European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stich Edberg Chang fall by Stephen Wilson Paris a first Michael Stich then Stefan Edberg and finally Michael Chang. In one stunning Day three of the top five menus seeds were knocked out of the French open. After five Days of relative Calm upsets jolted the tournament at its Halfway Point saturday and left the Bottom half of the menus draw with no big names. The first to go was Stich the reigning Wimbledon Champion and no. 4 seed. He was outclassed in straight sets by flamboyant Frenchman Henri Leconte 76 7-36-4,6-4. Edberg seeded no. 2, was ousted by Andrei Cherkasov of Russia 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 7-4. Chang no. 5, saved eight match Points in the fifth set before bowing to Sweden a Nicklas Kulti 7-6 7-52-6,6-3,3-6,8-6. Two other menus seeds were eliminated a no. 12 Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands and no. 13 Aaron Krickstein of the United states who was forced to retire with a foot Blister while losing 6-2, 1-0 to Uruguay a Marcelo Filippini. No. 7 Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia remained the Only seeded player in the Bot French open Tom half of the draw. The top half is still loaded with big names including americans Jim courier Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi a All of whom will be in action on sunday. While the top men faltered the women continued to avoid any major upsets. No. 1 Monica Seles no. 3 Gabriela Sabatini and no. 5 Jennifer Capriati All advanced to the round of 16. Seles needed just 45 minutes to beat Lori Mcneil of the United states 6-0, 61 Sabatini downed Frances Julie a lard 6-1, 6-3 and Capriati rallied to beat czechoslovak Karina Hab Sudrova 4-6, 64,6-3. The Days most dramatic match was that Between Chang the 1989 French open Champion Ana Kulti the 21-year-old swede who beat John Mcenroe in the first round earlier this week. A win or lose i can walk away and say it was a Heck of a match Quot Chang said. With Kulti leading 5-4 in the fifth set Chang saved four match Points to hold serve attacking on Short balls and moving up to net to close out the Points. With Kulti leading 7-6, Chang fought off another four match Points before the swede finally put it away. Kulti teed off on a forehand passing shot and Chang could barely get his Racket on a lunging forehand Volley. A the knew that he Wasny to expected to win and he was Able to just go out and swing Quot Chang said. A at the end some of the shots he was hitting were pretty incredible. When he hits the Ball that Good you can to really do  Edberg could do Little against Cherkasov a hard hitting Baseline ranked no. 34 in the world. Edberg tried serve and Volley he tried coming in on Cherkasova a serve. But the russian passed him time and again with his two handed backhand. A i think i played maybe the Best match of my career Quot Cherkasov said. A everything was working today. My pasing shot was  Edberg said he Felt mentally sapped after his five set win Over Gabriel Marcus on Friday. A a it a always going to take a Little out of you when you play a match like the one yesterday he said. A i still had a fighting spirit today but i had a Little bit less men the stars and stripes june 1,1992 Page 28 Tal  Edberg looked like he might be Able to get Back into the contest after saving two match Points at 5-5 in the third set and breaking in the next game for a 6-5 Lead. But he failed to serve out the set As Cherkasov broke at love to Force a tiebreaker. Cherkasov reached match Point at 6-3 in the tiebreaker when the chair Umpire overruled the Linesman and called his serve Good for an Ace. The Center court fans whistled in protest. Penguins use Luck to grab 3-0-Lead Black Hawks Steve Lanner hits the pc alter tangling with penguins Jim Paek in game 3. By Ken Rappoport Chicago a Good Goa tend ing Good defense and Good Fortune put the Pittsburgh penguins in commanding position to win their second straight Stanley cup. With goaltender Tom Barrasso at his Best a and Luckiest a the penguins beat the Chi go Blackhawk 1-0 on saturday night in a High tension thriller at noisy Chicago stadium to take a 3-0 Lead in the Best-of-7 Stanley cup finals. The defending champions can Complete a sweep of the Blackhawk in game 4 on monday night and become the first team to win Back to Back nil titles since Edmonton did it in 1987 and 1988. The 3-0 Hole is a big one for the Blackhawk to climb out of. Only one team in nil history has come Back from a 3-0 deficit to win the finals a the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs. Barrasso and the penguins defense formed a devastating combination for the Blackhawk on saturday night. The Only goal of the game was scored by Kevin Stevens at 15 26 of the first period and that Sall Barrasso needed As he made 27 saves Many of them spectacular. Barrasso was Lucky too a two Chicago shots hit the Post in the first period As he recorded the second playoff shutout of his career. His first came against the Minnesota North stars in last years 8-0 cup clinching game. Typical of Barrasso work was a great Stop on Brian Noonan on a rebound with 8 08 left in the game. A couple of min pc Stanley cup finals utes later Barrasso stored Noonan on a breakaway. And with a Little Over a minute left Barrasso got his Blocker on a close in shot by Michel Goulet. Along with the two Chicago shots that hit the posts by Chris Chelios and Steve Larmer the penguins also had a bit of Luck with their goal. Stevens happened to be in the right lace when a shot by Jim Paek from the left Point deflected off a Blackhawk hit Stevens and went into the net. Otherwise Belfour had an equally Good night in goal for the Blackhawk with his Best performance of the series. With their 10th straight Victory the penguins became Only the third team in nil history to win 10 straight games in the playoffs. The others who accomplished that feat included the 1970 Boston Bruins and this years Blackhawk team which won a record 11 straight before losing three in a Row to the penguins. It was the first 1-0 game in a Stanley cup final in six years. Montreal a Patrick Roy shut out Calgary 1-0 in game 6 of the 1986 finals. Barrasso has not allowed a goal in the last 89 36 and has surrendered Only one in the last seven periods. The Blackhawk pulled Belfour for an extra attacker with 55 seconds left but forfeited the Man advantage when Che major pen r jumping Senseman Larry Murphy. Gelios was Given a major penalty and a game misconduct for jumping penguins de-9ja . Soccer team beats Ireland a Page 21 Thunder roars into bowl a Page 22 Porter shouldering Load for blazers a Page 25 Bonilla puts plug on Boos a Page 26 Lemieux says hit was intentional Chicago Amario Lemieux broke his silence and accused Adam Graves of the new York rangers of intentionally hurting him in the second round of the Stanley cup playoffs. A it was intentional no question about it Quot the Pittsburgh Center said As he prepared for the third game of the Stanley cup finals on saturday night against the Chicago  never been hit that hard in my  Lemi Cux a left hand was broken when Graves slashed him Early in the second game of the Patrick division finals. Graves who was assessed a minor penalty played the third game then was suspended for the rest of the series while Lemieux sat on the sidelines with the injury. The Pittsburgh superstar was expected to be out for a month but came Back to play in game 2 of the Wales conference finals against Boston in what seemed like a miraculous recovery to some. Lemieux was angry when it was suggested that he faked a serious injury. P it a a there a always _ _ _ be in the world Quot he said. A a they can be Ieve whatever they want. My hand was broken. If it was Only bruised i would have been Back  Lemieux said there was a no question Quot in his mind that the slash which came at the Start of a Pittsburgh Power play was premeditated. Graves nit Lemieux with a two hander across the gloves. A a in a not saying Roger Neilson told Graves to go after me Quot Lemieux said a but he told his players to go after