European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 10,1986 the stars and stripes Pago 21 sports cowboys beat giants 31-28 Irving. Texas a d did t go according to the master plan but Herschel Walker s regular season National football league debut monday night nonetheless was one for the archives. Rushed into front line duty when starter Tony Dor Sotl went Down with a sprained left ankle Walker scored two touchdowns the second on a 10-Yard burst up the Middle with 1 16 to play to rally the Dallas cowboys to a season opening 31-28 Victory Over the new York giants. I was going to play flanker unless something happened. When Tony went Down i had to gel in be Learned the offence pretty fast Walker said. Ii Felt Good to help out. T wanted to really help this team. Now i feel like i her Schul was working at tailback in Case an injury happened said Dallas coach Tom Landry. He was ready As you Walker a Star in the . Football league who signed a five year is million contract with the cow boys has had Only a month to learn the Complex dal Las offence. He would t have played tailback in the game unless Dorset was Hurt Landry said. Tony showed great Dorset sprained an ankle in the firs period but came Back in the second to run 36 Yards with a screen pass for the game s first touchdown. Bui the ankle stiffened during halftime and he was held out of the second half. Herschel played great. He s a football player that Sall Landry said. Us exciting in watch him work. We might use Herschel More. He has so much Walker ran 10 limes for 64 Yards and caught six passes for 32. His 24-Yard reception set Dallas winning drive in motion and Tony Hill s 35-Yard reception to he Newyork 16 got the cowboys within scoring Range. Donatl. Who had objected to Walker s lucrative contract admitted that Walker played very very Welt. He was really hitting the hotel. It was another one of those games we be been hav ing with the cowboys new York coach Bill Parcells said. Walker did very Well for the first Lime. He s Strong. He broke a lot of on the final scoring play Dallas was aligned in Shotgun formation and Walker s game winning run seemed to catch the new York defense by Surprise. Quarterback Danny while faded As if to pass then slipped the Ball to Walker. Walker ran almost untouched into the end zone capping a 72-Yard drive. The giants drove to the cowboys 45-Yard-line in the final minute of play. With three seconds remain ing Phil Simm threw a pass into the end zone that was batted Down by Cowboy defender Cornell Cowdy who earlier had been burned for a touchdown. The Victory was the 21st in the last 22 season open Era for the cowboys. T took Dallas Only six plays to come Back after new York look a 20-24 Lead on Bobby Johnson s second touchdown reception of the game. After tight end Mark Bavaro caught a 30-Yard pass from Sirms. Johnson tipped an under thrown Oul jumped defender Ron Fellows for he Ball and ran 44 Yards for a touchdown with 5 24 to cowboys whet led 14-0 in the first half took a see cowboys on Page 26 Mcmahon to be out 3 weeks Lake Forest Iii. A quarterback Jim Mcmahon Wijt be lost to the super howl Champi on Chicago bears for at least three weeks because of a shoulder injury suffered in the fourth Quarter of sunday s 41-31 Victory Over the Cleveland Browns in the nil sea son opener for both earns. It s a second degree separation in the right Trainer Fred Cailo said. He did not dislocate it. He will miss about three Cailo said Mcmahon has move ment of the Arm. At the end of this week he will begin to work with weights and in 10 to 14 Days he will do some throwing Cailo said. There was no damage to the rotator cuff. Ii is Lender and sore and we will treat it wish Caito said a first a circe Shoul Der injury is mild and takes about a week to heal. A second degree injury has pain and swelling an Lake three weeks and a third de see Mcmahon on Page 26 1bis Gao ref Ken c bears quarterback Jim Mcmahon. Shoulder injury botox club o a Lead jays by 7 by United press Baltimore Wade Boggi col Leclede his fourth hit and scampered to second on a Short passed Ball to trigger a six run Lith inning monday thai gave the Boston red sox a 9-3 Victory Over the Baltimore orioles. Bill Buckner doubled Home the win Ning run do Ign Evans collected a two run double and Rich go Man capped the inning with a three run Homer. The Triumph was the red sox ninth straight. Boggs