European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday May 12, 1977 Angels Ryan two hits royals 6-1 a sports writer Nolan Ryan does t like to pitch against Kansas City. And you can imagine How the royals eel about facing California fireball or hurled the Lith two hitter of his career tuesday night giving up Only a single and a double to Amos Otis As the Angels beat the royals 5 1. It boosted Ryan s record against the royals to 15-6, including 6-2 in Kansas City where he pitched the first of his four career no hitter in 1973. I Don t cherish pitching against these Guys because of the Type of hitters they have Ryan said. And i be never been fond of artificial turf. But i be fared Well Here so i can t in other american league games the expansion Toronto Blue jays won their second straight Over the expansion Seattle mariners 9-3, the Minnesota twins downed the Detroit tigers 7-5, the Texas rangers edged the Chicago White sox 3-2 and the Cleveland indians swept a doubleheader from the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 and 7-4. Jerry Remy s single drove in califor Nia s first run in the third inning and Joe Al Roundup Rudl s Homer in the sixth put the Angels in front to stay 2-1. Singles by Don Baylor Andrey an intentional walk Gil floras double and an error accounted for three runs in the seventh and Bobby Grich Dou bled Home the final run in the eighth. Ryan sailed through the first four innings without surrendering a hit before Connors Roufs Zanatta in act Quarter finals Otis singled on a 3-2 pitch leading off the fifth. I had Good stuff said Ryan who walked six and struck six. I slowed Down my delivery. Just trying to get ahead of the hitters. I was trying to keep myself out of trouble with walks. If i m going to win Many games i can t walk very Many Blue jays 9, mariners 3al Woods continued his torrid hitting with a single double and triple and unbeaten Jerry Garvin notched his fifth Victory As Toronto handed their Seattle its seventh consecutive setback. Woods 3-for-4 performance raised his batting average to .389.he drove in two runs and scored two and has 23 hits in 41 at bats so far this Seattle manager Darrell Johnson whose club has dropped 17 of its last 20games our problem the last three weeks has been our twins 7, tigers Bobby Randall drove in three runs and Larry Hisle hit a two run Homer leading the twins to their fourth consecutive Triumph and seventh in eight games. Randall singled Home a run in the second inning and hit a double driving in two unearned runs in the sixth off Rookie Bob Sykes while Hisle smashed his eighth Homer of the season in the third inning. Minnesota Rookie Jeff Holly ran his record to 24 both victories have come against the 3, White sox i bump wills two out bases loaded Walkin the ninth inning off Bart Johnson forced Home the winning run and ended Chicago four game winning Streak. White sox starter Francisco Barrios had a three hitter and a 2-0 Lead drove in both runs with a double and Homer and face the minimum 21 batters through the first seven innings before the rangers tied the score in the eighth on Willie Horton s single. Ken Henderson s double an infield out and Dave May s Pinch double. Indians 1-7, Brewers a three run first inning triple by John Lowenstein and Rico Carty s two run Homer were the big blows in the Nightcap. Cleveland snapped a three game losing Streak by taking the opener As Larvell Blanks one out Homer off Jim Slaton in the ninth inning backed Jim Bobby s five hit pitching. Dan Thomas and Sixto Lezcan homered for Milwaukee in the second game. Dallas a top seeded Jimmy Connors of the United states stalked Adria no Zanatta s erratic serves without mercy tuesday night to rout the italian 6-4,7-5.6 4 in the opening Quarter final match of the world championship of Tennis , the favorite to win the $100,000 first prize in sunday s nationally televised finals will meet the Winner of wednesday night s match Between Romania s Hie Nas Tase and America s Eddie Dibbs. A record Moody coliseum crowd watched Connors dissect the 6-foot, 180 Pound Clay court specialist in slightly under two hours. Zanatta s wild serves had him in trouble from the very Start. Although he rocketed even aces by Connors he was guilty of four double faults and had to depend on his top spin second service that Connors vigorously attacked. The 24-year-old Connors roamed the net redwings up reported Choice for nil president new York a the National hockey league s selection