European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and Stripe tuesday August 28, 1990 a a we a a Taiwan to 9-0 win Crown a vat a Williamsport a. Apr when it comes to playing Taiwan a talented group of 12-year-Olds, most kids Are out of thei r league. Taiwan won its 14th Little league world series in 17 appearances As Sun Chao Chi pitched a two hitter and struck out 16 in a 9-0 Victory sunday Over Shippensburg a. In the first rain delayed title game of the Little league championship Sun struck out the first eight batters and drove in the games first run. A the probably had the Best cur Mcball we be seen and he could throw the fastball for strikes a Shippensburg coach Glen Orndorff said. A the had us swinging at some bad pitches and that s not us. We did t teach them that Way. He had us doing  the championship was held on a sunday for the first time in the tournaments 44-year history after two quarterfinal games were postponed two Days by rain. Taiwan reached the title game by defeating Kaiserslautern military Community West Germany 14-0 and Trail British Columbia 20-1. Last season the Taiwan team was beaten by a group of 12-year-Olds from Trumbull conn., in one of the biggest upsets of 1989. Until last year taiwanese teams had won three world series titles in a Row and 13 of the previous 22. It did no to Lake Long for Taiwan to get Back on top Liu Chien Wen doubled in the first inning off Bobby Shannon and scored the Only run Taiwan would need two pitches later when Sun singled to right. Taiwan added four runs each in the fourth and fifth innings. A the other team they were Bland in using a Power Pitcher. I knew he  last More than three innings a said Taiwan coach Tzyy Tsann Wang whose own starter was the tournaments biggest player at 5-footw/i and 144 pounds. A a there a More than Power to baseball. There a strategy and skills. You have to train your players to be proficient in their  Shippensburg did no to even hit the Ball until the third when Gregg Mellott reached on a bunt single after Chuck Halter walked. After a Taiwan attempt to draw the runners off base with a hid Den Ball play David Orndorff grounded into a fielders  scored four runs in the fourth on three hits and a passed Ball. Hsieh Yih Chich walked and Chen Chien Weiss singled Chang Chang pangs sacrifice bunt moved the runners up and Chen Chang Ming followed with a run scoring single. Chen Chick Wei scored on Sun Hsuan Yang a single and Chen Chang Ming beat the throw to the plate after Chen Chin Fang s grounder Back to the Pitcher. Yang scored on a passed Ball. Shippensburg was the first Pennsylvania team to appear in the title game in 23 years. Winning Pitcher Sun Chao Chi gets a hug from Catcher Chen Chang Ming after the final out of Taiwan s Victory in the Little league championship  Page 21 cords for 18 holes 6136 holes 12854 holes 195 and 72 holes 262. His 36, 54 and 72-Hole scores also were the Best on the pea tour this year. While Olazabal was smiling and waving to the galleries that gave him standing ovations on every Back nine Green Firestone was exerting its More customary pressure on the rest of the Field. Runner up Wadkins Hale Irwin and Donnie Hammond were the Only others under Par for the tournament. Wadkins had a final round 66 to finish at 274. . Open Champ Hale Irwin shot a 74 and was third at 277. Hammond had a 71 for 279. No one else was within 18 strokes of the runaway Winner. Some examples Greg Norman was 19 behind at 281. Tom Kite 20 Back 282 and pea title Holder Wayne Grady was 29 behind at 291. And then there was John Huston a Winner in Florida earlier this year. He finished 45 strokes behind the Winner. A Olazabal now in his fifth season As a touring pro has played most of his Golf on the european tour. He has eight european victories including an English event and the Irish open earlier this season. He also won a japanese tournament last year. A a the Best players not Only play All Over the world but the Best of the Best w in All Over the world a he said. A to prove you re Good you have to win everywhere. A this is my first in the states so its very important to me a Ola Ahal said. The $198,000 first prize lifted him into the top 30 Money winners for the season and could make him eligible for the $3.5 million season ending Nabisco championship. Olazabal however said he doubted he would return to the United states for  l Jel Ober event. He also won a 10-year exemption from qualifying for . L our events but indicated lie probably would pass that up to stick to his current plans of play my Only seven or eight tournaments pc year in the ., a Lew in Japan and most of his schedule in Europe. �?o1 like whal i m doing now pretty Well a lie said. No. 1 seeds Edberg Graf Lead Tough . Open Field by Steve Wilstein new York apr the . Open Tennis championships besieged by new age players wielding Power rackets and Power games began monday without two old crowd favourites. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert were missing from the Field for the first time in two decades. Connors a five time Champion yielding reluctantly to age and injury officially withdrew sunday because of a strained left calf suffered saturday in a match against Ivan Lendl. Connors a week shy of his 38lh birthday Hadnot missed a . Open since 1970. Evert Winner of six . Opens made an emotional departure from regular singles Competition Here last year. If the open will miss the fierce competitiveness and unique styles of Connors and Evert it will not Lack for drama As top seeds Stefan Edberg and Steffi Graf try to hold off scrambles for their no. I rankings. Edberg who beat Boris Becker in the final of Wimbledon likes his Chance of winning the . Open for the first time. A i done to have any fear of it this year Quot said Edberg a semifinalist in 1986 and 1987 but Only a fourth Rounder the past two years. Quot its full of terrible circumstances like bad weather noisy fans the planes traffic. There is a lot to be frustrated about and generally that makes it an open open. You have to be Strong to win  Edberg figures if he can twin it the title might go to defending Champion Becker three time Winner Ivan  of two time Semi Malisel Andre Agassi. Agassi runner up at the French open skipped Wimbledon to devote himself to practice and Iron pumping exercises for an assault on the . Open the tournament he considers the most important in the world Agassi 20, is one of the new agers building his game on Power but unless he fulfils his Promise soon he May be passed by the games hardest Young server v Vornn in Anisco in. The yugoslavian beat  in the see Page 27 for separate stories on pro Tennis tournaments completed sunday rein and came close to toppling him in the Wimbledon semifinals. Ivanisevic also came close to beating Edberg sunday in the final of the Hamlet cup Challenge at Commack n.y., losing 7-6, 6-3. Ivanisevic who will be 18 on sept. 13, lost in the second round in his first appearance Here last year. But he has vastly improved and looms As a major threat. Lendl warmed up for the open on sunday with a Victory Over Zaron Krickstein to capture the act tournament of champions. Meanwhile Graf beat 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati in the path Mark classic exhibition. John Mcenroe displayed some Promise of making this open More interesting. He exhibited some of his old quickness and impressive shot making abilities in beating Brad Gilbert on Friday at Commack. But a loss to Edberg on saturday exposed Mcenroe a inability at 31, to put together a series of Good performances after Long layoffs. The Power game of Young players also is evident in the women a draw with 16-year-old Monica Seles and Capriati growing bigger and stronger by the Day. And closing the Gap on Graf. Seles said she wont Wilt under the heat and pressure of play ing on the stadium court As she did last year in losing to Evert in straight sets. Quot the stadium court that a what kilted note a Seles said alter winning a tuneup event saturday beating Arantha Sanchez Mucario the 1989 Trench Champion Quot it was the first time it was full and i could see All the Lemoux people 1 see in the magazines. 1 feel like it Wasny to me out there the we i placed. But i Learned a i irom  a Seles is at the tap of her game  ing won 4 1 of iwo last -12 matches including the French open. Her of loss Vas Gamst my i n re pm in the Wimbledon