European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday july 6, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 27 sports wire from wire reports Lemont 111. A Veteran Ray Floyd looking for his first tour Victory in five years fired a 6-under-Par 66 thursday to head a Field of four tied atop the Leader Board after one round of the $1 million Western open. An unheralded Trio of Russ Cochran Mark Lye and Mike Sullivan shot their 66s in the morning round under Ideal conditions at cog Hills dubs read. Floyd then followed suit in the afternoon after the wind had picked up putting together a bogey free round that included a Chip in for Birdie at no. 12 from about 20 feet. A i played beautifully a said Floyd who turns 49 in september and has gone without a win since capturing the . Open and Walt Disney Olds Ray Floyd Mobile classic in 1986. A i was very very Happy with the Way i played. I missed two greens one by about eight inches and chipped the Ball in the Hole with a Little Chip and Roll shot i Floyd nearly picked up a Victory in the 1990 masters Only to lose to Nick Faldo in a playoff. He is seeking his 22nd career tour Victory his first coming in 1963 at the St. Petersburg open. The 66s were just two shots off the course record. Ope. Shot Back was another group of four that included two local favourites Gary Hallberg and Rick Dalpos second year pro Lee Janzen and Mark Calcavecchia looking for his first win since taking the 1989 British open. Cash splits with coach London a 1987 Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash of Australia has split with Ian Barclay his coach of 15 years in what is said to be an amicable parting. A a in be been his coach for 15 years and its going to be difficult a Barclay said at Wimbledon Friday. A you get used to a certain Cash was seen As a dangerous a a Floater in the menus draw but disappointingly lost 7-5, 6-7 5-74-6, 6-1, 12-10 in the second round to Frenchman Thierry Champion. Champion progressed to the quarterfinals before losing in straight sets to defending Champion Stefan Edberg. Pitt player sentenced for attack Pittsburgh a a University of Pittsburgh football player has been sentenced to a weekend in jail for his participation in an unprovoked attack on another student. Allegheny county common pleas judge Jeffrey Manning sentenced defensive Back Elexious Perkins to a jail term of 48 hours for fracturing the jaw of Todd Guthrie 19, a Pitt Sophomore from Wexford a. Perkins pleaded guilty to simple assault in the Jan. 13 attack near the Pitt Campus As part of a plea bargain in which a More serious charge of aggravated assault was dropped. A a this is another in a series of incidents where University athletes want to terrorize the Community a Manning said wednesday in sentencing Perkins. A the fact that this is one in a series of incidents indicates there is a mindset that these people can do what they father s advice aids Marlin Daytona Beach Fla. A Sterling Marlin followed his dads advice All the Way to the pole for saturdays Pepsi 400. Marlin turned in the fastest Lap in thursdays qualifying a 190.331 Mph a to win a Winston cup pole for the first time in his career. The performance at Daytona International Speedway was no Surprise Marlin s Ford had been the fastest car in practice the Day before. That a when he consulted with his father former Lascar Driver Clifton a Coo Coop Marlin. A i talked to him that night and told him it was running fast a Marlin recalled. A and he said a done Tyr All mess it a i said a we ainu to going to touch it. We re going to leave it like it is and go Back out and a kicks Trade pick for Wylie new York a the new York kicks on wednesday acquired the rights to Forward Joe Wylie from the los Angeles clippers in Exchange for their 1993 second round draft pick. The 6-foot-9, 210-Pound Wylie from Miami was taken in the second round by the clippers with the 38th Overall pick in last weeks Aba draft. Wylie led the hurricanes in scoring and rebounding the last two years. In 1990-91, he averaged 18.4 Points and 10.0 rebounds. Dodgers bucs Swap outfielders Chicago a outfielder Jose Gonzalez 0 for 28 this season was traded by the los Angeles dodgers on wednesday to Pittsburgh for outfielder Mitch Webster. Gonzales 26, is the Only position player on an opening Day roster who is still without a hit. He a 0 for 13 As Pinch hitter. A right handed Batter Gonzalez appeared in 106 games last year with the dodgers and batted .232 with two homers and eight Bis. Gonzalez is expected to be in uniform for thursdays game Jose Gonzalez against the Chicago cubs. Webster 32, is a switch hitter. He was acquired by the pirates May 16 from Cleveland for Pitcher Mike York. Webster appeared in 36 games for the pirates and batted .175 with one Home run and nine Bis. A your scouts have liked Gonzalez a manager Jim Ley land said. A the Hasni to done much but he has Good tools and he a a promising Young player. We might play him in right against left handed pitchers use him to Pinch run and Pinch hit. He can also give Andy Van Slyke a rest at times in Holmes readies for comeback Houston a negotiations Are under Way for Larry Holmes to stage a