European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 Thomas 3 hrs Lead Seattle by As by the associated press Seattle Gorman Thomas knows How it feels to be so he want about to show up the Oakland even if it meant passing up a Chance to tie a hallowed major league a Veteran slugger who hit just one Home run in 1984 while missing most of the season with a torn rotator had already blasted three Home including a grand when he came to the plate in the seventh inning thursday night with the mariners leading in his final at Bat with a Chance to tie the major league record of four homers in a Thomas walked on a 32 i would have liked to hit four Home but there is no Way i was going to swing at a 30 pitch or even a 31 Al Roundup said who also walked in the then youre showing someone Thomas wound up with six Bis As Seattle belted seven homers and won Seattle manager Chuck who did not know during Spring training whether Thomas shoulder surgery would allow him to win a Job As the teams designated was its Cottier How Many players hit three Home runs in a let alone coming off a Nasty surgery Thomas belted his first Home run Lead ing off the third against Curt to give Seattle a 70 in the he connected for his slam off reliever Jeff Kaiser to make it Thomas finished the first three Homer game of his career by belting a 32 pitch by Kaiser into the Centerfield bleachers leading off the Phil Al Jim Presley and Dave Henderson also homered for Dave Kingman and Donnie Hill Home red for Oakland off Winner Mike who homered in the missed another in the sixth when his Long drive headed for the seats hit a speaker wire and being in play under the ground rules was caught for an in other american league games tigers indians 10 Detroit the who got off a photo Joakim Nystrom of Sweden stretches for a Volley from John whom he beat in the act finals at Dallas thursday Nystrom stuns Mcenroe in straight sets Dallas a ice Cool Joakim nys trom of playing the match of his life against the worlds 1 ousted defending Champion John Mcenroe from the Buick act finals thursday night with a stunning straightest Nystrom prevailed and 63 to set up a semifinals meeting on saturday with Tim pressuring Sweden favored Mats Wilander from the Start with a with ering Serveant Dolley advanced to the semifinals with a 76 Victory Over the tournaments fourth ranked 12 in the world and seeded 10th in the Buick served immediate notice that he want in Awe of the worlds to ranked player by breaking Mcenroe service at love in the fifth game of the first the inspired 22yearold had Mcenroe shaking his head and tossing his Racquet in disgust before taking the first there was More to come in the second set As Nystrom fought off four set Points to get into the which he won 75 with some Brilliant Cross court backhand win by Mcenroe was lecturing him the crowd and a line judge who called a foot fault on the third set began with the pro Mcenroe crowd urging the fou time act finals Champion to dispatch the Young Mcenroe double faulted away his service in the second Mcenroe finally broke through against Nystrom accurate serve in the fourth game but gave it right Back in the fifth to the who was making his first act finals Nystrom then served out to win the Mayotte net charging tactics paid immediate dividends in the first set As the former Mcaa singles Champion broke the surprised Wilander in the seventh and ninth the 25yearold Mayotte again broke Wilander in the fourth game of the second the game featured an acrobatic Exchange of volleys of which Mayotte proved to be the to a 355 Start last year and went on to win the world completed a season three game sweep of Cleveland when reliever Dave von Ohlon walked three batters in the Bottom of the shortstop Julio Francos error allowed Detroit Rookie Chris Pittaro to reach base to Lead off the Pittaro took second on a and von Ohlon intentionally walked Alan Kirk Gibsons Fly Ball moved Pittaro to von Ohlen intentionally walked Lance Parrish to Load the bases and then walked Tom Brookens on a 31 pitch to Force in the winning Willie Hernandez pitched 3 innings for the Detroit Larry Herndon sent the game see Thomas on Page 25 nil from Page 21 Bernie Federko at the Edge of the but Acton and Plett connected to wipe out that deficit and boost Minnesota ahead 42 before Doug Gilmour goal for Louis with Black Hawks red wings 1 Chicago the Black Hawks Pum Meled Detroit for the second consecutive game As Murray Bannerman stopped 30 the Hawks jumped ahead 30 on first period goals by Darryl Ken Yaremchuk and Al flyers rangers 1 Philadelphia the the Overall Points leaders this once again struggled against the new York rangers but survived 31 As Rookie Todd Bergen scored two Bergen got the winning goal at of the final Nordques sabres 2 Quebec the Nordques grabbed a 2 0 game Lead Over Buffalo when defens Eman Normand Rochefort beat goaltender Tom Barrasso with a Low wrist shot from just inside the Blue line with left in the third the goal came Only 41 seconds after buffaloes Phil Housley tied the score 2 jets flames 2 Winnipeg the jets used a three goal surge in the final period to Knock off Scott Aniels goal at broke a 22 tie and came after excellent fore checking by the line of Thomas Perry Turnbull and Turnbull barrelled in on flames de Senseman Paul then passed the puck right to Steen along the Steen passed to the unguarded Arniel at the Side of the Calgary goal and he flipped a Backhander Over goaltender Reggie capitals islanders 1 2 of Washington was forced to double overtime before subduing the new York islanders on Mike Gart ners tally at masters from Page 21 week in another usually when i Sti Ajit Good i play Good All Nicklaus was among those at 1under As were former champions Gary player and Billy a Winner at Augusta five said he was enthused about his in hitting the Ball better than i Ever said whose last masters championship came 10 years i Only hit about half the greens today but i putted really i know i can hit the Ball better and if i keep putting like i did today i might be All while some of the games big guns were making some others were Strug gling despite Ideal scoring the wind moved just enough to be called a and As the Day progressed Only a slight Haze kept the Sun from two time masters Champ seve Balleste Ros and Lanny Wadkins were among a Large group at even Par As was Andy who was at 4under through 13 and then bogeyed four of the last five Calvin whose win at the pc two weeks ago made him one of the Preto Urna ment and Tom a top 10 Fin Isher at the masters in nine out of 10 starts As a shot disappointing open Champion fuzzy Zoeller was at 77 and this years leading Money Winner on the pea Curtis slumped to an Arnold played his 111th and worst round at the Augusta a after playing the first six holes in even Palmer shot an despite All of the experienced challengers close Hallberg said he Felt this Golf course is designed for my Hallberg i hit the Ball right to left and i like fast in really in the Slot with my Driver and when you Are in the Slot you can swing As hard As you want and it goes another optimistic player was who with a win at Augusta would become the fifth player to have won All four grand slam i hit the Ball much belter than a Trevino i hit it today probably As Good As Ive Ever hit it at my wife told me not to let the course intimidate she told me i can win Here As Well As i can win i should have won Here but my attitude has gotten the Best of 1 have no one to blame but and it will probably haunt me for the rest of my in addition to Hallberg and the Amateur the biggest Surprise of the Day might have been player who was competing in the United states for the first time since finishing second to Trevino at last years pea it is such a thrill to play so Well without having played in a tournament this player it was like a dream some people said i was crazy to come in Here and play my first round at the masters without any but in very