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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. May 20, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Andre Agassi shown in action tuesday won Friday Over Leonardo lamp la 6-3,6-4. Berger stuns Wilander Agassi reaches semis Rome a unseeded Jay Berger upset no. I seed Mats Wiland or 6-3. 6-4 Friday in the third round of the italian open. Fellow american Andre Agassi the no. 2 seed won two matches Friday to reach the semifinals. He first beat Leon Ardo Lavally of Mexico 6-3, 6-4, completing a match that had been sus Pended by rain the night before. In a quarterfinal match that began three hours later Agassi Defeated no. 8 seed Guillermo  of Argentina 6-3, 6-1. The 19-year-old Agassi lost his serve twice in the first set against Perez Rol Dan but broke the Argentine three times. Pyrcz Roldan the world s 22nd ranked player who lost in the final Here last year to Ivan lend gave Agassi a Good fight often Matching him with re turns from the Baseline. The second set was All Agassi. Wit the Argentine tiring Agassi stepped up the Pace thrilling the crowd with his topspin Volley winners. Lie meets unseeded scr i bruguera of Spain in the semifinal round. Berger the world s 34th-ranked player used a Strong first serve andean aggressive Baseline game to defeat the sub Par swede. After dominating in the first set Berger took a com manding 5-1 Lead in the second. Faced with the threat of elimination Wilander abandoned the Baseline and took to the offensive managing to claw his Way Back into the match. Berger got his first match Point while serving at 5-4. After a Short Exchange the 22-year-old american drove a hard Cross court forehand deep into the Corner which Wilander batted Back into the net. Berger also beat Wilander at Orlan do fla., in 1988. I was serving Well today said the 22-year-old american who won the . Clay courts tournament in Charleston s.c., last week beating american Lawson Duncan in straight sets. I was going for it on the first serve because it s better to gel a cheap Point against Mats rather than try to grind it out against  Berger admitted he tightened up when leading 5-1 in the second set. I was Rushing a Little bit he said. I wanted to gel 9ff the court too quickly. I was a Little bit nervous. Overall he was a Little bit off today but i think i played  Wilander who has not won a tournament since september and slipped from no. I to no. 3 in inc world said he lacked mental concentration against Berger. Today i was t really into inc match Al All he said. Wilander also said he is still adjust ing to a new wide body Racket he began using a week ago. I think there is a risk Experiment ing with a new Racket so close to the French open he said. But i think twill help for Wimbledon and other  despite the setbacks this year i Lander said he is still eager to defend his title at the French open. I feel much better now than a few months  he said. I m obviously worried about not doing As Well As i did last year in Paris. But i think i m going to be determined. 1 think my mind is already in Paris waiting for  scr i bruguera an unseeded 18-year old spaniard who upset Jimmy con nors thursday night advanced to inc semifinals Wilh a 6-2, 6-4 Victory Overmark Koever Ansof the Netherlands. This is the happiest moment in my career said bruguera. The 19-year-old Agassi look the first set thursday against Lavall Ewhen heavy Rains forced the match to be postponed. Friday Agassi sprinted to a 5-1 Lead before a lapse of Concan Travion allowed the unseeded Lavalle to climb Back to 5-4. Crawford Kun Lead Ramstein to boys Crown by Ben Abrams prep sports editor ludw1gsburg, West Germany the Speed of Eddie Crawford Derrick Riley. Tyronica White Dich Kllc Bynum and Trina Mallany blended perfectly with the Graceful distance running of Juli Cyrus Brian Kun and Rich Janes and the Field performances of Nicole Logan Dawn in Crick and Eric Ellerbe to highlight the Germany aaa track and Field championships at Stuttgart High school Friday. Crawford Siz cd to Victory in the 200and 400 in 21.8 and 49.4, respectively and Kun won both the 1,500 4 06.3 and 3.000 8 53.6 to Lead Ramstein to the boys title with 42 /3 Points. Our Burg was a Distant second with 69 Points. Riley won the 100 meters for Frank Furt with a 10.9 clocking and Stuttgart s while Wiesbaden s Mallany and Ramstein s Bynum had the crowd screaming madly in the girls