Banner Graphic, Volume 12, Number 44, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 October 1981 — Page 9

Deja vu

Oilers have seen these Steelers before

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nobody seems to know who the real Pittsburgh Steelers are least of all the Steelers themselves. “I hope these are the real Steelers ’cause we sure didn't play like ouselves last week,” linebacker Jack Ham said after Pittsburgh rebounded from a 34-7 pounding in Cincinnati eight days earlier to beat the Houston Oilers 26-13 Monday night. The victory put the Steelers, 5-3, back into a first-place tie with the Bengals in the American Conference Central Division. The loss dropped the Oilers a game back into a tie with Cleveland. “I don’t know who the real Steelers are, but I’d like to think we’re getting back to where we used to be,” said quarterback Terry Bradshaw. He threw two touchdown passes, a 46-yard

Roveto hopes to get kicks with revengeon Tampa

LAKE FOREST, 111. (AP) - “First of all,’’ says John Roveto, “nobody trusts a kicker. It’s the position that we’re put in.” The position is usually one of being able to win or lose a football game. It’s the position Roveto was in Sunday twice. Previously cut by Dallas and Tampa Bay, Roveto missed an 18-yard chip shot which might have provided the Chicago Bears a victory in regulation time. Given another chance, he

College poll status quo for once

By The Associated Press Penn State is only the second team in seven weeks not to fumble away the No.l spot in The Associated Press college football poll, while intrastate rival Pittsburgh has held on again for the second spot. The Nittany Lions avoided the upset jinx that had knocked Michigan, Notre Dame, Southern California and Texas off the top perch over a sixweek period. Only Southern Cal was voted No.l for two straight weeks until Penn State did it in the poll released Monday. Clemson climbed into third place, but its Atlantic Coast Conference rival, North

Former Dodger great Pete Reiser dies at 62

c. 1981 N.Y. Times NEW YORK - Pete Reiser, former Brooklyn Dodger star outfielder who won the National League batting title in 1941, died Sunday night after a long respiratory illness in Palm Springs, Calif., a family spokesman said Monday. He was 62 years old. Reiser, a native of St. Louis, was considered a potential superstar when he came to the majors, but his career was hampered by injuries. A speedy, exciting player who stood 5 feet 11 inches and weighed 185 pounds, he stole many bases and chased flies with reckless abandon, often crashing into outfield walls. His flashy style earned him the nickname Pistol Pete. In 1941, his first full season

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bomb to Jim Smith in the first quarter and a game-winning 6yarder to John Stallworth to break a 13-13 tie with 3:41 to play. ‘‘A game like this does a world of good for your confidence,” added Bradshaw. The Steelers beat the Oilers the way they’ve always beaten them, by virtually shutting down Earl Campbell. The National Football League’s three-time rushing champion, whose best game against Pittsburgh was a mere 109 yards two years ago, was held to just 56 on 23 carries over Three Rivers Stadium’s rain-soaked artificial turf. He also fumbled four times, losing two of them, to kill a pair of scoring threats. Quarterback Ken Stabler intimated he wasn’t pleased that the Oilers relied so heavily on Campbell. “The I-Formation works if Earl’s getting 150-175

kicked a 26-yarder in overtime to lift the Bears to a 20-17 triumph over the powerful San Diego Chargers. “I try to make my failures help me succeed,” said Roveto, who was signed as a free agent by the Bears two days after they had cut Hans Nielsen for missing what would have been a game-tying field goal at Minnesota on Oct. 4. “The field goal I missed did a lot for me,” said Roveto. “Maybe it was God’s way of

Carolina, slipped from third to ninth after suffering its first defeat of the season, 31-13 to South Carolina. Penn State defeated West Virginia 30-7 and received 45 fir-st-place votes and 1,259 of a possible 1,280 points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and sportscasters. Pitt turned back Syracuse 2310 and received the other 19 fir-st-place ballots and 1,235 points. Last week, Penn State led Pitt 1,283VH,277M> in total points and 36M!-26V2 in first-place votes. Clemson jumped from fourth place to third with 1,105 points following a 17-7 victory over

with the team, he led the league in batting (.343), slugging percentage (.558), total bases (299) and runs scored (117). Of his many mishaps, the worst occurred in 1942. At a time when he was hitting .350, he crashed into the center-field wall in St. Louis while running for a fly. He never fully recovered from the effects of that crash, and was plagued by dizziness and headaches the rest of his career. In all, he was injured 11 times by running into fences. Partly as a result of his injuries, he retired as a player in 1952. He coached for the Dodgers after they had moved to Los Angeles, and later for the Cubs. His career batting average was .295 in 861 games.

