European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 staff ions slip past gamblers a Danny Miller kicked five Field the last with two minutes left in the As the Birmingham stallions Defeated the Houston gamblers 2220 in a United states football league first round playoff game the Victory leaves the Usel regular season Eastern Confer ence with a 145 Houston ends its season at Birmingham jumped to a 100 Lead in the first it held the Edge until Houston went up 1716 in the third period on a 21yard pass from Jim the leagues top to Richard Birmingham made it 1917 on Mill ers fourth Field goal of the a Usel playoff record late in the third Houston Toni Fritsch countered with a 46yard Field goal that put the gamblers ahead 19 in the final the stallions moved to and a Bob Parsons punt was blown dead on Houston 1yard the gamblers moved to their own 20yard but were forced to punt and Birmingham took Over at Houston after four running plays picked up 30 an incomplete Cliff Stoudt pass set the stage for Millers winning a his five Field goals tied a league record for most in one Miller opened the first half scoring with a 39yard Field on the ensuing Birmingham Ted Walton knocked the Ball away from Clarence Dennis Woodberry recovered at the Houston 34yard four plays Stoudt hit Jim Smith with an 8 Yard touchdown Houston tied the game on a 23yard pass from Kelly to Gerald Mcneil and a 20yard Fritsch Field two More Miller Field goals for 26 and 41 made it 1610 before Kelly and Johnson linked up to make it shield Gibson team leads showboat bowlers Las vegas a the team of Greg Shields of and Paul Gibson of opened a 96pin Lead after the final round of qualifying sat urday in the showboat Aba Dou Bles Shields continued to Lead the team with a 228 while Gibson averaged for the first three the duo had a pinball total of going into saturday nights first round of matchplay Barber nabs senior Lead a defending Champion Miller Barber posted the Only subpar score of the a 1under 71 on the Windy Edgewood Tahoe Golf and bolted into a three stroke Lead sat urday in the third round of the senior open the 54yearold texan finished the Day with a three round total of two strokes under and 62yearold Roberto Devicenzo of Argentina was second with a 1 Over 217 after taking a Walter zem the surprising Leader through two fell into third at with a third round i want steady Over my the wind was blowing me around a Little the 155pound from Barber three putted at the first Green for his Only bogey and also three putted at the where he got a but he did not blame the stiff winds which blew at More than 30 they put the pins considering the everybody could the course was set up real there were no Tricky you just needed to hit a lot of Good Golf said who could claim his third senior open title in five tries on Only three pros Jim Ferree and Howie Johnson and Amateur Frank managed scores of 72 Barber said the Mountain wind contributed saturday to probably the longest drive i Ever hit in my a 300yard shot off the tee at the 16th he went under Par for the Day at the where he missed by inches on a putt for an Eagle and then dropped a Short putt a photo 1984 senior Champion Miller Barber 3stroke Lead in third round at Edgewood Tahoe course for his Birdie on the par5 he had a four stroke Lead at that Point Over Devicenzo and Gay playing with dropped out of the tie for second when he hit his tee shot into Lake alongside the and took a triple bogey he finished with a 76 and was in fourth place with just ahead of australian Peter 74 Arnold Winner of the tournament in pulled to within five strokes of the Lead after making birdies at the 11th and but he had a double bogey at the 17th and two bogeys on the closing holes to finish with a 76 and a three round total of bulldog coach very serious7 confirms interest in Senate Atlanta up Georgia football coach Vince confirming published said saturday he is very seriously considering leaving the University before the 1985 season to run for the it is True that i have had a longtime interest in Public service and that i have Given serious thought to running for the Senate As a Southern said who also is georgias athletic direct Dooley told a news conference he would decide Over the next 20 or 30 Days whether to stay at the University or enter the 1986 race against incumbent Republican Mack if i decide to run i think i would have a fighting said who has coached the bulldogs for 21 i believe some of the most pressing problems that we have in this state and in the nation Are going on in i am concerned about our state and the coun try and believe there is a need for stable and mature leadership in the who has a masters degree in history from Auburn said he would resign As football coach before the upcoming season if he enters the he said he would prefer to stay on As athletic director until such time As i would be actively involved in Dooley said he had discussed a senatorial Campaign with Only a handful of people with some very confidential friends the possibility of entering Public Dooley added he had wanted to wait until after the 1985 football season to de cide whether to run but supporters urged him to Speed up the i expressed to them i had a keen inter est but because the season was so i thought it would be inappropriate to continue the i was in formed that if there was any real interest then a decision had to be made prior to the Dooley he said he would not comment on mat tingly performance during his one term in office until he decides whether to i dont think its important that i get into any detailed discussion about that until such time As Ive made a he file photo georgias Vince Dooley thinks he has fighting Chance Mclain Back on the Mound for prison team Atlanta a Denny Mclain 12year absence from the pitching Mound will end next weekend when major league baseballs last 30game Winner strides up the Hill for the Detroit part of his audience will be armed guards who will make sure that Only and not go Over the which encircles the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta where Mclain is serving a 23year sentence for gambling and drug Mclain won 31 games for the Detroit tigers in losing six and winning the american league by Young he also won the award As the leagues Best Pitcher the next year with a 249 but his career began to amid suspensions from baseball for consorting with it eventually ended in Atlanta in 1972 where he was 35 in eight games for the in he pitched for a minor league team in Shreve but didst pitch again until two weeks when be began preparing for saturdays game Between his namesake team and the cardinals a squad made up of mostly Young inmates that was established before Mclain arrived at the Atlanta prison three weeks when Mclain suggested the cardinals move a Young outfielder with a Strong Arm to the he was told they didst want any outside after the other inmates rallied around the 41 year old Mclain and asked him to pitch for a new team that would Challenge the most of the players Are Between 40 and 50 and want nothing More than to beat the younger i told my wife about and she said it sounded like that Burt Reynolds the longest Mclain said in an interview published in sundays combined editions of the Atlanta journal and the Atlanta i guess Shes its a everybody talking about he began throwing last impressed by his Ini tial he threw again i almost he after a thursday Mclain i literally but he is ready to pitch saturday and has already scoped out his new As High As the Wall its not very Mclain the Field is situated so that Home runs go Over the