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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1979)
College grid bowls bite the bullet (AP) — It is doubtful if the major college football bowls ever have experienced a worse weekend than the last one. With the Southeastern Con ference champion committed to the Sugar Bowl, the Southwest king to the Cotton Bowl and the Big Eight titlist Orange Bowl bound, the various selection committees usually must look to the independent teams for one of those all-too-rare national championship dream pairings. Unfortunately, the nation’s three top independents — Notre Dame, Penn State and Pitts burgh — were the only members of The Associated Press Top 20 to lose Saturday, forcing the bowl committees to bite the bullet for now. The Rose Bowl, of course, matches the Big Ten and Pacific-10 champs and couldn’t care less about the indepen dents. And Southern California of the Pac-10, the nation's No. 1-ranked team, continued its winning ways with a 48-14 rout over Minnesota. Runner-up Alabama flattened Baylor 45-0 and third-ranked Oklahoma trounced Tulsa 49-13, but it wasn’t that easy for some other Top 20 teams. For example, fourth-ranked Texas, behind 9-3 at halftime, had to rally to win its opener 17-9 over Iowa State. Purdue, ranked 17th, posted a 28-22 triumph over No.5 Notre Dame, and Texas A&M stunned No.6 Penn State while Nebraska and Michigan State, the 7-8 teams, came from behind to salvage 24-21 victories over Iowa and Miami of Ohio, respectively. Ninth-ranked Missouri swamped Mississippi 33-7 — the Tigers trailed 7-3 at the half — while No. 10 Houston was idle. Pitt was the only Second 10 loser, bowing to North Carolina 17-7. Meanwhile, No.11 Mi chigan beat Kansas 28-7, No. 12 Washington shaded Oregon 21-17, No.14 Florida State whipped Miami, Fla. 40-23, No.15 Arkansas topped Oklahoma State 27-7, No.16 Ohio State outscored Washing ton State 45-29, No. 18 Southern Methodist defeated North Texas State 20-9, No.19 North Ca rolina State trimmed West Vir ginia 38-14 and No 20 UCLA trounced Wisconsin 37-12. All-American Charles White, who missed most of Southern Cal’s opener and all of last week’s game with a bruised shoulder, sat out most of the Trojans’ rout of Minnesota — but only because he rushed for 153 yards on only 10 carries, including touchdowns of 68 and 10 yards, as his team piled up a 35-0 halftime bulge. "USC is one hell of a football team,” said Minnesota Coach Joe Salem. "Bo Schembechler (Michigan’s coach) has said USC has more talent than any other college football team ever to play the game, and I certainly wouldn’t disagree.” NAVY OFFICER. YOU GET RESPONSIBILITY THE MOMENT YOU GET THE STRIPES. A lot of big corporations offer you a big title. But how many offer a young college graduate a really important job? As a Navy Officer, you don’t have to wait to do a job that counts. We give you one as soon as you’ve earned your commission. A job with responsibility for the lives of others, and for millions of dollars of complex equipment. A job that requires skill and leadership. A job that Navy Officers have been doing proudly for 200 years. If that’s the kind of job you’re looking for, speak to a Navy recruiter. You’ll find that Navy Officers have unequalled opportunities in fields like Nuclear Power, Aviation, and Engineering. Or call toll free 800-841-8000. (In Georgia, toll free 800-342-5855.) Early responsibility. It’s what being a Navy Officer is all about. NAVY OPPORTUNITY bt 29 "I | INFORMATION CENTER J P.O. Box 2000, Pelham Manor, N.Y. 10803 □ Send me information on Career Opportunities in the Navy (0G). □ Call me at_ (Area Code) NAME_ First (Please Print) Last ADDRESS CITY_STATE_ZIP L DATE OF:_ Birth tUniversity_ CN 9/9 J College Graduation ♦GPA_ J NAVY OFFICERS GET RESPONSIBILITY FAST. Orioles win AL East BALTIMORE (AP) - When they clinched the American League East championship Sep. 23, it was a new experience for most of the Baltimore Orioles and they directed their rowdy celebration at the man who rebuilt the team after substantial re-entry draft losses. General Manager Hank Peters was late arriving for the Saturday night party, but once spotted by the players, he was doused with bottles of imported French champagne and beer. Then, as if that wasn't quite enough, the Orioles showed Peters their gratitude by allow ing him to remove his shoes before he was tossed in the whirlpool. Only three players — pitcher Jim Palmer, center fielder Al Bumbry and shortstop Mark Belanger — were around in 1974 and remember the last time the Orioles won a division title. The youngsters were easily identified by their adeptness at opening champagne bottles It took Eddie Murray about five minutes just to pop the cork on his bottle, while Terry Crowley, who has been on five cham pionship teams, already had been squirting his bottle. The raucous behavior erupt ed six hours after the team had learned they were the title vic tors. It was just moments before the Orioles were scheduled to play a doubleheader against Cleveland when they heard Mil waukee had suffered a 6-3 loss to Minnesota. That gave Baltimore the championship, but denied the team the right to clinch the title on its home field. The Orioles have never clinched in Baltimore. Manager Earl Weaver, sop ping wet from the 10 bottles of champagne that had been poured over his head, said: "I’m really proud of our guys. It was a bad night with a terrible field, but they all went out and played the game like any other and tried to win. They were not try ing to rush things and get it over. "It’s a tremendous relief to get it over with,” said Weaver. Blazers win over Spurs EL PASO, Texas (AP) - For ward Abdul Jeelani, starting his first season with Portland, led his teammates with 23 points Sep. 23 to give the Trail Blazers a 107-104 National Basketball Association exhibition win over the San Antonio Spurs. Jeelani, who played in Italy the past two years, scored 14 in the first half. San Antonio trailed Portland until the last minute of the third quarter when guard Mike Evans stole the ball and fed Mike Gale who tied the score, 83-83. Portland's Larry Steele sealed the game by making a penalty shot in the final seconds. TOMORROW Banana Split Sale at Dairy Queen Buy one al regular price get the second one for ^ C 13th & Hilyard
