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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday. June 1. 1980 Brooks will reject bid by Rockies Denver a Herb Brooks conch of the Gold medal . Olym Pic hockey team said Friday he will not accept an offer to coach the Colo Rado Rockies of the National hockey league. Rockies owner Armand Pohan had been Angling for Brooks for More than two months since the Rockies finished in the nil cellar and Don Cherry imported from Boston a year ago was reported on the Way out. Pohan fired Cherry 10 Days ago saying Cherry s Brash style was at War with the rest of the Rockies organization. Brooks interviewed by phone at his Minneapolis hockey school said he Lias decided to Honor the two year contract he signed last month to coach in Davos Switzerland because it offered better opportunities for his family. It was totally family considerations really said agent Artka Minsky in new York. He just Felt he and his family wanted to decelerate that they be had an extraordinary year and that they weren t ready to jump into this and wanted to r Bob Greene a sports writer the Book on Rick Ccrone apparently needs rewriting. Opposing teams keep giving out intentional walks to pitch to the new York Yankee Catcher and Ceroc keeps coming through with hits. It happened again Friday night when the Toronto Blue jays walked Bobby Brown to Load the bases in the eighth in Ning of a scoreless game and bring up be Ron. I saw it developing said Cerone. I figured they d play the percentages and Load the bases looking for the double play. Al Roundup but i hit into Only four Dps All last year the lowest number in the  Cerone s bases loaded double started the Yankees toward their 6-0 Victory Over the Blue jays and gave Luis Tiant his fourth Victory in six decisions. It was the fourth time in a week that opposing teams have walked a Batter to get to Ceroc. And it was the fourth time that Ceroc came through with a hit including a grand slam Home run against the Detroit tigers. Tiant got something besides the Victory Yankee Man Agar Dick Howser fined the right hander $500 when the Veteran showed his displeasure at being taken out with two out in the eighth by dropping the Ball at the Mound. He also Flung his Glove into the scats behind the Yankee dugout on his Way to the showers. I wish 1 could Fine him More said Howser Seething at being shown up by the Pitcher. I d Fine him $5,000 if 1  Rich Gossage relieved Tiant and retired the last four hitters to Complete the win. In other Al games Friday red sox 5, Brewers 3 Butch Hobson drove in three runs with a Homer and a sacrifice Fly to Pace Boston Over Milwaukee. Chuck Rainey 5-1, scattered seven hits including a Home run by Dick Davis in the eighth before giving Way to Tom Burg Meier who was touched for a two run Homer by Sal Bando. Mariners 4, findlins 3 a loth inning Home run by Julio Cruz his first of the year powered Seattle Over Cleveland. The fourth Homer of Cruz Ca reer came off reliever Sid Monge. 0-2, and wasted a two run Cleveland ninth inning rally that had tied the game. Dave Heaverlo 2-0, earned the Victory. Tigers 12, anger 1 two Home runs by Richie Hebner and single four baggers by Lance Parrish Kirk Gibson and Stan papi powered Detroit Over California. Royals 9, White sox 2 John Wathan drove in three runs and Darrel Porter added a two run Homer to Back Larry Gura s six hitter and propel Kansas City Over Chicago. Gura 7-2, re Ritter High jumps 6-4% for . Women s Mark Wichita Kan. A Louise Ritter cleared 6-4v1 Friday night to set a new american women s High jump record and Brian Oldfield continued his National Domi Nance in the shot put at the track and Field association s second annual National out door championships. Kilter a senior to be at Texas woman s University representing the Pacific coast club eclipsed her own record of 6-4 /4 by a half Inch on her second try. She missed three times at 6-5 a but handily outdistanced a Field that could not Clear 5-10. Miller ends Long stint with tigers Detroit a Detroit Relief Pitcher John Miller announced his retirement from the american league club Friday ending a 12-year major league career with the tigers. Miller 37, appeared in 545 games for Detroit More than any other Pitcher in Tiger history. The left hander suffered a heart attack in 1972, but returned the following