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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. April 11.1968 the stars and stores sport tsp ire Navrat Over Sabatini gain Circle cup final from press dispatches Hilton head Island. . Top Seede Manilla Navratilova and no. 2 seed Gabriela Sabatini Are right where icy want to be in the till match or inc loth annual family Circle Magazine cup women Tennis tournament. Bui they took different mutes to get Here. Navratilova. Struggling for the second straight Day Defeated Manuela male Eva 6-7, 86-4, 6-2 Sal inlay in one semifinal while Sabatini downed Smith seeded Zina Garrison 6-0. 6-0 in the other. Navratilova ranked second in the world was to meet Saba Trattl rated three run lower in the finals of the s 300.000 Clay court event sunday. The Winner will pocket 160.000. In the doubles final the no. 2-secded team of Navratilova and Lori Mcneil beat the top seeded pair of Sabatini and Claudia to hic Krisch 2-6. 6-2, 6-3. Maj Ceva used a patient Baseline game with some pinpoint passing shots to offset Navratilova s serve and Volley attacking style Over the first set and a half. But Navratilova Cut Down on Ber errors and played More from the Baseline As the two hour 36-rr.inulc match progressed. She played exactly As i knew she was going to Navratilova said and about As Well again it was a Mailer of me making the mistakes or making the winners Raiher than her forcing the action. Bui that s the Way she plays. She s very steady. She s a fighter. I m just Happy that 1 pulled it  in lit 01 her semifinal Sabatini did not lose a game although Garrison ranked 11th in the world forced is Deuce games including the first three is the second set. Bui Sabatini wan the next two games at Lave and then served for the match which lasted just one hour and 16 minutes. "1 just got killed. That s All i can say said Garri son 24, of Houston. She did t miss at All. She Kepi me on the run All the time. She had what it takes to be the no. 1 player in the  Holyfield stops Deleon Las vegas Nev. Unbeaten Evandor Holyfield stopped world boning Council  Champi on Carlos Delcon with a flurry of head punches in the eighth round saturday night to capture the undisputed cruise weigh title. Holyfield s barrage of about 13 punches left Delcon helpless on the ropes in his Corner and forced referee Mills Lane to move in and Stop he scheduled 12 round fight at 1 08 of the eighth round. Holyfield the International boxing federation and world boxing association 190-Pound Champion had battered Delcon relentlessly through inc first Aevon rounds and staggered him on several occasion. Still he was unable to put him Down. In the eighth round however Mali held i Jmc out at the Bill with la stinging left jabs followed by a right left combination thai snapped Delcon Shad against the ropes. With Deleon reeling on inc ropes Holyfield moved in and unleashed a flurry of head punches that Deleon was unable to counter. Holyfield scored his Smith straight knockout and 12th in 13 fights in what he said was his last tight As a . Holyfield plans to move up to the heavyweight ranks and Hopes for a fight sometime next year against Champion Mike Tyson. Tyson was among those in inc audience of about 3,000 Al it Cut s Palace who saw Holyfield dominate the fight from die out Sci. Holyfield. An olympic Bronze medallist in 1984, was a prohibitive 9-1 favorite. Holyfield 18-0 with h knockouts earned j3w.ooo to 1250,000 for cuon who fell to 43-4-1. Holyfiel up Phon Martin Nim Rilon concentrate on backhand milk. Weighed 190, Delcon ibs. In another fight olympic Gold medallist Meldrick Taylor remained undefeated by slopping Ivan Gonza Lez at 2 47 of the Firth round of a scheduled 10-Roundlight. Taylor 141, of Philadelphia knocked go Sualez Down twice in the third round and again in the fifth round a con referee Richard Steele stopped the bout Smalley declares retirement Minneapolis Roy Smalley who capped his i  major league career wild his first world series championship in 1987, formally announced his retire ment saturday at the metronome. He had been leaning toward retiring since the Chi Cago White sox released him before the season. Smalley 35, spent 9w years with the twins batting ,262 with 110 Home runs and 485 r Bis in a Minnesota uniform. In his career which also included tints with the Texas rangers new York Yankees and while sox Smalley batted .257 with 163 homers