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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wins by Steve Wilstein Havana apr everywhere Fidel Castro went at the pan american games cuban Gold was sure to follow. And so the games ended sunday with Castro bouncing up and Down doing the wave a party crowd singing and dancing and cuban boxers winning 11 golds to end the proudest Days in the country a sports history. The furious show of Power and skill in the ring rivalled cubans dominance on the baseball Field and at the track As the Host nation stopped the United states Short in the Gold medal race for the first time since the inaugural games in 1951. Cuba collected 140 golds 10 More than the United pan am games states the . Led in Overall medals with 352 to cubans 265. Canada finished far behind in third with 22 golds and 127 Overall and Brazil was fourth with 21 golds and a total of 79. No sports Are closer to the hearts of cubans than baseball and boxing. Just As the fans celebrated the balls lube a 18-3 final Victory Over puerto Rico on saturday night so they revealed in the Parade of fighters knocking Down opponents and marching to the Gold medal platform. Only one song interrupted the repeated playing of the cuban National Anthem. American Steve Johnston at 18 the youngest . Fighter won the Gold with a de for Gold vision Over Mexico a Edgar Ruiz in the 139-Pound class. Castro stood for the Star spangled banners under the 50-foot mural of Che Guevara just As he had for his own favourites. Castro was said to be so inspiring to his countryman that he was Worth five runs in baseball four Points in basketball three seconds in swimming two seconds in track and at least a Point in every fight. He did no to bother going to the Pool on the last Day avoiding the five golds two silvers and a Bronze won by . Swimmers in six races. In menus races Ronald Karnaugh won the 200-meter individual Medley Alex Kostich took the 1,500 freestyle and the . Men captured the 400 Medley relay. Inset games on Page 27 the stars and stripes August 20,1991 Page 28 Olazabal s 68 helps sew up International Castle Rock Colorado up1 Jose Maria Olazabal shot a 4-under Par 68 to finish with 10 Points sunday and win the $1.1 million International Golf tournament. Olazabal locked in a late tie with British open Winner Ian Baker Finch with eight Points pushed his drive far left into the rough at the Par-5, 492-Yard 17th Hole but used a 6-Iron to pitch his Ball close to the Green. He then hit a 7-Iron to within nine feet and Sank the putt for a Birdie. The Winner earred the final Ole and watched As the other contenders faded in the Homestretch. A at the end i had some bad drives but my Irons were All right and my putting has been pretty Good a said Olazabal Olazabal who pocketed $198,000 with the Victory. His Only previous pea Victory was the 1990 world series of Golf. A my Irons were the key to my win this  1 Baker Finch playing behind Olazabal bogeyed the Par-3 16th Hole to drop into an eventual three Way tie for second place with Bob Lohr and Scott Gump. Each pocketed $82,133.34. A i played pretty poorly really a said Baker Finch who considered withdrawing from the meet due to a bad Back. The 24 golfers playing in the final spent much of the afternoon chasing Lohr who started out of the Gate by holing a wedge from 95 Yards for an Eagle and following with a Birdie on the second Hole. He added a Birdie on the 6th Hole but played 2-Over Par Golf the rest of the Way. The tournament was played under modified stableford scoring with eight Points awarded for a double Eagle five Points for an Eagle two Points for a Birdie Zero Points for a Par minus-1 Point for a bogey and minus-3 Points for a double bogey or worse. Tiger Aims to tame a photo Detroit Catcher Mickey Tettleton tries to keep Blue jays Joe Tony Phillips far right also join the Bench Clearing Brawl. Carter from Pitcher Bill Gullickson after Carter was hit by a Gullickson was ejected and the jays went on to win 4-2. See pitch in first inning. Toronto a Kelly Gruber and Detroit a Page 26 for reports on sunday s other major league games. Sampras dethroned Becker Indianapolis up fifth seeded Pete Sampras Defeated no. 1 seed Boris Becker 7-6 7-23-6, 6-3 in two hours 47 minutes at the Indianapolis sports Center and took Home the $137,500 top prize in the . Hard courts championships. Sampras had been in this Situa lion before. As a matter of fact it was just last week. He had a first set Lead before losing Sampras to Guy forget in the finals of the at championship at Cincinnati. Sunday it appeared the same would happen against defending Champion Becker. A it crept in my mind that i  close out matches a said Sampras. A but i got the Breaks and i took advantage of  still Sampras preferred the Victory Over the worlds top ranked player to the tournament title. A beating Boris is More important a said Sampras the defending Champ at the . Open which begins in a week. A a he a no. 1 in the world and i had never beaten him before. It gives me con . Hard courts Tidence that i can beat the top players in the world. It shows in a capable of winning the open again a Becker this years australian open Winner has yet to win a tournament while ranked no. 1. But he remains confident entering the a s. Open. A at the beginning i had a hard time accepting the fact that i was no. 1,�?� said Becker the hard courts titlist in 1988 and last year. A it was a dream come True and. I did no to know where to go from there. In be been there two months. I feel if i play Well nobody can beat beat me. I feel like a no. 1. I have to play not the Best and the opponent has to beat me. That a a first. Becker gave the 20-year-old Sampras the opening he needed in the fourth game of the final set. Becker switched racquets just before the game in which new balls were used. Becker aced Sampras with a 114 Mph serve on the opening Point but followed with three of his 10 double faults. A i changed racquets and the tension was much looser. We had newer balls a Becker said. A i figured it out after two double  Becker switched racquets again after the double faults but hit a backhand into the net on the next Point giving Sampras a 3-1 Lead and prompting the 23-year-old German to toss his Racquet to the ground in frustration. A the match was based on one game in the third set. We played pretty even in the first and second a said Sampras. A i had a lapse in the second set. At 2-1 in the third he played a bad game. He kind of handed it to  each player held serve the rest of the Way with Becker surviving one match Point on his serve in the eighth game and holding off another on Sampras serve in the ninth before a service Winner gave Samaras his second championship of the season. Inside sports Jarrett nabs dramatic Lascar Victory a Page 22 Bills Kelly says hell play opener a Page 22 . Grabs pan am Gold for alibis a Page 25 Seles bumped from no. 1 despite title a Page 27  
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