European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 21 sports lakers wrap up Aba title the lakers magic Johnson shows Why he is rot cd Hie most valuable player in tse playoff for the third time since 1980. By Bih. Barnard , Calif. A Alicr a lacklustre Start magic Johnson and 1hc los Angela lakers found the championship formula in the second half sunday. It s great to be a Champion again Johnson said Afler a 16-Poinl, 19-assist performance in the lakers 106-93 Victory Over the Boston celtics. The Victory gave inc lakers the championship series. Tour games to two. This was the sweetest of them All Johnson said. This is the Best  i Ever played on. This championship Means the most to  the lakers won heir fourth Aba title and Johnson his third playoff most valuable player award since i980. We worked real hard for this said Kareem Abdul Jabbar who scored 32 Points in the final game. The most satisfying part is hat no one even picked us to win our  Abdul Jabbar. Who is considering a contract Extension that would have him playing another two years added Well he Back next year. I have no commit ment beyond that the celtics id Point underdogs after giving up an average of 133 Points in the firs two games of the series on the Lak ers court led 56-51 at halftime before the lakers rallied. The 6-foot-9 Johnson the unanimous Saa Aba on Page 26 Snead fops bal Seferos in playoff Harrison , up . Snead wingless in six years parred the first extra Hole sunday to de feat save Balles Lacros and capture the $600,000 manufacturers Han Over Wesl Chesier classic. The 45-year-old Nephew of Golf ing legend Sam Snead took the Lead for the first time in the tournament with a Birdie on the final Hole and was forced into the play off when Ballesteros also birdied. Ballet crop who has finished second three times in Silt . Appearance this year got into imme Diate trouble when his drive on the Par-4 10th landed behind a Pine tree on the right. On his second shot his club hit a tree Branch and he Ball moved Only a few feet. His third shot cleared the Green and went Inlo the crowd and he did l bother to Hole out As Sicad completed his Par. Snead who earned $108,000 for to biggest payday of his career, Ballesttros completed the regulation 72 holes in 8-Undcf-Par 276. Snead who started the Day three shots behind Leader Mike Reid closed with a a under Par 70 and balesleroihad72. Roger Maltbie the 1985 West Chester Champion missed a 3-foot Pult for bogey on the 17th Hole and this Cost him a Chanee at a playoff. A final round 71 left him third at 277. Reid the third round to a shot Over Ballesieros failed to make a Birdie sunday and played the final seven holes in 4-Over, including a double bogey on the 16lh Hole. He wound up with a 75and in a three Way tie for fourth. Schmidt hits 3, ties Ott front press dispatches Montreal Mike Schmidt Sun Day hit three homers drove in six run Sand got his 2.000th career hit to Lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an 11-6 Victory Over the Montreal expos. The three homers lied Schmidt with Mel Ott for 13th place on the All time Home run list with 511 and gave him 25career Home runs at Olyn Pic stadium More than any other visiting player. The six Bis tied his single game career High. It was a memorable game but i be had one Here that was even More memorable Schmidt said. That was on the neat to last Day of the 1980 season when he hit a two run Homer in the 1 us inning to beat the expos and Clinch the National league East championship. The Phillies went on to win the playoffs and the world series. Schmidt has now hit three Home runs in a game twice and once homered four times in an estra inning game. Schmidt who grounded out in the Sec Ond inning hit a three run Homer in the third inning against starter Lary Sorn sen. 3-3, to give the Phillies a 4-0 Lead then connected for a Solo shut in the Sibih off reliever Curt Brown for his 2.000th hit and hit a two run Homer off Randy St. Claire during the Sis run seven thinning that made me score 11-1. He is the 153rd major league player to no Roundup reach the 2,000-hit  m in the record Book. It s the Only time i la Ever make history Brown  came out of the game after his third Homer missing a Chance for four Homer game for the second Lime in his career. His replacement. Rick Schu got to Bat in the  was kidding with Rick about the fourth Homer but i thought very Lidle about it Schmidt  condition of my ribs the 11-1 score and the fact that it was a Day game after a night game acid my ribs were getting a Billle sore it was right that i tume out of the  Schmidt returned to the lineup Las wednesday after being on the disabled list since May 26 with a strained muscle beneath his rib , recalling facing Brown a few times last season during the Rookie s Brief stint with the expos noted that he broke three bats on  he said he mentioned to manager John Felike that with Juan Samuel on first base perhaps the Phillies should try a  Schmidt was allowed to hit away running the count to 3-0 before Hom ering."1 Laid off three pitches that last year i see no on Page 26 a phom Milt Schmidt ,.big Day in Montreal orioles top jays snap losing Streak from press dispatcher Baltimore the Baltimore Ori Oles Hauk d their Orange jerseys out of Mothballs and ended their in Ganie los ing Streak. Wearing the Orange for the first time in three seasons the orioles Gin Home runs Bruni Kay Knight Cal Ripken or. And Jim Dwyer while Healing tur Onlo 8 5 sunday snapping the 11-game winning Streak of Hie Blue jays. Dwyer connected for a Throe run Al Roundup Homer off the right Field foul pole in the Aghili inning after Toronto scored three runs in the seventh to pull within 5-4. I Jum got behind him and had to throw a slake said Toronto reliever turn Plenke. He Hil it 309 feet. An out in most Parks. Hut he Hil it Al the right place Al the right  we had to sweat it out at the end. And that was t a Ewe sign Dwyer said. Hut in was Good to win a  balls Fri coach or Tel Hendricks Sug a Fried the wearing of the Orange jerseys and general manager Hank Peters agreed adding Well try  in was just a Rray thing to do i Dwyer said Al is just a change and it nor ked. Well Hine to take them Home and sleep in  Baltimore s drought was the fourth see Al on Page 26