European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday september 12, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 21 watch out for a majors upset by will grims1.ey a special correspondent h s a Good thing our football coaches Don t become general. We d never win a Battle much less War. Take Johnny majors of Tennessee who built that no. I powerhouse at Pittsburgh four years ago. Put three stars on his eau lets and give him charge of storming an enemy bastion and his exhortation to his troops would go like this listen Fellows we Haven t got a Chance. When you pour out of the trenches you re going to run into More canno fire than you be Ever seen in your life. Ninety percent of you won t make on the game in Knoxville saturday night with High ranked Southern Cal. Johnny in typical head coach fashion is drowning in his own tears. We re just average lie la ments. Three of our four linebackers Are Hurt. We be lost two tight ends and a Cou ple of front line tackles and we re meeting a team that for years consistently has had the Best material in the country. Well be Lucky to s Best bet underdog Tennessee to upset awesome Southern 18. Southern Cal 15 the trojans Don t have Charlie White and Paul Mcdonald. This is the fourth year of majors rebuilding program with the once mighty vols. Don t sell him Short. Ohio state 40, Syracuse 14 ask coach Carle Bruce of the buckeyes Why he s Al ways smiling. I be got Art Schlichter two More he says. Pittsburgh 4.1. Boston College 7 Chuck Tanner s faltering pirates could use a Little of Pitt s muscle. Nebraska 47, i Tah 10 quarterback Jeff Quinn has the softest Job in College football hand off to his runners and watch pm scoot. Houston 35, Ari Ona stale 7 it s a Long climb Back for the Ivi i fran the troubled Campus at to pc. Florida state .10. I of Miille 14 euphoria is the name for the seminoles Riding the momentum of their 11-0 1979 season. Georgia 14, Texas am 10 the team that opened with a Victory Over Tennessee should survive this Texas 27, Tulane 2 1 Rookie coach pirates Dae Parker is lagged out by cardinals Ted Simmons George Hendrick threw him out at the plate but the pirates won 7-6 expos astros win epic games by cathr1nf. Wolf up sports writer one was an epic performance the other was an epic game. While Rookie Bill Gullickson turned in a masterpiece wednesday night in Montreal that let the expos hold onto their slim Lead in the East the Houston Asirosh and los Angeles dodgers staged a Homeric epic of their own in the , a 21-year-old right hander overpowered the Chicago cubs striking out 18 batters a record for a Rookie to Lead the expos to a 4-2 Victory Iha kept Montreal one half game ahead of Phila Many More players had a hand in the 12-inning Houston game that finally resulted after the dodgers squandered two leads and threw out two winning Runsa the plate in a 6-5 Astro Triumph that moved them into a deadlock with los an Geles for the West Cruz slammed Rick Sutcliffe s first pitch to him Over the right Fieldi Wall with one out in the 12th to lift the astros and make a Winner of Bert Roberge 2-0. But � twas a Quick ending to a rather drawn is Angeles took a 5-3 Lead in the top of the 11th on Pinch hitter Gary Rhomas Sois two run single but a double by Danny Hep and an infield single by Gary Woods tied loss followed some late inning defensive heroics by the dodgers. In the Bot Tom of the Lola. Rick monday fielded Terry Puhl s single and threw out Joe Morgan at the plate to end the inning and in the Lith Dusty Baker caught Pinch runner Julio Gonzalez trying to score on Enos Cabell s Fly for the third the dodgers jumped to a 3-0 Lead on Baker s 28th Homer Mike Scioscia s no Roundup grounder and Steve Garvey s single hous ton lied the score in the seventh on Cesar cd Dino s single. The astros scored their first two runs in the fifth on Cruz s infield hit cd Dino s Bloop single and Alan Ash by s two run double. In Montreal Gullickson whiffed the final two Ball Cri to Register a strikeout total just one Short of the major league record shared by Steve Carlton Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver then said he in t a strikeout Pitcher. When i warmed up tonight my Arm Felt tight and i did t feel like i had the stuff p said Gullickson 8-4. Who got the Victory when Roland office scored the go ahead run on Pitcher Rick Ruschel s sixth inning throwing error. "1 just blanked the record out of my mind be cause i m not really a strikeout Gullickson certainly looked like one wednesday. His total was the most strike outs in the no since Seaver fanned 19 san Diego padres in april 1970. And the most in the majors since Ron Guidry fanned 18 California Angels in june 1978. In also bested the nine inning Rookie record of 15, established by Karl Spooner of the Brook Lyn dodgers and . Richard of Houston. In just seems like everything is falling into place said Gullickson who broke Bill Stoneman s club record of 14 strike outs. My first month Here with the expos i did t have Many strikeouts. But now i just go out there and pitch. I m not intimidated by people like Dave Parker any two Oul in the sixth re Uschel 11 11, walked office. Andre Dawson then hit an infield single and Reuschl s throw to first went into right Field allowing office to score and giving the expos a 3-2 Lead. Montreal added an insurance run in the seventh on Rodney Scott s rib single. Bill Buckner drove in both Chicago runs with a double and a single. The expos scored twice in the fifth on homers by continued on Fagu 221 Paul Wiggin gives the cardinals a pro look but southerners play Well above the Mason Dixon line. Auburn 26, Texas Christian 18 the tigers plug the holes in their Sieve de Carolina 25, Texas tech 14 a Mous Amos they Call him in tar Heel country. Last name Lawrence. Goal 5. on Page 221 stare s juggle do lineup beat tigers by Impi sports writer critics of the designated Hitler Rule say in takes too much strategy away from the they underestimate Earl m going to do it the rest of the Ca the Baltimore manager said wednesday night after an Experiment with the do worked in an 8-4 Victory Over the Detroit Crowley and Pat Kelly Bolh hit Al Roundup Ling in the do spot each hit a Home run and combined for eight rib to help the orioles remain three games behind first place new York in the East. I got a letter from a fan earlier in the said Weaver who was ejected in the second inning and responded by Bury ing Home plate under a Mound of suggested that i hit the Pitcher in the second spot. Then if the first Guy a tits on you can bunt him Over then the next Lime he comes up you Send a hitter up kicked the idea around with his coaches All season and then discussed in Wilh Detroit manager Sparky Anderson before trying it be had Tommy Davis As my do for years and now i have Lee May for cars and years so there was no reason to do it Weaver said. But if i platoon in thai spot and they re batting Down in the lower part of the order yes i la do it. And More than Likely they la legislate against it next nevertheless to open the game Weaver placed Pilcher Steve Slonic in the do s spot. That in in self took some imagination since the Ace right hander was already in Toronto awaiting Baltimore s next series. When it came Lime to replace Stone Weaver selected lefty Crowley to hit against right handed starter Jack Morris. Continued on Page 221 Brett s Bat wed did t play average .396 games left 22
