European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 3.1987 the stars and stripes commentary Carter at Center of mets struggle Gary Carter that old Showoff k up 10 his old tricks again. Obviously knowing the television Cam eras were focused on him he staged series of dra Matic Home plate collisions and look a fusillade of foul tips and backswing As the mics wept inc cardinals last  is precisely Why his old Montreal expos teammates used to resent him so much used to Call him camera Carter and Teeth. His Balling average Down dropped from his cleanup position  c los lop Vince col min from stealing on his pitchers and hearing fans Yammer thai it is Lime to find a new Catcher. Carter had seven Hils in the scenes. Thursday night he drove in two runs and tagged out Jim Lin Daman in the ninth inning of inc 5-3 Victory Hal completed the sweep. Catching in 81 of the mets lint 101 games do Spile injuries requiring six cortisone shots Carter has been at he Center of the mets physical and emotional struggle o stay alive. He would not even consider coming out of the game on tuesday night after Terry Pend scions Faacks Wing caught Carter on the Edge of the Helmel sending him reeling backward blinking and shrug Ging for Many Long seconds. He also took a Ricochet in the thumb trom the toe of the Umpire on tuesday and on wednes Day he shrugged off a collision with Tony Pena and suffered More when another foul tip bounced up and caught him under the thigh. Like a Pac Man Carter said. It just found the opening Between my equipment and went screaming in there sometimes i feel like i be got a Magnet on my  will always have pain in his Knees because of a High school quarterback injury and he has also injured Hirn Julf playing the Outfield and first base. Bui his 1.603 games As a Catcher going into 1 hurs Day night inc third highest total behind Al Lopez and Bob bronc Are leaving their Mark. When i go to the movies 1 have to sit in an end scat with my right leg stretched in the aisle barter wrote in a a Iceni Book. A dream season with John Hough or. I Tell them about a moment of such excruciating pain in my throwing Arm that i leaned with my Kif Arm against a Wall and let the right Arm Dangle like a broken  has been like this season which began with a sore neck and ,1 tender Elbow in Spring rain ing and deteriorated from there. Early m the season he look a foul lip off my i the left toe which be came infected requiring him to Wear a Plas tic toe guard. Would t you know it i caught a foul lip in Atlanta off my right big toe. Which Only shows that even with Protection you re still Vulner Able he said. This season he has had three cortisone in / v Vij  -1lections for his Elbow. J. Iat by one for his shoulder. Guy Carter one for his Back and one for his knee. He said he acts have been told by team doctors that Carter cannot continue on another 40-Gamc Pace but he knows there is no alternative Wuh Only Barry Lyons As a  is no other position open not even As an occasional substitute for Keith Hernandez Al first base. Carter said because Dave Magadan is a .300 hitter and he needs to play  showing his flair for being m the Middle of things. Carter retired Taic Smith on tuesday causing the superlative shortstop to leave the game with a sprained ankle. Carter could not help but remember the passage in his Book describing inc game Laic last season when Carter hit Smith s Bat with his hand while throwing. ."1 really whacked it split the thumbnail. I winced and Shook my hand la was bleeding. He aged at it a moment with those sleepy hooded eyes then looked away saying nothing. Say. Of i just about broke my hand on your Bat. Or did t you notice i was think two of Carter s major collisions this year were with fellow catchers. Early in inc season Carter caught a throw from Darryl Strawberry and blocked Home plate from Bulky Mike Lavalliere of the pirates. The other night. Carter moved up inc third base line toward a wide throw gave a body Block to Pena. Caught the Ball and tagged out his fellow All Star Catcher who made no visible complaint Aboul interference i Pul my hip  Carter admitted. It could be called interference possibly but a lol of limes the Umpire won t Call it if the throw is up the line Ana the runner coming  punctuates his vital lags at Home with an emotional gesture of fist and baseball. As anybody knows from walking Down inc aisle of the supermarket there arc All different types of hoi dogs. Carter has riven indigestion to teammates and opponents alike m times because of his spicy feel for the game bul he is a Nua Lily Grade on and off the  Coleman a perfect 26 for 26 in stolen bases against the mils going into thursday night Carter Edmi Ltd you can say i m Ettling older there s som Ching to  bul he added that run Nurs take i hair leads against High kicking pitchers and he said he tried Noi to Lei Coltman s potential stolen bases detract from our