European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The St fifis and stripes sunday. June 16, 1991 % around bulls by Eric idler it Chicago apr take about a Mil lion jubilant basketball fans put them sneaker to sneaker in a downtown Park with temperatures in the upper 80s and add an Aba championship. That slew proved a winning recipe for the Windy City As Chicago bulls fans got even Winder a singing dancing and shouting their adoration Lor the team each 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. Quot yeah this tastes so Nice we gotta do it twice,1�?T guard Craig Hodges told the crowd resembling a cheering sea of red and Black the teams colors. Pans Young and old estimated at i Mil lion 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 the biggest cheers of course were saved for Michael Jordan the most Val Uahle player of the championship series and the regular season Quot its been a Long struggle and we re going to Here next year for an other Long struggle a 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 rally Friday in Chicago with his wife Juanita and son Jeffrey. A. Lead Over Spain by the los Angeles times Newport 1c i. With his 32-year-old left Arm conducting Tenuis Openo again on the kind of court he was Horn to play John Mcenroe was saying his goodbyes and preparing to walk off into history 1 he said a Quick goodbye to Spain s 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 Quot i was trying to do my Best Quot said cargo null who was playing his first Davis cup match Quot Bill he was just Loo Good. Afterwards Mcenroe waved an All hut 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 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 Victory Brad Gilbert had turned Back Spain s top player Emilio Sanchez 6 1 4, 6-4, 6-2 a the team of Rick and Jim Pugh were in position to Clinch the Victory by defeating Spain steam of Sanchez and Sevgi in Sale saturday. If they fail either Gilbert or Mcenroe can do the honors sunday when Gilbert plays cargo null and Mcenroe meets Sanchez Quot i expect Leach and Pugh to win Quot Mcenroe said. Quot and if they done to Davis cup there a no reason Brad and i can to gout and play some More Quot and most movingly in Case he 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 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 won t to playing any More Davis cup matches on grass this year to Meen Roe at East 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 in up player Ever. Mcenroe who has won More Davis cup matches 40, than any other american says he will play for America any time lie is asked. But lie May not he asked again1. I i if the United states moves on to play Germany in the semifinals Mcenroe says he understands that it would to Best for Gorman to chose to play on a slower surface where Andre Agassi or Jim courier have better shots at a upending German superstar. Boris Andretti has Detroit pole by Michael Harris a into sports writer Detroit the Detroit grand prix race circuit holds no mysteries for Andretti. The second generation lady car Star broke his Owett Irack 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 Mph 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 Ilter leading Friday s opening round of qualifications with a lab of 86.374. V a maybe we got Lueky enough to Stum Bio across the right setup for this race track said Andretti who led cd cry lap1 in winning last years race. Quot another thing is 1 enjoy this race course. Some Guys done to like it hut 1 find it very demanding and very challenging. And when the car gets some Good grip you can really sink your Teeth into it and 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 mears1 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 Niph on , trip around the circuit. A a a a did no to expect to go that fast Quot said Fittipaldi who spun because of a lire puncture and hit a lire Wall earlier in the session Quot at that Point my car was pushing a Little too much in the slower Cor ners. But i la get the set up right , a. A1 Unser jr., who had started along Side Andretti on the front Row Here each of the last two years and was second on Friday had electrical problems saturday and ailed to improve on his first Day Speed of 86,347. That sent him tumbling Back to loth in the 26-car Field. 1 Mears moved to third at 87.451, followed by Aric Luyendyk at 87.381, Mario Andretti 87 134, Scott Pruett 86,712, Bobby Rahul 86.658, John Andretti 86.49 9 a n d de d i e cd e e be r 86.499. Something of a Surprise was 56-year-okl . F Oyt making his first Road course Starl since injuring himself seriously in a crash last september at Elkhart Lake wis despite rebuilt and still very Lender feel Foyt was Able to qualify i eth it 83.61 h on the Tough race course. A my Leet arc acting kind of retarded Quot Boyt said Quot its hard to gel used to the throttle and the Brake and also concentrate on where in a going on the track a a As f a its i lie Nice goes i m Gonna it. I know its Gonna he hard on me. ,. Senna tumbles car during Mexico up qualifying Mkyla by atty f aim i . I. Mexico City 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 Mclaren Honda. The cur 1 overturned and Senna was pinned beneath it1 briefly but Rescue Crews i quickly freed him and he walked Bact to inc pits. R instead of putting the car on the pole As he has a record 44 limes in his career Senna faced a lot of work saturday just to make the Field for the mexican grand prix. A a. A _ ,. A Senn i who required two stitches in his head idler a Walcer Sedlier Asci Ellent at Rio de Janeiro last sunday lost control of his Gar in the Peralta curve skidded spun around twice and hit the Wall. In was left to mechanics to rebuild the wrecked car or put Senna into a backup car for saturday s second session of qualifying Ricardo Patress and Nigel Mansell teammates driving Williams hondas held the top two positions after fridays first qualifying session. Patress produced a fast Lap. Of 128.944 Mph around the x.75-mile Mexico City circuit and Mansell readied 128.472, Senna had the third Best Lap 127.996, before stuffing his car into the Wall late in the session. Quot not my Day Quot said fifth place qualifier Gerhard Berger who joined others in complaining about the bumpy 2.75-Niile track located 7,250 feel above sea level i he Altitude cuts engine Power by 20 percent or More with a corresponding loss of traction
