European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 14,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports sugar Ray was fhe Sweet est by Shirley Povick the Washington Post there was a sadness in the news thai came out of that Hospital room in los Angeles on wednesday. They said sugar Ray Robinson had died. He was 67 years old. A Csc by Many illnesses. But Tor those wish the memories there still is a temptation to Muse that had they laced a pair of Box ing doves to his fists sugar Ray would not have lost that last decision. It is fair to say that until he came on the scene As a Street kid in 1940, winning his first pro fight with a iwo round technical knockout the likes of sugar Ray Robinson had never been known to boxing in its two centuries of history. He still defied comparison to the Day of his death. To suggest Hal another of his kind had come along was fatuous. None would dare so supreme was sugar Ray As the Complete artist in the prize ring the five time middleweight Champion. To was never extravagant to say of sugar Ray that he was Pound for Pound the world s greatest  he was by general agreement and he has Given that phrase to the language. When Robinson stepped into the ring his Black hair pomade to a Bright Sheen the impression always was that sugar Ray was in control when the opening Gong sounded in his 17th year in the ring in i9s7, he reclaimed the middleweight title he lost to Gene Fullmer. The ending of that bout brought from one rings Der the exclamation that jeez  knocking out middleweight  before Fullmer it was Bobo Olson Randy Turpin the englishman and Jake Lamotta. Also throw in Rocky Graziano the sex Champion by knockout and Carmen Basilio the Champion by Deci Sion. They All fell his sting All were outbox cd. He was the Boner puncher assessing . His hands in classic position feel moving in easy glides thai masked his purpose was he intent on administering a boxing lesson or setting the Guy up for a knockout in the its bouts he won he slopped 110 opponents. Often his hair was in mussed. He was 36 years old some say 37, when he got his title Back in 1957 from Fullmer who had licked him by a decision five months earlier. The Ciment of the Specula Ion was Hal Robinson might win this one by a decision. Never was it suspected that Robinson on any see sugar Ray on Page 26 Ryan flirts with no a beats Brewers with 15 is by thu associated press Milwaukee Nolan Ryan had the stuff no hitters arc made of on a Chilly evening at county stadium but an old Nemesis stepped up in the eighth inning and slapped away the 42 year old right hander s bid for Nis sixth Hilles same Milwaukee s Terry Francona singled in the eighth inning to break up the no Hilier but Ryan Stilt finished with 15 strikeouts Over eight innings in the Texas rangers 8-1 Victory wednesday night. It was a classic Case of staying with one pitch too Long in one area said Ryan baseball s All time strikeout Leader who did t pitch the ninth in Ning after giving up Only one hit. Francona s always been a Tough out for me in the National league. 1 was try ing to get ahead of him in the count and throw a strike Low and away and Igot it up a Little bit. He s the Type of Hitler who s going to hit it where it s thrown. He slapped it Over third. He hit that pitch  re supposed in hit  Ryan raised his All time strikeout re Cord to 4,198 on a  he did t have his cur Mcball. He stuck with his. Fastball and a change up to. Keep the Brewers off stride. His 15 strikeouts surpassed the Texas single game Mark of 14 shared by Bari Blyle Vii and Jim Bibby. The Only two rang Casto Pilch no hitlers. Ryan who has never pitched a per fact game did not permit a runner until Robin Young walked on a 3-2 Nolan Ryan. Still fast at 42. Pitch with two outs in the so a nah. The walk came after Yount s Cal Chable pop foul fell Between two fielders. Braggs walked on a full count pitch in the eighth and Francona just a for 14 this season followed with a line drive single to left Field. Ryan s last no hitter came on sept 26, 1981, for Houston against los Angeles. In other games wednesday Yankees 5, Blue jays 3 new York Rickey i tender son s two run single snapped a sixth inning lie leading new York past to Ronto and ending the Yankees Sveri Gath losing Streak. John Candelaria pitched four hit Ball for eight innings As the Yankees won for the first time since their open ing Day. They had been outscored 59 19 coming into the game. Tied at 3,-. Don Laughl started the sixth with his third single of the game after Tom Brookins sacrificed Rookie Tony Castillo intentionally walked Gary Ward Castillo. 