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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, June 16, 1991

     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 b the St is and stripes sunday june 16, 1991 bulls by Eric f1dler Chicago apr take about a million jubilant basketball fans put them sneaker to snack or in a downtown Park with temperatures in the upper 80s and add an Aba championship that Stew proved a winning recipe for the Windy City As Chicago bulls fans got even Winder a a singing dancing and shouting their adoration for the team. Isiach bulls player who spoke at the Grant Park rally Friday thanked the fans for their support and assured them they could count on another championship rally in 1992. A yeah this tastes so Nice we gotta do it twice a guard Craig Hodges told the crowd resembling a cheering sea and Black the teams colors. Fans Young and old estimated at i million Strong climbed Trees stood on cars and Rode on friends shoulders to get a glimpse of the bulls who brought the City its first Aba championship. 1�?~he biggest cheers of course were saved for Michael Jordan the most valuable player of the championship series and the regular season a a it a been a Long struggle and we re going to be Back Here next year for another Long struggle a Jordan said. Mayor Richard m. Daley declared Friday bulls Day in Chicago and gov. Jim Edgar proclaimed it bulls Day in Illinois. Chicago bulls superstar Michael Jordan arrives for a Victory ratty Friday in Chicago with his wife Juanita and son Jeffrey Mcenroe Gilbert give . Lead Over Spain by the los Angeles times Newport . With his 32-year-old left Arm conducting Tennis opera again on the kind of court lie was born to play John Mcenroe was saying his goodbyes and preparing to walk off into history. He said a Quick goodbye to Spain a Tomas Carbonell who was badly Over matched on the grass courts of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and lost to Mcenroe Friday in three immaculate serve and Volley sets  was trying to do my Best a said Carbonell who was playing his first Davis Cun match. A but he was just too  afterwards Mcenroe waved an All but final goodbye to Spain a chances in this Davis cup quarterfinal round which hinged almost totally on at least  a two singles matches before Mcenroe s 0-3, 0-2, 0.-i Victory Brad Gilbert had turned Back Spain Stop player Emilio Sanchez 0 a 4, 6-4, 0-2. A the . Doubles team of Rick  and Jim Pugh were in position to Clinch the Victory by defeating Spain steam of Sanchez and Sergi Casa i e saturday. If they fail either Gilbert or Mcenroe can do the honors sunday when Gilbert plays Carbonell Anil Mcenroe meets Sanchez. Quot i expect  and Pugh to win Quot Mcenroe said. A and if they done to Davis cup there a no reason Brad and i can to go Siut and play some  and most movingly in Case lie never gets the Chance again after his match Mcenroe gave a conditional nostalgic melancholy goodbye to his Long run on the . Davis cup team. With a slew of younger american players entrenched in higher realms of the Tennis computer rankings than a Mcenroe will Ever occupy again with Mcenroe talking about retiring in a year and a half possibly sooner and with the distinct reality that America wont be playing any More Davis cup matches on grass this year to Mcenroe at least it is time to acknowledge that this May be the end. According to team capt Ain Tom Gorman Mcenroe will go Down As the greatest Davis cup player Ever. Mel in Roe who has won More Davis a up matches 40, than any other american says he will play for America any time he is asked. But he May not be asked again. I if the United states moves on to play Germany in the semifinals Mcenroe says he understands that it would be Best for Gorman to chose to play on a slower surface where Andre Agassi or Jim courier have better shots at upending German superstar Boris  Andretti has Detroit pole by Mici Sakl Harris a motor sports writer Detroit a the Detroit grand prix race circuit holds no mysteries for record setting Michael Andretti. The second generation lady car Star broke his own track qualifying record saturday As he earned the pole position for sundays 62-Lap race through the downtown streets. Andretti a fast Lap of 88.721 Mali eclipsed the Mark of 88.512 he set in 1989 while winning the first of his three straight poles on the 2.5-mile circuit. Lie has shown amazing consistency Here running at or near the front All the time. Andretti started the Day with his Chevrolet powered Lola on the provisional pole alter leading fridays opening round of qualifications with a lab of 86.374. A maybe we got Lucky enough to stumble across the right setup for this Racetrack said Andretti who led every Lap in winning last years race. A another thing is i enjoy this race course. Some Guys done to like it but i find it very demanding and very challenging. And when the car gets some Good grip you can really sink your Teeth into it acid Challenge the race  Andretti who has earned 15 career poles picked up his third of the year All on City Street circuits. Rick Mears has won the other three All on ovals. A Emerson Fittipaldi Mears teammate and the Winner of the inaugural Detroit lady car race in 1989, jumped from third to second on saturday turning a Lap of 87.874 Mali on his last trip around the circuit. A i did no to expect to go that fast a said Fittipaldi who spun because of a tire puncture and hit it tire Wall earlier in the session. Quot at that Point my car was pushing a Little too much in the slower Corners. But ill get the set up right  Al Unser jr., who had started alongside Andretti on the front Row Here each of the last two years and was second on Friday had electrical problems saturday and failed to improve on his first Day Speed of 86.347. That sett him tumbling Back to 10th in the 26-car Field. Mears moved to third at 87.451, followed by Arie Luyendyk at 87.381, Mario Andretti 87.134, Scott Fruitt 86.712, Bobby Rahal 86.658, John Andretti 86.499 and Eddie Cheever 86.499. Something of a Surprise was 56-year-old . Foyt making his first Road course Start since injuring himself seriously in a crash last september at Elkhart Lake wis. Despite rebuilt and still very tender feet Foyt was Able to qualify 19th at 83.611 on the Tough race course. A my Leet Are acting kind of retarded Quot Foyt said. A a it a hard to get used to the the Tottle and the Brake and also concentrate on where in a going on the track. As far As the race goes in a Gonna  it. I know its Gonna be hard on  Senna tumbles car during Mexico up qualifying m e i  i y i a in 1  11 i i ii Vij h. Ii l i in 111 i a it i 11. 11,.,. I. R. Mexico try a Ayrton Senna who set formula one racing on its ear by winning the first three races of the season ended up on his own Friday. He walked away Friday from a scary spin and Tumble that badly damaged his Mcearn i Londa. The car overturned and Senna was pinned beneath i Brielly but Rescue Crews quickly freed him and he walked Back to the pits. Instead of putting the car on the pole As he has a record 44 times in his career. Senna laced a lot of work saturday just to make the Licud for the mexican grand prix. Senna who required two stitches in his head alter a water Scooter Accident at Rio de Janeiro last sunday lost control of his car in the Peralta curve skidded spun around twice and hit the Wall. It was left to Mclaren mechanics to rebuild the wrecked car or put Senna into a backup car for saturday s second session of qualifying. Ricardo Patrise and Nigel Mansell teammates driving Williams-1 Londas held the top two positions after fridays first qualifying session.  produced a last Lap of 128.944 Mali around the 2.75-mile Mexico City circuit and Mansell reached 128.472. Senna had the a lipid Best Lap 127.996, before stuffing his car into the Wall late in the session. Not my Day a said fifth place qualifier Cie hard Berger who joined others in complaining about the bumpy 2.75-mile Hack located 7,250 Leet above sea level. I he Altitude cuts engine Power by 20 percent of More with a corresponding loss of traction  
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