European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 20, 1977 Mario Andrew left and John Wawn right Lead the Start of swedish grand pro which was won by Jacques Law tote Laffite takes swedish up ande Storp. Sweden a Jac ques la file of prance drove a steady race in his Ligier Matra sunday to win the swedish grand prix after american Mario Andretti who had held the Lead for most of the race was forced into the pits with Only three laps to  mass of West Germany moved his Mclaren into second place in a dra Matic finish with Carlos Reutemann of Argentina third in a Ferrari. The Victory was the first in grand prix racing for the 33-year-old Laffite and the first for the Matra engine in formula 1. Patrick sep Miller of France runner up Here last year finished fourth in his six wheel Tyrrell. Britain s John Watson finished fifth in his Brabham. Laffite covered the 72-Lap, 179-mile race in 1 46.55,32 for an average Speed of 100.87 Mills per  race was a bitter disappointment for Andretti 37, from Nazareth pa., who started in the pole position and led fro the second Lap through the 70th Lap when he entered the pits to refuel. Andretti s Crew had messaged him in the 65th Lap to enter the pits for the refuelling but Andretti re fused hoping he had enough Gas to hang on to win. Wac Champion retains title Madrid a world boxing Council wac super lightweight Champion Saen Sak Muan Surin of Thailand retained his title Here by out pointing Spanish challenger Pedro Perico Fernandez. His Crew took 28 seconds and when Andretti was Back on the track he was in seventh spot and worked his Way up to sixth at the finish. Andretti s pit Stop was enough for Laffite to take the Lead and cruise Home for  had the same bad Luck last year when he was in the Lead for most of the race but had to retire because of engine trouble. James Hunt Britain s reigning world Champion had another disappointing race France s Jacques Laffite. First up Victory and wound up seventh after running second More than 10 laps Midway in the race. Clay Regazzoni of Switzerland was eighth in his  african Jody Scheckter retired on the 30th Lap after hitting Watson s car from behind. Scheckter a front end was demolished. Watson recovered from his spin but had dropped from second to seventh. Laffite took Over second place in the 42nd Lap. Laffite passed Reutemann in the 32nd Lap. Mass in the 39th, de pallier in the 40th and Hunt in the 42nd. But Andretti stretched his Lead and was ahead by 20 seconds after 43 laps followed by Lafite Hunt de pallier mass route Mann Watson Regazzoni Jean Pierre Jarier of France and Hans stuck of West Germany. After 69 laps Andretti led followed by Laffite 16 seconds later and then mass and  the 71st Lap Andretti entered the pits and Lafitte took the Lead. Lafitte was ahead by 10 seconds followed by mass and Reutemann Devallier Watson and Andretti. Scheckter still leads the world championship standings. A two time Winner Here for Tyrrell but now racing for Wolf Scheckter has 32 Points one Point ahead of austrian Nikl Lauda who also withdrew. Reutemann narrowed the Lead of his teammate Lauda and now has 27 Points in third place. Andretti earned one Point for his sixth place and now has 23 after eight the stars and stripes Page 25 Ramirez nips Cox to take Queen s final London up Raul Ramirez of Mexico demonstrated his current Fine form saturday by defeating England s Mark Cox 9-7, 7-5, to win the $100.000 Queen club tournament two Days before the Start of Wimbledon. Ramirez playing his semifinal and final within a Span of three hours first downed Brian Gottfried of the . 9-8, 6-3, before besting Cox for the $13.250 Winner s purse. Cox held two set Points at 54 in the first set and 5-3 at the same stage in the second but each time Ramirez stayed alive with Superb volleying and went on to Victory. Cox was hampered by a strained Stom Ach Muscles sustained in his semifinal against american Hank i Fister. The match was called at 4-4 in the final set Friday when it rained but the British left hander dropped Only one Point saturday when the match resumed going on to win 9-8,1-6,6-4. Rain washes out player finale London up the finals of the $100, 000 John player grass court tournament Between Jaime Fillol of Chile and Tim Gul Tikson of the ., postponed by rain for a week was finally called off saturday be cause of More bad