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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Paga 27 sports wire Angels waive Buckner activate Downing from press do Spilchen Anaheim Calif. Infield or Bill Buckner the Leader among Active Maior la gun with 2,607 career hits was waived Friday by la California Angels. The Angels also returned designated hitter Brian Downing to the Active Rosier. Downing had been on the 15-Day disabled list with a muscle Strain in his left rib Cage. The 38-year-o1 Buckner a Veteran of 19 major Icagic seasons had been used primarily As a designated Hilter and a Pinch Hitler by the Angels. He Hil ,209 with nine runs batted in while appearing in 19 games for California this season. Buckner signed with California july 18, Afler being released by the Boston red so. He Hil .306 with three homers and 32 Rubli in s7 games with the Angell. Buckner who played for the Las Angeles dodgers and Chicago cubs earlier in his career set a major league record of 184 assists while playing first base for the cubs in 1983. He owns a career batting average of. 292, and hit a career High .324 in 1980. Me topped 100 Bis three seasons including a High of 110 in 1985. Lohr keeps Lead in Las vegas Las of As Nev Bob Lohr retained i a Lead Friday after the completion of the wind delayed Sec Ond round of the j1.333,81 9 us vegas invitational. Lohr finished his second round thursday with a 136 local before howling winds forced an overnight postponement of play. Of the 71 players stranded on the courses and forced to return Early Friday Only Curt Byrum made a run at the Leader. Byrum rolled in a 35-foot Birdie Pun on hit final Hole at the desert inn completing a round of Par 72 that lifted him within one shot of the Leader at 137, first round Leader Bobby Wadkins. Who played in the worst of the winds at Spanish Trail came Back Friday to finish a 79 that left him at 143, one under Par and seven Back Nichols paces seniors san Antonio Texas Bobby Nichols Laking advantage of inc scoring possibilities on the four Par-5 holes of the Dominion country club shot a 4-under Par 68 on Friday to Lake a one stroke Lead after the opening round of the 1250,000 Vantage senior pea tournament. Nichols parted to of the Lone holes birdied another and a glad the Par-5 ninth Hole his Isle of the Day. The Eagle moved Nichols from one stroke Back into a one shot Lead aver Al Ciber Jjck Jim King and Wall Zembriski. Shipman up by three shots Suffolk a. Wingless fourth year pro Kim Shipman shot a career Best 7-Undcr-Par 65 Friday to open a three shot Lead after the first round of the Lyga scr sir classic. Shipman who needed Only 27 putts to Complete her round was on track to lie the course record of 64, but bogeyed her final Hole on the 6,215-Yard Portsmouth sleepy Hole Golf course. Her closest competitors were Sherri Turner who lost in a playoff at last week s Sara Lee classic and Missie bar Tsaili. Both carded 68s. Tied at 69 were Betsy King Colleen Walker Kathy Postlewait and defending Crystar classic Champion Jody Rosenthal. Eleven golfers shot 2-Undcr 70s. And a Large group at 71 included Amy a Coll the leading Money Winner on the tour this year. Goodbye Halo wins Oaks Louisville by goodbye Halo gave Charlie Whittingham his Sish stakes Victory by presenting the 75-year-old Trainer with his first Kentucky Oaks Triumph on Friday at Cli Urchill Downs. Asked if there was anything left that he d like to win Whittingham said not really but i d like to repeat a number of things i be already won goodbye Halo Ridden by Pat Day took the Lead inside the sixteenth pole and beat her slab male. Jeanne Jones by 3v lengths. Willa on the move finished third another i 14 lengths Back and had a five race winning Streak snapped. The time for 1 4 Miles was 1 502-5. College baseball score 45-15 Denver Rick Sliner went 6-for-8 with 11 Bis and three Home runs and Matt Hyde was 6-for-9 with seven Bis and two homers us Orund Canyon College set a College baseball scoring record Friday with a 45 i i Victory Over Denver the antelopes who had 10 homers and 30 hits in the naia District 7 tournament game broke inc naia re Cord of 32 runs set by is. Xavier of Illinois in 1976. The Mcaa record is 41, set by Georgia tech in a 41-0 Victory Over Earlham on March 21. 