European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 07, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 7, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 19 soviets Lead gymnastics compe if on Montreal a Olga mos to Canova scored a perfect 10 on the balance beam tuesday night to Lead the Talent Rich soviet women s team to the lop of the team standings a tier the compulsory exercises at the world gymnastics championships. Most Panova 17, also dislodged olympic Silver medallist Ecaterina Szabo of Romania from atop the individual standings after required exercises on the beam the floor the uneven parallel bars and the vault. But for a pair of Falls on the bars the soviets Natalia Yurchenko the defending world All around Champi on and Elena Shousho Nova also might have been ahead of Szabo going into thursday s team option nals. Most Canova finished the four compulsory is with a composite score of 39.275 of a possible 40. Szabo had a 39.175, and Oksana Omelian Chik was right behind her at 39.125. Irina bar Aksanova was fourth at 39.100, and Yurchenko Hurt by a 9.4 after she fell from the bars was fifth with a composite score of 39 in the individual standings. The soviet women rolled up 195.90 Point to take Over the Lead from Romania the olympic team champions who finished an earlier session with 193.450 Points. Gabriel a Fahnrich of East Ger Many also won a 10.0 from the judges tuesday making up for a fall from the beam with a perfect performance on the bars. The perfect scores came in the City where romanian Nadia Comanici brought perfection to the olympic games in 1976. They also surprised the crowd in the olympic Velo drome since the International federation of gymnastics had said it was urging judges to Mark lower and Cut Down on 10 a awarded in abundance last year at the los Angeles olym pics. The scoring also has been taken to three Decimal places for the first time in an attempt to make the 10 a rare occasion Assn in gymnastics. Fahnrich was Well Down in the individual standings but the East Ger Man team had 192.875 Points for a solid third place. Even before their scores were pos Ted most Canova and Fahnrich hugged and kissed their teammates. Everyone saw she was perfect on the bar. East German coach Han Nelore Sauer said of Fahnrich. She had to have a 10." the Small crowd in the olympic velodrome whooped when the judges posted the perfect score for the 17 year old student. After she fell Fahnrich said i knew 1 had to do Well on the bars. That s Why i gave it All i  the bulgarian team was fourth with a score of 191.825, followed by Czechoslovakia 191.275 China 190.725, and the United states seventh with a score of 189.425. The hungarians were eighth at 188.600, and the Host canadians were ninth at 186.600. Japan had 186.175 for i oth. Three of the american women fell off the parallel bars so coach Don Peters was pleased to be among the top teams. We had a weak Start said pet ers noting that Jennifer sey Marie Roet Lisberger and olympian Pam Bileck All fell off the bars. We just had opening Kickoff jitters. We Fum bled the Kickoff today but we were Tough in the fourth Quarter. Reds7 Rose selected by up As no manager of the year new York up Pete Rose who is no. I on the major league hit Parade tuesday was voted no. 1 among National league managers by United press International. Rose in his first full season As player manager of the Cincinnati reds edged Whitey Herzog of the St. Louis cardinals for the Honor by a Vole of 12-10 in a ballot ing of 26 baseball correspondents. Herzog shaded Rose by one Point for the no manager of the year award monday in a voting of the baseball writers association of America. After finishing second in the other one this one really makes you feel the difference Between winning and losing Rose said. It s a great feeling to win this  other managers receiving consideration from up voters were Tom Lasorda of the los Angeles dodgers who picked up two Voles and new York s Dave Johnson and Pittsburgh s Chuck Tanner who each Gol one vote. The reds under Rose were one of base Ball s biggest surprises this season. After finishing 70-92 in 1984, Cincinnati re bounded to Post an 89-72 record Good for second place in the no West behind the  Angeles dodgers. It was the reds Best record since the strike shortened 1981 scrap Ponio Pete Rose. It s a great feeling son when they wound up with the Best re Cord in baseball bul came up empty under the split season format. Much of the reds Fine season was Over shadowed by Rose s Pursuit of Tycobb s All time hit record of 4,191. The 44-year old switch Hitler started the season with 4,097 career hits and collected 107 More to become the All time Leader with 4.204. He tied Cobb s record sept. H in Chicago and made history three Days later when he picked up i 4,192nd hit on a single off san Diego s Eric show. Before inc season started Rose said he would nol place the record above the Wel fare of the team and he As True to his word Fie benched himself against Ift rms Vlad pitchers and played Tony Pyrc at first instead. Rose appeared in 119 games and batted .264, but he was among the league leaders in on base percentage for much of the season. While relying heavily on his coaching staff in particular George