European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. May 9, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 23 sports Wir favorite tape almost killed Herschel from wire reports Irving Texas a Minnesota Vikings running Hack Herschel Walker says a favorite song made him sit in his car in a closed garage causing him to suffer Carbon monoxide poisoning. The former Dallas cowboys player was taken by ambulance to Irving Community Hospital about 3 . Sunday after his wife Cindy found him unconscious in the garage of their Home the fort Worth Star Tele Gram reported wednesday a the was treated in the emergency room about 3 ., and released at about 6 ., Hospital spokeswoman Sharon Peters said. / Walker said he had started his car in the closed garage and was preparing to leave when he paused to hear a favorite song on his cassette deck. A tiring weekend of travel May have contributed to his falling asleep. Walker said. A i think i fell asleep but to be honest i done to know How Long i was out of it a Walker said. A a it a just been one negative thing after Walker said he has been asked if the incident was an attempt to take his own life. A people will make something out of nothing a he said. A but suicide it Wasny to anything like Quot Fly so free to miss Preakness new York a Fly so free last years 2-year-old Champion who finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby will not run in the Preakness and Belmont stakes but will be saved for Shorter races. The Preakness second leg of the 3-Ycar-old triple Crown is 1 3-16ths Miles and the Belmont 1/ Miles. Huskers Farmer going pro Lincoln neb. A Nebraska Junior Tony Farmer declared ineligible to play next season by the Mcaa said tuesday he will apply for the Aba draft. Torre s wife Hurt by flying Bat Atlanta a Alice Torre wife of St. Louis manag or Joe Torre was struck in the head by a Bat in the second inning of the cardinals game tuesday night against the Atlanta braves. Mrs. Torre was seated in the front Row of a Box next to the cardinals dugout when the Bat slipped out of Mike heaths hand on a swinging third strike and sail Galaxy s Baker player of week by the stars and stripes. Frankfurt Galaxy running Back Tony Baker has been Namel player of the week by. The world league of Quot american football the league announced wednesday. Baker caught seven passes for 173 Yards in Frankfurt s 17-14 Triumph at Orlando saturday night. His grab of 50 Yards set up the winning touchdown which he scored from a Yard out. He added a two Point conversion run As Well As 20 carries for 19 Yards. Baker will suit up again at 7 . Sunday when the Galaxy play Host to Birmingham. The Olaf said bakery a closest Competition for the award came from Montreal a Richard Shelton who scored touchdowns on a67-Yard punt return and a 90-Yard Kickoff return in the machines 26-23 Victory at Sacramento. De into the seats. She later was reported in Good condition after being taken to a Hospital for stitches to the top of her coach Mcpeak Dies Foxboro mass a Bill Mcpeak director of scouting for the new England patriots since August 1979 and former head coach of the Washington redskins died tuesday of a heart attack he was 64.ex-baseball executive Dies Tampa Fla. A former baseball executive Cedric Tallis hired eight years ago to try to bring an expansion franchise to the Tampa Bay area died tuesday alter a heart attack. Tallis 76, was pronounced dead at 11 18 At Tampa general Hospital. Further information was withheld at the request of the family said spokesperson Cindy Tanner. Tallis left the new York Yankees in 1983 to become executive director of the Tampa Bav . An organization that recently shut Jown Ader making an unsuccessful bid to obtain Ai expansion franchise injured Driver Gehrke Dies Birmingham. Ala a Chris Gehrke. Who suffered severe head injuries in last weeks a Ria race at Talladega super Speedway died tuesday at a. Binning. Ham Hospital. Cullen Clark spokesman at can away methodist medical Center said Gehrke 25, of Lincoln -111.died, at 10 25 In the euro intensive care unit where he was treated following surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. Gehrke never alter suf firing the a massive head injury a Clark Figaro charged with Dpi Indianapolis a Indianapolis Colts a Rookie linebacker Cedric n. Figaro was arrested Early wednesday on Drunken driving charges state police said. The former notre Dame player had a blood alcohol Content of .20 percent twice the Legal limit for driving police said. He later was released from the a Marion. County jail. His initial court appearance was scheduled for May 17.Swann to miss Rookie Camp Temise Ariz a defensive lineman Eric Swann the a a Phoenix cardinals first round draft pick Likely will miss the nil team s Rookie Camp next month alter tin de going arthroscopic knee surgery. Swann the no. 6 Choice in the april draft even though he never played College Ball injured his left knee Friday the Day the minicams opened. Doctors Reni cd a Tom Intel no meniscus tuesday. General manager Larry Wilson said their was no extensive damage to the knee As Tirol feared and Swann can begin rehabilitation in a Lew Days. However the rehab is expected to take Lour to six weeks and Wilson said Swann probably will not take part in the teams june 1-7 Rookie Camp. Swann 20, starred last year Tor the Bay state i itans a sen pro team based in Lynn mass., Ami signed a live year $4million contract with Phoenix on april 24. R Swann was injured when ins cleats caught in the Gross during a pass Rush s Furlan sweeps Lendl out of Hamburg by the associated press Hamburg. Germany a patience paid off for Renzo Furlan As the 20-year-old who had to qualify for the tournament stunned Ivan Lendl 7-5, 6-4 wednesday in the second round of the German open. Furlan 61st in the at computer rankings played a patient game at the Baseline waiting for Lendl to make unforced errors and jumped to a 3-0 Lead in the first set. Lendl fought Back but the italian held on to win the opening set. Lendl made More than 30 unforced errors both players held serve in the second set As Furlan took a 5-4 Lead and the ii than broke Lendlr a serve to win the match. A. A a a a Furlan who has not gone past the third round in any tournament this year uttered Lendl an excuse. _ y. A the balls were very heavy. That a Why Ivan play As quickly As he usually does a Furlan said. Lendl suggested another possibility. �?o1 am still having trouble adjusting to Day a Lendl said. A i tried to fight but when you miss hit every second Ball it s not simple to motivate american Pete Sampras the third i eed outlasted Horst Skoff of Austria 63, 4-6, 6-4, and Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia the no. 4 seed routed Luiz Mattar of Brazil 6-1, 6-1. But upsets caught up with other seeded players. Sixth seeded Jim courier lost to Horatio de la Pena of Argentina 6-7 Jtennis 3-76-2, 6-4, Cristiano Caratti of Italy upset seventh seeded Jonas Svonsson of Sweden 6-2, 6-2 and eighth seeded Emilio Sanchez was ousted by fellow spaniard Francisco Clavet 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.Navratilova rallies in Rome Rome a. Martina Navratilova overcame a slow Start with a fast finish for a 63, 6-0 Victory Over Elna Reinach in wednesdays second round of the italian open. Struggling w Ith her first serve in the first set the third seeded Navratilova found the Range to win the second set in 24 minutes. A it took me a few minutes to get Over my nervousness a Navratilova said. I had trouble with my first serve and the line judge called my two Best serves out in the first a a a Quot also wednesday sixth seeded Manuela male Eva Fragniere had a 6-2, 6-1 Victory Over Argentine Florencia Labat eighth seeded Leila Meskhi of the soviet Union beat italian Linda Ferrando 7-6 7-56-0. . 9 seed Nathalie Lauriat of France rebounded from a first set loss to beat Andrea St Nadova. Helen Kelesi of Canada Defeated australians Rachel Mcquillan 62,6-3. Bettina Fulco. An Argentine qualifier who upset 14th seed Mercedes Paz on monday a won her second round match against soviet Eugenia Manio Kova 7-6 7�?T. 6-4. Italian qualifier Renzo Furlan celebrates his 7-5, 6-4 win Over world no. 3 Ivan i
