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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 1, 19b5 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports saints Surprise 49ers 20-17 san Francisco a Dave Wilson working behind a patched up line that did an excellent Job threw a 43-Yard touchdown pass to Eugene Goodlow Early in the fourth Quarter sunday to give the new Orleans saints a 20-17 upset Victory Over the super bowl Champion san Francisco 49crs. In one of the most startling upsets of the Young nation Al football league season Wilson outperformed 49crs quarterback Joe Montana. The saints defense sacked Montana six times and intercepted him twice. The super bowl Star completed Only 12 of 26 passes for 119 Yards. A 79-Yard san Francisco drive ending with Roger Craig s 2-Yard touchdown run gave the 49crs a 17-13 Lead two minutes into the fourth period. Three minutes later the saints got the Ball and scored on a three play 83-Yard drive that began with Wayne Wilson s 315-Yard run an ended with the to pass to Goodlow. Both teams came Cut of the game with 2-2 records. The 49ers lost Only one game last season going 15-1 in the regular season and 18-1 Overall for an nil record. The saints had three new starters in their offensive line because of injuries suffered a week earlier. The unit gave Wilson Good pass Protection and opened holes for big running plays. San Francisco scored first on Wendell Tyler s 8-Yard to run in the second period. The saints. After recovering a Fumble by Tyler drove 69 Yards and evened the score on Hokie Gajan s 5-Yard to run with 39 seconds left in the first half. Linebacker Jack Del Rio intercepted a Montana pass and the saints look a 10-7 halftime Lead when Morten Andersen kicked a 39-Yard Field goal with three seconds remaining. San Francisco pulled into a 10-10 lie on Ray Wyrsch ing s 42-Yard held goal in the third Quarter. The saints regained the Lead when Andersen kicked another 39-Yard Field goal Laic in the Quarter. Marino hurls Miami past broncs Denver a Miami s Dan Marino won his much awaited Duel with Denver s John Elway passing for 390 Yards and three touchdowns sunday to Lead the dolphins Over the Broncos 30-26 in National football league action. Despite the loss of his Best receiver Mark Clayton to a sprained ankle Early in the third Quarter Marino completed 25 of 43 passes. He repeatedly kept the Denver defense off balance making full use of his receivers. The Victory raised the dolphins record to 3-1. Denver fell to 2-2. Marino put the dolphins ahead for Good late in the third Quarter flipping a pass to Clayton s backup Vince Heflin. Heflin spun away from two Denver defenders Ari dashed into the end zone to Complete a 46 Yard scoring play. It gave Miami a 27-23 Lead. The teams traded fourth Quarter Field goals to account for the final margin. Marino earlier fired a 69-Yard to pass to Nat Moore who had slipped undetected behind the Bronco secon Dary. His 24-Yard flip to tight end Joe Rose gave Miami a 20-14 Lead late in the first half. Elway performed capably helping Man Euver the Broncos into position for a pair of scoring runs by Sammy Winder and one by Gem Lang. Elway completed 18 of 37 passes for 250 Yards. Cards Lead Cut to 3 mets beat bucs on Carter or from press dispatches Pittsburgh Gary Carter smashed a two run Homer his 13th of the month and 32nd of the season with one out in the 10th inning sunday As the new York acts beat the Pittsburgh pirates 9-7. The mils pulled within three games of the first place St. Louis cardinals in the National league East. Carter hit the first pitch thrown to him by losing reliever Larry Mcwilliams 6-9, National league for his game winning blast. It followed a one out single by Keith Hernandez. The Victory went to Jesse Orosco 7-6, who pitched 2vj innings. The cardinals were beaten 7-5 by the Mon real expos sunday. The cardinals Host the acts for a three game series be ginning tuesday night. The acts tied the score 7-7 in the ninth when Howard Johnson led off with his Lith Home run a smash Over the right Center Field Wall off reliever Cicilio . The pirates had taken a 7-6 Lead with a three run eighth inning off reliever Roger Mcdowell. Mcdowell gave up the runs on three hits while facing four batters. In other no games sunday expos 7, cardinals 5 Montreal Hubie Brooks two run triple keyed a three run seventh in Ning rallying Montreal Over St. Louis. With Montreal trailing 5-4 and two out up Woholo Gary Carter. 