European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 01, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the Statt and stripes sunday october 1, 1967 rockets subdue Barons remain unbeaten by Don Saue staff writer Rhine main Germany is taking advantage of Early Breaks for a 16-0 Lead the Rhine main rockets held on for a surprisingly Tough 23-10 Victory Over the Pitburg Barons their fourth straight in Safe German conference action. The rocket defense led by superlative efforts from line Backer Lew Credle and safety Leroy Emanuel were As much As anything responsible for the Vic tory As the Rhine main offence sputtered and sputtered an never really did get going except for one fourth Quarter winners capitalized on an Early Baron Fumble for their first score then again on tremendous Pipit coverage which resulted in the safety that made the score 9-0. Still another bit Burg Bobble set up a second touchdown for that 16-0 Lead that stood up throughout. Twice the rocket line Rose unto hold the visitors inside the five Yard line averting two near certain ads that could have turned the tables on the thus far undefeated Rhine mainers of Dave Leggett. Late in the second period the rockets stopped speedy Baron halfback Bobby Mcnair at the three just inches Short of a first Down on one thrust then in the waning Mon ends halted fullback Curtis Kirk right on the goal line. They gave up a safety on the next play when a snap was fumbled and recovered by the rockets in their own end zone but by then the Victory was secured. Tackle Leroy Gause got the rockets started barely two minutes into the contest popping on a James Joseph Fumble at the Baron 27.eight plays and two first Downs later quarterback Gilbette found Lloyd Ellickson quite uncovered in the end zones his three Yard pass put the first six Points on the Leech quickly added the seventh on his accurate place ment with Only 4 23 elapsed. A booming 53-Yard punt by the rockets Jerry Bettis drove Mcnair three Yards deep into the end zone from where he tried to run the Ball out. He made it Pas the goal line but had to Retreat in a vain attempt to get running room when Ellickson and Credle nailed him in the end zone tomake it 9-0 for Rhine main. Then just As the first Quarter expired Bill Campbell smothered a Bobble by Baron quarterback Phil Reynolds at the Pitburg 23 bitburg19 138 132 18615-30-2 2-44 3 20 Rhein Mai first Downs Rushing yardage passing yardage return yardage passes punts fumbles lost Yards penalized 14 153 46 1979-14-1 4-42-3 1 55 and the rockets were in Busi Ness again. This time Bettez wasted Little time taking to the air lanes flipping 12 Yards to Leech and11 More to Carl Clay who made a Fine diving catch at the one foot line. Clay rammed it in on the next play and Leech kicked the Point for the 16-0 Lead just into the second stanza. The Barons mounted a 62-Yardmarch for their Only score set off by a Fine 34-Yard Kickoff re turn by Mcnair. Reynolds passes keyed the push As he completed five along the Way two to James Goodson for 12 and 15yards respectively both for key first Downs. Reynolds sneaked it across from the one but he never got the intended Pat pass airborne to leave it 16-6 Midway through the second Barons got into the safety act however to bring the count to 16-8the half time tally just after the Baron drive fizzled atthe rocket three. On the first play defensive end Richard Woods caught Bettis be Hind the goal line after the Little rocket halfback took a pitch out and attempted to get the rockets out of danger. Both teams traded mistake Sand ragged football in the third Quarter but the Barons did make one thrust which reached As far Flipper Pitburg s Carlton Wise 24left photo takes a flip after being hit by Rhine main s Jim Schwanz 60 in the second Quarter of their game. Helping Nail the Baron pass receiver who picked up two Yards on a Short toss from Brundage gives City of Chicago $100,000 gift Chicago a aver Brundage president of the International olympic committee presented a $100,000 gift Friday to the City of Chicago for construction of an olympic foun Tain. Brundage at a civic Celebration of his 80th birthday said the Fountain would be the firs of its kind in the world and was aimed at motivating mor Young people to participate in Amateur athletics and who As Pire to be Brundage said he would award a prize of $2,500 for the design of the Fountain which willbe submitted to open Competition. Quarterback Phil Reynolds is rocket defensive Stalwart Lew Credle 31. A few minutes earlier Rhine main halfback Carl Clay 25, right photo had dived across from the one foot line to score the rockets second touchdown. Helping Clear the Way is Ben Stewart 70 while Milton Mckenzie 87 is ready to assist. In the Middle of the pileup Are the Barons Corey Norrington 64 and George Berry 52. The rockets won their fourth straight 23-10. Is photos Schuettner Kaperst Iii estate Chicago a Abe Saper Stein the founder of the Harlem globetrotters basketball team left an estate of $2,422,335, tax forms have indicated. If incomplete Pitburg s James Joseph 22 reaches for a pass while Rhine main defender Joe Gentry 40 lunges for the tackle that Shook the Ball from Joseph s grasp for an in completion in the first Quarter saturday at Rhine main. Getting ready to help out on the tackle Are James Glover 81 and Lew Credle 31. Is photo As the rocket 10 Yard line wit the big play a Mcnair Fumble picked up in mid air by Pitburg tackle Robert Wilkerson turning a 10-Yara gain into a hefty 24-Yard Advance. But Luck was not with the visitors As Reynolds was Hurt As Credle made a great save. There after the Barons obviously lacked direction and could t get going except for late in the game when Mcnair and Goodson had great Success running from the shot gun. The rockets final to came Ona Good drive As Bettez finally got the sputtering attack going. It covered 69 Yards in 13 plays mostly on the ground with Jamerson getting 41 Yards of stand the touchdown from a Yard out. Leech s kick made it 23-8. Then Goodson and Mcnair ate up yardage with Quick sprints from the Shotgun in the final Quarter As Pitburg drove 55 Yards Only to be thwarted at the rink of pay dirt. The Barons got Only that safety out of , Emanuel standouts not too much could be said for the work of Credle and Emanuel the former spending Good bit of his time in the bit Burg Backfield and being in on virtually every tackle and the latter picking off two passes Aswell As contributing several tackles near or behind the Lin of scrimmage while racing up from his safety position. Evidence that the rocket at tack could not get going was provided by the statistics a they managed Only five first Downs in the second half com pared to nine for Pitburg and completed Only two passes for15 Yards. Only the one drive in the fourth Quarter kept their Rushing figures from being just As Dis Mal. Even Leggett s turn at the Helm in the third Quarter shake the stall out of the rocket machine. Pitburg 080 210rhine-main 9 7 0 723 pm Elickson 3 pass from Bettez Leech kick pm safety Mcnair tackled in end zone pm Clay 1 foot run Leech kick bit Reynolds 1 run pass failed bit safety Bettis tackled in end zone pm Jamerson 1 run Leech kick bit safety Fumble recovered in end zone Terrell slated for prelim against Ramos new York up Ernie Terrell will meet mexican heavyweight Manuel Ramos i Mexico City oct. 14 As a preliminary to the Feather weight title bout Between Vicente Saldivar and welshman Howard Winstone. George Hamid Terrell s Man Ager said the Chicago heavy weight will leave for Mexic City on monday morning. Terrell lost a 15-round Deci Sion to Thad Spencer seven weeks ago in the quarterfinals of the world boxing association heavyweight title elimination tournament. He toured Ameri can military bases in Greenland for four weeks and began training for the bout Only week ago. Olympic Ai Hamid said that a member of the . Olympic committee has asked Terrell to participate in the american boxing pro Gram for the 1968 olympics at Mexico City. Hamid said the official did t elaborate on the role Terrell would play but the official did say that Ernie s experience with Mexico City High Altitude might provide some valuable information
