European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 c the stars and stripes Friday october 4,1991 a Lee Trevino. Off 1990 Pace Trevino Aims for change in fortunes by Bob Green Clemmons . A Lee Trevino looks to the richest event on the senior pea tour for a Chance to turn around his season. A this one and the one in puerto Rico is what the whole thing revolves around a Trevino said before a practice session for the Vantage championship. A the Guy who wins this this is like winning three other Golf tournaments a Trevino said of the event that begins today. The winners share is $202,500, the largest offered for the Over-50 players. A i have to win this to have a Chance to be the leading Money Winner. That a very important to me a Trevino said. Trevino set a senior Money winning record with $1,190,518 last year but is Well off that Pace this season. With the season winding Down he is fourth in the Money standings with $545,954. Mike Hill leads with $680,703. Trevino who won seven events last year has three victories on the senior tour this season. He also took an unofficial event in Japan last week. A a in a disappointed that i Haven to won As much As i did last year a Trevino said but pointed out that his tour leading scoring average of 69.58 a is about the same As it was last year. A that just tells you there Are a lot of Guys out Here playing pretty Good a he said. A a there sat least 10 Guys can win any he said he made an adjustment in his stance in Japan last week a and in a hitting the Ball better now than i have in almost a year. A i had my feet too far apart and i Wasny to getting under the Ball. I just got the feet a Little closer together and in a getting under the Ball now hitting my Short Irons better than i have in a Long time. A a in a very excited about it a he said. Quot in a looking Forward to Good things this among his chief opposition in the 78-Man Field Are a Guys he Chi Chi Mike Hill George Archer they can All win Here a Trevino said. Hill and Chi Chi Rodriguez have four victories each this year and Archer has two. Some other major figures include defending Champion Charles Coody Gary player Arnold Palmer Bruce Crampton Dale Douglass and Al Geiberger. Fenway is silent again by the associated press Boston a the numbers went up on the famous scoreboard at Fenway Park Toronto 6, California 5. Then an All too familiar Early fall silence fell Over Fenway Park. The sox were out again. Toronto took Bostons Best shot and went on to win the Al East title in the final two weeks of the season. Sec Story on Page 32. The red sox who in 1990 overtook Toronto and won the division title on the final Day of the season made a Gallant bid after falling la /2 games behind on aug. 7. A a we be done All right a Boston manager Joe Morgan said before wednesdays 5-3 Victory Over Detroit. A this has been a funny year. We fell Way behind then came Back to fight our Way into Contention with that Long hot Streak. But its hard to keep up that Pace. I think it just caught up with Boston won 31 of 41 games and closed to one half game of the Lead an 81-67 record on sept. 21. The next afternoon the red sox had a Chance to move into a first place tie at least for a few hours As Toronto played a night game on the West coast. But new Yorkus Roberto Kelly hit a game tying Home run off Jeff Reardon with two outs in the ninth and the Yankees won 7-5 in Al wednesday 10 innings. A we gave it our Best shot a said Jack Clark who led the second half comeback after a terrible Start. A we played As Good As we can. Nobody gave up. We know we did no to Boston never got closer. The red sox went 2-5 on a Road trip to Baltimore. When Detroit beat Roger Clemens 8-5 tuesday night it was just about Over. A a there a nothing to be ashamed of a Wade Boggs said a we had some Good streaks and we had some bad streaks. When we were iiv2 games out we could have packed our bags but we in other games wednesday Brewers 11, indians 4 Cleveland a the indians set a team record with their 103rd loss blowing a three run Lead As Milwaukee scored four runs in the seventh and five in the eighth. Chuck Crim 8-5 allowed one run and four hits in three innings in Relief of Chris Bosio who left after three innings because of a strained Groin. Darren Holmes pitched the final three innings for his third save. Doug Jones 4-8 was the loser. Willie Randolph who started the night trailing Texas Julio Franco by eight Points in the Al batting race went 1 for 5, dropping his average two Points to .330. Mariners 4, rangers 3 Arlington Texas a Seattle clinched the first .500 record in its 15-Ycar history behind Dave valleys two run double in the seventh off Jose Guzman 13-7. Scott Bankhead 3-6 was the Winner for Seattle 81-78which had never before won More than 78 games. Yankees 4, orioles 3 new York a Steve sax homered off the left Field foul pole in the eighth inning against Mike Flanagan 2-7 after Leo Gomez had tied the score 