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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, July 25, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 25, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 21 goes to . Win the Uvrl a Leroy Burrell beat Carl Lewis in a monday in a Day of confrontation at l i.g�odwi11 Gaines a where ill will ruled on the basketball court. While the United slates Star shone brightly in the swimming Pool with a third Gold Medat for Janet Evans and a rare Victory Over East Germany in a women s relay a couple of basketball stars blew out in a flurry of fists and angry words. V the americans beat puerto Rico 100-94 in their opening game but Only after Alonzo mourning of the . Team and Jose Ortiz of puerto Rico fought to a Goodwill games rather inarticulate tie. Both were ejected for fighting in the first half As the United states began its quest for another sort of vengeance. A tuesday night the americans were to face the Sovi Bea. America and won the Gold medal in the 1988 Seoul olympics. They have not met since at this level. As the basketball players were squaring off with their fists Burrell and Lewis settled their score in a sporting fashion. Burrell won the Gold medal in iu.u5 seconds Lewis was second in 10.08. Track and Field _ Lewis 29, the world record Holder had beaten Burrell the top sprinter m the world this year All five times they met previously. But they Hadnot met this year. A Vroy was Shaiper and he did what he had to do a Lewis said. I m still at it and Well be Back. This should give America a great 1-2 punch for a Long  Lewis broke in the Lead but Burrell pulled smoothly a had of Lewis about Halfway through the race and held on Tor the Victory. , set my characteristic Start but i Felt i would be in it said Burrell whose 9.94 earlier this year was Only .02 off Lewis world record. Quot in a excited but i m More excited because i was Able to adjust of All the  f Jackie Joyner Kersee had hoped to break her world record of 7,291 Points in the heptathlon perhaps even become the first woman to break the 7,300 Mark in this seven event test. But two poor performances on sunday dashed those Hopes. 4still she easily repeated her 1986 Goodwill games a Victory with 6,783 Points. Olympic Champion Roger kingdom also did not come close to his world record of 12.92 seconds in the -110-meter High hurdles but had a close Call in winning in 13.47, one Hundredth of a second ahead of fellow american Tony Dees. Basketball mourning of Georgetown hit a free throw with a u1 left m the first half and As the Ball went through a a a a 1. A a a a a Wim Arleroy Burrell left unbeaten this season at 100 meters noses out Santa Monica track club teammate Carl Lewis the net Ortiz and Mark Randall of Kansas hit the floor. Mourning 6-foot-9, walked of the line and said something to Ortiz 6-11. Ortiz slapped at mourning who swung wildly in retaliation. When Ramon Rivas of puerto Rico missed a sucker punch from behind mourning both benches emptied. Quot i was trying to get position and slipped after i was nudged Randall said. Quot the next thing i knew Guys were flying Over me i think Alonzo was just trying to protect his teammates.�?�. Ortiz Trees restored 0rteri ejecting mourning and Billy Owens scored 34 Points for the americans who trailed by 10. Points before the fight and led by As Many As 12 in the second half. Swimming a is who won three swimming Gold medals in if i a non / obese 8ames when she captured the ,500-meter freestyle in the second fastest time Ever. The 17-year-old summer Sanders captured her second Gold stamping herself As a swimmer to watch at the Barcelona olympics in two years. But the most startling performance was turned in by the . Women a 400-Mcter Medley relay team. Thai quartet set an american record in beating the East germans for the first time since 1978. .,thle.,us 40�-meter Medley relay team of Betsy Mitchell Tracey Mcfarlane Janel Jorgensen and Nic to was timed at 4 06.94 in winning the Gold the old record was 4 07.75. Theiv5�?~vp team was second with the East Ger mans third. No . Women steam had beaten an East German relay team since the 1978 world championships. K Evans time in the 1,500 was 15 minutes 54 23 seconds. It was 2.13 seconds off the world record she set two years ago in Orlando fla., the last time she swam the distance. Hockey Center Sergei Fedorov left the soviet National ice hockey 4eam in Portland ore., and defected according to several reports. Turner broadcasting which is televising the Good si1?red win5s had confirmed the defection. Div to m Detroit also reported that Fedorov had defected and was headed for Detroit no Goodwill games on an Frankfurt West Germany a american forces network Europe announced tuesday that it is unable to broadcast the current Goodwill games in Seattle because of problems in acquiring television rights clearances for Central Europe. According to an an release the arts broadcast Center has acquired clearances for its other to networks and will continue attempts to obtain rights for an to carry the games. A Ryan has numbers going for him in bid for 300th by the associated press Nolan Ryan has beaten 203 pitchers and won in 30 different ballparks. He a won 52 games on wednesdays and Hasni to lost to the new York Yankees in 13 years. He a won 19 games in Arlington stadium which ties new Yorkus Shea stadium for third place on his favorite place list behind Anaheim stadium 84 and the Astrodome in Houston 58. Tonight Ryan has his first shot at Victory no. 300, the ultimate goal All pitchers dream of. The Odds Are reasonably Good. He will be pitching against the Yankees a team that a 0-7 against him in nine starts since May 1977, related stories on Page 23 baseball Roundup on Page 26. The Yankees Are tied for 10th on Ryan Sall time team victim list. Kansas City tops the list at 23, followed by the Chicago White sox at 20 and the Minnesota twins at 19. People have criticized Ryan for not winning despite the blazing fastballs that have made his famous. He seems to get a Jot More attention for his 5,202 strikeouts than his 299 victories. He has struck out 10 batters in a game a record 202 times. He a fanned 19 Hall of Farmers a four of them pitchers. His Hof victims Are Hank Aaron Luis Aparicio Ernie Banks Johnny Bench Lou Brock Roberto Clemente Don Drysdale Bob Gibson a1 Kaline Harmon Killebrew Juan Marichal Eddie Mathews Willie Mccovey Joe Morgan Jim Palmer Brooks Robinson we the Stargell Billy Williams and cart Yastrzemski of course Ryan has pitched six no hitters More than any other major leaguer. His record also includes i2 one hitters and 19  television baseball a new York at Texas 1 30 . Thursday  
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