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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 20, 1978 thesta Sand stripes Page 17 Griese tosses 2 key ads As dolphins grab win from Minnesota 30-22 san franc so holds Back struggling Phillies 6-5 ready to tangle Byle Kjos Miami up _ Bob Griese threw two touchdown passes and linebacker Larry Gordon and Kim Bokamper contributed key plays Friday night to give the Miami dolphins a 30-22 exhibition win Over the Washington rallies to top Colts 17-16 Baltimore a Joe Theismann hit Reggie Haynes on two passes for 57 Yards in the fourth Quarter the second an 18-Yard scoring toss giving the washing ton redskins a 17-16 Victory Over the Balti More Colts in a National football league pre season game Friday night. The Colts wingless in three pre season starts had an apparent 29-Yard scoring pass nullified by a holding penalty Midway through the final Quarter and then scored on Ron Lee s five Yard run with 2 59 re cubs Ivan de Jesus snarls at second base Umpire James Quick after he was called out during an attempted steal in the fourth inning of the cubs reds game Friday. The reds went on to clobber the cubs 8-3. A photo Symik Etulle up sports writer if Garry Maddox s attempted steal of some with two out in the Bottom of the ninth inning Friday night had tied the score he would have been a Genius. Instead he was the last out in Philadel phia s 6-5 loss to san Francisco leaving an obvious question he was on his own was the Way Phil Adelphia manager Danny Ozark answered Bat  s Gamble made sure that Vike vie s Pinch hit Home run in the top of the ninth would stand up helping the giants my Roundup remain one game behind los Angeles in the National league West. It was Ivie s fourth Pinch hit Homer of the season. I can t explain my Success As a Pinch Jitter said Ivie. I did a Little of it in san Diego but mostly in hopeless causes. I do take a lot of extra batting practice and try to concentrate very hard on meeting  Ivie was batting with Marc Hill on base and his shot pulled him within two of the a time record of six Pinch hit homers in a Mason set by John Frederick of the 1932 Brooklyn dodgers. Despite my Home run. I Don t think Long Ball he said. I Don t actually know hat pitch i hit. It was some kind of off peed pitch. I thought he might try to come Bride but i thought it would be the fastball. I wilted on the Pilch real  Home run came off tug Mcgraw 8-5 a handed the lefty reliever his second a in As Many games. All of Ivie s Pinch hit Home runs and my of his other hits have come at big  said giant manager Joe Alto wit i hold him Back for key situations. In almost afraid to Start him but i do try Hoptay him enough to keep him  Altobelli also was struck by Maddox s try for Home. I was surprised he said. He s a Good Man to try it with. All i saw out of the dugout was a Streak heading  in other National league games Cincin Nati bashed Chicago 8-3 san Diego edged Montreal 3-2 los Angeles hammered new York 7-3 Pittsburgh topped Houston 6-3, and St. Louis handled Atlanta 5-1. Reds 8, cubs 3 George Foster and Johnny Bench drove in four runs with Back to Back homers in the first inning and consecutive doubles in the ninth to Pace Cincinnati. Foster s 27th Homer came after Dave Conception singled and Bench followed with his 18th off loser Dave Roberts 5-8. Dave Kingman and Manny Trillo homered for Chicago. Padres 3, expos t Steve Rogers walked in the tying run and continued on Page 20 first Downs rushes Yard passing Yards return Yard passes punt fumbles lost penalties Yards redskins Cohs 11 �1047 41-154 2� Tow � 14.22-2 Tom 1-40 4-j1 m mus a individual leaders Rushing Washington. Harmon 4-24, Green Thomas f-15, Teamon 1-14. Baltimore Lee 17-51, Mccau toy 11-49, leaks 4-17. Hardoman 514.passing-Washington, Thellmann 1117.0,1� Kilmer 7 we lot. Baltimore Treuth 0, is Jones saw 51.receivingwashington, Biggins my. Grant 2-1, Buggel a Haynes 1-57. Baltimore. Lee 4-12, Johnonl-10, Locksl a. Minnesota Vikings. With the score tied 9-9 in the third Quarter Griese completed a screen pass to Norm Bullch who powered 27 Yards for the score. The Vikings came Back when dolphins Rookie comeback Gerald Small deflected a fran Tarkenton pass and Ahmad Rashad picked it out of the air for a 73-Yard score. But Rick Danmeier s extra Point try was blocked by the 6-foot-6,245-Pound Bokamper to give the dolphins a 16-15 Edge. The dolphins then added an insurance touchdown when Gordon scooped up a Robert Miller Fumble and ran 35 Yards for the score. The Vikings came within a Point again when Tommy Kramer threw a 20-Yard scoring pass