3-3 in the top of the inning off Greg Cadaret 8-6. Steve Farr got three outs for his 22nd save. Royals 16, athletics 5 Kansas City to. Danny Tarta Bull hit a two run triple that gave him his third 100-Rbi season and Jim Eisenreich drove in four runs As Kansas City got 16 hits and rallied from a five run deficit. Ron Darling 3-7 lost his seventh straight decision allowing six runs and seven hits in five innings. Rain in Chicago Chicago a wednesday nights game Between the american league West Champion Minnesota twins and Chicago White sox was postponed because of rain and was to be made up in a thursday double header. White sox Stop twins in 10 Chicago apr Jack Morris tuning up for his Start in game 1 of the Al playoffs pitched five shutout innings but the Chicago White sox rallied to beat the Minnesota twins 3-2 in the 10th inning thursday in a doubleheader opener. Morris whose next Start will be tuesday night against Toronto at the met radome scattered six hits walked one and struck out five. He finished the regu Al thursday Lar season at 18-12. Morris Only threat came in the first inning when the White sox loaded the bases with one out. But Morris escaped when to Jackson grounded into a double play one of four turned by the twins. Warren Newson who began a two run rally in the ninth inning against Rick Aguilera singled Home the Winner with two outs in the 10th. Tim Raines led off by reaching on third baseman Scott Leius throwing error took third on a groundnut and scored on Newsone a single. Dan Gladden opened the twins sixth with his sixth Home run. White sox starter Jack Mcdowell left after Chili Davis rib double in the ninth. The shot 40 years later by Hal Bock new York apr imagine for a moment what Chicago would be with the White sox and cubs in the seventh game of the world series. Or Canada trying to contain a one game showdown Between the Blue jays and expos. Or Texas dealing with a confrontation for the championship Between the astros and rangers. Then you can begin to understand what new York was like 40 years ago today when the dodgers and giants played for the National league Pennant an Issue decided by Bobby Thomson a dramatic ninth inning Home run off Ralph Branca. Baseball was a passion in new York in those Days with the Battle lines divided three ways. The Power brokers followed the High and mighty Yankees year in year out winners. The rest of the town chose up sides Between the giants and dodgers year in year out underdogs. There was no crossing Over either. And so passions ran deep when the National league Pennant race evolved into a Battle Between Brooklyn and new York two teams that did no to like each other in the first place. The emotion of the three game playoff was magnified because it was these two teams full of fiery competitors who routinely staged fierce Battles for their town now dueling for the Pennant. They split the first two games each winning on the other teams turf. And now it was Down to one last showdown. A crowd of 34,320 showed up on an overcast wednesday afternoon to watch the final Resolution of this drama. 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In which the giants won 37 of their last 44 games to erase a 131-game deficit the teams found themselves tied 1-1 after seven innings. A imagine we be played All these games and we still Haven to settled it a Thomson thought to himself in the eighth the dodgers seemed to do just that scoring three runs for a 4-1 Lead. When Don Newcombe mowed Down the giants in the eighth it really looked to be Over. A i thought we were dead Quot Thomson said. A i was the fifth hitter in the ninth. I thought there was no Chance that id get in the ancient Polo grounds press Box writers climbed a rickety staircase to make their Way around the upper deck toward the Center Field clubhouses. They would peek Back at the Field every now and then and saw the beginnings of one last giant rally. Alvin dark and Don Mueller singled. After Monte Irvin popped out Whitey Lockman doubled for one run. That brought up Thomson the innings fifth hitter. Branca relieved for Bro Oldyn his uniform no. 13 an ominous warning for superstitious dodger fans. Brancau a pitching plan was to set Thomson up with fastballs and then use a curve to get him out. The first pitch was a called strike a hitters pitch that Thomson did not offer at. In the giant dugout his teammates moaned. There was no Way he would get that Good a pitch to hit again. A i kept telling myself a give yourself a Chance. Wait and watch a a Thomson said. A a in a thinking a single scores two runs and ties the the next pitch was another fastball. This time Thomson did not watch or wait. This time he swung. In the press Box broadcaster Russ Hodges delivered the Call that has become immortal. A a there a a Long drive. Its Gonna be. I believe a the giants win the Pennant the giants win the Pennant the giants win the Pennant the giants win the Pennant a
