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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 11.1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports Vire Senna claims record Loffi pole of season from press dispatches Monza Italy brazilian Ayrton Senna gained record 10th pole position in one season saturday the 2fith of his career Tor the Start of inc italian grandpa where is could win Hij first world driven title. The 2 to year old from Sao Auto who can set two records in his bid for the 1988 formula i Crown achieved a lint urge by clocking the fastest qualifying Lap at tic Monza Auto Rome. By taming the 3.6-mile track in 1 25.97 minutes atan average Speed of 1j0.9 Mph. Senna broke the re Cord Ozone season pole positions he shared with fellow countryman Nelson Piquet retired austrian Ace Niki Lauda and late swedish Ace Ronnie Peterson on sunday he can become the first Driver to win eight grand prix races in one season. Senna who joined the Mclaren learn this season leads pros 75-72 in the world championship stand Ings. A Victory in Munza would give him an unbeatable Lead on the basis at the new rules which award Points to a Driver s ii Best results in the 16-roundcompetition. In saturday s practice the Mclaren cars powered by japanese made turbocharged engines showed the usual overwhelming superiority which allowed Senna and pros to sweep the pole positions and the previous 11 races this season. Mclaren Drivers have finished 1-2 a record eight times. Frost who must win to keep alive his Hopes to Cap Ture his third world title was 0.30 seconds slower than Senna in qualifying second fastest. Home team Ferrari once again proved the toughest of the 1988 also rans claiming the third and fourth fastest limes behind Drivers Gerhard Berger of Austria and Michele Albreto of Italy. However both ferraris which will Start in second Row were nearly one second slower than Senna. Robinson to manage o s again Baltimore Hall of Famer Frank Robinson the Only Black manager in major league baseball will be Back in the dugout running the Baltimore Oriole next season the club announced Friday. Robinson 53, who also became the first Black to manage a major league team 13 years ago signed & year to year rollover contract that assures him of position in the club s front office should he be replaced As manager. The agreement gives the orioles the option at the end of each season of keeping Robinion As manager or promoting him to the front office. If at some Point and managers have been known to be changed we make a move said Roland he Nond the orioles vice president of baseball opera Lions he Robinson immediately joins the front of fice in a very responsible position for a minimum Ozone  the orioles also announced Friday that scouting director Fred b. Uhlman has been named special assistant to Mermond a position similar to the one Rob Inson held before taking Over As the club s manager. Tigers lose Pitcher Robinson new York Detroit s Jeff Robinson who has not pitched since aug. 23 because of circulatory prob lems Wilt be lost to the tigers for the rest of the Tea son the team said Friday. Robinson was examined by vascular specialists i Chicago who concluded he should reit for two months. Juipi he will be examined again in november. Robinso was the tigers most consistent starter this season. He was 13-4 with a 2.98 named run average. Becker out of olympics Frankfurt Boris Becker has dropped out of the olympics Tennis tournament because of a foot in jury but will attend the Seoul games As a guest of the esl German olympic learn officials said Friday. Becker s manager. Ion Siriac said in new York the two time Wimbledon Champion was told by doctors to rest for six weeks. Willi Daume chairman of West Germany s nation Al olympic committee said in Dortmund that Becker would attend the games As a guest of the team an would live in the olympic Village. We had promised him that he would travel to the games even if he had to pull out of the tournament because of his injury Daume said. 85 Back new men s Tennis tour new York eighty five of the top 100 men professional Tennis players have agreed to play in a new player run tour in 1990. This should have been done years ago Jimmy Connors said in a news release issued at the . Open by the association of Tennis professionals. Without the player there Are no  the at is feuding with the men s Tennis Council and the International Tennis federation Over control of the sport. Last week the at said in would Start it sown tour unless the Council is revamped to give play ers More representation. The at said eight of the lop 10 ranked player shave signed a letter of commitment to play on a new tour in 1990, Ivan lend and Connors Haven t signed the letter but they Are publicly supporting the move. 2 named to Wightman cup new York Lori Mcneil and Gigi Fernandez have been named to the . Teams for the Tighlman cup and federation cup competitions later this year. Joining them for the Tighlman cup to be played nov. 3-5 at London will be Zina Garrison a semifinalist at the . Open Mary Joe Fernandez and Betsy Ngetsen. Garrison helped the american team to its ninth straight Victory last year Mcneil and Fernandez will be joined by Patty fend ick for inc federation cup the women s equivalent of the Davis cup. That event will be held dec. 5-11 i Melbourne Australia. Felke sets javelin record Berlin Petra Felke of East Germany set world record in the women s javelin Friday with a throw of 262 feel 5 inches improving her old Markof 25 8-10 set last year Felke broke the Mark in her last throw at East Ger Many s final track and Field tuneup in Potsdam before the olympic games in Seoul later this month. Felke 29, set the old Mark at a meet in Leipzig on july 29,19b7. Gallagher Barr tied with 134s Franklin. Wis. Jim Gallagher who bad Towin a playoff in the qualifying round to enter the tournament snot a second straight 67 Friday to tie Canad an Dave Barr for the Lead after two a punks of the$700.000 greater Milwaukee open. Gallagher and Barr who shot a 68. Were tied at 10-under-Par 134 after two trips around the 7,030-Yard tuck away country club course. Ban and Corey Pavin shared the Lead going int Friday s round but Pavin slipped to u Par-72 and dropped four shots Back. David Ogrin also seeking his first Lour win. Was third at 136 after shooting a 66. Player Douglass tied in senior Indianapolis Gary player birdied his Las two holes Friday to tic Dale Douglass for the Lead with a 9-under-oar 135 for 36 Boles in inc i3so.ooo North Golf classic. Player carded a 65 Friday while Douglass remained the More consistent player with a 68 logo with his first round 67. Seven other players headed Inlo saturday s final round of inc senior pea event within two strokes of the leaders. Miller Barber Orville Moody . Comic and Dickryan Are lied at 136. First Day Leader Charles Coody who bog cd his final Hole for a 71, was lied with Bob Erickson and Ken still at 137. In the super senior division. Kcal nag won inc 36-Hole tournament championship with a two Day total of 141. Naglic edged Art Wall Mike Fetchick and Charlies Fibre by one stroke to earn inc top prize of $7,000, Walker Sanders shoot 68s Portland Ore. Colleen Walker and Susan Sanders shot 4-under-Par 68s on Friday and look a one shot Lead Over Cathy Johnston in the opening round of the 5250,000 cellular one pint Golf championship Al Riverside Golf and country club. Walker fashioned a round thai featured four birdies and no bogeys Over the 6,285-Yard Riverside course. Sanders finished her round with birdies on the 16th.i7lhand Isle holds. Walker s 68 marked her 27th sub-70 round of he year tying a ladies pea record. Mcaa bans Creighton Omaha neb. Creighton univ Cisily has Bee banned from All postseason Mcaa tournaments in 1988-89 because it failed to meet participation require ments in men s Golf and two women s sports the school announced Friday. The Mcaa placed Creighton in a restricted category for one year because of deficiencies in men s and women s Golf and women s swimming during the 1987-88 school year a University spokesman said. Steinbrenner s offer rejected Mineola . 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