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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday August 7,1990 games from Page 21 team winning the shootout gets Only one Point however. A Xander Semak and Dimitri Hristich beat goalie Guy Hebert who shut out Canada in a shootout to get the . Team into the Gold medal game. Tim Sweeney and Tony Antonle who were successful in the shootout against Canada were stopped by soviet goalie Artur irbe As were Scott Harlow and Joe Sacco. The United states which lost 10-1 to inc soviets earlier in the games bounced Back from a 1-0 soviet Lead. Two Quick goals in the second period delighted a crowd of 17,442 in the Tacoma dome rekindling those Lake Placid chants of �?ou.s.a., .A.�?� Sweden won the Bronze medal with a 6-1 Victory Over Canada. Boxing the United states won two of six Gold medals offered in each of the games final two Days. On sunday Griftin the United states Only world Champion beat soviet Anatoli Filippov by a 5-0 decision in the 106-Pound class. Do la Hoya scored a 4-1 decision Over teammate Ivan Robinson at 125 pounds. De la Hoya the youngest fighter in the tournament May also one Day be the wealthiest. With several pro scouts watching de la Hoya was in a Tough one with Robinson whom he beat for the . Amateur title. Two . Fighters lost Gold medal bouts sunday Larry Don Aid bowing to Yevgeniy Belousov of the soviet Union 3-2 at 201 pounds and Terry Mcgroom losing a 5-0 decision to another soviet Andrei Kur Pyavka at 178 pounds the soviets won five boxing Gold medals and Cuba won two. By the associated press Montreal a Steffi Graf survived an error plagued second set and a Strong Challenge by third seeded Katerina Malleva of Bulgaria Tor a 6-1, 6-7 8-66-3 Victory sunday in the final of the Canadian open women a tournament. The top seeded Graf won her fifth title this year and the 49th of her 9-Ycar career. Graf raced through the first set in 22 minutes losing just 10 Points before Tennis round Light showers briefly delayed the Start of the second set. Male Eva was broken in the first game and fell behind 5-3 in the set but she battled Back to record her first break of the match in the 10th game for a 53 tie. In the dramatic tiebreaker male Eva went up 6-3 and again broke grass served at 7-6 to take the 56-minute set Graf committed 21 unforced errors in the sell to nine for Malleva who had never won five games in a set off Graf in their six previous matches. Edberg beats Chang los Angeles a Stefan Edburg overcame an ankle injury Midway through the match to defeat fourth seeded Michael Chang 7-6 7426, 7-6 73 sunday and capture the final of the $225,000 Volvo Tennis los Angeles. The top seeded swede rallied to take the first set in a tiebreaker after Chang held a 5-2 Lead Chang 18, of Placentia calif., levelled the match helped by a twisted left ankle that Edberg sufi red in the sixth game with Chang ahead 3-2 and serving at 30-15. Edberg the reigning Wimbledon Champion who captured his fourth title of the year and the $32,400 winners Cheek changed his serve and Volley style and began playing More from the Baseline in the final set. Without a service break the two battled to a second tiebreaker. Edberg rifled in his fifth Ace to take a 4-1 advantage. Chang battled Back to 5-3 before the swede captured the title As Chang netted a pair of ground strokes. The capacity crowd of 8.157 fans gave both players a standing ovation for their 1 to a a it1 a h s t t a a a a  acc v 1 a 1 a a a. V j in. 6 1 i Steffi Graf keeps her eyes on the Ball As she returns a shot to Katerina male Eva. A 2-hour, 27-minute Effort. Jaite takes . Fro Brookline mass. A Argentina a Martin Jaite took advantage of Libor Nemecek a nervousness to win the . Pro Tennis championships 7-5, 6-2. Jaite took 12 of the first 13 Points of the match to defeat Nemecek a 21-year-old czechoslovak who defected to West main draw of the event won $25,000, a a More than he earned in 1989. A this has been the greatest week of my life. I was very nervous at the Start and could possibly have made it a closer. Match Quot said Nemecek who fell behind 7 4-1 in the first set. A i knew he would be nervous at the Quot Start and was confident i could take Quot charge at the net a said Jaite who earned Germany. Nemecek who went through $50,000 in winning his sixth straight two rounds of qualifying to reach the final. S unite College world hoop rules a by Jim of Connell Buenos Aires Argentina apr the rules of International and . College basketball came a few Steps closer together sunday night when the Fiba