Married. William Peter Blatty, 47, bestselling satanic fabulist (The Exorcist); and Tennis Star Linda Tuero, 24; he for the third time, she for the first; in Las Vegas. Asked what moved him to wed, Blatty replied: "An angel made me do it."

Died. Emlen Tunnell, 50, Hall of Fame defensive back for the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers from 1948-61; of a heart attack; at the Giants' camp in Pleasantville, N.Y. First black to play for the Giants and first to be hired for a coaching position in the N.F.L., Tunnell became the greatest safety in football history over 14 seasons, setting league records for most career interceptions (79), punt returns (258) and yardage on both plays. After hanging up his cleats, Tunnell became a defensive coach and scout for the Giants.

Died. Nicholas Rossolimo, 65, Russian-born chess grand master; following an accidental fall; in Manhattan. Chess champion of France, Rossolimo came to the U.S. in 1952, when chess in America was less popular than it is today. Though his artistic, almost romantic style of play drew awards for "brilliancy" and won him the U.S. Open Championship in 1955, he was never able to make a living from the game and supplemented his tournament and chess-studio earnings by working as a Waldorf-Astoria busboy and a New York cabby.

Died. Edward Thomas (Eddie) Brannick, 82, top aide to the owners of the New York and San Francisco Giants for 65 years, and one of the most popular front-office men in baseball; in West Palm Beach, Fla. Raised in New York's tough Hell's Kitchen, Brannick dropped out of school at age 13 to become a bat boy for the Giants' legendary manager, John ("Little Napoleon") McGraw. From the era of Christy Mathewson to that of Willie Mays, Brannick served as the Giants' traveling secretary, winning friends and influencing sportswriters.

Died. Carl O. Sauer, 85, American geographer; in Berkeley, Calif. As chairman of the geography department of the University of California at Berkeley from 1923-54, Sauer impressed on his students the need to find "humane ways" to use earth's resources. Sauer was equally comfortable discussing ancient literature, leading expeditions to Baja California, or interviewing small farmers about soil erosion. His best-known books, Northern Mists and The Early Spanish Main, contended that Irish monks reached North America before Leif Ericson, and that Christopher Columbus had been an unstable governor of the West Indies, setting policies that nearly exterminated the region's Indians.

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