13 homers this month in the seventh loser Ken Dayley 4-3, walked Tim Raines. Raines stole second and scored when third baseman Terry pc Duclon s throw to first on Vance Law s infield single was wild. Jeff Lahti replaced Dayley and intentionally walked Andre Dawson. With run ners at first and second. Brooks ripped a two run triple to right Field giving him 96 Bis for the season. Reliever Gary Lucas pitched one inning to raise his record to 6-2. Jeff Cardon pitched the ninth for his National league leading 38lh save. Dodgers 7, giants 2 los Angeles Pedro Guerrero singled in the tying and go ahead runs in the fifth inning and Mike Marshall added a two run Homer two innings later to Lead los Angeles Over san Francisco. The Victory reduced the dodgers magic number for clinching the National league West title to three despite Cincinnati s 5 0 Victory Over the Houston astros sunday. The Homer was Marshall s 25th of the season. Reds 5. Astros 0 Cincinnati Jay Tibbs pitched a five hitter and buddy Bell drove in two runs to puce Cincinnati Over Houston giving the Siz Ling reds a sweep of the three game series. Tibbs 10-15, yielded Only four singles and a triple in notching his fourth straight Triumph fifth Complete game and second shutout of the year. The right hander struck out seven and walked none. The reds keeping the pressure on National league West Leader los Angeles have won four straight. 12 of their last 15 and 16 of their last 21. Braves 3, padres 2 Alana Rafael Ramirez s bases loaded walk with one out in the ninth in Ning scored Milt Thompson with the win Ning run As Atlanta beat san Diego. Cubs a. Phillies 2 Chicago Keith Moreland drove in a pair of runs with two singles helping Chicago defeat Philadelphia and hand the Phillies their 10th straight loss. Angels take Over top spot from pros dispatches Cleveland Kirk Mccaskill pitched a seven hitter and Bob Bonne and Dick Schofield drove in two runs apiece sunday As the California Angels beat the Cleveland indians 9-3 and look Over sole Possession of first place in the american league West. The Angels moved one game ahead of Kansas City which lost to Minnesota 6-3. California began a four game series in Kansas City on monday night. Mccaskill 12-11, gave up two runs in the first inning on a double by Brett but Ler an rib triple by Julio Franco and a sacrifice Fly by Andre Thornton. Mccaskill who struck out a career High 10, limited the indians to one run on four hits the rest of the Way. Cleveland which won the first two games of the series suffered its 100th loss american league of the season. This year Marks the third time since 1900 that the indians have lost at least 100 games having done it in 1914 and 1971. In Othni Al games sunday twins 6, royals 3 Minneapolis Kent Hrbcek drove in three runs and Mark Salas smashed a Solo Homer to Lead Minnesota Over Kansas City. John Butcher 11-14, earned the Victory scattering eight hits Over 6% innings striking out two and walking none. Ron Davis got the last two outs for his 25th save. The twins jumped to a 2-0 Lead when the Mcadoff Man scored in each of the first two innings. In the first. Kirby Puckett walked stole second and trotted Home one out later on Hrbek s sacrifice Fly to deep Center. In the second Salas tagged loser Mark Gubicza 13-10, for his ninth Homer of the year a 404-foot shot to right. The royals tied it 2-2 on three hits in the third. Buddy Biancalana reached on a fielder s Choice after Jamie quirk singled. He went to second on Lonnie Smith s sin Gle and scored on Willie Wilson s double. Smith then scored on George Brett s Sacri fice Fly. Blue jays 13, Brewers 5 Milwaukee Tony Fernandez drove in four runs with four hits High lighting a season High 22-Hil attack that powered Toronto Over Milwaukee. Toronto which also set its season High for runs began the Day leading the Ameri see Al on Page 23 Fin photo twins Kent Hrbcek drives in 3 runs  
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