European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1977 th6 stars and stripes Page 21 to help Nolan Ryan goes inf France solve his pitching problems by Ken Peters a record setting Pitcher Nolan who been mesmerizing major for the past 10 has now brought hypnotism to his own the California strikeout in the limelight the past few Day for his refusal to pitch in the Al Star went to hypnotist Arthur Ellen last and this weekend Ellen hypnotized the entire California team before a game the Angels won the contest against Seattle and Ryan added another to his growing string of records by striking out parking the98th time he has armed 10 or More in a that bettered the old Mark he shared with one of his former dodger great Sandy i was having trouble with my delivery last season and i decided to try Hyp Ryan said it is mostly a matter of getting people to to slay we Luln try to forget about outside hash told general manager Harry Dalton about Ellen and Salloh engaged Bis service for the whole Ellen hypnotized toe during a 20 minute meeting before saturdays he held a special session with Don who is in a deep Hilling and Baylor homered in the eighth inning to give California a h talking about his strikeout Ryan said it was particularly gratify ing i because he holds Koufax in such High Ive admired Koufax since i was in High school the year old Pitcher i think he was Onu of the test and nost consistent pitchers and one of the things about this record la that it shows that Ive going out there and pitching with consistency throughout my in most proud of my record of 383 strikeouts in one ryans season strikeout How appears destined to be eclipsed this year by Ryan Ite Haa 231 in 13 games at the Allstar and if he gets 40 thai projects to 407 by the end of the the winning est Pitcher the Ameri can league with a 13ft Flynn Doest try to conceal his disappoint ment at not being chosen initially for the Allstar american league manager Hilly Martin didst pick Ryan on the staff of but later named him to replace his ailing Frank Panaiia i Hod a Good enough season to be picked on the first go said who refused a per Sonal plea to pitch in the game from american league president Leo Mao made plans with my family for the Allstar and when the game is going in going to be lying on the Beach in he putting a Dent in the plate Yankee shortstop Bucky Dent sprawls at Home alter scoring in the fifth inning of sundays american league game in ofis paces 84 Victory Kansas Cit the Catcher h Darrell Porter and the Umpire is Larry bar the Yankees As the royals completed a three game sweep of the defending american league a Ptah royals Complete sweep of yanks by United press International Amos Otis knocked in three runs with a double and a sacrifice Fly and Darrell Porter hit a two run Homer sunday to give the Kansas City royals an w Victory Over the new York Yankees and a sweep of their Chr Legame Otis twit run double and a two run single by Fred patek sparked a four run sushi web explosion that staked winning Pitcher Andy to an 82 Porter belted his ninth Home run of the year after Otis had walked in the second to tag new York starter Ken Clay with his i hard loss in As Many major league Deci Al Cowens doubled Home Pete who Lead in the and after a groundnut by Joe Otis to delivered his sacrifice Willie Randolph knocked in two of the new York runs with a double and a single and Reggie Jackson added a Solo Home Al Roundup no his in the the Yankees out their final run in the eighth on Twu walks a Fly out and an error by missed a Pickoff throw irom suite elsewhere in the american Seattle nipped California Detroit and Toronto the Blue jays taking the opener m before the tigers grabbed the Nightcap 74 in ii Milwaukee shaded Baltimore Chicago edged Boston Minnesota swept Oakland 41 and and Cleveland trimmed Texas Brewers orioles 2 Rookie shortstop Edgardo Romero had three singles and drove in the decisive run lending Milwaukee Over Moose Kaas allowed three struck out seven and walked one in eight innings before turning Over the Mound to Bob Jim Spencer drove in two runs with a double and his 14th Home run and Steve Stone pitched a three Hitler for eight in i continued on Page 23 Boros in winners club by Bob Green mass api Ray Floyd became one of golfs million winners sunday when lie held off a Challenge by Jack Nicklaus and won the pleasant Valley classic by one stroke with a wound Cupar old pro Julius Llorona also broke through inc is million Barrier and May have writ ten an end Lohia Byear pro i might just retire and go said who led or shared the Lead throughout the last three claimed the 10th title of his career with a 271 13 under Par and a tournament record on the pleasant Valley coun try club he collected from the total purse of and pushed his career earnings to who won the 1s52 and 19s3 opens and the 1968 pea National picked up j48s for a tie for 57th and went to a Good its been a he Floyd and Boros were 14th and men to pass the to million in career earn ii didst come easily for either of Boras has been within sight of his goal for almost two and Floyd almost fell victim to a Mas Sive the former masters Cham Pion started the hazy Day with a three stroke Lead and built it to six with a Birdie on the 13th he held that runaway advantage with four holes to go when Nickus started his move Nicklaus birdied two of the next three Hules and Floyd hit 11 into the Woods on the right on the it took him two shots to escape the Trees and he went for a double bogey that Cut his Lead to two playing in front of came within a fraction of an Inch of pitching in for an Eagle three and had to Settle for the Birdie that Cut floyds margin to a single now a two time Winner this scored the routine Par he needed on die closing like All other leading players required to compete in this designated was in the unhappy situation f Cobl mward on Page 211