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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 16, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports bears Maul giants 34-19 Chicago a Mike Tomcyk threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third and the Chicago a tense kept new York s quarterbacks under con slam and devastating pressure As the bears won the Battle of the super bowl champions 34-19 monday night and reasserted their dominance in i tic National football league. The Victory which ended a 12-game new York winning Streak extending to the seventh game of the 1986 regular season was every bit As decisive As Chicago s 210 win in the 1985 play offs that the 1986 champions wanted so badly to avenge. The bears were beaten by Washington last year one game Short of an pfc title game meet ing with inc giants. Tomczak filling in for the injured Jim Memahon completed 20 of 34 passes for 292 Yards including third Quarter touchdown passes of 56 Yards to Willie Gault and 42 Yards to Ron Morris. Tomczak scored from the i with eight seconds left in the half to give Chicago the Lead for the first time at 10-7. Dennis Mckinnon returned 9 fourth Quarter punt 94 Yards for a touchdown that clinched the game the second straight defeat for the giants on a season opening monday night game. They last to Dallas 31-28 last year then won 17 of their next in games on the Way to their super boat Victory. It  defense led by Mike singltary and Wilber Marshall that turned the game registering eight sacks for 53 Yards in losses seven on super Bow map Phil Simms and one on jct Rutledge who had to enter the game twice when Simms was knocked groggy. By contrast the new York de sense considered the equal of Chi Cagos was held without a sack by the bears offensive line. Only the last of new York s three sea nil on Page 26 jays hit 10 homers in 18-3 rout of o s by inc associated press Toronto Ernie Whilt hit three Home runs and George Bell and Ranee Mulliniks each hit two As the Toronto Blue jays collected a major it ague recant 10 round trippers Mon Day night in an 18-3 Victory Over the Baltimore orioles Lloyd Moseby Rob Ducey and Fred Mcgriff each homered once for the jays. Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken had his consecutive inning Streak stopped at 8,233 when he was re placed defensively in the eighth in Ning. Story on Page 27, the jays hit three homers in the second inning two in the third one in the fifth one in the sixth two in the seventh and one in the eighth in breaking the record of eight homers in a game set by the 1939 new York Yankees and tied by six other teams. Whilt hit Solo homers in the second and fifth innings and added a three run Homer in the seventh. Bell s two homers gave him a major league leading 45. The Blue jays exploded Early in support of Jim Clancy 13-10, scoring five times in the second inning. Whin homered to open the inning Jesse Barfield doubted and Mulliniks Hom ered off Baltimore starter Ken Dixon 7-10. After a two out walk to Nelson Liriano Moseby hit a Dixon pitch for a two run Homer his 23rd. Bell and Mulliniks hit Solo homers off reliever Eric Bell in the third the latter the 200th allowed by Baltimore pitching this year and Wnm opened the fifth with a Solo Homer off Bill Griffin ,. Ducey a native of Cambridge on Tario gave the Blue jays a share of the record with his first Maior league Homer a three run shot to left Field in the seventh inning. Whin s third Al Roundup Homer a three run shot later in the inning set a new record and Mcgrift extended it with a Homer leading off the eighth. Mike Hart homered for the orioles in the third inning. The 11 homers by the two teams tied a major league re Cord set by the Yankees 6 and the Detroit tigers 5 in 1950, and tied five limes the last in 1979 by the Chicago cubs 6 and the Phila Delphia Phillies j. In other games monday Brewers 6, Yankees 4 new York Ernest riles and Dale Sveum each hit Solo homers and reliever Dave Stapelon won in his first major league appearance As Mil Waukee Defeated new York. The Victory moved the Brewers on Hal game in front of the Yankees and into third place in the american league East. The 25-year-old Stapleton 11-3 Al triple a Denver this season was re called earlier in the Day and pitched 3v scoreless innings in Relief of starter Len Barker allowing Only three singles. Mark Clear went the final a innings for his fifth save. Tigers 3, red sox 0 Detroit Kirk Gibson drove in Detroit s first run and made two Superb throws from left Field to Cut Down Boston runners at the plate As the tigers Defeated the red sox. Detroit s Doyle Alexander 6-0 since coming to the tigers from at Lanta on aug. 12, allowed eight hits in seven innings and twice worked out of bases loaded situations. He struck out four and walked four. Mike he Nicman worked the last see Al on Page 26 a brio of Chicago defenders Clow in on new York running Back Lee Rouson. Lendl wins third . Open title new York a Ivan Lindl won his third straight . Open title Mon Day rallying after losing his first set of the tournament to beat Mats Wilander in a lengthy Baseline Battle. Lindl weakened by he flu downed the 23-year-old swede 6-7 7-96-0, 7-6 7-46-4 in a 4-hour, 47-minute match at the National Tennis Center Lendl raised his arms in Victory Ihnn covered his face with his hands after closing out inc match with a backhand service return Down the line. Both play ers had held serve in the final set until the ill game. Martina Navratilova became the first triple Winner at a grand slam event in 14 years monday and also passed the ii million Mark in career earnings in the . Open. Navy Alimova added inc women s Dou Bles and mixed doubles championships to her singles Crown. She teamed with longtime partner  Shriver for a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Victory Over Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie in a match the losers led 4-1 in the second set she then won the third title at this tournament by teaming with Emilio Sanchez for a 6-4,6-7,7-6 Victory Over belly Nagl sen and Paul Annacone in mixed doubles. The last triple Winner at a grand slam even was Billie Jean King at Wimble Don in 1973. Margaret court was the last triple Winner at the open in 1970. Lindl 27, and John Mcenroe arc inc Only men to win three consecutive . Open singles lilies. It s something i never dreamed  Lindl said. It s unbelievable. If some body told me three Yean ago when i had lost my third straight final i would t have believed  Wilander who Hus won two French open and two australian open titles was in his first . Open final. It was Lendl s second Victory Over i Lander this year in a grand slam final. Inc fim coming on the slow red Clay at the French open. The match postponed sunday be cause of rain started under sunny skies at 2 11 . When in ended at 6 58 ., the Sun had set and inc stadium lights were on Wilander who was More emotional than usual during the match won the first set tiebreaker after saving one Sii Point with a forehand passing shot. The set which lasted Ivi hours ended when lend bit a forehand that landed inches wide of the sideline. Lendl argued briefly with chair Umpire Richard Kauf Man who declined to overrule the line official s Call. That broke Lendl s 25-scl winning Streak at the open. He had t lost a set at the open since losing the third set in his quarterfinal Victory Over Henri Loco Nile Las Lycar. The last player to win inc . Men s singles title without losing a set was a Cal Fraser in i960, eight Yean before the tournament was opened to professionals. Wilander broke Lindl in the fifth game of the first set when he ran Down a drop shot and hit a forehand Cross court Winner. Bui Lindl broke Baek in the eighth game to even the set at 4-4 and both players held serve to Force the tiebreaker. Trailing for the first time in the tournament. Lend began to attack More Al the net and stormed Back to even the match in 28 minutes. Wilander won Only five Points in the entire set including one off Lendl s serve. In the third set both placers reverted to Long Baseline rallies and neither could hold his serve in the first four games. Lendl broke again in the seventh game to take a 4-3 Lead but Wilander broke Back in the next game after Lindl saved four break Points. After the players held serve to 5-6, Lendl won the first four Points of the tiebreaker. Wilander closed the Gap to 6-4. But Lindl ended the i hour 40-Minulc set with a forehand Winner and an Ace  
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