European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 19, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 21prep Pickin s Spring game plan taking shape its Spring again not Calendar Wise until saturday and judging by the Stormy conditions under which the Dodds Ger Many Bennor soccer teams played last week certainly not weather Wise. But things have begun to fall in place As far As the Germany Bennor Spring sports venues Are concerned. The Central european track and Field finals and the be gymnastics championships had to be advanced to mid week because of scheduling conflicts at German facilities but they have been set for Munich and Niernberg respectively. Track and Field finals Competition takes place at Dante stadium wednesday and thursday May 2021 the gymnasts go at it wednesday thursday and Friday May 20-22. Triple a and double a track and Field championships have been scheduled at Wurzburg and Mannheim respectively and Ansbach once again will stage the Southern regional. Site of the Northern championships still was undetermined As of tuesday. All four meets Are scheduled May 15-16, with the top four winners in each event both boys and girls advancing to the Central europeans. Augsburg a Tarshia Bronner shattered the shot put record with a toss of 43 feet 12 inches in the Southern regional at Ansbach. She was unable to better her own Mark in the Cess but she a Back again this year to take another shot at it. The draw Down has afflicted the gymnastics program somewhat reducing it to a 10-schools program according to Hahn coach Tom Richards. The gymnasts who compete on three Levels a beginner intermediate and advanced compulsory and option Alben Abrams programs a have always gone directly to the Central europeans and will do so again at Niernberg. Germany big schools and Small schools tournaments Are on the soccer Agenda again. The big schools Competition is scheduled May 15-16, the Small schools the following week. The top four teams from Germany aaa and a qualify for the big schools meet the girls at the a champions pitch the boys at the aaa locale. The Small schools format is completely different. The Champion boys and girls from the Bennor a South and a North leagues automatically qualify for tournament Competition. So do the conference tournament winners unless they Are the league champions too. In that Case the tourney runner up qualities. Bad Kreuz Nach will stage All the a North eliminations Augsburg has All the a South Competition. Bronner the Bennor girls compete at Bonn. No Bennor boys site has been finalized As yet. Those tourneys Are All May 16. Berlin is the site of both the Small schools championships. A a a thirty two boys and 30 girls have been nominated by their respective coaches for the 1992 stars and stripes All Europe basketball teams. Selecting the teams As always promises to be a tedious chore not to mention choosing the players and coaches of the year. The 1992 All Europe squads will be announced next week. Head coach Tom Leblanc has made a change in the roster for the All Star team which will represent Dodds Germany in the Cholet cadets basketball tournament april 18-20 in Cholet France. Frankfurt a Webster Langhorne the first alternate when the official tryouts were staged two weeks ago has been picked to replace Nurnberg a Terrell dial who encountered some disciplinary problems a Gyp Day. On senior Gyp Day. Langhorne the Star and strip Becker plays second fiddle to Mancini Alberto Mancini makes Boris Becker sing the blues key Biscayne Fla. Apr Boris Becker and Florida go together like sauerkraut and key Lime pie. Becker has entered the International players championships sue times and never reached the quarterfinals. Alberto Mancini of Argentina eliminated the third ranked German in tuesdays fourth round 4-6, 6-1,6-4. A i have some time off now a five More Days than i expected to a Becker said. Also sidelined was John Mcenroe who lost to Richard Krajicek of Holland 7-6 7-36-4. Mcenroe had three set Points in the first set and blew a 40-love Lead serving the final game. A that was the whole match a he said. A i could have won in straight sets. I done to have any explanation. I just did no to play the big Points the top seeds in the women a bracket continued to win. Steffi Graf had the toughest time eking out a 7-6 7-45-7, 6-4 Victory Over Kimiko Date who double faulted on the final Point. A i was sure she was going to do it a Graf said with an embarrassed laugh. A probably it was More Hope than anything else but i thought she could do the second ranked Graf and no. 3 Gabriela