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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, November 21, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. November 81. The stars and stripes Page 21 sports Carter claims met should be my map because they won new York up Catcher Gary Carter said wednesday a player from the new York Mett should have won the most valuable player award. The Way it was always explained Tome was that the award should go to a player on a winning team he said. Redid have that winning team. We won 108 games and blew the whole division  put Yean t had Tome qualifying num Bers that could have woo it Ana 1 was told the Only Way you re going to get it is to be on a winning team. Mike Schmidt of Philadelphia won to hemp award with Carter a Distant third in the voting and mets first baseman Keith Hernandez fourth. The Phillies finished 21 & games behind the mets inthe no East. People told me that if i had the Sam kind of year this year that 1 had last year that i would have won the award hands Down Carter said. Welt i Don t feel 1 had any worse year this year. If i had Tovote for the Best statistical player in the league i would have voted for Mike  Carter hit .255 with 24 homers and106 Bis but said the 30 games he spent sidelined with injuries probably Cost him votes i d say that put a Damper on things he said. The team had the luxury at that Lime to afford putting me on the  Carter said he and Hernandez were deserving of map honors. "1 think it would have been spectacular if we could have shared the award Carter said i think it would have Bee great if either one of us won the  Hernandez shared the map in 1979with Willie Stargell. I didst think i was going to win he said. Thought Schmidt was going to win. 1 think anyone who thought he Hada Chance to win except Mike was fooling themselves. I would have voted for Mike Schmidt. I think he was the dominant player in the league. The award can t Aspmo mets car Carter. Disagrees with pick clearly be defined. To me in this in stance he s deserving. If someone on our team had an Eye opening season a me would have won. Everybody had a Good year but no one had an outstanding year Carter insisting he was not bitter about the map decision said individual awards did not compare with a world series championship. The most important thing was to win this season and win big he said. We did that we dominated. We re  czech Nef Star May ask Asylum Minneapolis a an Drea Holikova of Czechoslovakia reportedly is considering asking for political Asylum in the United states according to a spokesman for sen. Dave Durnberger r , the no. 3 ranked Junior player in the world before turn ing professional Ian year has Learned that if the goes Back to Czechoslovakia after her us. Visa expires next month the nay note allowed to leave Agam. The min Neapolis Star and Tribune reported in a copyright Story ten and a. Douglas Kelley  administrative assistant said wednesday that the senator s of fice was working with Holikova but he said it was his unde Natad ing thai she had not formally asked for political  1985, Holikova won the Wimbledon Junior title and Wax sent finalist in the . Open Junior tournament. She won Ner first tournament and professional title see czech on Page 25 Clemens As map it s a joke says Aaron  a Riporti writer Henry Aaron it former National league most valuable player said wednesday that the selection of a Pitcher Boston s Roger Clemens As the american league s map  retired Home run Long was among several players who disagreed with the Choice of a Pitcher Over an everyday player for the coveted award. Aaron who won the map in 1957 while playing for the Milwaukee braves said everyday players cannot win the by Youngward and pitchers should not be Able to win the map award. The pitchers have their own map award and it s the by Young. I feel very strongly about that Aaron is now the head of player development for the Atlanta braves. The first to speak out was tint baseman on Mattingly of the new York Yankees the 1985 Winner. He finished second to Clemens in the 1986 map balloting announced  Guy like Clemens Doe a great Job every fifth Day but the other Lour Day you re counting on somebody else said Mattingly. I know he is valuable but it shard for me to conceive that a Guy who is in 33 or 34 games can be As valuable. As an a everyday Guy who is Oul there 162games. Mike Schmidt named wednesday the National league map for the third Lime said i m prejudiced because i m not a Pitcher but i tend to agree wit Mattingly that the map should be re served Tor an everyday player a Guy who puts his neck out seven Days a week. Roger May be an exception he was so dominant meant so much to the team. See Cleft on Page 28 celtics outrun Hawks by the associated pro Boston the defending Champion Boston cel tics say the up and coming Atlanta Hawks Are a legitimate contender for the Aba title. Because of that respect the celtics Felt they had to show the Hawks they re still in command. And that s what Boston did wednesday night in a111-107 Victory Over the Hawks leaving both teams with 72  was important that we establish Oun Etves against them because we play them again saturday said bos ton Center Robert Parish who bad 20 rebounds to go with 1 2  Mchale scored 30 Points Larry Bird 29 and Jerry setting 20 for the celtics. The celtics scored eight consecutive Points for a 99 92 Lead with just Over five minutes left and went on to their 43th consecutive Home Victory including 42 at Boston  Hawks who were 0-6 against the celtic during the 1985-86 regular season and 1-4 in the play Orts were led by Dominique Wilkins with 29 Points Glenn Rivers wild 25 and Kevin Willis with 18.Boston coach . Jones who missed four games because of a sore Throat returned to the Bench Bat bated less than one half. He was ejected on two technical fouls just before Haume As the celtics went on to improve their record to 7-2. In other Aba games Nna Roundup deficit to 9 1-84 with 4 1 7  Knicky got a season High 25 paints from Rookie Kenny Walker while Bill Canwright had 22.bali 119, Piston ifs Landover my. Motet Malone scored 31 Points and Jeff Malone added 28, and they combined for 3s of Washington s 62 first half Points As the bul lets Defeated Detroit with Moses Malone scoring 18 Points and Jeff a Loae 17, Washington opened a 62-40 Hal tinae Lead Over the thru tiling pistons who have lost three straight games. Vinnie Johnson led the Detroit with 20 Points. Wanton 112, a hers 104 Richfield. Ohio Purvis Short who twice left the game with injuries scored 21 Pouttu and Chris Mulga added 20 a Golden stale downed Cleveland. Short left the Simk briefly in the Fiat Quarter after he turned an ankle till strained his left knee Uto in the third period and had id Skoul the remainder of the game. Cleveland with five straight losses was led by Rookie Brad Dau Herty i 29 Points his season High. Philadelphia Roy Hinson scored 23 Points and Philadelphia held off a fourth Quarter rally to de Fca sT1 David Wing att gave the 76enan 89-73 Lead with 9 04 left in the . New York went on an1 j-2 spurt and a three Point play by Patrick Ewig Cut the san Antonio. Texas magic Johnson scored 25 Points Leadtka the lot Angeles Laken to t Victory Over san Antonio Alvin Robertson led the spun with a Fame High 34 Points. He also had 10 rebounds 10assists and seven steals. Byron Scott added 23 Points for the lakers. 8ns 111, nth 101phoenix, Ariz. Reserve Forward Mike Sanders soared 21 Point and guard Walter Davit added 20 m Phoenix won iut line straight gauge by beating new Jer sey. The win was the suns fim Over the nets in two years  
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