European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes sunday october 15, 1967 rocket shocker ends flyers skein 42-13 by Klint Johnson staff writer Rhine main Germany is pouncing upon every scoring Opportunity with a vengeance Rhine main s rockets blitzed Wiesbaden with 35 second Hal Points Here saturday to shatter the flyers 27-game winning Streak 42-13, and take a Long stride towards the Safe Germany conference Champion a Superb team Effort that brought Rhine main head coach and quarterback Dave Leggett his first Victory Over Wiesbaden in three tries the rockets now 6-0 blasted open a tight Gam that was 7-7 at the half with two touchdowns in the third Quarter and then applied the Crusher with three More ads in the final period. A crowd of 10,000 watched hard socking defense hold the flyers to one touchdown in59 minutes and 53 seconds and scoring two touchdowns of it sown. The rockets struck on three to passes to end Dick Leech Anda seven Yard run by Jim Moore. Unruh Medicine Leech handed Wiesbaden a taste of its own Phil Unruh Medicine faking catching and place kicking in a manner reminiscent of the Brilliant former flyer end who harassed Rhine main and other Csc foes for the past three there was no Unruh in flyer uniform saturday and twas the 6-foot-l, 190-Pound Leech s turn. In addition to his three ads two of them after nifty fakes and the third on smooth Over the shoulder catch Leech booted All six rocket con versions. Starting pm quarterback Gilbette hit Leech with an 18-Yard end zone pass for Rhine main opening touchdown and Leggett backing up Bettez fired the other two to the rocket end one for 32 Yards and the other for 45.after the Bettez Leech strike climaxing a 74-Yard, 15-Playdrive at 4 43 of the first period the rockets did t seriously threaten throughout the remainder of the half except Forone Early second period Penetra Tion to the rocket 20 where Leech s Field goal try was wide and Short. Meanwhile Wiesbaden behind a Jim Maxfield were mov Irig. But a Fumble recovery and Rhine main interceptions by Joe Gentry and Nick Mavromat stymie the flyers until they finally put together a scoring March jus before halftime. Wiesbaden drove 72 Yards in15 plays with Maxfield connect ing on four passes for the key yardage. The flyer quarterback lofted a five Yard Aerial to half Back Bill Gleason in the end zone for the payoff play and George Crayton converted for the7-7 tie. The score came with 12 seconds left in the from their own 21, the rockets launched a drive to their go ahead score Early in the third Quarter with Leggett at the controls. Jerry Bettis Carl Clay and Burnell Jamerson pecked away for Short ground yardage an Leggett hit Clay and Bettis for key Aerial gains to bring the hosts to the rocket 32. At that Point Leech faked his Way into the wide open at the seven and Leggett fired True Fornix Points with 3 10 gone in the Gentry who coaches the rocket secondary and Call defensive signals suddenly emerged at the right place at the rocket rambles Rhine main halfback Jerry Bettis is surrounded by Wiesbaden defenders As he bolts for a pair of yardage pickups in saturday s Safe Germany con Ference Headliner at Rhine main. Bettis is about to be tackled above after a Short gainer in the third Quarter. Rocket end Gary York 82 Waits to lend a hand. Bettis notches a first Down in the second period action below. Backs Georg Crayton 32 and John Newkirk right Are two of the defenders about to converge on Bettis. Lineman Otto Peucker lies on the ground at left. Bettis led rocket Ball carriers with 62yards in 13 carries As he helped Rhine main whip Wiesbaden 42-13, ending the flyers win Streak at 27 games. Is Hunter gillespie., a town prep Golf victors Wiesbaden special Wiesbaden s Troy Gillespie took top individual honors but Kaiserslautern High captured the boys and combined crowns inthe Northern regional High school Golf tournament completed Here Friday. Gillespie fired rounds of 80 and82 Over the Rhein Blick course americans meet germans in Rugby Heidelberg special the american Rugby club sponsored by Usa eur and seventh army troops will be after its second Victory of the year inthe Baden