European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes May 1985 Connors win in world team cup play Germany a John Mcenroe and Jimmy Connors cruised to easy wins thursday to Lead the team Over Australia in the ambre so Lair world team Tennis Mcenroe routed John Fitzgerald and Connors dispatched Paul Mcnamee in the Fitzgerald teamed up with Pat Cash to defeat americans Ken Flach and Robert Seguso but their win did not affect the final outcome of the it was the americans second straight Victory in the eight nation and they Are favourites to reach sundays final in their quest to defend the the worlds to ranked needed just Over an hour to finish off who is ranked 42nd in the the american was on his Best behaviour throughout the in contrast to his antics in the first round match against Juan Aguilera of Spain that Cost him a Fine of the 3ranked Connors started taking a 3 0 Lead and allowing Mcnamee Only three Points in those three but the australian fought Back to even it up at breaking Connors in the sixth and eighth Connors then broke Back in the ninth to take a 54 Lead and held his own serve to win the set the Veteran american was even More impressive at the Start of the second again taking a Quick 30 Lead and this time losing Only two Mcnamee broke Connors in the fourth and clawed Back to but the moving quickly and stunning Mcna Mee with accurate shots along the took full control and ran off with the next four games to finish the match in just under 90 my concentration is not As Good As id like it to Mcenroe said after the Ive had More bad Days this year than last year so this tournament is a Good Warmup for next weeks French he Mcenroe is gearing up for another shot at the French attempting to become the first american to win on the red Clay of the Rolan Garros club in 30 Mcenroe has never won in people build up what you Haven done instead of what you to its Wimbledon and the open that Are the big i want to win every tournament i play but its not Worth putting so much pressure on me just to win in he it Means More to me to win a Large number of tournaments and to be remembered As one of the 10 greatest Tennis players of All commenting on his decision to skip Davis cup Tennis this year because of a code of conduct required by a Spon Sor of the Tennis Mcenroe said he stood firm on they Are not going to Back and i made my even if they withdrew it the code of its too late Ive made my but they should withdraw it it be better for for its a disappointment not to play but its not my Mcenroe who has also announced that he Doest intend to play in the Davis cup said its unfair to ask us to sign codes of i cannot tolerate letters behind my people talk ing behind my it would have been different if we won the Davis there be no codes to Connors Mcenroe and Connors were beaten in last years finals by their attention drawing antics and spicy com ments on the court prompted sponsors to require the a photo Henri the Clown French net Star Henri Leconte has time for a Little clowning around after taking a 64 Victory Over Ivan lend of Czechoslovakia in a world team cup match canucks after poor season British Columbia up the Vancouver canucks fired coach and general manager Harry Neale thursday after he led the team to its worst season in its 15 year nil who has served the team since said he had no plans and had not started looking for another Job although both the new York rangers and Minnesota North stars have coaching Arthur special assistant and son of owner Frank said he hoped to announce Neales replacement next to put it simply there was need for a Griffiths he Neale said himself the teams performance was less than we All had therefore the decision was the expected for several came after a fair settlement was reached on the remain ing two years left on Neales con estimated at per Neale told it Hast been the greatest of Springs for the Vancouver especially for me and in sure the Neale said about the canucks dismal 25469 the fourth worst in the Neale assumed coaching duties last year after firing Rookie coach Bill la forge Only 20 games into the regular during the 198384 Neale was also forced to take Over the coaching duties after firing Roger who led the canucks to the 1982 Stanley cup final against the new York Al from Page 21 scored Mike Davis from second Lead ing Oakland and Rookie Pitcher Tim Birtsas Over worked six innings in his first major league allowing five hits and both the Baltimore Keith Atherton pitched 1 innings of witless baseball and Jay Howell closed out the game to earn his 10th the top total in the american Baltimore starter Ken Al Lowed Only three hits Over the first five in with two out in the Bottom of the Davis hit a double and then scored on Kinsman single for a 32 Oakland Davis left the game with a sore hamstring after the the orioles tied the score 22 in the top of the inning on Gary Roenicke two out Cal who had walked with one scored from first on the extra base hit off the left Baltimore opened the scoring in the Sec Eddie Murray got a Lead off took second on the wild and came Home when shortstop Alfredo Griffin charged a grounder by Roenicke and threw Over first base for an Dusty Baker opened the As fifth with a Only the second hit off he went to third on Dwayne Murphys and Murphy took second As the throw went to Baker scored and Murphy went to third As Mickey Tettleton grounded out to Short and Donnie Hills suicide squeeze on a 12 brought Murphy Home and gave Oakland a 21 rangers red sox 6 Texas Gary Ward hit a grand slam in the first threw out the potential godhead run in the top of the ninth and scored the Winner in the pacing Texas by with one out in the Ward walked off loser Mark and stole Sec Larry Parrish was intentionally walked and Bob Ojeda relieved both runners moved up on Pete Briens Long Fly Ball and Ojeda intentionally walked Glenn Brummer to Load the he then walked Curtis de livering the winning run and lifting reliever Dave Bostons Wade Boggs opened the game with a single and Dwight Evans doubled him to Boggs scored on a passed Ball and Evans came in on a sacrifice Fly by Bill Texas took a 42 Lead in its half of the first on wards second career grand Toby Harrah and buddy Bell singled and Cliff Johnson walked before wards fourth Home run of the Johnson walked to Start the moved to third on a single by Ward and scored Texas fifth run on a base hit by Pete the rangers boosted their Lead to 63 in the fourth when Harrah walked and scored on Bells mariners Yankees 4 Seattle Ken Phelps hit a grand slam in the third rallying Seattle Over new Phelps fifth Homer came off starter Phil and gave the mariners a 53 despite yielding three Jim earned the Karl Best pitched 1 innings to earn his first new York took a 10 Lead in the first on Don Mattingly fourth a blast to right Field with two Phil Bradley sixth in the tied the score the Yankees made it 21 in the second when Don Baylor led off the second inning with the first of his two Solo new York improved to 31 in the Rickey Henderson stole second and scored one out later on Mattingly single to Spike Owen led off the third one out went to third on Bradley Dou after Dave Henderson Phelps lofted an 02 pitch just Over the Loftfield Fence for his first career grand Rose should break record 6 new York up at the Pace he has established this Cincinnati play Erma Nager Pete Rose would break to Cobbs Al time hit record in a game against the san Diego padres at riverfront through Rose achieved 34 hits in the reds first 38 though he appeared in Only remaining on that Rose would need 106 games to reach the 95 hits he needed at the begin Ning of the the Date is significant because it Falls Only two Days before the reds begin their longest trip of the it is scheduled to last two weeks and take the team to los san san Francisco and that Means Rose would miss setting the record in his Hometown of while virtually assuring Mammoth crowds wherever the reds during the Rose predicted he would break the record at Home during a lat August series against Over his Rose has averaged hits per game he has appeared in with among other the numbers mean that Rose would have already broken the record had it not been for the players strike in in that the Philadelphia for whom Rose played that lost 55 games to the since Rose played in ail his1 teams games not Only in that year but in the year before and the year it is within reason to believe he might have played in All of those lost 55 those 55 Given roses hits per game translate into 66 in Stead of entering the 1985 season needing 95 Rose would have been Short the single that Rose produced in the seventh inning against reliever Rod Scurry in Pittsburgh on May 17 would have been the hit of his career one More than Cobbs