European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May-16, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 23 sports Wir Sampras joins italian open victims from wire reports Rome a Pete Sampras the Only one of the top four seeds to make it past the first round at the italian open was knocked out in the second round wednesday. ,. A Quot a a a a a a a. The teen Ager from Bradenton fla., lost to Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 6-2,4-6,7-5. A i just let the match get away from me a Sampras said. A i played some really careless Tennis. He a not the kind of Guy who a going to beat you. He a going to wait for you to make a mistake.�?�. In other second round upsets Goran Prpic Defeated no. 13 seed Jakob Hlasek 6-1, 7-5. Henri Leconte beat 14th-seeded Magnus Gustafsson of Sweden 6-0, 6-3. South african qualifier Wayne Ferreira knocked off no. 15 seed Alexander Volkov 7-6 7-26-4. Only four of the top 16 seeds Are still alive in the third Day of the tournament. Jim courier the sixth seed blasted past Sweden a Nicklas Kulti 6-0, 6-3. Ninth seeded Emilio Sanchez of Spain swept austrian Horst Skoff 6-4, 6-3. Tuesday night Andre Agassi the no. 2 seed lost to unseeded German Eric Jelen 6-3, 7-6 9-7and fourth seeded Goran Ivah Sivic lost to Holland s Paul Haar Huise 3-6,7-5,6-3.maleeva ousted Graf advances Berlin a Katerina male Eva of Bulgaria wednesday became the first of the top eight seeds to be ousted at the $500,000 Lufthansa cup. The no. 6 seed lost her second round match against South african qualifier Amanda Roetzer 6-2, 7-6 73. Top seeded Steffi Graf of Germany easily advanced to the third round with a 6-2 6-3 Victory Over 23-year. Old Nicole Jagerman of Holland. Graf whose Start in Berlin had been endangered because of a wrist injury she suffered last week had no problem ousting Jagerman no. 157 in the world. Third seeded american Mary Joe Fernandez had to fight for 2 hours 45 minutes before defeating Germany a Barbara Rittner 6-4,6-7 4-76-2.Aaron critical of Vicent new York a Henry Aaron baseball Sall time career Home run Leader met with commissioner Fay Yin cent tuesday to discuss baseball a minority hiring. A i Wasny to blasting him a said Aaron senior vice president of the Atlanta braves. A i was being critical of him. There a a difference.�?�. _ after the meeting in Vincent a office the commissioner acknowledged being Hurt by Aarons assertion that he Wasny to trying his Best. Of a in be known Story in a Houston talking about one Specif the new York times. A i suspected he was referring to the minority Issue because news talked about that before.�?�. A. Clifford Alexander a consultant to the commissioner on minority group advancement said that minorities made up 9 percent of off Field baseball personnel in 1988, up from 2 percent and increased to 15 percent in 1989, where it levelled off in 1990. Of the 61 employees in the commissioners office 13�? or 21 percent a Are either Black or hispanic Alexander  narrow search to final 4 new York a the search for a new coach for the new York kicks is Down to the final four and Dave Checketts president of the Aba team expects it to be narrowed to one by next  a the Bottom line is we be narrowed it to four candidates a Checketts said. A we Are pushing the interview process to a conclusion this week. Id like to think next week wed be in the offer  two of the  Pat Riley the former los Angeles lakers coach now working As an Aba analyst for Abc and Tom Penders the coach at Texas. The others Are Anonymous because Checketts said they done to want their names mentioned. But speculation has entered on former Chicago bulls coach Doug Collins and kicks assistant Paul  boxers face . Colorado Springs Colo. Five 1990 world cup champions head a cuban team that will compete against the United states on May 25 at fort Bragg n.c., in the first dual meet Between the nations in three years. The world cup champions include bantamweight Enrique Carrion featherweight Arnaldo Mesa Light middleweight Juan Lemus middleweight Orestes Solano and heavyweight Felix Savon. Juan Hernandez and Julio Gonzales also won at the 1991 world cup Challenge. Prospective members of the . Team Are attending a training Camp at the . Olympic training Center in Colorado Springs. The United states has never Defeated Cuba in a dual meet in 15 tries since 1972. The san Francisco giants lineup after suffering a sprained right ankle. Mitchell who has hit to Home runs sprained the ankle monday night while trying to steal second base in the second inning against Philadelphia. He left the game and was taken to Palo Alto medical clinic where a rays revealed no break. Mitchells ankle appeared to buckle just As he was about to slide into second and before any Contact was made with shortstop Dickie Thon who tagged him out. Mitchell credited his High topped shoes and ankle tape with saving him from a More serious injury. A if it weren to for that i think i could have been Hurt bad a he  fire Cage coach Columbia . A South Carolina basketball coach George Felton whose team got off to a Quick Start last season Only to fade during the last month was fired tuesday ending his five year tenure at his Alma mater. A a 1 a a a. A a a a a a a. The gamecocks finished 20-13 this past season their first 20-win season in eight years Ana advanced to the second round of the National invitation tournament. But that Wasny to enough to Stop athletic director King Dixon from firing Felton who Nad one year remaining on his contract. Dixon said he made the decision after an a extensive and consuming review of the basketball program that began in january. Felton was told of the decision tuesday afternoon. Gaylord Perry quits naia Job Mccaffrey to join Vanderbilt Gaffney . A