European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 20, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 17 Blue jays rally to Edge yanks tie sox for 1 St by the associated press Toronto a not even the Toronto Blue jays thought they could get Back into first place this fast. Toronto moved into a tie with Boston in the american league East on tuesday night As Ranee Mulliniks run scoring Pinch single with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Blue jays a 3-2 win Over the new York Yankees. The Blue jays have won five straight games and 11 of their last 13, to tie Boston at 81-68. The Blue jays trailed the red sox by 6 i games on sept. 4. A i honestly did no to think wed come Back this quickly a Mulliniks said. A we were seven games Down in the loss column and i thought if we played four or five More like the was we were playing we would have been 10 games Kelly Gruber started the ninth with a single. Fred Mcgriff advanced him to second with the second sacrifice of his career. George Bell was intentionally walked and Kenny Williams sent Gruber to third with a Fly to Center. Jeff Robinson relieved Lee Guetter Man 10-7and Mulliniks then hit theal Roundup first pitch he saw into Center Field for his third straight Pinch hit. Four of the jays last five victories have come in their final at Bat. A we were definitely aware of what was going on with Boston a Mulliniks said. A but you can to really let it affect you. You just have to go out with one thought on your mind. If you Start looking at what the other Guys Are doing you can lose your concentration and forget about what a important and that a winning your own Bud Black 12-10 got the Victory in Relief despite giving up Kevin Maas 19th Homer of the season a Solo shot to Center Field that made it 2-2 with two outs in the eighth. Black was acquired monday from Cleveland. A a in a a Little disappointed that Dave Stieb did no to get the win a Black said. A the pitched a great Ball game. But the Bottom line is Stieb gave up one run and five hits in seven innings leaving with a Chance to win his 19th game. Yankees starter Mike Witt did not see Al on Page 22 Bostons Ellis Burks is out at second As of a Cal Ripken follows through on throw to first. Dodgers climb within 41/2 of reds a a a a a a a a a n a re it Apia to a proc by the associated press Atlanta a los angles dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda says now is the time that All you can do is a Hope and on tuesday it worked. Lasorda got a Fine performance from Rookie right hander Jim Neidlinger and Kal Daniels doubled Hoenl Roundup two runs and scored two As the dodgers again crept within 4 i games of Cincinnati in the National league West by defeating the Atlanta braves 6-2. The dodgers who had narrowed a 13-game deficit to 4 i before losing to Cincinnati on sunday picked up a game on the reds who lost to san Francisco 5-3. The reds have 15 games left los Angeles 14. A in the situation we re in you be got to win and get help from somebody else a Lasorda said after the dodgers won for the fifth time in their last six games. A if you re playing the Podunk yanks you be got to win. You can to split. If there were a month or a month and a half to go it would be Neidlinger 5-1 stopped the braves on a run and four hits including Jeff Blauser a sixth inning Homer see no on Page 22 _ j. A a amp scr v. Phillies John Knik and Cardinal Catcher Tom Pagnozzi sit at Home plate after Kruk scored in Philst 6-3 Victor. Greece stunned angered by olympic rejection Athens Greece not a greeks reacted with Shock and outrage tuesday to the vote by the International olympic committee to award the 1996 Golden olympics to Atlanta. More olympic coverage on Page 19. Melina Mercouri the actress and former minister of culture and one of the members of the greek delegation at the Ioc meeting in Tokyo charged that american business interests had won Over Greece a historic right to hold the games. A coca cola won Over the Parthenon Temple a she said. Greece was the Home of the ancient olympic games and Athens was the site of the first Modem games in 1896. Its bid for the 1996 games was based on the idea that the 100th anniversary should be held at the Birthplace. A i express my deep regret that the International Community did not respect history and the spirit of the olympic games and yet again committed an injustice against Greece a said Andreas Papandreou a former prime minister and the head of the socialist party. The government in a lengthy statement by Deputy prime minister Athanasios Kanellopoulos said the decision damages the olympic Spint. He said the Only Hope of restoring their original principles is for the games henceforth to be held permanently in Greece As in ancient times. Athens first made such a proposal a decade ago. A Greece the country which gave birth to the olympic spirit and fostered peaceful Competition knows both How to win and to lose a Kanellopoulos said. A your conscience is a the decision provokes rage and disgust a said satins papa Politis a conservative party parliamentary Deputy and a candidate for mayor of the greek capitals port City of Piraeus. Speaking on the state run television network papa Politis described the vote by the Ioc As a unacceptable theft and complained a it does not in the least correspond to the ancient spirit of the olympic the greek Shock Over the decision was also seen in the reactions of thousands of bystanders who had gathered in the streets to watch giant television screens erected by the government to carry the Ioc announcement live from Tokyo. In Athens platforms had been erected for local dance groups highways were decorated with flags and Cannon salvos were to be fired from atop the City scentral Lyca Bettus Hill
