European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday june 16.1987 Aba Richmond wins Miller 500 from Page 21 map selection scored 12 Points in the third Quarter when the lakers outscored Boston 30-11 for in 81-68 Lead. The cel tics moved no closer than 12 in the final period. We started in october with the Atti tude that we would not be denied Lak ers coach pal Riley said. If we had let this one get away it would have been the longest summer they Ever spent. This is the Best Laker learn i be Ever  James worthy who had 56 Points in two easy victories at the forum in games i and 2 Only to slump to 46 As the lakers lost two of three at Boston Garden had 22 Points sunday. He Laid the return Home helped him and the team the series started very positive for me worthy said coming Home worthy really helped us mentally. Our defense dictated our of  Johnson who led the lakers in scor ing rebounding and assists in the finals also was playoff map when the lakers won Aba titles in his Rookie season of1980 and in 1982. The lakers also won the Aba title in 1985 with Abdul Jabbar the map beat ing the celtics for the first Lime in nine title meetings Between the teams. Johnson had six Points and three assists As los Angeles began the second half with an 18-2 spurt. Boston finished the period with Only five baskets in 19 shots. Boston was Tough and we were too ready Al the beginning Johnson said of the the lakers first half problems. We never got our fast break going in Boston. We finally got it going today. In the Sec Ond half we forced the celtics out so they got Only one shot our plan was not to let them get into the Low  in the first half we were anxious Riley said. We played beyond ourselves and i Felt fortunate to be Only five Down at the half. In the third Quarter we Gath ered and worked  the lakers who won All 10 of their Home games in the playoffs continued their dominance at the forum Over the celtics who lost their last seven postseason games on the Road. Dennis Johnson led Boston with 33 Points and Kevin Mchale had 20. Larry Bird a three Lime regular season map and twice the playoff map was held to 16. He missed nine of his tint 12 shots from he Field. And Danny Ainge the hero of Boston s game 5 Victory was i for-9 from the Field. Our Guys have no reason to hang their  Boston coach . Jones said. I think they can be very proud. I think they did a fantastic Job this year representing the league As defending champions. There s no question i m still proud of this team and he Effort it gave on the court Dennis Johnson said we we tout and gave a great Effort. A by of teams would have folded after what we went through. We just happened to face a greater  the defeat was Only third in 19 finals appearances for the celtics who became the Isle consecutive Aba Champion to fail in an attempt to repeal. The last team to do so was Boston in 1969. The celtics were Only the fifth defending Champion since 1969 to make it to the finals the next season. The lakers who won 15 of 18 playoff games this year won their role Aba title and fifth since the franchise moved to los Angeles from Minneapolis in 1960. Boston with 16, has More championships than any other Aba team. Long Pond a. Dpi Tim Richmond who recovered from life threatening double pneumonia sunday won la Miller High life 500 Al Pocono International raceway for his first Victory of the Lascar season. Richmond Speni six months recovering from his illness and resumed to Competition last month. He posted an average Speed of 122.133 Mph and held off a Challenge by bit Elliott to earn j29.875 in the 1455,2-15 event. I finally Felt great today said Rich mond whose previous Victory came last november in the Winston Western 500 Al Riverside Calif a lot of people were asking me if i could come Back after the double pneumonia. I be come Back but i never really gave it Loo much thought. I Felt 100 percent that i could make this comeback. Everything went off like clockwork. There were no real constraints in our Effort today. It went just like  driving a Chevrolet for team Folk or s. Richmond battled Elliott who was driving a Ford and Dale Earnhardt in a Chevrolet. He look the Lead for Good from Earnhardt on the 154th Lap of the 200-Lap contest on Pocono s 2.5-mile course. Richmond led by As Many As sin car lengths in the last two laps. Elliott was second 53 seconds behind the Winner. Kyle Petty driving a Ford finished third and Cale Yarborough in an Oldsmobile was fourth. Earnhardt the Lascar cup Points Leader with 1,823 Points fell behind the pack late in. The race and finished fifth. Pole Sitter Terry Labonic who set a re Cord with a qualifying Speed of 155.502 Mph in his Chevrolet left the race after 86 laps because of engine problems. Richmond who won seven races in 1986, including both events at the Poco no International Speedway returned this year with a third place finish in the Winston on May 17 at Charlotte motor Speedway. There was a Point where i thought i would never race again until the Winston race he said. When i finished third there i was hoping it would be a different  he has won four of the last eight Winston cup events Al Pocono to go along with finishes of second fourth and fifth. Richmond started the race from the third Post position after qualifying at 155.341 Mph. Twelve