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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 27 sports wire draws 60-Day drug suspension from wire reports san Francisco a outfielder Rick Leach of the san Francisco giants was suspended for 60 Days by baseball commissioner Fay Vincent on monday because of a positive drug test. Leach 33, has twice disappeared from teams he played with during the last four seasons. He had been ordered to undergo drug counselling after marijuana was found in his hotel room last year. A i am truly sorry this has happened a Leach said in a statement released by the giants a i know i have disappointed my family my teammates and the  Leach is batting .293 in 174 at bats this season with two Home runs and 16 Bis. A this is a real Shock. He s devastated. The club is in Shock too a giants manager Roger Craig said. A the s done so much for us. He a been a real Leader. We re going to have to pick up from here.�?�. Leaches suspension was announced by the giants a move that caught the commissioner s office by Surprise. Rich Levin Vincent a spokesman then confirmed that Leach had been  surgery for Mattingly new York a new York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly was examined in los Angeles by or. Robert Watkins on monday and was told to remain on an exercise program designed to treat a bulging disc in his lower Back. Mattingly placed on the 21-Day disabled list on july 25, has been told that surgery will not help his condition. A the inflammation has not settled Down yet a said Yankees physician or. Stuart Hershon who added that Mattingly gets injections of local anaesthesia to help his Back spasms. A a we re hoping to resolve this As conservatively As possible a Hershon said. Watkins is the doctor who earlier this year treated Pittsburgh penguins Star Mario Lemieux and last year operated on former Yankees outfielder Dave  to play for Prague new York a . National team defender Steve Trittschuh on tuesday was loaned to czechoslovak Champion Sparta Prague through june 15. Trittschuh 25, was a two time College All american at Southern Illinois University where he scored 13 goals. He has two goals in 39 International appearances scoring against Trinidad and Tobago in 1989 and against Iceland this year. Trittschuh is the second . Player to sign with a foreign club since the end of the world cup. Midfielder Tab Ramos last week was loaned to Figueras of the Spanish second  major injuries for rams chiefs Berlin a the los Angeles rams and the Kansas City chiefs in town for saturdays american bowl at olympic stadium made it through tuesdays practices without major injuries to Star players. The following chiefs were listed As questionable by nil spokesman Pete Abitante it Tom Sims re James Saxon ankle la Janice Pierson la Rob Mcgovern ankle and cd Sidney Johnson hamstring. The rams injury list was not Complete at press time. About 35,000 of 70,000 tickets remain available for the game the first nil exhibition in Continental  fails Colts physical Anderson ind. A the Indianapolis Colts waited 11 Days for Erie Dickerson before discovering he could t pass their physical Dickerson fined $16,500 for remaining away from training Camp since july 26, failed a physical monday because of an injury to his left hamstring. The injury a is a strained left hamstring which Dickerson sustained on his own during training Quot the Colts said in a Brief statement released late monday. The club said it would have no other immediate comment on the matter. The Indianapolis news quoted unnamed sources tuesday As saying Dickerson was heading Back to los Angeles but planned to return in a week to take the physical  finally sign Chandler Tampa Fla. A the Tampa Bay buccaneers on again Oft again on again Effort to acquire disgruntled quarterback Chris Chandler from the Indianapolis Colts ended successfully monday when he agreed to terms of a renegotiated contract. The bucs and Colls announced a tentative Trade july 31, but the Deal fell apart late last week when Tampa Bay and Chandler could t agree on How much he would earn during the last two years of a four year contract he signed in 1988. Chandlery a base salary with Indianapolis would have been about $195,000 in 1989 and $300,000 next season. Agent Mike Sullivan would not reveal terms of the agreement with the bucs but said in a Telephone interview that the last two years of chandlery a original contract were renegotiated and two additional years were added to make it a four year arrangement. Coach Ray Perkins also declined to discuss specifics saying he would t reveal what the Colts received As compensation a believed to be second and third round draft picks Over the next two years a until after All details of