European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 4, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 double coup signals comeback for promoter King signs Ali Righetti Norton Young bouts new York up boxing promote Don King pulling a double coup thursday announced he has signed Muhammad All to a world heavyweight championship fight against ninth ranked italian a Flo Righetti and has also signed Jimmy Young to meet Ken Norton. All who has a contract with Madison Square Garden for a sept. 20 bout with Eagle shavers had been set to fight Rig Hytti or another italian Lorenzo Zanon several months ago but the Aba and wac Kod the bout because neither fighter was listed in their respective top 10 rankings. In the june wac rankings released thurs Day Righetti was ranked ninth and zanon10th. King did not immediately release fur ther details of the Ali Righetti bout but said it would Likely take place in mid july. Hot finish gives Archer Kemper Lead by Bob Green Charlotte . A George Archer on the verge of quitting the pea tour until he won the Sahara invitational last fall birdied the last three holes for a sex under Par 66 Here thursday. It staked him to a one stroke Lead in the first round of the $250,000 Kemper open Golf Tournai , a former masters Champion said he d decided to leave the tour until that 1976  gave me an exemption for this year and that s the Only reason i m out Here now said Archer who has played poorly since an operation on his left wrist two years  was a disaster he said. It s a Long time thing to get Over. It took away my left Side and everything went putting and everything. I m still trying to get some Dis Tance Back. It s coming but its  finished with a Rush in the hot. Humid weather however twice sinking putts in the 20-25 foot Range and once hitting a two Iron to within four feet of the pin for a Birdie Birdie Birdie finish that lifted him in front of Power hitting Jim Dent big Barney Thompson and Tom Weiskopf All tied at $7."i feel i m starting to play the kind of Goll i m capable of playing said Weis Kopf who has t won a tour meet in two years but managed a nine Birdie seven under Par 65 in the last round of last week s Atlanta classic. Chi Chi Rodriguez. Kermit Zarley Charles Coody and Don Iverson were at 68, four under Par and Only two strokes off the  Wadkins twice a runner up this season and the Leader through three rounds last week headed a Large group at 69. Defending Champion Joe Inman. Hubert Green and Lee Trevino were in a group at 70. Arnold Palmer was three under Par after eight holes but bogeyed the next two holes and finished with a 71. A severe Winter that was followed by drought killed most of the grass on the 7,160-Yard Quail hollow country club course and recent storms turned most of the fairways into Muddy Plains. As a result officials lined All fairways and play ers were allowed to lift clean and place the Ball inside the lined  like to get my hands on the  Archer said. I be won a lot of tournaments playing it up. If you re teeing it up in the fairways you can t get a bad lie. It takes All the bad Luck out of the game. I feel i m a pretty Good Short Iron player and teeing it up in continued pm Page 13 King earlier thursday announced he had signed Young to a 12-round bout later this year with Norton and was heading to san Diego to discuss the proposed match with Norton s manager. Bob , the top ranked contender signed a contract on May 27 with top rank inc. To fight Young for an estimated $1.5  topped off his coup with another major announcement that he has scheduled two other is round title bouts one Fea Turing wac lightweight Champion Esteban Dejesus the other featuring Aba Champ Roberto Duran. In the first bout which will be on Satur Day afternoon june 25, in san Juan. Deje sus will defend his Crown against undefeated Vicente Saldivar. The other continued on Page 11 Weaver mis manages Baltimore to 7-4 defeat at hands of Chison Byke Rappoport. A sports writer the Baltimore orioles have been play ing nearly flawless baseball of late but the same can t be said of their manager. He has made two errors in the last two weeks. The Only explanation i have is maybe i m thinking too far ahead said Earl Weaver. Weaver who admittedly committed a tactical Blunder that Cost Baltimore a recent game against Minnesota made an other strategic mistake thursday night As the orioles dropped a 7-1 decision to the Chicago White  was All my fault it was All my mis take said Weaver. That s Why i held a meeting and apologized to my players. I Clearing double providing the White sox with a 7-0 Lead and their eventual winning  was glad to see the left hander come in said Essian who concurrently expressed puzzlement at Weaver s move. I knew Mcgregor from the International league but i had never seen Chavez  other american league games the new York Yankees routed the Minnesota twins 10-3. The Detroit tigers Defeated the Cleveland indians 4-2. The Texas rangers Al Roundup told them we