European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes monday july 30,1990 . Pulls surprises in ring on mat by John Nelson Seattle apr the Goodwill games welcomed Rudolph Bradley on the seat of his boxing trunks saturday. He picked himself up and gave America an unlikely Victory something Kim Zmeskal do for the women a gymnasts. The biggest Surprise though came from the american wrestlers who won the Gold medal defeating the soviet Goodwill games Union for the first time in a team com Petiton since the 1960 olympics. When Zmeskal fell on the seat of her wants in the uneven parallel bars it Cost or a Chance for a medal in the individual All around Competition. Bradley recovered from a first punch Knockdown and beat Raul Gonzales of the powerful cuban boxing team by a 41 decision. Quot i m glad in a at Home because anywhere else they might have stopped it a Bradley said. Then it was up to the tiny tots of american gymnastics led by the 14-year-old Zmeskal. On the International Money Market 72 pounds Sterling would be Worth about $132. Team Usa was hoping Zmeskall a 72 pounds would be Worth her weight in Gold in the individual All around. The americans finished a close second to the favored soviets in the team Competition Friday night As Zmeskal amassed the most individual Points. Another night like that and the Goodwill championship would be belonged to her instead of a soviet. A we Are now right on their heels a night Rudolph Bradley raises his arms As he is declared the Winner of his 112-Pound bout. A a a v w a t a a a a a. A ----1 . Coach Bela Karolyi said Friday but this was not another night like that. Zmeskal fell off the uneven bars the same Faux that befell world Champion Svetlana Roginskaya the night before and almost Cost the soviets the team medal. Zmeskal finished sixth. A i let go too Early and did no to reach the bar Quot Zmeskal said. Wrestling the United states Defeated the soviets 17-13. Four americans won individual Gold medals a Cory Baze at 105.5 pounds John Smith at 136.5 pounds Nate Carr at 149.5 pounds and Bill Scherr at 220 pounds. Boxing Bradley a fight was barely 5 seconds old when Gonzales deposited him on his rear with a Bone rattling right hand. Bradley took a standing eight count 40 seconds later held on for the rest of the round then came Back with two Strong rounds to win the 112-Pound divison fight. Bradley an army communications specialist is to face duh ambulant Utayev of the soviet Union in a semifinal bout. A the soviets done to hit As hard As the cubans a Bradley said. A i look at this As my hardest fight. We always figure the cubans Are a Little better than everyone a the United states won four of six fights saturday. Michael Demoss out pointed Zoltan Fuzesy of Hungary 5-0 in the 160-Pound division Shane Mosley stopped Anibal Acevedo of puerto Rico at 2 10 of the first round at 132 pounds and Tim Austin stopped Krzysztof Roblewsky of Poland at 2 52 of the first round in the 112-Pound division. One of the . Losses came against a cuban. Kevin Childrey lost a 5-0 Deci Sion to Julio Gonzalez the 132-Pound world Champion. Gymnastics Zmeskal s performance in the team Competition Friday night was sufficiently alarming to make the soviets change their lineup for the individual All arounds. Zmeskal had 39.661 Points in the team Competition which would have earned her a Bronze in the All around. Under Goodwill games rules the soviets two highest scoring gymnasts in the team event would have moved into the individual portion. But that would have left Roginskaya the soviets world and olympic Champion out of saturday nights action. Instead the soviets invoked a Rule that allows them to replace injured athletes getting Bongi Skaya into the fray against Zmeskal As insurance. A. The soviets did no to need it. T Natalia Kalinina of the soviet Union scored a perfect 10 in the vault her final event to win the Gold with 39.836 Points. Roginskaya was second with 39.799. Zmeskal had 39.074. A i had one main feeling great great happiness a Kalinina said. A i done to know How to say it any other after the fall Zmeskal redeemed herself with a 9.950 in the floor exercise the highest score of the night to that Point but by then it was too late. She had one More Chance in sunday nights apparatus events. Baseball the United states lost 7-6 to Japan in 14 innings when Kojiro Machida Horn ered off Phillip Stidham. The . Collegians who committed six errors had tied the score in the ninth inning on Chris Gomez a two out double. Jim Austin and David Mccarty Hom ered for the americans. Mexico beat the soviet Union 