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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 6,1990 the stars and stripes a Page 17 m by Jim Donaghy a baseball writer.  York a the fans gave Jose Canseco a lot of All Star votes this year. Next season the Oakland athletics will give the left fielder even More Money. Canseco led a Parade of three a son the american league starting All Star team. Ryne Sand Ere of the Chicago cubs topped the balloting in the National league. Canseco Ted All players in fan balloting with 2,313.091 votes the most since Catcher Gary Carter received 2,785,407 in 1982 while playing for Montreal Sandberg was next with 2,262,245 votes. The final voting for tuesday nights ail Star game at Wrigley Field was announced wednesday by major league  Roundup Page 19 no Roundup Page 22 Canseco who signed a 5-year, $23.5 million contract last week was elected twice before As an Al starter. In t991, Canseco will make $2.8 million. Sandberg will be making his fifth straight Start for the no and sixth Overall. Joining Canseco in the starting Al Outfield will be Seattle a Ken Griffey or. And Oakland a Rickey Henderson who will be making his sixth All Star Start. Griffey is the first Mariner to be elected As an All Star starter. A it Hasni to hit me yet Quot Griffey said. �?�1 just want to keep playing Good based attend help the team win.�?�. Canseco who recently came off the disabled list is hitting ,300 with 20 Home runs and 50 Bis starting in Abe Al infield will be third baseman Wade Boggs of Boston shortstop cat Ripken or. Of Baltimore second baseman Steve sax of new York and first baseman Mark Mcgwire of Oakland. For Boggs who is batting .299, its his sixth straight see stars on Page 22afn sports television baseball a Kansas City at Detroit 1 to Jii saturday. Wimbledon England up a Zina Garrison frustrated in 33previous grand slam tournaments thursday upset defending Champion Steffi Graf in three sets to become the final obstacle Between Martina Navratilova and a record ninth Wimbledon singles Crown. The fifth seeded Garrison playing with the composure and consistency that had Long eluded her. Advanced to the first major final of her 11-year career with a 6-3, 3-6,6-4 Victory. Second seed Navratilova 33, dispatched no. 4 Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 6-4 to move within one match of the record she wants so much. The left hander who reached the final for the 11th time in 13 years is tied with Helen wills Moody with eight Wimbledon singles  saturdays All american final the Odds will be heavily in Navratilova a favor. She has won 27 of 28 matches against Garrison the Only loss coming at the 1988 . Open. A obviously my records overwhelming but this grass is the surface where she is most Likely to do it again a said Navratilova who has not won a grand slam title since the 1987 . Open. Garrison 26, had always struggled with her nerves and concentration but against Graf her play was impeccable. A she did no to make any errors. She was going for the right shots doing the right things a said Graf who blamed her own play for setting up garrisons opportunities. �?o1 Wasny to playing Well at All my serve Wasny to working i did no to feel comfortable. I was eager i was ready everything but it Wasny to my Day at All a said the West German who had not lost three straight tournaments since 1986. Garrison who came into the match 15 against Graf had not beaten her since 1985. But throughout the biggest Victory Wimbledon of her career she said a the strange thing is i was very  the texan who toppled French open Champion Monica Seles in the quarterfinals stuck resolutely to her strategy of ing the West germans backhand and rarely subjected herself to the powerful forehand. Garrison came to net at every Opportunity and had the Speed necessary to Cut off passing shots and Chase Down the deep placements that have brought Graf nine major titles. Not since the 1987 australian open has a grand slam final been played without Graf a string of 13 straight major tournaments. Graf said her recent sinus problems were not a Factor in her loss. She believes her departure opens the door for Navratilova. A i think now its pretty sure Martina a tournament. Zina does no to have the game to beat Martina a said Graf. Garrison when told grass prediction would Only say a you get to a final like this on grass and anything can  in the third set Garrison broke her opponent in the third game blasting a backhand service return Down the line to take the game at Deuce. She served out the 2-hour, 4-minute match winning her first match Point Opportunity at 40-15, with an Ace Down the Middle. A at first i intended to serve wide to her forehand Quot recalled Garrison. A at the last moment my Racquet head went to the backhand i guess it was meant to  Navratilova downed Sabatini for the 13th time in 16 career meetings. Of Navratilova a prospects Sabatini said a a she a Tough she a very Tough but she a  said Navratilova a a in a excited. In be done All the work. Either i execute and win it or Zina wins it a Zina Garrison shoots into her first grand sum final by beating Steffi Graf 6-3,3-6,6-4. Shootouts put Germany Argentina in final. By the associated press Turin Italy a West Germany and Argentina. Again. Four years after they battled for world cup supremacy with Argentina winning the same two contenders will meet once More for the world championship of soccer. West Germany reached its third successive final and fifth Overall beating England 4-3 wednesday night in a penalty kick shootout. The game was tied 1-1 through 120 minutes just As it was when Argentina did its part tuesday night in upsetting Italy 4-3 in their shootout. A the top four teams Are so close to each other to say who really is the Best a German Captain Lothar mat Thieu said. A the match was More difficult than expected a West Germany coach Franz Beckenbauer added. A we cant remember such a Good and dramatic match As this  cup �?T90 both teams had reached their Peak for  the germans broke a scoreless tie As Andreas Brehmer a shot after Lothar Matthaeus tapped a free kick to him chromed off defender Paul Parker and soared Over goalie Peter., Shilton at the 59-minute Mark England tied it 21 minutes later As Gary Lineker capitalized on As defensive mistake for his fourth goal of the tournament and third in two games. In the shootout 23-year-old German goalkeeper Bodo illgner in his first world cup was matched against 40-year-old Peter Shilton the record Holder for International appearances. It Shilton barely missed three times As West Germany a Bremme Matthaeus. Karlheinz Riedle and Olaf Thon found the Comers with deadly accuracy. England s Lineker Peter Beardsley an i David Platt also made shots before Stuart Pearce s kick was right at illgner who stopped it with his feet. When Chris Waddle missed High and wide the germans clinched their berth in the final. A they won in 1954 and 1974 and lost the title matches ofl982 and 1986. A it was a Seesaw Battle and both teams deserve compliments a Beckenbauer said. A but we deserved to  this is the result but there also is a bit  a both teams were so balanced,1 England manager Bobby Robson said. A when you gel to the Best four teams in the world there is not going to be much difference. �?o1 prefer you play until a team scores the first goal. See cup on Pago 21  
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