European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 11, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Jabbar has his Day to remember Kareem Abdul Jabbar remembered it As if it were yesterday you always remember important things he said. He had just come Home from the third Grade to his family s apartment in Manhattan in time to catch the sixth inning of the seventh game of the world series. Gil Mcdougald was on base and Yogi hit one into the Corner and Sandy Amoros turned it into a double play Kareem recalled. Then Johnny p. Podres shut pm Down the rest of the  although he lived in Manhattan Young Lew Alcin Dor then was a Brooklyn dodger fan and he celebrated the dodgers Victory the Best Way he knew yelled out the  he May not have celebrated that demonstratively again until sunday when he came out of the game with 14 seconds remaining and waved both Index fingers on either Side of a huge Grin. He was celebrating the first time the los Angeles lakers had beaten the Boston celtics for the league title and he knew just How much that meant. This is historic he said. This is just like 1955." maybe somewhere in los Angeles there is a Young athlete who will one Day celebrate a historic Victory by comparing it to the lakers 111-100 trouncing of the celtics sunday. The Brooklyn dodgers lost five straight world series to the new York Yankees and the lakers had tried eight times without beating the celtics in the final round. Boston has never lost one Here Kareem said. Boston has never lost one to the lakers. And Boston has never lost one to  he and the lakers had won championships but Only when the celtics had not made it to the finals. And try As they might to deny it the lakers carried the Burden of history into sunday s game. There had to be a lot of weight admitted lakers coach Pat Riley. What was written what the Public Felt. Our players had nothing to do with it except for last year and now we broke the dynasty. And we did it on the parquet floor in Boston Garden Riley said. On our championship ring we re going to put a parquet floor. And that s not out of disrespect to the Boston celtics but maybe that s the ultimate test to win  the championship banners hanging from the rafters the retired numbers of All the great celtic players including the no. 21 of the lakers president Bill Sharman Only served to remind the lakers of the images of the two teams Boston Gritty resourceful proud. Los Angeles flashy Brilliant frustrated. Every time Kareem floated a sky Hook Over an exhausted Robert Parish every time James worthy soared Home with a Dunk every time magic Johnson slipped a Quick pass inside it eased the psychic stigma the lakers carried. The Victory Over a weary five Man team with almost no healthy reserves cannot and should not obliterate the past Sharman helping to sweep the old Minneapolis lakers in 1959 Frank Selvy s shot hitting the rim in the seventh game in 1962 the charging foul against Elgin Baylor in the sixth game in 1963 the injury to Baylor in the five game rout in 1965 the 32 rebounds by Bill Russell in the seventh game in 1966 the 25 Point Romp in the sixth game in 1968 the seventh game loss in 1969 when Jack Kent Cooke had the balloons and the Champagne ready but the lakers could t win with Jerry West Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain the latter benched by Butch Van Breda Kolff and the seventh game loss in the Garden last year. Just think about Jerry Kareem said referring to the lakers general manager Jerry West. He As in seven of  the lakers slogged their Way through the trenches of the Western conference playoffs keeping heir Eye on Boston. They would t say it exactly this Way but the Best championship of All would be Over Boston. Then they were embarrassed  in a rcom s words in a 148-1 14 loss to open this series but the celtics huge margin of Victory was illusory. The celtics could not count on Cedric Maxwell their regular Forward whose Posl surgical knee was so rickety that he was not even used sunday. And Larry Bird s shooting touch has been gone since the Phila Delphia series because of an injured Elbow. After the fifth game the lakers knew the celtics were staggering but they could not count on having it easy in Boston Garden where the stands Rise close to the court and the fans scream ugly remarks Al the visiting players. We just kept fighting harder and harder to quiet them Down Kurt Rambis said. The crowd tried to get the celtics Back into the game sunday giving them a massive standing ovation after a timeout with 6 minutes 45 seconds left in the third period. But Parish could not hold on to the Ball near his Basket and Rambis the hard working for Ward came Down court to score on a tap. The celtics closed to within 4 Points again but Kareem tossed in two foul shots and finished with three sky Hooks to give him a team High 2l Points before Riley took him out with 14 seconds left. . Jones conceded by taking out Bird to give the Boston fans a Chance to vent some positive emotion. The celtics 26-year domination of the Laker franchise was Over. I have mixed emotions whispered Sharman the celtic Star and Laker