European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday april 29, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Eric Davis watches one of his Home runs Clear the Center Geld Fence at Atlanta demons begone Heads list up photo Cincinnati s Davis up to expectations Cincinnati a ii do Del l Lak Cincinnati reds manager Pete Rose Long 10 realize he had something special in Eric Davis. A couple of years ago Rose took Heyoung outfielder aside and gave him advice to the effect of stick with me kid and you la make your weight in Gold Rose baseball s All Lime hit maker does t habitually make Brash statements about Young players. But rethought from the outset thai this slender outfielder with a Strong Arm great Speed and Power could be one of the Best Ever. Three weeks into his fourth najor league season the 24-year-old Davis was fulfilling the Promise that Rose envisioned. In his lint 14 games he hit .442 with five homers four doubles 12 Bisand is runs scored. He can be As great As he wants to be Rose said. It appears to me that he wants to be real understands he s a. Tremendous player. He knows what he can do an what he cant do. I Don t think there s anything he can t do. 1 Don t know of Pecan pitch we re not going to try opponents Accord Davis the kind of respect they usually Reserve for the game s elite veterans he s got All the tools you look for Atlanta manager Chuck Tanner s capable of hitting to Home runs and stealing 100 bases. If i started a new club with one player and was looking for the Best Young player with the Best potential i d Lake he s one of the Best players in the National league right now Houston astros manager Hal Lanier has been compared with Willie Mays and other Hall of a Mars through out his career. It was Only last year that he made sceptics believe there might be something to the comparisons. He grew up in a Tough Section of Losangeles attending Fremont High school the school that produced such major leagues As Chili Davis Chol Lemon and Bobby Tolan where he was an All City Derby Field wide open this year by Dick Joyce Louisville. By. A Wilh Lead ing contenders temperate Sil and Tali num out of the Kentucky Derby Trainer Leroy Jolly believes saturday s race is a wide open affair " Don t think it s been this wide Ope since genuine risk s year Jolly said sunday referring to 1980 when his 13-1shot became Only the second Tilly to win the event. This year there s More Quan tily. It seems a lot of them arc evenly it appears about 15 three year old swill compete in saturday s 113th run Ning of the classic with Arkansas Derby Winner demons begone unbeaten in three slam this year heading the list. Houghl temperate Sil was very close to demons begone if you re looking for Jolly said. But now you d have to say demons begone Heck Pic of the Way he s run this in saturday s developments Santa Nita Derby Winner temperate Sil had a fever and was coughing costing Traine Charlie Whitingham and jockey Fli a Shoemaker a shot at their second straight Derby win. And Tali num the flaming Winner trained by d. Wayne Lukas went lame in his left foreleg after a morning Gallop. Temperate Sil also had an inner ear infection and a Throat inflammation according to veterinarian or. Alex har Thill. These things happen said the 74-year-old Whillingham who won with Ferdinand last year his first Derby starter in 26 years As Long As they re ready logo another Day this really does matter. I be missed a lot of derbies in my life Jolly who also won the 1975 Derby with foolish pleasure stood in the Churchill Downs Burn area on sunday watching the Derby festival balloon race overhead. Does Lukas have an entry in this race Jolley said As he watched the bal loons he always comes up with some thing Lukas the nation s leading Money Winner this year and the previous four years has saddled nine horses in the Pas six derbies Wilhour winning. In 1983, he had u three horse entry and in 1984 he had two fillies life s magic and had 17 nominees to the triple Crown races this 2-year-old Champion capote so far a disappointment Lukas lost Proba Bly his top contender in Tali num who also was a close third in the Florida Derby. Still Lukas will have a three horse entry. It consists of capote who ran fourth in both the Gotham and. Woo memorial his Only starts this year War who won the Blue crass Slakes at Caneland on a disqualification and on the line Winner of saturday s $56,700derby trial on opening Day at Churchill will Send two Colls in the 1 a mile Derby Wood memorial Winner Gulch and Leo Cas Lellot who was flying when Alyi Heba bumped him during in stretch run in last thursday s Blue grass. Leo cast Ali was moved from third to second ahead of Aly Sheba and behind War in the Derby trial on the line rid Den by pal Day scored by i i lengths Over no More Flowers who was two lengths in front of contractor s tune. reds chose him in the eighth round of the 1980 draft and converted him to an outfielder in 1981. He hit just .219 with one Homer and a double in 73games for Eugene Ore of the Northwest league in his first professional followed that with a .322 season in 1981 for Eugene thai included 11 Home Sand a league High 40 stolen bases. He arrived in the major leagues in 1984,hitting .224 with 10 homers and one steal in 37 games. He opened the 1985 season wit the reds and slumped badly earning a de motion to triple a Denver. He got off loan other slow Start last year Hilling .185 in april and was bad Start brought Boos from Cincin Nati fans who expected another letdown fans had heard Grea words about several of his predecessors such As outfielders Paul Householder and Nick Esasky Only to watch them stumble Learned Why Davis inspired such accolades when he returned to the Start ing lineup in mid june. Davis hit .297 with 23 homers a3 Sto Len bases 60 runs batted in and 78 runs scored Over the final 93 games of the season he stole 80 bases Overall one shy of Bob Buscher s club Star was born. Ii May Surprise a lot of people what he done but it does t Surprise me said new York mils outfielder Darryl Strawberry close Friend he s blessed with Power and Speed. He s a great ballplayer. He can be a great As he wants to be. Davis has avoided another slow Start numbering himself among the league leaders in most offensive categories de Spile setting a major league record by striking out in nine straight Al bats Over the weekend. One thing has t changed his Low key approach to Fame and at Tention just because you have a Little Success you can l go overboard Davis says. You be got to keep it in perspective. Just want to go out and have fun and play Gardner wins in Spain to pad world Cycle Lead Jerez Spain up austra Lian Wayne Gardner Riding a Honda dominated the Spanish Soock motorcycle grand prix from the third Lap sunday h Sejrea Clear Victory and open a Sci
