European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday novembers 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 21sportsnl Rookie honors go to Justice by Ben Walker new York apr at the Start of the season no one considered Dave Justice a top Prospect. Not even the Atlanta braves. But Justice prevailed. After beginning the year in the minors he blossomed into baseball a Best baby Boomer and tuesday was the near unanimous Choice As National league Rookie of the year. Justice hit 28 homers most of them after he took Over in right Field when the braves traded fan favorite Dale Murphy in Early August. Justice batted .282 with 78 Bis in 439 at bats in 127 games. A i Only had a great two months. Its hard to know what kind of year i could have a Justice said after winning the award. A i never have had 500 at bats. I done to know what i can  Justice received 23 of 24 first place votes for 118 Points. Montreal second baseman Delino Deshields got the other first place vote and had 60 Points. Cincinnati first baseman Hal Morris 13san Francisco Pitcher John Burkett 121, cubs Pitcher Mike har key 7st. Louis Catcher Todd Zeile 4 and Montreal outfielders Marquis Grissom 1 and Larry Walker 1 followed in the voting. Two members of the baseball writers association of America in each no City voted. Justice 24, joined. Earl Williams 1971 and Bob Homer 1978 As Atlanta players to win the award. The american league Rookie of the year was scheduled to be announced wednesday. At the Start of the season Justice Wasny to in Atlanta a plans particularly since the braves had signed Power sitting free agent Nick Esasky. Justice meanwhile sus braves Dave Justice slugs one of his 28 homers left and faces Media tuesday with manager Bobby Cox. Trained a broken Cheek Bone m Spring training when he was hit in the face with a Ball and began the year triple Richmond. Even when Justice joined the braves on May 16, he played out of position at first base and did not demonstrate what would follow. Justice Atlanta a fourth round Choice in the 1985 draft had never hit More than 12 Home runs for one team in a season before this year. He hit Only eight homers and was batting .243 when the braves sent Murphy to Philadelphia for Jeff Parrett. But after the Deal the 6-foot-3 Justice moved to right and got comfortable in the Field and at the plate. A i was Able to concentrate on my hitting he said. Justice went on a tear and hit .335 with 20 Home runs and 49 Bis for the rest of the season. A a in a basically a line drive hitter a he said. A a in a not going to change my game plan. I think about the line drive. If i change my game plan it will Hurt  Justice however wants to switch some things. After a career of overcoming injuries he Hopes to be completely healthy on opening Day. He also plans to speak up. A i want my teammates to see in a ready to go. When i say something i want my teammates to know in a giving 100 percent a he said. A this year i Wasny to really a vocal Leader. Next year i feel like i can say things a he added. A last year i  go up to someone like Ernie Whitt or Jim Presley and say anything because i was just a Rookie. Next year in a going to open my Mouth. In be been known to open my  justices late surge separated him from the rest of the rookies. Deshields was solid All season batting .289 with 42 stolen bases Morris hit .340 with 36 Bis in 309 at bats and Burkett went 14-7. Sorties Knock off pistons by the associated press Seattle a Xavier Mcdaniel scored 12 of his 24 Points in the fourth Quarter As the Seattle supersonics handed the Detroit pistons their first loss of the season 100-92 tuesday night. The two time Aba champions 2-1 led 80-77 after a driving Layup by Joe Dumars with 6 41 to play. But the sonics defense and poor Detroit shooting limited the pistons to Only a Basket by Bill Laimbeer with 3 39 remaining before William Bedford came off the Bench to hit three 3-pointers in the final minute. Mcdaniel scored 10 Points Down the stretch As the sonics outscored the pistons 18-2 and opened a 95-82 Lead with a minute left. Dumars led Detroit with 23 Points. The sonics 2-0 completely frustrated the pistons in the second half. Laimbeer handed the Ball to the sonics Olden polynice after committing his fifth foul with 2 05 to go and Seattle ahead 98-92. With 2 04 left in the third Quarter Isiah Thomas threw his goggles to the floor and was Given a technical by referee Terry Durham. Thomas is wearing goggles to protect his eyes after suffering a ruptured tear duct in an exhibition game collision with Sedale Threatt of the sonics last month. Derrick Mckey added 21 Points for the  sports Central european Tima television hockey a Calgary at Philadelphia 1 30 . Friday. Radio pro basketball Washington at new York 1 30 . Friday Aba Roundup celtics 110, bulls 108 Chicago a Brian shawls Layup at the Buzzer capped Bostons comeback from an 11-Point fourth Quarter deficit and gave the celtics a Victory Over win less Chicago. Trailing 90-79 after three quarters Shaw who had 20 Points and Kevin Mchale with 19, led the rally that gave Boston a 3-0 record and left the bulls 0-3 for the first time since 1982-1983. Shawls game Winner came after a timeout with 6.9 seconds left following a missed shot by Michael Jordan. Jordan had a game High 33 Points and Scottie Pippen had 23 for the bulls. Larry Bird led Boston with 24, Kevin Gamble added 15 and Reggie Lewis 13. With 54 seconds left Jordan a 15-footer tied the game for the fourth time 108-108. In other Aba games tuesday night rockets 145, nuggets 135 Houston a Kenny Smith had 35 Points including seven foul shots in the final 1 09 As Houston became the latest team to spoil Denver a High scoring system. Denver in its first season under run and gun coach Paul Westhead is 0-3. The nuggets Are giving up an average of 149 Points per game. Otis Thorpe had 21 Points and 22 rebounds and Akeem Olajuwon added 24 Points and 13 rebounds As Houston won its first game in three tries. The rockets led by As Many As 16 Points in the first half and were up 111-101 entering the fourth Quarter. Cavaliers 102, magic 95 Orlando Fla. A the two year old magic suffered an Aba record 16th consecutive Home setback As Larry Nance led Cleveland to its first Victory of these see Aba on Page 26champ to fight Foreman in april new York a evander Holyfield a first defense of his heavyweight title against former Champion George Foreman will be april 19 in Atlantic City n.j., promoter Dan Duva said tuesday. Meanwhile the world boxing Council has threatened to strip Holyfield of the title should he fail to defend first against former Champion Mike Tyson. Approval by Tyson to stand aside might change the we cd a edict however. Holyfield who knocked out Buster Douglas last month to win the title is recognized As Cham Eion by All three major boxing organizations Louglas had been a stunning upset Winner Over Tyson with a loth round to last february in Tokyo. Wac president Jose Sulaiman said in a statement issued from his Mexico City office that his. Organization approved Tyson a defense against Douglas on the condition that the Winner meet Holyfield. He said the wac also mandated on feb. 21 that the Winner of the Holyfield Doug Las bout fight Tyson. But Sulaiman said that the wac could submit the Holyfield Foreman request to its executive Council should Tyson approve. Holyfield had stepped aside to permit Tyson a voluntary defense against Douglas. The Holyfield Foreman fight will be staged by Trump Plaza. Trump which had been bidding against Caesars Palace paid a reported $10 million to $12 million As a site fee to put the bout in the Atlantic City convention Center. Ill