European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Show Enist Lyons wants to be known thursday july 19,1990 the stars and Stripe a Page 21 my Byron Lesko Detroit apr Sparky Anderson called him a friends Call him Steve Lyons just wants to be known As a Hus to log ballplayer a not the Guy who dropped his pants m front of 14,770 baseball fans and some All seeing television cameras. Lyons is the Chicago White sox Utility Man with a reputation for going the unexpected. He did it again monday night during Chicago a 5-4 loss to Detroit. Lyons dropped his double knits to his Knees after sliding safely into .111,1,1 first base in the fifth inning. He ? said he wanted to shake the dirt out of his pants. He got a Roar from the crowd. = he tried again on tuesday to explain the latest highlight of a career More h colourful than successful. A pm not sure still Why i did it Quot Steve Lyons. The career .262 hitter said. A i just thought a shoot you got to get that stuff out of there. I guess i just picked the wrong time to do . Lyons did no to show much skin. He was wearing mid thigh support shorts under his uniform. Still a few appreciative female fans waved Dollar Bills at him on his Way Back to the dugout. Detroit fans Rode Lyons mercilessly before tuesday nights game. A they Steve want to Quot Wear my Belt Quot one fan yelled a they Lyons Dave Stewart sent the Chippendale Over Here for an interview Quot another fan shouted referring to the famous male strippers. Lyons and the Oakland athletics Pitcher feuded earlier this year. Stewart called Lyons a Jerk and said Lyons should be Selling insurance instead of playing baseball. A a i knew sooner or later someone would find out i should be Selling insurance Quot Lyons said. A i just did no to figure it would be Lyons and his teammates want to forget the strip show. But it probably wont be Long before Lyons does something else to Rais eyebrows. During an otherwise undistinguished career Lyons has a jumped into the stands to give a High five to a fan who had caught a Fly Ball he was chasing. A scrawled a note in tote dirt at third base for Luis Aguayo of the Cleveland indians after he had hit a Home run against the White sox a Quot no Mas Home a a played All nine positions in an exhibition Fame against the Chicago cubs earlier this year be once played every position but Pitcher in a regular season game. A earned the nickname a psycho Quot from former Boston red sox Catcher Marc Sullivan when Lyons threw his helmet after striking out. A nobody Calls me Steve anymore so in a used to it Quot he said. A i just want to make sure people know in a not a mass Lyons still plays tic tack toe in the dirt with opposing first basemen when he gets on base. That happens less often than Many thought it would. Lyons was a no. 1 draft pick by Boston in 1981. After six major league seasons his potential is unrealized. Safe Crown on sabers a Rule violation 1 Blistein rams won the Safe men s slow pitch softball title wednesday under the most unusual of circumstances. In the Bottom of fee 7th, Span Dahlem sabers led Ramstein 14-10, but Span Dahlem put in an Una Tho need player Pinch Irinner who had been inserted into the lineup twice air amp Ady which is the Safe substitution Span Dahlem Pul in the player for the third time the Ramstein coaches waited until the Ramstein Pitcher threw his first pitch. Than the coaches approached Home plate Umpire toift1 Vellegas to Point out thet violation. Vellegas co Fen with Safe sports director Dick Mullins and both of agreed to forfeit the game and the title to Ramstein because of the Rule violation. Before Spang Dahlem a fatal error in the it of Efcy seventh Ramstein had taken a 10-4 Lead after four on Don,1�?~e Patrick a two run Homer a Fark Webb s two run blast and Solo shots by Donnin amp own and Lester Banks. V air Force soft bail a j a a a a Span Dahlem me Back with three runs in the fifth four runs in to sixth and and three More in the seventh a All Ott to 1 singles in those three innings. Jack calf hit his second grand slam in two Days to give the skiers a Early 4-0 Lead. His seventh inning slam taif Day gave the sabers a 13-9 win Over san Vito. Players making the Safe All tournament team were Mark Webb Ramstein first base Dan Lussier Span Dahlem second base Joel Obman Ramstein shortstop Ken Morrow Span Dahlem third base Steve Jones san Vito Outfield Johnny Hernandez Ramstein Outfield Rick Kibbey Ramstein Outfield Scott Delong Raf Fairford Outfield Donnie Brown. Ramstein Catcher John Greer Ramstein Pitcher and Matt Beadles Raf upper hey Ford extra player and Winner of the sportsmanship award. Safe officials gave an award for sportsmanship instead of one for most valuable player. Kmic finishes unbeaten Junior division fla., for the big league world series aug. 10-18. Kmic finished the tournament at 8-0, followed by Rhein main at 4-4, by tuft 4-4, Saarland 3-5, and Naples 1-7. / in