Show Sports Manns jUtah against a When Utah State University meets Colorado State for the 93rd time Saturday Aggie Bead Coach Brace : Snyder will look to put an end to two yean of ’frustrations against the Sark Arslanian-coache- d :Rams Colorado State In a continuation of a renew long rivalry er The series itself which began in 1902 really holds no significant bearing on the game Saturday in Collins Colo Utah State trails in the series 20424 I but the final two meetings between the teams have : proved especially agonising for the Aggies I The Rams using hack Mike ’ Deutsch as the starting quarterback after injuries sidelined the top two field generals could not nun ! ptete a pass against USU InLoguta 1979 But speedy Dupree Branch picked off a USU pass and returned tt for the Rams' only touchdown that led to a 7 vic--: tonr It e pass-blocki- ng 10-- Lai 0 and ran their final named the WACa "lineman of the Year” in 1977 and to 014 the best ta almost 30 years was named to Sports Hlustrated’s Lineman of the Ironically Ag quarterback Eric Hippie denied all Week and Associated Press’s National Lineman of laws of physics during the course of the 1977 contest the Week for Us May in the Rams' upset win connecting on 19 of 33 pass attempts for over Arixona State U on ame best best and the eighth Aggies Aggie record Despite coming off one of his weakest "We won’t change our ime for one person" performances (netting only 37 yards in the air said in reference to elL "He’s an excellent the Idaho Osaka Snyder rain in State Sept 2) against Japan run away from him or Hippie managed to Jump two notches on the to catch you when you Aggie Pissing list run away and he has tremendous upper body strength He needs only Ul y arils to surpaas current Buffalo so you cant run right over him We’re Just going to Bills' quarterback Bill Munson Into the fourth spot him ignore tryud Hippie has thrown for 2099 yards so far in his eareer The whole Ram defense consists of excellent winning side of the score - 13 1971 The But the Aggie Junior will need far more protection technicians" he continued "They don't allow any defensive-minde- d Rams if he is to make cheap touchdowns ” Lut year the Rams wouldn't allow a legitimate He was able to find although USlTs poor point output can she range on only S of 13 pass attempts against the Bengals irtially attributed by attributed to their own mistakes Iveline Snyder to the poor play of the Hippie scored from the ooe-yar- d line but an offside ''But we held a pass scrimmage last Saturday and it was one of our better practices" Snyder said The penalty negated the Tailback Rick offensive line admitted Snyder did look better and Parros brought USU again to within one yard of has tried to shore up that aspect of the game by Pjjjjdjrt when a holding call brought thebaU back moving Dan Jackovich (6-- 7 273 senior) into a One Denver Colo newspaper labeled the Ags as a starting role at tackle team "that liked to And the Rams can expectedly give USU fits The Aggies will begin its "mainland" season the defensively same way it ended the 1977 year as did CSU "The CSU defensive front is a quick and formidable game will mark the season opener for the front" Snyder said "They run a defense that we Saturday's Rams in thdr quest for the WAC crown and a national don't see often but Saturday we wot through an ranking Intensive drill" And with the CSU season-onene- r IummiIm now The Ram oefense considered by many experts to Snyder has little more than lastyear's game fUma to be the best fat the Western Athletic Conference heuscout the Rama ‘'we're baaing what we do against Colorado State features Outland on the films last year" he said And Utah State apof By Steve Stout sports writer punter-defensiv- Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday September U-1- 1977 record 25-1- 4 1 all-ti- all-ti- proaches the game as if the Rams are 94 calibre “Sark has one of the most solid programs around” Snyder said "They are at the point now when they lose somebody there's another talented athlete to fill right in I know they were 94 last year and heat Arixona State (The WAC last year)’’ The week layoff after the 1SU contest helped the hut shouldn't hurt Ags recover from dreaded Jet-la- g their progress fer Saturday "We weren’t really hungry as a team last Thursday and Friday" Snyder admitted "But I don't know of too many teams who are on a bye week Pm sure the team will he hungry when we begin watching the films (which they have done all week) But I don't believe our intensity is lacking” Yankees