European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes Friday August 16, 1991 i j a St. R. Usas Patrice Brooks right of St. Louis fires a shot to the Chin of Canadas Bill Irwin during their bout wednesday. . Gains on cubans in Gold Havana apr America s invincibility in the Pool took a major hit. Cubans omnipotence in the ring did not. Yet the United states kept closing in on the Host nation in the Gold medal Chase. . Swimmers lost More races than they won on wednesday. After taking nine of the first 10 events at the pan american games the americans won Only two of five on wednesday. The team that was supposed to carry the United states toward the top of the medals Chart stumbled and was humbled. Still the americans climbed within three golds 116113 with four Days to go. Overall the United states has a 300-232 Lead. The . Basketball team also has a big void heading into thursday nights semifinal game with puerto Rico. Leading scorer and Star swing Man Jim Jackson of Ohio state returned with the team from Miami with his left foot in a cast. He has a stress fracture and will be sidelined for the rest of the tournament. Only one of 12 cuban boxers have been sidelined. They won four More fights wednesday including Juan Lemusu 26-7 decision Over american Ravea Springs. World Amateur heavyweight Champion Felix Savon made his debut with a knockout of Canadas Tom Gles by one minute into their fight. The cubans arc 17-1 Overall and 4-0 against Ameri pan american games cans. Five . Boxers remain with heavyweight Shannon Briggs and 132-Pounder Patrice Brooks in the finals. In what was expected to be a Short fight at 156 pounds Springs gave Lemus a test. He fought a bruising Battle with the cuban Power puncher. Springs fought his heart out taking two standing 8-counts but forcing the cuban to take one himself before dropping the three round decision. The . Men swimmers had lost Only 13 races in the first 10 pan am games but have been beaten three times in the past two nights. Gustavo Borges brazils 100 freestyle Winner triumphed in 49.48, his Best time by More than a second. Joel Thomas of Pasadena calif., won the Silver medal but finished More than a second behind Borges. It was the first pan am defeat in the event for the . The other . Loss was in the menus 200 backstroke where brazilian Rogerio Romero surprised olympian Dan Veatch. Jane Skillman of Princeton n.j., and Barbara Metz of Casper wyo., were 1-2 in the 400-meter freestyle and the . Won the 1,600 freestyle relay in 3 48.88. The . Women a epee team scored a major upset beating Cuba 9-7 for the fencing Gold. Laurel Skillman of san Francisco went 4-0 in the finals. Nil Camps Mcrae signs $4.7 million Tampa pact by the associated press Charles Mcrae says he a looking Forward to playing this weekend against the Atlanta Falcons you would too if you were a Rookie and had just signed a $4.7 million contract. Mcrae Tampa Bay Stop draft pick ended a 26-Day holdout wednesday and signed a 5-year contract with the buccaneers that makes him one of the highest paid offensive linemen in the nil. Mcrae the seventh selection Overall reportedly got a signing Bonus of More than $2 million. Agent Donald Yee refused to discuss details of the agreement but he said the signing Bonus probably was the largest Ever for a Rookie Offen save Duneman. The former Tennessee Star had been seeking a 4-year contract Worth about $1 million per season. Talks broke Down last week when bucs general manager Phil Krueger insisted on signing Mcrae for 5 years. The 6-foot-7, 290-Pound Mcrae was drafted to take Over the right tackle Job held by Rob Taylor. He could get some playing time As Early As saturday night against the Falcons. Linebacker Tim Harris Isnit in Mcrae a league yet. In fact he a not in any league. Harris is still holding out and said hell stay out of Camp As Long As needed to get a satisfactory contract from the Green Bay packers. Harris has been out 32 Days and reports say the sides Are still $700,000 apart. Harris said head be willing to break the team record 67-Day, four game holdout of linebacker Brian Noble in 1988. A if that s what they want me to do then i guess that a what ill have to do a Harris said. Harris has led the packers in sacks for five straight seasons. He had 19/2 sacks in 1989 and then fell off to seven last season. He made $600,000 in base salary last season with a $30,000 roster Bonus. He a reportedly seeking a package Worth about $1.5 million while the packers Are offering about $800,000. All pro linebacker Michael Cofer signed a two year contract with Detroit wednesday ending his 35-Day holdout. Cofer entered the 1991 season in his option year. No other terms of the contract were released.. Soccer system begins to Bear fruit by Barry Wilner Havana apr with two significant International lilies under foot . Soccer officials players and fans can look ahead to the olympics and world cup and actually smile. Soccer still might be a foreign sport to Many americans but it is second in participation among youths in the United states behind Only basketball. That grassroots system is beginning to Bear fruit a and such tasty championships As the conc Acaf North and Central America and Caribbean Region Gold cup and the pan american games analysis Lothar Osiander coach of the undefeated . Team that edged Mexico 2-1 in overtime tuesday night for the Gold medal issued a warning to the rest of the soccer world. A we Are holding our own with anybody a a he said. A ooh we Are not going to go to Germany or Italy or Argentina right now. But we be shown we can compete in our own  was the pan am Victory giving the United states Only its second medal in the sport a the . Team got a Bronze in 1959 at Chicago a its biggest Ever a was a tournament yes i think so a Osiander said of the under-23 team that went 5-0 in the games. A but the tournament three weeks ago in la was a great step  in that event the . National team with Many players from the 1990 world cup squad also beat favored Mexico on the Way to the title. After wednesdays win secured on Joe Max Moore a free kick into the upper Corner of the net Early in overtime and three spectacular saves by goalie Brad Friedel to protect the Lead Mexico coach real Casillas praised the americans a the . Is stronger technically than they were and they also Are coached very Well a he said. A they Are a team to respect and to  a this was a valuable lesson for us a Friedel said a but it also will show the rest of the world that american soccer has come a Long  the next step is to qualify for the olympics. The . Is Well ahead in its preliminary round grouping and now must be favored to get through the second round and grab one of the two conc Acaf spots available for  softball tourneys open saturday softball a the  european slow pitch championships will played saturday and sunday with the menus tournament at Hanau a Pioneer Cavern and the women sat Karlsruhe a Neureul Cavern. Hanau of v corps plays 26th support Gpe a Heidelberg at 10 . To open the menus tournament. That game will be followed at 11 30 . By Ansbach of Vii corps playing Kaiserslautern of 21st Talcom. The losers Battle at 1 . And winners meet at 2 30 . The title local sports game is noon sunday followed by a second contest if necessary. Women a first Day games include Hanau against positional Winner Heidelberg at 10 . And Host Karlsruhe of 21st Talcom against Ansbach at 11 30 . The losers clash at 1 . And win ners meet at 2 30 . The championship game is scheduled for noon sunday with the if necessary game to follow. Cycling a the Kaiserslautern  Community will hold a Mountain Bike race sept. 8. The Cross country race which starts at 11 ., will be run on the Kaiserslautern Rod and gun club Road in Vogel Weh and is limited to 150 riders. Helmets Are required. Pre registration is available for $10 until sept. 5 at the Kaiserslautern East outdoor recreation office. Registration on race Day at 9 30 . Will Cost $15. To pre Register Call 483-7700, or write 29th asgard attn outdoor recreation Apo 09054-3723. Bowling a Hanau Suso is sponsoring a labor Day weekend tournament aug. 30 through sept. 2 at the Wolfgang shopping centers Hessen bowl. Events will include King of the Hill menus 9-pin no tap and women a 8-pin no tap. There Are registration fees for each event. For additional information Contact Hanau Uso at ets 322-8725 or 06181-56119