European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Red sox pick up vet Helms thursday june 23, 1977 the stars and stripes Pagi . Winds up 2-Day sweep of Italy British tricksters w. Germany next Baltimore up the Boston fat sox tuesday picked up Veteran infielder Tommy Helms who had been Given his unconditional release by the Pittsburgh pirates and placed Veteran second baseman Doug Griffin on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. Griffin cleared american league waivers tuesday afternoon team spokesmen said. If Griffin does not Clear National league waivers next monday hell be a free agent. Helms. 36, a .269 lifetime hitter has been in the major leagues from 1964 to 1977. He appeared in is games for Pitts Burgh this year went to Bat 12 times an had no hits. He s always been a Winner said red sox manager Don Zimmer. He can and Vance a runner. I be heard people say they would rather have Helms hitting with a Man on third than any other player. I want him to Pinch hit especially against left handers. And i want him to play maybe three four times at third base for a one or two Day period to give Butch Hobson a rest Zimmer said. Zimmer said Helms would not play second or Short. He said Steve Dillard and Demy Doyle who Are sharing the second base position Are doing Well and if Rick Burleson is Hurt i la Call up Ramon Griffin acquired by the red sox in 1971 in a Trade that sent Tony Conigliaro to the California Angels has a lifetime .248-Bat Ting average in the major leagues. He was up six times this year without a hit. Pea nominates Finsterwald As Ryder Captain Colorado Springs Colo. A Veteran golfer Dow Finsterwald was named on tuesday As the non playing Cap lain of the 1977 . Ryder cup Golf team. Finsterwald is vice president of the National pea and head pro at the Broadmoor county club Here. He is a former pea tournament Champion and played on Victo rious . Ryder cup teams in 1957, 1959. 1961 and 1963. His selection As team Captain was announced by the pea at a news conference in Colorado Springs. The Ryder cup is contested every two years by teams of professional golfers from the United states and great Britain. This year s matches will be played sept. 15-17 at Royal Lytham St. Anne s in Scot land the 12 members of the . Team will be chosen after the Western open this week end in Chicago. As team Captain Finster Wald will decide which 10 members of the team will play each Day during the members Are selected on the basis of Points acquired in pea events. As of this week Finsterwald said. Jack Nick Laus and Tom Watson Are the top Candi dates for the team. Angel hurler Tanana is Al player of month new York a Frank Tanana. 23 year old left hander for the California Angels tired three shutouts and compiled an earned run average of 1.04 in six games in May earning him the american league s player of the month award. Eton Money of Milwaukee was runner up for the monthly honors. The infielder hit .331 with eight Home runs and 23 Bis. Turin Italy a the american track and Field team fresh from us Victo Ries Over Italy and Britain Here travelled to West Germany on wednesday to continue its european tour marred with Contro Versy and disappointing performances. The . Team tuning up for its meet against the russians at Sochi on the Black sea for their annual meet with the rus sians Defeated Italy 127-94 and Britain 135 86 in the men s compel lion. In the two country women s meet it was the . 85 61 Over Italy. The american team faces West Ger Many in Gelsenkirchen on next saturday and sunday in its second european Warmup. The americans chosen at the recent aau trials in los Angeles California have been dubbed second rate because Many of the winners decided not to make the tour. But american Rod Ewaliko did t look second rate As he tossed the javelin 27s feet h inch3. Feet 8 inches in his Best Ever throw to win the javelin event by a wide margin. The italians and the germans complained about this and aau officials promised to talk a few of them into making appearances alongside the official team. Sprinter Steve Williams was the Star of monday night s events Here winning the 100 meters in 10.28 seconds under a driving rain. The other big . Unofficial entry world High jump record Holder Dwight stones instead refused to compete be cause of the an upset on tuesday night american outsider Ron livers won the triple jump with 54-4, clearly out distancing olympic Silver medallist Jim Butts and Milan Tiff who tops the season s world standings for the officials in private expressed Dis appointment with the showings of the american team and pledged to make firmer arrangements before discussing new meets involving the american team. We understand the aau is letting the stars compete freely in Europe in Exchange for the Promise that they would be available for the world cup in West Ger Many in Early september. But they should have told us this in Advance an official of the italian federation said. Britain and Italy won two events each. Britain s Dave Black triumphed in the 5, 000 meters race in 13 25,5 minutes one of