European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday april 17, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 27 scoreboard a from wire reports Storrs Conn. A University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is being mentioned As a candidate to succeed Digger Phelps monday after 20 years As coach at notre Dame although Calhoun said monday night he has had no Contact with notre Dame officials. The Chicago Sun times reported in tuesdays editions that Calhoun Xavier a Pete Gillen and Georgia tech a Bobby Cre mins a re am Ong those being considered. A. A i Gillen a former notre Dame assistant under Phelps who has built an impressive record at Xavier is rumoured to be the leading candidate but his selection appears anything but automatic. / former notre Dame assistants Danny Nee of Nebraska and John Shumate of Southern methodist Dukes Mike Krzyzewski a native of Chicago Seton. Halls . Carlesimo and Kansas Roy Williams also have been picks olympic assistants Colorado Springs Colo Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski Seton Halls . Carlesimo and the Cleveland Cavaliers Lenny Wilkens have been picked As assistants to Chuck Daly with the . Olympic basketball team Usa basketball announced monday night. In a first round shocker 50 h raft no Federika Bonsignori. Of Italy upset seventh seed Susan Sloane 6-0, 6-0. Sex card Backstop Cooper Dies so 1 Tisdale Ariz a Walker Cooper who Connors Chinn caught for six National league teams Between 1040 to Iiames a Ilung and 1067 and played in three world series with the St. Louis cardinals has died of respiratory illness me was la Quot a a. Cooper died last thursday in Scottsdale where services for the native of atherum/mo., were held last saturday. A a a. It. Quot a. To Quot Cooper and his older brother Mort a Pitcher helped Lead the cardinals to wild championships in 1042 and 1044, As Well As a National league Pennant in 1043. Mort Cooper who won a total of 65 games a i three seasons died in 195s, m Coopers Best season came with the new York giants in 1047, when he hit .305 with 35 Home runs and 122 Rols. He hit better than 300 a total of eight times and made eight appearances in the All Star game Between 1042 and 1050. He also played with the Cincinnati reds Boston and Milwaukee braves Pittsburgh pirates and Chicago cubs before re luring to the cardinals for his final two a seasons. /. he retired after the 1057 season finishing his career with a lifetime bathing average of .,285and a a total of 173 Home runs in 18 seasons. A no suspends giants Mitchell s. Africa might compete in 92 new York a Kevin Mitchell of the san Francisco giants was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount by National league president Bill White on monday for his role in a Brawl april 10 at san Diego. A a. Mitchell whose five Home runs Lead the major leagues was brushed Back by padres Pitcher Bruce Hurst in the fourth inning of last wednesdays game after hitting a Home run in his first at Bat. Mitchell was restrained from going after Hurst following the Brush Back pitch but charged the Mound when the next pitch bounced and hit him in the foot. Mitchell hit Hurst with a body Block before being tackled by the padres Fred Mcgriff and was ejected from the a Barcelona Spain a South Africa is on course to break out of its International sports isolation and compete in the 1902 olympic games International olympic committee officials said monday. Ioc vice president Keba Mbaye said it is Likely that South Africa banned from the olympics in 1070 because of its apartheid policy will participate in the summer games in Barcelona. A Fernandez wins in Houston Houston a Gygi Fernandez needed More than two hours monday to defeat Mary Lou Daniels 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the featured match of the first round of the 5350,000 Virginia shins of Houston. Kuala Bumpur Mai Aysia a Jimmy Connors beat Michael Chang 6-1, 6-3 tuesday in an exhibition match. The 3h-year-oui Connors is coming olt a wrist injury and has played in three tournaments since Sugeily last october. /. Split Barcelona reach finals Paris a two time defending Champion split of Yugoslavia and Barcelona set up a rematch of last years final by winning semifinal games tuesday in the european champions cup final l our. Toni Kukoc and Zoran Savic led split to a sonic from behind Victory Over Pesaro Italy 03-s7, and Nar Cloha be it Maccabi of Tel Aviv 101-67. Kukoc scored 14 Points for split and lie had six rebounds and 11 assists. A Steve Trumbo who played at Brigham Young in the Early 1080s, sedred 19 for 11a Rejiona Muce Abi was let. By former Iowa player de Horton s 16 stages clinic in Paris a r is a a More than 400 Europe a n coaches we re on hand As the United states National basketball association opened lip its second season of world clinics in Paris on tuesday. A / former stars Bill Walton and Calvin Murphy As Well As coaches Brown and Jack Ramsay were on hand for the three Day presentation to instruct Basket Ball throughout Europe the Paris clinic is being held in conjunction Wilh the european final four tournament for the club Cham. Pions. It is the first of eight such seminars Over the next four months ending in Edmonton Alberta. The others Are in Germany Italy Spain England and for the first time Yugoslavia where.1 a clinic will he held july 12-14.the series continues in Paris through thursday before heading to Dortmund Germany May 24-26. Phoenix a Foyt will pass up sundays Valvoline 200 to give his ailing feet More time to heal prior to next months Indianapolis 500. The 56-Ycar-old Foyt said he has hired 51-Ycar-old Lunser to drive his Chevrolet powered 1991 Lola this weekend at Phoenix International raceway. A a we be been Good friends for a Long time. Here a one four time indy Winner helping another four time indy Winner a Foyt said tuesday from his Home in Houston. 5 a a. / Foyt the All time winning St Driver in lady car history with 67 victories suffered serious leg injuries in a race crash last september and is also recovering Iron the flu he has undergone extensive physical therapy since leaving an Indiana. Polis Hospital last tested his new race car on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis motor Speedway track Early this month getting up to 216.5 Mph and had intended to begin his racing comeback this weekend on Pirn a one Niilo Oval. A Dave never lied to myself and in a not going to do it now a Foyt said. Quot Phoenix is a very Tough physical track. You re Down in the 20-second bracket on each a he and things happen a lot quicker there than they do at indy. You have to be All there to drive it and in a not there yet. My reflexes Are All right but my feet Ami legs Are not where they should Foyt said the decision to pass up Phoeni As a Driver Wras the result of his own feelings As Well As input from or. Terry i a Armell a noted orthopaedic surgeon a us carts director of medical services. Former Champion Mike Tyson treads the sidewalks of Paris on monday. Paris a Mike Tyson feds Champion Lander Holyfiel will beat George Foreman in Friday s heavy Weiglin title fight but the former Champ still thinks Foreman packs a . Quot i think. Holyfield is going to tire him out and beat him a Tyson said monday during a visit Here with his promoter Don King. A Foreman could win because if he could hit him and knock/him.out.,�?� Tyson said. King meanwhile Calls the holy yield Foreman bout a Quot carnival a curiosity rather than a competitive com Bat.a. A i dressed in Apple Green leather overalls Cut at the knee without a shirt Tyson was of attention As he toured the City in a stretch limousine. Quot next week in a going Back Home and Start training Lor my fight with a razor Ruddock a Tyson said. Quot on a june 2k, i am going to Light him again and beat him Tyson lost the title to James a busier Douglas in 4ok\o 14 months ago. Douglas a upset lieu Fly lost to Ilov Field. "1 Lolly held Wall u in a i Yan a a Aid. King interrupted a Quot he does no to Reail care who wins a King said of his lighter Quot lies ready to. Fight whoever it
