European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 19, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 19 Rogers Blitz tactics put bite Back in toothless lion defense by Michael Janofsky . Times sports writer one of attic first things Rookie coach Darryl Rogers and his new staff did when they took Over the Detroit Lions for this season was scrap the old defensive schemes. Then they decided the Lions would Blitz a lot. Alien by crosses heir fingers. So Faiu Good. With a surprising 26-21 Victory Over the Dallas cow boys sunday the Lions arc one of five nil National conference teams at 2-0. A year ago at this time they were 1-1, on the Way to finishing 4-11-1. Because one of the Lions most glaring problems had been pass coverage the coaches changed the system from a 4-3 defens which features four linemen and three linebackers to a 3-4. It is a style especially Well suited to playing a team like the cowboys who throw a lot of Short and medium Range passes. In fact the first of the Lions five outstanding defensive plays occurred on a screen pass. On the cowboys second play from scrimmage Wil Liam Gay the right defensive end intercepted a pass from Danny White intended for Tony Dorset and re turned it 7 Yards to the cowboys 20-Yard line. That led to a Detroit held goal. The cowboys next series ended when Alvin Hall a Reserve safety recovered a Dorset Fumble. That led to a Detroit touchdown. Another Cowboy drive stalled when Roosevelt Barnes a Reserve linebacker stopped Timmy new some on a fourth and a play at the Lions 1-Yard line. In the second half a Fumble recovery by Dimetrious Johnson set up a second Detroit touchdown and an interception by James Harrell set up a third which gave the Lions a 26-0 Lead. By ponies count the Lions blitzed More than 30 times an unusually High number but an effective one to be sure. While completed 23 of 38 passes and he was  Ihrcke limes. Joe Gibbs had every right to gloat after his Washington redskins beat inc Houston oilers sunday 16-13. But he did t. Houston s Tony Zendijas mice had a Chance to lie the Senn Weij 3 Field goal Gnu twice he missed and Jas was in the redskins Camp All summer competing Wilh Mark Mosc Lcy. In the week before inc final coh bilion game. Gibbs traded Zendejas to the oilers a move thai was nol universally applauded within the redskins organisation. Mosc Lcy is 37 years old Zendejas is 25. Eric Dickerson who ended his holdout from the los Angeles rams last week up Cal sunday afternoon on the sidelines watching his icam defeat the Philadelphia eagles 17-6. Dickerson expects to return for inc rams game monday night against inc sea Hawks in a Callic. But what s the hurry his replacement Charles while ran for 144 Yards and a touchdown against the eagles. If it seems As if teams have been assessed an in ordinal number of penalties so far this season it s because icy have. Bui in s nol unusual. The number of penalties called in nil games has aver aged Balw can 12.5 and 13.8 inc last few seasons. The average for the 12 games played sunday was 15.3. The new York giants signed place kicker Jess Atkinson on tuesday in inc event regular kicker Ali Haji sheikh has to be placed on the injured Reserve list Haji sheikh re injured his hamstring muscle in sunday s 23-20 loss to Green Bay and missed a 47-Yard Field goal that would have tied the game with 1 06 to play. Atkinson inc 23-year-old former univ Cisily of Mary land kicker had a tryout Wilh the giants in August. Up Polo Detroit s Eric Williams was just one Heidi ache. Dallas a a Danny White experienced Sunda no from Page 17 Sions in his last seven starts and has not won since aug. 11. Dodgers 7, padres 1 san Diego Greg Brock s Lead off Homer in the second inning ignited a four run uprising and Orel Hershiser coasted with a seven hitter As los Angeles Defeated san Diego. The Victory allowed the dodgers to maintain a to game Lead in the no West Over Cincinnati. Hershiser 16-3, extended his personal winning Streak to eight games. Cub 3, expos 0 Montreal Dennis Eckersley and Lee Smith combined for a four hitter and Jody Davis hit a three run Homer As Chi Cago cubs snapped a five game losing Streak by beating Montreal. Eckersley 9-6, was working on a no Hil tar until he gave up a sixth inning single. Reds 6, giants i Cincinnati Andy Mcgaffigan tossed a seven hitter and to Diaz drove in a pair of runs to Lead Cincinnati to Victory and a sweep its nine game season series against san Francisco at riverfront stadium. Astros 10, braves 6 Atlanta Glenn Davis drove in three runs and Houston scored three times in each of three innings to beat Allan a and record its seventh straight win. Tiger hrs Bury slumping yanks by the associated press Detroit five Days ago the new York Yankees had won 12 of 13 outings i and were just 114 games out of first place of tar falling As far As 9 4 behind in Early August. On tuesday night they continued