European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It was a rough Day at work Gary Nicklaus son of golfer Jack Nicklaus reflects on a disappointing round monday at the Western Gailys Golf club near Turnberry Scotland. The younger Nicklaus failed to qualify for this weeks British open. See Page 34 for a preview of the open by Mark Herrmann new Day Pittsburgh a baseball history has had its Way for 33 years what with nobody being Able to go the distance toward Roger Marisa record of 61 Home runs in a season. We Saifi More evidence monday though that nothing is out of reach this year. A. Ken Griffey or. And Frank Thomas went far monday in highlighting 1994 As the Long season Thomas drove one Ball an estimated 519 feet drilled another 510. And he did no to even win the Home run Derby on the eve of the All Star game. Griffey hit seven Home runs to Thomas four in a contest that whetted appetites for a landmark rate that might never come off. Those balls i freq the upper deck at Quot three Rivers stadium were just a tease. Imagine the fun it would be to watch Griffey who has 33 Home runs already the san Francisco giants Matt Williams also 33 and Thomas 32 All take a run at Roger. If Only a strike did no to seem inevitable. A Well if we have a work stoppage ill get to pursue my other career which is vacationing a said Griffey expressing a sentiment shared by All three. Each supports the Union even if it Means missing out on a place in baseball lore. A we  have the opportunities if it weren to for the Guys before us a said Williams indicating the players owe something to future generations. Williams did no to participate in the Derby because of a sore1 rib Cage. It did no to mat the stars and strip sports july 13,1994 Page 36 Ter. Thomas and Griffey hit them often enough and Long enough to earn standing ovations As the american league Defeated the National 17-11. A i tried to hit some big ones but Junior was a lot better a Thomas said. He acknowledged Griffey has a much More natural Home run swing. Who could argue Given the Way Griffey pumped four balls into the. Upper deck in right Field each contestant kept going until he made 10 a outs a an out being any swing that did no to result in a Home run. A Thomas looks like he a 6-10 and 600 pounds up there a said pirates coach Rich Donnelly who pitched in the Derby. A and Griffey looks like he just knows he a going to hit every pitch  yes but Griffey said he wont take his Pursuit of Maris seriously unless he has 50 Home runs with six weeks left. A and 1 have six weeks to go a he said a before i have six weeks to  world cup 94by Robert Millward the associated press though hard to imagine Sweden and Bulgaria Are a Victory away from playing for a world cup championship. Not Germany or Argentina. Not the Netherlands or Spain. Not Colombia. A who could have conceived such a scenario the swedes made it to the title game in 195s when they were the tournament hosts losing 5-2 to Brazil in the final. Bulgaria until this tournament had never won a world cup game in five previous trips. Yet the first world cup final to be staged in the United states could Well be Between Sweden and Bulgaria in Pasadena Calif., on sunday. First the swedes must beat Brazil in one semifinal wednesday at the Rose bowl and Bulgaria must eliminate another three time titlist Italy in the other semifinal at giants stadium in new Jersey. What a to account for this Success surety not the hot Sticky american weather. Neither team avoided suspensions and injuries. So there must be other reasons Bulgaria and Sweden have gone As far As they have. Their Success could Well be a byproduct of a trend in exporting Star players. They play in far tougher leagues abroad and have picked up Good habits they Are now passing on to their National teams. Bulgarian striker it Risto Stoichkov stars for Barcelo coverage of world cup semis begins at 11 05 . Today on an to a which has won four straight Spanish titles. Mid fielder Emil Kostadinov plays in the High Quality portuguese league As do Krasimir Malakov and Ivaylo Yor Danov. Iordan Letchko whose diving header in the quarterfinal knocked out defending titlist Germany ironically plays in Germany for Hamburg. Borislav Mihaylov one of the standout goalkeepers in the tournament plays for Mulhouse in the French league Triton Ivanov lines up for real Betis in Spain and Zlatko Yankov plays for another Spanish club Valladolid. The swedish world cup players Are from equally far afield. Midfielder Jonas them and Tomas Brolin Are in the italian league. Striker Martin Dahlin who has scored four goals in the Toui lament is in the German league along with defender Patrik Andersson. Klas Ingeson plays in the Netherlands As does Henrik Larsson. Midfielder Stefan Schwarz has just switched from Portugal a Bennica to England a Arsenal the european cup winners cup titlist while Anders Limpar also plays in England. Striker Kennet Andersson plays in France and midfielder Hakan mild in Switzerland. The Job of coaches Tommy Svensson of Sweden and Dimitar Penev of Bulgaria is to pull All this disparate Talent together. A we created a very Good team but the Core of course i from the players who play abroad a Penev said. A fifa reviews videotape hits italian with 8-game ban Pasadena Calif. Map fifa went to the videotape monday and slapped an eight game suspension on Italy a Mauro Tassotti for an Elbow that broke a Spanish players nose during a world cup quarterfinal. Fifa a disciplinary committee said Tassotti a action against Luis Enrique in the dosing moments of a 2-1 italian Victory last saturday was a intentional serious violent  the eight game ban Means Italy Wilt be without two starters for wednesdays semifinal against Bulgaria. Gianfranco Zola is completing a two game suspension for a red card in a second round Victory Over  Tassotti will sit for a while longer. Hell be benched if Italy reaches the world cup final plus at least Italy a first six games in preliminary rounds of the european championship. The committee also denied an Appeal of its previous Long ban a four game suspension of brazilian defender Leonardo for an Elbow that fractured the Skull of american Tab Ramos Leonardo a Elbow Drew a red card. I w0 246 5850