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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes thursday october 20, 1977 Yankee stadium crowd behaved until top of the 9th then Boom new York a the 56,407 fans who watched the Yankees capture their first world championship in 15 years were Well behaved until the top half of the ninth inning. Then order at Yankee stadium began to fall apart. With the dodgers Down to their final three outs of the year a fan ran onto the Field. Seconds later a few More fans Fol Lowed. Within minutes firecrackers and smoke bombs were hurled from the stands. Flight fielder Reggie Jackson worried that he might be Hurt ran to the Yankee dugout for a batting helmet. Finally when Yankee Pitcher Mike Torrez snared Lee Lacy s failed bunt at tempt for the final out of the game a human wave of fans As one policeman put it swept past police and onto the play ing Field. In the game s aftermath about a dozen fans and some 15 police officers were treated at a nearby Hospital after suffering minor injuries during skirmishes in and around the stadium. One fan was treated for a compound leg fracture after jumping from the stadium s second tier. A police officer was treated for a possible  fracture. In addition 20 fans were either arrested or issued summonses on a variety of charges including assault pick pocketing harassment disorderly conduct and tres passing. A police spokesman said most were released pending a court hearing at a later Date. Said asst. Chief inspector Raymond Mcdermott of the new York City police department you have to be selective in How you enforce things. If a thousand people came onto the Field i did t expect to make a thousand  earlier tuesday it was revealed that first baseman Steve Garvey and second baseman Dave Lopes of the dodgers had received death threats by Telephone while in their new Jersey hotel rooms monday night. Al Campani a dodger vice president notified both the commissioner s office and the new York Yankees of the threat. One visible sign of stepped up Security was a uniformed Security officer in the dodger dugout prior to the game. Garvey and Lopes were both in tuesday night s starting lineup. Before and during the sixth game of the series until the top half of the ninth inning at least the beefed up group of 350 police officers and 300 private Security guards had Little to do. Their presence in numbers seemed to constrain the crowd. In contrast to game two when numer Ous fights erupted in the stands after the dodgers jumped off to a 5-0 Lead and held it the rest of the Way the mood in the stands was festive but comparatively tranquil during most of tuesday night s game. The fans ignored repeated Public address announcements not to throw objects from the stands floating streamers onto the playing surface after Chris Chambliss two run Home run and after each of Reggie Jackson s three Home runs. When Thurman Munson went to Bat in pro hockey Roundup the Bottom half of the seventh inning two balloons one Green and the other Orange floated to the playing Field. It was All in Good fun As was the crowd s enthusiastic singing of take me out to the Ball game during the seventh inning stretch and the repeated standing ovations for Jackson. A police officer assigned to the right Field bleachers said the game was a piece of cake compared to others he had worked at the stadium. But then he said it became very  most of the 56,407 went Home. Others stayed to cheer. Still others stayed to fight. N. Y. Fans give ovation to Kings goalie in tie by United press International new York sports fans who have earned a poor reputation nationwide As the result of the antics of a few individuals during the world series showed some of their class tuesday night at the Nassau coliseum when they treated diminutive los Angeles goaltender Rogie Vachon to a standing ovation As he stopped 41 shots and the Kings tied the new York islanders 0-0 in a National hockey league game. It was Vachon s second shutout of the season. Islander goalie Glenn Chico Resch withstood 28 Vachon shots to earn his first shutout of the season but it was the 5 foot-7 Vachon who had the crowd