European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 20,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 27 sports wire Earnhardt Higgins leaving Michigan guts it out in Atlanta by Mike Harris a motor sports writer Hampton a. A Dale Earnhardt was t feeling Well Wasny to driving up to Par and was t going to be beaten. The tenacious three time Winston cup Cham Nion won the motor Craft 500 on sunday at Atlanta International raceway snatching Victory from defeat in the waning laps. He did it with a cramping stomach that nearly drove him to ask for a Relief Driver. A the car was Good All Day Earnhardt said. �?o1 was probably 50 percent of what i should have . I was losing my concentration on keeping the car running consistently. A the car had a lot left in it i just was t driving it up to snuff.�?�. That a a scary statement considering Earnhardt a Chevrolet Lumina led 216 of the 328 laps dominating the record setting event until a late pit Stop. Geoff Bodine came on Strong late in the race moving his Ford thunderbird within two seconds of Earnhardt As the leaders approached their final scheduled stops. Earnhardt pitted on Lap 276, giving the Lead to Bodine. Earnhardt spun his tires and overheated them coming out of the pits and found himself a Lap behind. When Bodine pitted on Lap 291, he came out nearly seven seconds ahead of the charging Earnhardt. Earnhardt steadily crept closer finally moving in right behind Bodine with 14 laps remaining. Then defending Winston cup Champion Rusty Wallace blew his engine and the second caution Flag of the race waved on Lap 319. All the cars on the Lead Lap except that of third place Morgan Shepherd pitted during the caution period for fresh tires. Earnhardt came out of the pits first moving right behind Shepherd for the restart. Then the lapped car of Bobby Hillin or. Spun harmlessly in turn four bringing out another caution Flag on Lap 324. The Green Flag waved again for the Start of Lap 327 and Shepherd drove High up in the banking of turn one to pass the lapped car of Alan Kulwicki. Earnhardt his concentration Back in place with the end in sight dived to the Bottom of the track and took the Lead. Earnhardt crossed the finish line 32-hundredths of a second a about six car lengths a ahead of Shepherd who in turn beat surprising Ernie Irvan a in his first ride for Morgan Mcclure since replacing fired Phil Parsons. Earnhardt a average Speed of 156.849 Mph broke his own track record of 152.523, set in the november race in 1986. He won $85,000 and remained on top of the season standings leading new second place Holder Shepherd in Points 659-601. Wallace fell to third with 562. The Victory was the 40th of Earnhardt a Winston cup career tying him with Tim flock 1 v i in All time list. It also was his second straight Atlanta Victory. From wire reports Long Beach Calif. A Michigan Junior Sean Higgins said he will declare himself eligible for the Aba draft in june. Higgins told teammates of his decision sunday after the defending Champion wolverines lost 149-115 to Loyola Mary mount in the second round of the Mcaa tournament. He was not with the team when the wolverines boarded a plane to leave los Angeles sunday evening. Higgins who fouled out of the game after scoring 15 Points said he was going to his mothers House in los Angeles. A stress fracture he suffered in his left foot in january in a game against Purdue caused him to miss four weeks and five games. Higgins averaged 14.1 Points per game in the 1989-90 regular season. Higgins hinted earlier this year that he planned to leave school to play professionally. A a in be done what in be come Here to do. That a to win an Mcaa championship a Higgins said when asked whether he would enter the draft this  leaguer killed by pitch Tampa fla. A a Little leaguer collapsed at Home plate when hit in the Chest by a pitch and died 45 minutes later officials said. Most of the onlookers at the sunday afternoon game thought 10-year-old William Ryan Wojick had just lost his breath when the baseball hit him in the Chest his coach said. A nobody dreamed that it would have come to this a said coach Fred Bloomingdale. The coach said William up to Bat tried to jump out of the Way of the errant pitch but the Ball hit him in the Chest near his left armpit. A the lost his breath and everyone thought he had the wind knocked out of him a Bloomingdale said. A the was gasping for air. And then he went Down on the  paramedics from a nearby fire Rescue station ran to the Field and administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A helicopter flew the boy to St. Josephus Hospital where he died at 5 30 . Deputy sheriff Robert Dukes said doctors determined that the Impact of the Ball caused Young Wojick to go into cardiac  improves after surgery Indianapolis a Scott Pruett the co Rookie of the year in the 1989 Indianapolis 500, was upgraded to Good condition after surgery to repair multiple fractures to his Back. Pruett underwent 4 Xhu hours of surgery at methodist Hospital on sunday to repair two fractured Lumbar vertebrae said Hospital spokesman David Richards. Pruett 29, of Roseville Calif., considered one of the rising stars on the indy car circuit suffered the injuries last Friday when he crashed into a Concrete Barrier during testing in West Palm Beach fla. On saturday the Driver underwent surgery to repair multiple fractures to both his legs. He had  listed in fair  tops at Gator nationals Gainesville fla. A Darrell Gwynn Defeated Eddie Hill for the second consecutive year in the top fuel final at the Nora drag racing series Gator nationals on sunday. Gwynn clocked 5.011 seconds or 279.32 Mph for the Quarter mile to Hills 5.087 275.56. Gwynn earned $35,000 with his first place Check. A this is a humbling sport you can go from a hero to a Kern in a matter of seconds. In be  both a Gwynn said. A to win at my Hometown track in front of my family and friends make this particularly  Gwynn who set a National record with a run of 4.909 two weeks ago in Bayton Texas broke his own Gainesville track record in his opening round Victory Over Richard Holcomb recording a run of 4.982.australian retains title on to Atlantic City . A australian Jeff Hardin knocked out Argentine Nestor Giovannini with a be Hook in the 11th round retaining his world boxing Council Light heavyweight title sunday night. Giovannini knocked Down with similar punches in the third and 10th rounds came out swinging in the 11th. But Harding dropped him with the left Hook knocking out his mouthpiece and prompting referee Joe Cortez to Stop the fight at 56 seconds of the round. Harding weighing 174 pounds raised his record to 17-0 with 14 knockouts. Giovannini weighing 175, fell to 28-5-2 with nine  protests refs action Las vegas a Meldrick Taylor got out of the Hospital sunday bruised and battered and still angry at referee Richard Steele. A a it was very traumatic for me a Taylor said of his dramatic loss to Julio Cesar Chavez with two seconds left in the fight saturday. A for the referee to Stop it was  Taylor was ahead by seven Points on one official card and by five Points on another when Steele stopped the fight a few seconds after Taylor got up from a Knockdown. The third judge had a one Point Edge after 11 rounds for Chavez who added the 140-Pound International boxing federation title held by Taylor his world boxing Council title. Taylor said he never heard Steele say anything to him. A tape of the fight however shows that after Taylor got up at five Steele counted to eight then asked him if he was of. Taylor did no to answer but looked toward his Corner. Again Steele asked him if he was All right. Again there was no answer. Steele said sunday he had no qualms about his action. While Taylor did no to feel he was beaten there was no question he took a physical beating. He Wasny to released from Valley Hospital until late sunday morning. By then an unmarked Chavez had left to return Home to  measures readied London a the British government has ordered its biggest Security operation for a sports event to try to prevent hooliganism by its soccer fans at the world cup it was reported sunday. The sunday Telegraph quoted unidentified government sources As saying the program would include use of British police As spotters to identify known soccer thugs for their italian counterparts. 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