world Congress adopted some changes to the Way the sport is played worldwide. The biggest changes adopted by the International basketball federation Call for an official to handle the Ball before it is unbounded on a sideline violation and eliminates the option on shooting free throws. A other than the shot clock which i done to think Well change the games Are getting very close a said Kentucky athletic director . Newton a vice president of Usa basketball and the group s representative at the Congress. Quot there will be some differences but i think Well see a continued coming closer together on the rules. What id like to see is a Little More give on our  the rules which govern both men and women take effect sept. 1, so the changes will not affect the menus world championship which starts wednesday. The present International Rule on sideline violations allows players to inbound the Ball themselves the Rule often led to chaos As Well As to easy baskets. Now an official must hand the Ball to a player As americans Are used to seeing on All Levels of play. The free throw option is a Rule which some Mcaa conferences will Experiment with this season. It allows a coach to retain Possession on a foul rather than Chance missing a free throw. All free throws will now be taken in International basketball. Among the other changes approved by the Congress a players must now wait for a free throw shooter to release the Ball before entering the Lane As is the Rule in the United states. A when time is stopped to attend an injured player that player must either be substituted for or a timeout taken As is the Rule in the United states. A any player leaving the Bench area to join in at fight will be disqualified from the game. There will be a a no automatic suspension for fighting As in . Rules and each Case will be reviewed after the game. A a team Bench area not As restrictive As the  coaching Box has been established. The Bench area will extend about 32 feet from the Baseline to a spot sonic 15 Leet inside the Center line. The coaching Box measures 28 feet from Baseline to hash Mark. A teams Are limited to 10 players on a roster but up to 12 Are permitted if More than three games Are Quot scheduled in a tournament. There will still be major differences Between . D College and International basketball. 1 he International Lane will still be six feet wider at the Baseline International players will still be allowed toy touch a Ball once it has touched the rim even if it is in the Cylinder and the 3-Point line will remain at 20 feet 6n inches 9 inches farther than the collegiate distance. Eberlin from Page 21 est among the German ians whom the nil is using to win Over. The league announced last month that Frant Lurt will play in the nil backed world league of american football next year. A both teams will practice together which should spark interest with the German  Abitante said thursday features Allied military Day. Where service members from the three Allied Powers that control West Berlin will get a Chance to meet the players and the coaches alter both the rams and chiefs practice. The chiefs practice at it ., while the rams hit the grass at 11  Fridays practice Start times differ slightly with the chiefs practising at 10  Ami the rams practising at 11 15  An american Volk fest including the Csor a Quot largest tailgate party m the world a open the Gam Day activities with food and entertainment up to the 7 . K Sickoll. Austin leads . Nine past Taiwan Edmonton Alberta apr t did no to take Long for Jim Austin to adapt to his role As the United Stales baseball team s Lead Olf hitter. Austin from co to de Caza calif., was moved to the lop of the lineup during tin Goodwill games and found himself there again sunday when the americans opened the world Amateur championships against Taiwan. Alter starting the came with a triple the Rig try hitting left fielder added a two Lun Homer later in Iho inning As the hum Umus Suu Rcd Emht Tiiu i Tes on l their Way to a 16-5 Victory. Joe Ciccarella hit a grand slam in the first inning uprising. Austin who attends Arizona state _ added a single and a walk on the Day and scored wit three runs. The americans had eight hits and it 13 men to the plate against three Taiwan r pitchers in the first inning. They added one More run in the second and anti uhf _ two in the third for an 11-1 Lead. A Starling Pitcher Aaron Sele of Paul do. A wash., allowed Only four hits Over c innings to earn the Victory. Phillip so Ham of Tulsa okla., finished. /  
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