European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday novembers 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports injury plagued nets Trade for Comegys byte Canavan East Rutherford . A the new Jersey nets already reeling from preseason injuries on wednesday acquired Rookie Forward Dallas come Fuys from the Atlanta Hawks an purchased swagman Adrian Branch from the los Angeles lakers. New Jersey also up Veteran Forward Mike o Koran on the suspended list for failing 10 re port to the team. The club also announced that Forward Keith Lee now has a Back disc problem toe 1987-88 nit Lonal basketball association season opens tonight. Sec pane 22 for flail exhibition Tagaan standings. And that Forward Tony Brown will be out for the season after successful surgery for an Achilles problem in his right foot. The moves and injury disclosures came less than 48 hours before the nets were to open the1987.88 Campaign a season already marked by injuries at the Forward position. The nets will give the Hawks a second round draft Choice in either i 989 or 1990 for Comegys. Depending on whether they make the playoffs this year. If the nets make the playoffs the Hawks gel the 1989 Choice. We feel at this Point he Comegys is some one who has the athletic ability and latent to help us Al Forward said nets coach Dave Wohl. We re thin at this Point because of injuries and we Felt the Chance to get Dallas for a second round pick is a Good  com Civ was the Hawks first pick in this year Saba draft and the 21st player picked Overall. He averaged 17.5 Points and grabbed 332 rebounds in 31 games lust season with Depaul. The Trade gives new Jersey two no. 1 pick from the 1987 draft Comegys and Dennis Hopson the 6-5, 200-Pound guard who was the third player taken in the draft. New Jersey did not say How much Money it gave the lakers for Branch a former teammate of the late Len Bias at Maryland. The 6-foot-s Branch can play both guard and Forward. He appeared in 32 games with the Lak ers last season averaging 4.3 Points per game. O Koren a former no. I draft Choice of the nets who was dealt to Washington last season was purchased from the Boston celtics on Mon Day. However he is worried about reporting fearing the nets May release him once everyone gets healthy. Healthy is something the nets Are not. Santiago named no s top Rookie new York. A san Diego Catcher Benilo san Tiago who hit safely in 34 straight games to establish a first season record was a unanimous selection As the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the year in the National league the baseball writers association of America announced wednesday. Santiago. Who balled ,300, hit is Home runs drove in 79 runs and stole 21 bases received 120 Points while Ninner up Mike Dunne a Pitcher for the Pitts Burgh pirate a had 66 Points drawing 22 second place votes. Pitcher Joe Magrane of the St. Louis cardinals finished third with 10 Points. Two writers from each of the league s 12 cities participated in the voting which was conducted at the end of the regular season. Points were awarded on a 5-3-1  have to feel great because never in my life did i think that something would happen like today and be the Rookie of the year Santiago said wednesday Al a news Confer ence in san Diego. "1 have to say thank you to my team to be together with me and to help  Santiago a native of puerto Rico became the fifth no Rookie to be acclaimed unanimously. The Withers were Frank Robinson Cincinnati 1956 Orlando cd Peda san Francisco 1958 Willie Mccovey san fran Cisco l9s9,,St. Louis 1985. Mark Mcgwire of the Oakland athletics was named american league Rookie of the year on tuesday and he too was a unanimous selection. Santiago broke Jimmy Williams All Lime Rookie re Cord of hitting in 27 straight games for the 1899 Pitts Burgh pirates. The Modem record had been Guy cur a Rigel s2o straight with the 1943 Chicago White sox. Santiago s Streak was slopped on the last saturday of the season by los Angeles dodgers right hander Orel Hershiser. I i unbelievable. You have to feel great about that Santiago said of the Streak. On the negative Side Santiago made 22 errors. Santiago is Only the fifth Catcher and the first in15 years to be selected the top Rookie. The others were Johnny Bench and Earl Williams in the no and Thurman Munson and Carllon Fisk in the american league. The Only other padre to win Rookie honors was re Liever Butch Mel Ger in 1976, when he shared the award with Cincinnati right hander Pat Zachary. It s nol