weather. The finals had been scheduled for the hurling am club after the original finale set for Nottingham was made impossible because of rain. Bertolucci wins Berlin net Berlin up Paolo Bertolucci of Italy won the mans singles title at the West Berlin grand prix Tennis tournament sunday defeating Jiri Hrebic of Czecho Slovakia 6-1.5-7,4-6.6-2.6-4, in the final. A Miami golfer wins in Aikaw Honolulu a University of Miami s Cathy Morse of survived a shaky 18th Hole to win the association of intercollegiate athletics for women Golf title Here saturday. Morse who had a double bogey six on the final Hole finished with a 299 total two strokes better than four women who tied for second. Morse also led Miami to the team title with a 309 total and a four round total of 1,220 16 strokes ahead of second place Tulsa. The defending individual Champion Nancy Lopez of Tulsa beaded the second place finishers at 301. She was tied with Mary Lawrence of Miami Barbara Barrow of san Diego state and Beth Daniel of Furman. Wimbledon opens today Connors thumb Hurt London up Wimbledon Cele Brates its Centennial Tennis championship monday with favorite Jimmy Connors temporarily sidelined through an injury Sweden s defending Champion Boom Borg Short of match practice and rain threaten ing to Gate crash the 100th birthday party. Connors Champion in 1974 and losing finalist two years later gave the organizers the thumbs Down signal on being Able to play monday s first round singles match against Britain s Richard Lewis and has been allowed a 24-hour postponement. The 24-year-old Lethander from Belle Ville. 111., injured his right thumb in prac Tice last weekend against australian John Newcombe and had to withdraw from the Queen s club tournament after playing one  i caught it Between the snafu of steel on toe handle. I did t know i had done it until i looked Down and saw the thumb was All Black and Blue. There s no Way i could play with my thumb like this said Connors the 9-4 Wimbledon a  tournament referee said i have allowed a postponement of Connors match because he is having treatment and a splint that will allow him to grip the Racket properly will not be ready until . Who opens the defense of his title monday on the Center court against Antoni Pugarelli son of an Kalian bricklayer has not played in a tournament since the Denver grand prix in april. The 21-year-old swede seeded second behind Connors has been keeping a Low profile practising on grass last week at a secret location. It is the same formula Borg adopted with  Success last year grass court practice is something con nors lacks. The american hoped to right this wrong at Queen s dub but was thwarted by his thumb injury and a week of intermittent rain. Borg is followed on Center court by third seeded Guillermo Vilas the left handed argentinian whose artistry is More suited to slower surfaces  As the Lay at Roland Garros stadium where he won the French open. Vilas has a difficult first round opponent in Jan kodes. The experienced czechoslovak who won Wimble Don in 1973. The year of the at Boycott. The third Center court match pits the volatile romanian sixth seed Ilie Nastas against Tom Gullikson of Onalaska wis. Fourth seeded Roscoe Tanner the rocket serving Lethander from Lookout Mountain term., is among the first play ers in action opening the court one proceedings against British Davis cup player John Lloyd. Tanner who Defeated Connors in the quarterfinals last year has been in impressive form this season despite upset losses at Nottingham and Queens and his booming service and improved ground strikes make him an Ideal Prospect for Wimbledon. The americans make up half the 16 men s seeds with Brian Gottfried of Bona venture Fla. Vitas Gerulaitis of Howard Beach. . Dick Stockton of Carrot ton Tex and Stan Smith of sea Pines s.c., expected to figure prominently in the Cha Sefor the $25,500 first prize. In the first round fifth seeded Gottfried faces r. Benavides of Bolivia eighth seeded Gerulaitis tackles fellow american Tom Gorman of Seattle ninth ranked Stockton meets Robin Drydale of Britain and the uth seeded Smith the 1972 Cham Pion plays australian Dick creamy. Mexican Raul Ramirez Winner of the Queen s club title Here saturday and seeded no. 7 for Wimbledon meets Peter Fleming from Chatham n.j., in his first round match. The women go into action tuesday