European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july s. 1987 the stars at jul stripes Page 21 . Cyclist among tour favourites by Nesha Starcevic Berun a Greg Lemond. The defending Champion will be missing because of a Hunting Acci Dent but some experts believe Andy Hampston could become the Mccond american to win the tour do France which was to begin Here wednesday. Lemond the first american to win the tour do France was forced to withdraw from this year s race because of injuries he sustained in a Hunting Accident in april. French Ace Bernard Hin Aull a five time tour de France Winner has retired leaving this year s race wide open fora Field of 207 riders. The first event wednesday was to be a 3.8-mile individual time prologue along West berlin1 fashionable Kurlue Niendam Avenue. Frenchman Laurent mignon the 1983 and 1984 win. Ner is also one of the favourites. But he comes to the event tainted by last week s disclosure that he had tested positive in a drug lest after a race in May. Other lop favourites include irishmen Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche the Winner of this year s Giro d italia and colombian Luis harem a formidable climber who won this year s tour of Spain. Hamp Slyn finished a surprising fourth in last year s tour de France and was picked As its Best Rookie. The american comes to the race after successfully defending his title in the demanding tour of Switzer land earlier this month Lemond gave a Champion to american cycling. I want to show now that we have a Strong Cam. That there Are Ether Good american riders Hampston said. I Learned a Lotus year by watching Hin Aull. I also Learned by How Lemond had to work to defend his Leader s yellow Jersey he said. Butt mostly i Learned about my own body How much i can take. There were times before last year s tour when i thought i was t made for cycling Hampsten said. Hampsten went to the Colorado mountains in May to train for the tour de France s grueling Mountain stages the Alps and the pyrenees where the race is often decided i think i have a team which can help me win the tour la i an experienced team that gives me Security said Hampsten Hampsten rides for the 7-eleven learn one of the 23 nine Man teams entered in the race. The lop stars rely on their teammates to fend off attack by other riders and to Shadow competitors trying to break away. Lemond told l equip the French sports daily thai he considered Kondrc he Man to beat. He s had a great season and he is the Moil Complete racer at this moment he said. Rut Pignon is also there mignon who was hampered by illness and injuries last year has had few Good results this season an abandoned the tour of Swit Crand then came the revelation thai Isaccs of amphetamines were discovered in a urinal us following his Victory at the grand prix de Wallonia on May 28. He is Lin probation but remains eligible to cot Peic. This is the seventh Lime that he race starts outside France and it Cost West Berlin 4.5 million Marks $2.5 million to have the privilege to stage the event As pan of Iti 750th anniversary celebrations. French Premier Jacques Chirac will be present the first 63-mile stage was to wind through the Freeti of West Berlin followed by a team Lime  Cert then will Fly to Stuttgart to Complete two More stages in West Germany before the tour reaches France on sunday original plans to have the race go from West Berlin through East Germany fell through when communist authorities denied the permission the race ends 25 stages and 2,521 Milci later with a ride on Paris champs Ely secs july 26. Offended team retains Possession Mcaa moves to Cut intentional fouls Bujok Shendel Dallas up the Mcaa Basket Ball rules committee tuesday look lion to try to Cut Down on int Elliot a fouls by making the Penally stiffen it s distasteful to people to Sec the game stopped by somebody intentionally fouling said Edward Steitz then Caa s Rule editor. Ii lakes an eternity to play the end of the Ball game be a player who is fouled intentionally will still get two free throws but his team will also retain Possession of the Ball next season. We re tying to Cut Down fouling to Ward the end of the Ball game As much As we can said Seitz. Who is representing Springfield College at the current Mcaa special convention. Unless you re directly playing the Ball we be set Down guidelines far that to by called on intentional foul. The thinking behind it is if you increase the penalty it serves As a  Sec ill said there were limes when twas More prudent to foul a player than to let him try a 3-Poinl shot. He said we saw some signs of it in a coup a of games in the Mcaa tournament in the Early rounds. In the Syra Cuse Kentucky Wesleyan game it was t even funny. The Kentucky was Cyan kid chased the weakest free throw shooter on the Syracuse learn All Over the court fouled him and he went to the line and he missed the free throws other serious discussion at the rules committee meeting entered on the 3-Point shot. There is still support to move the 3-Point line Back from 21 feel to the olympic distance of 21-9. The idea was tabled. The committee Felt the Rule did