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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 24, 1981

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1981 the stars and stripes Page 23 another million tourney of All the Boring words of Tongue or the dullest Are these Bjorn Borg easily Defeated John Mcenroe today in the first match of their million three match it int the Tennis that although when Mcenroe or Jimmy Connors or Hie Nastase puts on one of those infantile tantrums it can make the spectators Teeth ache with ennui and Rath its the Money that the Flat and unprofitable repetition of sums that used to be unmentionable this Side of the Chase this week its three matches for next week the turnip festival tournament and so on and week after week around the Money is All right in its place but it has become such a drug on the Market in Tennis that promoters have to offer other inducements to rekindle the competitive spark among the yielding to this state of world championship Tennis and a have sweetened the pot for the so called world series of Tennis with extra prizes like an Oil a classic antique a yearling thoroughbred and other such the world series winds up in Dallas in the week ending May this is preceded by tournaments in Mexico Frankfurt and with Points in addition to according to a players standing in each the eight top Point scorers go to and the one accumulating the most Points gets a More b a Gold Tennis Ball trophy valued at and c first Choice of 15 special prizes Worth at least the player with the second highest Point total will then pick a prize from the 14 the third Man will have his Choice of and so on Down to who will find eight prizes hell probably Settle for a Booby prize like tax free world championship Tennis is a plaything of la mar owner of the Kansas City chiefs of the National football Lamars diaper was fastened with a Diamond the Sells office copiers and calculators As Well As pocket Calcut presumably it was a meeting of the Hunt and Canon minds that produced the following assortment of Bonus prizes Oil Well investment participation in a prospective Well to be includes All preliminary intangible drilling ownership and naming rights of a thoroughbred yearling race investment diamonds selected for Long Range enhancement ownership of Gold shares in a real estate investment Trust which invests in income producing real estate classic antique shares of a company listed on a major Stock Exchange at the option of the bags of Silver chosen for investment shares of an investment Mutual fund at the option of the contemporary Western painting to be selected by the tax free municipal Bonds at the option of the Monte Carlo vacation accommodations and meals for two for seven along with in Casino chips on hand at the end of the week will be redeemed for actual fully paid life insurance policy with a face value of player designates amount May vary As figures assume age 23 and Normal selected antique coins chosen for investment Irish sweepstakes lottery tickets top prize in 1980 was Over the list invites participation in a game that any number can play which prize would you choose if you had first pick Lamar himself probably would be attracted by the bags of Silver for that is a Metal with an almost fatal Charm for his whole others would More Likely be tempted to choose the yearling to be ownership of a baby race horse is a speculative venture on a Par with the Irish sweeps but there Are few pleasures in this world to match the dreams that come with a Young horse that could be it seems highly unlikely that stocks or Bonds would Appeal to a Tennis though if somebody offered you a packet of shares in ism you  necessarily spit in his to a Tennis these certificates Are just the same As Mon and Tennis players have come to regard Money As scraps of paper bearing pictures of dead a life insurance policy has As much Charm As an open even if it is Worth after somebody else is going to get the All things the Choice Here might be the vacation in Monte a week of sinful idleness on the azure coast  insure you from future want like tax free but it would be infinitely More beneficial to the accommodations and meals might conceivably allow for a dash Over to Beaulieu sur Mer for a Hamo Rye at la and you  have to stick your nose into the you could Cash All your chips on departure and come Home from a free Holiday with More than you took the new York times Stastny Down 117 by United press International Here a there a every where a Stastny and there May be another one in Case you were wondering what a Stastny you should be asking who the Stastny they Are both lured away from their native and both Are members of the surging que Bec there is a Peter who scored four goals and assisted on four and an Anton who scored three goals and assisted on five More in a bizarre 117 Victory Over the Washington capitals Sun Day it was the second straight game in which both Brothers recorded hat tricks and if you Haven had theres an nil Roundup other Back on the farm in the word on the nil Grapevine has it that he May be coming to join his Brothers next How can you explain it asked Washington Jean they Are you cant let them freewheel like they did it happens it was just the wrong time to it was not a Lack of it was a Lack of things like this do Jacques no relation to Anton or also scored three goals to help the Nordques move into sole pos session of 13th place in the Overall Point the 18 goals by both teams also represented a capital Centre a month ago i gave a rest to the Stastny Brothers and i changed my lines around to give us More offensive said Quebec coach Michel who has the czechs on a line with Michel the Stastny Are playing Well right skating really i enjoy seeing and if the crowd was bored by All the it May have been awakened by a mild riot that broke out late in the second forcing the officials to Call a premature end to the period with re after a 15minute break cooled tempers a a third period consisting of 21 34 seconds was the main event in the Brawl featured Washington Paul Mulvey and Kim Clackson of Quebec came out of the festivities with a woman advantage and two ensuing Power play goals lifted the Nordques to a 74 Lead after two official an ton Stastny scored his third goal and 29th of the season and Richard his second and third goals All within the first of the final period to push Quebec to a 104 and 1 hardly slept and i was scared to play because i was so said Peter Start who also has 29 Anton set me up All he could have shot but he decided to pass to All Good teams watch and always trying to find someone although trailing by six want through Rick Green scored his second goal less than two min utes into the final period and Bengt Gustafsson collected two goals minutes later to Cut Quebec Lead to then Washington was so were the in other games canadians sabres 2 at Mark Napiers 23rd and 24th goals of the both coming in the second led Napiers first goal was the 50th of his nil career and gave the canadians a 20 whalers rangers 5 a czech Worth to seeded Hana Czechoslovakia is Mandrikova of shown in action Avon championship in hous scored a straight at newly acquired Gilles la against 17yearold Bettina Bunge of set 64 Victory to take the top prize t Vuk Ami t in sask a c continued on Page 25 Coral in the finals of the of a photo  
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