European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 28,1937 the stars and stripes Page 21 Asp told la. Back Charles White num dts Cleveland defender for an apparent to which Tot ailed Back by penalty. Dickerson benched As Browns top rams by Chuck Melvin Cleveland a safely Felix Wright returned a goal line interception 68 Yards to set up a Field goal and look a second interception 40 Yards for a touch Down monday night i the Cleveland Browns Defeated the los Angeles Rimi 30-17, Wright s interceptions helped the Browns. 4-2, Lake a 23-7 halftime Lead and quarterback Bernic Kosar hit Brian Brennan with a 53-Yard scoring pass on the Sec Ond play of the second half to give the Browns a 30-7 advantage. The rams 1-5, who played most of the game with disgruntled halfback enc Dickerson on the sidelines scored 10 third Quarter Points on Charles while s i Yarry dive and a 27-Yard Field goal by Mike Lansford but could get no closer. Los Angeles coach John Robinson benched Dicker son Al the Start of the game because of inc running Back s complaints last week that his $680,000 annual salary was inadequate. Dickerson replaced in the starting lineup by White had suggested that his con Cerns Over his contract might prevent him from giving a 00 percent Effort. The rams paid dearly for benching Dickerson. In the first Quarter they roiled to score after driving to a first and goal at the Cleveland 1-Yard line and in the fourth White was slopped on a fourth and a play Al the Cleveland is. Wright intercepted Jim Everett on third Down to end the first Quarter ram threat taking the Bull 68 Yards Down the left sideline to set up inc first or three Jeff Jaeger Field goals. Kevin Mack gave the Browns a 10-0 Lead with a 16 Yard run Early in the second Quarter shaking off three ladder on his Way to the end zone and Wright then stepped in front of Henry Ellard and picked off Ever Ell s pass for an easy 40-Yard touchdown. After Jaeger s 48-Yard held goal made in 20-0, Dick Erson ran 27 Yards for the rams Only first half score. Dickerson finished with seven carries for 38 Yards All in the first half. Jaeger kicked a 41-Yard Field goal As inc first half ended but missed a 47-Yardcr in the fourth Quarter. White buoyed by two 150-Yard-plus performances during the three games played while nil regulars were on slake was the rfcs second leading rusher after five weeks with 330 Yards on 75 carries. He added 54 Yards on 13 rushes monday night. Kosar completed 19 of 30 passes for 223 Yards with one interception and one touchdown. Everett completed 21 of 50 passes for 227 Yards with three interceptions Buford Mcgee the rams starting fullback left in the fourth Quarter with a torn right Achilles Tendon. Surgery was planned on tuesday. The game in 80,09s-scat Cleveland stadium was technically a sellout although the final 2.000 tickets were purchased last Friday by the local Abc affiliate so the game could be televised in the Cleveland area. Actual attendance was 76,933. Sports Celebration Sweet for sex twinkies by Michael Martinez Minneapolis not the scenes Hal Lur cd the City sir cols from sedate to sheer madness monday night could have happened anywhere there was nothing unique about the celebrating tans leaped onto their cars honked i hair horns shouted m uninhibited glee Well into i tic next morning. La has been done before in Detroit Kansas City even new York Bui perhaps no one Felt the happiness More than the citizen i of Minneapolis and is. Haul who weathered the unhappy storms of inc previous ownership who watched spectacular players find their riches with other teams and endured the losing with Only the slightest whimpers. They were finally rewarded. The Minnesota twins Are certainly no dynasty their off season needs arc Clear but they an a team that had a certain destiny. One year Afler losing 91 games and finishing sixth m the weakest division in baseball they Are world series champions. The twin cities could not help themselves. More than an hour after the twins Defeated the St. Louis cardinals in the seventh and deciding game sunday 4 2f several thousand spectators lingered inside the cd Nous Little stadium known As the Melr dome they kept waving their funny handkerchiefs kept roaring their Joy knowing this was a special moment in the City s and the state s history. The Minne Sota Vikings had been to the super bowl four times and lost the North stars had reached the final round of the Stanley cup and found it empty Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale had run for the presidency and been beaten. But the twins who got no respect even As they were winning their division erased the stigma with one series Victory. We Are not the twinkies anymore shouted Sec Ond baseman Steve Lombardozzi referring to the derogatory nickname sometimes applied to the team. "1 Don t Ever want to hear that again. We arc the Minne Sota  it is doubtful that the twins who became the first team to capture a world series by winning All of their games at Home will Ever receive inc acceptance they deserve for their accomplishment. There arc still critics who Point to the team s 85 regular season victories fewest for any world series Champion to their woeful record on the Road to the fact their opponents scored More runs than they did. And they will forever Point out that the cardinals played without tin injured Jack Clark and with Terry Pendleton limited to just seven times at Bat. But the twins pushed themselves in new Levels when october arrived beating the Detroit tigers who had the Best record in baseball then outlasting the cardinals after seeing the momentum of two opening victories under the dome slopped in the cold Obusch stud rum the fans forgot the wrenching defeats just As they had forgotten the losing under the ownership of Calvin Griffith who tightened the club s Belt by letting such gifted players As Rod Carew and Larry Hisle gel away. But sunday night before the Start of the seventh game Griffith was saluted by a crowd of More than 55,000 As he threw out the ceremonial first Piteh. Under Griffith the twins were chronic losers. Thoj see Sweet on Page 26 Dozier s 3 ids Power Vikings by broncs Tymi Venadel Minneapolis api both the Minnesota Vikings who beat Denver 34 27 monday night and the Broncos feel they Are Back to Square one after their firs game since the end of the 24-Day nil strike. As far As i m concerned we re undefeated Minnesota linebacker Scott Studwell said. But we re Only Back to even and it s not going to be  Darrin Nelson s runs of 72 and 16 Yards set up two of . Dozier s three Short Rushing touchdowns for the Vikings who arc 3-0 with their regular players Bui whose replacements went 0-3 during inc strike this learn right Here is 3-0. Maybe i m 3-3," Vikings coach Jerry bums said. We re Happy to have our regulars Back. The replacements were Good Guys to work with but in was a Little frustrate  the Vikings won even though Wade Wilson was intercepted five times. They were helped by the Sloppy play of the Broncos who were penalized 10 times for 128 Yards. This was like preseason football said Denver coach Dan Reeves whose defending acc champions were 1-0-1 before the strike and 2-1 during in. We re no close to being the team we want to  a crowd of 51,011 there were 7,716 no shows cheered loudly on Many occasions but did t come close to match ing the roof raising roars heard in inc metronome during the Minnesota twins drive to Victory in the world series. The Vikings Broncos game was moved Back a Day so the twins could Host inc is Louis cardinals in sunday s game 7. Denver quarterback John Elway did l look the Casl bit rutty Early completing his first six passes and going 14 for-19 for 153 Yards in the first half Bui in the second half he completed Only eight of 20 passes for 92 Yards. A Way s 25-Yard touchdown pass 10 Vance Johnson and his Oak Jurj scoring plunge had helped Denver to a 17-14 nil fume Lead. But on the first play from scrimmage see vikes on Page 26