European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday june 27, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 21 a. Cincy clowns giants by the associated press Cincinnati a Jack Armstrong allowed four hits in eight innings against the slumping san Francisco giants and Todd Ben Zinger hit a three run Homer to Lead the surging Cincinnati reds to a 5-2 Victory monday night. Armstrong 10-3 lowered his league leading earned run average to 2.12. Armstrong who gave Way in the ninth to Randy Myers who got his 14th save is unbeaten in six starts this season at riverfront stadium. Armstrong struck out six and no Roundup walked one giving up Kevin Mitchells 18th Homer in the fourth and an rib single to Brett Butler in the eighth. It was the seventh time in 15 starts that Armstrong has Given up no More than one earned run. Benzinger homered in the first off John Burkett 7-2and Chris Sabo had three hits As the reds won for the 10th time in 13 games. After starting june by winning 16 of 17 games the giants have dropped five of their last six to fall 10 games behind Cincinnati in the no West. In other games monday dodgers 5, braves 2 Atlanta a Ramon Martinez continued his Mastery of the Atlanta braves a against whom he struck out 18 on june 4 a with an eight hitter to Lead los Angeles. It was the fourth straight winning decision for Martinez 9-3 and his league leading sixth Complete game. He struck out nine and walked none. He has 121 strikeouts for the season to Lead the majors. Martinez has allowed Only two see no on Page 26 sports television baseball a major league game to be announced 2 30 . Thursday. Defending Champion Steffi Graf hits a forehand in her opening round Victory Over Claudia Porwick tuesday at Wimbledon. Mcenroe eliminated in 3 sets by 129th-ranked Rostagno Wimbledon England apr John Mcenroe was blown out of Wimbledon tuesday his earliest exit in 12 years from the tournament he won three times. Mcenroe showed some of his old temper but not his old Tennis. He argued line Calls but hit too few lines and was dumped in the first round by Derrick Rostagno a Long haired californian ranked 129th in the world 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. A semifinalist Here a year ago and seeded fourth this time Mcenroe showed his age. Rostagno won the first three games of the match and even though Mcenroe came Back to tie the set 5-5, the 31-year-old american never mounted a serious Challenge. Other seeds lost too on Wimbledon a second Day. Out were sixth seeded Tim Mayotte and 12th-seeded Pete Sampras of the United states fifth seeded Andres Gomez of Ecuador the French open Champion and 14th-seeded Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia. The Battle for supremacy in women a Tennis began As Well with top seeds Stet i Graf Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles turning in impressive but the big menus act was a Flop. Mcenroe the Man who had Given Wimbledon some of its Best Tennis and most vile outbursts was gone in 2 hours 21 minutes. Rostagno won it on Speed and shot selection always keeping the Ball a half step ahead of Mcenroe a weary legs. When Mcenroe hit a backhand return into the net on match Point Rostagno a who took Jimmy Connors to five sets Here two years ago and had two match Points on Boris Becker at the . Open last year a finally had completed a major upset. A sullen Mcenroe gathered his gear brushed past a Bellboy bowed to the Royal Box and stalked off the court. Graf the no. 1 women a player for the last 2 la years who has Felt the foundation of her dominance shake in recent weeks beat West German compatriot Claudia Porwick 6-1,6-2. Navratilova at 33 a relative ancient in the youth filled women a game began her quest for a record ninth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 6-1 Victory Over Sophie Hamiach of France. Seles the newly crowned French open women a Winner won the final 10 games to beat Maria Strandlund of Sweden 6-2,6-0. Jennifer Capriati the 12th seed became at 14 years and 89 Days the youngest player Ever to win a match at Wimbledon. She eliminated Helen Kelocsi 6-3,6-1. Michael Chang the 1989 French open Champion and 13th-Secdcd Here Defeated Jose Francisco Altur of Spain 5-7, 64, 6-3,7-5.the menus third seed former Champion Stefan Edburg bounced Back from Early trouble to beat Brod Dyke of Australia 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Women a fifth seed Zina Garrison also won in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 Over Britain a Samantha Smith. But Gomez was eliminated by american Jim Grabb 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. The ecuadorean said he was tired and unprepared for the switch from Clay to grass. Also out was Tim Mayotte a Quarter i palist last year but a first round loser this time to Gary Muller of South Africa 4 6, 76, 7-5, 6-3. Sampras was eliminated 7-6, 75, 7-6 by Christo Van Rensburg of South Africa and Korda was ousted by Gilad Bloom of Israel 6-0,6-4,4-6,6-2. Yugoslavia ousts Spain 2-1 in overtime Kje a a a a a feet. A rough Cut sicilian who started the tour name from wire reports Verona Italy a Dragan Stojkovic scored his second goal of the match in extra time tuesday to hit Yugoslavia to a 2-1 Victory Over Spain and a place in the quarterfinals of the world cup. Stojkovic shot Yugoslavia ahead with 13 minutes remaining in regulation time but Spanish striker Julio Salinas equalized five minutes later to Force extra time. Stojkovic a midfielder who will join French club Marseilles after the tournament clinched the Victory with a stunning 25-meter free kick in the second minute of extra time. His Curling shot beat both theban Ash Wall and goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta who appeared to be at fault. The loss eliminated Spain which dominated the match for Long periods but was unable to convert it chances on a sultry afternoon. Yugoslavia made the last eight in the tournament world cup �?T90 for the first time in 28 years. It finished fourth in Chile in 1962. The yugoslavs now will play defending Champion Argentina in Florence on saturday. In mondays late game Italy 2, Uruguay 0 Rome a Host Italy moved an impressive step closer to the world cup with a second round Victory Over Uruguay. Its fourth shutout in a Row put Italy into the quarterfinals As co favorite with West Germany. The italians will play surprising Ireland Here saturday night. The Victory before a sellout crowd of 73,303 on a hot summer night in olympic stadium triggered a City wide Block party that filled roman streets that had been deserted while the game was under Way. Once again it was Salvatore Toto Schillaci he of the Crew Cut and baggy pants who brought Italy to its feet. A rough Cut sicilian who started the tournament As a Reserve but has become a National hero in the last two weeks Schillaci scored his third goal of the tournament in the 65th minute. With the help of sub Aldo Serena Schillaci mastered confusion in front of the goal emerging alone about 10 Yards out. Emphatically with his powerful left foot he lofted the Ball past the fingers of uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Alvez. Italy added the icing in the 83rd minute when Serena beat Alvez on a header. West German Appeal rejected Rome a fifa on tuesday rejected a West German Appeal to overturn a red card Given Rudi Voller but accepted a request for Voeller to appear at a hearing before its disciplinary committee. A red card normally carries an automatic Oric match suspension but under fifa a procedures the disciplinary committee must approve the Sanction
