European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse June the stars and stripes Page 21 sports lakers take Aba Crown file photo Kareem Abduljabba wins map accolades by William Barnard Boston a the los Angeles with most valuable player Kareem Abduljabba leading the Way As he did in every ended a generation of futility against Boston with a 111100 Victory Sun giving them their third National basketball association title since the who won this series four Amesti have won nine Aba including four in los Angeles and five in but this was the first Over the celtics in nine meetings since for the defeat broke a string of never hav ing lost a championship series at the celtics Are now 152 in Aba the Only previous series loss coming in 1958 at the now 4016 at Home in All their championship series were trying to become the first team to repeat As champions since they did it in they were Only the third defending Champion in that Span to make it Back to the who scored 121 Points in the Lak ers four had eight of his 29 Points sunday in the first minutes of the third during that los Angeles broke away from a 5757 the 20th of the to take a 7967 but just As the celtics did in game when they Cut an 18point los Angeles Lead to four before fall ing Boston the celtics cat the deficit to 8273 after three periods and then outscored an Geles 94 to Start the fourth the margin to 8682 with two free throws each by and who finished with 28 and a driving Layup by Kurt Rambis rebuilt Angeles advantage to 9282 just Over a minute and Moston got no closer than six the rest of the Kevin Mchale scored a career playoff High 32 Points for the celtics before fouling out with while Larry Bird had 28 Points but had another frustrating Day from the at 38 the oldest player in the climaxed his big series with three straight baskets in the final minutes to give the lakers an insurmountable 10997 after a Laker Abdulrab bar and Earvin magic Johnson embraced in the Lane certain in the knowledge that the years of frus particularly last seasons seven game had at the final after the sellout crowd of which had exhorted the celtics All Day in gave both teams an the lakers quickly left the of the 16 consecutive teams who have not repeated see Aba on Page 25 under beats Lendl for his 2nd French open title Paris up Mats Wilander of swe Den sunday won his second French open Tennis beating defending Champion Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia 62 in a 14minute Windy conditions wreaked havoc with lends serve and forehand and the second seeded czech stayed on the defensive throughout the 20 and seeded found an attacking rhythm from the second set on frequently coming to the he was Able to dominate the match and repeat his 1982 when he Defeated Argentina Guillermo also in four for the in what proved to be the deciding fourth Wilander broke Lendl in the third game with an impossible looking he took lends service again in the seventh game then served out for Victory and the it was Wilander who gained the first break in the opening which began under drizzle alternating with and with a swirling wind around the Roland Garros Center the swede led but after his usual slow broke Back immediately in a set of Basic Wilander dropped his service again in the seventh game during which one Point lasted 47 shots and once More in the ninth game to lose the set after almost 44 minutes of Wilander took an hour to level the match in winning the second set breaking lends service for a 32 Lead and then hold ing his own serve the swede started the set with a service break but Lendl again broke Back immedi Lendl held break Point in the last game but Wilander brought it to took the advantage and won set Point after a Long Wilander went ahead by winning the third set 62 when lends serve deserted him and the swede broke four also broken twice by held service for a 31 Lead and again for 6 Lendl mounted a determined Challenge at taking the game to Deuce seven times before Wilander Cross court Volley ended the 20point Sweden Mats Wilander a photo dethroned defending Champion Creme Fraiche captures Belmont stakes by de Schuyler new York a Trainer Woody Stephens did saturday what is becoming old hat to him won the Belmont the 72yearold Hall of Fame Trainer won an unprecedented fourth straight Bel Mont and this time he did it with a he won what is known As a breeders race with a gelding Creme the first gelding Ever to win a an for Good Stephens finished second with Stephans the Kentucky Derby who was thought to be the stronger half of the Hes first string said jubilant jockey Eddie Maple after Riding Creme Fraiche Home a half length in front of Stephans Odyssey with favored chiefs Crown another lengths the time for the 1 Miles on a Muddy but fast track was which made the 117th Belmont the fastest since affirmed clinched the triple Crown in in i doubt if anyone will break this re said who had been one of three trainers to win three and the Only one in this who has won More than 200 stakes in his Ca had never won a Belmont until his Streak the game has changed so said whose previous winners were Conquistador Cielo in caveat in 1983 and the ill fated swale last one Hundred years ago there were pos Sibly foals a now there Are its much tougher today to win two in a Row much less four in before the Stephens had said he Felt chiefs Crown was the horse he had to beat in the chiefs Crown also was the beaten favorite in the when he finished third and the Preakness when he finished but Stephens indicated the horse he Felt he would win with was Stephans had Stephans Odyssey Laffit Pincay would have become the first jockey to win four straight he is one of two riders to win three in a the Only one in this it was a big Day for the 36yearold he had missed the ride on Conquistador Cielo when he was Hurt in a spill before the 1982 he didst ride caveat or because he elected to ride two hotter triple Crown prospects trained by Stephens Cumming in 1983 and devils bag last in very Ive had some unfortunate things Maple but Stephens throws me a Bone once in a while it was a big Day for see Belmont on Page 26
