European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes wednesday May 15,1991playoff picture London and ? by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Yogi Berra would love the world league of american footballs european division because its far from Over. A a Quot a. A . London a in Barcelona appears to be a virtual lock and Frankfurt is still in Contention. That show the we aft a european entries shape up As week 9 approaches. But stay tuned the fat lady ainu to singing yet. N the last two weeks of the season feature the three european division teams Clearing up this muddied playoff picture by battling each other. V London 8-0 after a 22-7 Victory Over the new York new Jersey knights on saturday in giants stadium assured itself of at least a wild card spot. The Olaf postseason will kick into gear june 1-2 when the three divisional winners and a wild card team vie for a spot in the inaugural world bowl set for june 9 in London a Wembley stadium. The european division is a combined 21-3 and by far the most competitive division in the Olaf. New York new Jersey leads the North american East at 4-4 and Birmingham is tied with san Antonio for the North american West Lead at 3?5. Barcelona a 17-7 win Over san Antonio puts the dragons one step behind the monarchs at 7-1. Barcelona avenged its Only loss by Topping the riders in front of 23,670 dragon fans at month Pic stadium on sat. Urday. A   a. A    . A Quot     then there a Frankfurt never mentioned As an Odds on contender to upset the dragons but always getting the big play for Victory. The Galaxy topped Birmingham a fire 10-3 sunday Olaf notes night to improve to 6-2. Frankfurt has won four straight games yet that Streak does no to reflect three games that could have been losses because of Sloppy  preview this weekends Frankfurt Barcelona game could be classified As a min playoff. If the Galaxy beats Barcelona at month Pic and tops Sacramento the Only  team to beat Frankfurt this earthen the Galaxy May be heading across the Atlantic to open the playoffs. Barcelona plays Frankfurt this weekend and closes out regular season with a Date with the monarchs on May 27. Brents line what is Abc sports play by play announcer Brent Lusburg cry a reaction to the european division a i was shocked a he said in a recent Issue of the we aft a official newsletter. It will be hard for a team in North America to come Over Here. I jokingly referred to it As a three Point Home continent advantage. I would say it is a seven or 10-Edge right , can a spare a stadium London May be forced to play its first playoff game in North America because Wembley stadium is already booked for a soccer championship june 2. _ that could Force an interesting situation of the monarchs earning the Home Field advantage through to the championship game and not being Able to use it for the first  kids trivia who is the largest person wearing a world league uniform. Montreal a Johnny Carter tips the Scales at 336 pounds followed by 331-Nound Owen Hooven of Orlando arid 330-Pound Mark Nua from Sacramento. Raleigh Durhams Kelly John Lewis weighs in at 326 pounds Orlando a John Guerrero stuffs 325 pounds of football player into his uniform and Michael Harris just released by Montreal and a svelte 324 pounds is the sixth heaviest. Bonus useless trivia Frankfurt a Ken Hack Mack at 309 pounds is the heaviest player working for a european division team. Hack Mack a 309 pounds puts him in Only 10th place on the we aft a calorie kids squad. The week ahead saturday has London 8-0 at Sacramento 2-6sunday offers the crucial Frankfurt 6-2 at Barcelo while on a 7 1 matchup. San Antonio 3-5 rounds out sundays menu with a game at Home against the Montreal machine 4-4new York new Jersey 4-4 plays in Birmingham 3-5and Orlando 3-5 is at Raleign Durham 0-8 monday. A machine 15, sky Hawks 6 Montreal apr Michael Proctor threw a 10-Yard pass to . Dunn for the games Only touchdown and Bjorn Pittmo kicked two Field goals As the Montreal machine Defeated the win less Raleigh Durham sky Hawks 15-6 monday night. A .  . It was the eighth loss Iri As Many games for the sky Hawks. Montreal moved into a tie for first place with the new York new Jersey  spoils shot at Ryan is. Clemens by the associated press two outs from Victory Nolan Ryan blew out his shoulder. One strike from a sure Victory Jeff Reardon lost it for Roger Clemens. Texas still had plenty to blast Detroit a tigers 8-1, despite Ryan a Early departure. The fire Balling right hander left in the fifth walking off the Mound with a strained muscle in the Back of his right shoulder. Clemens will go into saturdays contest undefeated. But he remained at 6-0, because Reardon failed to Holof a 3-2 Lead Over Chicago. Clemens lasted through an Early 59-Minutc delay because of a Power outage at Boston then left after eight innings with his narrow Lead. With two outs and two strikes in the ninth White sox a Pinch hitter Matt Crullo homered off Reardon to tie it. It Chicago went on to Edge the red sox 4-3 in the 10th.rangers 8, tigers 1 Ryan a first game at Arlington stadium since his record seventh no hitter was supposed to be a Celebration. Instead it turned into a night of  rangers Ace had allowed Only one hit struck out four and walked three when he left after fanning Pete Incaviglia to Start the fifth inning Ryan left with a 2-0 Lead but with no Chance for his 306th career Victor White sox 4, red sox 3 r Boston a Clemens gave up two runs on four hits Iri the first three innings. But after the Power delay he shut out the White sox on one hit for the next five. Reardon had been perfect