European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 19,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 17 in semis by Jim o Connell Buenos Aires Argentina apr Drazen Petrovic showed Why he a one of International basketball Stop players and Yugoslavia demonstrated again Why its thought to be the Best team. Yugoslavia advanced to the Gold medal game of the world championships with an impressive 99-91 Victory Over the United states on Friday As pet Rovic the a bad a second Best three Point shooter last season scored 31 Points in As Many minutes. The soviet Union 6-1 beat puerto Rico 98-82 in the other semifinal and it will face Yugoslavia 6-1 on sunday in a rematch of the Gold medal game from the Seoul olympics won by the so Petrovic Viets 76-63. It will also give the soviets a Chance to avenge a 100-77 quarterfinal round loss Here. The United states 5-2 was to meet puerto Rico 6-1 saturday for the Bronze medal. Yugoslavia was the favorite coming into the world championships and its playing that Rote to the fullest having added Petrovic who plays for the Portland Trail blazers and Vlad Divac of the los Angeles lakers to the roster that won the Goodwill games last month with an 85-79 Victory Over the United states. A a i thought our team played very Well. If we did no to play Well we would have lost by 30  . Coach Mike Krzyzowski said. "1 thought they were the Best team coming in and they played every bit like  As Petrovic made six of 10 three pointers Toni Kukoc the second round draft Choice of the Chicago bulls this year had 19 Points a team High six rebounds and nine assists. Zarko Pas Palm who played for the san Antonio spurs last season added 15 Points and made All three of his three Point attempts Al Roundup world basketball while Reserve Center Zoran Savic had 14 Points. Quot Kukoc gives them a different dimension nobody else has a Krzyzewski said of the 6-foot-9 /2 swing Man. Quot they have four Guys who can handle the Ball. They basically have an extra guard so they score a lot of Points in  the United states scored its Points in the paint against Yugoslavia and Alonzo mourning led the Way with 26. Quot i knew this was the Gold medal game for us a a he said. A there Wasny tas much double and triple teaming As in the other  the United states has not won a major International tournament since the last world  held in Spain in 1986. Since then there was the pan am games Gold medal loss to Brazil the olympic Bronze medal after a semifinal loss to the soviet Union and last months Gold medal loss in Seattle. The last three were simply losses to better teams with team being the key word. Quot they be been playing Well the whole tournament and they played even belter today a mourning said of Yugoslavia. Quot you can to compare their experience to ours eight years to a month and a half but they arc a totally better basketball  Kenny Anderson Billy Owens and Chris Gatling added 12 Points each for the United states which shot 62 percent from the Field for the game 37-for-60. Petrovic did no to play in the second half of tuesdays game and sat out wednesdays. A i was sick bad for two Days with a fever and in a sick now a a Pale Petrovic said As he walked out of the locker room. He was asked if it affected his shooting. He smiled and said  Quot in a very mad at the Portland Trail blazers a Krzyzowski said. Quot whatever the highest level was Petrovic was at that level today. I went up to him after to congratulate him. Even in defeat you have to Admire an Effort like that. I think he a one of the great International players. He a always played Well in big games and that a the sign of a great  Yugoslavia a Toni Kukoc tries to Block shot by Billy Owens of . In Friday s semifinal. Welch notches 20th Victory by the associated press Baltimore a Bob Welch won his 20th game faster than anyone since 1973, leading the Oakland athletics Over the Baltimore orioles 83 Friday night. Welch 20-4 gave up three runs and nine hits in eight innings. He became a 20-game Winner Jor the first time in his 12-year career having never won More than 17 games before this season. Welch reached the 20-Victory Mark faster than any Pitcher since Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White sox did it on july 29, 1973. Quot the Best part about winning 20 games is that we re in first place. That makes it really special Quot by Cecli said. A a we re involved in a Pennant race and the most important thing is that we re play gang great baseball As a team right now. In a just fortunate to win 20 Ball games. Quot in be set out to win 20 every year in be played die game. It feels Good because i be been helping die team  Mcgwire a three run Homer highlighted seven run fifth inning that led Oakland to its j it Victory in 15 games in August. The a a sent waiters to the plate in the fifth against John a1 Uchill 5-5 and Curt Schilling. Felix Jose got of Oakland a seven hits in the outburst. B ii Baltimore leading 2-0, singles by Ron Hassey Jose and Mike Gallego produced a see Al on Page 22 cords Tewksbury perfect for 7 in by the associated press St. Louis a Bob Tewksbury had to be Content with almost perfect but he Wasny to complaining. Tewksbury threw a one hitter losing his bid for the first perfect game in St. Louis cardinals history on Franklin Stubbss Ladof double in the eighth inning in a 5-0 Victory Over the Houston astros on Friday night Stubbs was the Only Batter to reach base for the astros. Quot it feels Good and it la probably feel Good for another four Days then ill have to do it All Over again a said Tewksbury who had been bidding for the ninth no hitter in the major leagues this year and the second in three Days. Quot a no hitter would have been great but the chances of those happening Are rare. Guys play 20 years and done to get a  Stubbs the astros cleanup Batter said he knew Houston was in trouble because he kept leading off innings. Quot he takes a Little off Puls a Little on a Stubbs said. Quot he had it All  Tewksbury settled for his second straight shutout and the third of his career. He worked quickly and needed Only 80 pitches in a game that lasted Only 1 hour 59 minutes. Tewksbury 8-3 was trying to duplicate the feat of Philadelphia a Terry Mulholland pitched a no hitter against san Francisco on wednesday night. He also permitted Only one runner who reached on an error in no Roundup the seventh inning. Bill Gullickson 8-10 took the loss. In other games Friday pirates 7-4, reds 1-3 Cincinnati a Jay Bell Hil one of Pittsburgh s three homers and drove Home the tic breaking run with an eighth inning single to give the pirates a doubleheader sweep of Cincinnati. Mike York made an impressive major Teague debut in the opener pitching seven shutout Manings. The no East leading pirates have swept All four of their doubleheaders this season. The no West leading reds have split two doubleheaders and Heen swept three times. John Smiley 6-6 gave up nine hits and three runs Over seven innings in the second game Stan Belinda pitched two innings for his sixth save. Tun Layana 5-l was the loser. York gave up just six singles and walked two. Jose see no on Page 22 an sports television baseball a Oakland at Baltimore 7 30 . Sunday new York lets at san Francisco 2 . Monday. Radio baseball a Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 8 06 . Sunday Chicago White sox at Texas 2 . Monday