European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 28, 1978 punch drunk the stars and stripes Page 17 Spinks denies promoter arum s charges that he was drinking heavy before fight by Steve Wilstein new York up Leon Spinks has j denied promoter Bob arum s allegations that he was drunk every night in new Orleans before losing the heavyweight championship to Muhammad Ali two weeks ago and Spinks attorneys said they will file a Multi million Dollar defamation Jbf character suit against arum. Spinks still has five fights remaining on his contract with arum s firm top rank inc., but the former Champion s attorneys said that contract is now invalid because of arum s statements and several material  Spinks and his attorneys Edward Bell and Lester Hudson met with arum s rival promoter Don King in Miami Beach ear Lier this week and made verbal agree a intents that King would promote All of a Roundup phils split with expos pirates win h by Ira Kaufman i up sports writer a the Montreal expos blanked the nation i Al league East leading Philadelphia Phil lies 3-0 in the second game of a double header tuesday night after losing the first game 5-3, to gain a split of their double a header. The split coupled with Pittsburgh s 5-2 Triumph Over Chicago Means that Phila a Adelphia cannot Clinch its third straight i of vision title at Home. The phils Lead Pittsburgh Byj Syz games and their magic a number for clinching the division is downy to three but they end the season with four .1 Ames in Pittsburgh where the pirates Jive been invincible Over the last Quarter of the season. U 1 i d rather those two Settle this thing in Pittsburgh let them fight it out Mon Treal manager Dick Williams who is hoping for a first division finish in the National league East. If we win tomorrow flight and the pirates win it la be 2v2 games. Who knows maybe they will have that game in Cincinnati after  the pirates have a makeup game to " play if necessary against the reds on Tali onday oct. 2, and Williams would t Cej find seeing the season extended Ujj sure what the Heck i la be out in Cali fornia and i can watch it on  Orl Warren Cromartie hit a Home run off tug Mcgraw making his first Start in four to play in list continued on Page 18 races at a glance ill american league East w l pet. Go Newyork 95 62 .605 Toston 4 63 .599 1 Boston Home 5 Detroit 2, sept. 27, 28 Toronto 3, ept.29,30,oct. 1. New York Home 5 Toronto 2 sept. 27, 28 Cleveland 3, sept. 29,30, oct. 1. National league East w l pet. Go lil Adelphia 88 69 .561 Pittsburgh 84 72 .538 3 a Philadelphia Home 1 Montreal 1, sept. 27. Ivay 4 Pittsburgh 4, sept 29 2sept. 30, oct. 1. Pittsburgh Home 5 Chicago 1, sept. 27 Phila blphla4, sept.29 230,oct. 1. Away x-0. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati rained out aug. 30 the game vill be made up after the regular season if it affects pen ant race. Spinks future fights including a possible bout with Scott Ledoux in december and a $6 million bout with wac Champion Larry Holmes in Madison Square Garden Early in1979. When told of the meeting by up arum in new York said he would bring Legal action against Spinks and King. In his first interview since losing the Aba heavyweight championship to Ali on a unanimous decision in new Orleans sept. 15, Spinks said on the phone from Miami Beach that his major concern right now is trying to keep me  he spoke softly and sounded cautious about his future like a Man who had been Hurt by those he trusted. I m feeling a lot better Spinks said. This fight taught me a lot of things. I Learned not to let my business get in the Way of me doing my Job. Mostly i was Wor ried about my Money being handled right. No one can take care of your Money better than you. I had this big sum of Money coming in and i was worried How i was Gonna hold  after the fight arum was quoted As saying that Spinks lost because he was drunk every night he was Here. Leon went to places our people did t dare go. I m surprised he did t wind up with a knife  Spinks said there was no truth at All to those statements and said it is one major reason he decided to leave top rank. Why should i hang with top rank when he spread lies telling i was drinking and drunk every Day Spinks said. There was never a time when i was drunk. In new Orleans i went to my private place be cause i did t want to Deal with All the problems that people kept coming to me with Messing up my mind. Intoxicated never. Because i know what i have to do. My Job is my Job. Who has time for getting drink especially when you have to get yourself ready tonight. I was in great physical shape it s just that my mind was t in it. During the fight there was so much stuff that went through my mind i thought All i can do now is sur Vive and keep the fight going. If Ali did win i was t going to let him win by no Knock out. I was t in the fight. I Felt it. I knew it. But every time i went to my Corner i went right Back to my problems again. Now i m trying to keep Leon together. I Ain t worry continued on Page 20 royals grab 3rd straight West title yanks botox win in tight East race Byre Mcmane up sports writer the Kansas City royals clinched the 1978 West division title for the third straight year tuesday night when Larry Gura stopped the Seattle mariners 4-1, on three hits for his 16th Victory in 20 