European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday juy4,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary a classic showdown at Center court Call Doc Holliday and Wyall earn and while you re at it see if you can find Billy the kid. They All ought to be on hand for he women s championship match Between Martina Navratilova Andul cell Graf at Wimbledon saturday. This showdown seems out or plan on the staid Coler court at the All England club in London. It belongs instead in a Dusty old West Awn maybe Dodge cily maybe Tombstone right there in the Middle of main Street. This is the gunfight at the Wimbledon Corral. Navratilova is the reigning Queen of women s Len Nis no. I on the computer a seven time Winner five of them in a Row of this coveted title. She is 30, though and perhaps More vulnerable than she has been in past years sort of like the old gunfight who in forced to defend his Lurf against ambitious newcomers. Graf is the latest newcomer to ride up and take a shot at the Champ. She is 18 years old unbeaten in her last 45 matches and poised to claim no. I in the rankings with a Wimbledon Victory. It is the classic confrontation right out of the pages of a Zane Grey or Louis l amour novel. If Graf comes in oozing Confidence she should. Two of the victories in her Streak have come at Navratilova s expense the last one in a grand slam Selling at the French open in Paris. Losing there after blowing match Point with two double faults did not disturb Navratilova s no. I ranking. Losing at Wimbledon would. Graf however is Low key about her chances. Martina has won so mat. Grand slam tournaments she said. She has won this tournament so Many times. At this stage i think experience is really important. It s the first time i be Ever come this far at Wimbledon. My goal was to pet into the quart ers the semis because 1 thought i m not that ready yet on  Billy the kid would t talk Ilia Way. Navratilova who j hardly thrilled with losing on the red Clay at Paris dismissed that defeat. She would not feel the  Way about losing on Wimb-ledon1 grass a surface where she has thrived. Wimbledon is it Navratilova said. You Don t need any other incentive. This year i have the record in Light for career singles victories at Wimbledon but the most immediate is winning the match win Ning the tournament winning Wimbledon one  Pam Shriver was wiped out by Graf 6-0. Ft-2 in thursday s semifinals but the american thinks Navratilova can handle he Young challenger. Martina will be Able to run with Sec Fri at the bar of the court much bettor than i Shriver predicted. She will be Able to serve to Steffi s backhand and make her reach consistently because she is a left hander. Martina can play a Short game and handle the Pace belter. And Martina has been in the Wimb Ledon finals seven limes and is seven for  one Vole for the gunslinger Chris Evert Navratilova s longtime protagonist who lost a 6-2, 5-7. 4-6 to her old Friend in thurs Day s semifinal says Graf May have an Edge. Martina is going w hav 10 get a lol offers serves in 80 to 90 percent of he first serves in to win the match she said. That s her one big weapon Steffi moves better than i do so she s going to gel that first Volley that i could t gel. It s joins Tobe real Lough for Martina. Sle Fli will have the psychological Edge because she is so Loose out there. And Martina is still looking for hat one tournament win this year. It happens to be the biggest tournament in inc world. That s a lot of pressure on  the threat to her no. 1 ranking just increases the pressure another notch. But then gunfight no never was a Serene career. Of Jura near draw the a Banks Tendon injury May Cost him a year Chicago a Chicago bulls for Ward Gene Banks probably will be out for the 1987-88 season because of the ruptured Achilles Tendon he suffered in a summer league basketball game team owner Jerry Reinsdorf says. Banks underwent surgery wednesday at Northwestern memorial Hospital after being injured in a game in Philadelphia last thursday. He was in fair condition Laic wednes Day a Hospital spokesman said. We Don t expect him Back at All this season Reinsdorf said. A d be very sur prised if he played this season. Beyond that we Don t  Banks said he Hurt his right ankle on the first step after coming Down for a rebound. It fell like somebody had Puta wedge in my gym shoe where i could t step Down. It was a weird feeling. I went to the locker room and it started swell ing he said. I did t think it was that serious. When i came out of the doctor s office. Cried a Little. A tear or two came out. Bul i did t sit around and Brood about  Banks said doctors told him the injury was not career threatening but that i could take a year of rehabilitation before he gels Back on the court. They told me 1 will be in a cast forthe next two months and won t be Able to use the fool for six months he said. After that the rehabilitation will begin. It could Lake a  Banks said he injured his wrist As a senior in College and was told he would never play again so he is optimistic about recovering from the latest injury. I feel positive right now