European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday August 13,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Tate Poirier Square off for title Berlin defending Usa eur men s open Champ George Tate earned his second consecutive berth in the finals but a formidable yet familiar foe once again stands in his Way. Scott Poirier of the 21 St Talcom warded off v corps hopeful Stan Carlson 6-3, 6-3, to Advance to sunday s Usa eur men s singles open final. Poirier will have the task of unseating two year Champ Tate when the two take to the Clay on sunday. Tate had few if any problems knocking off another v corps representative Clinton Osborne 6-1, 6-3. Osborne advanced to the finals by taking care of Vii corps la Vander Kelley 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 7-4. Carlson s match with the 5th Talcom s Todd Copency went three sets 2-6, 7-5,6-1. The match saw Copley blow a pair of match Points after he had built up a 5-1 Adan Usa eur Tennis tags in the second set. Carlson exploded shutting co Peicy out to take the second set. While Poirier and Tate dominated in the open Divi Sion the vol corps tandem of Monica Man Cycz and Kristin Thomas claimed the women s doubles title with a 6-2. 6-1 Mastery of the 2lst s Susan glints and Jennifer Kelley. In the men s Junior vet division Ages 35-44. Vii corps Dennis Kirstin and the 21 is s Tulensa Tulensa advanced to the Junior vet finals set for sunday. Kirstin. The defending Junior vet Champ eased by v corps Larry Flmming by 6-2, 6-3. Tulensa an All army player last year trashed Vii corps Peter Nell s Hopes with a 6-3,6-2 men s open doubles division saw the Vii corps duo of Levander Kelley and Bobby Fox East past the2lst s team of Poirier and Joe Wells 6-3. 6-2. Carlson teaming with Osborne. Handed tale and partner James Miller 7-6 7-4 and 6-3 losses. The Junior vet doubles division saw Kir slain and Nell dominate the 5th Talcom s Thurmond John son and Mohammed Mouradi 6-2, 6-0. Tulensa and Lei Alcad had a Tough time with the 7th at s Dan Woodruff and Nathaniel Strong but finally prevailed 6-4,2-6,6-7 8-6 rain shortened Friday s late action which saw Tate defeat the 7th acts Lin Lee 6-0, 6-1 and Poirier defeat Berlin s Kent Nelson 6-3,6-3. In the men s open doubles Friday Kelley and Fox blew past v corps Mark Moorcr and Glen Andersen 7-5, 7-5. Poles apart italian Driver Klc Cardo Patr so driving a Williams Renault captures the pole position for sunday s hungarian grand prix formula one race. On the strength of Friday s fastest Lap Patrese held off brazilian Ayrton Senna in his Mclaren Honda to claim the season s first pole not won by Mclaren it was a big Day for the Williams team As belgian Driver Thierry Boutsen claimed fourth position just ahead of Mclaren s Alain pros the season paints Leader. Draft hits lakers no. 1 again Belgrade Yugoslavia a Vlad Divac a yugoslav National basketball team Star who was drafted and signed by the los Angeles lakers has been drafted a second time by the army to Start his one year compulsory military service next month. Divac 21, a High scoring Center on Yugoslavia s National team was notified on Friday to report sept. 19 to a Barracks in try Binge a Garrison town near the yugoslav coast yugoslav newspapers re ported saturday. With the Blessing of his yugoslav club Belgrade partizan Divac last monday signed a three year professional contract with the lakers who had picked him in this season s draft. However his military service had been postponed in july in order to allow him to continue playing for partizan until next summer s world championships in Argentina Drazen Dalipagic the club s manager told the associated press. The basketball Star s subsequent Deci Sion to play in the United states has obviously created a new situation. Divac told us in july he would play for at least another season in Yugoslavia said Ugljesa Uzelac president of the yugoslav basketball Union according to the acc Cronje no Vosti daily. He promised to play for Yugoslavia at the world championships and the 1992 olympic games in Barcelona Uzelac said adding that the Union had then interceded with the draft Board to postpone the callup. However when we were informed that Divac had signed for the lakers we notified the military authorities and they changed their ruling Uzelac said deny ing that the Union had in any Way in weighed against Divac. All Able bodied yugoslav men Are obliged by Law to serve one year in the