European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 12,1990 the stars and stripes Page 27 snorts wire lend hammers Mayotte in Milan final from wire reports Milan Nlaly top seeded Ivan Lindl overpowered Tim May Otic in straight sets in sunday s final of he Milan indoor Tennis Lourn Mcnol and added a first prize of $78.000 to his All time career prize Money earnings of 15.8 million. It s always Nice to said the top seeded czechoslovak after making Short work of the fifth seeded american. 6-3. 6-2. In one hour and 23 minutes at the Pala Lussardi Arena. Mayotte. Who had upset second seeded John Mcenroe in saturday nights semifinal suffered his 16th defeat in As Many head to had matches against Lendl since 1980.sunday s Victory in the first european event of the 1990 at tour gave Lindl the 85th title of his career and the second of this year following the australian open in january. Lendl. Who Defeated three americans on his Way to a third Victory in Milan served Well although he did not collect any aces and fired passing shots when May one went to the . Who earned $45.800. Scored a few winning volleys but made several unforced errors when he tried to Trade ground strokes with Lindl from the Baseline. Lindl. Who had downed Jim courier and Pete Sam Pras in quarterfinal and semifinal action Here said he will concentrate this year on trying for his first Ever Victory at Wimbledon. He reiterated he will Tram about two months on grass skipping the French and italian opens to improve his grass play. New hockey league called threat Stockholm. Sweden the new global hockey league s proposed european division would be the worst thing that could happen to european ice hockey the president of the swedish hockey federation said will oppose this idea As Long As i serve As presi Richard Fagerlind said. It would be a com plete disaster if a North american organization takes away some of our Best players and sets up a pro league in already has More than 20 players in the National hockey league. The formation of the new league was announced in los Angeles Friday and Ghl vice president Dennis Murphy said potential european Sites include Stock Holm. Helsinki. Vienna Bern. Milan. Rome. Paris Geneva and Ouss Oldorf. Soviet reportedly quitting sabres Buffalo. . Alexander Mogiln who last May became the first soviet hockey player to defect to the United states May be on the verge of quilting the Buffalo sabres according to a published report. Mogiln missed the team s saturday flight to St. Louis where the sabres were set to play the blues Sunila team has acknowledged Mogiln has a severe fear of flying and team spokesman John Gurtler said sunday that s Why Mogiln did t go to St. Louis. According to Gurtler. Sabres general manager Gerry Mechan told him. Alex would not make the trip due to his fear of the sabres had no knowledge As to his leaving the Gurtler said. Ozaki enjoys big payday port Douglas. Australia big hitting jumbo Oaki of Japan grabbed five skins sunday to boost his Tola earnings to $277.500 and win the australian super skins Golf Challenge. Oaki outplayed a four Man Field that also included australian Greg Norman two time . Open Cha Pion Curtis strange of the United states and masters Champion Nick Faldo of Britain. Ozaki won $60,000 on the opening Day of the 36 holc event saturday but completely dominated Sun Day s finished second after picking up $90,000 on the final Hole for a total of $195,000 Over the two Days. Faldo who took the opening Hole sunday collected $22,500, with strange who won $145,000 in this same Jackpot event last year winning $ 11,250. Ozaki s Windfall bettered Jack Nicklaus australian skins record of $211,875 won Here last year. Green leads by 1 in Hawaii Honolulu Hubert Green s Eagle on the last Hole saturday gave him a 1-stroke Lead Over Hometown hero David Ishii after the third round of the hawaiian Green hit a 3-Iron to within 5 feet of the Flag and Sank the putt for an Caglc-3 on the closing Hole at the Waialae country club. It finished off a bogey free round of 66 for Green a two time hawaiian open Champion who has t won on the american tour since the 1985 pea Champi , who won this tournament in 1978 and 1979, completed 54 holes in 206, 10 under Par. Hill leads senior event by 2 Tampa Fla. Mike Hill shot a 3-Undcr-Par 69 saturday to take the second round Lead at the $450,000 Sun coast seniors tournament. Hill s 36-Hole total of 7-Undcr-Par 137 was 2 shots better than Larry Mowry and Dale Douglass going into sunday s final round at the