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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 18.1938 the stars and stripes a Page 27 sports wire Sabatini upsets Graf Navrat ova triumphs from. Amelia Island a. Third seed Gabriela Saba Lini of Argentina upset top seeded Steffi Graf of Ecsi Germany 6-3.4-6, 7-5, saturday to Advance to the finals of the s  Bausch & lomb championships. Sabatini. 11, was to meet no. 2 seed Martina Nav Rali Lova in sunday s finals. Navratilova needed just 59 min utes to defeat fourth seeded Claudia Kohide Kilsch of West Germany 6-3,6-2 in the other semifinal match. Navratilova who is ranked no. 2 in the world Defeated Sabatini last week in three sets in Hilton head 5.c, Navratilova has won  matches since 19b6. I think my Best matches Are with Martina said Sana Lini who ranked no. 5 in the world. Shell play the net i have to work on my passing shots. It will be a different Day. I have to concentrate and keep fighting All the Lime. If she plays a cur tomorrow than today i m in trouble Navratilova said. Ill have to attack Gaby stay close to the Ball. Hit the Ball on the Rise and keep her moving i m excited to play her  Sullivan nabs Long Beach pole Long Beach Calif. Danny Sullivan knocked Mario Androni off the pole for sunday s Toyota grand prix of Long Beach. Oos Siwy signalling the end of Andretti s domination of the Seaside Road circuit. Andrelli who has won three of the four indy car races Here All from the pole won the provisional pole on Friday with a Lap averaging 89.853 Mph. He improved to 90.113. Taking the Lead from Sulli Van Laic in saturday s final qualifying session. But sul Livan s Chevrolet powered Penske pci7 answered the Challenge turning a Lap of 90,261 to take the top spot in sunday s 26-car Field. Sullivan already was the Only Driver to beat Andrei in qualifying Here since the indy car series came to the temporary Ruad circuit in 1984. The Only time Andrulli was t first on the 1.67-mile,11 turn course Here was in 1986, when he won the pole but lost the race to his son Michael. Sullivan was third going into saturday s session posting a first Day Lap of 89.576. He vaulted past both and Ritli and teammate Rick mean. Risen Star wins Lexington Lexington by. Risen Star upset Kentucky Derby favorite forty Amer a a stretch Duel to capture the 1105,600 Lexington stakes before a record setting crowd of 28,772 Al Reeveland saturday. Risen Star stayed about four lengths off the Pace until the 3-Lfruis pole when jockey Jacinto Vasqucz took him to the front on the outside with forty Amer on the inside risen Star was a head in front at the wide in a photo finish covering the i 1-16-Mtle course in 1 44 4-5 Over a fast  Victory was Worth j.68,640 for the son of secretarial Winner of the Louisiana Derby on March 3, an pushed his career earnings to j262.392. His career record improved to Sis victories in eight starts including four wins in five races for 1988. Weber takes Aba . Open Atlantic City no. Pete Weber took advantage of an open Frame by Marshall Hotman in the championship game saturday to win the . Open. In claiming his 11th Aba championship Weber beat Holman 203-171 in  event the Rich est on the professional bowlers association tour. The Victory was Worth j 100,000. Report implicates Wildcat aide los Angeles a Security manager for an air freight company said he saw 11,000 in Cash in a pack age allege sent by a University of Kentucky coach to the father of a High school basketball Star a newspaper reported saturday. Chuck built Titan manager of Security Eipert inc., a private firm contracted by Emery worldwide air freight also said Friday that he was interviewed about the matter by an investigator for the Mcaa the los Angeles daily news reported in a copyright Story. The newspaper reported that the package was sent by Dwane Casey an assistant basketball coach at Kentucky to Claud Mills the father of Fairfax High school Star Iris Mills who has signed a letter of intent to attend Kentucky on a basketball scholarship this fall. The newspaper previously reported thai employees of Emery found and counted the Cash end then delivered the package which opened during handling. An employee Eric Ostem said he saw Money sticking out of a videocassette  daily news reported that Casey acknowledged sending the package but denied knowing about the Cash that Claud Mills acknowledged receiving the package but denied that any Money a in ii and that Chris Mills denied knowing anything about the Cash. Bulterman the Security manager said he Mel wit i Chuck spun of the Mcaa and a representative front the University on thursday. Smrt has refused to identify the University representative. Bull Nan Aid he told smrt and the Kentucky representative that the packaged contained 20 $50 Bills and that he saw the name of Casey As the tender and Laud Mills As the recipient the newspaper reported. Couples leading in heritage Hilton head Island  Fred couple shot a 3-Undcr-Par 68 saturday to hold off South Afri can David Frost and Lake a one shot Lead after the third round of he 1700.000 heritage classic. Couples who appeared to be on his Way to a com manding Lead