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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 23,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports pirates Trade Coles obtain Glenn Wilson Pittsburgh a the Pittsburgh pirates who have been seeking a Power hitting outfielder All season traded Darnell Coles to the Seattle mariners on thursday night for former All Star outfielder Glenn Wilson. The Deal was announced by pirates general manager Syd Thrift minutes after the pirates closed to within one half game of the National league East Lead by beating los Angeles 3-2. The Trade was the second of the Day for the mariners who earlier dealt Veteran designated hitter Ken Phelps to the new York Yankees for outfielder Jay Buhner Pitcher Rick Balabon and a player to be named. Thrift said the pirates have wanted Wilson 29, for two years but Philadelphia wanted too much in return for him last season. The Phillies wound up trading Wilson to Seattle last Winter. Wilson has been a disappointment in Seattle batting .250 in 78 games with three Home runs. Bucs nip dodgers by the associated press Pittsburgh the Pittsburgh pirates Don t scare Orel Hershiser. All they do is beat him. Doug Drabek allowed five hits in eight plus innings and . Reynolds had three Bis including a tie breaking two run double in the sixth As the surging pirates Defeated the los Angeles dodgers 3-2 thurs Day night for their 12th Victory in 13 games. The win moved the pirates to within a half game of National league East leading new York which was rained out at Home against Atlanta. The dodgers have lost three in a Row. The pirates beat Hershiser 13-5, for the third time in four decisions while winning their third in a Row. There s no big Story with them beating me they just got one More run. I threw the Ball All right Hershiser said. ". Got a couple of big hits. I be had some Success against him now he s had some Success against me. But the Pittsburgh pirates Don t strike any fear in my  Drabek 8-5, won his third in a Row by striking out seven and walking one. Jim Gott relieved after Mike Marshall led off the ninth with his 14th Homer and earned his 15th save striking out two. Hershiser allowed three runs and three hits in six innings to lose for just the second time in his last eight decisions with both of the losses to the pirates. The dodgers who were swept by the pirates in a no Roundup three game series at los Angeles july 8-10, took a 1-0 Lead in the fourth. Steve sax singled stole second and scored on Kirk Gibson s one out single. Gibson moved to third on the play on Center fielder Andy Van Slyke s two base Fielding error but Drabek recovered to strike out Marshall and Mike Davis. In the pirates half of the inning Bobby Bonilla walked and moved to second on first baseman Danny Heep s error on a pick off throw before Reynolds hit an rib double to Center Field. The pirates took the Lead in the sixth after Jose Lind looped a one out single Down the right Field line and Van Slyke walked. Bonilla struck out on three pitches but Reynolds who has a .433 career batting average against Hershiser tripled into the right Field Corner. Hershiser who has a 2.69 earned run average has a 5.68 Era against the pirates in four starts and has allowed 10 runs in his last two outings against them. The pirates have won six in a Row against the dodgers since being swept in a three game series in los Angeles in Early May. In other no games expos 3, reds 2 Cincinnati Dennis Martinez scattered seven hits in seven innings and Tom Foley s rib single see no on Page 26 vaulters sparkle Kinder captures trials decathlon by Bert Rosenthal Indianapolis a Kory tar penning became the second Best Ameri can outdoor pole vaulter Clearing 19 feet 33a inches thursday night at the . Olympic track and Field trials and overshadowing a courageous performance by versatile Tim Bright. Earlier Gary Kinder ranked third in the nation beat Bright by six Points in winning the decathlon giving the state of Illinois both Multi event titles in the Tri als. Kinder born in Granite City 111., about 20 Miles from the Birthplace of heptathlon Winner Jackie Joyner Kersee completed the two Day 10-event compe smashing Griffith see Page 23 tuition with a career Best 8,293 Points compared with Bright s 8,287. Dave Johnson earned the other place on the olympic team accumulating 8,245 Points his career Best. While Tarpenning won the vault with the Best Effort by an american this year and moved into ninth place on the All time list Bright captivated the crowd of 10,746 with his determination. After finishing second in the decathlon taking 12 vaults during the Competition he came Back in the open vault and finished fourth at 18-8 where he made nine attempts before going out with three misses at 19-0. He began competing in the decathlon at 9 . And finished vaulting at 9 15 . Earl Bell the co Bronze medallist in the 1984 olympics finished second in the vault at 19-0 and Billy Olson who cleared 18-8 on his first try edged Bright for the final spot on the . Team. Only Joe dial the outdoor record Holder at 19-6 /2 who failed to qualify for the final and Olson the indoor record decathlon Winner Gary Kinder follows through on javelin throw at us. Trials thursday. Holder at 19-5 /2, have gone higher than Tarpenning whose previous Best was 19 2 /4. After Clearing 19-3%, Tarpenning missed three times at an american re Cord 19-7. Mike Tully the 1984 olympic Silver medallist missed his Only attempt at 18 4, before dropping out with an injured right Achilles Tendon. In the women s discus final Connie Price the National Champion and Ramona Pagel the american record Holder in the shot put each had throws of 201 feet. But Price was awarded first place because of a better second throw 194-3 to 187-7. Carol Cady the american record Holder got the third place on the team with a throw of 199-0. Mary Decker Slaney the american re Cord Holder in the women s 1,500 me ters ran away from her opposition in the semifinals winning in 4 minutes 4.27 seconds the fastest by an american this year. Saturday in the final if things Don t get atrocious i could set an american record said Slaney whose . Mark is 3 57.12. Ill go for the record. What do i have to lose i m already on the team in the 3,000 Kim Gallagher Winner of the 800, had the second fastest 1,500 time with 4 08.58. The other heat Winner was Diana Richburg in 4 11.35. Kinder an assistant track and Field coach at the University of new Mexico had set the stadium first Day record wednesday with 4,284 Points in five events and he held the Lead through most of thursday s final five events. He was out of the top spot after Only one event the pole vault when Bright set an american decathlon record with a leap of 18-4 /2.after shattering the american record Bright failed to Clear 19-0 to a height see vaulters on Page 26  
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