European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 19, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 orioles Bury red sox keep Pace in Al East As Yankees Down tigers by United press International the Baltimore orioles won their second straight game from the Boston red sox saturday to keep Pace with the new York Yankees in the american league East. The Yankees who downed Detroit 9-4, Are 2 /2 games ahead of the orioles and 4vz ahead of the red sox. Lee May knocked in four runs with a single double and sacrifice Fly and Rookie Al Roundup designated hitter Eddie Murray drove in three runs with four hits in an 11-2 rout that marked Baltimore s eighth Victory in a Row at Home. Rookie Dennis Martinez went All the Way for his 14th win against seven losses. Boston scored both its runs in the seventh inning on four singles. The orioles tagged Boston Southpaw Bill Nebraska s hero Rich Berns top. His final Quarter to won the game Cor huskers Surprise tide 31 -24, on Berns third touchdown of game Lincoln neb. Up Richard Berns vaulted Over the goal line from four inches away for his third touchdown with 7 12 left in the game saturday enabling Nebraska to upset third ranked Alabama 31-24, in a nationally televised game. Berns earlier caught a seven Yard scor ing pass from Randy Garcia and rammed Over from two Yards out to give Nebraska a 17-10 Lead. While Berns who rushed for 128 Yards was the offensive hero the defensive Penn St. Blasts Houston 31-14 state College a. A quarterback Chuck Fusina completed 15 of 23 passes for 245 Yards and one touchdown saturday As loth ranked Penn state dumped ninth ranked Houston 31-14, in an intersection Al College football game. Malt Suhey s 53-Yard run keyed a Penn state touchdown scored from the one by Mike Guman Only two minutes 20 seconds into the first period. Houston came Back to tie 7-7, on a five Yard run by Alois Blackwell but Matt Bahr s 28-Yard Field goal his first of three sent Penn state ahead to stay. In the second period Fusina threw a 28 Yard touchdown pass to Scott Fitzkee completing a 55-Yard touchdown drive and Bahr booted a 38-Yard Field goal to boost the Lead to 20-7. Houston playing its second game in six Days Cut the Lead to 20-14 with an 80-Yard drive featuring three pass completions by quarterback Danny Davis and a 21-Yard sprint by Blackwell. Blackwell scored from the one. Unbeaten Penn state completed its second Victory of the season with a 25 Yard Field goal by Bahr and a 14-Yard touchdown run by  Guthrie in the third Quarter. Honors went to cornerback Jim Pillen who made two of the five interceptions thrown by Alabama quarterback Jeff Rutledge. Pillen s two interceptions came during the final four minutes of the game.  Alabama Nebraska first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return i Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards 25 57-232 198 13 33-13 5 4.44 1-0 4-22 17 50-233 179 70 17-11-1 6-37 22 9-75 picked off one pass on the Cor Husker eight Yard line and the other on the 38. Nebraska opened the scoring Early in the game when Billy Todd kicked a 29-Yard Field goal but the Lead did not last Long. Midway through the first period Ozzie Canto retains flyweight title Merida Mexico a flyweight Champion Miguel Canto of Mexico retained his world boxing association title Satur Day night by scoring a unanimous 15-round decision Over Martin Vargas of Chile. Canto 29, was favored 146-141 and 146 142 by the two ring judges and 148-145 by the referee. Newsome hauled in a seven Yard touch Down pass from Rutledge to put the Crim son tide ahead 7-3. Before the Quarter ended Berns boosted Nebraska Back into the Lead catching his seven Yard pass from Garcia on a fake Field goal play that was executed when Nebraska faced a fourth and three situation. Alabama stormed Back marching 73 Yards for a touchdown capped by Tony Nathan s second touchdown on a lateral flip from Rutledge at the Nebraska two. Nebraska went ahead later in the second period with an 80-Yard March that ended with Berns two Yard run. The huskers scored their third touchdown Early in the second half when Curtis Craig scooted around right end for 17 Yards. Alabama fought Back in the closing min utes of the half driving close enough to get Roger Chapman set up for a 37-Yard Field goal for a 17-17 halftime tie. Alabama 7 10 o Nebraska 