European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. May 30,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Mears nobs 3rd indy Victory by Mike Harris Indianapolis a Rick cars overcame an Early one Lap deficit then overpowered lire rest of the held sunday on inc Way 10 his third Indianapolis 500 Victory in a race marred by crashes and a record 14 caution flags. Fittingly it ended under caution with cars Takin the Check ered Flag More than a tap ahead of teammate Al Unser. The defending Champion. Many in the crowd estimated Al More than 400,000. Booed As the last Lap started under a yellow Flag and spectators began filing out even before Mears crossed the finish line. They say the first one is always the Best and Marhc that s  cars said. Bui i know the second fell better than the first and this one fell belter than the  so at Only 36 years old can Mears win five indy 500s, More than anyone Totsc if i m allowed to stay with this group we just might be Able to do it it s a Strong  this was Iusi another peruse Day i the Indianapolis motor Speedway with cars inc 1979 and 19b4 Cham Pion riving team owner Roger Peruske an unprecedented seventh Victory and his fourth in five years. Cars look control of the Al million race after pass ing Unser for he Lead on Lap 123 of the 200-Lap event. The slim Charger from Baker shield calif., the eighth Winner of three or More of the 72 indy races pulled away seemingly at will after every caution period going from As much As one Lap Down to As much As one Lap up. He led the last 7s laps including the final three under caution after a piece of the right Side nod on Michael Andrelli scar blew off on the Mam Straightaway. The 14 yellow Flag broke the record of 1 1, set in 1980 and equated in 1981. The race look Ihrck hours. 21 minutes 10.2 seconds with cars averaging 144.809  the race. 107 minutes 41 seconds nearly half inc race were run under a caution Flag. There were a total of 79 laps under caution the most since 1967, when they began keeping records. Among the problems were eight crashes. Bui there were no serious injuries. Unser who celebrated his 49lh birthday sunday has finished in the top three a record 10 times Andretti was third followed by 1986 Champion Bobby Rahal. Two Lap behind inc Leader were Jim Crawford of Scotland Raul Bocskel of Brasil and Emer. Are posted monday at 8 . Cars is the first Driver to win from the pole so Bobby Unser gave Pensec an indy Victory in 1981. Cars also joined Johnny Rutherford As the Only Driver to win twice from the top starting position. The three Chevrolet powered Penske pt"l7s, which gave the team an unprecedented sweep of the front Row m the 33-car Field dominated inc ensure race and Chevy Brake a siring of 10 straight victories Here by the British built co Worth  Sullivan who started Between cars and Al Unser. Led 91 Lap before can Ihrig. In w. A four Lime Winner led twice for 12 and passed the late Ralph dip Anta in All Lime indy laps led with 624. Depalma had 613.tn All cars led three times for 89 taps and the dominating pc Sec cars were in from on 191 of the 200 , who set one and four Lap qualifying records of 220.4 5j Mph and 219.198, respectively Loil the Lead to Sullivan in the first turn at the Start and fell behind with handling problems. By the time he made his first pit Stop. Mears had lost a Lap. However using the rash of caution flags to his advantage cars regained the Lead Lap on his 93rd trip around the 2 i Milc , who started from the Middle of the mint raw. Dominated the first half of inc race. But the 1985 indy Winner fell behind on a pit Slop on Lap 94 and hit the Wall in Lum two. Lie suffered a bruised Lefi knee. Another of inc favourites. Mario Andrulli continued to suffer frustrations Al indy. The 1969 Winner who has completed Only two races Here since that a Mclory. Was running second to Sullivan when his Chiy engine began belching while smoke on Lap 29. Dorsett Broncos near Deal Denver a Dallas cow boys running Back Tony Dorset agreed in principle on saturday 10 a plan that could make him a Den ver Bronco according to Broncos coach Dan Reeves and Dorset is financial adviser Bill love of aus Lin Texas he Lias approved the Deal in principle love said in Austin of inc plan approved earlier by the cowboys for the remaining two years of Dorset a s existing con tract. The Denver Broncos have expressed interest in acquiring Dor sett who last season was overshadowed in Dallas by another Heisman trophy Winner Herschel  34-year-old Dorscht inter viewed by Denver s Kunc television in Austin already talked As if he was a former Cowboy i be had a lot of fond Mem ories  he said. This is just a new chapter in Tony Dorschu s football career i Don l think i la