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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 31,1988 the stars and stripes Page 27  ebbs que new Jersey gets Berry in Trade with spurs from press dispatches los Angeles dodgers sat out monday night s name John Handegard of Reno. Nev. Fresh from a Thi East Rutherford . The new Jersey nets on monday acquired former St. John s Star Wal Ter Berry from the san Antonio spurs in Exchange for Forward Dallas Comegys. Berry the 14th selection Overall in the first round of the 1986 draft averaged 17.4 Points per game Las season second Best on the spurs. He shot .563 from the Field and started 56 games for san Antonio. Naturally we Are pleased to bring Walter Backhoe nets general manager Harry Weltman said. We feel Walter will fit in Well with our front line which already features Buck Williams Roy Hinson Chris Morris Keith Lee and Tim Mccormick. Berry is an outstanding open court player with Fine  Berry 6-foot-8, originally was drafted by  he was traded to the spurs in december 1986 for Kevin Duckworth. It s great to be coming Back Home and playing for such a great coach As Willis Reed Berry said in statement released by the nets. I am looking Forward to playing with the nets. I know i will fit in with their style of  Berry averaged 23 Points in his final season at St. John s in 1985-86. He also led the big East in scoring and set a redmen record with 828 Points. Comegys was a first round draft pick of the atlant Hawks in 1987. He was acquired by the nets on nov. 4 for a second round draft pick in 1990. The former Depaul player appeared in 75 game with the nets starting in 17. He averaged 5.6 Points per game grabbed 218 rebounds and blocked 70 shots. We re getting someone who can play two position swell the big Forward and the Small Forward said Bob Bass administrative assistant to spurs owner . Red Mccombs. He is a player who hopefully ingoing to improve and be a Good player for  reds recall St. Claire Cincinnati the Cincinnati reds optioned right handed starter Keith Brown to their class aaa Nashville farm club monday night and recalled reliever Randy St. Claire in an Effort to help their bullpen. Brown 1-1, lasted just one third of an inning Mon Day night in his second major league Start giving up four runs and five hits in an 8-1 drubbing by Pitts Burgh. The reds bullpen is worn out from a 14-inninggame saturday night a loss sunday to St. Louis and monday s 8% innings of Relief. The reds said  was to join the team in time for its game tues Day against the pirates. Schmidt rejects surgery Philadelphia Mike Schmidt says he will re fuse to undergo surgery for a tear in his right rotator cuff preferring to recuperate on his own terms. The Philadelphia Phillies third baseman was scheduled for a test tuesday to determine if an operation were necessary. If they Tell me i need surgery i won t accept that he said. Ill rest it do exercises do my Best to heal it Over the Winter and Hope to get it doubly Strong so ican carry the  Schmidt 38, said he will decide Over the Winter if Hewill return for the Phillies Spring training. He is batting .249 with 12 homers and 62 Bis. Injury benches Marshall Montreal right fielder Mike Marshall of the to Gam against Montreal because of a strained quadriceps mus Cle in his right leg. He suffered the injury in the first inning against Philadelphia on sunday. The dodgers said his status is Day to Day. Marshall has played in All but five of the dodgers 130 games this season. Last season he played in 104 games and 103 in 1986. Marshall has 18 homers and a team High 75 Bis. Buc minor leaguer released Pittsburgh first baseman Dave Hosteller was released monday by the Pittsburgh pirates Buffalo farm club. Hostetler 32, began the season with the pirates an was 2 for 8 in six games without an rib. He was sent outright to Buffalo on May 7. He hit. 187 in 84 game with four homers and 29 Bis. . Tops Taiwan in baseball Bologna Italy Robin Ventura went 3 for 4,including a Home run and Ben Mcdonald allowed just three hits in seven innings As the United states Defeated Taiwan 9-1 monday night in the world baseball championship. In other games Cuba Defeated puerto Rico 7-6,Japan edged South Korea 1-0, Canada beat the nether lands 9-8 and Nicaragua topped the Netherlands an Tilles 6-5. Ventura s Home run in the third ended a scoreless tie and the United states 6-0, added five runs in the fourth and three in the sixth. Taiwan 3-3, got its Lone