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Steelers win, 27-0 Harris outgains 49er offense By GARY MIHOCES Associated Press Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) - The television viewers who saw t Sports World An AP Sports Analysis By WILL GRIMSLEY AP Special Correspondent Weekend headlines Catching the week-end sports headlines on the first bounce: “Courageous Sweeps Australia to Retain America’s Cup.” This is the costliest, most one-sided and most futile competition in sports. The natural question is: why carry on? For 107 years, yachtsmen of the world have strained their brains and fortunes in an attempt to win the SSOO silver pitcher which the crew of the schooner America first won by beating a whole British fleet in 1851. First, the proud British sought revenge. Tea tycoon Sir Thomas Lipton himself spent S2O million in a personal en deavor. The aviation giant, T.O.M. Sopwith, squandered almost as much. The Canadians got into the act, then the Australians, French and Swedes. Altogether, close to SIOO million has been spent building and racing the sleek, stripped down ocean craft which immediately become obsolete. The boats are half-million dollar toys that wealthy sportsmen play with in the giant bath tub that is the Long Island Sound. In the 80 individual races covering 23 series, the challengers have managed to win only seven. Seventy-five meetings have been shutouts. Yankee ingenuity and racing skills — plus the advantage of always racing on home waters — have turned the America’s Cup into a travesty. No one else is close. Asked if he didn’t think America’s continued domina tion would mean the death of the competition, Ted Turner, the victorious skipper, replied: “Certainly not, you’ve always got people who want to climb Mt. Everest.” “Forego Wins Woodward, Makes Bid for Horse of Year Honors.” Hey, whatever happened to Seattle Slew? While the 7-year-old Forego was streaking to victory in the Woodward Handicap and pushing toward a record $2 million in prize money, the year’s Triple Crown winner was munching oats in Bam 54 at Belmont Park — victim of one of the biggest tactical blunders in racing history. After Slew had swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, owners of the 3-year-old speedster spumed a possible $lO million stud syndication and decided to let him continue his racing career. Race track buffs licked their lips at thoughts of the Forego-Seattle Slew duels in the fall. Over the protests of trainer Billy Turner, who urged a summer’s rest, a jaded Slew was shipped to Hollywood Park in July for the Swaps Stakes where he was beaten by 16 lengths. It was an ego trip for the young owners — Dr. Jim Hill and the Mickey Taylors — and a shot at what looked like easy money. The colt’s campaign was wrecked, his marvelous record tarnished. Now the question is: how and when can he recoup? “Rams Bow to Falcons in Joe Namath’s Debut” Broadway Joe under the looking glass. Every time the Los Angeles team sneezes this fall in the National Football League everybody will be looking in direction of the 34- year-old quarterback retread from the New York Jets. It’s unfair pressure. In the Rams’ 17-6 loss to Atlanta, Joe more than held up his end, completing half his passes for 141 yards, converting five of 15 third down tries, playing poised, heady football. The Rams were flat, not Joe. As one who regretted Namath’s determination to carry on, we salute his fierce pride and and urge that he be given the full year to prove himself. “Ole Miss Shocks Notre Dame, Alabama Upset by Ne braska.” Them ain’t upsets, just a bunch of zealous kids doing what comes naturally. Soon as those Yanks from South Bend hit cotton country, the Rebels got out their Con federate flags and started boning up on the deeds of Stonewall Jackson. In Lincoln, the Nebraska red terrors were itching to get even with Alabama’s Bear Bryant for his Sugar Bowl “slight” of 1975. Aw, college football. Emotion and unpredictability. That’s what separates it from the stylized, choreographed professional game. TAE KWON-DO KARATE New classes - new techniques. Contact Karate for tour nament competition. By Assistant Professional fighter, Paul Hendrix. Basic fighting and Defense techniques. Learn Karate and the true purpose behind it. What it is for, and why it may save you or someone else. First Degree Blade Belt Head Instructor - Charles Bean 5C7-37N Assistant instructor - Paul Hendrix 227-4734 Franco Harris outgain the whole San Francisco 49er of fense had to include some of the guys who will be here next Sunday — the Oakland Raiders. “Oakland is heralded to be the best football team in the NFL,” Harris said Monday night after he and a totally dominant Pittsburgh Steeler defense combined to crush San Fran cisco 27-0. “So here we