European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 10, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 rain zaps cubs first night tilt by Ben Walke Chicago a the first night game at Wrigley Field was rained out monday dousing the lights and dampening a festive crowd that waited decades to see baseball under the  showers lightning and Thun Der halted the game in the Bottom of the fourth inning with the Chicago cubs leading Philadelphia 3-1. The contest was called 2 hours 10 min utes  would have been a Beautiful afternoon to play in Chicago. It was sunny and hot and the event began under Blue skies and soft Clouds be fore the storm blew in. Instead the 74-year wait for night baseball that spanned 6,852 Day games at Wrigley Field was to last one More Day. The cubs and new York mets were to play tuesday night Al though More rain was in the forecast. Ironically the first night game eve scheduled was rained out. The Phil lies and reds had to wait an extra Day before playing under the lights at Cincinnati s Crosley Field on May 24, 1935.monday s washout imparted a sour taste to what had been a Sweet nigh for the cubs and their partying sell out crowd. Most disappointed were the fans who paid scalpers $250 and More for a ticket they could either get their Money Back Only the face value of the ticket or Exchange their rain checks. But there were no tickets left for tuesday night s  s Phil Bradley led off the first night game with a Home run but that was overshadowed moments later when Chicago s Ryne Sandber hit a two run Homer. Morganna baseball s kissing Bandit May have outshine both of them by dashing on the Field in the first inning. She aimed to make Sand Berg her latest target but was intercepted by a Security guard. Flashbulbs popped throughout the packed stands and rooftops on Adja cent buildings rented at $1,000 each and up were jammed with fans. Illi Nois gov. James Thompson baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth and actor Mark Harmon were among those Lucky enough to get inside for the Ryne Sandberg beats Pickoff to phils Ricky Jordan in Wrigley s first night game. 6,853rd game at Wrigley. Longtime cubs fan Harry Grossman 91, led the Early arriving crowd in a chant of let there be lights and flipped a ceremonial switch at 7 09 . Not. The lights atop six towers flickered on and about 10 min utes later they were burning brightly against a backdrop of Pil lowly Clouds. Cubs Hall of Farmers Ernie Banks and Billy Williams threw out the first balls and Chicago took the Field As the Public address announcer said let s make  Bradley did that at least unofficially now. Rick Sutcliffe s first pitch at 8 01 . Edt was a Ball and the see cubs on Page 26 sports pirates shut out mets 1-0 by the associated press Pittsburgh Rick Reed a Long reliever in class a baseball at the Start of the seas9n, pitched a three hitter freight innings in his major league debut As the Pittsburgh pirates beat the new Yor Kmets 1-0 monday night to Salvage the final game of their four game series. Reed struck out four and walked on while consistently confusing the mets with a variety of off Speed pitches. Jimmott relieved in the ninth and earned his 18th save by retiring new York in order. The pirates ended a season High five game losing Streak by beating the National league East leading mets for Only no Roundup the second time in their last 10 meet Ings and the fourth time in 14 games this season. All four pirate victories have been on mondays. Pittsburgh scored the game s Only Runin the fourth off Bob Ojeda 8-10, after Jose Lind who was 2-for-3, legged out an infield single stole second and moved to third when Catcher Gary Carter s throw sailed into Center Field and scored on Bobby Bonilla s grounder. In other no games astros 10, dodgers 0houston Mike Scott shut out los Angeles on eight hits and Houston scored four first inning runs to Cut the dodgers Lead in the no West to a games Over the astros. Scott 12-3, struck out six and walked one for his fourth shutout this year and his sixth Complete  Angeles starter Shawn Hillegas 3 4, faced Only four batters walking two and giving up two run scoring hits. Giants 5, braves 2 Atlanta Kevin Mitchell High lighted a five run third inning with a two run double and four pitchers combined on a four hitter As san Francisco downed  Davis 1-1, who relieved starter Joe Price after four innings got his firs National league win holding the braves witless in two innings. Cardinals 4, expos 2 St. Louis Bob Forsch allowed eight hits in 6% innings and drove in the go ahead run As St. Louis snapped Mon Treal s five game winning Streak. Player tops Charles in . Senior open  _ by Gordon s. White or. Medinah 111. Not Given a second Chanc Ewhen Bob Charles lost a three shot Lead sunday Gary player came Back monday to beat the left handed new Sealander by two shots in an 18-Hole play9ff for his second consecutive . Senior open championship. Hitting his Irons with exacting precision on every Hole the 52-year-old player missed Only two greens and never took a bogey As he shot a four under Par 68over the Medinah country club s no. 3 course on an afternoon during which the temperature reached 104degrees As the two played the 18th Hole. Of the five rounds i played this was by far Thebes player said. In our lives this Means so much to us and there is nothing worse than finishing second a major. When you Are second Only your wife and dog know about  finished second in his first senior open in 1986, then won his next  m very disappointed after blowing it yesterday when i had it in my pocket so to speak Charles said after his 70 in monday s  was three strokes ahead of player with four holes to play in sunday s fourth round but he bogeyed three holes the 15th, 16th and 17th to fall into the tie with player at 288.the Victory was Worth $65,000 to player who now has $968,129 in less than two years on the senior a Gator. Charles the leading Money Winner on this year s senior tour got .$32,500 to increase his 1988 earnings to $344,408.player joined the senior tour when he turned 50 m november 1985. He won the 1986 and 1987 pea senior championship the 1987 senior tournament players championship and two straight senior opens. Three weeks ago he took the British senior open. The South african who won three masters three British opens two pea championships and the 1965 . Open is Only one of four men to have won each of the recognized four professional majors. Player made his move Early and went up by two strokes at the third Hole. Charles who was not Able to hit the Early greens with the regularity he displayed during the first four rounds would get no closer. Player rolled in a 12-foot Birdie putt on the third Green while Charles overshot a 7-Iron approach chipped Back and then missed a 12 /2-foot Par putt. The Lead grew to three shots on the fourth when player got a Par 4 and Charles pushed his 9-Iron approach left of the Green chipped to 10 feet below the cup and missed the putt. After they both birdied the fifth and paired the sixth Hole player got a surprising Birdie to go up by four  pushing his tee shot so far right that it struck a tree and dropped in the rough less than 200 Yards fro the tee. Player hit a 9-Iron shot out to the Fairway. He then hit a 4-Iron 210 Yards to the Green at the Par-5seventh, but was 40 feet below the cup. Charles was 8 feet from the Hole in  rolled his Uphill putt right into the Center of the cup and Charles then missed his Birdie. That i effect was the playoff even though Charles was Able to gain two strokes on the Back nine