European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Lendl whip Connors in French open semis Michael Spinks watches Jim Macdonald try to Rise but its All Over and Spinks is still Champion Michael Spinks pounds Macdonald to keep title Las a unbeaten Michael Spinks knocked Down Diamond Jim Macdonald three times before Stop Ping the Tough but outclassed challenger at of the eighth round thursday night to retain his undisputed Light heavyweight Spinks pounded Macdonald almost at will from the opening knocking him Down in the seventh and eighth rounds before referee Davey Pearl moved in to Stop the Macdonald Corner was Yelling at Pearl to halt the onslaught after the third Knock when the referee stepped in after Macdonald had gotten to his the challengers face was a bloody mess and he was barely Able to shortly after the Larry the International boxing federation heavy weight offered Spinks to fight him in according to Dick an aide to Lovell told the associated press of the offer by Telephone from Lovell said the Money would be put up by sports a company in which Holmes is the major Spinks said after his Victory he wanted a shot at Spinks turned Down a Chance to fight Holmes on May saying he needed More time to get but thursday night he ill go to his Home and ill stage a riot if i have to to get the a notoriously slow came out quickly against using his left Jab effectively in the Early rounds while the challenger struggled to land any punches at Spinks rocked Macdonald in the third and fourth rounds with solid in the fifth a left right on the ropes followed by two Short rights put Macdon Ald Down for the first Macdonald was up at a few seconds he sat see Spinks on Page 23 Paris a Mats Wilander upset 1 seed John Mcenroe Friday to reach the mens singles final of the French Tennis Champi 4 seed and Winner in will meet defending Champion Ivan Lendl of who downed Jimmy Connors 61 in the other the downfall of both Mcenroe and con nors Means that no american has won the title for 30 last was Tony tra who triumphed in after losing the first two Mcenroe squandered two set Points in the third As he struggled to get Back into the at one stage he led 51 in the set but then lost the next six Wilander totally surprised the 1 seed by his aggressiveness and uncharacteristic willingness to move up to the after serve in the opening Mcenroe lost the next six games in the first set and then conceded the first game of the moving Forward to take the Ball Wilander was Able to produce some stun Ning winning passes and also pressure Mcenroe into the american left handers serve was broken in the fifth and seventh games and by the end of the opening which lasted 24 his game had hardly got Mcenroe recovered control of his touch play in the second set and showed signs that things could swing his he won some spectacular exchanges and put pressure on Wilander but despite having a total of eight break Points at 33 and he let the swede off the Hook and surrendered the set on his own serve in the 12th game without win Ning a trailing 15 in the Wilander appeared resigned to losing the Mcenroe seemed in control but then he began play ing Loose shots and allowed the swede to creep Back into the there seemed no real danger when i Lander broke Mcenroe for especially when the american battled for two set Points in the next but Wilander produced two Good which Mcenroe was unable to keep in play and Wilander stunned the american with a backhand pass to close the Gap even Mcenroe game fell apart in the 10th game of the and when he volleyed Long for he broke his Racket by smashing it into the ground in after crumbling to Mcenroe produced a Brilliant half Volley Winner under pressure but then smashed Long to allow Wilander to knot the set at Wilander held his serve for 65 to put Mcenroe Back on the an Ace gave Mcenroe but i Lander squared the Points when he brilliantly anticipated a Mcenroe Volley to pro Duce a winning Mcenroe saved Wilander first match Point with a stunning Volley and then had three chances of taking the set into a tie but the swede saved each one with some Brilliant passes Down the twice Mcenroe reached the Ball but could Only make Contact with the rim of his another pass gave Wilander his second match Point and he finished the 41 minute match with a simple Winner after Mcenroe could Only produce a blocking shot in who appeared to have trouble with the wind during his blamed his poor performance on the weather conditions and the unexpected rapidity with which Lendl polished off it was very very Windy out there and the first match went a lot faster than i and i just want Mcenroe also i thought it was going to and 1 didst think i was going to have to go out on to the court so i ate too close to the match and i Only got Here 2025 minutes i thought i had More Mcenroe but there Are no when you play the second match its always a gues sing he added the Only lesson i Learned this year was that i wish the French open was played i would have a lot better Chance under conditions that were fair to All the that not sour grapes that just a wish and it wont happen in my Ca Wilander said i went in very confident see Wilander on Page 25 Martinez homers As jays beat tigers 20 by the associated press Toronto Buck Martinez didst figure to get into the while teammate Jimmy key was just hoping to stay there Long enough to reap the benefits of what he had it worked out beautifully for whose two run Homer in the 12th inning thursday night lifted the Blue jays to a 20 Victory Over the Detroit who had been held witless through eight innings by the bluejays notched theft14th Victory in 16 games and widened their Ameri can league East Lead to 5 Viz games Over die Martinez entered the game in the Lith when starting Catcher Ernie Whitt was removed for Pinch runner Manny Lee after reaching base on an error by Lou who worked the first 10 Ost a bid for a no hitter when Tom Broo kens singled to Start the key left with a american league hit George Bell leading off the one out Martinez hit his fourth Homer of the to left Jim who pitched the was the but Felt like i pitch one inning and get the and Jimmy goes 10 shutout innings and almost gets a Acker key retired the first 17 he gave up two struck out six and walked the Blue jays had runners in scoring position in the second and 10th in but  score against Detroit Dan who went the first 10 elsewhere in the Al Brewers Yankees 1 Milwaukee Danny Darwin of Milwaukee flattened new York with a three hitter and shrugged it off As just another night at the you cant pitch to one team differently than said who struck out six and walked one in improving to 5 you have to go out there and pitch your own the Only new York run off Darwin came in the fifth inning on Don Baylor 10th the Brewers got four runs off de Whit in the fifth inning on run scoring hits by Earnest Cecil Robin Yount and Ben Paul Molitor gave Milwaukee a 51 advantage in the sixth with his fifth Homer of the indians mariners 1 Cleveland Bert Blyleven won for the fourth time this season to raise his career total to 199 and then said he Doest like the notion that he is Able to beat Only the weaker teams in the some people write that the Only people i shut out Are the Lowe division its hard to shut Down Blyleven said after beating Seattle fifth in the Al West on a has two shutouts Over Texas last in the Al West and one Over Milwaukee sixth in the Brook Jacoby hit a two run Homer to Cap a seven run eighth inning for which snapped its three game losing Brett Butler had three Bis for the in White sox rangers 3 Texas slumping Ron who says he has been known to hit a Homer now and hit a three run shot to break a 11 tie in the sixth inning and end an eight game Chicago Road los ing Kittles Homer broke an 0forl 1 he has six homers among his 15 hits this he led the White sox in Home runs with 32 in 1984 and 35 in Kittle has been inconsistent this he said he has been bothered by a Shoul Der he has appeared in just 33 of the White sons 48 batting