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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 3, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21sports Navratilova ousts Cecchini at open with 6-0, 6-1 win a photo Martin Navratilova stems almost apologetic. While eliminating Sandra Cecchini of Italy sunday new York a defending Cham Pion Martina Navratilova made a Cameo appearance sunday needing Only 37 min utes to crush Italy s Sandra Cecchini 6-0, 6-1 and move into the fourth round of the . Open Tennis championships. Seeking her third straight title in Ameri Ca s Premier Tennis event and her second straight grand slam tournament Victory Navratilova next meets Sweden s Catarina Lindqvist the no. 13 seed who Defeated Leigh Ann Thompson 7-5, 6-0. No. 11 Steffi Graf of West Germany also captured her third round match Downing Anne White 6-4,6-2. In the men s singles seventh seeded Yan Nick Noah and his French Davis cup Dou Bles teammate Henri Luconte easily gained berths in the fourth round. Noah ousted Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, while Leconte rolled Over West Germany s Hans schwaicr6-2, 6-2, 6-1. No. 11 Stefan Edburg one of five swed ish players to be seeded on the hard courts of the National Tennis Center dropped the first set before disposing of Brad Gilbert 4 6, 6-4, 6-1,6-4 in a third round match. Also advancing into the fourth round was Young Jay Burger of Plantation fla., an Amateur who stopped Veteran Brian teacher 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6. Berger ranked fourth in the United states in the boys 18 last year earned a main draw wild card by winning the is. Tennis association s boys 18 and under National championship last month. The crowd in Louis Armstrong stadium applauded loudly when Cecchini held serve to begin the second set. It was her Lone moment to Shine in the Bright Sunshine. Navratilova was devastating. The left handed native of Czechoslovakia who makes her Home in fort Worth Texas served Only six times in the match and was taken to Deuce Only once. She broke Cecchini s service six times. It was Navratilova s easiest match As she has rounded into top form for the final week of this grand slam tournament. She has yet to lose a set and has dropped Only six games in her first three matches. It reinforces the fact i am hitting the Lall Well Navratilova said of her Brief stadium court appearance. In 1983, when i won it the women s singles title Only the final went More than one  Noah said he is beginning to feel comfortable on the Deco turf ii court and with his game. I m pleased i have been improving with every match. I feel very confident now and this has been my Best match so  in the fourth round Noah will face Berger who just began his Sophomore year at Clemson University and is playing in his second professional tournament. He Quali fied for Boston a Clay court event before losing in the first round to Sweden s Mikael pc Runfors. Mattingly Baylor spark win Yankee homers whip Angels 5-3 from press dispatches new York in the Home run department Don Mattingly and Don Baylor had been at opposite ends of the new York Yankees spectrum. Going into the final game of a four game set against California Mallin Gly had hit 13 Home runs since aug. 2. Baylor had t hit one since aug. 8. On sunday they were on the same wave length hitting consecutive homers in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie As the Yankees beat the Angels 5-3. Mattingly also had homered in the sixth inning As the Yankees scored three runs to tie the  Victory coupled with a 4-1 Toronto loss to Chicago pulled the Yankees within four games of the Blue jays in the Ameri can league East. I d been sitting on 19 Home runs for three weeks Baylor said. But i never doubted that i would hit another. But Here it is sept. 1. August is gone and were going Down the  s Homer came in a Pinch hitting role last month Baylor had been Pla tooling at designated hitter with either Ken Griffey or Dan Pasqua left handed hitters and has said he wants to be traded after the season. I can t let my feelings right now interfere with what we Are trying to  Baylor said and that s to overtake Toronto.". Mattingly s two Homer Gam giving him 25 on the season was his fourth this i was expecting to hit about 20 or so this year said Mattingly. Who also wised his major league Lead no rib total to 108 but i Don t really think about that. I just american league try to hit the Ball  the Yankees tied the score at 3-3 off right hander Mike Witt who had taken a two hit shutout into the sixth inning then went ahead against Al Holland. Baylor s Homer came on the first pitch from Holland 0-1, who started the inning. Mattingly s 25th Homer made a Winner of Bob Shirley 4-4, who relieved in the sixth inning. Brian Fisher pitched the final two innings for his 10th save. Elsewhere in the Al sunday. White sox 4, Blue jays 1 Toronto Britt Burns and Bob James combined on an eight hitter and Harold Baltic belted a two run Homer his 15th, to Lead Chicago past Toronto. A crowd of 44,182, the third largest of the season saw Burns 15-8, scatter five hits Over seven shutout innings. He struck out four and walked none in route to his ninth Victory in his last 12 decisions. James worked inc final two innings allow ing one run on three hits. Ron Kittle hit his 15th Homer of the year in the fourth for Chicago and Carl ton Fisk knocked in his 85lh rib of the year with a run scoring double. Steve Davis 1-1, took the loss for to Ronto. Tigers 14, a s 3 Detroit Chat Lemon smacked two Home runs plus an rib single and Pinch hitter Barbaro Garbey delivered a three run double to trigger a nine run eighth inning As Detroit mauled Oakland. Juan Berenguer 4-3, struck out a sea son High nine before giving up a one out single to Tony Phillips and a triple to Al i you Yap photo Yankees Don Baylor. High fives As or drought ends Frodo Griffin in the eighth. Bill Scherrer relieved and gave up a Pinch single to Steve Henderson before setting Down the a s. Lemon broke a scoreless tic with one out in the third with his 10th Home run which came off loser Chris Codiroli 10 ii. His other Home run  off Curt see Al on Page 23 Jay Hawks too much for a wan 33-27 Honolulu up substitute running Back Mike Rogers rushed for two touchdowns and Mike Norseth threw for 318 Yards sat urday night to Power Kansas to a 33 27 Victory Over Hawaii. Norseth completed 21 of 29 passes and also rushed for a touchdown. Arnold Fields added a scoring run for the Jay Hawks and Jeff Johnson kicked Field goals of 41 and 29 Yards. Quarterback Greg Tipton threw for a Hawaii record 337 Yards in his first varsity Start after red shirting a season. Tipton completed 22 of 39 with touchdown passes of 23 and 27 Yards to Walter Murray and 5 Yards to David Dyas. He he also ran ii Yards for the rainbows other score. Rogers was pressed into duty for Kansas when academic problems knocked out two players ahead of him. The Jay Hawks had eight players declared ineligible because of Scho Lastic problems earlier in the week. That did t slow Down the Jay Hawks who rolled up 517 Yards in total offence. Johnny Holloway was Norseth s favorite target catching six pases for 107 Yards. Hawaii led at halftime 14-13 on Tipton s 11-Yard run and a 23-Yard pass to Murray. Kansas roared Back scoring the first three times it had the Ball in the second half to move ahead 31-20. It was the first game of the season for both teams  
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