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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 26,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 outdoor adventures memories of fishing Schafflhuber s Schafflhuber s Lake near  Nach has recently become a favorite fishing site for americans from All Over Germany. I m a Little sad i won t be out there for a while to enjoy the Cool air arid Good Trout fishing at the moment i m Back Home in Northeast mis Souri where it s hotter than blazes with daily temperatures in the High 90s, yes Back where he land has everything from endless Grain Fields and huge Oak Trees to red Wing Black Birds groundhogs old windmills and Meadowlark. Missouri is the Home of Mark Twain the so Louis cardinals and a lot of country boys and girls. My Yard at Home still has wild rabbits squirrels Rob ins and bluejays. The great homed owl does t seem to be staying in the big Pine tree in the Corner of the year right now but i m sure hell be Back one of these Days. And the Bobwhite still whistle at me from the hedgerow about to meters North of the House. The people Are Stilt the same. Out on the country roads they still wave whether they know you or not. You see that same old waving hand that pivots up Ward from a pickup truck steering wheel. They even wave when they pass from behind and can t see your face. I was out running Early one morning and saw All the old familiar things. Hard working Missouri Farmers. Some of the world s finest Angus beef. And baseball style Caps that advertise something Ameri can like Coors Mack trucks or a local seed com. Those people Don t change and every time i go fishing at Schafflhuber s i Sec these same people americans from each of our great states. They All look american smile american and Trade fishing information and cooking recipes just the Way we do it in Missouri. Three weeks ago there was a bus Down from gics san. The weather was Rainy there were a Tot of no shows so the bus was Hall empty. This meant that Alt those who stayed Home missed out on All the fun the ones who fished caught All the Trout they wanted. The Lake is Small. Back Home we d Call it a Pond. But the fish arc big you can catch plenty and they taste great. I be Hao great Luck cooking them in a pan and my cajun smoker. Schafflhuber s is Only open on sunday morn Ings and american holidays. When i left Germany june 15, he was planning to open on the fourth of july. Hell probably be closed july 3, when most americans in Europe will have the Day off unless a group wants to make special arrangements ahead of time. His phone number is 06220-240. So if you want to fish next Friday it might be Worth a Call to see what can be arranged.  is about 30 minutes North East of Heidelberg. Petri Hail Only match in rain at Wimbledon Navratilova posts 2nd Quick win w1mbuedon, England map de fending Champion Martina Navratilova beat the rain and Japan s Etsuko Inoue to become the first player to reach the third round and the Only player to finish a match thursday at Wimbledon. With a backlog of almost two Days Worth of tingles matches 44 players had yet to Complete the first round. Even Navratilova who has spent leu than 1 it hours of playing time in the tournament said the weather was affecting her style. I Don t think i rushed to get the match Over with but i did Rush in be tween the Points. 1 suppose you can Call it controlled Rushing she said after eliminating Induc 6-1, 6-2, the two actually played 41 minutes but their was a 3 a hour delay after she fifth game of the first set As rain continued to disrupt the grass court championships. Only one other match was started under the Cloudy skies. On Center court Italy s Paolo Cane led second seeded Ivan lend of Czechoslovakia the world s top ranked Plajer 6-3, 5-5. Alan Mills the tournament referee said that if the inclement weather continues there was the possibility some events could be changed or cancelled. But he emphasised the tournament which saw All of monday s play rained out and a curtailed schedule on tuesday is not that desperate. Al this Point in  up until last night we were approximately 70 matches behind and if we Don t gel any play today Well be about 140 matches behind Mills said. Later in the Day he cancelled All matches with Only Navratilova s being completed leaving the backlog at 139. If you think about 19s2, when we had so much rain we Only had two completely Clear Days out of the 13, we had Only played 152 matches by the end of the first week but we.  completed the tournament on time Mills said. So far we be played 106 matches and with a Little bit of Luck we May have reached 152 by saturday which was the Fig ure in 1982." according to statistics compiled by the British broadcasting corp., this year s Sinai is the worst for the tournament. Wimbledon s Library said it could not confirm the figures. Among the players who Haven t seen any action arc eighth seeded Claudia Kohide Kilsch of West Germany no. 13 Barbara Potter of the United Sta is and no 4 Kal Crina Malcova of Bulgaria i am so Lucky to have been Able to finish my match said Navratilova who is seeking a record sixth straight Wimble Don singles Crown and her first title of 1987. The worst thing is to be stopped in the  she look nine minutes More to defeat Inoue than she needed to dispose of her first round opponent West Germany s Claudia Porwick on wednesday. But Inoue presented the 30-year-old Ameri can left hander with More problems than did the German teen Ager. At the beginning Etsuko was serving hard first Ana second serves Navratilova said. Then she started serving some double faults which i figured she would. I was Able to break her after she took a i tile off the  that came in the fourth game which Induc began with a double fault her Sec Ond of the match. After Navratilova lofted a backhand lob Long she drilled a backhand service return Down the line then rifled a forehand service Velum Thatcher japanese opponent volleyed wide. Navratilova was Long with a backhand before she closed out the service break with a forehand Cross court passing shot. She held serve Al 30 in a Light Mist before play was suspended. When the two returned to no. I court following the rain delay Navratilova began right where she had left off break ing Inoue s serve at 30 to go up 5-1. She then held at 15 to close out the first set after 19 minutes of play. I came out ready after the break to finish the set quickly and take the second set Navratilova said. Two More service Breaks in the first and third games gave Navratilova a 3-0 Lead in the second set which she built to 4-0 by holding at love including her third Ace of he match. Then Inoue finally held serve Bui it was too late As Navratilova going after a record equating eighth Wimbledon sin Gles tide served out the match. As she walked into the Tunnel leading from the court to the dressing room she tossed her Towel into the stands where it was eagerly grabbed for a precious souvenir. In the second game of the match Nav Radlova came up limping grabbing her left knee and grimacing. "1 hit my left knee on the return of serve with my Racket she said. It s a pain that docs not bother you later just Al thai moment and you can t do anything but grit Yourt Cothand Hope it  in the Lindl canc match the italian ranked 40th in the world broke in the fourth game to Lake a 3-1 set in the first set and he clinched the 29-Minutc Sei by crushing a Short lob. The two were on serve in the Sec Ond set. Cane saving two set Points Al 4-5, when rain halted play. Wimbledon s groundskeeper prefers Golf by Robert m1llwahd Wimbledon England  
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