European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 6, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Edberg suited for place but not life of the top by Dave Kindred London it is Stefan Edberg s desire to walk around London without being recognized. What May have been an improbability is now an impossibility. By winning the Wimbledon Tennis championship he has brought an end to his reputation As the Best swedish player you never heard of. These Are times when boy millionaires leave Home in search of a tax Haven. Though Edberg is Only 22, the riches of pro Tennis Are such that he has earned Over $4 million. Why then does he live in London Why not Monte Carlo Edberg s explanation is Typ ical in directness and expansiveness of sentence Structure. Said he it s not  Monte Carlo is Boris Becker. It was Bjorn Borg. It s the South of France where All that glitters is Gold and Jet set tans. But Stefan Edberg tells us Monte Carlo is not him. He s a shy person. He wants Noth ing but to play Tennis Well. For John Mcenroe the flame of Fame burned too brightly. Even Borg the icy one had to seek Refuge from the fire. As much As Edberg wants to be no. 1, he wants nothing of what goes with it. I have a Flat Here he said and my girl Friend Annette and i can walk to the pizza restaurant and no one knows me. That s the Way i like  he said this last week you should know. So after Edberg beat Becker Here monday someone asked if he would continue to live in Chelsea a London suburb. No Edberg said. Why not i live in Kensington he said naming the Cor rect suburb. As Edberg delivered the line everyone laughed out loud. For the swede this was witty re Partee. During last summer s Wimbledon reporters As signed to the mysterious Edberg Case heard that the phlegmatic swede kept his buddies in stitches. This was a Side of Edberg we wanted to explore. He said he was funny Only in swedish. We said we Don t care. We demanded to hear his Best joke even in English. Here s what Edberg told us so did you hear the one about the norwegians they got lost in the de Sert. They had bought sandpaper. They thought twas a  there comes a moment when a Man and his time meet. For Stefan Edberg the moment came in the first game of the fourth set monday. Against a two time Wimbledon Champion Edberg struck a series of shots so beautifully that even he was compelled to pause in admiration of them. These shots were struck by a Man often accused of having no guts. Even last week Becker said he ought to beat Edberg because he was mentally stronger. Yet at every critical Junction monday Edberg found the shot he needed. At 15-All in that first game of the fourth set Becker pinned Edberg to the Baseline with a deep Volley. Edberg had an answer. He struck a backhand Down the line. Down the line it streaked. And it flew past Becker Frozen at the net. On such a Point a witness turns to see Edberg s reaction. Edberg was Frozen too Frozen in his follow through one knee to the ground his Racket Arm extended High in Graceful punctuation. Edberg held the pose. He Felt Good. He wanted the moment to last. On game Point later Becker double faulted. He was crushed. He usually moves with a swagger. Now he was a Shell drained of bravado. He walked slowly to his chair. He had the appearance of a chastened child sorry for what he d done. On the chair he put his face in his hands. Later someone would ask Edberg Boris said this week that he was mentally stronger than you. Did that inspire you today i think it was the other Way around today Edberg said and no one could argue that for the Young Man from vast Ervik he started Tennis at age 7 in a club that charged $6 a year and 50 cents an hour court time had done what Many thought impossible he beat Boris Becker on Centre court. This could be the Best match i Ever played in a grand slam tournament Edberg said. I hardly Stefan Edberg it s quite fun  a photo could miss the  twice Winner of the australian open a Semi Marist in the . Open and Wimble Don Edberg won seven times in 1987 and now has won twice this year. Wimbledon is something i be worked for Edberg said. And it s a fantastic feeling to have All the work pay off. All of us grew up watching Bjorn Borg in Wimbledon finals. And now i be won Wimble  the Champion stopped for a smile Here. And then he said it s quite fun  Cox news service Birdie gives Little Victory in Dumaurier Coquitlam British Columbia a Sally Little who lost a three stroke Lead on the Back nine Sank a 20 foot Birdie putt on the 18th Hole sunday to beat Laura Davies by a stroke in the $500,000 Dumaurier classic. Little the Leader since the second round seemingly was in control with Only nine holes to play. But two bogies opened the door for Davies the briton who won the . Open last year. Little s Birdie putt on 18 completed a round of 71 for a 72-Hole total of 279, nine strokes under Par for the 6,361-Yard Vancouver Golf club , a Rookie on the Lyga tour closed with a 70 for a 280. Little s first tournament Victory in six seasons was the 14th of her career and third in an Lyga major. She won the 1980 Lyga championship and the 1982 Dinah Shore. The Only major the 36 year old Little has t won is the . Open. She tied Jane Geddes after 72 holes in the 1986 open Only to lose in an 18-Hole playoff. Sherri Turner Winner of the Lyga championship earlier this year finished at 282 after a 72. It was three More shot Back to Deb Richard Amy Alcott and Jan Stephenson. Richard and Stephen son each shot 70 and Alcott a 72. Nancy Lopez of Naples fla., the Lead ing Money Winner on the tour was never a Factor after opening the tournament with a 77, her worst round of the season. She had a 76 on sunday to finish at 296. Benepe wins title in first pea Start a photo Jim Benepe. Unexpected Winner Oak Brook 111. A Peter Jacobsen was not aware of it but he was playing under a death threat when he double bogeyed the final Hole and let Jim Benepe escape with the title sunday in the Western open. Benepe who was making his first Start on the american pea tour played in front of Jacobsen and bogeyed the final Hole. He was standing by the Green watching As Jacobsen played the 18th, needing Only a Par to win a bogey to Force a playoff. Jacobsen however hit a 6-Iron second shot Over the Green and into the water. His double bogey gave the title to Benepe. Officials of the Western Golf association said that while Jacobsen was going to the 16th tee a threat against Jacob sen s life was received by Telephone at the Butler National Golf club. Peter de Young the tournament director said a male voice said a Man with a Black Eye Patch will kill Peter Jacobsen on the 18th Hole. He will not finish the Golf tournament " police Security was increased Aga officials said but Jacobsen was not in formed of the threat until after he had completed the double dip turn around on the final Hole. Benepe the Rookie of the year and Winner of the British Columbia open on the Canadian tour in 1987 and a Winner in Australia earlier this season played the final 18 holes in 70 and scored his first american professional Triumph with a 278 total 10 shots under Par on the Butler National Golf club course. Jacobsen struggled to a 75, including the six on the last Hole and was one Back at 279. The Victory was Worth $ 162,000. Late birdies let Charles hold off player Rancho Murieta Calif. A Bob Charles shot his third straight 3 under Par 69 on monday to win the $350,000 Rancho Murieta senior Gold Rush his third pea senior tour Victory of the year. Charles 52, birdied three of the final eight holes to hold off a charging Gary player and finish with a 54-Hole total of 207 to earn $52,500. Player began the final round at five under but bogeyed three of the first 10 holes. He then made birdies on three of the last seven holes on the Way to a 70 and a 209 total. Lou Graham who began the Day with a two stroke Lead at eight under took a double bogey on the fourth Hole Enro Ute to a 74 to finish in a four Way tie for third at 210 with defending Champion Orville Moody South african Peter Thomson and Al Geiberger. Thomson playing in the final threesome moved into the Lead briefly after his fourth Birdie of the Day left him at eight under after 10 holes. But Thom son bogeyed nos. 1 1 and 14, dropping to six under. Dave Hill finished fourth with a final round 73 for a 212 total. Charles Victory moved him into first place in earnings on the senior pea tour this season with a total of $285,908