European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 20, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 3rd Hufer of win 100 in each Loop Adrian Dantley. Proved critics wrong Dantley wins Rookie of year honors in Aba new York a Adrian Dantley the Buffalo braves 6-toot-s Forward who left notre Dame after his Junior year to turn professional was named National basketball association Rookie of the year wednesday in a landslide vote. Dantley who was die sixth selection in the 1976 draft received 44 votes from a 66 person panel of writers and broadcasters. Houston s John Lucas was second with eight votes while Scott May of Chicago Richard Washington of Kansas City Mitch Kupchak of Washington and Ron Lee of Phoenix divided the averaged 20.3 Points per game an All time braves Rookie record and was the first Rookie to average More than 20 Points per game since Sidney Wicks did it for Portland during the 1971-72 season. Although Dantley had been a standout during College Many thought his size would hinder him in the pros. And the doubts Hurt Dantley. They said i was too Small for a Forward and too big and slow for a guard in this league said the 21-year-old. I would have been the first player picked if i was 6-foot-7. But they were looking at inches not the Lii Erc was additional pressure placed on him before the season even began As the braves sold Jim Mcmillen. The popular team Captain to the new York kicks to create a spot in the lineup for Dantley. But the Rookie won Over his detractors in the season opener against Milwaukee when he scored 15 Points and picked up 19 re Bounds. Dantley. Who is the third Buffalo player to win Rookie of the year honors Bob Mcadoo won it in 1973 and Ernie Digregorio followed him in 1974is spending the off season taking courses at the University of Baltimore and notre Dame to finish his requirements for a degree in economics. Perry joins classic group by Herschel Nissenson a sports writer Gaylord Perry admits he pitched against Jim Bunning. There is no truth to the Rumor that he also pitched against by Young but he now is in the record Book with them As the Only pitchers Ever to win 100 games in both major leagues. The 38-year-old right hander Winner of134 National league games recorded his 100th american league Triumph wednes Day night pitching the Texas rangers to a 6-3 Victory Over the Detroit tigers. I m tremendously flattered by joining the company of Jim Bunning and Yyoung Perry said. I pitched against Bunning in the National league and he was just super. Young was just great of relax folks Gaylord is just repeating what he has read in the baseball history worse than a Pitcher who in t winning. I knew i was just one line drive away from getting a Shower in the first inning but i was t about to give up. When i was warming up in the bullpen before the game i Felt really Good and i knew there was no reason for them to hit the pitches i was throwing. I just discarded my slow stuff and went to my hard stuff the last eight in Al Roundup books. Old by s last season was 1911, a few years before old Gaylord saw the Light of the Only other Al games the Chicago White sox downed the Kansas City royals 7-4 and the Milwaukee Brewers nipped the Toronto Blue jays 3-2 in 10 innings Box scores on Page 22. Perry fell behind 3-0 in the first inning allowing three of Detroit s six hits. But he steadied As the game progressed and re tired the last 18 batters. Meanwhile the rangers caught up with tigers starter John Miller in a five run fourth inning. John Ellis delivered the key hit a two run single spoiling Relief Ace Hiller s third Start in the last six years. Perry who also recorded his 2,700th major league strikeout he is sixth on the All time list said he wished the Victory had come three weeks earlier. I be been having my problems and no one feels Gaylord Perry. Tremendously flattered Perry said the Triumph ranked with his Oritter for san Francisco against St. Louis in 1968. Winning the All Star game in1966 and beating Pittsburgh in a 1971 play off game. White sox 7, royals 4 Oscar Gamble belted a three run Homer for Chicago and Chris Knapp 5-1. Pitched eight Strong innings before needing last out help from Lerrin Lagrow. Gamble s Homer highlighted a five run second inning which included six consecutive hit against Dennis Leonard. Eric soderholm. Who had four singles and Ralph Garr also drove in runs in the big inning. Darrell Porter homered for Kansas City. Leonard said Gamble hit a High fast Ball inside. But it just was t inside enough. I thought it was going out