European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday july 27,1986 . Gains federation cup final Navratilova clinches win Over West germans by Larry Siddons Prague Czechoslovakia a Martina Navratilova Defeated Claudia to hic Kilsch of West Germany 6-1, 6-4 saturday to Clinch a spot for the United states in a record Wing 16th championship match at the federation cup. On sunday the americans Are to face Czechoslovakia the Champion for the last three years and winners Over the United slates a year ago. Chris Evert Lloyd opened the Day forthe americans with a 6-3, 6-4 Victory Over Betlina Bung playing singles in place of Steffi Oral West Germany s top player who is out with a broken toe. Navratilova a member of both the first czech slovak team to win the federation cup in 1975 and the last . Champions in 1982, assured a rematch of the 1985 final. After she crushed to hic Kilsch Navratilova teamed with Pam Shriver to defeat Bung and Claudia Porwick 6-2,6-3 for a 3 0 Victory Over West Germany. The Czechoslovakia won their semifinal with Argentina saturday As Hana Mandrikova a Friday Bride destroyed Gabriela Sabatini s service in a 6-2, 6-4 Victory after Helena Sutkova rallied to beat Mercedes Paz 1-6,6-3,6-3. Back in her Homeland for the first time since defecting 11 years ago Navratilova allowed to hic Kilsch just 16 Points while winning the first set. The capacity crowd at Sta Nice Tennis stadium was cheering for her and Navratilova was flying breaking the German in the first third and fifth games and winning on a backhand Cross court rocket. The second set was tougher. To hic Kilsch held her first two service games and broke for a 3-2 Lead with a Winner on a service return. Navratilova and . Cap Tain Marty Rissen argued in vain that the serve should have been called a fault. Navratilova broke Back and held at love but to hic Kilsch playing very Well at the net held to tic it again. Navratilova then held and broke for he match when to hic Kilsch netted a half Volley. Besides enabling the United states to lie Australia s record for federation cup championship appearances the Victory kept in tact Navratilova s unblemished re Cord of straight set victories in her Home coming. The Triumph also set up a rematch sunday of the Wimbledon singles final in which Navratilova beat Mandrikova. Lloyd will play Sutkova in the other championship singles. Lloyd coming off her first loss in federation cup singles play again appeared to be playing tentatively in the Early games just As she did in Friday s quarterfinal loss against Italy. During Friday s game she said Tendi Nitis in her left knee was subconsciously keeping her from playing her usual a Rosberg German b Randy Barnetts a motor sports editor Bockenheim Germany the car was extremely Good and a always i drove As hard As i could right to the car s full potential. And it was Good enough for pole  speaking was Finland s Kike Ros Berg who turned fastest Lap saturday to capture pole position for sunday s German grand prix 10th round in the world driving championship. Rosberg. Fastest in Friday s open ing session aboard his Mclaren tag porsche with 1 minute 42.478 seconds improved to 1 42.013, an average Speed of 1 48.715 Miles per hour Over 4.2-Milc circuit. Second fastest Driver was Rosburg s Mclaren teammate Alain Prost of France at 1 42.166. Third came Bra Zilian Aryton Senna at 1 42.329 i Lotus Renault. Rosberg who announced Here Friday that he would retire from formula one racing at the end of the season will be seeking his first Victory of the year i sunday s race. His Best finish so far Dur ing the 1986 season was a second place in the grand prix of Monaco. Regarding his chances sunday Rosberg Drew laughter at a Post qualifying press conference when he said i figure i have l-26th of a Chance to win because there will 26 Drivers in the race. But seriously i Hope to do Well and for once the Williams Honda cars will be chasing us on the Start instead of vice versa. Qualifying fourth was the talented Young austrian Gerhard Berger in Aben Neton Bow at 1 42.541, while Nelson Piquet of Brazil posted 1 42.545 in a  Surprise of the Day was pro captures up pole Ducco by englishman Nigel Mansell who failed to improve on his time from Friday. Mansill who said he got caught up in too much traffic to Ever get a Clear run will Start sixth on the Grid in his Williams Honda at 1 42.696. Mansill also said he had problems with the Turbo boost on his Honda