European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday september 22, 1977 Lucches Philadelphia fans turn out in storm to mail requests for playoff tickets of sue Over Philadelphia a the Phillies were Back in town for tuesday s game with the Chicago cubs but Many fans were looking ahead to oct. 7, the first Home game of the National league playoffs. That was because tuesday was also the first Day playoff tickets could be Pur chased. According to the rules playoff tickets will be sold on a first received first served basis. Only mail orders posted one minute past Midnight tuesday Quali fied. We got some mail today said a Phil lies spokesman. Well have More to say in a Day or so it s not really that big a  monday night however quite a few fans thought it was a big Deal As they turned out in a driving rainstorm at the main Branch of the . Post office Here for a Chance to get their ticket orders in Early. The race began shortly before Midnight As postal employees began piling the orders into trays while assuring sceptical fans that the envelopes would not be Post marked before the magic hour. Walter Seibel. Tour superintendent at the main Branch said the postal workers had prepared to process As Many As 30.000 applications in time for the Phillies pickup tuesday morning. We had no idea what the volume would  he added. How they stand american league East new York Baltimore Boston Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee Toronto West Kansas City Chicago Texas Minnesota California Oakland Seattle tuesday s results Baltimore 5, Toronto 2 Detroit 5, Cleveland 4 10 innings Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2 Chicago 8, Oakland 2 Milwaukee 5. Seattle 1 California 5, Texas 2 new York at Boston ppd., rain National league East Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago Montreal new York West a los Angeles Cincinnati Houston san Francisco san Diego Atlanta a clinched divison title. Tuesday s results Philadelphia 4, chicago2 Pittsburgh 4, new York 2 Houston 6, Atlanta 3 Cincinnati 4, san Diego 0 los Angeles 3, san Francisco 1 St. Louis at Montreal ppd., rain w l 93 58 90 61 89 61 71 81 67 85 64 89 52 98 94 55 85 67 84 67 80 72 72 78 58 91 58 94 pet. Go .616 .596 3 .593 3vj .467 22 .441 26vj .418 30 .347 40 a .631 .559 .556 10va 11 .526 15 /7 .480 22vj .389 36 .382 37 a w l pet. Go 94 56 .627 87 65 .572 8 78 72 .520 16 78 73 .517 16 a 69 80 .463 24 Vij 60 92 .395 35 92 59 .609 81 71 .533 11vi 76 74 .507 15 a 69 83 .454 23 a 65 87 .428 27 /7 57 94 .377 35 it turned out about 8,000 pieces of mail had been received overnight the Post office said. Fans were taking few chances perhaps because of the postal service s less than speedy reputation. Some said they were sending numerous orders under different names to improve their chances. One Man said he was willing to bribe a postal employee to get his envelopes to the top of the pile. The frenzy was Best summed up by a drenched student who had come 10 blocks without an umbrella to de posit his order. Neither rain nor Snow nor cold of night will keep me from my Phillies tickets said Peter Eisenhardt a student at the University of Pennsylvania. After tuesday night s Victory Over the cubs the Phillies magic number for clinching the National league East Divi Sion title was Down to four. Galindez signs to meet Rossman in title fight Deer Lake. A. Up Argentina s Victor Galindez has signed to defend his Aba Light heavyweight championship against Mike Rossman in nationally Tele Vised fight at Madison Square Garden nov. 17, according to Garden matchmaker Teddy Brenner. Galindez defended his title for the eighth time last saturday with a unanimous Deci Sion Over Alvaro yaqui Lopez of Stock ton calif., in Rome. The 21-year-old Rossman of Turnersville n.j., has a record of 31-3-3. Rossman who is to meet Canadian Gary Summerhays in a preliminary to the Muhammad Ali Earnie shavers heavyweight title fight at the Garden sept. 29, arrived at Ali s Camp Here tuesday. I want you to come Down Here and use my Camp for your title fight Ali said. It has everything a Boxer Ever dreamed  Rossman seemed a Little shy with Ali but said he would be Happy to use the training grounds and immediately changed and started working out in the ring. His manager. Jimmy Depiano Seid a purse has not been agreed upon yet for the Galindez bout but Rossman s share would be in the neighbourhood of $75,000. Leonard on do card Washington a sugar Ray Leonard the 139-Pound olympic Gold medal Winner from nearby Palmer Park md., will fight professionally in the nation s capital for the first time on . 