9-1. Ice hockey Joe Sacco scored two goals As the . Team made its debut by beating Switzerland 7-1 in hockey at Kennewick Wash. Raymond walders goal with the game 10 minutes old gave Switzerland its Only goal and a 1-0 Lead Jim Johannson a Veteran of the 1988 . Olympic team tied the score at 15 37, and Sacco scored on a Power play for a 2-1 Lead late in the first period. Just 2,491 attended the game at the 5,800-season Tri City from Page 25 ble and Jake Hall contributed a 2-for-3 Outing with a pair of singles to Lead saudi Arabia. The saudis jumped out to a 4-0 Lead in the first and boosted that to 8-0 by the third inning. Saudi tagged Israel starter g _ Asaf Karet for nine hits. A this year we came Over with a baseball team a said Israel coach Jerry Glantz a former . Olympic goalie on the 1976 team handball squad that competed in Montreal. Quot these kids Are tremendously motivated. In a disappointed. I honestly expected to win the game. We made a few errors that Cost us. Saudi did no to really get any big hits. I think we could have stuck in the game if it Hadnot been for Hatchett the Only returnee from last seasons championship team mastered the israelis through two innings fanning six. Kain also fanned six batters. Norway 12, Spain 1 Aaron Dumsch and Jason Borgert hit homers to Lead Norway to a decisive Victory. Dumsch enjoyed a 3-for-4 Day that yielded three Bis. Dumsch cranked a two run shot in the fifth to add to his double and triple. Borgert a Solo Home run capped an afternoon that saw him go 3 for 4 that also included a double and a single. Dumsch pitched a two hitter fanning 10 for the Victory. Kenny Noyes and Nick Hannevig scattered six hits apiece for Spain. Noyes took the loss. Germany 25, Czechoslovakia 0 Mike Griego went 5 for 5 with nine Bis As Germany pounced on the czechs. Griego hit a Home run a triple and three singles to Lead Germany in the Romp. Billy Quin went 3 for 3 with five Bis. Quin also homered and tripled. Ricky Chapman fanned six allowed five hits and walked one to earn the Victory. Italy 15, Poland 4 Italy scored seven runs in the fourth inning to shut Down the poles who Are making their first appearance in the european championships since being chartered two years ago. Siak Omil Lesniak went 2 for 3 to Lead Poland. Dan sleight earned the Victory tossing ail five innings and fanning six. In saturdays late game . 21, Czechoslovakia 3 the United kingdom erupted for 10 runs in the third to take the contest which saw every . Player score. The . Jumped out to a 4-0 Lead in the first and never looked Back. Aaron Reagan fanned three for the win while Marek Leinan took the loss. . Grabs 6-3 Lead in Curtis cup meet Bernardsville . Apr Leslie Shannon has been saying for the past six months that the Way the United states was going to get the Curtis cup Back from Britain and Ireland was to play Well in foursomes. The United states did no to do that in 1986 and 1988 and lost. That trend changed saturday at Somerset Hills country club. A the United states won two of three foursomes matches and four of six singles matches to open a 6-3 Over Britain and Ireland Halfway through the most prestigious event in women a Amateur golfing. The United states could regain the cup sunday by winning vhf of the nine Points available in the three foursomes and six singles matches. A a in a not saying i feel overconfident but i feel a lot better about the Start than two years ago when we dug ourselves a big Hole Quot said Shannon the non playing Captain of the . Team and a member of the losing teams in 1986 and 1988. A i was very pleased with this morning s that was the foursomes play and the United states grabbed a 2-1 Lead. . Amateur Champion Vicki Goetze of Hull ga., and Anne Sander 52, of Seattle combined for a 4-and-3 win Over Helen Dobson and Catriona Lambert while Robin Weiss of Palm Beach fla., and Carol Semple Thompson of Sewick Ley pa., Defeated Elaine Farquharson and Helen Wadsworth 3-and-1. A it was important to play Well this morning Quot said Weiss who also posted a 4-and-3 Victory in singles Over Linzi Fletcher a i played Well. Carol played Well. It was just so important to get out of the Box and play history underscores that. The United states had not led after foursome play since 1982 and in the three Curtis cups since then the British Irish team won two and lost the other by a Point. The Only things that kept Britain and Ireland in the match was the play of British Amateur Champion Julie Hall and a last match Victory by 35-year-old Vicki Thomas of Wales who won the Iasi two holes to defeat Thompson 1-up,
