European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 12, 1987 the stars and stripes Pago 17 that s my boy1 a phom Aaron Lerr was turns six on sat urday warms up his throwing Arm be fore sunday s game in St. Petersburg flu. Aaron is the Sod of is. Louis cardinals second baseman Tommy Lerr. Sec baseball Roundup on Page 11. Nil s 2nd All time scorer sports pistons Start stretch on Road with easy Victory Over kicks from press dispatches new York the Detroit pistons who will play 16 of their final 23 games on the Road routed the new York kicks 116-93 at Madison Square Gar Den tuesday night. Any team that plays on the Road is susceptible to said Piston for Ward Sidney Green who scored 10 Points in the third Quarter sit of hem during a decisive 15-2 Streak. The other team has the advantage has the crowd behind them has a Chance to prepare and a Chance to cat Well added Green. Thai plays a psychological Rote but it won t play a decisive role because we have a lot of positive think ing Bill Laimbeer who had 20 Points and 19 rebounds for the pistons As they snapped new York s four game winning Streak also was philosophical about his team s Lone stretch of Road games. You have o play Liem All sooner or later and we re doing it later Laimbeer said. Going on the Road can be fun As they take to Lambeer the Road the pistons will be trying to protect a slim Lead Over Atlanta and Mil Waukee in the Central division. They began play tuesday night five percentage Points ahead of second place Atlanta an two games in front of Milwaukee. The a Jincks shot just 37.8 percent from the Field and were outre bounded 31-10 in the second half after holding the pistons without an offensive rebound in the firs half. Vinnie Johnson scored 21 Points and Joe Dumars 16 for Detroit which has won three straight games and eight of it last ii. Patrick Ewig had 26 Points and Kenny Walker 21 for the kicks. Detroit led Only 59-54 at halftime de spite out shooting new York 68.4 percent to 39.7 percent. The Kniefs stayed close Youl rebounding the pistons 13-0 at Theo Tensive end. In other Aba Duclion tuesday rangers get Dionne from Kings new York a Marcel Dionne the nil s second All time scorer was acquired tuesday by the new York rangers from the los Angeles Kings. The rangers sent defend scan tomcat Law and Center Bobby Carpenter to the Kings and also acquired left Wing Jeff Grossman and los Angeles third round draft choke in 1989. Only Gordie Howe with 1,850, has scored More Points than Dionises 1,673. Dionne a Center is also second on the All time goals scored list with 689 10howe s Soi. The rangers arc fourth in the Patrick division with 64 Points one ahead of Pitts Buith for final playoff spot in the division. Marcel is the Man who can help the rangers right now rangers general manager and interim coach Phil Esposit said in announcing the Trade. Our feeling is the rangers have a Chance to win the Stanley cup this year or next in los Angeles Kings general manager rope Vachon said there is a considerable sadness that the Marcel Dionne Era of hockey in los Angeles has come
