European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 5,1388 the stars and stripes Page 21 with Mike Duke right in the Hospital defensive coordinator Vince Tabin lakes Over As acting head cinch of the ecu. By William e. Schmidt new York times Chicago through the Day and Imo wednesday night the newscasters and fans and players talked about How they could t believe it 49-year-old Iron m Ike Dilka felled by a heart attack say it Ain t in. Related Story on. Down Al Pitta a the restaurant that care the coach s name the faithful gathered to share the news. Frightening shocking said Michael Vollan a 42-year-old profession Al photographer who rushed Over a lunchtime. Mike Ditka transcends football vol Lan said. He kind of represents inc City.". Local television stations interrupted heir network broadcasts to Tell the  also reported thai Dilka s Chicago bean shifted defensive coordinator Vince Tobin to acting head coach. After Sitka s Doctori reaver i d ii Cago that Dilka would survive to coach again to stations showed live pictures of the window of Dilka s Hospital room the Light blowing into inc cold  me a Rassin a icon.  for Many in Chicago the bulletins about the coach s heart attack and the anxious crowds that gathered around television screens in Loop shops an taverns wednesday were reminiscent.  in the City a year ago this month when mayor Harold Wash ing ton was stricken by a Fata hear attack. Eli Ortiz a fan said he understood Why. Mike Dilka is like inc mayor he said.  love him or loathe him Mike Dilkas ii cull figure in this City because Ditka and his bears arc the embodiment of a kind of mythical Chicago a place thai is Bare knuckled and Plain spoken a town that gets by on guts rather than finesse. In 9�5. The season Lite bears won the super bowl Ditka referred to him self and the team As a Bunch of "grabpwskis.". The metaphor translated instantly in the City s Blue Collar ethnic neighbourhoods where fans came to regard Dilka and his bean As j us like them selves working class stiffs pulling a . So the Srim new of his heart alack wednesday transcended even partisanpolitics.". Although Ditka had been scheduled10 introduce George Rush at a Campaign rally. Michael s. Dukakis inter unwed his stump speech before a crowd of Loca democrats in downtown Chi Cago wednesday to Sav he had just received word that Mike Dilka is rest ing comfortably. He s going to be  the crowd cheered loudly von television and in the local news papers the Story,, the coach s Chest pains and  was treated in minute  and viewers Learned that Ditka spent his. Afternoon watching television game shows in a private room with a sliding Glass done. The room was guarded by a husky employee of the Hospital s engineering depart ment who was pressed temporarily in to service As a bodyguard. For dinner wednesday night he had lobster without melted Buller they called him Iron Mike on the news and said he was As feisty As Ever. When or. Jay Alexander a Kiln dialog. Is performed an ultrasound Examina Tion that showed the. Coach s beating heart on a Monitor Ditka watched. Gee 1 see my heart the doctor quoted Ditka As saying. A lot of peo ple Don l think i have one1 Alexander said Dilka was doing Sowell that he would probably allow him to watch the telecast of sunday s game be tween the hears and Tampa Uay. At the Hospital Nancy Harahan a spokeswoman said the switchboard lit up constantly. We re getting tons of Billls just tons she said thursday out Al his office in Lake Forest Alex Ander told about the Telephone Conversa Tion he had wednesday with his parents George and Beatrice Alexander. They live in new Yurk and were surprised to  son mentioned in a radio Broad i As the physician who was treating Mike Guilka for a heart attack my father said my Mother was very cd filed thai i As mentioned on the radio news said Alexander  one thing inc wanted to know. Who s Mike Ditka. Blyleven becomes an Angel Anaheim. Calif. Al Cert Blyle Ven a 354-game Winner in 19 major league seasons got his wish thursday when he was traded to the California an gels. I Dun t know How in Duprett How much this Means to me. I  Aboul this since i was growing up in Gar Den grave Sard the 3 7-j ear old right hander from nearby Villa Park calif., Afler being acquired from the Minnesota twins in a five player Deal. The Angels also obtained Pitcher Kevin to Ilcau in return for three minor leagues a Lylyn a pitchers Mike Cook and Rob was Sinnar and outfielder Paul Sorrento. The twins dealt Blyleven less than 48 hours before he could have filed for free Agency a move he Sard he would have made by the Friday Midnight deadline had talks broken Down Between general managers Mike port of California and Andy Macphail of the twins Blyleven began his career with Minne Sota in 1970 and played for Tenas Pitts Burgh and Cleveland before returning to the twins in i98�i. La a try Ken fitly 19  my career to get Here he said. Fly Leven arrives at the apparent Sunset of thai career  season when he had a 10-17 record with 5.43 car cd run average. The 17 losses matched his career High and the Era was 2.18 above his career Mark. Of Hie others involved in the Deal Cook was the Only one to see major league ii Iron in 1988. He was 0-1 with a4.si Era in three games with the an gels. Trudeau 25, was a combined 9-11 at class a Orlando and class aaa port land. Wassenaar 23. Was 2-5 with a 3.14 Era at class a a Tad City. Sorrento 22, batted .2s6 with 99 Bis in 133 games it class a i Alm Springs White sox ick Torborg Chicago a Jeff Torborg. A former major league Catcher who once managed the Cleveland indians was named thursday night As manager of the Chicago White son. The 46-year-old Torborg. Known As an excellent handler of pitchers replaces Jim Fregosi fired last month after the team finished the 1988 suasion with a 71-90 record fifth in the american league West. Torborg who had a is7-20i record with the indians in the Isaic 1970s, agreed to a two a ear contract terms of which were not disclosed said general manager Larry Himes. I limes decided on Torborg after interviewing seven candidates for the Job. Torborg who joined the indians As a coaching 1975. Managed Cleveland from june 19, 1977. Until july 23, 1979. Most recently he has been a bullpen coach with the new York Yankees. Torborg retired As a Catcher in 1973