European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. October 8,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire rested Bird confident As celts open Camp from wire reports Brookline mass. Larry Bird in t sure How his surgically repaired heels will stand up to daily pounding but he did have some encouraging news Friday after spending most of last season on the Side  should be Well rested he said. Bird was affable and confident at the opening of the Boston celtics training Camp. When the season ends his mood May be different. It All depends on his feet and his team s  he is healthy he says he does t anticipate any problem playing against Competition night in and night  think it s just a question of whether my Ankles hold up. Right now they feel Good so i m looking Forward to having a great  Bird played the first six games last season in  spurs on the backs of his heels were irritating his Achilles tendons. On nov. 19, he had surgery to re move the spurs and missed the rest of the season. The celtics struggled to a 42-40 record their worst since 1978-79.boston Trainer de Lacorte said a minor Back Frac Ture Bird suffered july 29 at the team s summer Samphas healed and won t inhibit Bird s performance. Regarding Bird s feet Lacorte said we re confident in his recovery satisfied with the Progress he s  federation cup rained out Tokyo semifinal matches saturday in the women s $323,800 federation cup Tennis tournament were postponed because of  top seeded United states was to meet no. 3 and defending Champion Czechoslovakia and second seeded Spain was scheduled to face unseeded Australia but neither match began because of Early Rains that continued throughout the  predictions called for the Rains that moved through Tokyo saturday to Clear by 6 . Sunday and allow semifinal matches to begin at 10 . The finals will be played  United states has dominated the Competition As expected and has not lost a match heading into the semifinals. Lendi beats Mecir in final Stuttgart West Germany Ivan Len the world s top ranked men s player overcame a trouble some first serve and beat olympic Champion Miroslav Mccier a fellow czech 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1. 6-4, in the final of the $350,000 Stuttgart classic Tennis tournament  whipped Argentina s Alberto Mansmi 6-2, 6 3, and Mecir downed West Germany s Carl Uwe Steeb 6-3,6-4 in Friday s semifinals. Gilbert Agassi Advance Orlando Fla. Top seeded Brad Gilbert and second seeded Andre Agassi sailed to easy straight set wins against fellow americans Friday to reach the semifinals of the $415,000 Prudential Bache securities Tennis  topped Jimmy Arias 6-3, 6-1, while Agassi trimmed David wheaton6-l,6-4.Agassi dominated the opening set winning 30 of 49 Points and blasting winners off Wheaton s powerful  broke Arias serve in the first game of the match and never looked Back coasting to Victory in 68minutes. The top seed who has already won five tournaments this year was to face compatriot Jimm Brown in the semifinals. Agassi was to meet fifth seeded Jaime Yznaga of  advanced with a 6-4, 6-0 win Over Miguel Nido of puerto Rico while Yznaga Defeated third seeded Emilio Sanchez of Spain 6-4,4-6,6-2. Kroon Woodforde in final Brisbane Australia Sweden s niclas Kroon and australian Mark Woodforde reached the final of the $180,000 Queensland open Tennis championships with easy victories  unseeded Kroon ranked no. 127 in the world beat fourth seeded Wally Masur of Australia 6-3, 6-4 at the Milton sports Center. Woodforde Winner of the1989 . Open doubles title with american John Mcenroe was too experienced for teen age compatriot Tood Woodbridge winning 6-1,6-3.Kroon, playing in his first grand prix tournament final and Woodforde who was hampered by a Cal muscle injury leading up to this tournament meet m the final sunday. Azinger takes Texas open Lead san Antonio Texas Paul Azinger fired an 8 under 62 Friday to take a 3-shot Lead Over done Hammond at the Halfway Point of the Texas open. Bidding for his second Victory of the year Azinger overtook faltering Ryder cup teammate Lanny wad Kins on the closing holes to finish two trips around the Oak Hills country club course at 14-under 126. Wadkins a co Leader after the first round stayed onto for most of the hoi windless afternoon but Tum bled Back in the pack with a double bogey on the 17thhole and finished with a 68, tied with six others at 130. There s a Long Way to go but i m Happy said Azinger still in Contention for the pea s Money Crown with $630,000 in earnings sixth on the list. Player leads Rwjr by 2 shots Clemmons . Thoughts of a 59 were in his mind Gary player