European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes nails Motrii men s Crown Billie Jean King reaches Wimbledon finals Wimbledon England up title favorite Billie Jean King celebrated . Independence Day thursday by coming Back from the Brink of defeat to Bea Britain s Ann Haydon Jones and put herself in line for a hat trick of Wimbledon singles titles. Billie Jean a set and 3-5 Down came Back to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, in a Center court thriller which had the 15,000 fans rooted to their scats in anticipation of a British Victory. The next Day the men favorite Rod Laver of Australia nailed Down his third Wimbledon Crown by annihilating compatriot and fellow professional Tony Roche in a straight set run Metsy hrs bring split with bucs new York up Home runs by Cleon Jones and Don Bosch enabled the new Yor Kmets to halt Pittsburgh seven game winning Streak with a 4-3victory in the second game of an Independence Day double header thursday after the pirates won the opener 3-2. Jones hammered his 10thhomer of the season tops on the mets with two out in the first inning and Bosch erased a 2-1 Pittsburgh Lead with a two run drive in the third after winning Pitcher Don card Well reached base on Donn Clenden on s two out error. Away 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.in saturday s final Billie Jean from Long Beach calif., meet seventh seeded Judy Tegart of Australia who blasted Little Nancy Richey of san Angelo tex., the third seed off the court 6-3,6-1, in the other Semi final. It will be Billie Jean s fourth final. She beat mrs. Jones last year and Brazil s Maria Bueno in 1966, while losing to aussie Margaret Smith court in 1963.she also beat Ann in the final of the . Nationals at Forest Hills last year. In her first final As a pro Biliie Jean stands to win $1,800. Miss Tegart appearing in he first major final at the age of 30, plays for glory and expenses. Billie Jean and Ann know ail each others weaknesses follow ing their duels on the pro boards and thursday it looked As if the briton was the sharper with the Champion shaky on service and tentative on the Volley. 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Nerves now got the bet Ter of her and there was no Power behind her service. Billiejean seized her Opportunity with both hands. She had the British or 15-40, then a fierce backhand gave her the break and it was5-Ali. That really was the end of the match for mrs. Jones he sixth losing Semi final. Afterwards a tired looking Bil lie Jean said i was so Lucky. My forehand were Lousy but thought to myself. It s Independence Day and i m the Only Yankee left in singles. All of a sudden something happened in Side of me some adrenalin got going or it was Billie Jean pulled herself up and played Aswell As she Ever has on the famed Center , 29, who won the title in 1961-62 As an Amateur and the first Ever professional tournament Here last year played near flawless Tennis to Hammer his 23-year-old opponent in 60 min utes. He rarely put a foot wrong an such was his command of stroke that the capacity Center court crowd did not have a gripping rally to cheer. Roche did All he could to make a match of it but in the end he did not have a Lego stand on. Against any other opponent his performance might have been a winning one. Earlier in the tournament Laver had not produced the kind of Tennis which earned him the ranking of the world s to. 1 player but Friday he was King and earned every Penny of his $4,800 winning Check Roche received$3,120 by Way of Consolation. Friday s match the first be tween left handers since 1960 when Neale Eraser beat lever marked the eighth All australian final in 13 years. It was the let time a Man from Down under Hup Cunt jul 19.087. Al Menes. A crucial series on tap in 3 Usa eur loops by John Williamson staff writer crucial series in three league highlight the Usa eur b a s e Ball action this weekend. Firs place could change hands in the 3rd army div league the 4tharmd div league and the 8th div league. In the red hot 4th army div race the 1st brigade mountaineers 11-5 face the seventh army training Center rangers 10-6 in a pair of saturday Sun Day tilts at Grafe Woehr. The teams maintained their 1-2 positions in the Loop with splits of their fourth of july Doublehead ers. The mountaineers lost their first thursday game to the 2nd brigade warriors 11-1, but came Back to win the Nightcap 10-5. The rangers were the Vic Tims of a seven inning no hitter by Roy Weide of support com Mand in their first game which they lost 1-0, but they also comeback to win the second 3-1. The warriors who Are also game out of first place at 11-7 Are Idle this weekend. Other weekend games will have the division he tankers 8-8 meet ing support command in a pair at Goeppinger while the 3rd Bri Gade Broncos 6-9 tangle with div arty 2-13 in two at Fiertl the tankers and the Broncos split their thursday twin Bill with the Broncos winning the first 4-1, and losing the second,8-1. In the 3rd army div the Bigone is at Gellhausen where the 2nd brigade Iron men winners of the first half of play take on the 1st brigade scorpions runners up in the first half and current leaders in the second half. This is also a saturday sunday scorpions 2-0 grabbed the Lead thursday when they won two squeakers from the Descom Spear headers 4-3 and 3-2, while the Iron brigade 1-1 was split Ting with the 3rd brigade Cou Gars winning the first 11-1, and dropping the second 10-5.another first half Winner the 2nd brigade dragons in the 8thdiv league Are still on Tup in second half play with a 6-0 record but face a stiff test this weekend when they meet the second place support command saints 5-1 in a pair of games. V the 1st brigade troopers 4-2 meet the 3rd brigade bucs 2-4 in a pair with the game on sat urday being played at Coleman Barracks in Mannheim and Sun Day s tilt at Lee Barracks in league leading Kitzinger Koltz 6-0 in the Marne division Are Idle this weekend so can t be displaced. The second place Wuerzburg warriors 5-1 Are at Home against the 0-5 on saturday and then travel to the wildcats Lair for a sunday game. The com z league is Idle this weekend. The standings 4th army div league 1st brigade .,7th army . 