European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 13, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 foot note in vikings7 Victory Vikings placekicker Rick Danmeier Center gets a big hug from linebacker Jeff Siemon after Danmeier booted a 44-Yard held goal in sudden death Over time to give the Vikings a 12-9 win Over the Denver Broncos. Danmeier scored All the Vikings Points going four for four. At right Vikings Scott Studwell does a Victory dance. A photo vikes Shade Broncos i by Scott papillo Bloomington Minn. A a controversial Field goal by Denver As time expired in regulation play nearly wiped out everything Minnesota had worked for but free agent kicker Rick Danmeier kept his Cool to save the Day for the  kicked his fourth Field goal a 44-yarder with 2 56 elapsed in sudden death overtime to give Minnesota a 12-9 National football league Victory Over the first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards Broncos Vikings in 12 29-102 36-101 129 105 105 60 15-32-3 15-34-3 4-33 5-36 4-3 1-0 6-50 7-35 individual leaders Rushing Denver Armstrong 14-64, Perrin 7-22, key Worth 6-13. Minnesota Foreman 22-59, Young 7-16,  Ler 5-12. Passing Denver Morton 9-21-2-90 Weese 6-11-1-81. Minnesota Tarkenton 1327-3-98, Kramer 2-7-0-22. Receiving Denver Keyworth 4-27, Moses 3-53, up Church 3-30. Minnesota Foreman 4-28,  3-31, Young 3-19. On that play Reserve quarterback Norris Weese was dropped trying to run at the Minnesota 8 with three seconds left and Al though Denver was out of timeouts the officials stopped the clock and gave Denver time to line up for the kick. With three seconds to go How can you put a Ball in play and get the kicking team on the Field asked Minnesota coach Bud Grant. Grant and the rest of the Vikings argued vehemently with referee do wedge but to no Avail. He was just about incoherent when Igot there said Grant of wedge. He was asking for help from other officials the Victory was Minnesota s first of the season after an opening game loss. Denver also is 1-1. A blocked punt by Denver s Lyle Alza doled to the game s Only touchdown. A High snap from Center delayed Rookie Mike Wood s kick which bounced off Alzado and was recovered by Barney Chavous at the50-Yard line. Weese who replaced starting Quarter Back Craig Morton at the end of the third period scrambled out of trouble and hit Riley odoms with a 13-Yard pass to the Minnesota 27. He connected with Rich up Church on a 12-yarder and Otis Armstrong then gained 21 Yards on three carries touring the Ball Down to the 1-Yard line. Jon Keyworth bulled Over from the 1 forthe touchdown with 6 40 remaining in the game but Alan Page then blocked the con version attempt by Jim Turner. The Vikings took the second half kickoff44 Yards to set up Danmeier s second Field goal. Fran Tarkenton hit Sammy Whit with a pass which bounced off the hands of running Back Rickey Young for a 13-Yardgain to the Denver 34 to highlight the drive. Minnesota cornerback Nate Wright intercepted a Morton pass intended for Haven Moses and returned it 28 Yards tothe Denver 27 Midway through the third period. Two Denver penalties and Short continued on Page 24 Broncos monday night before a National television audience. I Don t think being nervous would have helped my performance so i just tried to Block that out said Danmeier who is in his first full professional season after spending 1977 on the Vikings injury re serve list. The kick was a Little Low but i hit it straight and i was t really worried about  Danmeier also booted Field goals of 24,46 and 21 Yards to give Minnesota a hard fought 9-0 Lead late in the third  came Back with a touchdown by Jon Keyworth Midway through the final Quarter on a 1-Yard run but Alan Page blocked the extra Point try. Then came the disputed play. Jim Turner kicked a 25-Yard Field goals time ran out in regulation play to tie the game but the Vikings argued that Tim should have run out on the previous play. Clobber pursuing giants and pirates 2ricehrs put botox Back on top by Frank Brown a sports writer some Day in the not so Distant future negotiators will sit in an office talking about Jim Rice s contract. Whoever is speaking for Rice will remind the manage ment of the Boston red sox that 28 of his 40 Home runs this season either tied or won games. Of course the numbers will be larger by that time. Rice still has 19 games to win or tie with homers like the two he hit monday night. All those blows did was help beat the Baltimore orioles 5-4 and return Boston to Al Roundup undisputed Possession of first place in the american league s East division. This could turn us around said Rice aware that almost anything positive would represent a reversal for the red sox. They had lost nine of their last 11 games including four straight to new York and had seen the top spot slip from their grasp. At this Point i m just worried about winning and i Don t care How said Boston manager Don Zimmer after Rice s 40th Homer of the year gave the red sox a half game Lead Over the Idle Yankees. It s been a struggle to win just one game said Zimmer while Rice was Quick to Point out it will be a struggle to keep winning. We can t let up for the next 19  said Rice who need t have mentioned that without Strong performances in those contests there will be no games beyond that for the red sox. I was t looking for Home runs said the slugger whose career Best had been 39 until monday night. But the wind was blowing out and i tried to get the Ball up in the  Rice nearly homered in the first when his drive off Fenway Park s left Field Wall just missed going Over. That was a Home run in Baltimore and probably every place else said orioles manager Earl Weaver. Instead. Rice settled for a single on that play a sixth inning Homer and his game Winner on Joe Kerri Gan s first pitch of the eighth. Rice Zimmer said simply is some thing  that too will be duly noted at contract time. In the other Al games Kansas City clubbed Oakland 7-2, Texas blanked Cali fornia 1-0, Milwaukee trimmed Seattle 5-3, Minnesota nipped Chicago 3-1, and Cleve land beat Toronto 6-4 before losing 7-1. Weaver had expressed concern that bos ton s anguish Over losing would cause Trou ble for his orioles. I said before the game they d probably continued on Page 22 dodgers phils fatten their leads by Barry Wilne rap sports writer the Pennant Hopes of the Pittsburgh pirates and san Francisco giants May be turning into so Many shattered dream thanks to untimely losing streaks and the winning ways of the teams they Are Chas ing. The pirates the hottest team in baseball less than a week ago lost their fifth straight game monday a 10-3 pasting bythe first place Philadelphia Phillies. That dropped Pittsburgh five games behind the National league East leaders. The giants also fell five games Back in the no West by losing to los Angeles 7-2.the dodgers have beaten the giants three times in eight Days and san Francisco has lost five of its last six. Elsewhere in the my Montreal s Ross no Roundup Grimsley had a perfect game for 7 1-3 innings in the expos 3-1 Victory Over St. Louis the Chicago cubs beat the Newyork mets 9-4 Cincinnati edged Houston 9 8 and Atlanta bested san Diego 7-2.pirates manager Chuck Tanner in t ready to give up the Chase not with 18games left including five More with Phila Delphia. We can t throw in the Towel said Tanner whose pirates won 21 of 23 games to climb Back into the East race. Any body who does is a quitter. We still got a Chance. We be just got to win More game than they  Pittsburgh started off Well against Stev Carlton getting three runs and seven hits in three innings. Willie Stargell had a two run Homer in the third but Carlton limited continued on Page 23