European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 5,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire . Clinches Davis cup win Over Paraguay from press dispatches the United states clinched a first round Davis cup Victory Over Paraguay in fort Myers fla., saturday As Ken Flach and Robert Seguso beat Victor Pecci and Francisco Gonzalez in straight sets for a 3-0 Lead in the Best of five world group match. Flach and Seguso improved to 9-0 in Davis cup play by winning 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. Their Victory coupled with wins in singles Friday by Andre Agassi and Michael Chang avenged a bitter 1987 loss by the United states in Paraguay. The americans Advance to the quarterfinals april 7 9 against the Winner of this weekend s match Between France and Israel. Flach and Seguso ranked second in the world broke Gonzalez in the first game after four Deuce Points. Both americans served love games to help give them a 4-0 Lead in the first set. The paraguayan had Only two break Points in the first two sets and both came in the ninth game of the second set when they trailed 5-3. The americans ral lied to Deuce and two service winners by Flach gave them the set. The americans broke Pecci twice in the third set and Flach served a love game to Clinch the Victory. In Friday s singles Chang beat Pecci 6-7 5-76-3,6-4, 6-2, and Agassi downed Hugo Chapalu 6-2,6-1,6-1. The round will conclude sunday with two singles matches that will not affect the outcome. In other Davis cup first round play saturday West Germany won the doubles and took an unbeatable 3-0 Lead Over Indonesia at Karlsruhe West Ger Many. Boris Becker and Eric Jelen posted a 6-2, 6-4, 6 1 sweep Over Suhan Ina Suha Yadi and Donald Wailana Palangi in 78 minutes. Becker ranked fifth in the world had Defeated 859th-ranked Abdul Kahar Mim 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 in 77 minutes Friday and Carl Uwe Steeb earned West Ger Many s second Point with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 Victory Over Indonesia s Titus Arian to Wibowo. At Prague Czechoslovakia Tomas Smid and Petr Korda beat Alexander Volkov and Andrei Olkhovsky of the soviet Union 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 saturday to give Czechoslovakia an unbeatable 3-0 Lead. Czechoslovakia will play West Germany in the Sec Ond round in a match slated to be held on Clay courts in Prague on april 7-9. In Malmo hosting Sweden won the doubles against Italy to take a 2-1 Lead in the Best of five Competition. Anders Jarryd and Jan Gunnarsson of Sweden beat Italy s Diego Nargiso and Omar Camporese 7-6,7-5,6-4. In Vienna Austria took an insurmountable 3-0 Lead Over Australia by winning the doubles 6-3, 7-6 7-43 6, 3-6, 6-2 in their first round match. Austria s no. 1 player Thomas Muster teamed up with Alexander Antonitsch and beat Australia s Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald to Clinch the Best of five series. The doubles lasted 3 hours and 15 minutes. In the second round Austria will meet the Winner of the Sweden Italy match in Vienna april 7-9. Calcavecchia Lyle stay tied los Angeles Mark Calcavecchia and Sandy Lyle retained the Lead Early saturday after 71 players struggled through squalls and showers to Complete the second round of the los Angeles open. Calcavecchia and Lyle finished play Friday before drizzle turned to showers flooded portions of the Riviera country club course and forced an overnight suspension. The afternoon half of the Field was stranded on the course. The players marked their positions and resumed play saturday morning in a cold rain with winds Strong enough to take branches from Trees. The miserable conditions prohibited any of the late finishers from making a successful run at the Pace setting score of 134,8-under Par by Lyle and Calcavecchia. Calcavecchia the Australia open Champion and a runaway Winner at Phoenix two weeks ago and Lyle the masters titleholder each had a second round 66 before play was suspended Friday. Fred couples led the saturday finishers with a 68 remarkable under the conditions that put him through 36 holes at 137, three off the Pace. While officials fretted about the weather and its possible consequences Lyle and Calcavecchia were bothered not at All. My kind of weather said Lyle a Scot who grew up playing in rain and cold. In these conditions it in t that easy for everyone to shoot Low scores and the advantage goes to the Good players Lyle said. It did t bother me a bit. It was very playable said Calcavecchia who completed second round play before the worst of the storm swept in from the Pacific. 