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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, July 11, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 reports Law York a Ray Mercer and Bobby Czyz who will fight for Donald Trump showed up late for a news conference tuesday. So did Marla Maples who will marry Trump. Once Maples did arrive the fighters were forgotten at least by photographers and television cameramen. It was the first appearance together in Public for Maples and the Developer since their engagement was announced july 3. As the news conference ended Maples appeared on the Dias flashing a Diamond about the size of a Speed bag and a smile that made Tommy Morrison s look like a frown. Morrison featured in the Filart Rocky a will Challenge a a merciless Mercer a a former Soldier once stationed at Baum older Germany and a Seoul olympic Gold medallist a for the world boxing organization heavyweight title on an aug. 9 card presented by Trump Plaza in Atlantic City . Czyz will depend the world boxing association Cruiser weight title against Bash Ali. Mercer and Czyz were delayed in. Arriving at the Plaza hotel also owned by Trump because their limousine Driver was More than an hour late picking them up at their training Camp in great Gorge . Nobody made Maples wait. Trump Public relations people knew she was coming even before the news conference began. So it appeared her late Entrance was planned so As not to distract the focus of boxing  sign 2 More from Olaf Herndon a. A the Washington redskins who will Start training Camp sunday with All nine draft picks and eight veterans still unsigned added a world league of american football player to their roster tuesday. He a Eric Naposki a linebacker who led the Barcelona dragons in tackles with 51 and previously played with the new England patriots Indianapolis Colts Dallas cowboys and new York jets. Another Olaf player making the jump to the nil ranks is cornerback Anthony Parker a former Arizona state standout who signed a one year contract with the Phoenix cardinals. Parker rebounded from knee surgery and unsuccessful attempts to catch on with two nil teams by intercepting 11 passes in 10 regular season Olaf Ganies with the new York new Jersey knights. Phoenix coach Joe Bugel said he admired Parker a grit. Parker who scored 54 touchdowns As a running Back at Mcclintock High in Tempe ariz., made the All Pacific 10 conference team at both cornerback and punt returner after Nis Junior year. He was averaging 24.6 Yards on Kickoff returns and 13.7 Yards on punt returns when he injured his left knee six games into the 1987 season. He underwent reconstructive knee surgery sat out the 1988 season and caught on with the Indianapolis Colts in 1989. But he spent most of the season on injured Reserve. He intercepted a 12th pass in the playoffs an amazing total considering that he had just three career interceptions in College and the fact that the entire cardinals secondary had Only 16 All through the 1990 nil season. Parker also made 43 tackles and blocked a Field goal in a season when he was named one of the we aft a three defensive players of the  placed on do St. Louis a the St. Louis cardinals put first baseman Pedro Guerrero on the 15-Day disabled list tues Day. He suffered a hairline fracture of his right Lee when he collided with Catcher Tom Pagnozzi sunday. Quot initially a rays were negative but team physician Stan London said a More detailed examination monday indicated a fracture of the Large Bone several inches below the knee. London said the average recovery time for such a fracture is four to six  wants out of Alliance Louisville by. A the International league wants to get out of the triple a Alliance. Quot the in voted 5-3 on tuesday to end the four season Experiment with the american association because of a concern for the scheduling differences which were brought about by the financial Side of things a said Randy Mobley the Alliance s commissioner and president of the american association. Mobley said the in would like to continue the triple classic postseason playoff against the american association Champion and to continue joint administration of the two leagues. Golt club in Carmel. Ind. Site of next month s pea championship. Dates Tor the 1993 women s open were set for july 23-26. A next year s women s  be placed at Oak Mont country club in suburban Pittsburgh. The tournament will go to the India Vood Golf amp country club a vhf , mich., in 1994, and to the Broadmoor Colt club in Colorado Springs in 1995.oregon St. Suspends return Star Corvallis Ore. A halfback Dwayne Owens who set three Mcaa Kiek return records last season has been suspended from the Oregon state football team for the coming season by coach Jerry Pettibone. Pettibone in his first year at the school said tuesday that the penalty was levied for a violation of team rules. He and other school officials would not say what rules were violated. Stich wins Swiss opener match Smail to miss Cal a Pener a stand Switzerland a Michael Stich playing his first match since winning Wimbledon last sunday made Short work of czechoslovak qualifier Cyril Suk wednesday racing to a 6-1, 6-1 Victory in the first round of the $305,000 Swiss open. Stich the second seed and newly promoted to no. 4 in the world rankings remained for the most part at the Baseline passing Suk with Well placed shots. Stich needed exactly an hour