European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday septembers 1985 Cross country test awaits Safe women by Tim ro1vin staff writer officials say future of older age divisions Uncertain female Cross country run ners in 3 h and 40s, Active duly air Force experience not needed current jog Gers May apply. Benefits include fun travel and adventure. Y All know about the travel in Cross country running through Woods across Gull cys Over the Dale and All that. But you say you be never heard of any body calling Cross country adventurous much less fun think again. Morrow is willing to try to change your mind. So is Joanne Rod for. Morrow Heads the Safe Cross coun try program. Rodefer ran for Safe at last october s air Force Cross country championships Safe came in second after finishing first in the inaugural air Force event the previous May. Morrow wants to continue to run i those winning ways but she s afraid she does t have the horses particularly the fillies to reach the Winner s Circle an smell the roses. She Hopes to see that change before the Safe Cross country championships the second week of october at Ramstein. We re of in the women s open Divi Sion but we need women who run at the seniors 30-39 and masters 40 and up level for our team to make a Strong show ing at the air Force championships Al from Page 21 eighth. Dave High Clit then relieved Niekro who had Given up five hits. Righetti threw a wild Pilch allowing a run to score and gave up a walk that loaded the bases before retiring Jack pc Conle on a grounder. Righetti pitched the ninth for his 25th save. Dan Pasqua s two run Homer capped new York s five run outburst in the first inning against Billy Swift 4-9. In other Al action tuesday tigers 14, Angels 8 Detroit Kirk Gibson hit two Home runs two doubles and drove in five runs in four at Bals to Power Detroit past California reducing the Angels Lead inthe Al West to in games Over Kansas City. Chet Lemon added a three run Home for the tigers while Reggie Jackson Hom ered twice for the Angels. Jackson now has 525 career homers. Royals 3, while sox 2 Kansas City. To. Bret Sabur Hagen out Duelcy Tom Seaver and Hal Mcrae hit a two run Homer to Pace Kan Sas City Over Chicago. A Caver. Win less since he joined the 300-Viclory club on aug. 4, surrendered just five tins As his season record dipped to 12 the 21-year-old Saberhagen struck out three while giving up just four hits. He hiked his record to 17-5 and tied Ron Gui dry of the Yankees for most victories in the Al. A s 3, orioles 2 Baltimore Pinch hitter Steve Henderson singled Home the tic breaking run in the eighth inning and Jose Rij Learned with two relievers on a three hitter for Oakland. Steve Oliveros pitched a hit less eighth and Jay Howell worked a hit less ninth for his 24lh save. Red sox 6, rangers 4 Arlington Tex Jim Rice went 4 for 5, including a Homer and drove in three runs leading Boston Over Texas. Rice hit his 24th Home run to Lead off the second inning and added rib singles in the third and the fifth. Morrow said. Raqu Coball and Cross country arc the Only two sports at air Force is vol that have three age divisions for women. My feeling is that one reason is Cross country Falls in line Wilh aerobics and the air Force emphasis on we May lose the women s Cross country program especially the masters if women Don t Joanne Rod for Morrow has been shaking the Trees in this Case the base Athi tic directors for Talent it to no Avail so far. One of the reasons. Rod for thinks is because Many women joggers Don t think they re competitive enough to make it at the conference Safe or air Force level. Rod for should know for she was one of those who scoffed at the notion when first approached about it by her husband Karl. When Karl first suggested i run Cross Detroit slugger Kirk Gibson. 2 hrs 2 doubles 5 Bis Bruce Hurst 10-10, gave up seven hits Over 7w innings and struck out 10 for the Victory. Steve Crawford relieved Hurst and gave up a run scoring single to Duane Walker with one out in the ninth. Bruce Kison then came on for his first save. Charlie Hough 14-13, took the loss. Twins 4, Brewers 3 Minneapolis Kirby puck Cut s sacrifice Fly tied the score and Pinch hitter Dave Englc delivered a run scoring single As Minnesota scored twice in the seventh inning to beat Milwaukee. Steve Howe 2-3, the fourth twins Pitcher pitched 3n hit less innings for he Victory. Country and track. I just laughed the Ramstein major said. I had Only been running about a year and i did t think t was at the level needed to compete for the air Karl persisted until Joanne gave in and she has t looked Back since. She was a member of the team that took second at air Force last year and can t understand Why More runners Aren t joining in. Neither can Morrow. If someone s interested in an exciting no experience that s what they la get Morrow said. A lot of women think that competitive experience is necessary but that s not needed at All. Another plus is Hal Here s the Bonus of a free trip Back to inc states for anyone who makes the Safe Rod for who is rotating to a school stateside and won t be Able to compete