European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday september 4. 1989 Connors rallies for birthday win new York a Jimmy Connors spurred by a fan s Launol of let s go old Man reached the fourth round of the . Open on his 37th birthday saturday then limped off in pain with severe muscle cramps. Connors right thigh cramped up As he reached his first match Point against lumbering giant Andres Gomez but he Hung in to put the match away 6-1,4-6,6-2,6-0.Gomez, a  pushed Himton fifth Sci tic breaker Here before losing in 1981. Connors did t want this match to go any longer than necessary especially with third  Edburg looming in the next round after beating Milan Sraj bar 6-2,1 -6,6-2,6-1. Connors is the oldest player in the open and is compel ing for the 20th time while chasing a sixth till. He Fol Lowed victorious lop seed Ivan Lindl on the stadium court saturday and looked equally Spry and dominant in winning the first set. Bui Connors drifted in the second set dropping the Las four games and exchanged Breaks at the Start of the third ice. After breaking the 6-fool-4 Gomez again logo up 2-1,Connors failed to Chase Down a Ball in the fourth game and responded with a vulgar gesture when a fan Laun cd him with the old Man remark. Connors suddenly seemed to gel a spark of life and Hel to move ahead 3-1. He broke again to take a 4-1 Lead then slayed in control with a solid Baseline game punctuated by a few dashes to the incl. In the final game though the heat or age caught up Amigos top giants for a a Crown Byton Saunders staff writer Mannheim West Germany there was some doubt if Only for a moment As to whether Mannheim had the ingredients to fight Back. The Amigos were stung 8-4 by the Frankfurt giants sunday in the second game of the Tele 5 German american baseball league championship to Force an if necessary game. Mannheim silenced the sceptics Pron to in the third game As the Amigos found their bats and banged out a 14-6 Victory. Victor Dunn sparked a four run first inning with a two run double and Mann Heim forged on to a 20-1 season and it third straight till the Amigos eighth in the league s 11-Ycar history. I d hate to say we used All our Hils up yesterday said Dunn referring to Mannheim s sluggish loss sunday com pared to ils 20-7 win saturday in the bust of la acc series opener. Dunn did t have to worry. Harvey Willis cracked four hits including two doubles and the Mannheim squad collected 12 Overall to Riddle the giant pitching staff. Gcorge Bull and Peter Jackson each had three hits and Dunn had two. Mannheim started Glenn Murray who also pitched the Day s first game surrendered seven hits in five innings Ashe Amigos coasted to a 14-3 Lead. Roland Schmidt relieved the rest of the Way. Dean Schwartz lasted Only h of an inning for Frankfurt. The giants the went to their bullpen which turned out to be an empty Arsenal according to coach Claus Helmig. We had the Confidence to win it but our pitching was l Strong enough Hel Mig said. Mannheim disposed of three other pitchers by game s end a Complete Iso degree turnaround from the Day s first game in which Frankfurt hurler Joh Brudvig 1981 graduate from West Point drilled the Amigo offence. Frankfurt 8, Mannheim 4 Brudvig struck out nine and yielded just three hits and Mike Arthur drilled a two run Homer and added a single and with him causing spasms in his right thigh. Connors rubbed his leg before each of the final two Points won them both and hobbled off grimacing in pain. Connors became nauseated and his whole lower body from his toes to his lower Abdomen continued to cramp up As he suffered water deprivation syndrome a Condi Tion characterised by a sudden loss of minerals and electrolytes said or. Irving Glick the tournament physician. Four trainers and three doctors worked on Connors massaging him helping him stretch his Muscles and giving him intravenous solutions until the cramping ended about 2 i i hours after the match. Connors May be sore for a Day or two but should be ready to play on monday. Glick said. Lindl seeking his fourth . Open title had an easier time reaching the round of 16 As he won 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 against hard hitting but erratic 19-year-old Jim  said he was pleased with his performance which amounted to target practice from the Baseline As he drilled deep forehand and backhands against courier. Lindl 29, said he does t feel old but he s impressed by the depth of Talent and development of the Young players like Michael Chang the seventh seed who won his third round match against picker Aldrich 6-0,7-6,6-4. When i was 17.1 was playing Junior tournaments an dreaming that one Day i would break into the top 100," Lendl said. These kids at 16 or 17 arc winning the French open and  in the next round Lindl will meet i6lh-Sccdcd an Drei Chesnokov who beat a Cal Tarango 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Andre Agassi the 19-year-old sixth seed won his night match against Philip Johnson 6-1, 7-5, 6-2, an meets unseeded Jim Crabb in the round of 16. Grabb upset i2lh-Secdcd Emilio Sanchez 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. Ninth seeded Tim Mayolle beat Ronald Agnor 6-1, 7-6. 