European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 09, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Blazers offer refunds o ticket holders Over Falton s plan to leave wednesday August 9, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 by Linda Krame Jortland Ore. A the Portland 1 blazers offered refunds monday to ticket holders disappointed by Bill n s announced plans to leave the naj basketball association team while. New York kicks and Golden state dodgers tip cadres John Acy Star  sports writer on a team where togetherness is Thebo the los Angeles dodgers should be second thoughts about letting Tommy Tom and Lee Lacy get away. John and Lacy have both expressed Dis a ointment with the dodgers this season � have indicated they would seek their i be. Agency at the end of the year. But Alhout those two the dodgers would t be1 i Contention in the National league West Eona Trace both players were instrumental monday get in helping the dodgers defeat the san ego padres 3-1 and move to within two lines of first place san Francisco in the vision. Lacy hit a two run Homer and Ohn tossed a five hitter for his 13th Victor. John who has fought with the Frontice Over Money had a shutout going into no Roundup warriors were next in line for talks aimed at Landing thes-foot-11 Center. We think it s Only fair that a refund Beondred to those who wanted to see the games because Walton was playing Here said Blazer spokesman John White. However. While said he did t expect the team would have to Cash in Many tick ets. If there were going to be any mad Rush it would have started already and it has the  seats for the 1977 Aba champs run from $184.50 to s410, and were sold outlast year Well in Advance. Talks were planned for monday betwee Walton and new York kicks coach Willis Reed and general manager Eddie Dono Van. Mike Burke president of the new York club and Sonny Werblin. President of he Madison Square Garden corp., were due in Portland  is no question about the level of seriousness of the kicks interest i Walton simply because of the people who Are coming Here to talk with Bill said Walton s confidant and agent Jack Scott. He said Walton also has talks lined up tuesday with coach Al Attles and general manager Scotty Sterling of the Golden state warriors. Walton met for four hours sunday with Gene Shue new coach of the unnamed san Diego franchise but has not been contacted by san Diego owner Irv Levin. The blazers announced Friday that the will try to Trade Walton at his request. Agents for Walton said the 25-year-old de continued on Page i e ninth inning but Pinch hitter Jerry Toner spoiled it with a run scoring single. I was expecting to see Dave win Fielding up to the plate. I was surprised to be Jerry Turner said John. I wanted to t the shutout and i was trying to strike � Turner. It s the second time i be lost a wit in the ninth inning. It was close. Hut Cansay Lacy who has griped to manager Tom Torda Over Lack of playing time made a re Start in Brightfield and belted his two w Homer in the fourth inning off loser of Chitako. It was Lacy s ninth Homer m his Jos batting average makes him Thedy dodger batting Over .300. We be got a Fine bal club and eve Rybo got to pitch in said Lacy. I m not wig i should stay in. We need eve Rybo we re exited and you need to be Excil to this Point Pennant Racel. I Don to we played to the Point where every Jug went right for us All  Ferguson batting Only .195, also hit Homer for the , St. Louis beat Philadelphia � Atlanta topped Cincinnati 5-3 to Knock reds out of the league Lead and Chica judged Pittsburgh 5-4.cardinals 6, Phillies 3 a a Hendrick drove in three runs a Homer and a double to Pace the car. Hendrick hit a Solo Homer in thew inning and capped a five run seventh two run double to help band Bandy his seventh loss in 13 decisions. I continued an Page 13 Kansas City royals Catcher Darrell Porter makes a late tag on Chicago White sox Bob Mollnar during monday too late at the plate night s game Al royals stadium. Moll Naro scored on a hit by Jorge Orta. The cd lox edged the royals 5-3. A jays Bounce Over o a 2-1 by Mark Friedman up sports write Dennis Martinez won t pitch Many better games than the three hitter he tossed at Toronto monday but a piece of carpeting and a fellow by the name of Jim Clancy made for a most unpleasant result. Clancy a hard throwing right hande much like Martinez stole the show with a four hitter in the Blue jays 2-1 Victory Over the faltering Baltimore orioles. Two astroturf hits moaned Oriol skipper Earl Weaver not a big fan of the fake grass. The Birds have lost All five games they be played in Toronto this year and have also been swept in six tries against Kansas City on the royals artificial  a bit of Luck or some real grass. Martinez would have had a shutout. The jays first run scored in the third when Bob Bailor s chopper bounced off the hard surface and Hung in the air Long enough to Al Roundup become a run scoring single. With the score tied i i in the seventh Alan Ashby s routine grounder kicked off the carpet and chromed High Over the head of first base Man Lee May to score John Mayberry from second. Grateful Mathews joins the Hall of Fame by Barry Wilne Cooperstown. . A being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame mad Eddie Mathews nervous nostalgic and most of All.  has been so Good to me. It s Given me everything i be  said the newest inductee into the game s most elite group. I be tried to give it All i  i d been this nervous when i played. I would t be Here. I m getting More Ner Vous by the  he added in his thank you , the greatest slugging third baseman of All Lime was inducted into the Hall monday along with veterans com Mittee choices Larry Macphail and Addie  retired in 1968 after a record setting career with the Boston Milwaukee Atlanta braves. Houston astros and de troit tigers. He holds the major league Mark for career homers by a third base Man 512 and National league records Formost games played at the position 2.1541. Most homers in a season by a third base Man 47 in 1953 and most consecutive sea sons with 30 or More homers nine. 1953-61. I m proud of All these things but i re member Best the Homer i hit in the 1957 world series to beat the Yankees said Mathews of his fourth game blast for the Only braves championship team he played with. The braves won the series in seven  his final playing season Mathews was with the tigers team that won the world series. This is my greatest Honor he said. Twill take a week to 10 Days for it to sink in. Continued on Page tit he Clancy is a Young Pitcher too said Martinez and i m sure he needed it As much As 1 did. He really pitched Well Pur Guys said his fastball was really jump both pitchers went the distance striking out six and walking two. Both have Good potential and Bright futures in the  getting Clancy s View of things will never be  s the shy Type said Toronto Man Ager Roy Hartsfield apologizing for clan by s disappearance after reporters waited 45 minutes to talk to him. He s the kind of Guy who just says hello in Spring training and goodbye at the end of the  s quiet very retiring continued Hartsfield. But he s got a Beautiful Atti tude and a great  elsewhere in the Al Seattle edged Minnesota 6-5 in 14 innings Chicago stopped Kansas City 5-3 and Oakland blanked Cali fornia 1-0. Mariners s. Twins Spinch runner Julio Cruz raced Home from third base on a wild pitch by Sta Perzanowski with two out in the 14th inning to give Seattle a Victory over1  Meyer contributed a bases loaded triple to key a five run seventh for the mariners. White sox s. Royals 3lamar Johnson powered a three run Homer in the seventh inning to help Chica go snap a four game losing Streak with a Victory Over Kansas City. Lenin lagrow.3-4. Picked up the Victory with 3 1-3 innings of three hit Relief. A  Renko tossed a four hitter in out dueling Don Aase to win it for  a s pushed across an unearned run in the first inning after Joe Wallis walked an Mitchell Page doubled him to third. Right fielder Lyman Bostock attempted to throwout Page at second but his throw skipped past second baseman Bobby Grich an Wallis scored easily