European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                \ thursday May 2, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 23sports wire i i Mcenroe Falls to romanian teen from wire reports Munich Germany a John Mcenroe tumbled out of the $250,000 Bow bavarian open wednesday losing his first round match 6-2, 6-2 to 17-year-old qualifier Dino Puscariu of  third seeded swede Jonas Svonsson also fell at the first hurdle going out 6-4, 6-1 to compatriot Anders Jarryd but top seed Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia advanced with a 6-2,6-2 win Over local favorite Alexander Vronz Mcenroe the. No. 4 seed made 27 unforced backhand errors and was booed off Center court after his woeful performance against the Young romanian. A this was probably thet it est match i have played in the last few months a said pest Grid in what could Only be called a major understatement. A i would have lost today against my. Mother a said Mcenroe of his first Outing on Clay in three years. A i played terribly. If i play As badly As 1 did today any More then id better give up  in other first round matches Horst Skoff of Austria downed israelis Amos Mansdorf 6-4,6-2 and Goran Prpic of Yugoslavia easily overcame the Challenge of australian Mark Woodforde 6-3,6-2.agassi Downs Davis in at amp to Roswell  seed and defending Champion Andre Agassi broke service twice in the first set and three times in the second to Glide to a 6-2, 6-3 win Over Scott Davis in the first round of the at amp to Challenge. An opening round match Between Michael Chang and Pat Mcenroe was halted tuesday night because of court lighting problems. The match was scheduled to resume wednesday. Chang was leading 6-4, 6-7 7-94-2 with Mcenroe serving. Chang was taken to North Fulton Hospital afterwards for treatment of an allergy problem tournament officials  upsets Pate on Clay Tampa Fla. A Mikael perfors of Sweden ranked no. 1,002 in the world Only one month ago upset fifth seeded David Pate 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Usta menus Clay courts tournament. Perfors has been plagued by injuries and wingless on the tour since the 1990 australian open. After three consecutive first round losses perfors 27, underwent an Achilles Tendon operation last april. He has played in Only two tournaments since then. After reaching the semifinals of last weeks challenger event in Birmingham Ala. Perfors improved his ranking to no.483. In other matches no. 8 Stefano Pescosolido of Italy struggled past Martin Wolstenholme of Canada 4-6, 7-6 7-5 a 6-4 no. 4 Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia had Little trouble defeating doubles specialist Rick Leach 63,6-2 and top seeded Richey Reneberg advanced with a 7-6 7-36-2 win Over Lawson  seven sue for pension Toronto a seven former nil players including Hall of Farmers Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe said they want their Day in court in an Effort to recover More than $25 million in pension Money they believe belongs to them. A a the retired players have filed suit against the nil pension society league president Jphn Ziegler and the 21 teams to recover Money they contend was unjustly taken from the pension fund. The action was filed Friday in the general division of Ontario court and the two sides will meet in court on june 26.nl expansion vote june 12 a a new York a the National league expansion committee will not make its recommendation to owners until the quarterly meetings june 12, and a discussion and vote will follow immediately no president Bill White said. Six cities Are competing for the teams which Cost $95 million each a Buffalo Denver Miami Orlando St. Petersburg and Washington. It Angels fire pm port Anaheim Calif. A Mike port unable to assemble a Pennant Winner in six seasons As California general manager was fired by the Angels. Port was replaced by assistant general manager Dan of Brien. Since the end of last season of Brien has taken Over increased responsibility for the Day to Day operations of the team. No surgery for Glenn Davis Baltimore Baltimore first baseman Glenn Davis will not undergo surgery for his injured shoulder and could return As soon As three weeks the orioles physician , Mitchell will Appeal new York a Kevin Mitchell of the san Francisco giants changed his mind and decided to continue his Appeal of a two game suspension for charging san Diego Pitcher Bruce Hurst during a  faces Mcaa probe Auburn Ala. A Auburn University received an official letter of inquiry from the Mcaa regarding possible major Rule violations in its basketball and Tennis programs president James Martin  denies drug charges grand rapids Mich. A Michigan state basketball player Parish Hickman pleaded innocent to Federal drug charges. A Buenos Aires and was accused of drug Possession and distribution. He is free on $20, Kex Bond. Maradona was suspended from soccer March 29 following a positive test for cocaine. The suspension is through june30, 1992. Pair guilty of Jay Bias murder upper Marlboro. My. A Prince Georee a county jury tuesday convicted two men of charges they killed Janies Stanley a Jay Quot Bias Iii  the late University of Maryland basketball Star Len Bias. After More than four hours of deliberation the july convicted Jerry Tyler 20, of Temple Hills md., of premeditated first degree murder in Bias dec. 4 shooting death outside a i Hyattsville md., shopping Center. Co defendant Gerald Eiland 25, of Washington was convicted of second degree murder. Police said Tyler shot Bias twice in the Back As Bias was being driven away from the Onvall shortly after having an argument with him in a jewelry store. Tyler had accused Bias of flirting with his wife investigators  testifies