European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 25,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21navratilova, Lendl share obsession Wimbledon preview by Robin finn Wimbledon England not a in what is part Solo opera part epic and very much a dual quest for a specialized Silver grail Martina Navratilova and Ivan Lendl both seem to be wearing their hearts on their sleeves. Both take on Wimbledon for what they Hope will be the full two week engagement. The two voluntarily displaced czechoslovak Navratilova through a daring defection Lendl trough a careful assimilation of the customs and trappings of the Western world share an obsession that can Only be exorcised by winning this tournament starting monday. They Haven to been in cahoots or sought each other out for consultation since putting on the blinders a year ago to travel the surest path toward Victory. They just happen to have a coincidental dream and each fully endorses the others reasons for having it. A you have to Admire his tenacity and determination a said Navratilova the player Lendl considers to be the bravest and boldest when it comes to blazing unconventional trails. Although neither is pondering a Hasty retirement neither can conceive of allowing the Sun to set on his or her career until one last craving has been answered. There is the 33-year-old Navratilova has admitted some measure of inst ability even in a pair of champions who have stopped wincing when the demographics of their profession classify them As  to them there is nothing wrong with using Wimbledon As a tonic. A a in a looking Forward to my retirement. I know ill have a great time whatever i do a Navratilova said thursday night in Eastbourne England where she was appearing in a warm up tournament. A but i still feel that until i win that ninth Wimbledon i will not be  orchestrating an appropriate conclusion to the parallel careers that have earned each of them Over 14 million is what the Wimbledon Campaign is All about for Lendl and Navratilova. As part of that scheme each skipped this years French open a grand slam tournament that Navratilova has won twice Lendl three times. A before i maybe did no to have the guts to skip the French but this time i Felt strongly that it was the right thing to do a Lendl who has been encamped in Britain with his wife and baby daughter since the end of May said recently. A sure i Felt the Pang of missing the French open but the magic word there for me is that 1 have won it. And i feel its More important for me to try and possibly win Wimbledon and feel i gave it my Best shot than to win another one two three French  once they were eliminated at Wimbledon last year Navratilova and Lendl turned toward the 1990 Wimbledon which starts monday like plants to sunlight As if driven by a photo Tropic imperative that it was critical to their survival. Not surprisingly Navratilova has repeatedly made reference to Wimbledon As her Beacon. Lendl at 30, has made it no secret that his Only serious ambition left in Tennis is winning this part of the slam. A a it a a Good obsession i guess because it keeps me going a said Navratilova who suffered for her previous obsession with toppling Steffi Graf by a burning out in 1987. A for me its the Light at the end of the Tunnel. If there Wasny to Wimbledon id have a hard  expos replace bucs in top spot Vav a Quot i a a a it r i it a a / %. Pm t go Clown it /., ,g�4 a a a Tajh r i ,. .4 a a. Bill a a a �1a. Of weft a a a i Quot Wmk us we Wmk a astros a Biggio , under second base nuts Bobby ton Epson As giants pm a off double play it Houston. By the associated press Montreal a the Montreal expos moved into first place in the National league East on saturday As Zane Smith pitched seven Strong innings to help them beat the slumping Pittsburgh pirates 6-1. Smith 4-5 scattered six hits in winning for for Only the second time in his last 10 starts. Drew Hall pitched the final two innings allowing no hits. A your pitching and our defense have been outstanding a expos manager Buck Rodgers said. A we done Tel Roundup have the big offence so we re just going to have to keep grinding it out. So far we re doing it on team oriented baseball and that a what Well have to keep  the pirates had been in first place since april 22 except for one Day. A a it a Only june but i think this is the kind of game that we All play for. In a Happy with the results a pirates manager Jim Leyland said. A i done to think the race is really going to Start until aug. 15 and i think there will be four maybe five teams there. I think Well be one of  Montreal a Spike Owen had his single season no record for consecutive errorless games by a shortstop end at 63 games when he threw past first base in the fourth inning on . Reynolds grounder. In other games saturday astros 4, giants 2 Houston a left fielder Kevin Mitchells two base error on Glenn Wilson a single in the eighth inning allowed two runs to score As Houston rallied to beat san Francisco snapping a seven game losing Streak it was Only the giants fourth loss in their last 21 games. A a i u trailing 2-0, the astros four run rally started when Eric Yelding walked and scored on a double by Pinch hitter Franklin Stubbs off Steve Bedrosian 3-5. After a walk to Craig Biggio Mitchell attempted to make a play on Wilson s liner but the Ball fell Short of his Glove and bounced past him for an error As Stubbs and Biggio scored with Wilson stopping at third. Ken Cam Imti then singled in Wilson. Cardinals 8, cubs 7 Chicago a Terry Pendleton drove in four runs and Jose Oquendo knocked in three As St. Louis held on to beat Chicago. It was the cubs third straight loss and their ninth in 11 games driving them deeper into the no East basement. Bob Tewksbury 2-0 was the Winner in Only his second Start of the season since being recalled from the see no on Page 26 an sports radio baseball a Toronto at Boston 1 30 . Tuesday