European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. April 7, 1987 tests by staring Davis has ability to fulfil reds great expectations had to Cone Down Here Florida fast and with Strong wrists thai enat the stars and stripes Page 25 by Murray the baseball world always eager 10watch the development of � Don Mal tingly or a Roger Clement breathlessly anticipates the carnage that Eric Davis will commit on National league Pitcher Sand catchers this season. Cincinnati s Center fielder is so edit ing a player that observers Are prepared to expect him to hit a Home run every Lime up or Slipke a Mere single then steal second third and his last 93 games last season after All Davis hit .297, drove in 60 runs scored 78, socked 23 Home runs and stole a3 bases the expectations might be exaggerated but Davis ability is not. However before he can achieve the numbers predicted for him he must get past the firs month or two of the season. Last year he batted Only. 185 in april and lost his Job Ai the reds starting Cen Ter fielder. Two years ago he suffered similar tale losing his regular Job by hit Ting .189 before the reds made an air plane reservation Tor him to Denver and the minor since i be been playing i be got off to a flow Start Davis said. The past few years it s probably because i Veha t com and Over exert myself to win a Job. Then go to Cincinnati and play in 12-Degreeweather. I m from los Angeles. I m not used to Davis on the other hand is getting used to Fame. Entering his third year in the majors eight weeks from his 25thbirthday, he clearly is the player to watch this Guy has some ability said Whiley Herzog the St. Louis can hit a baseball and he can steal a base anytime he wants to. When you think of everybody in our league now he has to be the superstar. No. 1 in he league. Maybe this year maybe two years from now. He could hit 35,40 Home Ball just pops off his Tom Lasorda the los Angeles manager suggested that Davis someday could hit 50 Nome runs and steal 100 bases inthe same season. If Sparky Anderson still managed the reds he would most Likely suggest that no one Embarrass Willie Mays Mickey Mantle and Tycobb by comparing them to Davis. I Don t question it Davis a 6-fool-3-Inch, 175-Pounder. Said when asked about his unusual ability. I m just grate Ful t was blessed with the ability to run St. Louis wins Morris Chicago gains playoffs hockey writer winning the Morris division title was Sweet Tor the St. Louis blues. And sweeter still because of the Tea they beat out. It was a Little extra motivation playing against Jacques team to night said blues Center Doug Gil Mour whose two goals helped lie blues gain a 3-2 overtime win Over the red wings on sunday. Jacques Demeri was the blues coach for three years before defecting to Detroit where he turned the redwings from a last place team into a contender this season in the feet the red wings seemed to have the division title locked up witha seven Point Lead just nine Days ago. It was t the Only Morris race to Godown to the wire on the last Day of the regular season. The final playoff berth in the division was up for grabs Between lie Chicago Blacut two an Minnesota North stars. The Blackhawk managed to squeeze in with a 5-2 Victory Over the Toronto Maple Leafs. They wound up finishing third and will play Detroit in the first round of the Stanley cup playoffs on wednesday night while St. Louis plays Toronto in the other Orris match up. All other playoffs spots had already been determined. The match ups will feature Edmonton against los an Geles and Calgary is. Winnipeg in the smythe division Hartford playing Quebec and Montreal is. Boston in the Adams and Philadelphia against the new York rangers and washing ton facing the new York islanders inthe Patrick. Edmonton won its second Overall Points title which is Worth a $200,000 Bonus to the team. The Oil ers also scored the most goals in the league for he sixth straight year 372.Montreal, meanwhile won the Jennings trophy for fewest goals allowed giving up 241 to the flyers 245, in Roundup individually Edmonton s Wayne Gretzky won his seventh straight scoring title with 183 Points on 62goals and 1 21 assists All league highs. Bjoet3,rrfwlog�2tot Gilmour s two goals in the first so seconds of the third period helped bring the Bluet Back and they won it finally on Rob Ramage s of 5, Maple Leafs 2 Denis Savard scored three goals his eighth career hat Rick to key the Blackhawk Victory.jets3, Paul Maclean scored two goals 47seconds apart to Lead the jets. Pat Lafontaine scored the first of four third period goals to break a 5-5 lie and Cost the