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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday May 22, 1987 Tampa will Host 1991 super bowl Coronado Calif. A Tampa came out the Winner wednesday in a five oily Competition to Host the 1991 super bowl and the economic Windfall that goes will ii. Nil owners Voied he Western Florida City the Silver anniversary edition of the championship event on the sixth ballot. Anaheim Lus Angeles and Miami were eliminated during the earlier rounds with owner choosing Tampa Over san Diego in the deciding round said Wellington Mara owner of the new York giants. Mara declined to reveal the vote count among the28 nil owners except to say that the decision was made on � simple majority vote. During the first five rounds Mara said a City would have needed at least21 votes but the three quarters majority requirement was dropped tar the final ballot. Tampa was the site of the 1984 super bowl from which it realized an 187 million economic Impact we re honoured. We re thrilled and we can t wait said Barbara Casey director of the Tampa Bay super bowl task Force. We be put in a of of work and 1 think we be been  i m getting my hair Back quipped Walter Bald win the balding chairman of Tampa Bay s task Force. Tampa was the last of the five finalists to make its 15-Minwe presentation to the league before the owner adjourned for the voting. The owners deliberated for about i i hours before deciding on Tampa. "1 still can t believe san Diego did t gel it san Diego chargers owner Alex Spanos said. I thought we had it woo. Of course 1 congratulate Tampa. But hey we be got 1992 and 1�93, Well get there  the City of san Diego or Sis its first super bowl on Jan. 31,1988. Casey said she thought Tampa s super bowl track record ils economic package to the league along wit the influence of buccaneers owner Hugh culverhouse were instrumental in Landing the 1991 game. Culverhouse had lobbied fellow owners for week but sent his son to the Coronado meeting As his representative because of a commitment to attend a world War ii reunion in Burma with his former air Force colleagues. Casey said the Tampa task Force presentation Reite rated our track record from before. 1 think that s what did it. They saw the Community support. And you can t forget Hugh culverhouse. I think the owners respect him and they be honoured him for All the work he s done for the league Casey said. Oeda faces surgery to be ouf for season new Vork not the Newyork mils got the news that they absolutely did not want to get wednesday Bob Ojeda their Best Pitcher last season and the Hope of a staff already riddled by injuries must undergo surgery on his left Elbow and will be last for the season. He s a big pan of our Arsenal and it s very Lough loss said Dave Johnson he manager of the mets when he got the word wednesday night at Shea stadium before the team s gome against the Sandiego padres. Tat told he won t be Able to throw Ball for four or five months and he won t Pilch until 1988 Well just have to close the ranks and give Young pitchers like David Cone and John Mitchell an Opportunity to do the  team officials said the Date and place of the operation to try to Correct a nerve problem in the Pitcher s left Arm would be decided thursday. Jeja the 29-year-Otd left hander with pinpoint control was traded to the mets from the Boston red sex before the 1986 season and promptly led the stiff with in victories 5 losses and a 2.s7 Era. He became even More important this year after Dwight Gooden was sidelined Lor drug treatment and Roger Mcdowell the Ace reliever missed six weeks after surgery to repair a hernia. Nil from Page 21 period. But while Hextall looked Good Fuhr looked even better. He bandied 15 shots ill the opening period and made some acrobatic saves to keep the Ryors scoreless. The oilers controlled the puck As much As the flyers did in the first 20 minutes but missed the target on Many shots. Edmonton s Best Opportunity came with just under 50 seconds to go when Gret Efcy came in on a breakaway. Gretzky pumped and tried a soft shot from the lower left Falcoff Circle but Heull just pushed it away. However or Tiky did t miss on his next Chance 45 seconds into the Sec Ond period during a five on three Power play. With the oilers storming the net cof Fey shot once but was stopped by hex ult. Coffey shot again from the left face off Circle and Kuryj sle cred the puck to Gretzky who was standing just outside the crease. He lipped the puck into the net for his fifth goal and 26th Point of the playoffs. Now with their pitching badly Hurt the acts have Slid into fifth place in the National league East and the loss of Ojeda appeared to be the most severe Jolt to their chances of repeating As champions. Ojeda who replaced Gooden As the opening Day Pitcher started six games this season but began to feel pain in the Elbow of his throwing Arm last month. He skipped one Start in order to rest it then started against the Atlanta braves one week ago last saturday and quit after one inning. Two of the mils doctors diagnosed his problem As an inflammation of the ulnar nerve in the left Elbow perhaps caused by Bone chips. But they sent him for another opinion wednesday to  Andrews a specialist in birding Ham Ala. Laic in the Day Andrews Tele phoned confirmation to or. James , the mets surgeon