European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1977 it blab and stripes Page second baseman Willie Randolph of the new York Yankees tags out Joe Rod of Willie and Joe in action the California Angels and then makes a futile attempt to catch Bobby who scored on the grounder to the Host Angels a photo As Pound skidding for Rookie Lacey of major Victory by United press International Wayne Earl Williams and Manny san Guillon each drove in a pair of while Rookie Bob Lacey hurled 3 23 shutout innings for his first major league Victory monday night in leading the Oakland As to an 84 decision Over the sagging new York Gross got one of his Bis on his 10th Homer in the third and Williams hit his eighth in the mean had a double and two singles As the As reached three new York pitchers for 12 the Yankees committed four resulting in Only five of the Oakland runs being Ken who  get out of the first took the George Medich was treated too 50 Lead major league Roundup in the but left in the fourth after a triple by Bucky Dent scored two runs and enabled the Yankees to close to called up from san Jose of the Dassa California league last worked in his fourth straight game before leaving after the seventh and now has pitched nine innings without giving up a at san he had 16 scoreless innings and a 24 five a walk and two new York errors figured in Oakland five run Dave Giusti finished up for in other Al Seattle surprised Baltimore Minnesota crushed Cleve land 81 and Boston shaded California 87 in 11 in the National Chicago downed san Diego 96 and Philadelphia stopped los Angeles mariners orioles 3 the mariners capitalized on Jim Palm ers wildness and singles by Bill Stein and Craig Reynolds for four runs in the second and Hung on to defeat the twins indians 1 Geoff Zahn pitched a seven hitter for his sixth Victory and Rod Carew drove in two runs with two singles and a double As the twins won their seventh straight game by beating the Minnesota is now two continued on Page 2s Rookie hits indy Wall in practice Indianapolis up Rookie Driver Gary Irvin smashed into the inside Wall of the fourth turn during practice for the May 29 Indianapolis 500 but was not in track observers said of West la lost control and Slid nearly 000 he smacked the Wall at the head of the main stretch and skidded along the Barrier and hit the inside Wall the Accident was the eighth at the Speedway this no Driver has been injured Irvin complained of a headache and stiff neck at the infield but doctors approved him for More driving the practice session was officials said that was typical following the first weekend of time observer added that extreme heal temperatures in the upper 80s also kept workouts to a mini track Toper hot readings by tire representatives said the track surface temperature peaked above 120 degrees at several Drivers who completed their 10 mile time trial runs saturday or sunday used the period to work on raceway among those out were defending Champion Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Rutherford will Start from the 17th spot in the tentative raceway Johncock earned the 5 starting Al who holds the 3 posted the Days Best Lap time at Miles per Rutherford and Johncock matched circuits and Bobby Unser ran at Janet Guthric of new York City posted a circuit at still Well shy of the Speed observers fee is necessary to make the Rick Mears of completed his 20lap Rookie refresher veterans John Mahler of Newport and Bob Larkey of Indiana Polis also made test Twenty two Drivers made practice but Only a dozen were in cars not yet Quali Aba survivors hurting financially Yale Sachare new York a the four surviving teams from the american basketball association Are having financial problems which Are severe enough to cause them to seek Relief from the nation Al basketball commissioner Larry Obrien said the four clubs the new York nets and san Antonio have a june 1 deadline for payment of each to the the last part of their million Entrance they submitted a joint request to the league for a postponement of that pay but the request was turned Down by the leagues advisory and finance commit since some of the clubs have re Quested the league review their situations individually in Hopes that the league might consider some Obrien these reviews will take place at the annual Board of governors meeting in san Diego june built into the june 1 deadline is a 30day Grace so the teams dont actually have to have their checks in until june Obrien said the financial problems facing the four clubs Are an outgrowth of the commitments they made when the Aba folded last in joining the the four new teams agreed to pay an Entrance fee of Mil lion per club to buy out the Aba franchises which were not to be included in the merger to pay a number of Legal costs involved in paving the Way to and to forego sharing in television revenues under the present contract with this puts the total Cost per team up near not counting lost to these problems do not relate to the Aba Obrien these Are commitments the teams made of their own free will and volition when they came into the this is not a unique a few months ago Atlanta had serious but there was an ownership change and that situation turned despite leading the Aba with attendance of Over recently had to cancel a proposed Stock Sale because of its Cloudy financial which ranked near the Middle of the league in at is up for Sale a situation in which that franchise frequently found itself in its Aba the nets have had Money problems for As witness the Sale of Julius Erving to san actually showed a profit for its first season in the Aba something which is generally not the Case in professional Obrien observed and the spurs Arena is to be expanded by the clubs Finan Cial problems Stem from the agreements made jointly with the other Elaba on Sale today at All stars and stripes bookstores 16 pages of this weeks top sports columns and features