European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Y thursday May 23, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 23 sports  baseball bid suffers setback from wire reports Washington a Miami Denver and Tampa St. Petersburg Are running significantly ahead of washing a tort in quest of two National league expansion teams Tobe awarded june 13, sources say. On wednesday the Washington Post quoted unidentified sources As saying the City a failure to put together a stronger investment group has Hurt its chances. Orlando fla., and Buffalo n.y., Are also seeking franchises. A Sweden Blanks Spain in Tennis Delfs Meldorf Germany title favorite Sweden featuring world no. 1 Stefan Edberg and Magnus Gustafsson outplayed Spain 3-0 wednesday to Register its second Victory in the red group of the $1.3 million Peugeot world team Tennis cup. In a second red group clash the soviet Union held a 2-0 Lead Over Argentina and Friday faces Sweden for first place in the group and a place in sundays final. Andrei Cherkasov downed Horacio do la Pena 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, and Alexander Volkov crushed Franco Davin 6-0,6-2. ,.like in mondays opening contest against Argentina Gustafsson and Edberg gave Sweden a 2-0 advantage after the two singles matches. A Gustafsson swept Juan Aguilera 6-3, 6-3 before Edberg overcame Emilio Sanchez 6-4,6-4. The two swedes then joined forces in the doubles to beat Sanchez and Sergio Casal 7-5,6-1.Gomez, Noah bypass French open Paris a defending Champion Andres Gomez of Ecuador and former Champion Yannick Noah of France will not play at the French open. A thigh injury forced Gomez to withdraw from the. Two week tournament which starts monday. Gomez a place will be taken by Nuno Marques of Portugal. Noah the last Frenchman to win the French open blamed Lack of preparation for his  a tournament organizers were holding a wild card invitation for Noah in Case he made a late decision to play. That wild card berth went to Alberto Mancini of Argentina. Bologna Tennis features upsets Bologna Italy a fourth seeded Richard from Berg and fifth seeded Francisco Clavet were upset in straight sets tuesday in the first round of the Bologna at tournament. A Quot Jan Gunnarsson of Sweden scored a 6-3, 6-1 Victory Over Fromberg an australian who won last years tournament. Clavet a spaniard lost to Eduard Masso of Argentina 6-2,7-5. Quot # South african Wayne Ferreira also sprang a Surprise beating former Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash of Australia 7-6 7-46-3. Southern Cal takes Tennis title Athens a. A top seeded Southern Cal ended 15 years of frustration by winning the Mcaa menus a Tui Init. C non nid a Nierlich buried Vienna Austria a world Champion skier Rudi Nierlich was buried wednesday after a funeral service attended by one of his chief rivals Alberto Tomba of a Italy and a Host of austrian ski celebrities. Nierlich Gold medal Winner in the giant slalom at this years world championships in Saalbach Hinter Lemm and in the slalom and giant slalom at Vail colo., in 1989, died in a car Accident Early saturday. He was 25. A 1 a. 1more than 6,000 mourners gathered in Nice Lichva Hometown of St  tickets go on Sale Atlanta a tickets for the Barcelona olympics will go on Sale in the United states on june 15, with prices ranging from $7.50 to $500. Olson trave world official sales agent for the games anticipates . Ticket demand for next years olympics will exceed those for the 1988 olympics. More than 125,000 tickets will be on Sale to the Public in the United states a .25 percent increase from the Seoul games. Quot ticket prices for most individual. Sporting events Range Between $15 and $35. Admission to some events such As fencing and soccer will Cost As Little As $7.50 prices vary by sport and the level of Competition a preliminary intermediate or final. J for example tickets to the final rounds of such popular events As gymnastics and track and Field will be approximately $90. T a the opening and closing ceremonies Are the most costly Spectator events with tickets priced at $100, $200 and $500, depending on seat  to broadcast again Brussels Belgium a eur sport will return to the air wednesday after the european sports Channel and the French broadcast station tf1 had reassuring talks with the european Community eur sport Secretary Daniel Mortier said. Grass returning at Michigan Ann Arbor Mich. A grass is coming Back to Michigan a football stadium where artificial turf was used since 1969. _ _ a officials marked the return of natural grass by rolling out a 10-foot-Long Section of Sod in the South end zone on monday. J _ Ponola wins Italy title Milan Italy a Sandro Dell Agnello scored 30 Points and Nando Gentile had 28 to Lead Ponola Ca Serta to a title clinching 97-88 Victory Over Philips Milan in the italian league championship playoffs. It was Philips first Home loss in 21 games this season As Ponola won the Best-of-5 series 3-2.americans Charles Shackleford and Tellis Frank scored 20 and 13 Points respectively for the winners. Jay Vincent of Milan was the games leading scorer with 32 . Jav Rio i Iru amp Irdi Iun a Ady winning wic it Viivi. A. A 1 a. Tennis championship with a 5-2 Victory Over Georgia on