are playing the best team in the NFL,” Harris added. “And I dont think we are sec ond to anybody, so something has to give.” The Steelers did little giving at all Monday night, yielding 101 net offensive yards — 82 by the run and 19 by the pass. Harris, who scored a pair of Steeler touchdowns, rushed for 100 yards himself and added nine more on a pass reception. “I’ve always scored points in my career, always," lamented 49er quarterback Jim Plunkett who hit three of 13 passes for 30 yards, all of which were erased by Steeler sacks for minus 30 yards. “We couldn’t pass. We couldn’t rush,” said new 49er Coach Ken Meyer, whose team scored just three points in its last three preseason games. “But I dont think many people are going to move the ball up and down the field on Pitts burgh.” Oakland did just that against the Steelers in the AFC title game last season and the victo ry helped the Raiders to the Su per Bowl title that belonged to Pittsburgh the previous two years. Harris gave Pittsburgh all the punts they needed against San Francisco in the second period when he broke two arm tackles and ran 14 yards for a touch down. Roy Gerela added a 49-yard field goal to give the Steelers a 10-0 half time edge, and he added a 47-yard scoring kick that made it 13-0 in the third period. In the last quarter, Harris ran seven yards for another touch down and quarterback Terry Bradshaw hit John Stallworth with a 15-yard scoring pass. “Their defense was tough and physical. They gave us a beat ing,” Harris said after the best opening game of his career. “But they just got let down by their offense,” he added. The 49ers did not cross mid field in the first half. They vis ited Steeler territory only three times in the second half, once via a Harris fumble. Turner, Courageous may try again in ’BO By GREG MacARTHUR Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) - After beating the yacht Australia in the America’s Cup races and tangling with the white-flan neled sailing set at Newport, R.1., Ted Turner says he and Courageous may be back. The 38-year-old Atlanta com munications millionaire came home Monday night and told a crowd of wellwishers and news men he “might like to try it again with the same boat” dur ing the next scheduled Amer ica’s Cup trials in 1980. BE off*. r ■ ■ ‘ fab Ted Turner raises fist to crowd that greeted him in Atlanta. : ■ it*.’**** *' v - —-jam.. wL. WB ■ BJK' B z ■«„**’* « isi's ' 4 s' .\ V- -. W I ■ J / *>. T Windshield wipers Miami Dolphin quarterback Bob Griese, who earlier this season had problems with his contact lenses while playing, donned a pair of glasses with windshield wipers Monday night as a joke while appearing on the Don Shula Show on Miami television. Griese seems to have solved the problem with regular glasses as he showed Sunday as the Dolphins defeated the Buffalo Bills. (AP) Dodgers hope to clinch division crown tonight By ERIC PREWITT AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pen nant-clinching party has been moved to the visitors’ clubhouse at Candlestick Park. “It’s inevitable,” said third baseman Ron Cey as the Dodg ers headed into tonight’s game with the San Francisco Giants needing just one more victory — or a loss by the Cincinnati Reds — to clinch the National League’s Western Division title. They will be facing the Gi ants’ Ed Halicki, 14-11, who is always tough on them. But they’ll go with 18-game winner On his way to a 4-0 sweep of the best-of-seven series against the Australian challenger, Turner’s brash approach to the competition offended some of the more staid yachting crowd. On Monday, Turner conceded there had been “a little” ani mosity between himself and some members of the sailing establishment. But he added, “the people in Newport are like the people everywhere else. They got 10 fingers and 10 toes.” He accused the press of over playing some of his more color ful pre-race and post-race an- Tommy John in the opener of the two-game series at Candle stick, a ballpark which has been very good to them this season. The Dodgers are unbeaten in seven games here. On the last visit, Cey totaled 11 hits and 10 runs batted in over four games. “It’s a shame we couldn’t win at home,” Manager Tom Lasorda said after the Dodgers ended a homestand with a 9-8 loss to Atlanta Sunday. There were 32,209 fans at Dodger Stadium hoping to help the team celebrate the clinching of the division crown. The fourth-place Giants had cooper ated by beating the defending tics. “A lot has been written that’s' not true,” Turner said. “But I don’t want to say what or by who.” Turner, who was referred to as “the mouth” by some of his Newport detractors, added, “I don’t think I’m a loudmouth. I don’t mean to be a loudmouth. I try to be good, but sometimes it’s hard.” Turner is owner of the