European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 14,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Usa eur Tennis eventual Winner Nigel Mansell right passes a spinning Martin Brundle 7 at the Start of sunday s race. Derek Warwick is at left. Mansell passes Senna to claim second Victory in Hungary of season from wire reports Budapest Hungary in a race he described As one or his career s Best Nigel Mansell driving a of Carrari swept to Victory in the hungarian grand prix sunday. It was one of my Best if not the Best he said after the race. Mansell driving a Ferrari overhauled brazilian world Champion Ayrton Senna 20 laps from the finish. It was the briton s second win this sea son. He started the year with a flourish by winning the brazilian grand prix in March. Mansell 12th on the starting Grid steadily forged his Way through the Field and his leadership was never challenged once he hit the British Driver who celebrated his 35th birthday last tuesday finished 25.967 seconds ahead of Senna s Mclaren Only the second time this season that Mclaren has failed to win. Mansell also posted the fastest Lap Lime one minute 22.637 seconds. Belgian Thierry Boutsen was another 13.6 seconds behind in third place de spite having to drive the spare Williams Mcnaull because because his racing machine had an electrical problem. World championship Leader Alain Prost of France was fourth in his Mclaren followed by american Eddie Choc Var arrows and brazilian Nelson Piquet Lotus. Boutsen s italian teammate Riccardo Patrese holding pole position set inc Early Pace ahead of Senna and italia Alex Caff Dalian. He stayed in from until the 53nd Lap when his engine blew up leaving Senna to Lake Over. The brazilian looked like a Winner but five laps later Mansell came storming from behind and overtook the Worl Champion who was lapping swede Ste fan Johansson Onyx. Mansell slayed in front and was never threatened As Senna decided to Settle for second place. Senna the current world Champion trails his rival and teammate Prost by 14 Points. Senna the current world Champion trails his rival and teammate Prost by 14points. Mansell gambled on a lire Choice which he said won him the race. Yesterday we worked with the race tires in the qualifying session trying to gel inc balance As perfect As possible Mansell said later. I took it easy for the first 20-30 looked after the tires and i was Able to finish the race without a pit Slop he said it was a risk but it paid Mansell. Unlike the two Mclaren Honda Drivers had opted for softer com position tires which usually demand a least one change. Mansell like other Drivers knew thai inc Start was a Villa Factor on inc tight circuit where traffic hold up is always a problem for the More powerful cars. He had said before the race his biggest prob Lem was that he had to Start so far Back. Pole Winner Pat Csc got away perfectly in his Williams Renault. He Hung on Loic Lead through 53 laps before the two Mclaren slipped past As the disappointed italian was forced out of the race with engine failure. Gerhard bar Ger s Ferrari was the next of the front runners to be eliminated bar Ger had made a Quick 8.5 second Pil Stop for tires on schedule in mid race. By inc 53rd Lap he was gaining rapidly on inc iwo Mclaren and his teammate Mansell when his Gearbox failed. The luckless austrian who finished third in last year s championships has failed to Register a single Point this sea Poirier topples Tate Berlin it was Sweet revenge for Scott Poirier on sunday. Poirier of the 21st Talcom ended George talc s two year reign As usar eur men s open singles Tennis Champi on 7-5, 6-4 to make tip for last year s 6-3, 7-6 7-5 whipping. He had trouble returning my serves today and 1 got several crucial Breaks and that was the difference Poirier said. It was an excellent hard fought match. I really wanted to beat him.1 in the men s seniors singles the result was the same even though Wayne Down hour was playing under different colors this year. After winning three straight titles while competing for v corps Downhour came Back to give Heidelberg a championship. He Defeated former v corps teammate Joe Egan for the third straight year this time 6-1,6-4. Dennis Kir slain of Vii corps took his third Junior vets 35-44 championship in the past four years overcoming a first