Tampa Palms Golf and country club. Woman takes top fuel title Pomona Calif. Sceptics had a Field Day when top fuel dragster Lori Johns upset the who s who of drag racing Veteran Drivers Eddie Hill Don prud Homic and Kenny Bernstein 19 reach the final of the 30th National hot Road association Winter natio nals saturday at . County fair Lex. They watched her nervously sit in her car on the staging line before her quarterfinal race against prud homme while her Crew frantically tried to figure out Why she had lost her Oil pressure. They called the Vic Tor 1 a pointed to her semifinal in which an overeager Bernstein red lighted on the starting line of the Quarter mile Asphalt strip and was disqualified. They called the Victory a gift. Surely Johns would be no match for Dick Lahaie in the final. After All. Lahaie had Defeated Johns six times in 19 Nora series races last year and Johns had Novar qualified for a final in her two year career. But on a Day of upsets before 40.000 fans Johns 24, from Corpus Christi Texas won the top fuel dragster championship earning $35,000 and respect. Johns became Only the third woman to win a top fuel dragster title in Nora history. Shirley Muldow nay has 18 career victories and Lucille Lee won at Atlanta in 1982. Johns powered her dragster to a time of 5.03 seconds at a Speed of 273.97 Mph. Defeating Lahaie a former world Champion who is twice Johns age. La Haie was timed in 5.03 with a Speed of 273.72. Schroder wins Busch clash Daytona Beach Fla. Ken Schrader who won his third Daytona 500 pole position on saturday added his second straight Busch clash Victory on Sun s Chevrolet Lumina started third in the 10 car Field moved up to second within Yards of the Start ing line and led the final 16 laps of the 20-Lap. 50-mile sprint race for 1989 pole winners at Daytona International Speedway. He crossed the finish line 2 car lengths ahead of wild card entry Greg sacks driving a Lumina prepared by Hendrick motor sports the same team Schrader drives Victory was Worth a clash record $95,000 to Schrader who will be the Odds on favorite to win one of the twin 125-mile qualifying races on thursday As Well As next sunday s Daytona 500. Schrader averaged a solid 192/308 Mph in the race that lasted just 15 minutes and 36 seconds. Merle makes it two straight Meribel France Carole Merle beset by a knee she injured a year ago demonstrated sunday she s Back in top form by winning her second super giant slalom skiing race in two s too bad that the olympics Don t come Tomor Row said the 26-year-old Merle who will have to wait two years for a Chance at olympic Gold in the Winter events to be held in Albertville in her native France. On a course soft from an overnight snowfall completely different from the hard packed track the Day before. Merle took her sixth career world cup Victory. She won by More than half a second As she skied Down the future 1992 Winter olympic course in 1 minute. 7.51 behind was a 17-year-old West German Katja Seizinger a surprising second in 1 08.13. Third was Swiss Star Maria Waltser 1 08.30, her second consecutive top three finish. Finley says owners will fold san Francisco the irascible former owner of the Oakland a s thinks professional baseball play ers salaries Are ludicrous but says the athletes have nothing to fear from owners threats of a lockout. All the players have to do is sit Light and they la gel All they want he said. The owners Ain t going to go through with it. A lockout is their Only alternative but they Don t have enough red blood in their veins to stand up and be counted. They la give in soon. They always . 71, made his remarks in an interview with the san Francisco examiner from his insurance com Pany offices in Chicago where he still reports to work contended owners Don t have the financial Secu Rity to carry out their threat. These Guys go out and buy a club and they leverage themselves to death he said. They have to make those payments you think these Guys go out and buy a club for $100 million and write out a Check hell. No. He goes to his wife s Uncle and borrows the Finley continued you think these Guys want to keep the Gates closed hell no. That s Why All the players have to do and you can quote Charlie o. On this is sit Back and get whatever they want. They owners can t survive with the Gates he blames much of the current difficulty on arbitration which he fought when it was first proposed by the major league baseball players association in 1973. 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