second comeback fight in Houston on aug. 3 against Journeyman Eddie Gonzales. If the fight comes off it would be Holmes second weekend sports on an Central european time television saturday Tennis Wimbledon women a final 3 . Sunday baseball a California at Texas 2 a Wimbledon menus final 3 . Monday baseball a Chicago cubs at St. Louis 2 15 . Radio sunday baseball a Oakland at Kansas City 2 . Montreal at Pittsburgh 7 30 . Monday baseball a California at Texas 2 . Since coming out of retirement in april. The former Champion scored a first round knockout Over Tim Anderson at Hollywood Fla., in his comeback fight in mid april. Holmes the former wac and if heavyweight Champ would be the main attraction on a seven bout card to be staged aug. 3. Holmes 41, who resumed his career after a nearly four year hiatus was scheduled to fight Gonzales on june 22 at Texas Southern University. But contractual difficulties forced cancellation of that card. Jordan suffers Cut on eyelid Greensboro . A Michael Jordan Cut his left eyelid during an exhibition basketball game thursday. The Chicago bulls Star was treated and released in the emergency room of Wesley Long Community Hospital but a nursing supervisor there say whether Jordan required stitches to close the Cut. A the Only thing they Are allowing us to release is that he was treated and released a nursing supervisor Maxine Routh said. She said the hospitals Standard procedure was to withhold information about a patients treatment unless authorized to release it by the patient. The incident took place in an exhibition for children with other Aba and Atlantic coast conference basketball players called the worlds great Cost pickup basketball game. Mets willing to help tides Norfolk a. A the new York mels have offered an unprecedented $20 million Over 20 years to help with the financing for a new stadium for the Tidewater tides a newspaper reported. The virginian Pilot of Norfolk reported Friday that baseball officials believe the offer is the most lucrative Ever for a minor league team. The size of the Metsy offer is a unprecedented a said Bill Terlecky general manager of the triple a Scran ton Wilkes Barre red Barons. A on the surface it would seem to be very generous on behalf of the , Denver officially join no fold by the associated press new York a Denver and Miami were officially approved As the National leagues expansion franchises in a unanimous vote Friday by baseball owners. The teams which will be called the Colorado Rockies and either the Florida marlins or South Florida marlins will join the major leagues in 1993. Each franchise costs $95 million. They will be the first new major league teams since 1977, when Seattle and Toronto joined the american league. They will be the first new no teams since Montreal and san Diego were added in 1969. A fall of baseball should be As excited As i am by the Prospect of baseball in these two wonderful areas a commissioner Fay Vincent said in Harwich port mass. To gain final approval each City needed nine of 12 votes from no owners and eight of 14 votes from Al owners. A it has been a Long and thorough process and we Are sure the National league will be Well represented by the ownership and populace of both areas a no president Bill White said in Denver. Steve Ehrhart commissioner of the world basketball league will become president of the Rockies. Pittsburgh pirates president Carl Barger a close Friend of Miami owner h. Wayne Huizenga is expected to become president of the marlins. Barger is a director of Huizenga a company blockbuster entertainment corp., and his imminent shift has raised conflict of interest questions since Pittsburgh chairman Douglas Danforth was chairman of the no expansion committee. Denver formally announced its nickname colors and logo after the vote. Miami Hadnot decided whether to announce its name and said its logo will be unveiled later. A merchandise will be on the marketplace two or three Days after formal unveiling of the team logo a said Rick White president of major league baseball properties. A a there a going to be a huge demand for product and we want to make sure we can satisfy fridays vote capped a process that formally began in june 1990, when the no issued its expansion guidelines following owners meetings in Cleveland. Eighteen groups from 10 cities bid for the franchises. In december the no expansion committee pared the contenders to six cities a group that included the winners and Buffalo . Orlando Fla. St. Petersburg Fla. And Washington. The race All but ended on june 10, when the committee a Danforth White new York mets president Fred Wilpon and Philadelphia Phillies president Bill Giles a informed other owners that Denver and Miami were the recommended cities. Final approval became entangled with a change in the expansion draft that resulted from Vincent a decision to give Al teams $3 million each from the expansion Money. Vincent also ruled that Al teams must contribute half the players in the draft which required an amendment to the collective bargaining agreement Between the clubs and the major league baseball players association. The amendment was approved Friday by owners
