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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 8, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire from wire reports Dallas a major league Umpire Steve Palermo and another Man were shot Early sunday while trying to help two waitresses being robbed in a restaurant parking lot police said. Palermo an american league Umpire since 1977, was in serious condition with a stomach wound after surgery league spokeswoman Phyllis Merhige and Hospital officials said. His pounds were not considered life threatening Merhige said. A second victim Terence Mann suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was listed in Good condition at presbyterian Hospital in Dallas said Hospital spokeswoman Karen Harris. Harris would not confirm if the victim was the same Terence Mann who was a defensive lineman for the Miami dolphins in 1987-88 and who played College football at Southern methodist from 1983-86. But employees at the restaurant where the incident occurred and other sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said that he was. Mann was not taking phone Calls at his Hospital room and had requested that no information be released. Palermo was at Campisi a egyptian restaurant a popular hangout for sports figures for dinner after working third base in saturday nights game Between the California Angels and the Texas rangers. Shortly before 1 a.m., a bartender noticed four men robbing the women at gunpoint in the restaurants parking lot. Palermo Mann and an employee rushed to help. Three of the suspects drove off in a car and the Good Samaritans chased the fourth across a Highway overpass said Dallas police spokeswoman Vicki Hawkins. While they tried to make a citizens arrest a without any weapon of their own a the suspects returned in the car and one fired two shots striking Palermo in the Abdomen and Mann in the neck Hawkins said. None of the four suspects three adults and a juvenile were wounded. The three who fled were caught after running a red Light in Highland Park an inner City suburb. They Are suspected of a series of robberies saturday night Hawkins  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. Robbery victims la Russa said Mcgwire has some fluid in his ear and is still bothered by Long  s heart passes Muster Arlington Texas a Julio Franco was cleared of heart problems on sunday and Given the go ahead to play in the All Star game on tuesday. Cardiac specialist or. Charles Cramer of Arlington said after performing two procedures that the Texas second baseman a Chest pains were caused As believed Friday by a combination of heat and  sox s Darwin goes on do Boston a right hander Danny Darwin Given a guaranteed $11.8 million multiyear contract on dec. 19, was placed on the 15-Day disabled list by the Boston red sox on sunday for the second time this season. Darwin sidelined from april 23 to May 22 with pneumonia and tendinitis in his right shoulder was disabled again effective july 5, because of a recurrence of the tendinitis. Darwin a 13-year Veteran who put together 11-4 records in each of the last two seasons with Houston before becoming a free agent has made just 12 starts for the red sox. He has a 3-6 record and a 5.16 earned run average while allowing 15 Home runs in just 68  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 Bis. Time 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 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 meet 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 Taranovich and Genadi Prigoda touched in 3 24.09 to break the meet record for the 400-Metcr freestyle relay by Over five seconds. Janel Jorgensen a Stanford University Junior posted the Only american Victory of the Day setting a meet re Cord of 1 02.38 in the women a 100-meter Butterfly. Yanks outfielder Kelly hits do Penn Crew wins at Henley 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 Bernic 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 clippers. Henley on thames England Pennsylvania University won a trophy at the worlds most famous rowing event for the first time since la 55 sunday by beating the University of London in the finals of Henley 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 festival. Bartkowski paces celebrity Golf mexican coach offers to quit Lake Tahoe Nev. A it 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 75-73day 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 lie 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  stays hot As tigers Stop Bosq by the associated press Boston a Bill Gullickson won for the sixth time in seven starts and Skeeter Barnes hit a three run Homer sunday As the Detroit tigers beat the Boston red sox 7-6 for a split of the four game series. Wade Boggs had four hits for Boston which lost for Only the second time in seven games. Gullickson 11-4 gave up six runs and 10 hits in 6 1-3 innings and John Cerutti finished for his first save. Tom Bolton 7-6 allowed five runs and eight hits but four runs were unearned. In other games sunday afternoon orioles 5, Yankees 3 new York Jeff Ballard pitched seven Strong innings and Mike Devereaux hit a two run Homer As Baltimore sent new York to Only its second loss in nine games. Ballard 5-9 allowed four hits and two runs in seven innings. Mike Flanagan pitched the eighth and Gregg Olson finished the seven hitter for his 17th save in 21 chances. Wade Taylor 4-3 gave up four runs and 11 hits in five in Al sunday  7, athletics 5 Kansas City to. Danny Tartabull hit his fourth Home run in two Days and Kansas City ended an eight game Home losing Streak. Tartabull who hit three homers saturday hit his 20th of the season in the seventh chasing Dave Stewart 6-5who allowed seven runs and six hits in 6 a innings. Mark Gubicza 4-5 allowed two runs and six hits m five innings and improved to 11-5 lifetime against  10, indians 6 Cleveland Dante Bichette drove in five runs with a single and a ninth inning Homer. The Victory was the second in nine games for the Brewers. Cleveland which had 18 hits fell to 1-1 under new manager Mike Hargrove who replaced fired John Mcnamara on saturday. The indians have lost 9 of 11 and 25 of 30. Chuck Crim 5-4 pitched two scoreless innings and Dan Plesac got four outs for his seventh save. Jeff Shaw 0-2 allowed a two run game tying single to Bichette in the  sox 4, twins 3 Chicago a Dan Pasqua hit a tie breaking Home run in the eighth inning As Chicago sent Minnesota to its ninth loss in 12 games. With the score tied 3-3, Pasqua hit his eighth Home run of the season Oft Mark Guthrie 5-5who relieved to Start the sixth. Ken Patterson 3-01 pitched 1 2-3 innings and Bobby Thigpen finished Lor his 18th save in 23 chances  
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