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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, June 30, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday. Juna 30, 1936 Wocker hoping to rebound from thu football Flop by Blic Tkv Fox staff or itch main a. Germany Jim walk or has j film feeling about i Vii thai s inc year he kicked seven play ers off his Texas Christian University football icim. Included in he sacked seven was Ken nth Davis inc Star running Back drafted by Green Bay. Having to live through Hal was the worst experience i be Ever had Wacker said sunday As he prepared to Lour bases for inc Safe football clinics. Talk Aboul earing the icon out of a football team. When seven kids Are kicked off that s an emotional thing. It  Wacker s purge came after the first game in september. The coach s reason the players admitted taking illegal pay menu from a Booster. Suddenly the horned frogs 8-4 the year before and 1-0 Al his Point were jus another Load. They won the next game against Kansas slate then Sank 56 21 10 Southern methodist and finished 3-b. All eight croaks came in the South West conference. We had to Start 21 freshman and that s 21 too Many Wicker said of Hii gulled team. We would pc been a pretty Good Jav Jam. But varsity no. Wait to Schum Buchler who said for cd cry Sophomore in inc starting lineup Chalk tip a lass know wha he meant. You win with juniors and  if so thu Liguras to have i rouble this year. Two of the frogs top runners Bobby Davis and Tommy Palmer will be sophomores on one of the. Younger Varsi ties in division i. Bui in a couple of years., we will be a Young team again in 86," Wacker said. We have a Chance to have a lot of four year starters. By n7 88- 89. Well Bas Good As anybody a year from now Well have 20 seniors. 17 of which will be fifth year play ers. That makes a  despite his dive of 85, Wacker claims he had one of the top 20 recruiting drives last Winter. Or maybe it was became of Wacker s Lough stand last fall the kids believe in our program. If a kid visits thu Well gel him Wacker said. Anyone with a hand Oul won t visit thu. We re big with the moms. That s not a bad place to  it helped logo 8-4 in 84. That included a trip to the Blu Connei bowl where thu lost 31 14 to West v Irginia. The firs year 1-8-2 in s3 you re Cruit on promises. The second year you recruit on coming close. The third year you better have something to show for it. We be got to Start  thu produced in 1984, thanks in Large part to Kenneth Davis 1,611 Rush ing Yards and 15 touchdowns. He was something. The Best player i Ever coached Wacker said. Wacker admits that his a Hurt his relationship with Davis although they still talk. The coach said a couple of the fallen frogs told him he made the right Mova. They know what s right and wrong Wacker said of the seven. Yeah if a kid s from a background of poverty it s Tough to turn Down Money. Bui i m not interested in what s Tough. I m interested in right and  Wacker says the National collegiate athletic association should be just As Lough on the big sports schools. He con tends three schools in his own Confer ence Are serious cheaters although he won t go on record identifying them. Jim Wacker Siler the Porge we to am been pretty Faoiz Jav earn. But Rantry  Nail pm he said. He questions Why inc Mcaa punishes Small schools and avoids the big ones. Someone has to ask that question. I m not the one i m not going to Point  Wacker who was born in Detroit 49 years ago won two na1a titles Al Texas lutheran two conference titles at North Dakota state and two Mcaa division ii ii s Al Southwest Texas state. He look the thu Job in late 1982, i heard two things before coming to thu i you la never win at thu and 2 if you Don t cheat you won t compete. I talked Wilh my Southwest Texas assist ants and said if we go Well do re right. Well do it within the rules by nol cheating. Let s Liy it. We have a four year contract so we have nothing to lose they said let s  Wacker said Hal even with the player payments and Grade manipulation the majority Are running clean programs. Joe Paturno to air Force Ken hat Field at Arkansas Are nol buying players. That s a Good thing. Well win at thu. More people want to see it done  Wacker and Ernest Benson an Atlantic coast conference official kick off their Safe coaches and officials clinics his week. They Leach at Torrejon a Spain tuesday and wednesday. Then they re off to England where they re scheduled for a july 7-8 Stop at Raf bin Waters. They re turn to Germany for july 10-11 classes