European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 27,1987 the stars and stripes sports Honor round for two Appolo Frenchman alien pros bums a ride with Nelson Pih u they tour he a Ken Heim circuit after the brazilian won Sun Day s German grand prix in a Wil Liams Honda Frost had to ditch hts Mclaren tag when in broke Down in the 39th Lap. Piquet picked him no be Tau he was Strud cd on the course. Piquet triumphs nabs season Drivers Lead by Randy Barnett molar sports editor Bockenheim Germany Bra Zil s Nelson Piquet sped to Victory in the German grand prix Here sunday before 75,000 Spectator and moved Anlo the Lead for the 1987 world driving championship. It was he brazilian s first win of the season and his Utard German grand Pris Victory his others scored Here in 1981 and 1986. Piquet twice world Champion took the Lead in his Williams Honda with Only five laps to go after Frenchman Alain Prosl stopped on the circuit with a Bro Ken alternator Belt on his Mclaren tag porsche. Frost the defending Worl Champion had a 17-Sccond Lead and see Piquet on Page 25 Mcenroe rips Jelen As . Ties Davis cup match at 2-2 Hartford Conn. A John Mcenroe routed Eric a clan 7-5, 6-2, 6-1sunday to Force the West German United slates relegation Davis cup match into a showdown Battle Between Tim Mayolle and Boris Becker. Mcenroe s Victory lied the bust of five series Al 2-2 after West Germany had taken a 2-0 Lead by capturing the opening two singles on Friday. The Winner of this relegation round will remain in the world group while the loser will drop Down 10 zonal play for 1988. Mcenroe who lost to Becker in a6-hour, 38-Minule Marathon on Fri Day began tentatively then turned Brilliant. It was Mcenroe who had trouble holding serve in in first few games Mcenroe saving one break Point in the third game two in the fifth and four More in ninth. Jelcin dropped just one Point in his first two service games. But after the two battled evenly through the first 10 games the match changed dramatically. Mcenroe doubt a faulted to begin the 11th game then ripped off the next eight Points to hold serve and break Jelen at love to win the first set. The West German held in the second and sixth games of the second set and the fourth game of the third. The rest was All Mcenroe. At one Point a clan tried a Little Dink shot. Mcenroe reached the Ball and flicked a Winner past Jelen then Shook his Finger Al his Gentian opponent As if to Tell him he could t get away Willii the touch game against the master of ouch. After he closed out the 2-hour, 3-min ule match with a Loye game Mcenroe grabbed a huge american Flag and began waving it leading the cheering crowd at the Hartford civic Center. Then he icel the Slage for Mayotte and Becker to play what had become a bust of one Maich series. In other Davis cup action sunday Kent Carlsson sent Sweden into the semifinals of the world group of the Davis cup by defeating France s Henri be Conte. 7-5, 6-2, 7-5. Lakin the final singles. Mats Wilander beat Thierry to Lasnic. 6-4. 6-3, to make the final score 4-i. The last match was shortened to a Best of three sets. In other quarterfinals Spain took a 2 i Lead Over Paraguay saturday and Australia finished olt Mexico 3-0 in sunday. While Somi countries were battling for spots in the 1987 Davis cup semifinals others were playing for spots in the 16 icam Field for the 1988 tournament. In other Besl of five relegation matches Czechoslovakia clinched its series against Argentina 3-0 Yugoslavia sewed up its series against Britain 3-0 and Italy look a 2-1 Lead Over South Korea in a match halted by rain sunday. In Besl of five zonal matches Chin Defeated Japan 3-2 new zealand clinched its series against Thailand 3-0 Switzerland swept its series against bul Garia 5-0 the soviet Union eliminated the Netherlands 4-1 and Denmark evened its series against Romania to. Zonal winners will replace losers of the relegation matches in the 1988 Field. Defending Champion Australia look just 15 minutes of doubles play against Mexico to Clinch a spot in the semifinals of the Davis cup or the 13lh straight year. Australian doubles combination Wally Masur and Peter Doohan beat Mexico s Jorge Lozano and Leonardo a Vallec 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 8-6, 13-11 in a doubles match that had been called off because darkness on saturday night with the fifth set tied Al 10-10. Australia which is bidding to win the Davis cup for the 26lh time will face India in the semifinal in Sydney. Oct. 2 4. Relay teams sizzle at . Olympic festival by Barry Wulner Durham , a the men s and women s 400-meter relay teams were As hot As the temperatures at the . Olympic festival which set a record for attendance on saturday. Running in temperatures above 100 degrees at Wal lace Wade stadium on the Duke University Campus the men posted the fastest Lime in the world this year and the women had the Best time by an american relay team in 1987. The South men s foursome James Butler of Talla Hassee fun Lee Mcneill of Greenville  Dennis Mitchell of Sicklerville no. And Harvey Mcswain of Shelby . Was limed in 38.37 seconds .01 seconds under the previous 1987 world Best by a learn from the Sovi Union. The clocking also Brake the track record of 38.56 at Duke s Wallace Wade stadium set by the . National team in 1982. Everybody was talking about the West. They did l really give us a Chance Mitchell said. The West team had three former olympians Thomas Jefferson Calvin Smith and Harvey glance. They did l realize All of us have run 10.1 Sec Ondy in open 100 meter. A we had to do is get the Baton around the track which we  Mitchell did it Best streaking from third place on the third leg and giving Mcswain the Lead. The sprinters really Don t get the recognition. They look out in Texas and California Mitchell said. We can run just As fast As those Guys  in the women s relay National 100-meter Champion Diane Williams keyed the West team that will rep resent the United states in next month s world track and Field championships. The team Alice Brownf los Angeles Williams of Venice Calif Florence Griffith of los Angeles and Pam Marshall of . Calif. Was timed in 42,22 seconds. That beat the 42.90 by the United Stales in the recent world University games. We have no problems with the Tram at this time Brown said. Things Are coming together Mike Barren of Glendora calif., won the javelin with a throw of 260 feel 1 Inch. In gymnastics David St. Pierre of los Angeles won two Gold medals a Silver and a Bronze in the men s individual events. St. Pierre 20, of Mcaa Champion Urcla won Gold medals in floor exercise and horizontal bar a Silver in parallel bars and a Bronze in Pommel horse. His High est Mark was a 9.725 on the horizontal bar but he was t quibbling. It was a personal Best for me St. Pierre said. "1 hit 12 out of 12 routines previously my Best was Loof 12." the crowd of 11,880 Al Dean Smith Center set an Overall festival attendance Mark. The record was 346,944, set in Houston last year. This year s festival the eighth entered saturday s events with an Atten dance of 345,204 for competitions in five North Caro Lina Dun. The fans Al the men s gymnastics saved their bigot St ovation for Neal Palmer of Lincoln neb., who won theall around title on thursday. Palmer added a Gold medal on the parallel bars with a sizzling routine that earned him a 9.625. Other winners were Chuck Gerardo of san die Joon the Pommel horse Mike Chaplin of los Angeles on inc still rings and Robert Sundial rom of san Jose calif., in the vault. In . Gary Savage of Kansas City mo., won at 75 kilograms Jim Hyde of i Phoenix took the 82.5-Kilograni class and Cal shake of Newport news va., was a Winner Al 67.5 kilograms