European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 8,1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 Sambito made special save by Malcolm Mohan Boston not when the game was finally Over and the fans in Fenway Park could smile again on heir Way Home the Pitcher went oui of his Way to retrieve the last Ball he had thrown. Joe Sambito had just earned his seventh save in a season that for him very nearly did not happen. His save had protected Tom a Caver s first Victory with the Boston red sox. This was one base Ball Sambito had to have. This is very special to me. And i Lold him so Sambito said. It s real 1 important 10 me that i was part of his first game As Boston Pitcher. I la Lake that Ball. Til gel him to sign it and i la acc that  Sombito s evening had brought to a new level a relationship that had begun in the Laic 1960s, when Seavor was making the my illegitimately amazing and Sambito was a High school kid from Bolh Page. N.y., and another face in the crowd. As a Young Pitcher Sambito tried to dirty his left knee during his delivery As Seaver still docs with his right. In 1970, the year after the mets won the world series Sambi to composed a paper Tor Michael Ollins s English class at Bethpage High. The title the amazing mels the Grade a Pius. My English teacher did not appreciate Good literature its author said. All these Yean later after Sambito advanced to Adelphi University became a National league All Star and a hard throwing reliever with the Houston astros suffered Arm injuries that led to three operations and the apparent end of his career recovered and used one last Chance this Spring to transform himself into a finesse Pitcher his original feel Ings toward Seaver have remained intact. In the Early innings of the Seaver Vic tory Over Toronto Sabilo stayed m the dugout up close to watch. Afterwards As the red sox clubhouse was emptying he looked toward Seaver i empty stall. I find myself watching what he does yank takes 3rd stage of cycling tour liev1n, France up Davis Phinney of he United states Sun Day won the 2id-Kilometer third stage of the toured France bicycle race in a photo finish. Frenchmen Thierry Marie of the systems u team retained the Over All Lead by fractions of a second Over teammate Chari Rollel. Buffered by wrong winds Phin Ney nosed out two competitors to win the mainly Flat stage Wilh a time of 5 hours 45 minutes 31  was among 12 riders 10 escape the  toilet nine of whom finished in a group just ahead of the main pack. The la vie Claire team paced by five time Champion Bernard n the last so Meten 01 me singe. System a clearly profited from the say. Wilhm in and Monet atthe head and Dominique Galigne and two Lime tour de France Champion Laurent Zignoni close behind the system a team Kep the nine top Overall plating. On monday the off from an original Start list of 210 were Loucke the 243-Kitometerfourths Between Yevra Devreux i Normandy. Tiv few 4,021-Kilometer race ends july 27. App Tojio red sox Joe Sarabit. Sex Astro and met Sambito said. I mean i m 34 Yean old. I should t be doing this. But i do  when baseball reaches its Climax More than half a season away two pitchers that got away from the mets could pro vide an obstacle 10 a championship. U is hard to Tell who is More pleased. He had a Job Sambito said of Seaver. He knew that he was going to play this i 1 did t know if was going to play i year. Was just a pickup. No one wanted me. He s Happy to be Here. 1 think i m  unlike a Caver s confusing departure from the mics Sabilo aroused no Pas Sion from the masses when he asked for his release Laic last August. He had accomplished Little Wilh the mics and their class aaa Tidewater farm club. He had made just 49 major league appearances in the last four seasons and he had not been credited with a save since 1982. A Tendon was moved from his right Lego repair a ruptured ligament in his left Arm in an operation Simitar to the one that saved the career of Tommy John. The difference in the iwo cases however is that when Sabilo returned two sea sons Lair. He was forced to change his style and give up the Power that had made him successful. Last year three seasons after that operation Sabilo had earned run aver Ages of 12.66 in eight appearance with the Sci and 4.j5 in 19 games Wilh Tidewater. It Jusi did t work out Sam Bilo said. It was no hard feelings. The mels. Were very Good to  after he was released the acts Al Lowed Sabilo to work at their instructional Camp in is. Petersburg fla., 4 Miles from his Home. He was watched by lefty Lefebvre a red son scout who in formed the organization that Sambito was Worth a took. When Sambito went to pitch in Venezuela for the Arangua tigers the red sox were watching. He received offers from the cardinals who were taking sin left handed pitchers to their major league Camp and Boston which would have two besides Sambito. He developed a Fork Sll and worked on a More consistent sinker. All at once Sambito had id gain Confidence in his new style and win a Job. If he did not make the team he decided his career would be Over. Sambito investigated the possibilities of going into the real estate business or representing ath letes. I did t know if i could