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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Monday, September 10, 197? section l-sc ports Expos Defeat Cardinals Page 2 A Special Day For Brock Page 2 For The Record Page 4 Pro Football Roundups Page 6 Major League Roundups Page 7 ft Leasff (Liy3ilh) iriiiwy log Lld Jersey Bounce By Tom Barnidge Of th Pott-Dispatch Staff EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The football Cardinals missed three field-goal attempts here Sunday. They also blew an extra point. They lost two fumbles and two interceptions and were burned by a fake punt.

Generally speaking, it was a good comedy routine. Had this been "Make Me Laugh," the New York Giants would have been in stitches. Right up until the punch line. The Big Red won, 27-14. "The best thing we did all day came when we were down, 14-0," said Coach Bud Wilkinson, a seeker of silver linings.

"We never lost the least bit of poise. We did what we had to. And the defense the defense was unreal The victory that evened the Cardinals' record at 1-1 was filled with the hard-to-believe. After yielding a touchdown on a 31-yard interception return, the Cardinals answered with a 29-yard fumble return. After surrendering two Mrst-quarter touchdowns, they gave not another all day.

After gaining only 92 yards by halftime, they piled up 256 in quarters three and four. And they held the ball for nearly 37 minutes of this 60-minute collision. They did all of these deeds without New York took the opening kickoff and marched 78 yards to a TD, propelled largely by a fourth-and-one gimmick. Punter Dave Jennings turned passer then, completing a 28-yard toss to wide receiver Johnny Perkins. It was a play that left the Cardinals scratching their craniums.

"I won't say it was illegal," said Wilkinson, "but. But Perkins did not appear to be stationed the required five yards in from; the sideline. He stepped barely in bounds, turned his back briefly on the line of scrimmage and then emerged magically downfield, unattended. "The Giants don't huddle before they punt, so it's easy to miss somebody out on the side like that," said comerback Roger Wehrli. "I thought something looked funny, because it didn't seem like they had enough guys on the field.

"I can't say for sure how far in bounds he was, because I didn't see him. But they tried to do the same thing later on, and I did see that man. I don't believe he was anywhere near five yards in." Nearly 3'i minutes had elapsed by the time the Big Red offense took the field. And it stayed for just three plays. That's when safety Ernie Jones picked off a pass intended for Pat Tilley and scooted 31 yards to a touchdown.

Then, the offense tried again and See BIG RED, Paget Youth Takes Fling In Open: Austin, McEnroe Gain Titles I I 1 vjf 7 I 1 I Mr 1 CARDINAL! NYOIANTI NV Kolar Irun(Omtoklck) NY Internptlon return (Darmoklcfc) CAROS Brown Irun (WaalklcK) CARDS Arnnonnfumbto return (wood kick) CARDS Morrlilrun (Woodklck) CARDS-ChandlrpantromHort(kld( misled) A 71,370. STATISTICS Card First dowm 23 Rushes-yards 53-119 Passing yards 162 Return yards 137 Passes 12-24-1 Punts 4-0 Fumfjles lost 4-2 Penalties-yards 9-52 IS 17 t-M OMnts 10 14-40 140 99 14-3S-2 2-1 10-M RUSHING: Cards Morris 10-40, Anderson 31-109, Brown 4-i, Hart 212, Lott 5-20. Giants- Kotar 6-19, Johnson 9-14, Moorehead 3-7. PASSING: Cards Hart 12-24-2-142. New York Plsorclk 13- 35-2-112, Jennings 1-1-0-21.

RECEIVING: Cards Morris 3-21, Anderson 4-57, Stlef l-IS, Chllds 1-7, Tlllev 1-9, Chandler 1-71, Parris I II. New York Johnson 3-20, Gray 4-41. Perkins 1-21. Shirk 3-24, Kotar 2-11, Jackson 1-7. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS receiver Mel Gray, who missed the contest with a hamstring pull, and most of them without Dan Dierdorf, the All-Pro tackle.

Dierdorf suffered a dislocated knee and ligament damage early in the second quarter. He will be lost for the season. Like all three previous Big Red ventures into Giants Stadium, this one began with ominous undertones. (They never have scored first in this arena.) itHtrt Jubilant John McEnroe celebrates his U.S. Open victory tumultuous road to the finals.

Two of his opponents defaulted. His second-round match against Hie Nastase was a circus, an unruly crowd holding up play for 15 minutes and forcing the removal of umpire Frank Hammond. Saturday he faced Jimmy Connors, the defending champion who had beaten McEnroe in straight sets in the same I Scott DinePost-Dispatch A Big Hurt B'9 Red offensive tackle Dan Dierdorf looks agonizingly toward his injured knee as a team physician and teammates survey the situation Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. Dierdorf Will Be Out For Season at right tackle for the remainder of the game. He likely will take his place again next week, too, when the Big Red battle the Pittsburgh Steelers.

