European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 21 fihe 1968 baseball season May Well go Down in history for some i of the most dramatic Chain of events pertaining to records. While the league races Are out of the question at East in the National league the hottest thing going in the american in ague is an organist of Irish ancestry. Not an organist who plays before and during games but one who makes Sweet and hot music from the Pitcher s  of one Dennis Dale Mclain the glib Tongue Detroit  Pitcher who May be on his Way to making lat modern Day baseball history. While this season has produced such Sterling gems As Jim Catfish Hunter s perfect game and Don Drysdale s record string of six shutouts Mclain seeks to make the Campaign Complete by becoming a 30-game Winner. A 30-game Winner a phrase so often heard but Seldom a  not to a Brash outspoken 24-year-old youngster like Mclain who if he continues at his present gait May become a 30-plus game  fans Are not so interested in the league standings now As they Are when Mclain toils on the  a 23-3 record of which 20 Are conv plete games Mclain socks to become the first major league 30-game Winner since dizzy Dean in 1934. It s conceivable that Mclain could wind up with More than30 wins and if this should happen then 1968 would be More than a Banner year for pitchers. Only after Mclain won his 23rd game last week it was pointed out that he had at least 13 More starts left before the end of the season not counting a possible playoff with Baltimore heaven  Way pitchers have dominated the hitters this year in the american league it is possible that Mclain could win All 13 of his next starts giving him an unbelievable 36-3 record. A 30-plus win record funds incredible but even tagging him with a couple More losses Denny could come out with a 30-plus win record some thing that has t been seen in the american league since left Grove s 31 wins in 1931. But what gets the adrenalin moving in a baseball fan is the thought of seeing Mclain face fire Balling Bob Gibson of the St. Louis cardinals in the first fourth and seventh games of this year s world series. If Boston s Jim Lonborg had t pitched the crucial final Gam of the season against Minnesota last season he would have faced Gibson in the first fourth and seventh games of last year s series and it May have been a different Story. Lonborg faced Gibson once in the last series game with two Days rest and just did t have it. But the Matching of Mclain against Gibson is enough to ask or the season to end now to see who is Best. Just who is Denny Mclain. And what does he have that make Shim such a top drawer Pitcher Mclain came to the tigers five years ago. He divided his firstie m pro a i 1962 Between Harlan of the appalachian league and Clinton of the Midwest league. He spent 1963 at Duluth Superior t in 1116 before going to the tigers late in the  1964, he started off at Syracuse and came Back to the tigers in Kwh Yip the seas n and compiled a 4-5 record. He was 16-6 Inow his first full Detroit season. Two years ago Mclain then 22, made himself the youngest game Winner in Detroit since Lynwood Schoolboy Rowe in 1934. It a won his 20th Rome this season Mclain joined frankly 20"game rept Ater since Prince Hal new Houser in s1 beats Cook by 5 strokes links nails Down 1st place in Safe Golf tournament by Ron Delacy staff writer Wiesbaden is Charles conference had a 7 Butch links worst round in the tournament a six-Over-par78, was enough to give him first place by five strokes Here Sun Day As the Safe Golf Champion ships concluded on the . Links the . Conference Champion made it a wire to wire Victory in the Safe tourney with scores of 69, 77, 72 and Sun Day s 78.continental conference Champ Jim Cook made a bit of a run for the top spot sunday. He was one under Par after 10 holes but. Four straight bogeys from the Lith to he Eft the in to 14th kept him from getting too i look a to close for links Comfort Cook links Cook-.11bfn"e grow finished with a 74. The Best round i a. Thompson will leave Rhem sunday to pull into third place in the open division with a 306, one stroke better than John Brown of the Mediterranean  also had a 77. George Thompson of the Escand Robert Mcclendon of the . Lied for fifth place at .308,necessitating a sudden death playoff for the fifth open spot inthe Safe delegation to the air Force worldwide  the playoff the Cigar chomp ing Thompson parred the first Hole while Mcclendon. After suf Fering a lost Ball in the Thicket Butch links. Winner chips close of the Day for a 301 total an second place. In the seniors division. Ken Kennedy of the Csc shot an 80, just enough to give him the Crown by one stroke Over Max Gould of the .  