gain nothing Bucs cut into Phillies margin while Yanks and Boston lose By United Press International the Pirates have never finished lower than third place in the NL East and only once have they failed to As the mantle of leadership passes from a veteran winatleastMgames hitting slugger to a young Parker 27 is the heir apparent to Willie hitting superstar one constant has remained with the Staifeil as the Pirates' captain and the Moot-- 5 right PittsbunoPirat in the 1970s: they contend for the fielder wu the overwhelming choice of DiloricuiN NationafLeague Eastern Division in a recent poll to name the game's general managers e Philadelphia Pittsburgh heat Tuesday mght behind a pair of twoun homen by The big man led the NL in hitting last Dave Parker moving the Pirates within four games season graceful with a J39 average and he leads again this of the Phillies with If games remaining for both year but Pittsburgh Manager Chuck Tanner says his teams Since the realignment fat I960 main man is hurting "He’s (Parker) been under a lot of pressure” arid Tanner “He’s tired he’s playing with a lot of hurts and Ms leg and cheekbone are bothering Mm "I also think the pressure really has him tired” Tanner wu alluding to more than pennant-rac- e left-hand- left-hand- 1 first-plac- four-divisio- n ottom 10 Piifcir who had mi fnniminq fry reporters By Steve Harvey The temperature in Champaign DL defeated the 5 Saturday temperature in South Bend Indiana and strange things happened in both places In South Bend Notre Dame lost to Missouri 34 after Irish coach Du Devine became confused and made a "Lom One For The (Upper" speed at halftime Meanwhile officials In Champaign forgot to bring a football to the DUnoieNorthwestern game so the two schools played a 04 pantomime At the Kansu game the Wildcats (1- Wildcats 304 The Wildcats defeated the 0) sacked the Wildcat quarterback sevu times and recovered two Wildcat fumbles en route to victory 119-9- State-Ariso- na THE RANKINGS 7 Narflm LWwG SUwoUWieuml 1) Karan state Arizona Air Fore tllinol Still Id la 4 Waka Forwt Still Ml Auburn Naw MaxicoSt low Still Ml Navy Still Ml HMfng Still Ml 0 BYU Arkanus 1 (S-- l) 2) UTEP(M) 3) Norttnwtifam 4) ComaH (M) 5) Virginia CO-) Columbia (SO) 25-3- 4 0--0 7) Vanderbilt (M) SMncoton(0) VlOragon State (0-M) Illinois (SO-1- ) Tlad NarttMwstam M Still Ml Arizona Michigan ) ID Oragon ) 12) Tulan 13) TCU (0-14) Oklahoma Staf (0-) IS) Kama M) Now Mexico (0-1) D) Rica ) (o-l) M) Syr acuta ) it) WatfUngton 30)NolrOam(0-1- ) On Maw: Panfagon (Army Navy Air Fore Caatf Guard) Crummy oamaariamk: Navy vs Virginia Ratfaffeoaiask: Michigan vs Illinois WharuaruWiay noart Arkansas’ team mascot a hog namad Ragnar ha run away ichool officiate dlirtoaad Arkansas coach Lou Nolls will do tha sama If hi loam losas I Vanderbilt Saturday (0-1- (0-1- (0-1- (0-1- (0-1- (1-- THE PROS No Baltimore hasn’t signed Jim Bouton to play quarterback Not yet The Colts' present quarterbacks have had eight knuckle-ball- s intercepted ta 039 and 042 losses to team the into the top spot in The Bottom Ten propel Baltimore (04) is one notch ahead of Tampa Bay (02) which got the ball rolling with six fumbles against Detroit No 3 St Louis ateo remained winless but Coach Bud WflUnsM Is hopeful the Cards will be more inspired ta their homecoming game against Washington this week Meanwhile Archie Manning of losing New Orleans threw 51 puses against the Packers causing airline flights ta the Green Bay area to be temporarily diverted ToanwraoorS 1) BalUmoro ) 2) Tampa Bay 3) St Louis ) 4) San Francisco SI Cincinnati ) LAST WEEK M2 Miami (0-2- (0-2- ) O-- (0-2- (t-- 2 13-- Now England Chicago ie-3- 4) Saaftl (- N Giants (1-- J 7) Buffalo ) N) FtMadalphia (0-2- NEXTLOSS Naw England Minnesota Washington Houston Ftttshurgh ) Now Ortaano It wu the sixth complete game — a eerhigh— uason for Gura and he lowered his earned run 1 of the average to a stingy 270 the sixth best in the league His 14-- 4 record also figures out to the third best winning percentage at 779 “U the Sbyeardd southpaw first couple of innings they were hitting the bafi hard hut right ri peorie a way rm Old Catfish' (Hunter) If I get by the first few innings I will be all right It takes me a few inning to start setting up batters for pitches'’ Gura’s performance enabled the Royals to pick up a full game on California in the division race The AngetoVere beaten by Tbxu 74 and trafl the Royals JW9 "In the e“T u (1-1- ) nd 20th hoBWfi TugkUj nffhto John Milner added a bom shot for Pittsburgh to win aw mU Got support