European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday september 10,1977 Orantes bows to Connors in . Open continued from Page 21 Well in two tournaments this summer at Toronto and Boston although i lost in both in the second round. I lost at night and i Don t see the Ball Well at night. But i played Well and i was Well prepared for this Gottfried had a concise explanation for his defeat he just played too Good for me it was very Turnbull who is nicknamed Rabbit be cause of the Way she chases Down shots All Over the court said she concentrated on keeping the Ball in play against Wade. I knew i had to keep Virginia away from the net As much As possible she said. I started to lob and it was very effective. Then i started to hit my backhand Down the line and it too was working. After that she did t come to the net As she credits Marty Riessen player coach of the Cleveland nets of world team Tennis for her rapid development Over the past year. Playing no. 1 singles in wet helped my she said. Marty kept telling me i could beat the top women play ers and after a while i began to believe him. He made me believe in Wade complained both about the Clay like har tru surface and the starting time of her match 11 . Even when i m trying to be aggressive i find i m still tentative on this surface she said. All week Long i be played so Many Messy Points and i m not alone. I think the women feel we re just not Well equipped to play on of the Early starting time she said if you want to get in some practice you have to Wake up at 8 o clock in the morning. For the richest Tennis tournament in the world that s she said she had a feeling she was in for a Tough match. I thought that today would be the Day i d know whether 1 could Cut it on this sur face or not Wade said. I had been Strug gling All week and i thought if i could get by today i d be Okay. Obviously i was t. My serve was a bit off and that Hurt my whole Wade said she was disappointed to lose but that her emotions were not at the level they were for the Centennial Wimbledon in her native land. Of course i m really disappointed i wanted to do As Well As i could Here she said. But 1 Don t think my desire was nearly As High As it was at Wimbledon. That was the big one for Navratilova looked very Tough in beat ing Jasovec a Clay court specialist who likes to wait by the Baseline and let her opponent make the mistakes. But Navratilova did t make Many mistakes charging to the net aggressively behind her serve and volleying superbly. She also ran Well covering the court from Side to Side with ease. Navratilova who has won All 10 sets she has played has shown none of the inconsistency which marred her play in earlier Yeai a. And that s no Accident. I be thought about it a lot she said. I m much More even now i Don t have and two a a cagers reinstated College station Tex. Tupi Texas am University officials have announced full reinstatement of two Basket Ball players suspended for one year because of irregularities in their recruit ment. The Mcaa previously had reinstated the two players Karl Godine and Jarvis Wil Liams for regular season play. Godine and Williams former High school ail Ameri cans were starters As freshman on am s 1976 Southwest conference championship team prior to the suspension. American league East new Yor Boston Baltimore Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee Toronto West Kansas City Chicago Minnesota Texas California Oakland Seattle thursday s results Baltimore 4, Detroit 0 Boston 7, Toronto 2 new York 4, Cleveland 3 a California 2, chicago0,1st California 3, Chicago 2,2nd Kansas City 7, Seattle 2 a suspended game of 4-21. W 8682 81 67 65 59 46 84 77 77 75 66 54 55 l 54 �7 58 73 76 35 91 54 61 63 62 70 83 87 pet. .614 .590 .583 .479 .461 .410 .336 .609 .558 .550 .547 .485 .394 .387 go 3 a 4 a 19 21w 29 38 /3 7 8 8 a 17 ill 31 National league East Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Montreal new York West w 86 81 74 74 63 54 86 74 69 65 63 51 l pet. Go 53 .619 60 .574 6 64 .536 11 Vij 66 .529 12 a 76 .453 23 85 .388 32 54 .614 67 .525 12 /2 71 .493 17 76 .461 a /1 79 .444 24 89 .364 35 Ace reliever Bruce Sutler. Strikes out the first six batters he faced los Angeles Cincinnati Houston san Francisco san Diego Atlanta thursday s results chicago3, Montreal 2 10 innings Philadelphia 8, new York 2 Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 5 los Angeles 5, Atlanta 4 Cincinnati 6, san francisco5 Houston 7, san Diego 1 Texas league Best of three finals thursday s result Arkansas Elpaso 5 Arkansas leads series 1-0 International league Best of five semifinals thursday s results Richmond 2, Pawtucket 1 Pawtucket leads series 2-1 Charleston at Tidewater ppd., rain Senei to Ted 1-1 Pacific coast league Best of seven finals wednesday s results