European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday. July 19,19b/ athletes fans open olympic festival Raleigh , a North Carolina welcomed More than 3,000 Amateur athletes Friday night As three hours of music and pageantry marked the official be ginning of the 1987 . Olympic festival. Entertained by military bands card stunts and the army s Golden knights parachuting learn. A crowd estimated at More than 52,000 witnessed the largest spectacle Ever staged in Nonh Carolina. Competition began last monday in some sports but this weekend Marks the Start of com petition in most of he 34 Ray its in stepping Stone to next year s olympics in Canada and South Korea. I Lold . Olympic committee president Robert Holmick that this festival will be known not Only for its Competition but it will be one of the friendlies festivals  North Carolina gov Jim Martin Lold the crowd at Caner Finley stadium. At 8 30 . Martin declared the festival open capping four years of work by state and local officials to bring the games to North Carolina for the first time since its inception in 1978, the festival is being hosted in five separate cities Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill. Cary and Greensboro. Previous festivals have been held in single locations such As Syracuse . Houston and Baton Rouge la. Hill Carrow president of the local organizing com Mittee urged the crowd to Salute yourselves and the athletes about to enter this great stadium Carrow even involved himself in a sketch with character actor Jim Gamey known to Many As erne ii p. Worrell. This is indeed the greatest sports cilia Maganza in inc history of North Carolina said or. Leroy Walker track and Field coach Ai Nonh Carolina Central University a recent inductee into the . Olympic Hallof Fame and a prime mover in bringing the festival to the state. And it deserves 45.000 of the nation s great est  the festival Lorch. Which for inc Lasi several months has travelled throughout the slate in rain and Sunshine through the major cities and Small farming communities was brought into the stadium by Sieve Elreater. An All Atlantic coast conference football player at North Carolina in the late 1970s, Streator has been confined to a wheelchair partly cd from the Ches Down since april 1981, when he was involved in an automobile Accident on the night lie signed a professional fool Ball contract Strealer passed the Lorch to two University of North Carolina athletes basketball Star . Reid and All America soccer player april Hrin Rivtis. After running around the perimeter of the play ing surface Reid and Chin chs carried the Torch to the Grassy Bank at the cast end of the stadium where icy lit the cauldron signifying the Start of the festival. Preceding the official Stan of the festival the ath letes filed into inc stadium led by five astronauts from the Mercury space program which began .space exploration in the 1960s, each of the learns was led onto the Field by a military band. Some members of the North team Clad in White sweatsuits carried a sign which r and Ollic i  a reference to Marine la. Col. Oliver North. Members or inc East team carried a sign saying Oliver North for  the crowd saved its loudest applause for the South team Many of whom Are carrying on i hair collegiate athletic careers at the three major schools in the area Nonh Carolina North Carolina stale and Duke entertainment also was provided by North Carolina natives Roberta rack and Charlie Daniels in addition to hundreds of aerobic dancers and dodgers and a gospel chorus. During a break in the entertainment Many of the athletes crowded around the stage to get closer to the Charlie Daniels band but were sent Back to their scats bringing a chorus of Boos from the stands. Festival officials bombarded by a chant of let them  quickly changed their minds and inc ceremonies look on a truly festive atmosphere. Closing inc ceremonies was a fireworks display set up by Zambelli International the same group which helped in the Centennial Celebration of inc statue of Liberty last summer. Hits 4th round tripper in 4 games Esasky Homer lifts reds Over mets by the associated press new York Nick Esasky Cincin Nati s right handed hitting first baseman hit a three run Homer in the ninth innings the reds scored four runs to beat the acts 5-2 Friday night. The reds snapped a four Gumc losing Streak and ended new York s four game winning Streak. The Homer came off Ron Darling the new York acts right handed starter. It was Esasky s fourth Home run in As no Roundup Many games and his 12th of the season. In those four games he is Balling .389 with nine runs baited in. That s Nick manager Pete Rose said. I be been playing him against left ies but since he s on a hot Streak and we re struggling i figured i would take a Chance tonight and maybe he d pop one out. It took him All game to do it but right now he has inc Best Home run to at ratio one for every nine in in majors. Earlier in inc season he went 4 for-39 before i look him Oul of the line up. Ill never Tell Nick he has to play his Way out of a slump Rose said but i Don t have the luxury of giving him the Job outright. We re in first place and i be got to win  Esasky. Who struck out in his previous two Al Bals against Darling. 