European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 23,19bb the stars and stripes Page 21 Orel huh scr ind wife Juffe show off his 1988 world Serin and no championship series map awards. Champion dodgers Limp Home to join crowded la. Pantheon by Joseph Durso Oakland Calif not the us Angeles dodgers look their trophy and their legend Home Friday. But not As the baseball snipers were Sug Gesting to Start the awesome Job of rebuilding the team that won the world series we Don t have ill the Talent in the world the dodgers manager. Tommy Lasorda said Ren Dering the understatement of the season. But when we went to Spring training and i was introducing our new ballplayers to our fans in los Angeles i told them they d be dancing in the streets in octo Ber Well they Are dancing in the  there Are still some people who Are going 10 be saying who the Heck arc these Guys said cheer leading outfielder Mickey Hatcher. "1 know the Oakland Guys Are going to be shaking their Heads for a Long  the Oakland Guys will not be alone. The dodgers themselves have seemed astonished Al their remark Able coup a Cam that finished in fourth place inthe National league West in 1987 rising to first in 1988, beating the favored mets in the playoff for the Pennant then beating the favored Rawand athletics in five games in the ssh world series. The dodgers completed the Job thursday night winning 5-2 As Orel Hershiser pitched four hit Ball in Yel another tour do Force. It was just four Days after he pitched three hit shutout Ball against the athletics and that was four Days Afler he pitched five hit shutout Ball against the mets. Hershiser was named the most valuable play Erin the series and he was generally acclaimed the most remarkable player in the business after pitch ing eight shutouts in his last 11 games. Nobody beat him after aug. 24, when the Niels barely managed to do in 2-1, so the dodgers went Home to their dancing pub Lic Home to it City that already boasted a sport pantheon crowded Wilh stars like magic Johnson Wayne Gretzky and the football heroes of  Cal. Now the list will include Hatcher Mike Davis. Rick Dempsey and the rest of Lasorda s team of destiny Ana they went Home to the Prospect of full civic and National honors. They will be honoured with a Parade monday when los Angeles stage dodgers Day and they will attend a White House reception wednesday. Even with the head shaking there was Little mys Tery about the dodgers Victory for the athletics manager Tony Larussa who led the team to 104 victories this season plus a four game sweep Over the Boston red so in the playoff said simply there s one big explanation. Dodger pitching shuts Down ii shut hem Down All right. The athletics who scored exactly 800 runs and batted .263 this season see dodgers on Page 26 Schmidt files for free Agency new York a Mike Schmidt rejecting the contract offered by the Phillies As inadequate filed for free Agency Friday and his agent said the third base Man would seek to leave Philadelphia. We have tiled for free Agency and Are looking else where said Arthur Rosenberg Schmidt s agent we feel there is a list of teams that could certainly use Mike s help and they arc the ones we will Contact first Schmidt balled .249 this season with 12 homers and 62 runs batted in his lowest totals since 1973, his first full season. He did not play after aug. 12 and hid surgery for a torn right rotator cult Sepu 7. He made $115 million this year and the Phillies contributed an additional $100,000 in his name to Charity. His contract would have extended to 1989 at the same salary but did not because of his injury. Rosenberg said Schmidt was willing to accept a con tract i which pan of the Money would be paid Only if Schmidt is Able to play. Schmidt has s42 career homers and has played his entire 17-year career in Philadelphia. Catcher Ozzie Virgil of the Atlanta braves and in to elder Harry Spilman of the Houston astros also tiled for free Agency Friday the first Day players were Eligi Virgil batted .256 last season and made 1900,000, Spilman batted .146 in 45 at Balsand made $225,000. Sports no. 2 Irish Romp Over air Force by the associated press South Bend ind. Tony Rice rushed far on touchdown and passed for a second to flanker Ricky wallers who scored twice on pass plays As no. 2 Noire Dame rolled 10 a 41-13 Victory Over air Force saturday notre Dame 7-0, coming Oft an emotional 31-30 Victory Over Miami stymied air Force quarterback Dee Dowis and his Wishbone attack. Air Force 5-3, had scored Al least four touchdowns per game but was held to one. The Falcons had aver aged 432 Yards Rushing per game but managed Only 170 Yards against notre Dame with 29 Yards in he second hair. Air Force scored first on a 22-Yard Field goal by Steve Yarbrough but the Irish took the Lead on the College football next series when Mark Green rushed 7 Yards Tor a touchdown to close out a 71 Yard drive. The Falcons hailed on their first three possessions twice settling for Varbrough Field goals. Rice rushed Tor 36 Yards in the game giving him 404 for the season and breaking Joe thai Srann s school quarterback record of 384 set in 1970. Rice ran 4 Yards for a second Quarter touchdown in a 73-Yard drive. The Falcons scored their Lone touchdown when Andy Smith air Force s leading rusher ran 3 Yards Wilh 44seconds left in the first half Pittsburgh 52, Navy 6 Pittsburgh Curvin Richards ran for 207 Yard Sand two touchdowns in a Little Over two quarters As Pittsburgh scored quickly on its tint three possessions i routing Navy. Richards the leading freshman rusher in Mcaa Divi Sion i a scored on runs of fib Yards and 1 Yard in the firs four minutes and had 136 Yards on 14 carries by half i Richards rushed Only three More times alter that and has 730 Yards in four games since replacing injured Adam Walker in Pitt s fourth game of the season. Three freshman running backs Richards Ronald Redmon and Glenn do Caux combined to score five touchdowns for Pill 4-3. Navy fell to 3-4. Richards scored on a 68-Yard run on the second play from scrimmage Wilh Only 40 seconds gone then ended a four play. 62-Yard drive with a i Yard scoring run with 11 36 ten in the first period. Darnell Dicker son s 57-Yard completion to Reggie Williams on the first play after a Navy punt set up he score. Annoh Ruinn East Rutherford . Mike Mayweather scored on runs of i. 4 and 8 Yards and scan Jordan capped a 21-Point second Quarter outburst with a 41 Yard touchdown run on a reverse As surprising army posted its fifth straight Victory. Army 6-1, jumped off to a 24-0 Lead Over Rutgers,4-3. The cadets Oul gained Rutgers 285 Yards to 74, limiting the Scarlet knights to 9 Yards passing three firs Downs and five series of three plays and out. May Cather finished with 115 Yards on 23 carries. Arku Nijs 26, Houston 21 Houston Arkansas Kendall Trainor kicked four Field goals and senior quarterback John Bland made Hii rim career Start leading the 13lh-ranked Razorbacks to a Southwest conference Victory Over Houston. Trainor extended his Field goal siring to 15 in a Row Wilh first half kicks of 29, 46 and 23, he added a 49-yarder in the third Quarter. The Razorbacks improved to 7-0 Overall and 4-0 in the Csc Houston dropped to 4-2 Overall and 1-2. Kentucky 16, Georgia 10 Lexington by. Georgia native Alfred raw sprinted 48 Yards for a third Quarter touchdown to lift Kentucky Over no 11 Georgia in a Southeastern con Ference game. Raw who finished with 128 Yards on 15 carries raced Down the sideline to give Kentucky a 13-10 leads Lime expired in the third period. Kentucky s Victory ended a id game losing Streak against Georgia and improved its record to 3-4 Overall and 1-3 in the Sec. Georgia dropped to 5-2 Overall and 4-1 in the league