engine. Qualifying seventh was Riccardo Pat Csc of Italy Brabham Bow at 1 43.348 eighth was Rene Arnoux of France Ligier Renault at 1 43.693ninth Tco Fabi of Italy Bennaton Bow Al 1 44.001 and 10th Michelle albretto of Italy Ferrari at 1 44.308. In a separate development Hond of Japan called a press conference after the formula one qualifying ses Sion to announce that Honda would Supply Turbo engines to the British Lotus team next year and that it would continue to Supply engines to the Williams team. Honda returned to grand prix Rac ing in 1983 by supplying engines to the British Williams team. During the conference Honda de Nied All rumours that it planned to buy the Lotus team outright. We Are Only interested in Supply ing engines to Williams and Lotus Honda spokesman said although there will be a japanese Driver on the Lotus  a japanese Driver will support Bra Zil s Senna and will replace Scotland s Johnny Dumfries. Going into sunday s race the Wil Liams team leads for the 1986 formula one constructors championship and Williams Driver Mansell leads for the driving Crown with 47 Points Topmost s43. Arc Sivc game and that she would change that saturday. She did but Only after taking off the Blue Clastic Brace that had been wrapped around her ailing knee in each match of the tournament Afler the fifth game. Bung a fill in for Graf broke for the first Post Brace game. But Lloyd then won five games in a Row to Lake the first set and move to a 2-0 Lead in the second. Bunge was making errors and Lloyd was slashing forehand to All areas of the court. She broke Bung again for a 4-2 Lead then held despite two double faults for 5-2. A double fault in the ninth game helped Bung break to pull within 5-4. But Lloyd went up 30-0 on Bung s serve in the i oth game gave Back two Points and then moved to match Point with a forehand Cross court Winner. She wrapped up the Vic tory when Bung double faulted. Mandrikova ranked fourth in the world broke Sabatini s service in the first and seventh games of the first set and won four games in a Row to move to a 1-0 Lead in the second set again on service break. Sabatini the world s i oth ranked player was working Well against Mand Kova s serve too. The pair exchanged service Breaks until the seventh game when Sabatini held with the help of a flying backhand Cross court Volley for a 4-3 Edge. Mandrikova held serve for 4-4, coming Back from triple break Point on a Sabatini error a forehand passing shot Down the line and a Volley into an open court. She the broke Sabatini again fora 5-4 Lead building to break Point on three More Sabatini errors. The winning Point came on a smash off a Short lob by the Argentine teen Ager. Mandrikova then held at love for the Ralrh the final Point coming on a Long backhand by Sabatini that brought a sch from the czechoslovak and a Roar from the crowd which included the country s Premier Lubomir  other leading politicians. Paz 19 years old and ranked 58th in the world zipped through the first set against her seventh ranked opponent winning the first four games and Takin the set with a by Auliff backhand pasing shot Down the , in the opening game of the second set things started to unravel for the Argentine. Sutkova argued when her first serve at game Point in the first game was ruled a  five minutes of discussions involving Sutkova and both team captains the czechoslovak Umpire overruled the line judge declared the serve an Ace and gave Sutkova a 1-0 Lead a decision that brought jeers from the crowd. Paz who had stayed on court while the argument went on appeared stunned. She came Back Flat and did not regain her form until Sutkova playing stronger each game held a 4-1 Lead. Spang s Marc Anthony misses a High throw at third As pm s Kurt Une Iback sol pm from Page 25 7-6. Bob Horwedel drove in that sixth run for the sabers with a bad hop single. Then came Veras Homer and whittles to the Rescue. Whittles had started the Day before in the rockets loss to Sam Bach and his bad shoulder acted up wit two outs in the seventh. Enter Lineback to end it. The loss went to Burl who in Only his third Start for Spang went five innings yielded eight hits and All 10 runs. Stanley said he will Start All Star Tony Paige against Sembach sunday. He expects to have Jerome Maxie Back after the Catcher s absence saturday. If the rockets Force a second game Stanley said he will probably Start Veras again. If that happens Start the music Sandman the rocking chairs