European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes August 14,1991 a Page 28 Colts like Daly s Long Ball Anderson ind. Apr everyone knows How far pea Champion John Daly can hit the Ball but How far can he kick it if Daly does no to make the Cut this week at the International in Castle Rock colo., the 25-year-old sensation will be kicking for the Indianapolis Colts on saturday night in preseason action against new Orleans. A a in a dead serious a coach Ron Meyer said monday at training Camp. A i spent about an hour with John last night and if he does no to make the Cut at the International in a bringing him in and he a going to be our backup kicker and kick an extra Point for us. A a in a sincere about that a he added. A i just have to Clear it with general manager Jim Irsay a Daly who was a placekicker for two years in High school told Meyer it has always been his dream to see some nil action. A the told Rise last night that if he could get on an nil Field that would rank right up there with winning the pea a Meyer said. A a in be talked with his agent and he said head be Here if he does no to make the when Daly was at Jefferson City he Lias High school he broke two kicking records in his senior year in 1983. Daly holds the school record for most consecutive extra Points 24 and most Field goals five in a season. . Cuts medal Gap with dozen golds in swimming wrestling by Steve Wilstein Havana apr americans swim a a by team a blazing Brazen and believable a grabbed All five golds monday night and . Wrestlers won seven in a last gasp Effort to narrow the pan american games Gold medal Gap with Cuba. A we came Here to Fly the colors a . Wrestling coach Bobby Douglas said. A and we Ashley Tappin a tall slender 16-year-old who Cut through the water like a shark set the Pace in the first swimming race of the games. She led teammate Megan Oesting 18, to a Gold Silver finish in the 100-meter freestyle that set three pan am milestones. It was the 100th 1-2 finish by the United states in the 40-year history of pan am swimming the 200th and 201st medals by women and the 399th and 400lh medals Overall by . Swimmers. The two teens Tappin from Metairie la., and Oesting from Mercer Island wash., came out waving american flags the Only Flag bearers in their group. They established the tone Tor the Youthful team that lasted the whole evening a and might just last through saturdays final races. A everyone a the wrestlers the baseball team the divers the trainers a is saying to glad the swimmers Are Here. We need More Gold a a said Tappin who won in 56.51 seconds. If any proof was needed that the american swimmers weren to just boasting when they predicted a near sweep in the Pool a despite the absence of the Best in the . Preparing for the pan Pacific games in 10 Days and racing in Florida this week a Tappin and Oesting offered it. A if i had made the pan Pac team i would have declined it to come Here a said Tappin. A this team is a lot More fun. People Are a lot More relaxed. We get serious when we need to but we Don t a the United states has a lot of depth a said Oesting. A the time Between our first and sixth person is maybe a despite the intense rivalry Between the United states and Cuba All the swimmers who won said they Tapp Inpan american games re a were touched by the cheers they received on the medal stand from the cuban crowd. A it was definitely a moment a Tappin said. A a you re up there and the crowds going crazy and you re like a wow. They re doing this for a United states a the five golds in the Pool and the seven in wrestling Cut the . Gold deficit with Cuba to 113-99 late mondays action. The United states led in Overall medals 266-223. 1 Hans Dersch 23, of Atlanta took the second Gold and the 200th by an american male swimmer As he won the 100-meter breaststroke in 1 02.57, just ahead of puerto Rico a Todd Torres a swimmer at Louisiana state. Jeff commings 17, from Black Jack mo., won the Bronze. A i was expecting to go a bit faster but i can to complain a Dersch said. A the last Lap was a bit of a struggle. We be been Here three or four Days and it was real hard to stay focused. But this is a swim meet not a Amy Shaw 19, from Mission Viejo calif., made it 3-for-3 in golds with a Victory in the 400-meter individual Medley. Her 4 50.39 clocking easily beat Canada s Joanne Malar. Brandy Wood 17, of Lutherville md., won the Bronze. Shaw took the Lead Early and held it through the first few laps. Malar passed her on the backstroke and led slightly going into the breaststroke laps. But Shaw caught up and passed her by the first turn on the breaststroke then pulled away to win. A the . Is always after getting All the Gold medals but we were More motivated seeing How Well Cuba was doing a said Shaw who called the crowd Eric Diehl 18, also from Mission Viejo won the menus 200 freestyle by a touch against Gustavo Borges of Brazil clocking a pan am record 1 49.67. Cubans finally got a Chance to whistle and shout for one of their own Rene Saez who won the Bronze. Cuba had won Only one Silver and two bronzes in the 10 previous pan am games. A the last 50 meter when you re breathing to the left and see the american Flag you can to lose a said Diehl who broke the pan am record by .22 seconds. The fifth . Gold was a record shattering team affair in the women a 4 x 200 freestyle relay. The Ameri Usas Clarence right and Christian laettner jump for a rebound against Uruguay monday. Cans a Natalie Norberg Barb Metz Jane Skillman and Lisa Jacob a set a pan am Mark with 8 11.47, nearly two seconds faster than the previous record. A in Tampa i got hold of a copy of the records and said a this looks pretty doable a Skillman said. A i brought it to the Pool and showed it to everyone and they had already thought about the . Menus basketball team routed Uruguay 11468 to qualify for the semifinals against puerto Rico then headed Back to Miami for two Days of practising As it did last week. Shortly after the swimmers victories the wrestlers went for another Gold Rush. Brad Penrith 125, of Phoenix scored a huge upset in his first major International freestyle meet Downing world Champion Alejandro puerto of Cuba 6-4. Foursee games on Page 27bosox sweep jays Back in Al East race Toronto a the Boston red sox came to Toronto on Friday figuring their Only Hope to get Back into the american league East race was to sweep. Four games 67 hits and 39 runs later the red sox Are Back in it. The red sox completed a surprising sweep at the sky dome on monday night beating Toronto 11-8 and sending the american league East leading Blue jays to their fifth straight loss. Boston overcame a bad Outing by Roger Clemens arid beat the Blue jays for the sixth time in seven tries this month. That left Boston just seven games other major league games on p. 26 out of first place. Jack Clark drove in four runs and Mike Greenwell drove in three As the red sox gave Toronto its 15th loss in 22 games. A now we have to go to Cleveland and keep it going a said Clark who drove in 10 runs in the series. A this series does no to mean anything if we done to keep the Boston outscored the american league East leading Blue jays 39-22 in the four games and out hit them 67-42. A we just have to go out and have a total laugh a Toronto a Joe Carter said. A we stunk the joint out. A that was probably the worst four games we be played All season. When they did no to drive in the runs we gave them to Clemens made his earliest exit since june 18,1990, allowing seven runs five of them earned on nine hits in 4 i innings. But the red sox overcame a 7-5 deficit with a four run sixth inning against Duane Ward 5-4highlighted by Clarks two run single. Ellis Burks and Tom Brunansky each added rib singles. Dennis lamp 3-3 got the win in Relief of Clemens. 1inside sports . Had More gripes than Gold in track a Page 2 Perez battling for third giant a a spot a Page 2 raiders rams Triumph in exhibitions a Page 2 cards Send Flagler Back to 49ers a Page 2
