European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 11,1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 Karlsruhe grabs 14-9 Victory Over crusaders in non Loop prep Battle Bybe Abramss a prep sports editor. Karlsruhe Germany is the Karlsruhe knights turned a pass interference Call on the second play from scrim Mage and their Only completed pass into touchdowns Here saturday and beat the Bonn crusaders 14-9, in the non Confer ence prep football opener for both clubs. Karlsruhe took the opening Kickoff and Robin Spruell came within one Man of first Downs Yards running Yards passing passes punts fumbles lost Yards penalized crusaders 17 97 62 4-10 1 3-30.0 0 110 Keg hit 5 52 31 1-9-0 4-34.3 0 123 the United states courageous foreground testing sails against her trial horse Independence for America s cup going All the Way before being pulled Down on the knights 42. Bruce Hanson picked up three Yards on the first play and on the next one Spruell uncorked a bomb. It fell incomplete. However Bonn safety Duncan Mcgill was nailed on the interference Call and the 40-Yard penalty gave Karlsruhe a first Down on the crusaders 15. Larry Mcculley skirted right end for 14 Yards on the next play and Hanson a hard running bruising fullback crashed Over for the touchdown. Karlsruhe s pass attempt for the Pat was broken up. The knights Only pass completion came on their first Possession in the second half when they drove 64 Yards for the score that provided the margin of Victory. The drive started on the knights 36 Fol courageous seeks 2d-straight win of America s cup opens tuesday by John Nelson Newport . A the America s cup called the holy grail of yachting begins in Earnest tuesday with the . 12 meter yacht courageous going after he second straight cup Victory. Courageous which defended the cup in 1974, is skippered by Ted Turner the owner of baseball s Atlanta braves and basketball s Atlanta Hawks who built a Fortune with his Georgia radio and television Empire. Turner 38, who skippered the unsuccessful 1974 defense candidate Mariner will be opposed in the Best of seven series by skipper Noel Robins and the new alumni num hulled yacht Australia. The America s cup the oldest continuous International sporting event in the world began in 1851 when the Schooner America owned by new York yacht club founder John Cox Stevens beat 14 English boats in a race around the Isle of Wight. Since then the United states has successfully defended the cup 22 times against challengers from England Canada and  course is a six leg 24.3 mile Trian Gle the same Type used in the olympics. The first leg is run into the wind or to Windward and the next two legs Complete the Triangle. The next three legs Are run in a Windward Leeward configuration Back and Forth along the first Side of the Trian gland the race finishes up with a wind Ward leg. Since 1930, the final series has been a Best of seven set. The schedule Calls for racing every Day from tuesday on but either boat May request two off Days through the completion of four races and one thereafter. Also Newport s some times Quirky september weather can cause delays of several Days at a time. Since 1958, the America s cup has been limited to 12-meter yachts about 65 feet Long with an 80-foot Mast and nearly 2,000 Square feet of sail. The boats use three Unser Nilsson to vie in iroc los Angeles a two time Indi Anapolis Winner Al Unser and formula one Star Gunnar Nilsson have been named to the 1977-78 International race of Cham pions. Unser Winner of the 1977 California 500,was the 1970 United states Auto club driving Champion. He is the Only Driver . Foyt to win All three 500-mile Sac races. Nilsson who drives for Lotus won the belgian grand prix this year and is teammate of fellow iroc challenger Mario  iroc series featuring Drivers from Sac Stock car racing and International Road racing matches 12 Drivers in identically prepared Chevrolet Samaros Over a four race series. The first race is sept. 17 at Michigan International Speedway and is followed by races oct. 15 and 16 at Riverside International raceway in  final race is in february at Daylo a  Drivers named to the series ear Lier Are Foyt who has won it the last two years Johnny Rutherford and 1977 Sac driving Champion Tom Sneva. Also named Are Stock car stars Richard Petty Cale Yarborough Denny Parsons and Darrell Waltrip. Sails a Mainsail Jib or Genoa and spin Naker which is a Multi coloured Parachu Belike sail that protrudes from the Bow of the boat. The Crew of a 12 meter numbers 11 including Mast men trailers Winch Grinders sail trimmers navigators tacticians and Skippers. The use of 12-meter yachts was instituted in an Effort to hold Down building costs. In 1930, 34 and 37, j