wound up at 319 to Gould s 320. Gould s 77 was thelow senior score sunday giving him his third such Honor in the four Days of the tournament. That other Day though Kennedy came through with a one Over Par 73in the third round. Al Bange of the Spain Morocco main Airport wednesday for Lackland fab tex., where the worldwide will be played on aug.19-22. Kennedy Gould and third stripes local sports Barons slip past comets 8-79 with five run seventh Mclain s explanation for his Strong showing this season is Khatim concentrating  a almost off Octive new pitch is a Side Arm motion off which he throws a curve and fast Ball. He labels it my out  c worst9 fans strength and durability Are the dominant factors in the surge of Ine 8-foot-l, 205-Pound Mclain. Twice this year he has racked a victories pitching with a scant two Days rest. Johnny or its a p Cher if you Don t do too much of it Saysanna " e tale tilted pitching coach of the tigers. Rents re son for Mclain s Success this season is his Lack of in $7y we h the Gopher  in he had � so so 17-16 record Mclain led both the a 8lv, up the most homers 35.-f Kcf Ore he surpassed Jim Bunning s Detroit record outs by ring the count to 40. Hone Rush "11 8 known As a Hothead is Vor St Silit a ult Aumi him Caf Evhen he did t give up a Homo run Mcl Inthis vol saying it s see you stick that in your  " e Mouth i Ain has Learned restraint about popping off at  of s a he called Detroit a country club  called the Detroit fans the world s  w Demist front runners a a if they get off our backs Well win of 38?$ m " suit Mclain to e fans did t and the nates anrtrnt4is-Dif erect the fans Are cheering Denny and his won it olt is on is Way to ils first Pennant since 1945.nt i a and or the opening series game will la Harvey 1 a 1 organist and in s gift to major leagues. Darmstadt. Germany Spe Cial exploding for five runs in the seventh inning Pitburg Barons again Defeated Darm Stadt 8-7. In a Safe German conference crucial Here sunday. De Kirkman singled in a pair of runs stole second and Mike Kennedy s one Bagger broke a7-7 deadlock by plating Kirk Man. The Barons finishing at14-10, made the run stand up to spoil the comets Hopes of re gaining undisputed second place. The comets now 16-7, mus twin tuesday s makeup game with Sembach to tie the ram for second place. Ramstein split a pair with Sembach sunday towing up 17-7. No. 2 spot important the no. 2 spot is important because of the pairings in the up coming Csc playoffs which will determine the second Csc spot in the Safe tourney. Wiesbaden qualifies automatically after wrapping up the league Crown with an 11-0 Victory Over hah sunday. John Gallagher who worked21-3 innings from the sixth through the eighth giving up one hit picked up his first Victory his first decision in Loop action he came on with two out in sixth and three runs in As Darmstadt built a 7-3 margin and worked until the top of he  Meschach who tried to snuff out the Tilburg rally in the seventh and yielded the final two safeties took the loss making him 7-4. Skull Turner who started gave up 10 hits and was charged with the first seven runs. James James began the Barons seventh by walking and moved up on Woodie hold Sinfield single. Ron Henry singled Ken Kennedy. Seniors Champion place finisher John Wisnewski 336 of the Csc will play in the seniors division of the world wide and june Daniels of the Mediterranean conference t h women s 54-Hole Winner will also take part. The Field for the final i Safe round was Cut to the top 18 in the open division and the t o four seniors so that there would be As Little interference As pos sible with Rhein Blick s usual Sun in one run and Jim Lundstrom s i Day crowd. Of the 18 in the open one Bagger loaded the sacks. Of division five pulled out to take Clarence Clipper s High hop Early flights Back to their bases Erper scored one tally came on to yield the safeties. Tilburg. 001 020 Darmstadt. 021 103 Meshach final two Loi  161. Jennings. I7 and 500 s 000 7 it a it j .r.i-. To Lur. 12 12 in -0 links started the last round eight strokes ahead of the Csc s de  and nine ahead Fcook. Ladyga parred the first t w holes while links was taking bogeys but those two strokes were continued on put Jujj bears Yarbrough trip Kelts Kitzinger Germany Spe Cial Berlin s bears Wann ing up for their Sarel r base Ball tournament opener next weekend handed Marne league Champion kit Zingen its second straight exhibition loss 4-1, Here sunday behind the five hit pitch ing of Ron Hurbrough. Yarbrough had a no hitter going through seven innings which Johnny Beall spoiled with a sin Gle to right loading off the eighth Yarbrough yielded three singles in the ninth the last to Bill Lee driving in the Only Runoff him. The 6-0, 200-Pound lefthand fanned nine and walked two in going the  bears got three of their runs off starter and loser Pau Lazdowski. Julie Henderson singled in Hurbrough in the third and Gary Lefever scored in the fourth during a rundown. Bobby Ell s double the Only extra base hit of the game and an error tallied one in the fifth and  fever scored again in tie ninth on a wild throw