germans re jct in Koenen tuesday. A. A a us took a 4-2 Lead in singles then quickly clinched the title As Byron Black and Brian Macphie the Tro Jansz no. 1 doubles team Defeated a1 Parker and Pat Scio Arnold 6-2,6-4 for the title. Georgia which has played Host to the Mcaa event 14 of the last 15 year Shad beaten us five times m Athens including the 1987 semifinals when the trojans were 32-0 and favored to win. Berchtesgaden Germany a Finland a olym in ski jump double Gold medallist Matti Nyka Erien has Een refused a place on the German team officials of the German skiing federation div said tuesday. The 28-year-old athlete was expelled from the finnish team for disciplinary reasons including Drunken escapades. By Kaenan arrived in Germany on saturday and approached a div assistant coach As intermediary South Africa closer to track Dakar Senegal a South africans bid to return to International sports received another boost when the country was granted provisional membership by africans track and Field federation. The african Amateur athletics federation voted to admit South Africa on condition that it continue efforts to. Promote multiracial Competition and administration i sports. A. A Dye to have liver surgery Auburn Ala. A Pat Dye Auburn a 51-year-old football coach said he  undergo surgery because he wants to live another 30 or 40 years and spend another decade coaching the tigers. Dye will be operated on Friday at Emory Hospital in Atlanta for a liver condition. White sox like to s 91 chances Chicago a tiie Chicago White sox say to Jack son May be recovering Well enough from a hip injury to. Play by september. A British cyclist Hawkins Dies London a British cyclist Adrian Hawkins collapsed and died minutes after finishing a 10-Kilometcr team race in South London on monday night. The cause of the 22-year-old�?Ts death was not immediately known. It was known he had consulted a doctor about a possible Chest infection earlier , jets in 6-player Trade Landover my. The Washington capital traded left Wing Bob Joyce Center Tyler Larter and do Senseman Kent Payntor to the Winnipeg jets on tucs Day for Center Simon Wheeldon and left wings Craig Duncanson and Brent , Carew All Star captains new York Hall of Farmers Hank Aaron and n Rod Carew will serve As honorary captains for the a Star game on july 9 at Toronto a  fitted for $8.5 million .�?�.i. A a v1 a i a. A a i a a a a a Quot  a a a. A a. K. London a British open Golf Champion Nick the Deal is with the Pringle of Scotland clothing company with whom Faldo has already been associated for a decade. Johnson to dash in Spain Spain urday in his first 100-meter dash since the 1988 olympics when he set a world record but was disqualifies for Granada Spain a Ben Johnson will run sat Day in his fit _ is when he s using  a appearance fee will run at a reported $35,000. Upshaw coaching in minors Toronto a Willie Upshaw who spent nine seasons As a player with the Toronto Blue jays is Back it the organization As a minor league coach the Blue jays announced tuesday they had hired Upshaw As a coach for their class a Florida state league team in Dunedin. Huskies name woman As athletic director Seattle apr Barbara Hedges a fixture in the University of Southern California athletic department is moving to Seattle As a Pioneer. A Hedges 52, was named on monday by University of Washington president Wil m Gerberding As the huskies first ionian athletic director. 1 she becomes Only the second woman up run an Mcaa division i a program following in the footsteps of Maryalice Hill the athletic director at san Diego state from 1983-85. A tin very excited Quot Hedges said a a in a excited for myself in a excited that this possibly will open the door for other women who Are very qualified to provide them the same Opportunity and i m excited about being at the University of  Hedges becomes athletic director at one of the nations top football Powers. The huskies under coach Don James won the Pacific-10 conference championship last season and went to the Rose bowl where they Defeated Iowa. At Washington she will oversee 20 sports. As a senior athletic director at us she was responsible for 17 sports. Football and menus basketball were not among them. A a she a a very capable person a James said of Hedges. A there Are a lot of capable women in leadership roles so i done to think gender has much to do with it. In a More concerned about whether we will have the same athletic department As  Hedges has been at us since 1973. She began her intercollegiate career As the gymnastics coach at University of Arizona in 1968. She said she decided Early in her College career that her future was As an administrator and not As a coach. In 1985, she was a finalist for the us athletic directors Job that eventually went to Mike Mcgee she has been working under Mcgee since then. The Choice of Hedges was considered a Surprise because a us search committee reportedly had recommended Ball state athletic director Don Purvis As its no. 1 Choice to replace Mike Ludo. Lude was forced to retire from the athletic directors Job in january by us administrators. He held the Job since 1976. Hedges will stare her new Job aug. 1. She will earn $ 110,000 a year and has a three year contract