on its feet with his acrobatic saves. It was one of the greatest games i saw a goalie play said Resch speaking admiringly of his net opponent. They came at him and he would not let them score. It was As if he knew where the shooter would shoot before he  they kept coming All night said Vachon. You had to be Alert and Sharp mentally and pick the right Side All night. The islanders played like they were Des pro hockey summaries canucks 3, red wings 2 Detroit 1 0 12 Vancouver 1 13 first period i Detroit Polonica 1 Leblanc Jolt 50 2, Vancouver Sedlbauer 3 ver Mergaert carriere12 21. Penalties Maloney det., 1 18, Hextall del., 3 02 lever van., 3 02 Carriere van., 5 12 Miller det., 16 04. Second period3, Vancouver ver Mergaert 1 Walton blight18 55. Penalties Miller det., 52, Goodenough van., 3 03 Grant det., f 11 Cameron det., 13 14 Sedl Bauer van., 14 39 Mccourt det., 16 56. Third period4, Vancouver Gills 2 a nests walton12 06 5, Detroit Bowness 2 Hextall mccourt19 41. Penalties a nests van., 9 50 Joly det., 13 16 me i mar Gey van., 19 18 a nests van., 19 23 Leblanc det., 19 23 Vancouver Bench served by Sedlbauer 19 41. Shots on goal Detroit 11 6 1027 Vancouver 0 7 825 goalies Detroit Rutherford. Vancouver Ridley. A 14,100. Up 10-1901 58aed racers 2, whalers 2 new England 0 0 02 Indianapolis 200 02 first period1, Indianapolis Thomas 1 Powis Morri son2 19. 2, new England Mckenzie i Rogers ley7 50. 3, Indianapolis St. Sauveur 2 unassisted8 18. 4, new England Ley 1 antonovich19 01. Penalties Ley be 1 27 Devine ind double minor 4 09 Antonovich be 15 59 paiement ind 15 59. Second period no scoring. Penalties g. Howe be 6 04 Thomas ind 8 21 Fortier ind major 11 24 Carl son be major 11 24 m. Howe be 16 i8. Third period no scoring. Penalties Nonu. Overtime no scoring. Penalties butlers be minor major4 00 Devine ind minor major4 00. Shots on goal new England 20 7 7 438 Indianapolis 15 7 8 333 goalies new England Smith. Indianapolis Inness. A 8,342. Perate. They shot for 60 minutes and it Felt like All night. I had a feeling nothing was going to beat us All night. It s a great feeling we had great momentum. And i enjoyed the standing ova Tion the new York fans gave  when Dave Hutchinson went off with a double minor at 7 50 of the third period Vachon was called on to Stop Denis Potvin Gerry Hart and Clark Gillies in rapid Suc cession. When Vachon is hot he is hot said is Lander coach Al Arbour. He made a helluva save on Gillies. The islanders had Many chances but we could not put the puck past him. Chico made Good saves. It was a very frustrating game for  Resch blocked 28 shots including a flurry in the closing minutes when Hart went off with a High sticking penalty. His Best save came in the first period when he stopped Butch Goring on a breakaway. Despite their inability to put the puck past Vachon this was the most aggressive performance by the islanders to Date. They Are presently in last place in the Pat Rick division with a record of 1-2-1 and have shown very Little of the spark which made them one of the Best teams in the nil last season. The Kings Are now 2-0-1, one Point in Back of the Champion Montreal canadians in the Norris division. In the Only other nil contest tuesday night Vancouver nipped Detroit 3-2. In the world hockey association Quebec beat Cincinnati 5-1 and new eng land and Indianapolis played to a 2-2 tie. Canucks 3, red wings 2 Rookie Jere Gillis scored what proved to be the game Winner Midway through the third period off a pass by Mike Walton. Ron Sedlbauer and Dennis ver Mergaert scored the other Vancouver goals while Dennis Polonica and Rick Bowness tallied for Detroit. World hockey Assn. Real Cloutier s goal at 2 08 of the third period engineered a four goal Nordques attack Over the stingers. And the racers and whalers went into overtime As each team scored two first period goals and then went scoreless the rest of the Way. Odd makers Tab huskers Over Colo. Reno Nev. A Nebraska which slipped to 18th in the associated press College football poll is a three Point favorite to defeat seventh ranked Colorado this saturday according to Nevada Odd makers. Meanwhile top ranked Michigan is a 20 