yards,” he said. "When they’re stopping the run, that makes it tough. We’ve been successful with it at times and at times, we haven’t been. I think maybe we hung our hat on the run a little too much but that’s hindsight and I’m not gonna second-guess myself.” The Steelers dominated the first half, building a 13-3 lead on David Trout’s two 19-yard field goals and Smith’s catch while Toni Fritsch kicked a 34-yard field goal for the Oilers following Vernon Perry’s interception deep in Pittsburgh territory. It was still a 10-point spread heading into the fourth period when the Oilers suddenly struck for a touchdown on a 52-yard pass player from Stabler to Dave Casper. Casper caught the ball at the Pittsburgh 30, was enveloped by linebackers Jack Ham and Jack

telling me never to take anything for granted.” Roveto converted 45 of 65 field goal attempts in college at Southwestern Louisiana. He signed with Dallas in 1980 but was cut and then had some weird experiences earlier this season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While with Tampa Bay he was fighting for a job with veteran Garo Yepremian but was called to the front office by Phil Krueger, assistant to the

North Carolina State and Southern Cal rose from fifth to fourth with 1,079 points 'following a 14-7 triumph over Notre Dame. Georgia’s defending national champions moved up from seventh to fifth with 990 points after blanking Kentucky 21-0 and Texas, which skidded from No.l to No.lo a week ago, skipped back to sixth with 893 points after a 9-7 decision over previously unbeaten Southern Methodist. The loss dropped the Mustangs from eighth to 13th. lowa, last week’s N 0.6 team, also fell out of the Top Ten, slipping to 16th after losing to Minnesota 12-10.

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Lambert, then was jettisoned free when safety J.T. Thomas barreled into the trio. On Houston’s next possession, the Steelers forced a fourth-and-three at the Oiler 35. But punter Cliff Parsley’s 31-yard pass to Adger Armstrong revived the Oilers. “Gamble?” said Steelers Coach Chuck Noll. “When they work, I don’t think you can call them gambles.” Four plays later, with 5:43 to go, Fritsch tied it with a 44-yard field goal. Three plays later, offsetting penalties wiped out a 14-yard pass to Smith in the end zone. But Bradshaw, on third and five, scrambled eight yards to the six, then found widereceiver John Stallworth in the left corner of th? end zone. Three plays later, though, safety Ron Johnson intercepted Stabler and four plays after that Harris bulled in from one.

vice president. “It was on a Monday and he told me I was cut,” said Roveto. “As I was leaving, Coach John McKay told me go to the practice field. The next day they cut me again. I guess they wanted to go with the veteran kicker.” The Bucs soon gave up on Yepremian and recalled Roveto. This time he had to battle with Bill Capece for the job and lost out because “I guess he had a better hang time on kickoffs. But I know I kicked

Mississippi State went up from ninth to seventh. The AP Top Twenty By The Associated Press The Top Twenty teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, season’s record and total points Points based on 20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 1: 1. Penn St. (45) 6-0-0 1,259 2. Pittsburgh (19) 6-0-0 1,235 3. Clemson 7-0-0 1,105 4. Southern Cal 6-1-0 1 079 5. Georgia 6-1-0 990 6. Texas 5-1-0 893 7. Mississippi St. 6-1-0 795 8. Alabama 6-1-1 730 9. North Carolina 6-1-0 630 10. Arizona St. 6-1-0 557 11. lowa St. 5-1-1 548 12. Nebraska 5-2-0 520 13. So. Methodist 6-1-0 509 14. Washington St. 6-0-1 501 15 Michigan 5-2-0 435 16. lowa 5-2-0 327 17. Florida St. 5-2-0 272 18. Washington 6-1-0 173 19. Oklahoma 3-2-1 128 20. Arkansas 5-2-0 104

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TERRY BRADSHAW: Confident again

better than Garo.” Roveto, who was working in one of the tire stores owned by his father and brothers in Atlanta when the Bears gave him a call, will go back to Tampa Bay this week where the Bears will be playing. „ “I hope we beat ’em,” said Roveto. “I don’t care if it’s by 100 points or a field goal just so that we win. If we played like we did against San Diego, we’ll win a lot of games.” Roveto said he was surprised

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the Chargers did not call time out, a ploy opponents use on important kicks to put added pressure on the kicker. “It wouldn’t have bothered me,” said Roveto. “They did it to me a lot in college. All it made me do was give me more time to prepare. I guess San Diego figured I’d miss the kick anyway, so why waste the timeout.” Roveto’s kick was good and the Bears had their second victory of the season.