the combined seven-h- it pitching of John Candelaria 1 and Kent Tekulve who recorded "Before the only timelpttcbedwum the last part of his 29th uve Larry Christenson 11-- U took the lou the season but Whitey( Hereof) the Pirates beat the Phillies for only the fourth this yearJ knew long ulstayed healthy I'd beau right" time in 14 games this season Tanner refused to attach special significance to Oakland's best hitter Rico Carty was quick to Ttaesday night's win compliment Gura Mil n V) Crvmmv aamo or UwwsokfFhlladtiphia vs Now Ortaano Rauroffhawsoki AFC’s N& 1 rankad quartorbadi Bill Munson of Buffat dM not play Sunday Modal citation: Dallas Harvty Martin was oioctod tor kicking Giants’ Back WHIM Spancor Tha kick was long enough but aff to tho tight nth Hippie rushing defense In last year's USU Utah game The Aggies will hope to 'find their quarterback plenty of time to throw Saturday when thev visit inmiuiAsnHf u u "Tomghfs game wu nothiag special it’s a rigger game tomorrow" said Tanner "Whining tonight means nothing if we go out now and loMlOin a row We counter any game special we Just have to cut win win win Tanner however “He’s a smart pitcher' said Carty “He’s very accurate and puts the hall where he wants it When things are goug good like they are now for the Royals everything seems tofallinplace for you" Gaura wu supported by a attack which in- eluded three apiece tor Pete LaGoek Amu Otis George Brett and Hal McRae LaCock drove in three runs and ateo scored one Elsewhere in the AL Baltimore nipped Bosta 34 Detroit trimmed New York 4 Chicago topped Minnesota and Buttle edged MUwauku 06 Toronto at Cleveland wu rained out lf-hf-i wu more outspoken about his players' chances for posh "I think Dave Panerb the league's best player Willie StargeU is the Comeback Player of the Year Kent Tekulve is the Cr Young Awar Robinson is the Rookie of the Year that b other NL games Cincinnati edged Houston 44 Montreal trimmed St Louis 5--1 Su Diego downed Atlanta M and Lm Angeles routed Su Francisco 94 Chicago at New York wu rained out American league 7-- 1-- 1 Padres 3 Braves BOfr Martin might not believe it but the Kansu City Royals wouldn’t be sitting to first (dace in the America League West if ft weren’t for Larry Gura Gura once condemned by the muager nothiag more than a batting practice pitcher hardly distinguished himself in two previous Masou with the Royals and in fact wu treated rather roughly by the New York Yankees in four AL playoff appearancu the last two years However the Larry Gura which Billy Martin loved to ridicule hu vanished his place is a stylish left-- Boston ee u b 1 Gaylord Ferry four days short of his 40th birthday improved his record to 104 with a fivehitter and Dave Winfield collected three hits including his 22nd homer to lead Su Diego over Atlanta Perry wu the 294th game of his career tops among active pitchers and the victory wu the Padres' 74th setting a new team high Mickey Mahler 411 took the lou despite fanning 10 Orioles 3 Red Sox2 Dennis Martines tossed a three-hittand Lee May drove to the winning run with a fielder’s choice the sixth inning Baltimore edged pounder Boston Martina struck out sevu and walked two b boosting his record to 1 and recording his 12th complete game Mike Torrez 0 yielded Just five hits in taring the loss Butch Hobson bomered for er u b 13-1- 15-1- Age dots Wolves9 backfield - ANN ARBOR Mich (UPI) Coach Bo Schem-bechl- er of Michigan may not know what to expect from Illinois Saturday hut he does know what he should get from hia own backfield— great things "Rick Leach hu got everything going for him" Schembechler said Tuesday The quarterback heads an backfield that ateo had fullback Russell Davis and tailback Harlan Hucriebyta ft “Huekleby ta playing welL Russell Davis is playing welL Leach is puying well' Schembechler said with the crispness of a Davis block "All three hare had a great feu! all-uni- "He hu run with authority He hu caught the balL He hu Nocked With both of thou kids ft's Just a matterofexperience” But for minds hia team's opening opponent well that is a football of a different color The mini acoreleu tie with Norplayed a thwestern ta their Masa starter and thus have a start m the Wolverines that amounts to one game and about nine practice days "A week would help a lot" Schembechler said But we daT have it so weH Just play “Both teams played awftdte good detenu" he aaid of the scoreless tie "soft? tough for US to get anything out of the Northwestern game ” TbeDlini coach Gary Moeller is one of Schem- hechtert former