European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Becker win fuels German Pride by George Boehmer Frankfurt a after years of being overshadowed by East Germany state run West Germany has gained the sports emerging As a nation of top the latest Success Wimbledon Sensa Tion Boris always recognized As a powerhouse in track and Field and West Germany now has two champions in inter National sports it never really excelled in previously Tennis and Becker and Bernhard the 1985 masters Are the country newest sports adding a needed boost to the National still sagging 40 years after world War at age became the first Ger youngest player and first non seed to win the Wimbledon mens singles title last by doing he sent West Ger Many into patriotic i think this will change Tennis in Ger Many maybe now they have an he said after beating Kevin Curren for the West germans devotedly followed Beckers March through the prestigious grass court on the Day of the streets were empty As fans stayed Home to watch the match on the Victory brought congratulatory Ca Bles from Chancellor Helmut Kohl and president Richard von Weizsaecker and frontage photographs of the re haired teenager kissing his the mayor of Beckers Hometown of near said he had an swered Telephone Calls around the clock from people who wanted to know More about the new Ruediger and Annelie who operate a Frankfurt travel said that one minute after Beckers Triumph a Friend from new York called to ask will this be declared a West German National Holiday a photo new Star Boris Becker sees changes in Tennis this is something we said Dieter a tool and die Salesman from on his Way to pick up his 13yearold son at Tennis Langer made it two in a Row following his masters Victory by winning the Heri Tage classic at Hilton head earlier this the triumphs in these events usually dominated by american stars took even West germans by after the Langer said he hoped thousands and thousands of youngsters see this and take up Golf so that we can produce some More champions from that part of the West Germany Rise in sports was Sig naked at the 1984 los Angeles olympics when it won 59 second to the United though in the absence of the powerful soviet bloc athletes whose countries boycotted the West Germany started competing in the olympics As a separate nation in until West Germany and East Ger Many sent joint teams to the the dominance of the stat sponsored East German athletes in olympic trials prompted West Germany to Stop the prac one of the los Angeles olympic stars was West German swimmer Michael who won two golds and a Silver medal and set two world the Albatross splashed his Way into the headlines again when he broke two More world records in late at Gross now holds four world records and is recognized As the worlds top freestyle and Butterfly in women West Germany has two players ranked among the worlds top 10 Claudia Kohl Kilsch and Steffi has been touted by some experts As a possible successor to Martina Navratilova or Chris Evert who have Long dominated the with a population of 60 West Germany has million Tennis players registered in that figure is nearly three times More than it 10 years Beckers Success is we have done More for advertising Tennis with the most expensive publicity said Christian spokesman for the German Tennis Feder West Germany National soccer team is one of the favourites to win next years world cup in probably the most Lopez still empty by Tom Canavan a she blew out of the badlands to win the new Mexico state Amateur then shot holes in pro golfs record but for All her she has yet to win the games biggest the women Call her Kathy Call her Nancy Whitworth came out of a dust blown town in the Southeast Corner of new As an 18yearold Prodigy in she won the Amateur that then captured it again in 1958 and turned Lopez is from about 100 Miles Northeast of she won the new Mexico Amateur in at age she became a pro in 1977 thanks to the years of plugging away by veterans like the ladies professional Golf association tour offered a potentially lucrative the Veteran of 28 has won 88 More than any Man or but in 27 Shes never won an in her nine Lopez has 32 tournament More than any other today figures to make the hardest run at Whitworth career but has experienced Little but frustration in the the latest dose was administered sunday at the Baltusrol country when Only a stroke Back after 54 ballooned to a final 77 in the 40th renewal of the she finished eight shots behind Kathy who had never won a at age Lopez figures to make Many More runs at an open but 17 years her is running out of you have to be Whitworth my chances Are not getting any at times i can play very but i win it in the when i was playing at my so i doubt ill win it Whitworth had a 76 sunday to finish at Over 18 shots behind i used to get very uptight about maybe that Why Ive never played particularly Whitworth but it Doest bother me any i am just playing for the enjoyment of the id be a fool to think that not winning this tournament can spoil my in i feel Good about the and i believe i still can said Whit who now lives in i realize i am not the player i once but i cant think of a better Way to make a the final 77 probably wont spoil Lopez but it sure ruined her i came out and Felt Good about my i hit each shot and played the Best i she but it was All for naught after ing a Threefoot Par putt on i never had anything to get me after the first i Felt humiliated and i knew there was a Long Way to a lot of holes to play and that a lot could but nothing of course i am but i feel there Are More Kathy Whitworth undoubtedly Felt the same Way 10 or 15 years Usel from Page 23 missioner Harry for says he would like 12 teams next two less than this but including owner Donald Trump of the new Jersey would prefer As few As among the topics of debate Are the Denver which must move to avoid conflict with the nil continued to cast its eyes in the direction of but it is also discussing a merger with one of several including the Birmingham Arizona outlaws and Portland a merger of the three Florida Tampa Orlando and Al though Orlando owner Donald Dizney wants to maintain his team As an Tampa which has yet to meet its last like being forced out of town by a conflict with an nil the Sale of the Houston another team which didst meet its last to the Fisher the new York would then bring the team to Shea stadium in new York but completion of the Deal depends on the approval of who holds territorial rights to the who has talked of vetoing the was continuing to meet with Larry one of the to talk about indemnity payments to the generals per haps As much which is More than the value of some Usel but Jerry one of three present Houston said he was optimistic the Deal could be i think Well see something in about 10 Argovitz cherished trophy in International West Germany won the 1954 and 1974 the country also is beginning to make a Mark in act Kcf who played for the University of and Urc who played at Indiana recently were selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the National basketball association Manfred a spokesman for the West German basketball said there Are at least 50 other German Basket Ball players scattered throughout the United he said 15 specifically were sent there to Sharpen their game and return Home to play on West Germany National now Pelzer said european basketball officials Are seeking ways to Stop the Drain of their most talented we invest Money in these Send them there to and they Are being grabbed off to play for the Pelzer part of the Rise in West Germany sports status can be traced to the West German Institute for sports which provides financial support to prom Ising Amateur decathlon giant Juergen Hingson and double olympic Gold medallist Ulrike now retired from women High were among those benefiting from the said the institutes Guenter some Young Tennis players have received assistance in the but not Becker because he turned professional so Pels Henke he said it was individual Effort and Pri vate support from their families that took Becker and Langer to the weve never supported but we May in the future if it becomes an olym Pic he Bonn tips Cairo for european big league title Bonn Host Bonn slammed out 10 hits in support of winning Pitcher Billy Winklet to record the 40 Victory Over Cairo that clinched the big league division title in the european Little league the Victory in the Besto five series earned Bonn a trip to fort Lau next month As the european representative in the big league world Winkler accented his teams hit Ting team by limiting Cairo to three striking out 10 and yielding four walks in his seven in Ning major hitters for Bonn were led by Matt Winterrath who had two safeties in three appearances and drove in two other Bonn players with two hits apiece were Mark Hansen with two for three and Todd Slater with two for Ron losing Pitcher for struck out walked two and gave up five hits in his three Relief Pitcher Hiro Nagasawa took Over in the fourth to fan three and walk he also gave up five Arn sports radio baseball major league Allstar game at
