European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 11,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Wilkens takes cars Job wants up Tempo team Richfield Ohio a Lenny Wilkens who starred As a Small but Swift guard in the Aba for is years and who has c9achcd in the league for 13 sea sons could no longer ignore his urge to coach again. So Wilkens gave up his administrative duties wit the Seattle supersonics and on wednesday took on the task of coaching the Youthful Cleveland  feel we will be a competitive team Wilkens said. The thing 1 would want to do is play an up temp game. It would depend on our Talent and not what somebody else  Daugherty the 7-foot Center who was the first selection in last month s Aba draft and highly regarded 6-6 guard Ron Harper the eighth player taken arc among the Cavaliers rookies who Are expected i Wilkens training Camp in two weeks. Other rookies considered to have a Good shot a making the team Are forwards John hot Rod Wil Liams and Johnny Newman and guard Mark  Cavaliers failed to make the Aba playoffs last season and coach George Karl was tired late in the sea son. Karl is now coach of the Golden state warriors. I missed coaching quite a bit Wilkens said. It difficult for you to understand unless you have been a coach. It gets into your blood. I knew at the end of Las season that i d rather be  the highlight of Wilkens coaching career came inthe 1978-79 season when the supersonics captured the Aba title by defeating the Washington bullets i five games. Wilkens 48, broke into the pros in 1960 with the  Hawks. The played with Seattle from 1968 through 1972 before working two seasons As a Cava Liers guard. He closed out his career with the Portland Trail blazers in the 1974-73  was player coach of the supersonics from 1969 72 and with Portland his final year As a  coached Portland in the 1975-76 season before moving on to Seattle the next season. In 13 coaching seasons Wilkens has a .530 winning percentage. Aitkens was general manager of the supersonic last season. His Deal reportedly covers three seasons and i Worth about $750,000. Wayne Embry the team s general manager Sai Wilkens was one of five people lie interviewed for the Job. Embry another former Aba player said he has Long admired Wilkens. Lenny can provide the necessary leadership an direction Embry said. We went into this wide open. We came to the conclusion Lenny would be our Man one of the Cavaliers that Wilkens knows Well is savvy Veteran world b. Free Cleveland s leading scorer last season. The Cavaliers have yet to exercise an option on free s contract but Wilkens indicate free a 6-2 Gaurd could fill a role of providing leadership to younger players while coming off the Bench to provide scoring punch. The thing that you want from a Veteran like worlds that you want him to be a positive influence on the younger players Wilkens said. Young players Willcome into the league and look to a Veteran. They want to ask questions to learn to see How he does it. I think he can fill that  Aspmo new Cavalier head coach Lenny Wukou. Leaves supersonics Post booed threatened As Yankee Whitson returns to padres new York a Pitcher Edw Hitson s troubled stay with the new York Yankees ended wednesday whence was traded to the san Diego padres in Exchange for Pitcher Tim Stoddard. The Trade returns Whitson to the team he left As a free agent after compiling a 14-8 record and helping the padres to the National league Pennant in 1984. Whitson signed a five year $4.4 Mil lion contract with the Yankees dec. 27, 1984 but was troubled by injuries almost from the Start of his tenure in new York. When he lost some games Early last sea son he was subjected to abuse by new York fans who booed him unmercifully and he said even threatened him when he left the Ballpark. He said that some fans had followed his car out of the Yankee stadium Park ing lot one night and that he found tack sin the driveway of his new Jersey Home. De was t comfortable Here Yan Kees manager Lou Piniella said. It did t work out for him Here As he hop edit would or As we hoped it would. He wanted to be traded so we traded him Tolan Diego where he had some Success. That s All i be got to say on the  used As both a starter and a reliever Whitson was 10-8 with a 4.88 earned run average last season. He complained often about being pulled from the pitching rotation and never settled into a regular  s frustrations led to a bar tight with manager Billy Martin in a Baltimore hotel last september. Martin suffered a broken Arm in the Brawl and was fired As Yankee manager for the fourth time a month later. Whitson s relationship with Yankee fans continued to be a problem for the club this season with Piniella deciding atone Point to pitch him Only on the Road. He again was used As both starter an reliever and had a 5-2 record with a 7.s4 Era in 14 appearances. Stoddard signed As a free agent wit san Diego in january 1985 and was 1-3 with a 3.77 Era for. The padres this sea son. He came to the majors with Balti More and had 26 saves for the orioles in1980 before moving on to play for the Chicago White sox Oakland a a Chi Cago cubs and the padres. Tigers get Thurmond Detroit a the Detroit tigers have acquired left handed Pitcher Mark Thurmond from Thesan Diego padres in Exchange for another left hander Dave la Point the club said wednesday. Thurmond 29, had a 3-7 record and a 6.50 earned run average in 17 games with the padres this sea son. Lapoint who was acquired after the 1985 season from the san Francisco giants was 3-6 with a5.72 Era in 16 games with the tigers this  will return to the National league where be has spent most of his career compiling a 41-39 re Cord and a 3.79 Era. Expos hold off astros 2-1 by the associated press Montreal Floyd Youmans does t have to be the hottest hurler from Hillsborough High to be a first class Pitcher. It just happens that right now he is  won his fifth straight Deci Sion wednesday night with an overpowering two hitter leading the Montreal expos to a 2-1 Victory Over the Houston  struck out 11 batters Matching a season  sex High school teammate nip vols  and i m getting great  not that Youmans was surprised by atm Uhi flu his game wednesday. He Felt  the 22-year-old night hander is a "1 had a Good feeling coming i 5 Pitcher with a 4.13 Era. In his last the bullpen before the game that seven starts which include two no decisions Youmans has Gwen up 12earned runs Over 50.1 innings a 2.15 Era. Over the same stretch Gooden is 2-2with a 4.25 Era 30 strikeouts and 23 walks. Pm photo Montreal s Floyd Boob my. Hurls two hitter Nati reds 11-1.thirty-four Days ago Youmans was 4 5 with a 5.91 earned run average 45 he had Given up 37 earned runs. Youmans two hitter wednesday an the one hitter on june 8 that started his Streak Are the expos last two Complete games. I m relaxing More and that s Why i m cutting Down on flu of fit in  1 is Iod of  do Nurtha note Tolett out oath before things would be Good for me tonight he  had Good control of my pitches and i was jetting everything  s the Best game he s pitched All year expos manager Buck Rodger said. He had better command threw less pitches and walked fewer Guys Thanh has All  and he hits too. Youmans singled an scored Montreal s second run in the third boo Knepper who started the game at10-3, took his fourth straight loss. Andre Dawson homered in the first see con