Sabatini were both stretched to three sets for the first time in the tournament. Sabatini beat Brenda Schultz of Holland 6-1, 6-7 1-76-0. Top ranked Monica Seles who has lost 11 games in three matches beat Radka a Bubakova 6-1, 6-2. No. 4 seed Arantha Sanchez Vicario won when Barbara Rittner retired with a Back injury trailing 6-1, 2-1, and no. 5 Jennifer Capriati edged no. 9 Zina Garrison 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Also advancing to the quarterfinals were unseeded Amanda Cortzer of South Africa Mary Joe Fernandez of Miami and Amy Frazier of Rochester Hills Mich. In menus play top ranked Jim courier swept Carl Uwe Steeb 7-6 7-56-2. No. 4 Pete Sampras beat Wall Masur 7-6 734-6, 6-2, and Michael Chang rallied past Markus Zolecke 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Qualifier Robbie Weiss who upset Stefan Edberg on monday lost to Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland 6-2, 6-2. The other Quarter finalists Are russian Andrei Cherkasov and unseeded Diego Nargiso of Italy ranked 100th. Beckers career record in the tournament fell to 9-6. He said key Biscayne a wind and slow hard courts tax serve and vol Leyers. A you really have to work for your put joints a he said. A a that a Why its difficult a or players like Stefan and Mancini a Clay court specialist ranked 24th, turned the match around by keeping Becker away from the net. A after the first set i started playing deep and he did no to come in too much a Mancini said. A the had to rally from the Baseline and that a what he does no to the 21-year-old Date ranked 25th, had six double faults but did Little else wrong against Graf. A a in be struggled with my serve in this tournament she said through a translator. A i did no to want to think of that. At match Point i was a Little bit Date grinned As she Shook hands with Graf after the final Point. A she said she played a great match and was really Happy with the Way she was playing Quot Graf said. A she was happier than me. A i done to think i was up to standards. My forehand was really off. I did no to know where i was hitting Sabatini wore Down the 6-foot-2, 170-Pound Schultz who has the fastest serve on the women a tour. A after i broke her in the second game of the last Petit looked like she was a Little bit tired Quot Sabatini said. Nil slows expansion Pace cuts list to 7 cities by Dave Goldberg Phoenix a the nil slowed the Pace of its expansion process tuesday stating in the strongest language it has yet used that the Uncertain labor situation could delay its scheduled expansion to 30 teams in 1994. The possible delay was announced As the league Cut its original list of applicants for two expansion franchises from 11 cities to seven eliminating san Antonio Honolulu Nashville and Raleigh Durham from the list of contenders. But More significant was the decision to slow Down the process under which the two new teams were scheduled to be chosen next october for play to begin in 1994. T the decision was made by commissioner Paul Tagliabue and the expansion committee which specifically cited the scheduled june 15 trial of an antitrust suit filed by a group of players seeking free Agency. A it is the present judgment of the commissioner and the committee that current labor management in particular the june 15 Mcneil trial create substantial uncertainties regarding the expansion timetable a the league said in a statement. Unless these issues Are soon settled or favourably resolved this could be a significant impediment to making final decisions this fall to expand for 1994.&Quot Freeman Mcneil of the new York jets is the Lead plaintiff in a suit that could Lead to free Agency if the players win. Last month the Case finally was scheduled for trial after years of pre trial motions. The seven cities now left Are three that formerly had nil franchises a Baltimore Oakland and St. Louis a plus Memphis Charlotte Jacksonville and Sacramento. Tagliabue said the list will probably be reduced by two More at the leagues May meeting in los Angeles e with Baltimore St. Louis Memphis and Charlotte appearing to be the front runners to remain. In the Only other action taken tuesday owners approved a modification of the blocking rules Banning Cut blocks by running backs. The change stemmed from a play in a game last season Between the new York jets and Detroit when a Low Block by fullback Brad Baxter of the jets resulted in a season ending knee injury to nose tackle Jerry Ball of the Lions. On wednesday the owners Are scheduled to vote again to renew instant replay for another year
