European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Vilas joins Noah in quarters new York a last year s finalists Yannick Noah and Guillermo Vila won straight Sel victories thurs Day to move into the quarterfinals or the$615,000 tournament of champions at the West Side Tennis dub. In a night match top seeded Boris Becker of Germany hoped to join them. Becker 19, a two time Wimbledon Champion needed three Houra wednesday to dispose of his second round foe Spain s Juan Avendano 7-6, 5-7, 6-2. The to traded service break in the seventh and eighth games of the first set before Becker captured Hie tiebreaker 7-3. Noah the defending Champion swept past fellow Frenchman Guy forget 6-1, 6-1 thursday Vilas made a second set surge to de feat Marty Davis 7-s, 7-6. Others posting third round victories thursday were no 4 Andres Gomez of Ecuador no. 6 Martin Jaile of Argentina no. 10 Aaron Krick Sld. No 12 Slobodan Zivojinovich of Yugoslavia and unseeded Paul Annacone. In Friday s quarterfinals Gomez will play Jaite Zivojinovich will face Anna Cone Krick Ilein will Lake on Noah and Vilas will play the Winner of thursday night s match beige eur Becker the iwo time Wimbledon Champion and i6lh Sec did Horatio de la Pena of Argentina. In what could be considered a mild upset Krickstein ousted eighth seeded Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland 6-16-4. Jail Defeated no. 11 Jay Berger 6-3,6-3. Zivojinovich stopped Canada Martin Wosten Holme 6-3,6-0 and Annacone ousted Ger Many s Andreas Maurer 6-4,6-4. Noah captured the French open in 1983, then found the adulation too much to handle. He escaped the parisian pres sure by moving to new York where he has since opened up a restaurant. Nobody knows me Noah said of living in new York. I can walk Down. The Street and nobody recognizes me. I can ride the subways something he did last year when he captured lie to of a. Asked if he Rode the subway from his Manhattan Home to Forest Hills thurs Day Noab said i look a taxicab a yellow cab i you want to know and it was $17. Friday May 8,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Boris Becker ass Bis wings to beat Joan Avendano wednesday in new York. Thai s 17 times More expensive thai the subway i think i la go Back to the sub seeded second in the 64-player Field Noah had no problems with forget under the Bright warm Sunshine. I liked the Way i played said was playing Ray doubles partner and Good Friend. I played All right but Guy helped. Heddin t play fail beat Noah said the Clay surface at Forest Hills was perfect for him. This is my natural surface he said. It s comfortable my Best surface. I grew up on Day.". Vilas was Down .1-5 in the second set when he won the next two games to pull even. He then battled Davis into a lie break where the 34-year-old Argentine jumped out to a 6-j Lead. Davis from Harbor Bay Isle calif., saved four match Points pulling 10 46,before Vilas finally wrapped up the Vic tory when Davis sailed a forehand Long. Victory was surprising Only by Eaifie ii came Over Hlasek steady Clay court player. But Krickstein is one of America s top City counters and he dominated against his Swiss opponent with his Strong forehand and big serve. Giessen s Green machine leads Abc teams Augsburg Germany the aver age age of the Giessen Green machine s Bowling quartet is about so years old. They re not Quile As Chipper As Somo of the youngsters and might not have that Youthful fest on their tosses but the one thing they do have is first place in the american Bowling Congress euro Pean All Star championship team event. The Abc tourney continued thursday Wilh the second of three squads taking Over the lanes for the team event which will be followed by doubles Friday and singles saturday. Wednesday the first squad completed its Bowling with Schwei fun s Stan Clay taking first in singles with a 6 8-6451262, six game total. Clay also tops the All events standings Wilh an if game lotaof35is. The Green machine s gears Are turned by Bennie Johnson Lou Morrison. Mike Huffman and Bradford Ripper Smith who knocked Down a combined 4507 pins for the team Lead. Johnson the quartet s Mcadoff Man led off with a 199 game but fell prey o the deceptive lanes and followed Wilh a 169. In the second game the splits started coming. I was using an All purpose Ball and it was t carrying enough he said. "1 started aiming the Ball to hit right on the head pin in the second Gaius and it was biting Johnson had new Finger lifts put in his second Ball a Colombia Black u Dot then started