European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday september 11,1977 Sunset Joe fails to move new from raiders humiliate Namath rams by Chris Turkel up sports writer the much ballyhooed confrontation Friday night Between the Joe Namath led rams and the Ken Stabler led raiders turned into a Laugher As Oakland dealt los Angeles Only the second exhibition shutout of its More than 30-year history 21-0. But the hero of the game was Mike Rae who languishes in the shadows As Stabler s nil Roundup backup. Rae came off the Bench to fire touchdown passes 10 Dave Casper and Ted Kwalick in leading the super bowl champions to a rout that represented the pre season finale for both clubs. It was the rams fourth straight loss and gave them a 1-5 record in exhibition play. The raiders who crushed the Minnesota Vikings and fran Tarkenton eight months ago for the nil championship finished with a 4-2 pre season record. Oakland is at los Angeles in a regular season game dec. 4. John stops Cincinnati for 18th win by Mark Friedman up sports writer Tommy John scattered nine hits Friday night to win his 18th game against Only five setbacks As the los Angeles dodgers opened a 13 Viz game Lead Over the Cincin Nati reds with a 4-1 Triumph. Dusty Baker s three run Homer gave John More runs than he needed As the dodgers magic number in the National league West dropped to eight. John who won the comeback of the year award last season is setting his my Roundup sights on the by Young award this year with Only Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies to beat out for it. Or. Frank Jobe took a piece of ligament from John s right Arm in september 1974 and inserted it into his left Arm hoping that it would come alive in its new Environ ment. Jobe predicted the chances of that happening were less than one in 10 at the time. Weeks after the surgery John had to be dressed and fed both arms incapacitated. He needed help bathing As Well and con stantly squeezed a Little rubber Ball with Hopes of renewed strength in the hand that once threw baseballs so beautifully. The operation was a Success and last year John had a 10-10 record with a 3.09 earned run average in 207 innings to earn the comeback award. He s just unbelievable said John s teammate Don Sutton. He never gets flustered. I remember a few years Back we had a one run Lead in an important game against the giants. Andy messers Raith and i were chatting about places we d like to live and Tommie was pitching. We agreed the place had to be warm year round with a Golf course nearby. Well Tommy comes in Between innings and happens to hear Golf courses. He starts telling us about this place in Arizona where they have two great Golf courses. Then he starts talking about sanitation facilities. Something about septic tanks in one part of town and regular sanitation facilities in the other. Then he went Back out there to pitch. Well the giants put runners on second continued on Page 20j the 34-year-old Namath trying to win the starting ram quarterback Job was intercepted twice and sacked three times by a Stalwart Oakland defense that kept him in Check for three  Haden the rams incumbent no. 1 quarterback had Little More Success As hews intercepted once during his fourth Quarter  entered the game on Oakland s last offensive series of the first half and hit Asper for a nine Yard scoring pass 29 seconds before the half for a 14-0 Raider Lead the left handed Stabler directed Oakland to its first to with five minutes to go in the first half after linebacker Monte Johnson picked off a Namath pass to give the raid ers the Ball on the los Angeles 23. Mark Vaneeghen scored on a one Yard run. The second Oakland to was set up after linebacker Ted Hendricks blocked a Glen Walker punt to give the raiders the Ball on the los Angeles 20. Rae was at the Helm for the raiders after they took the second half Kickoff and Oakland moved 64 Yards in seven plays to make it 21-1 with