European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page sports youth was served of Wimbledon payday for 17yearold Becker by Andrew Warshaw England a Becker faced a Prospect that would make any 17yearold he held the biggest paycheck hed Ever seen in his life and and its a lot of i didst expect to win and i have no idea How i will spend Becker want alone in figuring he  win the Money awarded to the Winner of the Wimbledon mens singles Tennis Becker became the youngest the first West German and the first unseeded entry to capture the most prestigious title in i think it is a Little Early to say if i will be the greatest Tennis Champion in Histo Becker said after sundays 64 Victory Over Kevin Curren of the United states on Center i just Hope it is not my last while youth was served in the mens the women final went As expected to a Martina at age claimed her fourth straight singles title and sixth Overall with a 62 Victory saturday Over longtime rival Chris Evert Navratilova added to her trophies Sun Day when she and australian Peter Mcnamee won the mixed doubles by beating Elizabeth Smylie and John Fitzgerald As he charged his Way through the Beckers vanquished opponents paid tribute to his Power and but each then added that he was too Young to win this after they he had come to Wimbledon As a he had posted an impressive Victory in the Queens club tournament preceding but it was his first title and he was Only in his second year on the pro but seeded players continued to Tumble in his and suddenly the big pay Check loomed As a disappointed in said comparisons Between Becker and top seeded John a Curren victim in the were unfair at this stage of Beckers despite hammering Mcenroe to a straight sets Curren said the 26 year old new yorker was still far ahead of Becker in technique and Ball seventeen Earold Boris Becker celebrates his Victory As the youngest Winner of the mens singles Competition at a photo Boris is nowhere near Mcenroe de Curren said the role played by proves whole Guys that age did not apartment and would stand no Chance i they signal coaches in recent years was evident know How to handle the travelling and off played each other on a regular said in the emergence of Becker and other Young the court pressures but not too Many Guys have Ever now they have the guidance of played As Well As he does at Hes a ten years a 17yearold coming out i would have been totally intimidated play Superb athlete and will get Here would have been intimidated by the ing the Center court at Beckers age germans elated Over Beckers upset Victory Frankfurt a the president and the Chancellor fired off congratulatory telegrams and the rest of West Germany celebrated sunday after 17yearold Wunderkind Boris Becker defied the Odds and snared the Wimbledon singles Tennis Beckers storybook Victory topped the evening newscasts on the stat owned Tele vision following screaming front Page headlines in the nations few sunday newspapers on the teenagers semifinal Triumph in a Telegram sent to Becker at Wimble Don immediately following his Lateafa Ter noon president Richard von an avid Tennis said you have provided the great Surprise of this we have All followed your play of the past few Days with and we All held our breath at the High Point of the i Marvel at the inner Calm with which of pulled and i congratulate you or your splendid Triumph and your sports manlike the president Chancellor Helmut Kohl quickly Fol Lowed suit with a Cable dear Boris Beck i i congratulate you heartily for your Brilliant Victory at we Are proud that you Are not Only the youngest Wimbledon Winner but also the first German Ever to win the most important Tennis tourney in the Kohl i followed the suspenseful final on the to screen and kept my fingers i wish All Good for the future and Many More sporting Kohl the strapping in Only his second year on the professional Tennis Cir became the first unseeded player in history to capture the mens singles title at the streets of Beckers Lei 55 Miles South of were virtually deserted despite sunny weather As residents crowded around television sets to cheer their native Boris Becker is now the most prominent resident of our said mayor Kurt whose Community until now had been known Only As the Headquarters of the Heidelberg Cement friends and fans of Becker fashioned a Tabletop tribute to the teen age Wimbledon Champ out of Salt Bobele standing for Boris Beckers Karlheinz and Elvira had caught a morning flight to London after their sons unexpected semifinal win in the past few Days i have been the family government joked Hans an after he watched the final match on television with scores of other people at the Tennis we As a family wanted to stay out of this a blowup photograph of the Blond teenager is pasted to a door inside the ten Nis club As Well As an illustrated history of Beckers exploits at the club from the beginning the club Champion for 10 Jearolds in prominent sports figures around West Germany kicked up their heels at Beckers Cinderella this is absolutely great for All German said Bettina a top contender on the women world Tennis Ive got to take a walk to recover from the tension of the Juergen who captured the Silver medal in decathlon in the 1984 summer olympic games in los starting at the Quarter i secretly thought hed be capable of doing big but i gave him no Chance of Victory in the final against who up to then had played so the next year will be very difficult for added alluding to pressure that often besets ath letes who achieve so much so what he accomplished at Wimbledon is said Erich a Mem Ber of West Germany National hockey Boris Becker already has Strong Sel Confidence at his age he knows How Tough he after All the Ballyhoo at till be important How he copes psychologically with the Kuehnhackl Bernard a Star player with the pc Schalke team in West Germany National soccer it is simply fab see Becker on Page 26