dashes. White and Altany were both timed in 12.5 for the 100, White getting the Deci Sion from the pickers in the bang bang finish. Bynum won the 200 with a 25.4 time and Lattany 25.5 and White 25.7 were right on her heels. Then in the 400. It was Lattany s time for the Gold. She won in one minute Flat. Bynum was seven tenths of a second be Hind the Wiesbaden Ace and one tenth of a second ahead of Kaiserslautern s Salina Johnson. Cyrus was smooth As Glass As she flied to Victory in the 800, 1,500 and.000 meters turning in the year s bes Effort in All three events. She hit the tape in the 800 in 2 21.7, won the 1.500 in 4 52.8 and loped to Victory Over the Long haul in 10 42.5. Logan and Cherrick led  to the girls title. Logan prevailed in the shot put 35-9 a and triple jump 34-7and c Herrick picked up first with a 4-10 High jump and a 113-8 discus loss. Logan also had a second in the Long jump and a third in the discus and Cherrick had a fourth in the shot.  scored 116 Points to beat out Wiesbaden for the girls title. Ermany aaa track Janes Leon Tisdale and Paul morn scored other individual victories for Ramstein and the sprint Medley team also gave the royals a Victory. Janes had 1 58.7 time in the 800. Tisdale flipped the discus 137-1 and Horn hit 12 feel in the pole vault. Gary Black Colin Moris. Matt Wilson and Kun turned in a 3 38 clocking in the  other boys relays went to Frank Furt in inc 400 meters and Heidelberg Over the 1,600 distance. Eric Manuel. Chandler Richburg Riley and Fred Everett lugged the Baton in the Short run. And Mike Jacobs Shannon and Gers. Rick Ducor and Donnie Jenkins ran the legs for Heidelberg s win. Richburg also won the boys Long jump with a 2i-4v Effort and Ellerbe turned in a season Best 45-10 to take the triple jump. Wurzburg s Stuart Babbit took the Shol 48-4 /4, and teammate Mark Daniels won the 300 hurdles in 40.2. Lanau s Brian Roberson won the 110 High hurdles in 14.9, and  s Ernest Williams cleared 6-5 in inc High jump in the other boys events. Wiesbaden took the girls sprint med Ley and 1,600-meter relay and Stuttgart prevailed in the 400-meter relay. Ursala Taylor Mcneil. Michelle Caro and Teresa Pugh ran the Medley for the warriors and Kari Holtham Tara hoi Tham. Pugh and Mallany legged the 1.600distance in Fine 4 30.4 and 4 11.9 times. The Stuttgart combo of Tiffany Wel come Nile Swilliams. Charisse Fly Wal Len and White turned in a 51.1 in the 400  s Karen Dandridge and Frankfurt s Shea Spradlin prevailed in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles respectively Spradlin in a Fine 41.7. Wurzburg s Sharney Handon won the Long jump in the other girls events. The top four people in each event and any others who May have equated pre scribed standards based on the fourth place average Over the last seven years Advance to the Central european championships at Augsburg next week. Easy goer to try again . A racing writer Baltimore Sibug Mcgaughey Hopes saturday s Preakness in t another instance of flick father like son. Mcgaughey easy goer s Trainer is talking about a replay of the 1978 triple Crown. Eleven years ago Lydar who is the sire of easy goer became inc Only 3 year old to finish second in All three triple Crown races chasing affirmed Home each time. The Coll who could play inc role of affirmed is sunday silence who Cal favored easy goer by 2v lengths in the i a mile Derby on a Muddy track May 6 Al Churchill Downs. It looks like these two horses Are the Best of the Bunch but you never know Trainer Charlie Whittingham said thurs Day after sunday silence worked a half mile in 47 1-5 seconds.  Ici Llic nday Mcming line at 7-5 for sunday silence and 8-5 for easy goer although easy goer is sex Pec cd to be the favorite by Post Lime. Awe inspiring easy goer s stable mate was enl Rcd but was not expected to Start if the track is fast which it is supposed to be. I think sunday silence should be the favorite Mcgaughey said. We run against him one Lime and he Cal  easy goer could go off As the favorite on a fast track and several horsemen think he deserves the role. An sports television baseball san Francisco at new York acts 9 . Saturday. Horse racing Preakness Midnight saturday delayed. Basketball Phoenix at los Angeles,2 30 . Sunday. Radio baseball los Angeles at Montreal 7 30 . Saturday Minnesota lit Texas 2 30 . Sun Iby. Horse racing Preakness 11 06 . Saturday  
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