European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a the stars and stripes Friday june 15,1990 a blazing joke Detroit coach Chuck Daly left shares a Man before practice wednesday. The finals thursday night in Portland. The laugh with Portland Mentor Rick Adel teams were to meet in game 5 of the Aba pistons led three games to one. Morgans suspension upheld from wire report baseball not scup from Page 21 ing two matches. Czechoslovakia is second with two Points from one game while Austria and the United states have no Points. Austria faces Czechoslovakia in Florence Friday night in the second game for both teams. In thursdays other games Cameroon 2, Romania 1 Bari Italy a Cameroon considered one of the rank outsiders in the world cup became the first team to qualify for the second round when it beat Romania. In a cautiously played game with Little offensive thrust the african champions took advantage of two i sprays in the air by the romanian defense. Roger Milla scored both times for Cameroon which stunned defending Champion Argentina in the tournament opener. With four Points the cameroonians can finish no worse than second in group b. At least two teams Advance from each group. Cameroon which faces the soviets in its final first round game is the Only team never to have Tost a world cup game. It had three ties in 1982 but did not Advance on tiebreakers. Milla who had come on As a substitute 18 minutes earlier scored in the 76th minute and again 10 minutes later. Romania made it closer on a goal by Gavril Balint in the closing seconds. Romania has two Points because of a Victory Over the soviets. Yugoslavia 1, Colombia 0 Bologna Italy a Yugoslavia missed a penalty and still beat Colombia to keep alive its Hopes of staying in the tournament. Yugoslavia thrashed 4-1 by West Germany in its opener got its goal and Victory in the 74th minute from Davor Jozic. Safet Susie crossed the Ball neatly from the right Wing and for once there were no colombian shirts in the Middle. Jozic who scored Yugoslavia a goal against West Germany chested the Ball to his feet and crashed it past colombian keeper Rene Higuita. The game came alive. Four minutes later Susie hit the Post after a Short Cross from Stojkovic. The yugoslavs began to Bustle. A Long Cross Over the Box was needlessly handled by colombian midfielder Luis Perea a Yard inside and the referee blew immediately for a penalty with nine minutes to go. In All the excitement Faruk Haze Bejdic hit it straight to Higuita a feet. Until the goal it was mostly a Midfield tussle. The colombians started More confidently mixing tight Short passing with longer balls Down either flank. Both goalkeepers had an Early touch of the Ball but neither Side got a shot in first 10 minutes. The genial colombian midfielder and Captain Carlos Valderrama was everywhere trying to link his three Man Back line with the roaming forwards. In wednesdays late game Argentina 2, soviet Union 0 Naples Italy a Pedro Troglio scored in the 27th minute and Jorge Bur Ruchoma netted a shot in the 80th minute to Lead Argentina Over the soviet Union. The game Between defending Champion Argentina and the soviet Union was critical to both teams. The loser faced certain elimination and a tie meant both squads needed victories in the next game to Advance. The game was played before a raucous crowd in the stadium where Argentine Star Diego Maradona performs for Napoli of the italian league. Maradona is regarded As something of a god in the City. He was booed consistently in a 1-0 loss to Cameroon in the opener at Milan where he is not popular. New York a the american league upheld Boston manager Joe morgans three game suspension wednesday for his part in a Bench Clearing Brawl with Cleveland on june 3. The red sox Defeated the Yankees 4-1 wednesday night and third base coach Rac Slider will fill in for Morgan. A a it a still Joe a club a Slider said. A the made out the  Morgan was suspended after gloating about Roger Clemens hitting Cleveland Sstanley Jefferson with a pitch june 3. Clemens opened the Bottom of the first inning by drilling Jefferson with a fastball leading to a fight. The incident took place the Day after indians reliever Doug Jones threw a pitch near the head of Tony Pena. A i loved it. We got even did no to we a Morgan said after the june 3 game. A we voted As a team 34-0 that it would be  Brown suspended Morgan on june 5, for those remarks and a circumstances a but the Boston manager appealed and had a hearing in new York on tuesday. Slider was Bostons bullpen coach for 1 /2 years before Morgan became manager on july 14, 1988. Canseco on disabled list Oakland Calif. A Jose Canseco was placed on the 15-Day disabled list wednesday by the Oakland athletics retroactive to june 8. Canseco was released by children a Hospital last week after spending three nights receiving treatment for a pinched nerve in his Back. He entered the Hospital saturday and a cat scan revealed a bulging lower Lumbar disc which was pinching his sciatic nerve. Canseco who missed the first half of last season with a wrist injury has 20 Home runs 50 Bis and a .320 batting average in 52 games this year. The Aldand slugger was not scheduled to travel with the athletics on a seven game Road trip which began thursday night in Chicago. Canseco will remain in the Bay area and undergo therapy. Canseco is eligible to come off the disabled list on june 23. Sale of padres approved Cleveland a baseball owners unanimously approved the Sale of the san Diego padres to a group headed by los Angeles television producer Tom Werner on wednesday. Werner is general managing partner of the group which was expanded from 10 members to 15 members on monday. They Are buying the padres for $75 million from Joan b. Kroc who purchased the franchise with her late husband Ray in 1974. Ray Kroc died in january 1984. The padres joined the National league As an expansion team in 1969 with the Montreal expos. Howe improved Lancaster Calif. A former major league Pitcher Steve Howe hospitalized since saturday with a blood clot in his lung has improved and should be released by the weekend. A it looks like Steve will be returning to Salinas by Friday night or saturday a said John Jonas the general manager of the Salinas spurs of the class a California league. Howe is on the spurs roster As he tries to make yet another comeback from drug related problems. A a he la definitely be in Salinas by  the 32-year-old left hander has an 0-1 record with Salinas but Hasni to allowed an earned run in nine innings of work while walking two and striking out 10. Yankees Perez might miss season new York a new York Yankees Pitcher Pascual Perez needs arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and will Likely miss the rest of the season according to the teams physician. Perez who signed a $5.7 million contract with the Yankees last Winter under went a cat scan wednesday to determine whether head pitch again this year. Ryan Given cortisone Oakland Calif. A Nolan Ryan who pitched his sixth career no hitter on monday against Oakland despite an ailing Back was Given a cortisone shot in his lower Back during an examination wednesday in los Angeles. The 43-year-old right hander was cleared to make his next scheduled Start Friday against Seattle at the kingdom. Ryan a Back problem was diagnosed As a much improved by or. Lewis yokum who said the Veteran Pitcher must wait 48 hours before throwing again. A hopefully the shot will relieve some of the inflammation and get it better a said Ryan who rejoined the rangers in Oakland after the teams 3-2, 11-inning loss wednesday. Braves option Lilliquist Cincinnati a the Atlanta braves optioned Pitcher Derek Lilliquist to their class aaa Richmond farm club wednesday Clearing a roster spot for left hander Steve Avery. Avery 20, made his major league debut wednesday night against the Cincinnati reds. Lilliquist 24, was 2-8 with a 6.28 named run average in 11 starts and one Relief appearance. No to make expansion picks in 1991 Cleveland a the National league Hopes to have two new teams playing by 1993, but the expansion cities wont be chosen until next year Pittsburgh pirates chairman Douglas Dan fort said wednesday. The leagues expansion committee win Send questionnaires to prospective team owners in about a month and will hear presentations by the most serious applicants later this summer said Dan Loren a member of the four Man committee. Groups in More than a dozen cities Nave expressed interest in getting one of the two new no franchises. Those considered High est on the leagues list Are Tampa by. Petersburg Denver and Buffalo