European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary As Fop Call him Cool hand Boris top guns of the old West people like Doc John Wesley Billy the kid lived with a Price on their entering swinging doors in a Saloon became a Chal drinking with their backs to the bar was a death often stared from a card unknown gunslingers and Bounty Hunters from Deadwood to Abilene and from Dodge City to Tombstone had itchy and they knew a reputation and Money could be earned if they dropped a top in a Johnny Cash the Mother of Young Billy Joe begged him dont take your guns to stay at Billy but the kid listen he strapped on his two six shooters and went into and drank his first Strong whiskey after a a couple of Dusty cowpokes began to laugh him Down this fuzzy faced kid at the bar with his guns and a Billy Joe became incensed and is sued a he did the wrong he didst stand a he didst Clear As they Bent Over a dying Billy they wondered at his last words dont take your guns to in a the Mother of Young Ful Boris Becker said dont take your rackets to stay at Boris those Nasty men Lendl and Connors will be blow you stay Home in please dont like Billy Boris paid no attention to his Moth he packed his rackets whistling headed for just like Billy Boris thought he had a fast gun and wanted to prove himself a and before too Long answered Challenge after just who was this Becker kid who wanted to take on All Comers Well known Johan Kriek of the got a taste of Becker in the Queens club tournament and fell by the Wayside in the Kriek immediately predicted big things for Beckers reputation grew to great proportions inside a at Wimbledon Becker cleared the checks a one Knower but who Thun pc fake cud be so blamed Dai bounced on the deck and shot up Wimbledon As no 17yearold before Ever like a True Becker produced a Volley of shots heard in All the Way to the Highlands and across the Channel to a wildly cheering Deutsch biggies came and biggies Leconte and Jarryd tried to take but Becker was lightning fast and much too Quick for there was one last gun for him to it was Kevin Tex a transplanted South african and a naturalized texan who has improved his tactics on the Range at his guns spent two whining snakes Mcenroe and Connors in reaching the top of the but the leather looking lean and his face experienced trouble getting out of the and he too became a not Only was Becker the Best boy Tennis player at he also was the Best Man Tennis right As far As Wimbledon is concerned lie is the top and now that face must Start closely around him because he there Are posters with his picture being plastered the sign reads Boris in straight preferably big every Slick shooting Tennis player West of Heidelberg will want to get a piece of Becker must live with his newfound and it will be on the line every time he Steps on a before Boom his new nickname because of his gunning serve was ranked 20th in the before the Queens club which preceded he was the latest International Council for pro Tennis ratings from Paris lists him life wont be so simple now for Boris compared to what it was before the Start of the 1985 Wimble his patience will be so will his Sweet the press will want to know every aspect of his life from his Girlfriend to what he eats for he will be badgered and taunted by some and pampered by if someone wants him try an Early Boris already sees the pressure of the press lets Hope he Doest end up with the same sorry disposition of a Mcenroe or a if he he will lose a lot of his super sunday some top guns dont care if they have if they they would act now Boris Becker is the most refreshing Tennis Star in Well see if time and challenges make him lose his not every top gun can be a Cool hand the stars and stripes trades Oliver for Toronto Matuszek Pittsburgh a the los an Geles dodgers on tuesday traded former National league batting Champion Al Oliver to the Toronto Blue jays for first base Man Len has a lifetime average in 17 the fifth Best average among Active major but has been used sparingly since the dodgers acquired him from the Philadelphia Phillies on 4 for Pitcher Pat was a teammate of Oliv ers last season with the Phillies and was batting with two Home runs and 16 Bis As a platoon designated hitter with the Blue he hit with 12 homers and 43 Bis last his first full year in the major who has career said he welcomes a Trade Back to the american where he can be used As a designated its a break for Oliver everybody benefits from ibis they told me that in not going to sit around Over that there going to play me Oliver was to join the Blue jays on wednesday in in time for the Blue jays night game against the the Blue jays will be olivers fifth team in 116 he moved from the Mon Treal expos to the san Francisco giants before last then split the year be tween the giants and the last 18 months have been a charac Ter time for Oliver i could have become bitter and angry but i i still enjoy playing i always have been an everyday player but sitting on the Bench this Ive lost my the 1982 no batting Champion when he hit for the Montreal hit with no Home runs and eight runs batted in for the dodgers pick up Cabell Houston a Houston astros first baseman and team Captain Enos Ca Bell was traded to the los Angeles dodgers wednesday in Exchange for minor league Relief Pitcher Rafael Montalvo and a player to be the astros also recalled outfielder Chris Jones from injured Gomez withdraws from pro meet a second seeded Andres Gomez withdrew from the pro Tennis championships tuesday with an injury and opened up a Surprise path toward the quarterfinals for Veteran Harold of had passed up but suffered re injury of a muscle tear in his right leg that forced him out of the tournament at Longwood Cricket club without playing a tournament officials originally announced that Solomon bad been granted a default Vic tory because of the Gomez How they later reversed themselves and announced that a Lucky loser named Stanislav Birner of Czechoslovakia had been moved into the Gomez position in the this meant that the 1976 pro would have to face Birner in the second round after the 32yearold fort resident Defeated Pavel Swozil of Czechoslovakia 63 in his opening round while Gomez was injured during a prac Tice third seeded Miloslav Mecir of Czechoslovakia led a group of seeded play ers through their opening Mecir downed former Mcaa singles Champion Michael perfors of Sweden however 12thseeded Jose Higueras of Spain dropped his opening bowing 62 to Jimmy Brown of Martin Riate of the 11th advanced with a 76 60 Victory Over Jonny Levine of while Jakob Hlasek of the 16th and final downed Michael Westphal of West Germany 76 in evening fifth seeded Henrik Sundstrom of Sweden Defeated australian Tom Muster 61 in a four minute tournament referee Frank Hammond announced the Gomez withdrawal following an examination by Robert an orthopaedics specialist and father of pro ten Nis player Mike Leach estimates that he Gomez will be out for a minimum of two Hammond said in a
