European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday november 6.1987 the stars and stripes Page 27 pans open moves info quarterfinals from press do pitches Paris Pat Cash Tim Mayotte Amos Mansdorf and Henri Leconte All advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1840,000 Paris open Lenni tournament with second round victories wednesday Wimbledon Champion Cash the no 1 seed had a Lough second set before Loppin Gjacob Hlasek of Switzerland 6 3,7-6. The fifth seeded american May ode Defeated Slobodan Zivojinovic of Yugoslavia 6-2,6-2. Frenchman Luconte romped Over Eduardo Bengoc Cha of Argentina 6-2, 6-1 and Mansdorf of Israel beat French Man Thierry Champion 6-2,6-3. Mansdorf meets Mayotte in the quarterfinals. In the final first round match lop seeded Miloslav Micir of Czechoslovakia got into action with a hard fought a 6-3, 6-4 Victory Over Frenchman Guy forget. Cash had an easy time in the first set Over Hlasek. Then both players col hot in the second set to hold serv ice throughout 12 games. Cash took a 2-0 margin in the tiebreak when a Huck Volley went Long. He then held that margin the test of the Way As the players split the next 10 Points. Mayotte ranked Isth in the world also eliminated Zivojinovic in the Paris tourney jail year. Grabb tops Wilander Stockholm Sweden Ameri can Jim Grabb turned in a Brilliant display of serve and Volncy Tennis wednesday night and stunned no. 2 seed Mats Wilander of Sweden 7-5,6 4 in the second round of the $525,000 Stockholm open scandinavian championship. It was my Best win Ever said Grabb who had never played a swede in a grand prix tournament before coming to Stockholm. But Man did t play so Well and i was Able to put a lot of pressure on a 2j-Vear-Otd former All America Al Stanford who turned pro 17 months ago Grabb has played a few Good matches lately against some of the game s top players including Boris Becker and Ivan lend. So i was pretty confident from the Siart today he said. "1 had a Good Chance against Becker in Tokyo two weeks ago and today 1 was Able to hang on. I was Able to serve very Well at the end. That Wai the Grabb from Tucson ant lost to Becker in straight Tough sets 7-5, 7-5, in the first round of the Tokyo grand prix. Sports wire fight site set Atlantic City . The at lactic City convention Center will be the Lite of the heavyweight title fight Between undisputed Champion Mike Tyson and former Champion Larry Holmes on Jan 22, the tramp Plaza hotel and Casino announced wednesday. The convention Center is adjacent to the hotel and Casino. Holmes i coming out of retirement in a bid u regain tie title in the fight which had been announced previously for Jan. 23. Oilers sign Matthews Houston the Houston oilers signed Bruce Matthews wednesday to a contract Worth nearly s1.6 million Over four Yean ending the Veteran offensive tackle s season Long holdout. Matthews signed with the nil team wednesday morning and worked out at the oilers framing facility Laler in the afternoon oilers spokesman Gregg Stengel said. We got it done for what we said Back in May we would do it for general manager Ladd he Zee said. We said we would not pay him As much As we were paying guard Mike Munchak and we signed him for ji.s5 million for four years and trial s less than 5400,000 a year and that s what Mike is White in comeback Topeka Kan. Former univer sity of Kansas and Boston Zellica Star Jojo White announced wednesday he will attempt a comeback at age 40 As player coach of the Topeka sizzlers of the Continental basketball association. White told a news conference at the Topeka exp Centre where the Siz Jers play their Home games that his goal is to return to the National basketball association. Bui he said he has set no timetable for achieving that goal and is not putting undue pressure on himself. Nixon out for season Carson Calif los Angeles clippers guard Norm Nixon who missed All of last year with a knee injury wednesday ruptured his a Chislm Tendon on the final play of practice and will be lost for the entire 1987-Gg season. Nixon 32, will undergo surgery thursday at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Marina Del key and his career is in jeopardy. Dub physician or. Tony Daly who will perform the operation said Nixon will be forced to Wear a Kneten length cast for six weeks. Nixon an All Star in 1982 and 1985, was dribbling up court on the final play of a two hour practice at cat slate Doninguez Hills when he came up limping. He did not come in Contact with any other player. Nixon stopped and clutched the Back of his right ankle before being helped to the training room legless vet finishes new York Bob Wieland a Vietnam Veteran who lost both his legs during a land mine explosion in 1969, wednesday completed the new York City Marathon More than three Days after the race began. The 40-year-old from Arcadia calif., wearing red suspenders donated by the new York fire depart ment became the 21,144th finisher in the world s largest Marathon. Accompanied by race volunteers in a Van and using shoe like gloves to propel himself Wieland completed his 26,2-mile trek in is hours 37 minutes and 45 seconds. Last year be finished in 98 48 17, rangers Swap two new York the new York rangers wednesday traded Veteran de fens men Willie Huber and Larry Melnyc to the Vancouver canucks for defens Eman Michel Petit. Petit 23, has played in 10 games this season with no goals one assist and m Penally minutes. Huber 29, also has played in 10 games with one goal three assist and 14 penalty min utes. Melnyk 27. Has collected no goals one assist and 34 Penally min utes in 14 games this year. Conversion rates London up thursday s Clos ing ram for the . Dollar to other currencies. 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