European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 7,1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 richest Chicago White sox Oscar Gamble slides head first past Baltimore Catcher getting ahead David Skaggs to score from second base in the fourth inning of sunday s game in Chicago. The White sox Defeated the orioles 7-5. A photo Cleveland beats new York twice red sox of Croce pair from Blue jays by United press International new York finally had its winning Streak snapped at seven games then went on to Start a two game losing Streak monday Ashe Cleveland indians Defeated the Yan Kees 4-3 and 54.the two losses Cut the Yankees Lead in the american league East to 2l/a games Over Boston and four games Over Balti More. Andre Thornton s checked swing double Down the Brightfield line in the Nightcap scored Pinch runner Ron Pruitt with the winning run in the eighth. Bruce Bochte drove in three runs to help the indians snap their .13-game losing Streak to new York in the opener. Duane Kuiper who scored the winning run when the indians last Defeated the Yankees 3-2, on july 1, 1976, led off the seventh with single and gave the tribe a 3-2 Lead by scoring on Thornton s  Lyle replaced starter and loser Catfish Hunter 9-8, and Bochte followed with a single to score Thornton with what proved to be the deciding run. Al Roundup in other Al games Boston swept Pas Toronto 8-0 and 6-0 Detroit divided a doubleheader with Baltimore winning the first8-7 but dropping the second 5-0 Oakland and Chicago split the a s taking the opener 8-7 and Chicago the Nightcap 2-1 Minnesota edged Texas 5-4 Milwaukee Pearson repeat Victor in Southern 500 event Darlington . A defending Champion David Pearson capitalizing on four second pit Stop in the final laps and an earlier wreck that knocked front runner Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough out of Contention won the $207,000 Southern 500stock car race monday. Pearson who grabbed the Lead with 23laps left in the race held off a late Chal Lenge by Donnie Allison to win by 2.5 seconds. Allison was ahead when the leaders pitted for Gas but Pearson s Quick pit Stop gave him the Lead As he scored his eighth career Victory on the Darlington raceway track. The Winner from Spartanburg .,driving a Mercury took a 4-hour, 41 a minute Marathon that was interrupted Byrain for one and one half hours. There were also seven caution flags which slowed traffic for a Quarter of the race on the 1.366-mile  Baker finished third in a Ford. While Richard Petty s Dodge with Relief Driver Dave Marcis at Trie wheel was fourth two laps Back farther Back. Cal Yarborough in a Chevrolet was fifth five laps , who started on the pole dulled with Yarborough for the Lead until the two were involved in a spinning collision just past the Halfway , who started the race on the third Row stayed behind the leaders Mostof the time but led briefly twice before his final move to the  was wresting the Lead from Waltrip Down the Backstretch on Lap 236when the two front runners tangled in a five car Accident. Waltrip was boxed i behind . Ulrica s Chevrolet with Yar Borough beside Ulrich when Waltrip tried to pull inside behind Yarborough. Waltrip Ulrich and Yarborough tangle going into the turn and hit Terry Bivens and Janet Guthrie. Nipped California 6-5, and Kansas City Defeated Seattle 8-4. Tigers 8-0, orioles 7-5rusty staub belted his 19th Homer of the year with two out in the Lith to give the tigers the Victory in the first game. In the second game Rudy May scattered eight hits to lift his record to 15-12, helped by Al Bumbry s three run double in the second inning. A s 8-1, White sox 7-2doc Medich lifted his record to 9-6 and Wayne Gross sacrifice Fly capped a seven run second inning which carried the a s to Victory in the first game. Alan Bannister sacrifice Fly and Eric soderholm s run scoring double in the Nightcap salvaged split for the White sox. Red sox 8-6, Blue jays 0-0jim Rice crashed his 35th Homer of the season and Rookie right hander Don Aas fired a three hit shutout to Pace the red sox in the first game. Butch Hobson had three singles and scored two runs to help Reggie Cleveland raise his record to 9-7 inthe Nightcap. Twins 5, rangers 4butch Wynegar smacked a Solo Homer and an rib single to help Paul Thormodsgard and the twins beat the rangers. Doyle Alexander 13-10, took the loss. Royals 8, mariners 4 Kansas City raced to its sixth consecutive Victory behind Fred patek who scored twice and drove in two runs and George Brett s two run Homer. Jim Colborn 16-13, snapped Seattle three game winning Streak to get the Victory. Dick pole 7-12, took the loss after last ing Only 1% innings. Brewers 6, Angels 5sal Bando and Sixto Lezcano slammed Home runs to Power Milwaukee Over Cali fornia and snap a four game Brewers losing  Slaton 9-14, required Relief help from Bob Mcclure and Eduardo Rodriguezto get the Victory. Angels starter Frank Tanana 15-9, who has won Only three games since july 5, took the loss. Race goes to hot idea Ruidoso Downs . Up hot idea a crooked legged filly with blazing Speed put on a torrid stretch finish to catch favored town policy and capture monday s $1 million All american futurity the world s richest horse  idea was sold at last year s All american yearling Sale within sight of theoval track where she won the first place purse of $330,000 and instant Quarter horseracing Fame. Owned by Ted Bruce and Floyd w. Jack son of Estelline tex., hot idea covered the 440-Yard distance in an impressive 21.75seconds, despite running on a track drenched by rain on the eve of the futurity. The returns the Winner returned $9.20, $4.80 and $3.60. Town policy the Early Leader an betting favorite Hung in for second and re turned $4.60 and $3.20. A Longshot Call me gotta closed with a Rush outside of hot idea and took third returning $5.20.because hot idea was born with a crooked right foot there were few bidder when she went on Sale. But Veteran Trainer Gene Teffertiller convinced Bruce an Jackson the filly had potential and the two went into partnership after Chipping in $2,-000 apiece to buy the horse. Ironically Bruce and Jackson earlier this summer tried to convince Teffertiller to return the filly to Texas because rethought she was too  but Teffertiller refused and hot idea responded by winning her first two starts and qualifying for the All american in Las week s trials. Credits train Rbruce who credited Teffertiller completely for the Victory said he was especially upset after he and his father in Law took their first look at the filly a year  was  said Bruce. I was sure we had blown $4,000."Bruce and Jackson who own a 300-acre Cotton and Range land farm in Estelline said the filly s impressive Victory in her first race prompted them to go along with Teffertiller. Winning jockey Terry Lipham consid ered one of the Best riders in California finally scored in the All american after finishing no better than second in five pre Vious tries. Town policy the top qualifier in the trials a week ago opened up an Early one length Lead after blowing out of the no. 2 Post position under jockey Kenneth Hart. But hot idea finally got rolling Halfway Down the stretch and under the urging of California Veteran jockey Terry Lipham caught town policy with 50 Yards to go an was pulling away from the Field at the wire. The runner up finish for town policy his first defeat in six starts was Worth $138,-000 for Idaho Falls Idaho owner Ivan Ash  me gotta making Only the third Start of his career took third after being outrun Early in the race. Owner Charles e. Mitchell of Mobile ala., will pick up $64,-000 to go along with the Colt s previously modest earnings of $2,760. Vikings Send Beamon Martin to sea Hawks Bloomington Minn. A the Minnesota Vikings of the National football league sent linebacker Amos Martin an safety Autry Beamon to the Seattle sea Hawks monday in Exchange for a future draft Choice. The 6-foot-3, 228-Pound Martin was a sixth round draft Choice by Minnesota in1972, and Beamon was a 12th-round pick from East Texas state in 1975