the Trade were finalized. Perkins said Chandler was expected to arrive in Tampa in time to practice tuesday but wont play in the clubs preseason opener against the Cincinnati bengals on saturday  Unser or. Recovering Indianapolis a 51-year-old Al Unser sr., a four time Indianapolis 500 Winner but now a part timer on the indy car circuit is expected to be Ria Iea cd from the Hospital this weekend after suffering a broken thigh and Collarbone and three cracked ribs in a crash during practice at the Michigan International Speedway last week. He was flown to Indianapolis where he underwent surgery at methodist Hospital the customary Home a Vay from Home for injured indy Drivers. Unser will return to his Home in Albuquerque n.m., when he leaves the Hospital. His doctors say he could be ready to race by the Nazareth pa., grand prix in  asks for soviet response Montreal a the National hockey league has Given the soviet Union two Days to confirm its participation in a pair of exhibition series or both May be cancelled Montreal canadians general manager Serge Savard said monday. Yuri Korolev vice president of the soviet ice hockey federation and Igor Dmitriev assistant coach of the National team said sunday at the Goodwill games in Seattle that they would notify the league on wednesday that both series would be cancelled. The cancellation would be a protest against Detroit a signing of Sergei Fedorov one of the top 20-year-old players in the world who walked away from the National team prior to the Goodwill games and quickly signed with the red wings. Nil spokesman Gerry Helper said Only that the league will decide on Friday whether to cancel the two series a which involve preseason visits to the soviet Union by Montreal and Minnesota and an in season tour of cities by three soviet  leads women a Amateur Summit . A a defending Champion Vicki Goetze shot a 2-under- 70 and took a one stroke Lead Over Curtis cup teammate Carol Somple Thompson after the first Day of play in the . Women a Amateur on monday. The Field of 147 golfers was to play another 18-Hole round tuesday on the North course of the Canoe Brook country club. The Field was to be Cut wednesday to the Low 64 for the Start of match  plans january return Montreal a Ben Johnson will return to Corn be Tilic racing sometime in january. Johnson whose two year ban for steroid use Al the 1988 olympics in Seoul will end sept. 24, spoke As an invited guest at the Canadian track and Field Chat Dpi on ships it la be somewhere indoors around Jan. 15, pm not sure where Quot said Johnson looking lean and fit. Quot but when the time comes. Ill be ready to  the 1991 indoor grand prix season begins Jan. Ii in Hamilton Ontario the first Opportunity for Johnson a comeback Campbell wins . Mat berth Niles Iii. A nine years after winning a Gold medal in the world championships for wrestling Chris Campbell will get another Chance As a member of this years . World team. Campbell a former Mcaa wrestling Champion at Iowa and a member of the 1980 . Olympic l earn earned a spot on the 1990 team this week by beating defending world Silver medallist Jim Scherr of Colorado Springs 2-0 and 1-0 in a Host of the acc Challenge series in this Northwestern suburb of Chicago. Campbell 35, at 198 pounds will be the oldest member of this years . Team. He Hasni to competed in the w orld championships since 1981,.when lie won a Gold medal at 1 80.5 pounds. Quot i found my work was financially rewarding. Inn not spiritually rewarding Quot said Campbell an attorney from Syracuse n.y., who last year ended a tour year retirement from Competition. Quot in a not quite in world class shape yet but in a getting  Campbell was in Good enough shape to outlast Scherr in the clinching match scoring a take Down 3 51 into sudden death overtime. The world championships begin sept. 5 in , Magers upset san Diego a Angelica Gavaldon fought Hack from Early deficits in both sets for a 7-5, 6-4 upset Victory monday night Over Claudia Porwick of West Germany in the opening round of the great american Bank Tennis classic. Earlier Terry Phelps rebounded from a first set loss to oust seventh seeded Gretchen Magers 3 6, 6-4, 6-2. Phelps capitalizing on errors by Magers. Won the last three games in eliminating the worlds 24th-Rankcd player from the $225,000 women s event. In other matches with seeded players no. 4 Manue la Malleva Fragniere of Bulgaria struggled to Horii first year pro Alysia May 6-4, 7-6 7-3 and no. 6 Barbara Paulus Bree de past Monique Javer 6-3, 6-1. No. I ranked Steffi Graf and no. 2 Martina Navratilova were scheduled to play their first matches  an to wednesdays programs 0 a s of a a a a i Eta. A a. 1 i 0  s a �?~�?�0 j. 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