European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 26 the stars and stripes wednesday july 22,1987 self assured Mcenroe eager for Davis cup John Mcenroe at monday s news conference. Lime to get in shape Evans takes both sprints Hartford Conn. A John Mcenroe said monday thai he expects to regain his ranking As the lop men s Tennis player in the world but cautioned that his Best won t be on display during this week s Davis cup matches against West Germany Mcenroe said he s still working Bach into form Fol lowing a Sim Only Layoff last year and a More recent six week Layoff due to a Back injury that kept him out of Wimbledon. I would t say that i m a Hundred percent but i feel like i m definitely improving he said during a news conference. I feel like i m hitting the bait reasonably Well now. I m hoping for the  Mcenroe Sard the Davis cup com Elilion against the West German learn featuring Boris Becker would be difficult but would help him get in shape. I Felt it would be a Good time to come Back gel a Good week of practice before playing a couple of matches and i think it will work out Good for the United states Mcenroe said. The two teams will play a the Hartford civic Cen Ter coliseum Friday saturday and sunday both coun tries arc seeking to remain in the 1988 world group draw which features the world s top 16 countries that play for the championship. Mcenroe currently ranked ninth in the world is expected to face Becker currently ranked fourth but the pairings won t be known until the draw is held thursday. Others on the . Team include Paul Annacone Tim May Otic a native of Springfield mass. And the doubles team of Ken Flach Anil Robert Seguso who won the title at Wimbledon the . Learn will be playing its first Home match since 1984 As it seeks its first Davis cup since 1982. In March the lost in Paraguay ending n three year trek that my i he team also play in Sweden. Japan West Germany Ecuador Mexico and Australia. Mcenroe s decision to play Marks his first Davis cup appearance since 1984. Prior to that tic played Art seven consecutive Davis cup teams and he holds the . Records for most combined victories 50, and most singles victories 35. Crowing up. Two things that mattered most to my parents were to get a scholarship to go to College and to play Davis cup. So it was always very important in my mind and it became something that i would really like in do Mcenroe said. But while praising Davis cup Competition the 28-year old Mcenroe criticized the current stale of professional Tennis. He said there Are too Many tournament and Loo much Money and Loo much pressure on players to keep playing and not watch out for their own welfare. The Way 1 look care of my body the last 10 years. I did t Start a stretching program a strengthening program and some off court work earlier Mcenroe said. I was blessed with an ability to go out there and play Tennis and not do anything else for eight years. Then it got to the stage where my body let Down on me. It just said no to the continual abuse that i was giving  he said he Sal out Wimbledon because he was feel ing negative about Tennis and was afraid he might do something he would regret. He made no mention of hit Back injury. When you see some of he things that go on in the world you Start realizing you re a lot luckier than you May think at limes when you re travelling on the  he said. The Lime off also allowed him to rethink his career. Mcenroe said it was t until this Spring that he finally realized that he had to Start a serious conditioning program i fac intended to compete successfully. Moses Reynolds win in Belfast Alfrom Page 21 Belfast n. Ireland a Edwin Moses continued his recovery from last week s fall in Paris to Lead a procession of american victories monday in the i Robank games at the Mary Peters track. While Moses won the 400-meter hurdles countryman Butch Reynolds took the 300 meters and Dwayne Evans won two sprint races within 20 minutes. In other events Steve Ovelt Britain s former olympic 800-meter Champion won the 3,000 meters new zealand vet eran John Walker took the mile and Britain s Fatima Whitbread the women s world record Holder in the javelin produced five throws better than her nearest rival. Moses who fell on the next to last hurdle last week in Paris followed Sun Day s Victory in the Netherlands with a i i second margin Over countryman tra Nel Hawkins Moses who will be defend ing his world championship in Rome next month was clocked in 48.18 seconds Hawkins in 49.72. Moses. Who has lost Only twice in his event in almost 11 years said he has gotten Over the fall in Paris i got Over it As soon As i picked my self up