European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 26 the stars and stripes Friday september 12. 1980 by 1=2=3 foam Finch rec finish St.  up the is. Louis cardinals have n Chance to do something that s never been done in the history of the National league have Ali acc players finish i -2-3 in the batting race. By Chicago cub first baseman Bill Buckner May have something to say about that possibility As Well As Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedano of the Houston astros and in Cardinal bake Mcbride who is now at Phila Delphia. Shortstop Garry Templeton who has t played since aug. 23 because of a broken Finger currently leads the league with a .323 average with 25 games left in the season. Templeton who also missed three weeks with a Bro Ken Finger earlier in the year needs 34 plate appear ances to reach the 502 needed to qualify for the batting title. I Hope he can come Back for the last week or week and a half to qualify interim manager red Schown Dick so said. He thinks he May be Able to Start playing As Early As a Chi.  Templeton. Who was Racli visted monday but is expected to be limited to Pinch running for the rest of the week suffered his second broken Finger of the year during batting practice before a game in Atlanta. He leads teammates Keith Hernandez who won the batting title last year with a .344 average and George Hendrick in this year s race for the Silver Bat. Currently running a close second in the race after a 3-for-4 Day against Montreal wednesday is Buckner who climbed to .321. Hernandez who was l-for-4, bucker or Hernandez against Pittsburgh remained at .318 while Hendrick dipped to .312 fl-5 against the pirates and seventh place As Cruz Cedano and Mcbride All climbed past him with Good performances wednesday. Cedano went 4-5 and Cruz 3-6 to move into fourth and fifth places respectively at .317 and .314. My Viride was 4-5 against the acts to improve to .313. "1 think .322 is going to win it schoendienst said. I Hope one of the three can do  it s still too Early to talk about it Hernandez said. You have to wait until the last week of the season for those things. There s too much time left. Everybody keeps asking me about it. It would be Nice but Well just have to  none of Hernandez teammates Are taking sides on who will win the title even if there is Little else to spark the team after it dropped out of the Pennant race. I would t be surprised however it comes out talk third baseman Ken Ritz who held the league Lead for much of the first two months of the season before hitting a Midsummer slump. Boh Templeton and Hendrick who also is second in runs batted in with a career High 99, have a Chance to finish with their highest career average. Templeton hit .322 in 1977 and Hendrick s Best season was the same year when he hit .311 with san Diego. The last time one team had the top three Hitten a in 1893 by the Philadelphia Phillies of the National league. The Only other time the feat was accomplished was in 1891 by Boston in the american association. Despite the cardinals 62-76 record in the no East three other players have a Chance at finishing above to .300 Mark second baseman Ken Oberkfell currently at .307 Catcher Ted Simmons who is at .304, and outfielder Dane Lorg who is at .312 but will fall Short of the required plate appearances. Chicago manager Joey Amalfitano does not want to throw a Damper on the cardinals plans but he like the chances of his own player Buckner to win the title. Buckner hit .323 with the cubs in 1978. The last two weeks he will be playing in his own Park so that will have to help him Amalfitano said. I think he s got As Good a shot As the rest of them. But they arc All so close that the Guy who gets hot ii going to win  doctors to decide if Richard can leave compiled by Don Sauer staff writer baseball the Houston astros team physician said doctors May decide thursday when Pitcher . Richard re covering from a life threatening stroke can be discharged from the Hospital. Richard who had a 10-4 record before Collar in during an Astrodome workout july 30, underwent surgery at methodist Hospital to remove a neck artery clot blocking the flow of blood to part of his brain. He has been hospitalized since. Richard recently has been allowed to make Short trips from the Hospital and on monday visited with teammates at the Home of astros part owner Don Sanders. The 6-foot-8 right hander did not talk to reporters but was observed to suffer continued weakness in his left Arm and leg although he was walking and friends said he was talking More clearly and seemed in Good spirits. He had More on his plate than any body outfielder Terry Puhl said. And he had that glitter in his Eye. He knows he s still part of this  he came Over to my House after Din Ner second baseman Joe Morgan said. He laughed. He joked. He was his funny self  manager Bill Virdon said he told Rich Ard he would like to have him in the line up against the dodgers. He said yeah i m dying to get out of Here " Virdon said. Batting coach Deacon Jones said Rich Ard seemed weary of everyone asking How Are you and stuff like that even though he knows they mean Well. "1 think he looked absolutely great. He was recounting with my wife exactly what sports wire happened when he collapsed. He knows How serious it was. He said something like that will really Humble you or words to that  Tennis since getting married to Chris Evert in april 1979, English Tennis professional John Lloyd s world ranking among singles players has dropped from no. 23 to no. 257. Since they exchanged their solemn vows Lloyd lost a string of 17 consecutive first round matches. In nine events this year he has won Only one opening match. So badly has Lloyd played in contrast to his wife who last week won the . Open women s championship that he con fessed wednesday at his Ponte Verda fla., Home that he is thinking about giving up Tennis at least temporarily. Basketball Kansas City in dire need of help at guard since the loss of Billy Mckinney to the Dallas Mavericks in the expansion draft purchased the con tract of Jojo White wednesday from Golden state. White a seven time Aba All Star and the most valuable player in the 1976 league championships while with the bos ton celtics will serve As the backup to both big guard Otis Dir song and Point guard Phil Ford. Pete Maravich has agreed to contract terms with the Boston celtics and will report to training Camp when it opens Friday morning the National basketball association team said in Boston. The ii year Aba Veteran guard started last season with Utah where he saw Little action. The celtics acquired him As a free agent in january. The Denver nuggets have signed guard John Roche to a Multi year contract and released Veteran guard Charlie Scott officials of the National basketball association team said wednesday. The 6-foot-3 Roche surprised the sep tics last season by making a successful return to pro basketball after sitting out three seasons. He became one of Denver s most valuable performers playing in All 82 games and averaging 11.2 Points and a team High 4.9 assists. The los Angeles lakers announced wednesday that they had signed free agent Center Darnell Hillman a nine year pro Journeyman who was with the Golden 1980 Safe football schedule . 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The 13-Day Competition was to begin Friday. Countries represented at the Competition Are the iks., China Italy Greece Libya Kenya Sudan and Egypt. The . Has won this tournament for the past five a in � Row and for 10 of the 12 years it  been conducted. It itly won the other two tournaments. Us. Coach Don Combs said the biggest obstacles for his team this year will to Italy Greece and China. Combs said the italian team will include Many of the players from the squad that Defeated the russians on its Way to a Silver medal in the Moscow olympics. Hockey Harold Ballard s admission that he would t mind having Lanny Mcdonald Back in a Toronto uniform could result in a tampering charge against the Maple Leafs owner. Ballard said tuesday at Toronto that he was pursuing the possibility of re acquiring the right Wing from the Colon do Rockies and had offered the Reekie up to three players in return. Rockies general manager Ray Miron contacted in Denver hotly denied having Eves talked to Ballard or any other representative of the Toronto club. Yachting Dennis Conner upper of America s cup defense selection free Dom says he considers accusation of professionalism the ultimate compliment and if the fun has gone out of 12-meter racing for his competitors they should sail somewhere else. Sports on Cion major Felago Fea Seball Pitte targe pirates at Montreal expos 1 30 an. Sat urday