who went 4 for 6 and raised his american league leading average to .352, singled to open the ill against loser Don Aasc 5-7, and won a Gamble by sprinting to second on a Short passed Ball by John Slefco. After moving to third on Barren s in Fich out Boggs scored when Buckner lined a double into the right Field Corner for his 88lh rib and 11 in game Winner. I had 30 chances to win the game Buckner said. It was t a real Good Jim Rice followed with a walk. After Don Baylor fouled out to third Evan sent a liner to left Field. Jim Trabor at tempted a shoestring catch and the Ball Al Roundup rolled away allowing Buckner and Rice to score and give the red sox a 6-3 Lead. Dave Henderson then reached on in Field single and Codman followed with his uth Home run of the season. The Victory went to Calvin ski iraqi 3-1, who allowed the orioles to tic the score with a two run run ninth. The decision raised Boston s Lead to seven games Over Idle second place to Ronto in the Al East. A two run Pinch singe by Juan Beni tier with one out in the ninth enabled the orioles to tic the score at 3-3. In monday s other Al game royals a twins 0 Kansas City to. Dennis Leon Ard held i tic twins Loikrec hits and Jim Sundburg hit a Home run to give Kansas City a Victory Over Minnesota Leonard who gave up Only singles improved to 7-11 with his first Victory since june 4. It was his second shutout of the season increasing his club record to 23. Bert Blyleven who has 25 career Victo Ries Over the royals fell to 15-10 with his first loss Lince july 27. The decision broke a personal six game winning Streak. Sebra Handcuffs mets in expos 9-1 win from press dispatches new York Montreal Rookie Bob Sebra lost his bid Tor his first major league shutout with two outs in the ninth inning monday night but still did Well enough to Lead the expos Over the new York acts 9-1. He had an outstanding curve Ball and a Betler fastball then he s had All pitching coach Larry Bearnarth said of Sebra. Sabra s shutout try ended when Darryl Strawberry hit an opposite Field Home run his 20th of the season. He threw a fastball away to Strawberry. He was disappointed about losing the shutout bul i m not especially against a club like the mets Beaman said. Sebra allowed five hits struck out seven and walked Only one in his eight Start since being recalled from he class no Roundup aaa Indianapolis club. It was his second Complete game. He s been spotty continued Bear Narth former Pitcher for the mets. He has a great Chance of being in our Rota lion next year if he can keep this up. One of the keys tonight was keeping Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman off the bases. There the Guys thai make everything happen for the mets. I really Don t think thai new York was Flat Soihet kid really accomplished something for himself he said. Dykstra had a single in four at bats and Backman went witless in four at tempts. Milch Webster s two run Homer High lighted a 16-Hil attack As Montreal ended the mets four game winning Streak. Bob Ojeda 16-s, was the loser break ing his four game winning Streak. He Al Lowed six runs on 10 hits in 6vj innings. Andre Dawson had three hits for Montreal. Tim Raines singled for his 1,000th career hit and Webster homered during a five run seventh. Jim Wohlford hit an rib triple an scored on Tom Foley s double in the fourth. In the seventh Sebra and Luis Rivera hit successive doubles and Webster connected for his sixth Homer. Andres Galarraga and Wayne Krenchicki added rib singles. Dawson had a two run single in the eighth. In other no games pirates 3, cardinals 2 Pittsburgh Mike Diaz went 2 for-4 and drove in two runs and fellow rookies Bob Patterson and Hipolilo Pena combined on a six i tier to Lead the i Isburgh pirates to a 3-2 Victory Over the is. Louis cardinals. Diaz singled in one run in a two run first off losing starter Danny Cox 9-12, and drove in another in the third with an rib groundnut. Diaz also doubled in the sixth. Making his first major league Start Patterson 1-2, gave up two runs and four hits walked one and struck out two Over seven innings. He was replaced by pen after giving up his fifth hit. A Lead off Dou ble to Vince Coteman in the eighth. Pena finished the game and earned his tin save. Cubs 7, Phillies 4 Chicago Leon Durham hit a three run Homer and Keith Moreland drove in two runs with a sacrifice Fly and sea no on Page 26
