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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Sunday, October 21, 1973
Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Sunday, October 21, 1 9'13
A beat Mesfinale today
OAKLAND (P) - Reggie Jack- bullpen. Willians called for left- ning with his third hit of the game, order until the fifth, when Jerry
n smashed a pair of doubles yes- hander Darold Knowles and Wayne a single to center. Don Hahn let Grote opened with a single.
so
terday, driving in two Oakland auns
and the A's kept their World Ser-
ies hopes alive with a 3-1 victory
over the New York Mets in the
sixth game of baseball's cham-
pionship showdown.
The A's triumph tied the best-
of-seven Series at three victories
apiece and sent it into a decisive
seventh game today. Left-handers
Jon Matlack of the Mets and Ken
Holtzman of the A's, who have split
two decisions so far, will clash in
that one.
JACKSON ripped Tom Seaver
for RBI doubles in the first and
third innings and Oakland pitcher
Jim "Catfish" Hunter made the
slim two-run lead stand up until
the eighth.
The ace of Oakland's pitching
staff, a 21-game winner in each of
the last three seasons, simply ov-
erpowered the Mets, limiting them
to three hits until the eighth.
Then, with one out, Ken Bos-
well batted for Seaver and lash-
ed a single to right. Oakland Man-
ager Dick Williams, thinking Hun-
ter might be tiring; hustled to the
mound acid decided to go to his
Garrett greeted him with a single
to tenter that sent Boswell to third.
Felix Millan poked Knowles' next
pitch for a single to right, scoring
Boswell and sending Garrett to
' third.
the ball get past him and it rolled
all the way to the wall as Jackson
steamed into third on the two-base
error.
After Gene Tenace walked, Jesus
Alou batted for Vic Davalillo and
World Series
Game Seven
NEW YORK METS (Matlack 1.1, 0.00) at OAKLAND A'S (Holtzman
1-1, 7.20), 4 p.m., WWJ TV and radio
THE METS' hottest batter, Rusty
Staub, was next. The red-haired
slugger with nine hits in 21 World
Series at-bats, got three swings
at Knowles and missed on each of
them for the Mets' second out.
Williams went to his bullpen
again for Rollie Fingers, the re-
liever with the. handlebar, mus-
tache.
Fingers threw just one pitch and
was out of the inning when Cleon
Jones flied to center.
THE A's QUICKLY got that run
back in their half of the eighth
against Tug McGraw, the Mets'
top reliever. Jackson opened the in-
flied to left. Jackson tagged up
and scored on the catch, restoring
the A's two-run lead.
It was Jackson who provided
Oakland with the two-run edge in
the first place.
THE OUTSPOKEN A's slugger
had four straight hits in the second
game of the Series but had been
held in check in the next three. He
broke loose against Seaver, the
ace of the New York staff.
Hunter had weaved his way out
of a jam in the top of the first
when the Mets had runners at first
and second with one out.
He then mowed down 11 Mets in
HUNTER LEFT him stranded
and retired seven more in a row
before allowing 'another New York
hit.
Holtzman and Matlack faced each
other in the first game in the Ser-
ies, won by the A's 2-1 on a pair
of unearned runs. Holtzman pitch-
ed five innings in that game, al-
lowing the only New York run and
Matlack went six and was charged
with the loss.
In Game 4, Matlack pitched two-
hit ball for eight innings and got
credit for a 6-1 victory. The Mets
kayoed Holtzman in the first in-
ning when Staub hit a three-run
homer.
There have been rumors that
Charles 0. Finley intends to sell
the A's but-he denied this in an
interview with The Associated
Press Friday night. A local group
called "A's Fans For Local Own-
ership" has been formed to try to
buy the club if Finley decides to
sell.
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Bando scores for A's .. aine 7 today
Balanced
smashes
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time, almost half the quarter. Fea-
tured were a 17-yard pass from
Franklin to Seal and three short
plunges for first downs by fullback
Ed Shuttlesworth, who now ranks
fourth on the all-time Michigan
rushing list with 1976 yards. SUND A
Best of all, though, was the
masterful working of the option
by Franklin, who time and again NIGHT EDITORS: MARC
pitched to tailback Gil Chapman
just as he was about to be rack-
juggernaut
Ba gers,
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FELDMAN and ROGER ROSSITER
Daily Photo by KEN FINK
All Eyes on "The Jersey Jet"
ed by the Wisconsin defenders. slightly off balance, and Brown
On first and goal from the three, failed to make up the ground.
Franklin was trapped at the five "I didn't know Carl was there,"
by two Badgers. But halfway. to said. Brown. "When he dove he
the ground he pitched back to hit me. I would have gotten him
Chapman, who waltzed in for the (Marek) otherwise.
score.
sre. dh x"Of course, we're kind of dis-
Lantry booted the extra point appointed (about losing the, shut-
and also the ensuing kickoff, butout)," Brown reasoned, "but may-
Wisconsin's S e 1 v i e Washington be it's a good thing. Maybe we
promptly fumbled when he was would have gotten lax if we Lad
hit by Roy Burks and Michigan's gotten another shutout. But we'll
Tim Davis fell on the ball, at the! btenomingebacktouh.next wek,"
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he vowed.
