European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 13,1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 botox Cut yanks1 Edge to Only /2 games just before stadium series by United press International the Boston red sox express is in High gear As they wheel into Yankee stadium with Hopes of derailing the first place new York Yankees. Boston Defeated Detroit 6-2 sunday for their sixth straight Victory. Coupled with new York s split with Toronto the red sox come into Yankee stadium tuesday night for a three game series Only Iva games behind the Yankees in the american league East division. Jim Rice broke open a tight 2-1 struggle with a tremendous grand slam Homer in Al Roundup Welcome Home Jim red sox teammates Greet Jim Rice at Home after his first career grand slam blast during sunday s 6-2 Victory Over the visiting Detroit tigers. A photo the seventh inning into the Teeth of a stiff wind and Bill Lee and Bob Stanley combined to scatter 10 hits As Boston won for the 10th time in its last 11 games. Rice s 38th Homer tops in the Ameri can league boosted his rib total to 105 and enabled Boston to close within striking distance of the struggling Yankees. Yankees 4-4, Blue jays 3-6 sex Yankee Otto Velez lashed an rib double to Cap a three run seventh inning As the Blue jays earned a 6-4 Nightcap Victory and a split of their doubleheader with the Yankees. Jerry Johnson snuffed out an eighth nil exhibition schedule completed 2 pass walk out in salary dispute by United press International the National football league exhibition schedule concluded sunday with the walk out of two All pro linemen from the new England patriots. John Hannah and Leon Gray arrived at Shaefer stadium Early sunday and met with coach Chuck Fairbanks two hours before the scheduled game against the at Lanta Falcons. However neither Hannah nor Gray dressed for the game after negotiations be tween their agent Howard Slusher and the patriots management fell through. The two players had become dissatisfied with their contracts last january while preparing for the All pro game when they Learned the average salary of other top linemen. Gray has two years plus an option year remaining while Hannah has three years plus an option year the president of the patriots William h. Sullivan jr., issued a statement expressing nil Roundup deep regret at the actions of the two and pointed out the team expected each player to Complete his contractual commitment As a prerequisite to any Dis Cussion about contract terms. The absence of the two caused some of Corner s 210 total captures jewish Hospital open prize by John m1ossman Denver a Long driving tour Veteran Joanne Garner broke out of a two month slump with a three under Par 69 sunday to win the $50,000 National jewish Hospital Lyga open. Carner whose $7,500 first place Check enabled her to top the $100,000 plateau this season Eagle the Par-5 eighth Hole to take a three stroke Lead on the Field then ran off three straight birdies on the Back nine. She led by four strokes at one Point and finished with a 210 total two strokes ahead of runner up Hollis Stacy. Stacy had a three under 33 on the Back Side for a 69 and a 212 total. Stacy who won last week s Lyga tournament at Springfield 111., earned $5,040. Finishing in a tie for third at 213 were Amy Alcott Jerilyn Britz and Rookie Vicki Fergon. They each pocketed $2,823. The leaders played in a steady rain but the weather did t significantly affect play Over the Par 72, 6,461-Yard Columbine country club course. If anything the rain made the Ball Roll a Little straighter said Carner of Lake Worth Fla. The rain did t bother me too much except in the  Carner who had t finished higher than 16th place since the . Open in july got her Eagle on the Par-5, 471-Yard no. 8 Hole. She knocked a three Wood onto the Green and rammed Home an 18-foot putt. She birdied the 12th and 13th holes both Par fives and dropped a 20-foot Birdie putt on the Par-4 14th. Her four stroke Lead dwindled however with bogeys on the 16th and 18th holes. Joanne Carner Honis Stacy Amy Alcott Jerilyn Britz Vicki Fergon Judy Rankin Mary Horner Debbie Austin Jane Blalock Judy Kimball Sandra Palmer Sandra Post Jane Renner Bonnie Lauer Nancy Lopez Alexandra Reinhardt continued on 69 72 69-210 72 71 69-212 766869-213 71-71-71 -213 70-72-71-213 73 71-70-214 72 73-70 215 68 73-75 213 72 71-73-216 71-72-74-217 74 73-71 218 73-73 73-219 74-73-72-219 74-76-70220 73-75-72-220 74-74 72-220 Page 24 $7,500 $5,040 $2,823 $2,823 $2,823 $1,880 $1,480 $1,475 $1,4/5 $1,310 $1,210 $1,060 $1,060 $863 $863 $863 pensive problems for the patriots in their ensuing game with the Falcons which the pats won 29-10. The patriots gained 264 Yards but Only 103 on the