European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes september 15,1991 b Page 28 Riley says Ewing will Stoy in . New York apr Patrick Ewing is going to stay with the new York kicks according to Pat Riley the teams new coach. Riley was quoted in the new York times saturday edition As saying that the Star Center who has been involved in a bitter contract dispute with the team Quot is not going to be but when Riley was told that team president Dave Checketts did not Rule out a Trade he softened his stance. A anybody is not above being discussed in a Trade a Riley said. A a in a talking about this year. I doubt very much if Patrick Ewing will be traded. But you can never say never to since Checketts said this summer he would listen to offers for Ewing. The kicks have had Trade discussions with several teams. But Checketts never has indicated that any of those discussions were serious. A we Haven to even set an asking Price a he said. A a we be said a make us an Quot we made a decision to look at what a out there and we re still exploring that a Checketts added. Ewing will earn nearly $3,138,000 this season his seventh under a 10-year contract he signed when he joined the team. In june he took the kicks to arbitration Over a clause in that contract that stated he could become a free agent if he was not among the four highest paid players in the Aba. Ewing lost that arbitration after also turning Down the a Nicks six year offer that would have averaged $5.5 million per climb into Lead by de Shearer Atlanta a Darryl Strawberry has a simple solution for handling taunting fans. A just hit the Ball a he said. A what else can you do a Strawberry answered the jeers of a sellout crowd of 45,769 in Atlanta on Friday night with a Home run and three singles As the los Angeles dodgers climbed Over the braves into a half game Lead in the no West with a 5-2 Victory. A the fans Are a part of the game a Strawberry said. A they can be an inspiration to you. Its not a big thing. They boo me i love Strawberry drove in two runs and also scored twice. With the score 2-2 in the seventh inning Mike Sharperson started a two run other a or league games on Page 26 rally with a double off Atlanta Ace Tom Glavine 18-10 and went to third on to Strawberry a single. Eddie Murray then flick out at the Fence in left scoring Sharperson with the tie breaking run. The dodgers added another run when Strawberry scored from first on a double by Kal Daniels who was thrown out at third trying to stretch it into a triple. Juan Samuel hit his 11th Homer in the eighth for the dodgers final run. Mike Morgan 12-9 beat the braves for the third time this year giving up two runs and four hits in seven innings. Roger Mcdowell pitched two innings for his sixth save. A a Strawberry a the scariest Guy in the league a Atlanta infielder Mark Lemke said. A a he shot. He really blew us away it was the third Victory in a Row for the dodgers who opened the three game weekend showdown with Atlanta by snapping the braves seven game winning a Streak their longest of the year. Atlanta had gone into first place on tuesday night. It was the dodgers ninth Victory in 13 meetings with the braves this year and their sixth in seven games in Atlanta. The dodgers have won seven of their last nine games All on the Road. Strawberry a 24th Homer lifted the dodgers into a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning. The fans started the game with chants of a adar Ryl Dar Ryle when Strawberry Millie Darryl Strawberry gets a handshake from third base coach Joey Amalfitano after the dodger slugger s Homer in Atlanta. Came up in the first inning but they were quiet alter his second Homer in two Days. A after you hear it a couple of years it does no to bother you a Strawberry said of the crowd chanting his name. A it was kind of los Angeles had the bases loaded with one out after the Homer but Glavine worked out of the Jam with a Force out at the plate and an infield grounder for the final out. The braves took a 2-1 Lead when David Justice opened the fourth with his 19th Homer. Brett Butler walked on four pitches to Start the game went to second on Sharp Erson a infield grounder and scored on Strawberry a single up the Middle. Otis Nixon opened the Atlanta first with a Bloop single to right but was forced out at second on Jeff Treadway a grounder. Treadway went to third on Terry Pendleton a single and scored on a sacrifice Fly by Justice. Mariners to stay a with Bank s help Seattle apr a $250,000 donation from puget sound Bank to Purchase mariners tickets will ensure the american league team remains in Seattle through the 1992 season the greater Seattle chamber of Commerce announced Friday. The chamber and the Seattle King county sports and events Council will use the donation along with an earlier $200,000 Matching Grant from King county to Purchase 200,000 to 300,000 single attendance tickets sports Council chairman Dave Cohn said. Team owner Jeff Smulyan could invoke an escape clause in his kingdom lease which runs through the 1996 season if attendance Falls below 90 percent of the average attendance for american league teams. A it was important to us to step Forward on an Issue As important to the Region As the mariners a puget sound Bank senior vice president Don Piercy said. Inside sports . Teen Ager wins gymnastics Gold a Page 22 preview of a Fly a week 3 Page 25 Thompson climbs into Lead with 62 a Page 27 Tyson judge oks gag order for both sides a a Page 27 High schools kick off �?T91 season a Page 21
