European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 1, 1977 the stars and stripes Pago 21 tribe s Eckersley no hits Angels 1 -0 by he associated press "1 had a Good feeling after the fifth when i got Bobby Bonds. Dennis Eckersley said monday night. That was Only a simple grounder for the first out in the inning and Eckersley the Cleveland indians 22-year-old right hander had a much better feeling after he struck out Gil floras for the out that completed a no hitter and a 1-0 Triumph Over Frank banana and the California Angels. The most exciting inning was the Sev  said Eckersley. Who walked one and struck out 12. I got chills. I knew it was coming. 1 had the same feeling about two years ago against Chicago but i did t get it that  Eckersley gave indications in his last Outing that a no hitter might be in his future when he completed a 2-1 12-inning Victory Over Seattle by hurling witless Ball Over the final 7 2-3 innings. This time the Angels did t get anything close to a hit. Eckersley walked Tony so Laita on a 3-2 pitch with two out in the first inning and Bonds was the Only other Angel to reach base he struck out on a wild pitch in the dirt to open the eighth inning but made it to first base when Catcher Ray Fosse was unable to come up with the Ball. Bonds was erased when Eckersley got Don Baylor to hit into a double play. The indians scored the Only run their Young flame thrower needed in the first when with one out Jim Norris tallied Duane Kuiper who had tripled with a squeeze  other Al games the Baltimore Ori Oles Defeated the Minnesota twins 9-7. The new York Yankees nipped the Boston red. Sox 5-4, the Milwaukee Brewers edged Chi Cago 4-3 in the opener of a Douma Leeader but the White sox took the Nightcap b-3, the Seattle mariners swept the Texas rangers 7-4 and 9-3. The Oakland a s downed the de troit tigers 6-3 and the Kansas City royals beat the Toronto Blue jays 4-1.but Eckersley. A 6-foot-2, 190-Pound right hander was the Star of the memorial Day baseball show giving the relatively sparse crowd of 13,400 in Cleveland stadium something to  was my Best  Eckersley said. I had everything Good command of All my pitches. In the bullpen before the game i did t have Good stuff but that was a Good sign because when you re bad there you re Good in the  did t talk to anybody in the dugout Kuiper came up and tend to talk to me Buti told him to shut up because i just wanted to concentrate on the  the indians rewarded Eckersley with a j3.500 Bonus after the game. I think i m going to buy a  he said i was going to anyway. Now i am for sure. It will pay for the  knew he had it All the Way said Fosse who received a $1,500 Bonus. Knerly in the gome he blew them away with his fast Ball. Then he had a Good breaking Ball late in the it was the indians seventh victors in the last eight games. They were sky High before the game 35.000  said Man Al Roundup Ager Frank Robinson but now they re in outer  was the Holiday crowd on its feet with every pitch in the ninth inning As Eck Ersley. Now 5-3, completed the first no hit Effort at Cleveland since Dick Bosman per formed the feat against the Oakland a s july 19. 1974. Hall of Famor Bob Feller hurled three no hitlers for the indians which stood As a Modem record before California s Nolan Ryan pitched four. Ryan watched Eckersley s car a Cree performance from the Angels dugout. Tanana whose record is now b 2. Pitched Well himself. Aside from Kuiper s triple he yielded Only four other hits. Walked aim and struck out  Only previous no Hitler in the majors this season was pitched by Jim col born of the Kansas City royals against la Texas hangers on May 14. The la a Pitcher to thin a nine inning no hitter in Ihu american league before thai was Wilyan. His fourth. Against Baltimore june 1.1975 orioles 9, twins 7 Lee May drove in five runs with two homers and Hick Dempsey knocked in re minued on i age 231 Dennis Eckersley jubilant teammates Ray Fosse no. 10frank Robinson right when you   forego closes fast to grab metropolitan Handicap at Belmont from press dispatches new York forego seeming to Rise to the Roar of the crowd closed with a mighty Rush and won the $114.500 metro Politan Handicap monday at bal Mon Parkin was another impressive Victory for the huge 7-year-old gelding who is bidding for his fourth straight horse of the year Honor and to become the first Racehorse to win $2  Bill Shoemaker in the Irons. Forego was far Back in the 12-horse Field in the Backstretch As Barrera led the pack into the turn. Then at the three eighths pole to Orego began moving around Lior ses and the crowd of 45.647 on the sunny Day roared its encouragement. Forego kept coming and caught Leader full out inside the eighth the Winner i Hen Drew off to a two length continued on i age 24 Muhammad a invitational meet me tear captures 100-meter dash Norwalk. Calif. Api Houston Mccar. Kept out of the olympics by an injury stunned one of the finest 100 meter dash Fields Ever assembled monday with a Victory m the Muhammad a invitational track meet the former Schoolboy sensation from Baker. Fla., was clocked in 10.14 seconds Over the dirt track at Cernos College As he used his blazing Start to pull away from olympic Champion Hasely Crawford Sieve Williams. Don Quarne and James  20-year-old Mctear had this meet Sel up virtually for him by Harold Smith inc Man who sponsored Mctear s move to the West coast. He justified Smith s Faith with a Start that propelled him three strides ahead of the Field at the 30-meter , the Trinidad Star who won the olympic Gold medal with a fast finish made a Rush in the last strides but finished second with 10.22 with Williams third at 1032 the winning time was the fastest in the world this year and one of the top 20 Ever recorded even though it was accomplished on a dirt track considered not very Good for sprinting. The meet which has a three year television contract opened with John Powell up setting olympic Gold medallist and Champion Mac Wilkins in the discus with a throw of 217-6. Wilkins throw was 216-5. Pallie Van wolves acre of l so also ran Well on the dirt to win the women s 100 meter hurdles in 13 40. Only 16 off the american  Forde of the Bahamas upset Pam Jalcs and Rosalyn Bryant in the women s 400 with a 52 4 clocking and Ray Flynn. A Junior at East Tennessee state and a Citi 7fn of Ireland won the men s 1.500 in 3.409francie Larrieu Lutz won the women s 1.500 in 4.14.2, second fastest time in the world this year. All the world s heavyweight boxing Champion showed up moments before the 100 and when Mccar was announced As the Winner the Champion threw his arms around the runner As fans poured out of the stands and brought the meet to a standstill. Edwin Moses the olympic Champion in the 400 meter hurdles snowed amazing adaptability to the dirt surface by Captur ing the event in 4868, one of the fastest times Ever recorded and believed to be the fastest Ever on such a  the highly competitive 200 meters. Steve hid Dick got a Good Start and Defeated Gilkes. The Guyana runner who was a Factor Early in the 100-meter race but faded to seventh made a Strong closing finish in the 200 and was timed in the same time As the winner21.2. Derald hams who began running track Only two years ago when he was 17, suffered his first defeat Ever in the 200 when he finished third in 21.4. Chip Mcallister an actor who starred in All s movie. The  won the celebrity 100-Yard dash. The Champ finished i continued on Page 23