European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 8, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 Bowden coaching clinics football Florida state coach Bobby Bowden has landed in Europe for Safe s clinics. Bowden fresh off a no. 2 ranking with his 11-1 seminoles in 1987, is teaching his Brand of football to military coaches today at Raf Lakenheath England. He s local Roundup up photo when sluggers Terry Pendleton left and Bob Homer went Down with injuries St. Louis suffered through a 6-17 slump. Power thin cards folding  St. Louis a truth be told it probably was t in the stars for the  cardinals to become baseball s first team of the 1980s to make Succes Sive appearances in the world series. Look at the signs in january Jack Clark rejects a contract offer and signs with the Newyork Yankees leaving the cardinals slugger less. In Spring training an epidemic of the flu knocks the starch out of several key players for a couple of weeks and the Tea goes into the regular season after losing seven straight exhibition games. On opening Day Relief Pitcher Ken Dayley injures his rib Cage. Then starter Joe Magrane injures his rib Cage. In All 13 cardinals have been on the disabled list prompting manager Whitey Herzo to wonder if his players need to add More Juicy red steaks and icy cold Beers to their diet. History seems to be against the cards. They were in the world series in1982 and 1985, and they were duds m 1983 and 1986. They were in the world series last year too. On july 4, a time honoured baseball Milestone the cardinals were t13 /2 games out of first place in the National league East and headed toward Depths they had t known for 70 years. We re the worst club in the league Herzog said while watching St. Louis slip closer to last place a position it has not occupied at year s end since 1918. I Don t mean that it s going to Sta that Way but right now we re pretty easy prey Herzog said. Somewhere along the line we be got to go 20-and-5. If we could do that then i think we could maybe cause a Little bit of havoc so far the Only disruption the cardinals have created has been to their own peace Dimind and their manager s Best Laid plans. Up photo St. Louis manager Whitey Herzog. We re the worst club injuries including those that put four of the team s five starting pitchers on the disabled list at one time or another Haven t helped. Neither has subpar Fielding. The club s offence predicated on Speed 127 stolen bases As a substitute for Power 39 Home runs has never really been synchronized. Left fielder Vince Coleman for instance tripled Home a run on May 25 and then went six week without an rib. The cardinals have the dubious distinction of leading the league in runners stranded and Are hitting the worst with runners in scoring position. For a time thanks to the late april Trade of second baseman Tommy heir to Minnesota for outfielder Tom Brunansky the run production problem seemed to be solved. Brunansky s eight Home runs 35 Bis land .311 batting average in his first 43 games helped St. Louis rebound from a 4-11 Start to move 6 /2 games Back of the first place new York mets a month  after rising to 32-26, the cardinals lost their next six. Their most devastating set Back May have been a 2-1 loss june 13, when Lee Mazzilli s rib single in the 12thinning snapped the mets out of a five game losing spell. Herzog said the injury related absences of first baseman Bob Homer an third baseman Terry Pendleton through most of a 6-17 slump damaged the cardinals the  lost both of them at the same time Herzog said. We just did t have enough to withstand that. We never have recovered perhaps under the weight of inadequate scoring pitching joined the list of deficiencies As mid season approached. St. Louis relievers after saving 22games in their first 28 opportunities suddenly blew leads five straight  Dayley and right hander Todd Worrell each failed twice but her zog hesitated to indict his  often in our ballgames especially the games that we be been losing in extra innings we be had chances in the eighth and ninth innings. But we Haven t been Able to get that hit Herzog  through the season St. Louis record was 12-14 in one run games and 6-7 in extra  year ago in contrast to the 38-43 Overall record they possessed on july 4that left them fifth in the no East the cardinals led the division by eight game sat 52-29. They won the division with a 95-67 Mark and beat san Francisco in the playoffs for their 15th  year we were 9 /2 games up at the All Star break and barely Hung on Towin shortstop Ozzie Smith said. So if we get under 10 games i think we can make something  joined by Atlantic coast conference offi Cial Bradley Faircloth. The Bowden Faircloth show moves to upper Heyford sunday and monday. The duo then leaves England and hits Pitburg a West Germany wednesday and thursday. The last Stop is Lindsey As july 16-17. Basketball a month after Bowden and Faircloth Fly Back to the states Gary Colson and Hank Nichols Fly Over Here for Safe s hoops clinic. Colson formerly coach at new mexi co and Nichols Mcaa officiating coordinator will run the clinic aug. 16-17 at Lindsey  Friedberg s Ken Popelka a member of the All army wrestling team who earned the Opportunity to compete in the olympic trials is com Peting with the armed forces wrestling team in the 1988 Conseil International leu sport Militare championship in pal Ermo Italy and Sicily Island Italy. The 136-Pound Popelka missed the Hance to compete for olympic Gold when he was decision Ned 4-1 in the quarterfinal round of the olympic trials by Isaac Anderson of Albany . His cism wrestling action will offer him a Hance to compete against wrestlers from 87 nations. Dutch dominate tour de France Lievin France a dutchmen dominated the fifth stage of the tour Defrance bicycle race thursday with Jelle Nijdam taking the latest stage and Henk Lobberding taking Over the Overall Lead. Nijdam a 25-year-old member of thesper convex team came across the finish line eight seconds ahead of italian Massimo  Kelly of Ireland this year s tour of Spain Winner was in third place. Hews part of a group that broke away from the pack in the Middle of the  and frenchmen Charly Mottet and Jean Francois Bernard were gradually reeled in by the pack after being More than 1 minute 20 seconds ahead about 19 Miles from the end. Thursday s leg was 91 Miles from the Northern French City of Neuchatel in Bray to Lievin near the belgian Border. Nijdam s time was 3 hours 14 minutes 14  took Over the Leader s Yel Low Jersey from another dutchman Teun Van Vliet when Lobberding finished almost a minute ahead 9f Vanvliet. Lobberding 34 years old is com Peting in his 12th tour de France but twas the first time he has worn the yellow Jersey. An sports television baseball new York mets at hous ton 2 . Saturday. Radio baseball Chicago cubs at san Diego 4 . Saturday