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— Griffin Daily News Tuesday, November 1,1977
Defeat Giants
Cards applaud
Sensibaugh’s dash
By PAUL LeBAR
AP Sports Writer
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The ex
plosive St. Louis Cardinals
scored four touchdowns in their
National Football League game
Monday night, but the richest
plaudits went to safety Mike
Sensibaugh and a band of much
maligned defenders.
Sensibaugh, a sore
shouldered safety, dashed 79
yards in the opening seconds of
the final quarter to climax an
unexpectedly stingy per
formance that impressed even
Giants Coach John McVay.
“Their defense surprised us a
bit,” McVay said following
his Giants’ 28-0 loss. “They
played very strongly against us.
We’re not a great offensive
football team, but we thought
Sports roundup
By The Associated Press
Baseball
Sale may be illegal
BOSTON — Marvin Miller, executive director of the
Major League Players Association, says aspects of a
tentative sale arrangement for the Boston Red Sox may
be illegal, and he has called for an immediate hearing on
the sale, the Boston Evening Globe reported.
According to the newspaper, Miller believes various
aspects of a loan agreement between the club’s
prospective owners and the State Street Bank and Trust
Co. might be in violation of the collective bargaining
agreement in major league baseball, and therefore
illegal.
Tennis
Zednifc upsets Stockton
TOKYO — Vladimir Zednik of Czechoslovakia upset
second-seeded Dick Stockton of Dallas 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 in the
first round of the SIOO,OOO Fred Perry Japan Open tennis
tournament.
In other first-round matches, No. 8 seeded Colin
Dibley of Australia defeated India’s Sashi Menon 7-5, 6-4
while ninth seeded Kim Warwick ousted Hans Pohmann of
West Germany 6-4, 64).
Golf
Alex Tang wins tourney
HONG KONG - Alex Tang of Hong Kong survived a
seven-over-par 72 on the final round to score a 1-strike
victory over Delfin Piloto of the Philippines in the Hong
Kong Invitational Golf tournament.
Bowling
Hutchinson wins
CLEVELAND — Second-year pro Joe Hutchinson of
Scranton, Pa., won his first Professional Bowlers
Association tournament with a 213-pin victory over Joe
Bernardi in the $60,000 Northern Ohio Open.
The 28-year-old Hutchinson started the final round with
a 274-pin lead over Bernardi and never led by less than 190
pins during the final eight games.
Boxing
WBA vice president dies
BUENOS AIRES — Felipe Krapper, a vice president of
the World Boxing Association, died of an apparent heart
attack. He was 53.
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The NFL’s 25th-ranked defen
sive team ahead of the clash, St.
Louis shut down the Giants on
drives to the Cards’ 31 in the
opening half and to the 30, 20,
and 15 during the final two
quarters.
“I’m extremely pleased, es
pecially with the speciality
teams,” noted Cards Coach Don
Coryell, who also labeled Duane
Carrell’s punts as a factor in
keeping the Giants at bay.
“Overall... offense, defense,
and specialty teams ... this was
our best game this season in all
aspects. I didn’t dream we’d
hold them scoreless.”
While fashioning their first
shutout of the season, the Cards
enthralled a Busch Stadium
sellout crowd of 50,323 by bend-
ing, but not breaking, against a
New York offense which total
led 301 yards to St. Louis’ 258.
Quarterback Jim Hart’s four
pass completions steered the
Cards 68 yards late in the open
ing quarter. Reserve back Steve
Jones capped the drive with a 5-
yard dash into the end zone.
St. Louis then yielded mo
mentarily to the aerials of the
Giants’ Joe Pisarcik during a
New York advance from its own
16 to the Cards’ 31.
There, however, the Giants’
assault stalled and Joe Danelo’s
field goal try from the 38 sailed
wide of the uprights.
Then, after Terry Metcalf’s
halfback pass was picked off by
New York cornerback Bill
Bryant, the St. Louis defense
held again.