Atlin Deyasin Wiesbaden. No from Page 21 Houston s three run first inning then homered in the seventh As the astros do Feal cd los Angeles. Terry Puhl also homered in the fifth for Houston. Rookie Jim Deshaies 5-2, won his Fouth straight game pitching 8% innings he scattered nine hits and got his first rib with a single in the third inning. Aurelio Lopez got the last Oul for his third save. Metes cubs 2 Chicago Ray Knight lashed a two run bases loaded single to left Field in the ninth inning As new York beat Chicago. With the scored tied 2-2 entering the ninth Gary Carter and Darryl Strawberry led off with singles. Lee Smith relieved loser Ray Fontenoy 3-3, and George Foster singled to right to Load the bases. Knight grounded a single to score Carter and Strawberry. Foster stopped at second on the play stole third and scored on Rafael san Tana s groundnut to make the score 5-2. The three runs made a Winner of Roger Mcdowell 7-0. He pitched the final two innings and gave up one hit. Expos 3, Porales 1 Pittsburgh Hubie Brooks hit his 14th Homer and Jeff Reardon collected his 17th save As Montreal Defeated Pittsburgh. Brooks broke his own club record for homers by a shortstop when he hit a 1-1 pitch into the third deck in the third in Ning against starter Rick Reuschl 48, who lost his fourth straight decision. Joe Hesketh 6-4, won for the sixth Lime in seven decisions As he worked the first five innings. Phillies 7, cardinals 4 St. Louis Ron Roenicke hit a sacrifice Fly Wilh the bases loaded igniting a three run i oth inning As Phila Delphia beat St. Louis. Philadelphia loaded the bases Wilh one out in the 10th off loser Pat Perry 1 2, on a walk to Ron Reynolds and singles by Steve Jeltz and Luis Aguayo. Roe Nicke s Fly scored Reynolds. Then Mill Thompson who has five hits in his last six at bats hit a grounder to first base Man Andy Van Slyke. He dived to his right and caught it but threw into the first base dugout allowing Jelly and Aguayo to score and Complete the three run inning. Reliever Steve Bedrosian 4-3, pitched two innings far the Victory. Braves 5, padres 3 Atlanta Pinch hitter Terry Harper singled Home Ozzie Virgil with the lie breaking run with iwo out in the seventh inning As Atlanta beat san Diego. With the padres leading 2-1, Atlanta scored three runs in the seventh off Jos ing reliever Lance Mccullers 4-2. Al from Page 23 Davis fell to 6-8. The orioles have lost eight of their last ii games and 14 of their last 19. Before that they had won 21 of 27. Flint a is 7, Yankes 4 new York Lloyd Moseby slammed two homers and knocked in four runs saturday afternoon leading Toronto Over new York. The defeat was the Yankees ninth straight at Home marking their longest Home losing Streak since the 19 is sea son when they dropped nine straight games at the Polo grounds the last Yankees Home Victory was May 25 against California Oakland Calif. Joel Skinner and Ron Kittle knocked in two runs apiece in the fifth As Chicago beat Oak land. With the help of four double plays Chicago right hander Richard Dotson 6 7, allowed seven hits in eight plus innings for the Victory. Dotson gave up a double to Bruce Bochte to Start the ninth. He was relieved by Bob James who earned his 1 1 the save. Left hander Curt Young 5-5, Wai the loser. Tigers 8, a trs 5 Detroit Lance Parrish s single to left Wilh iwo out in the seventh scored Kirk Gibson with the tic breaking run and Darrell Evans followed with a two run Homer As Detroit beat Milwaukee. Kirk Gibson started the seventh in Ning rally with a two out spinning Rounder off losing Pitcher Bob Gibson 1-1, that Milwaukee second baseman Jim Gantner muffed for an error. Kirk Gib son took second on the play when the bal kicked off Gantner s Glove into Short right Field Patrish followed by drilling a single to left innings with out allowing a run and striking out three. The Victory was Detroit s fourth straight and ninth in the last 12 games. Rangers 5, mariners 1 Seattle Jose Gaiman threw a six Hitler and Tom Paciorek drove in two runs with a Homer and a single As Texas Beal Seattle. Guzman 7-8, allowed just iwo walks and struck out five batters in his second Complete game of the season. Angela 9, indians 3 Anaheim Calif. Wally Joyner singled Home the tie breaking run and Jerry Narron capped a six run eighth in Ning with a three run double giving Cali fornia a Victory Over Cleveland Doug Corbell 2-i, pitched two scoreless innings in Relief to gel the Victory. California has won nine of its last 11 games  
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