of the place. It was headed for the roof and i said to myself just Don t let him Embarrass me by hitting it out of the entire Park " Brewers 3, Blue jays t Robin Yount s two out single in the 10th inning scored Sixto Lezcano with the win Ning run. Lezcano opened the inning with a single off reliever Pete Vuckovich Steve Brye sacrificed and von Joshua was intentionally walked. Vuckovich struck out Pinch hitter Mike Hegan but Yount delivered his third hit of the game scoring Lez had t been seeing the Ball Well said Yount who took extra batting practice tuesday night and was 3-for-31 going into wednesday night s game. I could t pick up the Ball out of the Pitcher s hand. I was t picking it up until it was on top of me. As a result i was swinging at a lot of bad pitches. I think it was a Lack of concentration and when you re not concentrating you pick up other bad habits. My concentration was better in a situation like that 10thinning when you know a hit Means a lot More. But then again the Pitcher probably concentrates More too so i Don t know if either one of us comes out runaway dodgers tip Phillies 6-4, on two run Homer by ailing Smith by Ken Rappoport a sports writer Reggie Smith almost did t Start be cause of a pregame Chat with Las Angeles dodgers manager Tom Lasorda. But he certainly finished things for the Philadelphia Phillies. At first Given a night off by Lasorda because he was t feeling Well. Smith eventually played and provided the Dodg ers with their winning runs in wednesday night s 6-4 Victory Over Philadelphia. Prior to the game at veterans stadium in Philadelphia Lasorda had inquired about Smith s health since he did not look Well. I m not feeling the right fielder said. Well said Lasorda Lake the night later. Smith took batting practice and no Roundup Felt better. Then after a session with the dodgers Trainer he Felt even better and decided he wanted to Start after All. Smith s two run Homer in the seventh inning gave the dodgers a 6-3 Lead and sup plied reliever Charlie Hough with enough of a Cushion to withstand a Philadelphia uprising in the ninth. This is the Best Ball club i have Ever been with said Smith of the runaway dodgers who arc leading the National league West by a whopping 12 games Over Cincinnati. This club has it All out standing Speed pitching Power. It s he Best balanced club i be seen. It la be Tough for the reds to catch us with this Lead we be got. If we continue to play like we can there la be nothing for the continued on Page 2 1 Amateur could to Evangelista official says by Rick Van Sant Cincinnati Dpi an Amateur boxing official calling the Muhammad Ali Alfredo Evangelista fight a Dis Grace boasted wednesday that any of 10 american amateurs could flatten Schwartz manager of last year s . Olympic boxing team complained it was a giant step Back wards for boxing when Ali scored a unimpressive win Over Evangelista in a 15-round heavyweight title fight monday fight and i really Don t even like to Call it a fight i say it was nothing was a disgrace to the sport of boxing and represented a giant step Back wards said Schwartz. Hight now we have 10 american Amateur heavy weights who would t have any prob Lem wiping out the likes of Schwartz said the 10 were Greg Page of Louisville. By. Mitchell Green of new York City. Jimmy Clark of Phila Delphia Tony Tubbs of Cincinnati Woody Clark of Miami. Fla., Clinton Cochran of it. Bragg. . David Johnson of Philadelphia Purcell Davis of Detroit James Tillis of Tulsa okla., and Larry Strogen of Baton Rouge la. Schwartz could t believe Evangelista was ranked the no. 10 pro heavy weight contender. It would be a fantasy to rate him inthe top so he said. He would t even be in the american Amateur top 20. He would be in our Novice heavyweight classification. He moves like a like a Novice. He is a Schwartz also complained about Ali performance against Evangelista. He demeaned himself humiliated himself in the Early rounds and then he had to struggle to get through All is rounds. There s no Way he can rational ize it. I be always had great admiration for Ali. But monday night he apparently just needed another paycheck and he was t even a Shell of his former self. We now have the Saddest crop of pro heavyweights i be Ever Schwartz said. They re All Over the Hill or else never had it. The Only exception i see is Kenny Schwartz also condemned Ali s rope a dope leaning against the ropes and covering his face tactics. You could t do that in Amateur boxing and get away with it he s called passive defense and it s a foul. You lose Points for