class boats competed. But the 100-plus-foot sloops which required a Crew of about 20, were prohibitively expensive. From 1937 to 1958, there was a 21-Yearhiatus in America s cup racing partly be cause of world War ii. Then Olin Stephens designed the 12-meter yacht Columbia which beat England s sceptre in four straight races in 1958, beginning the modern Era of the America s cup. American boats have lost Only two of a total of 26 races in the final series since 1958. After Columbia s four race sweep of sceptre the yacht Weatherly the Only 12-meter defender which Stephens did t design lost one race to Australia s Gretel in 1962. The next two series also were sweeps. In 1964, Constellation swept England s sover eign and in 1967 intrepid whipped Dame Pattie of Australia in four straight. The other foreign Victory came in 1970 when intrepid beat Gretel ii 4-1. If courageous successfully defends the cup this year As she is expected to do she will become Only the third yacht to score consecutive America s cup victories. The Cutter Columbia owned by j. Pierpont Morgan won the cup in 1899 Over Thomas j. Lipton s Shamrock i and again in 1901 against Lipton s Shamrock ii. The other two time defender was intrepid in 1967 and1970. Lowing a Bonn punt. Hanson startled the surge with a 17-Yard explosion Over Center. He followed with runs of six five and four Yards. Mike Sherrill got two and then Spruell flipped a pass to Dave Cornell who was hit on the crusaders five Yard line. Hanson carried to the one and Mccully swept end for the score. That was All the off ease Karlsruhe showed As Bonn dominated the action and the statistics falling Short Only on the final score in a game which was scarred by penalties. Bonn had 17 first Downs to Karls Ruhe s five and out gained the knights in total offence 159-Ai the crusaders lost one touchdown a 14 Yard end sweep by quarterback Jim Webb. Via the whistle. All told the officiating team chalked up 233 Yards in St Poffs. 123 against the Host knights 100 of that total coming after intermission. The first game of the season is usually pretty Sloppy what with both teams making Many mistakes and penalties play ing a big role and today s game was no exception Karlsruhe coach Lee Mawby said. We did t show too much offence and we have a lot of work to do on defense too. We be had Only 13 Days practice and i think things will improve As the year Prog  after Karlsruhe s first score Bonn con trolled the Ball for the rest of the first period except for four plays in the final minute. The crusaders of new coach Steve Simmons got to the Karlsruhe 23 before being thrown Back to the 30. The knights could t move the Ball and had to punt. The kick carried to the Bonn 42, but a clipping penalty moved the Visi tors Back to their 27. Bonn picked up two first Downs before incurring another clip Ping penalty that nullified a seven Yard gain by bread and butter Ball Carrier Bill Campbell. The crusaders were forced into a punting situation but a bad snap from Center gave Karlsruhe Possession on the Bonn 31. The game continued with neither team Able to move the Ball successfully posses Sion changing hands thrice before Bonn finally got on the scoreboard and that coming on a safely deliberately donated by Karlsruhe. Mike Lauffenburger uncorked a 50-Yard punt for Bonn putting Karlsruhe deep in its own territory with less than two min utes remaining in the half. Putting the Ball in play on their seven the knights lost five Yards in three plays Hanson tried to punt and the Ball was partially blocked. Cornell scooped it up and raced upfield to the 50 before being thrown out of Bounds. However Karlsruhe was called for an illegal procedure Penally and the knights were pinned Down on their one Yard line. On the next play Hanson went Back to punt again. Instead of kicking he merely rounded the Ball giving Bonn two Points As instructed by Mawby during a timeout. We had t been Able to move the Ball and i did t want to take a Chance on the kick being blocked again and Bonn Possi Bly getting a touchdown so 1 called the safety Mawby said. "1 figured our de sense would hold them for the remainder of the half and perhaps we could do some thing after the break the knights started out the second half like they were going to rejuvenate their inept offence bul the resurgence Lasle Donly for the to drive. John Newby Hugh Grill is Tony Whalen Jim Brevik John Svatek Cornell and Tracey Terrill sparkled on defense Tor the winners while Bonn got Stellar performances from Lauffenberge a Webb Steve Desanto Campbell and Brad Ashley Bonn o ? Karlsruhe. 6 0 Karl Hanson i run pass ailed. Bonn safety Hanson grounded Ball mend Lone. Karl Mccu Lutfy i run Spruell run Bonn Campbell 1 run i Kimbrough kick