European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I from wire reports. East Rutherford . A the new York new Jersey knights have apparently mastered the nuances of the run and shoot offence and in the process have gone from a Doormat to a contender in the world league of american football. Quarterback Jeff Graham ran for two touchdowns and Eric Wilkerson rushed 21 times for 133 Yards and a touchdown As the knights beat the Sacramento surge 28-20 on monday night. With its second straight Victory the knights moved into a three Way tie for the Lead in the North american East division. A two weeks ago we were on the Bubble a knights offensive tackle Caesar Rentie said. A now it Alt seems to be coming together. We re making the plays gaining Confidence in ourselves both As individuals and As a team and challenging for first  knights coach mouse Davis who saw his team Fumble the Ball nine times and get sacked 10 times in its Home opener two weeks ago was elated that his club aimed 373 Yards against a Sacramento defense that and allowed just 40 Points in its first four games. A a it a a dramatic improvement a Davis said. A a we re blocking much better developing some understanding and making some big plays. But we re still a Little Short on execution. We scored 28 Points against the leagues Best defense but we should have scored  Barnes loses Appeal Indianapolis a a two year drug related suspension of Randy Barnes the world record Holder in the shot put was upheld by an appeals panel the athletics Congress said tuesday. Barnes 24, tested positive for Methyl testosterone a banned substance at a meet in Sweden on aug. 7, 1990. His suspension began last november and runs through nov. 1,1992.doctors evaluating Shoemaker Englewood Colo. A doctors tuesday began evaluating Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker s traffic Accident injuries that have left him paralysed below his upper Chest. A. Shoemaker 59, was transferred from a California Hospital to swedish medical Center on monday there he will be evaluated and treated in the Neur trauma unit before being moved next door to Craig Hospital where he faces months of rehabilitation. Navratilova Sanchez win Barcelona Spain a top seed Martina Navratilova and local favourites Arantha Sanchez Vicario and Conchita Martinez scored straight set victories tuesday in the Sta women a tournament Navratilova beat italian Silvia Farina 6-2,6-1 in their second round match on the Clay courts of Barcelona a Royal Tennis club. Defending Champion and no 2 seed Sanchez Vicario shut out Japan a Maya Kadowaki 6-0, 6-0. Martinez the fourth seed outplayed Sandra Wasserman of Belgium 6-2,6-1. A exposure charge hits Strickland i an Antonia spurs guard Rod Strick and has been charged with indecent exposure for allegedly exposing himself to a woman at a Seattle hotel. Strickland has denied any involvement. The King county prosecutors office filed the Misdemeanour charge monday. Indecent exposure is punishable by up to 90 Days in jail and a $1,000 . Womer kickers Breeze port a Prince Haiti a the United states routed Trinidad and Tobago 10-0 monday night to finish first in its qualifying group and Advance to the semifinals of qualifying for the first world women a soccer championship. The United states which outscored opponents 34-0 in three games will play Haiti on thursday in the Sci finals of qualifying from the North arid Central american and Caribbean Region. /. Sex reds hurler Walters Dies Abington a. A Bucky Walters a pitching Star for the i Cicinnati reds in the 1930s and 1940s, has died at the age of 82, he died saturday at the Abington memorial Hospital after an undisclosed ailment. He was the National leagues most valuable player in 1939 when he was 27-11 with a 2.29 earned run average. The six time no All Star finished with a career record of 198-160.cub, a s stars honoured new York a Andre Dawson who hit two grand slams for the Chicago cubs last week was named National league player of the week. Dawson batted .357 and had 10 Bis during the week. Dave Henderson who batted .433 with 10 Bis for the Oakland athletics was named american league player of the week. Henderson was 13 for 30 with four Corners and four doubles. Player Nomen 1"� v�,at�nsrep0rted pet a Noffo. 1 Ric Avn tip a it a a a a a. A  1. A a. Up with a plan two state senators said tuesday they were prepared to Advance legislation to Block a new stadium. They called instead Tor renovation of existing Tiger stadium. A they want us to sit Back and do nothing and pick up the Tab. I done to think Well do that Quot said sen. John Kelly a Grosse Pointe Woods. Majority floor Leader Phil Arthurhultz a Whitehall endorsed saying the existing stadium and called tearing Down the current stadium a  s rangers fire president new York a new York rangers president Jack Diller was fired on monday nine Days after his team was knocked out of the nil playoffs. The Surprise announcement came less than two months after Piller was dismissed As president of the new York kicks in a restructuring move that brought Dave Checketts to the Aba team As its new president. The kicks and rangers arc owned by Paramount communications