season to accumulate 38 saves. In 1974, Hiller was the lop reliever in the american league with 17 victories. He has appeared in 11 games this season All in Relief and was 1-0 with a 4.40 Era. A Tiger spokesman said Bruce Robbins was recalled from their Evansville ind., triple a farm club to take i Tiller s spot on the roster. The current women s world record in the High jump is 6-7, set by Sara Simconis of Italy in 1978. Oldfield of the University of Chicago track club won the shot put with a toss of 70-5m, Short of his 71-814 american record. Earlier Friday Ben Plucknett favouring a sore Back heaved the discus 214 feet Ana 2 inches on his opening toss to win the event. Plucknett 26, representing the Southern cat St riders and a three time big eight discus Champ for Missouri passed up the last two of six attempts. In other action Friday Glen Derwin of the athletic attic track club of Florida finished first in the men s javelin with a toss of 252 feet. Tea meet records fell in the men s Long jump and 3,000-Mcter steeplechase. Bill Rew of the University of Chicago track club leaped 25-10vi for the Long jump title beating the meet record of 25-9 set last year by Alfred Oguno Nyimi of Maccabi Union. Lament King of stars and stripes took second place with a leap of 25-10. Solomon Chobor s 8 37.55 in the Steeple Chase eclipsed the meet record of 8 46.02 set by Bret Hyde of air Force in 1979. Trailing the Fairleigh Dickinson athlete was Krugg Einspahr Concordia at 8 39.01. Beside s tilt or s High jump record other Tea women s meet records were set in the discus 100-meter hurdles and javelin. Laura Mossner of Texas tossed the discus 147-1 to win that event and set a record. Pam Page of Missouri posted a 13.81 Lime in the 100-Mclcr hurdles for a meet Mccoid and Shelia Smith unattached threw the javelin 148-9 for another meet record. Tired 17 batters in a Row in one stretch the royals increased their Lead in the american league West to 2vi Garnet. Willie Wilson walked to Lead off the first then stole second and third to spurt three run burst which Porter capped with his Homer. Orioles 3, twins 2 Terry Crowley s Pinch hit Home ran leading off the 10th inning lifted Bahi. More Over Minnesota. Crowley drilled the first pitch by loser Doug Corbet 3-2, Over the Center Field Fence. Twins outfielder Ken Landreaux Don bled in the seventh inning to extend hit major league leading hitting Streak to 31 games. Gary Rotnicke knocked in both of by timbre s earlier runs the first coming of 1 Home run in the fifth. A s 6, rangers 3 consecutive Home runs by Dwayno Murphy and Mitchell Page off Gaylord Perry in the fourth inning carried Oakland to its Victory Over Texas. Winner Steve Mccatty 5-4, did t yield a hit until the fifth inning and finished with a six hitter. New York mils third baseman Elliott Maddox puts the tag on the pirates Omar Moreno in Friday night s game it Pittsburgh. The play occurred As Bailer buc is stopped Here Dave Parker fanned and Catcher Jobi Stearns throw to Maddox got Moreno who was running on the pitch. The mets won 5-1. A photo 8/ue stops . Loss Streak continued from pane 17 run by Mike easier. New York pounded pirate starter John Candelaria. 2-4, for four doubles among seven hits in the Early going taking a 5-0lead after two innings. To. Feclin8 b00"1 now Henderson said. I was in a Groove on those two pitches i hit. They were both fastballs. When i saw the second one i said wow let s go " cubs 10, Phillies 7 Mike Vail socked four hits and Tim Blackwells first major league Home run capped a six run first inning As  Philadelphia. Rick Ruschel 4-4, was the Winner turning in a Complete game despite yield ing 13 Iii Dan Larson 0-1, victim of four unearned runs in the first inning suffered the loss. "1 always Felt that someday i d gel Lucky Blackwell said after Hilling Homer on his 563rd major league at Bat. Even a Blind Squirrel stumbles Over m Acorn. 1 just Hope i Don t have to go Sanouv or 563 times before i hit another  reds a padres 3rookie left hander Charlie Lei Branol aided by a four run second inning gained his first Victory since May 9 As Cincinnati beat san Diego. Librandt 4-3, surrendered three hit and a pair of runs in the first inning us settled Down to hold the padres at Bay until Dave Winfield hit his sixth Homer in the eighth  
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