1975, and equalled by Gemson in a 41-9 Victory Over North Carolina state on april 6,1979. Mariners option reliever Seattle reliever Edwin Nunez has been sent outright 10 class aaa Calgary the Seattle mariners announced Friday night Leli handed Pitcher Dennis Pond is contract has been purchased from Calgary to replace Nunez on the roster. Nunez 24, appeared in six games this season with a 1 1 record and a 6.94 earned run average in 11 i innings judge won t dismiss charges Tuscaloosa Ala. A slate judge refused Fri Day to dismiss two Misdemeanour tampering charges against new York sports agent Norby wallers who it scheduled to stand trial new week for his dealings with two University of Alabama basketball players. However Tuscaloosa county circuit judge John m. Keirh did say he would consider a motion 10 Tow out four other Misdemeanour charges against wallers. Walters trial is set to begin monday morning in Tuscaloosa. He is charged with two counts each of commercial bribery violations of the stale s deceptive Trade practices act and tampering with a sports event while refusing to dismiss the tampering charges Karri did not immediately Rule on a motion by Wal ters attorney former . Sen. Donald Stewart of an in Sunn to dismiss the other charges. The judge is expected to Rale monday prior to the beginning of Walters trial. Walters and a former associate Lloyd Bloom were indicted on identical charges stemming from their contacts with Crimson tide players Derrick Mckey and Terry concur. Valentine s pact extended Arlington Texas tews rangers manager Bobby Valentine agreed to terms on a two Vear con tract Extension that continues through the 1991 sea son team officials said Friday. The announcement came after a meeting with rang ers Board chairman Eddie Chiles team president Mike Stone general Maitti room Grieve and Valen Tine. Other contract terms were not disclosed. Valentine 37, has won More games 225 and to today supers Atlon an to sunday s programs managed in More contests 479 than n by manager in rangers history. Babe s daughter files suit new York the daughters of baseball legend babe Ruth tiled suit Friday against Macmillan pub Lishing to halt sales of a 1988 Calendar carrying a Pic Ture Ottic talc slugger on its cover. Macmillan s unauthorized unlicensed and Unap proved use of babe Ruth s image likeness and name tends to cause confusion and deceive the  said attorney Martin a. Levi Lin representing the Ruth fam ily in court papers. The daughters Dorothy Ruth Pirone of Durham. Conn., and Julia Ruth Stevens of Conway . Tiled the suit Over publication of the i9bs Macmil Lan baseball engagement  the Calendar includes two photos of the babe including one on its cover which were used without permission of the family the suit charged. Bollard in no. 1 masters spot Jacksonville Fla. Del Ballard or of Rich Ardson teas went undefeated in six Mahs to Cam the lop position for saturday s finals of the s215.000 american Bowling Congress masters. Ballard the 1987 . Open Champion is Irving to belter his masters p Nish of two years ago when lie lost to Chicago s Mark fahy222-l93. Keith Smith of Fremont neb., who qualified Sec Ond was Only the second Nebraska representative to qualify for the finals. He it competing in his first Mas ters tournament. Also qualifying for saturday s evening Stypb Ducr finals were Dave Ferraro of Kingston n.y., Del War Ren of Lake Worth Fla., and Kent Wagner of Palmet . The five bowlers will be competing for i  m prize Money with the Champion earning a minimum of143,500. Williams to stay at Ohio state Columbus Ohio Ohio state basketball coach Gary Williams told officials of the Charlotte hornets an Friday thai he will remain at Ohio state after the hornets obtained permission to interview Williams. Officials of the hornets which will begin play next year As an Aba expansion team got approval from Ohio stale athletic director Jim Jones on thursday to interview Williams. Two Days earlier Williams visited Charlotte in what was described As a Al acquainted meeting a newspaper reported Friday. Williams met with Carl Scheer vice president of the hornets and George Ninn the icam s majority owner on tuesday the Charlotte observer said. I am fluttered by the interest shown in me by inc Charlotte hornets but i am Happy with my position As basketball coach at Ohio stale 1 Williams said in n statement released late Friday by Ohio state s sports information dip armm. Mcaa plans to Aid sex athletes Memphis Tenn. The Mcaa plans to Sci up a tuition assistance program fur former College athletes similar 10 one that has been rejected for Memphis state University an Mcaa administrator said Friday. 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