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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, August 25, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday augus 25,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 rolling to Coors win Jeannie cd to of Grenoble France the Overall women s Winner of this year s Coon International bicycle classic pulls ahead of the Field on her Way to Victory in be final leg sunday in Boulder Colo. Mexico s rial Alcala took the men s Overall title with a combined time of 57 hours 7 minutes 14 seconds. Rams top chargers eagles win from press dispatches san Diego Mark Lansford kicked in third Field goal of inc game a 30-Yardcr with four strand remaining. Sunday night to rally the los Angeles Ranis to a 23-21 exhibition Victory Over the san Diego chargers. Lansford who is s for 5 in Field goals this Prew Aion. Capped a 14-play, 67-Yard scoring drive. Rookie quarterback Hugh Millen engineered the series after the chargers took a 21-20 Lead on a 53-Yard pass from nil Roundup Mark Vlasic to Jamie Holland with 2 47 left. The rams improved their preseason record to 3-0. San Diego Tell to 1-1. Lansford kicked two Field goals to give los Angeles a 6-0 Lead Early in the second Quarter. He kicked a 31 Yard Field goal Wilh 3 17 left in inc first Quarter to Ftp a 72-Yard scoring drive thai began when Mickey sul Lon intercepted a Mark Herrmann pass at he los an Geles i3. Lansford put the rams ahead 6-0 when his 52-Yard Field goal barely cleared the Post at 3 38 of uie second Quarter. Herrmann gave san Diego a 7-6 Lead Al 9 40 of the second Quarter when he threw a 32-Yard to pass to Tim Spencer who had slipped past safety Noiin Cromwell. The catch was inc fourth of the game for Spencer who has been used in the past primarily As a blocking and Short yardage Back. Tight end Rod born sting san Diego s no. I draft Choice gave the chargers a 4-6 Edge when he caught a 9-Yard pass from Rick Neuheisel at the goal line and fought past five defenders into the end zone. The touchdown at 13 08 of the second capped a three play drive that began when Everett threw his second interception of the Day grabbed by defensive end Lee Williams at the los Angeles 15. Everett was 13 of 23 for 123 Yards. Herrmann completed g of is for 103 Yards. In the Only other nil preseason game sunday Eitle 19, patriots 13 Foxboro mass. Junior Taul Alatasi scored on a 4-Yard run 3 11 into overtime to give Philadelphia a Victory Over new England. Philadelphia s Paul Mcfadden had kicked a 22-Yard Field goal at inc end of regulation to tie the score. In a dual Competition in Havana . Boxing coach recalls 1983 cuban sweep by Malcolm Mohan Indianapolis not after the boxers from Cuba completed their re Cord breaking business with their 10th Gold medal of the pan american games Roosevelt Sanders the coach of the battered and exhausted . Team said his was not the most overwhelming performance he has Ever seen. He said he remembered a dual Competition four years ago in Havana when the cuban boxers won All 12 championships. But we came Back in 84," Sanders said. The cubans weren t in los an Geles but we did  cuban flyweight Ada Locurto Regalado tight welterweight Candelario do Virgul Light middleweight Orestes Solano Light heavyweight Pablo Romero and super heavyweight Jorge Gonzalez sunday completed an Effort that surpassed the previous pan am Gold medal record of eight shared by Cuba in 1983 and Argen Tina in i9si. T u verge Solano Romero and Gore aka won their second consecutive pan am Gold medals. The americans were held to one Gold medal won by Kolcic Banks of Chicago with a unanimous decision Over l Milio Villegas of inc dominican Republic. The single Gold medal for the americans was the fewest a . Team has won in pan am Competition since Argentina swept All eight divisions in 1951 at Buenos Aires. Cuba had a 10-2 record against Ameri can fighters and an Overall record of 36 2, while the . Record was 18-11. Sanders said however that the Gold medal totals were not a Clear indication of the distance Between the two pro Grams. "1 would be More inclined to look at the scores in the  he said. But a reversal of he two 3-2 cuban victories plus the controversial 4-1 loss of inc Wel Lew eight Kenneth Gould to Juan Lemus still would have left inc cubans with a 7-5 advantage. The results of the tournament really Don t Tell whether we re going to have a Strong team in the olympics said Banks. Inc 22-year-old world Champion who controlled Villegas an Aggro Sivc a far old. For some of the Ficili i it was t ability or experience or the cubans being physically stronger. They were pooped  Todd Foster the Light welterweight from treat Falls. Mom who lost a 4-1 Ducci Iliin to Duvergel sunday agreed. We just Haj a few Foster turned to Banks for help. What do you Call them a few  the mishaps and a schedule that has included three major competitions in just Over a month will keep Al least half the american pan am team including ill three world Amateur champions -7-0111 of the North american championships in Toronto. Injuries will keep out middleweight Darin Allen Light heavyweight Andrew Maynard and super heavyweight rid Dick bowl and Hanks. Foster and Gould said sunday they would not compete. "1 need to relax my body Banks said. We worked three months straight your body has to have a  i m ready for a rest right now said Rosier who had i to Marks near Hii right Eye. James a. The Enrco Ive director of the United Staci Amateur boxing federation said Sund i he did not expect that at in in would be taken against Mem Bers of the cuban King learn As a result of the incident in the stands on aug. 14. Stephen Goldsmith he prosecuting attorney fair Marion county said he had rec cd assurances from the pan Ameri can sports i Urga Bizalion and the International Amateur boxing association that the incident in which cuban boxers caused injuries to three spectators would be reviewed. The review. Fox said would Lake place during the world cup Competition at Belgrade Yugoslavia from oct. 26 to oct. 30. He added however that the political nature of inc confrontations be tween cuban athletes and a cuban Refu gee organization plus the fact that the incident was not directly related to therum Pimilton would make Sjur Lions unlikely Miller registers third straight Stock car win Milwaukee api Ruidi Miller of it Pipersville mich., won thej108.ihk Slock car Connert Linin 250 Milc Autu rate sunday at tin Wisconsin stale fair i Aik Speedway. It Wai his third  Victory. Miller look the Lead for Good Ith 52 laps remaining in the 250-Lap cent and finished Levi than a second ahead of Ted Musgrave. Joe Shear was third followed h Mike Eddy Mike Row who filled in for the injured Mike Harry finished fifth  
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