European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. September 11, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup proof moves sep Coser of 85 title with his Victory in last sunday s italian grand prix at Monza the Frenchman Alain Frost moved Ever closer to winning i first formula one world driving championship. Should he win it and it s beginning to appear a certainty Prost will become the first Frenchman in the Era of modern racing to do so. And with Only four races remaining he has every thing going for him. He has five victories this season and a i2point Lead in his run for the Crown his Mclaron tag porsche is again the dominating car and the Ferrari Challenge is beginning to fall Flat. Italy s Michele Albreto never came close to challenging Prost on the Monza circuit and finally re tired his Ferrari with a broken Turbocharger. Al though it s not a Mclaren rout As last year when Austria s nil i Lauda won the title with Prost a half Point Back the Mclaren team easily remains the powerhouse in formula one racing. After winning in Italy on sunday it was his 21st career Victor Prost was quoted As saying i feel closer than Ever to the championship and i think Albreto can hardly recover because my Mclaren is now proving definitely Superior to the  that sums it up rather Well and Prost will be the heavy favorite to win this sunday s belgian grand prix at spa Franco champs this race Back on the schedule after its cancellation last june when the track deteriorated to make racing impossible. In the italian grand prix. Finland s Kike Rosberg who replaces Lauda next year on the Mclaren team was impressive As usual in the Williams Honda leading but then retiring late in the race with the usual engine problems. His British teammate Nigel Manset was impressive As Well Mansell run Ning hard and setting fastest Lap of the race before his turn with mechanical miseries. Twice world Champion Nelson Piquet of Brazil who announced last week that he will leave the Brab Ham team after a seven year relationship to join Wil Liams Honda next year placed second behind Prost despite a two minute pit Stop. Ayrton Senna another brazilian took third in his Lotus Renault after Start ing from pole position his fifth pole of the year. Senna an incredibly talented Young Driver who is destined to become a world Champion won his pole at Monza even though he had never raced there before. That is indeed Star Quality. The Frenchman Philippe Streiff mean while who left the ranks of formula 3000 to join the Ligier Renault team had a successful formula one debut finishing 10th at Monza. Streiff replaced the italian Andrea de Claris who was fired recently by learn owner Guy Ligier for wrecking one car too Many this year. Streiff will remain with Ligier through the end of this season and if he continues to do Well he May stay on for the 1986 Campaign. While Streits debut War a Happy one sex world Champion Alan Jones of Australia had a bad Day in his return to formula one racing aboard the Brand new Beatrice sponsored Lola Hart. The australian lasted Only seven laps before the Hart Turbo engine let go. Next season the new team will run two cars with Ford co Worth Turbo Power. There is no word yet on who will partner Jones for the 86 Campaign although rumours have it that Frenchman Patrick Tam Bay will get the Job. Tam Bay will be out of work at the end of the season now that Renault will with draw from formula one racing. The italian grand prix was the 12th in the 16-race championship with these four races remaining Bel Gium on sunday the grand prix of Europe at brands Hatch England oct. 6 the South african grand prix oct. 19 and the australian grand prix nov. 3. Going into sunday s race at spa Prost leads with 65 Points while Albreto has 53. Do Angulis is next with 31 Points followed by Senna with 22 and Stefan Johansson of Sweden with 21. These Are the top five Drivers. In the run for the formula one constructor s championship Mclaren passed Ferrari with Frost s Victory at Monza the Mclaren team now with 79 Points to Ferrari s 77. Lotus has 54, Williams 25, Brabham 20, Renault 15, Ligier and arrows 13 each and Tyrrell 4. Where to go this weekend in Auto Rac ing the grand prix of Belgium originally scheduled for june 2 at the spa Franco champs circuit but then cancelled because of a deteriorating track surface will be held on sunday with the Start set for 2 . The race will be of 44 laps 189 Miles. In limed practice is scheduled for 10 to 11 30 . On Friday and sat urday while official qualifying will take place from 1 to 2 . On both Days. The circuit is located in the ardennes Forest in Eastern Belgium near the town of Almedy. At the Zand Voort circuit in Holland there is racing on sunday for touring cars sports cars and formula Ford 1600s, the american Driver Lee Brandt entered in the formula Ford event aboard a crossly racing car. Practice is scheduled for saturday. At Hocke Nchim Cormany the i3lh International avd Mainz race meeting will be acid on saturday with events for several categories of cars. The Short distance track will be used. One of inc races is a German championship round for formula Ford 2000 cars. In England meanwhile historic cars will race Sun Day at inc Oulton Park circuit near Liverpool. Motorcycle racing the eighth round in the German National motorcycle Road racing championship will be held on sunday at the avus circuit in Berlin with races for bikes in the 250, 350, Soock and sup Bike classes As Well As for cycles with sidecars. Practice is scheduled for saturday. In England the Snetterton circuit near Norwich will Hosl championship of sect Lurlon motorcycle races on saturday and sunday. In France the Bol d or 24-hour race final round in the endurance world championship will be held on saturday and sunday the event to be run at the Paul Ricard circuit cast let in Southern France Between Marseille and Toulon. Motocross in Holland the fourth annual dutch stadium Motocross will be held on saturday in nil Mcgon at the Offert stadium. The circuit within the stadium will be