European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1w7 the stars and stripes Page 17 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno looks up in disgust after being picked off second shucks base by Atlanta Pitcher Phil Niekro in the fourth inning of a game at making the tag i second baseman Darrel a Joe cubs on four brother Phil Downs pirates up sports writer Joe a reliever who has been promoted to Tite starting rotation because of tossed a four hitter in pitching the Houston astros to a 10 Triumph Over the division leading Chicago cubs while brother Phil scattered eight hits in a w Victory As the Atlanta braves stopped the Pittsburgh pirates Elgh Tearne win Ning Joe got the Only run he needed in out dueling Bill Bonham and beating the cubs for the second time in a no Roundup week in the fourth inning when Cesar Cedono and Bob Watson hit consecutive Astro Catcher Joe Ferguson thinks Joe has a Chance to become a better Pitcher than his even though Phil has won 172 games in the majors and has twice reached the 20victory Hes got just As Good a Knuck Leball As Phil said and nil last Ball and Slider Are much better than Phil has been throwing the Knuck Leball since he began in baseball while Joe Only teamed it four years ago when his fastball soviets to Host Cage team Indianapolis up the new York Riverside Hawks will represent the United Stales in a six game Junior Basket Ball series with the soviet the Amateur athletic Union has All six Barnes will be played in the soviet Union the Junior basketball series dates Back to i97j with a soviet team visiting the each Spring and an american team going to Russia each the Sovi ets hold a 3221 in the United states and 136 in Russia slowing in had his Knuckles dancing against toe pirates As he struck out four of them in the sixth inning to tie a major league i didst even think about that after the inning was said who raised his record to 1011 Alt i know is that they got an extra out in the inning when a third strike got away from Biff Jeff Burroughs provided most of the offensive support for Phil Niekro by slam Ming his 23rd Homer and a pair of in other National league san Francisco blanked Philadelphia los Angeles topped Montreal 41 in a Zainab Brevi ated new York downed son Diego 41 and Cincinnati edged Louis t then lost giants Phillies 0 Jim stopped the Phillies on eight hits while Willie Mccovey and Tim foil Mccovey his was a two run shot and he drove in another run in the third with an infield Doug allowed Only four hits in six innings As the dodgers increased their Lead to 13 games in the no the game was delayed by rain in the top the seventh and was officially called after a wait of two hours and 33 minute the dodgers broke a 11 tie in the sixth on a single by Dave a triple by Bill Russell and a double by Reggie Jerry Bob Apodaca and skip Lockwood combined on a three hitter to leading the mets to their fourth straight Koosman gave up just two Nils in seven innings to gain his eighth Felix pillars base loaded single highlighted a three run seventh Pete Rose had three hits in the including a run scoring triple in the sixth u spark he reds to their the cardinals came Back in the second game to score nine runs in the second inning with Keith Hernandez hitting a base loaded a Joe my former manager of the new York Wax lifted in Good condition at Ellurd fut Amre Hospital Friday of Duplag Margery for a broken left Mccarthy was injured la i fad at Bis borne in nearby Tomanda and underwent a of Thor Mccarthy managed the Yankees for u it the Iota and he began us career at a minor league player mud then managed the Chicago cats before moving to the lie completed i career at manager of the Boston red earns won nine pennants add even world Botto rung strings Edge past the nets by the associated press under the Peculiar rules of world team Charlie Pesaresi and Dennis ral Ston held Bjorn Borg and Marty pics san to a 11 overtime set tie thai ensured the Boom rung los Angeles strings a 2422 Victory Over the Cleveland nets the strings constructed a 2115 Lead through four matches Friday before a 62  regular doubles Victory against the wet required the Oyer Timo after the rates Seaborg the rings prevailed when Pasarell held serv ice in overtime after the nets had pulled to 2321 Borg beat Romanias Ille Nastase 63 in mens strings Rosie Casals out bail Lea Wendy Turnbull m in women a courts u Cwm Nenius hit i writ Kirn Impi my  i Pimm Nti bal Cettl Tiv p h for for of pm but int own Rulh my Mlod  inv cart Cox i  ii ugh Tum Nib Cluj of Umfer Ila hit Tomhall Wom 1c a taboo cd but Lai Ruthm bus cml la hint  Ico  if Odds look Good for King Richard at Pocono by Gary kale up Pocono raceway u Richard Petys just As so Many other super Speedway tracks Are for Stock car ratings winning est King Richard look the Check ered hag in Nastars 500miler Here two of the test three years and the Odds look favourable for Petty to continue domination at this Penn Sylvania Wir Oile track in sundays coca i like the track because its different than a lot of others i there Are Bank Ings on three Comers and its surprisingly Safe there Are no Blind spots and you can see All the Way on the you can easily make Loo Miles Ait Petty expected the pole Sitter in Satur Days qualifying run would earn the berth with a Speed of 148150 and that the average Speed sunday would be s10 the sequence for qualifying called for two sessions in the opening Seg the first through 20th places were to be decided for the starting driven in the afternoon session were to compete for the remaining 20 in the event of rain cancelled the qualify ing the top m driven in the National Point standings would occupy those positions in other driven who have won a grand National race this year or in ins would receive the Opportunity of occupying the final 10 positions weve got a Good record coming into this Petty drawled we Are lacked in a Light Battle with Cale Yarbo Hes the Leader in the but tin Only 12 Points Back in second 1 know 1 must keep up with theres still quite a few More races and i Ctet relax my pettys sip finished first in the july 4 firecracker 400 at despite a two hour rain delay which bunched up the Geld when the Green Flag dropped How does this delay affect the race Leader in terms of nerves its like stopping anything else in the Petty grinned youre All set to then toe wait and theres a big let you always worry about whats f continued on Page 2w