European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. May 25.19b7 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Al Unser or. Wins his 4th indy 500 Indianapolis a a Unser the Lead sunday when Mario Andretti and then Roberto Guerrero stalled late in the face becoming the second four time Winner and the oldest Champion in Indi Anapolis 500 beat Guerrero by about 4.4 seconds with Rookie Farrizio Barbazza of Italy finishing third. Official standings will be posted at 8a.m. Est monday. Unser s average Speed was 162.175mph, Well below the record 170.722 Mph set last year by Bobby fatal. The race Wai marred by the death of a Spectator who was struck in the head by a tire from the race ear of Tony Bellen Hausen. The Spectator was identified a Lyle Kurtenbach 41, of Rothschuh wit., the 64th fatality since the Speed Way opened in 1909.Unser. Who will be 48 next Friday inherited the Lead with 20 laps remaining when Guerrero slatted in the pits an had to be pushed Back for a restart. Andretti who had Ted most of the race had gone out two laps earlier. The previous oldest Winner was uns or s brother Bobby who won for he third Lime in 1981 at age 47. Guerrero had taken inc Lead with 22 laps remaining when Andretti slowed on the track and pulled into the pits. Andretti who had led 170 laps and had More than a Lap Lead at the time stalled his engine when it appeared he would end is Yean of frustration since his Only Victory Al the Speedway. Andretti s Crew worked frantically on the car in the pits As Guerrero took Corn mind. But Guerrero made his final pit Slop and , meanwhile look the Lead for the lint time in the race and stayed i front for his fourth Victory match ing the record set 10 years earlier by . Foyt Unser came to the Speedway this month without a ride but he rejoined the Fenske racing learn after Danny Ongais crashed during practice and was ruled medically unfit to drive. Unser had More than a Lap Lead Over Guerrero but the colombian Driver in lapped himself and closed the Gap behind Unser when the final yellow came out As Andretti stalled again on the track with less than 10 laps remain ing. Unofficially Barbazza was third Fol Lowed by Al Unser jr., Gary Btl Chau san Dick Simon Rookie Stan Fox Rookie Jeff Macpherson and Andretti. A crewman pulls Michael and Rerra from his car after i fire broke it a pit Stop. Lakers grab 3-0 Lead Over sonics ? Seattle a the los Angeles lakers Are doing whatever is necessary to beat the Seattle super sonics and on saturday it was necessary to get great performances from James worthy and Kareem Abdill Jabbar worthy scored a career High 39 Points and the 40-year old Abdul Jabbar added 28 for the lakers As they took a 3-0 Lead Over Seattle in the Busl of seven Aba Western conference finals with a 122-121 Victory. Worthy now averaging 25 Points per game in the play offs said he is playing the Best basketball of his career. I m not going to say this was my Best game worthy said. It s one of my Best games. But Over the last month or so i be never been As the lakers who won the first two games of the Besl of Jeven Aba Western conference finals 92-87 and 112 104, found their scoring touch Hilling 56,8 percent of their Field goal attempts and 86 percent from the foul line. Abdul Jabbar said the sonics sacrificed their effective double teaming defense for belter rebounding and it Cost them. They take away something but they give us some longest game of season Aba playoffs thing Abdul Jabbar said. We won so i la Lake the sonics never led after the first Quarter but after trailing by As Many As 12 Points they got within one twice in the fourth period the second time at the Buzzer when Xavier Mcdaniel hit a three Pointer giving him 42 Points in the game. Seattle coach berate Bick Carstair said he has no plans to change the Way his team is approaching the series. There Are no More adjustments to be made Bickerstaff said. We be done Alt we can do. It s very difficult to step great lot Angeles had to hold off several rallies by the sonics who won 26 fewer games than the lakers Dur ing the regular season. The lakers led 97-86 going into the fourth Quarter but Mcdaniel and slumping All Star map Tom Chambers almost brought Seattle Back. Mcdaniel scored 20 Points in the period while Cham Bers who was averaging 25 Points a game in the playoffs before being held to eight in game 2 and seven in the first three periods saturday had 10 of his 17 in the fourth period eight straight Seattle Point by Chambers and eight More by Mcdaniel made it 103-102 with 6 17 left fat worthy hit two Basket m the lakers scored a straight Points to make it 109-102 with 4 40 left. A three Point play by Mcdaniel made it 118-115with 1 09 remaining and the sonics had a chance1o tie after a los Angeles miss. But Michael Coope blocked a shot by Dale Ellis. Magic Johnson who finished with i19 Points and 11 assists followed with two free throws i n to seconds to go for a five Point Lead. Worthy who had 30 Points in game 2, had a pre Vious career High of 37 in the regular season and 33 in playoff games. The 6-fool-9 Forward had 13 Points in the third Quarter. Cubs defeat braves in 16 innings from press dispatches Chicago switch hitter Jerry Humphrey doubled Home Ryne Sand Berg in the 16th inning to give the Chi Cago cubs a 7-6 win Over the Atlandi braves in a game that lasted five hours and 5 minutes the longest game i both innings and time this season. It was the third double and fourth hit of the game for Mumphrey who had doubled and scored on Andre Dawson Swo out Homer in the ninth inn ing. Dawson s Homer sent the game into Eitra innings. Until then the cubs had trailed throughout the said he was thinking con last after Sandberg led off the 16tn witha single off Jim Acker. If you Check my career you la find be been a .300 hitter left handed Humphrey said. I thought they might want me to bunt but hey gave me the Green Gene Michael decided against o bunt because if it was Success Ful they would walk Dawton and if no Roundup Humphrey made an out 1 still had a Guyon base who could steal Mumphrey said Dawson s Homer inthe ninth put the cubs in a great mood but it would t have done any Good if weddin t win the Jamie Moyer who is in the starting rotation was pressed into Relief duty when Ron Davis injured his blow in the12lh inning. Moyer 4-3, allowed one hit in 4vi innings but walked six waiters in eluding three in the top of the 16th in Ning before gelling Ted Simmons on aground Ball with the bases loaded and two of those pitches were iffy said Moyer. I Don t think 1 was getting the borderline pitches. Bui i was t going to Force in the Lead run by not Atlanta manager Chuck Tanner said be did t think a Tough loss like that takes anything out of a team. It can to said Tanner. We played our hearts out. That s All we can ask and that s whal we expect from them everyday. It s just As important to go out Ana play hard slugger Dale Murphy Drew five walks tying a National league re Cord shared by Many players. Rick Mahler who has lost five in arow since his last win april 15, allowed just five hits in 7 a innings and left with one out in the eighth with a 5-3 Lead. Reliever Gene Garber got out of thai inning after giving up a a sacrifice Fly to Shawon Dunston to Cut the Lead 5-4.atlanta scored twice in the fourth when Ken Griffey doubled in Murphy then scored on Mahler s two out single. The braves made it 4-0 in the fifth when Gerald Perry singled. Murphy walked Griffey singled to score Perry and Craig Nettles grounded out to Send Murphy cubs closed to 4-3 in the fifth when Dave Martinez walked and Gary see no on Page 26 o s held homeless in 5-4 win from press dispatches Oakland Calif. Cal rip Ken s run scoring single keyed a four run eighth inning As the Balti More orioles held homeless for the first time in 15 games beat the Altoun Dup Oakland a s 5-4 saturday. The orioles came into the Gam with a major league record total of 38 homers during their Streak of 14 consecutive games with at least one Home Hie orioles trailing 2-1 entering the eighth Lee Lacy singled with one out and Jim Dwyer see Al on Page 26
