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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday augusts 1966 the stars and stripes Page 25 Scritchfield goal half achieved in Usa eur Tennis by Craig doom staff writer garm1sch, Germany Frank Furt s Mike Scritchfield has a Mission. There s on a one reason he s Al ihe1986 Usa eur Tennis championships being played on the Clay courts or the Jannisch Tennis Center. "1 came Here to play Mike Borer an beat him said Scutchfield who will get his wish saturday morning when he meets the defending men s open Cham Pion in he semifinals. Scritchfield realized his goal by eliminating Grafe Woehr s Patrick Kennedy 7-4, 6-2 in their second round match thursday night. He then dispatched Robert Beckvall of Nuernberg 6-0, 4-6,6-2 in a hard fought quarterfinal match Friday , meanwhile obliged Scritchfield by erasing highly regarded Paul Griffith of Mainz 7-6, 7-26-2 in a second round Power struggle before Waltzing past Mannheim s Tulensa Tulensa 6-2, 6 2 in the  first meeting Between two of Usa eur s belter players promises to be a contrast in styles. Borer the confident 23-year old Power player and Scritchfield the savvy 33-year old Veteran who possesses an Arsenal of shots. By his own admission Borer is at the top of his game and while not treating scrip Cheeld lightly he does not foresee their showdown As a stumbling Block to retention of his title. I m playing Well enough right no that it does t matter to me who i play neat. I m going to go out there and play my game Ana win this thing. At this Point 1 believe i m final bound bore said. While not divulging the particular strategy he will use against Borer Scritchfield made it Clear he does no intend to out muscle the Champion. The adage hit it where he aint will apply."1 need to keep the Ball of this Racquet said scrip Cheeld who is fully recovered from the lacerated Achilles Tendon that caused him to default in the second round last year. In saturday s other men s open Semi final Grepping in s Roy Coopersmith will face Timothy Campbell of Owci Bruecken. Coopersmith. Who lost to Borer i last year s semifinal posted a Surpri singly easy 6-1,6-2 winery Over Baum Holder s Stephen Elliott in the second round before defeating Mark Johnson of an Bact 6-7, 7-6, 6-1 in their hotly contested quarterfinal Battle Friday morning. Id defeating Johnson Coopersmith sounded relieved he was one of the two players in the tournament that i fear the other being Borer. Wilh those two i have to face the possibility of losing. If id ont play Well i drive Home Coopers Mith  reached the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 straight set win Over Miche Bechtold of Frankfurt in the second round before coming from behind a eliminate Richard Smith of Vicenza 3-6, 6-1,6-0 in the  reaching the semifinals. Borer Scritchfield Coopersmith and Campbel received invitations to the All army Tri als at fort Eustis va., starting august28, in the women s open division Virgini Watford of bad Kreuz Nach will meet Leslie Loeffler of Mainz in saturday semifinals while the other match will Fea Ture Gail Otoole of Mannheim against Nuernberg s Jacqueline Borge. Watford who upset defending Cham Pion Kathy Morton of Worms 64, 7-5 in the first round thursday continued to impress by soundly defeating Donna Garnet of Worms 6-2, 6-1 in their quarterfinal matchup Friday. Loeffler had Little difficulty in getting by Berlin s Jane Gwinn 6-1, 6-1 to reach the semifinals and Otoole handled be cilia Wheeler of Aschaffenbur 6-2, 6-3. Borge who has not lost a game in he two matches advanced by blanking Pha Lika Ngin of Baum older 6-0,6-0.in men s Junior veterans action de Mike Scritchfield gets Chance against Mike Borer in Semi Ikuls saturday fending Champion Dennis Kir Stein of Nuernberg stayed in the Hunt for a fourth consecutive title by dismantling Berlin s Stephen Smith 6-0, 6-1 in quarterfinal play. Kir slain will take on Seig Ler Hartgers of Heidelberg who rallied to defeat George Morton of Hanau 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in their quarterfinal Malch in the semifinals. The other Junior vet semifinal Wilt pit Worms Peter Bradley against Charles Morris of Heidelberg. Bradley upended Frankfurt s Benjamin Anderson 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals while Morris was an easy 6-1, 6-0 Victor Over Frank Minner of Frankfurt. In the Only men s senior division singles matches of the Day. Charl Sstewart of shape and Wayne Down hour of Frankfurt both grabbed semifinal berths. Stewart lipped Heidelberg s Darrell Fla scr 6-3, 7-5 to earn the right to meet Thomas Egan of Frank Furt in one semifinal while Downhour routed Tonu Toomepuu of Brussels 6 0, 6-2 to Advance against Ray Smith of Heidelberg. Egan and Smith both posted routine victories in quarterfinal matches thurs Day. The four Day tournament was to con line saturday with the finals stated for sunday. Williams Drivers continue to dominate manse Piquet top Hungary up Field Budapest up birthday boy Nigel Mansell of Britain and his Wil Liams teammate Nelson Piquet of Brazi were the two fastest Drivers around the new Hunga Roring track fonday in the first timed practice session for sunday s inaugural hungarian formula one Auto grand prix. Mansell 32 years old Friday an leading the Drivers championship with four wins in 10 races this season sped round the 4.014-Kilomeler 2.49-Milc circuit in i minute 30 516 seconds on his loan practice Lap averaging 99.199 Mph to claim provisional pol position. Piquet who has finished third secondhand first in the last three grands in and is in fourth place Overall following his win in the last grand in m West Germany july 27, put in his Best Lap of1 31.417 98.221 Mph shortly of  two Williams men had also finished 1-2 in the untamed session Friday morning and Mansell had a further Rea son to celebrate when Williams announced his contract was being renewed for the nest two seasons. Obviously 1 am delighted the englishman said the season has gone very Well so far and with the set up behave 1 am sure that we can go a lot  Senna of Brazil came closest to splitting the two Williams with the third fastest time of 1 32.281 in his sleek Black  Gerhard Burger who picked up Points in the first three races of the season but has failed to score since Fin Ishing third in san Marino on april 27,found an extra seven seconds Over the morning s unofficial session to clock1-32.886 on the second of his two timed laps the fourth fastest of she time practice. Frenchman Alain Frost the reigning world Champion competing in his Looi grand prix was fifth fastest in his Mclaren in 1 33.113, while australian Ala Jones had the sixth fastest time in his Lola of 1 33.737. Prost seven Points behind Mansill Stally of 51 in the Drivers championship said later there is Little grip on the track which is understandable As it is so new. Thai is one of the reasons Why the limes arc so  there a Csc no major incidents in in official timed session in the afternoon when All the cars were driving on harder race tires rather than the softer qualify ing tires. Mansell and Piquet both had harmless pins in the unt Mcd morning session. Piquet spun when he put a wheel off the racing line which proved even More Slippery than the rest of the track. Mostof the Drivers complained about Lack of grip from the new surface. The circuit designed and built in seven months Between october last Yea Rand this May has a number of tortuous by slow bends which together with the Lac of grip is keeping speeds Down. Several Drivers have said they Doub whether the planned race distance of 77 laps totalling 192.041 Miles can be completed in the allotted two hour limit. An sports television baseball los Angeles dodgers Al Cincinnati reds or Kansas City royals at new York yank 8 . Saturday san Francisco giants at Atlanta braves 1 35 . Sunday. Radio baseball los Angeles dodgers Al Cincinnati Heads 8 11 . Saturday to. Ranto Blue a s tit Texas rangers 2 30 . Sunday  
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