European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday september 14,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Irish crush wolverines 26-7 Ann Arbor Mich. A Terry Andrysiak completed 11 of 15 passes for 137 Yards including an ii Yard touchdown toss to All America flanker Tim Brown and Noire Dame turned four of seven Michi Gan turnovers into scores for a 26-7 opening Victory Over the ninth ranked wolverines saturday. It was the fir is time Michigan coach Boschem by Chlor had lost a Home opener since taking Over the wolverines in 1969, breaking a 17-0-1 string. Bra Lon Banks scored on a i Yard dive freshman Ricky Walters on an 18-Yard run and Ted Gratcl kicked Field goals of 44 and 38 Yards As inc 16th-Rankcd Irish silenced a partisan crowd of 106,098 sixth largest Ever in giant Michigan stadium. Demetrius Brown starting his first game after the graduation of All America quarterback Jim Harbaugh tossed a 12-Yard to pass to Greg Mcmurtry for Mich Igan s Only score. Brown finished with four completions and three interceptions. Each of the interceptions led to an Irish score. Michael Taylor came on in he fourth Quarter and threw another interception and lost another Fum ble. Notre Dame s Only turnover was an interception fan Andrysiak pass shortly before the end of the first i More football in pages 23, 26 and 27 half. Michigan tailback Jamie Morris gained Over 100yards for the ninth time in his career. Morris finished with 128 Yards on 19 carries but fumbled twice one of which led to a score. It was the fourth time a Michigan team Hud been held to seven Points at Home inc wolverines lowest total in Michigan stadium under . After the first Michigan turnover an interception of a Brown pass by outside linebacker Cedric Figaro the Irish drove 44 Yards in 11 plays for Gratcl s 44-Yard Field goal with 2 39 remaining in inc first Quarter. Andrysiak scrambled for 7 Yards and a first Dow from a Lhird-and-6 situation during the drive. He also hit tight end Andy Heck with a 17-Yard pass an tossed a 5-Yard completion to tailback Mark Green to keep the March going. The Irish needed Only three plays to go 34 Yards after Morris first Fumble which was recovered by Jeff Kunz. Cards Pound mets Chase Gooden in 2 by the associated press new York Tony Pena s two run single capped a five run first inning against new York Ace Dwight Gooden Ashe St. I Ouis cardinals routed the mils 8-1 saturday. The Victory allowed the cardinals to maintain their three game Lead Over Montreal in the National league East and gave them a 3w-game Lead Over them cts. The cardinals drove Gooden 13-6, this earliest exit in 120 career starts tag Ling him for six runs on five hits in two innings. Gooden who had beaten six straight times since april 24, 1985, Hurt himself with three straight walks in the first inning. Greg Mathews pitched an eight hitter for the cardinals and Vince Colum unreached 100 stolen bases for the third straight season. The Triumph came a Day after rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the mets 6-4 in the 10th.in that game new York starter Ron Dar Ling injured his right thumb and them cts announced saturday he will miss the rest of the season. In other games saturday giants 7, reds 1 Cincinnati Rick Ruusche pitched a six hitter and doubled Home three runs As san Francisco extended Itsel West Lead to five games. No Roundup Ruschel 12-7, subdued the reds team that tried hard to obtain him from Pittsburgh last month. He pitched his Ith Complete game Matching los an Geles Fernando Valenzuela for the league Lead. He did not walk a Batter until there were two outs in the ninth ending a string of 24% innings without a walk. Ruschel also drove in three run with a bases loaded double in the sixth. Pirates 12, Phillies 4 Philadelphia Bobby Bonill and Sid Bream each homered and drove in three runs and Jose Lind hit two triples As Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia for its sixth straight Victory. Bonilla scored four runs and had thereof Pittsburgh s 14 hits As the pirates won for the 14th time in 17 games. Phila Delphia lost its fourth in a Row. Expos 7, cubs 1 Chicago Pascual Perez pitched five hitter and Hubie Brooks and Mitch Webster homered As Montreal beat Chi Cago to move into second place in the no East three games behind St. Louis. It was the expos sixth Victory in their last seven games and kept them in Strong Contention for the National league East title. Perez improved his record to 3-0 i five starts since being brought up from the minors aug. 