European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. July 15,1967 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports to to join raiders Auburn Ala. A to Jackson announced tuesday that he will carry no Ball 1985 Heisman trophy Winner said he will join the los Angeles raiders As a year round iwo sport athlete after his Rookie baseball season Wilh Kansas City ends this fall. At a news conference Jackson said he would rest As Long As i need after the baseball season before joining the raiders. He said he would be used on a part Lime basis at tailback the position in which he starred at Auburn. I will be used sparingly splitting time with Marcus Allen and other backs he said referring to the raiders All pro running Back. Richard Woods Jackson s agent said terms have been reached on a contract with the raiders bul it had not been signed tuesday. A source told the associated press it s a five year Deal Worth about s2.s Mil lion. That includes a is million signing Bonus plus a is million loan. The contract should be signed in a few Days Woods said. Woods returned to Mobile on sunday Afler spending the weekend in los an a cts negotiating with raiders owner Al Davis. Woods said it has always been Jack son s dream to play both sports. The royals have Given him permission to play both sports which is testimony to the class organization they Are he said. Jackson announced saturday that he wanted to play for the raiders after the baseball season ended which would be a month into the nil s regular season. He insisted on sunday that playing football docs not mean he will quit baseball. Once i said i la play baseball i meant it. I m a baseball player now and i la always be a baseball player i la be a base Ball player until icy tear the Jersey off my Back Jackson said. A year ago when he spurned a $5 Mil lion contract offer by the Tampa Bay buccaneers Jackson said once i signed my name on the dotted line i knew i would never play the other sport foot Ball again Avron Fogelman co owner of the royals said Jackson s contract will be restructured and an injury clause protecting the club will be inserted. An escape clause in Jackson s three year �1.066 million contract that would have allowed him to nullify his contract with the royals on wednesday is now moot the royals co owner Laid sat urday. There has been no comment from raiders officials since Jackson s announcement. Fogelman said he never considered giving Jackson an ultimatum to play for either the royals or raiders but not both. I wanted to hear from to first to find out what his objectives in life were first Fogelman said i have to recognize that if a Man has talents that he has the right Way to do things is to give him thai Opportunity to help determine How Good he is in Jackson was asked which sport he would ii ave chosen if Fogelman had is sued an ultimatum. I can t answer that he said. I Don t know i really Don t know. I m just glad it never came to up Pitolo to incl. M to Complete year Wilh always be a baseball player a s Mcgwire erf loss to explain homers Oakland Rookie Mark Mcgwire it lds major leagues Wilh 33 Home runs. By Hal Bock Oakland Calif. A Rookie Mark Mcgwire of the Oakland athletics baseball s hottest Long Ball hider with 33 Home runs at the All Star break is enjoy ing his ruthian run but is at a loss to explain it. "1 Don t try to hit Home runs he said. They just come. It s rare that you try for a Home run it s the time that you Don t try that you hit 0.ic Virgil of the Atlanta braves who readied the All Star break Willi 20 homers agrees with Mcgwire. "1 can t swing for homers he said. That won t work. When you hit them Guys say you swung so easy when you swing hard it takes you out of your Groove and throws your timing Virgil thinks ii s a matter of mistakes. Look he said gesturing around the National league dressing room if Yuu took a Bunch of these Guys and threw the Ball Down the Middle to them you d gel a Good number of them to hit it out i just think pitchers have made More Are hitters swinging for the scats Home runs put Money in your pock Virgil said Wilh a smile. That s what people vant to trying for homers monday at the All Star workout s Home run Hilling Conlest. Mcgwire hit one and Virgil two. Andre Dawson had tour As the National league Oul homered the american leagues 6-2. Kirby Puckett and Dave Winfield declined to participate in the contest sub scribing to Virgil s Llic Ury that it would throw off their swings someone suggested to Jeffrey Leonard of the san Francisco giants who has hit 16 this season that hitlers were working with Tom scr bats. That is the theory 01 some other sluggers including Phila Delphia s Mike Schmidt who has 19. Leonard looked incredulous. Hey he said a tree is a tree. I think hitlers arc concentrating More. I pitchers arc coming up with so Many new things that you have to by is Down More and be More selective. You get tired of swinging at thai stuffing the Pedro Guerrero of the los Angeles dodgers says he does t know Why so Many homers arc being hit. They say the Ball is Juiping More but i Don t see that he said. "1 hit 30 every year. I Vegol 19. I la get my 30. Go ask that Guy Wilh 33." Mcgwire the Guy with 33, is As Puz a d As anybody. It s unexplainable lie said. I be hit Home runs Nihro Ghoul my career but it s a Surprise that i be nil so Many up Here in so Short a period. I m doing nothing different. I m the same incr i was in College Juil a mule older. 1 have a Lite bit of an idea of what pitchers throw be cause of Advance Sivali sics compiled by alias sports Bureau offer evidence of the Home run explosion. Through 80 games. National league hitlers have 938 compared to 786 a Jeff Leo. I he american league 1,33-1 had been hit through 80 games compared Wanh .115. Inc league s pre Vious Gigli. A War ago. Strikeouts also Are up in Hull k Ai iffy lending credence to Virgil s theory that Bailers arc swinging for llu1 Ais. Alt Star coverage in tomorrow s stripes this edition of your stars and sri pc was in Rouie to you As the 58lh Bai Ball All Star game was being played tuesday evening in Oakland. See thursday s stripes for Complete coverage of the game. No sluggers win Homer contest Oakland a four Home runs by Andre Dawson of the Chicago cubs led the National league to a 6-2 Victory Over the american league in a horn1 run Hilling contest at the All Star game workout monday. Dawson who has hit 2-t homers this season had three of his in the contest after mistakenly leaving the Plain and being called Back. Owic Virgil of the Atlanta braves who came 11110 the All Star break with la fur the season had the no s other Tun to men. Cincinnati Eric Davis who leads the no in i 27 homers and Jack Clark of is. Louis Lio has 26, were shul out. Oakland Rokic Mark Mcc Gwirc who Seails the majors Wilh 33 homers and Toronto 1, ticnriji.1 hell who has 21. Had Une each for the a. Larry i Arrish of Tinas who ims 20 homers and Harold Barnes of the Chicago while son who has 12. Were Liui out
