European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday september 26, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 23 a p photo fans and players observe a minute of silence before Start of game in Chicago. Everybody on the club knew what a Good Guy he was Bostock death of Angels Star leave teammates shocked saddened by Joe Mooshil Chicago a the bracket which used to carry the name Bostock 10" was Blank and the cubicle beneath it was empty except for some shirt hangers and the chair which Lyman Bostock used. Ron fairly whose locker was next to that of Bostock sat Blank faced As did Guidry. Continued from Page 21 dumped California 7-3, Detroit downed Baltimore 4-2, Milwaukee bested Oakland 5-2 and Texas took a double header from Seattle by 5-3 and 4-3 scores. Twins 6, royals 4 Dan Ford hit a tie breaking Solo Home run in the sixth inning and Dave Goltz 15 10, pitched a seven hitter for the twins to stall Kansas City s american league West Pennant clinching. The loss combined with California s win Over Chicago kept the royals magic number for clinching their third straight division title at two. Angels 7, White sox 3 Carney Lansford hit a two run Homer and Rick Miller added a two run single to Lead the Angels Over the Chicago White sox. Prior to the game a moment of silence was observed for Angels outfielder Lyman Bostock who was shot and killed saturday night in Gary ind. Nolan Ryan 9-13, got the Victory. Detroit 4, orioles 2 rib singles by Aurelio Rodriguez and Alan Trammell with none out in the ninth inning lifted the tigers. Rodriguez blooded a single to left scoring Steve Kemp and Trammell singled in an insurance run. Jim Slaton 16-13, got the win. Brewers 5, a s 2 Mike Caldwell 21-9, scattered nine hits and Paul Molitor singled twice doubled and drove in a run to Lead the Brewers. Caldwell tossed his league leading 23rd Complete game. The Brewers who notched their 90th Victory received a standing ova Tion from the crowd before the Start of the game. Rangers 5-4, mariners 3-3 Rookie right hander Danny Darwin earned his first major league Victory and keep it within yourself. He helped eve Rybo most of the California Angels wondering Why Why had Lyman Bostock been shot to death words Are hollow said fairly. Whatever you say in t Good enough. In the Short time i knew him he was a Good Man. I Felt comfortable around him. When he came into the clubhouse he always had a smile and Nice in the manager s office Jim Fregosi was fighting Back tears. The clubhouse guard came in and said is it Okay for the lady from television to come in no said Fregosi. I Don t want her Here. No i did t have much to say to the play ers said Fregosi. I told them All i knew about it. There s not really too much you can say. Everybody on the club knew what a Good Guy he somebody asked Fregosi about How the Angels Felt having to play sunday. We did t even discuss that. This is Pur business. We Are All professional he said. Fregosi said he first Learned of the trag Edy saturday night when he walked into the hotel lobby and saw Danny Goodwin and Ken Landreaux. They told me Lyman had been shot said Fregosi. No none of the players went to the Hospital. There was no sense to someone asked Fregosi about a camera Man wanting to come into the clubhouse. No cameras said Fregosi in a firm loud voice after having spoken in whispers. Someone asked to take a shot of the empty locker. I did t think that Fregosi then broke a spell of silence by saying he was a lot of fun to be around. He grew up around Wrigley Field in los Angeles and he talked to me about when he was a kid and watched me play when i came up with the Angels. He had a special feeling for our Back in the dressing room the players were holding the usual sunday Chapel meeting but this time More than the Ordi nary number attended. When it was Over Goodwin who was close to Bostock said i Don t know if Lyman was a religious Man. Everybody has his own religion whether you show it or practice. Soderholm was with the Minnesota twins when Bostock broke into the major leagues in 1975. He was a Young kid with a lot of Tal ent said soderholm. He was cocky and expressed his views. He got off to a bad Start this year just As i did said soderholm. Yesterday when he was on third base i asked him How he overcame his bad Start and he said to me Eric i got my life straightened out off the Field and that turned it around for me on the Field that s the last thing he said to Minneapolis Bostock s former team mates and twins management were shocked at the news. I thought the world of that Man said Minnesota manager Gene Mauch. Calvin Griffith twins owner said Ball players of his Caliper Don t come along very he was liked by everybody on the club said former teammate Rod Carew. Lyman got along with most everybody said Minnesota s Dan Ford. Every one came to him for answers. He was a Good person. You never heard a bad thing said about him. We always enjoyed