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Show HE fonday, HEI Octobe Redskins Look Youthfulin 24-14 Win Over Card Ry United Press International Roth the Washington Redskins and St nals were considered NFC playoff contenders in the pre season forecasts, but stumbled all themselves in opening-day losses St. Louis recovered with a 16-13 vic tory over Chicago last week, making the Cards slight favorites in Sunday's inday with three touchdownpasses in 4 surprising 24-14 victory over “st We needed a good game,” said ful. Iback John Riggins, who caught a 53 yard TD pass {o seal the victory. ‘We couldn't afford to lay another egg Jets 30, Patriots 27 Pat Leahy, whoearlier missed a key last week in a narrow triumph over Atlanta looking But Billy Kilmer, sudi extra point attempt and had afield goal blocked, kicked a 32-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining to give Jets’s new Coach Walt Michaels his Washington, since Redskins had shown their age again youthful, Washington first victory helped revive to Lon Howard but yard field goal Colts 17, Bills M4 e yards tc Denver the lead ‘tor Vikings 19, Packers 7 the game alt Lions 17, Eagles 13 Landry ‘passed thre Greg Christensen Regains Scoring Leadership arkenle areer touchdown, ouchdown with 2.47 | quarter to rally Detro: deficit. yi The Jaworski, who for 207 yards and tv Steelers 28, Browns 14 Terry Bradshaw drilled three TD passes, two to Lynn Swann, and Riceed for a fourthscoreto spark Pittsburgh. Bradshaw completed 10-of-17 passes for 143 yards, including a 65yard TD pass to Frank Lewis Falcons 17, Giants 3: Scott Hunter set up Monroe Ealey’s l-yard plunge early in the second period with an 18-yard bootleg play and backup quarterback Kim McQuilken threw an8-yard scoring passto Alfred Jenkins latein the final period. ed for his 311th a 16-yard toss to t booted a Bills QB Joe Ferguson was 19-of-38 for 234 Sa Wh ChuckF yards and two TDs Saints 42, Bears 24 Archie Manning ran for three touchdowns and passed 35 yards to Minnesota Coach Bud Grant his 100th NFL career victory Chargers 24, Bengals 3 ‘d field goal for the Col ning back Chuck Muncie for another tc plunged n the first quarter, and nan and Sammy Johnson for two more es to give James Harris fired a pair of first-half touchdown strikes to wide receiver help New Orleans to its first victory He dashed 11 yards through the middl for his third score of the gamein the third period Cowboys 23, Buccaneers 7 A 79-yard interception return for a touchdown by Thomas Hender bed Tampa Bay of early mo and sent the Buccaneers to their 17th Dolphins ‘oss and set Rulaich and Spanish Fork’s Cliff Christensen who scored two touchdowns andkicked two extra points in the Dons’ 20-0 vietory over Provo, hasregained the lead with48 points on seven touchdownsand six PATs Timpview’s Todd week's leader, has 46 points on six touchdowns, eight extra points and a two- point conversion Pleasant Grove's Gary Moosman has movedinto third with for 36 points and Ameri Hawkins is fourth with five touchdowns for 30 points, Christensen also leads the tri-county scoring race with Ashman second Juab's Gary Jones shares third with Moosmanwith six touchdowns and 36 points, Orem's Dave Larsen is fifth with five touchdownsandthree extra up short TD runs by Norm Benny Malone to stake Miami to a 21-0 firstquarter lead. The Dolphins addeda touchdown with 21 se- conds left when running back Leroy Harris scored from two yards out to Charlie Joiner then plunged one yard cap a 48-yarddrive for another score in the third period to lead San Diego's upset victory Bronces 24, Seahawks 13 Craig Morton passed 47 yards to rookie running back Rob Lytle for one touchdown and dives one yard for another to lead Denver. Seattle backup quarterback Steve Myerthrew a 7-yard Rams 34, 49ers 14 Los Angeles converted two intercepted passes thrown by Jim Plunkett and a blocked Tom Wittum punt into a 17-point final quarter. Los Angeles y have lost leading receiver Ron Jessie for the year with torn liga- ments in his right knee Weber Wins The Region Six scoring leadership pointsfor 33 poin has changed hands again Oilers 7 Griese to Duriel Harris pas bination s on a 6-yard sing ¢ Golf Crown HON £IX SCURING LEADERS D PATI PAT? FGTP 00 #8 Moosman, P.G aa AF Springville 4000 % Cedar City 4060 2% DeGraw. Payson 3.001 2 Balser, Timpview 3000 18 Garrick, Provo 3000 18 Caldwell, PG 2000 18 Lindsey. Dixie 3000 18 © Ence. Dixie 3000 18 TRI-COUNTY SCORING LEADERS Christensen, 7600 Ashman, Timpview 6810 6 Jones, Juab 6000 % Moosman, PG 6000 36 Larsen, Orem 5300 3 Davis, Wasatch 