European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 17,1992 the stars and stripes c Page 27 Winter . Sled bobs up 7th by the associated press la Plagne France a Herschel walkers Best pushing was too Little and too late to give the United states an anticipated olympic medal sunday in the two Man bobsled. Not to worry the Minnesota Vikings running Back promised. There a always next weekend and the four Man Competition. Walker and Brian Shimer the Driver of Usa i moved up two spots to finish seventh .69 seconds behind the Gold medal duo of Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin of Switzerland. A a it a disappointing but like i said we re not going to give up a Walker said after he and Shimer posted the Best . Two Man finish since a fifth place in 1980. Quot Brian and i for the time that we be done things we be gotten better and better. There a no doubt i was expecting More i think Brian was expecting More. A we came in with the attitude that we had a Chance to win and we did have a Chance to win. I think that a the key there knowing you have the  even after placing ninth in saturdays two runs Walker thought he and Shimer could climb into medal position. But walkers anticipated explosion at the Start never came. He had predicted times in the five second Range for the 50-meter Start but the sleds two times sunday were 6.11 and 6.07 seconds nowhere near the times of 5.99 and 5.98 registered by Silver medallists Rudolf Lochner and Markus Zimmerman of  Lead dance Albertville France a russians Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko May have sealed the Lead in ice dancing with a spirited polka sunday night. French stars Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay finished second in the original dance and moved from third in compulsory is to second Overall. The Home crowd favourites Excel in the free dance the last event. The task before them monday is to beat Klimova and Ponomarenko the 1989 and �?T90 world champions by two places to win the olympic Crown. To Nat a a feat the defending world champions never have managed. When the Duchesnaye completed their Spunky playful program dozens of Flowers were thrown onto the ice. But the crowds bouquets turned to Boos when the Marks came up. The Duches nays collection of 5.7s four5.8s 10 and 5.9s four placed them second in the original dance and second Overall. They were first with the British finnish hungarian and French judges third with the judge from the unified team. Sports wire Becker rally sinks courier from wire reports Brussels Belgium a Boris Becker rallied from a two set deficit and outlasted Jim courier in five gruelling sets in a Battle of the worlds top ranked player Ana the former no. 1 in the Donnay indoor championship of Tennis sunday. In an enthralling 4-hour, 54-minute match Becker beat courier 6-7 5-72-6, 7-6 12-107-6 7-57-5. Despite the defeat courier retained the top spot which he earned last week. Both players survived match Points in the hard fought match. Courier was on the Brink of Victory in the third set tiebreaker but was slowly worn Down by Beckers seemingly boundless Energy and  stuns Graf in Chicago Chicago a Jana Novotna upset top seed Steffi Graf 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals of the Virginia slims of Chicago Tennis tournament saturday night. Novotna seeded third on sunday was to face no. 2-seed Martina Navratilova who will be looking for a record 158th singles title. She and Chris Evert who retired in 1989, each have 157 victories. Navratilova beat Lori Mcneil 1-6,6-4,6-4 to reach the final. Jimmy Connors has the most menus singles titles at 109.washington, Ferreira in finals Memphis Tenn. A Mulivai Washington and Wayne Ferreira each moved within a step of their first professional title saturday with straight set semifinal victories at the $780,000 Federal express International. Washington a former Michigan All american who turned pro in 1989, ended Jimmy Connors stunning run Here with a 6-2,7-5 Victory. Ferreira of South Africa the no. 7 seed earned his shot at the $103,000 winners Check with a 56-minute, 6-2,6-3 Blitz past Amos Mansdorf of  stops Page in 8th Las vegas a Donovan a a razor Ruddock the last fighter to fight Mike Tyson ushered in the Post Tyson heavyweight Era on a most fitting note saturday. Ruddock used his powerful left Hook to finally Stop a game Greg Page at the end of the eighth round of their scheduled 10-round fight staking his claim to Challenge for the heavyweight title now held by evander Holyfield. Ruddock who Hadnot fought since losing a 12-round decision to Tyson last june was Rusty but showed flashes of a son like Power in his left hand in stopping Page after a bruising eight rounds in an indoor Arena. A i hit him hard and harder and harder a said Ruddock. A i knew Page had come to  Ruddock who improved to 26-3-1, earned $400,000, while Page 34-10, was paid $75,000.parry overhauls Norman Sydney Australia a Craig Parry shot a 5-under-Par 68 to pass six time Champion Greg Norman and win the australian masters Golt championship sunday. Parry finished with a 9-under-Par total of 283, three shots ahead of Norman who carded a final round 76. And remained win less since june 1990.zarley sets Pace at Tampa Tampa Fla. A Kermit Zarley who last won a professional Golf tournament eight years ago shot a 68 saturday to take a 1-stroke Lead going into the final round of the $450,000 get Sun coast senior event. Zarley who also held a 1-stroke Lead after fridays first round had a 9-under-Par 133 after 36 holes at the 6,638-Yard tournament players club. George Archer and Bobby Nichols each had 134 after both had rounds of 66 and 68.Hart not impressed with Lead Tucson Ariz. A Dudley Hart said it a does no to mean diddly that he has a 1-shot Lead after three rounds of the Northern telecoms open. A there Are so Many Guys within striking distance you blink your eyes and four of them will go by you a the 23-year-old Hart said saturday. Hart in his second season on the pea tour moved in front alone with a 7-under-Par 65 and took a Lead into the final round for the first time in his  takes title in Spain Malaga Spain a Vijay Singh of Fiji Sank a 30-foot putt for an Eagle at the 16th Hole in route to a 6-under-Par 66 sunday and won the tur Espana masters Golf tournament. Singh began the round four shots behind third round Leader Gary Evans of England who shot a Par 72 and finished second two shots behind Singh a 11-under 277.Brett ties the knot los Angeles a George Brett the Kansas City royals All time hit Leader Lias Given up the singles scene. Brett 38, and Leslie Davenport 27, of Kansas City were married saturday in a private ceremony. The marriage was the first for both Davenport and Brett who met about a 16 months ago at a party in Kansas  eyes full time baseball Atlanta a Deion Sanders said saturday night he a leaning Tot Oard a baseball career Over football. A i want to be successful in baseball and everyone knows what it takes for me to be successful a Sanders said. A this is the Way in a leaning. The Only Way in a going to be successful in baseball is to do it full  to get $4.5 million in 92 Pittsburgh a Doug Drabek who beat the Pittsburgh pirates in salary arbitration in each of the last two seasons avoided a hearing by agreeing saturday to a $4.5 million one year contract. Drabek the 1990 no by Young award Winner was seeking $4.9 million in arbitration. The pirates were offering $3,685,000, making the settlement $208,000 above the midpoint. Monday 9 . 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