European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 27, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 the surprises i of soon be acting cubs win5fh straight with 4-run 9th by United press International the surprising Chicago cubs keep look ing like a Tram that in t going to fold. Saturday the first place cubs leading the pirates by seven games in the National league Kasl with a sizzling 44-22 record no Roundup rallied for four ninth inning runs in the cozy confines of Wrigley Field to defeat new York 54 for their fifth straight Victo  Swisher opened for the cubs with a single and one out later a pair of doubles closed Thi deficit to 4-3 another double by de Jesus Kos Soldi Var to retain Crown san Juan will puerto Rico s est inn de Jesus landed a solid left Hook on mexican challenger Vicente Mijares Saldi Var to retain the world boxing Council lightweight Crown saturday night with a knockout at 2 20 of the i he round. The 25-year-old Champion making his third title defense dominated the whole fight but moved in for the kill in the 10th round opening cuts on the left Cheek and Over the right Eye of Saldivar with a Bat Tery of combined left Hooks and rights. The Victory gives do Jesus a Chance to Settle an old score with Panama s Roberto Duran. Recognized As the lightweight Champion by the world boxing Assoc a  Don King announced before the Light thai he has a contract from Duran for a match Between the Aba and wac to beholders he said the fight will be held in september or october. Do Jesus has beaten Dunn in a no championship fight but loss to the panamanian in a title bout. De Jesus never appeared to he bothered by his 23-year-Ola opponent saturday Landing solid blows in the third round and the eighth when he opened a nosebleed the fight at Ramon Loubriel stadium in Bayamon was nearly reduced to a non championship category saturday after noon when Saldivar weighed in a half Pound Over the 135-Pound weight limit boxing officials gave the mexican two hours to lose the half Pound which he did within an hour by running and exercising it was the 52nd Victory for the puerto rican who has Only suffered two defeats. For Saldivar it was his second defeat against 25 victories. Or. Welterweight Lambele regains Aba championship Maracaibo. Venezuela up Anto Nio Cervantes kid Lambele regained the world boxing association Junior welterweight championship saturday in a controversial technical knockout Over Carlos Maria Gimenez of Argentina. Referee Martin Tempkin stopped the fight at the Start of the sixth round when a deep Cut opened Over the Argentine s right Eye and the crowd booed lustily. Gimenez manager Tito lecture. Was so upset at Tempkin s move that he jumped into the ring and slapped the referee in the fare the referee has been  lec Toure screamed. There was no reason to Stop the fight because during the whole round there was no  win gave the Aba title Back to Lambele Whu lost it 15 months ago to Alren Benlic. Of puerto Hico in san Juan Benius was so Pix a of the title when he refused a return bout with Lambele. Bill Buckner tied the game and sent the crowd of 33,130 into a frenzy. Walks to Bobby Murcur and Jerry Morales loaded the bases before Manny Trillo the National league s leading hitter grounded to third base scoring Pinch runner Mick Kcal Lehr with the winning run. The 4-1 Lead taken into the ninth by the mets was aided by de Kranepool s two run Homer in the second inning off Chicago s Lucky Winner Ray Burris. 9-6, who scattered 10 hits. Bob Apodaca was the mets loser in Relief of starter Pat Zachry. Elsewhere Cincinnati Power edged los Angeles 7-6 Pittsburgh routed Montreal 10-2 Houston and san Francisco split a doubleheader the astros winning 4-3 in 10 innings in the first game and the giants taking a 4-1 decision in the second game Atlanta out slugged san Diego 9-5 and St. Louis edged Philadelphia 3-2.reds 7, dodgers 6 Johnny Bench smashed two homers and Dan of Riessen added another As the reds Cut the dodgers first place Lead to h j games in the National league West. Woodick Fryman. 3-5. Won his first game since april 29 with Relief help from Joe Henderson and Pedro Borbon. Don Sutton 8-3. Was the loser for i of Angeles which got Solo homers from Bill Rassell and Dusty Baker. Pirates 10, expos 2 Al Oliver Ronnie Stennett and Dave Parker belled homers in a six run third inning explosion that helped the pirates to their fifth straight Victory. Pittsburgh s winning Pitcher Bruce Kison. 5-3, helped his cause with a pair of rib singles. Astros 4-1, giants 3-4 Ken Boswell s Pinch single gave the con med on Page 231 a a pro Mark the Bird Fidrych takes a curtain Call from locker room to acknowledge the cheers of his fans after saturday s Victory. Battered Bird cops his 5th straight As tigers snip tribe win string at 9 by United press International the knee is sound the Arm is Strong and All is Well in  Fidrych though tottered around a bit saturday won his fifth Sirai Ghl Gam after two losses since coming Back irom knee surgery an la Hil. 6-4 Victory Over the Cleveland indians that snapped a nine game tribe winning  Thompson s two run triple with one out in the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie and gave the Bird the win Fidrych struck out six but walked two batters in break his 33-Innmg walk less Streak. Rusty staub staked the tigers to a 3-0 Lead with a three run Homer in the first but the indians tied the game in the seventh when Duane Kuiper doubled and Tito Puentes committed a two out error loser Pat Dobson gave up a single to staub in the eighth and walked Sieve Kemp before leaving in favor of reliever Sid Monge. Thompson greeted him with his triple to win  in the american league. New York took Boston 51. Chicago thumped Minnesota 8-1. California nipped Texas 32. Kansas City Defeated Oakland 6 4. Baltimore swept a doubleheader fro Toronto. 5-2 and 3-1, and Seattle topped Milwaukee b-3.yankees 5, cd six 1 fir Aig Nettles three run Homer capped a Finui Ruji i Jurth inning to enable the Yan Al Roundup kids to narrow Boston s first place Lead to three games Mickey Rivers had a Solo umber to Lead off the game for the yanks and helped Mike Torrez gain his eighth win in 14 decisions a seven hit Complete game Victory White Sot 8. Twins 1 inc anderholm and Jim Ossian crashed Ihie runs and a Kie Chris Knapp spaced eight hits to put the White Suback into first place in the Ai. West. A Zilph Garr added a two run double in the fourth and helped Knapp snap a personal three game losing Streak. Angels 3. Rangers 2 Ron Jackson hit a bases loaded single with one out in the ninth inning to highlight a two run rally  gave the Angels a of june from behind Victory Over the Tang ers. With Texas leading 2-1. Reliever Mike Marshall came on with one out in the ninth to surrender a double to Dave Chalk mar shall then hit Joe Rudi with a Pilch before Bobby Bonds singled to tie it and Jackson singled to win it. Royals 6, a s4 four Home runs including two run blasts by Rookie Joe Zdeb and Fred patek. Helped the royals defeat the a s at Oak land. Orioles 5-3. Blue jays 2-1 Kiko Garcia singled doubled and scored twice to support loss in Mosley s seven hit pitching in the doubleheader Nightcap. Ken