European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Alexander in itt final monday August 1977 stars and stripes Page 21 reds Down pirates 83 Philadelphia win in tight East race by Margaret Nelson North Ali api fifth seeded Harold worn out by his Victory Friday Over i Jimmy was beaten 61 saturday by 12th seeded australian John Alexander in the semifinals of a International Tennis tournament Alexander advanced to sundays final against fourth seeded Manuel of Raffles of who wore Down tired Eddie Hibbs 6 in the other Alexander served four in the match and generally was sharper than he broke Solomons service in the 10th game of the first set and from then he it was Salomon said he was not Sharp after the gruelling 61 upset of but that no i had a lot of chances to win but i started serving badly Tor some reason and that was Alexander did not play Well against Many of Solomons Cross court Angle shod but was Able to get to the Ball More often in the backcourt the a foot nine inches taller than was also Able to reach Many of Solomons shots 31 a feat which had eluded both Orantes and who had played lengthy matches complained of saturdays Early match time and said it affected their i Playa badly and i was never in the Dibbs although he managed to come Bach and win four straight games in the second set after Wing Dawn in a final tie breaking game in the second Dibbs disputed a Pivotal line Call one in his Dibbs insisted a lob by frames was arguing in vain for a solid five minutes that a cling a in the Call be Orantes is one of the most honest Gays an the court and i was not going to Hook him on that Dibbs said alter eventually losing he recovering from an operation to relieve a pinched nerve in Bis right has played in Only one previous tournament since May in the first he broke service in the second and fourth games win to lie Dibbs revived from his 52 deficit and began out waiting Ormea with slow backcourt rallies which forced the spaniard into mistakes before losing the tiebreaker army Blue wins team pistol championship for 7th time running Camp Ohio Lupin the army Blue squad won the National trophy team championship Here fur the seventh consecutive year with a Fourman score of Points in the 1977 National pistol championships second place went to the Marine corps Scarlet entry with Marine two Francis Placer with 2u2 Points out of a Possi ble won the National trophy individual championship while second place went to army sp5 Kinberly san ten the five Day National pistol Champion which wire conducted for the 10th straight year by the National Hifle Assw i Drew nearly Soo individual competitors from All 50 Canada and puerto a Tull of 103 teams fired in compete Stargell on disabled list Pittsburgh api the Pittsburgh pirates have placed first baseman Willie Stargil on the i Day disabled list became of a pinched nerve in his left Arm there Are reports that who has been out of action since july could tie out even perhaps a Munth or by United International doubles by Dan Pete Rose and Joe Morgan highlighted a four run second inning that earned the Cincinnati reds to an b3 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates saturday behind the eight hit pitching of in the tight race in the National league Philadelphia remained a Naif game ahead of Chicago with a to win Over los Angeles while the cubs were drubbing san Diego Johnny Bettch hit his 26ui Homer to give the keds a fifth run in the third and they added another run in the seventh when Dave Concepcion reached first will Robinsons error arid scared on a wild Pilch by reliever Larry who had three hits and four then capped the Cincinnati scoring with a two run Homer in the the Victory was the Lith against five losses for who has a 42 record since coming to the reds in a june 15 Trade with the new York consecutive homers by Ai Oliver and Bobby Totan leading off the fifth accounted for the first two runs off who struck out eight and walked Bill Rob Insch added a Solo Homer in the his Pittsburgh Terry Forster normally a reliever worked the first six innings and was tagged with his fourth loss in seven John Sun feeling the effects of being hit on the Arm by a batted Ball july was scratched As the pirates starter for the nationally Tele Vised game after feeling pain during some in other Natl anal league san my Roundup Francisco topped new York Atlanta beat Montreal 34 and Houston split o Dow be header with dropping the first game Al and winning the Nightcap padres s Jerry Morales drove in four runs with three consecutive doubles to Pace the cubs Over the George Bui Buckner and Bobby Murcur had kb1 sin Larry Blittner lofted a sacrifice Fly and Murcer hit is 17th padre starter Handy making his first Start since suffered Hii eighth Back in time Cincinnatus Dave Conception dives Back to first to Lime to beat a throw ram Pittsburgh Pitcher Terry Forster in the third in lung of a National league game to taking the throw is Bobby the keds won a loss in u last years National league by Young still trying to come Back from an Arm was tagged for eight runs in 3 3 Willie me Covey end Marc Hill knocked in two runs apiece in a i hit giants de pitched the first seven innings for san Francisco before Randy Moffitt finished the giants got Yaekio Bulck homers from Darrell Evans and Jack Clark in the tint inning Oft loser Phillies dodgers i Ted size mores to scout single scored Pinch runner Jerry Martin to the ninth inning with the games Only Jim Kaal pitched the first seven innings for the Phillies before being relieved by eventual Winner Gene loser Bun Hooton went the distance for los expat Phil Nickroo tossed a seven Hitler and struck out 11 for his 15th Complete extended us league leading strikeout total to Rowland office had three of the braves 11 hits aft loser Steve Cardinal Astro m Cesar Cedeno belted two horrors and drove in All four runs in the second game and Tom Dixon tossed a five hitter to win us first major league game As the astros salvaged a making his second big league allowed one walk and struck out two in going the in the Bob and Butch Mcl Ger combined on a five hitter and Lou Brock and Jerry Mumphry each singled Home a Mckinney sets world Mark in Archery shoot Ohio Lupoli Rich Mckin broke a world scoring record us he came from behind Friday to win the National Archery championships at Miami Mckinney broke the double round scor ing record with a total of 27 Points ahead of former National Champion Dar Rell Pace had led during the first three Days of the Tournai the defending women Luann held on to her title with it ahead of Irene of both Pace arid Ryan were Gold medal its it inc Montreal other National champions in the 93rd annual target tournament were Robin intermediate girls Champion Lee intermediate boys Champion Becky Lig Junior girls Champion Martin Ariz Junior buys Champion Rhonda Cadet Girts and Bobby Cadet boys Cuevas Kos challenger Gray in 2 los Angeles Lap world boxing association welterweight Champion Jose Pipino Cuevas made Short wort of Chal Lenger Clyde Gray saturday rocking the Canadian in the tint then Fin Ishing him off with powerful combinations at of the second the divisions youngest Champi on Ever at was the aggressor from this and looked As if he might Knock Cray out in the opening the 30 year old Gray fought Back but the Young champions Speed and were than the Canadian could Deal with it was Cuevas third defense of the title he took from Angel last summer and was the 2ith win for the Champion from Whu has lost five the knockout was it was inc third shot at the welterweight title for the British Commonwealth and a 10year Veteran who now has a 5661 record Cuevas was the relent less aggressor from the opening land i Quick air Nib Mil inns Vurly in the first round and buckling Grays Knees with a jolting straight Gray bounced Back to score with a couple of Good rights Early in the second but Cuevas caught him squarely with a left uppercut and a few seconds later Gray fell 10 tie Cuevas last Iii came in los Angeles on june As he dropped a split Deci Sion to Andy but a 5 Entov Back later in the summer to Surprise the boxing world by stopping Espada in two rounds to win the he Gix plus television Money which Crould equal that while Gray re Jose Pacios scored a split decision Over Armand in a id Uund prelim Inary Muniz had Buen the 3 contender and had been guaranteed a Lilie but that tight with Cuevas will improbably go to