On the fifth play, Franklin oE).ed Larry Cipa came in to direct'
the offense with Michigan hold-
ing a 28-6 fourth quarter ad-
vantage. His first drive' stalled
after 12 plays took the Wolver-
ines to the 'Wisconsin nine, but
three plays later Jovan Vercel
recovered a Selvie Washington
fumble (his third of the game),
giving Michigan the ball at the
Badger 22.
Gordon Bell then slipped between
the tacklers for a seven-yard TD
run, and Lantry kicked his 23rd
straight extra point and the crowd
of 87,723 headed for the exits.
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By RICH STUCK
F THERE'S A BETTER QUARTERBACK in these here United
States than Dennis Franklin I sure would like to shake his
hand. He would have to be one helluva quarterback. 'Cuz I'll
tell you Franklin is good, very good.
Yesterday the . Michigan field general led the Wolverine
offense to an overwhelming 523 yards. He was simply amazing.
Oh sure, Gil Chapman had another fine day (92 yards rushing),
Chuck Heater ran well (65) yards) and fullbacks Ed Shuttles-
worth and Bob Thornbladh combined for 114 yards.
But it was Franklin who was themaster of ceremonies
Saturday. It was he who left the Wisconsin defenders strewn
all over the field like uncollected garbage.
Officially he ran for 63 yards and passed for 108 big ones,
no small feat in itself. With these statistics and his near-flawless
handling of the Maize and Blue offensive machine, is it any
wonder that Bo Schembedhler called him "a real comer?"
Bo must have realized what an extreme understatement he
made to the post-game press corps when he shortly thereafter
described Franklin as "The guy who makes us go."
Backfield coach Chuck Stobart was even more excited. with
Denny's performance. "It was his best game yet. He showed
some real quickness out there."
The most outstanding example of Franklin's skills came
midway through the second period on a first and goal situation
from the Wisconsin three yard line. As Franklin took the ball
and rolled left there was no question but what hg was to be
nailed for a loss.
Floating through the ai; after being upended, Franklin let
loose with an unbelievably perfect pitch to Chapman who walked
into the endzone.
The 108 yards gained through aerial antics were a real
treat for the home folk. Only a couple of bad decisions marred
an otherwise perfect game. Both of those occurred as
Franklin passed the pigskin after having crossed the line of
scrimmage. And each time it was obvious that Franklin
could have easily run for the necessary first-down yardage.
But let's face it folks, with the kind of day the sleek junior
had against the Badgers, doesn't he deserve to make a couple
of boo-boos? The advantages of his behind the line completions
overshadow his over-the-line attempts.
The most prolific effort through the airways came in the
first stanza on a finely feathered pass to tight end Paul Seal,
the play covering 46 yards and resulting in the first Michigan
touchdown.
In the steamy Wolverine dressing room Franklin explained
that "We caught the safety up and the cornerback not in- the
proper rotation." To put this in laymen's terms, the Badgers.
made a mistake and Franklin jumped on it.
The superb showing by Dennis Franklin not only proved
he is a premier college quarterback but also brought on a
collective sigh of relief from Bo and his followers in the
GRIDDE PICKINGS
MICHIGAN 35, Wisconsin 6
Ohio State 37, Indiana 7
Illinois 6, Michigan State 3
Minnesota 31, Iowa 23
Purdue 21, Northwestern 10
Oklahoma 34, Colorado 6
Alabama 42, Tennessee 21
Houston 30, Miami, Fla. 7
Texas 34, Arkansas 6,
Stanford 23, Washington 14
Texas Tech at Arizona, inc.
Southern Methodist at Mice, inc.
Missouri 13, Oklahoma Stale 3
Auburn 24, Georiga Tech 10
Mississippi 13, Florida 10
Navy 42, Air Force 6
Harvard 21, Cornell 15
Kent State 34, EMU 20
Miami, Ohio 31. Bowling Green 8
Libels 69, Madam Erika's Girls 0
OTHER MAJORS
California 24, Oregon State 14
Southern Cal 31, Oregon 10
UCLA3 24, WashingtonState 13
Dartmouth 28, Brown 16
Pittsburgh 28, Boston College 14
Rutgers 24, Delaware 7
Yale 29, Columbia 0
Notre Dame 62, Arny 3
Penn State 49, Syracuse 6
Princeton 37, Colgate 21
Rhode Island 41, Massachusetts 25
Vanderbilt 18,.Georgia 14
Nebraska 10, Kansas 9
Central Conn. St. 19, Slippery Rock 14
Texas A&M 35, TCU 16
Virginia Tech 27, Virginia 15
Western Michigan 21, Marshall 7
NBA,
Phoenix 118, Atlanta 108
Chicago85, New York 69
Capital 96, Boston 87
Buffalo 116, Philadelphia 110
Milwaukee 101, Cleveland 88
to the ett aain T'1 is time,hmoug ,
the defender expected the piton to
Chapman but Franklin alertly cut
inside for the touchdown and a'
21-0 halftime lead.
