European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 1,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports dolphins swim by 49ers 27-21 a 49ers Roger Over dolphins John Offerdahl in London game sunday. By Bucky Fox staff writer London the american bowl can t compete with the super bowl for Good weather. But it sure can for Good football. Six months after the super bowl show cased another Blowout in sunny san Diego the american bowl showed off its second straight clock beater at Rainy Wembley stadium. Dave Archer tip toed through the puddles on a 4-Yard Bootleg with 1 28 left As the Miami dolphins swam past the san Francisco 49ers 27-21 sunday night. A sellout crowd of 70,535 roared when Archer pointed the Ball at cornerback de Berry and laughed his Way into the end zone. Archer s touchdown came a year after the los Angeles rams beat Denver 28-27 Here on a last second touchdown. Miami s Triumph also came 3 a years after they lost 38-16 to the 49ers in the super bowl. This time the result Means nothing in the standings As the National football league exhibition season opened. It meant plenty to Archer. The former Atlanta Falcons starter is battling for a Reserve quarterback Job with Miami. He played most of the fourth Quarter and delivered the winning drive covering 77 Yards in 12 plays. With Miami losing 21-20, Archer started the comeback with a 16-Yard pass to Michel James that reached the dolphins 39. Eight plays later. Archer escaped a near sack and hit tight end Brian Kin Chen for 15 Yards. A personal foul pushed the Ball to the 49ers 9. Four plays later Archer won it. The 49ers rushed into the fourth Quarter with a 21 -20 Lead. Doug Dubose the second year running Back from Nebraska skirted by a diving linebacker John Offerdahl for a 1-Yard touchdown. Rich Spangler a straight on kicker in a slim Battle to unseat Veteran sidewinder Ray Wersching kicked the Point with 1 04 left in the third Quarter. The dolphins defense shot them ahead after a . And British Flag waving halftime show. Miami s Ferrell Edmunds a Rookie tight end fumbled the Ball away at the . 13. That really set up the dolphins score. On a subsequent swing pass niner running Back Harry Sydney fumbled and linebacker Jackie Shipp scooped it up and returned it 11 Yards for a 20-14 Miami Lead with 9 58 left in the third Quarter. The 49ers trailed 10-0 when Miami s Fuad Reveiz kicked a 45-Yard Field goal 5 seconds into the second Quarter. Steve Young who replaced Joe Montana at quarterback wasted Little time break ing the shutout. The liners lefty triggered a 36-Yard Bullet to map hideout Jerry Rice who wrestled the Ball from cornerback Paul Lankford at the Miami 10. Young scrambled to the 2. On third Down the Brigham Young namesake ignored blitzing linebacker Hugh Green and tossed a to to running Back Tom Rathman. Wersching kicked the Point to Cut the Gap to 10-7 with 12 31 to halftime. San Francisco took its first Lead since dec. 27 with 05 left in the half. Terrence Flagler a third year running Back from Clemson swept right for a 5 a retd and a 14-10 niner Lead. Miami went with Ron Jaworski at bin the second Quarter and made it 14-13 by halftime. Jaworski s 20-yarder to Scott Schwedes set up Reveiz s 43-yarder with 02 left before the band and cheerleaders celebrated the rain s stoppage. The annual american bowl Monsoon flooded Wembley with precisely 6 51 left in the opening Quarter. That Drew the season s first Boos. It also Drew the season s first score for Miami. The dolphins with Dan Marino starting at a a took 14 plays to swim from their 20 to the 49ers 3. On play no. 15, running Back Lorenzo Hampton dived into the end zone. Reveiz kicked the Point and Miami led 7-0 with 5 02 left in the first period. Mets hand pirates 2nd shutout in Row by the associated press new York Sid Fernandez and Randy Myers combined on a four hitter As the new York mets shut out the Pittsburgh pirates for the second straight night in a 3-0 Victory saturday. Howard Johnson homered As the mets took a four game Lead Over the pirates in the National league East with their major league High 16th shutout. On Friday night Bob Ojeda scattered three singles in a 1-0 Victory. What Bobby did you can t try to duplicate Fernandez said. I went out today and just tried to do what i could Fernandez 6-8, scattered four singles in seven innings and struck out 12, tying the league High this season. Myers finished with perfect Relief for his 16th save. Our pitching is Good. Theirs is outstanding pirates manager Jim Leyland said. They re hitting a Little. We re not hitting at All. That sums up the two Johnson hit his 18th Home run in the fourth off Brian Fisher 6-8. Kevin Elster produced an rib single in the sixth and new York scored an unearned run in the eighth when third baseman Bobby Bonilla made two errors. No Roundup astros 14, dodgers 6 los Angeles Alex Trevino hit a two run Homer in the fifth inning off an injured Fernando Valenzuela and Rafael Ramirez s two run triple sparked a five ran sixth As Houston Cut los Angeles National league West Lead to 3 a games. Trevino Bill Doran and reliever Danny Darwin 3 9, each had three Bis. The astros had 16 hits three by Doran. Neither starting Pitcher Valenzuela or Houston s Joaquin Andujar lasted five innings. Valenzuela led 2 0 through four innings but after a pitch to Ramirez with two outs in the fifth the left hander appeared to have injured his shoulder. Valenzuela was allowed to continue and gave up a single to Ramirez. Trevino followed with his first Homer. Andujar greeted Brian Holton 3-6, with a sin Gle but suffered a strained knee rounding first and came out for Pinch runner Craig Reynolds. Giants 2, braves 1 san Francisco Kelly Downs allowed six hits in eight plus innings and will Clark drove in his National league leading 78th run with an rib double in the eighth to Lead san Francisco. Downs 11-8, won for the seventh time in his last eight decisions and beat the braves for the third time this season. Phillies 3, cubs 2 Philadelphia Juan Samuel hit a two run Homer in the sixth inning to snap a tie As Philadelphia ended a four game losing Streak. Expos 2, cardinals 1 Montreal Tim Wallach hit a sacrifice Fly and Wallace Johnson hit a two out rib single As the expos rallied for two runs in the ninth inning. Andres Galarraga led off with a double against John Tudor and went to third on Tracy Jones groundnut. Todd Worrell 4-9, relieved and Wallach flied to Cen Ter scoring Galarraga. Mike Fitzgerald hit his second double of the game and Dave Martinez was intentionally walked. Ken Dayley relieved and Johnson singled to left scoring Fitzgerald. Reds 2, padres 0 san Diego Tom Browning allowed four hits Over 8 /3 innings to win for the eighth time in nine decisions As Cincinnati beat san Diego. Hot sox can do no wrong Page 26