17, it was announced tuesday. Leonard will headline a seven bout card against an As yet unnamed opponent in the eight Rounder to be staged at the . Armory according to Bob Sigholtz Gen eral manager of the armory Board. I m really excited about fighting in Washington said Leonard who will fight Frankie Santore in Baltimore saturday night. I have lots of friends and relatives in the Washington area who have not seen me fight As a pro and this will give them the  the announcement was made As Leon Ard held a workout at the armory going major league top ten based on 400 at bats american league g Carew Minnesota 147 Singleton Baltimore 142 Bostock Minnesota 144 Rivers new York 129leftore, Detroit 145 Rice Boston 150 Bailor Toronto ill Brett Kansas City i Bochte Cleveland. 128 Page Oakland. .1j4 Home runs 5 " a i Bonds , 35 g Scott Boston 32 Gamble Chicago. 31. Runs batted in Hisle Minnesota 113 Bonds California 111 Boston 105 Thompson Detroit 102 Hobson Boston ab585 496 558 531 613 601 448 529459 456 r 119 81 99 69 97 99 60 99 62 76 h 225 167 184 172 198 194 141 165 143 141 pet. .385 .337 .330.324 .323.323 .315.312 .312.309 National league g a r h Parker Pittsburgh. 151 613 105 209 453 pet. .341 53 152 .336 89 184 .323 76 155 .322 107 176 .321 116 184 .319 147 .311102 91 66 90 158 .306 191 .309 154 .307 Nettles new Rice 101. Pitching 14 decisions Gull new York 12-4, .750 Barrios Chicago j4-5, .737 Tidrow new York 114, .733 Bird Kansas City 11-4, .733 uldry new York 15-4, .714 Splittorff Kansas City 15-6, .714 Lyle new York 12-5, .706 to Johnson. Minnesota mv7, .694. Stennett Pittsburgh. 116 Templeton St. Louis. 140 569 Simmons St. Louis. 139 481 Griffey Cincinnati. 144 549 Foster Cincinnati. 148 577 Smith los Angeles. 142 473 Rose Cincinnati. 152 619 Hendrick san Diego. 141 502 Luzinski Philadelphia. 139 516 Home runs Foster Cincinnati 49 Burroughs Atlanta 40 Luzinski Philadelphia 36 Schmidt Philadelphia 36 Garvey los Angeles 31. Runs batted in Foster Cincinnati 142 Luzinski Philadelphia 121 Burroughs Atlanta ill Garvey los Angeles 111 Cey los Angeles no. Pitching 14 decisions piltsbur9h. -5 -783 Seaver Cincinnati 1�-l Alws. Forsch St. Louis.�"? pm pm. -727 Canton. 22 9, .710 , Chicago 20-8, .714, Borbon Cincinnati 105, .667. Three rounds with a Cousin Odell Leonard and three rounds with Richie Jackson both welterweight before a turnout of some 200. It was also announced that Leonard will appear on the Jimmy Young Ken Norton card on nov. 5 in Las vegas against a still unnamed opponent. Leonard who has won his three fights As a professional said he is confident going against Santore even though he knows his opponent has More experience. The 26-year-old Santore has 27 victories including 20 knockouts 3 losses and 1 draw and has won his last 11 fights. Mon. State Wittenberg top Small Grid polls Mission Kan. Up Montana state and Wittenberg were rated no. 1 tuesday in the Mcaa s first weekly division ii and division Iii football rankings. Montana state 2-0 appears As powerful this season As it was in 1976 when the Bob cats won the National collegiate division ii title with a 12-1 record. Coach Sonny hol land s squad has Defeated North Dakota state 24-17 and North Dakota 21-7. South Carolina state 2-0 earned its second place ranking by routing Delaware state 21-0, and North Carolina at state. 