whatsit purported to do Steitz Sard. The shooting percentage was at 38 percent and that s what the research had show Nus prior to implication of the Rule. It became a total part of the  the committee s research also showed that the 3-Point goal has won Tome con verts. Stilz said that s5 percent of the coaches who responded to his question Naire like the 3-Point shot and that included Many who before were unalterably opposed to  As we moved along the teaches Learned How to use the 3-Poinl Rule Offen sively and Dafen Sivley. They came of with the feeling that the game has never been More  other potential Rule changes discussed by the rules committee included going loan olympic style game in which Tea shave the option of taking free throws or Possession and ways to minimize the rough play under the Basket. Stilz said the latter could be solved by a wider Lane but the Commil Tec took no action. The rules editor also said his meeting was marked by the usual drastic suggestions. We always have Radical suggestions Seitz said. We always have before us the no foul out Rule where a player could not foul out of a game. We have people who play a lot of International Ball who want to limit the times oils to two per half. These come up every  Stilz himself has a rather Radical suggestion to improve the game. What i d like to Sec if i have my druthers but i dont think i la Sec in in my lifetime is to raise the Basket he said. Make it 12 feet. It s a different person playing the game now than when or. James Naismith invented it an our Campus in 1891. His intent was to shoot the pall into the Basket not to be genetically gifted and Jam the Ball and the Elbow Down through he Basket. 1 think that would put More skill Back in it. Breeze Afler first game Wimbledon from Pago 17 end round elimination of defending Champion Boris Becker and the come act of american Jimmy Connors. I Don t gel the spotlight on me but i get the Job  Navratilova seeking her record sixth consecutive Wimbledon women s Lilly Tost the first two games then breezed past Diane Bajc Surat of Australia 6-2,6-1, even kept her perfect record against Claudia Kohide Kilsch intact Healing the eighth seeded West German for the 13th consecutive Lime 6-1,6-3. The Only Lime Evert trailed was when Khodr Kitsch held serve for the first game of the second set. Evert held serve. Broke for a 2-1 Lead and then broke again for the match and a pot in her fourth consecutive Wimbledon semifinal. Edburg got some help when Jarryd encountered trouble with a dirty Contact Lens and beat his swedish Davis cup teammate 4-6.6-4,6-1, 6-3. The Winner of the last two australian opens Edburg never before had move past the fourth round at Wimbledon. All eight quarterfinal matches we replayed its the two week tournament wiped out the final tracts of a 3q.maich backlog left from rain the tint five Days. With Britain s Princess Diana watch ing from the Royal Bon lend served 13 aces and edged Leo onto in tit Breakers 7-s in the first set and 8-6 in the third. Be conc came Back from a 0-2 deficit in the third set with some powerful volleys and tied the lie break tally Al 6-6. Then he let it get away punching an open court vol Ley Well wide Lendl wrapped up the match with a backhand Volley Winner. Balarat a Wimbledon quarterfinal isl in 1979 when she played under her Maiden name of Diane Fromholtz broke Nav Tati Lova s serve for a 1-0 Lead to Start the  was one of the few setbacks the defending Champion encountered. Navratilova used her classic grass court game of powerful serve and Strong Volley to move Bales rat around court and create wide spaces for winners. She broke for a so Lead in the second set then came Back from 0-30 u hold serve for the match on three Volley win Ner and a Bible viral forehand that sailed Long to end the 5" min ulc contest. A Avnilova and Evert Boih were cheered loudly by the crowds and Navratilova said the veterans had won the respect of the fans. I think they appreciate Ioir body who really  Ever thing they Vegol a cry Day Isa Titova said. Maybe Par of in is realizing that chm and i arc coming 10 Ward the end of our careers they probably wont gel to Sec us hat much and they appreciate it much More  Edburg with four Louma Mcnol championships to his credit this season had Early trouble against the unseeded Jar Ryd then he got a break from some dust and wind. Jarryd had problems with dirt from the Dusty outside court gelling under his Contact lenses and after losing the first game of the third set rushed into the locker room to clean and change lenses. When he resumed in appeared he soil was bothered by his eyes and served More than a Doz n double faults with de Tarj breezing through the third set and building 3-1 Lead in the fourth. Jarryd battled Back to 3-3, before Edberg broke for 5-3 and served of the  was very Tough in the second Sci and Anders started making a lot of Dou ble faults Edburg said. He seemed to go away for a Lillic while but then he came Back in the fourth  it s very difficult to by Uherc things started log wrong Jarryd said. Bui my concentration was Noi so  radio Minnesota Tim Al Ken us City Rayah 2 30 a.m., Rhuy