European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. September b. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 sports wire Conner claims no win situation for yacht cup from press dispatches san Diego Dennis Conner skipper of the Clarc & stripes the american defender of the Ameri Ca s cup says he is in a no win situation if the san Diego yacht club s catamaran wins he Ihrcke rare Serin that was to Siart Here wednesday it will have been a Tine team a Torl Conner says if it loses there is Only one place to place the blame. The reason Conner says is he Media already has decided which boat will win the regalia and the Choice is resoundingly stars i so rips. I m less important in this event said Conner who is sailing in his fifth America s cup and is the Only Man to have lost and won it. The designers have been More important and obviously the attorneys have taken the spotlight this Lime. So i feel like i m trying to do the Best i can do Wilh my part of the team bul the Media already has the chickens counted. The race is already Over and we pc won. So if for some reason we re not successful the Only reason to pin in on is that old Dennis must not have done his Job. If we win in was because the Boal was faster. If we lose Well old Dennis lost the cup again in the first open Competition Between Conner and new zealand skipper David Barnes the kiwis came up losers. Al the Coin flip tuesday to determine which boat would enter the starting area on tvs preferred Point of a 1, Barnes called the wrong Side of the Coin. Conner chose to enter from the starboard end . Nine gains world finals Parma Italy Robin Ventura s two run single in the Bol Tom of the eighth inning snapped a 3-3 lie and the United states beat Taiwan 6-j tuesday night to Cam a berth against Cuba in inc finals of the world baseball championship. Cuba the defending Champion used an eighth in Ning rally of its own in Healing Japan 7-3 earlier tues Day to remain unbeaten in the tournament. The United Stales Only defeat in inc Louma Mcnol was 10-9 against Cuba on sunday. Kuo Lee Chick fun the fourth of six Taiwan pitchers issued two walks to Load inc bases before Ventura singled to give the . A so Lead. Tino Martinez Fol Lowed with a double to make in 6-3. The United slates had lied it in the Rifle on hits by Mike Fiore Ventura and Ted Wood. Lee Gnu Ming had a Home run and we fun lion a double to key Taiwan s offence. Ping Yan took the loss while Charles Nagy who went three innings As the second of three american pitchers got the Victory. Cubs rehire coaching staff Chicago the Chicago cubs have rehired Man Ager Don Zimmer s entire coaching staff for the 19s9 season inc club announced tuesday. Rehired were Joe Altobilli hitting coach Chuck Collier third base coach Jose Martinet first base coach Dick pole pitching coach and Larry Cox Bull pen coach. All Are in i hair first season with the cubs. Flames Trade Bozek again Vancouver British Columbia defens Eman Paul Reinhart and left Wing Steve Bock who was obtained in a Deal a Day earlier were traded to the Vancouver canucks by the Calgary flames on tuesday in Exchange for Ful Urc considerations. Bock who also plays can scr was part of a seven stars and stripes skipper Dennis Conner left shakes hands Wilh new zealand skipper David Barnes. Player Deal on monday Between the flames and the St. Louis blues. Rock Doug Gilmour Mark Hunter and Michael dark were sent to Calgary in Exchange for Mike Bui lard Craig Coxe and the rights to College def Ensman Tim Corkery. The flames had sent Boek to St. Louis last March in a Deal which involved Brett Hull going to the flames Wilh Calgary getting def Anseman Rob Ramage and goal Lender Rick Wamsley. Graf s father hits ratings idea new York. Steffi grass father says the Tennis Star would be Hurt by a new computer ranking system approved by the women s International Tennis association. I will not in the future speak to w1ta officials because they have lied to me Peter Graf said. It is very unfair. Bul the Wita s executive director mar Rotl slice him said tuesday thai if Graf balks at going along Wilh the new system it brings into question support for the tour and peer pressure May come into the new ranking system was approved unanimously by the players sunday at a meeting that Steffi Graf did not attend. The players voted to eliminate a Rule that allowed top players to maintain their computer aver Ages when they won smaller tournaments. Because grass average is so High she would now lose computer Points at non grand slam events even if she won them. Clearly or. Graf is not Lippy about inc change and i understand Why Stierheim said at it . Open news conference. Bul 1 think the sport is bigger than one Karl named Cuba coach Albany. . Former Aba coach George Karl has been named head coach1 of the Albany patroons of the Conli Ncneal basketball association the team announced tuesday. Karl compiled a record of 119-176 in with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden slate warriors. He was 90-42 in three seasons Wilh Mon Larf of the Cuba twice being named coach of the year. Karl 37, succeeds Bill Musselman named head coach of the Aba expansion Minnesota Tim Berio Ives. Dorio out of olympics Milan Italy a in Bella Dorio the olympic Champion in los Angeles announced wednesday she win not defend her title in Seoul later this month. 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