European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 13, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21sports i. A umps cite Clemens threat one labels it bizarre Oakland Calif. A Roger Clemens threatened to a get him after Umpire Terry Cooney ejected the red sox Pitcher from the american league playoff game the head of the umpires Union said thursday. One Day after Clemens became the first Active player tossed from a playoff game for arguing Richie Phillips said Clemens threatened Cooney a three times As they were taking him off the  a the said he would find out where Cooney lives and would get  Phillips executive director of the major league umpires association said he would ask Al president Bobby Brown to look into the matter. Phillips was unable to reach Brown on thursday. A the umpires in the Crew told me a Phillips said of what Clemens yelled at Cooney after the ejection in the second inning. A a it a  speaking from his Home in Philadelphia Phillips said the umpires told him a Clemens was arguing every Call Hearn sports television College football a Oklahoma is. Texas 9 . Saturday Florida is. Tennessee 12 30 . Sunday. Note a Florida Tennessee game will be broadcast Only if game 7 of the National league championship series is not necessary. If it is necessary baseball a National league championship series game 7, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1 . Sunday. Radio College football a Missouri at Nebraska 7 30 . Saturday. Teams to be announced s . Saturday. Baseball a National league championship series game 7 if necessary Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1 07 . Sunday. Did no to agree with. He knew what he was saying was cause for  neither Clemens nor Cooney have much history with ejections. Clemens was tossed Only once before in Chicago for arguing As he left the Mound. Clemens did protest several Calls from the Bench in the second game of these playoffs although Many other players did too. A the does do his share of complaining but in be never had a problem with him a Cooney said. Clemens said the same about Cooney. While Cooney described himself As a a pretty easy going Umpire a Brown said that Cooney is no Pushover. A i  say he is lenient but he has a record of very few ejections during the  the ejection set up another bigger dispute with umpires thursday and even sparked debate in Congress where a representative from Massachusetts called Cooney  the Issue of an umpires authority a already a hot topic this season a heated up even More. A the attitude is what needs to be changed. This situation is a great example of How stupid it is to throw out a player for what Clemens did a Philadelphia Phillies president Bill Giles said. A i sure Hope in the negotiations there a some sort of written clause or understanding that the players Are what the fans come to see not the  baseball already was prepared for a major fight at the end of the season when the umpires contract expires. Phillips agreed thursday that there Are several issues to talk about including the possibility of adding a fifth Umpire to each Crew but he added that authority is not one of them. A a that a certainly not a Point that should come up in the collective bargaining agreement. Giles is so far off base when he says something like that its absurd a Phillips said. A the umpires done to think for one second that the fans come to see umpires Umpire. But when Giles talks about putting something in writing there Roger Clemens a shown Here in game 3 a had his Bubble burst by Terry Cooney. Is something in writing a the official baseball rules. And those say a player cannot be abusive to an  Clemens said he did not verbally assault Cooney in game 4 of the american league playoffs although anyone with any degree of lip Reading proficiency might not agree. Still to be sorted out is exactly what happened. In Washington where operation desert shield and the recession Are the major topics Massachusetts rep. Silvio Conte brought the Clemens controversy to the House floor. Conte Wasny to Happy that Boston got swept by Oakland and was especially unhappy with the Way Cooney treated the red sox pitching Star. Cooney a Iran against the written Rule of a let Mem play when Roger Clemens said a read my lips from the Mound a Conte said. The Umpire acted a without warning without the understanding Clemens was caught up in the heat of Battle a Conte said. A Teny a loony Cooney a read my lips a Lata i s 2 goals Lead flyers past new Jersey by the associated press Philadelphia a Jiri latal scored twice in Philadelphia a three goal first period As the flyers beat the new Jersey devils 7-4 on thursday night. Latal put Philadelphia ahead to stay when he fired a shot from the left face off Circle that bounced Over the Glove hand of goaltender Sean Burke into the net at 7 50 for a 2-1 Lead. He scored again at 12 04 for a 3-1 advantage. The devils later got within 4-3 Early in the third period on a goal by Kirk Muller but the flyers put the game away on goals by Gord Murphy Ron Sutter and Tim Kerr. In other games thursday North stars 3, Bruins 3 Bloomington Minn. Mike Modano scored the tying goal on a spectacular rink length Rush with 9 42 left in the third period thursday night As Minnesota rallied to tie Boston ending the Bruins season opening four game winning Streak. A Modano also had two assists As the North stars 1-3-1 overcame a 3-0 deficit Early in the second period. Modano need defens Eman Glen Wesley just inside the Bruins Blue line and beat goalie Andy Moog for his first goal of the sea nil Roundup son. The North stars last in the league in attendance in each of the previous three seasons Drew just 5,280. Blackhawk 4, penguins 1 Chicago a Jeremy Roenick had the first hat trick of the 1990-91 season As Chicago Defeated Pittsburgh. Roenick scored twice in a 1 55 Span in the first period and made it 3-1 with less than six minutes remaining in the third period when he knocked in the rebound of Steve Larmere a 25-footer. Michel Goulet sidelined for the first three games due to an accelerated heartbeat assisted on every Roenick goal. Oilers 5, Kings 5 Inglewood Calif. A Wayne Gretzky capped a five Point night against his former teammates by scoring the tying goal with 49 seconds left in regulation As los Angeles tied Edmonton. The Kings trailed 5-3 when Gretzky fed Tomas Sandstrom who beat Bill Ranford on a breakaway with 1 31 left. The Kings pulled goaltender Kelly Hrudney in the final minute and Gretzky ripped a pass from Steve Kasper behind Ranford trom 10 feet. A Chicago a Steve Larmer out duels Pittsburgh a Joe Mullen right and Mark Recchi