European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 25. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports ,. I i a i a i Ryan flirts with 6th no hitter Bybe Walkkr a baseball writer Toronto the older Nolan Ryan gets the harder he becomes to hit. No one knows How it is possible Only that it is True lie proved in again sunday getting within two outs of h is record sixth no hitter Ryan 42. Carne close for the second Lime this season before Toronto s Nelson Liriano spoiled his bid with a triple in the ninth inning. Ryan finished with Hij 10th career one hitter and struck out 12 As the Texas rang ers beat this Tuc jays 4-1. Ryan 2-1 won his 275th career game. He increased his All Lime leading strikeout total to 4,813 and walked three. Al Roii Idu the Blue jays had not hit u Ball hard and the rang ers did not have to make a Tough play until the nigh inning. Ryan was cheered by a crowd of 31,47.1 in Toronto on a 44-Dcgrm Day As he retired Lloyd mos by on a foul Popup to  the ninth. Liriano who was bailing .20s, Ihen pulled a la fastball inia the right Field Cor Ner. I know he s a pull hitter and 1 was trying to throw Illow and away so if he hit it. He d pull a ground Ball Ryan. Said. It was in the Middle of inc plate and Down thai s his Pilch to hit and Ilia s whal he did Wilh , facing Ryan Tor inc first Lime had walked Juruck out and grounded Oul before tripling. Usually he d throw me fastball or change ups he said. I d try to find one or two fastballs and when 1 got one 1 made Good Contact Liriano scored As Kelly Grubor grounded out and Ryan retired George Bell to end the  threw 89 fas Halls 59 for strikes 23 curve balls 12 for strikes and i6changcups, 10 for strikes. Ryan signed As a free agent in the Winter pitched four no Hillers for California and got his last one m 1981 Wilh  april 12, Ryan retired  20 Bailers m see Al on Page 26 franchise on ice i Mario a mix lies in the or vast in front of Philadelphia Rosalte Ron he Tull on sunday. Be was the first of to injuries for a Amiem who left the Witiw fur Good Only in the ibid period to Farr a minx roads with a the pm unison monday said inc Mioux. The until s Kejing of had aral on his head hut is expected u play on tues Day. Story on Page 23. Predictable Day 1 disappoints some by Dave Goldberg a fish Hall writer new York the Washington. Rods Al is made the predictable Trade for the predictable players the Cleveland Browns tried 10.clone tight end Ozzie Newsome and inc first eight picks were just about what everyone thought they d be. Except for Louis Oliver Andre risen Cleveland Gary. Tracy Rocker and Rod nay i Cele highly rated players who were not quite so highly rated when inc Day ended sunday s five rounds of inc nil Daft were highly predictable. Or As Bro Derek Thomas the. Line Backer trom Nebraska said after i was taken just As forecast by Tampa Bay with the sixth pick " right on  the first pick was of course Troy air Nan. Inc Urcla quarterback who last week signed an si1.2 .million,1 six year Deal Wilh Dallas. Then came Tony mar Darich inc Michigan slate offensive tackle who went to Green Bay and Heisman trophy Winner Harry sailers the running Back who was Lakeri by the Detroit Lions then came linebacker Derrick Thomas of Alabama who a Cal to Kansas City cornerback Dion Sanders of Florida. Slain to Atlanta Rod Cikk Thomas run. Nine Back Tim Worley of Georgia to Kansas cily and defensive end Burl Grossman of Pill to san Diego. Hut Joist As predictable were the grades that brought Washington two heavy duty running backs with some Wear and tear on them Gerald Riggs from Alanm and Earnest Hyner from Cleveland and the Manuel Cong thai got them yet another Young quarterback Jeff Graham of Long Beach state after he had been taken on the fourth round by Green Bay. Byner came for another running Back Mike Oliphant who was Washington s second pick last season. But Riggs came the More traditional Way. Or draft picks including washing Len s no. I be i nil draft year the ply first Rounder icy la be without in 20 years. Graham another developmental quarterback logo Wilh Mark Rypien and Slan Humphries came for fifth and eighth round picks and wide receiver Erik an Sholter who had been taken minutes ear Lier on the fourth round. This fits in Wilh Lac Way we veal ways Deal l in the past said coach Joe of fobs whose running game was a major disappointment last season As washing ton slipped from an nil championship loa7-v  Don t like trading players we d prefer Lodo in Wilh draft choices Bui other than Cleveland which gave is 1990 lop pick to Green Bay soil could take Newsome like oversized wide receiver lawyer Tillman of Auburn the other teams preferred to do in with draft choices notably Large draft choices. For example 19 of inc 72 players taken in the first three rounds were offensive linemen six on the first round Starling with Mandarich the 6-Lool-6, 315-Pound tackle considered by far the Best pure player in the draft. The new York giants heeding goner. Al manager George. Young s adage when you get big bodies who can play be them used their first two picks on big ten. Offensive linemen for the second straight year. Their first round Choice was Center guard Brian Williams of Minnesota their second on the third round guard Bob Krelich of Iowa. Seattle did likewise choosing often. Sive Lackly Andy Heck of notre Dame on the first round and Center  of Arizona on the second. Cleveland engaged in its own Brand of saturation taking Speed to replace inc ponderous Bald add of Kevin Mack and first the Browns traded up from 20th to 13lh in the first round and snared Eric Metcalf the speedy Texas running Back see draft on Page 23 Boston i Brt Lahd gain playoffs on final Day by Bill Barnard the Boston celtics arid Portland Trail Bla Urs to Between them missed the playoffs Only cinch in. This1 decade survived last Chron Friday night in the opener of  five first round Senesi the pistons eliminated Boston in the Eastern finals last season Etc where in the Easl Philadelphia is Al new York and Milwaukee at Milania on thursday night and Chi Cago is at Cleveland on Friday. Portland will play the los Angeles lakers in the first round starting on thursday when Utah plays Host to see Aba on Page 25