European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page commentary o s hypocrisy a plan to retire no. 33 a ddts Murray wanted Trade despite s2 million pay. Bojoh Steadman  the emotion of the moment. Sportswriters should never get this Way. It s difficult to Check the tears which Means you May have a Damp newspaper in your hands the idea of retiring Eddie Murray s uniform a Limber 33 is enough to make any grown Man cry. A. The Beauty of it All. It s suddenly so Sweet it s sickening.  this Alt demonstrates unless Eddie rejects the plan is a classic Case of hypocrisy. It s a Sham and an insult to players past and present who hold a deep affection for the City where they made their salaries and baseball reputations. Murray made it Plain to All what he thought of the Baltimore orioles the club that gave him an Opportunity and paid him in excess of $2 million a year. He loved the treatment Baltimore and the orioles afforded him to such a profound extent thai he wanted to get out. The sooner the better. So the orioles placed in an almost untenable position made a ridiculous Trade with the los Angeles dodgers to accommodate Murray and also to div Cal themselves of the 52 million plus contract they had with him. That was strictly a business transaction. But now the orioles come along and decide to retire she number Murray wore on his Back during the time he was held hostage in Baltimore. Put Here in a trophy Case along with the numbers of Frank Robinson no. 20 Jim Palmer no. 22 Brooks Robinson. No 5, and Earl Weaver no. 4. Their individual popularity and contributions tar exceeded those of Murray. The astonishing thing is How the orioles could arrive at such a judgment they must be trying to cover themselves in the event he goes to the baseball Hall of Fame. Certainly it s not a Public relations move. How could it be Mur Ray let Baltimore know How he fell about it. What about some orioles of the past who gave much More to the City. How about Willie Miranda the shortstop who Drew crowds just to Sec him Field and adopted Baltimore when he had to flee the emergence of the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba he later ran into a blaring building in Baltimore and saved a Man from being burned to death receiving lie highest citation the City awards a civil Ian for heroism and from the 35-year history of the modern Ori Oles Are such highly productive players As Jim Gen tile who holds the team runs bal cd in record for a season. And Why no Dave Mcnally or John Boog Powell or Mike Cullar or Mark a Clanger or Rick dumps by or Gus Triandos or Al Bumbry or Paul Blair or Lee May this reporter the record shows was one of ref or Ray s most consistent boosters Tor what he could do with a Bat from either Side of the plate. Anyone criticizing his ability to hit a baseball would t know Flea Clifton from babe Ruth. Hut consid ering his disdain for the orioles and the Way he forced their hand in leaving it hardly seems appropriate to retire his Jersey. If the orioles truly Felt so enamoured with Mur Ray then Why did t they keep him but they sub Mit to his Trade demands and after he s gone want to retire his number. Maybe if the orioles get Lucky Murray will be consistent and say no thanks to the offer. Only a week ago the Man the orioles sent to the dodgers became mule when a sportswriter of another news paper in Baltimore paid him a Rich compliment by visiting him in training Camp for an interview. As Long As the reporter remained in earshot of the wis Dom Eddie was imparting Murray remained mule. The next thing that by All Means needs to be promoted is an Eddie Murray Day in Baltimore. Hold a Parade give him the keys to the City and let him make one of those patented Icar jerking fare Well speeches at Home plate. Won t that he Good theater retiring those mundane numbers ath letes Wear on their shins has become so common place it carries Little or no meaning except to the equipment manager who has to assign them. Now the orioles Are trying to court favor with a player who could t wait to gel the Baltimore uniform off his Back. But the thought is so Beautiful it tugs at the heart strings and occasions tears of Joy. The senti ment is overwhelming it s almost unbearable. It is hoped  will Tell the orioles to Slop bothering him. To Bilir Sun Kenya s Nereng snaps Coe s 800 Mark Budapest Hungary apr olympic Champion Paul Erng of Kenya broke Sebastian Coo s 6-year-old world Mark in the men s 800 meters and Javier Sotomayor of Cuba set a world record in the men s High jump at the world indoor track and Field claim Pion ships saturday. Two other world Marks also fell Elly Van Hulst of the Netherlands slashed nearly six seconds off the women s 3.qqo-Mctcr world record and Kerry a by of Australia lowered the Mark in inc women s 3,000-Mcler walk Sotomayor cleared 7 feel 