constructed to sup across standards for this International event which will Fea Ture some of the top Motocross and sup across riders in the world including americans Ricky Johnson Billy Liles and Mike Murphy. Practice begins at i ., eliminations at 6 . And final races at 9 . Nijm Gen is located just South of Arnheim in Eastern Holland. In Germany the 22nd adar Motocross Bau Schrim for i25cc bikes will be held at Bau Scheim near Mainz on sunday while the 18th International adar Motocross Northeim for Soock bikes is scheduled for sunday at Northeim North of Goettinger. Observed trials at Miltonberg Grossher Bach Germany the final round in the world championship for observed trials will be held on sunday. Practice is scheduled for saturday. The town of Gross Cubach is located just North of Miltonberg which is on the main River and Southwest of Wert Heim. Tow stir and strips Dale Berra shared cocaine with sex bucs Pittsburgh a new York Yan Kees infielder Dale Berra testified monday that he shared cocaine with Dave Parker John Milner Lee Lacy and Rod Scurry when All five played baseball for the Pittsburgh pirates. He said his own drug use peaked last summer while he was injured. When i got Hurt i got depressed and i had a lot of time on my hands for the first time in 10 years and i thought it was the opportune tune to do it said Berra the fourth major league player to testify at the cocaine distribution trial of Curtis Strong 38, of Philadelphia. Los Angeles dodgers infielder Enos Ca Bell testified earlier monday that he snorted cocaine As Many As 100 times be tween 1978 and 1984 and that he usually performed Well getting two or three hits in games the Day after using the drug. Berra son of Yogi Berra the new York Yankee Hall of Famer said he bought co Caine from Strong in 1982 when he met Strong in a Franklin Plaza suite where Milner Lacy Willie Stargell and several coaches were assembled for a meal. Strong came to the door and accompanied Parker Milner Lacy and himself to a Side bedroom Berra testified. I handed him fax and he asked me what i wanted. He took cocaine from his pocket Berra  never suggested that Stargell or the others were aware of the illegal Sale. Parker now with Cincinnati Milner who is retired and Lacy now with Balti More Are expected to testify later. Berra followed Lonnie Smith of the St. Louis cardinals Keith a Mirande of the new York mets and Cabell All of whom Testi fied that they bought cocaine from Strong. . District judge Gustave Diamond and a jury of nine women and three men Are bearing Strong s trial on charges that he sold cocaine to baseball players 16 times in Pittsburgh. Berra said that Between 1980 and 1982 he also bought cocaine from Jeffrey Mosco 30, of Pittsburgh Shelby Greer 29, of Phila Delphia and Dale shift Man 33, of Pittsburgh. Under questioning by defense attorney Adam o. Renfroe jr., the Yankees Reserve third baseman said he was also supplied with cocaine by former Pittsburgh pirates Mascot Kevin Koch. Koch who has not been charged with any crime resigned from the pirates this year and denied any link with the cocaine investigation. The government said Koch was wired by the Fri and that shift Man agreed to sell cocaine in a transaction monitored by the Fri last november. The government said Koch would have been called if the Shiff Man Case had gone to trial. Shift Man and two other men have pleaded guilty to drug charges in the same Ca. Mosco Greer and another Man Are awaiting prosecution. Along with Strong the men were indicted last May by a Feder Al grand jury investigating cocaine dealing within major league baseball. Berra also named two friends from new Jersey and a hotel bartender in Bradenton fla., where the pirates train As suppliers. Berra said Strong was in the pirates clubhouse at least once As a guest of Parker and Lacy. He said he once saw Strong in the Hall Way near the team s three Rivers stadium locker room and when he greeted Strong my manager Chuck Tanner said Donit talk to that gentleman " Diamond ordered the remark about Tan Ner stricken from the court record. Berra said he first experienced euphoria and sharpened senses induced by cocaine at a new year s eve party with friends in 1978. He said he has not used the drug since october 1984. The Yankees player said he also used it while with the pirates Portland ore., farm team in july 1979. I got it from our clubhouse Man for $90 and used it with Scurry Berra said. Prosecutors have said that Scurry s acknowledgement of a drug problem and his entry in a rehabilitation clinic prompted their investigation. In 1980, during a trip to puerto Rico Berra said he asked Parker if he used co Caine and Parker did not answer but later appeared at Berra s hotel room with some of the White powdered narcotic. Does this answer your question Berra quoted Parker As saying. Cabell would not identify any other co Caine dealer although he said he used co Caine Many other times without obtaining it from Strong. He was my main supplier Cabell said but added that he also bought it in bars. Renfroe tried to portray Cabell As a highly paid player who is testifying against Strong Only because he is fearful of losing his High paying Job if he does t cooperate with Federal prosecutors. Cabell refused to name any other major league players As cocaine users other than those he named Friday Parker former Houston astros Pitcher . Richard san Francisco giants outfielder Jeff Leonard and California Angels Pitcher Al Holland. Cabell said he used cocaine on and off generally in the evening after games As he moved from the astros to the giants to the Detroit tigers and Back to the astros from 1978 to 1984. Asked by Renfroe How he performed the Day after using cocaine. Cabell said i usually got two or three hits. I always per formed  Cabell admitted using cocaine with Rich Ard a former 20-game Winner for the astros just before the Pitcher suffered a stroke in 1980 that ended his career. Cabell refused to speculate whether Richard s stroke May have been triggered by cocaine. I m not a doctor he Saidt