Rae passing 13 Yards to Kwalick for the to with just 4 15 gone in the third period. With Namath in charge the rams could manage just one first Down in the first half As the former new York jets Star completed Only one of seven passes for three Yards. But he was seven for 11 for 105 in the third Quarter and took the rams to the six Yard line before the drive was killed by an interception by Hendricks on the Oakland two. The Only previous time the rams were shut out in preseason play occurred in 1946, when the College All stars blanked them 16-0 at Chicago in the rams first game after the franchise was moved from Cleveland. In other games Detroit edged Cleveland 24-20, Washington topped the new York jets 14-7 and Green Bay dumped Philadel phia 24-18. Lions 24, Browns 20 Dexter Bussey s second to a four Yard run around right end with 1 56 to play powered the Lions and a last minute goal stand thwarted the Browns. After Bussey scored Cleveland Quarter Back Brian Sipe completed five straight passes to bring the Browns from their own 39 to the Detroit 6 with 47 seconds to play. He missed four straight passes but was roughed and despite two More cracks from the 3, could not get it into the end zone. Both teams finished 3-3. Redskins 14, jets 7 Eddie Brown a safety forced to fill in at cornerback because of an injury set up both Redskin ads with pass interceptions. Starting a a Billy Kilmer hit Frank Grant with a nine Yard scoring pass Early in the second period to give Washington a 7-0 Lead. Kilmer s replacement Joe Theis Mann found Calvin Hill for a six Yard to strike to break a 7-7 tie Early in the final period. The jets finished 3-4, while the redskins were 4-2. Packers 24, eagles 16 linebacker Tom Toner leading an aroused Packer defense intercepted his second pass and set up the final score to help snap a four game Green Bay losing Streak. The packers wound up the pre season with two wins and four losses while the eagles finished 3-3. Morgan 65 spoils Arnie s birthday leads . Open Field by 2 after 36 Endicott . Up or. Gil Morgan overcame blustery Early after noon winds to shoot a six under Par 65 Friday dampening Arnold Palmer s birth Day Celebration and taking a two stroke Lead after two rounds of the $200,000 . Open. Morgan s round gave him a 36-Hole total of 10-under 132. Palmer who turned 48 Friday bogeyed the final Hole to finish with a 69 and a 134 total. Lee elder the co Leader with Palmer on thursday overcame a slow Start to shoot a 70 Friday leaving him alone in third place at 135. All of the lower scores Friday were achieved in the morning round before the winds became a Factor on the extremely tight 6,903-Yard in Joie Golf club. Morgan 30, received his doctorate in optometric at Southern College in his native Oklahoma in 1972 while he was playing on the minor league satellite tour. He shelved the diploma and joined the professional golfers association tour in 1973 and has improved his earnings every year. I started while it was still Calm today but i had to scramble for a few pars at the Start said Morgan who has earned More than $68,000 this season. Basically i started to play better after the wind came up. That s something that i can t explain because the conditions were much More difficult later in the  Palmer had four birdies but had to scramble to save Par on four other holes and also took two bogeys Friday. I did t play nearly As Well As i did yesterday. The wind was a big Factor and i needed some Good putts to save a respect Austin 68 paces Denver meet Denver up Debbie Austin a 29 year old pro from West Palm Beach Fla., fired a 4-under-Par 68 Friday for Theli St round Lead in the $50,000 Lyga National jewish Hospital open and a one stroke Lead Over Joanne Garner of Lake Worth Fla. Austin whose reputation is As a Strong Driver had a few problems getting started on the 6,461-Yard Columbine country club course but finished with seven birdies. She opened her round with two bogeys and