European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 23. 1993 31 23 3 Kile s i sports the stars and stripes " Page 33 11-1 but not satisfied by the associated press Houston astros Pitcher Parry Kile has an 11-1 re Cord and a nine game winning Streak. He s still not satisfied. I made some bad pitches he said. "1 made a lot of mistakes that could have beaten  Kile allowed three runs on seven hits in 754 innings As Houston beat the pirates 5-3 wednesday night at Pittsburgh. Imagine How unhappy he must be after a rare loss. Last year Kile lost a game in Pittsburgh and punished himself by going to the bullpen Well after the game ended. He threw a baseball against the Concrete Wall while he sorted put his thoughts in the empty stadium. I m real hard on myself the 24-year-old Kile said. Kile s Only loss came to the san Francisco giants on May 18. His winning Streak started against Florida on May 29 and includes one Relief Victory. He has the longest current Winkle Ning Streak in the majors and the longest Streak by a Houston Pitcher since Danny Darwin won nine games Between june 10 and aug. 26,1989. Kile issued a bases loaded walk to Kevin Young in the seventh then gave up a Home run to Carlos Garcia in the eighth. Al Osuna came in to get the final out in the eighth and Doug Jones pitched the ninth for his 16th save. National league pirates starter Steve Cooke 5-6 Tost his third consecutive decision. Cooke botched a bunt play in the fifth that helped the astros score four runs on just two hits. Steve Finley had a two run double Chris James a sacrifice Fly and Luis Gonzalez an rib single that extended his hitting Streak to a career High 12 games. Jeff Bagwell had an rib double in the first. In other games wednesday giants 4, expos 3 Dusty Baker waited All year to Call a suicide squeeze and when he finally did it worked perfectly. I m not a squeeze Type dude Baker said. Nevertheless Baker made the Call in the seventh in Ning at candlestick Park with Kirt Manwaring at the plate and Mark Carreon on third. The pitch from Mel Kojas 4-7 was High and tight but Manwaring Man aged to drop it in front of the plate. I either bunt it or get hit Manwaring said. I did t have much Choice. Former Middle reliever Bryan Hickerson 5-1 pitched seven Strong innings to earn his fifth straight Victory. Phillies 7, dodgers 0 Tommy Greene pitched six hit Ball for 8v6 innings and Philadelphia took advantage of Orel Menhiser s uncharacteristic wildness at los  12-3 struck out six and walked two before leaving with one out in the ninth favouring his right leg. The Phillies said he had a mild Strain of the right Groin and was not expected to miss a Start. Hershiser 7-9 walked a season High six and uncorked three Wilo pitches As he lost for the fifth time Infix decisions. Marlins 6, Rockies 4 Colorado May not have a better record than Florida but despite wednesday s loss the Rockies have posses Sion of the surf n turf award a framed animated picture of a Marlin and a Mountain engaged in a tug of War. It was awarded to the Rockies for winning the season series 7-5. Florida s Pat Rapp 1-2who threw Only six break ing balls out of 84 total pitches pitched six Strong innings and drove in two runs off Curtis Leskanic 1-3. The visiting Rockies fell to 1-6 since the All Star break. Cubs 4, reds 1 at Cincinnati Jose Guzman 9-7 allowed just two hits for seven innings and Rick Wilkins rib double keyed a three run eighth inning against Jeff Reardon 2-3who had allowed Only one run in his previous 19 appearances. Mets 5, padres 3 at san Diego the mets won for the fourth time in five games. Eddie Murray hit a two run Homer and Dwight Gooden 9-10 scattered seven hits in seven plus innings. Bobby Bonilla and Charlie o Brien also homered Tor new York. Wally Whitehurst 3-6 took the loss. Clippers get an Optimist in Weiss los Angeles a Bob Weiss has one attribute that would seem to be needed by the los an Geles dippers. I am an eternal Optimist Ltd clippers new coach said. A Pessimist probably would t have taken the . The clippers have been a Star crossed franchise for most of its 22 years and recent development were not encouraging. The team let one of its Stead test players for Ward Ken nor Man go As a free agent. Forward Danny Manning the dippers Best player will be in the final year of his con Weiss tract and probably will shop him self around in 1994. The dippers made the playoffs under Larry Brown the past two seasons their first appearances in the postseason since 1976, when the franchise was in Buffalo. Brown quit on May 20 and be came the Indiana pacers coach. The clippers then had difficulty finding a replacement. They were on the verge of hiring Lenny Wil kens but he suddenly changed his mind and became the coach of the Atlanta Hawks who fired Weiss after last  dippers then courted Hubie