and 694 Bis Smalley s father Roy jr., was a major league info eur for 0 years. His unde Gene Mauch managed in the major for 26 years before retiring Priolo this season. Williams nabs fifth Aba title Towson my. Mark Williams lulled past three opponents saturday to capture his fifth Aba title by winning inc $140,000 professional bowlers association fair lanes open. Williams Defeated Gil Sliker 229-180 in the Charpi Mohip game to earn the Winner s Check of 323,000. It was Sliker s eighth runner up finish in & pad singles event. Sliker s Lone Aba Crown came in a Dou Bles tournament with Mike Durbin in 1983. Suker earned s12,000 for second place. Williams won two earlier Mair hcs to gain a title berth against the top seeded Sliker. First he knocked off Mike Taylor 259-246. Taylor who has Cyl la win his first Lour title collected 16,000 for fourth place. Brian Voss who was looking fur his third Aba Winin live weeks was Williams next victim falling 228 190. Voss Jot $8,000. Annicone ousts Gilbert Chicago eighth seeded Paul Annacone sat urday ousted third ded Brad Gilbert 6-3,3-4,6-4 in a semifinal match at the s315,000 Volvo Chicago ten Nis championships. Annacone of Knoxville tcnn., ranked 50th in the world look advantage of no. 10 Gilbert s inability 10 keep the Ball in play. Annacone who knocked off Jimmy Connors on Fri Day advanced to sunday s finals against the Winner of a semifinal match Between second so can Tom May one of Boston and unseeded Scon Davis of Largo Fla. . All stars win Landover my. Malik scaly scored 23 to ninth and Lii trial Green added 19 As the . All Sta posted a 112-83 Victory Over the capital All Stan in the 1 sch annual capital classic High school Alt stargaze at the capital Center saturday. The Victory was the fifth straight Tor the . Sun who Lead the series 10-5 secy a 6-7 Forward from the Bronx who will attend St. John next fall also led the . Team with nine rebounds. He had Only five Points and two rebounds in inc first half but scored six Points in the first 3 24 of the second half fat the . Stars stretched their 49-38halftimc Lead into a 63-41 advantage. Brundle Cheever take Monza Monza. Italy Martin Brundle of England and american Eddie Cheever raced their Jaguar xjr9 to first place in the Monza 1,000 Kilometre prototype Auto race sunday the duo covered the course in 173 laps in 4 hours 52 minutes 13 seconds with an average Speed of hit Mph. Second place was awarded to he Trio of Jean  of France italian Massimo Baldi and Jochyn mass of West Germany whose Turbo pow Rcd Mer cedes Sauber cd finished one Lap behind the victors Oscar Larrauri of Argentina and italian Massimo Sigala took third two laps behind inc winners in Ihei Turbo powered porsche 962c. Flyin1 frogs win 400-relay Austin Texas Texas Christian s flying frogs won their 24th consecutive 400-meter relay saturday making Crisp Baton passes despite the wind and rain Atic 61 St annual Texas relays. The foursome of Roscoe Tatum Greg Sholars Tony Allen and1 Raymond Stewart posted it time of 39.43seconds despite wet track conditions. Thu set inc relays record of 38.97 in 1986 and followed it with an american and collegiate record at " " ice 1986,when on relays.  tilt and Jurec Texas relays first place medals. Filly wins Santa Anita Derby Arcadia Calif. Winning colors inc third fill to win the Santa Anita Derby will now to to become the third to win inc Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Gary Stevens winning color thoroughly dominated her eight male rivals saturday leading All the Way in winning Santa Anita s biggest race Tor 3-year-Flids by 7vi lengths. She was awesome. Kentucky Here we come owner Eugene v. Kucin of Rancho Santa pc calif1., said. There s no doubt Shell go to  Nielsen fired As announcer Houston Farmer Houston oilers quarterback Gilford Nielsen was relieved of his duties As Colo analyst for Oilen radio broadcasts the Houston pot reported saturday. Nielsen sports director at Khou to said he was told he was fired after three seasons on the Koda pm broadcasts because of differences with head coach Jerry  Glanville however told the Post he had nothing to do with the dismissal. It today supers Atlon an to monday programs 1000 to  Law a Einung Hwi gift Fuji Gantt Hawh in to attn in inc 10 p no a in urn  a own to Simm in it Fig is i Rorty vary he chm at tree  n ?910 of of 31� by newly i Yalta Oaid in  
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