European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 royals need More wins to repeat by Herschel Nissenson a sports writer in the american the West is not but it had something last year the East division didst a Pennant while the Detroit tigers were running away with the six teams in the West finished within 10 games of each the Las place Texas rangers were 15 games behind the firs place Kansas City royals the same spread Between de troit and runner up Toronto in the the royals didst get above to stay until but they went on to finish three games ahead of the California an gels and Minnesota we finished the 84 season on a High note by playing excellent baseball Over the Al West preview last half of the season they were 10 games under at one royals manager Dick Howser i feel Good about our chances we have some Good reasons to be first of we Are starting with a Young pitching staff Bud Mark go Bret we also believe we Are a stronger club the addition of Catcher Jim along with the emergence of onix Concepcion is to go with Willie Wilson of and Frank White makes us As Strong up the Middle As any it will be Brett 3b and Wilson All Wilson makes things happen and Brett is our big Steve Balboni in got Over the hurdle last year and gives us a legitimate Power Brett suffered a series of while Wilson joined the club late after serving a jail sentence for drug of the royals have Dan Quisenberry 124 saves in the last three the leagues Premier Howser says he is not much for predictions but predicts that its going to take More wins this year pc had 84 for the division after a two year Gene Mauch is Back at the Helm of the Angels and he believes they will be solid what a lot of people seem to forget is this club came within three games of winning the division last that not a lot of ground to make Mauch is looking for starters to join Geoff Mike perfect game Witt and Ron Romanick in the he says with out Tongue in Cheek that the bullpen of Donnie Doug Luis Curt Kaufman and Jim Slaton is certainly one to be reckoned Mauch is counting on Veter ans such As Brian Downing Doug Decinces Bobby Grich Rod Carew Bob Boone Rob Wilfong Reggie Jackson oudh and Juan Beniquez of to provide leadership for youngsters such As Dick Schofield Gary Pettis of and Mike Brown let me assure you my spirit Hast dimmed in the adds who holds a major league record by hav ing managed for 23 years without winning a Minnesota Hast finished Over since 1979 but manager Billy Gardner says the twins Are now at the Point where a winning record and being a con tender is Gardner expects starters Frank Mike Smithson and John Butcher to keep the twins in most Relief Ace Ron Davis must rebound from a sea son he saved 29 games but let almost that Many slip scoring runs should be no with Kent Hrbek Tom Brunansky Mickey Hatcher Gary Gaetti 3b and Kirby Puckett newly acquired Mike Stenhouse do provides even punch and Tim Teufel 2b had a Fine Rookie Cam but the key for the twins could be whether Roy Back after a three year trip to new York and can still play the Yankees and White sox didst think he Jackie Moore begins his first full season manager Dick Howser reasons to be positive As manager of the Oakland who traded base stealing King Rickey Henderson to the Yankees for a quartet of Young one of Jay had the Best  ratio in the league and will replace Bill Caudill As the Short Relief the two players who came from Toronto for Caudill Griffin is and Dave Collins of will be although Tony Phillips 2b will be out for a while with an ankle Bruce Bochte in came on Strong in the second half of 1984 and Carney Lansford 3b hit for the fourth year in a Dwayne Murphy of socked 33 homers and won his fifth consecutive Gold the As other Power hit Ter is do Dave Kingman Oakland was dead last in the league with a Don Curt Young and Chris Codiroli Are the top three the White sox plummeted from a Divi Sion title in 1983 to a sorry fifth place Fin ish in 25 games off their 83 manager Tony Larussa promises they will Field a much faster team this season thanks to the arrival of Luis Salazar 3bof and Ozzie Guillen who came from san Diego along with Pitcher Tim Lollar in the Lamarr Hoyt Salazar and Guillen join speedsters Daryl Boston Rudy Law of and Julio Cruz Boston and Guillen have been touted As Rookie of the year Harold Baines Ron Kittle Carlton Fisk c and Greg Walker 1b provide the despite the Trade of Larussa expects the pitching to be Strong with Tom Seaver 288 Richard Floyd Britt Burns and Bob James joins 42yearold Ron Reed in the Chuck Cottier starts his first season As manager of the Seattle who have been under each of their eight years in the the mariners prospects Start with first baseman Alvin Davis 27 Home 116 the 1984 Rookie of the and Mark who led the league in strikeouts while winning Rookie Pitcher of the year Seattle offensive strength other than Davis lies in