to oust Suk who is no 329 on the at rankings. American Aaron Krickstein was beaten in another second round match falling to fifth seed Emilio Sanchez of Spain 6-3, 6-2. Fourth seed Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia beat spaniard Javier Sanchez 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, in a first round  sign teen age Pitcher Seattle a the Seattle mariners have signed their no. 1 draft pick Shawn Estes the team announced tuesday Dykstra return delayed Philadelphia a the return of Philadelphia Phillies Center fielder Lenny Dykstra will not come As soon As expected. Dykstra who has been out of action since an Auto Accident May 6, had hoped to be Able to play again thursday when the Phillies resume play after the Allstar break but the team announced wednesday that he is not ready to return. Dykstra who broke his Collarbone three ribs and a Cheek Bone in the Accident has been working out regularly for the last two weeks and took batting practice on monday and tuesday before taking the Day off wednesday. A or. Philip Marone the Phillies team physician examined Dykstra tuesday and determined he was not ready and will look at him again Friday when a decision on his return could be made. Marone has said he wants to be careful not to Rush Dykstra Back because he could reinsure the Collarbone. For his part Dykstra said he Hopes he can come Back monday when the Phillies Host the los Angeles  stick gets 93 open fort Worth Texas a the United states Golf association announced wednesday the 1993 . Women s open would be held at the crooked stick Toronto a Raghib a a rocket Ismail will spend his first pro football game watching from the sidelines. The Toronto argonauts said tuesday night that Ismail their $18 million wide receiver kick returner will miss thursday night s Canadian football league season opener in Ottawa with a strained quadriceps muscle in his left leg. Ismail will attend the game even though he wont play. Sex Patriot drives into Lake Orlando Fla. A former new England patriots running Back Tony Collins whose nil career was shortened by drug use drove his car into a Lake in what police said was a suicide attempt. Collins 32, was treated at a Hospital and released about an hour later police said. The ear hopped a curb at 4 45 . Edt went into the shallow end of the Lake and was half submerged when paramedics arrived no charges were filed. Collins a starting Wingback for the Orlando predators of the Arena football league played seven seasons with the patriots before he was banned by the nil Tor two years because of his drug  wins Stokes game Mon i cello . A Ron Anderson of the Philadelphia 76crs scored 34 Points and the Denver nug gets Anthony Mason added 28 As the West Defeated the last 120-110 tuesday in the 33rd Maurice Stokes memorial All Star game. Mark Jackson of the new York kicks had 37 Points and 10 assists for the East and was named most valuable player. Jackson solder brother Harry was wounded Early tuesday morning in a drive by shooting in tront of his Home. He was in stable condition. The game is played in Honor of the late Maurice Stokes a former Star with the Cincinnati royals who was stricken with encephalitis in 1958.celtics Smith has surgery Boston a Boston celtics guard and Forward Derek Smith has undergone surgery to repair a torn cartilage in his left knee team officials said. The 40-minute operation was performed tuesday by team physician or. Arnold so Hollcr tuesday. Smith who also had surgery on the knee last september was signed As a free agent by the celtics in december and appeared in two regular season Ganies and 10 playoff games. Sorensen still leading tour despite injury Valenciennes France a tour de France Leader Rolf Sorensen of Denmark broke his Collarbone in a fall wednesday and was expected to drop out. His departure would put three time Champion Greg Lemond in the Lead. Sorensen fell about 2.4 Miles from the finish of the fifth stage 92 Miles from reims to Valenciennes. At the end of the Day after confusion among officials in charge of the timing Sorensen was still ahead of Lemond by nine seconds. However organizers said the Dane was virtually certain to miss thursdays stage and drop out of the race. There was confusion about Sorensen s placing because he changed to a teammates Bike to Complete the race after his fall. Initial radio reports had Sorensen who had started with a 10-second Lead Over Lemond finishing the race in a fast enough time to hold onto the yellow Jersey. A first set of official standings gave Lemond the Overall Lead by one second Over Sean Kelly of Ireland. The race jury put Sorensen 1 07 behind in the stage. Later the director of the Lour de France Jean Marie Leblanc explained that Sorensen actually crossed the finish live seconds behind Lemond and was misplaced. Dutchman Julle Nijdam won the stage pulling away in the last Kilometre. Lemond was credited with 16th place eight seconds behind Nijdam. Leblanc said Sorensen actually crossed the line in 90th place in a pack at 13 seconds behind. I he tinal Olli Cial standings showed Sorensen in the Lead by nine seconds Over Lemond. However Leblanc said the tour s chief  was Virtu Tilty  Sorensen was out of the race due to his injuries. If Sorensen is out that would give Lemond the Lead by one second Over Kelly and seven seconds Over Erik Breu Kink of the Netherlands  
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