But there is one other option. Left guard Bob Young previously has played tackle. And Tom Banks, normally a center, previously has played left guard. If Coach Bud Wilkinson chooses, he could play musical linemen. "It's a possibility," he said, "but we haven't made any decisions." Dierdorf, who started every game last year, has missed only two previous contests in his Big Red career.

That was in 1977, when he suffered a broken jaw. "I've only had one other knee injury in my career," he said. "I was a sophomore in college then. And it was the other knee, my right knee." For those who missed it including Dierdorf Mike Wood's extra point kick was good. But it was expensive.

Torn Barnidge to the right of Brahaney. It is his job to keep any would-be kick blockers from charging up the middle. He attempts also to keep Brahaney from being beheaded while he aims his snaps. "On the snap," said Brahaney, "the defensive tackle tries to move me out of there. This time, they knocked me a little to the left and there was a small gap in the line.

Just big enough for someone to come flying through there. "Dan has to stand up, with all his weight on his feet, and push straight up to keep those linemen out of there. It leaves his legs in a very vulnerable position." And the more vulnerable leg the left one was the one that felt the full force of a charging body. "Somebody Just fell into it," said Dierdorf, his leg in a temporary cast. "We'll be able to see on the films, but I don't think it was intentional.

"But, brother, whoever it was really came flying through there. Rookie Joe Bostic replaced Dierdorf NEW YORK (AP) She's 16, quiet, reserved, steady rather than flashy, a sprightly suburban schoolgirl with pigtails and pink dresses. He's 20, brash, brazen, a shoot-from-the-hip street kid in sneakers with the talent to back up his words. Tracy Austin and John McEnroe. They are tennis' younger generation and Sunday they showed a national television audience and a sellout crowd at the U.S.

Open that the future is now. Austin, playing her patient baseline game to perfection and capitalizing on her opponent uncommonly frequent errors, dethroned four-time defending titlist Chris Evert Lloyd, 6-4, 6-3, to become the youngest champion in U.S. Open history. Then it was McEnroe's turn and the outcome was never in doubt. In the first all-New York final in U.S.

Open history, McEnroe's strong, serve-and-volley game proved far too effective for Vitas Gerulaitis. McEnroe won, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3, to become the youngest winner of the men's singles title since Pancho Gonzalez, who was 19 when he won in 1948. When it was all over, McEnroe heaved his racket 25 feet into the air, his ruddy, face contorted in ecstasy. He had proven himself a champion before an ornery hometown crowd that earlier in the two-week event had cheered his every fault. "This is by far the biggest win I've ever had, especially because this tournament is practically in my backyard," said McEnroe, who lives with his family in Douglaston, some 10 minutes from the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow.

"I didn't think I got nervous at matches, but these last two have really been something. I was so nervous it was a joke." McEnroe, the No. 3 seed, had a TINTED Jjj circumstances a year ago. "Last year I went in with a negative attitude I knew Jimmy was going to beat me," said McEnroe. "This year it was different.

This was the first time I came into the tournament confident I could win." McEnroe knocked off Connors, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5, and rode that high into the final against Gerulaitis. "I'm sorry I had to beat Vitas, because he's a friend of mine," said McEnroe. "But I'm glad he went out there and played lousy." Actually, Gerulaitis the No. 4 seed who grew up in Brooklyn and Howard Beach and now resides in nearby Kings Point didn't play that badly. McEnroe played that well.

Of 15 service games, McEnroe was broken only once. The rest of the time he dominated play with his brilliant net game. Gerulaitis, whose strength is his speed and agility, was simply no match for McEnroe's power. After Gerulaitis scored his only break to even the first set at 5-5, McEnroe broke right back and then held to close out the first set. From that point on he dominated the match, assuring himself the title by winning five games in a row from 4-3 in the second set.

The match was a calm one, with few disputed calls by either player. The record crowd of 18,288 boosting the tournament total to a record 305,311 cheered for Gerulaitis until the end, but McEnroe said he didn't mind. At least they didn't boo him. "I think they were pretty fair," he said. "They clapped when we both hit good shots.

Obviously, they rooted for Vitas because they wanted to see a longer match." It was not to be. McEnroe did not let up until his first major title was won and the championship trophy was in his hands. But despite the victory, he still See TENNIS, Paget The 79 VW Campmobile 119 Passenger cr miles per gallon $8435 $1500 Good Selection Get the ElV with more F.1PG TIRE AUTO SERVICE BANNER TIRE wasting and cost of flat tires Center Tom Brahaney said he never saw the accident. His head was buried in a defender's chest and his eyes were facing the ground. "But I heard him yell," Brahaney said.

"I knew he was hurt pretty bad." Tackle Dan Dierdorf fell to the ground Sunday, less than 2 minutes into the second quarter of the Big Red's battle with the New York Giants. He had been blocking for an extra-point attempt and his leg had been bent. Almost beyond recognition, it had been bent. "The knee was completely out of the socket," said Dierdorf. "It moved a couple inches off to the side.

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