European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 13. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports cards rally mets fall 6-4 by the associated pm new York Tommy Herr singled Home inc tie breaking run in inc Lola inning Friday night and inc is. Louis cardinals spurred by a three run rally in he ninth Bra he new York mels k-4. The cardinals held to one nil through s7i innings stunned inc mils and a sellout crowd of 51,795 in Trie ninth. Willie my acc hit an rib single on an 1-2 Pilch from Roger Mcdowell and Terry pc Lelon allowed with a Home run Over inc Center Field Fence that made il4. To the Lola successive one out singles by Vince Coltman Ozzie Smith and Herr off Jesse Orosco 3-8, scored Otic run and Dan Juric Ssan followed with an kit forc cout. St. Louis ended a three game losing Streak and in creased its National league East Lead Over the acts to 2v games. Ken Dayley 9-4, pitched two innings for the Victory. Martina Steffi set to Battle in open final by Rick Warner new York a Steffi Graf Rode a roller coaster into inc finals at he . Open Tennis championships Ore Friday. Martina Navratilova strolled her Way in. The lop seeded Graf was pushed to the limit by no. 11 Lori Mcneil before pulling out a thrilling 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 semifinal Victory Al the National ten Nis Center Navratilova seeded second beat no. 6 Helena us Kova 6-2, 6-2 earlier in the Day to reach her fifth straight open final and 14th consecutive grand Stam finale the defending Champion was to play Graf for the title on saturday. Mcneil who shocked Chris even in the quarterfinals almost pulled off her second straight upset in her Fibril appearance on the stadium court but Graf kept her composure after losing the first set and falling behind again when Mcneil broke her in the first game of the final set. "1 wanted to get in he final so badly that even when i was having trouble in the match i thought of thai he 18-year-old West German said. She Mcneil is really playing Well at the moment and her Confidence is growing. Site s really going to be a Lough player after losing it first game of inc third set Graf immediately broke Back to make it 1-1. She later broke Mcneil to take a 3-1 Lead but Mcneil won the next two games to even the Sci 3-3. In the next game Mcneil blew an easy forehand Volley that would have broken grass service and Given her a 4-3 Lead. Ill never forget that one Mcneil said with a look of disgust. I look my Eye off he Graf won the next two Points to win the game and went on to break Mcneil s serve in the 10th game to no Roundup Home runs by Darryl Strawberry and cookie Wil son had Given the acts a 4-1 Lead after Tun innings. In the t games Friday reds 4, giant .1 Cincinnati Dave Parker and Lavt Concep Don each hit two run doubles As Cincinnati edged san Francisco 4-3 and moved within four games of inc first place giants in the National league West Divi Sion left hander Dennis Rasmussen 2-1. Scattered five Hils Over six innings for the Victory. Dave Dravecky 9 10, took he loss. Cincinnati and san Francisco will play each other four More limes in their final 21 games. Giants second baseman Chris Speicer Iii Rasmus sen s third Pilch of the game for his i lib Homer. But Appow Steffi Graf slums a serve during is. Open action close out he match. She hit a lot of Good shots in inc first set Graf said. In he second set i said to myself she can t continue like that,1" Graf said she was playing with a cold but "1 tried to see open on Page 26 Cincinnati stored twice in the Bottom of the first As Concepcion doubled Tracy Jones reached on Fin in Field single and Bolh runners came Home pm i Arker s double. N the second Conception doubled his More runs As the reds took a 40 lend. A Asemissen making his third Start want Omeg to Cincinnati in a Trade with the new York , faltered in the fifth giving up two runs the Psi turning Afler Spicer s opposite Field double made ii Rob Murphy was the fourth Cinn Nnoli Pilcher. Picking up his third save. Cob 8, expos 4 Chicago Keith Moreland s two run Immer and sole shots by Leon Durham and Ryne Sincl Harg led Rookie Les Lancaster and the Chicago cubs loan m Victory Over Montreal snapping the expos five game winning Streak. Lancaster 7-1, allowed eight Hils aver eight plus Bee no on Page 26 Gladden s or in 11 the wins for twins 13-10 by the associated i Ress Cleveland Dan Gladden hit i three run Homer with two outs in inc 11th inning and the Minne Sota twins overcame an Early sin run Dyrti in Friday night to beat the Cleveland indians 13-10. Gladden s Home run off Don Gordon. 