flyers the Jennings trophy. Noel tit iks 6,bri/u4a hat trick by Lane Lambert and two goals by Michel Goulet led que Bec. Lambert beat goalie Bill Ranford twice in the first five minutes and the ruins never caught up. Capitals 6, devils 5 of Washington beat new Jersey on Lou France Scheltz s shot 12 seconds into of the capitals one of the hot test teams in the nil finished witha nine game unbeaten Streak. A by 6, whalers 0hartford played without Star for wards Kevin Dineen and Ron fran Cis and it showed. Canad Lens 8, rangers 2kjell Dah tin scored a goal in each period and John Kordic had two in five goal second period for Rcd hol Montreal. The defending Stanley cup champions extended Weir winning Streak to nine games and their unbeaten string to to. Canucks a Kings 2 pct i Skripko s team record tying birth Short handed goal keyed Van Couver s Victory Over los angles a fas enable me to have Power Ana hit the Ball but of the Ball Park. I m not going to sit Dowland Analyse Why 1 have Davis who was born and raised in Losangeles noted that his father was fast and Strong a Young athlete who played football basketball and baseball. But the situation was t right for Hilo go to College the reds cleanup hitter related. He grew up in Mississippi an got married and had my sister and the rest is his father Davis did not go to College and he too has a daughter. How Ever he received enough attention As a High school athlete in los Angeles that the reds selected him in the eighth round of the june 1980 Amateur free agent draft. The dodgers who could be a Cente fielder away from winning the National league West title knew about Davis but our Guys weren t that High on him la Sorda Davis is playing baseball today could be viewed As something of a quirk of Liming. Baseball chose me Davis said when asked Why he an All City basketball player As Well picked finished my senior season and i was Cind Odail s Eric Dai is. Dislikes "12-Degrcc weather in a baseball Frame of mind. They drafted me. If 1 had graduated after basketball season. I probably would have played basketball Zaldo s 985 finish key As Mac no. 2 captures Safe men s team title Span Dahlem a Germany Vic Zaldo Given a reprieve from the Home House in Naples where he has problems scoring broke Loose for 98i in his last four games to carry his Mediterranean sports conference no. 2 learn to Victory us the Safe Bowling championships opened Here monday Zaldo a Lethander who started his second set with a rousing 268, bombed Home with a 266 to wipe out the 31-Pinlead of Csc no. 3 All by himself to High Light monday s team Competition. His Mac no. 2 squad wound up win Ning the team Crown by 62 pins with a 4567 total to the 4506 of Csc no. 2, just barely missing the runner up spot was . No. 2 which finished at 4497. In the women s compete tuition . No 1, led by Bev Warner s 1125, held off Csc no. 2 in the final 3wframes to pull outa 4171-4148triumph. But the show was All Zaldo a with a747 closing set that was believed to be the highest total posted in at least the Las five years at Safe. Zaldo s 1332 aggregate for six game sled Mike Bush Netzlof Chicksands and the . 653-5941247 by 85 pins. Close third in the All events was Charlie Warren of Hahn and the Csc with 618-6241242. He found the line and just blew Meaway in those last four games said Safe tournament director Dick mul Lins who noted thai Zaldo started with a Only a s85 set despite a 238 closing game. His teammates Jeff Mccrary 182 Rex Cole 160 and Frank Gingrich 163 had their problems but Zaldo who has trouble staying Over 180 at Naples carried them All especially in that Las game. Richer Hud to pour in the steam witha final Frame Turkey to hold olt the charging no. 1 paced by . Ail Bui erased a 50-pin Defi ii in inc final Garn bul Richart came through and his 1 97 was the key id his team s salvaging second place. In the women s team showdown . No. I managed to drop All of its 25 pin Lead in the first six frames of the final game. Then both teams suddenly went Flat. The . Entry managed to pull out it Victory with the 181 of upper Heyford s Mclaine Hayes their Best Effort. Kat Wyman of upper Heyford struggled with a 158 and Warner Grenham common and Gretchen Vern Tilic Alconbury managed Only 155s.Warner s 568-5571125 was lops in the Al events with Spang Dahlum s Pat Rioux a close second at 537-585 1122. Warner s total showed games of 236and 2 31, but Connie Sanchez of Halle in Kon and Mac no. 1 posted the top three game set with 591. A a baseball commissioner issues invitation Mannheim Germany baseball players in Germany looking for a Icahn Are Welcome to Contact
