European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 buds Back As Vikings open Camp a for the second straight change is the theme of the Minnesota Vikings train ing which was to open thursday at Mankato state last firs year coach Les Steckel was determined to instill he scrapped Many of the Lidback ways of his successful Bud in favor of obstacle courses and bed this in the Wake of Steckelis monumental failure the Vikings finished 313 in 1984 and were near the Bottom in almost every significant National football league statistic has replaced the fired Steckel and is determined to bring Back the old Grant is one of the most successful coaches in nil from he led the Vikings to 12 playoff 11 divisional titles and four super bowl a and while he May be the most important link to the past he is not the Only one present As Camp the Vikings traditional late training Camp reporting Date is just two Days after the vikes the new York giants and Houston will be play ing in the Hall of Fame game preseason and Only nine Days after they open the Vikings will play their first 10 against the defend ing american football conference Champion Miami quarterback Tommy Kramer has pronounced himself fit for duty after two injury plagued Grant has called who passed for More than Yards from the key to the rebuilding general manager Mike Lynn is also a constant link to the even though he has never really his Hartline approach to salaries is famous throughout the league and infamous to player and things Are no different this for the second straight the Vikings seem destined to open Camp with out their 1 draft in it a photo Bud Grant 11 divisional titles was defensive lineman Keith who signed with the United states foot Ball leagues Jacksonville bulls after failing to come to terms with this year it is linebacker Chris whose agent says he and Lynn Are still pretty far or key players the Vikings have failed to sign so far Are third round choices Kirk Lowdermilk and Tim meamber and fourth round pick Kyle astros clobber reds 92 on Davis 4 Bis from press dispatches Cincinnati Glenn Davis says Hes to feel at ease at the a development that has pitchers Davis hit a three run Homer and an rib single wednesday night to Pace the hous ton astros to a 92 pounding of the cinch Nati he has hit safely in seven of his last 10 games with six homers and 16 runs batted in starting to feel a Little More com said who made his major league debut at the end of last sea son and has played in 39 games with the astros this at i was thinking about the vet i didst want to mess up and let them he now i feel More like i belong whereas before i didst feel like i was part of the Davis was the biggest part of the astros he hit his Homer to put them ahead to stay in the fourth and added his rib single in the Catcher John Mizerock also drove in three runs with a base loaded starting Pitcher Mike Scott added a Solo Homer and an rib Max Venable tripled in the third and scored on Pete roses opposite Field Dou ble for the games first Rose also had a single to leave him 25 hits shy of break ing to Cobbs hit giants dodgers 5 los Angeles Jeff Leonard hit two Home runs and drove in three runs and Alex Trevino knocked in four three with a As san Francisco banged out 14 hits and held off los the dodgers closed their Home stand at the first time since 1966 Treyve won 10 games on a braves padres 4 Atlanta consecutive doubles by Terry Harper and Pinch hitter Gerald Perry leading off the 10th inning pushed Atlanta past san the score was tied when Harper came to Bat against Tim the National league fourth san Diego he drilled a shot into the Loftfield Gap and Perry Fol Lowed with a line drive to almost the same spot to end the cubs cardinals 2 Chicago Gary Matthews three run Homer off Joaquin Andujar capped a four run first inning to Lead Ray pitched a five hitter through seven innings to help the cubs beat Louis for the first time in eight meetings this Lee Smith hurled the final two innings to earn his 23rd the winning est Pitcher in base fell to Vince Coleman stole two giving him 72 and tying Juan Samuels year old National league record for most stolen bases by a mets expos 2 new York Darryl Strawberry singled in the Gam winning run and Wally Backman added two Bis to Lead new York past Montreal for a sweep of their three game the Victory gave the mets a july record of tying the club Mark for victories in a month set last pirates Phillies 3 Pittsburgh Pinch hitter Steve Kemp lined a two out rib single in a two run 10th inning As Pittsburgh ended a seven game losing Lee Mazzilli led off the 10th with a Pinch single against Philadelphia loser Kent and moved to second on Jason Thompsons Tony Pena putting runners on second and Pinch hitter Doug Frobel was walked intentionally to Load the and mar veil Wynne beat out a potential game end ing double play Ball As Mazzilli scored the tying Kemps hit to left scored Pinch runner Larry Barfield homers twice As jays beat of 53 from press dispatches Baltimore although he prove the intent of a Knockdown Jesse Barfield responded the Best Way pos after dusting himself the Toronto Center fielder walloped his second Home run of the game off Dennis Martinez in the seventh inning wednesday driving in his third run while leading the Blue jays to a 53 Victory Over the Baltimore Ranee Mulliniks and George Bell also hit Solo homers for the Blue who withstood a three run Homer by Cal rip Ken to win for the 10th time in 11 Toronto increased its Lead in the Ameri can league East to games Over new York and Over i didst like that for Barfield said of the High and tight delivery from mar but there was no reason for him to throw at maybe the Ball got away from but any time a Guy throws up and most hitters get fired the Blue jays have hit eight Home runs in the first three games of the fou game american league the homers have accounted for 11 of their 12 reminded that the homers have come from seven different Barfield that a Good but weve had a balanced attack All White sox red sox 1 Boston Dave sax drove in a run with a sacrifice Fly with one out in the lifting Boston to a tie with Chicago in a game called after seven innings by the rainout was to be made up thurs Day As part of a Twilight mariners twins 3 Seattle Jim Presley rapped out four including a two run and Gorman Thomas homered and drove in three runs to Lead Presley had two singles and a double to go with his 23rd Home Brewers rangers 2 Milwaukee Bill Schroeder cracked a two run and Ben Oglivie doubled and singled to Lead Jaime scattered nine hits in going the distance for the first time this who had walked six Over innings in his last walked none and struck out the Brewers broke a 22 tie with a run in the with one Ted Simmons singled off Texas starter Mike 5 one out Schroeder walked and Ernest riles drove in the godhead run with a royals tigers 2 Detroit Steve Balboni cracked a tie breaking three run Home run with one put in the ninth inning to give Kansas City its Victory Over Balboni tied a club record with his fourth Homer in four he has 21 for the year and six in the last seven Danny Jackson struck out a career High 10 batters and gave up eight hits in 816 innings in raising his record to 106 and helping Kansas City win its eighth game in its last Dan Quisenberry came on with two on and one out in the ninth for his 24th indians Yankees 5 Cleveland making his first major league Start after 97 Relief pitched six Strong and Pat Tabler continued his sensational bases loaded hitting with a three run double As Cleveland snapped Ron Guidrysr personal 12game winning who is 5 for 5 with the bases loaded this year with 13 came up with two out in the seventh inning and gave Cleveland a 62 Lead after Julio Franco popped in his three seasons with Tabler is 21 for 33 with 52 Bis in bases loaded his double sealed the first loss for since april Angels As 5 Bob Boone and Rod Carew delivered eighth inning rib singles to break a 44 tie and Ron Roma pitched a five hitter Over helping California break its five game losing Carew has hits and needs six to become the 16th Man to reach