Cut it in the major leagues he said. Even after he made the Leam. Sabilo had no idea he would be counted upon to protect slim leads at the end of games. His eight saves Are second on the club to Bob Stanley. Two recent saves against the Yankees on june 17 in new York and june 25 Here to avoid a sweep of the three game series helped Sambito emerge As an important part of the staff. On june 25, when he struck out Gary Roenicke Butch Wyngar and Willie Randolph in the eighth inning Sambito realized that where the Ball goes con be just As important As How quickly it gets there. He once achieved similar results with a More powerful method. "1 can t do that anymore Sambito said. But that s All right. You Don t have to strike everybody out drag boat racer killed in Texas Waco Texas up a 39-year-old drag boat racer died sunday from head injuries suffered when his 2,500-horse Power Craft crashed at More than 100 Mph sunday on the Brazos River near downtown Waco. Bill Hartman of Lexington n.c., was pronounced dead about 7 . At provi Dence Hospital an hour after the Acci Dent on Lake Brazos during the Texas shootout race Justice of the peace Joe Johnson said. Witnesses said the boat left the water during the Quarter mile course hit the surface and flipped shattering the Craft Hartman was racing against Randy Randolph of Waco during one heat in the race which Drew 167 racers and 6,300 spectators. The race is held three limes a year on Lake Brazos. . Wins 3 More Gold medals in Goodwill games swimming Moscow a the . Swim Ming team continued its Strong showing at the Goodwill games on sunday by capturing three More Gold medals while triple olympic Champion Vlodimir Sal Nikov of the soviet onion failed to re peal his Success of Friday and break an other of his world records. American victories in the women s 1,500-meter freestyle and both 800 meter freestyle relays brought the total of swimming Gold medals to nine since this multiple sport contest opened on Friday. Salnikov 26, who produced a world record in the men s 800-meter freestyle on Friday clocked 15 minutes 10.87 seconds on sunday in the 1,500-meter freestyle for his second Gold medal. The time was his Best in two years but was More than 15 seconds slower than his world record of 14 54.76, set in 1983. Runner up to Salnikov was Scott bracket of Englewood colo., in 15 17.34 Leslie Daland. An 18-year-old from Westlake Village Calif clocked a per Sonal Best to win the women s 1,500-Meler freestyle in 16 15.88. This is a very fast Pool Daland said. I m Happy that i clocked the bes time in my career Anke Moering of East Germany took second in 16 20.30, he Best Lime Ever clocked by a european in the event which is not counted for official records because it is nol competed at european world or olympic championships. American Janet Evans was third in 16 24.92. The other golds for the american squad was in 800-Rneier freestyle relay teams. The women s learn clocked 8 10,49, while the men s finished in 7 21.75. A second . Squad was runner up in the women s relay in 8 11.08. Billy soap Luton and Ron Karnaugh provided the other standout performances for the . Team whose Success in Moscow has been surprising As the Best american swimmers staved Home. Resting for the world championships in Madrid next month. Staple Lon from Edwardsville ill clocked 2 03,36 for the Silver medal in the 200-meter individual Medley for men won by Vadim Yaroshchuk of the soviet Union in 2 02.83 Karnaugh was third in 2 04.56. The other victories were produced by Igor Polyansky of the soviet Union who won the 100-meter men s backstroke race in 56.02 for another Gold medal to add to the one he gained in the 200 meter backstroke saturday. Second and third places also Well 10 soviets. Romanian women had their Best Day of the championship Wilh Noemi lung winning the 200-meter individual relaying 2 17 32 and Carmen Bun Aciu taking the 100-meter backstroke in 1 02.63. In earlier Goodwill games Competition sunday. Belanie Pintamo a 29-year-old ethiopian policeman led virtually All the Way in winning the men s Marathon in 2 hours 14 minutes. 42 seconds. Dinsmo was the Only runner from his country in a starting Field of 96 on a hot sunny Day. Igor Breslavsky of the soviet Union finished a Distant second in 2 15 24, and his countrymen Yakov toll Ikon was third in 2 16 22. Dinsmo took the Lead As the runners left Lenin stadium after the first 600 me lets. He never trailed thereafter. His winning time was far off his per Sonal 2 08 29 set this year in finishing second in the Tokyo Marathon. None of the United states Goodwill team of Benji Durden. Kyle Heffner and Ron Tabb Ever was in Contention. Tabb dropped out Early apparently bothered by the sciatica problems that have plagued him in the past two years. Durden later stripped off his shirt and began walking. Shortly after that he stopped and retired from the race. Meanwhile Jackie Joyner smashed the american record for the too meter High hurdles heptathlon race clocking 12.85seconds in the opening event of the seven event Competition Here. The previous american Mark of 13.14 was set by Jane Frederick in 1977. The world record is 12.64 by Sabine Aeu of East Germany established two Yean ago