Cowling Over the pins to Fin ish Wilh a sin game Sei of 1160. Afler shooting the 169, i changed to the u Dot and started shooting an out Side line he said. The Back end of i Hexanes Are dry and makes a Ball snap into the pins which was just right for my Johnson knows what he s talking Banin. The 52-year-old civilian contract Vorker based out of Sulzbach has 27 years of Bowling experience. This is his21 is Abc tourney. The Green machine has a lot of experience. Experience helps you read Lane faster he said. "1 was in earlier to Check the lanes and noticed that bowlers were taking outside lines. I should up started deep outside but did hell use thursday s experience to his Benefit Friday. I m definitely Gonna Start off deep outside in the doubles when i team up Wilh Ripper he said. Ripper Smith anchored the Giesse team with a High Block of 1227. Ripper really did it for us said Johnson. Ripper started with a 569 three game stanza then True to his nickname ripped the lanes for a 658, including a 257 game. Other members of the learn include Lou Morrison who pinned a 1074 total and Mike Huffman who had 1046. The Sembach Hilltop pcs tallied 449s for second place and the Span Dahlem spuds toppled 4486 pins Lor third. Sembach s warn consists of Anthony Martin 1169james Jensen 1070. Neal Sanford 1040 and Peter russet 1219. The spuds include Milch Voier 1110, Mike Benchic 1127. Dave Fra sier 1210 and Keith Anselmo 1038. The third squad starts Bowling Sunda with the team event which is followed by doubles monday and singles tuesday. The top 32 bowlers from the Abc european All Star championship qualify for the european masters set for May 16 and 17 Here. A a league swings open on sunday compiled by Kunt Johnson assistant sports editor baseball the eight team Ger Man american league opens us Nhinh a son sunday Wilh three double headers. In opening twin Bills All Starling Ai i ., the Darmstadt Comers visa the Stuttgart Toyota Blue sox the ill sheim Angels play at the Giessen wolverines and the defending Champion Mannheim local Roundup if Lee Amigos Host the Bamburg braves Ai Woods memorial Field. The at Maint twin Bill was postponed. The a a league will have a 10-Wcck schedule plus two All Star games. The Continental sports conference will hold its preseason tournament at Simbach a Starling Oday and continuing Over the weekend. Fallowing a coaches meeting a i . Friday Wiesbaden and defending Champion Simbach play inc opener at noon. In other Friday games. Rodn main meets Spang Dahlum at 2 30 And Ternbach faces regular season Liis Ramstein at 4 Track and Field the opening meet of the military season will be held Al Darmstadt s Burgh Park stadium sat urday winding up the us. Eur clinic. The meet is open to All Comers an will include All men s and women s events except the 10,000 meter. Regis ration will be from 8 1 oa.m., with com petition starting Al 10 30 . Around 300 entrants Are expected for the meet. Running a 10-Kilometer Cross country race will be held saturday Al Wiesbaden at. Registration is schedule for 7 30-10 30 . With the Start at 11 . Entry fee is $5. Softball the 7lh army train in Glomd will hold a men s and women s Posl Ocrel Invin Lional slow Pilch tournament at the Grafe Woehr sport Complex saturday and sunday. The sing Climi nation meet starts Al 10 .volleyball twelve players from Usa eur were selected for theall army trial Camp at fort Lewis Usa eur dozen include Sonya Williams. Nikki James Kimber Lenwoods and Cheryl Brown of Heidelberg Julie Powers of Munich Roberto Hernandez of Goc Pingen Terry Lyons of Hanau Porotesano Liusamoa of Gies sen Faa Peapea Alaelua of Grafe Woehr Christopher while of Ramstein Versall Washington of Frankfurt and Carol flon Wilz of Pir Masens. Racquetball Safe captured he air Force worldwide championship Al Pope fab n.c., for the second straight year. Us aft Chat cd up 73 Points As Lou Souther took inc open sin Gles title Willie minor prevailed in the masters singles and Mary Ann mocker captured women s laurels. Rhein main s Souther Hahn s minor and Mildenhall s Hocker were selected for inter Ervilee Competition going on this week at Little Creek a. Safe won All the men s doubles events at Pope. Souther and rams Cin s Frank Toney took the open Gerald Sal Sano and Larry Mckoy. Both Ira Stein triumphed in the seniors and minor teamed with Lakenheath s Rand Harris to Lake the masters. An sports radio pro basketball Aba playoffs Atlanta Hawks at Detroit pistons 1 30 .saturday. La Ascall St. Louis cardinals at los Angeles dodgers 4jo am saturday