October 27,1981, The Putnam County Banner-Graphic

Sports scoreboard

National Football Leap** At A Glance By The Associated Press American Conference Eastern Division W I. T PF PA Pet. Miami 5 2 1 186 152 . 688 Buffalo 5 3 0 181 128 .625 NY. Jets 3 4 1 165 202 438 New Englnd 2 6 0 190 183 .250 Baltimore 1 7 0 148 271 .125 Central Division Cincinnati 5 3 0 194 155 . 625 Pittsburgh 5 3 0 174 158 . 625 Cleveland 4 4 0 150 172 500 Houston 4 4 0 138 163 .500 Western Division Kansas City 6 2 0 207 163 750 San Diego 5 3 0 253 187 . 625 Denver 5 3 0 154 112 . 625 Oakland 3 5 0 98 133 . 375 Seattle 2 6 0 104 171 .250 National Conference Eastern Division Philadelphia 7 1 0 183 112 .875 Dallas 6 2 0 197 167 .750 NY. Giants 5 3 0 164 121 .625 St Louis 3 5 0 158 209 .375 Washington 2 6 0 135 191 .250 Central Division Minnesota 5 3 0 188 199 .625 Tampa Bay 4 4 0 143 128 .500 Detroit 4 4 0 197 170 . 500 Green Bay 2 6 0 136 184 250 Chicago 2 6 0 126 198 . 250 Western Division SanFrancsc 6 2 0 191 140 . 750 Atlanta 4 4 0 222 162 .500 Los Angeles 4 4 0 194 180 .500 New Orlens 2 6 0 98 163 . 250 Sunday’s Games New York Giants 27, Atlanta 24, OT Buffalo 9, Denver 7 Cleveland 42, Baltimore 28 Detroit 31, Green Bay 27 Philadelphia 20, Tampa Bay 10 St. Louis 30, Minnesota 17 Washington 24, New England 22 New Orleans 17, Cincinnati 7 Chicago 20, San Diego 17, OT Dallas 28. Miami 27 Seattle 19, New York Jets 3 Kansas City 28, Oakland 17 San Francisco 20, Los Angeles 17 Monday's Game Pittsburgh 26, Houston 13 Sunday, Nov.l Atlanta at New Orleans Baltimore at Miami Chicago at Tampa Bay Cleveland at Buffalo Houston at Cincinnati NY Jets at NY Giants San Francisco at Pittsburgh Seattle at Green Bay Dallas at Philadelphia Detroit at Los Angeles Kansas City at San Diego New England at Oakland St. Louis at Washington Monday, Nov. 2 Minnesota at Denver, (n)

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World Series Schedule By The Associated Press Best of Seven Game One New York 5, LO6 Angeles 3 Game Two New York 3, Los Angeles 0 Game Three Los Angeles 5, New York 4 Game Four Los Angeles 8, New York 7, series tipd 22Game Five Los Angeles 2, New York 1 LA leads series 3-2. Tuesday’s Game Los Angeles (Hooton 0-1) at New .York (John 1-0) (n) Wednesday’s Game Los Angeles at New York, li/j, if necessary National Basketball Association At A Glance , By The Associated Press Exhibition Season Monday's Games Boston 130, Denver 112 Atlanta 94, Washington 89 * New York 118, Chicago 110, OT EXHIBITION SEASON ENDS National Hockey League ■At A Glance By The Associated Press Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia at Montreal Edmonton at NY Islanders Toronto at St. Louis Quebec at Los Angeles Wednesday’s Games Edmonton at NY Rangers Toronto at Pittsburgh St. Louis at Buffalo Calgary at Minnesota Winnipeg at Chicago Quebec at Colorado Washington at Vancouver 3f Monday’s Sports Transactions ' , By The Associated Press w* BASEBALL National League CINCINNATI REDS —Sold Neil Ftala, infielder, to their Indianapolis team ofcthe American Association. Added Dowless and Brad Lesley, pitchers? to their 40-man major league roster. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association T ATLANTA HAWKS—Acquired Mike Glenn, guard, from the New York Khicks fora 1982 second-round draft choice. , „ HOUSTON ROCKETS-Waived John Stroud, forward. COLLEGE KANSAS STATE—Named Dick Towers, athletic director. i

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