European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 18, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 tanks tip red sox 3-2, surge 3/2 games ahead by United press International and so the new York Yankees surge on be a runaway freight train. Thurman Munson s sacrifice Fly with me out in the ninth inning saturday scored Ickey Rivers from third base with the inning run to lift new York to a 3-2 Victo Over the Boston red sox and move the defending world champions Safe games in front in the american league Eastern i Ision race. Jim Catfish Hunter 10-5, edged sex Yankee Mike Torrez 15-11, As the Yankees won their sixth in a Row from the red sox. After Rivers tripled Over Carl Yastrzemski s head in left Field to open the ninth the red sox played the infield in and kept Rivers on third when Willie Randolph grounded to shortstop Rick Burleson. With one strike Munson attempted to squeeze Rivers Home but fouled off the pitch. On the very next pitch Munson lined to Jim Rice in right Field who made a running Stab but fell Down after the catch and was unable to make a play at the plate. Rice hit his 41st Home run in the first inning after Jerry Remy singled to give the red sox a 2-0 Lead. It was the first time in � Al Roundup the two Back to Back weekend series be tween the clubs that the sox led in a game. The Yankees came Back with one run in the Bottom half of the first on singles by Randolph Munson and Reggie Jackson. Jackson tied the score with two out in the fifth when he lined his 23rd Home run into the lower right Field seats. It was also his 336th career Homer tying for 32nd place with Joe Adcock on the All time Home run list. The Victory was the first of the year for Hunter Over the red sox and was his seventh in his last eight decisions. Hunter Al Lowed Only six hits struck out eight and walked three in route to his fourth com plete game. Elsewhere in the Al Detroit clobbered Cleveland 10-4, Baltimore blasted Toronto 11-1, Minnesota downed Milwaukee 5-2, California edged Kansas City 4-3, Texas beat Oakland 8-1 and Chicago topped Seattle 9-1. Tigers 10, indians 4 Lance Parrish rapped out four hits and drove in three runs to spark a 16-hit attack which carried Detroit to a rout of Cleve Colleg Egrid Roundup land. Milt Wilcox 13-10, went 8 1-3 innings to gain credit for the Victory but needed Relief help from John Hiller in the ninth. Orioles 11, Blue jays 1 Pat Kelly and Eddie Murray drove in three runs apiece and Lee May belted a two run Homer to Back the six hit pitching of Dennis Martinez 14-11. Kelly drove in a run with a single and hit a two run Homer while Murray doubled in two runs and singled in another. Twins 5, Brewers 2 Dave Goltz 13-10, scattered 10 hits and Rod Carew singled doubled drove in a run continued on Page 24 Kittany Lions shut out 6thranked buckeyes Jim Catfish Hunter. Beats botox 1st time this year by United press International Matt Suhey ran three Yards to Cap an 80 Yard third Quarter touchdown drive and Matt Bahr kicked four Field goals saturday to Power eighth ranked Penn state to a 19-0 upset Over error plagued Ohio state. Penn state led the sixth ranked Buck eyes 3-0 at halftime on Bahr s first Field goal a 30-yarder with 9 52 left in the first Quarter. The Kittany Lions mounted their 80-Yard touchdown drive on their third pos session of the second half to grab a 10-0 advantage. The Lions used up nearly six minutes during the drive All on the ground except Cordero aboard in wire to wire Victory slew beats affirmed in Marlboro by Jenny Kellner new York up Seattle slew under a beautifully controlled ride from Pockey Angel Cordero jr., led from wire to wire to upset affirmed and take the $300, 000 Marlboro cup at Belmont saturday in the first meeting Ever Between two triple Crown champions. 1 it was the second straight defeat for affirmed who lost to Lydar by disqualification in the travers aug. 19. On saturday under Steve Cauthen affirmed trailed by two lengths throughout the race and in the stretch could not catch Seattle slew who completed the 11-8 mile race in 1 45 4-5. The time was just 2-5 of a second off secretariat s track record set in 1973, As Seattle slew took the Field of six through Early fractions of 24, 47, 1 10 1-5 and 1 33 3-5 in route to his 3-length Victory. Completing the order of finish were Nasty and bold upper Nile Cox s ride and Darby Creek Road. Affirmed who had won eight straight races before the travers had been sent off As the 1-2 favorite by the crowd of 40,880. Seattle slew a loser in his last Start to the speedy but lightly regarded or. Patches was the 2-1 second Choice. The Winner returned $6.20, $2.80 and $2.40, while affirmed paid $2.20 and $2.10. Nasty and bold returned $2.40 to show. It was Only the