in 13 straight save chances including 10 this season. Me Rullo batting for Scott Fletcher hit his second Home run on a 1-2 pitch. In the 10th against Jeff Gray 1-3robin Ventura singled with one out Pinch runner Joey Cora stole second and. Karkoc singled with two outs. / Bobby Thigpen 2-0 was the  6, athletics 3 new York Scott Sanderson stopped his former team and sent Oakland slumping out of new York. The athletics had won 16 straight games against the Yankees before losing three times in a four game series. Jose Canseco had a rough night getting into a nose to nose confrontation with a fan who taunted the Star about his visit to Madonna a apartment last week. According to a fan sitting near the scene the heckler said to Canseco a they Jose How a Madonna whereas Esther a Esther is Canseco a wife. On saturday the new York Post published photos of Canseco leaving the singers West Side apartment Early thursday morning. A a manager Tony la Russa and several Oakland players charged out of the dugout to restrain Canseco from going after the a fan. A. A  a. Sanderson 4-1 won 17 games for Oakland last season. He gave up three runs on seven hits in seven innings against the athletics and Lee Guetterman got his first save. A . A . Hensley meulens and Roberto Kelly homered for new York. Curt Young 1-1 started in place of Dave Stewart who went on the disabled list last week for the first time in his  9, indians 5 Cleveland a Luis Polonia went 5-for-6, scored three runs and drove in three As California beat Cleveland. Yll Chuck Finley 6-1 won despite allowing five runs on 10 hits in five innings. The indians Are the Otily team to beat him this season a /. A a Blue jays 4, royals 2 Toronto a Todd Stottlemyre won his fifth consecutive decision and Joe Carter hit his fifth Home run in Toronto a Victory at Home. The Blue jays have won five of six games. Kansas City had won three in a Row Matching its longest Streak of the season. A  Stottlemyre 5-0 gave up six hits in 8vi innings. Duane Ward closed for his major league leading 12th save. A Benes Daniels get Back in Groove. By the associated press san Diego Sandy Benes and Kal Dan ills of the los Angeles dodgers got Back to doing what they like Best in leading their teams to Victory monday night. Benes needed Relief help from Steve Rosenberg and Craig Lefferts but posted his first Victory since last August As the padres beat the new York its 5-2. It was his first win in 14 starts in cup it pm seven losses and six no decisions. Daniels in bed with the flu for nearly three Days recovered just enough to get his rib touch Back. His two run Homer off Dennis a Oil can Boyd capped a four run sixth inning As the dodgers romped past the Montreal 8-3 to snap a six game expose winning Streak. Padres 5, mets 2 Benes worked into the seventh until he tired yielding a two run Homer to Howard Johnson to Cut the san Diego Lead to 3-2. But Rosenberg and Lefferts protected the Lead and be to Santiago gave the padres a bit More Cushion with a two run shot i National league the eighth. A a he a had atom of misfortune a padres manager Greg rid Doclie said of Benes 14. A there was the Chance again where it was three balls and one strike a three run cad and bang a two run Dinger. One swing of the Bat almost erases everything else he a done for the  but the Host padres held on and Benes left the Ballpark with a smile. A the happiest part is that we won the game that i threw in. It was like every fifth Day we lost the game and it did no to matter How the pitchers threw or How the hitters hit a Benes said Tony Gwynn had a two run Homer his first since july 15. Dodgers 8, expos 3 los Angeles a the dodgers scored four times in both the sixth and eighth innings to beat Montreal. Daniels was aided by Chris Gwynn Tony a brother who had a three run Homer and Eddie Murray with a two run double. Ramon Martinez 6-1 won his fifth in a Row. He left in the eighth when Montreal Fot All its runs including a Solo shot by it Elino Deshields. Phillies 3, giants 2 san Francisco a the Phillies blew a 2-0 Lead with two outs in the ninth then came Back to win on John Kruks Homer in the 11th. They have won 13 of 18 against the giants since 1989. Kruks Homer was an opposite Field shot to left off Rod Beck 0-1. The giants tied it off reliever Mitch Williams on Steve Decker a Homer and Matt Williams run scoring double. Giants slugger Kevin Mitchell sustained a severe ankle sprain while trying to steal second base in the second inning. He is sex pc cd to miss at least three games. Cardinals 1, reds 0 St. Louis a Ozzie Smiths Bloop single in the eighth lifted St. Louis Over Cincinnati. Ken Hill allowed two singles to Jeff Reed in eight innings and Lee Smith pitched the ninth for his league leading 11th save in 12 opportunities. Pinch hitter Bernard Gilkey led off the eighth with a ground Rule double off Randy Myers 0-3. Rex Hudler got an infield hit diving into first ahead of first baseman Hal Morris. Smith followed with his single to shallow Center the Ball falling Between second baseman Luis Quinones and Center fielder Eric Davis. Braves 5t cubs 3 Chicago a Tom Glavine pitched his third Complete game doubled Home a run stole a base arid had three sacrifices. Terry Pendleton homered and Dave Justice added a two run single in the eighth for hot Atlanta. The Victory was the braves third straight and 13th in their last 19 games in a drive that has carried them to the top of the West the cubs lost their third in a Row. Glavine 5-2 allowed eight hits struck out five and walked none. Andre Dawson hit a two run Homer with two outs in the ninth off Glavine