European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. Match 24, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 15 mariners prepare offer for Raines Tempe. Mir. A Seattle owner Gcorge Are prot urn he pre pared to make tree agent outfielder Tim Raines a contract offer int Raines will . Who was in Ari Ona on Sun Day 10 watch the mariners lose their eighth straight Cacini league game Taid he Hopes n Deal with Raines Tor a one year or two year pact is struck within 48 hink we could realistically meet the figures we be been hearing Aboul and Makelim Happy Argyros said Raines lost year s National league Balling Champion Tor inc Montreal expos recently rejected a two year 12.2million offer by the san Diego padres. He has said he would like to make a least the same salary of st.5 million in Montreal last said he has talked to Raines and be told me he wants to act Back he added "1 Lold him thai we were seriously interested in having him play torus. Argyros says he called free agent out fielder Tim Raines personally to talk about signing him because he mariners Haven t been Able to get a response from raines1 is not the preferable Way to do it Argyros said but Tim Raines agent would not acknowledge our interest for some reason.1 Argyros said he Hopes to talk soon to Raines agent Tom retch about his intentions of trying to sign Raines. Raines played to seasons in Mon Treal under Dick Williams who is Start ing his first full season As the mariners manager. In the past the mariners have stayed away from High priced free agents and Argyros has stressed he believed in Fis clutch play lifts blazers Over bulls by the associated Pressie s the situation that the Chi Cago bulls Hope for in every game Michael Jordan with the Bill in the final seconds and the outcome in doubt. Bui with the bulls trailing port land by two Points in the final seconds sunday night. Trail blazers guard Terry Porter knocked the Ball away forcing Elston Turner Aba round up who averages 3.4 Points per Gam compared to 36.8 for Jordan to take the potential lying Shol turn or missed giving Portland a 115 113 scored 14 Points in the fourth Quarter and finished with46 for the game but he did t score in the final 4 05.in other games sunday Lake 129, Kings 121los Angeles won its 10th straight As magic Johnson had 33 Points 19assists and 12 rebounds. Celtics 116, nets 104boston got 40 Points from Larry Bird and fought off a Lam new Jer sey rally. Spun 116, clippers Liz of Johnny Daw tins scored 12 Points to Lead a san Antonio Rall from a 17-Point deficit in the final 6 a minutes of Reg Lulion then Jon Sundvold beat los Angeles with a 3-Poinier with 31 seconds left i overtime. Baseball Roundup cat he has been aerated by various players including Veteran first baseman designated Hitler Kenny helps of not spending enough Money on players to mariners have had 10 straight los ing seasons. Argyros has owned the american league baseball franchise for the Pas sin mariners had a 6-10 Spring train ing record after their 4-9 loss to the Chi Cago cubs in Mesa on sunday. Morris Arm weary Jack Morris gets paid very Welt to win baseball games when it counts. And judging from his exhibition record this season he feels that Way too. Morris was dismantled sunday in the Detroit tigers 15-3 loss to Houston. The astros scored their first seven runs off Orris who suffered his second Succes Sive rough Outing falling to 0-3 while raising his Spring earned run average to 8.91."i be got a tired Arm right now mor Ris said. I should t be out there throwing every fourth Day. I be Hod a dead Arm the last three outings because m Morris who was awarded a salary of$1.87 million this year by an arbitrator allowed nine hits walking four and strik ing out five in 4 2-3 innings. In his pre Vious Start wednesday against the Chi Cago while sox. Morris who does t hide his dislike for Spring training was pounded for seven hits and five runs in five coach Billy Muf Lell said mor Ris will get his desired fifth Day of res before his next Start. Critical putts pay off Crenshaw fakes tourney by 3 shots new Orleans a be Crenshaw used his reliable Putter to fend off challengers and score a 3-stroke Vic tory Over Curtis strange sunday in the us a classic. Crenshaw never headed and never lied Over the final 18 holes shot a 5 under Par 67 to capture the 13th title of his career with a 268 total 20 strokes under Par on the Lakewood country club course. Strange who also had a closing 67,finished second alone at 271, the Victory was Worth $90,000 fro the total purse of 1500,000 and raised Cranshaws earnings for the year to$227,957, the 268 total was Only one Over the course record. But it was not the birdies he made that won in in waa the critical saves of Par Down the stretch. Long noted As one of golfs Premier putters Crenshaw was at his Best in the final round. Although Crenshaw found it almost impossible to keep it on the Short grass Over the Back nine his Putter wed him he made 4 Par saving putts on the last seven holes the critical Factor in turn ing Back strange s ale bid. Strange four behind Al the turn. Appino Toben Crenshaw. ,. 5-under67 closed to within two at one Point but could t gel closer. "1 just could t get thai Puit f needed 10 get one shot just did t get the putt when i had to have it he Black never really in the Lisie Hunt had a 70 that left him in third nl273, it was two More shots Back to Sam Randolph Dick Masi and Rookie lied Al 275. Crenshaw started on a shaky note Ashe hooked his first ice shot into the driving Range and made bogey. He got Heball in the water on the Par-5 second Hole but one putted to save pulled himself together with a burst of four birdies in a six Hole stretch thai began on the fourth and ended with a 35-foot putt on the Back nine Field further indentures for the former masters ran a 50-foot putt some 10 feel past the Hole on the 12
