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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday a closer 18,1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire us Van clinches cart pig indy car title from press dispatches Monterey Calif. Danny Sullivan clinched his first cart pig indy car championship in style sunday overpowering the Field to win the Champion spark plug 300-Kilometer race at Laguna Acca raceway. Sullivan who came Inlo the race with a solid Lead Over his two closest competitors in the Points race two time defending Champion Bobby Rabat and Ai Unser or. Could have won he title simply by Fin Ishing ahead of those two or by running in the lop six. Bui the 38-year-old Louisville ky., native ran an aggressive race leading 70 of the 84 laps including the Mia 24 around the rolling Northern California Road circuit. That gave the 1985 Indianapolis 500 Winner the $300,000 series championship with one event remain ing on the 15-Racc indy car schedule. Sullivan who took the maximum of 22 Points tar the weekend one for the pole 20 for winning the race and one for leading the Mast laps extended a 25-Poinl Lead Over Rabat coming into the weekend to 35, 171-136. Unser remained third with 128. Sullivan earned his series leading fourth Victory of the season and the i Ith of his indy car career which began Lull Lime in 1984 after a Short Sling in formula one. Wallace wins 2nd straight race North wiu4esboro, . Rusty Wallace survived a rash of Kile race bumps on sunday to win the Holly farms 400 Lascar Stock car race by one car length Over Phil Parsons at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Wallace took advantage of two caution flags in the final nine laps taking the Lead on Lap 392. And winning the due for position with Parsons and Geoff Bodine who eventually finished third it was the second con be Culic Victory for Wallace who won last week s Oak Wood Homes 500 at Charlotte motor Speedway. Terry Labonic finished fourth and Winston cup Points Lender Bill Elliott who started on the pole finished fifth in a race Hal had been scheduled Tor oct. 2 but was postponed because of rain. Wallace who is second in the Point standings trimmed 20 Points off Elliott s Lead and trails by 69 Points with three events left. Dale Earnhardt third in Points wound up sixth and is ibb behind Elliott. Pavin cruises to 8-stroke win san Antonio Texas Corey Pavin equated the second Best 72-holc score in pea tour history with a 259 in cruising loan easy eight stroke Victory on Sun Day in the Texas open Golf tournament. Pavin five shots Clear of the Field when the Day s play started shot a bogey free 66 that left him virtually unchallenged Over the final is holes. Tom Kile once closed to within tour strokes but Pavin responded with birdies on three of the next four holes had an eight shot margin at the turn and was t threatened again. The winning margin was the largest on the Ameri can Lour in at least four years. His 72-Hotc score has been bettered Only once in the history of the pea tour that by Mike Souchak who had a 257 in win Ning the 1955 Texas open Al Bracken Ridge Park. Pavin s score equated Hose shot by Byron Nelson in the 1945 Seattle open Chandler Harper in the 1954 Texas open and Tim Norris in the 1982 greater Hart Ford open. The Victory was Pavin s first of the year and seventh of a five year tour career. It was Worth $108,000 from a purse of $600,000 and lifted Pavin s season s earn Ings to s 202,272. Robert Wrenn who was 12 shots Back after three rounds came on with a 62 in the Ideal scoring conditions warm temperatures with just the hint of a Breeze and took second at 267, Ireland takes Dunhill cup title St Andrews Scotland Ireland posted a 2-1 Victory Over Australia with n dramatic turnaround in the last few holes in the final of the $1 million Dunhill cup team Golf tournament sunday. Pcs Smyth iwo shots Down with three holes to play finished at a under Par 71 to beat Rodger Davis by two strokes giving Ireland the vital Point in is first Ever Dunhill cup Victory. Tyson Camp sets new bout Date new York Mike Tyson is now scheduled to de fend inc heavyweight title against Frank uru no of Britain on Jan. 14, instead of dec. 17, at a site lobe determined. Bill Cayton Tyson s manager said sunday. Bruno was scheduled to Fly from Londono new York on monday and hold a news conference apparently to plead his Case for the fight to be held in Lon Don As scheduled. Phillies Trade for Herr stalled Philadelphia the Philadelphia Phillies Trade to acquire Minnesota infielder Tommy i crr will not be official until Herr s contract has expired and the dub can Complete contract negotiations according to the Philadelphia inquirer. Sources told the newspaper he Phillies were negotiating with Steve Comie Herr s agent. Hie club is uttering a one year contract