European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 25,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports this week s nil games off no Quick end to strike seen b David Ginsburg Philadelphia apr the nil  this weekend s football games thursday and the owners chief negotiator said that six to eight weeks of hard bargaining remained even if the Issue of free Agency is worked out the 14 National football league games scheduled for sunday and monday sept. 27 and 28 Wilt not be played because or the players strike the nil said. It was unclear if the games had been cancelled or would be played after the season. The owners had said that if necessary they would skip play this week and resume oct. 4-5 with games using replacement players. Before resuming talks thursday the third Day of the walkout management negotiator Jack Donlan was pessimistic about a Quick settlement citing the Snag Over free Agency. We have to slay with that Issue until it is exhausted Donlan said at a news conference this morn ing. Union president Marvin Powell also gave a Bleak asses mint of the talks. The groundwork was Laid Tor future negotiations but nothing realty promising came out of last night except that we discussed it free Agency Powell said. It s still too Early for any Hope to get up he said. There were a few things said last night tha really upset us. But we understand this is labor negotiations so it s no problem. Today we Hope id Lay the groundwork for a future  Powell spoke As he entered thursday s negotiating session we made some minor Progress on incidental areas but these were the Type of bargaining issues we should have covered months and months and months ago Donlan said. We Are entrenched in our respective positions. We made it Clear that we want to Liberali a our system. They think Compromise Only exist if we change the current system. I Don t think there s any question in anyone s mind that free Agency is the key  there s no question in my mind with the exhaustion of free Agency owners Dan Rooney of the pills Burgh St Clurs and Tex Schramm of the Dallas cow boys will go Back to their respective  talks to end the walkout broke up Early thursday after b i hours of actual bargaining which started wednesday. It was the longest session since a round of talks april 20. Players meantime were still on picket lines where. See strike on Page 23 Pennant fever jays whip orioles to retain Lead by the associated press Baltimore George Bell hit his 47th Home run and Jim Clancy pitched a five hitter monday night As the to Ronto Blue jays beat the Baltimore Ori Oles 6-1 and kept their american league East Lead. Toronto remained one half game ahead of Detroit which beat Boston Al Roundup 4-0. The Blue jays and tigers were to begin a four game series in Toronto thursday night. The Blue jays have won four straight games and i6of21. Clancy 15-10, won Bis fifth straight decision. He struck out seven and walked one. Bell leads the majors in Home runs and with 132 Bis. His two run Homer in the sixth made it 5-0 and gave him the highest Home run total in the Al since 1969 when Harmon Killebrew led with 49. Id other Al games wednesday tigers 4, red sox 0 Boston unbeaten Doyle Alex Ander pitched a two hitter for his eighth Victory As Detroit tuned up for its american league East showdown with Toronto by beating Boston. Alexander acquired from Atlanta for a minor leaguer on aug. 12, allowed singles by Ellis Burks and Marty Barrett in the tint inning but settled Down quickly. He retired the final 22 batters for his third shutout and third Complete game. The tigers began the Day one half game behind division leading Toronto. Detroit was to Start a four game series against the Blue jays thursday night in Toronto. Bill Madlock got his 2.000th career hit and Tom Bra Okons had a two run double As Detroit finished the season 12-1 against Boston. Bruce hum 15 12, look the loss. Indians 8, athletics 6 Cleveland Joe Carter lined a two run single breaking an eighth in torn no i George Bell pipe hits 47th Homer Ning tie and giving him 100 Bis As Cleveland Defeated Oakland. Carter who drove in four runs capped a three run rally with his single. Chris Bando Drew a one out walk from Eric plunk 4-5, and Pinch hitter car men Castillo singled. Brett Butler s Sac Rifice Fly off Gary Lavelle made it 6-6. Julio Franco doubled off Dennis Eck Ersley and