Scherger. Rose had the reds playing in his own Mold hustling and scratching for every run. The key figures in helping turn inc reds around this year were outfielder Dave Par Ker and Rookie Pitcher Tom Browning. Par Ker. I978 s no most valuable player with the Pittsburgh pirates returned to form baiting .312 Wilh 34 homers and 125 rib drowning a 25-year-old Lethander had a season no one could have possibly expected. He compiled a 20-9 record to be come the first Rookie hurler to win 20 games since Bob grim did it with inc new York Yankees in 1954. Troubles began in training Camp dolphins playing like Osers Shu a says Miami a a National football league fan Awakening from a  Nap might look at the Miami dolphins remaining schedule and figure they have a Good shot at making the playoffs despite their unimpressive 5-4 record. After All four of the dolphins final seven games arc in the Orange bowl where Miami traditionally is Lough to beat. Furthermore the three Road games Are at Indi Anapolis Buffalo and Green Bay against teams which Sporl a combined 7-20 record this fall. What that slumbering fan would t know is that in the past four weeks the dolphins have played More like the Colts Bills and packers than like the legendary Miami teams which have won or shared the acc Eastern division title for seven of the past eight years. We re doing the things la hrs do was the Way coach Don Shula put it two weeks ago after the dolphins fumbled and Bumble their Way to a 31-21 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Lions. After Miami let new England March to two fourth period touchdowns sunday in claiming a come from behind 17-13 Victory Shula did t feel any better about his team s fortunes this season. It s gotten to the critical Point he said. We re in big  actual Miami has been in trouble since the first Day of training Camp. Quarterbacks Dan Marino Don Strock and Jim Jensen defensive backs Lyle and Glenn Blackwood linebacker Bob Brudzinski and tight ends Dan Johnson and Joe Rose All held out for varying periods of training Camp. However Only Johnson and Glenn Blackwood missed regular season games. During the preseason offensive guarded Newman was knocked out for the year with a knee injury fullback Pete Johnson quit the team because of a dispute Over his play ing weight and linebacker . Dune and running Back Andra Franklin were waived because they had t fully recovered from knee surgery. All four were former pro bowl selections. Sixteen dolphins have missed games this season Wilh injuries. Last year the figure file photo Miami coach Don Shula it s been a  was Only seven. Right from the beginning it s been a struggle Shula said. Still the dolphins were sailing along with a 4-1 record a month ago having re bounded from an opening game loss to Houston to score consecutive victories Over Indianapolis Kansas City Denver and Pittsburgh. Then it All fell apart in the sixth week of the season with a demoralizing 23 7 loss to the new York Juls. They started us on the Down slide and we evidently Haven t recovered from that Shula  How he plans to snap his team out of the tailspin Shula draws a Blank. There Aren t a lot of things we can do he said. I d like to have offensive tackle Jon Gissler Back i d like to Sec wide receiver Mark duper Back. If we were playing with a Pat hand and we were playing As bad As we Are the con Cern would be much greater. It s about As great As it can be right  a fractured leg forced duper out of inc lineup during inc second game and. Though the Bone has healed his thoroughbred like Muscles Haven t returned to Nirmul. That has put a lot of pressure on Marino who has Only one speedy wide receiver. Mark Clayton As a legitimate deep threat. Forced to throw underneath against zone defences stacked to Stop Clayton Marino has seen his passing statistics drop from 2,672 Yards 27 touchdowns and eight interceptions at this Lime last year to 2,269 Yards 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Marino s play would have been Good enough to win in most games the dolphins ranked third in inc nil in offence going Inlo last week s game. But the Miami defense was ranked 24th. Even the Misca son addition of All pro linebacker Hugh Green in a Trade with Tampa Bay has t made much difference. I Don t know what s missing said defensive end Doug betters. We be gel inc ability and Talent bul we Don l show in. We have of clubs and  the new England loss Lefi the dolphins one game behind the pats and two behind the jets in the division race. Miami gets a Chance to make up ground sunday when the jets visit the Orange bowl. Al Casl one Dolphin is predicting the learn will regain ils winning ways this week. We re going to Lurn it around said inc Ever confident Clayton. We have some thing to prove to ourselves. We have to prove we re a Good football team and 1 know we  Aba honors Erving new York up Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76crs tuesday was named the n a Man of the year. The award in its inaugural year honors a player for Community and charitable work. A donation of $5,000 is made to a Charity chosen by the Winner. Erving is giving the Money to the Lupus foundation hich raises funds toc Ombal inc skin disease. Fans voted for Erving after each team chose a nominee