10 2nd brigade 11 division he 8support command 0 won Loit pet.11 6 .088 a7 89 3rd brigade 0 div arty 3 9 13 .920 .611 .600 .500 .400.133 of 1 13 8 4v4 a saturday sunday name support command a. 3 . 1st brigade vib. Seven i army . 2 . 3rd brigade a. Div arty at Fuerth 2p.m. 3rd army div league second half won unit pet a a 1st brigade 2x-2nd brigade 1 3rd brigade 1 div arty 0di8com a Flat half game 2nd brigade a. Lut brigade at Coleman Barrack a Olnhausen 3 .div arty vib. Disco at Pioneer Cavern Hanau 2 . 1.000.500 .500.000 .000 8th div league second half won Loit pet of x-2nd brigade b 0 1.000 support come s 1 .833 1 1st brigade i 2 ,b87 3 3rd brigade 3 4 .333 4 div arty i 8 .167 85-6 mull be 0 Coo 6 a Flat half qua ii 3rd brigade a. It brigade at Colema Barrack. Man Lii irn 2 . 2nd brigade is. Support command at Baumholzer 1 . Div arty is. Masullo at Rau Holder 3 30 . Sunday Yamei 1st brigade a. 3rd bran Mac at ,2 . Support command a. 2nd brigade a bad or Cugnach. 2 . 5-0 my Halle is. Div arty at ,2 . Marne div league won lot pet of Klu Tungon 0 0 1.000 Wuerzburg 5 i .s33 1 Tichar Renburg 3 a .500 3 Schweinfurt 3 3 .400 3h base 4 .333 4bad Al Moneen 1 3 .260 4 wild Riecken 0 6 .000 of saturday game Abc Hattenburg at 2 . Bad Al Mungen at Liero bae 2 . Wild Flocken at Wuerz butt. 2 p a sunday cume Schwil Furt at 3 . Herzo base at bad Kun Ngun 2 .Wuerzburg at Wil Flecken. 2 . Com z league won Loit pet a a a leaven 12 2 .867 3rd 8upt brigade 9 3 .700 3 Karlsruhe 10 4 ,714 3palatinate dint. .,7 s .583 4 Berlin 8 it .500 6 Kana 6 7 .417 9mannheim 4 8 .333 t we Bruecken 3 d ,280 8taumu 0 13 .000 n saturday sunday no games scheduled. Took the most coveted trophy world Tennis. L y in this is the greatest thrill of my Tennis career said Laver it was a big thrill to win first two. But this being the first open and knowing that played Here before it meant More. The Rockhampton rocket it was Tough for us pros this time but after this one the amateurs will have to live up to their records of this year we knew Little about them this time but next year Well know what to expect and what Type of game they Laver conceded he played Athis Peak. Nobody was afoul to argue. He put in the big service hit scorching passing shots on either Wing returned service brilliantly in the second and third sets and nearly always scored with disown Peculiar stabbing Volley. He also showed he was human by serving five double faults. Miss King also qualified forthe women s doubles final when she partnered fellow professional Rosemary Casals in a 1-6, 6-1, 10-8 Victory Over two Australia girls miss Tegart and Lesley Bowrey. In the women s doubles final saturday mrs. King and miss Casals from san Francisco will meet Francoise Durr of France and mrs. Jones. There was no Early indication miss Tegart was about to wipe miss Richey the reigning frenc Champion off the court after she trailed 0-2 in the opening , who drives As Well As any woman in the game was even out matched in this depart ment. She could not get past Thelong legged and supremely confident aussie who served Long an deep and commanded the net eke a colossus to punch Home winning volleys. Miss Tegart who said i guess life begins at 30," said her recipe for Success was non fatten ing and non alcohol she twice beat Billie Jean Dur ing the Champion s Amateur Days and gives herself a sporting Hance of doing it again Satur Day. Men s singles final Rod Laver Australia of. Tuy hot he. Australia 6-3, 0-4, ft-2,women s singles semifinal or. Bill la pm King ton Hoach. Calif., Defeated or. Ann Haydon Jota i Britain 4-fl, 1-9, 8-2, a Judy Tegart. Australia Xii Richey 8n Aniseto tex., fl-3, i women s doubles Francol Durr Krance. And Ann j Ris or Ltan def. Robin Loyd and Ratki Maclennan Britain a 0-0.ro.emu.ry Ca a. Ban Francisco Ami or. Billie Jean King Long a in a Jef Loloy Bowrey and Judy leu. Aiu Tralla 1-0, fat 10-8. After Holiday doubleheaders Safe leagues take weekend off by Bill Klozik staff writer Safe baseball action takes break this weekend with no games scheduled for either the Germany conference or . s fourth of july doubleheaders in the German Loop however set up a big match Between the co leaders when play resumes. Darmstadt s com ets took a 75 decision Over ram Stein in the first of two games thursday but the rams came out on the winning end of a 7-4 verdict in the , Wiesbaden whipped Sembach twice 7-4 and 11-2, to pull even with the comets. Both sport an identical 12-4 record inthe conference standings. In other Germany conference action thursday Huhn beat Rhein main 4-2, in the first Gam and Rhein main took the second 12-1. Pitburg did not play league game when action resides in both leagues july 13-14, Darmstadt hosts Wiesbaden in the head liner Rhein main invades bit Burg and Hahn goes to ranks Fin with Sembach getting a the . Conference Loop leading Wethersfield 9-1 treks to Alconbury upper Heyford hosts London and Lakenheath. The standings Germany conference won to pet. Dont Pladt. 13 -7t we Enboden. 13 is Jum town. 10 Zuburg. Jose Mach. T -43f Hahn. 8 � re in Maln -124 . Conference won Worthom fluid. 9 i upper a lion doa .000 .600 .600 .400 .000 a 35 810 q8
