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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, September 29, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. September 29, 1937 the stalls and stripes Page 25 Toronto Catcher Ernie Whitt watches Detroit s Jim Wak wander slide Cross plate with winning run sunday As Alan Trammel looks on. Rivals for Al map award tramme says he d vote for Bell Toronto athe outcome in the american league East was t quite killed in exhibition stadium Over the weekend but another race might have been. George Bell the slugging Toronto out fielder All but called the most valuable player Rug out from under Detroit Short Stop Alan Trammel it s not thai Trammel who has been one of the hottest hitters in the american league this month did anything to Hurt himself. After All he extended his Hilling Streak to 16 games. Sunday in s just that the map almost always comes from the winning team and the Blue jays Are in the Driver s seat after taking three of four. In fact Trammel says he d vote Forbell if he had a vote. I be had a Good season guess but when i look at his numbers they Don compare Trammel said also we be had a number of people contribute. He s pretty much carried their  Bell does t talk to reporters so it s hard to know whom he d vote for. But Here s a hint. Bell stopped talking to reporters after Toronto writers Over looked him for the team map award in 1984, giving it instead to Dave Collins but thai does t take away from what Trammel and Bell have done this season. After sunday s game Trammel wasbatting.344 with 27 Home runs and Lead ing the team with 102 rib. He s done thai while continuing to play shortstop As Well As anyone in base Ball and Balling no. 4 in the lineup. Bell was hitting .316 with a league leading 47 Home runs and 1m rib. The Blue jays get upset when people say that Bell has carried their club. There s no question George has had a great year Catcher Ernie Whin said. He s the map without a doubt Bui we take great Pride in the fact everybody has an important role to play and  mavs Aguirre has new fort Worth Texas a i preparation for the upcoming Aba sea son fiery Forward Mark Aguirre of the Dallas Mavericks has shed 20 pounds his Mercedes and his tonsils and he says that s Only part of his new attitude. For Aguirre the Light at the end of the Tunnel is growing brighter. After taking the blame for inc Mavericks crushing first round playoff loss to the Seattle supersonics last Spring he could Only watch with envy As close Friend Earvin magic Johnson led the los Angeles lakers to another Aba championship. Wilh his occasional rival Dick Motta gone As head coach and a stepped up of sense Aguirre Hopes people May soon see him As a help to the mavs instead Ofa hindrance. Coach Motta and i had our prob lems but a lol of it was really Laken As a sideshow As a Means of adding excite ment to the Mavericks organization Aguirre said. / now people will actually tale me seriously instead of waiting breathlessly for something to  plans to marry longtime Girlfriend an Gela Bowman and increased Community activity contribute to Aguirre s More serious attitude. Maybe i in getting old said Aguirre 27. Realistically i be got four or five years led. Time is getting Short. I would Hope everybody on the team is looking at it that Way. T would love to win a world championship Aguirre thinks he s put his Finger on the reason for the Mavericks Quick de Mise in the playoffs. We weren t close knit Aguirre told the fort Worth Star Telegram in a Story published sunday. " the Stipe sonics actually had us talking against each Oiher. The closest we be been is when we played the lakers two years ago and that Only happened because we got embarrassed in game i. We should already be together. And you should be you closest when the playoffs come. That might have had something Todo with  Green says last place cubs quit Chicago a Wilh his learn in ins place Dallas Oren  of the Chicago cubs wants to apologize t ? the club s diehard fans. Two veterans have another idea they want i heir Boss to Button his tip. Green frustrated by the team s standing during a season that has Rick Sutcli Ijac nearing 20 victories and Andre Dawson aiming for so Home runs said the cubs have shown no feelings for the fans of  the reason i have o apologize it because we quit with a capital q. A a it. There is no other explanation for it i defy anybody to come up with a belter explanation Green told the Chicago Tribune. For inc last month All the players have been talking about is their Hunting and fishing trips and inc Damn cruises he said. They forgot we had another month to play. No they did t forget. They did t care. Talk about leaders. In my Estima Tion there s not one Down there in our clubhouse. If there was their gut would be Burn ing like mine. The mistake i made was not in Overca Laiing inc Talent. The Talent is there. The mistake was Over evaluating the heart and character of the players. What i misjudged was what they be got  the Tribune which printed Green s comments in sunday s editions said he made them thursday a few players were disappointed. Third baseman Keith Moreland said he d Welcome a Trade and Catcher Jody Davis said "1 Don t Fiel like he s done anything. He got rid of a Pitcher Steve Trout in july who threw two straight shutouts and Hen he says we quit this Spring Andre was bugging him to play and then he had to sign for nothing to play Here. Other than Bat i Don t Eccl like we be done anything to help Pur team except get rid of a Cou ple pitchers we needed said Davis a .250 Hitler. Moreland says he s ready to Wear an other team s uniform. When you re battling to stay out of last place i can understand that an organization is not Happy said More land who is hitting .263 with 26 Home runs. I be been Here a Long time. I live Here 1 enjoy Chicago. But if it s better for me and this organization for me to be traded then great he said Davis said obviously there s a Bunch of Guys Here who want to win. It s not like we re not  Akins shoots Ace at ram Ste m course Ramstein As Germany Tom Alkins used his 8-Iron to score a Hote in one sunday at the Woodlawn Golf club s 132-Yard fifth Hole. Alkins who leaches  Art at Parma sons Junior High school was playing in a four Ball with Sieve Cates. Richard Wil jams and Jim Cauthron. Gardner clinches world Soock title Goiania Brazil a Australia s Wayne Gardner won sunday s Soock grand prix motorcycle race and with 168 Points and Only one race logo this season snagged the world championship title. Gardner Riding a Honda clocked 47 Mizulo. 39.57 seconds on the 32 laps of the 2.38-mile track to become the first non american in five years to win the world title. He led the race from the Start the i486 world Champion Eddie Lawson of the United states placed Sec Ond in Brazil s first International motor cycling race with a Lime of 47 44.76 on his Yamaha. Randy Mamola of the United slain finished third on his Yamaha with a Lime of 47 52.18. The race held in the heart of Brazil. Was the 28-year-old Gardner s seventh win this season among the 14 races on the world championship circuit. The three Lime australian Champion and two Lime British Champion has sewed up the world title even if he scores no Points in the oct. 4 season closer in Argentina. He earned is Points in sunday s race. In the Argentina race Lawson and a Mola with 146 and 142 Points respectively will Battle it Oul for second place. 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