European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F % is i a 1 so v s i i �?~.1 a a j americans now face time in front of tube George Vecsey the Way i understand it they must now multiply Pele a birth Date times the heat on the floor of the Rose bowl times the number of yellow warning cards Charles Oakley would receive if he were a soccer player. That figure will be the percentage of probability of the United states reaching the second round of the world cup. And while the computer chips Are buzzing away or whatever it is computer chips do the american soccer players must now sit in front of a television set for the next four Days and Root for Germany to beat South Korea Russia to beat Cameroon and Jupiter to align with Mars. That is a lot of tube time for our lads a a that Sall right we re soccer fans Quot Alexi Lalas explained cheerfully. It would have been so easy for the yanks if they had beaten or tied Romania but those rugged professionals from the other Side basically waxed them by the one sided margin of 1-0, to throw everything into chaos. The americans done to know if they re playing Brazil in Stanford stadium or Germany in Soldier Field or packing it in for the summer which could happen if six or eight things go wrong for them in games All Over this great soccer Loving land of ours in the next four Days. A we Are playing Brazil on the fourth of july what could go wrong Quot asked Fernando Clavijo who celebrates that Date extra proudly As a naturalized citizen from Uruguay. The second round is the shootout round. Sixteen teams. Eight games. No More of this group of four stuff the Way they open the world cup the United states has never advanced to the second round of a world cup in its four appearances in 1930, 1934, 1950 and 1990. And no Host team has Ever failed to reach the second round. Something a going to give but they now need help. They were poised thinking they had momentum following the tie with Switzerland and then the joyous 2-1 Victory Over Colombia their first world cup Victory since 1950. But then they ran into players who had been resourceful enough to survive the Ceausescu regime which says a lot about them. The yanks still have a lot to learn. Like the rules for example. The . Players and some team personnel did no to seem to know that two yellow warning cards in the first round still result in a one game suspension in the next game. The Friendly folks from Zurich changed the commentary world cup Rule slightly this year to wipe the slate clean after the first round to keep players in action late in the tournament which Souna cd a bit lenient. In previous world cups stars like Claudio Caniggia of Argentina and Claudio Gentile of Italy missed big games because of the accumulation. But the Rule was changed and the United states did no to seem to get the subtlety. John Harkes arguably their Best player had a yellow card going into the game and then he picked up another one for not following the official s instructions to stand Back 10 Yards during a free kick. Would harks have desisted if he had been concerned about sitting out a game probably not. It was a pretty cheesy yellow card. But Harkes and most of the . Group were stunned to learn after the game that Harkes must sit the next game if there is a next game. The United states is in jeopardy because Romania was Tough particularly with a Lead a they play eight or nine foreigners Quot Bora Milutinovic had said in his own revolving door language. What he meant was that the romanians Start eight players who earn their living in the lucrative Western european leagues the Best in the world. These Guys know All the shirt pulling instep kicking Swan diving tricks. In the 17th minute they swung the Ball around through Florin Radu Choiu the artful dodger who sits on the Besh More often than not for the Ultra Rich Milan club in Italy. Radu Choiu swung the Ball Over to his left where Dan pct Csc who plays for Genoa was roaming far downfield by design for this one stunning attack Petrescu put a bouncer Between Tony Meola and the goal Post and that would be All the scoring for the Day because the Tough Guys know How to Clamp it Down when they have a Lead. A a they re an experienced team Quot said Mike sorb Ert a starting midfielder. A a it a not guaranteed but they know what to do. Sure they took some dives but its  when time ran out Milutinovic rallied his players almost immediately. A Bora said a you always want to win but if somebody had said we d have 4 Points in this round people would have said that a crazy a Quot reported Clavijo who is Bora a translator soul buddy and starting right Back. A a in be been waiting for this for 15 years Quot Clavijo said. A a we re going into the next round and we wont be  but first they must sit in front of the television. A a it a hard to control other people Quot Clavijo said. The new York to my sports on the air Centra european Timi an television boxing a tuesday night fights 3 . Wednesday. An radio baseball a new York Yankees at Boston red sox 1 . Wednesday. World cup on eur sport tuesday a Italy Mexico or Ireland Norway 6 . Brazil Sec Dan 9 30 . Russia Cameroon 11 59 . Delayed. Wednesday a Belgium saudi Arabia 6 . Morocco Netherlands 10 30 . Delayed to St. Louis woos rams in bid for nil team from wire reports. Los Angeles a politicians eager to land an nil team for St. Louis met with los Angeles rams officials sunday. House majority Leader Richard Gephardt St Louis mayor Freeman Bosley or. And St. Louis county Council executive Buzz Westfall discussed the possibility of luring the rams to the Midwest during a three hour meeting with team representatives at the Century Plaza hotel a it was a very preliminary meeting to let the rams know what to world notes ii City of St. Louis had to offer Quot Gephardt spokesman Dan Sallick said. Sallick said the congressman a Felt very Good about the whole  a each group is going to go Back and think Over what they heard from the other Side a Sallick said. The rams filed a lease termination notice last month at Anaheim stadium the first step in a potential move. They will still play the coming season there however Sallick said St. Louis officials described the domed stadium now under construction in downtown St. Louis and the City itself. Buccaneers Wilson charged Tampa Fla. A former Tampa Bay buccaneers Center Steve Wilson was charged with du1 manslaughter on sunday for driving his Ford Bronco head on into another vehicle killing the other Driver police said. According to police Norma Bolling was heading North on Armenia ave. In North Tampa and tried to avoid Wilson s Bronco but he Plo Weij to her killing the 64-Ycar-old grandmother instantly. Wilson was released from Hillsborough county jail sunday afternoon on $5,000 Bond. He refused to comment As he walked out of the jail accompanied by a Friend Steve Young chiefs Barnett jailed Milwaukee Kansas City chiefs wide receiver Tim Barnett posted $3,500 Bond saturday after being jailed temporarily concerning an allegation that he exposed himself in a Motel. Barnett 26, was listed on a jail blotter saturday As under suspicion of second degree sexual assault pending a meeting this week in the Milwaukee county District attorney s office to discuss the complaint Kalitta repeats in top fuel Topeka Kan. A Scott Kalitta won his second consecutive top fuel title beating Stevie Foster with a run of 4.824 seconds at 299.40 Mph in the Nora Western Auto nationals on sunday. Jordan drops to .195 Memphis Tenn. A Michael Jordan was 0-for-4 with an rib in Birmingham a 4-3 loss to Memphis in the Southern league on sunday to drop his average to .195. Holmgren giving up pm role Hartford Conn. A Paul Holmgren will relinquish his general manager duties and return to coaching when the nil approves the Sale of the Hartford whalers to comp Ware a Peter Karmanos or. And Thomas thewes the Hartford courant reported sunday. Jim Rutherford the teams president is expected to become the general manager. . Tuesday Gam. 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