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PRESS-REPUBLICAN - PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. SPORTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29,1995 PAGE B-3 Breeders' Cup treated to a great Cigar 15-1 1-1 4-1 15-1 15-1 5-1 4-1 15-1 i JOHN NELSON \? Sports Writer AP Photo Cigar, and jockey Jerry Bailey, pull away from L'Carriere (8) and Unaccounted For to win the Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday at Belmont Park. NEW YORK - Case closed. Cigar goes down as one of the all-time greats. He was smokin'. Horse of the Year might have been the least of his accomplish- ments in winning his 12th straight race Saturday, capturing the Breeders' Cup Classic and completing the first undefeated year by a major male racehorse in 15 years. \I never rode with Secretariat, but this is the greatest horse I've ever seen,\ said jockey Jerry Bailey, who's won three straight Breeders' Cup Classics and four of the last five. His 2 Vi -length margin of vic- tory was a half-length more than any other horse in a Classic race, and his time of 1:59 2-5 for lVi miles was a second faster than any other horse had ever run. And, like under the pressure of the great Secretariat in the 1973 Kentucky Derby, the magic two-minute barrier was broken. \This.really etched it in stone. What a champ he really is 1 ,\ trainer Bill Mott said. \This leaves no doubt. You can tack his name up there as one of the all time greats. \It was a good way to end the season.\ Ten of Cigar's 12 victories came this season, giving him the first undefeated season in major competition since Personal En- sign finished a 12-for-12 career by winning the 1988 Breeders' Cup Distaff. The last colt to go undefeated in a season was Spec- 1995 winners Results of the seven races: • RACE ONE: 1 1/16 mites ? $ )&hr»ad Juvenile Filltes •„ Winner: tyrflag • RACE TWO: 3/4 miles $1 million Breeders'Cup Sprint Winner: Desert Stormer M RACETHHEfc t t/^railss $? jmftl&rt Broedwa'Cwp Distaff Wlhnet; hitob • RACE FOUR: 1 mile (turf) $1 million Breeders' Cup Mile Winner: Ridgewood Pearl 1 RACE FIVE: 1 1/16 miles $1 million Br»ed«r»'Cup Juvenile Colts and Geldings Winner: Vnbrktt$rf'$ Song • RACE SIX: 1 1/2 mile (turf) $2,million Breeders' Cup Turf Winner: Northern Spur $3 militan Breeders* Cup dlasslc Winner: Cigar AP tacular Bid, who was 8-for-8 in 1980. It was a record-setting day in many ways at Belmont Park, where four Breeders' Cup records for speed fell — in the Classic, the Distaff and both 2-year-old races, despite a wet, windblown track that held attendance to a Breeders' Cup record low of 37,246. While Bailey, Mott and owner Allen E. Paulson shared the big- gest part of the limelight, it also turned out to be a bright day for trainer Shug McGaughey and jockey Mike Smith, each of whom had two wins. For trainer D. Wayne Lukas, it wasn't so bright. For the fifth time in six years, Lukas went home without a win, although he won $716,000 in purse money. From seven starters — three apiece in the 2-year-old races and Serena's Song in the Distaff — he wound up with two seconds and two thirds. McGaughey won two of the races Lukas hoped to win, the Juvenile Fillies and the Distaff, and Unbridled's Song carried on in his daddy's Breeders' Cup footsteps here by winning the Juvenile. His sire, Unbridled, won the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic at Belmont in 1990. Inside Information, ridden by Smith, turned the Distaff into the biggest rout in Breeders' Cup history and gave McGaughey a runaway start as he won two of the first three races. McGaughey also won the Juvenile Fillies with My Flag, ridden by Bailey. The 13 Vi -length victory by In- side Information over stablemate Heavenly Prize was the biggest in Breeders' Cup history. The largest previous margin of victo- ry in any Breeders' Cup race was seven lengths by Princess Rooney in the 1984 Distaff. Norwich blanks SLU; Ithaca wins The AiiQciatad Prait \ NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Norwich's Nate Seitz and Joe Slattery each ran for 89 yards while Alex Bryant contributed 85 to shut out St. Lawrence University 24-0 Saturday afternoon. Norwich forced six turn- overs and held St. Lawrence (1-5) to 196 yards. Wash. & Jeff 14, Cortland 7 CORTLAND - Two sec- ond-quarter touchdowns car- ried Washington and Jefferson (7-0) past Cortland State. Cortland (5-2) scored its first and only touchdown on the opening possession of the game with a two-yard run by tailback Romel Griggs. Ithaca 43, Hobart 22 ITHACA - Jeff Higgins took the game's opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and the Bombers (4*3) went on to thrash Hobart (2-6). Ithaca quarterback Neal Weidman set a school record for total offense in a single season, with 1,738 yards. RPI22, St. John Fisher 13 ROCHESTER - The RPI Engineers (5-2) converted six interceptions into 151 return yards, including a 45-yard touchdown return by defensive back Rob Taylor to beat St. John Fisher (6-2). Canisius 22, St. Peter's 0 JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Ricardo Jackson rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown to lead Canisius (3-5, 3-2) past St. Peter's (2-5, 2-3). Buffalo St. 37, Alfred 14 BUFFALO - Tailback Perez Dinkins rushed for 170 yards on 32 carries and had two touchdown runs in the first half as Buffalo State (7-1) defeated Alfred (3-5). Albany 38, Pace 20 ALBANY — Quarterback Joe Savino threw for\ 211 yards and split end Tim Weldon caught one touchdown pass and ran for another as Albany (2-5) snapped a four- game losing streak to beat Pace. Trinity 19, Middlebury 7 MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Led By Joe Mullaney's two touchdown runs, Trinity (4-2) scored 19 unanswered points to beat Middlebury (2-4). Union 33, Muhlenberg 14 SCHENECTADY - Tailback Kojo Attah ran for a career-best 202 yards in- cluding an 80-yard scoring jaunt in the first quarter as Union (7-1) defeated Muhlenberg (0-7). St. John's 22, Siena 21 ALBANY — Running back Jermaine Creighton scored his second touchdown of the game with 1:39 remaining to help lift St. John's (2-5) over Siena (0-6). Carnegie-Mellon 20, Rochester ROCHESTER - Buck Neel scored two touchdowns in a span of 3:13 in the fourth quarter as Carnegie-Mellon (6-2) rallied to beat University of Rochester (4-4). Army 56, Cojgate 14 WEST POINT - Ronnie McAda rushed for 103 and three touchdowns Saturday and Army's relentless ground attack gained 520 yards as the Black Knights (3-3-1) rolled over Colgate (0-8). Cornell 38, Brown 28 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Steve Joyce passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as the Cornell (4-3, 3-1) defeated Brown (3-4, 0-4). Georgetown 14, Morist 13, POUGHKEEPSIE - Quarterback Bill Ward con- nected with tight end Chris Smith with 37 seconds re- maining to tie the score at 13, and Andy Taylor scored the extra point to lift Georgetown over Marist. 'Huskers humble Colorado Kansas State routs Kansas; Florida, Ohio State roll on CARDS... Continued from B-1 Princeton's strength — as it has been under Cahoon — is its team defense. The Tigers return four senior defensemen who played in 30 or more games last season, all of whom had a posi- tive plus/minus rating. Co-captain Brent Flahr emerged as the top defenseman while leading the team in assists (23) and 6-4, 215-pound Jason Smith developed into one of the most physically imposing rearguards in the ECAC. Backing up the Tiger defend- ers is one of the top goaltenders in the country, senior co-captain James Konte. The Anchorage native was tremendous in Princeton's stretch run last year, holding opponents to three goals or fewer in 10 of his last 11 starts. He finished with a 3.20 goals-againzt average and an 87.9 save percentage. • \The strength of the team is from the blue line back,\ says Cahoon. \We have experience and stability back there. Those guys have played a lot of good games together.