European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse The staffs and Page 13 july k Fregosi Home Ruri lifts Baber Rosenthal Apt ports writer 4 were bowing to the Allan braves 4 1 to the Only other National league Jim who has never played on the san Diego padres ended san Betler own a third place team in 17 cos six game years in the major pulled the with four pirates White Frog Del expressed Delight at within six games of Fin Tylke Chicago in being with j Parker has not one of the leading Bailers said tue Day tie was 4 the National league Bast with Aisis Pittsburgh to a s4 Victory Over the Montreal e having a problem with the dubs i Bird flies Bock Baltimore Oriole Lee May Jim Sudberg to first baseman Mike Back to first base ahead of a Sletoff the Hometown a Agurs won throw bom tews rangers Catcher the tuesday a a Ive gotten a Little sore doing this much but its a Good Aid Well travelled Frei or playing is the fun part of this while the pirates were us front running cubs were losing to the new York mets 44 and the second place Phila Delphia Phillies were moving within four games of first place with a m decision Over the St Louis in the National league the first place los Angeles dodgers increased their Lead to Fla games Over Cincinnati with an 94 Romp Over the Houston astros while the nothing unusual in atkinsons swipe at Exall pro testifies san Francisco a former All pro receiver Lance Alworth testified tues Day that there was nothing unusual about a crunching forearm George Atkinson delivered to the head of Lynn Swann in a game last that was almost a commonplace said the 10year Veteran who has been re tired for five football is a violent game and a lot of wows Are passed that Are almost Alworth was on the stand in the second Day of atkinsons to million slander suit against the Pittsburgh Steeles and their Chuck a Veteran defensive Back for the Oakland contends he was damaged when Noll linked him to a Crim Inal Dement to football and said he tried to Malm the Steeles Premier wide who played for the san Diego chargers and Dallas testified after jurors viewed films which showed at Kinson smacking Swann from behind with his knocking him to the ground Ive observed that kind of hit Many Alworth adding it received Many of them and expected to get the better i the dirtier the player tried to get with be 1 thought it was a also testifying for Atkinson tuesday were teammates Gene Upshaw and Phil the hit by Atkinson was not that Unlusu said a gut year Veteran five seen plenty worse than this is a game where we hit each added a offensive that what were in the game to ifs Nota kissing contest along Willi a clip of the attorney Willie Brown showed the six member jury several clips in which Steeler defenders clobbered opposing play although most of tuesdays films were from coaches training movies in which Contact Between individual players was difficult to attorney James Mac representing Noll and the Steeles showed an films closeup of the Inci Dent the Atkinson swarm film As described by raiders defensive coach Bob showed Swann being guarded by then being knocked Down while a pass was caught in front of Atkinson is very tense in that Situ Zeman he has to protect against the Long play and any move the receiver makes he has to react the defensive Back is oblivious to anything else that is going Zeman also compared the Atkinson Inci Dent to another film in which sleepers defensive Back Mel Blount appeared to club raiders receiver Cliff Branch just at the end of a running play in which Branch was not that kind of hit is not a sportsmanlike its a intimidation Zeman said Georges was on a it was a reaction Zeman said the violent acts depicted on the film clips were All part of football and nothing the which started is expected to last two to three weeks before District judge Samuel jets defensive Back injured in Accident in route to Camp up Corner Back Shafer the new York jets second round draft Choice last has suffered a shoulder separation in an Auto Mobile Accident he route to training the National football league club announced from Ball played both Cor Zerback and safety with the jets last year and is pencilled in a starting comeback for this he was on his Way to the Airport when he was involved in a Suggs at Community hos pita far the jets also announced that 11year Veteran guard Randy Rasmussen has signed three oneyear contracts and Back Steve Davis ban cleared waivers and is now a free agent Rasmus the last remaining member of the jets super bowl winning team in has started 99 consecutive games for new York dating Back to Rasmussen was one of veterans who reported for Camp under new coach Walt the entire roster was due in on and the first full practice was set for who was obtained from Pitts Burgh two years was a starter last season but lost his Job to Clark who finished As the top Rushing Rookie in the nil and was named the jets most valuable the jets open the nil exhibition season against the Chicago Sean on july 30 at in the in Mittl Hall of Fame against blk the leagues Only to game Steve hendersons two run Homer Only the fourth off cubs Relief Ace bruce1 Sutler in 78 innings provided the winning hendersons drive Fol Lowed a single by Lenny handle off Mattack yielded six including George Mitterwald two run before needing Relief from skip Lackwood in the Phillies Philadelphia Rookie Randy Lerch also gained his first Victory in two Al lowing nine hits against after he How 1 needed this every games Means a but they were getting bigger and trigger each trying to break what Scalia the curse seemed to be haunting Lerch again when he surrendered a two run Homer to Mike Tyson in the ninth tying the score but in the Bottom of the Reghl Al elder Roger freed dropped Ted site moms Fly allowing Richie Hrebnar to the phils Mike the major leagues Home run slammed his 26ui Homer of the who had missed the three previous games with a hairline fracture of the right ring said he did not think he would play the next couple of games because the Finger was bothering him Astro los Doug Rau spaced four hits for his aft straight Victory and 10th in f t decisions in blanking Houston for his second shutout of the thais the Best game Hes pitched All Aid manage torn my ankle has been turned since explained tonight the Trainer put a More forceful wrap around it and that kept me in a More upright Ted and scored three runs for who ended a three game losing Beds j Tom Paclo Reks sacrifice Fly in the ninth inning produced the winning run and Phil Niekro and Rick Camp Coua Borales on a five hitter As Atlanta handed Cincinnati its third straight the Victory was ninth for Niekro since May when he was Jerry Turner drove jul three Gene Richards knocked in two and Mike Cham Pion and Dave Winfiel each collected three leading san Diego past san Dan Spillner saved the Victory for Rookie Bob Owchinko with four innings of scoreless tigers option Corcoran Detroit up the Detroit tigers have optioned spare outfielder Lim Osco ran to their Evansville farm dub to make room for cause karst baseman Bob recalled from the same