be looking  the contract which will pay Dorsell $500,000 in each of the Neil two years and about 1200,000 per year toward an annuity had been a stumbling Block in Trade talks because both teams refused to pay the annuity. On saturday. Reeves said All i know is that Tony s agent presented 10 him the plan Thuy had presented to Dallas and he agreed with the plan. Thu y have to get Back and get All those things signed  Kunc said the Deal was agreed to and Denver would give Dallas a conji1ion.il Middle round draft pick for Dorset meaning the Piek could he higher if Dorsell reached certain performance Levels but re Cal a could t confirm Llinat. Pistons take series Lead by Bill Barnard Pontiac Mich. A Joe do Mars Wanned up along with the a Cather saturday allowing the Detroit pistons to keep their Home court advantage against he Boston celtics. I really like hot weather Duman said after scoring 29 paints As the pistons beat the celtics 98-94 for a 2-1 Lead in the Aba Eastern conference finals i s like being Back Home in Louisiana. Ii gets me Wanned up Good and the warmer it is inc  Isiah Thomas added 23 paints for the pistons including Ihrcke three Point plays. Dumars who was born in Shreveport a. And went to College at Mcniese state was shooting 42.2 percent from the Field in the playoffs but he made 10 of his first 15 shots saturday most of them from outside. Ironically Durnas scored his career High of 35 Points in the seventh game of Aba playoffs last year s loss to the celtics in the Confer ence finals. He is Only the team s fourth leading scorer in the playoffs this year. Ill take 29 in a win instead of 35 in a loss any Lime Dumars said. We have a lot of scorers on Liis team. I have to take Wal comes because i m definitely nol the first  the Victory was the ninth straight at Home for the pistons Over the celtics. Wilh two of the four remaining games in the Busl of seven series scheduled for the Pontiac Silver Doc Detroit a Only to keep that Slcak alive to make the first appearance in franchise history in the Aba championship series. This season inc Pis tons won the first division championship in inc team s 31 years in Detroit. We were real disappointed to lose game 2, but we still have the Home Capri advantage and we could t lose that Dumars said game 4 of the series will be played at the Silver Softic monday Vii game 5 Al Boston Garden wednesday night. I want our players on monday to come Back will inc same kind of Imon sity knowing we have to get this game Piston coach Chuck Daly said. We re never comfortable against this bal club. If we get in any Way comfortable they la App no Joe Dumars. Scores 29 Points Lake one away from  for them and for us game a Nill be the game of the year Thomas said. So both teams arc going in have in come up with their  Kevin a Chelc had 32 Points for the Cal lies who shot 42.7 percent from Llie Field. Larry Bird had is. But stayed in n shooting slump. He was 6-for-17 for thi1 game and is 20-for-57 in he series. I m part Mcd by our shoo  cel tics coach . Jones said. Jirry has Nul been shooting from Hie Field very  after a close first half Dumars Hil a pair of baskets to Siart a 10-2 spurt thai gave the pistons u 7056 Lead with 7 32 left in the third liar ice. The celtics responded with Piehi straight Points to gel within is but de troit rebuilt the margin to 84-69 with a 14-5 Streak. Thomas started lire run with his third three paint play and backup Center James Edwards scored nine of his 11 Points during the spurt. There straight baskets by Vinnie John son Early in the fourth Quarter gave the pistons their largest Lead. 90-74, before Boston made another run. The celtics scored i fill straight Points making it 90-84 with 7 45 Kli in the game but Dumars allowed with two More baskets and Huston sol no closer than eight until the final minute. Kirk min Mcfield nil a3-pointeral inc final Buzzer. Dumars. Olio scored Only 19 Points in the first two games of Ihu serifs Hil his first six shots and scored i 3 Pawn in a five minus Span of the first period. The d-foot-3 guard scored nine straight Points in a Span of Hsu. Bringing Detroit Back from a 16-11 deficit to a 10 in Lead with 4 3b left in the Quarter. Mcl Lale had 16 Points for the celtics in the period which ended in a 29-29 tie. With Millarc ruling the Cal pics failed to score in the first three minutes of the second Quarter and a Ihrck Novini play by Thomas gave the i is inns a 340 j advantage. Mulla la then returned and scored four Points during a 10-4 run that gave the celtics a 39-38 Edge. The Lead was Short lived however As Detroit oils come Pinion 15-4, capped by a three Point play by Adrian Dan Llcy Hal made it 53-43 Wilh 1 54 left in the half. It was 58-90 at halftime