European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 11, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 sports by the associated press los Angeles a for Hubie Brooks was a Page out of a Hollywood script. Playing in his first game for the dodgers the los Angeles native hit a two out three run Homer off Bruce Hurst in the Bottom of the eighth inning monday to give his new team a 4-2 season opening Victory Over the san Diego padres. Brooks had hit Hurst a second pitch of the seventh for a single to break up the san Diego left handers bid for a no hitter and scored the dodgers first run. Brooks hit the first pitch he saw in the eighth Over the left Field Fence scoring Alfredo Griffin from third base and Willie Randolph from first. A a Guy like Bruce Hurst does no to give you a Chance to score too Many runs a said Brooks who signed a three year $6 million contract with the dodgers last december after playing the last five seasons with the Montreal expos. A you want to go up there and try and get your self a decent  Griffin led off the eighth with a single vent to second on a sacrifice bunt by Pinch litter Jose Gonzalez and took third on a Fly o right by Juan Samuel also playing in his first game for the dodgers. Randolph then Drew a walk Only the second Given up by Hurst to set the stage or Brooks. After the walk to Randolph padres opening Day glitters new dodger has Hollywood de butyl Roundup pitching coach Pat Dobson came out to the Mound to talk to Hurst but did no to remove him from the game. A i Felt Fine a said Hurst who threw Only 92 pitches in his Complete game of t1 want 8ett n8 tired or anything like that. I just made a bad pitch in a bad situation where it could beat me. It had nothing to do with the abbreviated Spring  the winning Pitcher was los Angeles reliever John Wetteland who came on in the seventh and gave up san Diego a second run in that inning with two outs on a single by Benito Santiago and a double by Garry Templeton. Wetteland blanked the padres in the eighth and Don Aase earned a save by shutting san Diego out in the ninth despite allowing a walk and a single to Santiago with one out. Orel Hershiser pitched the first six innings for the dodgers and allowed just three hits and one run while walking none and striking out four. In other no openers monday reds 8, astros 4 Houston a Barry Larkin tripled with the bases loaded off reliever Charlie Kerfeld in the 11th inning giving Cincinnati and new manager Lou Kimella a see no on Page 26 coach Joey Amalfitano has a Pat on the Back for game Winner Hubie Brooks. Ryan a a give  openers a familiar look by Ben Walker a baseball writer when the season finally started some things were till the same Nolan Ryan was overpowering and so rare the Oakland athletics. Ryan opened the season monday with five witless innings against Toronto but left the game because he tred after 90 pitches. He wound up with his 290th career Victory As Texas won 4-2 at Home. It probably would have been a Little different skua on out Here tonight had we had a Normal Spring train a a. Ryan said. The month Long lockout that delayed opening Day in Rita d u Elt a the athletics. After getting their series championship rings in a pregame Cere  Roundup Mony at the Oakland coliseum they roughed up Minnesota 8-3. A i like to take off in april and then Settle into a Groove the rest of the year a Dave Stewart a three time 20-game Winner said after his 13th consecutive Victory in the month of april. Elsewhere Baltimore beat Kansas City 7-6 in ii innings Boston downed Detroit 5-2, Chicago edged Milwaukee 2-1 and Seattle stopped California 7-4. Up Ched a total of seven innings in exhibit tl0n a games this Spring. He struck out four and walked four against the Blue jays before he left without allowing a hit. A i wanted to pitch the sixth but i told Bobby Man Ager Valentine that if i got in trouble head have to come get me a Ryan said. A so i think he wanted to avoid having to Send in a reliever in that situation. We did no to need to let them get a rally  Ryan who has pitched a record five no hitters took four no hitters into the eighth inning last season in Pursuit of no. 6. Opponents batted just .187 against him last year lowest in the majors. Like he usually is a Tough a said Kelly Gruber who doubled off Texas relievers Mike Jeffcoat and Jeff Russell. A the did no to have the breaking Ball Early and still pitched Well. That shows you what kind of Pitcher he  a sellout crowd of 40,907 booed when Jeffcoat took Over to Start the sixth. Gruber doubled with two outs for Toronto a first hit and he hit a two run double in see  on Page 26 Baum older threatens title series Boycott 21st s civilian hoops Ter has other commands cry Inci foul  it. I by Rob Staggenborg staff writer armvumpl0lder s ,.l team might Boycott its a Tinct a rope an championship semifinal series is j13  because a town will be  a owed to use a civilian player. Communal01?38 Tisha a a Baum older a Deputy team v re oms Iander said he wont allow his Cornn pop los representative to the dec a to Case the o i a 1 pays civilians. In this Start Ningpo Inguard a Robinson a towns Erna Lmh Wedron the ruled a a Ravel t0 Kaiserslau-1 m not afraid to play Kaiserslautern a Tisdale said tuesday. A we beat Mem six or seven times this year. We re willing to play the 21st Talcom. We re not willing to play its  Jeff Young a spokesman for the 21st theater airy area come said a was far As the 21st Talcom is concerned the tournament is still on and we plan on playing basketball next wednesday at Kleber gym. We be received no official notice that the game was not  c1ontroversy stems from a portion of the dec s charter written by the 21st. The charter includes a clause that allows a a maximum of 25 percent of the roster May be filled with department of the army department of defense  the 21st is the Only major command that allows civilian participation m its varsity level sports pro Grams. The other three major commands a v corps Vii corps and the 7th army training come a Are plan not Ungto submit written complaints to the 21st. The 21st Talcom fully supports allowing a limited number. Of civilians on our Community and varsity level sports teams a said col. John . Feret the command s personnel chief in a prepared statement. Vii corps issued its own response saying it a opposes civilian participation in the army european championships. We began the season under a certain set of rules and feel we should adhere to those rules for the remainder of the  still a Vii corps spokesman said the command see Boycott on Page 27