European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday october 12, 1987 the stars an d stripes Page 21 sports giants Triumph to even series Tony Gnu wraps his Arm round Jos Uribe s let he slides into second with a double. San Francisco a Jeffrey Leonard and the san Francisco giants switched on the Power saturday an Mike Krukow shut off the St. Louis cardinals 4-2, squaring the National league playoffs at two games apiece. Leonard set a record by hovering in his fourth consecutive playoff game and tied the Mark Tor homers in a playoff series. He has seven hits in 13 at Bais in the playoffs his contract Calls for aj50.coo Bonus if he is named most valuable player in inc is a it Bellcar than other octo Bers said Leonard still bothered by hamstring injury that put him out of action for a month. But i m still not run Ning at 100 against the cardinals Leonard has not had to run. Instead he has been Tak ing some of the slowest Home run trots i history. It was his two run drive into the swirling wind at candlestick Park hat put the giants ahead 3-2 in the fifth in knew i hit it real Good Leonard said. Help of the wind see you Thompson and Bob Brenly also connected against St Louis starter Danny Cox. Cox did t complain at All about in cold weather is. Louis manager Whitey Herzog said. Those three Home runs did him in Krakow a 20-Gamc Winner last season who lost his spot in the rotation this year because of inconsistency overcame re singles by Cox and Vince Cottman in inc second inning to finish with a nine hit Ter. He struck out three and walked one and benefited As san Francisco tied playoff record with four double plays. The third one ended the cardinals eighth and the last one ended the game. The giants who led the majors with183 double plays this season have nine so far in the series for a playoff los Angeles dodgers turned eight in four games in 1974 and Montreal had eight in live games in 1981. The 1981 dodgers and the 1975 Oak land athletics each turned four in one owners break off nil talks by Dave Goldberg Tyson Corner. A. A the owners negotiators walked away from the bargaining table sunday dashing any Hopes Tor a Quick end to the neatly three week old nil further talks were scheduled. Management blamed the Bra Koffron the players continuing demands for free Agency. The Union said it was deliberate move to put More pressure on the players to break ranks and Cras picket lines. We re at a Roadblock we re mire Down said Jack Donlan who had negotiated with Union head Gene up Shaw for a Little More than five Days the longest single bargaining session of the unit. Infant Onaway the second round of games was played with nun strikers and replacement players the two Side seemed As far apart As Ever. The 2s player representative Are to meet again monday in Chicago As they did a week ago to plot their was last monday s meeting that led to this bargaining. The players without saying specifically that they would change their demand for unrestricted free Agency approved a Resolution that said they would t let by single Issue stand in the Way of an agreement. But a lot More than a single Issue Wasin the Way in these talks at which just eight minor articles of the 3fl in the collective bargaining agreement were agreed upon. Several More cropped up. The included management s demand for a contract that lasts six years instead of three and the players demand that the replacement games be expunged fro the record Book. Moreover there seemed to be a Dif Ferent sense of Pace Between the two sides during these talks in line with the predictions of some players after last week s meetings that they might be i uniform this week White Union spokesman Doug Alle kept insisting that Progress could be made quickly management s John Jones insisted it would be Long slow process. The Union in tact predicted that talks would break Ofton saturday and they just about did. Donlan said hews ready to leave then and the Only talking done sunday was on Sam technical pans of the pension agreement. I pshaw and Donlan not Only Dis agreed sharply on free Agency and two other major issues inc pension plan and management s demand for a sin year contract they also disagreed on just what the major roadblocks Are Upshaw claimed that the player Shad thought they could break the stale mate on free Agency with a proposal this week thai he said complied with management s demand to stay within the present system. That plan allows teams to make qualifying offer with a 20 percent raise then match any offer made to player. If the team lets the player sign with someone else it gets compensation in draft choices based on his pre Vious salary. They kept saying the major Stum bling Block was free Agency up Haw said. Now we know it was t tree Agency. It was really the pension and All the other issues they have on the Agency is a smokescreen on the real issues which Are realty pension guaranteed contracts and player rep Protection and a whole list of Donlan flatly rejected the free Agency proposal because it bases compensation on a i incr s current salary rather than his new one. He said that based on the owners proposed entry level salary state it would encompass every Placer whose first contract runs out below the pro posed si20.000 salary line requiring compensation. Playoff game i m elated with the win Krukow said. It was i game where we playe Brilliant Greg match we the Winner in game i was to oppose san Francisco s Rick Reuschel in the fifth game sunday. Rus chel look the loss in the opener. Leonard swinging one or the hottest bats in playoff history came through in the clutch when he stepped to the platen the fifth after Kevin Mitchell s two out lofted Cox s first pitch High to left Field and at first it was not certain that i would Clear the Fence. The Ball seemed to hang in inc wind and then dropped Over the Wall. The Homer tied the record set by Bob Robertson of Pittsburgh in 197 and equated by Steve Garvey of the dodgers in 1978. The giants dugout spilled onto i beheld to Greet Leonard As the record crowd of 57,997 roared. Only after Home plate Umpire Eric Gregg waved Leonard Back onto the Field for a curtain Call did the fans Settle Down Thompson ended an 0-for-ll Streak with a Solo Home run in the fourth that pulled the giants within 2-1.brcnly homered in inc eighth with one out. The giants almost got another Runin the inning when Leonard tried to score from first base As will Clark s drive sailed Over Coltman for a double. But Leonard was tagged out try Catcher Tony pens who moved away Iron Leonard s flying s biggest trouble came in the second when Curt Ford and Pena single with one out. Cox a .116 career Hitler who drove in one run in 69 Al Bals this season hit an rib single on an 0-2 pitch and Coleman followed with a run scor in single. The giants began warming up relievers at that Point but Ozzie Smith lined into a double play that finished the in Ning bears subdue vikes to stay undefeated Chicago a the chicag bears in bears with their regulars won their second straight game with replace ments sunday taking a Strong hold on first place in the pfc Central with a 27-7 Victory Over the Minnesota Vikings. Both of Minnesota s losses have com since Thi regular players went on strike. Chicago 4-0, has a two game Lead Over Minnesota expected to be its closest division rival. The bears defense which had nine sacks for 70 Yards with Sean Mclnerney gelling Vij sacks kept the Viking scoreless until the fourth Quarter. Tony Adams capped a 71-Yard drive with an11-Yard touchdown pass to James brim for Minnesota s Points. Chicago had 11sacks in routing Philadelphia last week. Mike Hohensee passed for one touch Down and set up another sunday before a crowd of 32,113. Originally. 66,030tickets were sold for the game leaving More than 33,000 tickets turned Back or unused. Before the game. The striking bears getting support from some local unions Sia Geda labor Rel in outside the stadium which was attended by tame 2.000 fans. There As no pick ring. And there we Reno other incidents of note. Later the see bears on Page 26