he said. My Faith is  Banks 28, averaged 9.7 Points and five rebounds a game after missing 19games last season with a broken right toot. He has one guaranteed year left on his contract and iwo years at the bulls option. Fill Patio Chicago s cent binks. Hurt in summer league game Allison from Page 21 wanted to be driving race cars bul i did t know what i would be  the qualifying speeds u expected were considerably slower than they were Here last july and in qualifying for the Daylong 500 because of Rule changes made by Lascar for this race and ihetaladeg3500orijuly26. The tracks at Daytona and Tallad Gaare the Only ones on the Winston cup circuit at which laps of 200 Mph or Bel Ter have been run a dozen cars qualified above 200 Mph last july. Lascar mandated a smaller Carburettor to slow the can Down at the two fast tracks and the addition of Glass in the right Side windows and Small Skirls on their lower right sides to keep the from filling with air and becoming air borne if they skid sideways. The cars handle a lol better now than they did Back in  said Allison whose father precipitated the changes when he Slid sideways and nearly flew into the stands during the Winston 500 at Tat Ladoga in May. They re not a unstable in the Comers. I was surprised the pole went Over 198," he added. I Felt it would be a loser to 196.5. But in weather conditions were absolutely perfect for  it was hot and humid bul Clouds an occasional showers kept the track surface Cool. The rain also interrupted the qualifying session for More than an hour shortly after Allison s fast Lap. It was a Little Tough waiting like the a Allison said but i jus tried to get my mind on others things Elliott said the can drive like they re slower. Of course they drive easier but it s because they re slower in february i had to take my left fool and fat it Over on lop of my right fool to keep in on the floor. When you got to the Corner you wanted Loback olt. Now you Don to Ken Schrader whose thunderbird made in a Ford sweep of the lop three spots thursday said the Rule change is making everybody a ii braver. Every one s willing to try things they would t try  Schrader was limed at 197.607, Fol Lowed by the Quick be Sabre of Morgan Shepherd Al 197.105, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo is of Terry Labonte at196.670 and the Pontiac grand prix 22 of Rusty Wallace at 196.27.dale Earnhardt the Vinsion cup Point Leader and the Winner of last Sun Day s race at Michigan International Speedway was 13th Overall at 19s.355, while Sterling Marlin who led last year firecracker qualifiers at 203.666, was Ibl hat 194.763.oi.ly the top 20 rms tit 5 were locked in thursday. The 20th qualifier was Michael Wauriw it 194.347 and the differ ence Between first and 20lh was less than one  those who failed to qualify in the opening session were former Winston cup champions Richard Petty who celebrated his 50th birthday thurs Day Darrell Wall rip Cale Yarborough and Benny  Richmond who has won iwo of the loll three races since coming bad from a Long bout with double pneumonia Alio failed to qualify. They were to have another Opportunity to make inc 40-car lineup Friday. A. Tech frompags21 to use a car. A representative of he univer sity s athletic interests look a player from Blacksburg to the Roanoke Airport. Complimentary game tickets were sold by a player. A representative of the univer sity s athletic interests provided Auto financing in an amount of 17,200 for the wife of an enrolled  two outside investigators hired to investigate the basketball program were continuing their work and Virginia tech officials say they plan to present the find Ings to an Mcaa infractions committee perhaps As soon As August. Lavery Smool and White declined to answer a number of questions from re porters referring them to a copy of a report prepared on the basketball probe bul not made available until after their news conference. In noting the Zero percent graduation rate of students who enrolled in the men s basketball program from 1982 lo1986, the report said the academic Progress of men s basketball athletes in particularly  fifty percent of the players whose re cords were studied Are still enrolled atthe University. The probe was initiated in March by Virginia tech administrators. Former athletic director Dale t. Dutch Baugh Man said he was not told about it until More than a week after Campus police began questioning players. Baughman cited school administrators handling of the probe when he re signed on june -4, he and so. Robert Moore the Roanoke attorney hired by Moir were to charge that Campus police had offered to fix parking tickets of basketball players in return for statements Mainil Moir. One player Wally Lancaster lol newspapers that he had received such an offer. Hie report on the basketball probe acknowledged Irre have been problems surrounding tic University s communications Between administrators and athletic officials. Muth of the current unpleasant situation including a steady Stream of unpleasant publicity nol Only devel oped but worsened because of break Downs and  in those areas the report said