52-0. New Hampshire 2-0 is third and 1976 division ii runner up Akron 2-0-1 is fourth. Wittenberg 1-0 tops the division Iii poll following a 17-14 win Over division ii Eastern Kentucky. Baldwin Wallace 1-0 beat Lehigh an other division ii team 28-16, and was voted into second place. Third rated Dayton 2-1 has an impressive Start with wins against division ii opponents Butler 45-13 and South Dakota state 28-14. The flyers Only loss came against division i member Miami ohio26-23. Division ii team 1. Montana state 2-0 2. South Carolina state 2-0 3. New Hampshire 2-0 4. Akron 2-0-1 5. Jacksonville state Ala 3-0 6. North Dakota state 1-1-1 7. Northern Michigan 2-1 8. Florida am 2-0 9. Navada Reno 2-0 10. Tie Tennessee Martin 2-0 10. Tie Tennessee tech 2-0 Points 59 57 51 49 44 39 35 33 27 24 24 others receiving votes East Stroudsburg state a puget sound Wash Kentucky state Massachusetts Mississippi Valley state Nebraska Omaha North Ala Bama North Dakota Northern Arizona Northeast mis Souri state Northwest Missouri state. Division Iii team Points 1. Wittenberg 1-0 59 2. Baldwin Wallace 1-0 53 3. Dayton 2-1 48 4. Ithaca 1-0 3 5. Wisconsin Oshkosh 2-0 38 6. Towson state 2-0 6 7. Buena Vista 2-0 27 8. Franklin and Marshall 2-0 26 9. Hampden Sydney 2-0 a 5 10 Wagner 2-0 18 others receiving votes Central la Chico state Calif Concordia Minn Hope Mich St. John s Minn St. Lawrence . St. Olaf Minn. S. Mer chant Marine Academy in. A. Beating Arlington Tex. A former Texas Ranger manager Frank Lucchesi who says he still suffers poor vision after being beaten by Lenny Randle said tues Day night he will file a lawsuit against Randle because he did t want another player attacking a manager. The monetary end of it might be Fine for some people but that s not the primary motive Why i am filing the 50-year-old Lucchesi told the associated press. In Orlando fla., where the incident took place the Orlando Sentinel reported in wednesday s editions that Lucchesi s at Torney would file a $200,000 personal damage suit against Randle on wednesday or thursday. Randle upset Over losing his second base starting Job to Rookie bump wills punched Lucchesi on March 28 during Spring training fracturing the manager s cheekbone and cracking a rib. Lucchesi was hospitalized for five Days. Fined and suspended Randle who was fined $10,000 and sus Pended 30 Days by the rangers subsequently was dealt to the new York mets where he has hit near .300 All season. He pleaded no contest of a reduced charge of Misdemeanour Battery and was fined $1,000. This thing i went through four months ago i Don t want to happen to anyone who supervises athletes said Lucchesi who later was fired As manager of the rangers. You could have a situation where the convicts Are running the prison if you find someone who s not satisfied and decides to take it out on a manager and ends up like a Rose on another  this is one time i m not going to turn the other Cheek. I always took Pride in my relationship with other  the newspaper said Randle would be served with the suit before the mets last game. He could not be reached for com ment but his attorney in Tempe ariz., said Randle would not Dodge the suit. Lucchesi said he would not Settle out of court. I want this thing to go Down to the wire with the jury deciding said Lucchesi who still scouts for the rangers on the second year of a three year contract. Oklahoma officials won t comment on Mcaa ticket report Oklahoma City okla. A okla homa officials declined comment tuesday on a Story quoting an Mcaa source As saying the organization has decided not to take disciplinary action against the school if it acts to prevent abuse of player ticket policies and review some coaches recruit ing practices. I Don t know anything about it but it sounds Good said sooner coach Barry Switzer. No comment said athletic director Wade Walker. They were referring to a Story in tues Day s daily oklahoman which said the Mcaa has recommended that Oklahoma take internal action to prevent abuse of its player ticket policies and to initiate a review of some recruiting  the Story said the action apparently ends a Mcaa preliminary investigation that began in september of last year and focused on allegations that football players sold game tickets at inflated prices through coaches to generate Revenue. Walker said he would think the University administration would have a state ment. No statement was issued but the Story was reportedly discussed in a meet ing Between Oklahoma president or. Paul Sharp and or. . Morris vice president for the University Community