Head-butting Ron Porter (50) of Chicago and Alan Thompson (22) of Philadelphia tangle in second-period WFL action. (UPI wirephoto)

Virgil Carter hit Jack Dolbin on an 11-yard touchdown pass with 1:34 left to play Wednesday night as the Chicago Fire snatched a 32-29 victory from the Philadelphia Bell in a World Football League game.

Carter, a veteran with Cincinnati and Chicago in the National Football League, took the Fire 80 yards in two minutes, completing five straight passes in the winning drive. His heroics eclipsed those of Philadelphia quarterback Jim “King” Corcoran, who plunged for one last period touchdown and passed for another that gave the Bell a brief 29-25 lead over the error prone Fire.

The Fire entered the last period ahead 25-15, largely on the strength of slashing runs by Cyril Finder and rookie Mark Kellar, who ran for one TD each and shredded the Philadelphia defense for 263 yards rushing.

The Bell got one quick score in the fourth period when Barry Ruffner of Chicago fumbled a punt on the Fire 10 and Philadelphia recovered. Two plays later, Corcoran plunged over for a score.

Four minutes later after a short punt gave Philadelphia the ball in Chicago territory, Corcoran hit Claude Watts on a 45-yard TD pass to give the Bell their brief lead.

Carter hit on 11-of-19 passes for 104 yards and two TDs, running his league-leading total of scoring passes to 13. Pinder rushed for 151 yards, plunging for one score and taking a pass for another, and Kellar rambled for 112 yards and one score.

The colorful Corcoran, who led the WFL in passing percentage, hit 17-of-34 for 256 yards and two TDs. The victory was Chicago’s fifth in six games and Philadelphia fell to 3-3.