European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 12,1992 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Ito quits skating to do other things from wire reports Tokyo a olympic Silver medallist and former world Champion Midori Ito has decided to retire from competitive figure skating her employer announced saturday. Ito 22, informed the Japan skating federation and 1 the Prince hotels her employer a that she wants to retire from the sport a to do other things a Prince hotel spokesman Kenji Sekiya said. A she said she has reached her limits physically and wants to do other things beside skating a Sekiya said. A it is her Choice and we respect her  Ito whose parents Are divorced has lived with her coach Machiko Yamada in Central Japan since she was 12 years old. Midori Ito t0 chose not to compete in last months world championships because of a cold and had said she did not plan to compete in any further events this  takes Cycle pole Eastern Creek Australia a australian Michael Doohan confirmed his favorite a role for the 500cc australian motorcycle grand prix by cementing pole position for sundays race in saturdays final practice session. Doohan powered his factory Honda nor around the tight 2.44-mile Eastern Creek circuit West of Sydney in 1 minute 30.756 seconds at an average Speed of 96.886 Miles per hour. Reigning world Champion Wayne Rainey of the United states starts second with a time of 1 31.193. I Snead charged in Accident Waynesboro a. A Sam Snead faces two traffic charges stemming from a collision that took place while the three time Winner of the masters was driving to the tournament. One Man was seriously injured in the Accident. Snead 79, was slightly injured and charged with driving too fast for conditions and disregarding a traffic control device after a three car Accident  s 62 ties record Hattiesburg miss. Mike Donald tied a tournament record former . Open runner up Mike Donald tied a tournament record with an 8-Unoer-Par 62 on Friday to take a two shot Lead after two rounds of the Deposit guaranty Golf classic. Donald cruised through the 6,280-Yard Hattiesburg country club course with seven birdies and an Eagle As he dropped to 10-under 130 for the tournament. Don sports on the air Mim  an television sunday basketball a Milwaukee at Philadelphia or new York at Detroit 7 . Golf a masters final round 10 . Monday baseball a Texas at Minnesota 2 . Tuesday baseball a Atlanta at Cincinnati 1 30 .seb television sunday Golf a masters final round 10 . Monday baseball a Texas at Minnesota 2 . Tuesday baseball a Atlanta at Cincinnati 1 30 .afn, seb radio sunday baseball a san Francisco at Atlanta 8 06 . Monday baseball a Texas at Minnesota 2 . Tuesday baseball Philadelphia at new York 1 30 . Aid had a Chance to set a tournament record 61, but missed a 5-foot Par put on the 18th  lifts Roe in Jersey la Moye Jersey a a Chip in for Eagle two holes from Home saturday enabled englishman Mark Roe to open up a two stroke Lead in the $375,000 Jersey open which was interrupted several times because of sea fog. Roes Eagle took him ahead of fellow englishmen Peter Mitchell and Derrick Cooper and Portugal a Daniel Silva As he posted a 4-under-Par 68 in the third round taking him to 14-under-Par 202.devers tops qualifiers Canandaigua . A Scott Devers completed the 56-game qualifying with a 225 average and earned the top seed in the Stepladder finals of the $225,000 Bowling proprietors association . Open on Friday. Devers a 30-year-old from Richmond ind., is a fou time Aba Champion but has not finished better than seventh in any event this  begins comeback Midland Texas a California Angel Pitcher Bert Blyleven a Long Battle to return from two shoulder surgeries begins a definitive phase sunday when he makes his first Start for the Angels a affiliate at Midland. A everything has been very positive. Every time in be thrown in be Felt stronger and stronger a the 41-year-old right hander said of his extended Spring work at the Angels Complex in  passes tests Santa Clara Calif. A Joe Montana cleared the latest hurdle in his comeback from Elbow surgery with nothing More troubling than some Rusty footwork. Montana trying at 35 to come Back from the Elbow injury that sidelined him All last season went through a variety of throwing routines. A this told me two things a Montana said. A one that my  feels pretty Good. The other is that its a Little different dropping Back throwing with timing. I almost tripped Over my feet a couple of  Young faces surgery Denver a Michael Young the Denver Broncos leading receiver last season will undergo surgery to Correct a herniated disc in his lower Back next tuesday team officials said. Or. Robert Watkins will perform the operation in los Angeles using a technique called a Micro  Young is expected to be out of service from four to six months which