Brown but he will remain in broadcasting. They then returned to Weiss whose five year Aba coaching record is 183-227 after contacting him earlier. Weiss 51, now has been with the zippers franchise in All three Cit ies As a player in Buffalo and As an assistant in san Diego. He did sign he did the did. Yes Thomas leads $ race by the associated press for years nil defenders have been trying to catch Thurman Thomas. Now it s the running backs who Are chasing him. Thomas agreed to a four year $13.5 Millum contract wednesday that makes him the game s highest paid running Back and should allow him to finish his career with the Buffalo Bills. His agent Leigh Steinberg said the contract essentially doubles the existing top contract for a running Back that of Detroit s Barry Sanders who makes approximately $1.7 million a year. The nil s 1992 Rushing Leader Dallas Emmitt Smith is holding out also de manding a $4 million a year Deal. There was confusion earlier in the Day whether the contract had been settled. First Steinberg said it had. Then the Bills Public relations staff said it did t know. Then Steinberg said the parties were still talking. We hit some technical slow ups Steinberg said. Thomas contract Calls for him to receive 54 million this . His salary drops to approximately $l8 million for each of the next two years before jumping Back to about $4 million in the final year. I think i be got at least four More years in me that i can perform at the level i have been said Tnomas who last nil Camps season became the first player to Lead the league in combined Rushing and receiving Yards for four straight seasons. In other nil news wednesday Browns defensive tackle Michael Dean Perry walked out of the Cleveland Browns train ing Camp. Perry left Camp shortly before an afternoon workout after apparently arguing with coach Bill Belichick. Perry could not be reached for comment. Cowboys defensive tackle Tony Casillas was scheduled to undergo surgery on his left Elbow thursday to remove Bone chips. Coach Jimmy Johnson said Casillas will miss two to three weeks of practice. Chiefs cornerback Albert Lewis who missed much of last year with a forearm injury fractured the Arm again and will be los indefinitely to the Kansas City chiefs. Coach Many sch Ottenheimer said Lewis would have surgery thursday. Giants defensive end Eric Dorsey was admitted to the Hospital for special sur Gery in new York for treatment of an irritated disc in his Back. Buccaneers second round draft Choice Demetrius Dubose signed a three year contract with Tampa Bay leaving top pick Eric Curry As the team s Only unsigned Rookie. Dolphins cornerback . Brown ended a two Day holdout and signed a two year Deal Worth an estimated 2.5 million. Brown a 12th-round draft pick in 1989, upgraded his value in 1992 when he started All 18 Cleveland games. Falcons wide receiver Andre risen and Atlanta still have differences of opinion Over his contract the team is holding firm on its three year $5.1 million offer. Rison is after a four year $10 million pact. Eleven Falcons including top draft Choice Lin Coln Kennedy Are still unsigned. Chargers punter John Kidd agreed to terms of a one year Deal with san Diego leaving seven players without contracts one Day be fore remaining veterans were to report. Eagles linebacker Scott Kowalkowski and defensive end Mike Flores signed one year contracts. The team also signed free agent running Back Aaron Emanuel to a one year Deal. Jacksonville ends bid to play in nil Jacksonville Fla. A this City s 15-year Pursuit of an nil franchise appears Over. Touchdown Jacksonville Ltd. Has announced it is ending its efforts toward acquiring an nil team. I cannot Tell you How disappointed we All Are that our efforts to bring the nil to Jacksonville Are Over j. Wayne Weaver the group s majority owner said during a hastily called news conference wednesday. A Celebration was planned by touch Down Jacksonville for the group s ceremonial signing of a Kase agreement with the City. Instead the City Council voted to Send the lease Back to committee for study after Board members found themselves renegotiating a proposed $112 million Cap for the renovation of the Gator bowl. The organization decided that was the end. We re out of business. It s Over group president David Sefedin said. The news shod ced Taylor Smith presi Dent of the Atlanta Falcons. It s hard to believe Smith said. "aj1 that work and All that time and Effort to come this far and see it go to waste. What a shame. I know that Community and i know it would support  Weaver said the group would ask the first Union Bank to return the $2 million in deposits made by suite and club seat holders. The nil will award the two expansion teams in late october. Baltimore Char Lotte . Memphis Tenn and St. Louis Are the others pursuing teams