European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 25 the stars and Stripe August 9,19b8 Boris Linker strokes a backhand Durine i. Three set Vittory or Kevin Curran thursday at s i i i Vlf . .-.i. Stratton Mountain it. Over his first match jitters the real John Mcenroe appeared in the $315,000 Volvo International tournament thurs Day displaying flashes of Brilliant Tennis and piques of temper. Everything is clicking Mcenro Esard after his rain delayed 6-1, 6-4 Sec Ond round Victory Over his double teammate Peter Fleming there was a lot of emotional stuff the first the sporadic Rains sometimes heavy and accompanied by lightning and then Der played havoc with thursday schedule As Only five matches were completed. Top Seri did Ivan Lindl crushed fellow czech Milan Srejs bar 6-3, 6-2 no. 2 Boris seeker of Germany slaved off two match Points to nip Kevin Curren 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 in their first meeting since the 1985 Wimbledon final no 12 Rob Ert Seguso upset no. 6 Mikael pc mfrs of Sweden 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and no 7 Bra Gilbert eliminated Greg Holmes 6-2, 4 6, 6-2. While the Mcenroe Fleming match was a second round encounter the others were third round clashes. Third round matches that were halted by a thunderstorm that rushed in ahead of inc impending darkness saw no. 3jimmy Connors leading Peru s Pablo arrays 4-6, 6-4, 4-0 Canada s Martin Lau Rondcau ahead of Jonathan Canter 6-4,2-2 and 16-year-old qualifier Andre Agassi leading Scott Davis 6-3,0-. The Connors Arraya match was halted after a Bolt of lightning ripped through the skies. Connors threw aside his Metal Racket and kicked it toward his chair. The two players then requested and received permission to hah their Malch be fore the rain actually began. Curren and Becker met for inc firs time since june 198 when inc German teen Ager became the youngest inc firs non seeded player and the Tirol a Comarr to win the prestigious men s single Crown. And on thursday Curren held double Malch Point when he led in third set Lic Brcak 6-4. I did t close out inc match when 1had the Opportunity Curren said when 1 got into position to win. Thought 1 was going 10 gel him Back for what happened in 1985. But he just docs l Becker who had been Down 0-4 and 2 s in the de Breaf finally pulled in out 9-7id move into the quarterfinals. Mcenroe lost the rein on his temper inthe eighth game of the second Sci when his sen ice a churn on break Point appeared to hit just on or inside the base line. It was called out and Mcenroe exploded. Getting bothered by that he said of his reaction to what Fleming said was Abad Call. I m not handling it Well. It his temper is like a bad Habil audit s unacceptable. When you re nervous i think you revert Back. If 1 do something Tike that i press because i can t go on like thai. In really bothered Fleming said that after he match Mcenroe said he almost became ill Over his reaction to the line Call. I Felt like 1 just lost in Mcenroe said. I did t want to play any longer. I think i Wil get Over his but i think i need a Little help a Little tolerance right Row. The match which had been halted Byrain wednesday after five Points had been played was scheduled to begin al10 . Thursday. But because of scattered downpours Mcenroe and remin actually did t walk onto the court until i1 . Before they could begin their Warmup another downpour sent the players Back to the dressing room and the Malc Hoidn t actually Start until 12 25 . Pea from Page 21 Shoi of the Day a 6-Iron approach of about 180 Yards that put his Ball 3 feet from the Slick. Then at the -5 eighth he had More than he could handle when his drive went through the Fairway at the Dogleg into the right rough behind Trees. He pitched sideways just to gel Back onto he Fairway. Then a 5-Iron Over the big chasm Anda wedge got him to the from fringe still 45 feel Short of the Hole. Norman in unsaved by rolling in the Long putt that broke right then left before falling. His charge to the front started on no. 11, a 378-Yard -4, where he teed of with a 1-Iron. A 9-Iron shot got him in feet from the Flag and he Sank that medium length Pun for Birdie 3. Birdies followed at 12 and 13, and he again saved at 14 with a Chip to 3 feet after missing the Green on his approach. A 100-foot Birdie Pult at 15 and 5-Footbirdie putt at 16 gave him the two shot Edge. Stadler who won the 1973 . Amateur championship at Inverness birdied Cohen wins third . Swim Crown Santa Clara Calif. Up Tif Fany Cohen captured her third National title by winning the 400-Rnelcr freestyle thursday at the National Long course swimming championships. Cohen a 20-year-old Southern Call wornian easily outdistanced the Field in 400. Finishing in 4 minutes. 14.04 seconds. The former olympic Champion earlier had taken the 20q.mclcr Bulter Fland 800-Melcr freestyle. However she missed a Chance Al being a four Lime Winner when she was Dis qualified wednesday night in the finals of the 400 individual Medley. Ii was a big letdown to get disqualified Cohen said. Bui i did t let in affect me. I just wanted to concentration tonight s race and try to put last night behind Julie Martin Lapalma Calif., finished second in 4 14.84 and Kathy a cliche College Park pa., was third in 4 15.29.in the women s 50-Mc or freestyle 30 year old Sandy Neilson fell just snort inner attempt to become the oldest woman Ever to win a Lilc at the National Longcr Misc when 14-year-old Grace Corneli us edged her out in a time of 26.20 seconds. Nilson came in at 0 26.33, Kathy coffin to fort Laud Crdal fla., and Susan Hickman of Pittsburgh tied for third in 0 26.46. Now that i Sec Sandy Nic Jon swim Ming in meets at the Ace of 30. J d like to stay in swimming for a while Corneliu said. It s Nice to know you re Peak is not 16 when you see a person 30 doing Herb Cal in the men s 400-Meier freestyle Al in Santa Clara swim club South african Gary Brinkman a Side no Al earned his second title of the meet with a Lime of 3 54.84. Brinkma had won inc 800 freestyle and finished a Misiani seventh in inc 200 freestyle i be never been a great sprinter Brink Man said. After winning inc 800, i Iho Ughi i could Casily win the 200, but i put too much pressure on myself in that race i made sure i did t do thai Jeff Pryor from Philadelphia was Sec Ond in 3 55.12 and Poland s Anur woj Dai was third in 3 55.43. In the women s 200-meter individual Medley Whitney hed Eppcih a 15-year. Of from Petersburg va., won in the final 10 meters finishing in 2 18.47.julia Gorman Towson my. Was next in 2 18.62 and Calherine Capri los of los Altos caiif., was third in 2 18 69 i just kicked As hard As i could and did l break he for inc 10 meters in said Hedgepth who also won inc 400-Meler m. Billy slap con Edwardsville iii., re corded the third fastest american Lime Ever in the men s 200 in at 2 20.96. Ron Karnaugh Philadelphia was second in2 04.53 and Pryor was third at 2 os.81 i. 7p? a Enan red in the 200 in is held by Pablo Morales at 2 02.23 in the 50-meter men s freestyle Scott Mcadam of Waterloo Iowa took the trite in 2285, the third fastest world and american Lime Ever. Tom Williams St. Si1. Wndy. 287 an Heights Ohio he 18th Hole with a 25-foot Pun to move Mlo a second place tie with is. After Pricr Jacobsen shot 68 to be in five Way lie for fourth place he said i trim what Greg is doing is Long overdue he s on that plane that Pete Rose Martin Navratilova George brei Jack Nicolaus and Ben Hogan have been on. He s Doisie what Golf is supposed to be. And think ii s great because i m also a fan of