in fraud Case Atlanta a Atlanta Falcons linebacker aundray Bruce testified in Federal court that a Friend of his Roommate played on his ego and salary to lure him into an alleged $10 million mortgage fraud scheme. The onetime Friend Frederick Mckoy is on trial for in Lvii Tiu  i Eui mud let us _. No. 4 Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia had. Policewoman stung Maradona a a v n n 4�kk a a in 1 it aft a it infant in a Rtia it v n m a. 1 a a a. Buenos Aires Argentina a Argentina a leading sports reported said tuesday that a drugged Diego Maradona was arrested in an elaborate trap baited with a pretty policewoman. Al Granico a weekly not known for sensationalism said Argentine narcotics agents had been watching the soccer Star since november 1989, when he played Host to a Multi million Dollar party in Buenos Aires to celebrate his marriage. _ Maradona 30, was arrested Friday along with two friends in an apartment four Miles from downtown Bank fraud. Bruce has not been charged and testified for the government. Mckoy told Bruce he needed a investment property a Bruce testified tuesday about a House lie bought in 1989 in an affluent Atlanta neighbourhood. A i did to have to put any Money Down. He said he would handle  later that year Mckoy sold Bruce a second Home for $ 1.25 million with a a the bigger the better Quot sales pitch. A. A a a a a a a a a. A ,. A the government believes Mckoy used Bruce teammate Jessie Tuggle former Falcon Tim Gordon and 16 other acquaintances As fronts for his  Check Germany Turku Finland a Czechoslovakia scored three goals in 35 seconds and coasted to a 4-2 Victory Over Germany in a Consolation round game at the world hockey championships wednesday. Germany is wingless after nine games Bush welcomes n. Mich champs Washington a the Northern Michigan he Lackey team met president Bush and mingled with celebrities on the White House Lawn wednesday a Reward for winning the Mcaa championship last month a i wish we could stay about a week a said Forward Dave Shiak a Canadian. A this is  the wildcats won the Mcaa division i title with a triple overtime 8-7 Victory Over Boston University. They gave the president a hockey stick Jersey and hat emblazoned with the team Emblem. Bush noted that eight Northern Michigan players were academic All americans a proving you can Excel in the classroom As Well As on the  stars shoot North for Edmonton Edmonton Alberta apr m Alberta newspaper cartoonist May have Best summed up the transformation of the once lowly Minnesota North stars. A in the cartoon by Dave Elston of the Calgary Sun a frazzled referee is shown grabbing a North stars player by the front of his Jersey screaming a who Are you and what have you done with the real North stars Quot -. The North stars contenders for the no la a worst record and the no. 1 draft pick before the All Star break come into the Campbell conference finals thursday night against Edmonton following two of the biggest upsets in playoff history. After finishing 1.6th Overall in the regular season with a 27-39 14 record the North stars knocked off the no la a two top teams the Chicago Blackhawk and the St. Louis blues to capture the Norris division title and Advance to the final four. A you can to believe what has happened a North stars owner Norman Green  is the Cinderella Story of Cinderella stories. In sport underdogs Are a very very Nice thing. But this is beyond being  the Wales conference finals were to Start wednesday night with Pittsburgh at Boston. Were it not for the North stars the oilers would qualify As this years underdog Success Story. The defending Stanley cup champions coming off their worst season in a decade ousted a pair of 100-Point teams Calgary and los Angeles to capture the Smythy division title. The oilers who have the Home ice Edge despite finishing with Only a .500 record during the regular season completed their Victory Over the Kings on sunday night hours after the North stars finished off the blues. Edmonton needed the three Days off. Goalie Grant Fuhr arid Center Mark Lamb were injured sunday but will be ready to go in the series opener at the North lands coliseum. The oilers who swept the North stars in their Only previous playoff meeting seven years ago know they have to guard against overconfidence. A we play Minnesota now and everyone says they re really underdogs and Well beat them a said Lamb whose shoulder was bruised but not separated sunday. A but they re a Good team. The last 20 games or so they re one of the Best teams in the nil. We can to take them lightly. They beat the two Best teams in the league All year Long. Its not by Fluke. A a they be got a lot of Good players a lot better than a lot of people give them credit for a Lamb said. A their Power play and penalty killers have really done a lot for them. They re getting confident. And they be got Good  Edmonton which lost two and tied one against Minnesota during the regular season has to get the puck past goalie Jon Casey who has a 2.66 goals against average and a .906 save percentage in 12 playoff games. The oilers also have to stay out of the penalty Box. The North stars have 25 Power play goals in the playoffs 10 More than any other team. Fuhr who Hurt the deltoid muscle on his right catching Arm sunday said the North stars Power play strategy is simple a the one game i played against them they were going Back to the Point banging it at the net and having three Guys go in front of the net a he said. For his part Fuhr is up for the Challenge after having missed last years playoffs with an injured shoulder As Bill ran Ford led the oilers to their fifth Stanley cup. A i watched too much last year a he said. A i ainu to giving it up for anything.�?�. J