European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday june 27,1988 Yankees top tribe Swindell from press dispatches new York. On paper in looked like a mismatch Young swiftly Greg f Swindell. The major leagues Early season pitching sensation against ancient sink cry alter Tommy John who had won to major league Barnes before the 23-year old Swindell was born. But Swindell made one critical mis take saturday night and Jack Clark hit it into the left Field seals for a lie breaking two run Homer in the third inning. Al Roundup helping the 45-year-old John win Nis 282nd game As the new York Yankees beat he Cleveland indians 4-1 and handed Swindell who Al one Point was pm his fifth consecutive setback. I think their record against left hand ers was 18-3, something like thai John said it was 14-3. So the big thing you try to do is pitch out in from. They arc a very very Good hitting Cam. Fortunately. I made Good pitches when i had to. A lot of teams go up there and make me throw strikes. It makes in easier if you re 0-1, 1-2, q-2. Where they have to Start swinging Al pitches Hal Are  John 5-2, scattered eight Hils in 7 a innings and threw plenty of so Ricks. He did t walk a baiter struck out five and go 14 of his 22 oils on ground balls and when i got in rouble Cecice Ballimore s Pete Stanicek avoids i tag by Boston first baseman Todd bet incr during a pick off attempt at Fenway Park. App ton Cilio Guanla Samc in and got two very Tough hitters out said John who de parted after one out singles by Julio Franco and Willie u pshaw in the eighth. Guzanic retired Joe Carter and Ron Kittle and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his ninth save. Swindell 10-6, the first major league Pitcher to win 10 games this season out win less since May 30, had lasted a total of five innings in his two previous out Ings yielding 10 runs and is hits. Tim time he went six innings yielding three runs and eight hits. He came away a loser when Don haltingly singled with two out i n the third extending his Hilling Streak to 17 games and Clark followed with his 14th Home run for a 3-1 Lead. It was the sixth Home run off Swindell in 12v innings after he gave up Only four in his first 101 innings. Swindell said he showed some Good signs in inc game but the 2-2 Pilch Clark in Oul of the Park was i one of them. In was the same Pilch i threw him on 2-0 an inside fastball Swindell said. Bui hitlers like that you Ean l throw them two pitches in the same  Cleveland manager Doc Edwards said Swindell had a great fastball. That s inc hardest he s thrown All year. But his breaking Ball was i Sharp. He was just spinning his curve Ball he said. John yielded a run in the second in Ning when Cory Snyder and Brook Jaco by singled end after Carmen Castillo grounded into a double play Ron Washington doubled Snyder Home. The Yankees lied it in the Bottom of the second Clark led off with a single Dave win held doubled and Clark scored on Don Slaught s ground Oul. New York added a run off Jon Perl Man in the eighth on Winfield s second double and third hit and Rafael Samara s single the indians Only advanced one runner beyond first base Over the final seven innings and failed to hit a Home run for the first time in 14 games. In losing for inc i Ullh time in the last 16 games Cleveland dropped two games behind the second place Yankees in the american league Easl. New York win Ning for just the third Lime in 11 games trails Detroit by two games. In other games saturday tigers 7, Blue jays 2 Toronto Doyle Alexander 7-4, scattered eight hits in eight innings and Gary Pilts hit a three run Homer to Lead do Broil Over Toronto. A sellout crowd of 45,091 was on hand in inc hot humid weather to watch stick go for his i oth Victory in 10 decisions. Instead the right hander gave up six Hils four walks and five runs in three plus innings. Stick 10-4, last lost on april 26 and had won nine of his last 11 starts with two no decisions. Royals 7, mariners 3 Seattle Kansas City look advantage of three errors to score five runs in the ninth inning and Bret Saberhagen pitched five hit Ball for eight inning to Lead the royals to Victory Over Seattle. With the score lied Al 2, Danny Tarta Bull walked to Lead off the ninth and Mark Langston 5-8, fielded Kevin Feilzer s bunt and threw wildly. Frank White followed with a bunt that first baseman Steve Balboni misplay cd and then threw poorly for a double error allowing Tartabull to score. Kurt Stillwell who hit a two run Dou ble in the third. Hit another two run Dou ble. Gary Thurman had a sacrifice Fly and