European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes tuesday june 25, 1991. Young slugger waiting for Call. A i Momiu Ann a Tom. X. Arlington Texas a Power hitting minor la guar Dean Palmer does no to know what else he can do to earn a promotion to the Texas rangers so he figures hell just stay on a tear that pro meets to a 50-Homer season. A Emcy in a tired of being poor a Palmer said. A a it a time for me to say something. In a starting to look at this As a heading into sunday Palmer was leading professional baseball in Home runs with 22, belting them at a Pace of one every 10.6 at bats. He had 59 Bis in 61 games aaa Oklahoma City of the american association the Quot third highest total in pro baseball. He was hitting .299. Dean Palmer he son Pace to hit 50 homers and drive in 130-plus. But All he s received out of it so far arc rave reviews. A a sooner or later i know ill get my shot a Palmer said in sundays fort Worth Star Telegram. A that makes it easier. But i is hard not to get that a about As. Much emotion As you la get from Palmer a quiet 22-year-old third baseman who was discovered by the rangers at a Small High school in has Sec Fla. They signed him in the third round of the 1986 draft. Palmer wont rip the rangers for not calling him up. But rest assured now that Ivan a pud get Rodriguez has leapfrogged him on his Way to Texas Palmer is ready to follow. If Only there was an obvious Hole for him to fill As there was for Rodriguez the rangers Catcher of the future who was called up when Gino Petralli got Hurt. Teams keep mentioning Palmer in Trade talks but the rangers say lies off limits. His future in the big leagues whenever that comes will be in Arlington. Oklahoma City manager Tommy Thompson said palmers homers Are becoming the stuff of legends. A a he shit several Between 450 and 550 feet this year a Thompson said. Rangers manager Bobby Valentine said the time Isnit right to bring up Palmer. But privately he has wanted him to be playing enough left Field at Oklahoma cite to feel comfortable when he gets to Arlington. Wimbledon from Page 28 Cord of l,5�?Tfpfcnirn Ament titles Overall. A Connors will become the first Man to play 100 singles matches at Wimbledon if he reaches the second round. A Boris Becker is seeking his fourth title and his sixth spot in the final in seven years. And there arc some less impressive goals. A. A a a. A a a Ivan Lendl will be making his annual bid for a first Wimbledon title. A Andre Agassi who plays Canadian Grant Connell in the first round is seeking his first Victory at the grass court tournament. ,. Navratilova who won her record ninth singles title last year enters the tournament after championships at grass court events in Birmingham and Eastbourne that gave her 156 career titles. A i feel Happy the game is there the desire is there and so is the experience and my mind a said Navratilova seeded third this year behind Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini. Graf the Only other former Champion in the women a Field moved to top seed when Seles dropped out Friday. Graf will be seeking her third Wimbledon title. The menus Field is full of former Chain pions a Connors 1974, 1982becker 1985, 1986, 1989john Mcenroe .1981, 1983, 1984 Pat Cash 1987 and defending Champion Stefan Edberg who also won in 1988. The tournament lost another player monday before a single Ball had been hit. Mats Wilander of Sweden pulled out because of a knee injury and was replaced by Martin Lau Rondcau of Canada. But All the former champions and would be champions May be undermined by the weather. A forecaster at the London weather Center said periods of rain were expected to plague Wimbledon through at least thursday. U -4 it it it a. It of Gre Quot a fila Mats Wilander. Withdraws from Field Mission takes by s Bradley to Australia Sydney Australia apr he a big imposing and will soon Grace the doorsteps of hundreds of australian Homes. Shawn Bradley 7-foot, 6 inches of potential stardom in the Aba has Given up slam dunks and rebounds or two years As a mormon missionary. Bradley a 19-year-old Brigham Young University standout and a top . College player arrived in Australia Bradley this week to take up his posting. The Castle Dale Utah native said he was tempted to grab one of the Many lucrative offers a some As High As $3 million a year a to play in the Aba. We the temptation was certainly there and i had to think Long and hard about what i was going to do a Bradley said. A i started to think i could do just As much by playing basketball and setting a Good sporting example than i could by going on the Mission. A but in the end i realized the Mission was what was expected of me and was what would be better for me in the the Mission made by most mormon males at age 19, Means basketball will take a backseat along with dating television and movies for the next 24 months. In its place will be religious study and six Days a week of a personal contacting a knocking on doors and talking to pc pie in the Street about the mormon Faith and the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints. A a the most Contact ill have with basketball will be just talking about it a Bradley said at the Mission Center in Sydney. A a in be played basketball most of my life so it will probably be a Little hard adjusting to life without . Bradley said he Hopes to return to basketball when his Mission concludes adding that his time in Australia will a probably help me become a More mature -player.�?