European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 6,1988 the stars and stripes Paga 37 sports wire Minnesota asking waivers on Joe Niekro from press dispatches Minneapolis the Minnesota twins on wednesday asked waiver on Veteran Pitcher Joe Nick to one at the most successful Knuck Vlco Allers Ever for the purpose or giving him his unconditional release. Niekro 43, becomes the third twins i ichor older than 35-Jrcar-old general manager Andy Macphail to be released since opening Day. He follows 43-Yeapold Steve Carlton and 37-year-old Tippy Martinez. Niekro was i i Wilh a 10.03 earned run average this season in five appearance All in Relief. Let Straker was activated from the disabled list to Lake Nickroo s spot on the roster. Joe look it real Well. He s a Man of a lot of class twins manager Tom Kelly said in Baltimore where the twins were to play the Oriole wednesday night. He said a lot of Nice thing about the Ball club myself and pitching coach Dick such. Who knows it May not be Over yet. He May Hook up Wilh someone  Kelly said Macphail tried to make a Deal to keep Niekro in the league. He had no other recourse than to Lei Joe  Kelly said. Our older Guys Carlton Niekro Tippy Marti Nez did t work out for  along Wilh Hoyl Wilhelm and Niekro i brother Phil Joe Niekro is one of the most successful knuckle bait pitchers in baseball history. He Lias a record of 221-204 in 22 major league seasons. The Niekras Are the winning est brother Combina Tion in history with 535 victories Phil 49, has been out of baseball since the end of last season the struggling Minnesota pitching staff still includes 37-Ycar-Olddsrt Bly Lovett off to one of his worst starts Ever and 31 year old rehabilitation project Charlie Lea. The twins must still pay Niekro about $350,000 of his $800.000 salary. The new York Yankees Are responsible for the rest. Niekro began the 1987 season Well going 3-4 with a 3.55 Era before being traded by he Yankees to Minnesota on june 6 for Catcher Mark sails. Niekro the Only knuckle Baller in twins history promptly won his first two starts. He said at the time that his dancing diving Pilch was at its Best and that it wit always most evasive when he pitched inside a domed stadium like the metro dome however on june 16, he suffered a shoulder injury when he was wrestled to the ground by Milwaukee s " Rob Deer during a Bench Clearing Brawl. He pitched poorly the rest of the season losing nine of his last 10 decisions to finish 7-13 Wilh a 5.33 Era. Cards Cox has Elbow surgery St. Louis right hander Danny cos placed on the National league disabled list this week has undergone successful arthroscopic Elbow surgery the St. Louis cardinals said wednesday. General manager dal maxvill said con 27, under went the surgery on his right Elbow on tuesday in Birmingham ala., for the removal of Bone chips. He is expected to be out of action for 6-8 weeks. He is the third St. Louis starting Pitcher including currently disabled left hander Joe Magrane who has been injured already this year. John Tudor another left hander was reactivated last week after beginning the season on the sidelines because of shoulder and knee problems. Holmes likes Tyson Over Spinks Laurel my. Former heavyweight Champion Tarry Holmes predicted wednesday that Mike Tyson would Knock out Michael Spinks in the fourth round of their title fight on june 21. Holmes the Only Man to face both fighters said Spinks unorthodox style might confuse Tyson at the outset of the heavyweight bout. But Holmes said Tyson will catch up to Spink and Knock him out in the fourth  Holmes said Tyson has much More ability and Power than Spinks and thus should have Little Dilt Icil. To stretching his professional record to 35-0. "1 tan1 Sec Tyson losing Holmes said. Spinks Jusi does t punch that hard. He comes at you and delivers a flurry of punches but there s not much be Hind  asked to asses the Power of Spinks punches Holme said on a scale of 1 to 100 with i at the Lopi d say a 98." Rose to get Day in court Cincinnat Cincinnati reds manager Pete Rose gels his Day in court Friday when he presents his Case in new York 10 National league president Bart Giamatti in an Appeal of Rote s 30-Day suspension for shaving Umpire Dave Pallone. Rose and the reds who contend his suspension is excessive Are hoping for a Quick ruling on his Appeal. Rose 47, has been recovering at Home this week since undergoing knee surgery monday to repair a ligament he lore during a preseason Tennis mulch. Hut he is expected to be Wilh the reds by the Lime they journey to new York to begin a weekend series Friday with the mets. It s an honest difference of opinion