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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 12, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 23 sports wire celtics Send Shaw to heat for Douglas from wire reports Boston a the Boston celtics traded guard Brian Shaw to the Miami heat in Exchange for guard Sherman Douglas late Friday night. The Deal was announced after the celtics dropped a 104-94 decision to the Minnesota Timber wolves. Shaw did not play in the game. Executive vice president Dave Gavitt said he expected Douglas to join the celtics in time for saturday nights game in new York against the kicks. Douglas is in his third year in the Aba and recently signed a Multi year contract to end a holdout with the heat. The los Angeles lakers made an offer to Douglas but the heat matched it. Shaw rejoined the celtics last season after spending the 1989-1990 season playing in Italy. In 17 games this season Shaw averaged 10.3 Points per game. Skater wins 3 weeks after surgery Orlando Fla. A after three consecutive years As runners up and less than three weeks after she underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured ovarian cyst april Sargent Thomas of Ogdensburg n.y., and Russ Wither by of Cincinnati won the dance championship Friday night at the u. S. Figure skating championships. Rachel Mayer of Wellesley mass., and Peter Breen of Brockton mass., finished second after the third phase of the Competition the free dance to earn the Only other . Dance berth for the Winter olympics next month at Albertville France. Defending National champions Elizabeth Punsalan of Sheffield Lake Ohio and Jerod Swallow of Northville mich., had a fall a rarity in dance and finished third. Later Friday night Kristi Yamaguchi 20, of Fremont Calif., won the women s original program Worth one third of the total score. Defending National titlist Tonya Harding fell on her trademark triple Axel and finished third. Nancy Kerrigan the world and National Bronze medallist wound up second. Huber upsets Novotna Sydney a Anke Huber became the youngest semifinalist in the history of the new South Wales open Friday when the 17-year-old German upset defending Champion Jana Novotna in straight sets at the $485,00 tuneup for the australian open. Guy forget and Emilio Sanchez each won menus semifinals to set up their meeting in the menus final. Forget beat David Wheaton 6-2, o-2, and Sanchez Defeated Omar Camporese 6-4,7-6 8-6. Joining Huber in the women a semifinals will be top seed Gabriela Sabatini Sanchez a sister Arantha Sanchez Vicario and Mary Joe Fernandez. Ivanisevic pulls out of tourney Adelaide Australia a defending Champion Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia pulled out of this years Rio International Challenge Friday during his match with world no. 1 Stefan Edberg. The swede was leading 3-6, 6-1 and 4-1 when Ivanisevic left the court because of badly blistered feet. However Edberg later announced he would not take any further part in the exhibition tournament because of  soreness and his scheduled saturday opponent Pete Sampras May not continue. This leaves the three players under Init in Clouds Only two Days before the australian open Wincn begins in Melbourne monday. Canadians Blank team Usa Detroit Sean Burke stopped 28 shots to record his first shutout in 24 games and Eric Lindros had a goal and two assists to Lead team Canada to a 5-0 Victory Over team Usa in a pre olympic exhibition. Burke who played for Canada in 1988, rejoined the Canadian team after failing to reach a contract agreement with the new Jersey devils. Canada broke a scoreless tie 3 42 into the second period when Lindros fed Jason Woolley who snapped the puck past Mike Dunham during a Power play. Faxon Purtzer Nab toc Lead Carlsbad Calif. Brad Faxon and Tom Purtzer grabbed the Lead after two rounds of the $800,000 in uni to tournament of champions at la Costa resort Friday with 6-under-Par two Day totals of 138. Faxon making his first appearance in the tournament of champions fired a 2-under-Par 70, while Purtzer matche Apar with a 72. Two other first timers Jay Don Blake and Billy Andrade were one shot behind with 5-under Par 139 s Tot. Lowing their first two rounds. It. In the senior pea Field Lee Trevino and Al Gei Gerger fired second round 5-under-Par 67s for 6-under Par 138 totals. Seniors Dewitt Weaver Chi Chi Rodriguez Bob Charles and defending Champion Bruce Crampton were tied for third with two Day totals of 143.Mitchell rebuts criticism Seattle a Kevin Mitchell one of baseball a biggest hitters says the he a unfairly been labelled As a troublemaker. �?o1 think in be got that Label because people done to know How to relate to me a he said Friday As he was introduced to the Media by the Seattle mariners. A a they done to know How to talk to me. Everybody thinks in be got an attitude. But they never came up and talked to me. They re always assuming that i have Ian attitude. Its All  Mitchell acquired in a Trade with the san Francisco giants on dec. 11, used his first visit to Seattle to rebut Sharp criticism from giants general manager Al Rosen. A a he a not going to Hurt new Mitchell said. A what Iver he says