but Herr is seeking Al least a two year Deal. His current contract is for 5875,000 a year. The Trade which includes minor leagues on both sides would Send the Phillies Shane rawly to the twins the newspaper reported saturday. The twins acquired Herr from St. Louis shortly after the 1988 season began in a Trade for  Tom Brunansky. Herr balled .26 in 304 Al Bals for the twins scor ing 42 runs. The infielder who missed part of the season with injuries knocked in 21 runs and hit one Home run. Rawley 33. Has been plagued by shoulder problems since 1986. This season he was 8-16 with a 4.18 Era. He pitched 198 innings in 32 starts. Mobley pleads innocent Aurora Colo. Orson Mobley a tight end for he Denver Broncos has pleaded innocent in Aurora Munici pal court to a charge he assaulted a Denver woman. Mobley 25, was arraigned on the charge Friday the Day Afler police said the incident occurred. Joyner Kersee garners award new York Jackie Joyner Kersee who won two Gold medals at he summer olympics was named Amateur sportswoman of the year monday by the women s sports foundation. It was the second straight year Hal she won the  won inc heptathlon and Long jump at Seoul the world championships and the pan Ameri can  Butcher who won her third consecutive Idila Rod sled dog race in 1988. Was named he foundation s professional sportswoman of the year for inc second straight time. The organization also announced inc induction of olympic medallists Willy while Margaret Murdock Irina Rodnina and ail can Riggin soul Inlo inc inter National women s sports Hal of Fame. White won Silver medals in the Long jump in 1956 and the 400-meter relay in 1964. She competed on five straight . Olympic teams from 1956-72. Murdock became the first women to win an olym Pic shooting medal when she took the Silver in inc Small bore Rifle the acc position Competition at the 1976 games in Montreal. Rodnina a soviet figure skater dominated the pairs event from 1968-80 with partners Aleksei Ulanov and Alc Ksandr fails cd she won olympic Gold medals with Ulanov in 1972 and Zaitsev in 1976 and 1980. Riggin soul won a Gold medal in springboard div ing at tha 1920 olympics when she was Only 14. She won a Silver in springboard diving and a Bronze in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1924 games. Series from Page 21 fore singling in his first two trips. Marshall a .309 hitter with runners in scoring position followed with a Long drive to left Field above the leaping Par Ker and the rout was on. The dodgers again did everything right against the heavily favored athletics. This time los Angeles did t need Gibson who won game 1 with a two out two run Homer in the Bottom of the ninth bul did not play sunday because of hamstring and ligament damage. Gibson s status remained Day to Day going Inlo game 3 tuesday night in Oakland where Bob Welch is scheduled to oppose los Angeles John Tudor. The athletics had overcome a 5-0 Lead in game 3 of the american league play offs against Boston with surprising Case on their Home run bats. Bui the Bash Bunch hardly dented Hershiser s Low fastball and Sharp curves. Alfredo Griffin opened the fourth with an infield single and Hershiser again pulling Back after feigning a bunt sliced a hit and run double two feet inside the right held line. That made it 6-0 and brought Gene Nelson from the bullpen. At least Hershiser admitted to one human weakness fatigue i was extremely tired through most of the night said Hershiser who pitched a five hit shutout wednesday night As the dodgers beat the heavily favored new York mets in game 7 of the National league playoffs. I Felt Fine Ever time i was on the Mound bul i was lir cd from running the  assistant Trainer Charlie Sara scr brought Hershiser ammonia Sev eral times to keep the Ace awake re Vived Hershiser kept the athletics in a deep sleep. Nobody said it was going to be easy Oakland manager Tony la Russa said. He s really Tough. He moves inc Ball around  even belter than his parents who threw out the ceremonial first balls. I was just hoping for it not to break my concentration he said of the pc game Ecsi Hiviles. But then i said forget it his is a once in a life Lime opportune ty.1 so 1 went out there and Shook my father s  harsh scr put the dodgers into a Posi Tion that hardly anyone  inc dodgers of the 38 teams thai won the first two games in a world series 28 have gone on to win the championship. However there is still Hope for Oakland As Only seven of the last 16 learns to take 2-0 leads have won the series. To today superstition an to tuesday s programs of lbs eve will Newt can Spertal 0700  Tom just Tor a i Ciric Axll dm5 Jull Kkt Fang duo an i a Wing to hmm Naif 10w 9 to 5  Nguc Toul ju4y it i vary  Brj Puni to take Kiwi Tig 01 Mimi m us Dorrit film. 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