European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse By Jim Donaghy a baseball writer Toronto a it seems almost impossible that the Al stars can put on a better show than non selectee Nolan Ryan and Dave Winfield gave the fans sunday. Some of the All stars arrived at their Toronto hotels on sunday night in time to watch Ryan go after his eighth career no hitter and second of the season. It looked like it was going to happen too until Winfield got in the Way. In fact the starting american league Pitcher named monday by manager Tony la Russa will be like Ryan a blast from the past a Jack Morris of Minnesota. The 36-year-old Morris who signed As a free agent with the twins is 11-6 with a 3.65 earned run average and was the winning est Pitcher of the 1980s with Detroit. The no starter will be Tom Glavine of Atlanta who is 12-4 with a 1.98 earned run average. Ryan meanwhile stole the show sunday night. The main esp game carried Chicago at St. Louts Tif there was a break in to show Winfield. End the no hitter with a ground single up the Middle leading off the eighth inning. Ryan and Winfield Are not heading for Toronto. They played their version of the All Star game on sunday and the reviews Are great. Winfield 39, deserved to be at the sky dome for tuesday nights game. He has 18 homers and 57 Bis. Ryan there Are some nights when the 44-year-old righty is in a league of his own a level no Mere major leaguer has Ever seen. He a bigger than an Allstar game. A Esufe he should be there a Angels manager Doug Rader said of Winfield. A everybody knows what Dave has done for us this season. But somebody is always going to be left off who deserves it. Its a hard Job to fill the roster when you have to make sure each team is As usual there a been plenty of controversy about some of the All Star selections. Some have suggested the rosters be increased. After All in a forum of baseball a Best and brightest they argue Nolan Ryan and Dave Winfield have a place on the roster too a they should pick 30 Guys and play just nine innings a Boston manager Joe Morgan said. A then everybody should play see starts on Page 22 toronto�?T9iall-Stargamersafn television at 2 ., an radio at 2 15 Wednesday get. The stars and stripes july 9,1991 Page 28 i _ . Wins 1st major soccer title los Angeles apr the United states won its first major soccer title on sunday beating Honduras 4-3 on penalty kicks after a scoreless tie for the championship of the North and Central american and Caribbean Region. Alter Fernando Clavijo scored on the eighth american penalty kick Juan Carlos Espinoza missed for Honduras giving the United states the championship of the conc Acaf Gold cup tournament. The americans continued their remarkable turnaround under coach Bora Milutinovic the former coach of Mexico and More on Bora a boys on Page 25 Costa Rica. The . Team is 6-1-1 since he took Over in april and has a five game winning Streak its longest since 1885. Mexico whose head coach was fired hours earlier got goals from Gonzalo Farfan and Benjamin Galindo to defeat Costa Rica 2-0 in the third place game. After 90 scoreless minutes of regulation and 30 More scoreless minutes of overtime the championship game was decided by penalty kicks. The score was tied at 2 after five shooters with . Goalkeeper Tony Meola making three saves and Marcelo Balboa and Paul Caligiuri scoring. Brian Quinn then missed for the United states and Luis Calix missed for Honduras. Dominic Kin car gave the americans a 3-2 Lead but Luis Vallejo made Honduras seventh kick. Clavijo then scored Tolj a game Winner beating Wilmer Cruz who had replaced Belarmino Rivera for the penalty kicks. Espinoza a shot went Over the crossbar. The United states was playing without its top two midfielders John Harkes of Sheffield wednesday in England and Tab Ramos of Figueras in Spain. Harkes is injured and Ramos got married last week. Rangers Nolan Ryan fires another strike past an Angels Batter in sundays game in which he lost a no hitter in the eighth. A Ryan nearly perfect again by Arnie Stapleton the associated press Arlington Texas a Nolan Ryan almost did it again. The 44-year-old right hander took his bid for an eighth no hitter into the eighth inning sunday night against the California Angels. But the most unlikely of culprits Dave Winfield stroked a clean single to Center on an u-2 pitch to end the drama. Winfield had been l-for-22 lifetime against Ryan with 13 strikeouts. Ryan wound up allowing two hits in 8 a innings As Texas whipped California 7-0 to Complete a three game sweep and put the rangers into first place in the West division by 5 percentage Points Over the Minnesota twins. Its the first time Texas has led at the All Star break since 1983. Ryan 5-4 said his fastball to Winfield was supposed to hit the outside Corner but tailed Back Over the plate. A for the first time All night i did no to put the Ball where Twan cd to a said Ryan who had t allowed anything remotely dose to a hit before Winfields single. A i was swinging no matter what a said Winfield who struck out swinging his first two times up against Ryan. A i Wasny to going to get punched out Winfield said he was looking for a fastball after Ryan threw a one of those knee bending Belt tightening curve balls for strike two. Ryan who threw no hitter no. 7 against Toronto on May 1, lunged for Winfields grounder but his follow through carried him too far and the Ball skipped through the Middle. �?�7 As of Ilins off the Mound a Ryan said. A a that a one you just react to. And i Wasny to in a Good Fielding Ryan had a perfect game through six innings before losing Luis Polonia on a Tull count fastball leading off the seventh for his Only walk of the night. Nobody denied that Ryan was at his overpowering Best but Winfield and Dave Parker took Issue with Home plate Umpire Durwood Merrill a strike zone. Eight of Ryan a 14 strikeouts came on see Ryan on Page 22 inside sports Geiberger Cochran Miller win Golf titles a Page 22 Lemond remains second in tour a Page 25 Butler leads dodgers Over braves a Page 26 Blue jays pad Lead to 5y2 games a Page 26
