European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Braves lose again last inning rally fizzles by the associated press Montreal a Atlanta lost its third straight game As Andres Galarraga hit a two run Homer and Bill Sampan pitched six Strong innings for the expos to beat the braves and Tom Glavine 4-3 monday. The braves entered the Day in a first place tie with los Angeles in the no West. The dodgers were to playe a late night game against St. Louis. Sampen 7-4pitching because Dennis Martinez has a lower Back Strain gave up four hits in Only his fifth Start of the year and his first since april 28. Mel Rojas pitched two innings and Barry Jones struggled to get the last three outs. The braves rallied in the ninth off Jones As Otis Nixon hit a two run triple and Jeff Treadway singled him Home. But Terry Pendleton hit into a double play to end the game. Glavine 17-9the major Lea gue Leader in wins gave up five hits and struck out my for his ninth Complete Fie had a no hitter going until Marquis Grissom singled with two out in the fifth and Galarraga followed with his sixth Homer. Pinch hitter Junior Noboa led off the mondays baseball sixth with a single. Noboa advanced on Delino do Shields sacrifice before Spike Owen beat out an infield single and Ivan Calderon walked to Load the bases. Glavine got Tim Wallach to foul out before Larry Walker lined a single to right scoring two runs. In other afternoon games monday astros 3, mets 0 new York a rookies Ryan Bowen Rob Mallicoat and Al Osuna combined on a six hitter As Houston snapped a three game losing Streak. Bowen 4-2 allowed five singles and four walks in 6 1-3 innings before Mallicoat came on to Stop a rally in the seventh. Osuna got his 10th save with two innings of one hit Relief As the astros ended the mets three game winning Streak. Houston took a 1-0 Lead off slumping prank Viola 12-13 in the second on third baseman Howard Johnson a throwing error. Andujar Cedeno led off the inning with a double and after Viola struck out Andy Mota and Bowen Sieve Finley grounded to third but Johnson s throw was wild and Cedeno scored. Johnson who leads the be with 29 homers also has 29 errors. New York was shut out for the eighth time this season. Twins 9, indians 3 Minneapolis Scott Erickson returned to his Early season form with seven shutout innings and became the american league s first 17-game Winner. Kirby Puckett sri double in the seventh inning broke a scoreless lie and sparked Minnesota a four run burst. Shane Macks second grand slam of the season capped a five run eighth. Erickson 17-6 scattered six hits and struck out seven in his Best performance since returning from the disabled list july 15 because of a strained right Elbow. Since his return Erickson was 4-3 with a 7.49 Era before monday s game. During that Span he averaged just 4.41 innings per Start compared to 7.67 before his injury. Hard look at a Tough break Philadelphia eagles All pro quarterback Kandall Cunningham looks at his injured knee As he leaves the Field at Green Bay wis., sunday. Cunningham was to undergo tests to deter mine whether his knee ligaments were Tom and require season ending surgery. Despite the loss of Cunningham Philadelphia won 20-3. Sunday s pro football on pages 22 and 25. The stars and stripes sports september 3,1991 c Page 28 Sampras bounces Wheaton new York apr in a Battle of Young american stars defending Champion Pete Sampras came from behind monday to defeat no. 11 David Wheaton 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 at the . Open. The Victory sent Sampras seeded no. 6, into the quarterfinals against the Winner of monday nights match Between no. 4 Jim courier and no. 14 Emilio Sanchez. Also advancing to the quarters for the 13th time in 15 years was four time Champion Martina Navratilova who settled a year old score with a 7-6 7-51-6, . Open 6-2 Victory Over Manuela Malleva frag Pierc who eliminated her from this event a year ago. Earlier Jennifer Capriati and Gabriela Sabatini who faced each other in a made for to exhibition match last week advanced to a real quarterfinal pairing. And Monica Seles watched from the other Corner of their half of the draw a possible semifinal opponent for the Winner on the Road to this grand slam tournament title. Sabatini the defending Champion and seeded no. 3, advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 74 Victory Over no. 9 Jana Novotna on sunday while no. 7 Capriati on a straight sets March through the Field Defeated to Durie 6-1, 6-2. Seles seeded no. 2 and seemingly on cruise control Defeated Regina Raj Chertova 6-1, 6-1 and next meets unseeded Gigi Fernandez who Defeated Radka a Bubakova 6-2, 6-2. On the menus Side two other quarterfinal pairings were set. No. 3 Michael Stich next meets no. 5 Ivan Lendl. Stich the Wimbledon Champion Defeated Derrick Rostagno 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 7-4and Lendl ousted no. 12 Goran Ivanisevic 7-5,6-7 4-76-4, 6-2. Also advancing to a quarterfinal meeting were no. 2 Stefan Edberg a 7-6 7-27-5, 6-3 Winner Over Michael Chang and Javier Sanchez who Defeated Gabriel Markus 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.inside sports dodgers rip cubs to regain share of first a Page 26 Boggs nabs batting Lead As botox win a Page 26 Michael Andretti Rolls in Vancouver a Page 27 Brooks wins by shot Over Gamez a Page 27 Gant tops himself in Southern win Darlington . A Harry Gant took advantage pole Silver Davey Allison s self inflicted woes to win the Southern 500 on sunday extending his own Mark As the oldest Driver to capture a Lascar Winston cup race. Gant. 51, driving an Olds Nophile took the Lead on Lap 298 of the 367-Lap race after a caution and coasted to an 11.05-Seeond Victory Over Ernie Irvin a a Chevrolet. Ken Schrader finished third in a Chevrolet and was the Only other Driver in the Lead Lap. Derike Cope was fourth followed by ferry Labonte on the oldest super Speedway on the Lascar circuit. Gant earned si79,450 for his 13th career Victory. The winnings include a s 100.001 Bonus that goes to any Driver who wins two of the circuit s four major races. Gant won the Winston 500 earlier this year a Victory that also broke his own Mark set in 1990 As the oldest Driver to win a Winston cup race. Gant averaged 133.508 nth  Iii fourth race at Darlington raceway. Dale Earnhardt was running second behind Gant with 20 laps left when his Chevrolet broke an Axle ending any Chance he had of becoming the first Driver to win three straight Southern 500s. Earnhardt wound up eighth. Kyle Petty also experienced problems late As he made his return to racing after a four month absence because of a fractured femur. In the Points race Earnhardt added 29 Points to his Lead Over Ricky Rudd. Earnhardt has 3,142 Points Rudd has 3,053