European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday september 4, 1978 goal line stand inspires Pitburg Barons Romp past Ramstein 44-9 Bybe Abrams. Staff writer Ramstein Germany is the bit Burg Barons stopped a Ramstein touch Down bid from their three in the last minute of the first half to protect a 16-9 margin then the charges of Bernie Raetz added a to in the third Quarter and closed with three More scores to wrap up a 44-9 Continental sports conference National division Triumph. The Victory was Pitburg s second straight league win in the new season and it extended the record of Raetz As Baron coach to 26 victories and Only one defeat in two full seasons plus three 1978 triumphs including a non conference verdict Over Mildenhall from the . Conference. Ramstein suffered its first defeat in two conference games and the rams Are 2-1 Overall. Gerald Mcmiller passed for two touch Downs one to Charles Williams for 65 Yards and one to Bob Dona Way for 14. Dan Budd scored on a one Yard pass from Michael Stovall and Kevin Mcmillin Dennis Mouton and William Taylor tallied on runs of one five and 20 Yards respective  Watts got the Barons rolling with his educated toe kicking a 34-Yard Field goal with 9 19 remaining in the first Quarter. He also successfully converted after five of the six touchdowns. Ramstein also had difficulty holding onto the Ball and Pitburg gained Possession on five Fumble recoveries and three interceptions during the game. The rams second Bobble set up Watts Field goal. Steven Martin recovered a muffed punt on the rams 30. After an Ille Gal procedure penalty and a three Yard loss Mcmiller hit Marvin Abney with a 14 Yard Down and outer. Another pass fell in Complete and Watts came in to make it 3-0. Spurred on by that kick the Barons scored twice More in the opening period and were apparently off to the races. Three minutes later Marvin Noel picked off a rams pass to set up Pitburg s first to. He returned the Ball from the rams 38 to the 20, and five plays later Mcmiller cracked Over for his score. Ramstein could t generate any offence and was forced to punt from its 14. The Barons took control on the 50. Mcmiller was sacked for a nine Yard loss Mouton first Downs Rushing yardage passing yardage passes punts fumbles lost Yards penalized Barons 23 149 156 8-22-2 3-25.3 2 166 rams 9 0 14 3-16-3 8-34.1 5 95 was decked for six More but Mcmiller found Williams open Down the left sideline and uncorked the 65-Yard bomb. Williams caught the Ball on the 23 and easily outdistanced the ram defenders. Watts missed his Only conversion kick and the score was 16-0 with 1 15 still remaining in the first period. Neither team could move the Ball for the next five series of Downs and then the pendulum finally swung in Ramstein s favor. Derrick Lynch intercepted a Mcmiller pass and returned it to the Barons 35. A face guard penalty moved the Ball to the 20, and the rams picked up another first Down on the next three plays. However the drive faltered and Greg Greenlee came in and booted a Field goal from the 14. Pitburg could t move the Ball and was forced to punt from its 35. On the first play there were offsetting penalties and on the replay a Host of rams forged through to Block the punt with Carl Simmons scoop ing up the Ball and running it in for the to. Once again the Ramstein defense Sty Mied Pitburg. The Barons had to kick from their 36, and the snap from Center was bad the Ball rolling All the Way Back to the 11 Yard line. Eddy Gentry picked up four Yards and a penalty moved the Ball half Way to the Goa line. But on the next three plays Gentry was piled up twice and quarterback Roger Harris was nailed trying to skirt left end by the hard charging Barons line. That was the last play of the half and that was the Straw that broke the Camel s Back As far As the Ramstein fans in the crowd of Well Over 5,000 were concerned. Pitburg finally got its offence in gear late in the third period. The Barons gained Possession on a 22-Yard