to Rashad. The touchdown Minnesota Dolphin first Downs 17 14 rushes Yards 2240 lt-2�passing Yards 122 144 return Yards t7 71 passes 40-24-1 27.11-2 punts 4-m h4fumblesjost 2.2 1-1 penalties Yards 12-97 0-55 individual Leader Rush ing Minnesota. Foreman t-24. Young 4-11. Muccia Nathen 4-to. Miami Harris 4-71, Bullch i-1s, Williams 10 a davls4.11.passi no Minnesota Tarot non it i. 1m, Kramer 7 114,1 n. Miami Griese 1-20-1.114, Elrock 4-7-1, n. Receiving Mann Este. Reshad 7-114. Washington 1-4.tucker 1-42, Harris 1-34. Young 4-11. Mum. Moore is. Bullch 214, Mccreery my Thimsen 2-lk. Was set up by another Kramer pass of 48 Yards to Harry Washington. Danmeier had a Chance to put the Vikings into the Lead with 1 22 left in the game but was wide right with a 39-Yard Field goal attempt. Miami fullback Leroy Harris raced 71 Yards for the clinching touchdown just 25 seconds later. Miami opened the scoring in the first half on a to pass from Griese to Nat Moore. On the next Possession the Vikings tied it with a 2-Yard pass from Tarkenton to Chuck Foreman. Both the dolphins Garo Yepremian an the Vikings Danmeier missed their extra Points after the first half touchdowns but made up for it with Field goals in the second Quarter. Danmeier booted a 40 mailing. But Tony Linhart s extra Point at tempt failed after hitting the left upright. Veteran Billy Kilmer in his first pre season action was the Washington quarterback during a 10-10 first half. Bert Jones started for Baltimore before giving Way to Bill Troup in the second half. Baltimore took a 7-0 Lead on a five Yard pass from Jones to Mack Alston and then yarder and yep Nam countered with a 3 needed a 43-Yard Field goal by unhurt with Pointer from 32 Yards out. Tarkenton playing his first game since breaking his leg last november stayed on the Field for three quarters completing 17 of-29 passes for 209 Yards. Griese went slightly More than two quarters and was 11-of -17 for 136 Yards. Minnesota 4 1 4 Miami 1 7miamoore 40 pass in Orlease kick failed Man Foreman 2 pass Tram Tarkenton kick tailed Man Fig Danmeier 40miabulalch 27 pan from Orles Yeprem Len kick Man Tasnad 71 pass Iro Tarkenton kick tailed Mia Gordon plumb the return Yepremian kick mln-rashad20passlram Kramer la red kick two seconds left in the first half to forge a  Moseley booted a 36-Yard Washington Field goal Early in the second Quarter and a two Yard run by Mike Thomas gave the redskins now 2-1, a 10-7 Lead with 40 seconds remaining in the half. 0 to 717.7 10414 s Tram Jones no Mowry kick tanfounhart41wn Haynes ii pass from Thesmann Moseley kick san Lee s run kick tailed a-42.711 72214-20 miaharrls7t run Yepremian kick a-44j14 served sen fences for Selling drugs Crowder Reese can play in nil new York up former Miami Dolphin defensive linemen Randy Crowder and Don Reese sentenced to a year in Pris on last aug. 10 for Selling drugs were declared eligible Friday to play in the National football league this season by commissioner Pete Rozelle. Crowder and Reese served their terms in the Dade county Florida stockade and Are on five year probation for Selling a Pound of cocaine to an undercover cop. The dolphins had waived any claim to them at the time of their  they sign with an nil club they Are directed by Rozelle to donate �.000 of their firs year s salary to a drug re Habil tation facility in the state of  Rozelle said that after a thorough re View of Crowder and Reese s cases and meeting with the players and their representatives thursday i have today in formed All National football league clubs that they Are eligible to be signed to play in the nil beginning with the current sea  was speculation whether the pair would Ever be Able to suit up again in the i have taken into account All aspects of their cases said Rozelle lit a statement including their records during their one year s imprisonment comments made by the court at the time of their sentencing last year and statements made by both during our meeting. The charges to which both men pled no contest last August were serious ones and were of great concern to the National foot nil especially after Miami owner Joe Ball league. Public Confidence in Prates Robbie said he was disappointed in their signal football is Paramount to its exit actions tence and the conduct of each individual Miami coach Don Shula said at the time involved in it forms a basis for that conf of sentencing they should not be con  .,.dcmned for All time and that he certain Florida circuit judge Joseph duty by would consider taking them Back. Continued on Page it  
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