or however he Mitchell tries to put me Down its not going to Hurt my feelings. Not at  after the Trade Rosen and some of Mitchells teammates in san Francisco said Mitchell was a disruptive influence in the clubhouse. Mitchell was characterized after his Trade As a player who wanted to be  snaps walk record Hamilton Ontario a Debbie Lawrence of Kenosha wis., broke her own world record in the women a 1,500-meter walk Friday night at the Hamilton Spectator indoor games. Lawrence 30, set the Mark in 5 minutes 54.31 seconds breaking her previous Mark of 5 54.35.webb tops Bowling trials a Torrance Calif. Wayne Webb Defeated Marshall Holman 234-163 in the 42nd game of qualifying to earn the top seed for saturdays Stepladder finals of the professional bowlers association a Delco classic. Holman led by 17 pins heading into the final game but dropped to fourth place after the  sets 500-meter Mark Collalto Italy a american super Star Bonnie Blair set a rink record in 40.15 seconds As she skated to Victory in the 500-meter race of the women a world cup Speed skating Competition in this North italian resort  a defending olympic Champion and world record Holder who a shooting for another olympic title in Albertville next month beat China a Qia obo be who set a National record finishing runner up in 40.20. Germany a Monique Garbrecht edged dutch Christine a Fink for third place. Susan Auch was the top Canadian finisher in 8th place in 41.00 , Flaim Triumph Davos Switzerland a Dan Jansen won the 500-meter sprint and fellow american Eric Flaim took the 1,000-meter event saturday in the last world cup meet before next months olympics. Falko Zandstra of the Netherlands won the 1,500 race As the two Day Davos meet opened under Fine ice and weather conditions. World records were not in danger however. Jansen edged 1988 olympic Gold medallist Uwe Jens Mey in the 500. He finished in 36.72 seconds .07 faster than the German who used to skate for East Germany. Toshiyuki Kuroiwa of Japan was third at 37.20. The Victory lifted Jansen into a tie with Mey in the world cup 500-meter standings. Both have 119 Points. Flaim took a Tumble in saturday s 1,500 but came Back to Edge Kuroiwa in the 1,000 meters. The american finished .05 ahead with 1 14.04. Mey was third at 1 14.33. Kuroiwa stayed world cup Leader in the event. Flaim 1988 olympic Silver medallist in the 1,500, hit the ice when he hooked a Blade on his other  masters Kandahar Garmisch Parten Kirchen Germany a Markus Wasmeier of Germany mastered the Tough icy Kandahar course with a risky aggressive run to win saturdays world cup downhill that ended the olym Pic Hopes of three other racers. In an Accident plagued race Berni Huber of Germany starting third crashed and suffered a broken Bone in his Back pulled a muscle in his right thigh and injured his right ankle. Doctors said the season was Over for Huber who needed help from medics walking off the course. Atle skaardal of Norway also had his olympic season ended in another crash. Doctors said he Tore ligaments in his left foot and left knee was flying Home and would undergo surgery next week. Rob Boyd of Canada competing in his first race since Back surgery in october crashed and Tore ligaments in his right knee. Doctors said his season also was Over. Wasmeier was 38th out of the Gate and went fearlessly Down the course. Wasmeier posted a time of one minute 50.58 seconds edging Patrick Ortlieb of Austria who was second in 1 50.64. Another German the Surprise 1989 world downhill Champion Hansjoerg Tauscher was third in 1 51.35. It was his Best finish in a world cup  wins downhill sch runs Tscha guns Austria up1 Katja Seizinger of Germany saturday scored her second world cup career Victory while Petra Kronberger moved Back to the top of the Overall standings. Seizinger 19, finished the downhill in 1 minute and 18.01 seconds finishing 0.11 seconds ahead of second place austrian Sabine Ginther. Svetlana glad Shiva of Cis came in third with 1 18.17. Kronberger of Austria finished Only eighth but it was enough to move her Back to the top of the Overall standings table with 419 Points. Seizinger is second with 412 Points and third is Vreni Schneider of Switzerland is third with 380. Seizinger a Only previous world cup Triumph was in a super giant slalom at Santa Catena Italy before Christmas. She is Germany a leading medal Hope for the olympics in february but she was not totally pleased with her winning run saturday. Weekend sports on to radio Cwm european Tim an television sunday pro football a acc championship Denver at Buffalo 6 30 . Nil championship Detroit at Washington 10 . Monday pro hockey a los Angeles at new Jersey 1 30 . Tuesday College basketball a Kansas at Missouri 3 30  television sunday pro football a acc championship Denver at Buffalo 6 30 . Pfc championship Detroit at Washington 10 . Monday pro hockey a los Angeles at new Jersey 1 30 . Tuesday College basketball a Kansas at Missouri 3 30 .afn, seb radio sunday pro football a acc championship Denver at Buffalo 6 30 . Nil championship Detroit at Washington 10 . Tuesday College basketball Southern Illinois at Creighton 2 30   
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