0-3, was the 20lh Hii for Minnesota which began the night with a Al Roundup 2 a game Lead Over second place Oakland in the Amer ican league West. Jeff Cardon 7-7, pitched two perfect innings for the Victory. Juan Burc Nguc pitched a scoreless Lith Tor his fourth save. Tim Laudner who triggered the twins winning rally in the i Ullh had lied the game 10-10 with a two run single in inc ninth. In Olner games Friday red so 9, orioles 3 Boston Rookie Todd Benzinger s third Home run in four games touched off a four run Boston rally in inc fourth inning leading the red so Over slump ing Baltimore. Benzinger had three hits in the game. He lied inc score 3-3 with his drive deep into the right Field stands As the red son came from behind for their fourth straight win. Jeff Sellers 7-7. Allowed eight hits before leaving in he ninth As the red sox handed the orioles Iligir fifth straight loss. Calvin Schiraldi finished up. Begin Ger s Homer his fourth of the season came off losing Baltimore starter John Habyan. 4-5. After Boston loaded the bases Marty Barrett singled across the winning run and reliever Mike Kinnunen walked see Al on Page 26 nil kicks off season amid fear of player strike by Gerald Eskenazi new York not luckily for the National football league its 6blh season opens this weekend with a series of attractive games that for a few hours could overshadow the threat of a strike and quiet the angry labor talk that has pervaded the last few Days. In a match made for prime time the last i to super bowl winners the new York giants and the Chicago rears face each other in Fie first monday night game of the season. By then two of the american conference s More curious learns the new York jews and Ibe Buffalo Bills will have helped open the sched ule on sunday. It will be a sunday filled Wilh shows of Union Solidarity with players emptying from both sidelines before the games to shake one another s hands. But it will also be a Day on which emerging teams such As the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle so Hawks the american conference favourites 10 go o he super bowl find out what life is like when you Are expected to win most of the time. They arc the Likely candidates to try to wrest the super bowl championship from the National conference which has won it three straight years and five of the last six. Six men who were not n Al head coaches at the Stan of lost Stan ill held teams on sunday Frank cans Al Kansas City Ray Perkins at Tampa Bay Ron Meyer at Indianapolis Man Levy at Buffalo Al Sai inders Al san Diego and Marion Camp Bell Al Atlanta for the second time. Insom Ference Cleir Liml at new Orleans the game should provide a Good read on the Browns who Are super bowl material and have no weaknesses but failed to win their biggest game last season. The saints arc exciting fans with prospects of their fint winning season. Raldy at Greta buy Rusty Hilger is unveiled As the future Irwindale quarterback but even his inexperience should t be a problem As he passes the Ball around. Los Angeles rams at Houston the rams can handle the oilers four wide Oul offence. Los anglers which is Well coached has added a varied offence and a new quarterback in Jim evened. San fun Cisco Pitu Burtob Joe Montana could hit so percent of his passes against a team wish a i a secon Dary and no pass Rush. American conference new York jul Buffalo the jets varied offence even behind its recuperating offensive line should be Able to fool the Bills new defensive schemes. But when Jim Kelly has the Ball he will be Able to pump Home Points As Well. It s simply a question of the jets who Are More talented outlasting a revamped Bills defense in a game that could pro Duce 70 Points. Seattle at Dimer it wyms almost unfair to subject these two to each other so soon. The sea Hawks new linebackers Brian to Jronh and Tony Woods will find out quickly what life is like chasing John Elway. The Broncos the defending see nil on Page 28
