European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. August 1, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 Kames City s Mike Kingery nukes a futile slide Between the legs of Toronto third baseman Ranee Mulliniks in wednesday s game. Blue jays Complete sweep with 7-2 Victory Over royals from press dispatches Kansas City to. Anyone who has counted the Toronto Blue jays out of the american league East race had bet Ter Check again. Gelling Home runs from Jesse bar. Field. Ernie Whilt and George Bell the Ulusc jays completed j three game sweep of the Kansas City royals Wilh a 7-2 Victory wednesday night and climbed within 51 games of first place Boston. We be made up fic games in two weeks since the All Star break Toronto manager Jimy Williams said. That s not Loo had. We be still got a ways to go but we re playing awfully Well right Barfield lied the score la with his 26ih Homer of the season a Icador Shol off Dennis Leonard 6-10 and loser of six straight in the fifth. White put the Blue Al Roundup jays ahead 3-1 with his 10th Homer a blast that followed Willie Upshaw s sin Gle. If we can pick up a game a week in the standings and that s pretty realistic Well be All right said White who s two run Homer in the fifth put the Blue jays ahead 3-1. Joe Johnson earned his first american league Victory. Johnson who was acquired july 6 from Atlanta gave up six hits struck out three and walked four in 6/j innings. John cd Multi finished. They be got an awful Good lineup and their numbers 10 Back them up said royals manager Mike Ferraro who s club was outscored 18-4 in the three game series. Wilh two Oul. Tony Fernandez singled and so ored from first when shortstop buddy Biancalana threw wildly to Sec Ond on Ranee Mulliniks infield single. Mulliniks raced to third when Catcher Jamie quirk could not hold the in Riv to the plate for an error. Mulliniks scored on Lloyd Moseby s single fora i-1 Lead. The Blue jays added two runs in the eighth off Bret Sabur Hagen making his second Relief appearance of the season. Del homered Wilh two Oul his 2jrd Homer of the season. Barfield then singled and scored on Upshaw s triple. In other Al action tigers 11, indians 3 Cleveland Rookie right hander Eric King tossed a six Hitler Over 7vi innings and Rookie Catcher Dwight Lowry slammed a three run Homer to Lead de see Al on Page 23 sports Deshaies lifts astros by braves by United i re is International Houston Rookie Jim is hairs pitched a five Hitu Rover 8vi innings and Glenn Davis cracked a Solo Home run wednesday la Pace he Houston astros to a 4-3 win Over the Atlanta braves. Deshaies. 6-3, walked one. Struck out nine and blanked the braves until he ninth when they chased him with i rec no Roundup hits. Dave Smith got inc last out o col Lect his 19th save his season. Houston sent nine men to the plate while scoring three runs in inc first Oft Jim Acker 0-3. Davey Lopes reached first on an error stole second and went to third on a ground out. Davis walked before Kevin Bass singled to Center to score Longs Jose Cruz beat out an infield hit to Load the bases. Alan Ashby then singled Oft second baseman Glenn Hubbard s Glove to score Davis and Craig Reynolds egged Oul a High Hopper to Short in Send Bass Home. Davis ripped a la Acker offering into inc left Field seals to open he fifth. It was his 23rd Homer of the year tying him with Cincinnati s Dave Parker for inc National league Lead. Ken Griffey i a one out Homer for the braves runs. In other no games expos 3, pintle 1 Montreal Wallace Johnson re called earlier in the Day from Indianapolis led off inc seventh Wilh his first major league Home run to trigger i iwo run rally that gave Montreal a Triumph Over Pittsburgh following Johnson s game lying Homer Andre Dawson Drew a two out walk and humic Brooks who missed the last eight games with a thumb injury singled past second to put runners at first and third. Loser Jim Winn 1-4. Then uncorked a wild pitch allowing Dawson to score the go ahead run. Jay Tibbs worked the first seven innings for the Victory improving his re Cord to 5-6. Jeff Reardon pitched is innings for his 23rd save. The Victory snapped Montreal s four Garne losing Streak. It was Montreal s fourth Victory in its last 15 games. Cardinals 6, Phillies 3 Philadelphia Terry i Endlein see no an Page 23 Usel teams face decision play or fold by the associated press some Usel clubs insist it is business As usual despite the setback in Federal court which sent the already tottering league grasping for survival. Lee Scarfone. The Tampa Bay bandits principal owner said wednesday. You want a prediction. We re going to play this year., we re not depending on the nil funding us. We re going to play football. I d be very surprised if we Don l sure. I still want to play football in Orlando renegades owner Don dunce said that was our original intention and it still is. And if i can gel inc other seven owners to agree then we 11 still play. But right now i Don t know How icy feel. If just one pulls out then eve. Cry thing crumbles. We need All eight learns the Usel owners will meet monday in new York to determine the Young league s future after a jury decided tues Day that the nil did violate Anil rust Laws but Oward cd the new league Only is in a 11.69 billion suit. The Usel intends to wage a court Battle to have the dam Ages increased. The Usel played its first three years in the Spring summer and had planned to open its fourth season in the fall on sept. 14. But after the ruling there were Only a few options for the Usel go ahead and play in the fall fold temporarily suspend operations or go Back to the Spring. We re going to the meeting As re Quested by commissioner Harry usher with an open mind and a consideration of All alternatives " Scarfone be Lieve by the end of the Day there will be some determination As to what the Usel is going to he said the options Are play go Forward which is where we lean or not suspending play until after the hearing or switching Back to a Spring schedule arc possible pcs he said. If two or More teams elect not to play it would be difficult to maintain a schedule Scarfone said. Steve Ross majority owner of the Baltimore stars said certainly without a to contract there s no Chance of Surv the Usel s Only television contract is with esp and that runs Oul after this season. Fred Bullard co owner of inc Jackson Ville bulls said he was t giving up Cyl. "1 would t Call us Oul until the last piece of dirt is thrown on the casket. But some very serious decisions have to be made very soon Bullard said. I would suggest things Are not the brightest right now. Unless we pull a Rab Bil Oul of a hat. It does t look Good for us playing this season. Probably inc Only thing Hal could Salvage the league would be if a network talked to us for 1987 when the nil television contract runs out. I m an optimistic person but its hard to be Rudi Schifler vice president of the Memphis showboat said his team has had no layoffs of any personnel and the players and coaches continue to prepare Braug. I straining Camp. Arizona outlaws co owner Bill to Ham or. Said the opening of training Camp still stands at aug. 14 in Flagstaff and All players have been told so. Jerry Argovitz president of the new Jersey generals said if it makes eco nomic sense we want to play
