European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 stars and stripes Page 21 second Bast Umpire Paul Range has his bands full As be tries to break up a Hight Between san Diego Dave and the Chicago cubs no place for the timid Mick the Brawl erupted in the second game of a doubleheader in Chicago when Kingman and Kelleher collided at the padres won the first but the cubs took the for other National league see the Loop Roundup on a photo botox top Lead by by United press International the Boston red sox juggernaut has opened up some Daylight in the american league Bernie Carbo hit a Lead off Homer and Fred Lynn added a three run insurance shot to give Boston its 10th straight Victory a 52 decision Over the Oakland Rick went 8 13 innings before Bill Campbell came on to Register his 19lh save for the red who swept their entire nine game West coast Road trip and opened up a Lead Over second Al Roundup place Baltimore in the Al the As Nave now lost nine straight Texas downed 41 Minnesota topped 111 Kansas City edged 32 California Defeated 63 new York routed and Milwaukee took a pair from 62 and 75 Box scores on t rangers tigers 1 Dock Ellis survived a base loaded Jam in the first inning and went on to pitch an Bac Toback doubles by Tom Grieve and following an error by Tito Fuentes on bump wills grounder to got Texas two runs in the Texas scored twice in the eighth on run scoring singles by Bert Campaneria and Willie twins indians pitched a five hitter for his 14th Mike Cubbage stroked a two run Homer and drove in five rum and Rod Carew went 45 and scored four struck out seven and hurled his seventh Complete game in Matching a career on season High for Carew extended his hitting Streak to 10 games and boosted his average to royals White sox 2 Pinch hitter John Wathan singled Home Amos Otis with one out in the Bottom of the ninth inning to Complete a three game sweep for the the loss was the seventh in their last eight games for the White who saw their Lead in the Al West drop to on half game Over Chi Cago tied the on Oscar gambles 20lh leading off the ninth Angels orioles 3 Bobby Bonds slugged a two run his fifth in As Many and Rookie Ranee Mulliniks had three singles and drove in two runs to spark the All the runs came off three Lime by Young award Winner Jim who suffered his Lola loss in 22 Bonds Home runs leaves him one Short of the american league record for homers in consecutive Yankees mariners 1 Paul Blairs two run Homer capped a six run third inning and Mike Torrez tossed a the who lost the first two games of the series to the expansion batted around in the third against John Montague and reliever Bill boosting his record to 11 didst give up a hit until the Brewers Blue jays 25 consecutive doubles by Steve Jim Wohlford and Lenn Sakata snapped a 22 tie in the fifth inning and gave Milwaukee a Milwaukee Rookie Moose Haas hurled six innings to Post his eighth win in 15 Brye hit his fifth Home run in the fourth inning of the opener to put the Brewers ahead and Sakata stroked three singles to highlight an a hit Lary pitched 7 23 innings and scattered six hits before Bob Mcclure came in to record his fourth Kratzert scores first pea win by Bob Green a Bill a 25old tour Sophomore recognized by his Peers As a potential made up four strokes in five finished off a iwo underpay 69 and scored his first individual tour Victory sunday in the Sammy Davis Hartford open Golf poker faced usual and wearing his trademark dark glasses de spite the put together the lowest 72 Hole total of the year on the pro that was a whopping 19 below Par on the Friendly Yard Wethersfield country club which traditionally yields some of the lowest scores of the tour Yean its also two strokes better than the pre Vious Low of the season and four ahead of 22yearold Rookie Curtis who held a two stroke Lead with seven titles to but fell victim to the pressure of the stretch run and finished with a to and 269 and dropped Back to a tie for third behind Larry Nelson and Grier Nelson shot a six underpay 65 for a 268 Jones also shot a 65 although Kratzert hooked up with Woody Blackburn to win the National team championship As a Rookie last Hes a relative unknown to the general not so to his fellow open Champion Hubert Green said with a nod toward the dark haired Kratzert just prior to the Start of the final could be a real Good theres no telling Liow Good he can Hes got a great a great temper Hes smart and just like Tom he could be one of the he Hast yet reached that but the he collected from the total purse of put him in a highly respectable position on the years Money winning list a solidly built 190pounder who tied for fourth in the recent Canadian open and was fifth in the moved into the eighth spot on the Money list with he leads such More familiar Fig ures As Ben Hale Al gel Lee Gary player and Johnny its a relatively exalted position for the Young Man who failed on his first two at tempts to gain his playing Kratzert continued on Page 14 makes Hall of Fame As cob Banks was rejected by cards Byril Grimsley Ernie Banks joined baseballs list of legendary greats at the Hall of Fame ceremonies monday in and one wonders How this scene might have changed u the Louis cardinals had been less hard hearted about a report from one of the their scouts 24 years would the effervescent Banks have carved the same Brilliant career at Busch stadium As at Wrigley Field where every afternoon was a Day for baseball would cub have become card no one panders the question More than Quincy one of the Unsung giants of the negro leagues who had Banks tied up and ready for delivery to the cards in the cards and thus passed up one of the games real stars just As they did with at Vic Power and the late Roberto they never got Over thinking Lily says recalling the front office resistance in the major leagues against signing Black players even after Jackie Robinson had broken the color Barrier in Trouppe was a Catcher for 22 years in the negro holding his big Mitt As a target for Satchel Paige and play ing alongside such future stars As Rob Willie Mays and boy Campanella As Well As Black Hall of Farmers Josh Gibson and Cool papa in this 30th anniversary year of Robinsons the old manager and scout is on the stalls with his own recollections of those frustrating a biography entitled 20 years too he tells How scores of the sports finest talents went unheralded and untapped while a few were chosen and How Superb performers such As Mays and Clemente came close to being forever buried by Bias and Trouppe was scouting the Black leagues for the cardinals in 1953 when Buck manager of the Black Kansas City recommended Banks As a player of major league to 0neul i got this horse and you better jump on him ride him if you someone else Trouppe sent an urgent note to the Cardinal the cards were they dispatched another scout to the scene and this scout came up with a negative report he cant he cant he has a pretty Good but its a scatter i dont like Trouppe was he went to Louis to argue the Banks Case with Eddie the he got a cold Banks signed with the Chicago the cards also blew chances to sign continued on Page 22