parred six holes before she finished the ninth with a Birdie. She then hit six More birdies on the Back nine to Complete the first round of the 54-Hole tournament with a one stroke Lead. Under the circumstances some play ers might get discouraged after the first nine but i m the kind who has to hang in there Austin said. Then i went on a Birdie , Winner of five events earlier this year and the sixth leading Money Winner on the Lyga tour with $73,992 in prize Money finished the Day with three bogeys in addition to her seven birdies. Carner fired a 69 for second place in the tournament played in Crisp 70-degree temperatures under partly Cloudy skies while Vicki Fergon 22, of san Diego and mar Dell Wilkins 29, of Mission Viejo calif., tied for third place with 70s. The second round of the tournament was scheduled for saturday with the Champion ship round to be played sunday. Winner of the event will receive $7,000. Other subpar rounds were turned in by Merilyn Britz Marlene Floyd and Judy Kimball with 71s. Judy Rankin the leading Money Winner on the tour this year fired a 73, while defending Champion Sandra Palmer finished her first round with a 74. The leaders Debbie Austin _ 31-376i Joanne Carner 34-356� Vicki Fergon 33-3770 Mardell Wilkins 34-36-70 Merilyn Britz 33-38-71 Marlene Floyd 34-37-71 Judy Kimball 35-3671 Barbara barrel 36-3672 Jane Blalock 38-3472 Mary Homer 36-36-72 sue Roberts r. 36-36-72 Hollis Stacy 39-3372 Carolyn Kertzman 36-37-73 Nancy Lopez 35-3873 Sandra Post 36-37-73 Judy Rankin 36-3773 Debbie Skinner 38-3573 Donna Caponi Young 36-3773 Betsy Cullen 37-37-74 Bonnie Lauer 37-3774 Kathy Martin 39-35-74 Sandra Palmer 38-3674 Alexandra Reinhardt 38-3674 Beth Solomon 38-36-74 Jane Renner 38-3674 Kathy whitworth35-3974 Kathy Ahern 40-35-7s Maria Astrologes 39-3675 Vivian brownlee38-3775 Joann Dost 39-36-75 Catherine Duggan 38-3775 Kathy Linney 36-39-75 Susie Mcallister 40-35-75 Judy  39-36-75 Mary Mills 34-3975 Susan o Connor 38-3775 Amy Alcott 38-38-76 Laura Baugh 37-3976 Able score said Palmer. I m not dissatisfied at the position i m in it s comfortable. The weakest part of my play today was my Long Irons. That s something that s bugged me a Long time and every time i bogeyed or had to scramble for Par today it was because of an Iron shot that went off the  the Field was Cut to the Low 70 scores at the end of the Day with a score of 144 or better advancing to the final two rounds saturday and sunday. Players missing the Cut included both winners of last week s tour events world series Champion Lanny Wadkins and Buick open titlist Bobby Cole Andy bean who shot a 64 in wednesday s pro am and two past winners of this event Bob Wynn and Richie Karl. Former . Open Champion Lou Graham and Veteran Georgia pro Mac Mclendon both one shot off the Pace on thursday shot themselves out of immedi ate Contention for the $40,000 Winner s prize by shooting 73 and 74, respectively on Friday. The leaders Gil Morgan 67-65132 Arnold Palmer 65-69134 Lee elder 65-70135 Stanton Altgelt 67-69136 Victor Regalado 67-69-136 Bob Payne 67-70137 florentine Molina 73-65138 Bob Smith 68-70138 Miller Barber 67-71-138 Tony Cerda 69-69138 Mike Reid 68-71139 Don january 72-67139 Artie Mcnickle 63-71-139 Frank Conner 67-72139 Wally Armstrong 74-65-139 Lou Gaham 66-73139 Jerry Pate 72-67139 Barry Jaeckel 69-71140 Kermit Zarley 67-73140 Mac Mclendon 66-74140 Curtis strange 73-67140 Frank Beard 70-70140 Ken still 69-71140 Mark Hayes 71-69140 Dave Stockton 71-69140 Howard t witty 72-69141 Bob Menne 70 71141 John Mahaffey 67-74141 Andy North 71-70141 George Johnson 72-69141 Joe Inman 69-72141 Allen Miller 70-71 141 Chris Pigott 72-70142 Bob Zender 68-74142  72-70142 buddy Allin 70-72142 Gabby Gilbert 72-70-142 Rex Caldwell 69-73142 Bill Garrett 69-73142 Lon Hinkle 69-73142 Dale Hayes 68-74142 Jerry heard 72-70142 Jim Masserio 70-72142 Tom Jenkins 72-70142 Bill Kratzert 70-72142 Jack Nekton 73-69142 Craig Stadler 69-73142