European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 17,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Clemens fans 16 in sweep by the associated press Boston Roger Clemens struck out 16 batters in a 3-1 opening Victory and Wade Boggs and Rick Cerone Hom ered in a 7-4 second game As Boston swept the Kansas City royals Friday night in Joe Morgan s debut As the red sox manager. Boston had lost eight of its last 12 games before the All Star break leading to the firing of John Mcnamara on thursday. Morgan was named interim manager before that night s game against Kansas City was rained out. Clemens who allowed five hits in pitching his ninth Complete game had eight strikeouts in the first three innings Al Roundup and got the last five outs on strikeouts increasing his major league leading total to 202, the third straight season he has had More than 200.it was the 10th game this season in which he fanned at least 10 batters and the 31st time in his career both team  red sox Are 4r6 against Kansas City this season with Clemens getting three of their victories. He also had 16 strikeouts his season High in one of them and eight in another. Dwight Evans gave the red sox a 2-0 Lead with a two run Homer in the first inning and increased it to 3-0 before the royals got an unearned run in the sixth. Clemens 13-5, struck out the Side in the first and third innings and fanned Danny Tartabull and to Jackson in the second after George Brett grounded to  other games Friday Yankees 5, White sox 3 new York Don Mattingly had three hits including a Home run and scored three times As new York beat  Washington drove in two runs with a bases loaded walk in a two run third inning and a fifth inning Sacri fice Fly. Mattingly capped a two run first with a Solo Home run his eighth of the  Rhoden 5-6, was the Winner with Relief help from Pat Clements Tim Stoddard Dave Righetti and Cecilio Guante who earned his Lith save by striking out Ken Williams. Rickey Henderson led off the first with a single and stole second for his 43rd steal this season and 744th of his career. That moved him into a tie with Harry Stovey for fifth place on the All time list. Twins 4, orioles 2 Baltimore Gary Gaetti hit a two run Home run and Charlie Lea won for the fifth time in six starts for Minne  gave Minnesota a 2-0 Lead in the first inning with his 20th Home run a line drive Over the left Field Fence off Jeff Ballard 4-7.lea, 6-4, allowed nine hits in 6 innings. The right hander who failed to win a major league game for three full showers postpone 3rd round by Larry Siddons Lytham England a heavy Rains flooded at least four greens and forced postponement of the third round of the British open saturday. Officials said the third round would be played sunday and the fourth round on British open monday weather and course conditions permitting. All of the scores shot saturday were thrown out. Boston s Roger Clemens increases major league leading strikeout total to 202. Up seasons 1985-87, when he was recovering from a rotator cuff injury has Al Lowed nine earned runs in his last 40  Atherton pitched 1% shutout innings then Jeff Reardon got his 24th save by pitching the  manager Frank Robinson entered a Hospital Friday morning for Back surgery. Elrod Hendricks managed the club Friday night and will do so until Robinson s expected return in two weeks. Brewers 4, rangers 2arlington, Texas Ted Higuera pitched a five hitter before needing last out Relief from Dan Plesac and Paul Molitor had three hits As Milwaukee won its fifth straight. Texas has lost four in a Higuera 7-5, struck out 12 and Al Lowed no walks to Lead the Brewers to their 14th Victory Over the rangers in the last 18 meetings. Blue jays 1, athletics 0 Oakland Calif. Jimmy key pitched a two hitter for his fourth straight Victory since coming off the disabled list As Toronto downed Oakland. Key 6-1, struck out three and walked two in his first shutout and first com plete game of the year facing just 18 batters in the final six innings. Since coming Back from Elbow surgery the left hander has allowed Only 17 hits and two runs in 32  Ace Dave Stewart 12-8, who allowed 10 hits in his eighth Complete game had not lost to Toronto since 1985, winning his last seven decisions against the Blue  Bell drove in the game s Only run with a single in the third inning and he also threw out a runner at the plate. Mariners 8, indians 5 Seattle Dave Valle sparked a four run seventh inning with a bases loaded two run double As Seattle handed Cleveland its sixth straight  Brantley doubled and Alvin Davis and Steve Balboni walked to Load the bases for Valle s game winning Dou ble off reliever Brad havens 1-2. Jim Presley followed with an rib single and Mario Diaz Drew a bases loaded walk for two More  Jacoby had capped a five run sixth inning with his second career grand slam off reliever Mike Jackson to put the indians ahead 5-2. Angels 6. Tigers 4 Anaheim Calif. Jack Howell hit a three run Homer in the first inning As California built an Early 6-0 Lead and held on for its seventh straight win Mike Witt 7-9, went 7l/� innings Al lowing eight hits for his first Victory since june 25. Reds end expos win Streak at 8 see no Roundup on Page 26. A tournament organizers said play the firial 36 holes would be in threesomes rather than the usual pairs. If a playoff is needed it will be decided in sudden death Over the third fourth fifth and 18th holes they said. The last time the open finished with a 36-Hole final Day was in 1961, when the tournament ended on saturday. Since the open went to a sunday Fin ish in 1980, it never has had More than the scheduled 18 holes played the final Day. And in its first 1 16 editions golfs oldest tournament never has finished on a monday. Half the Field of 71 golfers was on the course when Rains which started just after Dawn picked up. A downpour about 2 /2 hours after the first starters Payne Stewart and Gordon Brand jr., teed off flooded greens at the ninth 10th, Lith and 12th holes and play was suspended at 12 20 . Officials waited an hour and 25 min utes before announcing that play had been washed out. By that time standing water ankle deep in some spots had flooded the 1 1th and 12th fairways and the ninth and 1 1th greens looked like Small lakes. All of the worst hit holes Are in the Northwest Corner of the Royal Lytham and St. Annes course and that s the Low est ground on the layout. Those golfers out Early found wet but playable conditions. The greens were soft the winds that howled the first two Days were Down and scores were dropping. Hubert Green of the United states took advantage of those conditions to Birdie five of the first seven holes drop Ping his overnight 5-Over Par to even Par. Then the Rains came. The greens to where i played were not that bad said Green who was stopped on the eighth Hole. I got a run  it can t be helped Green said. It s what the game of Golf is All  despite the rain More than 35,000 fans had crowded onto the course by noon and they were seeing the lowest scores of the tournament. Gary player of South Africa and Payne Stewart of the United states two of the first four starters each played the first nine holes in 2-under-Par 33. Peter Mitchell of England the 10th player out Eagle the Par-5 sixth Hole As did Ian Woosnam of Wales. American Paul Azinger each birdied three of the first five holes. Nick Price the Leader by one shot after 36 holes and second place seve Ballesteros never got on the course. They see open on Page 23