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Show THE Page 7 Wednesday, October 12, 1977 SPORTS REPORT By Brown Football College football's Top Ten was rocked with upsets up-sets this past weekend as two of the previously undefeated teams were handed losses. No. 1 USC was upset by the Crimson Tide of Alabama, ranked 7th, as Tony Nathan scored two TDs to end the longest winning streak in major collegiate football at 15. Alabama held off a late USC rally to win 21-20. Meanwhile, the same afternoon No. 2 Oklahoma was also removed from the ranks of the undefeated as No. 5 Texas upset the Sooners 13-6 behind third string quarterback Greg McEachern. Previously top-ranked Michigan, rated No. 3 before last weekend, may find themselves sitting atop the Top Ten once again as they defeated instate in-state rival Michigan St. 24-14. Also in Big Ten action, ac-tion, Woody Haye's No. 4 Ohio St. rolled over Purdue 46-0, thus setting up another classic Big Ten showdown with Bo Schembechler's Wolverines. Rounding out Top Ten action, it was No. 6 Colorado defeating Oklahoma St. 29-13, No. 8 Arkansas was idle but will meet Texas Saturday in another nationally televised game involving two teams in the Top Ten. No. 9 Nebraska defeated Kansas St. 26-9, while the Nittany Lions of Penn St. ranked 10th, barely escaped another upset as they edged Utah St. 16-7. In NFL action this week, the Baltimore Colts met the Miami Dolphins in a battle of the un-beatens un-beatens for sole possession of first place in the AFC Eastern Division. The Colts, down by 18 points in the second quarter, stormed back in the second half behind quarter Bert Jones, who threw 2 TD passes as well as setting up another score to defeat the Dolphins 45-28. Meanwhile in AFC Central Division action, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a disastrous day in Houston. They not only lost the division lead to the Oilers, but they lost starting quarterback Terry Bradshaw with a fractured wrist as well as backup quarterback Mike Kruczak with a separated shoulder. The Oilers broke open the game with the recovery of six Steeler fumbles in the fourth quarter and won 2740. , i iovhr,' tc r. In Monday night football, L.A. Ram quarterback quarter-back Joe Namath's performance was as miserable as the weather at Chicago's Soldier's Field. While Namath was missing receivers as well as throwing numerous interceptions, the Chicago Bear's Bob Avellini and Walter Payton were having field days. Avellini threw three long touchdown passes while Payton had a 140-yard-plus night to lead the Bears over the Rams in a 24-23 upset played in the rain. Elsewhere in the NFL, Oakland won their 17th straight game as they defeated the Cleveland Browns 26-10 to retain a share of the AFC Western Division lead with the Denver Broncos who remained undefeated by beating Kansas City 23-7. Dallas also remains in the ranks of the unbeaten as they came from behind to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 30-24. One game behind the Cowboys in the NFC East are the Washington Redskins who continued Tampa Bay's losing streak, beating them 10-0. Coupled with L.A.'s loss, Atlanta's 7-0 win over the San Francisco 49ers gives the Falcons sole possession of 1st place in the NFC West, while the Minnesota Vikings moved into their familiar spot, leading the NFC Central Division, as they stopped the Detroit Lions 14-7. In other games played this weekend, it was New England 31, Seattle 0; Cincinnati Cin-cinnati 17, Green Bay 7; the New York Jets 24, Bufalo 19; Philadelphia 28, the New York Giants, 10; and the San Diego Chargers 14, the New Orleans Saints 0. Baseball Major league baseball's long seven-month season is finally approaching its climactic finish as the 1977 World Series began Tuesday. Both leagues' pennant winners shot holes in the theory that the home team holds the advantage as both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees won their pennant flags in Philadelphia and Kansas City, respectively. In the National League playoffs, it was the Dodgers pitching silencing the big bats of Philadelphia as Los Angeles took the series in four games. Meanwhile in the American League playoffs, both the Yankees and the Royals' offensive of-fensive guns seemed empty, and it appeared Kansas City's superior command of .basic baseball skills in the field, on the basepaths, etc. would carry them into the World Series. But this changed in the final two innings of the fifth and final playoff game. Behind 3-1 in the eighth inning, in-ning, the Yankees scored a run to make the score 3-2. Holding the Royals scoreless in their half of the eighth, the Yankees came on in the ninth to score three runs, thus winning their 31st American League Pennant. In the opening game of the World Series on Tuesday, Los Angeles started Don Sutton, while the Yankees started Don Gullett, who ironically pitched against the Yankees in last year's World Series. Paethers Drop Another One tfSCTT.; , u SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER AND KALL RADIO PRESENTS JOHNNY MATH IS IN CONCERT WITH FULL ORCHESTRA SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER U. OF U. CAMPUS FRIDAY, OCT. 28, 1977 8:00 P.M. ALL TICKETS RESERVED $7.00 & $6.00 TICKETS ON SALE AT: S.L.C Ticket Offices - Odyssey Record Stores Hart Bros.Music - Tapehead Co. Central Bank, Provo The Park City Panthers failed to break their autumn losing streak Saturday Following a scoreless first half, the Park City Panthers jumped to a second period 1-0 1-0 lead over the visiting Ger-mania Ger-mania Rangers Saturday but a defensive collapse resulted in a 3-1 defeat. The match held at City Park was a defensive struggle in the first half and both teams were unable to put any points on the board. The Panthers threatened on numerous occassions but were shutout despite several free kicks and angled shots on goal. The second period started auspiciously for the local soccer club as fullback Paul Mawhinney posted the first goal of the game. Mawhin-ney's Mawhin-ney's score came on a strong kick from midfield which eluded the Ranger goalie. But Germania responded immediately, taking advantage advan-tage of a Panther defensive letdown they scored the tying goal. Park City's plight grew worse as the Rangers were allowed two clear shots at the Panthers goal, resulting in the deciding 3-1 margin. Still seeking their first victory vic-tory this fall, the Panthers will host the Kickers Skyhawks at City Park this Saturday at 11 a.m. This will be Park City's last home game with their remaining four contests to be played in Salt Lake City. Jumping And Combined Teams Training In Wisconsin Members of the U.S. National Jumping and Nordic Nor-dic Combined Teams will conclude 10 days of training in Madison, WI, with jumping jum-ping competition in the fifth annQal';M'a'tteh;s;pri'hgen ,1" Jurflp''Tbu'fnafnt ;Oc-':' M tober" 15 and 16." The traditional season opener will take place on the Blackhawk plastic facility in Madison. U.S. Nordic Director John Bower explained the significance of the Matten-springen Matten-springen in the U.S. Nordic Team's training cycle. "The Mattenspringen marks the end of the training season for the U.S. Team. What it does for the athletes is bring competitive psychology into training, or in other words, it gives them something to key on to pull their training together." Each year, the Mattenspringen Matten-springen has brought together the top jumpers in !' the U.S. Bower, however, expressed hopes that future Mattenspringens would attract at-tract top level international competitors as well as the best this country has to offer like Jim Denney, 20, Duluth, MN, and Jim Galanes, 20, Brattleboro, TV. "As our athletes keep maturing and producing significant international inter-national results as Denney and Galanes have," Bower declared, "Top level international inter-national meets could be scheduled for the U.S. but, then we'd have to develop a circuit. They wouldn't come all this way for just one competition." According to Bower,. Europeans train on plastic and are accustomed to its peculiarities. . But, for now, training is over and the U.S. ski jumping jum-ping season is about to begin. IRK' MURRAY FIRST THRIFT S- LOAN CO. 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Remember, too, that hunting hun-ting of big game is allowed only during daylight hours, and daylight hours are defined as that period between bet-ween on-half hour before official of-ficial sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset. Dogs are prohibited at all times while hunting deer or other big game. For the sake of safety, remember that a minimum of 400 square inches of hunter hun-ter orange is required apparel ap-parel during the fun season; and in that same vein remember that it is unlawful to carry loaded firearms in a vehicle. Consider the folly of hunting hun-ting while under the influence influen-ce of alcohol or illegal drugs, and recognize that to do so is against the law. And remember that to trespass is not only unlawful, but that your action could have a negative effect on the opportunities oppor-tunities for someone else. Finally, remember the rules of common sense, and know the complete regulations of the deer hunting hun-ting proclamation. If you have questions, contact the Division of Wildlife Resources Resour-ces for further information . Weather Fouls Fowl Hunt As anticipated, many thousands of Utah water-fowlers water-fowlers turned out for the opening of the annual Utah duck season recently, but Mother Nature provided a number of ingredients that may have been factors in keeping hunter success lower than anticipated. Division of Wildlife Biologists, in a waterfowl census taken just prior to the opening of the season,cen-sused season,cen-sused more ducks in the marsh areas than during 1976. But a storm just two days before the season opening, coupled with drought-caused restricted food supplies in certain of the marsh areas, may have prompted many of the ducks to continue south. The issue was further complicated when the opener dawned sunny and nearly windless, and the ducks that remained seemed reluctant to fly. 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