European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tribe hurler Garland out rest of year Cleveland up Ace Clevelan indians hurler Wayne Garland troubled or More than a year with nagging shoulder stiffness must undergo surgery and will be out for the rest of the season the indians announced late monday. Garland knocked out of a game in the second inning against the Oakland a s saturday was examined monday by two physicians in los Angeles a club spokesman said. Surgery will be performed to Correct a tear in the rotator cuff of Garland s right shoulder. The operation May take place Friday in los Angeles. The operation will end Garland s pitching for the 1978 season the indians said in a prepared statement. Full extent of the injury will not be known until the surgery is , a 27-year-Flld right hander started six times in april for a 2-3 record and7.89efla. During Spring training. Garland had complained of tightness and stiffness in his shoulder and was examined by team physician or. Robert Kerland. But then it was diagnosed As bicep Tal tendinitis the same problem that plagued Garland last season. He was treated with cortisone during Spring training and appeared to be recovering until recent Days. Bothered by tendinitis last season. Garland started poorly then came Back to compile a 2.53 Era in his last 16 starts. His final record last year was 13-19. With a 3.59 Era. Fidrych to miss at least 21 Days Detroit a the Detroit tigers placed Star Pitcher Mark Fidrych on the disabled list monday for at least 21 Days because of tendinitis in his right shoulder. The announcement from club spokes Man Hal Middlesworth came after Fidrych was examined monday in los an Geles by or. Frank Jobe an orthopaedic specialist. Jobe also examined the tigers right hander last summer when Fidrych missed the last third of the season because of the same problem Jobe in a report to Detroit team physician or. Clarence Livingood. Said Fidrych was Given a second injection of cortisone to ease the pain in his Pii Rhing shoulder. The injection was made in the Bursa. A sack which contains fluid for lubricating the shoulder joint Middlesworth said. Fidrych was Given his first injection a week ago. Jobe advised that Fidrych who was unbeaten in two games this season do Noth ing with a baseball for a week and then again Start throwing gradually. According to the tigers. Jobe said that with the treatment Fidrych will be Able to continued on i age 22 wednesday May 3, 197b Post 705-94 Victory in 6fh gome the stars and stripes Page sonics eliminate blazers Seattle up Dennis Johnson tossed in 20 Points to Lead six Seattle play ers scoring in double figures monday night As the supersonics eliminated the Portland Trail blazers from the Aba playoffs with a 105-94 Victory in the sixth game of their Best of seven series. The sonics moved into the Western con Ference finals against either Denver or Milwaukee for the first time in their 11 year Aba history by winning the first game of the series in Portland and taking All three on their Home court. The defending Aba Champion Trail blazers playing without injured Bill Wal ton Lloyd Neal and Bob Gross put on a courageous display in Seattle a Day after they had rolled Over the sonics in Portland. 11349, to Force the sixth game. But the undermanned Trail blazers wilted in the second half As the sonics surged to an ii Point advantage in the third period and a 16-Point Lead in the final period Portland coach Jack Ramsay conceded defeat Wilh 46 seconds remaining and the sonics ahead 102-90 by walking Over to shake Seattle coach Lenny Wilkens hand. Besides Johnson the sonics balanced scoring included 19 Points each from mar Vin Webster and Fred Brown. 14 from Jack Sikma. 12 from Gus Williams and 11 from former Trail Blazer Wally Walker who had eight in the final period. Johnny Davis with 23, and Maurice Lucas with 22, led Portland. The sonics took control of the game in the closing minutes of the first half. Trail ing 43-19 at the 3 08 Mark of the second period Seattle ran off the final 12 Points of the half to take a 55-49 halftime Lead. Solh teams shot Well in the first period with Seattle hitting 59 percent of its shots and Portland 55 percent. The shooting cooled in the third period but Portland shot a trifle better to trim Back the sonics mid period 11-Point Lead to six. 75-69, going into the final period. The Trail blazers twice Jot within four Points in the opening minutes of the Quarter but Seattle then steadily moved away until they led 102-86 with 1 27 remaining Seattle s 44-34 rebounding Edge and 25-12 free throw Edge spelled the difference supersonics 105, Trail blazers 94 Portland 941lucas Mo-7j7. Sleele4�t 14,  ii. Davit 11 17 23, Mollins 31-17, Calhoun 3 00 6, to Wardh 3 4-4 10. Nor wom00-00.  i2-1b94. Seattle Dos j. Johnson 2 3-4 7. Sikm6j-214, Webster 67-11 19, d. John son e 4-s 20. Williams t m in. Brown 9 i a 19, Walker 4 3.1 ii siu10343. Total 402s-41  11 7 10 i 94 Seattle 36 2920 �-105 fouled Oul none. Tola Louv Portland 29, Seattle 19a-14,098 one of the few times phils did t score Catcher Johnny Bench of the reds Waits with the Ball to put out Mike Schmidt trying to score for the Phila Delphia Phillies in monday night s game at Cincinnati. Kigh fielder Ken Griffey threw out Schmidt after Fielding a single. But the phils did t miss this score us they went on to trounce the reds 12-1. A photo Seaver flops again As Phillies thrash reds ?2-j by  Mcmanik up sports writer if Tom Seaver were a Broadway show. The closing notices would have been posted monday night. The three time by Young award Winner. Nce the Toast of new Vork. Has inexplicably turned into a Ham and Egger in what As expected to be a Blue ribbon season in Cincinnati Seaver started his sixth game " hex a for the keds Munday night and. A Ore a National television audience he popped miserably again in Only two in is he walked six while being tagged for seven hits and seven runs As the Philadel phia Phillies cake walked to a 12-1 Triumph the loss was the third in a Row for the 3j year old right hander and he has yet to win in his Sis  wish 1 knew what was wrong a Dis Consolate Seaver said i feel completely helpless. I be had some bad streaks but nothing this drastic it s embarrassing is extremely frustrating especially when Vou of cd Good and you know your club needs a win and needs a Complete game because the bullpen is overworked and you re pitching for a contending club i look at films and i can t find anything i m doing wrong i be never waked that Manv this Early in the game. Not since my sciatica problem Ili 74i has my control been that bad. Al times i feel Good then All if a sudden out i f the Blue everything Hap pens it s really a humbling experience. 11 i Tell i did t have decent stuff when i went but there if would he different but 1 have baseball Roundup had decent slut warm weather would t Hurt but the cold weather does t bother  20-game Winner live nines. Seaver has had Only one bad season in his major league career and that was in w4 when Lus sciatica problem caused him 10 Mush at 11-11. Kven with his bad Start however manager Sparky Anderson in t Arioul to Gic up on him. Cream will eventual Rise to the lop said Anderson the reds biggest Nemesis turned oui to be last year s t y Young Ward Winner Sieve curl ton Carillon not i  on live hits m eight i to touted three hits drove i in stopped the innings but con i two runs arid scored twice Richie Hebner and bake Mcbride also had three hits apiece and drove in five runs Between them for the Phillies Juh imy Bench accounted for the keds continued an Aye 22/