European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 u b the stars and stripes sunday August 18, 199.1 by John Nelson Havana a the . Baseball team went to play puerto Rico and a . Menus basketball game broke out. Just As their jump shooting counterparts had done the Day before the american baseball players lost to puerto Rico 7-1 in the semifinals at the pan american games and now they play for the Bronze. A a we re All very disappointed a . Pitcher Rennie Steenstra said. A fall of us came Down Here wanting the Gold. It pan am games Wasny to just a matter of trying to finish in the top four like some people while the . Basketball team plays Cuba for the Bronze it la be the Usa versus the dominican Republic for third e 1/ lace in baseball. A much awaited base All rematch with the cubans who beat the United states 3-2 in the qualifying round will have to wait for the Barcelona olympics next year. It a a we thought about Cuba a lot this week but we knew in our Heads we had to win this game Quot . Starting Pitcher Jeff Ware said. A things just did no to go our and when they went bad they went really bad. The United states already was trailing 4-1, and puerto Rico had runners on first and third with two out in the sixth in Ning. Steenstra faked to third then threw to first apparently picking off Jose Loren Zana but first base Umpire Nelson Diaz of Cuba called a balk. A run scored and. Steenstra went to argue. . Coach Ron Polk bounced out of the dugout to join the multilingual rhubarb. Steenstra did no to know what the umpires were saying the umpires did no to know what Polk was screaming and a Stout hearted Volunteer translator dragged out of the . Dugout looked More confused than any of them. Pour times Diaz pushed Polk in the Chest while Polk kept his hands at his Side or behind Nis Back. Then second base Umpire Franklin Grigor of the Netherlands Antilles grabbed Polk around the Chest in restraint and Polk was ejected. A yeah 1 was pushed and for what reason 1 done to know a Polk said. A maybe in Cuba the umpires attack the coaches i done to know. He a probably the nicest Guy in Cuba with a great family but he made a bad with just two Days left in the games the United states held a healthy Lead Over Cuba in the medals race 319-238 the cubans still led in golds 120-118. The United Stales picked up two More Gold medals in swimming getting pan am record setting performances from scan Killion and Dorsey Tierney but Center stage went to a Young cuban swimmer and his commandante Fidel Castro puerto Rico a Josue Salve hugs a teammate after his team scored a 7-1 Victory Over the favored americans on Friday. Mario Gonzalez 16 years old became cubans first pan am Gold medallist Ever in swimming draped the cuban Flag Over his shoulders and accepted his medal from Castro. A when 1 saw the commandante Here i knew i would win a Gonzalez said. Earlier in the Day officials announced the fourth positive drug test during the games this one for cocaine. The guilty athlete was venezuelan basketball player Armando Becker there were eight former . College players on the puerto Rico basketball team and it was two More american College kids that did the damage against the baseball team. Efrain Garcia who played three years at the University of Hawaii hit a grand slam in the third inning. And Wilfredo Velez a Tricky Little left hander who Learned his Trade at Olivet College in Chicago and Union University in Jackson tenn., had americans fastball hungry hitters flailing in the Breeze. He allowed just seven hits including Chris Roberts tournament High fifth Homer and after it was Over Velez Knelt on the Mound and made the sign of the Cross. �?o1 feel like the Best Man in the world a Velez said As flags of puerto Rico flew in the stands at latin american stadium and the puerto rican Bench emptied onto the Field. Only twice did the United states get a Lead off runner on base against Velez in the fourth and seventh innings and both times they were erased by double plays. Todd Greene walked leading off the fourth and was doubled off when Dan Melendez lined out to first base. In the seventh Chris Wimmer singled on a grounder toward first when Velez forgot to cover the bag. With the count 3-2 on Chris Gomez polkas coaching staff elected to Send the runner and Gomez hit a Blooper to second. Wimmer get Back to first in time and was doubled off. Lorenzana started puerto Rico a big third inning with