European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 12, 1986 the stars and stripes Pago 17 sports or mme Connors sit a Racket 91 runs club i enjoyed being Muy from All tit hut goes on in Connors wins in re f urn London a Jimmy Connors ended his 10-Wcck suspension tuesday with a thrashing of his first round opponent and a lashing of the Unnis establishment. I missed playing the Tennis and missed seeing people filling the inc 33-year-old american said after he easily Defeated Michil schapers of the Netherlands 6-1, fi-2. But i enjoyed being away Sian All lire garbage that mils pm in Tennis and nil the pen file trying to making in a non demo crazy style Connors was fined 125,000 and Given i 10-week suspension by inc men a inter National professional Tennis Council after he was defaulted during he semifinal match against Ivan lend in he up ton player Lutap gunships in Buca Raton Fla in i Ebury. The Fine the largest Ever assessed against a player. L bet you wailed 10 weeks for this Connors joked when he begun h s news conference following his first roid match in the 5237,400 Stella Arto Issee Connors on Page 19 celts fans celebrate 16th title Huston 1.11 l Wuh in crowd of 250.1w i people chanting Lam. at a rally tuesday m Ilic Niit tinal Al so cab ill ass it Ilion earn ruins. The hns Ion bellies i Irry Bird promised m Reward i hem with a Jack to Brick links. " ii ahead nuke Rny Day the Elkiv Star shouted m fans at its Mali i we re proud of our accomplishment it no think you be Wilh sunday s i u-7 vie tier mar the Houston rockets the celtics Wun i hair Irith league title. The game pc mired in return of 7-fool-4 Ralph Sampson Boston s latest villain who punched 6-1 celtics guard Jerry Sichling a game earlier. Jerry could t whip Ralph so but i know i can said Bird. Sweet this year and we were in burnable at Home 50-1j because Ufal of mayor Ray Flynn. We once Uriol Gulf r the celtic after starring at Providence said 1 lie cells Are Pijie champions because of team work team president red Auerbach followed b saying if had t Cut Mayur Kay i inn. He might Mill be with us. And junes in Mill be the mayor i be been Here Many times be fore but this Isth meanwhile in Houston. Houston a the Houston rockets did t come borne champions Bui they returned 10 a hero s Welcome anyway a crowd of More than 500 jammed inter Continental Airport when he rockets arrived Afler losing to Boston in six games the players despite the humbling , responded warmly to the adulation. You be been the Best fans in Llie Aba. And next year we will come Back a ill fir in our eyes and the in a clump Munshin in our minds Reserve Center Jim Petersen Laid the noisy crowd. Akeem Olajuwon who had predicted Vic tory in Houston icel the fan with one More forecast. We provc4 this year that we be Long and next year we re going to do it Olajuwon said. And we re Sliff Unbe Ai bases loaded walk gives botox win in 10th Toronto a respect for Wade Boggs made Mike Slyn Hausa a hero for the Boston red so tuesday nigh. In the i0h, with runners on first and third Toronto Blue jays manager Jimy Williams elected to intentionally walk Boggs who was Pinch hitting for Ray qui nonce. Wilh Boggs the american league Bat Ting Leader with a ,389 average safely on first reliever Mark Eichhorn walked Slyn hoti4c on a 3-2 count 10 give Boston a 4-3 Victory. Given a second Chance Williams said he d employ the same strategy. He s Boggs leading the world in hit Ling Williams said. And if you hold a Man on first you re opening up another Hole aver there too. And Eichhorn he does t walk Many people. But Hal s going to happen. I la be you by Young walked in a Guy Boggs did not Start the game because of an injury sustained talc monday night. The red sox said Boggs injured his ribs when he toppled Over while taking off his to boy boots John Mcnamara he red so manager refused to second guess Williams. I have no opinion he said. A i his Ball club. I american league guess it s respect for Wade Boggs the Victory enabled Boston to snap a three game losing Streak i wanted in the win a Lillic easier said Mcnamara but it All worked Bob Stanley 3-2, the fourth Boston Pitcher worked 1w innings. He began by getting George Bell to ground Oul with the bases loaded and two outs in the Bottom of the ninth. Boston tied the game 3-3 in the fifth on consecutive Home runs by Jim Rice and Don Baylor off Toronto starter John Mccrut i Rice s sixth Homer of the season was also his first in 30 games. Toronto took a 2-0 Lead in the first. Ranee Mulli Iriks walked with one out and scored when Rice in left Field bobbled and overran Ine Ball on to d Moses single. Mos by look second on the play and Bell singled him Home. The Blue jays added a run in the third when Bell singled and Willie Upshaw Dou bled. Boston scored an unearned run in the fourth. Tony armas reached second on Moseby s error on a Short Fly to Center and scored on Marty Barrett s iwo out single. Red sox starter Jeff Sellers allowed six hits in the firs thre innings but retired 11 of the next 13 waiters before Steve Craw Ford relieved with one out in he seventh. Indians it is 7 Cleveland Joe Carter who went 5 for 5, doubled Home the tying run and scored on Mel Hall s single in the ninth rallying Clevend past Oakland and Send ing the a s 10 their seventh straight loss. Tony Bernazard singled with one out in the Cleveland ninth. Carter followed with his run scoring double his fourth rib of the game. After Andre Thornton walked. Hall hit a line drive thai dropped in front of diving Center fielder Stan Javier. Brewers 6, orioles 3 Milwaukee Rookie Bill Wegman pitched a six hitter and Ernes riles hit a two run Homer As Milwaukee beat Balti More for its fourth straight Victory. Wegman 2-5. Won his second straight game. He struck out six and walked none in Llis second Complete game. White son 7, Angels 3 Chicago Harold Bains lined a two run triple and corhon fist had three hits including j two run single As Chicago beat California in a rain delayed game. The Triumph was the fifth in the Lasisi games for the while son and went to scarier Neil Allen 3-0. Bob James pitched i. Innings for his eighth save. Yankees 6, Tijeri 3 Detroit Mike easier had to run scoring doubles and Don Matingly s Liu Nur opened a four run new Vork fourth As the Yankees beat Detroit. The defeat in a game that was delayed 52 minutes by a downpour was the ninth in Detroit s last ii starts. Mattingly who hit his third Homer in Iwu nights had three hits. Run trs 14. Twins in Minneapolis Gene pc Rall drove in five runs and Pete o Brien hit a Home run tha sparked a seventh inning rally and led Texas Over Minnesota. Petralli had a pair of two run doubles and a single. O Brien drove in three runs with three hits during Texas 17-Hii Ait acc. Minnesota rapped 20 hits including three doubles by Gary Gatli and four singles by Kent Hrbek. Each learn used five pitchers. Rosiu 9, Mirien s Kansas City. To. George Brett went five for five and Jorge Oria rapped four hits and drove in three runs sparking see Al on Page 22
