European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 25, 1986 stars and stripes Page 21 sports new Era for Yogi Houston astros third base coach Yogi Bern salutes toothed coach during a team workout la Kos Summee fun sunday. Bern who begins his 4ist year in the major leagues is starting his first season with Houston after being fired As manager of the new York Yankees during the 1985 Campaign. This is the first year Bern who also coached with the Meb bus been with team outside new York City. Wolf pack beats no. 1 tar heels from press dispatches Raleigh . Chris Washburn scored 26 Points As 20lh-ranked North Carolina slate sent Tori ranked North Carolina to its second straight loss in a 76 65 Atlantic coast conference Battle Sun Day. The tar heels upset thursday by Maryland dropped to 2s-3, including 9-3 in the acc. . Stale which had lost its last three games climbed to 18-9 and 7-6. While the Wolf pack and the tar heels arc equal along the front line it was the 6 foot to tandem of Washburn and Charles Shackleford that forced 6-11 Brad aug Harty and 6-10 Joe Wolf to change their style and miss their inside shots in the Early stages. That allowed the Wolf pack to pull away 23-13 on two Washburn free throws at 9 21 of he first half. A Washburn follow shot at the Buzzer gave . Slate a 38-27 halftime Lead. The tar heels shot 30 percent from the Field in the first half their worst half this season. A six Point spurt by the Wolf pack. Capped by a Bannic Boilon jumper gave the Wolf pack its biggest Lead at 48-31 with 15 05 left. North Carolina staged an 18-8 comeback that Cut the deficit to 56-49 on Curtis Hunter s steal and Layup with 7 42 remaining. Wolf scored on a goal tending Call at the 2 49 Mark and the tar heels sliced the deficit to 62-57. That was As close As they could get. The Wolf pack finished its scoring from College basketball the free throw line where it hit 10 of 12 in the last 2 13. Boiton added a career High 18 Points while Ernie Myers scored ii and Nate Mcmillan 10 for the Wolf puck. Daughterly led North Carolina with 23 Points Kenny Smith had 12 and Wolf scored 10. North Carolina was without senior guard Steve Hale who suffered a col lapsed lung and Reserve Center Warren Martin who had a sprained fool. In other games sunday Syracuse 64, Georgetown 63 Syracuse . Dwayne Washington hit the first of two free throws with 25 seconds to play gelling a game High 24 Points on the shot As no. 9 Syracuse with stood a wild rally to defeat Georgetown in big East play. The i3lh-Rankcd hoyas trailed by 18 paints in the first half but shot themselves Back into Contention in the last five min utes. Syracuse which evened its Home and Home series with the hoyas after a 73-70 loss his month solidified its hold on the big East Lead with a 13-1 record. The orangemen arc 22-3 on the season. The hoyas dropped to 9-5 and 20-6. They lost for he third time in their last four starts despite 19 Points by Reggie Williams and 12 apiece by David Wingate see College on Page 23 padres Williams resigns san Diego a Dick Williams resigned As Man Ager of the san Diego padres monday 11 weeks after an attempt to buy out his contract was blocked by team owner Joan Kroc. Williams had failed to report to the padres Spring training Camp in Yurrita ariz., on sunday the Day pitch ers and catchers reported. For the past few weeks i have been asking myself do i really want to manage the padres another year my honest answer finally was no " Williams said at a news conference where he appeared with Kroc. When i shared that feeling with Ballard Smith and Joan Kroc we agreed that it would be in the Best interest of the club myself and my family that i not return to the padres Williams said. Williams and Kroc read Brief statements. They an swered no questions. I heard Dick in december. I hear him today Kroc said. I respected his feelings then and i res reject them now and appreciate his Candor in sharing them with me. Williams and Kroc embraced and kissed after Kroc thanked Williams for the padres championship season in 1984."his leadership gave san Diego its first National league Pennant. He taught us championship baseball Kroc said. He gave us the thrill of  pitching coach Galen Cisco will temporarily Lead the team. A new manager is expected to be named next week. Third base coach Ozzie Virgil will not return for the 1986 season Kroc said monday. Williams who would have entered his fifth season Asgur Cham rec games ennant but lost the world series four games to one to the Detroit tigers. During four seasons As manager Williams padres com piled a record of 337-311. Last season the padres were 83-79 and finished in third place in the National league West. I believe the padres will take this All in stride. We re looking Forward to a Good season. We have a Veteran squad that s in shape and ready to play for a new manager Kroc said. The off season was a tumultuous time for the padres. Williams 56, had sought an Extension of his contract to manage the team but was rebuffed by team president Ballard Smith who said Williams could serve out the last year of his pact which would have been the 1986 season. In Early december published reports hinted to a pro posed buy out of Williams contract by the padres. That followed the unannounced firing of Virgil a Long time Friend and lieutenant on teams managed by Williams. Neither Williams nor Kroc was consulted before Virgil s firing in november. Up Panlo Dick Williams. Leaves padres after four years Boggs loses arbitration Case of earn $7.35 million new York a american league batting Champion Wade Boggs of the bos ton red sox lost Bis record si.85 million arbitration Case the players Union said sunday. Boggs Case was heard Friday and the arbitrator ruled that he would have to accept the red sox s offer of $1.35 million. Boggs won a 1985 arbitration award of is million. Boggs batted .368 last season in 653 at bats with 78 Bis and eight Home runs. The Case was the final one to be heard and gave the owners a 20-15 Victory in the 35 cases heard this year. Although the red sox third baseman lost his award it was the largest Ever derived from an arbitration hearing. Last year Tim Raines of the Montreal expos won his arbitration hearing and earned si.2 million. Pitcher Orel Hershiser of the los Angeles dodgers won his arbitration Case this year and will be paid $1 million in 1986 in the second largest arbitration award of the year. Of the other losers outfielder Gary Ward of the Texas Rangen got the next largest award $865,000. He asked for $930,000. The 27-year-old Boggs has been with the red sox for four seasons. He bit .325 in 625 at bats in 1984, but he led the Al in batting in 1983 with a .361 average in 582 at bats. The 35 cases heard this season also rep resented a record As did the 159 players who filed. Last year Only 13 of the 98 play ers who filed actually went into their hear Ings. Since 1974, when arbitration was initiated 224 cases have gone to the arbitrator with the owners winning 123 and the players winning 101