European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. August 7, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Mercer takes Nab Crown from Cooper from wire reports Atlantic City  former Usa eur Champ and olympic Gold medallist Ray Mercer survived a 12-round slug Cal sunday to take away Bert Coopers North american boxing federation heavyweight title with a unanimous decision. Mar car it 15-0, 11 Kos the former Baum older Basher scored the Only Knockdown with a right hand in the first minute of round i. But Cooper 22-6 was up by the count of two and for the next i i w rounds the two went punch for punch. Every time Mercer landed a solid flurry. Cooper fired Back with right hand counters that added to the swelling in Mercer a Check. By the end of the fight Mercer i poked like a walking advertisement for chewing tobacco. Cooper suffered a Cut above the left Eye from the exchanges. Mar car was left bleeding from the nose and sporting a swollen cheekbone that made him resemble a Chipmunk loaded up for a Long cold Winter. He was taken to Atlantic City medical Center for a rays. Quot the doctor told us there was nothing structurally wrong with his jaw a said Tommy Parks one of Mercer s trainers who had to speak for his fighter. A the was in a considerable amount of pain  tops . Open Woburn England a Helen Alfredson last years european Rookie of the year won a sudden death playoff sunday to take the British women a open Golf title. The 25-Ycar-old swede holed a series of crucial putts to Edge Zimbabwe a Jane Hill Ai the fourth extra Hole and become the first swedish Winner of the event. Won in the fast time of 44,61. Samuel Mateie of Zambia was  Reynolds the world record bolder ran seventh in 46.89. More than three seconds Over his world Mark. It was his first 400 in almost a year. In the menus 100 meters nigerians Chidi Lino upset former world record Holder Calvin Smith of the United states. Imoh clocked 10.40 into a Strong wind with Smith second at 10.45. Crompton gets 1st win of year Usuf elects new president Charlotte North  Crampton posted a final round 68 sunday a taking three other players who challenged All Day for and la under Par three Day total of 206 to win the $450,000 Paine Webber invitational pea seniors event. Crampton 54, Winner of the Paine Webber in 1986, got $67,500 for his Victory. Crampton Only win of the season boosted his j990 cd Ingi to $238,928 and his All time pea regular and seniors tour total to $3,298,082. In second place at 207 was Tom Shaw followed by Bob Charles and Larry Mowry who lied for third with 208. Kite Pgar a 1st $6 million Man b Ropken joins in lured orioles Memphis Tenn a Tom Kite rolled in a 15-foot Birdie putt on the first playoff Hole sunday to defeat John Cook in the St. Jude classic and become the pea Tours first $6 million Man. Kite hit a Fairway Iron to the Green on the 13th Hole the first of sudden death while Cooke a approach landed in a left Side Bunker. Kite needed one putt for his first tour win of the year and the 14th of his career. The first prize of $180,000 pushed kites career earnings Over $6 million while Cook won $ 108,000, the pair was tied for the Lead when the round began at the 7,006-Yard, Par-71 pc course at South wind. However Cook ran off four straight birdies starting at the 12th Hole to pick up 5 strokes on Kite and Lead by l Kite birdied the Par-3 17th to lie Cook who missed from 10 feet on the Hole at 15 under. On the 18th, both men made Par Cook from 18 feet to finish with identical 67s for the round and 269s for the tournament. David Canipe shot a steady round of 2-under 69 to finish third at 12-under 272. David Frost Tim Simpson and Bob Estes were lied for fourth at 274. Frost and Simpson had 67s, while Estes had a 69.Mucha wins first Lyga title Danvers mass. A Barb Mucha who failed to qualify for the 1988 tour after playing in 1987, won her first Lyga tournament sunday when she birdied the second playoff Hole to beat Lenore Rittenhouse in the Boston five classic. Playing the 377-Yard, Par-4 no. 1 Hole Rittenhouse missed a 40-foot Birdie putt and settled for a Par. Mucha who started the Day with a 1-stroke Lead Over Laura Baugh put her second shot 6 feet to the right of the Hole. She knocked her putt into the Center of the cup for the $52,500 top prize that moved her from 37th to 18th on the tour Money list with $ 125,788. As she had promised saturday she celebrated by jumping into the Pond alongside the 18th Fairway of the 6,008-Yard Tara Femc rofl course. Mucha and Rittenhouse had finished the regulation 72 holes at la under Par 277, setting up the first playoff in the 11-year history of the