he said. That was going to be my Best race of the year so i was t Wor ried about my  Reynolds owner of the fastest Lime at sea level for 400 meters failed in his bid to set a world s Best for the Seldom run 300. He clocked 32.05 to beat australian Darren Clark but was Short of the 31.70 world Mark of countryman Kirk Bap Liste Clark who was limed in 32.59, beat americans waiter Mccoy Mark Rowe and Ray Armstead. Evans completed his quickfire double to follow up a 200-meter Victory in Bir Mingham England on Friday. He raced away from four countrymen and Britain s Ernest Obeng to win the 100 in 10.32, with olympic 200 Bronze medallist Thomas Jefferson second in 10.34. Further Back came Mel Lattany Daron Council and Jason Leach with the ghanaian born Obeng last. Twenty minutes later Evans was again first to the wire As he won the 200 in 20.74. Countryman Harvey Mcswain was second in 20.85. American runners also swept the top three places in the 110 hurdles. Jack Pierce won in 13,59, Rod Woodson a Winner in Birmingham on Friday was second in 13.60 and James Purvis was third in 13.89. After Walker who has run More than 100 under four minute Miles had Upsel .-based irishman Marcus o Sullivan to take the mile Ovett beat american Mark Nenow in the 3,000. Ovelt who won Over a Simitar Dis Tance three Days earlier after a series of defeats in Shorter races was clocked in 7 44.s3, with Nenow second in 7 45.37 and Ireland s John Tracy third. In the Field events american Scott Davis won the pole vault Clearing 17 feet 10w inches the same As his coun Tryman Kory Tarpenning who had More misses at lower Heights. Whitbread s Ben throw was 229-1 and her four other Legal throws All were belter than the 210-7 managed by runner up sue Howland of Australia. Pitcher Bob Tewksbury who made Hii. First National league Start since being acquired from the new York Yankees in Exchange for Pitcher Steve Trout. Lance Mccullers 6-6, was the Winner with two witless innings of Relief. Pirates 7, giants 6 san Francisco Pittsburgh got i three run homers from Al Pedrique and \ Andy Van Slyke offsetting three san. Francisco homers and a two run double in the ninth inning by Robby Thompson. Mike Lay Allier s rib single off Mike Lacoss 7-6, gave the pirates a 1-0 Lead. In the first and Pedrique who had five homers in nine minor league seasons hit his first major league Homer in the fourth. Van Styve s Homer made it 7-3 in the seventh. Winning Pitcher Brian Fisher 5-6, Al Lowed four hits including homers by will Clark and Jose Uribe in seven in Kevin Mitchel made it 74 with i Homer for the giants in the eighth and Thompson s double off Don Robinson with no outs in the ninth Cut the deficit to one. Al from Page 21 for-4 slopping his string of games with at least one extra base hit at 10, an Al record but four by of Paul Waner s 60-year-old major league Mark. Boston Devon White singled Home the tie breaking run in the eighth As California Defeated Boston. Brian Downing opened the eighth with his third single of the game was sacrificed to second and scored when while followed with a line drive thai Sec Ond baseman de Romero could not hold with a Back handed attempt. Greg Minton 3-d, got the Victory. Blue Jim 5, Ranger 3 Arlington tews Garth Long hit two Solo Home runs and a double As Toronto beat Texas for the ninth time in 10 games this year. The homers were his first of the season. John Cerulli 6-2, was the Winner Al though he left after Larry Parrish s 2 1 is Home run in the seventh. Kansas City to. Brook Jacoby went 4-for-4 in support of Phil Niekro As Cleveland Defeated Bert Saberhagen and skidding Kansas City. Saberhagen Li-4. Was shelled for six runs on 10 hits in 3v innings and nude his earliest exit of the season As Kansas City lost its sixth straight game. Brewer 13, Mariner it Milwaukee Glenn Braggs and Robin Young drove Home three runs apiece and Milwaukee beat Seattle in a wild rain plagued game. The Start of the game was delayed iwo hours 38 minutes by rain and the two teams then combined for 30 hits and 24 runs in the Marathon that look three hours and 20 minutes to com plete. Harold Reynolds went 3-for-5 with three Bis and three runs scored for Seattle which had 17 hits. Chuck Crim. 4-5, got the Victory. Mike Morgan 7-11, look the loss. Ork l4, Chicago Ken Gerhart s two run single keyed a four run fifth inning and Baltimore won its sixth straight game a rain shortened Victory Over Chicago. The game was called in the top of the sixth because of rain. It had been delayed twice in the fifth inning for a total of an hour and 17 minutes. Starter Mike Griffin. 2-3, got the vie ton1, although he did not pitch a full five innings