game.". Even with his surge in this scenes. Carter is batting 245 with 13 homers and 52 runs batted in. Perhaps the mets should rated themselves by finding a re placement in Case Carter wean Down any further Tut it is also True that Carter could carry the club for a week or iwo. Carter never found a big game no Aid Dawson clubs 3 homers to Lead cubs by Phillies by the associated press Chicago Andre Dawson hit Ihrck Home runs and drove in five runs saturday As the Chicago cubs downed Philadelphia 5-3, snapping the Phillies five game winning Streak and the cubs three game losing Streak. La was the second Lime in his career that Dawson hit three homers in one game and both limes it happened in Wrigley Field. This time was but scr. This was a bigger thrill because it came before the Home crowd Dawson said. The first Lime he did it in september 1985, he was a member of the visiting Montreal expos. I was t supposed to play Hal Day bul inc cubs started a left hander Ray Fontenoy and icy put me in the line up Dawson said. This Lime 1 did it before the Home  Dawson hit a three run Homer in the third inning and Ihnn led off the fifth and seventh innings with homers. The three round trippers raised Hii total to Al for the season one Short of his career  in 19b3. "1 was tired and the heal and humidity  said Dawson. When you re tired the Bat feels heavy and in helps Cut Down on your swing. You can gel your hands into in  Dawson might have had an even big Ger Day Al Bat had it not been for a excellent play by Philadelphia third baseman Mike Schmidt in the first in Ning with the bases loaded and none out Dawson hit a line shot toward Lell that Schmidt grabbed and turned Mlo a tigers top yanks tighten East race up Craig Andre  three Homer Day double  try to do my Best i re Liz certain things Are expected of  said Daw son. When there Are runners on base. I have to drive them  All three of his homers went into the left Field bleachers. The first one was deep into the bleachers inc second landed four rows deep and inc third barely made Illo the first Row. I hit each one  said Dawson there was no doubt about the first one. 1 thought the second would make in and the wind might have helped the last  it was Dawson s fifth Mill Homer game this season and the 22nd of his career. The Phillies threatened in each of the last three innings but could Noi overtake see no on Page 26 by the associated press new York Lou Whitaker had four hits and scored four runs and Darrell Evans and Chol Lemon hit consecutive homers As the Detroit tigers ended new York s five game winning Streak with a 10 5 Victory Over the american league East leading Yankees. Detroit which leads the majors with 554 runs moved within two games of the Yankees who have the the Best Home record in baseball at 36-17. The game was played before s5.103 fans and a National television audion cd. Whitaker who reached base is times on four hits a walk and an error opened toe name with a double and scored when Kirk Gibson Hii a line drive off Pitcher Dennis a Smusin s right leg for a single. The tigers Pul the Leadom Batter on base in the first seven innings and got at least one Hil in every  know what they say about How important in is for the Mcadoff Man to be on  Whitaker said. When you play the Yankees you need lot of runs. But you re supposed to hit the Ball hard  Evans and Lemon Hil inc Ball especially hard in inc seventh inning when Lilicy greeted reliever Charles Hudson with Rome runs. Hudson threw the next pitch behind Mike huh Al knee level and was immediately ejected by Home plate Umpire Ken  you re going to throw at someone you re not going to throw Al his  said Yankees manager Lou Piniella. Who argued the ejection. He threw him out without a warning. A warning i could Al Roundup see. An ejection  thought Hudson s pitch was de  intentionally threw at the Batter. It has to be obvious for me to do some thing like  he said. We re trying to prevent a riot out  s face h. This game is not played in pudding and ice  Hudson said to me can 1 i pitch inside 1 said what inside the dugout Heath who has displayed a Quick tem per in the past made no move to Rush the mound."1 thought in was pretty funny he Evans suffered a four stitch facial Cut in the ninth when he was hit by a throw from shortstop Alan Trammel. Frank Tanana 11-7, gave up six hits in eight innings. He retired the first 11 Yankees before Don Mallin Gly singled. Juan Bonilla s first Home run in inc fifth inning was the first run Tanana allowed. Tanana struck out seven and walked two in eight innings. Mark Thurmond pitched the ninth inning. The Yankees scored two runs in the eighth and two in the  Kelly got his first major league rib with a single and haltingly had a run scoring single in the eighth. Bobby Mcacham i a two ran Homer hit first off Thurmond in the ninth. Rasmussen recalled from class aaa Columbus earlier in the Day took the sea Al on Page 26