executive. New York times Hawkins notches Lith win As padres defeat reds 5-3 by the associated press Andy Hawkins the san Diego padres and Luck make a powerful combination one the National league has t beat in 1985. Hawkins won his 11th  a loss when the padres broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning with four runs off Mario Soto and beat the Cincinnati reds 5-3 on sunday Hawkins 25, has already won More games than he did during his 8-9 Campaign of 1984. New York and Houston Are the Only teams in the league he has not beaten this year. Hawkins struggled on sunday retiring Cincinnati in order Only in the first inning. He gave up eight hits and six walks Over seven innings but Only one run. Rich gos Sage who failed to save a Victory in Haw Kins previous Start was touched for a pair of runs on sunday but finished the game. There s a lot of Luck involved Haw Kins said. If you look at my stats i m not striking out anybody. I m getting into trouble but i be gotten out of it so far. To sit Back and say it s All me you re  Hawkins has struck out 33 batters in 84 innings this year but has walked Only 17. Graig Nettles gave the padres their first run with his fifth Homer of the year in the fifth. A wild pitch by Soto 8-4, brought Steve Garvey Home with the tie breaking run in the eighth. Singles by Kevin Mcreynolds carmelo Martinez and Garry Templeton produced the other runs. With his Lith Victory Hawkins top former san Diego reliever Butch Metz Ger s team record of 10 consecutive Victo Ries in 1976. Pete Rose the opposing manager had two hits off Hawkins to pull within 48 hits of Tycobb s All time Mark of 4,191. He was still no Roundup impressed by the padres right hander. In other games sunday cubs 5, pirates 1 Chicago trailing 1-0, Chicago scored four runs in the sixth inning. Leon Durham doubled Home a run. Jody Davis Drew a walk with the bases loaded and Chris Speier singled Home two runners. Keith Moreland singled Home an insurance run in the seventh. The cubs swept the four game series from Pittsburgh going from 1 i games Back of the mets to a 1 a game Lead in the East. Winner Dick Ruthven 3-4, pitched six innings and allowed four hits. Warren Brusstar finished up for his first save be coming the first Chicago Pitcher other than Lee Smith to save a game this sea son. Mets 6-2, cardinals 1-8 new York Terry Pendleton hit a Freak inside the Park grand slam and Joa Quin Andujar scattered seven hits As St. Louis rebounded for a split of its double header after losing the opener to Dwight Gooden. Pendleton s grand slam came when mets outfielders Terry Blocker and Danny Heep crashed into each other while running Down his Fly Ball with the bases loaded in the second game. The hit which touched Blocker s Glove became Pendle ton s second Home run and second grand slam this season. Blocker was carried off the Field with injuries to both Knees. Andujar 11-1, threw his fifth Complete game this year. The cardinals top scorers in the no have scored 89 runs in Andu Jar s victories. The mets snapped a three game losing Streak in the first game behind Dwight Gooden 9-4, who gave up six hits Over eight innings striking out three. He lowered his major league leading Era to 1.67. Braves 10, dodgers 3 Atlanta Dale Murphy hit a two run Homer in the first inning off Fernando Valenzuela 5-6. He walked and scored on Bob Homer s double in the third and walked and scored on Horner s double and Terry Harper s grounder in the fifth. Then he singled Home Larry Owen in the sixth. The braves added three runs in the seventh on Glenn Hubbard s sacrifice Fly and rib singles by Owen and Brad Kom Minsk. Owen and Chris Chambliss had rib singles in the eighth. Mike Marshall hit his ninth Homer in the second. Dave Anderson hit a two run Homer his second in the seventh. Phillies 4, expos 1 Philadelphia Glenn Wilson hit a three run Homer in the first inning his fifth of the season. Kevin Gross pitched seven shutout innings before the expos loaded the bases with none out in the eighth. Don car Man and Kent Tekulve pitched out of the inning allowing a run on a sacrifice Fly. Tekulve finished for his fourth save. Gross 5-6, struck out eight and did not walk a Batter. The Phillies broke their los ing string of four games. Astros 5, giants 0 Houston Joe Niekro pitched a two hitter to Lead Houston to a sweep of the three game series. Niekro 3-6, walked one Batter and retired 18 of the first 19 batters he faced. He had gone six starts without a Victory taking three losses Over that Span. Mark Bailey hit a three run Homer his third of the season As the astros won for file photo padres Andy Hawkins. There s a lot of Luck involved the ninth straight time against the giants Over two seasons. Giant starter Dave Lapoint yielded All five runs on nine hits. Lapoint 2-6 despite a 2.32 Era this year lashed out at his teammates after the game. If you have trouble with insomnia you should bring a Pillow into our dugout. No body would bother you. There s no Yelling. Nobody wants to win Lapoint said. Some Guys Are already planning their Winter vacation. If we go six months with this group Well go 30 games under .500."