European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday october 8, 1977 fro football picks now it s Oakland s turn to Maul the Browns by Bruce lows a sports write pity the poor Cleveland Browns. After surviving collisions with the Cincinnati bengals and new England patriots they ran into the Pittsburgh Steeles. And now Johnson had premonition about or continued from Page 23 grounded to third baseman Graig Nettles who threw to Willie Randolph at second for the Force. But Hal Mcrae not even at tempting to slide into second took ran Dolph out with a body Block knocking Hima few feet away. Fred patek who had been the runner at second came All the Way Home to tie the score 1-1. I did t think it was very professional said Martin in what for him passed As a subdued tone. If i were the second base Man i would have done something. I be Lieve in hard baseball but that s where a second baseman can get Hurt. The last time someone did that to me i took Heball and hit him in the Mouth with it that s no slide that s a clip and then he held on to  asked then if he Felt Randolph should have done something Martin replied my second baseman is a gentleman. I did t play like a gentleman All the  Guidry who was t even assured of place on the team in Spring training but then came through with a 16-7 season said he never Felt the pressure of mis playoff game. I did t feel any pressure All season said the glib Lethander. All of pm Are important. I Don t even really know what pressure  Martin nominated Mike Torrez to face Dennis Leonard in the third game a Kansas City Friday night. Gilliam is Back in saints fold new Orleans a the new or leans saints signed Veteran wide receiver John Gilliam to a one year contract thurs Day bringing Back onto the roster a slice of local sports history. Gilliam was a Rookie with the saints in1967, the year the National football league club formed. He took the opening Kickoff of the opening game of that first season 94 Yards for a touchdown a Tea record that still stands. The saints traded Gilliam to St. Louis after that season getting three players and a draft Choice in return. Gone with the win from St. Louis Gilliam went to Minnesota then to the Chicago wind of the now defunct world football league. When the wind folded he went Back to Minnesota then to Atlanta which Cut him in the preseason. The Chicago bears signed him and kept him two weeks before turn ing him Loose. Gilliam was a pro bowl performer in1972,1973,1974 and 1975. There s a Good Chance hell play against san Diego sunday said saints coach Hank Strain. How much we Don know. That depends on How quickly he works into our offence in the practices remaining this  to make room for Gilliam on the roster the saints placed wide receiver Joel Parker on the injured Reserve list Gulliam signing gives the saints three healthy wide receivers. They re confronted by the Oakland raid ers. That s like surviving artillery and a minefield crashing into a Cement Wall an Landing i the path of an onrushing locomotive. Of Well a 2-2 record after a murderous four weeks like that is nothing to be ashamed  we re saying in other words is that the raiders will  re also saying Baltimore will Knock nil statistics by the associated press american conference offence  pass Oakland 1103 560 543 Pittsburgh 1038 545 493 new England 1000 507 493 Baltimore 949 513 436 Miami 907 521 386 Cincinnati 888 39s 493 Denver 4 492 392 Cleveland 843 390 453 Seattle 809 29s 514 Kansas Ltd 806 449 357 Sand Lego 793 438 355 Buffalo 755 267 488 Houston 671 267 404 Newyork 642 289 353 Detent Pittsburgh 513 302 211 Denver 674 216 458 Sand Lego 685 345 340 Buffalo 753 454 299 Baltimore 769 258 511 Miami 809 357 452 Newyork .809 386 423 Oakland 812 405 407 Houston 856 414 442 Cleveland 869 463 406 Cincinnati 952 387 565 new England 979 485 494 Seattle 1180 558 622 Kansas Ltd 1207 697 510 National conference offence . Pass Dallas 1156 521 635 Detroit 1027 614 413 Chicago 1000 558 442  950 308 642 Minnesota 934 454 480 Atlanta 900 414 486 Washington 874 390 484 los Angeles 768 429 339 Philadelphia 723 312 411 new Orleans 1 338 383 Green Bay 691 257 434 Newyork 617 340 277 san francisco.612 292 320 Tampa boy 419 272 147 defense Atlanta 596 269 327 Losangeles 607 235 372 Dallas 618 301 317minnesota 643 316 327 Philadelphia 709 452 257 Detroit 722 436 286 Greenbay 867 437 430  904 400 504 san Francisco 914 533 381 Washington 949 379 570new York look 458 542 Tampa Bay Ion 453 558 Chicago 1025 447 578 new Orleans 1048 584 464 leading rushers att yes avg. Ads Payton Chi 53 336 6.3 4 Mitchell bait 81 272 3.4 0 cubs buy infielder Meoli from reds farm Chicago up the Chicago cub announced thursday they have purchased the contract of infielder Rudy Meoli fro the Cincinnati reds. The left handed second baseman batted.286, including three triples and seven homers and stole 42 bases in 131 games for Indianapolis in the american association last season. The 26-year-old californian originally was signed and played four seasons for the California Angels. Among his 1977 credentials is the Fielding championship for second basemen in the american association with a .982 Fielding average. Vaneeghen Oak 68 266 3.9bussey, Del 52 257 4.9 King det 2 245 4.7 Cunningham  57 240 4.2 Mccutcheon  62 238 3.8harris, Pitt 65 236 3.6  .44 233 5.3 Casper Oak 15 203 13.5 1 Mccauley bait 5 144 7.6 1 Mitchell bait 5 86 5.7 0swann, Pitt 14 187 13.4 2 Foreman Minn 4 14810.6 2 Cunningham  14 14210.1 1 