European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 21, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 reliever Gossage fans 8 in 3 innings As bucs Edge la., 6-5, in 10th Byke Rappoport a sport write few people saw it but everybody praised  Gossage s fastball that is. It s hard to believe How hard Gossag throws that Ball said Pittsburgh team mate Rennie Stennett. He s fast fast,fast." nobody kept the precise time on gos Sage s favorite pitch thursday night but nobody hit it either and the result was a 6 Force out at second and Mouth Montreal expo Gary Carter has two bubbles bunt at nearly the same moment his dream of getting to second base against the san Diego padres and us wad of gum. Padre Mike Champion executed the Force out. It was a Sticky Day All round for the Host expos they lost the game s-2. A no Roundup 5,10-inning Victory for the pirates Over Tholos Angeles dodgers. He can throw that Boll Man can he throw that Ball said los Angeles Man Ager Tom Lasorda after watching the pirates Relief Pitcher strike out eight batters in three overpowering  gave Gossage 24 strikeouts against the last 40 batters he has  against Power i love it said Gossage acquired from the Chicago Whiteson in an off season Deal. I be been a Power Pitcher All my life and i Don t thin there s anything greater in baseball when you have a Power Pitcher up there against fastball  one of Gossage s strikeout victims was Boog Powell who concurred with the Pitcher s baseball  psyches me up said Powell who gets a natural High facing a hard thrower of Gossage s Caliper. I love  added the Burly first baseman tonight he got me but who know what happens if there s a next  in other National league games the at Lanta braves blanked the Chicago cubs 6-0, the Houston astros edged the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2. The san Diego padres beat the Montreal expos 5-2 and the new Yor Kmets nipped the san Francisco giants 4-3. While Gossage was throwing the Ball bythe batters Stennett was hitting the Ball Lanny s Faro Fher fires record 29 on Back nine b. Wadkins Lye Pace memorial by Bob Green Dublin Ohio a Bobby Wadkins five Over Par after six holes and thinking of walking in changed his mind after an Eagle 3. So he played his last nine in a phenomenal 29 and with a four under Par 68, tied Rookie Mark Lye for the first Roundhead thursday in the 1225,000 memorial Golf  last 12 holes i just played better than anybody can play said Wadkins a25-year-old younger brother of three time tour Winner Lanny Wadkins and another inthe Long line of previously obscure Young men who have moved into a dominant Posi Tion on the tour this year. That trend continued at least in the first round As the two Lon shots left perhaps die strongest Field of the year gasping i their Wake. One had qualified As a foreigner and one As an alternate in the elite invitational tournament. The extremely demanding course As expected produced some High scores the most startling of which was an incredible67 by Hen Crenshaw. Winner of the colonial National invitational last week. Crenshaw had but one comment i Haven t shot88since i was 15."Wadkins. A softly drawling a Jive of Richmond. A. Got into the Fielt As an Al Ternate. Early in the Day he v As thinking of making it a Short  reckon you All know i was five Over after six and i was thinking of Corning in. He said. I d probably played through nine cause i need the practice. Then i made Eagle and it kind of turned  it triggered a burst of seven birdies Anda record 29 on the Back nine of the Muir held Golf club course Jack Nicklaus dream layout that ranks As one of the toughest the touring pros encounter All the greatest Golf course i be Ever played Wadkins said. Phenomenal in credible said Jerry Mcgee. I can t say enough about it said Bruce  one of the world s great courses said South african Gary  Golf course is so Tough it s the last place in the world i d expect to shoot 68."said the 24-year-old Lye. Who gained his spot in the tournament Field As the Winner of the australian order of Merit which he i continued on Page 241 Blue asks court to free him from Finley s a s through the fielders. He broke a tie with Aloth inning bases loaded single for the winning run. Stennett s game winning hit a bouncer through the right Side came off reliever Charlie  pirates had loaded the bases with two out off Hough on walks to Pinch littered Kirkpatrick Omar Moreno and Willie  Victory was the 15th in 18 games for the National league East leading pirates while the West division leading dodgers sustained Only their fifth loss in the last 16games. Braves i cubs 0knuckleballer Phil Niekro fired a three hitter recording his first Victory As starter this season in pitching Atlanta Over Chicago. The Victory snapped a six Gam Chicago winning Streak and was Only the continued on Page 23 Oakland up Vida Blue sued his Boss Charles 0. Finley thursday asking a court to declare his three year contract with the Oakland a s void. The suit filed by attorney Richard  on Blue s behalf charged Finley with fraud bad Faith undue influence and breach of the covenant of Good Faith in negotiations involving the Ace Pitcher contract and his aborted Sale last year to the new York  suit filed in Alameda county Supe rior court charged that Finley had Misle Blue As to his Worth As a Pitcher and asked is 5 million in special damage he also asked for general and punitive damages Sequeira said he was asking inc court to nullify the contract signed by Blue with Finley on june 15. 1976 1 granted presumably Blue would become a free agent and could Deal with any major league Clu Blue alleges Liat he signed a one year contract for 00.000 in 1975. And on june is.1976. Signed a three year Deal providing for a salary of $140.000 in 1976, the Sam amount in 1977 and 1205,000 in 1978. However the suit charged that at the continued on Paye 22 Norm Snead Calls it quits after 16 years Yorktown a. A Norm  spent 16 years with five different National football league teams announce thursday his retirement from the new York  you reach 37 years of age. Injuries Don t heal As Well As they used to an the need to stay in top physical condition becomes harder each year said  native of nearby Newport news said he had talked thursday with coach Joh Mcvay of the giants and had asked to be relieved of his contract. He said the giant agreed to put his name on the waiver list. While Snead said he had a number Oblong Range goals his next immediate Posi Tion will be As coordinator of apprentice recruitment at the Newport news shipbuilding & dry Dock  also will serve As head football coach at the Newport news apprentice school division of the shipyard. The apprentice school playing mostly military school Sand Junior colleges was 0-9 last year. Snead who served As backup Quarter Back to Craig Morton and started two games last fall for the giants said he Hadin the last few years become increasingly preoccupied with formulating my plans forthe future after  Snead added my Long Range plans atthe moment include consideration for entering graduate school preparatory to professional career in Law. And analysing a number of business find coaching opportunities that have been offered " Snead. A graduate of Warwick High school in Newport news and Wake Forest University was the no. 1 draft Choice of the Washington la skins in 1961. After three years with the redskins hews traded to the Philadelphia eagles for Sonny Jurgensen. He later went to the Minnesota Vikings who swapped him to the giants for fran Tarkenton still the Minne Sota quarterback. Snead went from the giants to the Sanfrancisco 49ers. After he was released by the 49ers last summer he was signed again by the giants with whom he spent the past season