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Hines, BY MATT COVINGTON Sports Writer Town Men won a hard fought victory for the Independent league Monday night in the Intramural Super Bowl with a brilliant comeback in the second half sparked by the running of David Hines and a savage defense led by stout Andy Gallin that claimed a 26-13 win over Pi Kappa Alpha. TMA was down 13-7 at the half but Hines broke a pair of long runs in the second half while Gallin and Co. were holding PiKa at the goal line three times. Marty Appel was the big PiKa weapon but he was not enough to keep the Town Men from their second straight Campus Championship. In the first quarter of play PiKa jumped out to an early 6-0 lead on a 22 yard pass from Appel to John Hudlund. After Town Men received the ensuing kickoff they drove down field, using the running of Hines and the blocking of Gallin. Chuck Skipper. Joe Detz, and Tony LiVornese. TMA scored on a 14-yard run by Brian Mahelsky straight up the middle. The PAT was good as Jerry Sanders caught a pass from Mahelsky. the first quarter ending with the score 7-6 in favor of the independent entry. In the opening minutes of the second quarter Appel led PiKa down to the Town Men five-yard line where PiKa had the ball first and goal. A stubborn defense led by the brutal Gallin and Skipper pushed PiKa back to the 25 where TMA took over. The ball exchanged hands a couple of times before PiKa finally took over and drove to midfield. With Iwo minutes left in the first half PiKa could not move the ball on three downs. On a very long fourt h and goal Appel called for a half-back pass down the sideline. The play worked as Jim Chapin I hrew to Appel who scampered into the end zone for the TD. PiKa made it 13-7 with the PAT on a pass from Appel to Brad Everett. The score at half time was PiKa , 13-7. At the start of the third quarter Town Men really came to life. After PiKa punted the ball away TMA took over on their own 25. Hines then scored his first TD of the night on a 55 yard run with Joe Det z and Gallin t hrowing key blocks, knot ting t he score at 13-13. PiKa then drove down field using ihe running and passing of Appel to gain yardage inside the opposing 10. Once again they were stopped from scoring as Gallin and Joe Sodano made key defensive plays. In t he four th quar ter Town Men used the running of Sanders and Hines to great advantage. Town Men then scored on a pass from Mahelsky to Danny Bove who was all alone in the end zone. PiKa took over with about five minutes left to play and moved down t o the TMA t wo where t hey had the ball on first and goal with less than two minutes left to play. Three times Appel ran into Gallin, three t imes he was stopped shor t of the goal line. It was fourth and one foot to go when Appel took the snap from center. Around the left end came Mike Bahr to make his biggest defensive play of the year. Bahr ,grabbed Appel's flags nnd th. TMA co Gallin championship was in the hands of .TMA. Still, with 30 seconds left to play, the independents took over on their ten. They moved to the 20 where on a third and five Hines duplicated Salvat( 'We playe BY JIM Sports M Town Men Coach Paul Salv line and defensive backs afte champions defeated Pika, 26. their intramural championshi "'We played a real fine gamc the championship game. The w the Town Men. Salvatore was especially defensive performance. "We game,'" he commented. In the first half Pi Ka went to However, in the second half tained the Greek League cham was spearheaded by PiKa quo Pi Ka was unable to score in 1 they had several scoring oppo quarter and again with less tf game, Pi Ka had first downs in but was unable to crack the T Offensively TMA relied on ti led by speedy running back Di Occasionally quarterback Brii defense honest by putting the b Town Men offense stayed on "We are basically a runnii mented. "Our offensive line dic the linemen who opened the h carriers. Hines ran for two touchdowr Mahelsky ran for a first half score. Mahelsky also hit Danny Bove with a second half touchdown pass for the other TMA score. The turning points in the game were the three goal line stands made by the TownMen defense. In the third quarter PiKa had a chance to break a 13-13 tie but was unable to score when they were halted inside the Townmen five. Then, with TMA ahead 19 13 with two minutes to go, Pi Ka moved to the Town. Men two and could not score. Salvatore summed up the Suppr Your Team.... Attend the Game 1ptures 2nd sl spark his earlier run by out-sprinting PiKa defenders. David Howell, A. J. Sexton. and Rick Silvernail rhrew key blocks that sprung Hines in his scoring jaunt. Brian Wahelsky threw the PAT to Danny )re pra d a good 4ERSH Priter atore praised his offensive r the Independent League 13, to successfully defend p, Monday night. . ," Salvatore said following in capped a 10-1 season for pleased with his team's played a good defensive the air for two touchdowns. the TownMen defense con pions' passing game, which 3rterback Marty Appel. ,he second half even though rtunities. Once in the third ian two minutes left in the side the TMA ten yard line ownMen goal line defense. eir powerful running game, ive Hines, to move the ball. in Mahelsky kept the PiKa all in the air, but overall the [he ground. ig team,"' Salvatore com I a real good job,'" he said of :les for the Town Men ball is in the second half while ;raight champi Town Bove. Town Men 7 0 6 13 --26 Pi Kappa Alpha 670 0 -- 13 PiKa--Hudlund 22 pass from Appel (pass failed) TMA-- Mahelsky 14 run (Sanders pass from 0 ises tea defensive Town Men effort by saying, 'You can credit the ot Layoff gii break be) two game BY CHARLI Asst. Sport After nearly three months 4 will take a Saturday off befor 1971 season. "It's a really good break f4 coach Paul Dietzel. "After thr the guys needed a layoff. "This gives our boys a cha bruises and rest up," said Die anyone is really hurt, but whei week, you're getting bruises player has a bruise or a hurt a and the only way some injuries "Linemen, of course, are Carolina mentor. "And some that they're hurt. But learning like that is one of the lasting bei "I really am happy about th the opportunity to get some p "We went into that game (TE some in juries that really scarei :ulled hamstring and we didn iot, and Robbie Reynolds had b (See CAROLINA 4~WEDNESDs li/1 - ICOUMB onship Men Mahelsky) PiKa-- Chapin 25 pass to Appel (Everett pass from Appel( ' TMAO- Hines 55 run (run failed) TMA-- Bove 18 pass from Mahelsky (Pass failed) TMA--Hines 61 run (Bove pass from Mahelsky) game' fensive line and defensive backs for the win." ves USC ore final finish E COLLINS s Editor )f football, the Gamecocks e the last two games of the >r us," said Carolina head ee games like we just had, nce to heal some of those tzel. "it Ish't so much that i you're playing week after on top of bruises. When a inkle, he can't go full speed, can heal is by rest. always bruised," said the boys simply won't tell you to go under circumstances ief its of athletics. e layoff because it gives us eople well. nnessee) for instance, with I me. Jimmy Mitchel had a 't know if he would play or 'roken his finger on a tackle , p. 7, col. 1) AY, 7:30pm ///,