5000 90 Hawkins, AF 5 000 30 Robbins, Orem 3030 2m Vickers, Juab 4000 % Price, Wasatch 4000 % Mecham, Springville 4000 2% DeGraw, Payson 3001 2 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (UPI) Mike Gove captured the medalist crown and led Weber State to the teain trophy Sunday in the ninth annual 54-hole Falcon Invitational Golf Tournament Grove. a Weber State junior from Seattle, fired afive-over par 77 in Sun- day's cold and windyfinal round to edge New Mexico’s Mitch Mooney by a single stroke for the in- dividual win. Gove finished a 224 to Mooney’s And Weber State pulled away fromsecond-round co-leader Nebraska to lake ils second teamtitle Marion Dunn in four ico. The Wildcats finished the 54-hole touna- ment with a team score of 916. Sports Editor New Mexico slipped by Gourley, Harris Rate Stars Latelast Saturday night BYU foot- he leaped to his feet in joy. It was a ball coach LaVell Edwards picked up the telephone and placed a call. He just beautiful piece of running. And, on that play, for once, the contributions of Kel- ly Harris were made out in the open. Harris, like the other members of stayed on to talk about his team BYU's offensive line — “the six crags he said at one point Im of Kragthorpe’’ — usually playsout his really excited and pleased with the role hidden in the trenches. The offenRoger Gourley and Kelly Harris are sive linemen are the real keys to any playing. Roger does an awful lot of good offense, without them nothing things really well. In our offense a run- would go, but theyusually play in sight to do so many more but unseen. carry the ball. He has But not this time. This time Harris to block, first of all. Then he has to made his move out in the open, in the catch passes, fake and run patterns. rightflat, out in plain viewof the thouRoger is not only a good runner, he is a sands looking on. Andrightthere at the strong blocker and a good pass-catcher beginningof the run Kelly Hairis threw He justdoesit all. And Kellyis playing the block that sent Gourley the dissuper ball on that offensive line, I think tance he is playing about as good as anyone Gourley scored two touchdowns in there. He really figured in some big that gameFriday, giving him 18 points wanted to know the score of the Arizona State-Missouri game, but he UP FOR GRABS. A pass intended for Cleveland's Reggie Rucker (33) goes By MIKE RULLY UPI Sports Writer The World Series is Glamorville, but ‘the post-season league championship series the passage through whichall World Series hopefuls must travel are the most crucialtimeof the season Considering their importance however,the league playoffs generally fail to generate the memories which fans have cometo expect fromAll-Star and World Series games. The one exception, Chris Chambliss’ ninth-inning homer which sent New York over Kansas City in the fifth Dodgers in the final game of a 1951 National League playoff series arranged hurriedly after the two teams ended the regular season tiedfor first place The lack of memorable moments in the playoffs — even considering their brief eight-year history — is puzzling Failureat that time candeprivea team of every major league player's dream — reaching the World Series. You can play well for an entire schedule and win the division by 10 games,” goes theprevailing logic, “but if you don't make the WorldSeries, the season is a waste In 1973 the New York Mets dramatized this when they virtually stole the National League pennant Roger Gourley (24) has carried he has cleared apath. Thus Coach standing prep careers. Both have played most of the time as under the Mets used their pears to be headed for an excellent behind big and talented Dave Hubbard the Cougars’ second offensive p last year This fall he stepped into hose huge shoes left by Hubbard and day and sprinted 64 yard vt has filled them nish anyproof as hedid it on that Maybe you saw it In one and headed downfield block in the open, dazzling play last Friday might le took the pass three former Provo High players did it p ta good all. Gifford Nielsen passed. Roger dodged a tackler then ran between a pair sprinted away from some of Lobos and others He ling wasifast enough to get to the goal before a defender could put a hand on him, After tumblinginto the end zone Gourley ran Rel lly Harris blocked. The gars 4 3 ,0 fans stood and appreciatior It was a time hecause the Cougars to rise roared 1 and shout were out statistically the fourth-best club in the league, went to the World Series and almost wonit While not entirely fair, the system certainly creates the potential for drama. And