\ Princeton's strength on defense spells trouble for a Platt- sburgh attack that had trouble scoring in Elmira Friday night. The Cardinals wasted several splendid scoring chances in los- ing 4-2 in their season opener. \All in all, we were happy with the way we played, but we need to do a better job finishing. We just didn't take advantage of the offensive opportunities we had,\ Emery reflected. \And when you have a hard time scoring, you have to make sure the defense is extra tight. We made a couple of mistakes back there and they re- ally hurt us. \We're a good team, but cer- tainly not a great team at this point. We have the potential, but we have to bear down some more and take advantage of our chances,\ Emery concluded. 1 ' Tha Associated PNII Nebraska vs. Colorado is the marquee matchup of the Big Eight season. Kansas vs. Kansas State is usually for last place. This year, both were big. The second-ranked Cor- nhuskers didn't miss a step in beating No. 7 Colorado 44-21 Saturday, and the 14th-ranked Wildcats proved they were best in the state by handing No. 6 Kansas its first loss of the season, 41-7. Matt.Miller threw two touchdown passes for Kansas State in the biggest game in the rivalry's 93-year history. A re- cord crowd of 44,284 watched the game at KSU Stadium. \People wrote us off. They bashed us. They said we were a fluke,\ Kansas State offensive tackle Scott Heun said. \We just felt like we had to come out and show people what kind of team we are.\ In other games involving Top 25 teams it was: No. 3 Florida over Georgia, 52-17; No. 4 Ohio State over 25th-ranked Iowa, 56-35; fifth-ranked Tenneesee over South Carolina, 56-21; eighth-ranked Northwestern over Illinois, 17-14; No. 9 Michigan over Minnesota 52-17; 12th-ranked Notre Dame over Boston College, 20-10; No. 16 Penn State over Indiana 45-21; No. 18 Alabama over North Texas, 38-19; 19th-ranked Texas A&M over Houston, 31-7; No. 22 Texas Tech over New Mexico, 34-7; and 23rd-ranked Oklahoma over Missouri 13-9. No. 13 Southern Cal tied Washington 21-21. Later, it was Arizona State at No. 10 Oregon, llth-ranked Auburn at Arkansas and California at No. 24 UCLA. No. 1 Florida State, 15th- ranked Texas, 20th-ranked Virginia and No. 21 Syracuse did not play. Kansas (7-1, 3-1 Big Eight) came in as one of five unbeaten Division I-A teams and lost their third straight to their state rivals. Kansas State (7-1, 3-1), re- bounding from a 49-25 loss at Nebraska, bolted to a 27-7 halftime lead and beat a Top Ten team for the first time in 25 years. Eric Hickson ran for 121 yards and Mike Lawrence for 118, giv- ing the Wildcats two 100-yard rushers for the first time since 1979. No. 2 Nebraska 44 No. 7 Colorado 21 - Tommie Frazier threw for a career-high 241 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score . as the Cornhuskers continued their domination of Colorado. Ahman Green ran for two touchdowns and Kris Brown kicked three field goals for Nebraska (8-0, 4-0), which beat Colorado (6-2, 2-2) for the fourth straight year and extended the nation's longest winning streak to 21 games. The visiting Cornhuskers moved closer to a fifth con- secutive Big Eight title and a AP Photo Nebraska's Clester Johnson (33) goes up for catch over Colorado free safety Steve Rosga in Big Eight battle Saturday. chance to play for a second straight national title in the Fi- esta Bowl. No. 3 Florida 52 Georgia 17 The Gators, playing in Sanford Stadium for the first time in 63 years, routed the Bulldogs with Danny Wuerffel passing for 242 yards and five touchdowns in less than three quarters. Wuerffel gave the Gators (8-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) a 21-0 lead in the first 12 minutes and threw three of his TD passes to Chris Doering. No. 4 Ohio St. 56 No. 25 Iowa 35 Led by Eddie George's four touchdowns, Ohio State scored a school record 56 first-half points . to beat Iowa. Bob Hoying ran for one TD and passed to Terry Glenn for two more, and Shawn Springs returned an interception 