committee was expected to recommend wednesday that John a. Ziegler jr., vice president and Gen eral counsel for the Detroit red wings renamed president of the nil the new York times reported. Ziegler 43, who has been prominently mentioned to succeed 72-year-old Clarence Campbell will be the committee s sole pick when it presents the results of its two year study to the nil Board of governors meeting wednesday and thursday at the Waldorf Astoria hotel the times said. A simple majority by the 18 governor would be necessary to elect Ziegler who has been with the red wings since i960 and last year was elected chairman of the Board of governors. Ziegler apparently is Campbell s per Sonal Choice to succeed him. Open qualifying rounds scheduled at Pinehurst Pinehurst . A qualifying rounds will be played Over two Pinehurst country club courses May 23-24 for berths in the u. S. Open Golf championship to be staged in june at the Southern Hills coun try club in Tulsa. Okla. Lanny Wadkins a touring pro who plays out of Clemmons ., and Winner of about $72.000 so far this year on the pea tour is one of the the 194 players to try to qualify Here. Another is Curtis strange a Virginia pro who starred at Wake Forest College where he won the National Mcaa Golf title. At will placing numerous winners off his crackling volleys. Each time Zanatta came to the net it was Connors punishing him for poaching with Crisp Cross court winners. There were few Long backcourt rallies which some experts had expected on the slow surface but Connors simply would t How they stand Iury re Kuuku a Gaum. Connors wore Zanatta Down in the third set and finally broke his older opponent in the third game. The swashbuckling Connors thoroughly intimidated his opponent i the 41-minute first set with an acrobatic display of near flawless Tennis at the net. He broke Pant to s service in the fifth game but the scrappy native of Rome fought Back to break Connors in the sixth game. However the Drain of continually de pending on his second service began to take its toll on the 26-year-old Zanatta. He barely held service in the seventh game which went to Deuce five times. Connors broke him in the ninth game with a two listed backhand that just Tell in. Zanatta who had the crowd of 9.318 pre dominantly on his Side committed 21 errors in the first set which got Connors off and winging. He appeared to regain his poise in the second set when he broke con nors service with a Brilliant backhand Winner to Lead 5-3. But the clutch performing Connors immediately broke Zanatta at love in the ninth game. Connors retained his service at love running his string at eight straight Points then broke Zanatta in the let game. Connors jumped ahead 40-love while serving for the set in the 12th game but the courageous Zanatta who had beaten con nors Only three weeks ago on Clay at hous ton rallied to make u 40-30 before Connors put him away with a backhand Winner forthe second set. 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Milwaukee 0-4 7, Detroit s Tenet 3, Chicago 2 California 6, Kansas City 1 National league Pawtucket 16 7 .696 Charleston 4 7 .67 Tidewater 2 f .571richmond 9 10 .474 Syracuse 11 .450 a Rochester 12 ,429 Toledo � it .360 Columbus 7 13 .30 8vtuesday s results Charleston 124, Toledo 0-1 second Pawtucket 4, Rochester 0syracuse 4, Richmond 1 Tidewater a Columbus 4east Pittsburgh 9 s % 1b St. Louls 17 10 .610 tie a Chicago is 10 .500 8 w l i of Montreal 3 10 .565 4tt Philadelphia 12 11 .500 new York 0 u .385 9 West los Angeles 22 6 .786 san Francisco 12 16 .479 10 Omaha 14 9 an Evansville 3 11 443 1v Indianapolis 13 12 .520 2iowa u .433 Avi West Denver is .714 Cincinnati 1 16 407 to i Wichita 9 11 -4� in Host it 8 379 in Oklahoma City 10 12 js5 so san Diego 11 19 a 12 new Orleans i � .340 Atlanta 21 .276 14 tuesday s results Pittsburgh j Ati Anteo a Montreal 4. Los angelas 3philadelphia 1, san Francisco 0 Cincinnati 2, St. Louis Sandi goal new York. Postponed cold Pacific coast league East tuesday results Oklahoma City 9. Omaha 3 Iowa 3. New Orleans 2 Eastern league Canadian american division w l pit. Gathree Rivers 14 1 .661 Quebec City 9 .571 2 w t pet. Go Jerry ally 5 1s 250 try Phoeni is h .577 new England division Tucson 11 14 .481 2w it Haven 14 a .700 Salt Lake 3 14 .481 2v� Bristol to 4 m4 it Albuquerque 11 14 .461 3 major league top ten besedon65at-Beisamerican league c a r h Toronto. 2s 09 13 35 393 Page Oakland 29 109 24 42 .m5 Chalk California 5 18 7 32 .364carew.m
