European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 21, 1991the stars and stripes a Pago 25 new York apr Michael Jordan who led the Chicago bulls to the Best record in franchise history monday was named the a bad a most valuable player for the 1990-91 season. It was the second map award for Jordan who received 77 votes of the 96 possible first place votes from a panel of writers and broadcasters his 891 total Points in the voting easily outdistanced magic Johnson of the los Angeles lakers who had 497 Points and 10 first place votes. San Antonious David Robinson finished third followed by Philadelphia Scharles Barkley Utah a Karl Malone and Portland a Clyde Drexler. Robinson. Bark icy and Drexler also got first place votes. Jordan the key to Chicago a 61-21 regular season record averaged 31 Points 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He is Only the second player in Aba history to Lead the league in scoring in five seasons a Wilt Chamberlain was the other. Lie shot a career High .539 from the Field. 12th in the league and was third in steals average with 2.72 per game. He did All that while playing 37 minutes per game fewer than in any of the past five seasons and averaging Only 22 shots per game second lowest Over that period. A this year we knew his minutes and his scoring a Crage would go Down to save him for the crucial times of the season,�?T.�?T said coach Phil Jackson whose bulls a have a 1-0 Lead Over Detroit in the bust of seven Eastern conference finals. A there was a lot of pressure on him Early in the season when he Wasny to scoring a lot but he stuck through it and now its paying off a a in terms of a team concept this is by far the Best of All my years with this team a Jordan said. Jordan who was third in the map voting last year was the Only player named on All 96 ballots cast in which voters named their top five players. Robinson was named on 90 and Johnson on 87. Barcelona a Gene Taylor lunges for extra yardage sunday with Frankfurt a Keith Mccoy in Pursuit. The Galaxy won 10-3. Dragons slain playoffs ahead Galaxy focuses on Sacramento by Rob Staggenborg staff writer the thrill of Victory was now More than 24 hours old so Frankfurt Galaxy linebacker yep Paul a settled into his hotel room and curled up in front of mondays evening news. Paul a had every reason to join a celebratory Lap through the Sachsenhaus sen Section of Frankfurt with ills colleagues but the linebacker opted to spend a quiet evening in front of the television. He did Call his mom a about the highlight of his Day. One Day earlier the Galaxy went from also rans in the world league of american footballs european division to runners up with a 10-3 Victory Over the Barcelona dragons. That translates into an almost certain spot As the wild card team when the Olaf playoffs open june 2. Frankfurt 7-2 must beat the 2-6 Sacramento surge to officially ice the wild card but Barcelona also 7-2 can get in with a Galaxy loss and a dragons win Over the 9-0 London Mon. Arches in the season finale May 27. A fall year Long wed said the defense  hold us up each game a said a u. An inside linebacker on the world leagues no. 1 defense. A lately a a Mike Perez re Lony bake Rand the entire offence has been playing Well. We knew we had a Good Chance to beat Barcelona. We looked at tape on them and did no to think they were that Good. We should be scored More than 10  the Galaxy missed four of five Field goal attempts sunday Tom Whelihen nailing a 38-yarder in the second Quarter for a 3-0 Edge. Cornerback Lonnie Finch intercepted dragon quarterback Scott Arney and returned it to the Barcelona 19, setting up a 6-Yard toss from Perez to Baker for the games Only touchdown. A i think if anything Barcelona took us lightly a Baker said monday after compiling 96 Yards on 23 carries sunday. A a we re getting better each week. Id rather Peak at the end of the season than in the Middle. I mean All year Long Galaxy coach Jack Elway has told us that we control our own  a the Galaxy defense kept Baker and co. On the offensive for much of the game limiting the dragons to just 22 minutes 21 seconds on the offensive. The Galaxy sacked Erney five times and held Barcelona to 14 first Downs. Perez piloted Frankfurt to 23 first Downs. Under the Olaf playoff format Frankfurt would be the no. 4 seed despite having a better record than no. 2 and 3. If London finishes at 10-0, the. Monarchs would be the no. 1 seed. That also sets up a situation where the Galaxy could meet London in the world bowl on june 9 if both Frankfurt and London Advance past the first round of the play Olls. Paul a likes that possibility. One of the two Galaxy losses carte at the hands of the monarchs a a 23-y1 decision in the first game in the league on March 23. The Galaxy also dropped a 16-10 decision to Sacramento on april 13. A now its payback time Lor both Sacramento and London a a All year Long we be been saying a gosh we Hope we get to play London  that first game was kind of a Fluke. They beat us on three big plays. It a be Nice to have London come into the world bowl 11-0, and wed beat them in the last game of the year in their own  a on the Sacramento game Baker Isnit raising his arms in Victory just yet. A a we re going to treat this weekends game As a do or die situation. We re calling this last game a the showdown or the rematch a now its Sacramento a turn to travel to us Jet lag and All a if Elway steam is to make reservations for the june 9 contest at Wembley it should give its defense the Royal suites. The Galaxy has held the opposition to just 16 Points in its last three games and has been menacing quarterbacks. A they our defense is no. .1 in the league a Baker boasts. A that should speak for itself. Its hard to Stop our defense. That a for  Chicago bulls Michael Jordan. Wins second map award Graf edges Sanchez in Berlin final Hirl in a Steffi Genf of Germany won her fifth Lufthansa open championship 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 8-6 in a Bat tie to the wire monday with Arantha san Chez Vigario of spam. A a Graf 21, the worlds no. 2 -.player. A a opened the second set by break mgr san Chez Vigario m the first game without losing a Point. But then the German started missing her first serves and double faulted with the score at 15-15, and fifth seeded san Chez Vigario stepped up the attack to re break Graf and held serve to Lead 2-1. In the fourth game Graf started off with a double fault and again at Deuce giving Sanchez Vigario another possible break. But the German battled Back and tied the set at 2 when her opponent netted the final Volley. The 19-year-old Sanchez Vigario held her own serve broke Graf and then held serve again to move to a 5-2 Lead As the two chased each other from Corner to Corner changing Pace with High looping shots and occasional charges to the net. Graf held serve in the eighth game and broke Sanchez Vigario in the ninth taking the score to 5-4, but the spaniard re broke Graf in the next game to win 6-4 and tie the match. The third set was also a Case of service Breaks with the two players battling out Long volleys capped with slashing Coiner shots that nipped a a a the lines taking the set to six games each and a tiebreak playoff. Graf jumped to a 5-2 Lead in the tie break but Sanchez Vigario came Back to score on her next two serves and Graf double faulted to even the score at 5. Grid mull Dulk us Pugdin on her second serve when Sanchez Vicario netted the return but the fiesta spaniard tied it yet again at 6 on her own serve when grass return went Long. With the pressure building and both players scrambling to keep the Ball in play Sanchez Vigario hit Long on a Volley following her own next serve then netted the Ball in the Volley after grass service to end it at 8-6. / _. The win in the $500,000 tournament was Worth $100,000 to Graf with Sanchez Vigario earning $40,000 As runner up. Some 4,500 spectators watched the  on an Central eur iop Oan time -. Television Stanley cup finals a game 4 Pittsburgh at Minnesota 2 . Wednesday. Aba playoffs a game 2, los Angeles lakers at Portland 5 . Wednesday