4-7, said i Hil the Home run on a split Finger fastball Hal probably stayed up a Little too High for a to. He got me out on the same kind Nick Esasky. On a hot Streak of pitch in my previous at Bat. I be had a lend  of jumping out a the Ball bul now i m watching i Himy c Ballome before committing myself runs come in  in other a games Friday Phillies 2, astros 1 Houston Lance Parrish and Glenn Wilson Hil run scoring singles in the first inning and Shane Sawley struck Oul a career High nine Batten As Phila Delphia beat Houston and Mike Scott Rawley 11-5, scattered eight Hili in 8vi innings in route to his fourth straight Victory and inc Phillies snapped a three game losing Streak. Steve fled Rosian got the final out for his 25lh save. Cardinali 4, padres 3 san Diego Greg Mathews pitched six hit Ball for eight plus innings and Willie Mcgee Hil a two run Homer As St. Lou is Defeated san Diego. Mathews 7-6, who struck out two and walked two lost his shutout when car Milo Martinez led off inc ninth inning with his 10th Homer. John Kruk Fol Lowed with a single and Chris Brown doubled to Chase Mathews. Todd Worrell came on and struck Oul two before Marvell Wynne hit a two run Pinch single. But Worrell go his 19th save when he struck Oul Pinch hitter Tim planner to end the game. Expos 5, braves 4 Montreal Tim Raines infield single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning gave Montreal a Victory Over Allan la. It was the expos fifth straight Victory. With the score tied 4-4, Raines hit a 3-1 pitch from reliever Paul Assenmacher deep into the Hole a Short to score Jeff Reed from third Wilh the winning run. Cubs sluts 1 san Francisco Rick Sutcliffe held san Francisco witless through five innings and left the game allowing six hits Over 7 to for his 13th Victory of the season As Chicago beat the giants. Sul Cliffy 134, leads the National league in victories and has won 10 of his last 12 decisions. He struck out three and walked four. Dod?m3, pirates 2 los Angeles Mariano Duncan singled to Center Wilh one Oul and the bases loaded in the to idiom of the 10th to lift los Angeles Over Pittsburgh. Al from Page 21 second baseman also became Only inc second Milwaukee player to hit a Homer right handed and Tift handed in the same game. Ted Simmons Hil homers from both sides in 1982. Sveum Hil his 0lh Homer in inc third inning off California s Mike will 11-6. Sveum capped a five run fourth inning rally Wanh a two run Shoi off Wilt and delivered a three run drive off Chuck Finky to wrap up a six run seventh inning. Sveum s first two homers came left handed in his first two at bats and the third one came right handed in his fourth at Bat. He struck out in his third at Bat. While sox 4, indians 3 Chicago Carlton Fisk singled of second baseman Tommy Hinzo s Glove with one out in the Bottom of the 1 oth to score Gary Rcd us from third base and lift Chicago Over Cleveland Fisk s game winning hit his ill of the season came off Doug Jones 3-3. The indians tied the Scon 3-3 in the lop of Floc eighth on Bill Butler s rib double. The White so had gone ahead 3-2 Wilh a three run fourth featuring Ivan Calderon s two run Homer his 12m,  Boston Mark Mcgwire and Carney Lansford capped a seven run Lola inning with consecutive Home runs off reliever can Vin sen Iraldi pacing Oakland Over Boston Mcgwire the major leagues Home run Leader hit a three run shot for his34th of the season to make the score 9-4. Lansford followed Wilh his 10th Home run. Mcgwire has 71 runs balled in. The rally gave Oakland an 11-4 Lead an helped the As withstand a two run Lurry by the Al son in the Bottom of Floc Lola. Greg Caparel inc fifth Oakland Pitcher earned the Victory his first major league decision. Dennis lamp got he final two outs. Bob Stanley 3-9. Was the loser. Rahal sets Pace in qualifying at Toronto Toronto a Bobby Rahal continued to hold a hoi hand Friday As he easily took the provisional pole for sunday s Mol son lady , who has won twice and finished no worse than second in his last four indy car starts also won the inaugural run through exhibition place and along Toronto s Lakeshore Boulevard lost july. The defending cart pig series Champion and current Point Leader topped Friday s qualifying session with a fast Lap of 61.157 seconds or 104.780 Mph. Ai Unser or. Was second with a time of 61.673 seconds or 103.903 Mph. Rahal. Who was second fastest qualifier Here last year at 105.917mph, was Short of the rack qualifying record of 106.248 Mph set last july by two Lime formula on Champion Emerson Filli Paldi of  Drivers were to have a Chance to improve on their qualifying laps saturday. The Best sin Gle Lap by each car Over the two Days of time trials was to deter mine the starting Grid for sunday s 183-mile , who can lock up his first pole of the season and the 13th of his career said we re not quites fast As we were last year. Last year there was a new track and there was a bit More grip and we had bigger wings. But Well letdown 10 the 60s saturday Al though maybe not As Low As last , who has not qualified better than sixth in the season opener at Long Beach. Calif., said the car really is running pretty food but not As Well As we want it to. 1 just tried staying with Bobby but he suddenly pulled away again. That shows we be still got More work to do. This is really pretty surprising to me Unser added. Roberta Guerrero of Colombia was third Friday at 103.807 Mph followed by Mario Andretti at iw3.79z Mph. Filli Paldi 103.723 Mph and Michael Andretti. Mari o s son. Ai 103.340 Mph