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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, August 10, 1977

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Aug wit 1977 the stars mid stripes 13 to Inlet South a top seed Gulllermo Vilas forced errors with a barrage of powerful ground strokes to beat second seed Tamer m in the championship match of an Day court open Tennis tournament the 24yearold Argentine ran his win Ning Streak on City to 29 straight dating Bock to the French open in the Victory was Worth to ranked third in the world behind Bjorn and Al Many with his big serve working Tanner powered his Way to a Lead in the first scoring two aces in the seventh Tanner kept Vilai deep and visa ate to smash the argentines weak returns of his tanners Canna and he began missing the Box on first Vilas then began controlling the Pace with a variety of Back and Foreland drives to the Corners while alternating the Speed a Villas out volleyed his 26yearold oppo nent from Satwah Island and swept three straight games to take the Tanner warmed up briefly and jumped to a 21 Lead in the second set before stump ing Vita began controlling the Pace again and took the last five games with his Supe rior he plays the kind of game that dim cult for me to Tanner said after the you cant develop a rhythm be cause he a lot of topspin on the Ball and it never comes straight at Yon who lost i the finals Here last year Loille summed the match up by Vilas just had very accurate he difficult to come i Vilas said he was surprised when who was playing Well in the first started making he didst attack As much As i thought he would and i just kept the Ball in the Winner Vilas said he will play this week in the Buckeye open in but is really looking Forward to the open at Forest which begins is he looking to beat Borg or Connors prove Hes the Best in the world in my pointing far anybody in in just pointing to win Forest he in the doubles Colin Dit Riey of Australia and Wojtuck Fibak of Poland beat Vilas and Ion Siriac of Romania  new York a Sale coach Joe Pate Rod reportedly miffed by Abc plan not to show Penn state Maryland flame in new York atty in favor of  buried my of Mon Days Start of a  football two Tea personal thing Between Abc and Pat Emo told the associated a refined to discus Why he pulled out of the scheduled and up busted appearance at mondays news told Abc my reasons pm Sun gave out All the details a spokesman for which a withe National Coue Glate athletic associations foot Btu said Pater no wanted a  the pern sate Maryland game on m would be shown in hew York the nations the spokesman said Abc was informed Early last week by James Perm states Assoc the athletic that a intended to appear in new York and later Tarn an l Joc r thing raiders destroy in nil exhibition Oakland up wide receiver Morris Bradshaw caught two touchdown passes As the Oakland raiders blitzed the Houston monday night in the first preseason name for both National football league filling in for injured Cliff caught a 51yard pass from quarterback Stabler in the first Quarter and a 12yard Pasa trom Reserve Quarter Back Mike Rae in the second the most spectacular touchdown of the night was provided by Rick who returned a punt 69 Yards or a to in the second the raiders scored the second time they had the Ball by driving 77 Yards in six the big gain was a pass interference Penally Good for ii which came just before Stabler passed to Bradshaw for the first redskins Faeo Browns on Field goal Cleveland Dpi Mark who missed an extra Point try and held goal attempts of 31 and 12 Yards earlier in the booted a 23yard held goal with 20 seconds left monday night to give the Washington redskins a 1614 Victory Over the Cleveland Browns in an nil pre season the trailing 1413 with re took the Ball on their own six and quarterback Joe thei Roann engineered an Byard a key holding Penally on Cleveland Dave Graf gave the skins the Bell on the Browns 16 with 1 m two Yard plunges by Eddie Moss and Clarence Harmon put the Ball directly in front of the goal posts and mos Cleys third try was Good after spotting the Browns a 70 Lead in the first the redskins rallied with a pair of second period touchdowns engineered by Veteran quarterback Billy Kuro Erand who connected on Only one of his firt three passes for nine moved the redskins five straight passes for s9 yarder to Frank Grant set up Calvin Hills on Yard scoring plunge with left in the first Moseley missed the conver Sion on the next Washington thels maim took Over on the Washington he moved the skins 86 Yards in nine capped by a seven Yard to pass to Jean the extra punt gave Washington a it7 Lead with Eft in the Cleveland quarterback Brian slope connected on 3of 4 passes for 37 including a five Yard scoring loss to Paul Warfield which capped a 52yard drive m the first period for a 70 Cleveland Clou Miller scored from four Yards out to put Cleveland ahead h13 with left in the third d to 01 to q 1d Stabler played less than one Quarter in which he completed three office passes for 72 Rae played the remainder of the first half and All Othle third Oakland made it 1m Early in Quarter by driving so Yards in nine running Back Carl Garrett ran for Yards and then Rae passed to Bradshaw three plays later for the Bradshaw made a leaping before being Oakland butt a a Lead at the half before tinning the game Over to the re serves in the second a Safeway counted for two Points Midway in the third Quarter when the Ball was snapped Over the head of punter Danny who was tackled in the end Oakland scored again Early in the fourth Quarter following an interference penalty which gave the raiders the Ball on the Houston i Yard Dave Hampton gained seven Yards on two running plays and then quarterback David Humm rolled out on a keeper play for the Houston had Only two scoring threats All the oilers drove to the Oakland 20 Yard line in the Erst Quarter but Ove Johansson Field goal attempt was in the fourth Houston drove to the Oakland 11yard line on a pass from Karl Douglas to John Douglas then passed into the end tone but it was intercepted by Rookie Lester will televise five i in add woo Penn the scred involves Brigham Yott Ngueh state and Massachi sett Harvard  state Stu go to meat of the about ii per cent of the the 6 per Wei see by huh with Massachi sett Harvard going to new about 4 per pern one of the top games in the East this is Len Talve by scheduled to be shown in All of Pennsyl Virginia and the approximately 20 per cent of the according to Abc the Oklahoma Ohio stale game is slated for the rest o the somewhere be tween 9060 per the fire Tver meet ing Between two of College footballs most prestigious Millu icons has attracted wide spread the metropolitan new York City area includes Al per cent of the Natlis abcs plans must Boap proved by Caas television commit tee which meet this the committee has the authority to make changes in the networks Seaver chairman of the to com Mutee and athletic directorate Dartmouth said some committee members have been concerned for a couple of years about the virtual nationalization1 of one regional in explaining Palo nos a Penn stale spokesman they Abc wart us to come to new York to help promote a series we re not even on in new Dorsett to miss because i n 11 i to ii Ull Lenni  Toltl inn mum Kkt 11 Pill Irani of Civ Phillie Carlton named no player of the week new York up Steve Carllon of the Philadelphia Phillies has been selected As the National vague player of the week for Carllon pitched two Complete games during the winning both and striking out a total of 20 he allowed Only two giving up 13 hits and four the Lethander also had a Good week at going five Fornix and driving in four thousand a Tony Donett the Dallas cowboys i draft will be held out of Contact work for the next week to 10 Days and will not play in saturdays preseason game in coach torn Landry said the Heisman trophy Winner from aggravated a bruised left knee in Dallas preseason opening Victory Over san we decided that the Best Way to get Tony Back to 100 per cent was to make sure he didst get the knee hit again for at least a said Landry i fed certain that with the running and conditioning work he will be dome during that the problem should be completely cleared Landry Dorsett carried seven limes Lor 26 Yards and caught a pass for i Yards last Satur Day in playing less than one he first injured the knee in a scrimmage against san Diego on july the cowboys waived u rookies monday a tuesdays deadline for a no player limit  
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