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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Captures 5th a ? v by Ben Wal Kerap baseball writer by Young Winner Greg Maddux earned his fifth straight Gold Glove and map Jeff Bagwell won for the first time As National league awards for Fielding prow Ess were announced wednesday. The san Francisco giants led the majors with threefold Glove winners outfielders Barry Bonds and Darren Lewis and third baseman Matt Williams. Also selected were Houston second baseman Crai Biggio Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin Montreal outfielder Marquis Grissom and St. Louis Catcher to Pagnozzi. C -. Vav. Maddux was a unanimous Winner of a record third straight by Young award after going 16-6 for atlant Alast season. He led no pitchers in total chances and was second in assists. It is Nice to be recognized for achievement beyond pitching he said. The Gold gloves have been presented by Rawlings since 1957 for defensive excellence. Managers and coaches vote for the awards. Bonds joined Maddux in winning for the fifth straight time. Bonds had a .986 Fielding percentage while Lewis a first time Winner fielded ,993. Bagwell a unanimous map selection fielded .991and led major league first basemen with 120 assists. Biggio an All Star Catcher in 1991 before becoming anal Star second baseman the next season fielded .988. Bagwell and Biggio Are the first astros to win Gold gloves since Cesar Cedeno in 1976. Doug Rader arid Roger Metzger were the Only other Houston player sever to earn Gold gloves. Wlliams and Pagnozzi each has won three times arid Grissom won for the second straight year. Larkin was first time Winner. Williams led no third basemen with 235 assists. Lar Kin led the league s shortstops with 178 putouts. Pagnozzi led no catchers with a .998 Fielding percentage. Grissom fielded .985 and topped the league s outfielders with 321 putouts and 333 total chances. Grissom plays extremely shallow in Center Field practice he began in 1993. Lewis who had 279 putouts also plays Center Field and Bonds plays left. Ssi Sar Norcis Andre Agasse serves during his 6-4,6-4 Victory Over Michael Chang thursday. By Nesha Starcevic Frankfurt Germany a top ranked Pete Sampras rallied from a set a Down to defeat Stefan Edberg thursday and stay alive at the ism at tour world championship while Andre Agassi became the first to Advance to the semifinals by beating Michael Chang. V Sampras beat Edberg 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 7-3while Agassi raised his record to 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-4 Victory Over the fellow american. Sergi bruguera also advanced by beat ing fellow spaniard Alberto Berasategui 6-3, 6-2. Both Agassi and bruguera Are 2-0 and their match Friday will decide the Winner of their group. Agassi has jumped to no. 2 in the world after bouncing Back from wrist sur Gery by winning the . Open and 21out of his last 22 matches. Sampras the no. 1 in the world lost Toboris Becker in his opening match and needed to beat Edberg to retain Hopes of advancing to the semifinals. For one set it seemed that Edber would cause Sampras to make an Early exit. But Sampras raised his game and once he broke the swede for a 4-2 Lead in the second set he took command. Sampra never lost his serve again and closed out the stars and stripes ports november18,1994 r Page 40 at action the match after one hour 55  dropped to 1-1 and will play Becker 2-0 in his last match Friday fora place in the last four while Sampras 1 1 meets Goran Ivanisevic 0-2 the $3 million tournament is limited to the eight top ranked players under a two group round Robin format. The top two finishers from each group Advance to the semifinals. Sampras who won the 1991 tournament allowed Edberg Only one Point in the first three games. But the swede found his touch in the fifth game and broke Back. Edberg then got on a Roll broke for 4-3and closed out the set with an Ace. Neither player could break again until the sixth game in the second set. Sampras up a break Point gained the vital Edge  an Edberg Volley and passing the swede with a sizzling forehand. Chang finished the tournament at 1-2,while Berasategui ended his first appear Ance in the event at 0-3. Winner by Eric Shepar the los Angeles times California s newest and youngest lottery million Aire had More important things on his mind last week than turning in his winning ticket. The 18-year-old High school senior had a football game to prepare for. An hour after being awakened by the news that his Quick pick super lotto ticket was the big Winner in the weekly Jackpot drawing Terry Dill was sitting in the local Coffee shop in tiny Boron calif., eating a traditional game Day breakfast with teammates. I love football More than anything said Dill who won $3.76 million or $135,360 a year after taxes for the next two decades. I be been playing since i was 8, and i was t about to Stop for a Day just be cause i won the lotto. First things  moments after Boron s 14-0 thursday night , Over Community Christian of Bakersfield Dill and his parents took off from Bakersfield for a weekend trip to Sacramento to claim the prize. Another gome to ploy i gave Terry a hug after the game like i always do and he whispered in my ear that he now was ready to collect his Money said Vicky Dill Terry s Mother. It had been a pretty emotional Day on All of  Dill the youngest of tharold and Vicky Dill s four children became eligible to play the lottery when he turned 18 nov. 6. Two Days later while dining at the frosted Mug restaurant where his Girlfriend is a wait Ress he bought his first four lottery tickets after Fin Ishing his hamburger and French Fries. On one of the tickets Dill tried picking the six win Ning numbers himself. The other three were selected by the computer and it was the last Quick pick ticket he bought that turned out to be the Winner. Dill received the Good news Early last thursday when an older brother in Stockton called to say someone in Boron had the winning ticket. As Vicky Dill recited the num ers 15, 30, 34, 35, 50 and 51 she realized Terry had a perfect match. We were just All screaming and Yelling she said it s something you just can t  despite the commotion Dill did not forget he was to meet his teammates and coaches at the coffe Mug restaurant for breakfast something the team does the morning before every game. F in Boron a mining Community of 3,000 in the Mojave desert near Edwards air Force base football is j i f huh lost Only once the last two years and the 5-foot-ll, 160-Pound Dili is a starting outside me Backer and tight end for the 8-1 bobcats. The Vic tory Over Community Christian clinched a berth in the upcoming playoffs. Vicky Dill is a Cook at the Coffee Mug and Terry works there part time As a waiter and janitor. After informing the team of the news Dill was told by coach Paul Kostopoulos that he would have to at tend school that Day to be Elig Fole for the game re re Dis is s attend Victor Valier Junio College in the fall and play football then Transfer to veterinary school at the University of California a Davis his Junior year. To T of thir laity yet " he said so i just have to go about my life like i did  0 "24685000504 v  
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