European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 19, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 there were Boos coming from the paying customers a rare sign of rancor during this upbeat american world cup now history. The Boos were not for the warriors still standing on the grass of the Rose bowl and the Boos were surely not for warriors like Franco Baresi and Roberto Baggio Bent Over from stabbing cramps. The Boos were for the Rule. The Rule that transforms an endurance contest into a crap shoot. The Rule that forced Brazil and Italy to take penalty kicks to decide the championship of the most popular sports tournament on the face of the Earth. The Rule that led to Brazil beating Italy on sunday 3-2, in penalty kicks after 120 minutes of scoreless play. The fans have every right to boo the referees signal that ended the overtime but Here is the question does anybody know a better system play until somebody scores cruel replay the game a few Days later impractical. Judge the game like a prize fight Well they have draws in boxing too. And which judge would you Trust make the penalty kicks More difficult what would that prove i did no to hear the two coaches come up with a George Vecsey teams were already very and he also said a a we re the second Best. We did All we that Sas sporting a statement As you will Ever hear from a coach who has just lost the big Gest team championship in the the shootout just May be the imperfect solution for a sport that often defies definition. Soccer fans learn to go Home saying their team played better artistically. They understand that concept. They learn to lament the shots that hit the goal Post. Soccer writers around the world speak of ties that were a a just or its the nature of the sport. If you wanted to dabble in style Points i thought Brazil outplayed Italy just slightly took a few More hard shots put a bit More pressure on the italian goal but then again the brazilians botched All their Best chances or else Gianluca Pagliuca smothered them and Isnit that what soccer is about too what else can they do after an arbitrary 120 minutes they used to be prepared for a replay in Case of a tie in the world cup final although it never came to that. I remember being in Madrid in 1982 and hearing there might be a replay in midweek in Case of a tie Between Italy and Germany. Fortunately somebody won the final Italy and i caught my flight to Paris to see my wife the next Day. Replays can be pretty hard to justify in these Days of split second computerized life a and airline bargain rates that vanish if you try to make a change. Plus i have the feeling that if you had told the 94,194 ians sunday that they Hadnot exactly seen a championship game that they should please get in their cars and leave the premises there just might have been one or two litigious types who would have slapped a piece of paper on the authorities. The fans came for a result and they got a result and that a where id leave it. Soccer officials worked hard to get More offence into this world cup and if the final happened to come up a scoreless tie that a just the Way life is. Soccer players Are supposed to be Able to Chip in a shot from 12 feet and if they miss Well its a brutal Way to end a championship. But i done to know any better. I do know that. I spend my sunday mornings from september to May watching the italian league games on Channel 31 in new York and in be got a soft spot in my heart for Franco Baresi the rugged defender who came Back from arthroscopic surgery to play sunday. Baresi reminds me of the Longshoreman fathers of some of my friends when i was growing up in Queens a Gruff Loyal hard working Guys. Baresi played a sensational game sunday and i hated to see him breaking Down in overtime his 34-year-old legs cramping. I did no to want to see him hobbling in the late afternoon Sun with Italy unable to make any More lineup changes. This Man has been the Best defender in Trie world for the past five years. Is this what we do with champions a make them play until they drop it is better that the referee blows the whistle after 120 minutes and the players shoot it out. Sacchi sent his aching Captain out to take the first penalty kick a a and 1 was willing to do it a Baresi said. Bare is chipped his shot High a and was consoled first by Taffarel the brazilian goalkeeper who has played in brazilians and the italians gave us enough. They played seven games in less than five weeks. They were the dream finale for a world cup in a soccer deprived nation. The imperfect Rule produced this honorable scenario on the Field of the Rose bowl. If it was Good enough for the warriors it should be Good enough for the rest of us. The new Yori times. Kentucky football player shot at party from wire reports Lexington by. A University of Kentucky football player Trent Digiuro who was to have turned 21 on wednesday was fatally shot at an Early birthday party attended by several teammates. Digiuro an offensive guard from South Oldham High school who would have been a Junior this fall was pronounced dead at University of Kentucky Hospital at 3 12 . Edt sunday less than an hour after he was shot once in the head by an unknown assailant. Police said they have no leads no motive and no suspects. Two teammates quarterbacks Antonio of ferral and Jeff speedy were holding the birthday party for Digiuro on saturday night at the Small House the three rented for the summer near the Campus. The party was winding Down when Digiuro was shot while sitting in a chair on the front porch visiting with friends. Several other players were at the party but were inside the House when the shooting runs Streak to 3 Brookline mass. A Ivan Lendl became the eighth three time Cham. World notes Pion of the . Pro Tennis championships with a 7-5, 7-6 7-5 Victory Over Mulivai Washington on sunday night. Lendl the top seed in the $250,000 hard court tournament has won three straight takes 16th stage Carpen tras France Eros poli of Italy went on a Long Solo breakaway monday and won the 16th stage of the tour de France while Miguel indu rain maintained the Overall Lead. Poli took off with 105 Miles left in the stage from Montpellier to Carpen tras building More than a 24-Miniite Lead Over the main pack that included triumphs Madison miss. A Brian Henninger made an 18-foot Birdie putt on the first Hole of a sudden death playoff with Mike Sullivan to win the rain shortened Deposit guaranty classic on sunday. Henninger who earned $126,000 for his first pea tour Victory tied Sullivan with a 9-under 135 total on the Annan Dale wins by 1 Aurora ill. John Paul Cain playing on a sponsor exemption shot a 3-Unaer-Par 69 for a one stroke Victory Over Simon Hobday and Jim Colbert in the Amer tech senior open on sunday. Cain who earned $112,500 for his first Victory since 1989, had a 14-under 202 total on the Stonebridge beats Davies new Rochelle . Beth Daniel made a 5-foot Birdie putt and Laura Davies missed her 4-footer to tie on the first Hoje of a sudden death playoff in the Jal big Apple classic on sunday. Daniel who earned $97,000 for her third Victory of the season and 30th Overall shot an even Par 71 for an 8-under 276 total on the Wykagyl Rolls Naples Italy a the Marne land magic scored 9 runs in the first inning Here monday and rolled to a 1st Victory Over Host Naples in the first game of the european big league baseball tournament. Brian Pearson had 3 hits and 3 rib and Richard Beard pitched a two hitter while fanning 13 to Pace the. magic meets Kaiserslautern tuesday in the three team double elimination wins Rhein main a Germany a the Rhein main lady rockets took the Csc women a softball championship sunday by taking two of three games from Ramstein. The lady rockets won the first game 4-2, lost 6-5 and then posted a 7-5 win to qualify for their third straight Safe tournament scheduled to begin thursday at Raf Chicksands sports Central european time television boxing a tuesday night fights 3 . Wednesday. To an to tuesday. 4 15 6 . 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