10 7 7 neb Todd Fig 29 Ala Newsome 7 pass from Rutledge Chapman kick neb Berns 7 pass from Garcia Todd kick Ala Nathan 7 run Chapman kick neb-berns2 run Todd kick Ala Chapman Fig 37 neb Craig 17 run Todd kick Ala Nathan 1 run Chapman kick neb Berns 1 run Todd kick a-75.899 7-24 7-31 courageous sails to 3-0 by Gary kale Newport . Up Ted Turner s courageous caught the opposition in a slow australian crawl on the first four legs sat urday and sailed to its biggest winning margin of the America s cup series with a two minute 32-second Triumph for a near unbeatable 3-0 Lead in the yacht classic. The americans have an Opportunity to make it a sweep after both teams agreed to race sunday. There was a Golden Avenue of Sun reflecting off the water As the boats headed for Home on the final leg to Windward an Ideal approach for courageous which out mane Vered Australia on almost every turn of the 24.3-mile course in Rhode Island sound. The defender s Victory was so apparent during the race that Many observers in the Spectator Fleet went below decks to watch the key Boston Baltimore baseball game on their television screens. Turner having achieved considerable experience in 12-meter sailing since his elimination with Mariner in the 1974 trials Lee 8-4, for six runs and seven hits Chas ing him in a five run fifth. Elliott Maddox and Rich Dauer scored three runs each for Baltimore. In other american league games. Cali fornia shaded Chicago 4-3 and Cleveland split a doubleheader with Toronto winning 6-3 before losing 6-5, Kansas City downed Seattle 7-5, Milwaukee routed Oakland 8-1 and Texas overcame Minnesota 5-4 in 17 innings. Yankees 9, tigers 4 two run homers by Thurman Munson newly acquired Dave Kingman Graig Nettles and Reggie Jackson plus a Solo shot by Jackson powered the Yankees Over the tigers for their 33rd Victory in the last 41 games. Kingman making his first appearance in a Yankee uniform after being picked up l 57 Pel .617 go js8 4l i Al East at a glance w new York 92 Baltimore 89 5? Boston 7 61 games remaining new York 13 Home 7 Cleveland 4 sept. 26 27-28 29 Detroit 3 sept. 30, oct. 1 2. Away 6 Detroit i sept. In Boston 2 sept. 19-20 Toronto 3 sept. 23 24-25 Baltimore 14 Homo 3 Boston i seat. 13, Toronto 4 sept. 19-20 21 27 Detroit 3 sept. 27-23 29 away 6 Cleveland 3 sept. 23-24-25 Boston 3 sept. 30, of 1-2. Boston 14 Home ? new York 2 sept i 70 Toron to 4 sept. 26-27-2329 bait More 3 sept 0, oct. 1-2 away 5  1 sept. 18 Detroit 1 sept. 22 2.1 24-25. From California on waivers also had a double in five at bats. Angels 4, Whites sox 3 Bobby Bonds run scoring single in the ninth broke a tie and led the Angels past the White sox despite Oscar Gamble s 30th Homer. Indians 6-5, Blue jays 3-6 Paul Dade and Bruce Bochte stroked three hits each to spark the indians to an opening game Victory Over the Blue jays. In the Nightcap Toronto set a club record by hitting six doubles including three by Doug Rader and two by Gary Woods in route to a doubleheader split. Royals 7, mariners 5 Amos Otis hitting Only .157 against mar Iner pitching slammed a two run Homer in the seventh to lift the royals Over Seattle. Hal Mcrae who had three hits in four at bats drove in two of Kansas City s first five runs with his major league leading 50th and 51st doubles of the season making him the first Al player to exceed the 50 Mark since George Kell of the Detroit tigers did it in 1950. Brewers 8, a s 1 Sixto Lezcano slammed his 18th Homer and Rookie Lary Sorensen won his sixth game against nine defeats in leading the Brewers to Over the a s. Rangers 5, twins 4 Dave May scored the winning run on Bert Campaneria suicide bunt in the Bottom of the 17th As the rangers beat the twins in the longest game of the season for both teams. Rookie reliever Len Barker 3-1, pitched 9 2-3 innings of four hit shutout Ball to boost Texas into second place in the Al West. Was supremely confident despite the Brec?.e dropping to six knots with a Ronilo to go. On thursday this advantage a ant nothing As the wind completely died and  failed to finish in time As the race was called no  the feisty Turner moved courageous under Australia after gaining a 12 second advantage at the Start and of Maul aussie skipper Noel Robias to tack. Australia never recovered from this strategy and courageous moved into a one minute 50 continued on Page 24