for Safe this year agrees. Anyone who jogs can be competitive she said. Safe was first or second in five of the eight events on the 1984 air Force championship Agenda but that was Only Good enough for second place Overall. Morrow wants to do better this year. The Only Way thai Safe will con line to do Well at air Force is to fill out All of the divisions. No matter How the women place they la help us out mor Row said. Morrow looks for Simbach s Janice Randolph masters and Zweibruck ifs Peggy Watkinson seniors to Lay the path for other Safe women to follow this year. And Rod for s glad that some interest has been sparked for inc future s Sake. I m afraid thai if we Don l get the women out to compete in these divisions then Well lose them Rodefer said. Women who do jog owe it to the Otter women coming Down the Pike in the next few years to compete in Cross country. We May lose the women s Cross country program especially the masters if women Don t compete. Because of Dollar limitations we can t always get what we want. I d like to think thai once we do gel something we can hold onto it.". Women who want to participate in Cross country must first compete at the conference level. The Mediterranean sports conference will hold its meet sept. 21 at Hill Nikon a while the . Sports conference meet is the same Day at Raf Laken health. The Continental sports conference meet is sept. 29 at Span Dahlem. Women who want to enter must pre Register through their base athletic directors to the 17lh air Force sports office by sept. 20. The Safe championships Are the second week in october at Ramstein and the air Force championships arc oct. 28 at Mather fab Calif. Carter Homer barrage spurs abets past padres by the associated press san Diego Gary Carter hit three Home runs and drove in six runs tuesday night to Lead the new York mets Over the san Diego padres 8-3. The mils remain one game behind St. Louis in the no East. Carter hit a two run Homer in the first inning off Dave Dravecky and connected for a Solo shot off Dravecky in the fourth. In the fifth inning Tom Paciorek and Keith Hernandez singled with one out off Dravecky. Carter then hit an 0-2 Pilch from reliever Luis Deleon into the left Field seats for his third Home run of the game and a 7-0 Lead. Carter got up again in the seventh but grounded into an inning ending double play. The three homers marked the second time in Carter s career that he had hit three Home runs in a game. Carter now has 23 homers this season and 72 Bis. He has hit five homers in his last six games. A no Catcher has never hit four homers in one game. Carter is the fifth player in the major leagues to Homer three times in a game this season. Teammate Darryl Strawberry Baltimore s Eddie Murray Seattle s Gor Man Thomas and Texas Larry Parrish have also accomplished the feat. The Victory went to mets Rookie Rick Aguilera 7-5. The padres got Solo homers from carmelo Martinez Terry Kenned Yand Steve Garvey. Elsewhere in the no tuesday cardinals 6, reds 4 St. Louis Pinch hitter Brian Harper s two run double snapped a seventh inning tic and led St. Louis part Cincinnati. The Victory Only the second in six games for the cardinals kept them in first place inthe no East. They entered the night Wilh a one game Lead Over new York. Reds player manager Pete Rose did no play. He needs six hits to break Tycobb s All time record of 4,191. Dodgers 4, expos 0 los Angeles Orel Hershiser tossed a three Hitler for his fifth shutout of the season and Pedro Guerrero had three National league hits including his 32nd Homer As los an Geles Defeated Montreal. By beating the expos for the second night in a Row the dodgers moved 7to games ahead of second place Cincinnati in the no East. The 26-year old Hershiser 14-3, has yielded just 12 earned runs in 107w innings at Home this season for Anera of 1.01. Astros 8, cubs 7 Chicago Pinch hitter Bill do ran s suicide squeeze bunt in the 10th in Ning scored Denny Walling from third base to propel Houston Over Chicago. Chicago s Ryne Sandberg had tied the game at 7-7 when he led off the ninth with his 21st Home run of the season. Gary mat thews had an earlier Homer for the cubs. Reliever Dave Smith 8-5, was the Winner. Phillies 4, giants 3 san Francisco Ozzie Virgil opened the i3lh inning with his 18th Home run of the season to lift surging Phila Delphia to its sixth straight Victory. Virgil s game winning blast on a 2-1 pitch from Greg Minton 3-4, bounced High off the foul screen in left. Rookie Dave Shipan Oft 1-0, posted his first major league Victory by pitching one inning. Fred Toliver worked the 13th for his first save. The paid crowd of 1,632 Wai the lowest at candlestick Park since 1,033 watched the giants play the Houston a Troso sept. 14,1977. Braves 2, pirates 0 Pittsburgh Rookie Joe Johnson combined with relievers Zinc Smith and Bruce Sutler on a five hitter for atlant Aas Pittsburgh was shut out for the 18th time this season. Atlanta scratched out two runs in the seventh against Jose Deleon 2-16, on a passed Ball Ana Rafael Ramirez s sacrifice by. Deleon pitched a Complete game Al lowing six hits and striking out 10
