European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. March 30.1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Herzog expected to lose series Smith says Fram Phi dispatches new York so Louis shortstop Otzie Smith says manager Whiley Hertog expected the cardinals to lose the 1987 world series and toiled to give his play in a Confidence boost when they needed it  cardinals playing without injured first base Man Jack Clark and third baseman Terry Fendl Clon lost the series in seven games to tie Minnesota twins. I fell the team needed a Vole or Confidence for the manager to Lay you Guys Are As Good or better that they Are but Whitey kept saying i Don t know Why we re Here Lite he of cited us to  nude i comments in he april Issue of go Magazine in an interview with Tom Bow cell of the Washington , the cardinals leading Home run hitter injured Hij ankle sept. 9 and did no play in the National league playoffs or world series. A Tot of players soured on Jack dark when he did t try to come Back. He should have taken a shot. Everybody would have at least known he had tried Clark signed As a free agent after the season with the . Smith said the new York mils Are disrespectful jerks but the san Francisco giants Are worse they re the giants seared Loudmouth. And by the the Way giant outfielder Jeffrey Leonard should know that if he want rouble or. Leonard s the Guy Likely to get Hurt Smith said in the article that Bat Corken like How Ard Johnson of the mils should have asterisks beside their records so everybody knows they  Smith also does t like the performance of major league umpires. The umpiring was better in College Smith said. Their judgment is bad their eyesight is bad their level  is  Smith Wilt earn $2.34 million from lie cardinals this season. Ii really irritates me when people talk about How unusual it is that i be accomplished what i have in Light of my Humble beginnings " Smith said. Jackson to Start in left Haines City Fla. To Jackson who con founded everyone by announcing he had signed a foot Ball contract with the los Angeles raiders Halfway through the last baseball season will be the starting left fielder for the Kansas City royals manager John a than announced. Jackson beat out Rookie Gary Thurman who had started the last month of last season in left As the royals made a stretch run at the Minnesota twins in the american league West. Jackson spent much of the end of Llie last season on the Bench. In 57 Spring at Bals Jackson has balled .298 with club leading five Home runs and 11 Bis. Jackson who struck out 158 times in 396 at bats last year has struck out 22 times this Spring. Thurman who was believed to have the left Field Job won As Spring training opened batted just .185 this Spring and struck Oul 16 times in 65 at bats. A decision had not been made on whether Thurman would make the club As a backup. The royals Are set in Center and right with Willie Wilson and Danny Tan Bull. Twins tigers Trade pitchers Minneapolis the Minnesota twins monday traded Pitcher Don Shulzi to the Detroit tigers for reliever Karl Best. Best 29, played part of four seasons in the majors ome Smith does t think much of umpires either. With Seattle. He was assigned to the twins aaa farm club in Portland. Shulze goes to the tigers major league roster. Both pitchers arc right hander. The twins had acquired Shulze from the new York mels farm system Over the Winter. He was 1-2 with a 6.23 Era in five games with the Meu foul year. At aaa Tidewater or the International league Schulze was 11-1 with a 3.63 Era in 15 starts in 1987. Best joined Detroit s International league farm team at Toledo last season after opening the season in the Seattle farm system. He was j-5 with � 1.68 Era and 10 saves in 28 games at Toledo. In 27 game wit Seattle s Pacific coast league learn in Calgary dest was 2-6 with a 4.30 Era and tour saves. Dedmon sent to indians West Palm Beach Fla. The Atlanta braves on monday traded Relief Pitcher Cit Dedmon to the Cleveland Indiana for a player to be named later team officials announced. Dedmon in a right hander had been suffering shoulder problems and had pitched just 5 a inning during Spring training for the braves giving up six hits two runs two walks and striking out two batters. His earned run average was 1.69. 1 n 1987, Dedmon was 3-4 with a 3.91 Era and four saves in 89 i innings . Olympic hopefuls Cut to 2 Colorado Springs Colo. The . Olym Pic committee will choose Atlanta or Minneapolis St. Paul 35 America s potential bid cily for the j996 sum Mer olympics the soc announced. The soc said representatives for the two areas will make presentations during the committee s annual House of delegates meeting april 19 in Washington  after the presentations the soc executive Board will decide whether to submit one of the cities As the . Bidder for the 1996 games. The Board could decide not Loback either City but thai is considered in Lily. Atlanta and Minneapolis is. Paul were chosen oversaw Francisco and Nashville. Tenn., As the final two . Candidates the soc said. Tyson Spinks tickets go fast Atlantic City n j. More than is million i tickets were sold when the Box office opened for the Mike Tyson Michael sports heavyweight baling title fight june 27, a Trump Plaza spokeswoman said. Donald Trump owner of the hold Casino paid More than is i million for the live Gate rights to the fight which will be at the Atlantic City convention enter adjacent to the Trump Plaza. All 2,100 j100 tickets were sold monday Tuso Sald. Tickets Are priced Al j100, j300, j500, $1,000 and s1.sdo.a news conference to officially announce the fight b scheduled for wednesday Al the Plaza Hole in new York. Dickie wins wac title Stoke on Trent England welshman Rob Ert Dickie stopped Hong Zygun of Indonesia at 1 58 of the fifth round monday to win the world boxing Council International super featherweight title. The ducts International fights arc contested by fighters who Are not ranked in the lop 10, and the result Means thai Dickie now will be a contender for the abcs super featherweight world Crown currently owned by Ghana s Azumah  fight was halted when gun sult Rcd a Cut Eye and a ringside doctor decided he could not continue. Dickie was critically injured in a car Accident a year ago. The former British featherweight Champion Wason a life support machine after the Accident. He suffered spinal injuries but gradually fought his Way Back to fitness and despite being stripped of his British Crown earned a High enough ranking to go for gun s  Victory improved Dickie to 18-1-2. While gun slipped to 30-6-3. Wilondek withdraws from act Dallas Mats Wilander citing an injury he suffered in the fourth set of his International players championship Victory has withdrawn from the1680,000 act finals officials said monday. The lop seeded Wilander sent word to act Oft vials that he had suffered 3 sprained ankle and a pulled Groin ligament during his 6-4,4-6,6-4.6.4 Victory Over Jimmy Connors  will be replaced by first alternate Martin Jahe of Argentina who was going to earn s 10,000 just for showing up until he was notified he will replace  quarterfinals were to begin in the 18th annual tournament tuesday night. The televised final for the $200,000 first prize will be held  entered in the tournament include Boris Becker Stefan Edberg Pat Cash Tim Myotie. Anita Gomez Brad Gilbert and Yannick Noah. Springsteen won t sing new York Bruce Springsteen has turned Down an invitation by the Baltimore orioles losing the National Anthem before sunday s exhibition game against the new York melt at Frk stadium in Washington. A lbs records spokeswoman said she did not know Why Springsteen had turned Down the invitation. Springsteen and the e Street band Are scheduled to perform sunday evening at the capital Centre in Landover my. To today supers Atlon an to wednesday s programs 0604 a cd fun