wednesdays Garnet a amp a 12, Saarland 4 Brent Ward was 4he winning Pitcher and David Voorhees took the loss. Keith Boswell went 3 for 4 and Rich Playford 2 of amp to 2 for Kmic. Mark Lamkin went 2 for 3 for Saarland a Rhein main 8, Naples 6 Harry Blo Iii was the Winner and went 3 for 4. Peter Baird Ibok the loss. Sean Parker went 2 for 4, Wayne Chambliss 2 for 3 for Naples. In the Lafe game tuesday to a a a. _ \ Kmic 7, Pitburg 1 it Wai the Jamie Southerland show for Ramstein. He Fanti Ted 17 batters and pitched 5 is innings of no hit Ball thid included nine straight strikeouts at one Point. Souter and settled for a two Hitler. He also nailed a Solo not nor in the first inning and finished 4 for 4 at the plate i. Ray Cabral Parful a two run Homer in the sixth and Scott Archer went 2ftj 2. Rickey Ybarra took the loss. All Toniu unsent team Southerland won thew Umeyo a most valuable Plaver award. He struck out\7 batters in 15 innings re also went 10 for 24 at the Pate Tor a .416 average. Joining Southerland on team Are Ernie Alcaraz and Cabral of a 1c Donnie Bridges of Saarland Ybarra Jose Luna aft Brian Park of Pitburg Todd Craft of Rhein main Ltd Darrell Johnson of Naples. \ Kmic Pace juniors Ramstein a West Germany a Brussels and Kaiserslautern military Community headed into the final Day of the european Little league Junior division for 13-14-year-Olas wednesday with a trip to the world series in Michigan on the line. Kmic 6-0 won twice tuesday and led the tournament going into a showdown with Brussels 5-1 on wednesday. Kmic handed Brussels an opening loss in the double round Robin but Brussels won its fifth straight game tuesday. Kmic was to play shape and Brussels was to take on the United kingdom later wednesday. If Kmic downed Brussels it goes to the Junior league world series at Taylor mich., aug. 13-18. If Brussels beats Kmic on wednesday and both teams win their last game then Kmic will meet Brussels again in a one game playoff thursday for the title two Brussels wins and two Kmic losses wednesday would put Brussels in the world series. Kmic 9, . 4 Jason Phillips fanned nine tuesday As he four hit the . Team for his third straight Junior division Dennis Krutcher gave up Only four hits struck out six and hit a double in his losing Effort. David Deluca smacked a bases loaded double to Power Kucs win. Chad Hillberg added two hits in two trips to the plate. Brussels 22, shape 7 Phil Rosenbaum struck out three on his Wapato his second win. Alex Boardman drove had four rib and three hit s for b Russus. Chris Boucher was 2 for 3 with a pair of Bis. Shapes Robert Baker had three Bis while going 2 for 3. Quincy Williams took the loss. Shape 20, Span Dahlem 4 Eric Johnson gave up six hits and struck out three to beat Daniel messenger who gave up nine hits and fanned three. Joshua Ziegler went 2 for 4 for shape and messenger hit two triples for Span Dahlem. Kmic 20, Span Dahlem 6 Jeff Davis had two hits and two Bis for Kmic. Neil Shaner scattered seven hits. Enrique Reza went 2 for 3 and drove in a run for Spang. John Butts look the from Page 19 and Only one golfer has done it in each of the last three decades. Five of the seven a late Quot repeaters have been a americans. Bobby Jones won at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in 1926 and at St. Andrews the next year and Walter Hagen did it the next two years at Royal St. Georges and Mirfield respectively. Arnold Palmer achieved the feat in 1961 at Royal Birkdale and Troon in 1962. Trevino and Watson notched their repeats in the �?T70s and �?T80s, As mentioned. South african Bobby Locke won at Royal St. Georges in 1949 and at Troon in 1950. Thompson was the Man of the �?T50s with his triumphs at Royal Birkdale St. Andrews and Hoylake. Thompson also won in 1958 at Royal Lytham and again in 1965 at Royal Birk Dale and shares second place for most wins with Watson . Taylor who triumphed in 1894, 1895, 1900, 1909 and 1913, and James braid who won in 1901,1905, 1906, 1908 and 1910. Calcavecchia was wingless through the Hartford open where he blew a two stroke Lead with two holes to go. Hell Lee off today sri looking for his first win of the decade after an eighth place tie in last weekends Bank of Balaton wins Safe women a softball Crown Raf Ben Waters England a we Brucken Defeated Ramstein 7-4 in 10 innings wednesday to claim the Safe women a slow pitch softball championship. The teams were lied 4-4 after seven and we Brucken broke the lie in the top of the 10th. Gloria Fischbach reached on a dropped Fly Bali by the right fielder. Sercy of Unningham singled her to second and one out later Toni Moore a Fly Ball advanced the runners. Kara Scott smashed a shot to deep Short scoring Buchbach with the winning run. Christy Samoa drove in Cunningham with a single. Ramstein a Rhonda Barfield had four hits in five trips and drove in two runs. Ramstein a evonne Brown won the sportsmanship award