6-3 and goes into the fourth round against Chang. The Best of the Young women top seeded 20-year-old Steffi Graf breezed past Terry Phelps 6-1, 6-1. In three matches so far Graf has won every set losing total of Only eight games. Labrida Sabatini. The Hird seed reached the round of16 with a 6-2, 6-0 Victory Over Leila Meskhi. Arantha Sanchez Vicario the 17-Ycar-old sixth seed beat  6-1. 2-6. 6-4, and Helena Sutkova. The eighth seed beat Anne Minter 1-6,6-2,6-1. In the conclusion of a Well played and emotion charge matched suspended by rain Friday night Yannick Noah beat Amos Man Slorf 3-6.3-6,7-6,7-5,6-2.the two did t immediately shake hands after the match.  complained that Noah s Girlfriend was bothering him during play by cheering his mistakes. Noah said Mansdorf insulted his Girlfriend. After a Brief argument the two players Shook hands and walked off. Spang from Page 25 giants Mike Rauscher lays a tag on Amigos Gcorge Bull in sunday s first a a game. Double As the giants stymied Mannheim to Force the if necessary. Brudvig s blend of fastballs and curves kept the Amigo batsmen off balance Adhit less through 6vi innings until Willis singled. I made Good pitches when i had to said Brudvig a Captain assigned to the military police brigade at Gibbs  tried to mix it up and keep them off balance. I Felt like i was in command through the whole  he also said that Frankfurt s Good hit Ting sparked by Arthur keyed the win. He Arthur got hits when he had to said Brudvig. Arthur went 3 for 5 with a two Runham can rib double and a single. I had a Good Day but a Good Day Only happens when the rest of the team plays Good. My team played As a team. I Twain t an individual Effort said Arthur. Arthur cracked his Homer in the fifth inning off losing Pitcher Murray. The shot sailed Over the right Field Fence and made the score 4-0. It was a hanging curve up under my Chin. He just Hung the curve and i went after it said Arthur. Brudvig s curve was Sharp All game and had the Amigo sluggers either bail ing out Only to get a called third strike or had them swinging in vain. You were looking at a team Mann Heim that was a Little anxious. And that made my Job a Little easier said Brud Vig. Frankfurt scored two runs in the seventh and two in the eighth to ice the game. David Jones had an rib single sparking the seventh inning scoring and Chuck Dorsey drilled a triple Down the left Field line for two runs in the eighth. Mannheim scored its runs in the final three innings getting two in the seventh and one apiece in the eighth and  he Mig had a run producing Sac Rifice Fly and Willis singled in a run inthe seventh. It came in the waning minutes with Sam Bach trailing 11-7. The tigers who ditched their Gutsy 1989playbook in favor of muscle Ball finally tried the unexpected. They ran a triple re proc pass on third Down at their 44, with Mike White going Long to Langley. 1  sprinted All alone at the spang10. It looked like a sure winning to. But wait. White s pass floated a bit. That gave Spang s secondary time to reach Lang Ley in Case he caught it. He did t. Heddin t lose the game said Kelly. We lost i before. A couple of fumbles  yes Simbach s three lost fumbles  sabotaged the tigers defense which got 13 tackles from Nick Scales and 10liom Dave Olson while keeping Spang to 2.1 Yards per Rush and 42 Yards passing. These also Hurt Simbach Mark de Prcz s two sacks and Casio s foot. Duprez Aho teamed with Michael Bellton tackle Victor Marion for a safety in the third  s deficit was now 7-5. That left the heroics to Casto. He had nailed a 27-Yardfield goal in the first Quarter but Wason Miles 40-Yard touchdown Romp 2 36 be fore halftime gave Simbach its Lead. Casio s 28-Yard Field goal with 12 04left booted Spang ahead 8-7. He added a 27-yarder with 5 36  15, bitburn6 bit bling a. West Germany Ryan Gates scored two touchdowns and ran for 109 Yards to Lead the Hawk past the Barons sunday. The Victory evened Hahn s record at2-2. Pitburg Sank to 0-4 As it recorded its first touchdown of the Csc  Hawks took a 2-0 Lead when the snap in a kicking situation was bad an rolled out of the end zone. They padded the count to 8-0 following the Pitburg Kickoff after the  Abram Clu Rcd the kick 13 Yards to the Tilburg 43, and the Hawk ground Oul the yardage the rest of the Way gales getting the to from the 12.ray Llambes interception one of four by the Hawks set up Hahn s last to. The linebacker picked off a Tony Hughes Aeri Al on the Barons 28. On the next play Gates went the distance on a sweep around left end. Frank Brown s kick made it 15-0 at the  Rivera tackled Mike Reed in the end zone Early in the third period to close out the Hawks scoring. Pitburg went 63 Yards in two passe lays Lale in the game 10 end its to mine. Hughes he Anthony Sloan inthe open for a 40-Yard score