European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 7,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary i a by Bah mob. Eckersley ouf due a Fenway s finest baseball has its moments of such Ideal drama he stage set with deliberately lightening Grace thai the final install of decision seems lit from within. When Dennis Eckersley struck out Wade Boggs with iwo men on base to end the opener of the american league playoffs in Fenway Park wednes Day the Oakland athletics had a 2-1 Victory Over the red sox and baseball had another jewel to add to us vast collection. With 34,104 fans standing in Fenway in one Long scream the greatest Batter of his Era faced inc Best Relief Pilcher of inc Day with the lying run at second base and the winning run at first. One of i Host great confrontations athletics manager Tony Larussa called it. Twice earlier in inc game Boggs had balled Wilh the bases loaded. Once lie had struck out causing More gasps of Surprise than if he had Hil a Home run. And once he had flied to left Field nominally a sacrifice Fly but a Deal that Oakland would take every time. Could not fail three times. Eckersley so dashing and combative that his first12 pitches this raw Gray afternoon were strikes challenged Hoggs just As he d confronted every Batter in his two innings. Sinker for a called strike. High fast Ball fora borderline called strike. Just when most pitchers would defer to Boggs legendary batting Eye and Knack for hitting 0-2 Pilch is Eckersley became More daring. After a hard curve away on which Boggs barely managed a lung ing foul Eckersley threw a straight fastball High and away far from is most feared Pilch but also the last thing Boggs might expect. Thomas Boswell caught by Surprise Boggs look the bait that Al most never tempts him. He struck out on a Lousy Ball. Don t think i Ever struck him out before said Eckersley. I Don t expect o strike him out again  Eck Rolsy inc flamboyant Side Mung sex red son starter known in Boston As inc Eck Cisler was far from inc Only Oakland hero. Carney Lansford an Dave Henderson also former red sox players hit Bruce Hurst s first iwo pitches of Floc High la inning to break a la tie. Lansford hooked a liner into the left Field Comer and Henderson stroked a game winning grounder into right. Yes the three a s who drove the final stakes in the red sox this afternoon were All Fenway expatriates. Folks in new England expect such irony much As they despise it we can score runs at any Lime and it docs l Lake Long said Henderson grinning at the sudden two pitch two hit attack that transformed a Long pitchers Duel on a Windy Day. Just two years ago this month Henderson salvaged a season and a red sox Pennant with a Home run. Will this Day s deed imperil a future statue in the Boston common Jose Canseco with a High bases empty Homer into inc left Field screen in the fourth inning and Dave Stewart Wilh 6v Gritty innings also did their Yeoman duty for the a a each silencing a taunting Fenway Park crowd. Jose s real playful Stewart said. He enjoys that Type of thing. " but i d like to thank those Guys in the bullpen who heckled me for motivating me "1 had a lot of fun with pm said Canseco. How Ever he did not think the red sox would be having much fun if they Don t mend their ways in thurs Day s game 2 Roger Clemens against the All clips storm Davis if Hoy drop two Here said Canseco they re going to be in trouble going out  fans in Boston know How dark the red sox s Hopes Are already against a powerful Oakland team hat won 104 games this year. This first game May not have been a must but it was close. Also the manner in which Oakland won rallying to win the install the red sox lied the game in the seventh and extinguishing three Boston uprisings in the last four innings was a huge morale Booster. It s not Over until it s Over yelled one red sox fan in the first base Box seats As Boggs fanned but it s  s Eckersley Lansford and Henderson All know How quickly reputations can Chance in Boston. Of they were great Here. When i did Good said Eckersley chuckling. Despite a .476 on base percentage 45 doubles and 128 runs scored All of which led the majors this season Boggs is still flayed Here for not driving in runs. Perhaps no one will be harder on Boggs than Boggs who found a dozen ways to say blame me i was jus trying to Sec it and Hil in hard said the Only Man in the 20ih a Colury to have six straight 200-hit seasons. He changed zones on me. Instead of a Low sinker he threw me a High Slraight one. And i could t catch up to  Glenn s 81 leads prep golfers by Ben Abrams prep sports Dellar West Berlin Ramstein s Gary Glenn opened defense of his Dodds Germany Golf championship Here thurs Day by posting a 43-3881 Over the Ber Lin Golf and country club course in a game in which he said he was pleased Wilh everything but his putting. I was playing about As Good Golf As 1 could play Glenn said. I drove Well i really smashed one on the longest drive Hole and 1 hit my Irons very Good. But i just could t buy a putt. I had five 3 pull greens. Otherwise my score could have been really  the pulling woes left Glenn Only one stroke in front of Heidelberg s Tim Kap Lan who came in with a 46, a Best of the Day 36 Back nine for 82, and two ahead of Kaiser Slatlem s Mike Clavenna who carded a 41-4283, most of