would mean he would miss All of training Camp and part of the 1992  Back sidelines Daugherty Richfield Ohio a Center Brad Daugherty bothered by a sore Back remained in Cleveland while the rest of the Cavaliers travelled to new Jersey for Friday nights 110-86 loss to the nets. Daugherty was examined Friday at the Cleveland clinic because of a muscle Strain in his lower Back cars spokesman Bob Zink said. He is listed As  nears defender finals san Diego a Dennis Conner made All the right moves with stars amp stripes and gave Kanza no Chance to make any in the americans cup semifinals on Friday. Conner the defending americans cup skipper played the wind shifts right and beat Kanza by 1 minute 11 seconds to end his two race losing Streak and Clinch no worse than a sail off for a spot in the defender finals. Stars amp stripes led the whole race sailing the eight leg 20.03-Milc course in 2 hours 57 minutes 51  out clowns Langley Montreal a Dave Hilton of Canada beat Steve Langley of the United states on Friday night in an unusual Junior middleweight fight that developed As a Laugher of sorts then ended in controversy. Referee Tony Crivello stopped the fight at 2 31 of the eighth round and declared Hilton the Winner. The decision angered Langley As Well As the crowd of 1.500, and brought to an end some unusual behaviour. After one flurry by Hilton Langley began clowning around in the ring and actually started laughing. The jocularity proved contagious surprisingly and soon spread to Hilton the referee and the crowd. That All changed once Crivello halted the fight. Hilton has a 29-1-2  Dame drops wrestling South Bend ind. A wrestling is being dropped As a varsity sport at notre Dame effective with the end of the current season athletic director Dick Rosenthal said Friday. Fran Mccann who compiled a 50-53-1 record in eight years As coach is expected to stay at notre  prevents Hometown final Barcelona Spain a Magnus Gustafsson ignored a sore  to defeat Sergi bruguera 6-4, 7-5 in saturdays semifinals of the Condo de Godo tournament preventing an All Barcelona final. Carlos Costa a member of the real Tennis club that is hosting the $800,000 Clay court tournament earlier won the other semifinal 6-3, 6-3 Over Alberto Mancini. Spence tops . Qualifiers with tactical Marathon win by Bert Rosenthal a track writer Columbus Ohio Steve Spence the 1991 Bronze medallist at the world championships ran a smart controlled race saturday in winning the . Menus olympic trials Marathon. Joining Spence on the team that will represent the United states at Barcelona were de Eyestone a 1988 olympian and Bob Kempainen competing in Only his second Marathon. Spence who never led until breaking away from Eyestone and Kempainen taking the Lead for the first time Between Miles 25 and 26, was timed in 2 hours 12 minutes 43 seconds. Eyestone was clocked in 2 12 50 and Kempainen in 2 12 53. Keith Brantly became the first alternate finishing fourth in 2 14 16, and Bill Reifsnyder the 1991 Columbus Marathon Winner was fifth in 2 15 44. It was his third consecutive impressive performance for Spence. The deeply focused Spence had see Page 20 for More olympics news won the 1990 Columbus Marathon before his third place finish in the world championships at Tokyo last sept. 1, where he was the first american male to win a medal in a major International Marathon since Frank Shorter took the Silver at the 1976 olympics. The biggest curiosity going into the race was Alberto Salazar. Would he return to the form that made him the world s Tod marathoner during the Early 1980s, when he won the new York City Marathon three consecutive years 1980-82 and the Boston Marathon once 1982 ? or would he resemble the struggling distance runner who has not run a Marathon since finishing a dismal 15th at the 1984 olympics even he was Uncertain about which Salazar would show up a the Good or the bad. A a in be approached this race very Low key a he said. A a in a not expecting much. A my training has been going All right but i done to know where in a at. I can to predict off my workouts How Well ill do. I used to be Able to do that. Not  Salazar found out Early where he was at. After struggling through 7.3 Miles he dropped out. Leg injuries a thyroid deficiency and a blood disorder have combined to Rob the 33-year-old Salazar of Many of the skills he possessed. In the past eight years he has limped through workouts and raced infrequently and ineffectively. Despite the physical ailments he has continued to train in Hopes that he would be healthy enough to be competitive again. He prefers not to discuss the setbacks saying a talking about them is  the first three finishers earned $56,000, $46,000 and $36, Kkt respectively. They joined Janis Klecker fran Cie Larrieu Smith and Cathy of Brien on the . Marathon team. The women qualified at Houston in january