this roll-of-the-dice, five- gameplayoff requires each team to pass atest of pressure before advancing to the rites of autumn Significantly for the playoffs however, drama is not theonly element necessary for an assured place in If people can muse over it in living championship series must be considered vehicles by which champions, but not memories, are forged ique world of baseball can bestow. # Chambliss’ homerun meetsthis admittedly high standard. Playing in a packedballpark before hometown fans with the scoretied in the bottom of the ninth, Chambliss slammed relief Girls’ Division Added to Race pitcher Mark Littel’s first pitch of the down in an aura of majesty Only the fact that Thomson's home run brought the underdog Giants from an event deeply in the hearts and memory of the fans charge deprives Chambliss’ shot from the honor of being the most dramatic homer in post-season history New York Yankees. The nature of the forum can enhance the impact of a play, too. Willie Mays always insisted that his catch of a Vie Wertz fly ball in the 1954 World Series was not the best catch of his career Nevertheless. it ranks as one of the greatest catches of all time Sometimes apoignant aspect gives immortality to an otherwise meaningless event. line driveoff the bat of Earl Averill in the li-Star gameis historicsinceit ricocheted off the foot of pitcher Dizzy Dean, commencing that pitcher's decline Then. of course. are the pureclassics like Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series Obviously, a grass roots test of a baseball event is its ‘legendizeability a4-2 deficit after a thrilling late-season That moment has for Sun Bowl sit back and enjoy what he saw The Miners, who had won only two BYU Women Coast Of course, theplayoffs have provided To Tennis Wins great players have demonstrated high Beginning its new season with the same elan characteristic of its play last year, the BYU women’s tennis team ven so, the playoffs remain anin: teresting paradox. Perhaps the vital won the Idaho StateInvitational Tennis importance of the series leads to con: servative play and helps explain the strange lack of memorable moments Tournament in Pocatello Friday and Saturday Rankedninthin the nation, the BYL team lost only two matches out of the a former var first year it the helm, came up 23-21 win over New insy State Saturday ton and Barbara Barnes, from Denise Colorado State were Brigham Young impr ssive Wes s¢ Athletic and ¢ ne toric Arizona, Utah and New Mexico Wyoming, out to prove while Colorado St bench tray ale defense to a 44-3 rout Ute ourteenth-ranked Brigham Young kicker to Don Clayton rally by Mm the ve off the boys from ble Ari be the behind Gifford Nielsen's five nference, ha touchdowns in a little more than two quarters of playing time, took apart potential winning 37-yard field goal night con: tempt with 4 also cameagainst the team thal is New Mexico 54-19ina F losing streak dating back to the first game of the 1976 season for the Miners Va In a nonconter ez, making State lost its two-game wi a broken and probably its 18th ¢ sonpractice provided ranking in a 15-0 defea 1 BYU sophomore singles and the rest of Despite a cold, windy day, the Cougar after the winless Utes had managed to sty close in thefirst half played lousy gar med up Utah coach Wayne who like M CUTEP rebuild a losing program. “Their guys rushed and our guys didn't g's Nardi. the spots were fied with newcomers mark. routed Utah in the Wy ptition number | Colorado State whichhas 1 by throwing a pair of TD passes to halfback Tanny Johnson and token opposition in runn Arizona The win not only snapped @ 4-game Against Idaho State BYU Coach Ann Valentine moved her players up two positions cusing the number | and 2 singles players All-American Karen the offense championship year ago with games the past two years and dropped y was no accident their first three this year in Michael's come-! vbehind 13 k Oscar Ramir since suff sion formed by the Id daho All Stars and Stadium, to look over thefilms of the last game and start planning for the next. But this time, he had a chance to jeading the neighboring Missouri Conference Davis played against Idaho State, Utah and weekly routine didn't change one bit tight end DeanAlcorn While UTEP was getting reac Sunday As he usually does, Michael got up tinted with victory, Wyoming and headed South, championshipof thevarsity divi a substitute team for Westminster Col By United Press International Texas-E! Paso coach Bill Michae and Bonneville Olympus and Hillcrest are * among tie favorites for the team good baseball