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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 11.1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Wallace breezes at Watkins Glen headed for Victory Rocky Lockridge who fights out of it Laurel no. Right slips a left bum 1bf super featherweight Champion Barry Michael of atut Rati during heir title Boot sunday night in Windsor England Lockridge won Michael s title when the australian fulled to answer the Bell for the ninth round. Young decks Pryor Trainer wins decision byjoe Holleman Sunrise a. A the most Tell ing Exchange of Aaron Pryor s failed boxing comeback came before the fight. The former Junior welterweight Cham Pion was prancing around the ring taunt ing opponent Bobby Joe Young when Young s Trainer. Tommy Parks mentioned Pryor s flabby midsection. Pryor overheard the comment and look a swipe at Parks with his left band. Parks a frail looking 59-year-old, slapped Back catching Pryor in the Mouth with the Palm of i right hand. Officials in the eng had to pull the two combatants apart. His Trainer really really threw me off Pryor said later. He hit me in the Mouth and bloodied my Mouth before the fight even  Pryor attempting to return to the fight game after a 2tmonlh, drug induced absence landed few punches after that Exchange but took Many As Young scored a seventh round knockout. The end was As bizarre As the Start. Young landed a powerful right Early in the round that sent Pryor flopping to the Canvas. He stood up but then went Back Down to his knee and began to Cross him self. Referee berate Soto slopped the fight 29 seconds into the round when Pryor Stillwagon his knee at the count of id. The loss was the first in Pryor s career after 36 victories includirtg32 knockouts. I was Tut taking a sufficient eight count Pryor said. I was doing what thought was sufficient to do for an eight count Young who also had knocked Pryor Down in the first round expected the former Champ to slay Down this time. The right that i hit him with i was t surprised that it put him Down Young said. Pryor said be is undeterred in Bis bid to return to the top of the boxing world. Watkins Glen . A Rusty Wallace drove away to an easy Victory monday in the rain delayed Bud we scr at the Glen Lascar Stock car race. Wallace 30, wheeled his Pontiac into the Lead to stay on Lap 63 of the 90-Iap,219-mile event at Walkins Glen International. He built a Lead of about 22 seconds pitted for a splash of gasoline at the Start of the final lop and still beat pole Winner Terry Labonic to the finish line by 11.57 seconds. Labonic came Back to finish second despite a collision with Morgan Shep Herd on Lap 37 that dropped him from second to fourth. Wallace a red haired native of Fen Ion mo., started on the outside of the front Row monday and was in command most of the Way on the 2.418-Milc Road course. He led three times for a total of 63 laps on the Way to i third career Victory and first of the season. Wallace averaged 90.693 Runph in the race stowed by five caution fugs for a total of is Lam to break the race record of 90.463 set in the inaugural Bud Iser at the Glen in 1986 by Tim Rich Ion. Dave Marcis finished thin followed by Ricky Rudd Benny Pannos. Alan Kulwicki Phil Parsons and Winston cup Point Leader Dale Earnhardt. Richmond who gave up the Lead 10 Wallace on Lap 63, spun while running second on Lap 6b, but recovered to finish Lola. Fifteen Drivers finished on the Lead Lap lying a Lascar record set in 19s5 in the Winston 500 at Talladega Ala. Wallace whose previous Winston cup victories came in 1986, at the Short ovals at Bristol tcnn., and marlins Villa va., built a Lead of More than 17 seconds be fore a caution Flag came out for a blown engine by Jocko Maggiacomo on Lap 53. But Wallace still was just ahead of Rich mond on the restart. Patty Misc and Steve Christman collided moments later starting another caution period and Richmond passed Wallace for the Lead just before getting Back to the Flag stand. Misc the first woman to run on the Lascar circuit since Robin Mccall in 1982, made her Winston cup debut but had to retire from the race after the Acci. Bobby Hillin or. And Sterling Martin also tangled in the race but none of the Drivers involved in incidents monday was injured. An estimated 70,000 people were of hand for sunday s rain out with about half that Many Back under often threat ening skies for the race on monday. Hungarian up passes Muster Budapest Hungary a wit More than 150,000 spectators sunday s hungarian grand Pix the Only for Mula one race to be held in an East bloc country was pronounced a Commer Cial Success in its second year. Hungarian authorities and fisa the International racing association have concluded a theoretical agreement for a five year contract beyond 1991, when the current contract expires the official hungarian news Agency Mai quoted the president of the organizing committee Tibor Fla log As saying. Lagos Urban the hungarian minister of transport and chief