European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Situ Rjay May 2,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary .500 Boll can bring on cubs fever there it was right on can sports thursday. For a while i thought i was dreaming. After All it was 6 40 in the morning. Regardless of the Lime there was the cubs Andre Dawson hitting Bis seventh Homer into the Friendly confines left Field bleachers there was he cubs Andre Dawson hustling out a triple to Bui Veeck s Ivy Walls on bad Knees same Knees were the reason nobody would sign him. There was the cubs Andre Dawson hitting for the Cycle five for five scoring a run knocking in two. And there was the cubs Andre Dawson playing right Field throwing out a Batter on what should hive been a one hop single to Wrigley Field s Beautiful str can grass in Short right. Not just throwing him out but winding up like Luis Tiant and cutting him Down by two Steps deservedly so that was the play of the  have won the air Jordan one Man gang of the Day award. At a third generation lifetime cub fan i have to wonder if Dawson is the cubs 1987 reincarnation of the 1984 Rick Sutcliffe. Could it possibly be that Dawson is the acquisition that s going to turn my beloved cubs into gasp Pennant winners .1 know i know. The season s just a month old. But there Are the cubs Only two games out of first place. Is May 1 Loo soon to Hope too soon to hype what Aboul the mets what mets the ones spending time in jail. Or the ones in the rehab clinic. Or the ones traded to the padres the All wet ecu the cardinals sooner or later Are going to Rea Whiley Herzog s Book White rat and will be eating cheese. The Phillies can t ctn Canter much less get to a full Gallop. The expos have fined the Hole in their roof but they still have to work on the holes in their Outfield left by he absences of Daw son and to m Raines. Tim Boivin the pirates Lea s not poke any More holes in an already sinking vessel. Once hey traded away Tony Pena they traded away he plug to he boat that kept them barely afloat. So there it is that leaves he cubs so what if they re playing Only .500 Ball. Let s look Al the Rosy Side. They re 2-s Al Home meaning they be accomplished that .500 feat on the Road. \ mean hey hey holy mackeral read a labout i the cubs Are on their Way quit dabbing my head with those Damp cloths. I Don t have thai kind of fever i have cubs fever it comes from longtime suffering. I m not one of those cute yuppies cooing Aboul their cubbies. A Rue cub fan knows they Are the cd is. None of this eighties Babics Bies business on the end. Unfortunately a True fan also knows he legacy of the cubs losses. If players come to mind some great some no so great Start with or cub Ernie Banks. Then look at Andy Pafko Phil Cavaretta tinkers to Evers to Chance the hefty Reuschell kick and Paul Hippo Vaughn Don Elston and Dick Ellsworth William Jennings Bryan everyone called him Billy Herman babe Herman. Gabby Hart Cut Stan Hack Warren Hacker Hack Wilson Kiki Cuyler Claude Passeau Charlie Root Turk town Lon wac pc swish Nicholson and Steve Swisher. Of and 1,1kb Neil Diamond sings they were done too soon god bless his soul Kenn Hubbs. Finally he one you and i would like to forget Lou Brock went o inc cards for a song and an Arm. More of a song than an Arm of course. If 1969 comes to mind and you re a True cuban you know Aboul the Black Cal in new York. Ron Santo blasts Don Young let s play iwo today inc bleacher bums Leo the lip pcs Singer turning iwo with Beckort Adolfo Phillips in right before getting traded then gentleman Jim Hickman. Sweet swinging Billy Williams playing that left Field Comer digging baits out of the  have a stopper. Of Hrgic Jenkins right smack dab in the Middle of six straight 20-win seasons pitching to rebel Randy right after Kenny Holtzman and Bill hands warmed pm up. First out of the pen was Ted Abernathy Selling ii up for the vulture Phil  you think about being 9 i games up on aug. 13 and folding. Not just folding Gui swindling an mutilating he whole sorry Way. Here s now it works aug. 13 cub Al 73-43, Are 8yi ahead of , 9"i ahead of new York Al 62-s1. On the original Friday the 13th. Mets Cut thai Lead to four games As september swoons  for Tommie Agee slides around a Fundy Hundley to evade the tag Al Home scoring inc win Ning run in a 3-2 mets win that cuts the cubs Lea to Ivi games. Hundley and Durocher blow heir tops can an one forget Randy Kangaroo ing up an Down in she abut that run stands. Forever in my mind sept. 9 a tuesday Tom a Caver throws a five hitter As Don Clendenon and Art Shaiky Art Shamsky hit homers in a 7-1 Victory that cuts the cubs Lead to a Mere half came. Would be their last Lead of the season. At this Point the me shave gone 20-6 and the cubs 11-15 since that Fate Ful Friday the 13th. Sept. 1ft the mets motor into first. They Bea Montreal twice first game 3-2 in 12 innings the second a three hit shutout tossed by Nolan  cubs lose their seventh straight As Rick Wise see Boivin on Page 26 dueling Murray photo quarterback Kevin Murray drafted by nobody am s Kevin wants nil bid despite snub Houston a former Texas am quarterback Kevin Murray says he still believes in his football abilities de spite being bypassed in the nil draft. Murray said he might try out As a free agent. You be got to Lake the hand dealt you and play it Murray told lit Dallas morning news wednesday. It seems like overcoming adversity is just part of my  Texas am offensive coordinator Lynn am Dee said he was puzzled that Murray was t drafted i can t understand it am de said. I to shocked. All of tic scouts had Cosne in ii re and everything we had hear had him projected pretty High. Not to Lake anything away from any of the quarterbacks drafted but i know Kevin is better than some of  am de denied minors that the two time Southwest conference offensive player of the year was difficult to work with. "1 can t believe anyone would May hat without checking with his coaches. Kevin has been fabulous to work with Here and no one from any nil team has asked me about his attitude Amedie said. Murray a Junior in eligibility decide six weeks ago to make himself available for the draft. Even though he was nol drafted he no longer is eligible to play Collegia Tely. Going into the draft Murray was rated among the lop 10 available quarterbacks. Nineteen were chosen. Bill Murray. Raised by wolves comedian Bill cracks jokes on cubs to Chicago a comedian Bill Murray got rave reviews when he filled in for announcer Harry Caray on a re cent Chicago cubs to broadcast. The former saturday night live Slat cracked up listener i h his off the Wall remarks on the players fans and umpires. Among the highlights when Umpire Eric Gregg made a questionable Cal at Home plat what s with that crazy Eric Grigs where s he slay ing what hotel s he a when Montreal Pitcher Floyd Youmans was ejected for arguing a Call you hate to a see that sort of thing happen especially when we re hiking him so  when cubs outfielder Chico Walker took a big Cut and missed he was iry ing to tie up this game with one swing of the Bat which in t Euy when your learn is winning 1-0." once when the bases were loaded Murray stuck his head out of he Broad cast Booth and shouted at expos Batter Jeff Reed hey. Reed do you still beat your wife huh do you Murray also said he was pleased by Pitcher Rick Sutcliffe i Success in the game because frankly he owes me  players weren t his Only targe. When Murray s Mother visited the Booth he accused her of staling hubcaps in the parking lot. That prompted cubs announcer Steve Stone to ask mrs. Murray was Bill raised by wolves Carat who is recuperating from a stroke is expat cd to return to work i mid May