19. Andrysiak threw a 25-Yard pass to split Mel Kay Sumas on the first play then Brown lost a Yard trying to go around left end on inc second the next play. Andrysiak put the Ball up in the left Corner of the end tone and Brown went High to pulpit Down Between cornerback Allen Bishop and free safety Erik Campbell to put notre Dame ahead 10-0with 1 26 remaining in the first Quarter. In the third Quarter notre Dame free Saft Corn Southall who had two interceptions picked off i Brown pass at the Irish 45.Andrysiak. Hitting passes of 23, 3 and 24 Yards drove the Irish 55 Yards in 10 plays with Banks flying Over left guard with 5 19 remaining in the third quart took the ensuing Kickoff and drove 76 Yards in six plays for its Only score As Mcmurtry race past Stan Smagala and took Brown s pass Over his shoulder in inc right Corner of the end zone with three seconds left in the third Irish took the next Kickoff and drove 50 Yards in 12 plays for Gratcl s 38-Yardcr with 8 59 remaining in he fourth Quarter. After Southall s second interception. Noire Dame went 38 Yards in five plays capped by wallers 18 Yard burst up the right sideline with 6 14 remaining. Blue Joys Bury fading Yonks 13-1 from press dispatches Toronto Ernie Whin hit two homers and drove in a career High six runs saturday to Back Jimmy key s six hitter Over eight innings and Lead the to Ronto Blue jays to a 13-1 Victory Over the new York Yankees. The loss dropped new York seven Al Roundup App Tiqui Greg Mithers. Shuts Down mets he struck out a career High 11 an walked two. Braves 10, dodgers 9 Atlanta Ken Griffey double Home the winning run with two outs in the i oth inning As Atlanta beat los an Geles. Jim Acker 2-6, the braves fifth Pitcher got the Victory. Games out of first with 21 to play. Key 16-6, reached his personal Best i victories with his seventh straight win. The Blue jays belted 19 hits and five Home runs including three straight off Yankees reliever Phil Fulton making his major league debut in the eighth. In other games saturday royals 10, athletics 7 Oakland Calif. Steve Balbon drove in three runs and Kansas City beat Oakland foiling Dave Stewart s bid for his 20th Victory. Charlie Librandt 15-10, gave up six runs five of hem earned in 5vi innings. He gave up eight hits including mar Mcgwire s 43rd Home run and walked a season High five. Gene Garber. The sixth Kansas City Pitcher went one inning for his second save. Stewart 19-10, was tagged for five runs on six hits in the second inning and see Al on Page 27 Navratilova defeats Graf fakes 4th . Open new York up Martina Navratilova won the . Open championship for the fourth Lime in five years beating Steffi Graf 7-6 7-46-1 sat urday to claim her second grand slarniillcofl987. Earlier. Ivan lend crushed a second american legend in As Many matches routing Jimmy Connors. 6-4. 6-2. 6-2. Toad Vance to the men s final against mais Wilander. This was Only the second tournament Success for Navratilova in nine outings this year but the other title came at Wimbledon also against Graf who has replaced her As no. I in the world. They say i had a bad year but i like 10 have a bad year like this every year Navratilova said. Those two losses Are the Only ones suffered by Graf in 63 matches this year and her last four defeats All came against Navratilova. Asa result of his 14lh successive Vic tory Over Connors Lendl was playing in the final for the sixth successive year sunday. In the quarterfinals he disposed of John Mcenroe who along with con nors have been the dominant american men during the last decade. Wilander. Following a 15-Minutc pro test because of an Early Start for mismatch earned his first berth in the open final by beating Stefan Edburg 6-4. 3-6. 6-3.6-4. Navratilova. Who survived three match Points before beating Graf in last year s semifinals got off to a slow Start dropping her first service game. She got it right Back at love and inc two women then held service 10 create a lie break. The 30-year-old left hander totally dominated the second set losing Only the fourth game. Graf who has been suffer ing from a cold survived two match Points before sending a forehand Long to end the 77-minute match. The j250.000 first prize boosted Navratilova s career earnings to 12,550.243, the most of any Tennis player. Graf earned $125,000 for career winnings of $1,708.746. This was Navratilova s 34th Victory inner last 35 matches in the open and she won the championship without the loss of a set. Her Only loss in that stretch was the 1985 finals to Hana Man Dinikova
