European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 22, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports Jerry Grant s racer smashes into the Wall at the Indianapolis motor Speed Way Friday during the final Day of practice for the May 29 500-mile race. Granted he s Lucky leaving wheel and other darts of the machine near the place of Impact. It travelled another 1,000 feet before hit Ting the Wall a second time. The Irvine calif., Driver was checked at a Hospital and released to race another Day. The car was not so Lucky receiving Exten Sive damage. At photo american league Roundup Tanana Blanks twins for 7th win but admits his style is still flawed by Ken Rappoport a sports writer Frank Tanana has found something wrong with his performance even if Amer ican league hitters Haven t."1 know i can improve my Pickoff move says the Strong left Arm of the Cali fornia Angels. And i can work on keeping the Ball in the park.". Home runs May be the Bane of hard throwing pitchers but they weren t for Tanana Friday night. Not Only did he keep the Ball in the Park he kept the hard hit Ting Minnesota twins from scoring in a 3-0 Victory i just Hope 1 can keep pitching the Way i am  said Tanana who has hurled three shutouts so far in 1977. Tanana whose Only loss this season was to Boston on May 7, scattered eight hits and struck out seven while becoming the first seven game Winner in the major leagues. In other american league games the Baltimore orioles edged the new York Yankees 6-5, the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Boston red sox 15-7. The Oak land a s routed the Seattle mariners 14-5, the Toronto Blue jays downed the Texas rangers 4-3. The Kansas City royals blanked the Cleveland indians 4-0 and the Detroit tigers whipped the Chicago White sox 7-4. Box scores on Page 18. Tony Solaria and Dave Chalk paced the California attack with two hits apiece. So Laita kept a first inning rally alive with his first single and scored after his second one in the fourth inning. Chalk singled in the Angels third run in the fourth inning. The Angels scored All their runs off starter Paul Thormodsgard. Minnesota threatened in both the seventh and eighth innings but double plays got Tanana out of the  6, Yankees 5 Light hitting Mark Belanger tied the score 5-5 with his first Homer of the season and Rookie Eddie Murray doubled Home the Winner As Baltimore scored twice in toe sixth inning to beat new York. The anticipated pitching Duel Between Baltimore s Jim Palmer and the Yankees Don Gullett never materialized Palmer was chased in the fifth while Gullett left with a 2-0 count on Ken Singleton in the sixth after Belanger s one out Homer tied the score. Brewers 15, red sox 7 Milwaukee pounded out 17 hits including Home i  by Cecil Cooper Sixto Lezcano Ken Mcmullen and Don Money and scored six runs in the seventh inning to crush Boston. Cooper s and Lezcano s homers were their sixth of the season Money s was his third and Mcmullen s his first As the Brewers virtually took batting practice Frank banana. Al s top banana off Boston pitching including starter Luis Tiant. A s 14, mariners 5 Wayne Gross drove in five runs with a Homer double and single to Power Oak land Over Seattle. Gross hit a three run first inning Homer his Lith giving the Rookie third baseman the american league  Earl Williams drove in four Oakland runs with a three run Homer and a double and Cente fielder Tony armas added a two run Homer his first in the major  jays 4, rangers 3 Roy Howell came Back to haunt his former teammates with a towering ninth inning Home run to give Toronto its Victory Over Texas. Howell. Who demanded to be traded because he was spending his time on the Ranger Bench blasted his first Home run of the year on a 3-2 pitch from Ranger Ace Bert  was traded to Toronto last month for Pitcher Steve Hargan shortstop Jim Mason and $250,000. It was his first game against the  4, indians 0 cookie Rojas collected four hits and Fred patek knocked in two runs to boost Kansas City Over Cleveland on Paul split toffs eight hitter. Splittorff notched his second Victory in six decisions As the royals snapped a three game losing Streak. Tigers 7, White sox 4 Tim Corcoran s first major league hit a two run Homer in the eighth inning helped Detroit break a three game losing Streak. Pair Pace memorial after 36 by Bob Green Dublin Ohio a Jerry Mcgee and Gary player matched four under Par 68a Friday and moved into a tie or the Lead in the second round of the 225,000 memorial Golf tournament. Host Jack Nicklaus the sponsor course designer and builder and guiding Force behind this event also shot a 68 and moved within two strokes of the Lead Halfway through the tournament that Aims for eventual major championship status. For the last 36s Days i be been waiting to get Back to this tournament said Mcgee an Ohio native. I know my wife will be glad when this week is Over be cause All she s been hearing is memorial memorial. I want to win this tournament More than any other in the world including the four majors. And if this does t become a major then you can scratch the others said Mcgee. The Man the course the state. Those Are the reasons i want to win it. The Man Nicklaus is the greatest player Ever to put two hands on a club. The course is the greatest in the world. Incredible. And Ohio Well. I m a Buckeye All the Way. Ohio has everything in the world he paused briefly and flashed a mischievous Grin except a passing  player was prompted by the muggy heat to abandon his usual All Black clothing in favor of an All White ensemble. He did t make a bogey and missed Only one Green in Matching Mcgee s 138 total for two trips Over the Mirfield Village Golf club course that has been hailed by the select International Field Here As one of the world s , i be played very Well All year said player a South african who continued on Page 13 boxers of ., Cuba will meet Indianapolis a squads fro the United states and Cuba will meet in late november or Early december in a series of boxing matches the Amateur athletic Union announced Here  executive director Ollan Cassell and aau boxing administrator Don Hull met with cuban officials earlier this month in Havana to finalize plans. Details of those meetings were not released. Cuba the  And two venezuelan squads will meet in Caracas Venezuela in a week Long tournament beginning May 28, a spokesman said. The 11-member  Squad will be selected from the top place finishers at the aau National championships held earlier the month in Winston Salem. . Meanwhile the aau also said Poland s boxing team will tour the  In August. La. Rips bucs 6-1 Smith hits 11th by Bob Greene a sports writer Reggie Smith has found a Home and a Home run  swing to make Contact not hit Home runs Smith said Friday night after slam Ming his Lith Homer of the season and the eighth in his last 12 games. But when you make Contact the homers  smooth Fielding los Angeles right fielder plays seven musical instruments has owned trained and shown Quarter horses is a scuba diver an accomplished chef and an outstanding Tennis player. He has sold cars and real estate and has been a lab assistant in a  baseball he spent the first eight years of his major league career with the Boston red sox before being traded to the St. Louis cardinals amid controversy. He was traded to the dodgers in mid season last National league Roundup year hitting 18 Home runs Between the two teams. I have the Power to get the Ball out of  Smith said after his three run Homer into the left Field seats led the National league West division leading Dodg ers to a 6-1 Victory Over the East division leading pirates. In other no games Friday san Diego clubbed Montreal 12-4, Chicago clobbered Atlanta 13-4, Cincinnati Defeated new York 6-2, Houston downed Philadelphia 5-2 and san Francisco outlasted St. Louis 7-5. Smith s blast highlighted a five run fifth inning explosion that handed the dodgers their 29th Victory against 9 de feats. I said in Spring training that Reggie Smith was a superstar and he s showing  said dodger manager Tom Lasorda. 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