Gaylord Perry who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame later this year resigned As baseball coach at Limestone after five seasons at the naia school. Perry who started the baseball program at Limestone cited a personal reasons for his resignation. But the former major league Pitcher threatened to quit ear. Her this month Over a dispute with school officials concerning How much Money was being spent on the  a a a a a a a a v a a. A. A. Perry met with school officials May 3 and discussed his requests for a full time assistant and additional Money for his program. Perry s budget has shrunk since coming to Limestone a school that has struggled financially because of shrinking  want to keep Ryan Arlington Texas a the Texas rangers want Nolan Ryan even after his pitching Days Are Over. A we re talking about a Way i could stay involved in the organization in some capacity a Ryan said. The subject arose monday As rangers president Tom Phieffer and general manager Tom Grieve met with Ryan and his agent Richard Moss about a contract Extension for next season. The rangers want to keep Ryan because of his popularity and the credibility he has Given the franchise. The Likely Price for keeping Ryan is $4.5 million. He is earning $3.3 million this year his 25th in the majors and has said his returning next year hinges on his  nursing ankle sprain san Francisco a Kevin Mitchell the major league Home run Leader Hopes to return soon to Nashville Tenn. A being a National Champion Wasny to enough for Bill Mccaffrey. He is leaving Duke for Vanderbilt where he Hopes to become the Impact player who attracts Aba scouts. A we would expect him to have an Impact on our program Here at Vanderbilt a coach Eddie Fogler said tuesday in announcing Mccaffrey a decision to Transfer. A Billy is a Winner and an outstanding All around basketball  Mccaffrey started 21 games for Duke last season As a Sophomore and scored 16 Points in Dukes Mcaa championship game Victory Over Kansas. He was named to the tournaments All final four team. The 6-foot-3 guard thinks he needs to play Point guard to make it in the Aba. Fogler runs a wide open offence with a lot of perimeter play compared with the More controlled half court play used by Duke. Mccaffrey Felt underused in that system. Under Mcaa rules Mccaffrey must sit out next season. He has two years of  Grid coach Dies Madison wis. A former Wisconsin coach Milt Bruhn who led the badgers to their last Rose bowl appearance in 1963, died tuesday after an apparent heart attack. He was 78. Bruhn was rushed to a Madison Hospital after collapsing at his Home and was pronounced dead at the Hospital at 12 45 . Police said. Bruhn who coached the badgers for 11 years ending with the 1966 season took the badgers to the 1963 Rose bowl where they lost 42-37 to the University of Southern California. V. Funeral arrangements were pending. London s defense s top by the stars and stripes player of the week make that plural. The award goes collectively to London a defensive players As announced wednesday by the world league of american football. The monarchs amassed 14 sacks in their 22-7 Blitz of new York new Jersey on saturday night. London a yield of seven Points and 224 Yards came against a knights team that had averaged 39 Points and 390 Yards in its previous four games. The London defense a primary Competition came from a knights defender Falanda Newton who grabbed three interceptions. Also in the running were Barcelona a Gene Taylor who caught five passes  129 Yards and Orlando a Eric Mitchel who rushed for 108 Yards and three touchdowns. Olaf playoff advantages the world league has announced its Home Field priorities for the june 1-2 semifinals. The semifinals will feature the champions of the european North american East and North american West divisions plus the wild card with the Best record As a division runner up. Winners of the semifinals will Advance to the world bowl at 5 25 . June 9 at London a Wembley stadium. The semifinal matchup Are As follows the divisional Champion with the Best record during the regular season will Host the wild card team. The divisional Winner with the second Best Mark will Host the divisional Winner with the third Best record. However if the Best team and the wild card team Are from the same division the matchup would go like this team no. 1 hosting division Champ no. 3, with the wildcard team visiting division Champ no. 2. If a Host teams stadium is unavailable for the semifinals the game would be played on the opponents turf. Since the wild card team cannot Host a playoff game the format would be different if the no. 1 seeds stadium is not available. Under those conditions the no. 1 seed would play on the no. 3 seeds Field while the no. 2 seed would Host the wildcard. The Only world league team with a stadium conflict for the june 1-2 weekend is London which stands 8-0. Tickets to Spain Frankfurt Galaxy officials announced that the German travel Bureau will provide transportation to the teams game at bar Celona a month Pic. Stadium. Kickoff is 3 . Sunday. The trip will Cost 370 Marks about $225which includes bus transportation to and from the game breakfast and a night in a four Star hotel in Barcelona. The offer does not include the Price of game tickets which Range from 1,000 to 1,500 pc Setos about $10 to $15. The game features the 6-2 Galaxy and the 7-1 dragons. Reservations can be make by calling the Frankfurt Haupt Bohnhof at 069-15-66-453. Other pickup and reservation Points will be at Hanau and Darmstadt main train stations. To Reserve tickets in Hanau Call the Der Bureau at 06181-29090, or Stop by the office at Nirnberger Strasse 41. In Darmstadt Call 06151-26111 or Stop by the Der office located on the Luise Platz