European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 21, 1978 pull out 12-11 win in 11 the the stars and stripes Page 21 bucs Trail phils by Only 1 promoter sues Ali 4 others by Kevin Mckean j new Orleans a a White pro Moter of the Muhammad Ali Leon Spinks fight has sued Ali former heavyweight i Champ Joe Frazier comedian Dick Grego i by and two others for $10 million for Alleg 1 edly calling him a racist. 1 the Federal court suit filed late tuesday i accused the five of Ibeling and slandering new Orleans businessman Jake j. Dimag 1 Gio at a news conference monday. J also named As defendants were Spinks brother Michael and Ronald Butch Lewis who until a few Days ago was an offi Jacial of top rank inc., the new York firm i that was main promoter for the fight. Gre gory was Ali s nutrition adviser for the fight and Frazier Sang the National an them. The suit accused the five of trying to j vilify and libel defame and slander i 1 Maggio by accusing him of filing a racially j motivated lawsuit. 1 defendants called plaintiff a racist and j a jew Dimaggio s suit said adding that the remarks would Cost Dimaggio s Busi Nesses which Deal in consulting and Urban i planning $10 million. I Dimaggio demanded an apology after j Ali referred to the earlier lawsuit As a Whiteman Black Man  j me Muhammad Ali go Down there and apologize never Ali said in Chicago. Apologize for what for telling the1 truth i in the earlier suit Dimaggio and new Orleans City councilman Philip Ciaccio i who Are both White accused two Black partners of diverting funds from Louisiana sports inc., a firm formed to handle local \ promotion of the fight. The suit accused Don Hubbard and Sher i Man copelin of arranging to pay Lewis a \ $200,000 finder s fee. The suit said that fee i constituted fraud. That suit was dropped monday in an out of court settlement. Dimaggio said his de mands had been met but did not elaborate. Ali s news conference was called to Dis continued on Page 24 Caldwell gets his 20th Victory Baber Rosenthal a sports writer the National league season is dwindling Down to its last precious few Days and the Philadelphia Phillies Lead in the no East division has dwindled Down to one precious and precarious game Over the onrushing Pittsburgh pirates. The stumbling Phillies suffered their fifth setback in nine games tuesday night bowing to the Montreal expos 5-2, while the pirates out slugged the Chicago cubs 12-11 in 11 innings for their seventh straight Victory and 30th in 38 games. With 12 games remaining including four against each other at Pittsburgh in the final three Days of the season the Phillies have an 82-69 record and the pirates Are 81-69. In football and basketball the clock can run out on you but in baseball that time clock in t there said Pittsburgh manager Chuck Tanner after the pirates had frittered away a 10-2 Lead after six innings against Chicago. You have to get three outs in the ninth inning to end the game added Tanner. Otherwise it can go on All  the pirates got three outs in the ninth. But not until the cubs had rallied for four runs tying the score 11-11. Pittsburgh s Dave Parker made certain the game would not go on All night. He slugged his second Homer of the game and 29th of the season in the uth no Roundup inning off Chicago s Ace reliever Bruce Sutler. Parker the National league s leading Batter with a .327 average also had two singles and drove in four runs boosting his league leading total to 111 Bis. Bill Robinson also smacked two homers for the pirates and Phil Garner hit a two getting five for one pirate Dave Parker gives his team mates five after hitting a Homer in the Lith inning to give the bucs a 12-11 win Over the cubs tuesday. Parker earned his Day s pay by driving in four runs on two singles and two homers. A botox top tigers yanks blanked by Alex Sachare a sports writer people gave up on Mike Caldwell three years ago. People gave up on the Boston red sox three Days ago. Both Are alive and Well however and they be revived the Pennant race in the american league East. Caldwell completed a four year come Back from Elbow surgery when he won his the game of the season tuesday night pitching a four hit 10-strikeout master piece As the Milwaukee Brewers stopped in new York Yankees 2-0. And the red sox who started play iday 3v2 games behind the Yankees after losing 14 of 17 games climbed within games of their archrival by beating Detroit tigers 8-6 behind Carl Yastremski s five runs batted in. Elsewhere the Cleveland indians edged Baltimore orioles 2-1, the California jews Defeated the Minnesota twins 4-1, Kansas City royals nipped the Seattle mariners 9-8 and the Chicago White sox swept a double header from the Oakland a s 8-4 and 7-3. Texas and Toronto were not scheduled. Brewers 2, Yankees 0 it was just another typical ballgame against the