games. Catfish Hunter. Jim Palmer, Joe Morgan and other No Changein Routine, But UTEP Boss Smiling early Delaney said it would probably go after the boys’ varsity race at 10:30 a.m The ee varsity race begins at 9:4 by Johnny Bench, George Foster and aninfield single by Ken Griffey in the ninth inning, but those combined blows levels of skill to millions of television viewers Orem boys’ race. A definite starting time has not been set but The Cincinnati Reds won their ‘76 series from Philadelphia with homers the1972 playoffs against the Cincinnati Reds, but the blunder doesn’t compare with other fielding lapses, such as Mickey Owens’ failure to catch a third strike in the 1941 World Series. annual Thegirls’ race will be approximately one-half thelength of the scarcely been ap- proachedin theplayoffs, however could not equal the impactof one shot Bob Mooseof the Pittsburgh Pirates wild-pitehed home the winning run of eighth Kiwanis Invitational cross country race will have on Portant addition when it’s run Tuesday — agirls’ division. According to meetdirectorBill Delaney three full girls’ teams from Davis, Bonneville and Intermountain — are entered and other interestedgirls are invited ing theball high enough to allow it float is so aligned with folklore that any variety of circumstances can implant pennant winners while managing the The inning over theright field wall, propell- baseball history. The nature of baseball For example, the late Casey Stengel is remembered as muchfor his colorful language as for his astcunding string of But as the1977 playoffs approach, the rooms, bus stations, saloons, offices andballparks 50 or 100 years from now. it has achieved a greatness onlythe un- WACRoundup Harris is one of the reasons why studies for the Cougars, but both are senior year starters now and this ¢ ‘ould be thebest Harris, 6-5 and 240, also starred at team in BYU history Provo High. At BYU he was injured It was Roger Gourley who took that and redshirted in 1975 and he played screen pass from Gifford Nielsen or touchdown, If G that anything can happen in a short series Nielsen and the BYU offense is so ex citing. He gives Nielsen time to threw has fit right in at that position and ap and the Mets, forums rankings, but backs who are ranked carry the ball 27 times in one game Gourley and Harris both reported to and weighs 210 today and was a backup BYU from the nearby campus of Provo tullback until taking over as starting High School where they had out tailback from Jeff Blanc this year He during the season, the extraordinary feats ac complished in the most conspicuousof for the year Heis the Cougars’ leading The lay of these two young men andthe receivers time to get open. Gourley was an all-state running from Provo has just been exceptional hack at Provo in 1972 and 1973. Heis 6-1 this fail The ‘anything’ was the ouster of the Cincinnati Reds, winners of 99 games After winning the Eastern Divisionti tle with the embarassinglylow total of rusher with 110yards in 27 carries, It is true that yardageis not in the national on two more BYU team has capt tention while defeating Kansas State UtahState and New Mexico by whopp: ing margins Nevada-Reno 942, andhost Air Force, Utah andTroy Stateall at 947 Allen do their thing during Sunday’s Shell (31), Glen Edwards (27) and Jim 82 victories, vaunted pitching to prove the cliche ball and Kelly Harris (72) has 941, FL game. The Steelers won the game 28-14 sailing as Pittsburgh defenders Donnie Nebraskatofinish second at 925, followed by the Cornhuskers at 929, Colorado 931, Utah State 935, New Mexico State Glamor Lacking, But Playoffs Crucial test. Yet, even that lacked the my que of Bobby Thomson's “Shot Heard Round the World” which propelled the New York Giants over the Brooklyn FROM PREPS tocollege, BYU's ia (UPI ‘elephoto) . game of the 1976 American League playoffs, will surely passthe historical plays against New Mexic Jul played that kind of b ball all fall years by nine strokes over New Mex- an women performed well, losing only the canes : 2 singles match. Thescore was In 18 sets played against the Idaho All Stars. BYU lost only 15 § lo earn their score of 9-0 At this tournament, stronger this year. at tley But again, BYL had an easy time of it, losing only the mber 6 singles dif BYU was most anxious LO test the Utah team, known to. be match for scoreof 8 This week. Coach Valentine will ar inge her players into various com binati i ermine who will fill the numt 4 doubles spots for the In ntain ( ‘onference Tennis Tournament at t University of Utah next weekend k Kenning |