Hesse Rugby Union when it plays the sc-80 Rugby club at 3 . Sunday at Frankfurt. The game will be played on afield located behind the american forces network building. The american Ruggers have a 1-1 season Mark going into the game. The americans Only Victor was a 15-8 Conquest of the Offen Bach to 60 club at that game Mike Shultz Cole Whaley and Tobey Tyler score for the americans. To easily beat Kaiserslautern brother combination of Tom and Mike Negri. Tom fired a 91-82173 while Mike had an 88-86174 total. Fourth went to wies Baden s Tom Howell on an 88 92180 finish with Frankfurt High s Julius Lloyd fifth at 93 91184. In the boys team scoring Kaiserslautern beat out wies Baden 734 to 740. Frankfurt was third Pitburg fourth and Berlin last in the five team scramble. Only two schools entered girls teams and Kaiserslautern had Little trouble taking the combined laurels although Pitburg s Megan Flanagan was the top individual girl with nine Hole rounds of 65 and 58. Kaiserslautern s Connie Hoppes re corded nine Hole totals of 60and 69. Pitburg won the girls division team laurels with Kaiserslautern the Only other winners Here advanced to the us Desea finals schedule next weekend in Garmisch. 1908 leu 11 stingy Baton Rouge la. Up Louisiana state s 1908 football team yielded Only 11 Points in10 games. Right time. After Crayton handpicked up a Yard and was hit hard the Ball squirted from his grasp into midair. Gentry grabbed it and saw nothing but Daylight to the goal racing 42 Yards for the Teedee that gave the rockets a two touchdown Lead and broke the flyers spirit. It represented an ironic second Hance for the 160-Pound Gentry who had slipped and fallen while in the Clear after his first Quarter interception. In the final Quarter the roof caved in on the flyers who had won two straight Safe title Sand had t been beaten since Rhine main turned the trick in1964. Two plays after Mavromat second interception Leggett fired to Leech on the 12 for their finely executed 45-Yard touch Down play Early in period four. Later Moore s to run on which he just barely Cut the Corner of the end zone capped a57-Yard drive and Leech s Boot made i 35-7. Reserve defensive Back Eddie Barnes supplied the capper for the rockets by batting Subb first do\vh3rushing yardage passing yardage return yardage passes punts fumbles los penalties Wiesbaden Rhine main 18 85 167 205 17-37-4 4-37.3 2 85 18 156 149 221 4-33.5 1 4t John Libby s pass into the air grabbing it and rambling 55 Yards to pay and Gleeson finally combined to put Wiesbaden on the scoreboard again with a meaningless touchdown with Only seven seconds left in the game. Gleeson took Crayton s 35-Yardstrike Down the Middle for his second to of the s defensive brigade paced by linebacker Lou Credle played an inspired game holding the heretofore potent flyers Ojust 85 Yards on the ground. Crayton the flyers do every thing halfback was limited to just 38 Yards in 14 hit five of eight passes and Bettez completed four of eight for the rockets who have now won nine straight. Bettez leather a Ball carriers with 62 Yards in 13 carries. Clay added44 Yards in 10 totes and Jamerson picked up 35 in 10 tries. Wiesbaden 0 7 0 13 Rhine main 7 0 14 2142r-Mleech 18 pass from Bettez Leech kick wies Gleason 5 pass from Maxfield Crayton kick pm Leech 32 pass from Leggett Leech kick pm Gentry 42 Fumble return Leech kick pm Leech 45 pass from Leggett Leech kick pm Moore 7 run Leech kick pm Barnes 55 intercepted pass Leech kick wies Gleason 35 pass from Crayton run failed Sutton captures first in South Bavaria Golf Augsburg Germany Spe Cial Willie Sutton after fir ing a 69 at the bavarian Hill course Here finished with a 79 at Dachau s Riverside course fora 148 total and first place in the 36-Hole South Bavaria District fall open Golf tournament. Russ Gadde won in first Fligh Competition with a 151 total and Gene Kibre s 190 was tops inthe second flight. Durelle retains title Moncton c a n a Dap Joey Durelle of trois rivieras Quebec won a unanimous 12-round decision in defending his Canadian welterweight boxing title against Fernand Simard of Quebec City thursday weighed 146ms Simard 1421/a
