European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April the stars and stripes Page 21 yogis billys in sports file photo Yogi Berra it was expected Texas a Billy Martin is Yogi Berra is the Bronx zoo is Back in in very i never did leave the Martin said sunday hours after he was named the new York Yankees manager for the fourth different time in his Yankees principal owner George Stein Brenner fired Berra after the team lost 43 sunday in Chicago to the White Dur ing Spring Steinbrenner promised that Berra Job would be intact in Yogi will be the manager this a bad Start will not affect yogis Steinbrenner that All changed sunday after just 16 the loss was the teams third straight and 10th of the the action was taken by the Yankees and we Felt it was in the Best interests of the Steinbrenner said in a Martin was in where the Yankees opened a three game series against the rangers monday when Steinbrenner telephoned sunday of he called me and said he wanted me to take Over the and Here i Martin i never had any hard feelings with i have no problems with who twice was fired by Stein Brenner and once resigned under heavy pressure from the was working As a consultant and scout for the Yankees since being replaced by Berra after the 1983 sea that did not offer the excite ment that Martin anybody who tells you retirement is a lot of there Martin said Sun Day How Many times can you water the Garden and in tired of playing Berra said he did not know whether he would take another Job with the if Steinbrenner presented he Hast asked me Berra right in just going to go Home and play the Yankee whose bumpy flight to Dallas fort Worth International Airport symbolized an already bumpy were visibly upset when they arrived at their Back off Back off several of them shouted at reporters and photographers who had gathered in the Phil who played with both mar tin and Berra with the Yankees and now is a broadcaster with the stopped for a asked whether the rough ride had affected the Rizzuto said they Are All upset because Yogi was let again among the players who declined com ment was Veteran Don considered one of the teams emotional who had once vowed he would not play again for who said he did not feel any pressure at All working again As Steinbrun ners said one of his first tasks with the Yankees would be to get the play ers in the proper Frame of the new York clubhouse was gloomy following sundays which occurred when starting Pitcher Joe Cowley walked Home the winning run in the Bottom of the ninth said Allstar outfielder Rickey who played under Martin with the Oakland As before being traded to new York during the off Yogi showed he had a lot of Confidence in he made me a better cow Ley in going to miss int it Dale yogis met with his father behind closed doors after the dismissal was the Yankees had traded with Pittsburgh for an before the season and the reunion of father and son had been a cause for happiness in the Yan see Yogi on Page 23 nuggets eliminate spurs 12699 celtics charge past pistons in opener from press dispatches Boston when the Boston reserves Start checking in the game Early fourth Quad the celtics have things Well in that what happened against the Detroit pistons sunday night after the Home stand ing defending Aba champions had cranked out a 32point they wound up winning the Besto five series opener the celtics front line was overpower led by the 27 Points and 16 rebounds from Center Robert coach Joness who struggled though their opening round Triumph Over served notice that there right on track toward a goal no Aba team has achieved in 16 years repeating As Aba Boston bolted to an 11point halftime than took off late in the third Quarter to break it three times the celtics had 32point margin before winding up with the 34point final their which swept new Jersey 30 in its opening round series to stretch its win Ning Streak to eight will try to tie the Besto seven Eastern conference semifinal Here tuesday Aba playoffs Bostons centers and forwards outscored Detroit front line Boston forwards Kevin Mchale had 26 Larry Bird 21 and Cedric Max in his Best performance since knee surgery in added the pistons were led by Isiah Thomas with 23 Points and Vinnie Johnson with the celtics opened a 3525 Lead late in the first but Johnsons Long jumper gave the pistons their last Lead of their 4342 with left in the first then Boston outscored Detroit 2210 the rest of the period As the pistons managed just two Field goals in the final Boston led 6453 at halftime and maintained the 11point advantage at 7463 with left in the third with All the scoring coming from the front the cel tics went on a 142 tear to open an 8865 bulge with left in the third nuggets spurs 99 Denver Alex English rattled in 33 Calvin Natt added 20 and an aggressive Denver defense cooled off hot shooting san Antonio As the nuggets won the first round series Denver now advances to the Western conference semifinals against which Defeated Houston 10497 the Best of7 series begins tuesday in English had 29 Points after three quarters As Denver cruised to a 9769 Lead entering the final san Antonio had come into the game shooting 56 percent from the floor for the series a playoff record Pace but the spurs managed to connect on Only 17 of 51 Fiel goal at tempts in the first three Denver got three straight fast break baskets to jump out to a 138 Lead in route to a 3124 first Quarter the nuggets outscored san Antonio 236 Over the last six minutes of the half to Lead dunns jumper from the Corner gave Denver its biggest 29 Midway through the third the spurs got no closer than 22 Points after guard Mike Evans Carne off the Bench to score 16 Points for the the spurs were led by Artis Gilmore with 19 Points and Mike Mitchell with Alex English scores 33 Points North Star rally nips Hawks flyers Advance from press dispatches Chicago Dennis Maruk and his Minnesota North stars were one loss from elimination in the Stanley cup and losing 40 in the second period at Chi Cago sunday but the North stars came Back to score five consecutive including Marks game Winner at of to defeat the Black Hawks 54 and Force a sixth game in their Norris division Chicago leads the Besto Seyen series 3 the next game is tuesday night in min there is Justice in this world Minne Sota coach Glen Sonmor said after the nil playoffs sometimes you just have to wait a Little Maruk beat Chicago goalie Murray Bannerman on a 25foot slap we were so pumped up when we came out in overtime there was no Way they were going to beat especially after the overtime loss last Maruk it was the second consecutive extra time game of the As Chicago won 7 6 in double overtime Bannerman really had my making great stops on and All i could think of was til never get it in the Hole Maruk i dont know what said a dejected who had 32 maybe they just deserved to win because they worked we would have been Able to win the series now we gave them life and its going to be a in sundays other playoff game the Philadelphia flyers eliminated the new York flyers islanders 0 Philadelphia Ilkka Sinisalo second period goal and Pelle Lindbergh second shutout of the series propelled Phila Delphia Over the islanders and into the semifinal round of the Stanley cup the flyers bested the islanders 41 in the Besto seven series and now await the Winner of the Quebe Montreal series for their semifinal Quebec leads the canadians 32 with the sixth game tues Day Sinisalo flipped a Backhander about five feet Over goalie Kelly who had been knocked Down by Center Peter Sinisalo converted a shot from just inside the Blue line by Doug he beat a diving Ken Morrow to the the Victory was the 20th straight at Home for the including five playoff