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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, August 1, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Chicago apr Michael Jordan says he will concentrate on Golf and will not play on the . Olympic basketball team in 1992. A right now its a closed door for me a Jordan said. A i love the olympics i love representing my country a he said. A but with my schedule and my Golf time in the summertime a stomp Jordan made his comments tuesday prior to playing a practice round for the Western Amateur Golf tournament which was to begin wednesday in Michigan. He has said he plans on playing Golf full time after retiring from  mondays an agent representing Jordan had said the Chicago bulls superstar had not made a decision. A i think there Are a lot of professionals who want to play and being that there Are a lot of professionals that Haven to played and in be played i done to mind giving the other Guys an Opportunity a Jordan said tuesday. Jordan the a bad a most valuable player in the bulls championship season this year was a member of the Gold medal winning . Team at the 1984 olympic games before he joined the Aba. The stars and stripes August 1,1991 c Page 24 Atlanta apr Atlanta manager Bobby Cox says there is a no magic involved in the braves Success Over the Pittsburgh pirates this season. Terry Pendleton and Lonnie Smith keyed a 13-hit attack As each contributed three hits As the braves rallied for four runs in the sixth inning and six in the Sev Cath to Pound Pittsburgh 10-3 and Send the pirates to their season High fourth straight loss tuesday night. The braves who have won three in a Row hold an 8-3 series Edge on the pirates including 5-0 at Home. A a we be played pretty Good against them a Cox said. A a we be gotten decent pitching and hit a Little bit. There a no magic.�?�. A i done to think we take a different attitude against them a said shortstop Jeff More no games on Page 22 Blauser who had two Bis. A a it a something else. I done to have an answer for it. It s just the Way we be been playing All year coming from behind and getting big  a the first place pirates were coast in 30 behind Paul Miller making his major league debut when the right hander lost his control in the sixth inning loading the bases with no one out. Otis Nixon opened the inning for the braves winners of three straight Over the pirates with a walk. Jeff Treadway got an infield single and Pendleton also walked loading the bases and bringing on reliever Bill Landrum. Landrum 1-2 walked Ron Gant to o score Nixon and Lonnie Smith followed with an rib single. Jeff Blauser then hit a sacrifice Fly before Brian Hunter singled for the fourth Runof the inning. �?o1 was going All right until the last inning Quot said Miller. A i just choked in the sixth and it Hurt us. I  throw a strike. I had a Chance to win the game and blew  Nixon stole his league leading 58th base of the season in the seventh to break the braves franchise record of 57 set by Ralph Myers in 1913, he was presented the base. Inside sports rain holds off attack on records a Page 18 pan am games open tomorrow a Page 21 giants winning Streak hits 10. A Page 22 Lynn resigns As Olaf president a Page 23 something to celebrate Boston left fielder Carlos Quintana right gets High flies from the Trio of red sox from left Luis Rivera Tom Brunansky and Wade Boggs he drove in tuesday with a third inning Home run off Texas Pitcher Dennis a Oil can Boyd. Quintana got another bases loaded at Bat in the third and delivered a two run double to tie a major league record for Bis in an inning. See list on Page 19. The red sox won the game 11-6 to end a nine game Home losing Streak. Thomas or propels Chison Toronto a Frank Tho Pas kept hovering tuesday night and the Chicago White sox kept winning. Thomas who also homered monday night broke a seventh inning tie with a two run Homer As Chicago beat Toronto 8-7 for their sixth consecutive Victory. A both teams were hungry for a Victory a said Thomas who has 19 Home runs this season. A Minnesota has been winning As much As we have. We win six games and Only pick up one game in the standings. Its one Tough  Minnesota Lead the second place White sox by three games in the american league West while the Blue jays Lead second place Detroit by six games in the East. Chicago took a 5-0 Lead in the first behind Home runs by Dan Pasqua and Ron Karkovice. Toronto which has lost eight Frank Thomas More Al games on Page 22 of 10, came Back to tie with a run in the fourth and four in the fifth. With the score tied at 6, Bob Macdonald 2-1 walked Robin Ventura in the seventh and Thomas homered i a it was a change up and i just happened to guess right a Thomas said. A i was looking soft and he came in  Scott Radinsky 3-3 pitched two scoreless innings getting out of a two on two outs Jam in the seventh by getting Cory Snyder on a Popup. Bobby Thigpen pitched a perfect ninth for his 24th save in 30 chances. Pasqua hit a three run Homer in the first off Todd Stottlemyre Pasqua a 12th Home run of the season Karkovice hit a two run Homer his second of the season and second in two games. Roberto Alomar hit a run scoring groundnut in the fourth and the Blue jays tied the score 5-5 in the fifth on two run homers by Pat Borders and Devon White off Charlie Hough. It was Borders first Home run since sept. 11, 1990, and Whites sixth this season. A a it a a big Relief to get that first Homer a Borders said. A but we still lost so it really does no to matter that much. But if there a anything positive about the last few weeks its that Detroit and Boston Are losing too. I also think we have too Good a pitching staff for this slide to keep going. Our people Arentt going to get beat up with any  Chicago went ahead 6-5 in sixth when Johnson tripled and stole Home As Stottlemyre a pitch deflected off Borders. Toronto tied the game in the Bottom of the inning on Borders rib single. Joe Carter hit an rib single in the seventh but the White sox held on the rest of the Way. Chicago manager Jeff Torborg did no to appear All that  it does no to mean a thing a he said. A we have to come Back tomorrow and Start All Over  the Victory enabled the White sox to win the season series 7-5, their first season series Victory Over Toronto since 1988, and although the jays have dropped 10 of their last 15 games since the All Star break they be actually increased their Lead in the Al East from 5vi games to six  
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