Point favorite to Roll Over Minnesota and second ranked Texas is favored by 17 Over sum. In the National football league Odd makers Are making the new England patriots a two Point favorite Over the Baltimore Colts an to 9 . Sunday. Here Are the Odds for collegiate and pro teams from Harrah s Reno and Lake Tahoe sports Book saturday oct. 22 Michigan 20 Over Minnesota Texas 17 Over sum us 6 Over notre Dame Oklahoma 14over Iowa state Kentucky 2 Over Georgia Arkansas 11 Over Houston Penn state 14 Over West Virgina Pittsburgh 18 Over Syracuse ucla4over California Nebraska 3 Over Colorado Florida 11 Over Tennessee clemson7 Over North Carolina National football league sunday oct. 23 Green Bay 4 Over Tampa Bay Denver 3 Over Cincinnati Dallas Lover Philadelphia Cleveland 6 Over Buffalo Pittsburgh 11 Over Houston Miami 16 Over Seattle Oakland 14 Over new York jets Washington 9 Over new York giants St. Louis 10 Over new Orleans chicago6 Over Atlanta new England 2 Over Baltimore san Diego 9 Over Kansas City Detroit 3 Over san Francisco monday oct. 24 los Angeles 3 Over Minnesota v corps women s racquetball set Frankfurt the 1977 v corps women s military racquetball Champion ships will be held nov. 5-6 at the Wiesbaden air base gymnasium courts it was announced Here. Each v corps Community May submit four singles and two doubles entries. Awards will be Given for first and second places in both events. A participants meet ing will be conducted at 10 30 . Prior to the Start of the tournament. Interested women May Contact their local Community sports office for further information on qualifying for the tourney. Nurnberg to conduct basketball clinic Nurnberg Germany the Nurnberg military Community will conduct a basketball follow up clinic Here oct. 26-28 at Johnson Barracks recreation services support Center service area no. 1. All sessions will begin at 6 . The clinic is open to All persons wishing to officiate or coach in Nurnberg s Basket Ball program this season. Each sub Community company level unit is required to provide at least one qualified official in order to participate. For further information Call Joe Galle gos at Nurnberg Mil 2621 6883 or 7115. Nordques 5, stingers 1 Kings 0, islanders 0 los Angeles 0 00 by islanders 0 0 00 first period no scoring. Penalties Wilson la 32 Westfall by .32 St. Laurent by f 42 Schulz la 12 07 Marshall by 12 07 Wilson la 16 00. Second period no scoring. Penalty manery la 12 16. Third period no scoring. Penalties Williams la 1 36 Harris by 2 35 Hutchison la double minor 7 50 Kozak la major 13 11 Howatt by major 13 11 Hart by minor 13 11. Shots on goal loser Jeles � 9 1028 by islanders 12 18 1141 goalie los Angeles Vachon. By islanders Resch. A Cincinnati 1 0 01 Quebec 0 1 45 first period1, Cincinnati Ftorek 4 unassisted6 36. Penalties Brackenbury que 6 25 . Tremblay que 9 28 Driscoll que. 12 18 Legge Cin 14 37. Second period2, Quebec Fitchner 1 s. Bernier8 43. Penalty Driscoll que 4 34. Third period 3, Quebec Cloutier 2 Tardif bourlas2 08.4, s. Bernier 2 lariviere5 19. 5, Quebec Dube 1 s. Bernier6 06. 6, Quebec Tardif 3 Cloutier bourlas16 09. Penalties Legge Cin 10 50 Ftorek Cin 17 41 Sutherland que 17 41 Ftorek Cin major 19 48 Suther land que minor major19 48. Shots on goal Cincinnati 12 10 7mquebec 7 16 1740 goalies Quebec Mcleod. Cincinnati list Wakely. A 7,449. Connors whips australian Sydney a Jimmy Connors breezed to a 6-1, 6-0 first round Victory Over Young australian Brad Drewett tues Day night in the australian indoor Tennis championships. The second set took Only 12 minutes. Vitas Gerulaitis of Kings Point n.y., easily Defeated new zealand Davis cup player Brian Fairlie 6-1, 6-4 in another first round match. Earlier tuesday american Nick Savia no gave a polished display in beating West German Jurgen Fassbender 6-1, 6-2 while texan Billy Scanlon scored a 6-4, 6-4 Victory Over australian Paul Kronk. Veteran australian Ken Rosewall Defeated German Karl Meiler 6-1, 6-0, while fellow australian Tony Roche had to Battle for a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 Victory Over Australia Dick creamy  
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