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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 30, 1986 the stars and stripes sports yanks Send Baylor to botox for easier file photo Mike easier. Traces part of the game file photo Don Baylor. Gives red sox More balance Winter Haven Fla. A the new York Yankees and the Boston red sox swapped designated hitters Friday with the Yankees getting Mike easier for Don Baylor in a Trade that puts each player in a Park tailored for him. We feel that Don Baylor s right handed Bat in our Ballpark will help us tremendously and ought to offset our left handed overs strength said red sox general manager Lou Gorman. He said Baylor who had walked earlier at a Trade to the White sox will play regularly in Fenway Park where the left Field Wall is Only 315 feet away. The 35-year-old easier a left handed Batter hit .262 for Boston last season with 16 homers and 74 rib and had three of the red sox s 10 homers this Spring. The Yankees plan to platoon easier at do with Gary Roenicke but he will be playing in Yankee stadium which favors left handed hitters. Baylor 36, hit .231 in 142 games for the Yankees last year with 23 homers and 91 rib. We feel we re More balanced now Gorman said of the red sox whose starting lineup includes left handed hitters Wade Boggs Steve Lyons Bill Buckner and Rich gedman. I be known Don Baylor for Many Many years. He s a great Guy an outstanding player and a Leader on the Field. Of course you Don t find Many people like Mike easier. But Baylor is very much like him in  going to the red sox is where i always wanted to go but i never thought it would work out said Baylor who played at Cali fornia for Boston manager John Mcnamara. Ill wind up playing every Day there see Trade on Page 23 Sharfer Walton leads celts bullets from press dispatches Boston Bill Walton making his first Start of the season scored 13 of Boston s first 28 Points As the celtics reached 60 National basketball association victories for the third consecutive year by routing the Washington bul lets 116-97 Friday night. With Center Robert Parish sidelined with a stiff Back Walton scored a season High 20 Points and sparked the celtics Strong first Quarter that gave them control. He had six of his 12 rebounds in that period. The celtics 10th straight Victory extended to 26 their club record for consecutive Home triumphs. They can tie the Aba single season Mark of 27, set by the Minneapolis lakers in 1949-50, in sunday s game against new Jersey. Boston s . Jones became the first coach in Aba history to compile four 60-Victory seasons. He had one with Washington in 1974-75 before moving to Boston in 1983. There was Little doubt Washington would be the celtics 60th victim allowing them to reach that total for the sixth  time in seven seasons. Boston 60-13, scored the game s first seven Points five by Walton and two by Larry Bird who topped his team with 27. Leading 15-10, the celtics went on an 8-2 surge that made the score 23-12 with 3 40 left in the first Quarter. Kevin Mchale and Walton hit Back to Back jumpers. After a Basket by Jeff Malone who led Washington with 18 Points Walton and Mchale Sank layups. Then with 2 02 left Walton s Dunk put the celtics on top 28-17. The Lead stayed in double figures the rest of the Way As Washington which never led had its three game winning Streak stopped. In other Aba games Friday pistons 116, rockets 107 Pontiac Mich. Bill Laimbeer scored 27 Points to Lead Detroit Over Houston which was playing without Ralph Sampson. The 7-foot-4 Forward was not with the rockets because of a bruised Back. He was injured when he fell going for a rebound at Boston monday night. "1 talked to him  today and i m not optimistic about him said Houston coach Fitch. He s got an awfully stiff neck. He s had another cat scan done. I be been surprised before where players say they re not ready to go and then play. But they did t fall eight feet to the floor three nights  the rockets who have lost three of five games on their current six game Road trip nearly wiped out Detroit s 18 Point Lead in the fourth Quarter. The Victory was Only the pistons second in their last seven games. Akeem Olajuwon scored 26 Points for Houston and Jim Peterson added 18 for the rockets. Kelly Tripucka scored see Aba on Page 23 Southern Cetl Texas gain women s final Lexington by. A four time All american Cheryl Miller surpassed 3,000 Points in career scoring Friday night in Lead ing third ranked Southern California to an 83-59 Victory Over Tennessee for a berth in the championship game of the Mcaa division i women s basketball tournament. Southern California 31-4, will seek its third title in four years sunday night against unbeaten and top ranked Texas a 90-65 Winner Over Western Kentucky in the other semifinal. Miller finished with 17 Points to raise her career total to 3,002. She also had 10 re Bounds and five assists. The double header at Lexington s Rupp Arena Drew 9,894, a record for a women s National semifinal Topping the Mark of 8,866 set in 1983 at Norfolk a. Us s defense forced 11 first half turn overs by Tennessee and several were converted into fast Breaks. Tennessee forced to shoot from Long Range hit Only 33 percent of its shots in the first half and trailed 42 23 at the break. Southern Cal which won titles in 1983 and 1984, jumped to a 10-2 Lead but the lady volunteers twice rallied to within one Point. Cherie Nelson scored 16 Points for us while Cynthia Cooper and Karon Howell each had 14. Bridgette Gordon s 17 Points paced Tennessee which finished with a 24 10 record. Texas 90, Western Kentucky 65 freshman Clarissa Davis came off the Bench to score 32 Points and fran Harris added 20 As Texas downed no. 5 Western Kentucky. Texas 33-0, squandered a 13-Point first half Lead allowing Western Kentucky to tie the game 39-39 Early in the second half. Davis then hit a jumper with 16 56 to go and Texas began to pull away. Harris a 6-foot senior Forward scored eight consecutive Points during a 10-4 surge that gave Texas a 58-47 Lead with 9 49 to play. Western Kentucky plagued by 14 first half turnovers rallied to Cut a 35-22 deficit to five at halftime. Lillie Mason the Hill toppers All America Forward scored six unanswered Points and Clemette Haskins scored twice in the final 38 seconds to re Duce the Texas Lead to 39-34. In the second half Mason picked up her fourth foul with 11 47 to go then fouled out with 7 18 left. She finished with 15 Points. Haskins daughter of Western Ken Tucky s men s coach Clem Haskins led the lady toppers with 21 Points. A photo Texas Beverly Williams left and Western Kentucky s Lillie Mason. Diving for Loose Ball in Mcaa semifinal  
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