Carter then singled for an 8-6 Lead. De Vande Berg won his. First decision of the season. He had made 61 consecutive appearances including 50 this season without a win loss or save. Oakland had taken a 6-5 Lead in the of of the eighth. Mark Mcgwire singled Carney Lansford doubled and Jose Canseco hit a sacrifice Fly. Carter had an rib around out in the first inning. Tony Phillips homered in the Oakland second and Luis Polonia who went 4-fom, hit a two run Homer in he third. Twins 4, banners 1 Minneapolis Dan Gladden hit a two run Homer in the sixth inning and a tie breaking triple in the eighth As Minnesota beat Texas and Cut its magic number for clinching the american league West to six. The twins increased their Lead to five games Over second place Oakland which lost to Cleveland 8-6. With the score 2-2, Roy Smalley hit a one out single in the Minnesota eighth. Gladden followed with a triple into the right Field Corner that scored Pinch run Ner Chris pitl Arp. Pinch hitter Don Bay Lor hit an rib single with two outs. Juan Bare Nguc 7-1, got the Victory with 2 i Hilliss innings. Jeff Reardon pitched the ninth for his 30lh save. Jose Guzman 14-12, look the loss. Oddity Mcdowell hit two Home runs off Minnesota starter Bert Blyleven. Gladden s eighth Home run of the sea son made it 2-2 in the sixth. Brewers 8, Yankees 7 Milwaukee Bill Choc Der and Mike Felder hit rib singles in the 10th inning As Milwaukee beat new York. After Mike Easler s Pinch hit single put new York ahead 7-6 in the top of the 19th, the Brewers came Back against Dave Righetti 8-5. Rick Manning and , surhoff singled with one out and Schroeder Fol Lowed with a bad hop single off Short Stop Wayne toll son s Chest sending surhoff to third. Felder then hit a Fly Ball Over the drawn in Outfield. The Brewers sent the game into extra innings with a run in the ninth off Rig Hetti on singles by Felder Paul Mollor and Robin Young. Angels 10. While sox 6 Anaheim Calif Brian Downing singled Home the tie breaking run in the eighth inning and California went on to beat Chicago. Jack Howell who went four for five and Johnny Ray and Bill Buckner also singled Home runs in the eighth. Pinch hitter Ruppert Jones Drew a Lead off walk from Bobby Thigpen 6-5, and Pinch runner Mark Mcl Cmor took Sec Ond on a wild pick Oft throw scoring later on Down ing s single. Greg minion 5-4, worked three innings Lor the Victory. Ray a 9, mariners 0 Seattle Mark Gubicza pitched a five Hiller and Bill Pecola and Larry Owen homered in the fourth inning As Kansas City beat Seattle. Gubicza. 12-17, struck out a career High 11 and walked four. Mark Langston 18-12, took the loss. He gave up seven run on 11 hits in six plus innings. He struck out seven and increased his american league leading total in that category to 244. Mets gain ground As cards lose from press dispatches new York Gary Carter went 4-fom and drove in three runs and John Candelaria won his first game for new York As he mils beat the Montreal expos 4-3 wednesday night. The second place Meis picked up a full game on is Louis a 2-0 loser to Pittsburgh and now Trail the first no Roundup place cardinals by Ivi games in the National league East. The third place expos remained four games Oft the Pace. Candelaria obtained from califor Nia on sept. 16, pitched six innings and allowed three runs and five hits. Terry Leach pitched i innings Randy Myers a and Roger Mcdow Ell pitched the ninth for his 2slh save. The expos had runners on lint and third with two outs in the ninth but Mcdowell struck out Mitch Webster to end the game. In his first Start for the mets last Friday in Pittsburgh Candelaria was chased in the second inning after Al lowing five runs. Trailing 31, the mils sent eight batters to the plate in the sixth inning scoring three limes on four hits and a walk. Keith Hernandez started the rally with a one out single and advanced to second on a single by Dairy Straw Berry. Kevin mercy notes then Dou bled to left scoring Hernandez and advancing Strawberry to third. Carter who had an rib single in the fourth inning singled to left to score Strawberry and Mcreynolds. Llubia Brooks drove in two runs for the expos on a single and a sacrifice Fly. Tim Raines had a triple double two singles and a walk in five plate appearances and scored twice. Montreal look a 1-0 Lead in the first on Raines triple and Brooks see no on Page 23