European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. December 4. 1963 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports cadets clip middies 20-15 army s Victory knots 89-game series by Ralph Bernstein season with i Din 13 attempts the third period on Walker s 35-Yard Field g Ahafi phia rape i inti Wallfi a t Tain tic Miri Hir a mint in Varta in Crven running the models drove from their 48 id 8 first Bernstei Philadelphia Keith Walker s two Field goals and Ben Barmett s i Yard touchdown led army to a 20-15 Victory Over Navy saturday in their tradition wrapped season finale. Walker who is Only 5-foot-4. Tied an army record of 15 Field goals in a season by kicking 22 and 35yardcrs. Army a 10-Poinl favorite goes to the Sun bowl against Alabama with a 9-2 record. The middies fought them nearly to a standstill before sinking to a 3-8finish.-. R the cadets Victory left the 89-year old series tied Al 41 victories each with seven ties. The Victory was the army s third straight and fourth of the last five Between the service academies. Enjoining 10 other army teams with nine Victory seasons the cadets also clinched the commander in chief trophy to the Winner of he army Navy air Force round Robin Competition. Navy took a 3-d Lead who 3 44 left in the first period on Ted Fundoukos 44-Yard Field goal the first of three for him in the game. He ended the season t 10 i n 13 attempts. The middies moved 38 Yards o seve running plays the longest an 11-Yard bunt by James Bradley for 4 first Down at the army 45. Army the nation s third leading Rushing team got its line moving and took a 7-3 Lead on a 16-Plav, 63-Yard drive that featured 15 runs. A mall went m from the 1 with 12 05 left in the second Quarter. The middies closed to 7-6 with 3 57 left in the half when Fundo Ulai kicked a 34-Yard held goal after a 13-play, 44-Yard drive stalled at the army 18. Quarterback Alton Grizzard carried Siv times for 23 Yards on a ground drive in which his 8-yarder was the biggest gainer. But Mike Mayweather who became the seventh player in army history to gain More than 1,000 Yards in a. Season resumed the ensuing o his44. Seven plays and 1 54 later army boosted the score to 10-7 on Walker s 22-Yard Field goal. The kick was set up by Calvin Cass 31-Yard run. Army increased its Lead to 13-7 with 5 38 left in the goal. The cadets to a Down at the Navy 17 on nine running plays. But the middies held and Walker made his second Field goal. Navy sliced the deficit to 13-9 with 1 35 left in the third period on a 34-Yard Field goal by fun Dou Kas. _ .-".-.-. Grizzard s 24-Yard pass to Jerry Dawson Only the sixth pass of the game for the middies moved the Ball to the army 40. Grizzard kept the drive alive with a 9-Yard Bootleg run on fourth Down. Army scored what proved to be the winning touchdown with 6 0 left an quarterback Bryan my Williams 8-Yard touchdown run capping a 12-play, 60-Yard drive. The key play was a 17-Yard pass from Mcwilliams to Doug Baker for a tint Al the navy39. Navy however refused to quit and the middie drove 66_ynrds on 16 plays with Bradley scaring from the 2 la make it 20-15 with 1 35 left. A pass for a two Point conversion fell incomplete in the end zone. Navy Hon tried an on Side kick. But army recovered and with Navy out of time outs he cadets ran out the to los peddle Murray clubs deny Deal slugger Eddie Murray .has333lifetimehrs by the associated press new York Eddie Murray has been traded tothe world series Champion los Angeles dodgers by the last place Baltimore orioles a source said Fri Day. The orioles will receive Pitcher Ken to Well and two of the dodgers top prospects outfielder mile do Vermaux and shortstop Juan Bell the source said. Murray a seven time All Star will fill the Dodg ers need for a hard hiding firs baseman. The dodgers have used several players at the position including Franklin Stubbs and Mickey Hatcher but none was of Murray s Caliper. Murray who will be 33 next season batted .284 with 28 Home runs and 84 runs baited in this year. He is a lifetime .295 hitter with 333 homers and,19drbis. Both teams denied the inter league Deal was done. To me you Don t have a Trade until you be closed it orioles general manager Roland he mond said. So to me you re never close unlit something dodgers general manager Fred Claire also said the Trade had not been finalized. Murray was born and raised in los Angeles and there was speculation in recent years the dodger wanted him. Murray has three years remaining on a six Yea contract calling for 12 million for next year $2.2 million for 1990 and 12.3 million for 1991. In addition Murray will have an extra $523,000 deferred for each of the next i rec dodgers the busiest learn in baseball s off season last year began talking with the orioles soon after the world series. The dodgers had been interested in to other first basemen Jack Clark and Joe Carter the new York Yankees made dark available but when the dodgers declined because of their unsettled free agent situation he was traded to san Diego. Baltimore which has finished Bottom of 1 he american league East for two consecutive sea sons is trying to rebuild with youth. Bell 20, is the younger brother of Toronto Sta George Bell to is expected he will become Baltimore e s starting shortstop and that Cal Ripken or. Will move to third base the orioles have wanted to shift Ripkey to reduce his daily Wear and car. Devereaux 2s/ is an outstanding Center fielder who has hit Well in the minors. He it fast and steals bases but has not been Able to break into the Dodg baseball Roundup ers lineup. Howell 28, has been used mostly in Middle Relief he has been bothered by control problems. In other baseball developments Friday reds sign Oyster Cincinnati the Cincinnati reds announced Friday they signed free agent second baseman Ron Oester to a two year $ a m i lion contract. The contract will pay Oester a switch hitter who became a free agent at the end of the 1988 season a guaranteed salary of 1650,000 for the 1989 and 1990seasons.the reds have on option for 1991 Al j6jo.ooo with a j 100,000 buyout. Oester 32, a Cincinnati native has spent his whole big league career with the reds since joining them in 1979. But the los Angeles dodgers pursued him recently in their search Lor a second baseman to replace free agent Veteran , who signed lost week with the new York Yankees. ,. It is less Money than the . Offer Oester told reporters in discussing the reds offer. I be always said from the beginning that i would rather play Here and i would sign for less Money i did t use la for leverage. " the smile says it All. It s Christmas for me in Early december. I never wanted to leave Here and the word scan t describe How i feel now Oyster said. He did not reveal what los Angeles offered him. Lapoint yanks agree to terms new York. Dave Lapoint the free agent Pitcher who had a career High 14 victories last season sat urday agreed to terms on n three year contract with the new York Yankees ,/.-,., -,.,to. Although terms of the Deal were not announced source said the contract was Worth about $2.55 Mil Lien paying $600,000 in 1989,1850,000 in 1900 ands900.000in 1991. Lapoint 29, had a 10-11 record and 3.40learned run average in.25 suns for the Chicago White sax last season before he was traded to the Pittsburgh pirates. He was 4-2 with a 2.77 Era Al Pittsburgh. Lapoint is the second free agent signed by the Yan Kees since the season ended new York signed second baseman Steve sax from the los Angeles dodgers on nov. 23. Schmidt s St Lii increase new York the Philadelphia Phillies in an Effort to keep Mike Schmidt will increase their salary see baseball on Page 23
