European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse May the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Davenport fakes if one year of a time Jim Davenport was talking to his the san Francisco telling them about All the Dif Ferent kinds of trouble they could get into at look at Rocky Bridges Over Davenport directed the players attention to one of his coaches who out works any 10 Guys you name but walks As if he were hit by a Hes Only 26 years but see what happens to you if you dont take care of All the players who is More than twice 26 and claims Hes on Vic Dannys critical laughed harder than any of the fact is he has always taken pretty Good care of himself and the Only reason he hobbles the Way he does is because of an arthritic left Davenport made that Little talk to the giants in Arizona three months ago when he held his first meeting As their he told them he wanted them to have fun and enjoy themselves when they but he also expected them to give him everything they 100 whenever they were out on the he want really asking too much because that the Only Way he Ever played during the 13 seasons he handled third base for the things Haven worked out very Well for the Day in and Day they get some of the strongest pitching in the both along with some of the worst As a there battling the braves for the basement in the National league West and after patiently waiting for so Long to manage the it int turning out to be much fun for the giants Are baseballs biggest Treyve won the most pennants in their league but Haven had anything even resembling a real Winner the past 14 where once they were the most most colourful club in they Are no every ballplayer you talk to says he loves san yet so few of them care to play candlestick of is one of the overriding no one enjoys the the Damp Ness or the candlestick is the and the politician who told the giants any different should be made to sit there every for All the who was a coach with the giants More than seven seasons before get Ting his first Chance to manage is delighted at the Opportunity he has been he appreciates the Chance owner Bob Lurie and executive vice president Tom Haller gave him to handle the that not a Surprise considering the Way he he was never afraid to put his nose in the dirt going after a ground Ball or take a pitch in the ribs to keep a giant rally i had to do the Little things to play Davenport will Tell i never had the luxury of a five year guaranteed i played 13 years and had a oneyear contract every some people ask me How 1 feel about having a oneyear contract 1 Tell pm 1 feel if 1 signed a two or three year contract and didst do the i feel 1 deserved to get i believe in giving a Days work for a Days 1 How i want the players to it Doest bother me what there i have no kick with my there doing All they Davenport is putting in his 29th season with the and nobody symbolizes the team More than he whenever 1 think of i automatically think of the even if he want the kind of Star for them that others like Willie Willie Meco vey and Juan Marichal he still ranks among their Al time before he got the giants managing Job last Davenport had been considered for it in past years and passed he knew but never when Lurie and Haller called him to be interviewed last he was he went in and gave it to them straight about the Davenport Felt Good when he came he still does about the giants chances despite where they Are in the Bob Lurie is doing everything he can to get the giants a More suitable place to he believes they do better in another another Ball i Hope the giants get that new Ballpark and Davenport gets the Chance to manage them in he deserves it As much As they United press International slumping shortstop leads reds Cincinnati whips 42 from press dispatches Montreal for a Tom Foley was Able to look Forward to a Good nights its going to be a lot easier the Cincinnati shortstop said after getting two including a Gam winning to Lead the reds to a 42 Victory Over the Montreal expos thursday hitting coming into the lined a seven thinning pitch from Bill Gullickson Down the Brightfield line to score Ron Oester with the godhead the extra base hit and the rib were of Leys first of the i was just looking to get he he threw me up and in and i was just Lucky to hit it Down the trailing the reds had tied the game in the fourth on Dave parkers two run his fifth of the Cincinnati added an insurance run off Bert Roberge in the Pete Rose walked and was replaced by Pinch runner no Roundup Eric who stole Davis scored when Cesar Cepenos grounder resulted in a throwing error by third baseman Tim Jay went 6 innings to re Cord the third Victory in his last four Deci he walked six and allowed six Tom Hume pitched a perfect 2 innings for his first the expos scored twice in the Tim Raines lined his league leading fifth triple and scored on a single by Washington stole second and scored on Dan Driessens Rose went lfor3 to increase his career hit total to 67 Short of to Cobbs Al time astros mets 0 Houston Jose Cruz doubled in the Only run As Houston astros beat new York despite getting Only two hits off Sid Mike picked up the giving up five striking out five and walking one in 8 he departed with two on and two out in the Dave Smith came in for his fifth pitched seven yielding two striking out six and walking since being called up from the Fernandez has Given up Only three hits in two Houston scored in the Bill Doran Drew a walk with one moved to second on Phil garners deep he scored when Cruz doubled off the Brightfield braves Phillies 3 Atlanta Terry Harper went 3 for4 and Bruce Sutter earned his sixth save to Lead the Jeff was the reliever Larry took the Philadelphia starter Shane Rawley was forced from the game in the he departed with an injured left Groin after walking Brad oilers from Page 21 its when we play Strong defense that we get the offence Gretzky Chicago is a very Good hockey said Edmonton coach Glen we were Lucky to get out of it in six their defens Emen were literally crippled with but they played with a lot of Chicago coach Bob Pulford said injuries finally caught up with his of it May have been different had we been he you can not play a series against the Best team in hockey without the Behn and Doug Wil without a Billy Gardner and without a Keith the 112 in the will meet Philadelphia in the Stanley cup final starting tuesday in the Oil who beat the Black Hawks 42 in the Besto Seyen will be in the final for the third straight it was the first Road Victory of the series for either Edmonton had opened with two victories at then Chicago won two at and Host Edmonton won the fifth game Chicago ended the playoffs with a 96 Mark Messier scored at when he took a pass from Glenn skated across the front of Chicago and popped a wrist shot under Bannerman the oilers broke the game open with four goals in the second Messier got his second goal of the night at on a behind Henet pass from an Derson during a Power Kurtis second goal came on a slap shot Over Bannerman shoulder at on a pass from the goal was the 63rd of the playoffs for the two breaking an nil record for most goals in a playoff set by the Black Hawks and Minnesota in this years Norris division Lee Fogolin continued the Edmonton barrage at with a 20foot slap shot from Bannerman then kurd got his record setting third goal of the at when he took a pass from Gretzky just in Side the Blue line and netted the puck on a it was his record fourth hat trick of the playoffs and record third in a single he shared the record of two hat tricks in a series with Doug Bentley of Chicago in Norm Ullman of Detroit in Mike Bossy of the islanders and teammate both in file photo Michael Jordan led bulls to playoffs Jordan out polls Olajuwon for top Rookie honors new York a Michael Jordan of the Chicago bulls was named the National basketball association Rookie of the year beating Houston rockets Center Akeem Olajuwon by 57 i to 20vi who finished third in the Aba in scoring and fourth in led Chicago into the playoffs for the first time since Jordan led the bulls with a scoring average and assists and steals per game the first player to Lead a team in those four categories since Larry Bird of the Boston celtics did it in the voting was conducted among 78 members of the Media three from each Aba franchise City and nine National rep the 6foot6 a first team and 70 Olajuwon were the Only rookies to receive Olajuwon took Over at Center for the rockets As Ralph last seasons Rookie of the moved to Ola who had a scoring ranked fourth among Aba Rebo unders with per game and was second to Mark Eaton of Utah in blocked shots with a
