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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports Angels botox extend big Pennant leads by the associated press Cleveland neither California nor Boson wants anything to do with a Pennant race. So both teams look advantage of losses by if Cir pursuers tuesday night to open up seemingly insurmountable leads in their respective american league divisions. With Kirk Mccaskill pitching an 8-1 Victory Over the Cleveland indians the Angels took an so game Lead Over inc Texas rangers. Mccaskill 16-7, pitched his Isth Complete game of the season striking out seven and walking two and Al Roundup lost his shutout bid in the sixth when Julio Franco hit a sacrifice Fly. You hear everybody talk about How important the stretch drive is Mccaskill said. All you hear is stretch drive so Rulch drive but try to keep away from thai. I try to pitch he same in september As i do in  the Angels scored twice in the first inning without a hit and they went up 4-0 in the second when Wally Joyner drove in a run and scored on a hit by Reggie Jackson. Cleveland Knuckl caller Tom Candioli 13-11, Al Lowed seven runs five earned on Sis hits and seven walks. Red sox 7, orioles s Baltimore the red sox meanwhile got two homers from Dwight Evans to beat Baltimore and move eight games ahead of Toronto. Evans hit two Solo homers and Many Barren drove in two runs with a double in Boston s Ihrcke run seventh As the red sox rallied o extend their winning Streak to 10. Evans now has 17 of his 22 homers and 54 of his Serbia on the Road. To me his is the Best Hilling Ballpark Evans said of Baltimore s memorial stadium. It s the Best maintained inc lights Are Good and the background is Good. It s fun to play  the orioles were playing for the first Lime since manager Earl Weaver s retirement became official. Evans homered in the seventh to begin a rally that erased a 4-2 Baltimore Lead and hit another in the see Al on Page 22 Weaver will leave orioles Baltimore a Earl Weaver will finish out the 1986 season As manager of the Baltimore orioles but he won t be Back next year team owner Edward Bencil Williams confirmed tuesday. Ending weeks of speculation and Rumor Wil Liam announced that the Oricks have accepted Weaver s decision to retire for the second Lime in four years. Williams a Washington attorney who lured Weaver out of retirement in the Middle of the 19,15 season said he will no try to persuade Weaver 10 return next year. I told Earl Williams Laid a news conference at memorial stadium a couple of hours before tuesday night s game against Boson that i would nol try to persuade him to do something he did nol want  he said Weaver did not want to manage any team in 1987, a message which could serve As notice to any other club which might think of seeking his services. Weaver has said frequently he does t want to go elsewhere while noting he has a contract As an orioles consultant through 1990. In a Brief appearance at the news conference. Weaver denied a broadcast Ripon that he considered leaving the club before inc end of the season and said he would do his Best for the remainder of the schedule. Hours later the orioles were beaten 7-5 by the Boston red sox. Their i4lh loss in their last 17 games since pulling to within 2 i games of Boson on aug. 5, the orioles have gone 8-24 to fall 17 games off the Pace Williams said a replacement for the 56-year old Weaver who will have been paid $1 million for Ivi seasons in his second slim with the Ori Oles won t be announced until after the season. The front in cars for the Job provided the orioles continue their tradition of promoting organizational products would seem to be coaches Cal Ripken or. And Frank Robinson. Catcher Rick Dempsey said the orioles had a lot of respect for Ripken the father of shortstop Cal Ripken or. And a 30-year Veteran of the Baltimore organization who managed More than 13 years in the minor leagues and has been an Oriole coach since 1976. He knows the players and what they re Capa ble of doing dumps by said of the 50-year-old Ripken. But dumps by also had words of Praise for Billy Man in the much travelled manager who see Weaver on Page 22 Earl Weaver wares goodbye again. Been a Winner through his entire career Mcaa eases Nebraska players penalties Mission can. A the Mcaa tuesday re stored full eligibility to All 60 Nebraska football players who were told last week they would be suspended Lor at least one game for improper use of game passes instead the Council subcommittee on eligibility appeals said the guilty players will be stripped of game pass privileges this season. Furthermore Tom Millee chairman Dave Haggard of the University of California said every inca division a mans fool Ball and basketball and women s basketball program will be asked to review its athletes use of pass lists from the 1985-86 academic year Nebraska coach Tom Osome who had said there was a possibility the co huskers might have of cd the season opener against Florida stale if the situation was t reviewed was pleased with inc Mcaa s ruling. I think this is the Best step they could take of Bome said in Lincoln neb we Are really pleased. I think it is a Lough but fair decision. I certainly would say we Are extremely pm a Nebraska faculty representative James o Hanlon said this seems very fair for the players and everyone involved. It certainly is very satisfactory 10 us. Any other violations uncovered will be dealt with in the same manner As those at Nebraska with loss of pass privileges Maggard said. We found no indication of financial gain by the student athletes Haggard said in a so re leased by the ncaa.? we had our decision would have been different 1 the subcommittee heard Nebraska s Appeal by Tele conference Call tuesday morning for 90 minutes and did t reach a decision until late in the afternoon. The suspensions were levied last week by the eligibility committee inc first time the controversial pass Rule had been dealt with is Nee ils adoption in 1983. O Hanlon said Nebraska officials had offered some proposals thai were More severe and involved phas ing the penalties by the number of violations of the athletes  we fell the original penalty was very harsh on the institution and the players in View of what had happened because what they did in falsifying relationships was unethical conduct Osborne said. He said ethical mailers Are primarily handled by the institutions involved and this was an ethical Mailer not a Rule  the University of Tennessee held 10 players out of ils game last saturday with new Mexico saying thai they had been guilty of violating the Rule which says Only a player s relatives and fellow students can use the four passes division a players receive for each Home game. Will Bailey of Auburn the Mcaa s Secretary trea surer and a member of the subcommittee said we did t consider Tennessee at All during the conference Call. Tennessee athletic director Doug Dickey said in Knoxville that school officials have a conference Call set for thursday with the Mcaa on their suspensions. We will still have our discussion with them Dickey said. I m sure it s a situation we can work out based on the Nebraska situation. I feel sure we re in the same situation. We May want to consider asking for some different pc allies Tor those who gave up one game Dickey said. Reasonable minds have prevailed the Mcaa announcement said the division to pro Grams will be asked to report the results of their inter Nal audits of their i98s-b6 pass lists to their respective conferences which in turn will Forward the information 10 the Mcaa. Independents will report directly to the Mcaa. This will involve counting women s basketball. More than 500 programs. One pass would be revoked during the 1986-87 Aca Demic year for each violation the Mcaa said. Some other alleged violations against members of the Nebraska football program were not considered by the committee. The pass list Rule was drawn up and sponsored by the Southwest conference and is the latest of several attempt to curb the practice of players Selling game tickets at inflated prices. It could be amended at next january s Mcaa convention. Osborne said the decision affects his players More than most schools because Nebraska has sold out ils last 144 Home football games. It s nol like some other schools where a fellow might be Able to go Down and buy All the tickets he wanted on a saturday morning he said  
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