European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Senna takes Monaco up monday Juna 1,1987 the stars and stripes page25 from press dispatches Monte Carlo Monaco Brazil Sarton Senna easily won the Monaco Tirane prix sunday As France s Alain Frost tailed in a bid Tor a record 2th formula one Victory. Pros dropped out with Only two laps left after running third most of the race. Senna capitalized on the engine prob lems of Nigel Mansell of Britain. Man sell who started from the pole position led Tor 30 laps before suffering a broken Turbo. Another brazilian Nelson Piquet finished second 33.212 seconds behind Senna wish Italy s Mich Csc Albreto third. Prosl the two time world Champion and Winner of he last three Monaco races dropped out in the 76th Lap wit engine trouble. He never challenged for the Lead and was More than 50 seconds behind Senna when he pulled off the course. It was he fifth grand prix Victory in 50 races for Senna. He won two each of the past two years. Senna guided his Lotus Honda to uneasy Triumph after Mansell s problems. Manset had led from the Start with Senna in the front Row immediately be Hind. Atm sell appeared to be on the Way to Victory and was building his advantage to More than 10 seconds. Suddenly Mansell s Williams Honda slowed Ana he had to drive into the pits. He quickly got out of his car knowing the race was Over for him. I think Mansel was pushing 100 hard at the beginning Senna said maybe he could have kept that Pace but he did to Senna took the Lead in the 31st Lap an had a 17-Sccond Lead Over Piquet in a Williams Honda. He gradually Buill it to More than 40 seconds then cased up inthe final laps. I was trying to keep a Good Pace. In the last 15 laps i just pushed a mule and when i saw everything was of i slowed Little Senna said. Senna s Victory moved him into Sec Ond place in the Drivers standings with 15 Points three behind Prosl. Senna s Lime for the 78 laps was hour 57 minutes 54.085 seconds. He averaged about 82 Mph for the 161-mile race Prosl who was seeking to better the record of 27 formula one victories he shares with Jackie Stewart of Britain was in third place before his engine started smoking and spilling Oil. He barely made it to the pits with officials was Nigel in Nell in a Williams leads a queue of cars shortly after he Start Al Monaco. Ing the yellow and red Flag indicating Oil on the track. American Eddie Check or in an arrows Bow went out on the 52nd Lap Wilh a gear bos problem. Austrian Gerhard be Gerwas fourth inthe second Ferrari one Lap behind the leaders followed by briton Jonathan Palmer in a non Turbo Tyrrell Ford. Kalian Ivan Capelli the i9ih qualifier placed sixth in a non Turbo March. There was Only one incident at the crowded Start of the i a car race when the Lotus of Japan s Satoru Nakajima touched wheels with the Lola of French Man Philippe Alliot. Both Drivers spun but were Able to continue. Over 70,000 fans watched the race the oldest grand prix event running on the same circuit. It was first run in 1929. Evert Navratilova Advance in Paris Paris a defending Champion Chris Evert playing on her favorit court moved into the quarterfinals of the French open sunday with a 6-4, 6-1 Victory Over katrina male Evo. She was joined by Long time rival and no. I seed Martina Navratilova who crushed no. 15 Sylvia Hanika of West Germany 6-0, 6-2 m just 55 minutes. Evert bidding to win this grand slam tournament for the eighth time and third year in a Row did not let a steady drizzle in the Middle of the match disturb her concentration As she overpowered the 2th-seeded bulgarian on court no. 1. I still think Steffi Graf is the favorite to win Evert said. I m playing Well but you have to look at what a player has done for three to six months prior to the tournament Raiher than the Day Graf who is already in the quarterfinals and did not play sunday has won 36 successive matches stretching Back six months even s next opponent will be 4th seeded Raffaela Reggi of Italy who upset fifth seeded Helena Sutkova of Czechoslovakia,6-3,4-6,6-2. Also advancing to the women s quarterfinals was no. 8 Claudia Kohide Kolsch who now meets Navratilova. Navratilova who had not won a tournament this year going into the French had Tittle to worry about As the lanky Hanika sprayed errors Alt Over the West German lost the first 11 games of the match but saved a match Point in the 12th, which she won and then broke Navratilova for the first and Only time. Serving for the match Navratilova had three More match Points an clinched her place in the last eight on another Hanika mistake. In a match