European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 13, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 23 intentional Fumble Saab or if dumped Ball mate fell on it Over goal for Victory by Bruce Lowitta sports writer new York a what the Rule boo says and what Ken Stabler said Are quite different but what the National football league says is very simple Stabler Fum bled and the Oakland raiders won. nil digest of rules is quite explicit it is considered intentional grounding of Forward pass when the Ball strikes the ground after the passer throws tosses or lobs the Ball to prevent a loss of Yards by his la., Phillies up leads Over giants bugs continued from Page 21 the bucs to one hit the rest of the Way. Carlton was t sure he would be Able to pitch until game time. I be kind of regressed said the left hander of his sore pitching shoulder. I Don t know what happened. Maybe i slept Peculiar with my Arm Over my head. I be been keeping the shoulder As quiet As the Phillie bats were hardly quiet including Carlton s. He singled in two runs in a six run fifth against Pittsburgh Rookie Don Robinson 12-6. Bake Mcbride closed the assault with a two run the game Pittsburgh Star out fielder Dave Parker received a Telephone death threat and Security was tightened at the manager Joe Altobelli was grim after Davey Lopes drove in three runs Andron Cey belted two homers to beat san Francisco Ace Vida Blue 16-8."we have no options left he said. We have to win the next one with them the have a Strong Doug Rau 14-8, was the Winner wit Relief from Terry Forster who got his 19th giants Are running out t f time noted Rau. I Haven t figured it out mathematically but it looks like we d just have to play .500 Ball to win. The Way our Guys Are going they re going to do a lot better than said i m not making any predictions but we be put pressure on them Roget Back in the race. Obviously if they d been Able to win two they would have Bee two out and right Back in expos 3, cardinals 1grimsley retired the first 22 batters before George Hendrick lined a double to break up the perfect game. With the Victory Grimsley 18-9, who signed with the expos As a free agent last Winter tied Phil Niekro for the league Lead in victories and equated the Montreal club Mark set by Carl Morton in 1970."i did t really expect to get it said Grimsley. The Type of Pitcher i am i not going to get that close too cubs 9, mets4bobby Murcer had three hits including a three run Homer while extending his consecutive hit Streak to eight at bats two Short of the no record. Dennis lamp Wen the route with a 10-hitter. Reds 9, astros 8cincinnati scored six times in the seventh with George Foster s grand slam Homer the big blow to take a 7-6 Lead. Houston jumped ahead 8-7 in the top of the ninth on consecutive Home runs by Bruce Bochy and Pinch hitter Jesus Alou. The Ken Griffey Pinch hit a two run single in the Bottom of the ninth to vault the reds to Victory. Braves 7, padres 2gary Matthews slammed five hits including a Homer and a double and Larr Mcwilliams won his eighth game in nine decisions since joining the braves in mid july. Stabler the raiders quarterback was equally explicit i fumbled it on purpose. Yes i was trying to Fumble Stabler was successful. With 10 seconds to play sunday Oakland with a second-Down-and-10 on the san Diego 14-Yard line and the chargers leading 20-14, stable faded Back and was hit by defensive end Fred Dean As he tried to a loss on the play would have meant taking a loss in the game As Well with the clock expiring. So Stabler dumped the Ball toward the goal line. Dave Casper Oakland s tight end led a charge of play ers from both sides after it. Had Casper simply recovered the Ballon say the 5-Yard line it would have done no Good what with time having expired. Some shrewdly nursed the Ball along until it entered the end zone then he pounced on i for a game tying touchdown. I helped it along then jumped on it Casper admitted with Candor every bit the equal of Stabler s in our playbook said guard Gene Upshaw. Hat s off to Jim Jim Bouton loses his Cap As he throw against the los Angeles dodgers in sunday s game in Atlanta. Bouton who joined the braves after pitching for their Savannah farm team this season was pulled in the fifth after suffering through six runs. A former new Yor Yankee Star who was making his first appearance in the majors in More than eight years Bouton had Given up Only one walk through the first three innings. The dodgers won 11-5. A fan faces charges after slugging football official Lawrence Kan. A a 30-year-old Wichita Man has been charged with two counts of Battery in connection with a incident involving a Spectator and an official at saturday s Kansas Texas a football game. David c. Dwyer was scheduled to appear on the charges tuesday according to Douglas county attorney Mike incident occurred shortly after Texas am scored Midway through the third Quarter on a pass to split end David caught the Ball while leaning Over the sideline in the end zone and big eight Field judge Thomas Fincken who ruled that Teague had one foot in Bounds signalled a touchdown. The Call Drew a storm of protest from Kun players coach Sand fans. As the teams were lining up for the extra Point attempt Dwyer leaped from the stands and ran toward Fincken. Dwyer pushed a police officer aside and was seen apparently striking Fincken on the was subdued by other officers and taken to the Douglas county la enforcement Center. Chuck m. Neinas big eight conference commissioner said Early tuesday that the conference had encouraged Fincken to file charges and Well stand behind him and assume All financial liability that he said Fincken had Given a notarized statement to Lawrence authorities. It called win at any Mann s extra Point then won it for Oakland 21-20.the chargers for the most part howled that several violations had occurred on the play. But referee Jerry Markbreit stood by his decision and on monday the of stood by Markbreit. The Ball went into the end zone and was recovered for a touchdown. That s it said Markbreit a sales manager from Skokie,111., in his third season As an nil official. He also said he was properly positioned for the play. My Job is to watch the quarterback at All times. I was right with the quarterback. That s my primary response of responsibility the nil digest of rules says the referee is in part. Final authority for Rule interpretations. These were All judgment plays on the part of the official As regarding whether there was intention or not said an nil spokesman. We can t make a decision on what a player says or does t and Art Mcnally the league s supervisor of officials added the Only thing an official can do is read the play and Call it Ashe sees in other words the nil will study the game films and tapes just As it does with All games and won t even think about reversing Markbreit s Call. To me Stabler looked like he shovel Edthe Ball san Diego linebacker Woodrow Lowe said. But Lydell Mitchell the chargers running Back was More philosophical. Justice was done. I thought it was Fumble said Mitchell who was standing near the end zone. You have to accept that fact that the raiders moved 80 Yards to win the game and it does t matter How they did it. They got the most Points. They stole it from us. Now it s up to unto steal a couple of the Call surprised and delighted Al Davis the raiders volatile owner who had been howling himself a week ago when he Felt an officials Call had helped Denver beat Oakland. I was hoping they woul Call it an incomplete pass or grounding Davis said. That would have Given us one More and Casper said you know Notredame lost 3-0 this weekend. God took a vacation from the dome but looked kindly upon the alums like Tampa Bay puts Boyla Back on injured list Tampa Fla. A Mike Boryla s comeback has ended after one game and he was placed on the injured Reserve list monday the Tarn a Bay buccaneers announced. The former Stanford Star who started at quarterback for parts of three seasons with the Philadelphia eagles missed the entire 1977 National football league sea son with the bucs because of a knee injury. He said last week that he was recovered and was prepared to claim the bucs Start ing quarterback Job. But he hit Only two of six. Passes in a 15-7 loss to Detroit saturday night and Accord ing to coach John Mckay said i just can t do it. I m not in shape. My knee Mckay said the bucs might sign Jeb Blount a second year quarterback Cut in training Camp. He said he Felt the need for a third quarterback behind Gary Huff and Rookie Doug Williams. Williams still is bothered by a sore right shoulder. Also placed on injured Reserve were offensive lineman Jeff Winans with recur ring Back spasms and defensive Back Jerry Anderson with knee problems that May require surgery
