European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes july former pirate Parker glory years in reds Hometown by Michael Martinez Cincinnati not he is nearly two seasons removed from the bittersweet years at but when Dave Par Ker everything still seems to be painfully still seems to tug an Noy ugly at and he cant Parker is Home Back where he grew up and played High school Ball before signing his first professional he says he has found Contentment again he has found that he can come to the stadium and play baseball without a backdrop of Parker is producing As he once did in Pete his believes the 34yearold right fielder is Ca Pable of winning another batting Champi As he did in 1977 and Parker says he could be a legitimate candidate for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame with three or four More creditable but none of it would be thinkable had he remained in where interest in the pirates is waning and the franchise is up for by the Parker my heart want in Pittsburgh just want a practical place for me to the family atmosphere we had in 79 was gone and playing the game was i made a big contribution toward establishing baseball in the but no one Ever gave me my last three years there were total who signed a two year agreement with the reds As a free agent after the 1983 has found renewed happiness in he hit last season and negotiated a contract that will pay him million per year from 1986 through he spurned overtures from George the Yankee who had hoped to bring him to new Parker is enjoying his Best All around season in six going into thursdays game with the he was hitting and ranked among the National league leaders with 16 Home 102 21 doubles and 62 runs batted he is the Only Guy who has played every Day and produced every said Hes been Day in and Day Hes done the Hes having an map Parker sees nothing unusual about his new except that he has left Pitts Burgh for the Friendly confines of Cincin my he has established a rap port with the fans at riverfront stadium and is playing like a youngster he has already gone through six pairs of uni form having torn the others through typically reckless he Hurt his Shoul Der making a diving catch in right Field not Long then pronounced unless theres a Bone sticking ill be in the lineup he fully believes he is capable of Recap Turing the magic of his glory years in a pirate in healthy and and the ability is still he i can do Parker came into the season with a career batting average and career with three or four More Good he i think there Are people who would consider my credentials for the Hall of i want to maintain what i already which is my and try to stay healthy for a while if i can get in Damn Well Gonna look for and right is a piece of in playing in a great City and in a Park where the Ball carries extremely and in on a team with Young players who will hopefully help me keep my Intel so they have done i Dove into third base the other he and my ribs were stiff and sore the next but i wont come were games and i think the team looks to me for they play better with me on the i respect i want him to be successful As a before he arrived Parker had fallen to the professional Depths in his seasons of Triumph five consecutive years of a batting the most valuable player award in the world series title in 1979 were Fol Lowed by a period of he had knee surgery after the 1980 gained 25 pounds and was subjected to fan and Media abuse after playing in just 140 games during the 198182 some critics blamed the Rich contract he signed after the 1978 season when he hit open from Page 21 Dave Parker healthy and Content with 30 Home runs and 117 a lot of Guys get big contracts and never did the things i he they paid me in and we went out the next year and won the world they got their Money Back from Dave touch of those who started late got the longest putt in oconnors round was a 25footer on the 156yard third he also had a pair of birdies from 20 a 15footer and three from 12 feet americas Peter Jacobsen created the Early going out in a nine on the Par five 14th Hole did him he hooked his drive into the High weeds on the left and lost the Ball we found two but not he said Back to the tee and hit his next shot out of Jacobsen finished with a 40 for the nine and 71 for the Australia David Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone and britons Philip Sandy Lyle and Robert Lee finished four strokes behind Oconnor with defending Champion seve Ballesteros of Spain finished 11 strokes behind Germany Bernhard Langer faired slightly better than shooting a two Over 72 on the five time British open Champion wat son started with a double bogey he matched Par the rest of the Way with a Birdie on 7 and a bogey on 14 to finish tied with the Best showing by the american con Tingent was 69 by fuzzy Zoeller and Larry Payne Corey Pavin and Mark Omeara finished with Par Lanny Ben Lee Trevino and Peter Tyrvainen turned in Bill who won when the tournament was last held Here in shot a who shot an 83 in the first round Here in 1981 and came Back with a faired Only slightly better this time he shot a seven Over he was one of the late starters who got Nicklaus had complained the commit tee about the late Start when the firs Day pairings were this is the fourth time in the last five opens that Nicklaus Drew an opening Day starting time of 3 or he was scheduled off at but didst strike his first drive for another five its really Tough to draw that late assign Nicklaus said tuesday you have to hang around All Day and the pressure when you finally do get to the greens have been All marked he repeated his feelings after his Nicklaus didst turn in the worst score by an Alan who played in one of the Early threesomes and did not get took 79 strokes to Complete his Safe golfers gear for tournament in Berlin compiled by Michelle Fikac staff writer Golf an estimated 42 of the air forces finest men and women golfers will attempt to master the Berlin Golf and country club course tuesday through Friday in safes annual Champi play will begin at 9 a practice round is scheduled for 9 the divisional leaders after 72 holes Advance to the air Force championships 2531 at Maxwell the 7th army training come championships will Start at 9 july 2528 at the Grafe Woehr Golf registration for the tournament is at 8 the winners will Advance to the Usa eur meet 811 at cafes is sponsoring a labor Day Golf weekend 2 at Lade for Call Munich civilian 0896220726 or baseball the Continental sports conference will hold its Dou ble elimination tournament july 2528 at local Roundup firs Day games will feature Rhein main Wiesbaden at followed by Ramstein Span Dahlem at 3 the losers of those two games will meet july 26 at the winners will play july 26 beginning at 3 the tourney concludes july 28 with a 1 the i necessary game would follow a half hour after the conclusion of the the tourney Champion joins league Champion Sembach As the Csc two representatives to the five team Safe tournament july 4 at sem softball selections for mens and women slow pitch teams represent ing Safe at the air Force worldwide tournaments july 2128 have been an leading the men will be Ramstein coach Bobby Davis plus rams players Freddy Steve Matias and Steve also on the squad Are Bill Hardy and Randy Magee of Larry Mckoy and Bill Bone of Jim Watson and Don Ballard of Span Dah Woody Jones of upper Don Farver of Greenham Tommy Lee Gaines of Doug Fischer of shape and Roy Pilgram of ram steins Vickie Butte of Ramstein is the women joined by Johnna Drost and Debbie Bratby of her own other players include Terry Kuchar and Michelle Cook of upper Laurie Lundgren and Debra Morrison of Camp new Trina Franklin and Kathy Epperson of an Gela Peirson and Dee Williams of Lisa Dorman of Karen so tace of Ann Hodges of Torre Jon and Kim Carney of v corps will hold its quarterfinals for men and women july All series Are Best of mens action begins with Doublehead ers july 20 featuring Fulda at Baum older at Giessen and Hanau at Giessen and Hanau Host the following Day for another set of doubleheaders with the i necessary game to All twin Bills begin at 1 in women Frankfurt travels to Darmstadt and Wiesbaden visits Hanau july 20 in a pair of Frankfurt and Wiesbaden gain the Home Field advantage july 21 in the same for mat As the mens action begins both Days at 1 track v corps will hold its championships at 10 july 21 at Burger Park in there will be a coaches meeting at the top two finishers in each event and Vance to the Usa eur championships also at Tennis the european youth championships will be held in Germany for the first time july the site is Home of Wimble Don Champion Boris past youth champions include Becker and Bjorn