tournament. Ritten House shot 65 sunday and Mucha had a 69. Cindy Rarick finished third shooting 66 for 10-under 278. Baltimore a the Baltimore orioles injury situation grew More serious sunday when a Bone scan disclosed that Billy Ripken has a stress fracture in his right foot. He will be out of the lineup a minimum of two weeks Ripken was placed on the 15-Day disabled list and replaced on the roster by Utility player Jeff Mcknight whose contract was purchased from the class aaa Rochester red wings. Mcknight arrived from Rochester a half hour after the Start of sunday night s game with Kansas City but did not dress because the game was postponed when a severe thunderstorm hit the memorial stadium area. Ripkens 52-game errorless Streak at second base ended saturday night when he did not Field cleanly a chopper hit toward the bag by Willie  group bids for expos Montreal a Montreal expos owner Charles Bronfman has been offered $117.4 million for the team by a Miami group. $30 million More than his asking Price. But he is continuing to search for a local buyer according to a published report. The Montreal Gazette reported sunday that a Miami group is willing to make a $30,4-million Down payment on the team which would move to Miami As soon As construction on a new stadium is  impresses in 200 win Budapest Hungary a american Michael Johnson gave a demonstration Why he is considered this years Best 200 meters competitor in a highlight of sundays Hunglu grand prix track and Field meet. Johnson ran away from the Field in 20.30 seconds. A Superior Lime in most years the 20.30 is a relatively slow time for Johnson who has done 19.85 and 19.90 in 1990. The severe heat and a slight wind to his Back hindered Johnson. A i was just running for the win a Johnson said. A there was a headwind so in a very satisfied with the win since i done to have an olympic or world championship title  finishing second at 20.80 was american olympian Thomas Jefferson. In the 400, Andrew Vanion of the United Stales Orlando Fla a Alan Rothon Lnig capitalizing on the influence of International soccer s governing body fifa became the president of the . Soccer federation sunday by soundly defeating Werner Fricker. Who had held the position for three terms. Roihan bergs selection which had the support of Many of soccer a most powerful figures was viewed As a stunning upset and a signal that the us Sis vast membership was dissatisfied with Fricker s administration. Rieker had brim in charge since since 1984. Kothen Borg acknowledges that fifa officials urged him to run and it was also dear that fifa did not support Fricker s candidacy. Fifa has Long been concerned about the us Sfa a failure to aggressively Market soccer and about the poor performance of the . National team. The election of Kothen Borg coming Only 10 Days after he announced his candidacy came in overwhelming fashion on the first ballot at the groups annual convention which i ended sunday Rothenberg received 343.9 votes 59 percent Rieker 169.66 29 percent and Paul Stiehl the former treasurer 69.2 12 percent from among the 583 delegates. Rothenberge a term will run four years through the 1994 world cup which will be held in the United states previously the president s term was twp years but because the Usuf wanted continuity going into the world cup a by Law change was  hoop coach Dies Huntington . A former Marshall University basketball coach Ellis t. Johnson Olio was Adolph Rupp s first All american at Kentucky As a player has died following a Long illness. He was 79. The Ashland ky., native died sunday at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He had been confined to a wheelchair for years after suffering a stroke. Johnson coached at Marshall from 1963-69, compiling a 68-80 record including a 20-8 Mark in 1966-67 when the thundering Herd advanced to the semifinals of the National invitation tournament. He also served As athletic director and coach of All sports at Morehead state University where the basketball Arena is named for  played collegiate Tytor Rupp at Kentucky and was named All american in 1933, leading the wildcats to the first of five National championships under Rupp. He also lettered in football baseball and track to become the Only four sport athlete in school  cup ski opener cancelled mount Hitt new zealand a International skiing officials on monday cancelled the first race of the world cup season after 10 of 34 racers fell during their slalom runs and conditions were determined to be too dangerous to continue. Optic gals decided that the race would not be run again. 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