Deci Sions. Meanwhile in the tight East division race the new York Yankees remained a game ahead of the Boston red sox with a 4 1 Victory Over the Toronto Blue jays while the red sox were shutting out Detroit 6-0 behind the seven hit pitching of Dennis Eckersley who notched his 19th Victory against eight defeats. In their two previous division winning seasons the royals lost the american league playoffs to the Yankees in five games. This year however the royals Are confident they will capture that elusive Al Pennant regardless of who wins the East. I wanted to play Boston at first said Al Roundup second baseman Frank White. There would be less mental stress. But now with Billy Martin gone we Don t have to go through As much off the Field talking. It has to be done on the  i d rather play Al Segundo High school in the playoffs said George Brett. Pastorini walks off Field after beef with Phil lips Houston up quarterback Dan Pastorini tuesday walked off the Houston oilers practice Field following an Exchange of words with coach bum Phillips apparently Over who would Call plays in clutch situations. Phillips then closed the daily practice to reporters. Later he said of the Brief but heated Epi Sode not a whole lot is going on. We be got a situation that will get worked out if every body does t make such a thing out of it that we can t get it worked out. We have words All the  Pastorini could not be reached for com ment. But Phillips said he expected to see the quarterback return to practice. There s nothing wrong with Dan pasto Rini that 24 hours won t cure Phillips said. Dan is a winning quarterback right now. Our football team is a winning foot Ball team right  Phillips announced monday a change in signal calling would be made to shield his quarterback from criticism and not be cause Pastorini s play calling was poor in Houston s 10-6 loss to the los Angeles rams on sunday. There has been Strong local Media criticism to the quarterback s play selection. Other insiders have claimed that the Oil ers offensive problems Are caused by offensive coordinator Ken Shipp. U was known that Shipp and Pastorini disagreed about the oilers offensive game plan against the rams. Phillips reiterated tuesday that coaches play calling in clutch situations was not unusual. We be always called the plays in a Dan Pastorini. Defended by coach clutch situation. As the ballgame Prog resses you always offer help. We veal ways done  Phillips was asked if he expected pasto Rini Back for sunday s game. I m betting my Job on it he said. Pastorini Calls the oilers plays on the Field but when the oilers defense is on the Field he confers with Shipp about what plays to Call on the next offensive series. When asked monday about the team s Lack of offence Phillips vehemently de fended Pastorini. That s where i went to school. I really Don t care who we play. I think we can beat the Yankees red sox Philadelphia or los Angeles. This is our  Kansas City would seem to have an Edge in the playoffs since the first two games Are scheduled for their Park which has artificial surface. The royals have been overpowering in their stadium this season posting a 54-23 record for a .701 percent age. A lot of people did t think we had this or that said designated hitter Hal Mcrae. But we always seem to win. We Don t buy the big names or Trade like crazy. We did t play like we could play this year. We had a lot of injuries and a lot of Guys had bad years but we re just better than the other clubs. We have a team like the old Boston cel tics. We complement each other we play  elsewhere in the Al Baltimore downed Cleveland 3-1, Oakland routed Chicago 10 3, Minnesota topped Texas 6-2 and califor Nia edged Milwaukee 4-3 in 10 innings. Yankees 4, Blue jays 1 consecutive doubles by Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers keyed a three run second inning that carried the Yankees to Victory. De Figueroa pitched eight innings to gain his 19th Victory and Rich Gossage gained his 25th save. Red sox 6, tigers 0 Eckersley struck out four in notching his third shutout and raising his record at Fenway Park to 10-1. Jim Rice hit his 44th Homer a two run shot in the fifth. Orioles 3, indians 1 Mike Flanagan missed a no hitter when Gary Alexander hit a 320-foot opposite Field Homer with two out in the ninth inning but the Baltimore left hander gained his 19th Victory with Relief help from Don Stanhouse. Flanagan retired the first two batters in the ninth in his bid for the first no hitter in the Al this season and the first by a Balti More Pitcher since 1969. Alexander a free swinging right handed hitter then caught a hanging curve and drilled it two rows deep into the right Field seats. A s 10, White sox 3 Rob Picciolo doubled and hit a two run Homer during an eight run seventh inning that paced the a s to Victory. The a s sent 11 batters to the plate As they knocked out loser Ken Kravec 11-16. Alan Wirth 5-5, went the distance for the Victory. Twins 6, rangers 2 a throwing error by first baseman Mike Jorgensen with one out in the ninth inning allowed two runs to score and paved the Way for a five run rally that gave the twins a Victory. Angels 4, Brewers 3 Carney Lansford singled Home the win Ning run in the 10th inning to give the Angels a Victory. Ken Landreux hit a two run Homer for California