Chandler. Buff 3 165 12.7 1p. Pearson Dall 2 13211.0 2 Stanback All 12 131 10.9 0 Griffin Cin 2 106 8.8 0 King det. 2 97 8.1 0 leading passers att. Com yes ads , det 71 43 547 3 7.70 Griese Mia 56 32 448 3 8.00 staubach Dall 83 51 643 2 7.75jones, bait 71 46 473 2 6.66 Hunter All 66 37 507 0 7.46 Kilmer Wash 76 38 527 5 6.93 Namath  67 34 403 3 6.01 Stabler Oak 7 40 543 3 8.10 Sipe Cev 6 42 478 3 7.24 Morton Den 59 32 421 2 7.14 leading punters no. Yes avg. Guy Oak 13 580 44.6 Beverly  20 883 Bateman Buff 1 917 1023 44.243.7 42.6 42.6 James All 4 Green  28 1198 leading punt returners no. Yes ,  6 110 18.3 Woolsey Clev 3 55 18.3 Schubert Chi 103 17.2 b. Johnson Hou 10 136 13.6 Swann Pitt 5 67 13.4 leading Kickoff returners no. Yes , Phil 4 122 30.5 Tyler  5 144 28.8 Packer sea 111 27.8 Clay born  11 298 27.1 Johnson Dall 4 108 27.0 Leafs setting record with Gate record Toronto a the Toronto Maple Leafs will make the next edition of the Gui Ness Book of records says Stan obo Diac the National hockey league team s director of Public relations. It was the Leafs attendance record that caught the attention of the guess people. The club has been sold out for every regu Lar season game since 1946. Obo Diac de scribed that As the most incredible attendance record in the world for any  Maple Leaf gardens seat 16,307 people and there s limited standing room for about another 150 fans. Linebacker sues jets St. Louis a new York linebacker Jamie Rivers has filed a $1 million suit against the jets and the National football league in . District court. Rivers a former St. Louis Cardinal alleges in his three count petition that the jets failed Tolive up to the contracts he had with them through 1976 after he sustained an ankle injury sept. 28,1975. Miami from the National football league s unbeaten ranks that the new York jets Atlanta Falcons and Philadel phia eagles will pull off mild upsets and that Joe Namath finally will win a monday night game. Last week s 10-4 Mark put the season re Cord at 28-14, .667. This week s picks raiders 27, Browns 19calling Oakland a juggernaut is under stating the Case. The raiders Are capable of doing almost anything to anybody on a football Field. The Browns have got to be just Plain exhausted mentally and physically. Colts 28, dolphins 14baltimore has looked strangely unimpressive thus far while Miami has built it record with victories Over nobodies. Both teams will be High for this meeting but the Colts have the manpower to get higher. Jets 23, Bills 13new York s Young defense is beginning to put things together. The Only thing the ills have been Able to put together is the league s longest current losing  20,49ers 12 the 49ers have shown virtually nothing up to now. Atlanta will show them the same sound defense they showed the equally inept giants with the same re sults. Eagles 17, giants 10all a team has to do to beat the giants is Rush the quarterback. Philadelphia will take the Cue from  31, bears 16 with the jets Namath was 07 under Abc s lights. He May not be As electrifying with los Angeles As he was wit new York but at feast he s a Winner again. Chicago s going nowhere against the battering rams. Bengals 24, packers 10cincinnati, which thought it had a breather and got strangled last sunday by san Diego finally will get its act together. Green Bay can Stop the other Guys Only for awhile. Steeles 27, oilers 6playing the Steeles is like walking Down a dark Street with $20 Bills hanging out of your pockets. It s an invitation to a Mug Ging. The oilers will a sep. Mud nos 2t, Lions 14minnesota May never look Back the rest of the season after this game unless the Lions or bears can put hot streaks and upsets on the Board. And Detroit simply does t win the big  17, saints 16 or it could be the other Way around. We happen to think the defense san Diego showed last sunday is a touch More real than the offence new Orleans  34, cardinals 17 before the season began we d have guessed this game would be a wild shoot out. But it seems Dallas now has All the bullets. Broncos 20, chiefs 10 it s Denver s last tune to live it up this season before the Broncos get busted by Oakland next sunday. Patriots 30, sea Hawks 13there s nothing like a so so expansion team to make a sick contender Well again redskins 23, bucs 3. And nothing like a Crummy one to make a so so team feel great. Nil suspends official Hart for 2 games new York up the National football league confirmed thursday that it has suspended official Gerry Hart for two games because of a mechanical error which Cost the Buffalo Bills the last six seconds in their 17-14 loss sunday in Balti  suspension came after a complaint by the Bills and a review of video tap Sand films. It will Cost Hart an Umpire with 10 years of nil officiating experience $1,-050 $525 a game. With 22 seconds left in the game Buffalohead no timeouts remaining. Joe Ferguson then completed a pass Over the Middle Tolou Piccone who was tackled at the 39 with 14 seconds left. Hart correctly positioned himself Over the Ball but when ref Eree Dick Jorgensen blew the whistle put Ting the Ball in play Hart failed to respond to the Cue to move away from the Ball an the clock ran out. Han a general manager for sales of Birmingham mich., steel company is the first nil official to be suspended since1968 when Norm Schachter and his Crew were dropped for the final game and the playoffs for losing a Down in the next to last game of the season Between los an Geles and Chicago