Atlanta Braves baseball team and the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. He was welcomed home by a brass band, a city proclamation designating Monday “Ted Turner Day” and banners celebrating the 23rd successful defense of the 126-year-old yachting cup. Turner told Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson he plans to expand his sporting success. “I’m really taking forward to winning some championships that will really mean something to this city. Sailing at Newport isn’t exactly like winning the World Series,” he said. Finley CHICAGO (AP) - Charles 0. Finley, owner of the Oakland A’s baseball team, is reported doing “quite well” at North western Memorial Hospital in recuperating from open-heart surgery, a hospital spokesman says. Finley, 59, was moved to a post-cardiac ward Monday and is eating regularly but receiving no visitors other than members of his immediate family. Page 9 world champion Reds, who moved on to San Diego where they begin a series tonight 11% games behind the leading Dodgers. The Reds, despite the acquisi tion of pitcher Tom Seaver dur ing the season, were never able to seriously challenge the Dodgers who got off to a 17-3 start in April under their new manager and had few bad spells over the summer. The pitching staff, led by John and Don Sutton, has major league baseball’s best earned run average, and the batting foursome of Cey, Steve Garvey, Reggie Smith and Dusty Baker is within range of a home run record. If Baker, who has 28 home runs, can hit two more, the Dodgers will become the first team in history to have four players finish a season with 30 or more home runs each. CARDEN BROS. 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And Yankees manager Billy Martin chipped in by saying, “I’ll be very satisfied if we win tomorrow night. A split is all we need here.” Reggie Cleveland hurled a seven-hitter and received sup port from Carl Yastrzemski, who smashed his 24th homer in the eighth inning after New York had moved within 4-3 on Dave Kingman’s third home run in three games as a Yankee. “I got a few breaks and there were some good plays behind me,” said Cleveland, 10-8, who pitched eight shutout innings against New York last Wednes day before losing on Reggie Jackson’s two-run homer. “I also made some good pitches when I needed them. “The fifth inning was the key,” added Cleveland, who got out of a jam after Graig Nettles and Lou Piniella opened the inning with singles. “In every game, there’s a time when you get out of trouble in one inning and you’re okay. The fifth was the inning for me.” BASEBALL Baseball At A Glance By The Associated Press National League East ..W L Pct. GB Phila 93 56 .624 — Pitts 86 65 .570 8 Chicago 78 72 .520 15% S Louis 78 72 .520 15% Montreal 69 80 .466 24 NYork 60 91 .397 34 West Los Ang 91 59 .607 — Cinci 80 71 .530 11% Houston 75 74 .503 15% SFran 69 82 .457 22% S Diego 65 86 .430 26% Atlanta 57 93 .380 34 Thurman Munson also hom ered for New York. Ed Fig ueroa, 15-10, took the loss. Yaz’s homer was Boston’s 200th of the season, making the Red Sox only the fifth team to hit 200 or more home runs in a season twice. Baltimore lost a chance to gain ground on the Yankees as they lost to Toronto 3-1, Chicago shutout Oakland 8-0, Detroit beat Cleveland 6-4 and Texas topped California 6-1. There was no action in the National League Monday. Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1 Jerry Garvin tossed a nine hitter, working out of jams in the eighth and ninth innings, to hurt the Orioles’ pennant chances. Garvin got Lee May to hit into a double play with men on first and third in the Orioles’ eighth, then retired three straight batters with men on first and third again in the ninth. White Sox 8, A’s 0 Ken Kravec hurled his first shutout in the major leagues, a four-hitter, and struck out eight as Chicago topped Oakland. La mar Johnson and Jorge Orta each knocked in two runs and Eric Soderholm slammed his 23rd home run for Chicago. Tigers 6, Indians 4 A two-run single by Ben Og ilvie in the eighth inning was decisive for Detroit. Rusty Staub hammered his 22nd home run of the year for the Tigers and Andre Thornton had No. 28 for Cleveland. Rangers 6, Angels 1 Doyle Alexander outpitched Nolan Ryan and Toby Hartah slammed a three-run homer for Texas. Ryan was attempting to become the first 20-game win ner in the American League but had to leave in the sixth inning when his arm tightened. American League East W L Pct. GB NYork 93 58 .616 - ( Balt 89 61 .593 3% Boston 89 61 .593 3% Detroit 70 81 .464 23 . Cleve 67 84 .444 26 ■ Milwkee 63 89 .414 30% Toronto 52 97 .349 40 West K.C. 93 55 .628 - Texas 84 66 .560 .0 ■ Chicago 84 67 .556 10% . Minn 80 71 .530 14% . Calif 71 78 .477 22% ■ Oakland 58 90 .392 35 Seattle 58 93 .384 36%