�. Brent Nash president of the Sydney Mission agrees that Bradley a door knocking will pay dividends in the future. A if he continued in basketball now into an awful lot of Money real fast a Nash said. A to give that kind of Money to a kid would ruin him but after a two year Mission hell know How to handle a to Date Palmer has played Only one game there and now he a bothered by a strained muscle in his neck and his status is Day to Day. Player personnel director Sandy Johnson docs t want to spoil palmers defensive development at third base by temporarily shifting him to left Field especially if the ranges done to re sign Steve Bueche e this Winter and the third base Job becomes his. And the idea of interrupting a monster triple a season for part time duty in the big leagues does no to Appeal to Johnson it ther. General manager Tom Grieve is entertaining Trade offers for Buechele. He does no to know if the 1992 budget will allow him to re sight the Veteran third baseman who can become a free agent this Winter. A i done to envy whomever makes the final decision a Johnson said. A a it a really a Tough Call. Buechele is die Tating us going one Way Palmer the other Way. With the kind of year Dean is having he s almost forcing us to create a place for him somehow. I mean really How a much More can he do a hornets Settle on Johnson As no. 1 pick Charlotte . A the Charlotte hornets have decided not to use their no. 1 pick on the most talented player available in wednesdays draft. Instead coach Gene Littles says they re going to take the player who can help the a team the most. That a Why the hornets Are set to make in Lvi a Larry Johnson the no. 1 pick. A basically the decision has been made but we still want to make sure we have made the right decision a Littles said. A if we had to go today the decision has been made. But we still have three saturday Littles said he preferred Syracuse a Billy Owens Over Johnson but was overruled by the hornets vice president Allan Bristow. A we talked about players and of course Owens a Littles said sunday. A everyone has said he is the most talented player in the draft. I spoke very highly of Owens but for our needs Owens is probably not for us.�?�., a Littles denied published reports that reflect a rift within team management Over which player to take. # Little was quoted in saturdays editions of two North Carolina newspapers a the Gastonia Gazette and the Winston Salem journal a As saying the team will take Johnson but he prefers Owens. A i think that happens when you try to not make a statement the press tends to pick up anything and run with it a Littles said in a Telephone interview. He said there Isnit any Power struggle with Bristow. A i rarely see College basketball because Bur seasons so Long. That a not enough to make decisions on a $3 million contract a Littles said. A i have some ideas of what my needs Are and i sense the players abilities to meet those needs.�?�. 6 00 6 30 7 00 7.30 7 45 6 45 10 30 11 15 12 00 12 30 12 35 1 00 3.00 3 50 4.00 445 an to tuesdays programs can sports tonight Abc world nows tonight Abc nightlife a headline nows sesame Street an morning movie "7 faces of or. Lao comedy-fantasy/196-t a Tony Randall plays the mysterious magical or. Lao As Well As five other parts in this charming Lan Taffy Sot in the last Century. Can Oral Hospital guiding Light headline nows Gasthaus jeopardy Good morning Amanca Donahue just for kids a voyage to the Bottom of the sea. Can newsroom 5 00 wheel of Fortune 5 30 entertainment tonight 6 00 headline nows 6 20 an evening news 6 40 can sports loto night 7 05 who s the Boss 7 35 the Cosby show 8 00 Gasthaus 8 05 backstage 8.10 cheers part 1 of 2 8 35 twmpoak3 9 30 la Law 10 30 an late edition 11.00 the Aromo Hall show. 12 00 late night with David lotto Man. 1.00 entertainment tonight 1 30 baseball . Yankees is. Boston five 4 30 Amon can interests 5.00 Abc nightly news. 5.30 lbs evening nows wednesdays programs 6 00 can spoils tonight 6 30 Abc world news tonight 7 00 Abc nightlife 7 30 headline nows 8 00 just for kids cartoons 8 10 Eureka s Castlo 8 35 Nowton s apply 9 05 Gilligan s Island 9 30 grand Ole opry live 10 00 Yan can Cook 10 25 general Hospital 11 10 guiding Light 12 00 headline news. 12 30 Gasthaus 12 35 jeopardy 1 00 Good morning Amanca 3 00 the Oprah Winfrey Shew 3 45 just for kids cartoons 4 00 bottle juice series starts 4 25 kid s court 4 45 can newsroom 5 of wheel of of Cotuno 5 30 entertainment tonight. A 6 00 headline new3 6 20 an evening news 6 40 can sports late night a 7 05 head of the class 7 30 the Simpsons a 8 00 Gasthaus 8 05 travelogue 8 10 an evening movie a of Anvil of spies the Walker spy ring adult part 1 of2 10 00 in living color 10 30 an late edition 11 00 the Ausonio Hall show 12 00 late night with David Letterman 1 00 Showbiz today 1 30 baseball Toronto is. Minnesota live 4 30 can coverage 5 00 Abc nightly nows a 5 30 headline news the stars and stripes american to schedule is based on the latest information fun Rinshed by an to German to highlights tuesdays programs Ard program 4 30 . Cartoons 4 45 . The animal doctor a 5 35 . Remington Steele 7 20 . Leave it to Prins 9 00 . Report Quot Baden Baden Quot 9 45 . Dallas 11 00 . Tennis Wimbledon 91 41 30 . Latort crime series. Cd program 9 03 . Dynasty. 1 45 . In search of Sherlock Holmes 3 10 . The Pyramid German version game show 4 03 . Maja the Bee for children. 4 35 . Super Gran British comedy series 5 45 . A Home for animals 7 30 . Report Quot the first Spring Quot 8 15 . Traffic court
