European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday. May 21,1983 Florida player tops teammate in Tenn a final los Angeles a fourth Sec did Shaun Stafford of inc University of Florida  team mate Halle Ciolfi 7.6. 6-4 thurs Day in jilt in win inc tingles title in inc Mcaa women s Tennis tournament. Stafford won the first set tic breaker Over the third seeded Cioffi fc-6 and then closed out the Ralfh which lasted about 90 min utes with a hard fought Victory in the second set. " developed my Lypor of rhythm in the beginning of the match Stafford said. My serves were big and i was Hilling hard and accurate shuts. However i had to Cam every  the meeting of Stafford and Cipiti was the first time in Mcaa history thai two players from the same school competed Tot the National singles title. She Stafford was definitely in inc offensive tonight said Cipiti. Who has said she will turn pro after this tournament my serve was t going in and inc definitely took advantage of it. Did t play Well tit Alt in this tournament royals rip twins 14-1 rainout put the Damper on baseball new York a rainout Are reigning in inc majors this season where bad weather is causing an overflow of double headers and a flood of potential problems. There have already been 29 games postponed by bad weather this year. Only 27 were wiped out All last season. If it goes Down to the last couple of months it puts a big Strain on us said los Angeles pitching coach Ron Pyrra Noski. Whose dodgers hive been a Pinch out five times. The rainout for the dodgers whose pitching has put them in first place in the National league West included four straight Days in april three of them Al Home. No games were rained out Al dodger stadium last year and never had three straight there been washed out Boston one of the favourites in the american league East leads the majors with six Rainous. Two of them were in Chicago where the red Sot will now have to play double headers on july 8 and 9. By the amx haled press Minneapolis Kurt Stillwell in t sure where his recent Power surge has come from but he knows Why he s hitting better in general hard work. Stillwell homered for the third straight game added a triple and a single and drove in four runs to Pace an 18-hit at tack in Kansas City s 14-1 Victory Over Minnesota thursday. " royals hitting coach Mike Lum has been working hard with me Stillwell said. Its just been hard work. I had a Good series and i m starting to get in a Siulc  Stillwell who was moved from the Bottom to the top of the royals order for thursday s game went 6-for-Io in the three game series driving in nine runs. His Homer a three run shot in the third was his fifth of the season a career High. Ii feels pretty Good la be Back Hilling the Way i should Stillwell said. Bill Buckner had three hits and iwo Solo homers and George Brett had a two run Homer As part of a three hit Day. Kansas City s 14 runs its highest total of the season helped starter Charlie Lei Brandl. 2-6, break a personal five game losing Streak. Leibrandt allowed just three hits in six innings. I Haven t been pitching thai Welt he said. It makes ii a lot easier when you get some runs  twins starter Les Straker. 1-2, got Only one out in the first inning allowing four runs. Mark Portugal took Over and gave up is runs on three homers in inc third inning. Charlie Lea who was scheduled to Start saturday for Minnesota relieved Portugal. Twins manager Tom Kelly said str air would Start in Lea s spot saturday. In other games thursday Al Roundup Baltimore California swept a pair in n record setting double header the team hit into 12 double plays tying the Al Mark. Bob bronc scored on a a Cord dying ninth double play in the 10th inning As California won the first game. The an gels made five double plays and the Ori Oles four Matching the Mark for two teams in a game. Boon started inc 10th inning with a single off Dave Schmidt 1-2. Boone moved 10 third on Brian downing1 smile and scored when Pinch Hitler Chili Davis grounded into a double Piny. Bryan Harvey 2-1, got the Victory with two innings of relic. In the Nightcap the Angels failed 6-1 entering the eighth then scored seven limes. Indians 1, a Lite sox 0 Cleveland Cory Snyder Hom ered with one out in the Bottom of the ninth inning Anil Greg Swindell pitched a iwo Hiller for his eighth Victory. Snyder s Home run his eighth carried Well Over the left Field Fence off Bobby Thigpen 1-4, who relieved Dave Lap Power surge a Tuic the re tails Kurt Stillwell has been on a car lately. Although fouling off his pitch in thursday s game he still had a single triple Homer and four Rols. Point to Start the ninth. Swindell 8-1, did not allow a hit until Ken Williams singled with one out in the seventh. Williams became the Only while sox player to reach scoring position when he doubled with two outs in inc ninth. Swindell struck out nine and walked iwo for his fourth Complete game and second shutout. Ruin in new York new York the Seattle mariners new York Yankees game was postponed by rain. Leary dodgers Whitewash expos 2-0 by the associated press los Angeles Tim Leary pitched a seven Hiiter and Mike Marshall had three hits including a Solo Homer thurs Day night As the los Angeles dodgers beat the Montreal expos 2-0 and avoided a three tame sweep. Leary 3-3, recorded his second shut out and Complete game of the season with 10 strikeouts and no walks. The right hander who had gone win less with three defeats in his five pre Vious starts struck out the Side in the first and fifth innings and surrendered just two hits Over the last Silt innings one of them was a checked swing oppo site Field double by Pitcher Dennis mar Lincz his Sim hit in his last 20 a bats. No Roundup Martinez 3-6, allowed nine hits Over six innings with five strikeouts and no walks. The right hander has lost four in a Row since april 28, when he bruised his right Index to mgr while batting against Houston s Danny Darwin. The dodger scored both i hair runs in the fourth inning. Kirk Gibson led off with a single Ana went to third on an errant pick off throw by Martinez. Pedro Guerrero s sacrifice Fly preceded mar shall whose 12-game Hilling Streak was stopped tuesday night. Marshall hit the next pitch into the left Field Pavilion for his Sim Homer of the season. The Jipos wasted their Best scoring Opportunity in the second inning Hubic Brooks and Andres Galarraga opened with singles and executed a double steal Jeff Reed struck Oul. Brooks was thrown out at the palc by Leary on a chopper to he right of the Mound by Johnny Paredes and Tom Foley grounded out to first base. In other games thursday san Diego Keith Hernandez got three of new York s season High 1 6 hits and Pitcher Ron Darling s single sparked a four run seventh inning As the mets beat san Diego for their fourth straight Victory Darling 4-3, gave up three runs on five hits in eight innings lie had allowed three hits in each or his iwo previous starts. Darling hit two singles off de Whitson 3-3, and scored on Wally Back Man s single for a 3-2 Lead in the seventh. We be been struggling and not scor ing when i pitch but today was great Darling said. The padres lost their fourth consecutive game. It was inc first time since july 14-17, 1973, that Sao Diego was swept in a four game series at Home. Cardinal 5, in Tel Chicago Cris Carpenter pitched a four Hilier for his first major league Victory and the St. Louis cardinals won their fourth straight game 5-1 Over the Chicago cubs