European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 21,1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 a s sweep twin Bill from tribe by the associated press Oakland Calif. Mark Mcgwire broke up a tie game with a fifth inning Home run his second of the night and the Oakland athletics beat the Cleveland Indi ans 9-6 to sweep tuesday s twi night double header. Mcgwire and Dave Henderson hit two run homers and Bob Welch turned in a Strong pitching performance As the a s won the opener 4-2. Dennis Eckersley saved both games raising his major league leading total to 29. The a s had been swept by Minnesota and Cleve land in their Only previous double headers this year Al Roundup in which they scored a total of two runs. Mcgwire s homers were his 17th and 18th of the sea son and he got his 13th and 14th game winning Bis to tie the new York Yankees Jack Clark for the american league Lead. Mcgwire had homered Only twice at Home before Matching that total tuesday night. In the second game Cleveland held a 6-4 Lead and Pitcher Rick Rodriguez had retired 11 consecutive Bat ters before Luis Polonia singled with one out in the fifth. Stan Javier made it 6-5 with a triple Jose canse co tied the score with a sacrifice Fly and Mcgwire drove a pitch from Don Gordon 2-1, deep into the left Field bleachers. Tony Phillips padded the Lead with a two run triple in the seventh. The a s used five pitchers. Greg Cadaret 3-1, got the Victory and Eckersley struck out the Side in the ninth for the save. In the opener Mcgwire s Homer in the first inning stood up for All the runs needed to beat Greg Swindell 10 9, who lost his eighth straight decision. The left hander was 10-1 after a Victory Over Kansas City on May 30. Welch 11-6, gave up one run on seven hits in eight innings. The a s Are 16-6 in the 22 games he s started. Eckersley pitched the ninth and got a save despite allowing Mel Hall s third Home run. Welch and Swindell each struck out eight and walked none. Swindell pitched his seventh Complete game. Henderson who singled was on base when Mcgwire connected with two out in the first for his first Homer at Home since May 11. The indians scored in the second on a double by Ron Kittle a single by Hall and a sacrifice Fly by Brook Jacoby. Henderson s Homer his 12th, came after Jav sports indians Ron Kittle knocks the Ball Loose from a s Catcher Ron Hassey to score in tuesday s opener at Oakland. Ier got a Lead off single in the third. Red sox 5, twins 0 Boston Mike Smithson and Bob Stanley combined on a three hitter As Boston beat Minnesota for the red sox s sixth straight Victory since Joe Morgan replaced fired John Mcnamara As manager. The red sox have won 11 in a Row at Home and Are 6-0 since Mcnamara was replaced last thursday. Smithson 5-3, held the twins witless until Kirby Puckett singled with one out in the seventh inning and allowed two hits in 7 a innings. Larry Parrish signed Friday by Boston after being re leased by Texas hit his first Home run for the red sox and also had two singles. Allan Anderson 6-7, was the loser. Orioles 6-0, White sox 4-2 Baltimore Bill Long scattered four singles Over eight innings As Chicago beat Baltimore 2-0 for a split of their twi night double header. In the first game Mickey Tettleton and Jim Traber homered As Balti More won 6-4 and ended a four game losing Streak. The White sox have split three double headers in 12 Days. Long 4-4, walked two and struck out six. Bobby Thigpen pitched a witless ninth for his 20th save. Jay Tibbs 4-7, took the loss As Baltimore was blanked for see Al on Page 22 trials resume As coach Fries of sort out the lewites by Bert Rosenthal a track writer Indianapolis Stan Huntsman coach of the . Olympic men s track and Field team can t find enough places for athletes named Lewis. He already has Carl Lewis in the 100 meter dash and Long jump and Tim Lewis in the 20-Kilometer walk. Wednesday night when Competition was to resume in Earnest in the . Olympic trials following tuesday s Day off he could add Carl Lewis in the 200 meters and Steve Lewis in the 400. Carl Lewis seeking to repeat his four Gold medal performance of the 1984 los Angeles games is the favorite in the final of the 200, while Steve Lewis a 19 year old freshman at Urcla has become the hot Choice in wednesday night s 400 final after a blistering race in the semis. As far As i m concerned you can Call them All Lewis Huntsman said tues Day Halfway through the eight Day trials at the Indiana University track and Field stadium. In addition to the 200 and 400 finals wednesday night s program included finals in the pole vault and women s 400 meter intermediate hurdles the first rounds of the women s 1,500 and the men s 5,000, and semifinals in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Rain wednesday delayed the Start of Competition almost two hours but when it finally got under Way Gary Kinder the third ranked de athlete in the United states in 1987, posted the fastest time in the opening decathlon event the 100 meter dash. Kinder won his heat in 10.82, a tick quicker than Dan o Brien of Spokane Community College who took his heat in 10.83. The Only others to break 11.00 were Tim Bright timed in 10.95, and South West conference Champion Rusty Hunter of Texas clocked in 10.99. Bright had the Best Long jump 24 feet 2 /2 inches and moved into the Lead after two events with 1,777 Points. He was followed by Kinder with 1,763 Points o Brien with 1,761 and Hunter with 1,744.in the women s discus qualifying con ducted in a pouring rain american re Cord Holder Carol Cady had the Best throw 192-7. Next were Becki Levi at 181-7 and Kathy Picknell at 180-8. Huntsman boldly predicted that the world record of 43.86 seconds in the 400, set by Lee Evans of the United states in the 1968 olympics would be broken in the final. Off Steve Lewis sizzling semifinal of 44.11 a world Junior record and the second fastest Ever run at sea level he would appear the most Likely candidate. However Lewis will face a formidable Field including Butch Reynolds the 1987 world championship Bronze med Alist whose 44.10 clocking last year is the Best Ever at sea level Danny Everett his Urcla teammate and the Mcaa Cham Pion and Antonio Mckay the 1984 olympic trials Winner and olympic Bronze medallist. I think this is the Best group of Quarter milers America s had in some time Huntsman said. 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