the golfers were making their first trip to Berlin. They came directly from an overnight trip on the duly train from Frankfurt to the Golf course worked out the kinks and headed for the first lee."1 played Here once before Glenn said. But that was a Long Lime ago. This is a Beautiful Golf course. However you have to hit the Ball very Slraight to score and 1 was in very Little trouble  in addition to weariness from the train ride and playing a Tough course for in first Lime the golfers found themselves bucking a Strong wind throughout the Day. Those obstacles helped the count for the highest scores from the belter golfers who have been mostly in the 70s during regular season play. Thursday s action served As a qualify ing round for lighting the players for Friday s final Competition. The top 10 finishers and tics will play in the championship night the next 10 and tics in first flight and All the rest of the Field of 46 boys in the second flight. A qualifying limit of 98 was established for the boys in individual Competition according to Tom Leblanc Dodds Germany sports coordinator. We set that limit because this is a championship tournament and we wanted Only the Best golfers playing for an individual championship he said. However the schools were allowed to bring their Over-98 golfers along for the tournament so that team championships can be determined. A total of 71 golfers including seven girls teed off. Four players were disqualified before they even got a Chance to swing a club because of disciplinary reasons. Twelve made it to inc championship Light which broke at 89. Joining Glenn Kaplan and Clavenna were Heidelberg s Jim Bagwell 46-3884bill Gafford 42-4486 and Sean Smith 47-42 89ramstein s David Lockyer 46-40 86 and Peter Baldwin 46-4389stuttgart s Joel Lacavelle 46-4187j, brussels1 Peter Konowicz 49-3887 and Ansbach s Scott Bennett 45-43 88. Lori Valenzuela of Augsburg and Christy Raftevold of so Ulgart dominated the girls action. Valenzuela fired 55-47 102 to Lake the Lead. Raf Levolo had a 52-53ios. Ruth Roper compassion or bold ambition by Ellberger new York times Olga Rosario who has worked for Ruth Roper s computer business since 1980, thinks that Roper is being miscast As the villain in the troubles of Mike Tyson the heavyweight Champion and Roper s son in Law. Rosario said thai Roper has done her Besl to help Tyson after his Auto Accident sept. 4. Roper was like a Mother to him. She spent her Lime bathing him com Bing his hair making sure he was dressed properly making sure his shoes were lied Rosario said. You do those things out of  Rosario said that when she came to new York Roper had helped her not Only giving her a Job bul encouraging her to re establish Contact with her two sons. However Dolores Robinson offers a less flattering picture of Roper As an ambitious Mother claiming her Success at All costs mentality was passed along to her daughter. Robinson is a Talent manager in los Angeles whose clients have included Marjol Ridder and Harry Hamlin Rob Inson has a daughter. Holly who is an actress and a Star on the television show "21 jump  Holly was a freshman at Sarah Law rence College when Tyson s wife actress Robin Given was a Junior. Al Christmas break that year Givens visited the Robinsons at their Home in Caubu Calif. Dolores Robinson said that was when she had her first conversation by phone with Roper. Roper told her that Wilh her daughter headed for a College degree now my goal is to find her a Rich Man eventually Givens and Holly Robin son ceased being friends. Givens who is in los Angeles Wilh her Mother is telling friends thai Tyson has been calling her from Detroit where heis scheduled to attend Mark Breland s fight Friday night. Bul Breland s manager Shelley Fin Kel said late wednesday thai Tyson had not arrived in Detroit. If Tyson who is scheduled to begin training in Cal skill . Early next week winds up in los Angeles score one for Givens. Usa eur freestyle wrestling clinic schedule changed wrestling the freestyle com petition Al a Cal week s Usa eur wrestling clinic has been moved up and will Start Friday Al 4 . Weigh ins Are local Roundup scheduled Between i and 3 . At Cam brai Fritsch Kasem in Darmstadt. Softball an open slow Pilch tournament will be held at Strasburg Ca sern in Idar Obj Stcin West Germany oct. 2i-2j. The first 24 teams to sign up will play in the double elimination tour . Entry fee is s25 per team. The tournament is sponsored by Hub 6th bit,29th Field arty Wilh the Contact number listed As 492-6708 or 68s7.distance running the Energy awareness Cross country run a 10-kilo-meter race sponsored by the 29th area support group will be held ocl is Al  Rod and gun club. Registration for $5 or 9 Marks will be from 8-9a.m., with the race Starling Al 10 am. Awards will go to the lop three in each of six divisions men s and women s juniors 25 and under open 26-35 an seniors 36 and older. For More information Call Kaiserslautern outdoor recreation of flicks at 483 770,489-7 751 or 486-7308.colf the Uso Golf tournament scheduled for saturday at Heidelberg has been cancelled because of Lack of interest. Television baseball National league playoffs game 3 los Angris Dodge it new York it Glun. Saturday. Radio baseball National league play off came 3 los Angeles dodger a new York mete 17 in. Saturday