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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. September 18,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire . Completes sweep of Wightman cup from wire reports Williamsburg a. The United states too the final three matches to Complete a sweep of Britain in Wightman cup Competition saturday and capture its Lith consecutive title. The United states holds a 51-10 Overall margin in the annual Competition. Lori Mcneil of Houston Defeated Sara Comer 6-4.6-2 Mary to Fernandez Defeated to Duric 6-1, 7-5 and Patty Fundick and Mcneil Defeated Duric and Anne Hobbs 6-3.6-3 to Clinch the title. The United states had clinched the title with two victories Friday night for a 4-0 Lead in the bust of so Van series. Although it has been denied on both sides of the Atlantic rumours persist that the 66-year-old series be tween the two countries is in Jea Pordy largely due to the inability of Britain to produce a world class team. Duric the highest ranked player on the British team is ranked 102 in the world while the lowest ranked Ameri can player is Betsy Nagelsen at 41. This Summa or was the first Lime since world rankings began that Britain has not had a woman player ranked in the top 100. I would be very disappointed not to see the series continue said . Coach Marty Riessen because of the tradition  sue Man pin manager of the British team and responsible for player development in great Britain said she would like to Sec the series continue but perhaps Only every two years. "1 would hate the Wightman cup to die but we have to take a look at its format she said. If we were to play in England in 1991, it might give us More of a Hance to develop the competitive spirit our Young players so sorely  under the current format the two nations arc scheduled to meet at Royal Albert Hall in London next autumn. Wild card Rosset wins tourney Geneva Swiss teen Ager Marc Rosset capped a week of upsets at the Geneva open men s grand Pri Tennis tournament with a Victory Over fourth seeded Guillermo Pyrcz Roldan in sunday s singles final. Rosset needed just i hour and 38 minutes to defeat the Argentine 6-4, 7-5. Rosset who had earned $16,000 in his one year As a professional received a Winner s Check of $38,000. As in his semifinal Victory against another Argen Tine Edoardo Bengoc Cha Rosset impressed with a Strong serve and forehand. He scored 16 Points on his serve and another 13 winners with his forehand put Ting Pyrcz Roldan under heavy pressure throughout. In the second set the 19-year-old local player who entered on a wild card managed to get the decisive break in the i Ith game and converted his first match Point. Rosset s Victory marked the first time in Many years that a player entering a grand prix tournament on a wild card managed to win it. Easy goer wins Woodward new York easy goer the Belmont stakes and travers Winner and horse of the year favorite run Ning in mud came from next to last in a six horse Field with a Quarter mile left took the Lead from slew City slew inside the Quarter pole and won the $809,000 Woodward Handicap by two lengths going away sat urday. Easy goer now has won four in a Row since losing the Kentucky Derby and Preakness to sunday silence and he erased the one supposed weakness in his make up. Two of his last three tosses came in the mud at Churchill Downs in the breeders cup juvenile last fall and in the Derby in May. This time Trainer Shug Mcgaughy said he would run easy goer come rain or Shine. And the rain came. Although the track officially was listed As Good jockey Pat Day and easy goer returned to the Winner s Circle caked with mud and soaking  goer not Only beat older horses for the second time in his career but he gave away weight doing it this time. There clearly was no better horse in the Field. Easy goer the Only 3-year-old in the Field was two lengths ahead of its acid comic at the wire and it was another three quarters Back to forever Silver. Proper reality was fourth and slew City slew faded to last. Easy goer carrying 122 pounds returned $2.60. $2.20 and $2.10. Its aced Mic Ridden by Julie Krone and carrying 109 pounds paid $5.60 and $2.10, and forever Silver Ridden by Jacinto Vasqucz and carry ing 119 pounds returned $2.10. Time for the i a Nile race was 2 01. The Victory was Worth $485,400 for owner Ogdoc Phipps and increased easy goer s career earnings to $3,200.250. Faxon overtakes Pooley Sutton mass. Brad Faxon cheered on by Hometown fans in a bid for his first pea Victory caught 36-Hole record breaker Don Pooley to tic for the Lead after saturday s third round of the Bank of Boston , the intercollegiate player of the year at fur Man in 1983, and Pooley. Winner of just two events in 14 years on the pea tour held a one stroke Lead with one round left in the 72-holc test Worth $126,000 to the Winner. Playing cautiously through Tricky winds and then a steady rain on the Back nine Faxon shot a i under 70 for a 54-Hole total of i0-under 203 at pleasant