squandered a couple of shots when he three putted from five feet for a double bogey s on the 17th Hole. He missed a hurried second pull from less than six , a frequent challenger but Noi yet a Winner in four seasons on the pea four birdied the 16lh and completed a four shot swing Over the last three holes with a Birdie pull of about 30 feet on no. 18. Couples playoff loser at Phoenix earlier ibis Tea son finished 54 holes Al 201, 12 under Par on the Harbour town Golf links. Frost lied with couples after two rounds had a 69and was at 202 going into the final round of the Chase for a s126,000 first . Gil Morgan who has t finished lower than eighth this season birdied his last two holes to finish with a 69 that lifted him into third at 204. Greg Norman and Chip Beck were next at 20s. Nor Man three pulled from three feet for a double bogey on the 11th Hole and had to work hard to match Par-71. Michael Waltrip top qualifier North Wilkesboro . Michael Wall rip led saturday s final round of qualifying for the pint Union 400 Lascar race at North Wilkesboro Speedway Sun Day Wall rip sped his Pontiac around the five i Hothi mile track at 116.189 Mph to earn the 14ili qualifying position. The first 10 of 30 spots were filled Friday As Terry Labonte took the pole with a Speed of 117,322 Mph. A was joined on the from Row by Bill Elliott who was clocked at ii 7.279. In to Days of trials 17 cars topped the track s former one Lap record set last year by Elliott with a Speed of 116.033. To today supers Atlon an to monday s programs 1mb uiw1hs 1wo1hq 1uo other Drivers qualifying saturday include Darnell Waltrip. Who was to Start 18th, Davey Allison. 20th,and Bobby Allison 27th. Bobby Hillin and Ken Bou Chard earned provisional starting  cup Points Leader Dili Earnhardt us of Start i orb in the race. Richard Petty who has won a or card i times Al North Wilkesboro. Was to Hart ninth. Padres retire Garvey s no. 6 san Diego Sieve Carvey became the first player in san Diego history to have hit number retired Whtie the padres formally retired his number "6" sat urday night Garvey who became a free agent after last season and a not offered a contract by any dub received his Jersey from Keith Moreland. Who has used the number since die padres acquired him from the Chi Cago cubs in an off season . Belt remembered in san Diego for his Fame winning two run ninth inning Homer in game of the 19m nation league playoffs Holdt the no record for consecutive Garnet played with 1,207.Garvey i .996 career Fielding percentage is a record Tor first basemen. He played 14 Seabom with the Losangeles dodgers before signing with he padres As a free agent after the 1982 season. Desimo sets Marathon Mark Rotterdam Netherlands Blaney Den Simonof Ethiopia set a world record in the Marathon sunday covering he 26 mites 385 Yards in 2 Houn 6 minutes and 49 , 31,bettered a three year old record set by Carlos Lopes of Portugal who covered the distance in 2 07.12 in the 1985 Marathon Here. Desimo was also last year s Winner in  sunday the ethiopian was 16 seconds ahead of his closest competitor Ahmed Saleh from Djibouti who also bettered the old record with i time of 2 07.7.saleh was followed by two More ethiopians Woula no Bulli and Abec Mekonnen who finished in 2.08 44 and 2.09 33. Respectively. Scandinavians win London race London Henryk Jorgensen of Denmark and 1 Grid Kristiansen of Norway won the men s and � men s divisions of the London Marathon , who finished 3qih in the race a year ago Tore past pacesetter Jose a Silva of Brazil about four Milts from the end and ran a a to win in j hours 10 minutes 20 seconds Well off the course record of 2 08 13 by Britain s Sieve Jones in 1985.second in the men s race was Kevin Forster of Brit Ain in 2 10 52, about 200 Yard behind the  was Kazuyoshi Kudo of Japan in 2 10 39. Kristiansen faded in the second Hal of the race Fler Selling a world record Pace through the Fin 13 Miles but sell easily won the women s race for the fourth time in 2 25.40, the eighth fastest Ever. She had hoped to belter her world Mark of 2 21.06. Cd Here in 1985runner-up in the women s race was Ann Ford o Britain in 1 30.38, with Evy Palm of Sweden third. Alcott Breaks four Way tie los Angeles Amy Alcott shot a 2-Undcr-Par 70 saturday on the course she s known since child Hood taking the Lead after two rounds of the $400,000 Ai Star can Lincola Hospital  begin the Day at Rancho Park in a four Way tie for the Lead. She finished the second round Al 5 under Par 39, one shot ahead of four  very steady round she had just one bogey. Mart Figueras do Lii Lynn Adams and Juli Inkster each posted second consecutive 70 to stay one shot off the Pace. Tuesday s programs non a Ewari i m a magi a of xxi Rufi a a i Covolt fit he sown a 11, pm 71v Hulmn sism thou to tug he a larg bum oudh my ten 0t30 Juli of k its Zattam a Mai Horn Iru he Guird of usae 0-1 German television  my Uwi Iliin n w Tim tap Man a stay Roaal s4it to Lull  Mich my mib nil. Run a attn we Ink Rii Wiiri a i mrok my & urn it 1200 1230 t hit twin put to Mifty Iftner 7330 fax i pm skit tru is Lvi term 0105 v m    
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