European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a a the stars and stripes Friday june 22, 1990thomas admits allegations on gambling a Hurt new York apr Isiah Thomas the most valuable player in the Aba championship series said wednesday he was deeply disturbed by reports that he was involved in an Fri gambling probe. A it Hurt a he said during the ceremony at which he was presented with the map trophy and a new car. A i can to say it did no to affect me at Thomas name became involved in the investigation when Mark Aguirre his Detroit pistons teammate met with a former Fri agent to express concern about his longtime friends association with gamblers according to sources quoted by a Detroit television station and Detroit area newspapers. A i asked Mark about it a Thomas said. A the said he did no to have anything to do with it. When i talked with the Fri they said they Hadnot talked with Mark Ana they said Mark Hadnot talked with them. A was Long As the government said i Wasny to the focus i done to think there Are any More questions to be reports last week a just two Days after Thomas and the pistons had beaten the Portland Trail blazers in the Aba championship series a said a grand jury had subpoenaed checks totalling at least $100,000 that Thomas cashed at a Groc Ery store owned by a neighbor and fiend Imad Denha. The sources said authorities had linked Denha to Henry Allen Hilf the Central figure in the gambling investigation. Federal authorities consider Hilf to be Michigan a largest bookmaker and Denha is a suspected Money launderer they said. The reports also said Thomas ran High stakes Dice games at his Home. Afterwards Thomas angrily denied he was the target of an investigation. His lawyers issued a statement saying a in none of these Dice games would his wagers be considered High a a the Only thing in be understood is that its a Rumor a Thomas said of the investigation. Quot in terms of fact finding there Hasni to been any. Its not True. Its As for the Check cashing Thomas said a my Friend runs a supermarket. He cashes my checks comes Home and gives me the Money. There is nothing illegal about a a it a easy its simple a Thomas said. A a it a not wrong. I done to even have a checking account. My wife handles All the business after the Story broke the . Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan said that Thomas was not being investigated. A Detroit a Isiah Thomas beams As he holds the Aba finals map trophy in new from Page 21 As Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh. Dykstra was 2 for 3 with two walks and two stolen bases As the Phillies handed the East division leading pirates their third straight loss. Tom Herr drove in three runs Nice Ruffin 5-6 allowed five hits Over eight innings and Dickie Thon celebrated his 32nd birthday by hovering for the Phillies. Bob Patterson 4-3 was the loser. Bobby Bonilla homered for the pirates. Padres 4, giants 3, ii innings san Francisco a Pinch hitter Shawn Abner doubled Home Mike Pagliarulo in the 11 thinning As san Diego beat san Francisco. Pagliarulo led off the inning with a triple off Steve Bedrosian 3-4. Abner then doubled off the Glove of right fielder Rick Parker to score Pagliarulo. Craig Lefferts 5-1 earned the Victory with 2% scoreless innings. He pitched out of a loth inning Jam by retiring will Clark and Kevin Mitchell. Reds 9, braves 8,10 innings Atlanta a Billy Hatcher singled in the winning run in the 10th inning As Cincinnati won its seventh in eight games. The Victory went to Randy Myers 21who blanked the braves Over the last two innings. Expos 3, cubs 2 Montreal a Wallace Johnson a Pinch hit rib single keyed a seventh inning rally As Montreal scored three unearned runs against Greg Maddux to beat Chicago. The expos were held to three hits by Maddux 4-8 Over the first 6% innings. Dodgers 3, astros 2 los Angeles a the last thing the National leagues poorest Road team needed to see was one of baseball a hottest pitchers. But that a just whom Houston saw on the Mound As Ramon Martinez struck out 10 in 6% innings to Lead los Angeles. Martinez 8-3 won for the sixth time in seven decisions As the astros set a club record with their 12th straight Road loss. Overall the astros have lost six in a Row. Martinez a Catcher Mike Scioscia broke out of a june swoon with three Bis As the Young right hander improved to 7-0 at dodger stadium and