Yankees this year said Cald Well a 29-year-old left hander who pitched Al Roundup his third shutout of the season against the Yankees and sixth Overall a team record. His 20 wins and 22 Complete games tied club records. It s quite a turnaround for a Pitcher who had a Bone Spur removed from his left Elbow after posting a 14-5 record in 1974 and managing a combined 13-28 Mark the last three years. I never gave up on myself said Cald Well 20-9, who joined new York s Ron Guidry As the major leagues Only 20-game winners. If i quit Orr myself i would t have been Able to come Back and do what i did this year. I never had any doubt that i could come Back. It just took a Little longer than maybe i  Milwaukee nicked Dick Tidrow for a run in the third inning on Robin Yount s double and Don Money s single. Yount hit his ninth Homer in the fifth. Red sox 8, tigers 6 Yastrzemski who has been hampered by a sore hand belted a three run Homer in the first inning for the red sox. Detroit bounced right Back on Jason Thompson s grand slam Homer in the Bottom of the first but Yastrzemski s two run double highlighted a four run uprising in the fourth inning that put Boston Back on top. Guys like Yaz they re the real stars praised Detroit manager Ralph Houk. That s what makes this game what it is. The Salines Are the same Way the continued on Page 22 run Homer. Bill Buckner and Dave King Man homered for the cubs. Meanwhile the los Angeles dodgers reduced their magic number for clinching their second straight no West title to three trouncing the second place Cincin Nati reds 8-0 behind the three hit pitching of Rick Rhoden. The Atlanta braves edged Houston 3-2, although the astros . Richard set a National league strikeout record for right handers. The san Diego padres downed the san Francisco giants 4-1 and the St. Louis cardinals Defeated the new York mets 5-3 expos 5, Phillies 2 Montreal playing the role of spoiler beat Philadelphia for the eighth time in 13 meetings this year. The expos overcame a 2-1 deficit with three runs in the seventh inning. Gary Carter singled in the first run of the inning Larry Parrish doubled Home the second and Chris Speier capped the rally with a sacrifice Fly. Dave Cash accounted for the other Mon Treal runs driving in one with a single and scoring the other after another single. Braves 3, astros 2 Richard Houston s towering fire Baller broke Tom Seaver s National league single season record of 289 strikeouts for a right hander by fanning Bob Horner in the seventh inning for his Lith strikeout of the game. I decided if i got two strikes on him i was going for it said Richard who had pitched no hit Ball for six innings but was forced to leave the game in the eighth when his forearm tightened. He was throwing the hardest i be even seen him said Horner. He went after the record and got , Horner later got the winning hit a run producing double off Joaquin Andujar in the ninth. Dodgers 8, reds 0 Rhoden 10-7, retired the last 17 batters struck out two and did t walk anyone in shackling the Power hitting reds and giving the dodgers an sva game Lead Over Cincinnati. A combination of three los an Geles victories or Cincinnati losses would give the dodgers the Pennant. When you pitch against the reds the adrenalin flows a Little More said Rhoden after blanking Cincinnati for the second time this  Garvey playing in his 500th straight game doubled Home the dodgers first run while Lee Lacy had two doubles a single and drove in three runs. Padres 4, giants 1 Jerry Turner s three run Homer backed the eight hit pitching of Bob Owchinko and Rollie fingers As san Diego handed the giants their 12th loss in 14 games. Fingers earned his 35th save of the season tops in the major leagues. Cardinals 5, mets 3 Ken Reitz s two out two run double in the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie and lifted St. Louis past new York. Ted Simmons drove in the first two cardinals runs with a sacrifice Fly and a single. Flag races at a glance american league East w l pet go new York 91 59 .607 Boston 0 61 .596 1 a Boston Home 6 Detroit 3, sept. 26, 27, 2ti Toronto 3, sept. 29, 30, oct. 1. Away 5 Detroit 2, sept. 20, 21 to Ronto 3, sept. 22, 23, 24. New York Home 6 Toronto 3 sept. 26, 27, 28 Cleveland 3, sept. 29, 30, oct. 1. Away 6 Toronto 3, sept. 20 21,21 Cleveland sept. 22,23, 24. National league East w l pet. Go Philadelphia 82 68 .547 Pittsburgh 1 69 .540 1 Philadelphia Home 3 Montreal 3, sept. 26 227. Away 9 Montreal 2 sept. 20, 21 new York 3, sept. 22, 23, 24 Pittsburgh 4, sept 29 2sept. 30, oct. 1. Pittsburgh Home x-7 Chicago 3, sept. 25, 26. 27 Philadelphia 4, sept. 29 230, oct. 1. Away 4 Chi Cago 2, sept. 20, 21, Montreal 2, sept. 23, 24. A Pittsburgh at Cincinnati rained out aug. 30 the game will be made up after the regular season it it affects pen Nant race