4 . Track olympians banned new York Ruth Wysocki Best known f9r beating american record Holder Mary Decker Slaey in the women s 3,000 meters at the 1984 . Olympic trials and three other american olympians were sus Pended Friday for having competed in three meets last october in racially segregated South Africa. Wysocki 31, of Canyon Lake Calif., was Given a four year suspension As were Carol Cady 26, of Stan Ford Calif., the american record Holder in the women s discus and an olympic finalist in 1984 and 1988, and James Robinson 34, of Oakland Calif., a two time olympian in the men s 800 meters and the 1975 pan american games Champion. John Powell 41, of Cupertino Calif., a four time olympian in the men s discus who earned Bronze med als in the 1976 and 1984 games and a seven time National Champion was suspended for six years. Wysocki who also made the 1984 olympic team in the 1,500 meters said she had no regrets about going to South Africa. I feel Good about the decision i made she said. None of us wanted to be suspended. I probably will Appeal. But i went to make a statement. I Don t think they the Isaaf and tag have a right to bar us. Amer ican citizens Are allowed to go there and conduct Busi Ness. I conducted my the penalties were levied by the athletics con Gress the National governing body for the sport on recommendations by tac s National Board of athletics review. Tag was acting under regulations of the International Amateur athletic federation the world govern ing organization for track and Field. South Africa has been banned by the Isaaf since 1970 and has not competed in an olympic games since 1960. The four joined 12 other athletes or coaches barred earlier from National and International Competition from two to 12 years. The most severe penalties of 12 years each were handed to tour coordinators Ted Banks track coach at Riverside Calif Community College and Dick Tomlinson of live Oak Calif. Tom Petranoff the american record Holder in the men s javelin received a six year suspension. Sus Pended for four years apiece were pole vaulter Tom Hintnaus Long jumper tyrus Jefferson shot Putter Dave laut hurdler Milan Stewart and Middle distance runner Ray Wicksell. Given two year suspensions each were four River Side athletes sprinters Cedric Gilder and James Andrews Long jumper Kevin Atkins and Middle Dis Tance runner Kevin Thibodeaux. Men s downhill postponed Beaver Creek Colo. The men s downhill the Premier event of the world Alpine ski championships was postponed saturday because of heavy overnight snows and rescheduled for monday. Fifteen inches of Snow fell on the Beaver Creek course Friday night and into saturday. 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Defens Eman Dean Kennedy traded by the los Angeles Kings to the new York rangers on dec. 12, was reacquired by the Kings on Friday in Exchange for a fourth round selection in the 1990 entry draft. In 18 games with the Kings prior to the Trade Kennedy had two goals and seven assists. In 16 games with the rangers he had one assist. Kennedy 26, had 12 goals and 59 assists in 312 games with the Kings. Flames Ramage suspended Montreal Calgary flames do Senseman Rob a Mage was suspended for eight games by the National hockey league on Friday following a stick infraction involving Doug Bodger of the Buffalo sabres on Jan. 15. In a statement executive vice president Brian o Neill said the unusual delay in issuing the suspension was the result of the travel schedule of sabres general manager Gerry Meehan and a delay in pro Viding a videotape of the incident to the league office. The incident occurred in Calgary s 3-2 loss to the sabres in Buffalo. Ramage swung his stick at Bodger who the flames claim set an illegal pick on Ramage that enabled Pierre Turgeon to score the winning goal. Practice times top records Phoenix Ariz. Lascar Winston cup stand outs Ken Schrader and Harry Gant and four time indy 500 Winner . Foyt practice at record times Friday for this weekend s Copper world classic at the Phoe Nix International raceway. Gant and Foyt ran laps in the 28.46-second bracket around the one mile Oval in the Stock car division both under the track qualifying record for Copper world class Stock cars of 28.47 set in 1987 by Ernie Irvan. Schrader practice in the 27.4-second Range in a Sac Silver Crown machine which is Well below the 28.050 second record clocking set by tray House in 1987. A total of 167 cars Are on the grounds for the Copper world which will feature races sunday in Stock car mid get super modified and Silver Crown classes. Tyson says divorce imminent los Angeles heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson said Friday that his tumultuous eight month marriage to actress Robin Givens is just a signature away from official termination. I be signed the divorce papers. She s on vacation and when she comes Back and signs them Well be legally divorced Tyson said on the arsenic Hall show a syndicated talk show. Financial terms of the possible settlement weren t disclosed. Tyson s attorney Howard Weitzman said that Givens attorney Raoul Felder assured him earlier Friday that she would sign the papers sunday. Navratilova gains Tokyo final Tokyo top seeded Martina Navratilova Over powered Mary Joe Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 saturday in the semifinals of the pan Pacific open Tennis tournament. Navratilova ranked second in the world will meet american Lori Mcneil in the finals sunday. 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