European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports royals land Smith in Deal with cards Louis up the Louis cardinals Friday traded outfielder Lon Nie the catalyst of their 1982 championship to the Kansas City royals for minor league outfielder John who holds an con was deemed available because of the emergence of Rookie Vince Coleman Coleman will join Willie Mcgee and Andy Van Slyke in the Cardinal out he is going to play left every Day left royals manager Dick Howser Assoon As he gets Here and gets a Bat in his hands hell be pen filed in at Howser said he will platoon Darryl Motley and Pat Sheridan in right in the cardinals championship sea Smith batted and was a top candidate for the National leagues most valuable player he led the no in runs scored 120 that year and stole 68 he hit in the world series As Louis Defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in seven games for its first world title since Smith came to the cardinals from Philadelphia before the 82 season in part of a three Way the 29yearold in his eighth major league was in his fourth with he is a lifetime hitter who slumped to in 1983 after admitting to a drug he hit last season and was batting through 32 games this our indications Are and weve checked it out that Hes very Howser said of Smiths drug Hes done what Hes had to we feel comfortable with the fact that Hes known As a base stealing Smith was among the National league leaders this season with 12 he has 233 career with 50 coming last a left handed is in his third pro he was the regular Cente fielder on the royals Omaha trounces Denver 136118 Denver a Kareem Abdulrab bar scored 27 Points and sparked a third Quarter surge that carried the hot shooting los Angeles lakers to a 136118 National basketball association playoff Victory Fri Day night Over the Denver giving the lakers a 21 Edge in the Besto seven game 4 in the Western conference final series is set for sunday afternoon in Den frustrated by a 4for16 shooting performance in game 2 and ultimately ejected from the game for countered with a dominating performance Friday his four baskets Early in the third period helped forge a 26point after three the nuggets whittled the deficit to 17 Midway through the final but could get no Laker Forward James who finished with a Tea High 28 poured in Aba playoffs 15 Points in the opening Quarter As los Angeles moved to an 11point but Denver guard Mike Evans came off the Bench to score seven of his teams last 10 Points in the Quarter As the nug gals Drew within 3938 to Start the second with their fast break clicking and Michael Cooper hitting from the the lakers hit their first eight Field goal at tempts in the second los Angeles shot 70 percent in the period to take a 79 68 Lead at the and Abduljabba then took charge in the first five minutes of the third Quarter to help put the game out of Byron Scott added 21 Points and Cooper 20 for the Calvin Natt paced Denver with 30 Points and Alex English had file photo Lonnie Smith will play left Field aaa affiliate in the american association this he hit with 15 60 runs batted in and 18 steals last year at leading the a with 359 putouts and a Fielding the native of was the royals top draft Choice in the 1982 free agent draft when he was the 10th Overall in his first full pro the former Seton Hall University Star hit with 23 91 Bis and 30 steals at earning map honors in the Southern this Morris was hitting with one Homer and six Bis at he will report to the cardinals triple a club at 4 indy spots open Indianapolis a the final full Day of practice for the May 26 Indianapolis 500 was delayed by rain for More than three but front Row starter Scott Brayton turned a Lap at More than 212 Mph and defending Champion Rick Mears was clocked at More than 208 in their backup race most of the two dozen cars on the track during the cold and Windy practice session Friday were among those still not qualified for the some like Mears and pol position starter Pancho were working on raceway setups in their backup like veterans Johnny Chip Ganassi and Dennis and rookies Raul Jim Crawford and Mike were trying to find enough Speed to get into the 33car starting Twenty nine spots were filled in last weekends the remaining four positions will be filled this once the Field is subsequent fas Ter qualifiers can earn starting spots by bumping the slowest from the who set a on Lap track record during qualifications last week at had a Lap of in practice Fri Day in his backup who qualified for a four throw Start at a four Lap average of had a top Speed Friday of the Only Drivers practising Friday in Al read qualified cars were fou time Cham Pion whose top Lap was former Winner Tom whose Best Lap was Michael the co Rookie of the year in whose Speed was and Bill who took Only one Lap of the slowest Speed among the 29 cars Al ready qualified is a by Derek cubs Shell beat braves 75 from press dispatches Atlanta Keith Moreland singled Home the tying run and Jody Davis ripped a two run single As the Chicago cubs jumped on Atlanta Relief Ace Bruce Sutler for three runs in the ninth inning and Defeated the braves 75 Friday the braves went in front 54 with two runs in the eighth off Chicago bullpen Ace Lee replaced Gene Garber and Pinch hitter Richie Hebner started the rally with a on out Leon Durham also sending Pinch Daley Lopes to Moreland followed with his game tying Ron Cey was hit by a loading the and Davis lined his two run single to left Cen was the although the braves tagged him for two runs on four hits in the eighth and had two run ners on base in the Smith retired Bob Horner and Terry Harper on Fly bails to end the Harper started Atlanta eighth inning rally with a on out single and went to third on Pinch hitter Ken Oberkfell two out Gerald Perry and Claudell Washington also driving in the tying and Lead but Perry was thrown no Roundup out at the plate attempting to score on Washington Ryne Sandberg scored on Rick Camps wild pitch with two out in the seventh inning to give the cubs a 43 Sand Berg opened with a single and went to second on an infield after Durham was walked Sandberg went to third on More lands Long Fly and Cey walked to Load the Camp had an 0 2 count on Davis when he bounced a pitch in the dirt that skipped past Catcher Rick the cubs took a 30 Lead off Atlanta starter Len Barker in the second Moreland opened with a walk and was forced at second by after Davis Larry Bowa doubled one run Barker fanned Chicago Pitcher Steve Trout Bob Dernier followed with a two run who no hit the braves for 7 innings last year in a 62 retired the first 11 Atlanta batters and didst allow a hit until Glenn Hubbard singled with two out in the the braves tied the game with three runs on five hits in the including rib singles by Horner and the latter off reliever George in other no games Friday expos padres 1 Montreal Andre Dawson one out double scored Tim Raines from second base with the winning run in the Bottom of the 10th leading the Montreal expos to a 21 Victory Over the san Diego with one Raines singled off reliever Tim and stole Pinch hitter Terry Francona was walked intentionally before Dawson doubled to left Field to help snap Montreal four game losing reliever Jeff worked three giving up one hit and strik ing out the padres tied the score 11 in the Tony Gwynn tripled Down the right Field line and scored on single to right by Steve the expos took a 10 Lead in the Washington and Dan Driessen singled and Tim Wallach singled up the mid dle to drive in Eric show started for the padres and worked seven giving up five expo starter David Palmer also went yielding five hits and striking out cardinals astros 6 Houston Jack Andy Van Slyke and Terry Pendleton delivered run scoring singles with two out in the ninth inning As Down 61 after three rallied to defeat with the astros leading 65 and two out in the Willie Mcgee and Tommy Herr singled off Jeff Start ing a string of five consecutive Dave Smith relieved and Van Slyke and Pendleton All singled to produce the three the game produced 30 10 of them for extra including Home runs by Houston Terry Phil Garner and Jerry the cardinals took a 10 Lead in the first Vince Coleman led off with a moved to third on Herrs single and scored on Clarks sacrifice Houston jumped on Danny Cox for four runs in the Bottom of the a Solo Homer by an rib double by Jose Cruz and garners two run Homer a see no on Page 23