European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. March 15. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Auser ans 1-2 in downhill Fletcher 3rd Vail Colo. A Austria s Sigrid Wolf charged out of the 16lh starting position and Over took american pan Fletcher to win a women s world cup Down Hill ski race Friday. Wolf registering the first world cup Triumph of Ner six year Ca reer look advantage of a Momen tary change in the weather and was timed in minute 49.79 seconds. Fletcher who won this race a year ago had he no. I Star num Ber and her time of 1 50.54 held up through the next 14 skiers appearing to secure the Victory until Wolf came across. Another austrian Elisabeth Kirchler later slipped into second place ahead of Fletcher. Kirchler Starling 40th, had a time of 1 50.0, Mich la Figini of Switzerland wound up a disappointing ninth at 1 50,89, but Stilt managed o move ahead of teammate Maria Walliser into first place in the downhill stand Ings. Figini has 93 Points to Wallis cars 87 with one downhill remaining on saturday Here. The Sun went behind the Clouds briefly during wolfs run which tends to make the course slightly faster. I did t really notice it said Wolf 23. I knew what the fastest Lime was but i did t know who had it i Felt 1 could be West Germany s Regine Mot sen Ludmer was fourth in 1 50.56. Followed by three Swiss skiers Vreni Schneider in 1 50.59, Wal Liser in i s0.62 and Brigitte Oertli in 1 50.75. Canadian Laurie Gra Ham was eighth in 1 50,78, Nuernberg s Sapp Frenette Lead Usa eur to nordic title Bubuc Syfox staff writer Kaltenbrunne. Germany it was a Golden Day of comedy you had Randy Sapp the army s Fin est from Nuernberg saying he does no strength training. He actually said that after pumping his Cross country skis and poles for 46 minutes 14,72 seconds Over the 16-Kilorncicr men s open course. That was easily the Golden time of the distances races during saturday s finale of the . Forces european nordic ski championships. It helped the army win the team title with 162 Points to the air Force s ids. Want More you had Andryc frenetic Sapp s Nuernberg sidekick saying i m really not in that great actually said thai after churning like a Piston Over her 12-Kllomeler women s open course. She won in a 45 17 41 Breeze. A couple of More Good ones Steve Palm the top air Force Cross country skier from Wiesbaden said he took it easy because Ofa muscle pull in hit right leg. All he did was cover 16 Kilometres in 51 11,36. That time gave Palm a Gold in his men s seniors 30-39 years division then there was Brooks Booker the 42-Ycarald air Force dentist from Ramstein. He said with a straight face. I Don t know what i m that standup line came after Booker closed the books on any masters 40 and Over Competition. He skied his 12-kilo meter Trail in 50 43,22, More than 6 min utes faster than any other master. If the four Gold medallists said funny things their Effort was serious. Especially the Effort of Sapp Frenette that army duo spent three quarters of an hour bending at the Waist and digging poles into the Snow it s called double Poling a Speed technique you Don t Sec in recreational settings the technique am kill your arms. All Sapp franc Etc did was it ill other skiers chances. The two old childhood pals from Tun per Lake n.y., have a combined 12 . Forces Gold medals in two you. Frenette won her race by 7 minutes Over Linda Nic Craib of Darmstadt Nic Erato clocked 52 19.78 and Carol Kro gel of Ansbach had a 59 40,77 to give the army a 1-2-3 sweep of the women s open. Frenetic bettered her Usa eur time of two weeks ago by 6 minutes. She credited a fast track. Frenette also echoed a familiar criticism that this Trail on the outskirts of Garmisch was misleading in a couple of places. The grooves led in different directions from the Sapp captured the men s open title by More than 2 minutes. He s used to win Ning in this envy room Cal. He also sep knows that the next step is a mighty one he finished 9 min utes out at the recent International Mili tary cism meet. How could Sapp win on that level get out of the he said. You have to train All the time. You have to do everything that much quicker. The win Ner at c1sm went at a sprint Pace for 16 the army snared the top six places in the men s open. The Silver went to Don Rondeau of Vicenza. Italy. He clocked the Only other 16-Kilometer time under Graf now has Confidence to go with her howitzer by Bob Greenep Tennis writer Steffi Graf bounces around the court with a howitzer forehand and brims with Confidence. Beating Martina Nav Milova and Chris Evert Lloyd will do that to you when i started i saw them As no i and no. 2, and 1 did t think i d Ever be up there with them the 17-year-old West German said at ibis Point last year i was just wailing for that first Victory and think ing they were much better than me. When f play against them