60 yards for another score. The victory kept the host Buckeyes (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten) a half-game behind Northwestern in the conference. No. 5 Tennessee 56 South Carolina 21 Peyton Manning threw for four scores and the Volunteers got two touchdowns off field goal at- tempts to beat South Carolina. Joey Kent caught TD passes of 35 and 47 yards to lead host Tennessee (7-1, 5-1 SEC) to a 35-7 halftime lead over the Gamecocks (4-4-1, 2-4-1). South Carolina's Steve TaneyhiU's first 22 throws ran his string of consecutive passes without an interception to 163. He then had three of his next 11 passes picked off. No. 8 Northwestern 17 Illinois 14 Eric Collier's second intercep- tion stopped Illinois' final drive with seven seconds left as Northwestern overcame a two- touchdown deficit to win. Darnell Autry gained 100 yards for a ninth straight game and scored on a 1-yard, fourth- down run. with just over six minutes left. The victory all but clinched the second bowl berth ever for visiting Northwe.stern (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten). No. 9 Michigan 52 Minnesota 17 Brian Griese matched a school record with four touchdown passes and Tshimanga Biakabutuka ran for two to help Michigan win. Griese was 14-of-19 for 271 yards for the Wolverines (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) and became only the sixth quarterback in Michigan history to throw four TD passes. Amani Toomer had 177 yards on five catches, and Biakabutuka had 196 yards on 19 carries. No. 12 Notre Dame 20 Boston College 10 Marc Edwards rushed for a ca- reer-high 167 yards and scored two touchdowns for Notre Dame. Boston College (2-6) had a chance to tie the game at 17 with 12:30 left, but Mark Hartsell was intercepted by linebacker Lyron Cobbins at the Notre Dame 2. No. 13 Southern Col 21 No. 17 Washington 21, tie Southern California scored in the final minute to tie Washington, overcoming a 21-0 fourth-quarter deficit. The visiting Trojans (6-1-1, 4- 0-1 Pac-10) didn't attempt a 2- point conversion after Brad Ot- ton's 2-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Williams with 33 seconds left because they didn't have to win for the best scenario to win the Rose Bowl berth. No. 16 Penn St. 45 Indiana 21 Aaron Collins and Terry Killens converted turnovers into touchdowns, leading Penn State over Indiana, the team with the worst turnover margin in the Big Ten. The host Nittany Lions (6-2, 3-2) took advantage of the Hoosiers' generosity by conver- ting turnovers on four straight Indiana possessions into 17 first-half points. Indiana (2-6, 0- 5) had five turnovers and also had a punt blocked. No. 18 Alabama 38 North Texas 19 Brian Steger- rushed for 97 yards in Alabama's victory over visiting North Texas. The Crimson Tide (6-2) did not secure the victory until Freddie Kitchens hit Chad Key for a 7- yard touchdown pass that made it 31-13 with 9:02 remaining. North Texas (7-2) added a late touchdown on Jason Mills' 63- yard pass to Troy Redwine. No. 19 Texas A&M 31 Houston 7 Andre Williams returned an interception 5 yards for a late third-quarter touchdown as Texas A&M won its 30th straight at home. The Aggies (5-2, 3-1 Southwest Conference) had early trouble against Houston's defense, rank- ed 96th in the nation, but Corey Pullig completed two touchdown passes to Hayward Clay in the second quarter. The Cougars (1-7, 1-3) had five turnovers in the game. No. 22 Texas Tech 34 New Mexico 7 Marcus Coleman returned a fumble 92 yards for a touchdown as Texas Tech used its defense to defeat New Mexico. The host Lobos (4-4) couldn't recover from their biggest mistake of the season, and Texas Tech (5-2) kept up the defensive pressure in the second half. No. 23 Oklahoma 13 Missouri 9 Jerald Moore caught a 72-yard touchdown pass from Eric Moore with 6:20 to play to give the visiting Sooners the victory. Moore ran for 117 yards on 26 carries, his fourth 100-yard day of the year and third in a row.
