European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday May 30,19b7 cardinals rout braves 11-5 St. Louis a for Good reason is Louis manager Whiley Herzog keeps scoffing Al Jack Clark s claim that he s no Hilling so Well. It reminds me or former St. Louis Catcher Darrell Porter Herzog said Clark continued his hot May Hilling with two homers to Pace Ibe cardinals 11-5 Victory Over the Atlanta braves in the Only National league game played thursday one time we were in new York. Dar rett had a Home run a single and a Dou ble. 1 looked up the a Cal Day and he was taking extra Balling practice. I said what s going on he said i m not feel ing right " Clark s homers giving him 15 for the National league year headed an i shit is Louis offence. Clark s 48 Bis Lead the majors. I m still Irving to work at it Clark said of his hitting. One time it s on the next time it s not i can Lell by the Way the bail leaves the  despite his misgivings Gark boosted his batting average to .344 lied for the third in the no and increased his rib total for the month to 35 in 23 games. You have to give Jack dark credit he s paid to hit Home runs and that s whal he s doing said Atlanta Pitcher Rick Mahler 2-6. The first time he hit a fastball. The Thomas a a is he s ready for War tonight in title bout with Tyson Las vegas. Nev. A Pinkton Thomas is ready to go to War. The enemy is Mike Tyson. The spoils of their scheduled 12-round Ballac saturday night Al the Las vegas Hilton will be the world boxing Council and world boxing association heavy weight championships held by the 20 year old Tyson. I m going in there in fight Mike the 29-year-old Thomas said thursday. I m going to take him to the  if he s no Imi daled then Well jul slight Tyson said. This is the fight i m going to prove i m the Best fighter in the  Tyson won the wac title on a second round knockout of Trevor Berbick Here last nov. 22, then won the Aba title on a unanimous decision Over James to a Crusher Smith Here March 7. Thai fight was marred by Smith s hold ing garlics which Tyson could t solve. "1 was t satisfied with my performance but what could i do Tyson said. It takes two to tango. This Guy will try to win. He knows Bai he lost and hell try to win it  Thomas lost the wac title on a 12 round decision 10 Berbick Here march22, 1986. It was a Tough Pill to Swallow but everyone has to lose sometime in life Thomas said. "1 know whal in is to lose to be up to be  he surely does. Thomas overcame heroin addiction As a teen Ager and he bounced Back fro surgery on his right Eye in 1984. But the Odd makers Don t think he has much of a Chance of overcoming Tyson who has scored 26 knockouts 16 in the first round in winning to 29 if his fights. Tyson was a 6-1 favorite to hand Thomas his second loss. Thomas has won 29 limes 24 by knockouts and fought one draw. The fight will be the second Naif of championship doubleheader which will be televised by Hob. In the first bout which is schedule for is rounds Tony Tucker and James Buster Douglas will fight for the vacant International boxing federation heavyweight title. Tit Winner of that bout is scheduled to fight the Tyson Thomas Winner aug. I Al the Las vegas Hilton. The if title became vacant when Michael Spinks was stripped for refusing to agree to make a mandatory defense against Tucker who is the ibis no. 1 challenger. Tucker 2s, of Houston has a 34-q re Cord with 29 knockouts. Wouita Breaks 2-mile record Turin Italy a said Wouita of Morocco has set his third world record breaking briton Steve of Cal s Long standing Mark in the two mile. Aouila 26, was limed in 8 minutes 13.45 seconds Here thursday night Dur ing a track and Field meet Between Italy and the soviet Union pcs pile being unchallenged Over the five last laps and some confusion by race officials in signalling the final Lap Wouita improved by 6-Looths of a Sec Ond the Mark of 8 13.s i set by of Cal in1977. Wouita the 19b4 olympic 5,000-meter Champion also holds world records of 3 29.46 in the 1,500 meters and 13 00.40 in the 5,000. The soviet Union led Italy 61-55 after the first Day of the two Day Meel. Second Lime he hit a curve. This is not the easiest Park to hit Home runs  the braves after jumping in front 1-0 with the Aid of an error watched Clark Send St. Louis ahead Wilh a two run Homer in the Bottom of the first inning. Tommy Herr s single Curt Ford double and Tony Pena s grounder Cre ated a 3-1 Edge for is Louis in the Sec Ond Atlanta regained the Lead on Rafael Ramirez run scoring double and Gary Roenicke s two Nin single Al 4-3. The cardinals lied it in the third and Wen ahead to stay at 5-4 in the fourth. Clark s first Home run sailed 416 feet into the Center Field bleachers and his second travelled 366 feel to Start St. Louis three run fifth. I m using a closed stance just be cause of the Way i feel said Clark who also singled. They Don t want to Pilch me in. Thai s Why 1 hit the Ball to  Bill Dawley who had lost 11 straight decisions since oct. 2, 1985, picked up the Victory for St. Louis in Relief. He contributed two singles to the cardinals highest Hil total of the year. One of the braves nine hits was Dale Murphy s 14th Homer. St. Louis used four pitchers Wilh Rick Morton record ing the final out. The Story of that game was too much Jack Clark said Atlanta manager Chuck Tanner. He s a real superstar. He s one of the of five players in the game in my Opin Ion. When he nits it there s not a Ballpark that s big enough to hold it Johnson nips Lewis Canada s run Johnson Lell crosses in an International meet at sctt Lle he 100-meter finish line to nip Ameri Spain thursday night. Johnson was can Carl Lewis by 1-Iootb of a second limed in 10.06, Lewis in 10.07. Jul lil3l ju_j3, 11iu 3ujiil. L.ui1iu3jui1 us ij1l l1i3luuj us Ull leu a Fly imbue he Wei a us a Maryland player says he got cocaine from Bias upper Marlboro my. A a. Icam Maie who was with All american Len Bias on the morning he died testified thursday thai the Maryland basketball player provided him with cocaine on three occasions. Another witness a policeman moonlighting As a Security guard said he saw a possible drug transaction at a local nip Hidur involving Bias. Jul former mar land coach lefty drip sell said he did t know Bias used cocaine unlit other team Mem Bers old him so the morning his Star player died. The testimony came on the fourth Day of the trial of Brian triable who is accused of supplying Bias in the drug that killed him. Bias teammate David Gregg provided information closely paralleling that wednesday of Terry Long an other teammate who said Bias died after an Early morning party last june 19 in which the players and Tribble snorted cocaine for several hours. Prince Georce county officer Ray Evans disclosed in testimony that he had written a Felon last june while acting As a Security guard at a Loca nightclub thai said Bias May have been involved in a drug trans act Ion. The nightclub in question Alio was named in earlier testimony As the location of drug dealing by Tribble. During his testimony Gregg said that he walked into Long s dormitory room around 2 30 . On june 19, and saw Bias and Tribble standing around a Large Quantity of the drug on a Mirror. Bias the top pick of the Boston celtics in the 1987 Aba draft died of cocaine intoxication according to the autopsy report. The defense is expected to Call ils first witness Mon Day when the trial resumes. Friday was a Legal Holiday in the state. If con Viii dec 2j-year-old Tribble faces a 20-year jail sentence and a $25,000 Fine. His charged with cocaine distribution and Possession conspiracy and obstruction of Justice