European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Vij rovers tangle wednesday August 23, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 23 sports commentary. By Andrew Beyer Saratoga Springs. . Ned Pincay from California to ride 0j� Cordero had a motive to help Al Darand hinder affirmed. And shake shake Roma firme iut say if such a meeting i planned but Garvey said i Hope in the near future Well be Able to talk dodgers manager Tom Lasorda said he Felt the incident had been mown out of proportion. Don Sutton meant this to be a positive thing added Lasorda. He was trying to blow up Reggie Smith and i have Only admiration for Sutton also said that he was preparing statement for release at a news conference thursday when the team returns to Losangeles. Garvey defended his image and brushed off the incident. I think we Are a team and should act Asa team. If there Are any differences they should be kept in the clubhouse he said. I have been knocked before about things i do off the Field but i think they re positive. I think they re Best for baseball. Think they re out of the same beliefs i have treating others the Way i like to been running along the rail closing on affirmed when affirmed moved into the rail pinching off the challenger s approach. Lydar fell far Back but made an other surge finishing Only 1 3/4 lengths be Hind affirmed. Barrera said affirmed was changing leads going into the turn which caused him to go towards the rail but emphasized he agreed with the stewards decision to award his horse Only second place in the four horse Field. Laub grabs 1 oth Aba championship Buffalo . Up Larry Lau took the Lead in the third game of the round monday night and went on to win his 10thprofessional bowlers association championship the $60.000 Buffalo , of san Francisco had t won since the 1976 hawaiian invitational and he never entered the title picture until the end of monday afternoon s fifth round when he was fifth. He became the 18th player in Aba history to win 10 championships having won his first title in 1970.the 34-year-old Bowler shot games of 259,218,244 and 215 to move pasted Ressler jr., of Allentown pa., into first place. He finished with a 25-pin margin Over Pete Mccordic of Houston Texas who finished among the top five for the fifth time this summer. The 6,000 first prize raised Laub s sea son total to $52,645, fourth on the Aba Money his win Laub held a record and was increasing it every week for the mos Money earned in one season without win Ning a d gladly turn in the record for a title any time he averaged 212 for the 42 games. His won lost record of 15-8-1 earned him an additional 465 Bonus pins for a 9,388 total. Mccordic. Who won 3.500. Had 9.363.in third place earning $3.000, was John Denton. Of Midland tex., with 9,347. Tom my Hudson of Akron Ohio finished fourth with 9.320 and earned $2.500. While Ressle was fifth and earned $2,000. Mark Roth fell $23 Short of breaking Earl Anthony s single season earnings re Cord by finishing seventh and winning$1.700. His total is $110,810. The Aba tour moves to Waukegan 111.,and Anthony will attempt to win his fourth straight title there. It will be his first competitive Bowling since he suffered a Mas Sive heart attack in mid june. He received clean Bill of health from his physicians and has practice for two weeks