11 i inches in his first try to win the Gold medal. Thai beat the old Mark of 7-11 w set by Cairo Ali Maenhardt of West Germany in West Berlin on feb. 26, 1985, Sotomayor s leap matched  outdoor record set last summer in Spain. Ulf Timmermann of East Germany beat Randy Barnes of the United states for the Shol put title while Rod Ion a Raullin of the soviet Union won the pole vault. America s Joe Darwas third be Hind soviet Grigory Egorov. Erng surged ahead coming off the last curve and powered Home in a Lime of 1 minute 44.84 seconds. That beat the old Mark of 1 44.91 set by Britain s Coe on March 19,1983 in Cosford England. Can t believe it i am very Happy i be set Persona bests three times in 24 hours said Nereng a student at the University of Virginia. His previous Best coming into the a was 1 49.26, i did t think i was in shape for 1 4s yet said Nereng the Only kenyan com world indoor track Petin Ghere. Jose Luis Barbosa of Brazil beaten by Erng in the finish look the Silver in 1 45.s5 a South american rapid. Tonino Villi of Italy won the Bronze in 1 46.95, mar line Otley led a 1-2 finish for Jamaica in the women s 200, clocking a Lime of 22.34 seconds and winning the Al Rel major title of her career la was the second fastest time Ever after the world record 0 22,27 by Heike drechsler of East Germany. Grace Jackson took the Silver in 22,95, in the women s 400, Helga Arndt of West Germany upset the Field in a meet record 51.52. Diane Dixon of the United states took the Silver in an american re Cord 51177, with Canada s Jillian Rich Ord Sam third at 52.02. Van Hulst the european indoor Champion burst past Early Pace setter lit Mccolgan of Britain with 1so meters Lefton the race .10 take the Gold medal with a time of 8 minutes 33.82 seconds. The old record of 8 39,79 was set by Zola Budd of Britain three years ago. I knew thai if one Lap before the end i was behind Liz everything would be All right Van Hull said. The main thing for me was to stay very Clow to  she was an Ideal Rabbit she set a very fast Pace said Van Hulst. Mccolgan earned the Silver medal in 8 34,80, also Well inside Budd void Mark and a British record Margarila Keung of Romania look the Bronze in 5 46,70. Mccolgan returned to the track about 10 minutes later to try to win another medal in the women s 1,500. But her fast Pace i n the 3,000 took its toll and she finished sixth after 8 valiant Effort. Doina Mclint of Romania the 1984 olympic 1,500 Silver medallist and 800 Gold medallist look the 1,500 race in 4 04.79, a meet record. Sec Llama Kitova of the soviet Union won the Silver with a time of 4 05.71, while Yvonne Mai of East Germany was third in 4 06.09. Asked Why she ran two Lough races within such a Short period Mccolgan said she was preparing to lower the world outdoor 5,000 record. This was a kind of practice for that she said. Earlier Gal Ina Chistyakova gave the soviet Union its first Gold medal of the championships with a leap of 22 feel 10ft in the women s Long jump. Chistyakova the outdoor world re Cord Holder at 24-s a and the 1988 olympic Bronze medallist took the Lead in the second series and then put in the winning jump in her fifth attempt. Mariela lieu of Romania took the Silver with a jump of 22-6 i and another soviet. Larisa Berc Zanaya. Won the Bronze at 22-4vi. Kerry a Juicy of Australia won the Gold medal in the women s 3,000-Mcier walk with a world record Lime of 12minutes, 1,65 seconds. She beat the previous Mark of 13 02,02 set by East Germany s Cate Anders if her Home country on Jan. 29. Anders who led Early in the race before Saaby went past her with three laps logo took the the Silver with a Lime of 12.07.73. The Bronze medal went to Henna Sal Vador Olla Lynn 12 11.33. In the men s 3,000. 15 men ran under the old indoor championships Mark but Only 10 made it to sunday s final. Dieter Baumach of West Germany olympic 5,000 Silver medallist and euro Pean-3,000 indoor Champion set a Mecl record in winning his. Heat in. 7 50-22. Moroccan superstar said Aouila  second heat in 7 51 .11, american  Padilla and Brian Abshiro also advanced along with Frank o Mara of Ireland. Antonio Mckay of the United Stales the defending Champion breezed into the semifinals of lie men s 400 by win Ning his heal in 46.w seconds. The Seo once american m the event Clarence Daniel also clinched a semifinal spot with inc 12th fastest Lime. Make Conley of the United states led the qualifiers for the men s Long jump final with a Lear of 26-.1v4.1 defending Champion Larry Myricks of the . Also needed Only one jump to qualify at 25 an sports television bucket Tolj Georgetown at Syracuse 6 . Sunday Uuk us North Carolina taped2 . It  cutt rtt basketball Duke at North Carolina 7 . Sunday. Pro basketball los Angeles lakers at Houston 9 30 . Sunday. Pro hockey Edmonton at Pittsburgh 130 . Monday