European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 02, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes wednesday August 2, 1978 win Only 3rd of last 13 games botox erupt rip Chison Rick Burleson. Bases loaded double Sybill Achiu Dpi sports write just when it looked like there was going to be a Pennant race in the american league East the Boston red sox started hitting again. The red sox rapped out 12 hits monday night with a 9-2 Romp Over the Chicago White sox. Jerry Hymy drove in three runs with a single and a double and Rick Burle son added a bases loaded double for Boston which has won just three of its last 13 games. All the while Dennis Eckersley. 12-4, was pitching a six hitter striking out seven in route to his seventh Complete  the red sox Are playing it Cool. We can t say we re out of it yet. Just be cause we scored nine runs said George Scott whose seventh inning single snapped a personal o-for-25 slump. There s still a Long Way to go and we All live thinkers Remy knocked in his runs off Ken Kravec 7-10. In the seventh after Scott singled and went to third on the first of two of Burleson s doubles. Remy scored again in the fourth when he walked swiped second and came Home on a single by Fred Lynn. A predicts he will regain Crown on a 4th-round knockout of Spinks new Orleans up reigning Over his own Mardi gras style Parade former heavyweight Champion Muhammad All monday predicted lie would win Back his Crown with a fourth round knockout Over Leon  can t stay Home you be in the dome and see me Send Spinks to  Ali  greeted throngs packed into the Cen trial business District dancing to jazz music by the Olympia brass band As the Ali Parade made its Way along canal Street. Riding in a horse drawn Carriage Ali made his fight prediction at a Stop in front of a local Fried Chicken restaurant. Billy Martin looks relaxed and Happy while being interviewed by Barbara Walters. A / could manage Hitler Mussolini hirohito1 i m going to get him this  the sex Champ said. I m going to show the world How bad i , he teased longshoremen telling them they resembled Spinks As he boarded the fireboat deluge for a tour of the port of new Orleans. Ali was in town to promote the sept. Is fight in the Louisiana super Doc. He stopped at the offices of Louisiana sports inc., sold fight tickets and signed autographs then attended a party in his Honor at a discotheque. The sex Champ said the fight would be bigger than the Indianapolis 500. Bigger than the world series and bigger than four super bowls because he would become the first heavyweight to win the title three times. Ali regained the Crown after being stripped of the title for refusing induction in the army in 1967. He lost it in the ring to Joe Frazier in 1971 and regained it again by knocking out George Foreman in 1974. Spinks took the title from All in february in Las vegas. Ali blamed a strategy error for his loss to Spinks. I gave him six rounds hoping he would get tired and run out of Gas Ali said. But he did t get tired. I ran out of  Ali heard a familiar voice monday at a Call in radio talk show to promote the re match. Sportscaster Howard Cosell whom Ali delights in teasing was one of the first callers. If you Are serious you la win Cosell told the sex Champ. Cosell called from vet Erans stadium in Philadelphia minutes be fore the Start of a baseball game he was covering. I m surprised he had something Nice to say about me Ali said. Sometimes i wish i was a dog and Howard was a  Burleson cleared the bases in the c with his second double and scored the i Boston run on Remy s double. Remy said he had made up his i try to put the botox machine in gear. T i had t been running and 1 lost la timing just like you lose your timing t Ting. I made up my mind i was going i to Start something get something g he said. I May have gotten picked c looked like a bum but that would t 1 been any worse than what s been Here  Chicago tied the game 1-1 in the i when Thad Bosley singled was Sac " to second and scored on Jorge single. Boston untied it in the Bottom l inning after consecutive doubles by Rice and Carlton Fisk. Fisk went to to on a throwing error by Kravec and i on the front end of an attempted c steal As Dwight Evans was thrown i second. As for the while sox. Kravec took  the sixth inning i pitched but then i started hanging All my brei balls and that s my Best pitch. In hypnotized out there and i was t i Al Roundup break out of it Kravec said. I l have switched to my change up stuff. Bui it was like i was in a 1 blame  elsewhere in the american new York beat Texas 6-2 nipped Kansas City 4-3 Toronto out Detroit 8-7 in 14 innings Oakland shut California 2-0 and Baltimore and i Kee played to a 5-5 tie in a game s after nine innings. Yanks rangers 2ed Figueroa. Riding a 15-hit a attack hurled a four hitter to earn t win in 18 decisions. Mickey riven i sixth Homer in the first inning off r starter and loser Doc Medich 5-8.1 Nettles added two Bis and 1 son Lou Piniella and Bucky l each. Bump wills drove in the Lone run in the fourth. Blue jays 8, tigers 7 Otto Velez fourth Homer in to inning lifted the jays Over the Velez game Winner came off ids Sykes. 5-5, and staked reliever jobs Man to his fifth win without a toss Carty hit his second career grand i 16th Homer this year in the first Ini Rente s Alan Ashby had two hits and l Rifice Fly. Indians royals Pinch Hitler Jim Norris Bat single in the ninth inning made a i Pitcher of reliever Sid Monge 34 continued on Page 24 Martin would t mind having Reggie around new York up Billy Martin the new York Yankees manager in wait ing said monday he would t mind if Reggie Jackson was still around when he re assumes the club s reigns in 1980. I be always said 1 could manage Adolph Hitler Benito Mussolini and Hiro Hito Martin cracked during an interview with abcs Barbara Walters. That does t mean i d like them but i d manage  s no secret that Martin does t like Jackson or vice versa and when the Yankees dropped their Bombshell announcement that Martin who had resigned last week after publicly blasting both Jack son and Yankee owner George Steinbrenner. Would return in 1980, Jackson predicted he would soon be traded. Walters asked Martin if he would Wel come a Trade of Jackson. If he s playing Well of course  said  of the conditions Steinbrenner set Down in regard to Martin s return was the manager s health. Throughout the season there have been recurring reports that Martin is suffering from a liver ailment that he has aggravated by continuing to drink alcoholic beverages. We have read you have a drinking  Walters asked Martin. Have you promised Steinbrenner that you would t drink for that year and half Well  said Martin. I Haven t. I like my Beer. As far As my drinking i be never had a problem i m not worried about it one bit. 1 think i drink As much As any regular american and i think it s some thing that anybody can say i can quit right now and i can do it. If i had a drinking problem. I could no quit right  Martin then went on to wish his current successor and predecessor. Bob Lemon Only the Best for this year and next the Only thing that could make me happier than what s happened to me is for the Yankees to win the Pennant this year said Martin. Even though i m not there. I d be very Happy about it. There won t be a jealous Bone in my  Martin said he had patched his fences with Steinbrenner. I think Down deep there s a u wonderful heart in that Man he Loters in response to a question on Stel Ner. Everybody thinks he s hard l outside. I think Down deep he s soft. H i m going to break my neck for i said Martin who admitted he had Tater offers to manage. My number of is the Yankees and i want to do it a Job for the people  he did not say which teams hid t de the offers