set loss to defeat the 21st Talcom s Tulensa Tulensa 1-6,6-2,7-5, v corps Stacy Gilbert outlasted Kris tin Thomas of Vii corps 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the women s singles title in her first venture into Usa eur Tennis. It was a matter of endurance Gil Bert said. Kristin was very Strong in the beginning. She kept a lot of pressure on me and had me playing her game until about the Middle of the second set when got my Strong Baseline game working. Then i was in control the rest of Vii corps Bobby Fox Levander Kel icy tandem won the men s open doubles championship by outlasting v corps Sten Carlson Clinton Osborne 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, and Tulensa gained a measure of revenge by teaming up with with Lei Faleo to beat Kirsten and Peter Nell 2-6, 7-6 7-5 6-3 for the Junior vets doubles Crown. Tournament director Ken Polk of the Usa eur sports office said that the top four open competitors and top two seniors Junior vets and women will be recommended for consideration for All army and inter service Competition. Heidelberg men Vicenza earn positional titles Vicenza Italy the Heidelberg generals blasted out to a 10-0 Lead Here sunday but they had to stave off a desperation Berlin comeback before finally winning the men s softball positional tournament Lilc game 15-12. Heidelberg got three runs in the first inning on singles by Rick Hammock David Jounney and Manin matauti and Danilo Wall nay s double. Cur tis Kennedy s single Billy Rush s double and Glenn Box s single made it 5-0 in the second inning and Courtney double an infield out and a sacrifice Fly upped the count to 6-0 in the third inning Adam Morris double singles by Rick Williams Rush Box and Hammock and a two base throwing error produced four More runs for the generals in the fourth. Berlin finally got its Hilling game going in the Bottom of the fourth. The bears scored six times on Thomas Crawford s single two errors singles by Larry Davis Richardo Olivarez. A double by John Burns singles by Dairy Cody and Jerome Wiggins and a double by Nathan Brown. Wiggins tried to score on Brown s smash but was nailed at the plate on a Fine relay. Singles by Paul Maggott Davis army softball and Olivacz gave the bears two More runs in the sixth. Heidelberg wrapped up the game with five runs in the top of the seventh on singles by Pablo Perez and Courtney a walk a dropped Ball on a Force play and Morns a Side the Park grand slam. Heidelberg advances to the Usa eur men s tournament to be hosted next week by Vii corps Champion Ansbach which claimed the Crown Wilh a 17-4 Roul of soul tart on sunday. Also in the tourney Are Worms of the 21 St Talcom and Baum older from v corps. In sunday s other title game Vicenza Nomen 7, Heidelberg 3 the Vicenza lady Lions got just what they wanted sunday inc Chance to slay Home. Winners bracket Champ Vicenza broke Loose for four runs in its last two at bats to rip Heidelberg 7-3 and claim the Usa eur women s positional soft Ball championship along the Hosl role for the usar eur women s championship. The late flurry finally Sank a determined Heidel Berg Crew which had battled Back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits Only to Sec Deborah Fox drive in the even Tual game Winner with a clean single in the fifth. The winners tattooed inc lady generals for five solid hits and three runs in inc Bottom of the sixth to put things . The Laic defensive lapse brought things full Circle for the losers who committed a pair of errors in the first inning to hand Vicenza a pair of runs. The lady Lions also suffered from excessive base running optimism having iwo thrown Oul at the plate to take themselves out of a potentially big Sec Ond inning. They settled instead for a pair of runs to tic the game. Vicenza retook the Lead on Deborah Jones Sacri fice Fly Only to see the lady generals draw even again when left fielder Laura Hill displayed Susie Molina s Fly Ball and allowed Dawn Mccurty who had singled to score from first. That set inc Slage for the winners late outburst which Heidelberg was unable to counter and Send Vicenza into this weekend s championship round. The Host squad will be joined by v corps titlist Frankfurt and 21st Champion Parma sons along with the Vii corps Winner Wal Ryburg which beat ans Bach 7-3 on sunday. ,
