European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 undisputed middleweight Champion marvelous Marvin Hagler forces an abrupt end to his title defense no help for the hit Man by pounding Thomas hit Man Hearns to the Canvas in the third round in Las Hagler raises his a photos arms in Victory As referee Richard Steele holds Hearns to Tell him the fight is Hagler from Page 21 trapped Hearns on the ropes and whale but he could not land a fight ending i feel i can do it in three Hearns said before the on this movie Star studded it was Hearns who went Down to an Early Hearns had done the same to Many opponents in building a 401 Hagler had shown signs of slipping in going 15 rounds with Roberto Duran and a hard 10 with Juan but he certainly didst look like a faded fighter on this he came to fight from the opening Bell and left no doubt that he was either going to destroy Hearns or be carried out on his after a Little More than eight minutes of marvelous Marvin Hagler stood in the three championship belts draped Over his heaving his right Eye already beginning to he looked battered but he looked every Inch the Champion he who wants to break Carlos Monzono record of 14 successful Middle weight now has a 6122 record with 51 he has won 15 straight which includes 13 Knock and has not lost in 36 fights dating Back to it was the second devastating defeat in this glittering gambling capital for on sept he was stopped in the 14th round by sugar Ray Leonard for the undisputed welterweight championship at Caesars the Hagler Hearns bout was expected to earn somewhere in the Neighb Rhod of from closed circuit television and the live Hagler was guaranteed a minimum of million and Hearns Mil betting Odds shortly before nighttime had Hagler a 1310 the fighters entered the ring on a warm Nevada with the temperature at 83 degrees and a slight desert judges for the fight were Herb Santos of Harry Gibbs of and Dick Young of los an the referee was Richard Steele of Las no from Page 21 Knock out Atlanta starter and loser Pascual and added two runs in the elsewhere in the National league monday pirates mets 1 Pittsburgh Bill Almon drove in two runs and Mike Bielecki combined on a nine hitter with John can Delaria to help Pittsburgh snap the mets season opening five game win cardinals expos 1 Louis Ozzie who signed a new four multimillion Dollar contract earlier in the hit a Home run and Bob Forsch continued his comeback from Back surgery with a Complete game Victory to lift who had threatened to leave the cardinals and join the free agent ranks if he was not signed to a con tract Worth million a cracked his Homer in the cardinals three run sixth padres giants 3 san Diego carmelo removed from the disabled list earlier in the belted two Home one of them a grand As the defending National league Champion san Diego padres won their Home a crowd of the largest Ever for a padres regular season saw Eric limit san Francisco to one run on three hits Over seven it was shows second Victory of the year Over the dodgers astros 3 los Angeles Rookie Mariano who replaced the injured Steve sax in the first smacked his first major league Home run in the seventh As los Angeles beat reliever Carlos pitched three scoreless innings for the Ken Howell worked the final two innings for his second Oakland beats mariners snaps Seattle win Streak at 6 by the associated press the Seattle mariners season opening winning Streak finally ran after opening the season with six straight Seattle lost 74 to Oakland monday night As baseballs hottest Mike smacked his third Homer and collected his 11th rib in four Days for the we knew coming in Here How hot Davis Seattle manager Chuck Cottier despite the the mariners have gained some re Spect with their unbeaten first the As went ahead to stay in the fourth inning when Mike Heath and Davis hit consecutive Home runs off mariners starter Mark the As Lead off hitter in the hit a drive to and the Ball bounced off the Fence and rolled about 30 feet from Center fielder Dave Hen heaths headfirst slide Home beat the relay throw by tying the score Davis followed with the Gam winning drive Over the Brightfield Fence on a hanging curve Ball from monday nights game was the mariners first on the Road this year after six at the Bill got the Victory with six innings of Jay Howell got the last four outs for his second the mariners took a 10 Lead on hendersons rib single in the the As went ahead in the Bottom of the first with two unearned the result of a throwing error by Seattle third baseman Jim Dave Kingman doubled Home a and Dusty Baker had an rib the mariners regained the Lead in the second after Al Roundup Krueger walked Bob who advanced to second on a Spike Owens double scored and Jack Perconte run scoring single made it after their two four thinning the As made it 53 in the seventh on King mans rib single off reliever Mike the mariners Cut the deficit to one when Al Cowens homered leading off the Oakland got two insurance runs in the Bottom of the Angels twins 0 Minneapolis California Lethander Geoff Zahn improved his career april record to 255 with a six hit shutout Over with Home run help from Ruppert Jones and Jerry the loss was the ninth in the twins last 11 Home who pitched for the twins for four sea was the Winner in their Only two White sox red sox 5 Boston Julio Cruz snapped a 44 tie with a two run single off Bob Stanley in the Lith giving Chicago a patriots Day Victory Over a walk to Ozzie Greg walkers single off Stanley foot and a groundnut that moved the runners up set the stage for Cruz line single to the red who rallied from a 43 deficit in the ninth on Jim rices two out threatened to come Back again in the Bottom of the Lith when Glenn Hoffman moved to third on an infield out and scored on a passed but Winner Al Al Lowed no More base