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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday. April 27,19bb disc Jackiy Bob Bireme Tua been on the air More bin i Holt and tvs hell Collnot until the o j win Baltimore do also has a Streak Baltimore a the Baltimore orioles are0- 9 and disc jockey Bob Rivers is 0-7. He s gone seven Days without a decent night s sleep since he started his Vigil for the team s first Victory of the season. By he weekend his co workers at w1yy-fm had printed to shirts Reading free Bob  they were printed up for the staff and we could sell them if we knew when this was going to end an exhausted Rivers said monday in his 153rdhour on inc air. Last tuesday Rivers 31, began what Lias turned i nto a Marathon of broadcast no. He went on the Ai r at 5jo . And vowed not to leave until the team civils fir is win. He has gotten about three hours a sleep a Day since then. I Only want the orioles to win he said. "1 believe every single time they Start a game this is the  the orioles were meeting the world Champion Minnesota twins tuesday night hoping to end the skid that put them in the record books As the team thai has lost the most games Al the Start of the season. When it ends. Rivers plans to go Honic and spend 24 hours with my family. After i spend the time with my family we re going to set up some bar hopping rallies and go out to clubs and meet people and thank  when the Streak ends he said the first song he will play will be i m free by the who. O s from Page 21 after inc orioles held a Lively off Day workout monday. They give everybody a Chance but me Traber said. "1 be never been Given a Chance. So now we re using and it s my fault it s  Traber 26, first played for Baltimore in 1984. He spent the entire 1985 season at Rochester but made a major Impact for the orioles in 1986 after being called up to replace the injured Eddie Murray. Tracer hit .333 with eight homers and 22 Rols in his first 17 games and Murray soon returned. Traber played allow list season at Rochester. Why Don t they just Tell me i Don t fit into their plans he said. Instead we have to make change because we re not winning and i m the change they  Ocmond said he understood Traber s disappoint ment. I Don t blame him for feeling that Way Ocmond said. International golfers win 1 St scramble Scottsdale. Ariz. A Greg Norman Sank an a fool Birdie pull on the fir is Hole of sudden death 10 give himself and partner Tan Woosnam a one so Rock Victory Over Jack Nicklaus and Lee try Vine in Mon Day s $300,000 desert scramble an experimental pay for View Golf tournament. The Victory was Worth $ 100,000 apiece for Norman and Woosnam and they also split a $50.000 Bonus Tor winning the final Hole. Nicklaus and Trevino each received $25,000 in the Best Ball stroke play tournament in which the final nine holes were televised live on Cable Tor a Cost of si2.95 per household. The International team of Norman from austra Lia and woos Tiam from Wales trailed by four Shon after 13 holes. Bui they made eight birdies Over the final i holes to shoot a 6-under-Par 30 on the Back nine and forge a tie at 64 Over the Par-72, 7,045-Yardcochisc course a new layout developed by n ick Faus. The scene then shined to the Par-3, 196-Yard Leih Hole on the adjacent but Only partially completed Geronimo course. Under the playoff format the first Bir die won. If nobody birdied the close tee shot to the pin would win. Norman used an a Iron to get is feel front the pin while Nicklaus was 20 feet away and both Woosnam and Trevino 35 feet shy of the Hole. In the Best Ball formal Woosnam moved his Ball to Norman s Mark but missed his putt for Birdie. Nor Man calmly made his for the win before a gallery of 3,000 Many of whom paid $500 to watch the inaugural match. I m sure that s what people wanted to see a great finish Norman said. We were far behind after 13, but i was t thinking of quilting. I told Ian thai if we made � few Quick birdies we could tie things up and that s what we  the  team of Trevino and Nicklaus had Fireda 4-under 32 on the ran dirt la take a two shot Lead at the turn with four birdies and five pan. Their Only bogey of the round came on the 17lh to Norman and Woosnam parred the Hole to tie at 7 under. Both teams birdied the Tifuh to Force the play off. The Booty gave them a Chance Nicklaus said. It was a 1m of fun until we bog cd 17. That killed us. Itoi them even and it was the first time we Tiaden l been up on them All Day. I misread a Chip shot and Ihnn missed my pull.  did it Allen the i9lh Hole. That s what in boiled Down to. To was a Heck of a  i Don t think you could have asked for a better finish than that Woosnam said. It was great for  i d like to see More of these things. They re goo for Golf Trevino said. "1 just wished i played belter. We mainly used Jack s tee shots and second shots and my pulls. If bad to play my Ball i would have had an83." botox for Roe in Brawl with red sox from Pago 21 Anderson who had doubled and gave Boston a 3-0lead. Boston scored its first run in the third when Rick Cerone led off with a double went to third on a Fly Ball and scored on Anderson s sacrifice Fly to left. Marty Barrett s second single of the game drove in Anderson from second with one Oul in the fifth. An Derson had singled and advanced to second when first Bassma it Greg Brock misplay cd a grounder by Burks. The red so ended their scoring with two  former teammate Mark Clear. Dwight Evans was Safe leading off inc inning on a throwing error by third baseman Paul Molitor. Cerone walked and Spike Owen singled to Load the bases. An Derson walked to Force in Evans and after a forc cout Barren hit a sacrifice Fly to Center Field to drive in Owen. The Brewers scored their Only run when Glen Braggs singled with one out in the ninth. After Hurst got Rob Deer to pop up Brock doubled of left Centerfield to drive in Braggs. Hurst Ihen struck out Joey Meyer for the fourth Lime to end the game. Texas hurler gets suspension Tulsa okla. A Texas Relief Pitcher Mitch Williams was suspended for two games by the Ameri can league on monday for his part in triggering a Brawl Between the rangers and the Boston red so earlier this month. Williams in Tulsa for an exhibition game Between the rangers and their Gass a affiliate inc Tulsa drillers appealed the suspension and a hearing was scheduled for Friday in new York. It was a boys will be boys situation Texas Man Ager Bobby Valentine said. Suspensions Are usually when it s something out of the Ordinary. This was basically an Ordinary emotional situation where a Little pushing occurred. The Appeal will be mainly to find out if this is a precedent that will remain int Tel the entire year he said. It s one of those things if the suspension holds up than Well have to live with in and go from  Williams a 23-year-old left hander exchanged scored in inc ninth inning of a game on april Williams said he had expected action against him. I figured it d be a Fine. I did t figure on a two gome suspension he said. It s something had t counted on Bui it s something Well have 10 Deal  Williams said he wants to Appeal the ruling because Idon t feel i should be the Only one punished i realize i was the one who threw the first punch. And i know i was wrong for  he said. But the Boston players were wrong for doing what they did. I just feel that if action was taken against both clubs Ihen in would  Williams is 0-1 this season with six saves and a 2.96aimed run average. Radio baseball Cincinnati m Montreal 1 in. Thursday  
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