punt return to the Ranis 28 by Jack Mclennon and kept to the ground until they got to the one Yard line. Three plays later the Ball was still there. Then Stoval faked a quarterback keep stood up and lobbed the pigskin to Budd for the touchdown to make it 23-9 with 2 50 remaining in the third period. From then on the game did turn into a Baron rout. Pitburg took Possession after a ram Stein punt going 49 Yards in seven plays with Mouton getting his to from the five on the fourth play of the last Quarter. After that score Ramstein mounted a drive which carried into Pitburg territory. But it bogged Down after three first Downs and the rams punted Pitburg taking Over on its 17. Rams turn blocked punt into to aided by a personal foul for piling on and a face mask Levy the Barons covered the 83 Yards in Only four plays Taylor contributing runs of 20 and 17 Yards before Mcmiller tossed to Donaway for the final 14. The Barons ended the scoring with Only 19 seconds showing on the clock. A 12-Yard punt to the Ramstein 35 set up that score. Mcmillin and Charles kurd got the Ball to the 20 in three carries and Taylor took it in for his to. The game was a rough one. Pitburg was nailed for 166 Yards in penalties and the officials stepped off 95 against the rams. On three other occasions offsetting 15 warders were called or the totals would have been even higher. Jerry Bay j. J. Jones Marvin Edwards David Lyles Martin Alan Bullock Fred Skeen and Joe Hicks All sparkled on de sense for the winners. Simmons was the standout performer for Ramstein in defeat. In addition to his to return of the blocked punt the 5-foot-9, 195-Pounder was credited with seven Solo tackles and had a hand in 24 others. Pitburg 16 0 7 21 44 Ramstein 0 90 0 9 bit Watts Fig 34 bit Mcmillin 1 run Watts kick bitwilliams65passfrom Mcmiller kick ailed ram Greenlee 24 Fig ram Simmons 35 blocked punt return kick failed bit Budd 1 pass from Stoval Watts kick bit Montouri 5 run Watts kick bit Donaway 14 pass from Mcmiller Watts kick bit Taylor 20 run Watts kick Continental sports conference american division conference games All games w l of a w l t of a Sembach 2 056 0200 56 0 Wiesbaden 1 1 14 27 3 1 0 85 46 Rhein main 1 1 7 36 1 2 0 7 43 we Brucken. 0 2 7 21 1 2 0 26 28 National division conference games All games w l of a w l t of a Pitburg 2 0 99 15 300 116 15 Ramstein 1 1 17 44 2 1 0 45 50 Span Dahlem 1 1 15 11 1 1 0 15 11 Hahn 0 2 9 60 0 3 0 16 79 sunday s results Pitburg 44, Ramstein 9 Wiesbaden 14, we Brucken 7 . Conference conference games w l t of a Mildenhall 1 0 0 24 6 Alconbury �.1 0 0 34 25 Ben Waters 1 0 0 14 9 Chicksands 0 1 0 25 34 Lakenheath 0 10 6 24 upper Heyford 0 10 9 14 sunday s result Ben Waters 14, upper Heyford 9 All games w l t of a 0 24 33 0 54 57 46 38 1 1 1 1 200 020 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 16 29 56 24 14 Rar Stein s outstanding linebacker Carl Simmons 13 blocks the punt of Pitburg s Jerry Bay. He then picked it up and rambled 35 Yards for a touch Down in the second Quarter of the Continental sports conference game in Ramstein sunday. Defending Usan Champion Pitburg won 44-9 for its second straight Csc win. A Smilia Magera aces 17th Hole during Graf title meet Grafe Wohr Germany Dick a Gera recorded a Hole in one during Sun Day s second round of the club Champion ships at the Grafe Wohr Golf course using a seven Iron to Ace the 138-Yard 17th Hole. Witnessing the feat were Danny pasion Keith Bickerstaff and Roger Stafford. Despite the Ace Magera a nine Handi capper wound up with an 88 on the Par-67 Grafe Wohr layout. The Hole in one re corded on a very Windy Day was his first. Flyers Down warriors Wiesbaden Germany two Long passes from quarterback Glenn Lemon to Mike Canady one setting up the first score and the other for the winning to enabled the Wiesbaden flyers to Edge Wei broken s warriors 14-7, Here sunday in Continental sports conference football action. Sports on of pro football Baltimore Colts at Dallas cowboys 2 a.m., tuesday