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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, June 19, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes june 1985 cubs7 red Baron resumes key role As King of the Hill by Ira Berkove new York not Rick Sutcliffe want supposed to be pitching for the cubs monday night against the but he he want supposed to be pitching for the next few in but he surely will he most certainly want supposed to be pitching during the last 10 but he the Guy is like a said manager Jim Fry noted this on june 7 after Sut known As the red Baron for his red hair and red Beard and the Many times he has shot Down pitched the to a 10 Victory Over the he pitched a Complete allowing just five for his sixth Victory this it want simply your everyday wonderfully pitched Ball his Mere presence on the Mound in an actual game was Sutcliffe had suffered a partial tear of his left hamstring muscle on May Doc peering and poking about his muscular concluded that he might be out of action from six to eight he was Back in 18 and he was pitching the Way he had last season when he was named the by Young award win Ner in the National having com piled a 161 regular season record for the after having been traded to Chicago from Cleveland in Over he was 206 for the Sut Cliffs injury occurred against at Lanta trying to Avert a possible Dou ble play on a ground Ball he had he took a Long leap to first the leap was a Little too Long for the 6foot 215 Pound suddenly he Felt As if he had been shot in the Back of his left along the foul he hobbled to a he Felt behind his left there was a Hole he said then i looked for but he found he succeeded in preventing the double but he also succeeded in putting him self on Sutcliffe is not the kind of Guy to stay lame doctors suggested physical therapy that included the Nautilus machines and the swimming and he was working out eight to 10 hours every whatever the doctors told him to said he did that and he continued to travel with the team and work out under the guidance of the team at one Sutcliffe was sub merged in a Pool in a Houston he was instructed to go through his pitching motion under and did it wearing a Ryne Sandburg happened to look out of his he thought i was filming some thing for Jacques Sutcliffe Sutcliffe watched the cubs play while sitting on the Bench or in front of a television and every time my pitching turn came he it happened that we three and each time i Felt i was i should have been out when he finally made it he it was a treat to be out you for granted when youre you dont realize How much it Means to you until somehow its taken Sutcliffe had even greater motivation to be Back on the Mound than just wanting to As a free agent last he chose to return to the cubs he there was unfinished he had been offered More Money other places the cubs offer of million Over five years want so either he had been offered it in another very congenial place Kansas where he and his and 2yearold make their i asked Robin to make a list of the five places shed like me to and i said id make a said she wrote Kansas City Kansas City was one of but i decided that i had to come Back to Chi something special had happened in the three and a half months i was Here last and i loved but the last game of the year was the most disappointing of my and i Felt i owed it to the to Dallas to the City and to myself to get it right this in the fifth and final game of the no lost a 30 and the cubs lost the game and the Pennant to the san Diego speculation continues that Frey had left Sutcliffe in too that Sutcliffe was tiring and that when he was finally re it was simply too the padres haunt been hitting said and there was no Way Jim Coul Dve pulled me Frey said i had seen Rick on the ropes several times in games that and he pitched out of n9 reason to think he  do it Sutcliffe credits Green with saving to a great before coming to the file photo right hander Rick Sutcliffe the Guy is like a i was spinning my said he had pitched for the dodgers and the and had a few Good sea but nothing like last it was such a Good and with such a Good that i Felt i could Challenge hit ters instead of being like i often had been in the in his second appearance since his in he again pitched Well for six innings last but lost to the he lost again monday night to the mets to even his record at but his Era is Well below he is definitely Back in it seems the cub fans believed that even before he took the Mound for the first time after the Ham string he was warming up in the left Field and when his name was announced during the lineup the fans gave him a standing it gave me Goose he did he Stop to acknowledge the applause said i had a Job to and so i just kept kicks from Page 1 Angeles he had an injured ankle for most of the season and improved his Stock with the pros by playing Well in Post season Uwe from became the Sec Ond West German olympian picked in the first round and the seventh Center As the Mavericks took him with their third pick of the top blab improved his scoring total each of his four years under olympic coach Bobby Knight until he reached the Point level As a minute a Center from the Sudan and the University of was picked in the second round of the draft tuesday by the Washington who left Bridgeport after Only one collegiate is playing in the United states basketball where he impressed especially by blocking shots per game for the Rhode Island Keith a 610 Forward from Mem Phis was the Chicago bulls selection with the Lith Lee averaged Points and rebounds in his fou year career at Memphis and at one time was considered a possible to five pick until questions about injuries and attitude Low ered his Sam a 62 guard from Michi Gan became the first College Point guard taken in the first by the bos ton who averaged Points in his senior including in the spartans final eight could Shore up Bostons depleted which faltered in the recent Aba Vincent is the brother of Dallas Forward Jay Alfredrick Hughes of was the second guard taken in the first round when he was chosen by the san Antonio spurs with the 14th known As a bomber who can score from almost anywhere on the Hughes averaged Points during his College career and in Bis senior he scored in Dou ble figures in 94 straight games until the Streak was snapped by Georgetown in the Mcaa Oregon states a 69 for was the first round Choice of the Aba Champion los Angeles Green was the pac10 player of the year As a Junior after averaging Points and and he improved those figures to and in his final Jerry a 68 Forward from Louisiana was the fifth eligible under Classman taken in the first round when he was selected by the Milwaukee Rey nolds decided to forgo his senior season Al though his scoring average fell from to Points per game in his Junior Terry a 68 Forward from South was taken with Phila Delphias 21st nicknamed was twice named Sun Belt con Ference player of the he was fifth in the country in scoring with a average and seventh in rebounding with in his senior season despite being often double and Steve a 65 guar from was Houston pick with the 19th Harris was the Golden hurricanes Al time scoring and steals in his Junior sea Harris weighed Only 178 but he bulked up to 190 pounds the summer before his senior season and averaged in Joe a 63 guard from Mcneese became Only the third backcourt player in the first round when he was taken by the Detroit a Little known was the Caas 10th All time leading scorer with a pregame coming from a Small school in reminds some scouts of Philadelphia Andrew Karl a 69 Forward from Louisi Ana was the fourth Junior eligible to be drafted in the first round when be was picked by the Utah an Al Southland conference selection in each of his three averaged Points and rebounds for his College  
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