European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 21 recalls rough Early Road toward Hof Bob Gibson new York up Bob re calling difficult Early Days of his 17year thursday expressed satisfaction that the whole experience had culminated in his election to the Hall of a fire Balling right hander who won 251 games for the Louis received 337 votes to make him Only the 11th player exclusive of the original five to gain the Hall in his first year on the said it want a big goal in my said Clad in a Blue sport coat and standing in front of spotlights and a set of television but i guess it is something in my yesterday i answered the phone on he first ring every i got to what happens if i dont get elected then i got so i guess it does mean some Gibson was the Only one of the 39 Candi dates on the ballot to gain the 301 votes necessary for he was followed by Ivy i it woj u j firs year selectee dodger right hander Don Drysdale with perturbed Borg ousts Mcenroe new York up Bjorn Borg out lasted a supposedly ailing John Mcenroe 6 76 thursday night to eliminate his bitter antagonist from the Mas ters Tennis despite Mcenroe earlier statement that he was still bothered by stomach cramps and a pulled hamstring muscle that had affected him during a loss the previous night against Gene the two hour and38minute Duel Between the worlds top two players was everything it had been billed in the usually imperturbable swede added a new dimension with a tem per he had an unusual display of temper that Cost him two penalty Points in the second set once the drama had been played in front of a record sellout crowd of the Gallant Mcenroe found himself with an 02 record in the round Robin Competition and out of Contention for the semifinals once Borg captured the final set tiebreak 7 its the first time i can remember being Borg i was very disappointed with the instead of being ahead 43 in the tiebreak i was the Linesman on the Baseline said the Ball was i asked the referee and he go ahead and it Doest its my the Ball was Mcenroe said he was stunned by borgs behaviour and for his part didst know How to it was just getting he i  believe it i was totally it was so unusual to see this happen in a match with Mcenroe said he want troubled too much by his leg joining Borg in the semifinals were May Jimmy Connors and Ivan All by Way of straightest Mayer had to struggle for one hour and 38 minutes to subdue Jose Luis Clerc 75 at one Point holding his serv ice four times in a Row at cruised to a 64 Victory Over Harold Solomon Lendl beat Guillermo Vilas it actually seemed Borg would finish Mcenroe in straight sets when he broke service at love in the 11th game of the Sec Ond but the Gritty Mcenroe broke right Back at 30 to Force the tumultuous tiebreak after each player had held service for 3 British Umpire Mike Lugg overruled a Linesman Call that gave Mcenroe a break for who rarely shows any emotion on the approached Lugg and argued Long enough to earn two penalty which set him Back to Mcenroe then won the tiebreak 73 on the next who was to confront the Umpire four times in the protested again on a fault Call in the opening game of the final and on the next Point Mcenroe hit the Ball deep into the earning him a Long ovation for his act of the two who had dulled to the limit in both the Wimbledon and open held their service throughout the set to set up the climactic Borg moved into Quick command and won the final four Connors was the most impressive of thursdays earlier the 1978 Mas ters Champion won the final five games of the opening set and then jumped off to a 42 Lead in the during that he had a stretch of 16 continued on Page 22 243 votes and dodger infield or Gil Hodges with in a surprising slugger Harmon kill brew Drew Only 239 votes and High kicking right hander Juan Marichal Only 233 in their first year of Hoyt the Knuckl Balling reliever who appeared in More games than any other Pitcher in received 238 while saying he never gave much thought to who should make the admitted he believed Marichal was the Best Pitcher of an Era that included Drysdale and Hall of Famor Sandy i threw harder and had a belter bul 1 want a better Pitcher than Mari said who was recently named a motivation coach with the new York Gibson was joined on the podium by Joe his former Cardinal teammate and current manager of the was born in he won the by Young award in and he led the National league in shut outs with 13 in his Golden 1968 Campaign and authored a no hitter on against the Pittsburgh he said that the 68 in which he went 229 with a ranked As his most significant achievement in the a somewhat surprising assessment since he also is the Only Pitcher to have twice won the seventh game of a world then surprising statements were a Gibson my problem was that i was Gibson i never waved i never continued on Page 22 a photo Jimmy Connors returns a shot in cruising to 64 Victory Over Solomon Richard to undergo tests for left Side damage Houston up an attorney close to Houston Astro Pitcher Richard thursday said doctors directing his Mira Cle recovery from a stroke Are primarily concerned at this stage about motor damage to the left Side of his a surgical graft of a Section of artery in Richards right shoulder is no longer a Chuck Berry because an a Trio Gram last week showed blood flow in his right Arm is agility tests to determine Richards Coor reactions and eyesight on his left Side were to be performed Friday at her Mann if he passes he will be ready to begin full scale workouts in the near fun Berry he will be allowed to do some heavy weight work and he will extend his running and conditioning As Early As next Richard could toss a baseball for the first time since those around the who is kept in Are guarded about predicting whether he will pitch this an associate of Richards agent Tom was contacted at his Law office in the doctors Are very he he called the athletes recover As close a Miracle As you will see these doctors have said a blood clot in a right shoulder artery caused Richards dead Arm last june and a stroke july 30 when the clot backed up into a neck Emer gency surgery removed the life threatening but not before blood had been blocked for at least four hours to the his brain that controls the left Side of the As far As the stroke has made dramatic Berry Hes Al most All the Way we arc a Little bit concerned in getting the motor skills on the left Side Back to where they were he indicated the right hander might not be Able to react with his left hand to a line drive As he did before the Hes 95 percent what he but that not you Are going to have to have those skills As finely tuned As you he neurologist William Fields said thursday the medical team attending Rich Ard was aiming to get him Back to baseball this