European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Griffith set to match Brothers title this is a Tennis with a German but not about Boris its about Paul an american Soldier play ing and winning in Germany carrying on a Griffith tradition brother Harry started a few years after that we enter Frankfurt Green White Tennis where the areas top Junior player is taking on one of the army top open the German is Thomas 16 years running Down every shot under the blazing the american is Paul a first Lieuten ant stationed in at one the Young German Clicks on a deep a Griffith he wipes his he stares at that kid across the he plans on four hours of this then maybe hell be ready to capture what brother Harry won two years ago in Garmisch the army singles championship of that would be Paul said during a id love to keep it in the the army tournament began thursday in Gar five hours South of Griffith won in the first and second but the Odds lean heavily against him winning sundays the reason is George Core of he won the championship last year without dropping a and that was with Little this time he enters the tourney after loads of its a hardcore Griffith remembers Core from his College Core played at Furman while the Griffith boys at tended both schools competed in the Southern Core played Paul and Core beat the hell out of does Paul have a Chance on Garmisch Clay courts it depends on the Hes a better hard court in probably a better Cla court but in not making any Griffith liked his doubles chances before the Usa eur tournament he and Mike Scritchfield of Frankfurt won the army title last year by beating Core and Peter we beat them because we didst hit any balls to Griffith but Scritchfield was injured in a sin Gles match and Griffith had to scramble for a new photo by Pat Jackson Paul Griffith of Mainz on a hot practice Day v corps Champ seeks Usa eur Crown Paul Griffith wants to fallow harrys singles he Speaks of playing real he talks about concentrating As fiercely As yet Paul Griffith int obsessed with winning it he Speaks of Harry in terms of brotherly endear not of its not an overriding its not a Competition thing Between Paul its really a sporty a family thing that goes Way their father encouraged Harry and Paul to play they did their now a retired lieutenant set a High army they followed by attending Roth at Davidson harrys a Good Paul said it was great growing up with we correspond a Harry 3 years jumped into an air born infantry outfit in he also jumped into with guts that matched his he won his 1982 semifinal after falling behind 25 in the third set he won his 1983 semifinal after falling behind 51 in the second he won Llic 83 final after falling behind 42 in the second set these Days he teaches at a special forces school in fort Paul Griffith arrived in Europe two years he joined a tank battalion As an intelligence he also joined the army Tennis besides winning the Usa eur doubles title in Paul won the v corps singles championship last the Griffith boys Are said he played football i Hes mar ried in Hes More of a Cowkey Guy in More add this Harry Griffith won the army singles Paul Griffith Hast maybe All those hours playing with that German Junior player will Lead to the top prize after then people will definitely say of Paul Griffith what he said of Young Schweitzer shot a the stars and stripes Usa eur Tennis meet opens As Core sweep matches by Tracy Tanner staff writer Germany Core that the showdown players and View ers Are predicting for the mens open final in the Usa eur Tennis Champi which opened both players breezed to Victory in the first two rounds of the fou Day Tournai George Core of Vii corps returned to the Garmisch Tennis Center defending his 1984 Usa eur singles that 84 Triumph entitled him to Advance to the Allamy where he won at the interservice Core finally lost in the he did win the Dou Bles this Core has Hopes of going All the sporting a 10pound trimmer physique and feeling better the Black Hawk helicopter Pilot believes his game is at its Core started thursday with a 60 Victory Over Richard Kressin of v a Squash player relatively new to scored four aces Early in the first Core thought he was in for a Long but he caught up on his cores big serve pulled him through the second round against Gregg Burgess of Ray Coopersmith of 7th army training come made his debut in the Usa eur tournament although Hes a vet eran Allamy Tennis he held the Vii corps title in 1981 but chose to play on the Allamy team in Stead of entering the Usa eur he played the next two years in a czechoslovakian Lin plays a steady Baseline Al though he says Hes surprised to know Core and he Are the ones to he believes they would have a Good Core plays similar to Mcenroe in that he has an Allaround Good Cooper Smith i think wed have a Good Coopersmith cruised through his first match against Lee Faleo of 21st support Coopersmith contends Hes worries about upcoming matches because Hes unfamiliar with american pressurized which Are faster than what Hes used Coopersmith won his second round match against Richard Anderson of Vii corps another Man to watch is Michael Borer of Vii he beat Bryan Bryant of v corps 61 in the first then beat Paul White of Berlin in the second Borer believes his Strong Point is his if its a Nice i said the Hillesheim when i get i a Man not to watch anymore is Mike Scritchfield of v corps the 1984 Usa eur doubles Champion is lost for the rest of the tourney after bruising an achilles1 Tendon in his second round singles army photo Mike Scritchfield of v corps Frankfurt 84 doubles Champ out with injury