European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. August 13,1p87 the stars and stripes Pago 19 dead bats kill Ryan s live  by Michael a. Lutz Houston a after 20 years of throwing fast balls in the High 90s, Nolan Ryan is witnessing a Power  s no in his pitching  though. It s the amount of runs his Houston astros teammates scare for him. Ryan has t won a game since june 12, a stretch that include eight straight loss and his record has dipped to 4-13.in nine starts is Nee beating the los Angeles dodgers the astros have scored 15 runs for Ryan and lost eight of the games. While i am Nubia fizzle on Altense Ryan has continued to Lizzy on the Mound. His 3.10 earned run average is second on the team Only to Mike Scoll i2.67 among starters. Ryan Haj struck out 165 Bailers third Best total in the major leagues behind Scon and Seattle s Mark  Are one dimension of 8 two dimension ram Ryan said. It s offence and defense and you As the Pitcher Are the major contributor to the defense. Whatever happen offensively is out of your hands i m not Happy about it tort there s nothing i can do so my objective is to shut out the other team and give us a Chance to win. That does t change Ketterl m 10-2 or 2-10." Ryan started the season wondering if the Elbow in jury that slowed him last year would cause More prob lems. It has  s throwing the Ball now h Well As he has in be Lait three or four Yean manager Hal lamer said. Thai s what makes it such a shame. His record should Juit about be  has t won fewer than 10 games in a teas of since he finished 7-11 with the new York mets in1970. He has had two previous eight game losing streaks in his career. Complicating Ryan s Effort to break out of the slump is a 110-pitch limit imposed by general manager Dick  imposed the limit on Ryan last year after he returned from his Elbow injury. Ryan believes there should be More flexibility in the pitch limit but he can t argue with he Success of keeping Bis  rested. I Don t know if they think it increases the chances for re injury or what Ryan said. They Haven t Dis cussed it with me so i Don l know what the reason is. Having to leave be game in the seventh inning of his last Start was especially trying for Ryan. He struck out 12 and allowed five hits but he was t around to Benefit when the astros rallied to win. Second International drag racing festival Norma Ryan is unlucky half of two dimension game. No bullpen yet for Ryan Houston a Houston astros Veteran Pitcher Nolan Ryan won t be used in the bullpen As previously mentioned by manager Hal Lan or Ryan was to Lake his next scheduled Start in the astros rotation thursday meaning Lanier s tentative plan to move Ryan to Long Relief would t be put into Clion until next week at the  m still thinking about it Lanier said from san Francisco where the astros arc in the mid dle of a four game  Haven t decided to do anything definite yet. But i m sure Nolan would be willing to do any thing for the Good of the  he was throwing As Good in the seventh inning As he was in the first inning Lanier said. He had great slut when i had to Lake him  s fastball still occasionally whips across the plate at 97-98 Mph and he s not ready to give up because of the Power failure behind  can have longevity if you keep yourself in shape and have Good mechanics Ryan said. But i m As surprised As everyone else that i be been Able to pitch this  Eisenreich s winning his grim Battle Bullowa Dullman Boston a Jim Eisenreich did t know what his malady was. He just knew what horrors it was  made him twitch and gasp for air during games in Minnesota. 1 led fans in Boston to taunt him a few Days later. It caused frightening breathing problems in the next series Al Milwaukee that was five years ago. Five years when he should have been terrorizing american league pitching. Five years of prescription drugs and just 48 major league , at age 28, he is Back. The problem that surfaced when he was a Rookie Center fielder with the twins has been diagnosed Aston Rette syndrome a neurological disorder involving chemicals in the brain. The proper dosage of Medica Tion has been found to control it yet avoid such Side effects As drowsiness that would prevent him from playing  twins placed him on the voluntary retired Lisl on june 4, 1984. He spent he next to years playing Amateur baseball in his native St. Cloud minn., before Kansas City signed him to a one year contract for this  is no cure right now but i m Fine Sayi  Hiresh fewer executive director of the Tou Retle syndrome association in new York praised Eisenreich for having the courage to Lake a shot at the major leagues again and put himself on the tiring  Eisenreich started the season with Memphis of the class a Southern league. In 70 games he hit .382 with 36 doubles 