being together. It s a personal loss for me. It makes you think about life a Little former Minnesota player Larry Hisle who signed As a free agent with the Mil Waukee Brewers after last season was a close Friend of Bostock. Hisle red eyed and his voice choking removed himself from the Brewers lineup sunday. Lyman s wife called up last night but she could t really Tell us anything Hisle said. He was the Best Friend i had in this Whit Worth Young grab team laurels Portland Ore. A Donna Capo in Young Sank a 25-foot Birdie putt on the third Hole of a sudden death playoff Sun Day and she and her teammate Kathy Whitworth won the $100,000 ladies professional Golf association team Champion ship. Young and Whitworth finished the regu lation 54 holes tied with Murle Breer and Barbara moxness at 16 under on the Par 73, 4,234-Yard Columbia Edgewater coun try club course. Breer 39, forced the playoff with a 20 foot Birdie putt on the 18th Hole. The playoff began on the 10th Hole and both teams recorded pars on the 10th and Lith before moving to the Par-5, 480-Yard 12th Hole. All four players were within Bir die Range on the 12th Green and Young had the longest putt. After Young 33, Sank the pressure shot Breer missed a seven foot Birdie try and moxness a 25-year-old Rookie failed to sink a 10-foot Birdie shot from the fringe of the Green. In the team Competition each member completes a Hole and the lowest score counts for the team. Young s half of the $20,000 first prize will bring her tournament earnings to $84,000 this year. Whitworth has won $59,000, but earnings from the team championship Don t count in the official Lyga Money standings. Whitworth 38, has won 80 Lyga tournaments and Young has won 14. They began the third round at 11 under in a first place tie with first round leaders Beverly Klass and Joann Dost who finished third at 15 under. Final standings $20,000 a Donna Young Kathy Whitworth 11,500 Murle Breer Barbara moxness 7,520 Beverly Klass Joann Dost 5,083.33 Beth Stone Joann Prentice 5,083.33 Joyce Kazmierski Sandra Spuzich 5,083.33 Amy Alcott Debbie Massey 3,850 Jane Blalock Joan Joyce 3,233.33 sue Roberts Dale Lundquist 3,233.33 Silvia Bertolaccini Sally Little 3,233.33 Nancy Lopez Joann Washam 2,700 Pam Higgins Betty Burfeindt 2,700 Kathy Postelwait Jerilyn Britz 2,700 Vivian Brownlee Mardell Wilkins 2,000 Michelle Walker Peggy Conley 2,000 Joann Garner Judy Rankin 2,000 Bonnie Bryant Sharon Miller 1,516.67 Janet Coles Laureen Howe 1,516.67 k. Kertzman Carole to Skala 1,516.67 Betsy King Barbara Barrow a won sudden death playoff third Hole 70-65-68203 72-66-65203 66-69-6--204 67-70-68205 67-71-67205 67-69-69-205 69-69-69-206 71-68-68207 73-68-66207 71-70-67207 73-66-69208 72-67-69208 73-67-68208 71-70-68209 73-68-68209 76-64-69209 70-47-73210 68-71-71 210 70-71-69210 Mcenroe grabs pair of titles at Hartford Hartford Conn. A John Mcenroe won two championships in men s ten Nis sunday beating Johan Kriek of South Africa for the singles title and joining with Bill Maze in capturing the doubles Crown at the Hartford state armory. The 19-year-old Mcenroe beat Kriek 6-2, 6-4 in a 1 hour 15-minute match. Mcenroe and Maze then Defeated Van Winitsky and Mark Edmondson of austra Lia 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a hard fought two hour Battle. Mcenroe won $15,000 in singles and $2, 250 As his share of the doubles purse. Kriek earned $7,500, while Winitsky and Edmondson each received $1,350. Gottfried Ashe reach finals Bill Sample another Rookie hit a two run double to Lead the rangers in the secon game of their sweep. Texas won the opener when Al Oliver drove in three runs and Rookie Steve Comer won his 10th game of the year. By by the Way he played every Day and cheered for everyone. He was the reason the Angels came Back As far As they did this out on the Field Eric soderholm of the los Angeles a second seeded Brian Gottfried and seventh seeded Arthur Ashe scored semifinal victories sunday in a $200,000 men s Tennis tournament at Urcla s Pauley Pavilion. The pair were to play for a first prize of $30,600 in the finals monday night. Gottfried outlasted 14th-seeded Peter Fleming 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 while Ashe rallied for a 6-7, 6-1, 6-0 Victory Over sixth seeded Harold Solomon. The Gottfried Fleming match lasted two hours 34 minutes. Gottfried had nine aces Chicago White sox had finished batting and Only one double fault while Fleming had five aces and nine double faults. In the third set Gottfried broke Flem ing s serve in the eighth game and wound up winning the final three games. Ashe had 13 aces and one double fault while Solomon was without an Ace and Dou ble faulted twice in their one hour 49-min Ute the doubles semifinals sunday night Raul Ramirez of Mexico and Fred Mcnair Defeated Bernie Mitton and Deon Joubert both of South Africa 7-6, 6-3 and austra lians John Alexander and Phil Dent topped Ashe and Fleming 6-2,6-3