1-1, then in asked Alvaro. It Pinola. Loading the bases and Hender son singled 10 left on a 3-2 pitch. Candelaria la gave up three runs on four hits in eight innings. Lee Gull Zermah got his first save. Inu Ranslo hv.lsi�x6 Boston Cory. Snyder drove in six runs with a pair of two run homers and two rib singles powering Cleve land Over Boston Snyder had twp run homers in the Sec Ond  innings and run scoring. Singles in the eighth and ninth As Cleve land won for the fifth Lime in seven games. Bud Black 1-1, allowed seven hits and four runs in so innings. Keith see Al on Page 26 Kilgus hurls cubs past cardinals by the associated press Chicago Paul Kilgus knows he won t overpower anyone. It does t bother him at All. Thai s my  Kilgus said after fashioning a seven Hitler in which he walked no one and struck out just one wednesday night pitching Chicago to a 3-2 Victory Over the St. Louis cardinals to cd land the cubs winning Streak to five games. Backed by four double plays Kilgus Al most had a shutout and a Complete game but torn Brunansky spoiled both with a two run Homer with two Ouis in the ninth. Reds 3, astros 1 Houston Paul o Neill hit a three run double with none out in the ninth in Ning for Cincinnati. Phillies 6, expos 3 Philadelphia Mike Schmidt von haves and Ron Jones homered in the third inning off former Philadelphia teammate Kevin Gross. Braves 5, padres 0 san Diego Dale Murphy hit his first Home run of the season and drove in his first run and left hander  Vine pitched a six hitter. Glavine 2-0, has not allowed an earned no lots sea son in 18innings. C lants 3, dodgers 1 san Francisco Kevin Mitchell hit a three run Homer off Fernando a Ieru Cla and Scott Garrells earned Liis first Victory As a starter in Ihrcke years. Clemens Boggs Lead red sox past indians b the associated press Boston Roger Clemens allowed Only three singles and struck out eight in seven innings thursday a Ding he Boi ton red son to a 9-1 Victory Over he Cleveland indians. Wade Boggs had three hits and three Bis Marty Barrett had three doodles and Dwight Evans homered in a 15-Hil attack against four Cleveland pitchers. Clemens 1-0 after two no Dedsion starts on the Road left with Boston ahead 9-1 at the end of seven. Mike Smithson pitched the last two innings. While throwing 112 pitches Clemens became the fourth Boston Pitcher in his tory to reach the 1,000-Slrikeoul mile Stone. With 1,005 strikeouts he trails Only by Young who had 1,34 Early in thursday s baseball the Century Luis Tianlu with 1,075, and Bruce Hurst with 1,043. Winning for just the fourth time in 15 starts since last August Clemens extended his lifetime record against Cleveland to 10-1, including 7-0 in Fenway Park. In other Day games  Detroit Jeff Robinson Pil Cheda four hitter and an error by shortstop Greg Ganc allowed two Detroit runs Ashe tigers snapped a 12-game losing Streak against Minnesota Robinson. 1-0, whose 1988 season was Cut Short with a 13-6 record because of circulation problems in his right hand out scan and walked four. He worked out of a bases loaded Jam in the first inning by striking out Gary Gatti and Randy Bush. Shane , la. Gave up two de troit runs on four hits in the five innings he worked for the twins. Detroit s Lou Whitaker hit his second Home run in the seventh off Juanb Cring cur pirates 4, mets2 Pittsburgh John Smiley took a one hit shutout into the ninth inning getting one inning of Relief help from Jeff Robinson As Pill Burgh beat new York and Ron Darling Bobby Bonilla scored twice and drove in a run and Mike i Yalli Cir had a two run single in the eighth inning. Smiley improved to 5-1 lifetime against the Mali by striking out four and walking three. The pirates finally solved Darling who had beaten them six straight limes. Darryl Strawberry s two out double to right Field in the fourth inning was the Niels first hit Aga nil Smiley la Smiley retired 13 in a Row before allowing Lenny Dykstra s Lead off Pinch double in the ninth and he lost the shutout on Tim Tufel s two out single. Robinson came on with two out and the bases loaded and the mets scored again on Gary Carter s slow roller to third that Bonilla bar handed but could not convert into an out. Robinson struck out Howard Johnson for the final out and his first save