10 triples ii homers and 37  june 17, he was Back in the big leagues with the royals although he is Hilling just .213 in 75 at Bati. Last Friday he was Back in Boston where bleacher fans ridiculed him in May 1982."i Don to even think about that Eisenreich said. I just think i s no big Deal. I be been Here before my Only problem is that i m just not being very disciplined hitter. They can throw me anything and i d swing at  manager Billy Gardner has expressed con Cern about Eise Reidi s struggles at the plate. He s having a problem with the Bat said Gardner who Pul Steve Balboni in Eisenreich s designated hit Ler spot because Balboni has been hitting Well. In Boston. Eisenreich walked and struck out in two Pinch hitting appearances. He was t booed or taunted i m just another player and that s the Way people react to me he said. Dragsters fuelled to shatter Bockenheim s Calm. _ ,. ,. J . ,1,11-1  ill i to my Ratill 1lt1by Handy Barnett jvltmvf0ft9 editor colourful and noisy racing with an american flavor will be in order on sat urday and sunday when More than 200 can and cycles Speed Down the strip in the second annual International drag racing festival at Bockenheim. Last year s inaugural event Drew some 40,000 spectators which nude it the Sec Ond largest Molo sports attraction in Germany second Only to the grand prix for formula one cars. With Good weather we Hope to do even belter this weekend said race director Jerry Lackey president of the Hanau Auto racing association Hara. Lackey said wednesday hat this weekend s drag racing program again a joint Effort of Hara and the  i Stein it drag raving will be High lighted by the world pro comp Chal Lenge cup featuring funny cars and dragsters from the United Stales eng land and Sweden. Sammy Miller of Wayne n.j., who holds 20 american tract records four International records and four world records will also be featured at Hock enc Ira and he will give demonstration runs in his vanishing Point rocket car. This car fuelled by Hydrogen peroxide hits 230 mile an hour in 2,5 seconds at the one eighth Milc Mark. Another super isl machine the Vam Pire dragster from Santa pod raceway in England will also give demonstration runs on the site High la mile Start finish line strip Al Bockenheim. This car. The favorite of fans at last year s race is pow ered by a Rolls Royce Jet engine that shoots out 45-foot flames before blasting Tiff Down the strip race director Lackey said the pro comp Challenge cup cars include the Camaro funny car of californian Rick i ii Chan Holder of the it Irack re Cord Al los Angeles county raceway the Ford Tempo funny car of Hans Kuesel Iino Lher californian a Lio holds he  at Sears i Oil calif., and the to i a comp dragsters to be driven by Sweden s Svenn Anderson and englishman Jim Reed. Then cars Are capable of running the one eighth mile in about 4 seconds. Among top names in other classes arc Hose of Germany s Rico ankh is with a Mercedes funny car in the open com petition class Tony Morris of England with a dragster in euro series Competition american Driver Tony Rowe with an Nora record Corvette in modified class and Heidi Lackey of Germany in a 260hp vow Bug also in modified class. She won the women s division in this year s annual Volkswagen Bug in at  and placed third Overall. In the motorcycle Field there s an entry of More than 60 bikes ranging from Stravi to lop fuel Dassos. With hol land s Henk Vink the top Star there. Vink is a former world Champion in the top fuel class Antl he also holds the world land i Pix record on a rocket Bike. Some 1 1 other drag racing Cycle champions will he racing in their respective classes Luckey said making for ii Good   the Cycle classes include Competition top fuel pro Stock and Street. The total i a Cyde entry Lirt stood at 212 on tuesday Lackey said and any one who would like to race May still Register through Friday. The registration office Al Ine Bockenheim Irack will be open from noon until 10 . On Friday with he entry fee for Street Legal cars Sci at 140 Marks about 17 this fee also Good for a weekend Competition License. To reach the registration office at the Bockenheim racing circuit entrant should follow signs to the Fahre lager. The circuit is located just outside the town of Bockenheim which is a few Milci Southwest of Heidelberg. Qualifying will be held on saturday from 9 . Umil 2 30 ., with first round eliminations to be staged from 3 to 6 . The program on sunday be gins Al ii . With elimination races followed by final eliminations irom 3 until 6p.m. Admission prices Are is Marki about j8 on saturday and 25 Mark about $13 on sunday. Up passes maj he purchased either Day for an addition Al 15 Marks while special seating is also available either Day for an additional 15 Marks