European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 sweat dreams of Firof v fever grips win Chicago not for the first time in a Long Chicago Victory starved baseball who Are As numerous in they Are can buy out Side the White sons Comuskey Park or the cubs Rig Ley Field Bona fide souvenir pennants that were of such things Are Sweet dreams made in a sporting town like Sweet dreams to blot out the night mares of too Many unforgotten Pennant an infectious but infrequently ring madness in these has swept its rav aging effects doubled by having two teams leading their both of them had been widely predicted by the experts to be destined for the lower with yearning in their hearts and a rising fear gnaw ing at their cub though sensitive some would say neurotic souls with the unfailing optimism of Charlie Brown Are drawn irresistibly each summer u the North sides Wrigley Field by chanting almost these Days for the Lull Blue on the North the temperature on the fever charts fluctuates widely from Day to Day As the cubs Teeter on the Brink of losing the hold they have had for we Dos on first place in the National league but on the South Home of mayor Michael by Landec and his late Richard the charts keep going straight the fans at old Comisky a More working class have totally embraced their South Side hit an unlikely array of slugging retreads and led by a real polished Home run Richie these Wagg Cong White have been brutalizing the american league in recent weeks with their Long Ball hitting As they have lengthened their Load in the Western and the change from the Light Hilling defensive earns that have peopled Comuskey Park in much of the past has been almost More than the euphoric South siders could Ive never seen anything like Frances wife of White sox owner Bill said they cheer Tor anything from a Home run to a Rou Tine its the cubs Are North and the sox arc and Seldom the Twain have especially in a world but when both teams emerged from the All Star break the mythical Mark that baseball experts generally believe separates the a torans from real con tenders leading heir the most impossible dreamers began getting visions of an Al Chicago the most recent of which was in never mind that the last time the cubs won a pen Nant was in or that while sox last tasted glory continued on Page 21 out slugs Cincinnati in 13inning Marathon Mcaa Cage tourney rules will change by Doug Tucker Kansas City a two yearn from the division i basketball committee of the Mcaa is going to emerge from behind closed doors with bad news for a handful of athletic beginning with the 1980 Mcaa National basketball Only the is conferences with the Best tournament records Over the past five years will receive Auto Matic in the 1077 there were 21 automatic qualifiers and to a Large the division i basketball which recently voted in the will meet in the summer of 1979 to review each conferences tournament performance the previous five if the new rest notions had been in effect Tor this years the Ohio Ivy league and Southwest Confer All with 14 tournament Marks the past five would have lied for the final Lgth the Mcaa is committed to having the Bent 32 teams in the said Tom assistant executive direct the committee Felt obligated to devise a More demanding criteria to make sure the test Loams arc Given a Chance to the new certain generate cont fund on Page h 13yearold boy lands record Trout Sturgeon thirteen Earold Telschow o caught a worlds record Tiger Trout fishing off the Sturgeon Bay breakwater leis bows prize weighed 14 nearly a Pound heavier than the previous according to be Bute department of natural re Leischow caught the fish during Lubing contest sponsored by a local he used a Champ lure and 10 Pound test according to a contest Byre Mcmane Dpi sports writer the Chicago cubs of winning the National league East Pennant May be written in the that unpredictable wind at or Llcy Field has certainly been blowing in the cubs favor in recent last tuesday it was blowing in and flick Reuscher Banc titled by blanking the Cincinnati on five in that game Reuscher said he gave up several Long drives that would have been Home runs if not forthe the wind changed direction thursday and baseballs were sailing out of the Park like they were ejected from a rocket once the cubs were Able to take advantage of the playing conditions and oui slugged the hard noting in the two teams tied a major league Home run record for extra innings by hitting ii in the including a record lying five in my Roundup the first Chicago Hud six of the including two each by Bill Duck nor Anil George Bobby Mucor and Jerry Morales also homered for the cubs while Johnny Pete Mike Cesar Geranimo and Ken Griffey connected for r that Lasorda plate Umpire Frank pull nukes it dear that All going to take Tram us Angeles manager Tommy the dodger plat was protesting he election of Dusty Baker in the seventh inning thursday in a came with Lasorda big the pros photo in a game that resembled slow Pilch softball Moru than the reds took the Lead four times in the four hour und so minute contest Only to watch the cubs come Back and lie the score on each Occa twice in the ninth Anil i2th innings Chicago rallied to tie the score fur it appeared the Beds had the game kicked Chicago Steve online Xis singled Hemni Hobby Murcer with Twu but in the ninth to tie the and my Horwald hit ins second Homer o the game in the lust of tin i2th to to it again at t had to go up looking for a Hutny run because the wind Wax blowing admitted lie gave me Ai fastball to hit and fortunately i got into it pretty the big thing with thai wind is you know if you hit the Ball Good and up in the its so you try to Nisku Gund can tact and Hope you get under it a which Duthil finally won the game in the 13ih when Dave Rosillo atoned Tor a Lahl Nelna error thai had Given the reds the Lead by singling Home Pitcher Hick Rouscher with two out who picked up his lit i Victory with two Hirda of an inning in started the winning rally with a ii mini single and took third on a single by Mivi Hoscila then delivered his Ning hit off Jack 1 was just trying to make Roselio and the Ball got so it was Good for i want thinking u re deeming i was sure of Only Une we cant lose this no the Victory enabled the cute to retain a two game Lead in the National league East Over which vaulted past Phila Delphia into second Tho fell 12i games behind first place los Angeles in the no in other my los Angeles edged 2u Pittsburgh whipped s4 Louis blanked 3 Montreal edged san dodgers Phillies 1 Pinch hitter Reggie Smith Drew a buses continued on h Nye retires thousand pulp vet eran cowboys guard Elaine Nye has announced his retirement after nine years in the National football the 31yearold an Al pro in did nut report to the Dallas cowboys training Camp cowboys coach Tom Landry said Thini year player Burton Lawless would be at yes spot at right guard on the depth with third year nun Herbert Scott at left Lawless and Scott shared starting duties As left guard last