European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports wire from wire reports Cincinnati a Chris Waller who had open heart surgery As. A High school gymnast was in first place after the opening round thursday in the senior menus division of the . Gymnastics championships. Waller 22, had 57.35 Points in raw scoring for six events to Lead Urcla teammate Chainey Umphrey and the Nebraska duo of Tom Schlesinger and Patrick Kirksey All at 57.15. First round compulsory scores Are multiplied by a mathematical Factor to make them Worth 50 percent of the total score. Saturday s Competition in the same six events will be Worth 40 percent of the final score. Waller a weighted score with the factoring was 68.820. Schlesinger Umphrey and Kirksey stood at 68.580. Defending Champion John Roet Lisberger of Minnesota was in seventh place. Kurt Thomas who is attempting a comeback after an 11-year absence was in 22nd place with 54.65.albus grabs 2-stroke Lead Dearborn Mich. A Jim Albus fired a 6-under-Par 66 Friday coming within a stroke of the first round senior players championship record to take a two stroke Lead Over a group of four players,4 share Buick open top spot Harrison . A Paul Azinger returned from a lengthy break with a performance that he  figure out but one that was Good enough to tie for the Lead thursday in the Buick open. A sometimes it was pretty and sometimes it was prot by ugly a Jekyll and Hyde stuff a Azinger said of his opening round 5-under 66. He was tied for the top with adventuresome Chris Perry and a couple of golfs walking wounded Fulton allem and Brad Bryant. Bryant 36, who has yet to win in a 14-Seasonareer, described his physical condition As a was a mess Quot while allem was so troubled by a Back problem he once was forced to stretch out prone on a Fairway. Kurt Thomas attempting a comeback alter 11 years is in 22nd place at the . Gymnastics championships. Talked to him. It does no to take any Talent to Hustle. All we asked of him w As to Hustle and run balls out. This was the last Straw. In a not a psychiatrist. All i ask is that you give 100  okla. St. Leads men s golfers soccer opener set Pebble Beach Calif. A Kevin Wentworth had a 68 and Bob May a 71 to boost Oklahoma state University into the team Lead on thursday after two rounds of the Mcaa menus Golf championships. Wentworth a senior had six birdies and two bogeys for the tournaments Low round As the cowboys vaulted from a sixth place tie to the top spot. Oklahoma state recorded an 8-under 280 for a 36-Hole team total of580. The cowboys were three shots ahead of Wake Forest which shot 285 for a 583, and four shots ahead of North Carolina which was at 584 after a 286. Slow moving Belle demoted Cleveland a the Cleveland indians sent controversial outfielder Albert Belle to the minors Pimp Day night after he failed to run hard on a double play grounder during a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White sox. Belle is awaiting a hearing on his Appeal of a seven Day suspension for intentionally hitting a heckling Ian with a baseball on May 11. That incident however was Only one of Many that caused him to lose favor with the indians front  leads the indians with nine Home runs and 2/ Bis. A a a a a i have gone to the Wall with that Man manager John Mcnamara said. A we have talked to him and los Angeles a the United Stales will play inn Idad and Tobago on july 29-at the Rose bowl in the first round of the conc Acaf Gold cup the soccer championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean. The americans 2-4-2 play Guatemala on july 1 at the Rose bowl and Costa Rica on july 3 at the los Angeles coliseum. The four teams make up group b of the tournament Cal signs to Deal with . Firm Toronto a the Canadian football league is primed to reach 24 million american Homes during the 1991 season. The league a in a move conceived negotiated and completed by Toronto argonauts owner Bruce Mcnall a has agreed to a five year broadcast Deal with prime network an american based Cable television company. Elder Griffey put on do Seattle a the Seattle mariners placed Ken Griffey or. On the 15-Day disabled list because of Back spasms. A a. The move announced thursday is retroactive to june t. A a a ,. A Griffey 41, started the season on the disabled list after sustaining a strained Back in a March 30 car aces Dent in Tempe Ariz. He has played 30 games