European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. December 7. 1988 the stars and stripes. Page 21 sports rangers acquire cubs Palmeiro in 9-player Deal by Ben Walker Atlanta a the Texas rangers needed a hitter and liked Rafael Palmeiro. The Chicago cubs wanted bullpen help and went after Milch Williams. And after adding some left handed pitchers the teams monday put to Gether a nine player Trade that was baseball s biggest Deal since 1980. Palmeiro the second Lead ing Bailer in the National league last sea son joined pitchers Jamie mover and Drew Hall in going to Texas. Williams among the least hit relievers in the american league. Went with pitchers Paul Kilgus and Steve Wilson infield or Curtis Wilker son and two minor leagues to be named later to Chicago. It was the biggest Trade since the 1980 Winter meetings when Texas and Seattle exchanged 11 players among them Richie Zisk and Willie i Anu Ira Morton. Four Days before that s4. Louis and san Diego made an 11 player Trade that included Rollic Fin. Gers and Terry Kennedy. But the rangers weren t through. On tuesday the rangers acquired second baseman Julio Franco from Cleveland for first baseman Pete o Brien outfielder Oddie Mcdowell and infield or Jerry Browne. We were looking for an offensive player and we feel like we got our cake and can cat it too Texas Gener Al manager Tom Grieve said after get Ting Palmeiro plus pitching. Palmeiro 24, batted .307 this year his first full season in the majors. He hit -41 doubles eight homers and drove in 53 runs Palmeiro expressed disappoint ment and anger in the Trade. These people Don t know what. They re doing he told the Chicago Tribune. These Guys in the front of fice it s going straight Down it seems like. They re getting rid of their future and screwing up the pre Palmeiro s criticism was aimed Al sea baseball an Paga 26 rpm rip bears 23-3 to end slide by dark Goldberg Anaheim it May have been the Las Angeles rams who beat inc Chicago hears on monday night. But the ominous Shadow was Ihal of the Minnesota Vikings creeping up on inc banged up dears and jeopardizing their five year hold on pfc Central division title. Everyone wanted a dogfight. That s what it s going to he Chicago coach Mike Dilka said. The rams b-6. Ended a four game los ing Streak and kept themselves in playoff Contention by Healing the bears 23-3 monday night behind the pass catching of Henry Ellard. The running of Greg Bell and a defense that effectively shut Down the Chicago offence and its third bring quarterback Jim Harbaugh. The loss might have Hurt the bears 11-3 and already Al least a wild card playoff team More than it helped the rams. It left Chicago just a game ahead of Minnesota. That Means the bears could lose the pfc Central title they have won every year since 1984 if they local Minnesota in two weeks. The Vikings 31-7 winners Over the bears at Chicago Haven t allowed a touchdown in 17 quarters. The rams beat the bears the Way Minnesota almost certainly will try to do it with defense. "1 thought we dominated the physical part of the game said coach John Rob Inson of the rams whose learn is a game behind new Orleans and san Francisco in the pfc West race will i to games left. I thought Thi hears were certainly Hurt Al quarterback but they re a team that dominates a game defensively and they did t do that Kob Inson said. We were Able to run the Ball on them indeed the rams nut gained the hears 364 Yards of 213. With 62 of Chicago s Yards coming in the final 1 50. Har Baugh making his first nil Start completed just 11 of 31 passes for 108 Yards and was intercepted a Wick. Meanwhile the Chicago defense showed the effects of the broken leg suffered last week by end Richard Dent the unit s Best pass rusher. The bears had Only two sacks on consecutive plays in Lite first Quarter i did t think we played that Ditka said. The rams did what they had so do 1 give them All the credit some of the credit went to Quarter Hack Jim Everett who completed 17 of 31 passes for 252 Yards. Me got the game s first touchdown on a 3 a yarder to Ellard that broke open a 6-3 game. Eleard finished with six catches for 132 Yards and leads the nil with 1.248 receiving Yards. Btl ran 28 limes for 9 Yards and went Over the 1,000-Yard Mark for the third Lime in five nil seasons. The rams led 6-3 at the half on 25 and 27-Yard Field goals by Mike lans sea rams in Page 26 Becker out duels lend to Triumph in masters Tennis b Rick Varner new York a Boris Becker battling from behind virtually All the Way outdo Clad Ivan Lindl in a fifth set tiebreaker monday night to win the masters Tennis championship and halt Lindl s bid for a record fourth straight title. -. Uecker who had lost two previous masters finals to Lindl posted a 5-7, 7-6 7-5j, 3-6. 6-2, 7-6 7-5 Victory i Harook four hours. 42 minutes. After Lendl broke to take a 6-5 Lead in the final set Hecker broke Back to Force the first fifth set tiebreaker in masters history. Leading 6-5 in the tiebreaker. Becker climaxed a 37 stroke rally with a backhand that nicked the top of the Nei and dropped aver on the other Side Oul of Lindl s reach. An exhausted Decker raised his arms in Celebration wrapped himself in a West German Flag threw his Racket into the stands and hugged his coach and father. I have no words for this moment he said. All 1 know is i be been running for four and a half hours and i Don t know who the Winner the Victory. Becker s 22nd in 24 matches since Wimb Ledon prevented Lendl from breaking the record of three. Straight masters t Illus that he shares with Hie a Asiasi. The match moved Al a glacial Pace primarily due to Guendl s deliberate play and frequent complaints about line Calls and noisy fans. Becker filled in some of the pauses with a series of playful gestures including a Peck on the Check of a Linc woman after a favourable see Becker on Page 26 West Germany s Boris Becker fun users on a Volley from Ivan Lendl during their masters final monday night. Cd super1 trip $6e sch relay s is. ._,." i
