European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 21,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 25eles ends grafts singles skein at 66 it Berlin apr determined Onica Seles Defeated world no. I ten Steffi Graf in straight sets Here Sun win the $500,000 German open is Tennis tournament in West Berlin. 5,16, powered her Way to the 6-4,6-3 in just 63 minutes giving Graf her is in 354 Days and 66 single matches it sing at the French open last year f started the match by winning the to games but her game rapidly went ill As Seles got her first Victory Over St German in their three meetings win extended Selest win Streak to 24 pc her a paycheck of $ 100,000. Lough Graf started Well she was uni keep up the pressure on the lanky yugoslav. F s usually dangerous forehand let her sadly and Seles was Able to strike out with two handed shots moving the Jerman around the court. R being Down 0-2 in the first set Seles through four straight games breaking serve twice to Lead 4-2. Owing yet another Long forehand on St Point of the seventh game Graf d her frustration by slamming a Ball be Bottom of the net. But four Points he appeared to Settle Down having i Selest Streak and her serve. Seles never let up. A both players held serve Seles 1 to 0-40 on grass serve to set up her t Point. Forehand Winner from Graf saved the f two set Points. A backhand wide Cost he second but she made no mistake third cracking a two handed fore Vinner that left Graf stranded. Seles wrapped up the first set in just 29 minutes giving Graf a taste of what her own opponents must have Felt Over the past year. The yugoslav then came right Back jumping to a 2-0 Lead in the second set racking grass serve in the second game. Graf broke Back in the third game but she could t Stop Seles March to the title. Graf lost her serve on two More occasions including the crucial ninth game in the final set conceding it with another forehand error Over the Baseline. Muster wins italian open Rome apr Thomas Muster of Austria overpowered Andrei Chesnokov of the soviet Union 6-1,6-3,6-1 sunday to win the italian open Tennis championship. Chesnokov coming off a late night semifinal Victory looked Flat against the hard hitting Muster. Muster passed at will kept the eighth seeded soviet off balance on his serve and rushed the net More often than usual. Muster the 10th seed won $ 161,000 and avenged a straight set loss to Chesnokov in the Monte Carlo final three weeks ago. The 8,000 fans packing Center court at the Foro italico expected a Long Clay court Battle Between the two baselines. But the match lasted Only one hour 53 minutes. Chesnokov broke Muster in the second game of the first set but never managed to do it again. Muster roamed the Baseline hitting blistering forehand and backhand drives but also winning several key Points with deft drop shots. Muster has been moving up in the rankings again after being sidelined for five months last year when he was hit by a car during a tournament in Florida. Monica Seles hits a two handed shot in her German open win Over Steffi Graf. Hite sox watch learn win a by Steve Berkowitz the Washington Post to the 1990 Chicago White sox Are in excellent imitation of the 1989 Ore orioles. White sox who won 20 of their 0 games their Best Start since ire winning games they probably not. They Are doing it with de Speed Well timed offence an sex baseball notes Field and on the bases. Calderon who has lost 12 pounds since last season tied his career Best with his 10th stolen base. And through Friday Johnson had seven steals Sosa six. Then there is spectacular shortstop Ozzie Guillen with a .350 batting average eight stolen bases and one error Piceu Wii ii ecu , a. They have ignited an offence that out shortstop and a Senous stopper m opponents by 28-4 in the first inning pen being supported by virtual Thi in turn has helped the pitching staff is performing better than any which is in the Al with a 3.06 earned id have imagined. Run average a important considering the should look familiar to anoles fans Whites Are 11th in runs scored. At Esteam it flast Siori in  quoth expect Elk a a Battem his team alter last Yea s said it a but that goes with the Good de Ink had a or Etta Eood idea of sense we be had 8ood defense and of nest in the major leagues with an it to the opposition age of 26.5 years. A we thought the starters have been adequate the the personnel to do it and we be bullpen outstanding. Anchored by Bobby Ile to do  Thigpen White sox relievers began 9-3 Sammy Sosa Lance Johnson and a with a 1.44 Era and 13 saves nl5 a Down Ivan Calderon the White tummies. Only 10 of 57 a heated runners covering a lot of ground in the out scored off the likes of Barry Jones 6-0, 1.10scott Radinsky 2-0, 2 saves 0.68wayne Edwards and Ken Patterson. Thigpen 10 saves a takes the pressure off everyone else a pitching coach Dave Laroche said. Quot they always know he a out there ready to bail anybody  a everybody makes a big Deal about How the cubs arc number one in this town a a Thigpen said a How they draw More and get More press but its up to us to win games and get something for  a a a negative new York note of the week Yankees file last Friday after the Yankees traded Dave Winfield to the Angels infield or Randy Velarde started in left Field his first major league appearance As an outfielder. Outfielder Mel Halls reaction a they might As Well Trade me with Winnie if they done to think i can play left Field Over Randy  new York note of the week acts file two of the a cts three losses to the giants last week came on game winning hits by former acts Kevin Mitchell and Gary Carter. Another former met the Phillies Len Dykstra leading the no in batting. Is Tygart West Germany a the it batters were so cold you a have t they were swinging icicles in the me of their doubleheader against erg in sundays German Ameri Seball league Southern division eats Nurnberg twice w a baseball Nornberg threat before surrendering the Mound to Willig who opened the fifth inning. The Blue sox who had Only two hits during the first game did a 180-Dcgrcc spin in the second game. Now 5-1, in a first place tie with Augsburg in the Southern division. But that tie wont last a week. The division leaders Square off next weekend for a three game series one game sat a Viada pounded out a Homer and lie cold gave Way to the headman and Iron sunday. The b be sox muscled live hits to run up t Relief Pitcher Eric Willig who Stuttgart scored the a a inning. It the Mound for three innings of a Jin a. Third inline when Joe Viada went 2 for 2 and had four runs out shutout pitching to carry decisive Nin Advance on a batted in. Jimmy Hoffman had two hits s sox to a 2-1 decision and pick a uding. A  , and scored on a single by Jerry Nelson. Knocked in a run. Stuttgart starting Pitcher Pasquel Lopez fended off a fourth inning win. His Effort pumped up the enough to produce a 10-3 outburst second game. Two game sweep nestles Stuttgart Nelson picked up the win and is 3-0. Nurnberg a a record dropped to 2-4. Lady rams raiders win championships Span Dahlem West Germany a the Kam Stcin women and Torr Ion men captured Usa i t volleyball championships Leiv sunday. The lady rams outlasted the sabers 14-16. 15-9. 4-15, 15-9. 154 in a hard fought Battle As in eggy Dipaola led the Way with outstanding serving setting and hitting. She got solid hitting support from Maria Gagon. Hitter 1 i a both Mchugh and setter Lisa Vargas starred Tor Spang Dalileo Torrejon had it a Little easier in preventing a ram Stem sweep of the championships. The rams took the first game 15-5, but Tor Cjon came on Strong behind the spiking of John incl and the setting of James Mcdonald to capture the next three decisions 15-1,15-9, 158. Mike Brake and David Evans Safe volleyball sparkled in defeat for Kam Stcin. Dipaola won the tournament sportsmanship award and was named to the All tournament team along with Mchugh and Vargas Grcen Hain common s Manley Brown  a Iris to Ano and Zarago a a Christine Filer. Mcdonald incl. Brake and Evans All won All tournament recognition. Hahn s Dave Russell and Alconbury a Russell Bohnett also were named to the team. Correction Kam Stcin Eric Ivey a unanimous selection by the coaches was inadvertently omitted from the aaa All conference soccer team in sundays paper