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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday october 1987 nil from Page 23 Las cowboys and a member or the management Council s executive committee. After what i saw on to today t fell bad my players Are on strike said Gene Upshaw. He executive director of thenal players association. They re being cheated and the fans arc being  As for the games a Tew or the heroes were old but mom were new. Among the old was Bruce Clark of new Orleans who had two sacks against the rams and Hoe Boom the Colts Reg ular quarterback. Two of his to passes went to Waller Murray who spent last week going in and out of raining Campana finished with seven receptions for 161 Yards More often the heroes had names such As John Fourcade Mike hone Sec de Rubbert Anthony alien and Vince Evans an eight year Veteran who had t played since the Usel s Chicago team folded in 198i. Fourcade and Hohensee both of whom played previously in the Usel the Canadian football league and for Arena football each threw three touch Down passes. Fourcade threw his Tor new Orleans in a 37-13 win Over the rams in the super dome where the Alt time Low crowd of 29,745 chanted slay on  Hohensee a bartender until two weeks ago threw his in Chicago s win in Philadelphia Evans completed 10 of his 18 passes for 248 Yards and rushed for 63 Yards on four carries for the raiders. He threw for two touchdowns and scored his touch Down on a 4-Yard Bootleg run Early in the second Quarter. Rubber a Rookie free agent from Louisville and Allen a former Atlanta Falcon and Usel player combined on three touchdown passes in the redskins Victory Over the cardinals. Allen who arrived in Camp Friday set a redskins receiving record with 255 Yards including an 88-Yard reception that was the longest for Washington in 12 Yean. The cardinals experience never really showed up. One is. Louis Star wide receiver Roy Green pulled a muscle Early in the game and did t return and another pro bowl safely Leonard Smith was burned on the 88-Yard Rubbert Aljen play when he tried for an interception and missed. That was typical of some of the ineptitude by veterans and replacements alike. There were nine turnovers and 26 penalties in Dallas win Over the jets i which Kevin Sweeney Cut in preseason replaced while and completed just six passes three for touchdowns. New England s Tony Collins a Start ing running Back who returned to Camp last week ran for just 24 Yards in 15carries and fumbled twice As the Patri ots with five veterans Back lost 20-10 to Cleveland which had none. Ken Lacy a former Usel player with the Kansas City chiefs fumbled twice in first and goal situations on the los an Giles raiders i Yard line. The raiders recovered both times Tampa Bay meanwhile scored the go ahead touchdown in its 31-27 win Over Detroit two plays after another Veteran punier Mike Black fumbled a san on his own 3. And then there was the chargers bengals game in which Cincinnati had minus a 3 Yards passing. The game would have gone into overtime if san Diego kicker jct Gaffney had t picked up a bad snap on an extra Point try and lat Era cd to Holder Rick Neuheisel who dived Over for the deciding extra Point. Jays from Page 21 demoralizing for the Blue jays because it was their second critical loss in three seasons. The 1935 team held a three games to one Lead in the Al playoffs Only to lose the next three games and the Pennant to the Kansas City royals. Outfielder George Bell who was on that 1985 team said sunday s defeat feels the same Way. There s no Way you can feet Good when you  with an entire 162-game schedule reduced to one game it is perhaps inevitable that every pitch swing and managerial decision takes on added significance especially if things backfire. There was such a calamity in the fourth inning when Manny Lee missed a hit and run sign and did t swing at a Pilch from Detroit s Frank Tanana. Cecil fielder the runner at first did l miss the sign and was easily thrown out at second. We missed a couple of signs Loday and you can t be a championship team if you make fundamental mistakes like that,1 Whin said. You can second guess All Day and come up with All kinds of answers reliever Tom Henke said. But it s Over now. Hindsight is 20-20." elsewhere on the final Day