When the Cards got the ball
back, Giants’ defender Ray
Rhodes was ruled to have inter
fered with Cards’ wide receiver
Mel Gray on a disputed 47-yard
play which advanced the ball to
the Giants’ 30.
Three plays later, a second
interference call, this against
safety Clyde Powers, put St.
Louis at the 20. And finally,
after two more penalties backed
New York closer to its goal,
offensive guard Conrad Dobler
was credited with a touchdown
after pouncing on Wayne Mor
ris’ fumble from the 1.
A flurry of fisticuffs erupted
as Dobler enveloped the ball.
The chief antagonists were
Cards’ all-pro tackle Dan Dier
dorf and Giants’ linebacker
Brian Kelley.
“Connie fell on it, and then I
saw somebody kicking him,”
explained the 288-pound Dier
dorf, who grabbed Kelley. “I
grabbed whoever it was, and
our momentum carried us into
the goal post.”
Steinfort may
kick for
ATLANTA (AP) - Fred
Steinfort, who lost the Detroit
Lions’ place-kicking job to
Steve Mike-Mayer, is trying to
revive his National Football
League career by ousting Mike-
Mayer’s brother Nick as the At
lanta Falcons’ field goal kicker.
Steinfort, a former Boston
College kicking star, flew into
Atlanta Monday at the Falcons’
request and worked out with the
club.
Falcons Coach Leeman Ben
nett said he will look at Steinfort
in several workouts before
deciding whether he will re
place Nick Mike-Mayer, who
has been in a season-long
slump.
Steinfort, Oakland’s fifth
round draft choice in 1976, was
sidelined with a groin injury
most of his time with the Raid
ers and was traded to Detroit,
where he was the kicker this
year until he was cut when
Steve Mike-Mayer took the job
from him.
Meanwhile, Bennett said he
probably will decide by Wed
nesday if Steve Bartkowski will
replace Scott Hunter as the
Falcons’ starting quarterback
for Sunday’s game against the
San Francisco 49ers.
Order was restored, but the
calm also applied unfortunately
to the New York offense.
St. Louis conerback Lee Nel
son stepped in front of in
tended receiver Ed Marshal at
the Cards’ 42 in the third
quarter and six plays later
Jerry Latin bolted from the
Giants’ 4 to a touchdown.
The harassed Pisarcik then
zipped two completions on a
New York drive, but mis
calculated on another throw
from the Cards’ 30. In zone cov
erage, Sensibaugh smelled out
the play and stole it from the
grasp of Jimmy Robinson. Be
hind a convoy of blockers, he
made his touchdown romp a
breeze.
“We were waiting for the
play-action pass,” said Sensi
baugh, who had not practiced
the previous week because of
his painful shoulder. “That’s
what we were keying on.”
Pisarcik wound up com
pleting 12 of 25 aerials for 126
yards before giving way late in
the game to backup quarter
back Jerry Golsteyn, who also
suffered an interception.
Although New York’s offense
outgained St. Louis’, McVay did
not conceal his admiration for
the quick-stricking ability of the
foe.
“They’ve got a heck of an of
fensive football team,” he said.
“They’re very solid. We were
able to move the ball, but our
drives didn’t mean much.”
St. Louis’ shutout triumph
was only the club’s second in 95
games and first over New York
in their ancient rivalry.
“We controlled the line of
scrimmage, ’’said Hart, who
completed 9 of 13 passes.
“People have been maligning
our defense. I think they got
their dander up.”
Falcons
Hunter completed only seven
of 18 passes for 69 yards in last
Sunday’s 14-7 loss to the Min
nesota Vikings as the Falcons
managed only 134 yards on the
ground in 34 attempts.
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Alvan Adams prevents San Antonio’s Billy Paultz from getting near the basket as Phoenix
teammate Paul Westphal waits his turn in the only National Basketball Association game
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him down after a gain of five yards in the first quarter Monday night at St. Louis. (AP)
Suns will get chance to revenge
145-143 shoot-out loss to Spurs
PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) - A
run-and-gun, wild shooting
spree remained unpredictable
until the end, when San Antonio
had a two-point edge over the
Phoenix Suns after 188 points
were scored Monday night.