re still in first place and if we keep playing like we have Well stay in first  s what happened with the bases loaded in the third inning the orioles had right hander Tony Chavez pitching with right handed Batter Jim Essian coming to the plate for the while sox. At this Point Weaver motioned to the bullpen for left hander Scott Mcgregor. A left handed Pitcher against a right handed Batter for some ungodly reason said Weaver i thought first base was open and i was going to have Mcgregor walk Essian intentionally to get to Ralph Garr. After i motioned for the pitching change. I realized my  else in the Park realized Weaver s mistake when Essian hit a bases Earl Weaver. Two errors in two weeks Lucchesi Ranger up shake after meeting Arlington. Tex. Up Texas Ranger manager Frank Lucchesi and executive vice president Eddie Robinson who had a heated argument last monday met for 15 minutes thursday in an attempt to smooth their  Shook hands after we finished talk ing Lucchesi said. I like to think every body is my Friend. I would hate to think i have any  had called Lucchesi Between games of a doubleheader loss to Seattle monday night and berated him for Wann ing up Relief Pitcher Adrian Devine. The argument Over Devine who had been used extensively in the previous few games touched off rumours that i Ucchesi was on the verge of being dismissed. The Man who would dismiss Lucchesi. Team owner Brad Corbett is in Europe on business and is not expected Back in the country until sunday. I was in my office Lucchesi said and i heard a Knock on my door. I opened the door and there was Eddie. He told me that he did not want to second guess me at All. He said he was Only trying to help and i believe he was sin  said he had no complaints about the Way i was running my  Lucchesi whose club had lost eight of its last ii games before beating Boston 3-1 thursday night held a team meeting wednesday evening and before thursday night s game he held a separate meeting with his pitchers. Lucchesi said he was growing weary of the dismissal rumours. I m getting tired of All this talk he said. If you can t stand the heat you can get out of the Kitchen and i m not gelling out of the  Lucchesi however said be would not ask for a vote of Confidence from Corbett when he  is something i would never do he said. Trimmed the Boston red sox 3-1 and the Oakland a s nipped the Seattle mariners 1 0. The White sox took a 34 Lead into the third inning then wrapped up the Gam with a four run uprising As Chet Lemon doubled in one run before Essian hit his game clinching double. Chicago s Francisco Barrios had a three hit shutout going into the seventh but the orioles knocked him out with three runs on five  Murray and Rick Dempsey singled and Tony Muser drove in Murray with a Pinch double. Al Bumbry and Ken single ton followed with run scoring singles before Lerrin Lagrow retired Lee May ending the inning. Lagrow was reached for successive singles by Murray Demp sey and Brooks Robinson in the eighth inning before Dave Hamilton bailed him out. Yankees 10. Twins 3 designated hitter Lou Piniella knocked in three runs with a two run Homer and a sacrifice Fly and right hander de Figueroa posted his seventh Victory of the season As new York beat , used sparingly this season slammed his second Homer of the year in the fourth inning triggering the Yankee attack which produced 14 hits. Piniella sacrifice Fly came in the fifth when the Yankees scored five times and bolted into a 7-0 Lead. Tigers 4,indians 2 Rookie standout Dave Rozema won his fifth game with ninth inning Relief from Steve Foucault As Detroit Defeated Cleve land. Rozema. A 20-year-old right hander who entered the game with a 2.89 earned run average raised his record to 5-2, up eight hits before Foucault came and posted his fourth save of the season. He s a Heck of a Pitcher said Cleve land manager Frank Robinson of Rozema. A 30-game Winner. I m  rangers 3, red soil Willie Horton. Given a second Chance when shortstop Rick buries on dropped his foul Fly. Drilled a two out two run double in the eighth inning boosting Texas Over , who had been a Ferguson Jen Kins strikeout victim his three previous times at Bat. Hit a pop Fly Down the left Field line that buries on muffed. On the next pitch. Horton slashed a double to left Center scoring Juan Beniquez who had singled and Dave May who had  threw me sliders All night including the pop Fly that buries dropped and the double said Horton. I was just Happy i had one More shot at Jen Kins. He always gives me trouble. I m just glad he went to the Well once too often. I just Felt he made up his mind to throw me another Slider since he struck me out three times with the  s 1, Marinen 0 Mike Norris scattered four singles As Oakland edged Seattle on Jim Tyrone s run scoring double. The a s got Norris the Only run he needed in the fourth inning when Tyrone doubled Home Tony armas who had singled. Dick pole went All the Way for the Mari ners giving up Only five hits