of the season it was while sox 5, athletics 2 Reggie Jackson had two hits in the final game of his 21 year career but Ron Hassey hit a two run Homer to help Chicago beat Oakland. Jackson who ended his career with 563 Home runs doubled in the first inning to drive in a run for his 1,702nd rib. Jackson also walked lied out and singled in his last at Bat in the eighth. I want to be remembered As somebody who always played hard and As a Guy who won said Jackson who was a member a five world series Champion teams. Royals 10, twins i the Al West Champion twins head into the play offs with a five game losing Streak. Since ending a six game winning Streak the twins closed the regular sea son losing seven of nine to finish 83-77, two games ahead of the royals. In their personal Dud for the Al hit title Kansas cily Rookie Kevin Seltzer and the twins Kirby puck Cal each had two hits to finish with 207, Marinen 7, rangers 4 Seattle s Mark Langston struck out 10 in six innings to win the Al strikeout title for the second straight season As the mariners beat Texas. Langston 19-13, finished the season with 262 strike outs while Boston s Roger Clemens totalled 256. Last year Langston struck out 243, also passing Clemens in his final Start. It s Langston s third strikeout title i four Yean. Red sox 4, Brewers 0roger Clemens became he first Al Pitcher to win 20 games two straight years since Tommy John in 1979-80,throwing a two hitter As Boston Beal Milwaukee. Clemens finished with a 20-9 record Aner starting 4-6, the 1986 Yyoung award Winner with a 24-4 record Clemens struck out 12 and did l walk a Batter. It was the ninth Lime this season he has fanned 10 or More in a game and the 21st in his career both club records. Oriole 4, Yankee 1 Cal Ripken hit a two run Homer to help Baltimore beat the new York Yankees ending one of the wont seasons in the orioles history. The orioles closed the season Al 67-95, their third worst record in the team s 34 years in Baltimore. They were 18-60 against learns in the Al East. Indians f 0, Attu 6 Cleveland hit four Homer 10 set a single season Home run record with 18 7 and left California in a last place lie with  Carter singled for a third inning run and hit a three run Homer in the seventh to finish the year with 32 homers and 106 r Bis. No from Page 21 5-8, and walked Len Dykstra 10 Load the bases. Mazzilli Pinch Hilling for Randy Myers 3-6, singled and Teufel doubled to the Wall past Center fielder Jose Oquendo. The cardinals used seven pitchers in their tune up for the no playoffs which begin tuesday night Albusche stadium against the giants. Cut 7, Eiju s last place Chicago knocked Montreal out of a Sec Ond place tie in the East As Dave Maninch hit a two run triple and Rafael Palmeiro and Keith Moreland added Solo homers. Andre Dawson managed Only a single in four Al bats As he fell one Short of becoming the first major leaguer since George Foster in 1977 to hit 50 homers. Jamie mover 12-15, worked five innings giving up nine hits and three unearned runs for the Victory. Lee Smith worked the final two innings for his 36th save. Reds 2, astros 1 Cincinnati put a frustrating Cap on Nolan Ryan s frustrating season for Houston. Ryan 8-16, led the majors in strikeouts with 270and the no in earned run average at 2,76. He struck out 10 and walked one in seven innings allowing two runs in Lite fifth on an rib single by Terry Francona and a run scoring double by Terry Mcrritt. Tom Browning 10-13, pitched an right Hilier for eight innings for the reds Lor his fifth Victory in seven decisions. John Franco pitched the ninth for i 32nd save. The astros scored their Only run in the eighth on single by Gerald Young bul Browning struck out two Batten with the bases loaded to end the rally dodgtf�5,pidm3 Steve sax went 3 for 3 and drove in two runs with a Homer and a single leading los Angeles Over san Diego. Rookie right hander Shawn Hillegas 4-3, went six innings allowing two runs and five hits for the Victory. Alejandro Pena pitched the ninth for his 11 the save. Sax s Homer his sixth of the season led off the game against de Whitson 10-13. Ralph Bryant hit an rib grounder and Jose Gonza Lez allowed with a sacrifice Fly later in the first giving the dodgers a 3-0 Lead  
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