European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Reaches final Hamilton Ontario up Joe Mullen a second goal of the game ignited a 7-3 semifinal Victory Over Finland. The . Will meet the Winner of thursday nights semifinal Between Canada and Sweden. The Best of three finals begin saturday night in Montreal. The . Appearance in the final Wil Canada cup hockey Mark the Best showing by a . Team in a Canada cup. . Teams were eliminated in the 1981 and 1984 semifinals. Mullen a second goal at 2 17 of the third period gave the . A 4-1 Lead and seemed to deflate the finns who had a Clear Edge in play in the second period. Mullen picked off an errant pass from Arto Ruotanen and broke in on Finland goaltender Markus Ketterer. As Mullen attempted to pull the puck onto his forehand it rolled off the end of his stick and through Ketterer a legs. Mike Richter made a number of sensational saves in the . Net particularly in the Middle period. Finland was credited with 10 shots in the period but half of them were excellent scoring chances. The . Won the round Robin game Between the two countries 4-3. The stars and stripes september 13,1991 c Page 28braves Trio no hits padres a a 4harrison  Dally no it via a Kent Meeker Center started Mark Wohlers right relieved and Alejandro Pena saved the first combined no hitter in National league history wednesday night. By Tom salad1no Atlanta apr last week a baseball committee eliminated 50 no hitters. On wednesday night an official scorer helped add one. Kent Meeker Atlanta a Stopgap starter teamed with Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena on a no hitter that was kept alive by a close Call with two outs in the ninth inning As the braves beat the san Diego padres 1-0. Atlanta maintained its to game no West Lead Over the dodgers. Just 16 Days after Bret Saberhagen a no hitter in Kansas City was preserved by a scorers decision on an Outfield error the first combined no hitter in no history also came Down to an off Field decision. This new debate came shortly after a statistical committee finally defined no hitters ruling they were no hit games of nine innings or More that ended witless a which purged 50 and left 225 intact. Meeker 5-3 pitched six innings and Rookie Wohlers worked two leaving Pena one out away from ending it when Darrin Jackson hit a chopper to the left Side of the infield. Third baseman Terry Pendleton Cut in front of shortstop Rafael Bel Liard but backed away at the last second. The Ball danced off Belliard after a Short hop and Jackson was Safe. Official scorer Mark Frederickson immediately ruled it an error on Pendleton even though he never touched the Ball. A the Ball was lost in the lights. I  make a play on it if i had to a Pendleton a two time Gold Glove Winner said. A but ill take an a econ it any time for a  Frederickson said there was no debate. He did not wait to see a replay before making his Call. A Pendleton could have had the Ball a Frederickson said. A the let it go by. Pendleton committed on the Ball and if he would have gone ahead and made the play he would have thrown him out Frederickson 32, is a medical business manager and has been a scorer for six years. After Jackson reached safely Pena retired Tony Gwynn on a Fly to left. Pendleton a 20th Home run in the fifth inning off Greg Harris 5-5 enabled the braves to win their sixth in a Row and snap the padres seven game winning Streak their longest since 1987. The Only other padre threat was Fred Mcgriff s drive to the Center Field warning track in the  May cancel 1992 world league season by Rob Staggenborg staff writer the future of professional football on International soil would be dealt a serious blow if the National football league owners vote to cancel the 1992 world league of american football season one Olaf general manager said. Nil owners pondered the decision to suspend league operations for the 1992 season came when they met in Dallas to discuss the future of the league. The new York daily news broke the Story on thursday reporting that there does not appear to be enough nil club owners a the leagues financial backers a who Are willing to vote in favor of the Olaf playing in 1992. The nil owners lost $15 million on the world league in its first season the daily news reported and they would avoid Competition from the �?T92 olympics by taking the one year hiatus. In an interview with the stars and stripes Frankfurt Galaxy pm Oliver Luck said european fans and not the game will be the element scourged. A Good people and Good fans wont allow you to handle them like that a Luck said from his downtown Frankfurt office thursday afternoon. Before an official announcement had been made by the league Luck called the daily news report  the newspaper report also said that nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue wants to create a division overseeing All of the leagues International activities the Olaf the american bowl series and product merchandising. Tagliabue said he May establish nil offices in Europe and Japan for that reason. The world league suffered dismal television ratings in 1991 and poor attendance in some markets like Raleigh Durham which Drew less than 4,000 fans for its season finale. But in Europe where the league has flourished with bulging attendance figures suspending the league for next season a would be shooting itself in the foot a Luck said. A a it a the once bitten twice shy mentality. German fans Arentt stupid. If they suspend the season i think attendance Over Here will decrease significantly in �?T93. You can to treat fans like that. A none of the nil owners experienced the excitement of a game in London Frankfurt or Barcelona where the leagues european division played a Luck said. Galaxy hosted 51,653 fans for its regular season finale with Sacramento and had sold 15,000 season tickets for �?T92. Luck a staff will have to refund those payments then a look for new jobs a As he told them. London averaged 40,000 fans for its five Home games at Wembley and Frankfurt averaged 30,000. But not All european division Gas Are giving up Hope. Candida Wenham assistant pm of the Olaf Champion London monarchs had called the daily news report a pure speculation a and that a it would be incorrect to comment on speculation surrounding a meeting that Hasni to happened  Bruce Dworshak the we aft a european coordinator was in the United states and could not be reached for comment. A tf16 other North american teams played in new York Orlando Montreal Birmingham Ala. Sacramento cabf., and san  sports College football schedules a Page 22 fielder clouts 40th, tigers win a Page 26 Hershiser helps . Rout astros a Page 26 i . Women earn Silver in gymnastics a Page 27 fight s still on Holyfield says new Vns a Niph _  l. A new York up heavyweight Champion evander Holyfield said wednesday he supports Mike Tyson a decision to proceed with their nov. 8 heavyweight title bout despite the challenger s being indicted on rape charges. A not guilty plea was entered for Tyson who was booked and posted $30,000 bail in Indianapolis on wednesday two Days after he was indicted on charges of raping an 18-year-old Beauty pageant contestant. He and Champion Lolly yield have been scheduled to fight at two views of Tyson a Page 25 Las vegas since july. T"1 not the judge of the situation a Holyfield said from his Houston training Camp in a conference Call with reporters a i just know Tyson As a Boxer. The fight is a business Issue its not a personal Issue. Its All about boxing. My Job is to go in and train  a Holyfield declined to express his opinions on rape in general and refused to blame Tyson for jeopardizing the Champion s $30 million purse. A Mike will alays be Mike a Holyfield said. A a he a willing to fight. Its the Only thing 1 can ask him to  Holyfield realizes if he wins his Victory May be diminished by Tyson a problems. A a they re Gonna say a the Man had pressure a Holyfield said remembering the constant retractions made about his fighting an out of shape Douglas and 42-year-old Foreman. A when my career is Over they might be Able to View it