to slide out of Contention. Darrell Evans hit two Home runs and Kirk Gibson Nelson Simmons and Lou Whitaker each hit one to support four Hil pitching by Dan Perry and Willie Hernan Dez As the Detroit tigers Defeated new York 9-1. The game extended the Yan Kees losing Streak to five games their longest of the season. Although first place Toronto also lost 6-5 to Boston the Blue jays maintained their five game Lead in the american league East. The five Home runs were the most Ever allowed in a single game by Yankee starter Ron Guidry 19-6. His previous High was four homers against the Minnesota twins on May 28,1982. Pc try 15-11, who missed his two pre Vious starts because of a sore right Elbow scattered four hits in seven innings. His Only mistake was a Homer to Don mat singly leading off the fourth. Gibson hit his 26th Homer after iwo were out in the first for a 10 Tiger Lead. Simmons followed later with his 10th, american league Whitaker Wilh his 20ih and Evans with his 32nd and 33rd both deep into the upper deck. Elsewhere in the Al tuesday mariners 7, royals 0 Kansas City to. Phil Bradley drove in four runs with his 20lh Homer and a single and malt Young pitched a seven hitter As Seattle blanked Al West leading Kansas City. The royals who maintained a two game Lead Over California dropped i hair second straight game at Home after win Ning five of seven on their Wes Lorn Road trip. Red sox 6, Blue jays 5 Boston Tony armas drove in three runs with a fifth inning Homer thai broke a 3-3 tie and lifted Boston Over to Ronto. Dennis Oil can Boyd went 7vi innings and raised his record to 14-11. White sox 5, Angels 2 Chicago Harold Bains three run Homer and rib single supported Brill Burns i8lh Victory and led Chicago past con Landing California. Bains drove in the first Chicago run in the first and Hil his i9lh Homer in the Bottom of the save nah. Burns 18-8, combined Wilh Bob James to hold California to nine hits including Brian Downing s i9ih Homer. Orioles 6, Brewers 0 Baltimore Gary Roenicke s iwo run Homer highlighted a five run rally Hal broke open a 1-0 game in the eighth inning and Ken Dixon Pilch cd a four Hil Lerlo Pace Baltimore. Dixon. 8-3, walked two struck Oul four and Rel Rcd 19 Bailers in a Row for his first major league shutout. Indians 15, a s 8 Cleveland Joe Carter drove in three runs Wilh a pair of Home runs and Andre Thornton drove in five runs with iwo doubles and a single As Cleveland out slugged Oakland. Thornton has driven in 55 runs in his last 62 snarls. Carter has five Home runs in his last nine games. Twins 7, rangers 2 Minneapolis Frank Viola threw a four hitter and Tom Brunansky and Roy Smalley drove in iwo runs each to Power Minnesota. Viola 15-14, registered his sixth com plete game while Brunansky hit his 26lh Homer in the third and doubled in a run in the sixth. Smalley doubled in iwo runs in the fifth. Drugs from Pago 17 around and not to hang around with any of them Tanner said. He said i m Obj a hut having a couple of Beers. 1 said of and i went to bed and went to sleep. After Berra admitted last week that he used cocaine Tanner said he never suspected the son of Yogi Berra used drugs. When somebody s not playing Well. I us him if they have a personal problem or if they re feeling lick. But to my knowledge i never asked him about that drugs Tanner said. Tanner also testified he never saw Strong inside the pirates clubhouse although Par Ker and Berra both said that Strong had Access to the clubhouse. Former pirates outfielder John Milner also testified he bought cocaine from Strong in a clubhouse restroom during a 1980 game against the Houston astros. I have my own office and i rarely go into the clubhouse. Maybe once or twice a year Tanner said. I m getting ready myself before a game and i have to talk to reporters Afler a game and i m the last one to leave. After a game i Don l have Lime logo Inlo the clubhouse and see who s in  Tanner admitted the pirates once had a Liberal clubhouse policy in which players could invite in friends and relatives. That policy was tightened considerably in 1983 even to the Point where players families were restricted at the urging of the com missioner s office after four Kansas City royals went to jail for drug Possession. Two other witnesses testified during tuesday s court session. John Holt a Phila Delphia insurance agent and travel agent testified that Strong a one time Phila Delphia Phillies clubhouse caterer attended a party Al his Home on the night of sept. 10, 1982 Strong is accused of Selling cocaine to Parker in Pittsburgh on that Dale. Woodrow Nolan jr., owner of the Phila Delphia restaurant where Strong worked for a year testified that Claude Washington of the Atlanta braves Enos Cabell of the los an Geles dodgers and Jerry Mumphry of the Houston astros accompanied Strong to the restaurant. The owner said he never a new Strong to use or Deal drugs