European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse I up tuesday september 5, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 s Jeff chiefs saints redskins Register first week surprises by Hal Bookap sports writer for openers the National football league served up a menu of upsets sunday " at left favourites falling All Over the place and underdogs ruling the first week of the expanded 16-game season. Among the Surprise winners were the new York jets who stung Miami 33-20 Kansas City with a startling 24-23 decision Over Cincinnati new Orleans upending Minnesota 31-24, and Washington which edged new England 16-14.in other games Denver downed Oak land 14-6 Atlanta Defeated favored hous ton 20-14 Chicago whipped St. Louis 17-10 Cleveland downed san Francisco 24-7 los nil Roundup Angeles shaded Philadelphia 16-14 Greenbay Defeated Detroit 13-7 san Diego topped Seattle 24-20, and Pittsburgh Rippe Buffalo 28-17. In saturday night s Only game the Newyork giants Defeated Tampa Bay 19-13. The opening week of nil action was to conclude monday night when the Balti More Colts playing the defending Champi on cowboys at Dallas. The upset heroes were jets Quarter Back Richard Todd new Orleans safety Tommy Myers Washington linebacker Brad Dusek and substitute quarterback Tony Adams of Kansas hurled three touchdown passes two of them bombs of 47 and 43 Yards to wide receiver Wesley Walker and Pat Leahy kicked four Field goals As the Jet Defeated Miami. Todd completed 17 of 25 passes for 245 Yards. Leahy connected from 22, 36, 46 and 36 Yards while the Dol continued on Page 25 Borg has close Call but Wade upset Foreman splits at High Speed Minnesota Vikings running Back Chuck Foreman upends himself into what will be the big a after being hit fro below by new Orleans linebacker Jim Merlo during sunday nil action at these verdome. The Hometown saints got their season off to a rousing Start with a 31-24 upset Triumph. A photo by Steve Wilstein new York up top seeded Bjorn Borg s dream of a grand slam was nearly washed away in a flood of 10 double faults sunday during a third round match at . Open Tennis championship. On a Day of stunning upsets that claimed the likes of fifth seeded Eddie Dibbs third seeded former women s Champion Virginia Wade and sixth seeded Dianne from Holtz Borg narrowly escaped French open and Wimbledon Cham Pion lost the first four games to Berni Mitton a 23-year-old South african who holds occasional victories Over to names. Mitton played Well but Borg made his own problems and had to claw Bac desperately to pull out a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Triumph his 52nd in a sixth Day record crowd of 16,486 saw Borg drop his first set of the tournament and then fall behind 1-3 in the second set. Keeps club in thick of West race Angels Knapp one hits Blue jays i by United press International Chris Knapp who retired earlier this year is helping the California Angels in their bid to win the american league fired a one hitter sunday and Brian Downing s tie breaking single after a disputed triple by Ron Jackson in the sixth inning lifted the Angels to a 3-1 Victory Over the Toronto Blue win kept the Angels one game behind Kansas City in the West division Only hit off Knapp 14-7, was a Solo Homer by Willie Horton in the second inning. The 24-year-old right hander fanned five and walked none retiring 24 batters in a Row. It was his sixth Complete game. California scored the go ahead run in the sixth after a disputed play that May have involved fan interference. Jackson led of with a line drive Down the line that Toronto right fielder Otto Velez thought had Bee touched by a fan. Umpire Al Palermo ruled the Ball in play and by the time Velez returned it to the infield Jackson was on third a Long argument by Velez and to Ronto manager Roy Hartsfield Downing singled past the drawn in infield to score Jackson for a 2-1 Lead. The Angels added an insurance run in the ninth when a bunt single by Ron Jackson scored Don Horton s 10th Homer gave the Blue jays a 1-0 Lead in the second the Angel tied it in the third on Bobby Grich s fifth Homer. The Angels went on to