cars were knocked out of the race because of mechanical problems. There were nine caution flags but none of the accidents was serious. No from Page 21 probably would have made an out on he said. Don Carman 4-5, carried an 11-3 Lead into the eighth before Andres Galarraga s rib double and a two run Homer by Reid Nichols his second of the season brought in reliever Kent Tekulve. Darren Maullon opened the Phila Delphia seventh with his second Homer. With two out Jeff Stone and Samuel singled Home runs before Schmidt homered bringing the crowd of 30,209 to its feet von Hayes followed with his sixth Burner of the season. In other games sunday cardinals 3, cubs 2 St. Louis Danny Cox pitched five hit Ball for 8w innings As St. Louis Defeated Chicago for a sweep of their three game series. St. Louis won its fourth straight game and extended its Lead in the National league East to six games the cardinals largest margin since they won the world series in 1982. The cubs have lost four in a Row. Cox. 7-3, beat Chicago for the fourth time this season. Todd Worrell gave up Manny Trillo s two run single before getting his major league leading 16th save. Scott Sanderson 3-4, took the loss. Reds 4, braves 3 Cincinnati Dave Conception s two out single off Gene Garber in the eighth inning scored Barry Larkin with the winning run for Cincinnati. Buddy Bell Drew a Lead off walk from Garber 8-4, and Larkin came on As a Pinch runner. He moved to second on Nick Esasky s sacrifice bunt and scored on Conception s single. Rob Murphy 4-2, pitched one perfect inning to earn the Victory. John Franco the fourth Cincinnati Pitcher closed the game for his 13th save. Mels 7, pirates 3 Pittsburgh Darryl Strawberry hit a two run Home run Keith Hernan Dez added a Solo Homer and a run scor ing double and Doug Sisk pitched 4v innings of scoreless Relief As new York Defeated Pittsburgh. Sisk 2-1, the mels third Pitcher earned the Victory by checking the i Rales on two hits. Jesse Orosco pitched the ninth inning for the mels. Brian Fisher 2-4, took the loss. Astros 4, dodgers 1 los Angeles Danny Darwin held los Angeles Willess for the final 8 a innings and finished with a iwo Hilter to Lead Houston by los Angeles. Darwin 4-4, allowed Only one base runner Afler giving up Pedro Guerrero s 15th Home run and a single by Mike Marshall in the first inning. Darwin struck out six walked one and retired the final 16 los Angeles batters in his first Complete game. Tim Leary 2-1, look the loss. Plena 4, sluts 1 san Francisco Dave Dravecky pitched a five hitter and carmelo Marti Nez homered and drove in two runs in san Diego s Victory Over san Francisco. By winning the final three games of a four game series the padres won three in a Row Tor the first time since last aug. 11. The padres outscored. The giants 20-4 in the series. Dravecky u 2-6 and loser Mark Davis is 4-5. Al from Page 21 longest in team history. Toronto ended a 6-1 Road trip the Best in club history in which it outscored Baltimore and new York 51-24. In other games sunday tigers 2, red sox 1 Detroit Mike Heath singled Home the tie breaking run in the eighth inning and Jack Morris won his eighth straight decision As Detroit beat Boston and swept the three game series. Mariners 4, indians 3 Seattle Jim Presley hit a Lead off Home run in the Bottom of the i oth in Ning giving Seattle a Victory Over Cleve land. Twins 6, White sox 3 Chicago Tim Laudner batting Only .180, hit a grand slam to help Minnesota and Joe Niel Cro beat Chicago. U was the eighth win in the last nine games for Al West leading Minnesota. Angels 12, royals 0 Kansas City to. Dick Scho Field hit a grand slam George Hendrick drove in tour runs and Don Sutton pitched seven scoreless innings for his 313th career Victory As California routed Kansas City. Brewers 6, Yankees 4 new York Bill Schroeder who went 4-for-4, hit a two run Homer and Date Sveum hit a Solo Home run in the ninth inning to lift Milwaukee Over new York. Ringers 5, athletics 1 Arlington Texas Charlie Hough pitched a three hitter and Pete o Brien homered As Texas beat Oakland ending the athletics five game winning Streak. M photo Bobby fatal .3rd Victory in 8 Days Rahoy takes indy car race at Portland Portland Ore. A Bobby Rahal inheriting the Lead after mechanical problems eliminated pole Winner Roberto Guerrero and Emerson Fittipaldi raced off to a runaway Victory sunday in the Budweiser of Joe s 200 indy car race. The Victory was the first of the season for Rahal in the cart pig indy car series his ninth on a Road course and 15lh of his career. It also was the third race the defending indy car Champion has won in eight Days. He look a round of the International race of Cham pions on june 6 and a Day later joined Jochen mass of Wesl Ger Many in winning an 1msa came it race. Both events were run Al mid Ohio sports car course. Only eight of 22 starters were run Ning at the end of the 104-tap event on Portland International raceway s tight twisting Road course. Rahal who led 55 of the last 57 laps built leads of More than 22seconds before slowing to conserve fuel Over the last 10 laps. He beat second place Michael Andretti to the finish line by 6.39 seconds. The Winner averaged 108.590 Mph breaking the race record of 107.759 set last year by Mario an or Atli Rahal earned about 175,000