European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 9�?z 1991 the stars and stripes Page 21 initial Chance to Settle a score Kim Zmeskal Champion takes Lead Cincinnati a defending Champion Kim Zmeskal held a narrow Lead in the senior women a Competition entering saturday nights finals at the . Gymnastics championships. Her coach Bela Karolyi thinks the Lead should be bigger. Karolyi was irate after Zmeskal Drew a 9.85 in the vault on Friday putting her in first place. A she hit the Best vault in the whole Competition. On an International scoring level it would rate a 9.90 or 9.95,�?� Karolyi said. A i seriously am thinking about withdrawing my team. There Are two judges Here who Are against me have had. A thing against me for a Long time and arc taking it out against the  Karolyi accused judges Audrey Iichi Veyer of Allentown pa., and Deline Darst of los Angeles of underscoring members of his team. By Rob Staggenborg staff writer London a the Barcelona dragons took the first shot but the London monarchs Hope to have the last  dragons meet the monarchs in the world league of american footballs inaugural world bowl title game set for 5 25 . London time today at Wembley stadium 6 . On  radio. Wembley was the site of the 10-1 monarchs Only loss this season. Barcelona 9-2 through the regular season and semifinals beat the monarchs 20-17 in the final week of the season to earn a playoff berth. By then the monarchs had been assured of a playoff reservation and the world leagues european division title., the dragons faced a must win situation to earn the Olaf wild card  time there a More at stake for the  we Are playing to be the top team in our league a London coach Larry Ken Nan said. A a that la be every bit As big a thrill As the super  after beating what some called an unbeatable team Barcelona coach Jack Bicknell said his dragons come into the world bowl teeming with Confidence. A we proved the monarchs Arentt invincible a Bicknell said. A but the monarchs Are Good and Bick Nell conceded that. London placed 16 players on the Al world team first team second team and honorable mention plus boasts the Olafs most valuable player quarterback Stan Gelbaugh and coach of the year Kennan _ _ _. Gelbaugh who backed up Boomer Esiason and Frank Reich at Maryland a and backed up Jim Kelly and Reich again for the Buffalo Bills last season was ready to fade into retirement when the monarchs picked him in the March draft. A Good pick. Gelbaugh was the leagues highest rated passer carrying a 92.8 rating had the highest completion percentage 189 completions in 303 attempts for a 62.4 percentage most passing Yards 2,655 Yard Sand was tied with Orlando a Ker win Bell for the Lead in passing touchdowns 17. Barcelona counters with a passing duo that includes Scott ency a record scatter at Rutgers who was Cut by the Denver Broncos last year in training Camp and London s venerable Wembley stadium plays Host to world bowl i this afternoon. R Stan Gelbaugh Scott ency 1 i in Tony Rice a former Canadian football league player from notre Dame. Erney has been the starter and should Start sunday. He was the leagues second highest rated passer with an 86.6 rating. Erney has thrown Only two interceptions this season to gel Baugh a 12, and in the dragons 10-3 semifinal win Over the Birmingham fire last saturday Erney was named player of the game but Bicknell steam is not built on Erney sarm alone. Erney attempted a league Low 158 passes this season completing 79 of those attempts. Paul Palmer the nil Veteran and former Heisman trophy candidate from Temple joins for mar Oklahoma Back Lydell Carr in the Backfield. The monarchs feared for their Long air strikes have Judd Garrelt a running Back who led the league in receptions with 71 for 620 Yards and Fust team All would real Ever Jon Horton who led the league in receiving Yards with 931 Yards on 43 catches and a 21.7 Yard per catch average. Horton caught 8 passes for 196 Yards the Best in the league this Jear in a Victory Over Sacramento May 18, London kicker Phil Alexander a former soccer player in great Britain was the leagues Best kicker hitting 37 of 39 Point alter attempts and 9 of 13 Field goals. His 64 Points Are third among Olaf Point  Mcenroe fills Davis cup seats by Carolyn Thompson Newport . A with americans Best Andre Agassi and Michael Chang otherwise occupied the . Davis cup team has turned to the second string. These Days that Means. John Mcenroe. A a. A a a. Mcenroe Wasny to always a second Choice. At one time he All but saved the a Competition. A. A a a a v a. A but it has been years since Mcenroe son a major tournament and the timing of this match a Between the French open and Wimbledon a made most of the top americans reluctant to play. So it goes Back to Mcenroe to carry the . Hopes when the a defending champions face Spain june 14-16 in the quarterfinal round on the grass courts at the Newport Casino. And the Mcenroe magnetism is still there. As soon As Mcenroe agreed to play officials said they would add about 1,000 seats to the stadium. A. A we expect to sell out All three Days a. Mark Stenning operations director at the Newport Casino said a the phone has been. Ringing off the Hook since. The Mcenroe announcement.�?�,. _ rounding out the 1991 . Team Are Brad Gilbert a four year Veteran of Davis cup play and Veteran doubles team Rick Leach and Jim Pugh. Gilbert won two vital Points in the opening round Victory Over Mexico this year including the clinching third Point on the final Day. Leach and Pugh have a Davis. Cup doubles record of 5-0. They played in All four matches on the Way to a . Cup Victory last year and won a Tough five set match against Mexico last month. The Spanish team will feature scr i Brughera and Tomas Carbonell in singles and the doubles team of Sergio Casal and Emilio  match will be the last of the second round matches to be played in the 1991 Competition. Germany France and Yugoslavia already have advanced to the semifinals lobe played in september it will be Mcenroe a 10th time representing the United states tying him with Bill Tilden and Stan Smith for the most appearances on the . Team. Mcenroe 32, has played in 63 singles and doubles matches a More than any other american player in the Campeti Tiona a history. His Overall singles record is an All time record 39-8. But it is not his unmatched record alone that has secured Mcenroe a place in Davis cup history. It is the images fashioned Over a decade of play on a world full of courts. Images of a reckless Maverick whose behaviour some said threatened to destroy the games cherished values. There was the 1981 final match against Argentina at Cincinnati that might have exploded into fisticuffs had team Captain Arthur Ashe and . Trainer Bill Norris not jumped Between Mcenroe and Jose a Luis Clerc. And there was Mcenroe a refusal to sign a Good conduct pledge that kept him off the 1985 team a year after winning Wimbledon and the . Open but equally As vivid Are the images of a Patriot whose Success rekindled interest in the Competition in the. United states. That interest some said was Insl Rumen Tal in helping the International Tennis federation to attract Nippon electric co. As the competitions worldwide sponsor