fourth Start this year for Seattle slew who had won two widely spaced allowance races against lesser opponents before losing by a neck in the Pat Terson. With the Victor s purse of $180,000, he raises his lifetime earnings to $977,720 Seattle slew leading affirmed. Down final stretch toward 3-length Victory for owner Karen l. Taylor. Affirmed took second place Money of $66,000 and boosted his earnings this year to $901,541, breaking secretariat s 1973 single season record of $860,404. In winning the Marlboro Seattle slew became the Only other horse beside Lydar to Ever defeat affirmed. Lydar was scheduled to Start in the Marlboro but earlier this week fractured a coffin Bone in his ankle and was unable to enter. Blue Baron sensitive Prince and text were All scratched from the original Field of nine. He has the most Beautiful stride of any horse said a beaming Cordero in the win Ner s Circle. The 36-year-old jockey had been named by the owners earlier this week to replace Jean Cruguet who had knocked the Colt s ability after the Patter son. Affirmed had been the experts Choice to take the Marlboro on the basis of his magnificent form but despite a valiant try could not even gain ground on the flying Seattle slew. I never took my Eye off Seattle slew said Cauthen. He tried his Best to catch the Winner but could not get to him. He ran his race but never gave  Seattle slew s career has been marred by controversy and mystery. After sweep ing through last year s triple Crown undefeated he was shipped to California where he lost by 16 lengths to . Tobin in the swaps stakes on july 3,1977. It was his last Start of the year As a series of ailments cropped up time and again to thwart the Seal Brown Colt s come Back. This year he was plagued by More ailments including a weird virus that sup Posedly almost killed him in february. Finally he made his first Start May 14 at Aqueduct and won easily but did not com Pete in the Handicap triple Crown because of a filling in his ankle. He won another Al Lowance race at Saratoga aug. 12 before losing to or. Patches sept. 5. For a 17-Yard pass from Chuck Fusina to Bob Bassett to the Ohio state 22. Suhey ran to the 11 and Mike Gurnan carried to the three before Suhey blasted Over for the game s Only touchdown with 4 52 left in the third Quarter. Bahr added Field goals of 41, 25 and 30 Yards in the final period. Ohio state s Only scoring threat came in the closing minute of play when third string quarterback Greg Castignola hit flanker Doug Donley with a 50-Yard pass to the Penn state three but the buckeyes were unable to Cross the goal. Art Schlichter the highly publicized freshman quarterback started the Buck eyes season opener before 88,203 fans the third largest crowd in Ohio stadium Histo  Gerald Ohio state s starting quarterback the last two years started at split end. The loss was Schlichter s first in a game in which he started at quarterback stretching to his Junior High school Days. Schlichter connected on 12 of 26 passes for 183 Yards but was intercepted five times. The buckeyes also lost three Fum Bles. Penn state s Only turnover was an interception of a Fusina pass by linebacker Alvin Washington. In other games no. 1 Alabama beat no. 10 Missouri 38-20, no. 2 Oklahoma routed West Virginia 52-10, no. 3 Arkansas whipped Vanderbilt 48-17, no. 4 Michigan blanked Illinois 31-0, no. 7 Texas rolled Over Rice 34-0, no. 8 Southern California thumped Oregon 37-10, and no. 9 Urcla blanked Tennessee 13-0. Also 12th-ranked Pitt downed Tulane 24 6, no. 13 Louisiana state tripod Indiana 24 17, no. 14 Nebraska romped past Hawaii 56-16, no. 15 Florida state crushed Oklahoma state 38-20, no. 17 Maryland turned Back Louisville 24-17, no. 18 Kentucky was tied 14-14 by South Carolina no. 19 Washington dubbed Kansas 31-2, and no. 20 Colorado downed Miami of Florida 17-7. All three service academies triumphed air Force Downing Boston College 18-7, Navy Waltzing past Virginia 32-0 and army beating Lafayette 24-14. . Junior blocked a Missouri punt and senior linebacker Rickey Gilliland carried it 35 Yards for a third Quarter touchdown to rally Alabama past Missouri which upset notre Dame last week. Gilliland s first College touchdown gave Alabama a 24-20 Lead with 11 34 left in the third period at Missouri. Alabama scored two More touchdowns following Missouri fumbles. Tony Nathan ran one Yard for the first score and Jeff Rutledge tossed a 23 Yard pass to Lou Ikner for the second. After Alabama took a 17-0 Lead Early in the second Quarter Missouri erupted for 20 Points in five minutes to stun the 13-Point favorite Crimson tide. The Victory avenged Alabama s 20-7 season opening loss to Missouri in 1975, which wound up costing the Crimson tide continued on Page 22