European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes july 1985 invaders sink showboat 2819 in Usel a quarterback Bobby Hebert threw two touchdown passes to wide receiver Anthony Carter to give the Oakland invaders a 2819 United states football league semifinal playoff Victory saturday Over the Memphis a third year pro from Northwest Louisiana also scored a touchdown on a 1yard run late in the final period to put the game out of reach and ruin the afternoon for showboat fans at the Liberty the Victory gave the invaders a 1541 record for the year and a ticket to next weeks Usel championship game in new where they will play the Winner of sundays Birmingha Baltimore semifinal the showboat finished Memphis took a 107 halftime Lead after Oakland Drew first blood with a 91yard drive that ended with the first play of the second halfback John Williams took a pitch out from Hebert and slipped around right end for the invaders Memphis settled for a 34yard Alan Duncan Field goal after the invaders defense dug in to halt a drive Midway through the second the showboat went ahead with driving 73 Yards with Anthony parkers 23yard run up the Middle on a draw play producing the Memphis stretched the Lead to 137 Early in the third period on duncans 47yard Field the invaders retaliated with a six play drive that Cov ered 66 Yards to go ahead Hebert tossed to who caught the Ball on the showboats1 8 and into the end zone to Complete the 24yard before the third period was Hebert connected again with Carter for another the toss Cov ered 19 Yards to run the score to Hebert put together a 92yard drive Midway through the final Quarter and scored from the 1 to give the invaders a 2813 the showboat managed a 66yard scoring drive with less than five minutes left on the once again on a collected the touchdown with a 27yard run up the a 2point conversion failed when an interference penalty nullified Derrick Crawford catch in the end january putting seals Victory at Greenbrier a photo Greenbrier Winner Don january 21st tournament Victory on senior tour White Sulphur a Don a Slomov ing held off Lee elder and Harold Henning with crucial putts late in the final round saturday to win the Greenbrier american express championship phase Nior you cant pay a lot of attention to what the others Are i just try to run my own train and let it go from january a final round 6underpar 66 gave him a 54hole total of 200 and his 21st senior tour i have no control Over anyone else i just kept trying to use the same we had a Heck of a any of the three of us could have i just made some putts he the Leader after two Bir died three of the final four holes to hold off elder and first round Leader elder had nine birdies to finish with a 6 under 66 and a three round 202 while Hen Ning shot a final round 69 for a we just made a lot of birdies and with All that going it could have been said the 55yearold he earned and is now Only Short of be coming the first senior golfer to win million since the tour began five years Only one shot separated the three golfers with four holes to january rolled in an 18foot putt on the par4 a Uphill putt on the par4 16th and then a final four footer on the i knew after that the putt on 16 that if i didst fall dead id be in january elder birdied 15 and 16 and then parred out the rest of the Henning had a Birdie on the 14th to tie january at 13 but could manage Only three pars and a bogey Over the final four if Lee or i had won it would have been like David slaying said when i pulled he january always pulled something out of his that Why Hes a great elder said of he really Hung in there and never seemed to Back that the Way he when you shoot 66 and lose you have to take your hat off to the Man who beat Jimmy Powell finished fourth with a senior tour record 10underpar 62 to finish at 9under his round included three a five birdies and a bogey on the Yard Greenbrier Becker Curren winners Are remembered from Page 1 Otte along the he knocked off Frances Henri Leconte in the quarterfinals and then beat 5 Anders Jarryd of swe Den in a rain delayed that set up his meeting with Curren and Beckers Date with How would he celebrate his championship my parents Are he we will have a Good dinner tonight and maybe a Glass of it is my first i Hope it is not my Becker said he thought his Victory would change Tennis in we never had a Tennis he now they England a Kevin despondent in summed up what it Felt like to lose a Wimbledon singles theres a huge difference Between winning and people remember Only the the 27yearold South Africa born naturalized american said sunday after going Down to Boris i should have had the advantage out having been to a Here in said but maybe he was too Young to know All about nerves and that Hes a Strong kid and could be 1 in the world one Curren served 19 aces Only one less than Becker but otherwise failed to get his first serve in consistently and was punished for in a human not a he i cant do it every the serve dictates the Tempo of the Mcenroe and Connors did not serve nearly As Well to me As Becker if Mac had served like that kid did hed probably have Given me a runner up to Mats Wilander in the australian now has lost in the final of two out of the last three grand slam tournaments and is still waiting for his first major its been a great tournament and in thrilled that Ive beaten great players along the he of course in Digap but now i know i can beat anybody on on a Given sunday was not his begin Ning with a double fault and three other dreadful errors in his opening service i played a horrific game to drop my i was just too and that set me on the wrong said he agreed with Becker that the key game came in the Middle of the third set when the players exchanged i was up a if id won that next it could have been a different Curren foot faulted seven but he said that didst bother he also said hed faced harder servers than the West German teen Ager but never someone who combined Power with Hes especially around the net where Hes sometimes All at but you have to make sure he does not get in too Many big in terms of Ball hand control and he is not in the Mcenroe depart at not Many Guys have Ever played As Well As he he returns serve with dramatic and off the ground Hes very solid and can hit winners from any Piquet wins French up for 1st Victory in Over a year be France a for Mer world Champion Nelson Piquet of Bra Zil in a Brash Ambaw won sundays French grand his first Victory in More than a finn Keke Rosberg in a Williams Honda grabbed second place on the last Lap from Frances Alain Prost in a Mclare tag porsche after a race Long Battle in which frosts Niki Lauda of was Long a close who won in Detroit two weeks ago despite a pit made a tire Stop Here when running second after 40 of the 53 he dropped to then battled setting a record for the Paul Ricard track near the Riviera italian Michele a Boretos Ferrari had its engine explode on Lap five when lying but he maintained the Lead in the world championship with 31 his Sweden Stefan placed fourth in a fighting drive from Down the also winning his place on the last Frances Patrick Tam Bay finished sixth for the last championship Prost and de Angelis now share second place in the championship with 26 Points after the seventh of 16 scheduled Rosberg is fourth on 18 Points and Johans son fifth with Rosberg led from the pole chased by brazils Ayrton Senna Lotus Ren Ault and Senna was forced to pit with Gearbox trouble on Lap 10 and Piquet took the Lead on the next Lap passing with out any i pulled out a second a Lap and with 20 laps to i eased said i when i saw Prost was gaining quickly behind i had to my rear tires went off and were gone on the last five laps i just managed to said Rosberg said he was faster on the straight but both Mclaren were All Over me in the and its not easy having Drivers of Nikis and Alains Caliper behind