European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 23. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 27 Becker rips Connors in Japan exhibition from press dispatches Osaka. Japan West German Boris Becker the youngest player Ever to capture the Wimbledon title beat Jimmy Connors of the United Stales 6 i. 6-2, and Mats Wilander of Sweden beat Guillermo Vilas of Argentina 7-5, 6-2 in a one Day exhibition tournament monday. Playing before 6.500 spectators at the Osaka Castle mall the 17-year-old sports wire Becker overwhelmed Connors wit Strong serves. Becker told reporters after the match that he was serving better Mon Day than he did when he won Wimble Don in july. Becker received prize Money of$139,000. Wilander collected $93,000. The tournament provided no official Prie Money for the two losers. Becker defending Champion con nors and no. 1-ranked Ivan Lendl Lead a held of 32 men in the 1985 Seiko super Tennis tournament which was to begin tuesday in Tokyo. Tennessee a a sidelined Knoxville Tenn. Tennessee quarterback Tony Robinson underwent surgery on Bis right knee monday and will toss the rest of the season. Tony is out for the season sports information director Haywood Harris said after talking with or. William you mans. Youmans said Robinson suffered major ligament damage when he was tackled saturday in the fourth Quarter of Tennessee s 15-14 Victory Over Ala Bama. The operation lasted three hours. The surgeon said Robinson probably would never again be As agile As he was before the injury. Harris said Youmans did no comment about Robinson s prospects for rehabilitation or his chances to pursue a career in professional football. The 6-foot-3 senior was injured on the first play of the fourth Quarter sat urday. Robinson was hit simultaneously by two tacklers coming from different directions. Tennessee coach Johnny majors de scribed Robinson As the greatest quarterback i be even seen in College foot Randy Bass gets 54th Tokyo . Major leaguer Randy Bass blasted his 54th Home run of the season sunday and moved to within one clout of lying the japanese pro baseball record or 55 homers in one year. Despite his two run Homer his Cen trial league Pennant winning Han Shin tigers lost to the Shunichi dragons 4-2. Bass 31, of Lawton. Okla., still has a fwd Chance to tie or break the tigers have two More games to play before the end of the season. The japanese record was set by re tired Home run King Sadaharu of who also set a world record of 868 career homers. Reagan makes no Call Washington president Rea Gan sidestepped a Chance monday to pick his favorite in the world series declining to Wear Caps presented him by the St. Louis cardinals and Kansas City cardinals Lead in the Best of seven series by two was Given autographed base balls and hats from each of the world series contenders after lie spoke to a t a photo Boris Becker earns $139.000 group of . Attorneys from around inc country. Robert Ulrich . Attorney for the Kansas City District and Thomas Ditt Meier . Attorney for the St. Louis District offered the mementos to Rea Gan. The president evoked chuckles from the audience when he said the gifts cased the pain of a los Angeles dodgers fan. The dodgers lost to the cardinals in the playoffs for the nation Al league Pennant. As he held the red and Blue Caps in his hand Reagan said he would have to remain Neutral and that he could t put them on unless 1 had two Woody Hayes released Columbus Ohio former Ohio stale University football coach Woody Hayes was released from the Osu hos Pital on monday. He had been treated for congestive heart failure and a mild heart attack. Hayes will continue his recovery at Home the Hospital said. Hayes had been hospitalized since sept. 29. Bass Champ crowned leno1r City Tenn. A Gary Wade of Greensboro n.c., reeled in a two Day Bass total of 28 pounds 21 ounces to capture first place in the red Man tournament Trail s regional Clas sic no. 3 on fort Loudon Lake. Joe Thomas of Cincinnati who led the 120-Man held after the first round finished second with 24 pounds 5 ounces. Wade and Thomas were among 13 anglers who qualified for the 1985 Redman ail american championship nov. 8-9 on Lake Hamaju in Arizona. They will join 26 Quati fers from two other regional events competing for a$100.000 first place prize. Runt Pullins Dies Chicago a member of the orig Inal 1929 Harlem globetrotters Basket Ball team Albert runt Pullins died saturday at the age of 74. Pullins who had suffered from emphysema for three years died in his South Side Home his family said. Pullins got his nickname runt be cause of his 5-fool-8 stature which made him the second shortest player on the original globetrotters team. 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