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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 12,19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports it s unanimous Hershiser wins by Young vote new Yoke api Orel her Shilor baseball s most dominant Pitcher Ever fur the season s final two months won he National league by Young award unanimous thursday adding another Honor to one of the must Manug years in history Hersh Isi r s re Caird Seriak of 59 scoreless innings ended the regular sea son 4m swept him past All rivals for the award. I wound up 23-8 with a 2.26 earned run site rage fit inc world series Champion Brt Angeles dodgers. 1 Ersh scr in mom valuable player of both inc Burlil series and the National league Pla volts. Voting for the by Young was conducted before inc postseason began. Flers Hiser got All 24 first place Voles and 20 Poink in in holing by the base Ball writers association of America two members of the association in each league Civ East Voles Cincinnati s Danny Jackson win had on identical record to Hershiser. Was Sec Ond with is m Conil Picc votes and 54 Points. David Cone. 20-3 for the new York mils. Was third with nine second plate votes and 42 Points. Hershiser is the 12th unanimous by Young Winner the first since Roger Clemens of erosion and Dwight Gooden of the new Vork Al facts in 1985. Minnesota s Frank Viola named wednesday to win the Al by Young was one Vole Short of unanimous. This was the first Lime since 1970 hat Only three pitchers received Voles. The pitching Rich dodgers have won the by Young More than any other team eight limes since it was first awarded in 1956, Fernando Valenzuela did it last for los Angeles in 1981. Hershiser a Jovy car old right hander had been one of the Best Ana most consistent pitchers in the major leagues for his first four full seasons. Yet this year he raised himself to a new level combining magic and magnificence in drawing comparisons with the All time greats. "1 think my life will be classified in two sections now before 1988 and after i9ss," he said Alicr becoming a world series hero. Hershiser led the league with eight shutouts and 267 innings. His Era ranked third he was seventh with 178 strikeouts and open cats halted just .213 against him harsh scr allowed two or fewer earned runs in 23 of 34 starts and his 23 victories were the most for inc dodgers since Sandy Koufax won 27 in 1966 Jackson s 2.73 Era ranked oth. Cone who did not join the mets Rota Tion until May. Was second in Era with a 2.22 Mark and second in strikeouts by fanning 213 batters. Hershiser began the season with six straight victories and was .13-3 at the break. His Success put him on inc ail Star team for inc second straight season. But her shifter who sings hymns be tween inning a to relies was locked in a tight race for the by Young until his in credible siring started on aug. 30. At that Point he was 17-8, Jackson 18-6. Hershiser beat Montreal 4-2 that night finishing Wilh tour scoreless innings. He followed by shutting out Atlanta Cincinnati Atlanta again Houston and san Francisco then in his last Start of the regular season on Cpl. 28, Hershiser pitched 10 scoreless innings against san Diego to break Don Drys Alc s Mark of Jug straight scoreless innings set in 1968. Hershiser was reluctant to surpass inc record of the dodgers Hall of Famor and had to be encouraged by manager Tommy Lasorda and teammates to Pilch the inst inning. Oral ilm Hiscar led the no Wilh eight shutouts and 267 innings As lie went 23-8, notre Dame Narrows bowl choices by Herschel Nissenson a Foolbull writer notre Dame the nation s lop ranked and most sought after College football team has narrowed its postseason possibilities to the fiesta and Orange bowls. ". The fighting Irish Are expected to make a decision this weekend on whether they will play found ranked West Virginia in the fiesta bowl no. 5 Florida stale is another possible opponent or go to the Orange Bow to play the big eight Champion either no i Nebraska or no. S Oklahoma. If i were a belting Man. I d bet on the fiesta bowl a lop notre Dame official  the bowl picture. Which normally Falls into place one week before the official invitation Daw nov. 19 this year is pretty much settled earlier than usual except for notre Dame s decision. If notre Dame decides to play West Virginia in the fiesta bowl defending National Champion Miami will face the big eight Champion again in the Orange bowl. If notre Dame decides on the Orange bowl and the Irish May Biol want to Sci fool in Miami until new year s regular season game with the hurricanes thai would Send Miami to the fiesta against West Virginia. Either Way Abc to gets to show Oft Noire Dame and Miami although not against each Oiher. Nutre Dame is Idle this week but the fiesta bowl will have representatives at seven games West Vir Ginia rut Gen Virginia tech Florida state Colorado College football Nebraska Oklahoma Missouri Georgia Auburn Louisiana slate Mississippi slate and Syracuse Boston College. There arc 17 bowls Wilh inc demise of the Bluebond Nel and Only three of the 34 berths have been filled officially no 10 Wyoming As the Western athletic conference representative in the Holiday bowl against no. U Oklahoma slate no. 11 Arkansas in the Cotton bowl against either Florida state or Urcla and Southern Mississippi in the Independence bowl although numerous deals arc set. I a notre Dame West Virginia match in Tempe ariz., would Send Florida slate and the Pac-10 runner up to the Colton and sugar bowls. If the runner up is Southern Cal the trojans will play the Southeastern conference Champion a Burn Georgia or leu in the sugar bowl and Flor Ida stale meets Arkansas in the Cotton. But if he Pac 10 runner up is Urcla the Bruins will go to the cot ton bowl and Florida state to ii sugar. After its Champion goes to the sugar bowl Georgia if in beats Auburn saturday the Sec has Cut a i rec Way Deal with the Gator. Sun and Hall of Fame Bow is. "-,-.-" the four Sec teams involved Are Alabama Auburn Georgia and Lulf put Alabama in the Sun Auburn or Georgia in the Gator and Auburn or leu in the Hall of Fame. In addition the Winner of saturday s Florida Kentucky game will go to the All american Dow against Duke if the Utu devils beat North Carolina slate saturday if the Wolf pack wins . Slate goes to the peach howl to play Iowa. This is the Way the bowl picture looks As of now All american Florida Kentucky Winner is. Duke or a big ten also ran Aloha Washington suite is. Houston with Hawaii a possibility. " California mid american Champion probably Western Michigan is. Big West Champion probably Fresno suite. ".-.,- Collin Arkansas is. Florida state or Urcla.  Dame is. West Virginia. Florida Citrus Atlantic coast conference Champion Clemson or Maryland is. Inc Nebraska Oklahoma loser. I --.-. Freedom Brijbag Young is. Saturday s Ari Zona Oregon Winner or Colorado with Penn stale a possibility if the nit Lany Lions beat Pitt saturday. Gator Sec is a big ten or Pac-10 team or perhaps Colorado  gel shut out of the bowl for the second year in a Row. ,. Hall of Fame Sec is. Syracuse which also s being sought by the Gator bowl but is mid to be lean ing toward the Hall of Fame. In either bowl the orangemen could wind up with a rematch of lost year s infamous sugar bowl tie 16-16 with Auburn Holiday Wyoming is. Oklahoma state. Independence Southern Mississippi is. Texas see College on Page 26  
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