company the Parent company of Madison Square  hires . Assistant Providence . A Frank Dobbs an assistant at Boston College last year was appointed Brown University a basketball coach on monday. Dobbs 29, has spent the past three years at Boston College and had previously assisted at  probe strikes Austin Peay. Clarksville Tenn. A the Mcaa is investigating allegations of possible recruiting violations at Austin Peay the University said monday. The six allegations surround a former assistant basketball coaches recruitment of a prospective player who signed a scholarship but who never enrolled said or. Oscar Page University president. The University identified the student As Bashir Ahmad of Cleveland who was a student at Independence Community College at Independence Kan. Los Angeles a while the Mcaa was scrutinizing its basketball recruiting practices univ was using an outside representative in apparent violation of Mcaa rules in the recruitment of a player the los Angeles times reported v citing interviews with persons familiar with the situation and court and state records the times reported that univ staff members accepted the assistance of a Salt Lake City businessman in the recruitment of Melvin love a backup  oppose Detroit Park Lansing Mich a it did no to take critics Long to Start bashing plans to build a new  the Detroit tigers with Public Money. Just a Day after tigers president to Schembechler gave the City and Wayne county until aug. 1 to come Johannesburg South Africa a Tom Petranoff the former javelin world record Holder banned by the athletics Congress for competing in South Africa could soon be representing the Republic in internal Lon Al Competition. Petranoff holds the american javelin record but was barred from representing the United states for competing in South Africa in 1987 and 1988. Rather than contest the ban Petranoff chose to switch his allegiance and saturday he was selected for the South african National track team that officials Hope will compete in the world championships in Tokyo next fall. Petranoff has lived in South Africa for three years and will be eligible to compete for South Africa once his application for South african citizenship has been approved. Gets off to unreal Start Monte Carlo Monaco a Vive Leroi Long live the King a chanted a Bunch of groupies As Bjorn Borg headed toward Center court tuesday for his first tournament match in eight years. But it soon became Clear How far Borg has to go to regain his throne As he lost t0 Ort a Arrese of Spain 6-2,6-3, in the first round of the Monte Carlo open. The 75-minute match proved it will Lake More than sheer will and hard work Tor the 34-year-old swede to make a sue i out Raeback in the sport he left in iy83. Younger legs quicker reflexes and a new Racket might help. In some ways this was the Borg of old. He looked the same a Long Blond hair a and Broad shoulders athletic build he played the same a topspin ground strokes two handed backhand Cool Demeanour no show of emotion. But in other ways it was a Borg who seemed just Plain old in a game now dominated by youngsters who hit the Ball harder and make fewer mistakes than the generation of 10 years ago. Arrese 26, is a Clay court expert ranked no. 52 in the world. Ten years ago a player of that rank would have had trouble taking a few games off Borg. But with the new Graphite rackets and Cut Throat Competition of today Arrese has All the tools to Stop the Man who won the French open six times and Wimbledon five years in a Row. Borg remained upbeat about it All. He blamed the Long Layoff for his poor showing and said he needs More match play to become competitive. A my expectations were not that High a he said. A after eight years its impossible to play great Tennis in your first match. I Learned a lot from this match. Even if i lost i enjoyed just playing a match. I enjoyed competing  Borg said he still plans to enter the italian open French open and Wimbledon a a it a going to take a few More tournaments before i will be 100 percent confident again a he said. A a in a sure if i play More matches in a going to improve my game. In a pretty confident about  Arrese had All the Confidence tuesday. He controlled the Points with heavy topspin shots. He moved Borg around the court. Borg still playing with a wooden Racket could do Little More than keep the Ball in play. The Points often ended with Borg badly handling a backhand or sailing a forehand beyond the Baseline. The match began with Borg hitting a backhand Long and ended with him slapping a forehand approach shot Long. Borg committed 31 unforced errors compared with 25 by Arrese. The spaniard had 13 winners five More than Borg. In All Arrese won 59 Points to 44 for Borg. A the Type of game i have was the worst thing that could happen to Borg a Arrese said. A you could see he was moving his feet trying to slow the game Down. It was too fast for him. A it would have been better for him to play against someone who makes More  Borges performance came As a disappointment to the More than 7,000 spectators at the Monte Carlo country club the same place where he announced his retirement in 1983. Bjorn Borg swats a backhand tuesday