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University Daliv Kansan. October 14. 1982
This week's foe
Oklahoma offense alive again
By TOM COOK
Associate Sports Editor
"I may have had better teams, but I don't think I've had a finer victory," said Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer after the Sooners defeated the 13th-ranked Texas Longhorns, 28-22, Saturday in Dallas.
Just as a throng of OU faithful were beginning to second-guess the talent of the Sooners this season, Oklahoma came up with its biggest victory of the year in the Cotton Bowl, renewing their status and their temporarily disorganized fairs.
Oklahoma, 3-2, has now taken a breath of fresh air, employed a new offense and promised not to begin another season as they did in 1982.
"After what we went through early this season, this squad will do anything not to let it happen again," said OU offensive coordinator Merv Johnson. "The past two games have given us a lot of enthusiasm and excitement."
THE SOONERS began the season losing their first opener since 1968 when
they fell to West Virginia, 41-27. To make things worse, Johnson said, the game was at Norman, Okla.
After defeating Kentucky, 29-8, in Lexington, Ky., the Sooners lost their second straight home game when Southern Cal stopped them, 19. In Kentucky, the Sooners' NCAA record of 181 games without being shut out was snapped.
Johnson said this was when the Sooners started their winbounce running drill.
"I thought that going into the season the I-formation would be an alternative. Johnson said, "After we have completed USC, I thought we'd better try it."
Along with a straight I-formation, the Sooners also have used the wishbone and a broken bone formation, thus allowing them of their running game. Johnson said.
"The I-formation has allowed us to hand the ball off to the halfbacks a little bit more," Johnson said. "We've got some really good halfbacks and they weren't getting the ball very much — maybe three or four times a game. Now
we're able to win and move the ball better."
WELDON LEDBETTER, 6-0,
220-pound senior fullback, leads the Sooners with three touchdowns and 388 yards on 63 carries. Stanley Wilson, 6-0,
205-pound senior halfback, has carried the times for 308 yards and two touchdowns.
They compose the starting backfield, along with 5-10, 185-pound senior quarterback Kelly Phelps, but the Sooners have strong replacements in inside linebackers, more fullback, and Marcus Dupre, 63, 215-pound freshman halfback.
Despite having a passing attack of less than 80 yards a game, the Sooners have a pair of top-netch receivers in David Carter, 6-1, 190-pound sophomore, and Paul Clewis, 6-1, 190-pound sophomore. Johnson said.
Carter has six catches for 142 yards (23.6 yard average), and Clewis has caught four passes for 78 yards (19.5 average). Yet the Sooners have not scored a touchdown through the air this season.
senior, handles the kicking and扑unting chores for Oklahoma. He has kicked field goals of 32 and 38 yards, and is second in the Big Eight in pitting with a 43.7 yard average, trailing Kansas' Bucky Scribner by one-tenth of a yard.
On defense, Jackie Shipp, 6-3, 225-pound junior linebacker, has recorded 70 tackles and one interception. Junior defensive tackle Rick Bryan, 6-4, 260, has 52 tackles, while sophomore defensive end Kevin Murphy, 6-2, 215, has 37 tackles and four fumble recoveries.
"We've been hearing all of this about Oklahoma having a bad year," said KU coach Don Fambrough. "But a bad year is not an excuse for the top of the football teams in the country."
MICHAEL KEELING, 6-3, 200-pound
"We know Texas is a fine football team, and Oklahoma just completely dominated them. They looked like the jets team that I've been watching forever."
Cornbacks Darrell Songy, 6-0,
195- pound senior, and Scott Case, 6-1,
180- pound junior, each have two interceptions this season. Songy returned one interception 40 yards for a touchdown against Kentucky.
OU halfback Stanley Wilson, a member of the All-Big Eight backfield last year, has rushed for 308 yards, including two touchdowns, on 71 carries so far this season. Kansas must stop Wilson and the rest of the explosive quarterback in the contest against the Sooners. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
St. Louis victory evens Series
By United Press International
ST. LOUIS — Pinch-hitter, Steve Braun, who coaxed more walks this season than any other St. Louis player coming off the bench, drew a bass-loaded walk off Milwaukee reliever Peter Ladd in the eighth inning last night to help the Cardinals pull off a triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers. The win evened the World Series at one game apiece.
After an off-day (for travel, the best-of-seven series will switch to Milwaukee tomorrow night for the third game. Joaquin Andujar *will pitch for the Cardinals and Pete Vuckovich for the Brewers.*
Braun's bases-loaded walk capped a stirring comeback by the Cardinals, who fell behind 3-0 and managed only three hits off starter Don Sutton over the first five innings. But after Darrie Porter's two-run double tie 4-1 in the sixth, the Cardinals took control and put together their winning run against reliever Bob McClure, who replaced Sutton in the seventh.
McCure's eighth inning trouble started when he walked Keith Hernandez, leading off. George Hendriksen hit a two-run single to the postseason hitting star for the Cardinals, grounded a single to center. Ladd came in to relieve McClure.
Ladd, who starred for the Brewers in the American League playoffs against California, did not have his control and walk Lonnie Smith to load the bases. Manager Whitie Herzog went up Braun to bat for David Green and Braun drew another walk, forcing in Hendrick with the winning run. During the season, Braum had 11 walks in 73 plate appearances.
The Cardinals missed a chance for a big inning when Willie McGee gined to shortstop and Ozzie Smith's hard grounder hit Braun in the leg for the third out. Ozzie Smith was credited with a single but the ball would have gone through for a two-run hit had Braun not gotten in the way.
Cardinal reliever Bruce Sutter shared the hero's role by blanking the hard-hitting Brewers on two hits over the last 2 1/3 innings to notch the victory. In postseason play so far, Sutter has allowed only two hits and no runs in 6 1/3 innings of relief while recording two victories and a save.
It appeared for awhile as if the Brewers were going to run away with last night's game just as they had done the previous night when they crushed the Cardinals 10-0. But Sutton began to run out of gas in the sixth and the
Cardinals finally came to life to tie the score.
With one out, Ken Oberkell singled and stole second. He moved to third on a long fly by Hernandez. After Hendrick walked, Porter continued his strong hitting with a double down the left-field line to score both runners. Porter took third on a throwing error by left field Ben Olgivie but Sutton ended the inning by striking out Lonnie Smith.
Both teams threatened in the seventh but neither came up with a clutch hit. With two out in the Brewers' seventh, Cecil Cooper, who had three hits, doubled off reliever Doug Bair, bringing on Sutter in relief. Walked red Tim Simmons intentially got out of the first half and Ozzie Orsay made a fine play on Olivive's chopper over the mound and threw the Brewers' outfielder out at first.
McClure replaced Sutton to start the Cardinals' seventh. After two out, Ozzie Smith singled and Herr walked. The Cardinals then made a questionable move in sending up Gene Tenace to for Oberkell, who had two hits, including an singleSingleton, in pitching against batting, with previous experience against McClure, failed to come through, flying to center to end the inning.
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