The Suns will have a chance
to revenge the 145-143 National
Basketball Association loss
when they travel to San Antonio
for a repeat contest Thursday
night.
“It was a great shoot-out,"
said San Antonio Coach Doug
Moe. “Phoenix ran at us and we
ran at them. Both defenses
broke down.”
Phoenix Coach John MacLeod
agreed that the fast-paced
game spread out the defenses.
“They have a tremendous
team and they move the ball as
well as any team in the NBA
right now,” MacLeod said.
The high-scoring San Antonio
tandem of Larry Kenon and
George Gervin combined for 65
points to give the Spurs the vic-
tory in the only NBA game of
the night.
Phoenix led at the end of all
periods except the one that
counted, with earlier quarter
advantages of 38-37, 77-75 and
108-105.
San Antonio grabbed the lead
with 10:34 to go in the game and
managed to hold out down the
stretch. Coby Dietrick applied
the clincher with a free throw
with two seconds remaining.
Gervin ended the evening
with 36 points, while Kenon had
Sports transactions
By The Associated Press
Football
National Football League
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -
Fired Paul Wiggin, head coach.
Named Tom Bettis, defensive
backfield coach as head coach.
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29 before fouling out with 41
seconds remaining in the game.
Paul Westphal had 37 for
Phoenix, while Alvan Adams
had 29 and Walter Davis 25.
Phoenix shot 71 percent on 34
of 48 from the floor for the first
half to 64 percent for the Spurs.
But Phoenix only held a 77-75
lead because the Spurs had 19 of
23 from the foul line.
In the second quarter, Phoe
nix had 19 of 24 for 79 percent.
The 19 field goals tied a seven
year-old franchise record.
Signed Fred Rayhle, tight end.
Baseball
American League
SEATTLE MARINERS -
Signed John Hale, outfielder, to
a multi-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS —
Purchased Joe Henderson,
pitcher, from the Cincinnati
Reds.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS - Ac
quired Bill Bonham, pitcher,
from the Chicago Cubs for
Woodie Fryman and Bill Caud
ill, pitchers.
Hockey
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO ROCKIES -
Named Barry R. Elson as exec
utive vice president and chief
operating officer. Named Jack
A. Vickers as chairman of the
board. Named Victor M. Geisler
as director of marketing and
sales. Named Mark L. Lindsey
as controller and director of
accounting.
MINNESOTA NORTH
STARS — Sent Jim Roberts,
forward, to Fort Worth of the
Central Hockey League.
NEW YORK RANGERS -
Recalled Benoit Gosselin, for-
PITTSBURGH (AP) - La
verne Smith, a rookie running
back with the Pittsburgh Steel
ers, has undergone surgery to
set his severely fractured right
leg.
Meanwhile, the Steelers said
Monday that middle linebacker
Jack Lambert will miss next
Sunday’s National Football
League game in Denver due to a
knee sprain.
Kenon led all rebounders with
13, while Adams had 11. Gervin
and Westphal each had seven
assists and Westphal had four
steals.
“I don’t think any other club
in the league could have beaten
us tonight,” said Westphal.
In NBA action tonight, Den
ver is at Cleveland, with Seattle
at Atlanta and Golden State at
San Antonio. Kansas City
travels to Milwaukee, Chicago
to New Orleans and Portland
hosts New York.
I. ward, from New Haven of the
American Hockey League. As
signed Nick Fotiu and Dan
Newman, forwards, to New
Haven.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ - An
nounced that NBA Commission
er Lawrence O’Brien had ruled
that the Jazz have the option of
taking forward Wesley Cox or a
first round draft choice from
Golden State next season as
compenssation for the War
riors’ signing of free agent E.C.
Coleman.
Wgri wins
in volleyball
Wgri defeated Griffin Federal
17-15 and 15-10 Monday night in
the Griffin Volleyball League.
The Spikers defeated the
Rhythm Section 15-1 and 15-3
and the Aces won by default
over the Cloud Walkers.
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