said reds general manager Murray Cook who plans to accompany Rose to Giamatti s office. Pete s filing the Appeal we can t do it for him but we agree with him that the length of the suspension is Loo  Cia Matli and the National league executive com Mittee will decide Rose s Appeal. The executive committee members Are Bill Banho Lortia Board chairman of the Atlanta braves Charles Bronfman Board chairman of the Montreal expos and Charles Ferney president of the san Diego padres. While his Appeal is pending. Rose will be allowed to manage the reds. It s Uncertain How Long the officials will Lake to Rule on the Appeal but Cook said he does t expect them to Dawdle. Mariners change shortstops Seattle the Seattle mariners announced wednesday that shortstop Rey Pinon is has been placed on the club s disqualified list and the learn has purchased the contract of shortstop Mario Diaz from its aaa Calgary roster. Quinonis resumed Home to Rio Pindras. Puerto Rico tuesday night without permission the mariners said in a news release. The trip was prompted by a family related matter the learn said. Quinones and Harold Reynolds were the Only two mariners to appear in Aji 27 Barnes this season. Quinotte was batting .290, with one Home run and 11 Bis at he time of his departure. Hogeboom Colts a impasse Indianapolis Indianapolis Colts quarterback Cary Hogeboom who has started Only 11 games Over the past two seasons because of injuries said wednes Day he would not report to training Camp this summer unless the nil team renegotiate the final year of his three year contract. Colts general manager Jim Irsay said he had met twice with hog Boom and once Wilh his agent Joe Courrege but have made no Progress toward settlement of the dispute. The Colts currently have four other quarterbacks to today including third year Veteran Jack Trudeau who has started most of the games the past to years and Rookie Chris Chandler a third round pick in the recent College draft i m going to talk to Joe Courrege thursday and i spoke Wilh my father owner Robert Inay. And he feels that we be Given a very Strong offer Al this Peinl the younger Irakay said. We re not optimistic that we Are going to be Able to get something done but still we re going to talk and hopefully find a Way to make some Progress. We really Haven t made any to this Point he said Hogeboom who is not participating in this week s mini Camp is heading into the option year of Hij con tract and u slated to receive �440,000 this season. Bucs Trade Heller to Seattle Tampa a. The Tampa Bay buccaneers traded Veteran offensive tackle Ron Heller to the Seattle sea Hawks wednesday in Exchange for defensive lineman Randy Edwards and a 1989 draft Choice. Heller who started 58 games in four seasons with the bucs had asked to be traded. He was involved in an altercation with coach Ray Perkins at halftime of a game last season but reportedly had made the request even before that incident. Edwards 27, signed Wilh Seattle As a free agent in 1984 after playing Al Alabama. He appeared in Stycn games last season making no tackles. We wish him the Best in  in addition to Edwards the bucs received a conditional draft pick from the Seattle. Heller 25. Played at Penn stale and was a of Tali round draft Choice in i9b4, he started id games in 1987, four at left tackle and six at right tackle. Edberg Gomez win in . New York top seeds Stefan edit re and Andres Gomez advanced to the third round of the tournament of champions wednesday in the West Side Tennis club. Edberg struggling for the second straight match beat Marcel Fri nun 7-6 8-67-5 while Gomez routed Horacio do la Pena of Argentina 6-2,6-1. Two seeded players lost their second round matches wednesday As Jimmy Brown beat no. 10 Eliot Teltscher 6-2, 6-3 and Alberto tour of Spain eliminated no 14 Kelly Evernden of new zealand 7-6 7 46-1. Seeds who advanced wednesday were no 5 Andre Agassi no. 6 Miknel pc Runfors of Sweden no. 7 Aaron Krickstein no. T Slobodan Zivojinovic of Yugoslavia. No. 9 Jay Burgur no. In Luiz Mattar of flra7ir. No in Milan Srajber of Czechoslovakia and no. 16 Thomas Muster of Austria. Korda upsets Nystrom Munich Peter Korda of Czechoslovakia Upsel Sweden s Joakim Nystrom 1-6,6-4,6-1 and top seeded Anders Jarryd ousted Sergio Casal of Spain 6-4. 6-3 to Advance in the $202,000 Munich open Tennis tournament wednesday. It was Jarryd s first match since a knee  ii Ion 10 weeks ago. In other matches. West Germany s Tore Mekinc Csc Defeated Dave Lewis of new zealand 6-1, fi-3 and Hansjorg Schwaier of West Germany Cal Australia s Daren Cahill 1-6,6-4,7-6. 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