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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, August 16, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. August 16,1987 the stars and stripes Mcgwire hits 39th, sets Mark by he associated pro Anaheim. Calif. Mar Mcgwire set a major league Rookie record Wilh his 39lh Home  Mike Davis rib single in the i2ih inning Friday night gave the Oakland athletic a 7-6 Victory Over to California Angels. Mcgwire went 3-for-6, including his record two run Homer to left Field in the sixth off Don sul Al Roundup Ian a double that ignited a three run fifth and a Lead off single in inc ninth that helped Oakland Lake a 6-5 Lead. Mcgwire who leads the majors in Home runs Mcgwire surpassed the Rookie record set in 1930 by Walty Berger of the Boston braves and matched by Cincinnati Frank Robinson in 1956. On tues Day he broke the american league Rookie Homer record of 37set by Cleveland Al Rosen. Wilh two outs in the Oakland 12lh, Tony Bernazard doubled off Dwayne Buice 5-4. Mike Galle go ran for Bernazard and scored when Davis singled to Center. Rick Rodriguez 1-0. Was the Winner. He Eltred Brian Downing on a grounder Wilh the bases loaded to end the i lib. Dennis Eckersley inc seventh Oakland Pitcher worked the 12th for his eighth wet. In the ninth Mcgwire opened with a single look second on Dwayne Murphy sacrifice and scored when Carney Lansford singled off Greg minion. California lied it in the Bottom of the ninth on Watly Joyner Lead off double see Al on Page 26 sea Hawks sign Boz to 10-year contract Seattle a Brian Bosworth signed an 111 million. 10-year contract package Wilh the Seattle sen Hawks Fri Day joining a learn he once  lie would t play for and giving tic sea Hawks an added boost into the upper rank of nil contenders. I m ecstatic about being in  Bosworth told a packed news conference Afler the signing. I m Excil cd about this Opportunity. A childhood dream has come True today. Now it Lime to get Down in  tic signing was announced by sea Hawks spokesman can1 Wright. It capped negotiations that began june 12, when the sea Hawks won the rights to draft the All America linebacker from Oklahoma in the nil supplemental draft. He brings to the sea Hawks who missed the playoffs last season despite finishing with five consecutive victories and a 10-6 record he potential to be a dominating Force inside. Bosworth join a Linc backing corps thai includes pro Bowler Fred Young and two promising rookies Tony Woods and Dave Wyman the first two picks in the regular draft. But Bosworth downplayed any imme Diate contribution he might make. I have a lot of catching up to do be fore i make any kind of  he said it la Lake a while to gel in football shape. I m Way  m in shape running Wise and tiling Wise but i m not in football  Bosworth Deal a series of 10 one year contracts reportedly includes a .5 million signing Bonus hat would pay him 1500,000 immediately and Dis lib Etc j500.000 payments each year from 1997 to 2000. His yearly salaries Start at$300,000 and go up yearly to j400.000, $500,000, 1600,000, 5700,000, is Mil lion j t. 1 million .2 million $1.3 Mil lion and finally to $1.4 million in 1996, Brian Bosworth s $11 million Contact makes him the nil Best paid defensive player. The new Tribune of Tacoma wash., re ported. The package makes Bosworth this Best paid defensive player in Shehi Gecsi nil. The idea of a 10-year contract is Stag Gering and the numbers associated with a 10-year contract arc very High said John Nordstrom the team managing Bee 80z on Page 26 cuban boxers Battle demonstrators by Barry Wiles or Indianapolis a cuban boxers charged into the stands and fought with anti Castro demonstrators Friday night at the fan american games. Nearly All of the 12-Mcmbcr cuban boxing team confronted demonstrators when they began destroying a cuban Flag. One of inc demonstrators was Cut badly around the Eye and the other had a bloody nose. Two time world Champion Pablo Romero a Light heavyweight Vai seen throwing punches at the demonstrators As his train males to cd to help. Canadian Boner Nick Rupa said Romero grabbed an Indianapolis police officer by he Throat when the policeman tried to  guards and Indianapolis police pulled the cubans away from the demonstrators and look the two injured people away. The cuban lighten then carefully folded the Flag and nut it away. Pan am games it was definitely a provoked incident said Jim Foi Elev live director of the . Honing k Deramion. Someone slugged him and in went  Kup i said of  i who said it was with inc demonstrators said i Wen Jum waving the Flag when Illey took n from us. Two meal ice of m Fanuel arc Gravity  meanwhile the powerful cuban and  Nast Bill teams kept rolling inward a he adm confrontation sat urday afternoon Cuba baseball Kani has t loll in pan am Pla in 17 Jean medals the United stale surged Pas the 200-Mcdal Mark winning All in swimming even ii and Tulliu Long nine Gokl medals 11 Silver and one Bronze. Cuba failed to win any void and took just one Bronze in the first 11 events Friday. The . Total reached 219 medals 90 of them Gold. Canada moved ahead of Cuba in total medals. The canadians won two Gold one Silver and five Brogue Friday giving them 98 medals. The cubans have 95, but they have 46 Gold to 18 for the canadians. Americans finished 1-2 in All five individual swim Ming races and look the women 400 Medley relay in which Costa Rica Silvia poll won her sixth medal when her team was third baseball the cuban team hit seven Home runs giving it 14 in four victories and Omar Adele Pic he a one Hitler Ina 13-1 Roul of Venezuela. Neil up Tor Hie cubans is the . Team which ripped Netherlands Antilles 14-1. The ram Lomurro against the . Is ihi1 most important fur us in the  cuban manager Higito vdi1/ said no because of any in ill but the Taus i lie  ii am is inc Best Kain we Hao to lace. In order u win the fold we will ban in heal Llu ." a Jill  j Jet feel game Lor h. Innings in a pane Hort cd in Cen innings because of the 10-run Rule a garni1 ends when a team i at lean 10 rum ahead after seven innings he then walked Jose final race l in Json and i m will s.,-1 up fur the iknipn1 Yor Williams  Isrul of san in Ejon. Who had won inc 4uo individual Nordli a earlier Lonk Ilif Witnick my free Slavk and till of of Flandis. F u. Gol the Gold in themen ii baflstroki1 Hill Supli Tini of Edward Mic Iii won it men . The us. Women Vlas team i Why Cirl l a see pan am on Page 23  
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