Load the bases with one out but Toronto starter Tom Underwood 6-12, retired Joe Rudmand Jackson to end the threat. In other games Kansas City toppled de troit 6-2 new York Defeated Seattle 4-3 Boston downed Oakland 11-6 Chicago Al Roundup dumped Baltimore 4-2 Milwaukee topped Texas 4-3, and Minnesota swept a double header from Cleveland by 12-3 and 4-3scores. Royals 6, tigers 2hal Mcrae hit a three run Homer and Larry Gura 13-4, pitched a five hitter forthe royals who kept Pace with California. Ron Leflore homered for Detroit extend ing his hitting Streak to 24 games. Yankees 4, mariners 3chris Chambliss tripled Home three runs for the Yankees in the first and Jim beat tie 3-7, ended a personal seven game losing Streak with eight innings of five hit pitching. After Sparky Lyle was reached for three straight hits and one run in the ninth Rich Gossage came on and struck out the Side to notch his 21st save. Red sox 11, athletics 6jim Rice hit his 37th Homer and drove in four runs and Bob Stanley upped his record to 13-2 for Boston. Rico Carty blasted a Homer for Oakland As Boston avoided Athree game Oakland sweep. White sox 4, orioles 2wayne Nordhagen belted a three run Pinch hit Homer in the ninth inning in his first at Bat since july 14 to lift the White sox to their first win in nine games wit Baltimore this season. Lerrin Lagrow 4-4, got the win in 4, rangers 3 Sal Bando cracked his 16th Home run inthe fifth to snap a 3-3 tie and de Farmer pitched five innings of two hit Relief to lift Milwaukee past Texas. Bando s Homer name off Jon Matlack 12-12. Twins 124, indians 3-3roy Smalley drove in five runs with a three run Homer and two run single Larry Wolfe belted a. Three run Homer and Rod Carew had four hits to spark Minnesota first game win. Gary serum 8-6, pitched a six hitter. In the Nightcap Butch Wynegar singled in Dan Ford from third with one out in the ninth to give the twins the sweep. Mike Marshall 8-11, earned the Vic tory. Borg s serve was erratic he had 10 aces along with the double faults and so was his trusty 22-year-old swede seemed exasperated but his passing shots finally paid of against the attacking Mitton. Only 15-year-old Tracy Austin the women s fifth seed breezed into the fourth round among the top seeds of either outclassed fellow californian Maria Fernandez 6-1, 6-2, in a 54-minute workout before a night crowd of 7,558. Lele Forwood a pre Law student at Stan Ford one week shy of her 22nd birthday downed Wade 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Brian teacher a 23-year-old from san Diego who is 72nd on the Money winnings list this year Gav Dibbs a lesson with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Victory and Stacy Margolin a 19-year-old from Beverly Hills calif., also upset Dianne Fromholtz 6-2,7-5.Chris Evert even had some trouble As she came within two Points of losing he first set in three years. Evert who has dropped Only four sets inthe last six years at the open had trouble adjusting to the High ground strokes of 17-year-old Caroline Stoll Livingston . Evert bore Down however broke Stoll inthe 10th and 12th games of the second set and won 6-1,7-5.pam Shriver the 6-foot tall 15-year-old from Lutherville my. Knocked put Chris younger sister Jeanne in the third round 6-2,7-5.brian Gottfried the men s sixth seed opened the Day with a 6-3, 6-1 Victory Overdick Stockton while Kerry Reid the women s eighth seed beat Amanda tobin6-0, 6-1. Those easy Early wins did not por tend the trouble that was to had the same kind of feeling sunday that he had when he almost lost to continued on Page 24 Utah St. Tops Idaho St. In Japan Grid opener Nis Hinomiya Japan a Tail Back Rick Parros raced eight Yards for the game s Only touchdown in the first Quarter and led Utah state to a 10-0 Victory Over Idaho state As the two . Football teams opened their season sunday night. Playing before 25,000 spectators in heavy rain Parros scored with three minutes left in the Quarter after running 27 Yards on the previous play. Kicker Steve Steinke added a 38-Yard Field goal just before the first halt ended winding up the night s scoring on the soggy artificial turf