assistants so the Michigan each knows he will have to have a few new looks for his u heat-inspire- d u around Each is going for his fourth letter this faH So I've got to assume they are going to pter well thisyear" he sari Huekleby hu a reputatfon for not being able to to the football all the time and a history of hang problems with a hamstring Yet wha sound the flashy hack with the sprinter speed cu electrify "You do that automatically" Schembechler said “I'm sorry you haven't had a chance to see him ta "He knows us and we know him" practice Huekleby is a confident hardrunning back Wrinkles notwithstanding Michigan rolled up a 37--9 today" his coach said victory ta Moeller’s debut last Mason a ex-ai- de rivalry spanning 74 years Herald Journal photo by Paul - 42-ga-- - 'Carter) Vet takes Hobie race ml bmr 11-1- Ibey'vcbea (0-2- ) 6 Universal Press Syndicate 9-- game but that didn’t stop him from belting his 25th bySttgames the comas (0-1)- hander who has been ooe of the more consistent pitchers in the league this season Gura gave the Royals pennant hopes another boost Tuesday night when he tossed a f(ve4itter in stopping the Os' ' A’s 1 for his 14th victory foot : enft to Alter 7 ud eaptaredtheflret race of the 1971 Hobie 19 Nationals here at Sweetwater Part Alter solved the usual congestion of the start but tacked whan e didn’t have any wind allowing Beauchamp and his wife Jenahm to come from behind The Beauchamp's hail from Newport Beach Calif Beauchamp is considered one of the top 10 Hobie sailors in the world having skippered the boat since 1999 He wu second to the 1974 nationals and topped aU Californian sailors for the state championship last yew Having sailed most of his life Beauchamp hu competed to many ocean raws including the TtanePac Yacht Race Californian Da Ottma third behind Beauchamp and Alter the su of Hbbie 19 designw and bufidw Hobie Alter Minnesota’s Ted Jaggw wu fourth and Mike Klrist of Maryland finished ta fifth Salt Lake City's Mike Shearer the dominant figure fat Regia Five competing this yew wu the top Utah finisher He and crew Pat Evens completed the day in sixth place Alter hailing from Capistrano Beach Cam crossed the starting line a K heading forandthe first mart sounded took DefendtagWorM Champiu Deu W FVoome of Hawaii had to settle for a fourth-plac- e finish the second race b of the day wu by California's Phil Berman John Thompsa Jr of Florida and New York’s Ed Lavbno finished second and third respectively and Mbs Montague of CaUante delated the fifth spot Texas's Rick sumim gffffgtfd Hobie Alter Jr (California) for the top spot in the day's third race Greg Berger (New York) Beauchamp ana Ru Atwood (California) ume away third fourth and fifth places The national competftia will continue thro haghmfag tutors ean view the compdUon from the beaches of Sweetwater Park b Spinks has surprise By Steve Wilstein UPI sports writer combtaatio feign a and Spinks wold practice rolling under and away Spinks tho put gloves and practiced the lesso inside the ring Spinks was tagged a few times but moved wriL left-right-l- - NEW ORLEANS (UPI) Lea Spinks hu a secret weapon but it's not any new kind of punch Spinks to frustrate plans Muhammad All’s expected early charge with some new defensive maneuvers ta their heavyweight title rematch Friday night and make the 30earId former champkm look awkward "Alfs gonna he trying to steal the early rounds" said Spinks' wily adviser George Benton"Lea’s got to make All miss by a lot All's not a great fighter His hand and foot speed made him great but he’s slow now and you cu confine him by ducking and moving" Bento who trained former champion Joe Raster rejoined Spinks’ camp a week ago and hu been giving Spinks some lessons Bento helped design the strategy that led to Spinks’ upset victory test FCb 15 in Las Vegas Baton and Spinks sparred lightly with open bare hands for a few minutes Tuesday Bento would test-minu- te o Spinks’ well-know- dancing hu movement n hobby of disco his ring helped "If All’s throwing lots of punches the Judges are gonna give him the round unleu we make him look had" Bento "Lea's got to make All miss by a lot and then sting him" Sam Solomon Spinks' trainer said Leo ten’t really teaming new techniquu Just a few days before the fight "AU of them things the moving and defense he knows And this is like a refresher" Sotema said of the aessiou with Benton Bento looked pleased with his student he watched him ta the ring Asked if this wu the "secret weapo" Spinks talked about recently Bento winked and aaid u "Yogotft" |