surprising that he hit in so Many straight bul the fact that he s a Rookie Catcher and has so Many other things to worry about beside Hilling is what made it More  teammate Tony Gwynn said. The organization is proud of Benny and the Job bin to Santiago rets ill the first place Voles. Thai he did this past season general manager Jack Makcon said wednesday in a statement. He s already 3 standout at his position after just one year in the big leagues and we know he will continue to improve. Behave several outstanding prospects in the system and they Al have an example to follow in Benilo As much As he was impressed by Santiago s hitting Streak san Diego manager Larry Bowa also admired the Rookie s composure As the Streak continued. He was unbelievable the Way he handled himself Bowa said. He always had Lime for people. The Lough thing about it was How we were losing. I know he was frustrated when we lost. He came intone Day and said he wished we could win some  the padres who got off to a 12-42 Start finished the season last in the no West at 65-97. After spending the first two months of the season looking for fastballs and swinging for the fences san Tiago adjusted his stroke for the breaking Ball. He credited Veteran reliever Goose Gossage with helping him overcome the poor Start. "1 talked to him and he told me Benny relax yourself. Try to do the Best you can " Santiago said. And Alk a told me that i put a lot of great numbers up  Gretzky chalks up 1,000th assist by the associated press Edmonton Alberta Wayne Gretzky scored three goals and increased his no l career assist total to 1,000 wednesday night to Lead the Edmonton oilers to a 7-2 whipping of the struggling new York rangers. Gretzky had five Points in the game increasing his career totals to 553 goals and 1.576 Points. He is seventh in goals three behind no. 6 Johnny Bueyke Sec Ond in assists behind Gordie Howe s 1,049 and fourth in Points. Grezky scored his first two Power play goals of the season added another one Al even strength and Aust de on goats by Lin Malej Jan Kerri and Esa Tikkanen. The line of Gretzky Kerri and Tikkanen easily the most dominant threesome on the ice combined for 13 Points. Kerri had a goal and iwo assists and Tikkanen had a goal and a personal game High four assists. Only 15,936 spectators witnessed the outburst the second smallest Edmonton crowd since the coliseum was expanded for the 19si-82 season. The oilers have not had a sellout crowd this season and m six Home games had Only one crowd in excess of 17,000. Edmonton s Oiher goals were scored by Normand Lacombe Antom Mcmurchy. Nil Roundup John Ogrodnick scored the rangers Only two goals the first Early in the third. That shot ruined the shutout bid of Edmonton goal Lender Grant Fuhr. Fuhr had been a doubtful starter because of a bruised shoulder but showed no effects of it wednesday night Ogrodnick s second goal was on the Power play the rangers first in their last m opportunities including eight wednesday night. Marcel Dionne assisted on the goal giving him 999 career assists. The win was Only the oilers second in their last five games bul the loss was new York s fifth straight. In other games wednesday Canadien 4, Black Hinks 4 Chicago Doug Wilson scored a Short handed goal with less than two minutes remaining in the third period and the Chicago Blackhawk and Montreal Ca Nadies battled to a tie. Wilson s goal his sub of the year came after the canadians failed to Clear the puck with 10 seconds left on a Power play advantage. Denis Savard snared a Loose puck and passed to Wilson who unloaded a 50 foot snapshot that eluded goalie Brian Hayward. North Stan 7, red wings 4 Bloomington Minn. Brian Lawlon s goal with 2 05 remaining snapped a 4-4 lie and sparked Minnesota Over Detroit. Third period goals by Minnesota s Dirk Graham and Craig Hartsburg set up Lawlon s game Winner. The North stare got two empty net insurance goals in i a final 30 seconds by Dave Gagne Rand Dino Ciccar Cui. Maple Leaf 7, jets 3 Toronto Russ Courtnell and Wendel Clark each scored two goals and de Olczyk hid a goal and four assists As Toronto Defeated Winnipeg. Bruins 2, whalers 2 Hartford Conn. Hartford Center Bruni pc Cirson scored with 9 20 left in the third period to give Hartford a lie against Boston. Sabres 5, Kings 4 Inglewood Calif. Dave Andrychuk scored with 57 seconds left in the game As Buffalo Defeated Loi Angeles for its third straight Victory. Andry thu took a pass from John Tucker and beat goalie Glenn Healy on a 10-foot wrist shot