European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 27, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 30,000 Welcome Ite to packers by Frank Elt Manthe associated press Reggie White s Impact on the Greenbay packers defense was expected. His Impact on the fans is something else. It was incredible White said after an estimated 30,000 people showed up Sun Day to watch the packers take part in an intr squad scrimmage at Lambeau  i walked out there and saw All those people that was an experience like none other. To see this Many peo ple out for a professional scrimmage is incredible he said. White was the target of intense bidding by numer Ous nil teams after last season. He finally agreed to a $17 million Deal with the packers. Every time the Public address an Whiten Uncur mentioned White the crowd cheered. White who signed with the packers As a free agent after eight sea sons in Philadelphia finished with two tackles and no sacks seeing action on is  packers play their first exhibition game saturday in Canton Ohio against the los Angeles raiders. W zt2 a f11 Mittak a. .51. Nil Camps 49ers pro bowl running Back Ricky Walters and san Francisco agreed on a two year contract sunday. Terms were not 0dis-closed. Walters missed 12 Days of training Camp but said he had worked out during the holdout and was anxious to carry the football again. He was to join the club in time for its departure monday for Barcelona Spain where the 49ers and Pittsburgh steel replay an exhibition game sunday. Oilers Wilber Marshall who left the Washington redskins to sign a $2.75 million contract with Houston was the first vat Cran to report to the oilers train Irig  has reunited with defensive coordinator buddy Ryan who also joined the oilers this season. Marshall played for Ryan As a Rookie with the Chicago bears and said he does t mind his coach s reputation for pointed criticism. That s just him you be got to get used to that arid realize to s just buddy mar shall said. You take heart and keep  sea Hawks Seattle said there was nothing new to report about the status of no show Cor Tel Kennedy and holdout Rick Mirer. Kennedy last season s nil defensive player of the year is under contract and is being fined $4,000 a Day for missing training Camp. He is seeking a contract Extension. Mirer a quarterback from notre Dame was the second player chosen in april s nil draft. Bears Rookie tight end Chris Gedney Chi Cago s third round draft pick will miss eight to 10 weeks with a broken Collar Bone. The 6-foot-6, 254-Pounder was injured during saturday s scrimmage. Gedney was a first team All America selection after grabbing 34 passes for 587 Yards and five touchdowns at Syracuse last sea  Indianapolis officials confirmed Sun Day that owner Robert Irsay met the Day before with Leigh Steinberg who serves As agent for holdout quarterback Jeff George and linebacker Duane Bicket. Spokesman Greg Ellis said there were no agreements reached with either player. George been absent since Camp began july 15. Team officials said he has not contacted them to explain the holdout and George has refused to talk with the Media. Saints tight end Irv Smith the second of new Orleans two first round draft choices signed a four year contract with an option year. Smith had said he would sit out the season rather than take a contract with out an option year. Willie Roaf the saints first draft Choice had already signed a contract with an option year. Rams arthroscopic surgery revealed a torn cartilage and a Bone Chip in running Back David Lang s right knee. Expected to Bat the first round draft pick Jerome Bettis for a starting Job Lang will miss eight to 12 weeks the rams said. The prognosis came As a Shock because an Fri done saturday showed no dam age. Surgery showed damage in an area of the knee the scan was unable to see. Eagles Philadelphia officials Hope to sign no. 1 draft pick Lester Holmes before the team departs for Tokyo on tuesday. In my opinion it s critical that Lester Holmes go to Tokyo eagles contract negotiator Bob Wallace said. The eagles play the saints on saturday in Tokyo. =r?s5ffi"j =r5-��tti�wli? american defender Desmond Armstrong deflects shot past . Goalie Tony Meola for mexican goal in sunday s Gold cup Battle. Mexico whips . For Gold cup Mexico City a Mexico battered the United states 4-0 sunday to boost its rising soccer fortunes while win Ning the Gold cup championship of the North Central american and Caribbean football federation. Ignacio Ambriz scored Mexico s first goal in the Lith minute with a powerful kick from 30 Yards out that whizzed just past the left Side of the . Goaltender Tony Meola. At 31 minutes Luis Roberto aves vague fired a pass to a mexican team mate. When Desmond Armstrong tried to intercept for the americans he in Stead deflected the shot into his own net giving Mexico a 2-0 advantage. Vague got the third score in the 69th minute after taking a pass off the Chestand firing past Meola. Exactly 10 minutes later Guillermo Cantu scored Mexico s final goal to the Roar of the capacity crowd of 120,00 wild partisans at Aztec stadium. The Victory stamped Mexico As a regional soccer Power. Earlier this year Mexico qualified for the 1994 world cup to be played in the United states. It also was Sweet revenge for Mexico whose soccer fortunes have been Dow for years and included a loss to the United states at the first Gold cup held i los Angeles in 1991. In an earlier match sunday Devon Jarret scored with a minute remaining to give Jamaica a 1-1 draw with Costa Rica and a share of third place in the con Cacao Gold cup. Foy Guthrie had scored for Costa Rica in the 10th minute after a run Down the right Side. Bolivia wins shocker Over Brazil 2-0 la Paz Bolivia a none hand it was a Victory to re Joice perhaps the biggest soccer Triumph the country has Ever enjoyed. On the other it was a setback that brought embarrassment to what has always rated among the most powerful soccer nations in the world. Brazil a three time world cup Champion was stunned 2-0 by Bolivia on sunday its first loss Ever in world cup qualifying. Marco Antonio Etcheverry electrified a crowd of 55,000 at olym Pic stadium when he scored with three minutes left and Alvaro Pena scored two minutes later All but clinching the country s biggest soccer Victory. The loss was a National embarks sment for Brazil which tied Ecuador 0-0 last week. Brazil had been 24-0-7 in world cup qualify ing and won the tournament in 1958,1962 and 1970. It was its first loss to Bolivia since 1979. Thousands of bolivians celebrated on City streets bringing traffic in la Paz to a standstill. People waving flags honked their car horns and shouted Long live  Bolivia has t qualified for the world cup since 1950, when it got in automatically after Argentina withdrew. Bolivian president Jaime Paz Zamora hailed sunday s Victory As an indication of the country s growing character. Aji estimated 140 million Brazil ians watched on television As their team which arrived in la Paz ear Lier in the Day battled bolivian players and the thin air of la Paz which is 12,000 feet above sea level. Bolivia 2-0which routed Venezuela 7-1 last week leads group b of South american qualifying