military Between the Ages of 19 and 27. Although most arc called up immediately after finishing High school Many top ath letes join the service Only toward the end of that period. Failure to report to the military after receiving an official Call by the draft Board is tantamount to desertion and punishable by a three year prison term. What has happened in Divac s Case is still not Clear but it is important to note that his military service would still make it possible for him to play for the nation Al team next year Dalipagic said Divac who is currently in los an Geles told the vec Cronje no Vosti daily in a Telephone interview that he found the decision i have the right to wait until i am 27 to serve my army stint commented Divac adding that he would Appeal the draft Board s ruling. Two other yugoslav players this year signed professional contracts with no teams. Dino Radja joined the Boston cel tics while Zarko Pas Palm. Another partizan player signed for the san Antonio spurs. Drazen Petrovic a yugoslav All Star playing in Spain is currently negotiating with the Portland Trail blazers newspapers said. 3rd earns Laboffe iroc title Watkins Glen . A Al Unser or. Continued his Mastery of the Watkins Glen International Road circuit winning the International race of Cham pions finale As Terry Labonic came up with a third Plau finish saturday to win the series , a Winner in three of four iroc races on the 2.48-Milc, six turn circuit finishing second the other led the final 20 laps of the 30-Lap, 72.48-Milc event. But it was Lascar Stock car Star la Bonte who came into the race with a 55-51 Lead Over Rusty Wallace who walked away with the $200,000 first prize in the $806,500, four race All Star series. Labonic who won the i Roc race a wee earlier at Michigan International Speed Way wound up with 72 Points and total earnings of$204,900. Unser the fourth different Winner in iroc this year finished second with 60 Points and $93,000.Wallace slipped to third two Points be Hind Unser and earned $66,200.labonte started from the pole in the race for identically prepared iroc a Chevrolet Samaros and led the first 10 laps As Unser the cart indy car Star and two time iroc Champion quickly worked his Way from a fourth place Start to Challenge. Defending series Champ Unser third coming out of the first turn passed second place starter Wallace on the eighth Lap and powered past Labonic into the Lead on Lap Pruett a former Simsa it sports car and Acca trans am Champion Fol Lowed Unser to the front moving from sixth place at the Start to second on that same ii the the 13th trip around the histone Cir Cuit once the Home of the . Grand prix Pruett slipped past Unser into the Lead in turn one. But moments later on the Long Back Straightaway Unser easily Gorback around Pruett. That s the Way it stayed to the end with Unser crossing the finish line 1.3 second ahead of his fellow indy car racer with la Bonte a Distant third. Early outburst carries bad sibling to Usa eur Crown Babenhausen West Germany bad sibling exploded for nine runs through the second inning led by Mark Wilkins and Matthew Dunn to claim the Usa eur youth services Junior b baseball title edging past arc Mchaven 13-8 saturday. The double elimination round Robin tournament showcased teams from Mili tary communities with fewer than 800 youngsters. The squad rocked Bremerhaven Start youth services or Richard Troutman for nine runs. Wil Kins and Dunn s base Clearing triples dusted the Bremer Haven defense which had to endure watching bad sibling Bat around its order both in the first and second innings. Bremerhaven facing a 9-0 deficit in the third blew Back tagging Winner Kevin Korkor and the bad sibling de sense for eight runs. After a slew of walks and a hit batsman s Duane Ilc ripped a base sweeping Dou ble to close the margin to 9-8. After adding a run in the fourth bad sibling defensively deterred the Bremer Haven offence Only to ignite a three run onslaught in the fifth inning. Joy Vidal led the charge with a two out two rib single to end the scoring. Korkor picked up the Victory fanning 10, walking nine Troutman took the loss striking out nine while walking Stuttgart team wins Nurnberg West Germany Stuttgart s Robinson Barracks team Defeated Worms 13-11 in championship game of the Usa eur youth services Junior b double elimination softball championship Friday the event was for girls 13-15yearsold in communities with fewer than 800 youths. " "
