European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. October 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 dodger Manafi tip Niy latin Radii Sieve 5u\ Midi he first run in t,.a. S 6-3 win Aierle new York i is in Jim and Clos wednesday Niflis. Newrie it tint i i. . Wins after Cone adds fuel to fire Ai los an Cablek David Cone s pen was much mightier than any tit rec or split innit re fastball he threw at the los angles Bodge wednesday night. The dollars scored five runt in Lite first two innings id Chase com1 and Wenton fur a 6-3 Victor 1 Over the new York Mali in even the National league plus Oft s Al one game apiece. In an snide written for inc new York 3aily news Cone said lok Angeles re Liever Jay Howell looked like u High school Pitcher in the ninth inning of ciame 1 when the mics scored Thiec limes for a 3-2 Victory. Cone also said dodger starter Orel i ices Hisor had been Lucky to shut Cut the mics for eight innings. Lucky or not Rookie Tim Belcher beat Cone in game 2. Belcher who won nine of lib Tost 11 to finish 12-6, allowed five ints in s 1o innings and struck out a season High 10 Bat cars. It fired some of the Guys up obviously Hulcher said of Cone s Stury. Fie had some pretty Sharp things to say about Sunn of he Guys an lie club. It s of. To have an opinion but think it backfired. Sometimes Litile things like that will add a Little fuel to the lire find lire some Guys up. And it happened the article was posted in the dodgers clubhouse and several player were Visi Bly upset. As far As the column goes everything i said in there was meant in a facetious manner Cone said Tor me to belittle a Fine Pitcher like Jay Howell. Who has been an All Star is not right and it was t meant like that. The comments were made after a very emotional game. I Don t plan to hide. I plan to take total responsibility for i can t understand what was going through his mind Belcher said. That article was on everyone s mind and there was a lot of Bench jockeying going Mike Marshall drove in runs with sin Hies in each of the first two innings off Cor then added a third hit to Start a rally in the fifth. Dave Anderson showed me the Arti Cle when i uni to Thi clubhouse mar shall wid and it was surprising he would say tilings like mics manager Darcy Johnson was t too concerned about inc article and Prim cd to some other problems that in track cd the usually Cool Cone. This is what happened wit i Johnson said. He threw Down the mid dle to Mickey Catcher but they called it a Ball in inc first inning and that upset him. Then he had the balk which unav eled him further. He really got out of sync and started overthrowing and made a int of bad after a Day off for travel the Best of seven series shifts to Shea stadium Fri Day night for came 3. Dodgers Lefi hander John Tudor 10-s. Will oppose Ron Darling 17-9. Tudor skipped a Start in g Ink 7 because of spasms in his right hip. This was really an outstanding game by Belcher. You Vegol to to him Johnson said. It was just a great game. A fur my guv this was his worst Outing All year. He did t Settle in Cone s first major league Start in 19h7. Against Houston he allowed 10 runs and also had problems with appeared just As jittery in his first postseason Slan i think any Pilsner who goes out there is going to be nervous before the game Johnson said. He went through a lot of adversity Early but he s one of the most polished Young pitchers i be seen in a ions wednesday s game did t end until1 20 . Not the Start delayed until k of on the East coast because of the vice presidential Early 5-0 Lead was the whole Belcher said. If we can get four runs against these Guys we be got a darn Good shot Al beating