now i think about that s what she did last weekend dumping Navratilova in Only 56 minutes in Trie semifinals of the International players championships in key Biscayne fla., Hen stopping Doyd in 59 minutes in the final. Today she s the Best player in the world and Shell be the Best until beat her Nuver Akilova said. Said Lloyd there s no reason Why she can t win All the tournaments. Now that Martina s 30 and i m 32, she s got youth on her she also has that big fearsome fore hand and her serve s not bad either. Unlike fellow West German Boris Becker who grabbed inc world s Atten Tion by winning Wimbledon grass climb up the rankings she s now no. 2 has been steady though less heralded. It s been two years since i last played her Sweden s Claurina Lindqvist said after losing to Graf last fall. That is such a big difference. She is so Good and so much faster i think Steffi can be no. 1 in the world soon even while Martina and Chris Are still playing. She is that Good. She hits the Ball harder than either Chris or Martina especially on the Graf won her first pro tournament last april beating Lloyd for the title at the fam ily Circle tournament. Until then Graf had Neva Raven won a set from Lloyd. What made grass Victory even More surprising was that it was Lloyd a Par agon of consistency who repeatedly made inc unforced errors. Worried about grass forehand which Lloyd Calls one of the Best if not the Best in women s Tennis the right hand or played to the West German s Back hand. All Graf had to do was keep the Ball in play Lloyd led 3-2 in the opening set before Graf came from behind to take four of the next five games dosing out the set 6-4. In inc set Graf broke Lloyd four times. After the first set 1 had the feeling i could win Graf said. Now she s chasing Navratilova and the lop spot. "1 Don t want to predict who s Jjo Irig to finish no. I this year Lloyd said after key Biscayne whoever it is will have their work Cut out for them. But there is no reason Why Steffi can t win All the major tournaments. She will be very cry hard to beat this year. She played better than 1 had expected and she plays like she is in a hurry to get of Fth 50 seconds 48 52.4 1. I Don t know How i did Snail Ron Deau. A native of Iron Mountain. Mich. I am belter in this race As opposed to the sprint because i m better on Hills. The sprint 2.s Kilometres j is ton hat Nuernberg s John Smiley could use Rondeau s Uphill skill. Sculley. Who missed Friday s sprint because of n car breakdown got Here on Lime saturday then he ran into Rondeau. I have to work on my Uphill tech Nique. Thai s where Rondeau smoked said Saufley whose 5 1 3 l. 1 1 was still Good enough Tor the Banc. The men s open had one casually Frank Kratzer or the air Force Hahn pulled out Early in the race because of frostbite in his fingers. In the men s seniors. Palm Cuk rated his 34th birthday by winning his second Gold medal in two Days. Palm won it by More than u minute Over fellow airman Brian go Jiin of bin Waters. Gordan cracked 52 40.76, Well ahead of Bronze medallist Bill Hor ton of the army motion of Nuernberg had a 59 40.04, the masters title went in the Man with inc Long name Brooks William Booker Iii. He s also a Man with a Short racing history. His Safe Effort last week was his first. I just figured this All i id Booker. The Ramstein Pilot in Rcd do Lisl who finds pleasure in triathlon. Being in shape is 90 percent of in for to. Obviously it s not the the army s John counts was t con Vinced. Counts of Hoyc nil is clocked 57 0 1. 25. Way Back in second Picc. The Bronze went to Bill Muhr of the air Force Wiesbaden in 58 12.53. I did what 1 could do said counts. 46. Bill Booker is a tremendous ath Lete that s no joke. Lendl undergoes surgery on knee Washington a Tennis our Ivan lend underwent arthroscopic sur Gery in los Angeles to remove Lorn Carti Lage in his left knee his agent announced Friday. A native of Czechoslovakia who lives in Greenwich Conn. Lindl suffered inc injury in a second round match Al inc International players championships in key Biscayne fla., last week. The surgery was performed on wednesday. The doctors have indicated he should be Able to begin rehabilitation of the knee including some Bike work and some Light Hilling within a Weisik said Jerry Solomon senior vice president of pro scr the management company which handles Lindl. His Prioress will be evaluated on a Eccli to Vovk and we will change his schedule Accord Solomon said Lindl will Miu no week s pain web bar classic in Orlando. Fla. And will probably miss the Volvo Tennis Chicago tournament and the act finals in Dallas before returning to action. During the surgery. 60 percent of the medial meniscus was removed Bruni Lindl s left knee. App Tumi wart Germany s Stum Graf shooting for no. 1, am sports television College basketball Mcaa tournament teams to in announced 6 . Sun Day