increased his major league leading strikeout total to 112.al from Page 21 York saddled Milwaukee with its 20th loss in 28 games. Lee Guetterman 4-2 entered the game in the eighth for the Yankees who trailed 4-2 As Dennis Powell had limited new York to six singles through seven innings in a bid to win his first game in More than a year. With one out Steve sax walked and advanced to third on Don Mattingly a double. Crim came on and yielded a run scoring groundnut to Pinch hitter Matt Nokes. Jesse Barfield followed with an rib single to tie the game and set the stage for Kelly a game Winner two innings later. Orioles 3, indians 1 Cleveland a Randy Milligan had three hits including a tie breaking Home run in the ninth mining As Baltimore ended Cleveland a four game winning Streak. Winner Pete Hamisch 7-3 gave up one run and five hits in eight innings. Gregg Olson pitched out of a second and third none out Jam in the ninth for his 15th save in 16 opportunities. White sox 2, Angels 1 Chicago a Sammy Sosa a fifth inning Home run enabled Chicago to beat California and Mark Langston and break a five game losing Streak. Winner Bairy Jones 8-1 relieved Greg Hibbard in the fifth and escaped a bases loaded Jam. He blanked the Angels Over the next two innings and Bobby Thigpen pitched the final two innings for his 22nd save striking out four. Langston 4-7 lost for the fourth time in his last five decisions despite striking out 10. Sosa a one out Homer broke a 1-1 tie. It was his fifth of the season and Only the second surrendered by Langston in his last 64 a innings. Rick Schu homered for California. Rangers 8, twins 0 Arlington Texas a Kevin Brown pitched a four hitter for his first major league shutout and Geno Petralli broke out of a 4-for-31 slump with a two run first inning double. Brown 9-4 struck out four did no to walk a Batter and retired 17 consecutive batters Over one stretch. The 25-year-old right hander won his fourth straight Start and pitched his third straight Complete game. The twins lost for the 12th time in their last 13 games. The rangers scored four runs with two out in the first inning off Tim Drummond 0-3 on Harold Baines two run single and a doubled by Petralli who had gone 26 games without an extra base hit. Mariners 3, royals 2 Kansas City to. A Ken Griffey or. Legged out the second inside the Park Home run of his career and Brian Holman 8-5 scattered seven hits in eight innings. Mike schooler pitched the ninth for his 16th save. With the score tied 2-2 and two out in the fifth Griffey lined an opposite Field shot off Kevin Appier 2-3 that hit at the base of the left Field foul pole. The Ball squirted past Jim Eisenreich and rolled about 90 feet along the base of the Wall toward Center Field As Eisenreich vainly tried to catch up with it while Griffey circled the from Page 21 in droves before the final whistle and booed and whistled the Lack of initiative of the teams. Uruguay 1, South Korea 0 Udine Italy a uruguayan substitute Daniel Fonseca waited until injury time before scoring the Winner that guaranteed his Side a place in the second round. Uruguay advanced after finishing in third place in group e. Korea went 0-3. Spain 2, Belgium 1 Verona Italy a Miguel a a Michel Gonzalez scored his fourth world cup goal and set up another As Spain beat Belgium to Clinch group e. Spain will play Yugoslavia in the second round tuesday in Verona. Spain won group e with five Points with Belgium in second with four Points. In wednesdays late games Costa Rica 2, Sweden 1 Genoa Italy a what the United states could not do Costa Rica did. The Costa Picans who finished just ahead of the americans in their qualifying group made their first trip to the world cup a memorable one. Their Victory Over Sweden a the first comeback win in the tournament a qualified them for the second round., next up for Costa Rica is Czechoslovakia on saturday at Bari. Brazil 1, Scotland 0turin Italy a Brazil clinched group c with a Victory that put the scots on the beige of first round elimination for the seventh time in As Many a puff ances. A tie probably would have Sotto them into the next round but a mistake by goalie Jim Leighton with nine minutes to go was devastating. Leighton who was having an outstanding game stopped a Long snot of Alemao but he hold the rebound. A charging Areca nudged it Pas the goalie and Muller unguarded at to right Nanct nut it in
