European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday August 26,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Mitch Green his Eye swollen shut tells of his encounter with Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson hit me and ran like a Sissy new York a Mitchel Green says he will not drop charges that heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson hit him with a sucker punch outside an after hours Harlem Haberdashery. Mike Tyson hit me and ran like Sissy said Green who lost an encounter in the ring with Tyson in1986 As Well As the one punch affair before Dawn tuesday. Green said Tyson hit him after retold the Champ he did not fight hard in their 1986 bout because he had been cheated by promoter Don King. I want a rematch Green said at wednesday news conference he called to Tell his Side of the Story. Tyson said he slugged Green itself defense after Green ripped his shirt and shoved into him ranting and rating that Tyson and King owed him Money. In a statement released after Green s news conference Tyson Dis missed Green As a Punk and a True Coward who was the aggressor on tuesday and filed a criminal complaint As a publicity he hit me first i hit Back and the fight was Over. Faster than Spinks Tyson said referring to his first round knockout of Michael Spinks on june 27. Phelps or keys 5-run ninth As yanks Edge a s by the associated press new York the new York Yan Kees traded for Ken Phelps in Hopes that he would hit big Home runs in big situations. On wednesday he did just that. Phelps three run Homer highlighted a five run eight hit rally in the Bottom of the ninth inning As the Yankees beat the Oakland athletics 7-6. The Victory moved the Yankees to within four games of first place Detroit and two games Back of runner up bostonian the american league East. The tigers lost 8-2 to Minnesota and California edged the red sox 4-3. Trailing 6-2 and facing athletics Ace re Liever Dennis Eckersley Claudell washing ton and Don Mattingly led off the ninth with singles and Phelps followed with his 20th Home run to make it 6-5. Everybody seemed to be hitting Andi did t want to make an out said Phelps who had three hits. Dave Winfield followed the Homer witha single off Eckersley who allowed seven hits and five runs in one plus inning. After Phelps i still thought i was going to get out of it said Eckersley who called the Yankees ninth inning hitting contagious. It All happened so fast did t it Eckersley who leads the majors in saves was trying to tie the team record of 36 saves. Instead he blew his sixth save Chance. After Winfield s single Pinch hitter Gary Ward greeted reliever Greg Cada ret with a single sending Winfield to third. Gene Nelson 7-5, got Don Slaugh tto ground into a double play but win Field scored to make it 6-6. Luis Aguay and Rafael Santana followed with singles and Rickey Henderson hit a hard grounder off third baseman Tony Phil lips Glove for the game Winner. It was Only the second time in 48games the Yankees have won when Trail ing after eight innings. It was the most hits for the team in one inning since april 18 against Minnesota when they also got eight. In other Al games wednesday twins 8, tigers 2 Minneapolis Dan Gladden and Kirby Puckett each hit Home runs to highlight a six run second inning As Minnesota Defeated Detroit and finished the season series with 11 consecutive Victo Ries Over the tigers. The twins had five extra base hits in the second one Short of the club re Cord for an inning off Frank Tanana Al Roundup 14-8. In winning 11 of 12 from Detroit the twins outscored the first place tigers 65-18 after dropping their first meeting this season 7-0. Angels 4, red sox 3 Boston Roger Clemens lost his fourth consecutive decision for the first time in his career As California beat bos ton behind Mike Witt s six hit pitching in eight plus innings and Tony armas two run Homer. Clemens who missed a scheduled Start last week for the first time since 1985, Al Lowed five hits and three runs in six innings striking out seven to increase his major league leading total to 248. He has lost four consecutive starts since july 30 while both ered by a muscle Strain in his Back. Wally Joyner added an rib single inthe fourth and Brian Downing hit a run scoring single off reliever Bob Stanley in the eighth for California. White sox 6, Blue jays 4 Toronto Carlton Fisk hit a two run double As Chicago snapped its losing Streak at six and beat Toronto. Indians 7, Brewers 2 Milwaukee Joe Carter homered and drove in three runs leading Cleve land Over Milwaukee. Orioles 4-4, mariners 3-3 Baltimore Joe Orsulak s bases loaded sacrifice Fly with one out in the Bottom of the 12th inning gave Balti More its second 4-3 Victory of the Layover Seattle and a rare double header sweep for the orioles. The sweep was the first for the orioles since sept. 24, 1984. They had played 16 twin Bills in the interim. In the opener Pinch hitter Larry sheets two run Homer with two outs Inin the ninth inning rallied the orioles. Rangers 7, royals 4 Arlington Texas Bobby will pitched a three Hitler for his ninth straight Complete game and Mike Stanley s two run double keyed a four run rally in the eighth inning As Texas Beal Kansas City. Witt 6-8, tied a club record for consecutive Complete games also held by Ferguson Jenkins and Gaylord Perry. Witt struck out 11 As he continued the longest com Pele game Streak in the majors since 1985 when Bert Blyleven went the distance in 10 straight starts for Cleveland. No Roundup Page 26 do Ahrem knocked out of Little league series Williamsport a. A Craig Hickman scattered seven hits and Mark Livingstone had two hits and two Bis As Glace Bay Nova Scotia Defeated Dhahran saudi Arabia 5-1 wednesday giving the Canadian Champion a spot in the Little league world series semifinals against Taiwan. Hickman struck out three had no walks and hit two batters in pitching four shutout innings against Dhah ran which won the european championship at Ramstein West Germany earlier this month. Glace Bay was to play Tai Chung Taiwan on first inning single by Livingstone scored two runs when left fielder Michael Bissel made a wide throw to the Bay added three runs in the third when Lead off Batter John Young walked Hickman singled an Livingstone doubled to score Young and Chase Duah ran starter and losing Pitcher Chad Hudson. Hickman and Livingstone scored on a pair of passed balls. Dhahran a team composed of sons of arabian american Oil co. Employees scored its Lone run in the fifth Kreger started the inning with a single went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Brad Satoris and scored on a single by the third Hickman got out of a bases loaded one out Jam with a ground fall Back to the Mound for a Force at the plate and a grounder to shortstop for a Force at second Murray allowed one hit while striking 9ut 10 without a walk in four innings of scoreless Relief for Glace Bay and Dhahran made the Little league world series last year but were eliminated inthe first round of the eight team tournament. The championship game is saturday Wilh inc win Ner of the Canada Taiwan game facing the . Cham other games wednesday Spring Texas Defeated Andover mass., 8-2, and Pearl City Hawaii beat Tulsa okla., 3-2, to Advance to thursday s . Final
