European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. June 1. 1980 the stars and stripes Page 17 Blue halts . Skid again with five hit Victory Over astros a Ken ii it port a sports writer Vida Blue is King of the Hill in his town. On a team that has i can having As Many tips and Downs As the streets of san Franciscu Blue is providing the giants with classic consistency. The stopper of the san Francisco staff halted another losing Streak Friday night hurling a five hitter As the giants Defeated the Houston astros 3-2. The team plays Well when i m out there said Blue who stopped a three game san Francisco slide this time. "1 wish we could put it together and be As responsive when the other starters arc  Blue s Victory improved his record to a sparkling 8-2. The other san Francisco pitchers have a cumulative Mark of 11-24. A bunt by Johnnie Lemaster scored Terry Whitfield in the sixth inning on a Tom Watson chips out of Sand. Also played a shot from water Friday no Roundup suicide squeeze play to break a 2-2 tie and give the giants their winning run. If i did t bunt the Ball it would have hit me said Lemaster. It was right at my belly  Blue won his sixth straight game giving up both the astros runs on homers in the fourth inning by Jose Cruz and Art Howe which tied the score at 2-2. Before the fourth he had not allowed a Homer in 64  giants had four hits and two runs in he first inning off Ken Forsch 5-4. Willie Mccovey drove in a run with a double and scored on a single by Darrell Evans. . Leads Kemper after 36 by Bob Green Bethesda my. A Veteran . Snead played a remarkably steady round of a under Par 69 that lifted him into sole control of the Lead Friday after 36 holes of the $400,000 Kim per open Golf  of a Boring round Snead said. I made one bogey and two birdies and did t Chip once on a course that has had the Garnet Best tearing their hair in frustration. Snead who scored the last of his six career victories four years ago had a 137 total three shots under the demanding Par for two rounds on the 7,054 Yards of Maryland Hills that make up the famed congressional country club course. Although Snead had the Lead he was having his difficulties with the Slick spiked up greens that he said look like Jimmy Carter s Peanut  be made one putt longer than six feet in two  he said. A single stroke Back at 138 was Mike Morley who had a second round 68 in the hot. Humid  Only others under Par were Lee Trevino and or. Gil Morgan a non prac timing optometrist. They were tied at 139. Try Vino scrambled to a round of tr/0. Including four bogeys and at Many birdies while Morgan spiced his 68 with an 87 Yard Sand wedge shot that found the cup for an Eagle 2 on the eighth Hole. The group at 140 include . Open Champion Hale Irwin. Tom Walson. Australian open Champion Jack Newton John Mahaffey and Fred Marti. Irwin shot a 66 that ranked As the Best round of the tournament. Mahaffey one of three men who shared the first round Lead with Snead had a 72. Newton shot 68. Watson  Winner this year and the outstanding player in Golf for the past 3w seasons made a number of escapes from potential disaster and finished with a 69. He took both shoes off waded into the Pond behind the ninth Hole played a shot from the water and saved Par with a 10-foot putt one of six times he one pulled to save Par. Snead got some advice from an unix pc cd Quarter earlier in the week which he said helped Greally. A former minor league baseball player in the Washingion Chain Snead had Din Ner with former senators manager Jim Lemon on monday and got some help on the hip turn that Snead said is very similar in both the baseball and Golf swing. Bui i m still coming up on my left knee and i need to work on it he said. He missed Only one Green this Lime however. That was on his first Hole where he Hil Inlo the Walcer and made his Lone bogey of the Day. The rib by Mccovey was the 1.552nd of his major league career and he passed Harry Heilmann to become 19th on the All time rib list. His double to left Field scored Joe Strain from first base. Elsewhere in the National league Fri Day. Dodgers 8, Bram 4 Dusty Baker slugged a three run Homer and Bill Russell drove in two runs with a bases loaded double to Lead los Angeles Over Atlanta. Hurt Hoo Lon 5-3, earned the Victory but gave up three homers including two by Gary Matthews his third and fourth. Chris Chambliss hit his fifth Homer for the braves. The dodger starter needed late inning Relief help from Rick Sutcliffe. After the dodgers added an unearned run in the second the result of third base Man Larvell Blanks error and  Lopes sacrifice Fly los Angeles scored four times in the third. The dodgers loaded the bases with one out on singles by Steve Garvey and Baker and a walk to Ron Cey. Rick Camp re placed Rick Matula and gave up Russell s two run double. Ron Cey scored the third run of the inning when Hoo Lon grounded Oul and Russell also scored on a throwing error by second baseman Jerry Royal or. Expos 10, cardinals 4 Ellis Val online and Chris Spicer each drove in three runs Andre Dawson added a Homer and sacrifice Fly and Gary Carter also Hoin Rcd As Montreal whipped St. Louis. Scott Sanderson 5-3, scattered nine hits As the expos won for the Lith Lime in 14 games. Jim Kaal of a 41 year old South Paw making his first Start of the season surrendered the first six runs and took the loss for the sliding cardinals who have dropped 16 of 18 games. Valentine left the game in the sixth when he was hit on the left Cheek by a pitch and was taken to the Hospital. A rays revealed that he had suffered a multiple fracture of the left cheekbone. There s a possibility hell need sur Gery said manager Dick Williams. Well probably have to place him on the 15-Day disabled list and play it from there.1 Mats 5, pirates 1 Steve Henderson smashed two doubles driving in three runs behind the three hit pitching of Pat Zamiry As new York beat Pittsburgh in a game called after 5b innings because of rain. Zachry 1-2, held the world series champions to two singles and a Solo Home icon Linuell on Page in despite rough track Jackrabbit Yarborough wins Lascar 400 pole College station Texas a Cale Yarborough ignored a rough track and a Jackrabbit on the Backstretch Fri Day to earn the pole position in sunday s Lascar 400 Slock car race at Texas world , whose Chevrolet suffered minor body damage when it struck a Large Rabbit during a practice run got his car Back in shape and turned in the Best qualifying time of 170.709 Mph. Yarborough said he struck the Jack Rabbit coming out of the second turn. The closer i got in looked More like a cow Yarborough joked. The Veteran Driver who is from Timmonsville s.c., was not so Jovial about the track conditions however. It s  he said. I never ran on a dirt track this rough. What in Means is we re Gonna have to race against the track and not the other Drivers Benny Parsons of Ellerby. N.c., who won last week s world 600 Al Charlolle. N.c., appeared headed for the pole Posi Tion with a 169.404 Mph clocking. But Yarborough who has won once on the Lascar circuit this year sur prised everyone wild his tour of the two mile Oval track. My car s been running super Good All Day but something has been going wrong All season Yarborough said. Cray Little things have been happen ing thai Don l usually happen. We should have won five races by  Terry Laboule a second year Driver from Corpus Christi Texas qualified third at 168.840 Mph with his Chevrolet. Hell be joined on the second Row by Bobby Allison of Hueytown ala., who qualified fourth Al 168.449 Mph in a Ford. Darrell Waltrip. Runner up to Alli son last week qualified fifth at 168.099 with a Chevrolet