European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 2. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports marines reject Grid Star s Transfer Washington a the Marine corps has dented 1st it. Eddie Meyers request for a Transfer so he could play football with the football league Aila la Falcons. Meyers had risked for a Transfer to any available Juh in the Atlanta area after inc Navy ruled in aug. 20 that Ensign Napolen Mccallum could play with the los Nguk a raiders during his free time meters and Mccallum Are running backs who graduated from the . Naval Academy. La. Meyers incurred his military obligation to his country when he sought and accepted a free four year education at the naval Academy and a commission in the Marine corps the Marine commandant. Gen. . Kellcy said in a statement monday. To approve his request for a Cross country Transfer to Atlanta. Ga., where there is no appropriate Billet for him would he ,1 Cha melt waste of scarce de sense dollars and a violation of the pub Lic Adley said. He is a school trained Supply officer who is filling a Billet at Camp Pendl Cion which requires his schooling rank and Meyers is assigned to the marines first Force service support group at Camp Pendl Cion Calif. The Marine corps does have some units in Georgia including a regional recruiting Headquarters and a service support group manned primarily by re Servi Sij Meyers a 1982 graduate of Hie naval Academy was a Star running Back and was drafted by the Falcons despite his five year military commitment. He has used his personal leave Lime to participate in Falcon training Camps during he summer. Mccallum who graduated from the Academy this year is assigned to a ship based at Long Beach Calif making it possible for him id participate in Raider practices and games. Kellcy s statement noted that Meyers will be eligible for release from Active duly next Navy Secretary John of Lehman jr., who approved the Mccallum decision was new available for comment on Kel icy s decision but another Navy official said he was not surprised by the Deci Sion and did not think Lehman would be. Either. Transfers Cost Money and he s Only got nine months said the Folicia who asked not to be identified. Leh Man s decision on Mccallum. Made it Clear that the general policy would apply to other athletes like Meyers but he never said the general policy would entitle people to i think pc Lucy went along with the Mccallum thing but deep Down thought it was the wrong move added a ranking Marine officer who asked not to be named. And when a Case came to him that he could decide. Pc exercised that prerogative and was t really concerned with the Mccallum the Navy in ruling on Mccallum s request sought to play Down the Deci Sion by stressing it was consistent with the service s general policy allowing civilian employment As Long As there is no conflict with military duties nonetheless the decision was seen As a major departure from naval traditions regarding professional athletics. Be photo Eddie Meyers. Falcons hold nil rights Leary continues i Mastery Over slumping tigers from press dispatches Milwaukee Tim scary wishes he could take his formula for Success against Detroit Bonne it and use it against the rest of the american league. I have no explanation for it said the Milwaukee Brewers right hander after throwing his second four hit shutout of the season at the tigers winning j-0 at Roundup tuesday night. If i pitched this Well All the time i d be a lot belter than 11-12." Leary threw a four hitter against Detroit for a i of Victory on june 20. Leary relied mostly on a split fingered fastball and threw just three sliders All night Dan retry Sio look the loss for Detroit despite pitching a Complete game. Two of the brevets runs were unearned As a result of a pair of Tiger errors every Lime pc try pitches we Don t hit the Ball and we Don l Detroit manager Sparky Anderson said. But give Leary credit. I be never seen him Pilch a bad scary allowed just one hit after Darnell Coles Dou bled to Lead off the second. The 27-year-old right hander retired 15 consecutive batters in the Middle innings. He struck out five and walked two. Milwaukee scored three times in the third off pc try and Ben Oglivie s rib double in the eighth made it 4-0 before he scored on third baseman Mike Heath s throwing error. Detroit has not scored More than three runs in any of its last 10 games in which the tigers Are 4-6. Elsewhere in the Al tuesday rangers 9, a s 5 Arlington Texas Ruben Sierra s three run Homer keyed a seven run third inning and right hander Kevin Brown won his major league debut As Texas beat Oakland. Brown 1-0, went five innings allowed two runs on six hits walked none and struck out four. Mike Loynd earned his first save with four innings of two hit Relief in his first appearance out of the bullpen this season. He struck out seven Yankees 5, Blue jays i new York Ricky Henderson s ninth Mcadoff Home run of the season ignited a four run first inning and reliever Dave Righetti got his 43rd save As new York Defeated Toronto. In photo Toronto s Jesse Barfield 37 Home runs Righetti pitched perfectly Over the final 2vi innings and is two shy of the major league save record of 4 s by Dan Quisenberry and Bruce Suiter. New York s Don haltingly who began the Day no. 2 behind Wade Boggs in the Al Balling race went 1 for-3 and stayed at 349. Jesse Barfield homered in the fourth for his league leading 37tb of the season. Orioles fired sox 3 Boston Cal Ripken s double drove in the tie breaking run in a three run i old inning to give Balti More a Victory Over Boston. John Stifero singled with one out against Bob Stan icy 6-6. He went to second on Juan Beniquez s single see Al on Page 19 expos Blank mets As Sebra hurls 2-hitter from press dispatches Montreal for inc second Lime within a month Montreal Rookie Bob Sebra had inc new Yolk mets in the Palm of his hand. I Don t know if i have their number Sebra said after pitching a two hit 1-0 Beauty Over the Mims tues Day night. It s just a matter of having All my pitches no Roundup together on one Sebra s last Victory against the Eastern division champions was a 9-1 decision on sept. 8 in new York when he lost his shutout on Darryl Strawberry two out Homer in the ninth. I thought about that Lime and i was afraid if i gave up a Homer tonight i might lose the game said Sebra. I was concentrating on slaying away from their Power Sebra 5-5, struck out four and walked two. The Only hits he allowed were Gary Carter s second inning Dou ble and a sixth inning single to Len Dykstra. That s the Type of game we were looking for said expos manager Buck Rodgers. We were looking for one of the Young Guys to take a Starling Job on our staff. He s shown us he has major league stuff. He s just got to learn to keep it All the expos ended their three game losing Streak with the win while snapping a four game winning Streak for the mets Ron Darling 14-6, took the loss for the mets despite giving up Only six hits in seven innings Darling struck out seven without walking a Batter. The expos took the Lead when Mitch Webster hit his league leading 12th triple into the right Field Comer with one out in the first. Tim Raines then grounded out to shortstop to drive in the Only run in the game. Raines who came into the game leading the nation Al league with a .337 batting average went Hitler in three Al bats to drop to .333. Elsewhere in the no tuesday giants 6, Astro s san Francisco Candy Maldonado s sacrifice Fly scored Randy Kutcher in he ninth to give san Francisco a comeback Victory Over Houston. The Victory went to left hander Mark Davis. 3-7, who struck out five in three innings of hit less Relief. Reliever Aurelio Lopez 3-3, suffered the loss. San Francisco rallied for three runs in the sixth see no an Page 19