of constant errors West Germany s Kohide Krisch beat France s Nathalie Tau Zial 6-1, 3-6,6-0. Unseeded Karl Novacek of Czecho Slovakia produced the first upset of the Day by eliminating Argentina s Martin Jaity the no. 14 seed o become the first Man into the last opponent in the last eight will be no. S seed Miloslav Mecir of Czechoslovakia who blitzed the world s 32slh-Rankcd player Patrice Kuchna 6-0,6-1,6-3. In a three hour s2-minute Center court Battle an inconsistent Andre Gomez the no. 10 seed from Ecuador just escaped against unseeded spaniard Emilio Sanchez. Sanchez fluffed a match Point in the third set when he hit a wild service re turn and his opponent rallied from two sets Down to win 5-7,1-6,7-6, 7-5, 6-4. Novacek missed a match Point in the third set which he dropped on a tie breaker. But he did not allow the lost Opportunity o worry him and wound up a 7-6. 6-4, 6-7,6-3 Victor. It was a hard time in the third set Novacek who never before had moved beyond the third round of a grand slam tournament said. But said to myself. Keep quiet and concentrate " jail had reached Al least the Quarter finals of the last five tournaments he played before Paris and had inst just one ret prior to meeting , the no. 3 seed grabbed the initiative quickly again male Eva and broke serve twice to Lead 4-1.the bulgarian hit Back to win the next two games but then dropped her serve again and gave he 32-year-old Champion a Chance to serve for he set. Evert made no mistake winning the set when her opponent failed o control service return. The match was mainly a Baseline Bat the with the Marc even out mane vering her 18-year-old opponent in most of the rallies. In the second set. Evert opened up a 4 0 Lead. She broke serve at love three games later o win the match when her opponent ran Down a drop shot but flicked the Ball out of court. Rockets split with flyers Wiesbaden Germany previously win less Rhein Mam buoyed by a 7-4 opening game Triumph mounted a last i inning rally that fell just Short sunday As the Wiesbaden flyers salvaged a Continental sports conference split Wilh a 3-2 Victory. The flyers 3-3, took a 3-0 Lead into the final stanza before the rockets loaded the bases Wilh three walks. Edgar Bones lofted a deep sacrifice Fly which plated two rockets but that was All Rhein main could manage in losing its third game of the season. Matthew Craig gave up four hits and picked up the Victory for Wiesbaden which confined All its scoring in Ilie Nightcap to the third inning. Mike Mcglothin drove in the air Force baseball game s first run with a single and scored himself on Rick Serrano s triple to left Center. Serrano tallied the game Winner on a wild pitch from loser Kevin Sorensen who allowed Only three hits. Vinny Franco got the rockets first game winning rib of the season when his third inning single in the opener scored Bones to snap a 4-4 lie and make a Winner of Harry whittles. Whittles held the flyers to three hits and struck out eight but suffered from four errors behind him. Brian Kreilach 2-1, gave up seven hits and took the loss for Wiesbaden. Hillesheim nabs first wins Hillesheim Germany Hillesheim Lethander Bill Barber wasted Little time achieving mid season form in his first 1987 appearance fanning 15 and going the distance in the Nightcap As the Angels swept the pirates 5-4 and 9-2 in a German american base Ball league double header sunday. The victories were the first of the sea son for Hillesheim which ran its record to 2-6, Nuernberg dropped to ? -5. In other a a action Bumberg 3-7, Stuttgart 2-3 Bam Berg Germany Bamburg s Allan Martell los sad a the acc Hilter striking out 12, and came Back in the Nightcap to drive in six runs As the braves swept. Muriel raised his record to 3-0 As Bam Twig improved to 6-2 on the season. Sruti Gar fell to 4-4. Russ Strutz Pinch hitting in the opener. Capped a bases loaded double to provide the winning margin. Stuttgart s Garland Diamond held Bam Borg to five i is and struck out sin in Ilic Nightcap Marteil played third base and delivered a bases loaded double in the fourth and a three run Homer in the sixth to erase 3 3-1 Stuttgart Lead. Rainout at Giessen Giessen Germany tic schedule double header Between the Mannheim Arniacos and the Gic Ssan Wolver ims was rained out Here sunday. Darmstadt 14,slntsbaunj6 St. Die France the Darms Ladi Cornels of the a a league whipped the baseball club of Strasbourg in an exhibition game Here saturday night. Winning a Pitcher Vincent Miles and Tony Ciminieri hit iwo run Homer for the comets who had 18 hits. Tyrone Hall added a Solo Home run for Darmstadt
