 new York up Bud Harrelson his team in disarray and fighting to stay out of fifth place sunday was fired As manager of the new York mets. Mike Cubbage the third base coach will manage the team for the last seven games of the season. Harry Lson a dismissal had been anticipated for some time. The club announced that it would not pick up the option on the second year of his contract. He Likely will stay in the organization but it was not immediately Clear in what capacity. The ouster comes two Days after Frank Cashen resigned As general manager of the club with a1 Harazin taking Over. At the time the mets said they would make a decision regarding Harrelson a within 48 hours after the season ended. The mets announced Harrelson a dismissal before the Start of sundays game at Shea stadium with the Philadelphia Phillies. This will be the first season since 1983 the mets will finish lower than second in the division. Mate finished third. Senna the defend ing Champion from Brazil was fifth in i Mclaren Honda. The Victory gives Mansell 69 Points Senna collected two Points to raise i total to 85, meaning Mansell can catch him in the remaining two races in Japar and Australia. The drizzly Start made the opening laps a scramble. All 26 Drivers started or treated wet tires but As the track diet they stopped to change to Slick race tires. Austria a Gerhard Berger led from that pole in his Mclaren Honda followed b Senna and Mansell. Mansell passed i rival on the fifth Lap with a Gutsy wheel to wheel run Down the Straightaway. Berger pitted first to change tires am lost the Lead. Mansell and Senna stopped on the 10th Lap and the brazilian pm erect first running second to Patrese. But on the 13th Lap a Brief burst o drizzle caused Senna to spin and he los the Lead for Good. Berger ran in front of several laps before Mansell gunning of his first world title after two near misses took the Lead on the 21st. 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