said after he d played the front Side in6-undcr29. It entered my mind the 53-year-old player said Friday after romping to the Lead in the Rwjr championship but the greens Are too new to keep on holing putts like  instead of a run at becoming the first senior to break 60, he settled for a 65, one shot off the competitive course record he set at Tanglewood Park in the 1974 pea. The 65 established a 2-stroke first round advantage in the richest event on the seniors pea tour. Very exciting player said. I had a 65 with two bogeys. When you shoot 29, everything has to go just right. And i did everything perfectly on the front  36 holes to go in the Chase for a $202,500 first prize Paul Moran and Quinton Gray shared second at 67. Brotherton sets Speed record Ennis Texas Michael Broth Carton established National Speed record Friday during qualifying for the fourth annual chief Auto parts nationals at the Texas  ran the two fastest Quarter mile speeds in Nora Winston series history 292.49 and 293.06mph, during top fuel qualifying. But his elapsed time of 5.095 seconds left him Lith in the 16-car  qualifying is based on elapsed time instead of  fastest Speed prior to Brotherton s run was 291.63 Mph by Gary Ormsby on sept.  be made changes in the motor and the car has been making a lot of horsepower lately Brochert unsaid. The engine clutch combination is one that produces Good  Lahvic improved his leading top fuel elapsed time to 4.941 seconds the second quickest Quarter mile run in history. Only a 4.936-Sccond clocking by Eddie Hill last october is quicker. Lahvic locked in a close race for the Winston sea son championship with Ormsby and Joe Amato held the first Day Lead with a 5.010-Sccond run. Service honors Giamatti new Haven Conn. More than 2,000 people joined Friday in mourning the death and celebrating the life of former Yale University president and base Ball commissioner a. Bartlett Giamatti. The tributes to the 19th president of Yale were filled with references to the great works of literature dear to him to Giamatti s own writings and speeches and to his love for , a resident of the new Haven suburb of Hamden died sept. 1 after suffering a heart attack Athis weekend Retreat on Martha s Vineyard mass. He was 51, and five months into his Job As commissioner of major league baseball. Attorney general Dick Thornburgh Giamatti s Suc Cessor As baseball commissioner Francis t. Vincent or. National league president Bill White and several elected officials joined members of the Yale Community for the memorial  was remembered by his two sons Paul and Marcus Yale president by nip c. Schmidt or. Another friends for his wit and Wisdom and deep love of learning his integrity Bali Fin the importance of civil Ity and Liis compulsion to always do what was decent. Giamatti a noted scholar and lifelong baseball fan was Yale president from 1978 through june 1986. He became president of baseball s National league shortly after leaving the University. Soviet eager to play in Spain Madrid. Spain Valery Tiki Oncko. The Star guard and Captain of the soviet National basketball team assigned a contract to play professionally in Spain next year a Spanish club spokesman said Friday. .,.the spokesman for forum i Hatchco of Valladolid said the 6-foot-8-Inch Tiki Oncko had secretly signed one year contract for the 1990-91 season during a tour of Spain last summer with the soviet team. Lakers Green signs contract Inglewood Calif. . Green the los Angeles lakers leading rebound or for the last three seasons signed a multiyear contract Friday and joined the Tea for the opening of pc season practice in Honolulu. Green who had been a free agent is beginning his fifth Aba  yugoslavian National team Star Vlade Divac the lakers top pick in june s College draft was among those on hand for the Start of two a Day drills at the University of  and Veteran Mychal Thompson arc the Candi dates to replace Kareem Abdul Jabbar who retired last Spring. Mavs extend Tarpley s pact Dallas Roy Tarpley has signed a three year contract Extension that will make him the highest paid player in Dallas Mavericks history the club announced fihe five year package is Worth approximately $9 million according to the Dallas morning  week Mavericks coach John Macleod promoted Tarpley from sixth Man to starting Power for Ward ahead of Sam Perkins. Tarpley who has two years left on his Ongeal con tract was scheduled to make $560,000 this season and$660 000 next season. The new Deal could pay him an average of $2.6 million a year for the final three years of the contract the newspaper reported. 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