European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Houston defeats mets 2-1 from in dispatches new York Phil gamer s advice to Pinch Hilter Denny Walling paid dividends saturday night As the Houston astros recorded a 2-1 Victory and snapped the new York Mel eight game winning Streak before 50,939, the largest crowd of the season at Shea stadium. Walling swinging for Alan Ashy inthe ninth inning with one out hit a no Roundup bases loaded Jingle off previously undefeated Roger Mcdowell to score Glenn Davis with the winning i was silting on the Bench in looked like Mcdowell was throwing Slider hid Walling. That s How much his pitch a Phil came Back to the Bench he told me it we i hard Linker. As result i was prepared when i got the Call to Pinch hit Mcdowell got me on a Linker Low and away on the first pitch bul the next one was Over the plate and 1made perfect Contact Charlie Kerfeld in his second appear Ance against the men since coming off the disabled list pitched two innings of witless Relief and ended the game by striking out Pinch hitter Darryl Straw Berry. "1 heard 50,000 screaming fans when Strawberry was announced said the re Lief hurler who boasted his record to 6-1,"bul 1 wanted to let them know Charlie Kerfeld was Wai i big win for m after losing the last two to those Guys by a run. Thesis the second time Hal lamer the hous ton manager has used me with the game tied. Maybe he should do in that Way All of the Lime. We scared runs both Gam seven though we lost one of Davis hit a one out single to cent Erand raced to third on Kevin Bass single to right. When right fielder Kevin Mitch Ell displayed the Ball. Bass went to Jeo Cruz was walked intentionally and Walling Hilling for Alan Ashby delivered his game winning hit to Center scoring Davis. Bass was thrown out atthe plate trying to score. Keith Hernandez gave the mels a 1-0lead in the first inning with his sixth Homer of the season sending a 3-1 pitch from starter Bob Knepper Over the Cen Ter Field starter Bobby Ojeda s string of 1 consecutive scoreless innings was snapped when gamer lined a 1-0 pitch into the ten Field bullpen for hts eight Homer of the season tying the score in the . Who pitched eight innings gave see no on Page 26 monday july 7. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 Mamola triumphs at spa a Phot american Rudy Mamola. 1st up win of year spa Franco champs Bel Gium Kupij american Pooce motorcycle racer Randy Mamola won his first grand prix of the year sunday finishing 17 seconds ahead of world championship Leader Eddy Lawson of the United Christian Sarron was third giving Yamaha the lop three places. Mamola led the belgian grand prix from Start to finish covering the 20 laps 138.8 Kilometres in 57 min utes 25.02 seconds. It was his 10th career s second place earned him enough Points to approach the end of the season almost unchallenged. He has won four grands prix this season and finished second twice for a total of 84 Points 12 More than his nearest rival Mamola. Wayne Gardner of Australia i third in the Overall standings with 70 race went on smoothly and i had excellent tires for this wet reminds me of my first grand prix win in i960, in zolder Belgium when it rained too Mamola said. About 100,000 fans turned out at spa one of the fastest circuits in the world despite a continuous drizzle. The Slippery track sent several rid ers skidding into retirement including briton Ron Halsam Honda Raymond Roche of France Honda and american Mike Baldwin Yamaha. None of them was injured. In the 250cc class. World Champi on Carlos Lavado of Venezuela smashed Freddie Spencer s Lap record by two seconds with a time of 2 min utes 34.34 seconds. Liter Lay ado who started from pole position crashed on the wet track and Alphonso Pom won the 250cc race in 47 minutes 43.42 seconds ahead of briton Donnie me Leod and Honda rider Jacques Cornu of France. Italian Domenico Brigaglia won thei25cc race ahead of belgian Luca pie Troni and Willy Perez of poll about driven View on a proposed change in the Start proce Dure which was taken during the West German grand prix showed that most driven in All categories favor the current running engine Start rather than the proposed dead engine Start. Prost 2nd, nabs season Lead manse wins French up by Paul Treuthardt be caste let France apr Brit Ain s nigh mantel in a Williams Honda won sunday s French grand prix his third Victory this year beating world Champion Alain Prost of France in a tac tical tire and fuel Battle on a treacherously Slippery track Frost s second place finish in his Mclaren tag porsche gave him the Lead in his title defense in the world championship standings by just one Point Over Man sell 39-3s, Al mid Point in the season. Brazil s Ayrton Senna on the pole in his Lotus Renault and leading the championship after winning in Detroit spun out of second place on Lap four. But he remains third in the championship standings Only two Points behind Prosl. The Slippery opening laps almost caught Mansell who had a big problem. I went off the track and thought would hit the guardrails but he held onto the and his teammate Nelson Piquet of Brazil look fish tires twice Wither Mansell was coming up to Pas Mansell later confided the culprit was Jonathan Palmer in the Zak Speed. Mark from Paulb 21 the 100 dash. Jew Bette Bolden of the United slates took second in 11.11. Earlier Debbie Flint off upset world record Holder Sabine Busch of East Ger Many in the women s 400-meter hurdles setting an australian record w the pro Cess. Flin Holt caught Busch after tie final hurdle and hit the tape in s3.76 seconds. It was the fattest time of the year a Baku stadium record and just .21 seconds of Busch t world record. I m very pleased with my win an the Busch really faded towards the , who set her world record of 53.ss in East Berlin last year finished the opening event in 54.05. Flint hot. A 26-year-old from. Mel Bourne held the previous australian re Cord of 54.28.she said the world record will Proba Bly fall this s possible but there Aren t Many race around said Flint off who Wassard in the world cup finals at Adelaide Australia last year for her bes championship performance. The women s 400 hurdles is not a grand prix event this year. This Wasslin toffs first race since arriving in Europe 10 Days ago. She said she jul Only have one More race at Nice France before the Commonwealth games a Edinburgh Scotland in late july. Jack Buckler of Britain and intermediate hurdler Danny Harris of the United Stales also set 1986 world Beitf another Early events. Buckner running alone most of therace won the 3,000 meters in 7 minutes 40.43 seconds. American Terry Brabam and Ray Wicksell were second and third respectively. Harris the olympic Silver medallist. Docked 47.82 in the 400 bar let. He Fin nihed just ahead of fellow american Andre brim Hook. America s triple olympic Champion easily won the women s 200 Meiert in 22.59 for her third straight grand prix Victory. She won Botthe 200 and 400 in Stockholm Swo Den last cheese Onagh made it an american doubt in 23.14. Cathy Coo of Britain was third in 23.24 and Flor ence Griffith of the United state four thin 23.93. Cornelia Cue rub Alto of East Ger Many was third in the women s 400 Hur dle in 14.38. American Judy brow King was fifth in 55.76
