European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 8, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire ump shot while aiding robbery victims from wire reports Dallas a american league Umpire Steve Palermo was shot in the Abdomen Early sunday while trying to help a robbery victim outside a Dallas restaurant and nightclub. Palermo was listed in serious condition after undergoing surgery at Parkland memorial Hospital. His wounds were not considered life threatening said Al spokeswoman Phyllis Merhige and Hospital officials. Palermo was awake sunday afternoon but in extreme pain according to his wife Debbie who flew in from Kansas City when she Learned of the shooting. Palermo was at Campisi a egyptian restaurant for dinner after working third base in saturday nights California Angels Texas rangers game at Arlington stadium about 20 Miles West of Dallas. Palermo noticed four suspects robbing two women at gunpoint in the restaurant s parking lot. Palermo another Patron and an employee rushed to help. The woman a purse was taken and its contents emptied. Three of the suspects drove off in a car but the fourth was chased across a Highway overpass to the parking lot of a bakery said Dallas police spokeswoman Vicki Hawkins. While the people from the restaurant were trying to make a citizens arrest a without any weapons of their own a the other suspects drove up and one of them fired two shots striking Palermo in his Abdomen and a second Man in the neck Hawkins said. Police caught the suspects who Are believed respond w a bbl a said. Sible for a string of robberies saturday night Hawkins Kevin Bivens 21, of Dallas was charged with two counts of attempted capital murder and one count of robbery. Gerry Fuller 26, and Vernon Myers 20, both of Dallas were charged with robbery. Police said additional charges May be filed. The three were being held at the Dallas county jail awaiting Bond hearings. Palermo 41, was born in. Worcester mass., and lives in Overland Park Kansas. He joined the Al umpiring staff in 1977. A Scott s injury might end career Houston a Mike Scott a career May be Over because of a sore right shoulder. A a there a a possibility that i wont pitch again a the 36-year-old Scott said saturday. A i realize that and its not going to be a big suprise to me if i done to. I think the Only thing that would bring me Back is if i had a major operation which i doubt ill  Scott the 1986 National league by Young award Winner and a three time All Star was 0-2 with a 12.86 Era in two starts before he was placed on the disabled list on april 14. Scott a shoulder has not improved despite a rehabilitation program that included Complete  eardrum stops Mcgwire new York a Mark Mcgwire the american leagues starting All Star first baseman said saturday night he will not be Able to attend the game because of the effects of a burst eardrum. American league manager Tony la Russa replaced Mcgwire on the team with Texas first baseman Rafael Palmeiro. Reserve Cecil fielder of Detroit will probably get the Start at first for tuesday nights All Star game at the sky dome in Toronto. Mcgwire elected by the fans to Start Over fielder is hitting Only .200 with 13 homers and 42 Bis for the Oakland a a. He has been selected to the All Star team in each of his five major league seasons. La Russa said Mcgwire has some fluid in his ear and is still bothered by Long flights. Franco faces tests on heart Arlington Texas a Julio Franco was scratched from the Texas lineup saturday and is scheduled to undergo a series of tests on his heart sunday because of recurring Chest pains. The Ranger second baseman hitting .3is with nine Home runs and 40 Bis will see Charles Cramer a local cardiac specialist. Franco experienced Chest pains Friday afternoon but was cleared by team physical Mike Mckoskie after an Electrocardiogram showed no abnormalities. Franco played Friday night and went 1 for 3 with a double in an 8-0 Victory Over California. When the Chest pains reappeared saturday Franco called manager Bobby Valentine and an appointment was made for sunday. A team spokesman said Francois participation in tuesdays All Star game is in  sent Home for treatment Cleveland a Brewers Center fielder Robin Yount returned to Milwaukee on saturday for treatment of a suspected kidney Stone and bladder infection. Or. Paul Jacobs the Brewers team physician was to examine Yount on sunday the Brewers said. Yount is hitting .263 with nine homers and 43  outfielder Kelly hits do new York a the new York Yankees placed Center fielder Roberto Kelly on the 15-Day disabled list sunday with a sprained right wrist. The move is retroactive to july 6. To take Kelly a spot on the roster the Yankees recalled Center fielder Bemie Williams from Columbus of the International league. Kelly injured his wrist Friday night running into the Fence while attempting to catch Cal Ripkens fifth inning double. A rays were negative. Williams was hitting .294 with eight Home runs and 37 Bis in 78 games for the  paces celebrity Golf Lake Tahoe Nev. A former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Steve Bartkowski shot a two Over Par 74 saturday to take a one stroke Lead after second round play in the celebrity Golf association championship. Bartkowski a 36-38 Day combined with his first round 72, gave him a 146 total one shot better than former new York islanders Star Clark Gillies who shot a 1-Over 73 saturday for a 147 total. Dick Anderson the former Miami dolphins All pro safety who shot a tournament record 68 in the first round four putted the first Hole on saturday and finished the Day with at 8-Over 80. Four others were within two strokes of the Lead at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf course. Joining Anderson at 148 were