a single off Ware. One out later Jorge Aranzamendi grounded into a fielders Choice. A double by Roberto Lopez and a walk loaded the bases and Garcia hit a 1-0 pitch from Ware deep into the left Field seats. A a in be hit against Ben Mcdonald Jim Abbott Greg Olson Randy Johnson a i went 3 for 4 off Randy Johnson in col lege a Garcia said. A when 1 see them on to i Tell my daughter that i hit against these Guys and that makes me very Happy a now 1 can Tell her i not Only hit against Jeff Ware but i beat him. .1 beat the americans. And that gives me Pride like in be never Cuba beat the dominican Republic 145 in the other semifinal. In swimming Killion set a pan am record of 3 minutes 50.38 seconds in the menus 400 freestyle while Tierney won the women a 100 breaststroke in 1 10.30. Those were the Only Gold medals for the favored americans in five finals. The Young cuban won the 200 breaststroke Kristen Topham of Canada upset a pair of americans in the 100 Butterfly and the . Menus 400 relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries when Anchor Bob Utley jumped Early on the final leg. A i done to think we be backed off or taken anything for granted a Tierney said a i think maybe some people were a Little rattled by the presence of fidel.�?�. Team primed for world track by Mike Barnes Tokyo up a Leroy Burrell the world record Holder in the 100 meters and Dan of Brien perhaps on course to better the world Mark in the decathlon Lead the United states into the world track and Field championships which begin Here next weekend. Burrell who claimed the title of a a world a fastest human when he ran the 100 in 9.90 seconds at the athletics Congress meet in june tops a customary group of Superb . Sprinters that includes venerable Carl Lewis Dennis Mitchell and Michael Johnson. Lewis who has participated in All three world championships while winning six Gold medals ran 9.93 to finish second to his Santa Monica track club teammate at tac. That Mark was .01 off the previous world record set by Lewis at Seoul in 1988. Lewis May be 30 years old and 0-2 against Burrell this season but few perform better than a King Carlo in the clutch. A a he a the Best he a been there and he a done it All a said Tom Tellez who coaches both Lewis and Burrell and will guide the . Menus team. A Leroy has run fast but be Hasni to done what Carlos done and you can see from tac that Carlos still got Good said Lewis a what motivates me is the most stressful moments of the big meets. I like pressure and the anxiety Inal goes with the Quick starting Burrell 24, will also run the 200 meters but he wont be the favorite in the half Lap event. That role belongs to Johnson the 1990 track and Field athlete of the year who has run this seasons Best time of 20.02. Burrell Lewis Mitchell a who won seven times on the european circuit this summer a and Mike Marsh enabled the United states to reclaim the world record in the 400-meter relay with a time of 37.67 seconds on aug. 7 in Zurich. That makes the americans the favorite Over France. As they did at Seoul the . Trio of Lewis Mike Powell and Larry Myricks could finish 1-2-3 in the Long jump. Lewis has won his last 65 competitions but needed his sixth jump to defeat Powell at tac. Lewis will have three Days rest Between the 100 final next sunday and Long jump qualifying. Of Brien who excels in the Speed events a his 10.23 time at tac was the fastest decathlon 100 Ever a amassed 8,844 Points in the new York meet to finish just three shy of Daley Thompsons world record. A missing wind gauge made the Mark ineligible for . Record consideration but that did no to matter to the Idaho resident. A i know in be broken the record Quot said of Brien. Of Brien 25, should be tested by european Champion Christian Plazibat of France Seoul Champion Christian Schenk of Germany and teammate Dave Johnson Johnson who pulled out of the . Olympic festival in july with tendinitis in his knee does no to feel of Brien should be the favorite. A nobody can say he son top a said Johnson who has a personal Best of 8,600 Points. A with both of us doing so Well you never know what will happen. One Day one of us will score 9,000.�?� the 400 meters usually a . Strength will be missing olympic Champion Steve Lewis hamstring injury world record Holder Butch Reynolds positive steroid test and Johnson who will sit out despite his no. 1 world ranking. Antonio Pettigrew is the top american Here