the which includes Dave Phil Bradley and Al the return of do Gorman Thomas from shoulder surgery would be a big Cottier Calls the rotation of Jim Mike Moore and Matt Young the Best starting foursome in the Ameri can Edwin Nunez May be ready to joined Vande Berg in the despite a Las place Texas manager Doug Rader is very optimistic when i assess our chances because we received outstand ing performances from a number of i Dividu they include starting pitchers Frank Charlie Hough and Mike Pete Obrien 1 b and buddy Bell Rader says the Outfield of Gary George Wright and Larry Parrish is one of the Best in the the rangers acquired a full time do in Cliff Johnson and a new Catcher in Don but Dave Schmidt and Dave Stew Art must come through in the prediction Kansas Minne Simmons Sparks tigers win Over mets by the associated press Nelson Simmons drove in three runs with a Homer and double and the Detroit tigers scored four times in the Bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the new York mets 65 Friday in an exhibition game in Simmons a Solo shot in the Sec Ond was his seventh of the Spring and fifth in four he tied the score with a two run double in the Walt obtained in an of season Trade with the worked seven innings for the giving up 13 hits and five Pitcher Steve Jim Rice and Mike easier homered for Boston to offset a grand slam by Cincinnatus Nick Esasky As the red sox downed the reds Herm Winningham drove in three runs with a Pinch single and a two run triple that capped a three run Montreal eighth baseball Roundup inning As the expos rallied to beat the Kansas City royals Kansas cites Danny Jackson blanked Montreal through the first six Brad Komminsk two out single in the 10th inning scored Glenn Hubbard and gave the Atlanta braves their ninth straight a 76 decision Over the Baltimore Komminsk had two hits and three Leon Durham drove in two runs and Bob Dernier had three hits to Lead the Chicago cubs Over the Cleveland indians the Milwaukee trailing jumped on Toronto Jim Acker for five runs four of them unearned in the seventh inning and Defeated the Blue jays 63 before a crowd of in Vancou Toronto starter Doyle Alexander pitched five scoreless de Whitson pitched six scoreless innings and Don Dale Berra and Henry Cotto drove in two runs apiece As the new York Yankees beat the Texas rangers Whitson allowed three sin did not walk a Batter and struck out five and Baylor hit his third Spring a two run shot off Burt in the fourth Jim Pankovits led off the Bottom of the ninth with a Home run off Chicago Al Jones As the Houston astros nipped the White sox Joe Niekro pitched five scoreless innings for allowing three Sixto Johnny Ray and Jason Thompson rapped rib singles to key a four run rally in the ninth giving the Pittsburgh pirates a 42 Triumph Over the Louis san Diego state University Rusty Elsberry limited the san Diego padres to two hits through nine innings As the teams played to a scoreless the game was called after 10 innings by Mutual Tony Gwynn and Terry Kennedy singled in the third inning for the Only two hits off who retired 17 straight batters from the fourth through the ninth Brian Downing laced three singles to Pace a 16hit attack As California beat the los Angeles dodgers 65 Friday the Victory gave California a 23221 Lead in the freeway which began in the Philadelphia Phillies dubbed port land of the Pacific coast league 125 and the Seattle mariners played to a 33 dead lock with Calgary of the Tulane Case is a tip of the Mcaa iceberg new York up Tulane still reeling from the eve growing alleged Point shaving scandal that first bit nearly two weeks is hardly alone when it comes to accused illegalities involving College athletic with College athletes and officials spending More and More time in a recently formed Mcaa commission Friday announced a series of reforms to combat the break ing or Mcaa among the proposed reforms would be requirements for annual audits of athletic budgets and the establishment of an academic reporting which would process yearly information on entering student athletes eligibility and graduation As the Tulane scandal grew to include a 29count indict ment against three players and five the resignation of the teams coaching staff and the planned abolishment of the entire basketball instances of Cash payoffs and drug trafficking were uncovered at two other Southern Illinois University Carbondale basketball coach Stafford Stephenson resigned thursday after admitting he knew of a Saluki player receiving illegal Dean a special assistant to s1uc president Al Bert said Stephensons resignation came after Roy a chiropractor in confessed to having made payments to Ken a 6foot11 senior in the Tennessee Bureau of investigation Fri Day presented an eight Inch thick report on the alleged involvement of Vanderbilt University officials in the distribution of illegal anabolic