ground. With the season opener against Kansas City Only six Days away quarterback Steve Grogan has yet to com plete 50 per cent of his passes in any game. He completed 6 of 18 sunday for 141 Yards to finish the exhibition season with a 36 per cent passing average and five scoring tosses. He connected on second Quarter touch Down passes of 31 Yards to tight end Russ Francis and 14 Yards to wide receiver Darryl Stingley. New England had built a 19-0 halftime Edge by out gaining the Falcons 186 Yards to 53 Over the first 30 minutes. Jess Phillips added a 14-Yard touchdown run John Smith kicked Field goals of 26 and 40 Yards and linebacker Rod Shoate was credited with a safety for blocking a John James punt out of the end zone to Complete the pats scoring. The Falcons scored Early in the third period on a 63-Yard pass from Steve Bart Kowski to wide receiver Alfred Jenkins and added an Allan Leavitt Field goal of 22 Yards four minutes later. Bartkowski playing his second game with a Brace on his right knee reinsured the leg Early in the fourth period and did not play again. In other games sunday Miami edged the new York giants 27-21 and san Diego dumped Seattle 38-20. Miami s defense held with first and goal on the four in the final 69 seconds to insure the Victory As Jerry Golsteyn s two passes fell incomplete with 26 seconds remaining. Bob Griese flipped an eight Yard touch Down pass to Duriel Harris Early in the fourth Quarter for the winning score. The chargers concluded their pre season with a 4-2 Mark representing the Best exhibition showing since 1971. Run Ning Back Rickey Young registered three touchdowns in the opening half and backup quarterback Bill Munson hit on l3-of-19 passes for 147 Yards. Inning new York rally As the yanks lost their sixth game with the expansionist Blue jays in 12 decisions. In the opener Reggie Jackson cracked his 25th Homer to help the Yankees to a 4-3 Victory. Dick Tidrow with Relief help from Sparky Lyle won his 10th game despite yielding a two run Homer to Ron fairly. Elsewhere streaking Kansas City topped Minnesota 4-1, Baltimore out slugged Cleveland 9-5, Oakland Defeated Milwaukee 5-3, Seattle beat Texas 6-4 and California beat Chicago 5-4 after a 6-2 Joss. Royals 4, twins 1 Frank White Joe Zdeb and George Brett each drove in ninth inning runs to provide the torrid royals with their 12th straight Victory. Andy Hassler scattered 10 hits in posting Only his third Complete game and ninth Victory. Orioles 9, indians 5 Ken Singleton and Doug Decinces knocked in three runs apiece As the orioles swept a three game series from the Indi ans behind Ross Grimsley and Dick Drago. Decinces clouded his 17th Home run to Lead off the fifth inning while Rico Carty hit his 13th Home run for Cleveland. A s 5, Brewers 3 Tony armas homered and doubled to drive in three runs to help Vida Blue to his 14th Victory with Relief help from Doug Bair. Blue struck out 10 before he was relieved in the eighth after allowing Sixto Lezcano s 15th Homer. Mariners 6, rangers 4 Rookie Jimmy Sexton went 4-for-4 and Kevin Pasley singled him Home with the decisive run in the sixth inning to lift the mariners to Victory. Jim Sundberg and Mike Hargrove homered for Texas. White sox 6-4, Angels 2-5 Mario Gurrero doubled Home Bobby Bonds in the eighth inning to snap a 44 tie and give the Angels their split. In the opener Chris Knapp pitched a four hitter and Jorge Orta drove in four runs with two doubles and two singles to Lead a 15-hit Chi Cago attack. Bonnett wins at Richmond Richmond a. Up Neil Bonnett of Hueytown ala., raced his Orange and White Jim Stacy Dodge to a track record Speed of 80.644 Miles an hour sunday to win the capital City 400 Winston cup grand National race at the state Fairgrounds raceway. Bonnett battled Richard Petty of Rand Leinan n.c., and Benny Parsons of Ellerbe n.c., throughout the race in which the Lead changed hands 10 times among six Drivers. Bonnett s Dodge roared across the finish line in 2 41 18, 5.5 seconds ahead of second place Petty also in a Dodge. Par sons was third. Bonnett led the Field three different times for a total of 248 laps and collected $8,900. Petty received $5,700 and Parsons who won the pole position by driving his Chevrolet at 92.281 Miles per hour Satur Day won $4,200. Parsons fed four times for 133 laps. There were five caution hags in the race for a total of 35 laps. Cale Yarborough of Timmonsville s.c., and Lenny Pond of Chester va., were fourth and fifth respectively both driving Chevrolet. Bobby Allison of Hueytown ala., was sixth in a Matador. Yarborough won $2,500 and Pond $2,000. Bonnett started the race at the outside pole position after posting the second Best qualifying Speed 92.225 Miles per hour saturday