European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 22,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Ihfe sunday silence left and easy goer arc neck and neck As they pass he final turn and head into the Home stretch. Sunday silence wins Preakness Baltimore a sunday silence won the Preakness in a spine Ting Ling Strelch Duel with easy goer sat urday to move to the threshold of the first triple Crown sweep since 1978. The photo finish Victory for the Kentucky Derby Winner became offi Cial after the stewards disallowed a foul claim by easy goer s jockey Pat Day against sunday silence and jockey Pat Valenzuela. If sunday silence wins the Belmont stakes on june 10, he will become the first triple Crown Winner since affirmed edged Lydar easy goer s sire in All three races in 1978. Sunday silence and easy goer the beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby and the favorite again in saturday s $674,200 Preakness ran Cyc Ball to Cyc Ball in the stretch As the crowd screamed. Just As they reached the wire sunday silence stuck his nose in front. Easy goer finished five lengths in front of Rock Point who was two lengths ahead of Vansil. Completing the order of finish were Hawks Ter Houston pulverizing and Northern Wolf. A foul claim also was filed against Rock Point and his jockey Chris ant icy by Larry Snyder who Rode Vansil. Awe inspiring the stable Mac of easy goer was scratched. Sunday silence carried scale weight of 126 pounds Over the 1 3-16 Miles in 1 53 4-5, the third fastest time of the . The Winner paid $6.20, $3 and $3.20 in remaining unbeaten in four starts As a 3-Ycar-old. Easy goer paid $2.40 and $2.40 while Rock Point was$3.60 to show. It was a sensational race. Day moved easy goer past Houston Early in the final turn. However Valenzuela sent sunday silence past easy goer with Little More than a Quarter mile remaining. Then Down the stretch they came and no one could guess the Winner until sunday silence decided in in the final strides. Off the turn Pat Valenzuela Rode hard to get alongside Day said. It was a Good ride on his part. We made some Contact but obviously the stewards did t think it affected the  looking head on at the wire i knew we got beat said a disappointed Shug ecu aughty Trainer of easy goer. Both horses ran a great race to be where they  after the Derby Charlie Whiting Ham sunday silence s 76-year old Trainer predicted his Colt would win the triple Crown. That prediction is a mile and a half away from becoming fact. Only ii 3-year-Olds have eve won the three races. Sunday silence became the 25th Winner of the Derby and Preakness. The other three since affirmed won the triple Crown were spectacular bid in 1979, pleasant Colony in 1981 Annaly Shabain 1987. For a time Early in the week it looked like sunday silence might not get to the Post. It was discovered May 13 that he had a bruised right front foot. He missed two Days of training. There certainly were no effects Evi Dent saturday. Then after sunday silence crossed the finish line came the agonizing 7-Minutc delay As the stewards decided whether they should make the first Dis qualification of an apparent Winner in triple Crown history. They Rode each other close chief Steward Clinton Pitts or. Said. In was just Good clean race  was no reason for a  it looks like these two horses Are the Best of the Bunch but you never know Whittingham said before the race. There is no question now. Pulverizing broke on top closely followed by Houston and Vansil. Northern Wolf led the Field past the finish line the first time and into the clubhouse turn. Houston took the Lead on the turn and led Northern Wolf and sunday silence into the Backstretch. They ran that Way Down the Back stretch and then when they hit the turn sunday silence and easy goer turned the Preakness into a two horse show. It was a show that Whittingham missed. I left my glasses Home today Whillingham said. But prophets Don t need glasses. Asked before the race Why he thought sunday silence could win the triple Crown the 26-year-old Valen Zuckla said that s simple because Charlie said we re going to win  sports bulls tip pistons 94-88 by the associated press Auburn Hills. Mich. The Chi Cago bulls squandered a 24-Poim Lead then rallied behind Michael Jordan who scored 10 or his 32 Points in the fourth Quarter and beat the Detroit pistons 94 88 in the first game of the Eastern con Ference final sunday. Game 2 of the Bcst-of-7 series will be tuesday at the Palace with games 3 and 4 saturday and next monday at Chicago. Jordan who entered the game As the leading scorer in the playoffs averaged Only 27.7 Points against Detroit during the regular season. The bulls in the conference finals of Vonly the third time in the club s 23-year history were 0-6 against the pistons Dur Aba playoffs ing the regular season. They also were 0 6 against Cleveland but eliminated the Cavaliers in the first round. It also was the third straight series in which the bulls won the opening Gameon the Road beating Cleveland and new York earlier. Detroit which trailed by As Many as24 Points in the second Quarter fought Back to take a Brief Lead 74-73, on a Basket by Dennis Rodman with 8 33 remaining. But Scottie pippin s Basket 19 seconds later put the bulls ahead for Good. The pistons Riding a club record 12 game winning Streak and a 25-Gamc Streak at Home had beaten the bulls i their previous nine meetings including five at Chicago. A 3-Poinlcr by Craig Hodges put Chi Cago ahead 87-81 with 3 41 remaining and the pistons never got closer than three the rest of the Way. Rick Mahorn who had 17 Points for Detroit missed two free throws with 56 seconds left. Chicago was called for a 24 second violation with 32 seconds to go but Mahorn then was called for an Offen Sive foul. Jordan Sank two free throws with 18seconds remaining for a five Point Chi Cago Lead and hit another nine seconds later for the final margin. The loss was the first in the playoff for the pistons who had swept Boston in the first round and Milwaukee in the Eastern conference semifinals. After beating the celtics Detroit was Idle freight Days and after eliminating the Bucks the pistons rested for five Days. The bulls led 71-63 after three quart ers but baskets by Bill Lamb car Isiah Thomas and Rodman coupled with a 24-Sccond violation against Chicago helped Detroit Cut it to 71-69 in the first 1 47 of the fourth Quarter. A Short jumper by Vinnie Johnson tied it at 71 with 9 12 remaining the first tic since the first Quarter. A Basket 18 seconds later by Jordan was Chicago first of the period. Chicago led 50-34 at the half but the pistons opened the third Quarter with a 12-5 run including a three Point Playboy Mahorn and a 3-Point shot by Laim see Aba on Page 23 Sullivan qualifies for Andy Page 23 ,. I