in new York and he relayed it to Frank Cashen the general manager. Or. Andrews agreed that surgery would be necessary Cashen said it would involve the transposition of the ulnar nerve and would preclude any fur ther action for Ojeda during the 1987  Cashen said the nerve would be Rcpt Sitio cd a Short distance to another spot in the Elbow a technique developed by another of the acts associate surgeons Appolo acts Ace Bob Ojeda. Nerve damage in Elbow or. Richard Eaton. It s an operation that was performed on Pat Zachry and other pitchers Cash in said. They be refined it even More now and they be had Good results. Butlet s be honest anytime you Cut a Pitcher it s serious 10 his  "1 knew it was serious Johnson said. Bobby is my hardest worker and he s not a comp lamer. I knew it must be bad when he said it Hurt i could t expect a Miracle. The doctors fell they could t do in by arthroscopic surgery. Anytime the ulnar nerve is irritated just removing the chips in t the  Al from Page 21 innings As Minnesota beat Cleveland. Brunansky hit a 3-2 pitch from Tom Candiotti 1-6, Over the left Field Fence for his seventh Home run of the season. Kirby puke to had singled and Kent Hrbek and Roy St Talley had walked to Load the bases for Brunansky who had lined a 2-2 pitch just to the left of the foul pole moments earlier. The twins added two runs in the ninth off Mark Hui Srann. Brunansky was Safe on shortstop Julio Franco s throwing error and came around on sin Gles by Steve Lombardozzi and Tim Laudner Mark Davidson s sacrifice Fly completed the scoring. Red six 7, Roy feb 1 Kansas City to. Glenn Hoffman and Wade Boggs drove in two runs apiece in support of Bruce hum s four hitter As Boston beat Kansas City to snap a three game losing Streak. The royals who had won nine straight Home games to seize first place in the Al West averted their ninth shut out when Angel Salazar hit his second Home run of the season with two out in the fifth. Hurst 5-4, struck out four and walked two. The loser was Danny Jackson 1-6. The red sox with Only their sixth Vic tory in 24 Road games scored two runs in the third and artied four in the fifth. Tigers 6, rang m 4 Arlington Texas Darrell Evans hit a three run Homer and Dan Petry pitched seven Strong innings As de troit beat Texas. After allowing three runs and two homers in the first inning Petry 2-3, settled Down and had a five Hitler after seven innings. He came out with one out in the eighth loser Bobby Witt 1-3, allowed four runs and five hits while walking five and striking out eight in spinning. Ait Elss Blue jays 4 Anaheim Calif. Wally Joyner hit a Solo Home run with one out in the Bot Tom of the 10th inning giving California a Victory Over Toronto. Althe tics 7, Yankees 5 Oakland. Calif Rookie mar Mcgwire s i4lh Home run of the season a two run drive in the second inning off previously unbeaten Charles Hudson helped Oakland defeat new York. No from Page 21 with three hits drove in Atlanta s first two runs in the unit inning with a Dou ble scoring Albert Hall who singled to run his hitting Streak to 12 games an Dion James who had walked off starter Danny Cox. Virgil who has 14 homers this season including 1 1 in May hit a Solo shot in the second. In other games wednesday rods 6, cobs 2 Chicago Barry Larkin Nick Esasky and Dave Parker homered to Lead Cincinnati Over Chicago snapping the cubs five game winning Sirc Ftp. Reds starter Bill Gullickson a pitched his second Complete game of the season giving up seven hits and striking out nine. The reds Victory snapped a Ibur game losing Streak the club s longest this season. Met 10, padres 3 new York Rafael Santana s two. Run double highlighted a Sis run fourth inning As new Vork rallied to defeat Sandiego. Mets Catcher Gary Carter also drove in a pair of runs with a single and a Sacri fice by Rick Aguilera 4-2, who worked six innings was the Winner allowing two runs on seven hits. Padres starter de Wilson �6, gave up All six runs in the fourth inning five of them  7 Montreal Chili Davis fourth single of the game drove in the go ahead run in the eighth inning As san Francisco Defeated Montreal. Jose Uribe led off the eighth with a single against Randy St. Claire 2-3, an stole second before scoring on Davis tin Gle up the Middle. Davis later scored Ona wild Pilch. Jeff Robinson 3-1. Was the winning Pitcher allowing no hits in 2 1-3 innings of Relief. Pirates 5, astros 3 Pittsburgh Sid Bream an Barry Bonds hit two run homers and Dora Taylor won his first a Tenor Leagie game As Pittsburgh beat Houston. Taylor who was making his fifth Start pitched 6 a innings for his first decision. Hipolilo Pena pitched hit Lesi Ball for the final 2% innings for his first save. Bream s eighth Homer followed a sin Gle by Johnny Ray in the third inning against Danny Darwin 2-4. Bonds sixth Homer was off Darwin in the sixth scor ing Rafael Belliard who singled Taylor 3 28-year-old Rookie gave up Solo homers to Jose Cruz in the sixth and Alan Ashby in the seventh. Nii opened the fourth with a single moved to second on a walk and scored on Ashby s single. Rain in Philadelphia Philadelphia the wednesday night game Between the Philadelphia Phillies and he a xes Angeles dodgers was postponed because of rain. The came was rescheduled As pan of a ii night doubleheader aug. 21  
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