for the mariners this season hitting .282 with a Home run and nine Bis i As h , he is 4 for 5 with two Bis. V a a a a Quot Quot right handed Pitcher Dave Burba was Eal Leil up from class aaa Calgary to replace Grill by on the is Ter a. A a a. A a a november nit schedule set new York a four teams that finished last season ranked in the top 25 Are among the 16 men s College basketball teams that will compete in  National invitation tournament m november. _ Kentucky ranked no. 9, will open the tournament  Home against West Virginia on nov. 20, Oklahoma state no. 14, will open at Jiom against Evansville on nov. 21, the teams and pairings were announced thursday., the other first round games nov. 20  Quot at no 18 Princeton Washington at no. 23 Texas Gold Rado state at Boise state James Madison at Georgia tech and Manhattan at Pittsburgh in the other nov. 21 game Ball state will be at Purdue. Second round games will be played nov. 22 and 23 at. Sites to be determined. The semifinals will be nov27 and the final nov 29, at Madison Square Garden Bird s Back under knife Boston a Larry Bird underwent surgery f riday to repair a Back injury that kept him out of 22 games last season. The Boston celtics Forward was resting comfortably at new England Baptist Hospital after the procedure which took about two hours. The surgery repaired both congenital and playing aggravated problems  his celtic officials refused to place a timetable on. Birds return. Bird 34, has one More season left on his contract. A a a a a a a a a Gash sweeps into grass semis Beckenham England a Pat Cash continued his Wimbledon Warmup with a straight set Victory Friday Over Brad Pearce in the quarterfinals of the Bucken Ham grass court Tennis tournament. The ninth Sec did australian Defeated Pearce the 15th seed 6-4, 6-3 in a rain interrupted match. Also reaching the semifinals was 14th-Sccdcd Jason Stolton Borg bar Australia who Defeated South african Marcos Ondruska 6-1,7-5. The quarterfinal match Between top seeded Ivan Lendl and no. 9 Jim Grabb was suspended for the Day because of Slippery court conditions with the score tied 4-4 in the first set. Eating problems hit women Syracuse . A a Sample Survey suggests that As Many As three fourths of the women in College athletics have bulimic or anorexic Type eating Behaviours according to a Cornell University study. A a the same study also indicated that 1 in 5 men who take part in College athletics have eating problems that May put their health at risk said Wanda , director of Hehli Emetics program in Cornellus division of nutritional sciences. ,. R blown out lakers split Inglewood Calif. A the los Angeles lakers Are saying All the right things after a Blowout loss to the Chicago bulls that tied the Aba finals. All we needed was a split in Chicago. We have to forget about game 2. We re glad to be Home. The bulls evened the finals at 1-1 wednesday night with a 107-86 Victory in which they set a championship series record by making 61.7 percent of their shots including 15 for 18 by Michael Jordan who scored 31 of his 33 Points in the final 28 minutes. A there will be no carry Over from this loss a Sam Perkins said. Quot we wanted to win two in Chicago but i guess that was being a Little greedy.�?�. Finals on an radio to european Troe game 3 a Chicago at los Angeles 3 . Saturday. Game 4 a Chicago at los Angeles 1 . Monday. Game 5 a Chicago at los Angeles 3 . Thursday. 1 Perkins the lakers game 1 hero with Points 2 l2stjninutcj winning 3 Pointer managed just 11 Points in the second game. _ the next three a Ames Are scheduled for Friday night sunday and wednesday night at the forum. A it was a game you rarely see at this time of the season Quot said  James worthy who scored 24 Points. A it was a game where nothing goes right for one team and everything is perfect for the other. Its not embarrassing j ust disappointing Quot. A they played in desperation a Byron Scott said. A a that a exactly what they needed. I feel Well be in Good shape when we get Back Home. Well forget about this loss and just take care of things at Home on  Scott s6?id he noticed Jordan celebrating ammo King toward the lakers Bench in the second half something that could come Back to haunt the bulls. A a that a not something you do Early in the series a Scott said. Quot it got us All upset anal Well be ready at  bulls rampaging Michael Jordan with Scottie pippin