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Then it was the Dolphins’ No-
Name Defense.
Then it was the Steelers’ Steel
Curtain Defense.
And now, along come the
Oakland Raiders and ...
... and what? Their Dirty
Defense?
The Raiders have been ac
cused of stepping beyond the
bounds of legality, most par
ticularly safety George Atkin
son, who gave Pittsburgh’s
Lynn Swann a concussion and
New England’s Russ Francis a
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broken nose.
The Vikings seem split on just
how close Oakland gets to
below-the-belt tactics. In fact,
even the Raiders themselves
don’t seem to be able to make
up their minds.
“We have the reputation for
playing dirty, but I don’t think
it’s deserving,” said Atkinson.
“Sure, we’re an aggressive ball
club, but you don’t get to the
Super Bowl, you don’t go 15-1,
by being a dirty ball club."
Atkinson insists he plays
within the rules, but he also
seems to lean a bit toward that
anything-to-get-the-job-done
view. (
“I play aggressive football....
In this game you’re either
passive or aggressive. De
fensive players have to be ag
gressive,” Atkinson said. “I
have an area to protect. When
someone comes into that area,
it’s like a burgler coming into
your house. What are you going
to do? You’ve got to have what
we call a mean streak.” i
Wally Hilgenberg, the Vik
ings’ starting linebacker,
seemed to exemplify Min
nesota’s “so what?” sort of at- i
titude when the question of j
Oakland’s cleanliness arose.
“I realize the Raiders are
coming into this game with the
reputation of throwing cheap
shots,” Hilgenbberg said. “But
that doesn’t concern me. A lot of
this talk is built up.... We are not
going to be intimidated by it.
“And if they really are cheap
shot artists,” Hilgenberg ad
ded, “they’re just going to end
up hurting themselves.”
Minnesota Coach Bud Grant
brushes aside references to
Oakland’s aggressive play. He
is not one to fan the fires of
enthusiasm.
“Atkinson made a mistake
and he paid for his mistake,”
Grant said of the forearm to the
back of Swann’s helmet that
kayoed the Pittsburgh pass
catcher in the season’s opening
game.
Atkinson was not penalized in
the game for clobbering Swann.
The hit occurred away from the
play. But after the league took a
look at the game films, he was
slapped with a $1,500 fine. Had
he been ejected from the game
for his actions, a fine would
have been automatic.
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Irish doing
a flip-flop
By KEN RAPPOPORT
AP Sports Writer
Will the real Notre Dame
basketball team please stand
up?
At the start of the season, the
Fighting Irish couldn’t lose.
Now they can’t win.
After winning their first seven
games, including victories on
the road over Maryland and
UCLA, Notre Dame has lost
three straight — including
Wednesday night’s 64-62 defeat
by Villanova.
“We’ve been turning the ball
over too much," said Notre
Dame Coach Digger Phelps,
who has seen his Irish drop
from No. 2 to No. 8 in the na
tional rankings and will no
doubt see them drop even more.
Phelps had some solace, at
least, in that the Irish were
competitive for a change. They
were routed by Kentucky and
Princeton before Wednesday
night’s close one.
“I was happy to see us get
back into the game,” Phelps
noted.
Elsewhere in college basket
ball, second-ranked Cincinnati
whipped Temple 61-46; fourth
ranked Alabama stopped Flori
da 83-71; No. 6 North Carolina
drubbed No. 16 Clemson 91-63;
No. 10 Wake Forest defeated
Virginia 67-63; No. 17 Provi
dence edged St. Joseph’s, Pa.,
65-64 and 19th-ranked Syracuse
beat Fordham 87-68.
Rutledge tops
Barnesville
Rutledge defeated the Bar
nesville Warriors 48-42 last
night in overtime.
The Warriors trailed most of |
the time but came back in the |
last 30 seconds to tie the score
41-41 and send the game into
OT. 1
Rutledge outscored Bar- i
nesville 7-1 in the extra period, i
Coach Bob Peck said Bar
nesville hit on 31 percent. He
blamed the slump on the
holiday layoff. '
Rusty Jackson scored 17 I
points and had 10 rebounds for
the Warriors. 1
The Barnesville girls won 60- I
Gordon women
play Saturday
The women’s basketball team
at Gordon Junior College opens ]
its winter season Saturday at 2 j
p.m. against Abraham Baldwin j
Agricultural College in the
Gordon gymasium. They will (
play Central DeKalb Tuesday at ,
7:30 p.m. in Atlanta, and on Jan.
12 the women play Truett- ,
McConnell in Barnesville. “
Gordon encountered some I
problems during the December
break. Coach Paula Edney said
that the team lost three players
due to illness, leaving only
seven.
“We are having tryouts again
this week to fill the gaps.”
Team captain Elaine Holston of
Thomaston had knee surgery
over the holidays and will miss
the remainder of the season.
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Keith Herron scored 19 points
and brother Larry had 11 as
Villanova upset Notre Dame.
Notre Dame’s Dave Batton hit
the side of the rim with a corner
shot with just two seconds
remaining as the Irish missed
tying the game at the end.
Robert Miller and Gary Yo
der each scored 14 points as
Cincinnati won its 10th straight
game before a crowd of 9,256,
largest ever to see a basketball
contest at Riverfront Coliseum.
The 10-0 start is the Bearcats’
best since 1963’s NCAA runner
sup won their first 19 games.
Robert Scott’s six straight
points gave Alabama some
breathing room at the end over
hot-shooting Florida. The Crim
son Tide, 11-0, survived 71 per
cent shooting by the Gators in
the first half.
Phil Ford scored 20 points to
lead North Carolina past Clem
son in an Atlantic Coast Confer
ence game. The Tar Heels
played the second half without
Coach Dean Smith, who was
ejected just before intermission
after incurring three technicals.
Wake Forest fell behind 16-6
in the first six minutes but ral
lied behind Rod Griffin to beat
Virginia. Bruce Campbell’s free
throw with one second remain
ing enabled Providence to de
feat St. Joseph’s. Jim Williams’
18 points led Syracuse past
Fordham.
43. It was their seventh straight
victory.
Melodie Harwell made 15
points. Kathy Bates had 12
points and 13 rebounds, Penny
McCoy scored 11 points. Cindy
Powell made eight, Leigh Smith
had eight points and seven
rebounds and Gail Hill had eight
assists.
The JV girls won 39-23. Cindy
Powell scored 14 points.
Cindy played in the JV and
varsity game and was 11 of 11
from the field.
Barnesville plays Windsor
Friday in Barnesville. Tipoff
time is 7 p.m.
Coach Edney’s team has a 2-1
record and she expects good
performances from her eagers
in the upcoming games.
“As far as skill, I think we can
compete with any team. Our
roughest game will be against
Truett-McConnell next Wed
nesday.”
In November, Gordon won
over Georgia Baptist, 52-43,
beat Atlanta Christian College,
86-48, and lost to Gainesville, 37-
83.
Current team members are
Sharon Foster, Barnesville;
Mary Jane Hand, Loganville;
Jan McCord, Manchester; Vicki
Rogers, Loganville; Renee
Walker, Forsyth; Joanie
Weldon, Milner; and Rhonda
Wilder, Forsyth.
