European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 12,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21montana, 49ers rally Over Saint by Dave Goldberg new Orleans apr you can Rock Joe Montana. You can sock Joe Montana. You can Chase him like a cat chases a mouse and you can toss him around like a rag doll. But you done to give him the Ball with any time left in a close game. The new Orleans saints Learned that lesson Well monday night. They sacked Montana six times and chased him All Over the super dome but then watched As he drove the 49ers 60 Yards in the final minute and a half. That set up Mike Cofer a 38-Yard Field goal with nine seconds left that lifted san Francisco to a 13-12 Victory in a stumbling but successful Start to its quest for a third straight super bowl title. A a it a like fighting a Rattlesnake. Give him enough time and hell turn around and bite you a said wide receiver Eric Martin of the saints. The 49ers, who have seen it before  have agreed More. A give Joe Montana the Ball with less than two minutes left and 80 percent of the time hell win the game for you a 49ers fullback Tom Rathman said in what might be a summary of his quarterbacks Hall of Fame Caliper career. Montana a heroics a aided by his favorite playmates Roger Craig Jeny Rice and John Taylor a took place at the site of one of Montana a greatest triumphs the 55-10 Victory Over the Denver Broncos last january that made the 49ers the first team in a decade to win two straight nil titles. The heroics came late. New Orleans which got All its Points on Morten Andersen Field goals the last with 9 18 left had stopped the 49ers after Chet Brooks recovered a Dalton Hilliard Fumble at the saints 35. The saints stopped Roger Craig forced an illegal procedure penalty and forced Cofer to try a 55-Yard Field goal which fell a couple of Yards Short. But the saints who themselves self destructed a two see 49ers on Page 26 49er quarterback Joe Montana passes with saints Vaughn Johnson hanging on. The pass was  Romp to open key Home stand pirates Jose Lind relays to first for do. Over Phillies Dale Murphy by the associated press new York a As usual Home was Sweet for the new York mets. Returning from a Rocky Road trip that dropped them 31/2 games behind the first place Pittsburgh pirates in the East the mets found smooth sailing at Shea stadium with a 10-1 Victory Over the St. Louis cardinals. A what a difference it is to be Home and facing a right hander a said mets manager Bud Harrelson. Lefties have been the Metsy downfall All season particularly recently. The mets saw six left handers on their latest Road trip and Are 22-27 in games started by lefties. Monday right hander Jose Deleon was on the Mound and the mets broke Loose As they won their eighth straight at Home and improved their Home record to 47-22, the Best in baseball. Darryl Strawberry hit his 32nd Homer and drove in three runs and Frank Viola won his 18th game As the mets began their Home stand following a 2-6 Road trip. The mets play 10 consecutive games at Shea stadium including two against the pirates while Pittsburgh plays .10 in a Row on the Road. Strawberry connected for an rib single in the first inning and two run Homer in the fourth. A you done to want to put that kind of pressure on yourself to say you re trying to take charge a Strawberry said. A a in a just trying to be selective not to swing at any bad  the pitch Strawberry hit was a bad one a Tor Deleon. A i tried to throw a fastball away not for a strike. It wound up right Over the plate a Deleon said. A Straw finds a Way to beat  Deleon should know. Strawberry a Home run was his fifth in 55 career at bats against Deleon. In other games monday pirates 3, Phillies 2 Philadelphia a Bobby Bonillas ninth inning Gnu Roundup sacrifice Fly enabled Pittsburgh to beat Philadelphia 32 and maintain their 3 Xhu game Lead. Pinch hitter Wally Backman walked leading off the ninth advanced to second on Jay Belles 34th sacrifice of the season and moved to third on an infield single by Jeff King before scoring the pirates winning run. Pirates reliever Stan Belinda 3-4 nailed Down the Victory when he got Pinch hitter Rod Booker on a Force out at the plate on an attempted squeeze play and retired Darren Daulton on a Fly Ball. Joe Boever 3-6who walked Backman to Start the pirates ninth took the defeat. Barry Bonds 27th Homer in the sixth the pirates second of the game tied the score at 2. Expos 7, cubs 4 Chicago a Tim Wallach had two hits and two Bis and Rookie Chris Nabholz won for the fifth time in his last six starts to Pace Montreal. Nabholz 5-0yet to lose in the majors after seven starts pitched five innings and gave up four runs on seven hits. He struck out four and walked four before getting Relief help from Dale Mahorcic. Tim Burke got the last out for his 18th save. Montreal broke a 4-4 tie in the fifth with two runs off loser Bill Long 6-1 on an rib single by Wallach and rib triple by Larry Walker. Cubs reliever Mitch Williams named As the starter just before game time lasted three innings and gave up four runs on four hits and two walks. He fanned one. Williams replaced Mike Harkey who developed stiffness in his right shoulder while warming up. Padres 5, dodgers 2 san Diego a Garry Templeton went 4 for 4 and Phil Stephenson drove in the game winning run with a fielders Choice grounder in the seventh As san Diego see no on Page 25