Valley country club. Pooley who took a two stroke Lead Over Faxon with a course record 131 in the first two rounds slipped into a tic with a 72 in their had to had Duel. Defending Champion Mark Calcavecchia seeking to become the first two time pleasant Valley Winner on the 25th anniversary of the tour s first visit in 1965, was tied with Peter Jacobsen at 204.calcavccchia shot a 69, his third straight subpar round while Jacobsen had a third consecutive 68 to move from five strokes Back to one behind. Daniel holds 4-stroke Lead Kent Wash. Beth Daniel shot a 7-Undcr 65 saturday to take a 4-Strokc Lead after the third round of the Lyga Safe co classic at the 6,222-Yard Meridi an Valley country  round was the Best of the tournament and gave Daniel 32, a 13-Undcr 203 going into the final round sunday. First place is Worth $45,000. Pat Bradley was at 207 after shooting a 70, with Danielle Ammaccapane at 208, also after a 70. La nor Ritton House came m with a 69 and defending Champi on Juli Inkster with a 70 to tic at 209. Ferree leads senior classic Richmond a. Jim for acc birdied the i6lh and 17th holes saturday to take a one shot Lead after two rounds of the arc Star pea senior classic. For acc finished with a 66 and was at 11-under 133after 36 holes one shot ahead of  Rhyan going into sunday s final round. Romero nabs 1 St win in Europe , France Argentina s Eduardo Romero from Argentina snatched a late Vic tory in the $684,000 lancome trophy Here sunday. It was the first Ever title in Europe for the 35-year old from Cordoba and the $113,500 Winner s Check was easily the biggest of his career. I can t speak properly about this. I am too moved Romero said with tears in his  fired a four under Par 66 final round Over the 6.754-Yard course to finish 14 under Par at 266. Romero ended a shot ahead of West German Bern hard Langer and spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal. After entering the final round two shots behind Peter Fowler the argentinian chipped in from 40 Yards at the Par five 16th for an Eagle that thrust him into the Lead for the first  shot 70 to finish fourth at 268. . Open Champ Curtis strange had a 68 for 277 and a share of 16th. Attorney top nil Czar Choice new York Paul Tagliabue. A Washington,d.c., attorney and an nil counsel is the preferred Choice of owners to succeed Pete Rozelle As commissioner according to a report published saturday. In a Story in the new York Post sports writer Steve scr by said he had obtained a copy of the confidential status report of the owners and it showed Tagliabue 48, had recommendations from eight of the 28 teams. Jim Finks president and general manager of the new Orleans saints was second with seven recommendations and Jack Kemp former quarterback of the Buffalo Bills and now Secretary of housing and Urban development was third with six. Reportedly Tagliabue was favored by Buffalo Cleveland. Kansas City Miami Minnesota new or leans the new York jets and san Francisco. Buffalo and Cleveland also supported Finks As did Chicago Cincinnati. Houston Indianapolis and Washington. Kemp was mentioned by Houston Kansas City the los Angeles rams Philadelphia san Francisco and  mentioned included former president Gerald Ford former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth Aba commissioner David Stern former astronaut and sen. John Glenn a Ohio president Dan Rooney of the Pittsburgh steel cars owner president Hugh culverhouse of the Tampa Bay buccaneers and sex ath letes Roger staubach Pete Dawkins Bill Bradley. Wil lie Davis  Anderson and Paul  teams Atlanta the los Angeles raiders Pittsburgh and san Diego did not make any recommendations. Kankkunen wins rally Australia Perth Australia Juha Kankkunen of Finland held off fast charging swedish teammate Kenneth Eriksson on sunday to win rally Australia the first world championship Auto rally to be held in this coun , who led the rally from Start to finish drove his Toyota Colica to a total time of 5 hours 32 minutes. 9 seconds after 32 special stages. The Toyota team scored its first win of the world championship season after being plagued by engine troubles for most of the  was second in 5 33.16, a 90-Sccond time penalty he had Friday costing him Victory. Markku Alen of Finland driving a Lancia Delta was third in 5 34.22. Baldi takes belgian race spa Franco champs Belgium italian Maura Baldi won the belgian race in the world sports prototype championship on sunday and closed in on his Sauber Mercedes teammate Jean Louis Schlusser of France in the world  with Ireland s Kenny Acheson Baldi won the 480-Kilometer race on the Hilly circuit More than 2minutes ahead of the porsche team of France s Bob Wollock and West German Frank Clinski. Britons Julian Bailey and Mark bound cd placed third in a Nissan. Schlusser. Who led the world standings by a big mar Gin coming into the race was poised to take second place but his Sauber Mercedes ran out of fuel with less than a Kilometre to go. 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