European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 11, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 25 Urcla uses blocked punt to top huskies by Tom Green Seattle up the debut of the multiple set Urcla offence was a bust sat urday but with the help of a blocked punt the Bruins Defeated the University of Washington 10-7. The Bruins Only touchdown in their a Cific-10 conference opener was scored in the second Quarter when Reserve Corner Back Brian Baggot fell on a Loose Ball in the huskies end zone. The Loose Ball was caused when Kenny Easley blocked a kick by Washington Urcla Washington first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards 10 55-144 16 1 1-4-0 7-40 2-2 2-15 14 51-171 89 99 9-16-2 7-29 5-1 6-61 individual leaders Rushing Urcla Brown 22-67, Owens 19-51, Morris 2 18. Washington Steele 17-73, gipson8-34, Stevens 6-27. Passing Urcla Bashore 1-4-0-16. Washington Porras 9-15-2-89, Akina 0-1-0-0. Receiving Urcla Brown 1-16. Washington Green Wood 5-61, Steele 3-17, Richardson 1-11. Punter Arron Wilson who was backed into the end zone on the kick. I just took four Steps and Dove i did t realize i had it blocked until my hand touched it said Easley a Sopho More who starts at free safety. Urcla ran mostly out of an i formation against the huskies after coach Terry Donahue scrapped the veer during the off season. But the Bruins were out gained by the huskies 260-160. I thought we could dominate them at the line of scrimmage and we could to Donahue admitted. The Victory the first Ever in the expanded Pac-10, was the third in a Row for the Bruins Over Washington. Washington the defending Rose bowl Champ came Inathe game ranked Lith while the Bruins were rated 12th in the nation. A 37-Yard Field goal by Peter Boe Smees Ter 10 minutes into the game gave Urcla a 3-0 Lead. Before halftime Washington closed the Gap to 10-7 with the Only touchdown drive of the game. Quarterback Tom Porras hit Scott Greenwood with a 22-Yard pass to the Urcla nine Yard line. Two plays later he hit Greenwood again with a six Yard to pass. Donahue said the Bruins could be expected to put the Ball in the air 15-20 times a game this year to fully utilize the talents of quarterback Rick Bashore. But with rain falling throughout the Day heavily in the second half Bashore finished the game with just one pass completion in four attempts Good for Only 16 Yards. I Promise Well improve our passing attack in the future Donahue said. With Urcla picking up just 57 Yards and three first Downs in the second half the huskies dominated play in the final two quarters but Washington was stymied by two fourth Quarter interceptions one by Easley and two costly 15-Yard penalties in the third Quarter. We threw too much and took too Many gambles Washington coach Don James said. I let it go by not recognizing the kind of Day it was and trying too Many things rather than just closing Down and going for the Field  Urcla 3 7 0 0-10 Washington 0 7 0 0 7 Urcla Fig Boermeester 37 Urcla Baggot recovered blocked punt in end zone Boer Meester kick Wash Greenwood 6 pass from Porras Lansfo d kick a-54,000 chargers lose Lee for season san Diego a san Diego chargers defensive end John Lee has undergone surgery for torn knee ligaments and will be sidelined the rest of the season a spokes Man for the National football league team said Here. 10-car Accident Mars italian up at Monza race cars Are strewn on and off the track in the italian grand prix at Monza sunday after an Accident on the first Lap involving 10 cars. Sweden s Ronnie Peterson suffered two broken legs and Burns while Italy s Vittoria Brambilla had head injuries and was reported in serious condition. After a nearly three hour delay the race was restarted. Mario Andretti of the . And Canada s Gilles Villeneuve crossed the finish line first and second but were both penalized for a false Start and the judges declared Niki Lauda of Austria who finished third the Winner. A penalized Andretti wins title. Lauda v nabs Italy up despite 10-car wreck by Christopher p. Winner Monza Italy up Mario Andretti of the . Crossed the finish line first and clinched the 1978 world driving Champion ship but Niki Lauda of Austria won the ital Ian formula one grand prix sunday when the american was penalized for a false Start. Andretti in a Lotus and Gilles Villeneuve of Canada in a Ferrari were first and second across the finish line in the Acci Dent marred race. But both were penalized one minute for jumping the Flag when the race was restarted two hours and 47 min utes late following a 10-car crash in the first Start that seriously injured Ronnie Peterson of Sweden and Vittorio Brambilla of Italy. Lauda the reigning world Champion actually crossed the finish line third in his Brabham and was followed by John Watson of Northern Ireland in another Brabham. But the one minute penalties against Andretti and Villeneuve put Lauda and Watson first and second in the official standings the first one two finish for the British team whose cars Are powered by italian Alfa Romeo engines. With the penalty time counted Andretti finished sixth officially and clinched this year s world driving title by increasing his Point total to 66 in 14 races becoming the first american to win the title since Phil Hill did it in 1961. Argentina s Carlos Reutemann in a Ferrari was officially awarded third place. Jacques Laffite of France was fourth and Patrick Tam Bay of France in a Mclaren , Andretti s Lotus teammate was the Only Man who could have challenged him in the driving standings but his chances of participating in the two remain ing races this season ended with the injuries he suffered in the crash filled Monza Start. Seeing that Peterson s car was in flames Britain s James Hunt jumped from his own disabled racer and ran Over to the Black Lotus. With the help of course officials and other Drivers who arrived later Hunt unbuckled Peterson s safety belts and drag ged him from the car As firemen trained flame retardant chemicals on it. Officials at nig Uarda Hospital near the race track said Peterson suffered multiple compound fractures in both legs second and third degree Burns on his body and had inhaled hot gases. They said Peterson underwent an operation and would take a Long time to recover fully. Brambilla suffered a fractured Skull and possible brain damage Hospital officials said. They said his condition was More dangerous than Peterson s. The two were Hurt when their cars hurtled off the track and were hit by other racers within three seconds after the race began. A total of 10 cars were involved but Only Peterson and Brambilla required hospitalization. The race was immediately stopped and when it was restarted both Andretti and Villeneuve jumped the starting Flag and crossed the line Early. Lauda s official winning times Over the 40 laps of the 3.6 mile course a distance of 144 Miles was one hour seven minutes and 4.54 seconds. That gave him an aver age Speed of 128.95 Mph the fastest at Monza since the course was changed Fol lowing the 1975 season to make it safer. Watson finished 1.38 seconds behind and Reutemann 20.47 seconds behind Lauda. After the race both the Lotus and Ferrari teams said they would Appeal the penal ties. Ziebart passes runs air Force Over Texas Elpaso 34-25 Elpaso Tex. A quarterback Dave Ziebart flipped a pair of scoring passes and ran for another touchdown sat urday to Lead the air Force to a 34-25 Victory Over Texas Elpaso. Ziebart threw three Yards to Scott Jen sen and one to Mike Carney then added another to on a one Yard keeper. Tom Fortson scored on a six Yard run and Clay Rumph added a 37-Yard interception return tally. The miners finally scored with 47 seconds left in the half on an eight Yard pass from Oscar Ramirez to Frank Jarzombek. Texas Elpaso charged Back from a 27-6 halftime deficit by staging a 13-Point rally on a one Yard run by Ramirez with 13 03 left and a 64-Yard pass from Ramirez to Jarzombek. Ziebart s one Yard plunge capped the scoring for the air Force and Texas Elpaso scored the final Points on a three Yard run by halfback Ray Holt. 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