the fastest times in the world this year. Mike Kearns won the 1,500 meters in3 41.4. Vittorio Visil of Italy won the 10-Kflo meters walk in a european record time of 41 15.5. He broke the 1973 record of Constantine Stan of Romania 41 19.0. Todd Scully of the United states came in third in 42 33.0, a new american record. The other italian Winner was Pjetr Omenea in the 200 meters 20.37 seconds. However the British team also lacked a few of its stars such As shot Putter Geoff capes and Miter Steve Ovett the outstanding performances of the american team included a 1s-7 foot pole vault win by Larry Jesse and a 25- leap by Jim Lofton in the Long jump in the women s meet the leading Ameri can performances were Brenda More Bead s 11j5 seconds win in the 100-ineter dash and the 1-1 placing in the Long jump with Kathy Mcmillan first with 21- feet and Jody Anderson close behind at m-l-6.men t result � Kilometre Waik i. 1. Vat Tofolo Vum. I4i iia european record bumppo Farl ii,42 tf4 x Todd Scully us. 42 33.0 american record 4. Rotor will. Of. 440.0 i. Brun Witt. ,44 u. 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Ii4.0t 1 germ lung ii 14.10 4. Dort be Taylor. Usi 14.23 s. Bob Dannull ,l4.St . Obi 14 u. Discus i. Jim Mcgoldrick 1. Armando a Vincent ilfl.4 1. Art swam 4. Rat leu Fruguglietti. Ill 5. Peter ton Rod. Obi j.�, i Mikec thion. Cd. relay-1. United state Slin Vinton. Steve Campbell Paul Wallace. Cliff who. 3 010. 7. Glen Cohen Walcott Taylor. Danny Lang. Gary Cooke. 3 03.2 1. Italy Lamoni 01 guide. Danele Anim car Logrippo Roberto toil. 3 081.1,600 meter relay i. United state Campbell. Wallace West. Vinson is 1. Britain Conen , Taylor 1 00.1. S of meters a David Black Obi. 11 21.5 2. Lirgg Zarcone 1. Neil Coupland Izbi. 11 11.1 4. Won Kino us11 124 i. Randy Melancon us mount Pocono a. A Veteran Johnny Rutherford two time Indianapolis 500 Champion and 1974 Pocono Winner had the fastest Speed tuesday but suffered a slight Eye injury As practice opened for the Schaefer 500 at the Pocono International raceway. White driving his Mclaren co Worth to a Speed of 188.482 Miles per hour. Ruther Ford Alio received a slight scratch on his majors attendance up 17% from 1976 new York a major league base Ball games from last Friday to sunday Drew a total of 1,073.882 fans an average of 28.260 fans for each of the 38 dates. Com missioner Bowie Kuhn s office announced weekend total raises the season at Tendance to 14.187,040, which is 2,172,729 fans or 17 per cent ahead of last season s 24 established dubs accounted for 849,292 of the increase White expansion teams Seattle and Toronto picked up the rest. ,.final team standings milled Simm 127, Italy 04 United sum 111, great Britain of Italy 111. . Women s results too meters to. Ave line Almord Usi. 33.31 7. id i i Sandra Howard Usi Pixel 4. Usi.13.n.1.ho meters i. Julie brawn Usi. 4 l. Giarlella Dorlo i. 4 i. Cindy Bremer Usi 4 20.1 4. Maro nerttaoorftatwd42.4 dab Stevenor Usi 4 2x1. High jump a. A some on i. A 7. Thereto sol Ali us1,-0 1. Donatella us ,.1jvo-meter relay a. Miod stalag . Ayers jews. 3 let j. Italy Tow. Guc Ortt. C ruin . 1 471.ho-Metcr hurdles-1. Lleana on oar i. 1x77 i. Carla Luno Tii t. I3.f2 x Mary smog he us. 13.t7 4. Mary Ayen. Us. 14.04.discus 1. Lynn it Omer us. 1774 1 Maria Stella Bono ii 161-4 x Maur Pantton i. 1113 4. Auyde Plikus lao of. Fima team standings United Stattin. Italy 41. Russians defeat metro-7 cagers Atlanta up the russian Basket Ball team led by guard Sergei Belov with 25 Points Defeated an american team com posed of players from the metro-7 Confer ence 123-96 tuesday night in an exhibition game. The two teams have been playing in an International cup series which the soviets won with an 8-2 record. The Usa team is 6 3 and assured of at least a share of second place with a game remaining wednesday night against Belgium in Derugin. A 6-foot-Lo Center added 18 Points for the soviets and Vladimir Tkachenko. A 7-4 Center tallied 14.bob Miller Cincinnati s 6-10 Center led the metro Quint with 19 Points and 13 re Bounds. Forward Carl Johnson of St. Louis and guard Darrell Griffith of Louisville had 14 each. Rutherford posts top run in Schaefer 500 practice right Eye apparently the result of getting some Sand in it. The injury was not Seri Ous and he was treated at track s the in held Hospital. Meanwhile six other Drivers had speeds of More than 180 . In preparation for thursday s qualifying and sunday s race. Mario Andretti the Leader in last Sun Day s swedish grand prix until he had mechanical problems with three laps remaining was second fastest at 185.147, also in a Mclaren co Worth. Another Mclaren co Worth Driver Tom Sneva w liner of the pole position in last month s indy 500 and the second place Fin Isher had the third fastest Speed. 183.523. Then came Al Unser in a Parnelli Vij at 183.187. Gordon Johncock in a Wildcat pcs at 182.928, Wally Dallenbach in another Wildcat pcs at 182.704 and Bobby Unser in align Ning off Yat 181.960. Roy chosen to coach sting Chicago i up Willy Roy. 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