Phoenix 5-3, Hawaii 1-5 Phoenix leads series 21 National football league thursday s exhibition result dallas30, Pittsburgh 0 suffer returns to top form As cubs record a 3-2 Victory Over Montreal by Bill Madden up sports writer Bruce Suiter s return to form wednes Day could Only be described As bittersweet. The fastball which fanned away All those late inning rallies of May and june and kept the Cinderella cubs atop the National league East flashed anew As Sutler summoned to the Mound in the seventh inning of Chicago s 3-2 Victory Over the Montreal my Roundup expos tied a National league record by striking out the first six batters he faced. But As was evidenced by the meager crowd of 2,841 who witnessed Sutler s remarkable feat the Pennant Hopes he once provided the Wrigley Field faithful have Long since been buried. They died a slow death during the months of july and August when with Suller on the disabled list nursing a sore shoulder the cubs gradually slipped Oul of the Pennant race and Inlo their present third place position ii12 games behind division leading Philadel phia. Suiter whose six consecutive strike oils tied an no record for Relief pitchers Well on to gain his sixth Victory in seven Deci Sions when Bill Buckner s sacrifice Fly scored Dave Rosello with an unearned run in the 10th inning. The three innings of one hit shutout Relief lowered Sutler s earned run average to 1.15, a Gaudy compliment to his 27 saves most of which were picked up in the first three months of the season. My fastball was really breaking said Sutler. But Hal does l mean anything. Some Days you feel mediocre and get everybody out and some Days you have great stuff and can t get anyone Oul. Ii makes you Suiter s Batter male Sieve Swisher was much More enthusiastic about the Relief Ace s return to form. He was fantastic said Swisher. I m just Happy to be part of Hal so Are the rest of the cubs but they probably wish even More thai Suller had been part of them for the months of july and August. Elsewhere in the National league Phil Adelphia routed new York 8-2 Houston dubbed san Diego 7-1 Cincinnati edged san Francisco 6-5 los Angeles shaded at Lanta 5-4, and Pittsburgh Pul away St. Louis 9-5. Phillies 8, mets 2 bake Mcbride Mike Schmidt and Jay Johnstone hit homers and sex met tug Mcgraw came on to stymie his former teammates with four witless innings of Relief for his eighth save. Mcbride Schmidl and Johns Lone All homered in the seventh inning. Schmidt s Homer was his 34th. Reds 6, giants 5 George Foster s sacrifice Fly in the Bottom of the ninth inning scored Pete Rose Wilh the reds winning run. Rose reached base on an error by Willie Mcco vey sole second and Well to third on an infield out. Mccovey stroked a pair of homers for the giants raising his lifetime total to 491. Astros 7, padres 1 Roger Metzger s triple capped a five run sixth inning that carried the astros to Vic tory behind the pitching of Rookie Floyd Bannister. Bannister 6-8, hurled his sixth continued on Page 25 major league top ten a 541 456 518505 563 560 435 482 419450 r 112 76 9568 91 91 59 90 5480 h 204 154 173165 182 179 139 151 129138 pet. .377 .338 .334.327 .323 .320 .320.313 .308.307 based on 325 at bats american league g Carew Minnesota 136 Singleton Baltimore 130 Bostock Minnesota 134 Rivers new York 122 Leflore Detroit 133 Rice Boston 139 Bailor Toronto 108 43 Brett Kansas City 118 Bochte Cleveland 117hargrove, Texas 129 Home runs Rice Boston 35 nellies new York 34 Bonds califor Nia 33 Gscott Boston 32 Hobson Boston 28 Gamble Chicago 28. Runs batted in Hisle Minnesota 113 Bonds California 100 Hobson Boston 98 Thompson Detroit 97, Rice Boston 96. Pitching 13 decisions Gullett new York 113, .786 Lyle new York 12-4, .750 Rosiema Detroit 156, .714 Bird Kansas City 10-4, .714 Barrios Chicago 12 5, .706 Paxton Boston 9-4, .692 Tidrow new York 9-4, .692 2 tied with .684. A 568453 453 527 507 438 470536 480 435 r 9953 72 82 97 96 62109 81 56 h 199152 149 169 161139 148168 149 133 pet. .350.33i .329 .321 .318.317 .315.313 .310 .306 National league Parker Pittsburgh to Stennett Pittsburgh. .116 Simmons St. Louis 130 Templeton St. Louis 130 Griffey Cincinnati 133 Smith los Angeles .131 Hendrick san Diego 131 Foster Cincinnati. 137 Luzinski Philadelphia 128 Valentine Montreal 108 Home runs Foster Cincinnati 46 Burroughs Atlanta 36 Schmidt Philadelphia 34 Luzinski Philadelphia 33 Bench Cincinnati 29 Garvey los Angeles 29. Runs batted in Foster Cincinnati 130 Luzinski Philadelphia ills psf Taffi u o.103 Garvey los an Jeles 101 Bur pitching 13 decisions Candelria Pittsburgh 16-4, .800 John los Angeles 17-5 .773 Lonborg Philadelphia 10 3, .769 Treuschel Chica go 19-7, .731 Forsch St. Louis 166, .727 Seaver Cincinnati 16-6, .72/ Carlton Philadelphia 20-8 714 Christenson Philadelphia 14-6, .700