Michigan's harriers eeked out
a lackluster second place finish
at the Michigan State InvitationI
cross country meet yesterday
in a field of five teams. Eastern
Michigan easily copped first
place, 19-44, while the Wolver-
ines edged Michigan State 28-29.
The Blue defense, which allov -
ed only 109 yards rushing, held
for three plays again, and the
offense went 50 yards in eight
plays for the score. Heater skirt-
ed left and from four yards out
for the touchdown.
The third quarter ended 28-0 but
two plays into the final period,
Bohlig fired the touchdown pass
deflected from Novak to Marek
to end the Wolverines' string of
15 consecutive scoreless periods.
"The sun was shining that way?
and at first I didn't see him," ex-
plained safety Dave Brown, who,
had the best chance of tackling;
Marek.Brown and Carl Russ raced
in pursuit of Marek until R-ss.
dove and missed, but brushed
_ against Brown, t h r o w i n g him
Wise. . MICH.
First Downs 11 2'
Rushes-yards 32-109 79-415
Passing yards 126 10E
Passes 7-19-0 5-11-1
Fumbles-lost 2-4. 2-1
Penalties-yards 2-20 5-25
LINESCORE:
WISCONSIN 0 0 0 6-6
MICHIGAN 7 14 7 7-35
SCORING PLAYS:
Michigan: seal, 46-yard pass fron'
Franklin; (Lantry ick)
Michigan: Chapman, 3-yard run; (an-
try kick)
Michigan: Franklin, 1-yard run;. (Lan-
try kfek)
Michigan: Heater, 4-yard run; (Lan-
try kick)
Wisconsin: Marek, 65-yard deflected
pass from Bohlig; (kick failEd)
Michigan: Bell, 7-yard run; (Lantry
kick)
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About the nicest t h i n g s to befall Bucky
Badger yesterday was the joyride up the
stands Michigan fans gave him during half-
time proceedings. During the four quarters of
football he was kicked up and down the field.
The Wisconsin mascot claimed he rather
enjoyed the view he got of Michigan Stadium.
The Wisconsin coach did not.
A SAD John Jardine, the man who has led
Bucky into a semblence of football respect-
ability with near upsets over powerhouses the
likes of Colorado and Nebraska, and a fine
showing versus Ohio State this season, had
little to say about the debacle that had un-
folded before the eyes of 87,723 homecomers.
"They out executed us," he told newsmen
in the crowded and noisy Michigan Stadium
runway, disappointment etched all over his
tightly compact features.
"We were hurt at a couple of positions, but
they had an excellent defense. They shut us
off. They surprised me by throwing so well."
THAT WAS about all anybody could get out
of Jardine, ,who did his best to back every-
body out of the locker room. There was no
upset in the making yesterday, there wasn't
even a hint of it. Those tough Badgers who
were to give the Wolverines a tough fight of
it just proved to be as congenial as kissing
cousins.
But.the questions would not go away. And
the man decked out in Wisconsin Cardinal stood
and took it. Soon the inevitable came: "Now
that you've played Ohio State and Michigan,
~istra tion
"Well," said Honest John, "he and Greene
(Ohio .State's Cornelius Greene) are very good.
Franklin throws well. Yes, I think I could say
that."
Across the hall in the slightly more spacious
quarters, the Maize and Blue were figuring
out the positive side of the dogfight that wasn't.
The running game on which Wisconsin had
built its ' reputation didn't materialize. The
Michigan -defensive unit, which is becoming
more cohesive with each passing week. saw to
that.
"They weren't as tough as the film indi-
cated," Gallagher said. "Their guard was a
replacement and I could tell I had him licked.
Their center was supposed to be real tough,
but Donnie (middle guard Don Warner) said
he could handle him okay. Once we knew that
we knew they wouldn't score on us."
IN FACT the only score on the Wolverines
in 15 consecutive periods of play came on a
deflection play that is illegal in high school,
and in the pros, but is peachy keen in the
college game. It was the only Wisconsin thrust
"That was the only way they were going
to score on us," Gallagher said. "They just
couldn't move the football any other way." Bo-
Schembechler noted the same thing, "I think
I'll put in that pass play Wisconsin has. That
is really a shame for our defense."
Jardine, for his part, wasn't too concerned
about the Wolverine defense scoreless skein.
He was more concerned about the morale of
his ball players.
"WE HAD some tough ones,",he said, "but
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