schooler walked Home a run. Saberhagen walked four and struck Oul three. Glenn Wilson hit an rib Dou Bio in the ninth against Jerry Don Glia Lon. Langston lost his fourth consecutive decision. Bed sox 10, orioles 3 Boston Jim Rice broke a lie with a two run single during a seven run eighth inning As Boston beat Baltimore spoiling Cal Ripken s 1,000th consecutive Star for the orioles. Athletics 4, twins 3 Oakland Calif. Jose Canseco hit his major league leading 19lh Homer a three run shot in inc third inning and his four Bis gave right hander Bob Welch his ninth Victory As Oakland Defeated Minnesota. White sox 10, rangers 5 Arlington Texas Dave Gallagher hit two Home runs and Greg Walker and Ron Karkovice also Hom ered As Chicago beat Texas kneels 7, Brewers 3 Anaheim Calif. Mike Witt Over came a shaky Start and won his fourth consecutive decision As California turned Back Milwaukee. Pagel tops . Shot Mark in san Diego meet san Diego a rat Nona Pacl twice bettered her american women s shot put record on consecutive throws and Mary Decker Slancy won the 2,000 my scr run saturday Al the Michelob invitational track meet. Pagel a 1984 olympian had a throw of 66 feet one Quarter Inch on her Sec Ond throw 10 Bench her previous record of 64-2 set in Columbus Ohio on May 8. The record breaking Mark lasted Only As Long a in took Pagel to gel her a Chi Lum in the ring Hal Effort sailing 66 2 i. It was the fourth Lime this year Pacl has bettered her american record. Nialya Lisovskaya of the soviet Union owns the world Mark of 74-3, which she set last year. Slancy competing in her third meet in two years look her usual position at the head of inc pack and cruised to a five second Victory Over Mary Knisely in winning inc 2,000. Slancy s time of 5 36.62 was More than four seconds off the american record she set in 19114. Florence Griffith won the women s 100 meters in 10.89 seconds a personal Best and the fastest time in the world this year. The Mark places Griffith second on the All Lime . Performer list behind Evelyn Ashford s 10.76 set in 1984. That ranks Griffith eighth on the world All time performer list. Pam Marshall finished second in 11.18 seconds followed by Jamaica s Juliet Cuthbert in 11.23 and Jeanille bold in in 11.28. Steve Scott the american record Holder in the mile ran a Strong final tap in the meet s featured mile run clocking in Al 3 56,06. Joe Falcon of the University of Arkansas finished second in 3 56.53, followed by Jeff Atkinson in 3 56.66 and Chuck Aragon in 3 57.01, in the men s 110-Mcler hurdles Roger kingdom led the entire Way to beat Greg Foster and five of hrs in a time of 13.17 seconds. The race was run into a Strong headwind of nearly three meters per Sec Ond. Kingdom whose Lime was the second fastest in the world this year pulled away during the final 40 meters in besting Fos Ter who was timed in 13.85 seconds. Kingdom is unbeaten in his seven hurdle races this year. Jackie Joyner a Croce nearly broke her american record in the Long jump with a leap of 24-3 on her first try. The jump was in inches Short of inc . Record she set last year. Joyner Kersche fouled on her other two attempts. Roy Martin outlasted former los an Geles rams receiver Ron Brown to win the too Meier run in 10.47 seconds. Brown who quit football this Winter to renew his track career ran a 10.59 to finish ahead of Dwayne Evans who clocked 10.62. In the women s 400 meters Duncan Howard oils printed american record Holder Valeric Brisco Down the stretch to win in 50.56 seconds. Brisco finished second in 51.25 seconds. Roddic Haley nipped Antonio Mckay at the wire to win the men s 400 meters in 43.2 seconds. Mckay finished in 45.29, followed by Nigeria s innocent leg Bunick in 45.82 seconds. Willie Banks placed a disappointing fourth in the triple jump with a 53-4 Effort. Kenny Harrison won the event with a leap of 56-3 it. Brazil s Joaquim Cruz never was challenged in the men s 1,000 meters win Ning in 2 17.76 Over George Kersh who finished in 2 18.44. In the men s shot put Randy Barnes won with a throw of 72-2vi, while Kory Tarpenning cleared in itt in the pole vault to defeat Billy Olson Earl Bell and two of hrs. Essie Washington won inc women s boo with a time of 1 59.70, and mail Suisto won the 5,000 meters in 13 45.46, finishing More than 12 seconds ahead of Dave Barney. The Michelob meet held outdoors Al Balboa stadium for the first time after being contested indoors the past 21 years Drew a crowd of 3,753. The meet was one of the last major tuneup for next month s . Olympic track and Field trials in Indianapolis ind