former major league Pitcher Rick Rhoden 76-72dan Quinn of the St. Louis blues 75-73daytime soap opera actor Jack Wagner 73-75 and Bill Laimbeer of the Detroit pistons 72-76. Rhoden and san Diego chargers quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver each shot Par 72, the Best round of the  nabs title shot Greenville . A Ricardo Cepeda the world boxing councils no. 1-ranked featherweight pounded tribe replaces Mcnamara out a unanimous decision Over Nelson Rodriguez on saturday night to remain undefeated and sew up a title Opportunity for later this year. Cepeda the Cousin of former baseball great Orlando Cepeda is the mandatory challenger for wac Champion Marcos Villasana who has been ordered to defend his title with no intervening fights. The 25-year-old Cepeda now 22-0-1 with 16 knockouts dominated throughout but was unable to Stop the rugged 29-year-old Rodriguez who dropped to 16-7-3. Cepeda weighed 126, Rodriguez 129.soviet swimmers sweep 50 Santa Clara Calif. A Alexander Popov a 20-year-old sprinter swam a acct record 22.78 seconds in leading a soviet sweep of the 50-Mcter freestyle in the Santa Clara International swim meet on saturday. The sweep in what is traditionally an american stronghold left . Olympian Matt Biondi in fourth. The soviet team of Popov Vladimir push Nenko be Namin Tayari Ovich and Gunadi Prigoda touched in 3 24.09 to break the meet record for the 400-meter freestyle relay by Over five seconds. Janel Jorgensen a Stanford University Junior posted the Only american Victory of the Day setting a meet record of 1 02.38 in the women a 100-meter  Crew wins at Henley Henley on thames England Pennsylvania University won a trophy at the worlds most famous rowing event for the first time since 1955 sunday by beat Irig the University of London in the finals of Hen icy Royal regatta. The one length Triumph maintained the Penn a a a heavyweight eight a unbeaten record All season and brought the thames cup Back to the United states for the first time for nine years. Although this was Only Pennis second Best Crew it was the Only survivor of the 28 . Entries at the 152-year-old rowing  coach offers to quit los Angeles a mexican National team soccer coach Manuel Lapuente has offered his resignation a Day after Mexico lost to the United states 2-0 in the semifinals of the conc Acaf Gold cup. Lapuente who said Friday that he was not conc Rcd about rumours that he would be fired told reporters saturday that he had changed his mind because he considered his tenure a failure because he did not reach the finals of the Gold cup. The Gold cup is the inaugural nations championship for the conc Acaf Region which is comprised of North Central America and the Caribbean. Mexico has traditionally been the strongest team in the Region and was considered a Strong favorite to win the eight team 10-Day tournament. The United states was to play Honduras on sunday for the Gold cup , Chile Triumph Santiago Chile a Luis Monzono a first half goal gave Paraguay a 1-0 Victory Over Peru in saturdays second game of the first Day of the America cup the South american soccer championship. In the opener first half goals by Eduardo Vilches and Ivan Zamorano gave Chile a 2-0 Victory Over Venezuela. Both games at Santiago a National stadium were group a matches. Argentina the fifth team in the group was Idle. Cleveland apr Mike Hargrove did no to need much time to Lay Down ground rules when he took Over As manager of the Cleveland indians. A i want them to be aggressive and 1 want them to be fundamentally sound a Hargrove said. The indians on saturday fired John Mcnamara and replaced him with Hargrove their first base coach since the Start of last season. Since Mcnamara took control last season the indians were 102-137, including a major league worst 25-52 this year. Mcnamara was the sixth major league manager fired this season. The others were Buck Rodgers of Montreal Don Zimmer of Chicago Nick Leyva of Phila Delphia John Wathan of Kansas City and Frank Robinson of Baltimore. Hargrove was a finalist for the Job when Mcnamara got it in november 1989, and there was an unwritten understanding at the time that Hargrove eventually would move to the top. A it Wasny to a secret. Last Spring training i Felt uncomfortable about it and Mac made me feel comfortable a Hargrove said. A Mac would Call me into the office and say a now when you manage remember to do this and this and  but i done to think either of us Ever thought it would come Down to  the 59-year-old Mcnamara was in the second year of a two year contract and he said As recently As last week that he hoped the indians would exercise their option for a third year. The teams youth movement Quot however proved to be his undoing. The indians have had 46 players on their roster this season including 18 rookies. A i think this year he probably did As Well As could be expected under the circumstances a team president Hank Peters said. A this club is very much dedicated to going with a Young talented team but its inexperienced. As a result of this we have a different Type club today than the one we had a year ago and it was my belief it was the Type of club John might not be accustomed to  during 13 full seasons and parts of five others As a manager Mcnamara a record is 1,150-1,215. The 41-year-old Hargrove spent 6�?~/2 of his 12 major league seasons As a first baseman with the indians. He hit .290 and had a career on base percentage of .400 for Texas san Diego and Cleveland. After retiring As a player in 1986, he advanced quickly As a manager in the indians farm. System earning manager of the year awards at class a Kinston in 1987 and class aaa Colorado Springs in 1989. Hargrove is the indians fifth manager in the last five years and the 36th in team history