European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 14, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 pirates put pressure on Phillies 5-1 by Ira Kaufman up sports writer As the Mantle of leadership passes froma Veteran left handed hitting slugger to a i Young left handed hitting superstar on constant has remained with the Pittsburgh pirates in the 1970s they contend for the National league Eastern division title. Pittsburgh beat first place Philadelphia 5-1 tuesday night behind a pair of two run homers by Dave Parker moving the pirates within four games of the Phillies with 18 games remaining for both  the four division realignment in 1969, the pirates have never finished Lowe than third place in the no East and Only once have they failed to win at least 88games. Parker 27, is the heir apparent to 37-year-old Willie Stargell As the pirates Cap Tain and the 6-foot-5 right fielder was the overwhelming Choice of major league Gen no Roundup eral managers in a recent poll to name the game s Best player. The Graceful big Man led the no in hit Ting last season with a .338 average and he leads again this year but Pittsburgh Man Ager Chuck Tanner says his main Man is hurting. He s Parker been under a lot of pres sure said Tanner. He s tired he s play ing with a lot of hurts and his leg an cheekbone Are bothering him. I also think the pressure really has  Tanner was alluding to More than pen Nant race tension. Parker who had no comment to report ers after the game received a death threat before monday night s game but that did t Stop him from belting his 25th and 26th homers tuesday  Milner added a Solo shot for Pitts Burgh to support the combined seven hit i m the prettiest greatest Ali is his old self before the Bell  Orleans a Muhammad Ali lambasted Santa Claus Superman and human gullibility tuesday in one of his typical pre fight tirades. More loquacious than he s been in months the former heavy weight Champion turned his press conference into an open forum but hardly Laid a verbal Glove on Friday night s oppo nent Leon Spinks. The reporters want to take me Back in the dressing room an talk to me he said standing in front of the ring at new Orleans municipal auditorium after a Iofe hour  want to trap me. So i m going to hold my press Confer ence out Here in front of All you people. He summoned a couple of Hundred spectators to move closer to the stage. I am the people s Champion so i want the people to hear what i have to  poured Down the former Champion s sleek Brown body and members of his entourage stood behind him As he took his stance and turned on the Needle for a familiar Lon playing record calling himself the prettiest and the  like to be mystified he said. Take Santa Claus. There Ain t no Santa Claus. But the people get All wrapped up Infanta Claus. And Batman and Superman and spider  the people  like to be puzzled. Look at them. They go for movies like jaws and Star wars count Dracula meets Wolf Man on Mountaintop. And grown people eat up this stuff. Me i can t watch it. I turn it  said he preferred to hold his press conference in Public As continued on Page 24 knew d be the Best says Spinks by de Schuyler  Orleans a i knew i was Gonna be somebody said Leo Spinks. If it was a drunk i was Gonna be the Best drunk that Ever  the kid that grew up in a St. Louis ghetto is somebody. He in t Thebes drunk that Ever was. He in t even a drunk. He in t the Best fighter that Ever was either. But he is the heavyweight Champion of the world the conqueror of Muhammad Ali. Leon Spinks knows where he came from what he is and is learning what he can  d like to be a world figure but i d like to be a world figure my Way said pinks who in a Way presently is mainly a figure of curiosity a kind of Fate made Freak who beat a living legend but in the minds of Many people can t do it again Friday night in the us per dome. Spinks is a Man under pressure and his reaction to the pressure is a Fatalis tic one i Don t do any predicting he said of his rematch with Ali. The Best Man wins. The Man upstairs says Zouain t Gonna win you Ain t Gonna  but while the spectre of defeat does t seem to frighten him he is spurred by the knowledge that a Victor takes him farther up the Road from Pov erty a station in life that shaped him but one he never wants to visit again. I think about the ghetto Spink said before a training session. I think Why do i want to go Back and play my life As a repeat. You Don t want to go Back where you came from. If you do you re a  the 25year-old Spinks does t fit the Mold of a fool. But his Public image since he won the title has been one of continued on Page 24 Leon Spinks keeps moving despite rope. He Ali is a hell of a Man pitching of John Candelaria 11-11, an Kent Tekulve who recorded his 29th save. Larry Christenson 11-13, took the loss Ashe pirates beat the Phillies for Only the fourth time in 14 games this  refused to attach special significance to tuesday night s  s game was nothing special it s a bigger game tomorrow said Tanner. Winning tonight Means nothing if we go out now and lose 10 in a Row. Pecan t consider any game special we just have to win win , however was More outspoken about his players chances for Post season continued on Page 22 . Cosmos whipped by Ern 7-1 Munich up pc Bayern. Perhaps still smarting Over emperor Franz Beckenbauer s defection to new York s Cosmos whipped their former Captain s american Champion soccer club tuesday by a convincing 7-1. Seventy nine thousand persons who had paid Premium prices jammed the olym Pic stadium to watch Bayern run the cos mos ragged probably confirming in the minds of Many a local fan that american clubs even when filled with european recruits Don t play serious soccer. The game was the first of eight exhibition matches the Cosmos will play during its first european tour. Although Bayern scored an easy Victory they paid a fairly High Price when Gerd bomber Mueller for years the club s High scorer left the game in the 46th min Ute with a foot injury. But before Mueller departed he scored twice. Bayern pushed the Tempo of the game Only some of the time but. Even those Brief offensives demonstrated that while the Cosmos players May have been stars individually they Are past their peaks now. Giorgio Chinaglia who scored the Only Cosmos goal in the 70th minute gave the Best Cosmos performance but even he missed two easy shots during the first half. Goalie Jack Brand had Good moments but he too made mistakes that would have been unforgivable on a european team. Cosmos defenders seemed helpless whenever Bayern attacked. Bayern s goals were scored by Mueller in the 8th and 36th minutes Karl Heinz rum Menige in the 42nd and 63rd, Norbert Janzon in the 77th and 79th minutes and rum Menige again in the 83rd minute. Bayern players each won a $1,000 Bonus from their club. The Cosmos were raid about $240,000. The Cosmos s next game was to be thursday night against the italian club pc Brescia at Brescia. . National Hooters lose in Germany 4-0 Dortmund Germany up the . National soccer team playing the Only game in Germany on its european tour suffered a 4-0 defeat tuesday night at the hands of the Orussia Dortmund club. Although the american team appeared Well trained and coordinated with Forward Mark Liveric showing considerable skill and verve it was no match for the West German first division club. A crowd of 8,000 watched the match