run in the ninth. Mcdonald was the Winner and to Chen Jing the loser. Cuba also remained undefeated by beating puerto Rico 4-2 in a game called after seven innings because of rain. Boggs Guerrero honoured new York Wade Boggs of the Boston red so and Pedro Guerrero of the St. Louis cardinals were named player of the week in the american league an National league respectively. Boggs went 12 for 23 last week raising his league leading average to .363. He also walked five times for a .607 on base percentage scored seven runs and drove in five. Guerrero batted 12 for 28 with five runs scored three Bis and a .500 on base percentage in his firs full week with the cardinals. Tigers Robinson on do Detroit right handed Pitcher Jeff Robinso has been put on the Detroit tigers 15-Day disabled list effective last wednesday Bill Lajoie the club Vic president and general manager said monday. Robinson 13-6 with a 2.98 Era was examine monday by or. Roger Smith at Henry Ford Hospital who found a circulatory problem in two of the Finger sin Robinson s pitching hand Lajoie said. Teata leads senior bowlers san Antonio Texas Teata Semiz of Wana que ., is the Only Leader this event has seen after four rounds of the professional bowlers association Columbia 300 senior open monday night. Semiz a six time Aba titlist scattered 5,432 pins for 24 games. That pinball includes 30 Bonus pins for each of his five match game wins. Joh Handegard of Fres third place finish last week in Canton Ohio moved into second place after amassing 5,252 pins. Dick Weber of St. Louis who counts four base Nior titles among the 30 he has won jumped from fifth to the no. 3 spot with a pinball of 5,222. Seattle meteor rallies for win Saratoga Springs . Buckland farm Seattle meteor rallied through the stretch for a three quarters length Victory in the $235,200 Pinawa stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Saratoga monday. The daughter of Seattle slew Northern meteor car ried 119 and Randy Romero six furlongs on the Sloppy track in i minute and 12 and two fifth seconds to reach the wire just ahead of love and affection carry ing 119 and Jose Santos. It was another two lengths to Moonlight Martini with wonders Delight current move and Victory s Goldie completing the order of finish. Angel Cordero who Rode wonders Delight concluded the meeting with 36 victories enough to give him his 12th Riding championship at Saratoga in thelast 13 years. Meeks wins . Amateur hot Springs a. For Eric Meeks winning the . Amateur championship was simply a matter of choosing his strategy and then executing it. I figured if i could get a Lead Early then i could keep adding on to it said Meeks 23, of Walnut Creek Calif after capturing the 88lh version of the National championship for Amateur golfers with a 7 and-6 Victory Over Danny Yates. Meeks won the first four holes of the scheduled 36-Hole final and was 4-up after the morning round on the cascades course one of three Layouts at the Homestead a Mountain resort in the George washing ton National Forest. He began the afternoon round with an even More impressive run taking the first six holes for a 10-up advantage with 12 holes to play. I knew he could make a run on me Meeks said and i just wanted to play aggressively and get out of the Gate fast  Yates a 38-year-old insurance agent from atlant who was playing in his ninth . Amateur said Meeks did not handle himself like someone who had missed qualifying for the Field by a single shot in each of his previous four amateurs. He was very patient and his swing was very sound and solid. I was impressed Yates said. He looked like he was totally in  thai retains if title Bangkok Thailand Thailand s Samuth Siena Rupolo retained his International boxing federation mini flyweight Crown monday with a unanimous 15-round decision Over Hwang in Kyu of South Korea. Samuth appeared ready to put the challenger away several times but could not finish off Hwang. In the final rounds they alternated Between exhaustion and wild punches. The fighters fell to the Canvas wrapped in each other s arms in the 13th round. The judges scored the bout 146-144, 147-144 and146-142. The Victory gave the 29-year-old thai a record of 34 wins nine losses and one draw. He won the vacant title by beating pretty boy Lucas of the Philippines last March. Hwang 25, is 18-3-1. Samuth weighed in at the division limit of 105pounds, while Hwang scaled 103 /2. 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