officer for the race said he was pleased with talks to Ward a contract and that negotiations would continue later this year. Urban said Budapest s financial Bene fits from the grand prix were not Only gained at the circuit. All the hotels and restaurants were filled he said. The grand prix rack 12 Miles outside Budapest Cost More than $20 million to build and officials Hope to recoup their losses by 1992. Mai said Hungary broke even at last year s race but expected to make a profit this year. The race set an attendance record last year however with More than 200,000 spectators the most Ever at a grand prix familiar names head Field at Safe Tennis by Don Sauer staff writer Ramstein a Germany although genuine championship contenders May be sparse several interesting matchup appeared to be shaping up As the Safe Tennis championships get underway at the High school courts today. Two defending champions one for Mer Champion and the current air Force worldwide open singles titleholder arc among those in a Field of 49 on hand one Short of the limit for the Start of play tuesday at 10a.m.with no readily available alternative to outdoor play tournament director Cynthia Christmas from the Safe sports office was keeping a wary Eye on the skies surrounding the five All weather courts on the High school facility. Championship matches Are scheduled for Friday for the singles and doubles in the three men s and one women s divisions. The most interesting matchup should pit a pair of confine Neal sports Confer ence open singles finalists against Tach other in the Safe title match. In a major Surprise at the Csc tourney last week on the Day courts at Garmisch Hahn s Richard Wisher surprised air Force worldwide Champion Rich pc Zou Laso Sembach 7-6 7-56-4. It is Worth noting that Wisher won the Safe sin Gles Crown in 198s. Just what the switch to the faster artificial surface at the High school will mean makes interesting speculation. Other Csc contenders include George Boyle of Wiesbaden and Stan Wright of Marnstein. Completing the open Contin gent Are Curt Cavern of Hahn and Mike Fowler of Spang Dahlem. Heading the . Open team will be Veteran Dave Mannix of Lakenheath who in 1986 surprised Wisher in the quarterfinals. The rest of the . Open contingent was reshuffled when no. 2 Rick Ord of Chicksands and no. 4 Douglas Baker of Lakenheath were unable to participate at Safe. The other open players Are Harvey Boyarsky of Lakenheath Mark Mumaw from mild Len Hall Loren Thill of Alconbury tray  Mont and George Hickerson. Home bases for the last two were unavailable. With the Mediterranean sports Confer ence having just concluded its championships last weekend their players did t arrive in Germany until late monday. Top open player is Paul Farrow who has won the Mac title the past two years. Other open entries in order of ranking Are James Sisneros Ron Dallas radian Boyd Don Knight and Sheldon Chinny. The strength of the . Lies in its older generation players. Roger White of Benl Walers and Benge Daniel of Laken Heath return to defend their seniors 35 39 years and masters 40 and Over crowns respectively. White s foe in the seniors finale will Likely be the Csc Bill  of wies Baden. The pair squared off in last year s title match with White prevailing 6-3,6-4.other . Players Sec ores Luehrs and James Mcdavid of Alconbury and Larry Garcia of Fairford. The Csc offers Tom Lightfoot and Bill Larock of Ramstein and rip Rowden of Camp new Amsterdam. Hessenberger prevailed Over Light fool 6-1. 7-6 7-5 at the Csc meet. White bested Ben Briley of Alconbury for the . Title 6-2, 6-3. Briley could t make the trip to Marnstein. The Mac will have Only three seniors entries headed by Champion Keith Rei Gle. Roderick Robinson and Harry Underwood Are the other two players. Daniel comes to Ramstein As the Mas ters Champ As Well As the . Coach. The one Lime . Junior Davis cup player won Here last year Over Rhein main s Rob Ert Pike who is not returning. Earl Mabry of Tilburg Defeated John whiled of Simbach in the Csc finale. The . S second entry is . Garrett whom Daniel Defeated 6-2,6-2. For the Mac Dave Ethridge comes to Safe As the Mac titleholder for the past two years. Raul Salamanca is the conference s other 40-plus entry. With seven time women s Champion Diann Hunter having departed the women s singles stacks up As a wide open scramble. Shirley Smith of Tilburg Defeated Susan Wolf of Wiesbaden in the Csc finals. The . Top two Are Roxanne Wearley of Lakenheath and Lisa Ray bum of upper Heyford. Ruby St Ponalis of Rhein main and Sandra while Tell of Berlin make up the a sets supporting cast Ann Walton of Lakenheath and Jennifer Demaro of Chick Sands round out the . Contingent. The Mac contenders include Champi on Mary Foreman Wilh Jennifer Perry Elizabeth Alneida and Paula Invar ranked 2-3-4 in thai order. Am sports television Pun american a news Capri . Tuesday. Radio baseball Toronto at Boston . Wedge by. 10 30  
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