European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pitburg Wallops Hahn stretches win skein to 58 monday a january 7, 1991 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25 \ by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Hahn a Germany a the Streak is still alive. Kelvin Blevins made sure of that by dumping in 22 Points to Lead the 13-0 Pitburg Barons to an 85-69 Victory Over the Hahn Hawks in Continental sports conference basketball action saturday. The Barons carrying an untarnished record for their past 58 games regular season Csc Ana Safe championship and non conference confrontations were put to the test by a group of Rabid Hawks but Blevins and guard Kyle James gave Hahn a lethal dose of Strong outside shooting and a vicious defense. Dobie Strong led the Hawks with 20 Points but an 11-0 Pitburg run late in the second half grounded Hahn James sparked the run with a Rainbow from the 3-Point line that gave the Barons a 65-60 Lead with 6 12 left on the ensuing in Bounds pass Blevins snatched the Ball fed it to a driving James who faked the shot and dumped it to Forward Ralph Baltimore who was hacked by Hahn a James Jenkins under the hoop. Baltimore slay in went through and he connected on the free throw to Widen the Gap to 66-60. James stole another errant Hahn pass dumped it to big Man Guy Lynch who followed with another Lay in. Hahn brought the Ball Back up court but James again snagged the Ball and drove to the right of the key and Sank a jumper giving the Barons a 71-60 advantage. That run dampened Hahn a chances although the Hawks remained within striking distance for much of the game. Strong and co. Even built a 5-Point Lead late in the first half but the Barons closed the Gap at intermission to 35-33. A your Guys were taking the first Opportunity a Pitburg coach George Price said of the Barons cold shooting in the opening session. A we would have taken those same shots but we made two or three passes before we shot. We were 1 for 11 from 3-Point land. That a not Pitburg  Hahn led much of the second half air Force basketball aident in part by horrendous Pitburg shooting Early in the half. Bit urge a sultans of swing a Center Mike Paul and Strong Forward Mike Taylor a kept the Barons close by swatting Hahn a attempts out of harms Way Paul wowed the crowd Early in the game with a particularly vicious rejection that nearly set off the new Madrid fault when it hit the ground. Strong knew the talk of upset could be a fleeting thing once a bit Burgh a shooting started picking up. A a they be got Lynch and Blevins. Once they get hot you can to Stop them. Its Over. We just got rattled. We started pushing the Ball out of control. Too Many  Baltimore scored 10 in a limited role. He found himself in foul trouble Early in the second half rendering himself nearly useless until the final stretch. James pumped the nets for 21 Points while Lynch pounded the boards for 20 Points and connected on three shots from the 3-Point line Rick Walton added 18 for Hahn and Kenneth Lloyd jammed the ropes for 13 Points. Despite trailing or being forced to play catch up for much of the contest James Felt confident enough that Pitburg the defending Safe champions had the game locked up. A regardless of How Many Points we were Down we Felt Hahn played their Best game in the first half a he said. Lynch agreed. A at no Point in this game did 1 think we were going to lose a he said. A because they were playing probably the Best they be played All season and we were playing the worst we be played All  the Baron winning Streak appears Safe for the remainder of the season. The rest of their games Are at the a House that George Price built a the Mike Mark memorial Field House. The Barons arc averaging an Eye popping 45-Point differential when they re at Home. The Safe championship will be held at the Home of the Csc Winner. A5&s Gus Styli Dettlof Pitburg guard Kyle James soars to Snag a rebound from Hahn a Earl , fingers top Hof candidates by Jim Donaghy a baseball writer new York a Rod Carew and Rollie fingers Are the leading candidates for election to the Hall of Fame when results Are announced tuesday night. There seven a Chance the stage at Cooperstown could be a Little crowded this summer As pitchers Gaylord Perry Ferguson Jenkins and Jim Bunning have All come close in recent years. Bunning 224-184 lifetime is in his final year of eligibility. A the first time i did no to make it i was disappointed a Perry said. A but in a not thinking about it anymore. They know where to reach  Perry was 314-265 in 22 major league seasons with 3,534 strikeouts. Usually 300 victories is a ticket to Cooperstown but some voters have held Perry s admitted use of the Grea Seball against him. In order to gain election a player must appear on 75 percent of the ballots cast by members of the baseball writers association of America. Last year Perry received 320 of the needed 333 votes and Jenkins garnered 296 votes. Joe Morgan and Jim Palmer appearing on the ballot for the first time in 1990, gained election in a landslide. Carew and fingers Are also up for election for the first time. Carew is regarded As one of the Best pure hitters in baseball history. He retired after the 1985 season with a lifetime average of .328 and 3,053 hits. A Carew who played with Minnesota and California led the american league in batting seven times including a four year run from 1972-75. His .331 Quot average in 1976 was beaten by George Brett a .333, but Carew came Back in 1977 to hit an amazing .388 and win the map award. For 15 straight seasons 1969-83carew hit .300 or better. Only Tycobb Stan Musial and Honus Wagner bettered that achievement. Fingers,.known for his , is baseball Sall time Leader in saves with 341. He also saved seven games in the world series helping Oakland win three straight championships from 1972-74. The right hander who also pitched for san Diego and Milwaukee was selected the map and by Young award Winner while pitching for the Brewers in 1981. When he saved 28 games and had a 1.04 car cd run . How Well fingers fares his first time on the ballot will be a Good indication for the Hall of Fame chances for such relievers As Goose Gossage Sparky Lyle Bruce Sutter Dan Quison Berry Lee Smith Dennis Eckersley and Dave Righetti. In addition to Carew and fingers this years list of newcomers on the ballot includes Bob Bailor Larry Bowa a1 Bumbry Jeff Burroughs Rich Dauer Oscar Gamble Larry Gura Mike Hargrove Richie Hebner Burt Hooton Art Howe Mike Jorgensen Bruce Kison Jerry Koosman John Lowenstein a1 Oliver Steve Rogers Rusty staub Ellis Valentine John Wathan Pat Zachary and Geoff Zalin. A Oliver staub and Koo nmn 222-209 have i All of Fame like qualifications but probably will never make. It. Oliver had 2,743 hits and a .303 lifetime average and staub had 2,716 hits. A the holdovers from last years bal of in addition to Perry Jenkins and Bunning include Dick Allen Bobby Bonds Ken Boyer Orlando Cepeda Curt flood Jim Kaat Harvey Kuenn Mickey Lolich Bill Mazeroski Minnie Minoso Thurman Munson Tony Oliva Vuda Pinson Ron Santer Luis tint Joe Torre and Maury wills. A. Jenkins 284-226 with 3,192 strikeouts lifetime was a 20-game Winner for six straight seasons from 1967-72 with the Chicago cubs. The cubs traded Jenkins to Texas after the 1973 season for third baseman Bill mad Loek and the 6-foot-5 right hander went 25-12 for the rangers in 1974. Like Jenkins Kaat nearly reached the 300-Victory Mark. Kaat was 283-237 in 25 seasons and won 16 consecutive Gold gloves. A. Many baseball experts consider Mazeroski the Besl Fielding second baseman Ever. Skillful at turning the double play Mazeroski played 17 seasons with the Pittsburgh pirates and had a .260 career average. Oliva a teammate of Carew in Minnesota lord a lifetime average of .304 and led the Al in batting with a .323 average in his Rookie year of 1964. Oliva who also led the Al in 1965 with a .321 Mark is the Only player to win batting titles in his first two full seasons. Quot l