European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 06, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Ryan Arlington Texas up Rafael Palmeiro hit a two run Homer to High Light a five run sixth inning wednesday night and Robin Ventura ignited a Bench Clearing Brawl by charging Nolan Ryan on the Mound in the midst of a 5-2 Texas rangers Victory Over the Chicago White sox. After Texas Juan Gonzalez was hit by a pitch in the second inning by loser Alex Fernandez 12-6, Ryan hit Ventura with a pitch in the third. Ventura took two Steps toward first win Brawl game see Page 33 for other games base and then ran right for Ryan who at 46 is the oldest player in the major leagues. Ryan however quickly got Ven Tura in a head lock and hit him in the head six times before players from both teams arrived at the Mound. Ventura and Chicago manager Gene Lamont were ejected from the game but Ryan was not. Ryan went on to throw seven innings to even his record at 3-3. Ryan allowed one earned run and improved his career record to 22-16 against the White sox. He walked two and struck out five. Tom Henke pitched .1vsscoreless innings for his 23rd save. Ventura singled Home the first run of the game off Ryan in the first inning. The White sox increased the Lead to 2-0 when Matt Merullo scored on an error by third baseman Dean Palmer. The rangers exploded for five runs in the sixth off Fernandez. The stars and stripes ports augusts 1993 Page 36 Burrell dashes to head of class Zurich Switzerland a Leroy Burrell sur prised world record Holder Carl Lewis and olympic Champion Linford Christie in their 100-meter show Down wednesday night winning in 10.02 seconds. Burrell the former world record Holder caught Christie at the finish line in winning by one Hundredth of a second at the Wel Klasse grand prix meet. This was a career race for me to prove i m still a world class racer said Burrell who failed to make the . 100-meter team for the world championships at Stuttgart Germany starting aug. 14. I m on my Way Back up. This is my Lewis Winner of eight olympic Gold medals failed to recover from a slow Start and finished fourth in 10.07. Fellow american Jon Drummond was third in 10.05 be fore a sellout crowd of 22,000 at Letzig Rund stadium. Lewis remained wingless in 100-meter finals this sea son in his last big test before the world championships. Burrell clocked the second fastest 100 this year that was not wind aided. I m very Happy for Leroy Lewis said of his Santa Monica track club teammate. But he added i m pleased with myself. Leroy ran great. I feel Good about my race and better than Las week. I m confident about next Burrell briefly held the world record in 1991 before Lewis took it with a 9.86 clocking at the 1991 world championships in Tokyo. Year s bests were set by Maria Mustola of Mozambique in the women s 800 at 1 55.62 olympic Champion Heike drechsler with 23 feet 8 inches in the women s Long jump world Champion Moses Kip Tanui of Kenya in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 8 10.29, and Brit Ain s Sally Gunnell in the women s 400-meter hurdles in 53.52. An american foursome of Drummond Andre Cason Calvin Smith and Tony Dees beat a Santa Mon Ica squad that included Burrell and Lewis in the year fastest 400 relay in 37.99. Khalid Shah of Morocco the olympic 10,000-Meterchampion, out kicked Kenya s Robes Ondieki to win the fastest 5,000 race of the year in 13 04.67. I was in control in the second Lap and started to pass people Mustola said. I am the favorite for Stutt Gart since i ran 1 55." olympic Champion and world record Holder Kevin Young finished third in the men s 400-meter hurdles after fading in the stretch As Jamaica s Winthrop Gra Ham the olympic Silver medallist edged world Nampi on Samuel Matte of Zambia for the Victory in 47.60. Leroy Burrell raises his arms in Triumph after defeating Field of stars in 100 meters at Zurich on wednesday night. Gail Devers in the women a Loon 10 93 autopsy shows Lewis heart enlarged scarred stance to quiet Public debate about his patient s he was absolutely convinced that there was no heart problem he would t have monitored it Graboys said. Lewis 27, had been scheduled to have his heart monitored this week in a competitive basketball situation in his Home town of died last week after collapsing with cardiac arrest while shooting baskets atthe team s practice facility at Brandeis University Lewis coronary arteries were Normal and there was no evidence of illegal drug use according to the report by Evans. By Howard Ulman Boston a preliminary autopsy results appear to contradict Public statements by Reggie Lewis doctor that the Boston celtic Captain had a Normal athlete s heart. Wednesday s Brief statement by Massachusetts chief medical examiner or. Richard Evans Dkl not mention a precise cause of death but did say Lewis heart was abnormal enlarged and extensively scarred. The preliminary findings will be re viewed by two cardiovascular pathologists Evans said. An announcement of what caused Lewis death july 27 after collapsing Dur ing a Light workout could come in sever Al weeks it could be Days it could be imminent Charles Mcdonald spokesman for the executive office of Public safety said wednesday. The office oversees the medical examiner. Or. Gilbert Mudge Lewis supervising physician said at a May 10 news Confer ence Lewis had a Normal athlete s heart and was suffering from a benign neurological condition. An earlier diag Nosis by a team of 12 specialists said Lewis had a severe heart condition. Or. Thomas Graboys a member of the 12-member team and an associate of Mudge s at Brigham and women s hos Pital said wednesday that Mudge s pub Lic position differed from his private Mes Sage to Lewis. The situation. Was extremely complicated with a lot of conflicting data Graboys said. I believe that or Mudge s management of Lewis Case was entirely Correct in that he had a pub Lic posture which was to embrace a be Nign diagnosis but a private posture wit the family that is very Clear that the jury is out and he Lewis needed to be very very carefully monitored and Mude i was doing he indicated that Mudge took that
