European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 25, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 25chang rally puts . In finals Vienna Austria apr Michael Chang completed a dramatic comeback from two sets Down to defeat Horst Skoff and give the United states a 3-2 Victory Over Austria in their Davis cup semifinal. Chang who was trailing two sets to one when darkness halted play sunday won two sets on a Chilly monday for the Triumph. His 3-6, 6-7 4-76-4, 6-4, 6-3 Victory Over Skoff propelled the United states into the Davis cup final against Australia on nov. 30-dec. 2 in Florida. The United states has a record 28 Davis cup titles Australia has 26. Chang became the first american in 53 years to win the Davis cup fifth match of a Davis cup series after being Down by two sets. Don Budge last accomplished that feat in 1937 against Germany. The 18-year-old Chang fought off leg cramps in the final few games but ignored the pain and the cold to finish the match. A even when i was up 5-31 Felt the cramps a Chang said. A if i had lost that game i done to know what would have happened. A it would have been difficult to continue because of the intensity and the crowd and because it was very cold. So that makes you tighten up a  but Chang is known for his emotional calmness in five set matches of which he now has won seven straight. Skoff suffers greater mood changes in a match. A i think Horst Felt the pressure More than yesterday a said austrian Captain Filip Krajcik. A the said the balls were heavier and the court slower but i think he maybe Felt that because he was a Little bit More  neither player was Sharp on a cold Day on which play started 90 minutes late because of rain. But Skoff never warmed up spraying shots All Over the court and having Little control of his own serve. Skoff was Able to hold serve Only three of 10 times on monday. Though Chang lost his serve four of nine times he held in the last game of the fourth set and finished that set with a service Winner on his third set Point. Though he was beginning to experience the cramps Chang completed his comeback by slamming a service return past Skoff on his first match Point. Skoff had been leading by a set on sunday when officials determined it was too dark to continue. The austrian Yelling As he hit nearly All of his shots volleyed Well and outlasted Chang on several Long Baseline rallies to win the first two sets. Michael Chang smashes a forehand in his match winning Davis cup match against Austria a Horst Skoff. The austrian won the first four games of the match and then survived a service break while wrapping up the first set. He won the last three Points of the tie breaker to claim the second set. Chang forced the match to another Day by breaking Skoff s serve in the third game of the third set ending the game by slamming a forehand Winner past the austrian. Thomas Muster had played nearly flawless Tennis earlier sunday to defeat a mistake prone Andre Agassi in straight sets and tie the series at 2-2. Muster who now is 24-0 in Davis cup matches on Clay courts kept Agassi off balance throughout the contest with Sharp passing shots Well disguised lobs and delicate drop shots for a 6-2,6-2,7-6 7-2 Victory. Agassi made 58 unforced errors and was unable to put Muster under any pressure. He started tentatively and could not slow Muster urged on by 18,000 fans including austrian president Kurt Waldheim. A it was just nerves it was just something i Felt a Agassi said. A it would have been a lot easier if the crowd had been for me. Next time we play hopefully it will be some place outside  Auto racing Roundup Foyt injured Michael Andretti wins by Mike Harris Elkhart Lake wis. Apr Michael Andretti gained a measure of revenge from Danny Sullivan and also kept alive his championship dreams with a Victory in sunday s Texaco hav olme 200 at Road America. The race was marred by a crash in which . Foyt sustained a broken left knee and Heel and a dislocated right foot. Foyt was taken by helicopter to Milwaukee county general Hospital where he was listed in satisfactory condition. The race was interrupted for 1 hour 43 minutes while Foyt was Cut from his battered car and prepared for the 60-mile ride to Milwaukee. Andretti who lost this race to Sullivan last year when he ran out of fuel Midway through the final Lap on the 4-mile, 11-Tum Road course got a break this time when Sullivan s Gearbox broke 12 laps from the end of the 50-Lap, 200-Raile event. Andretti a Victory moved him within 37 Points of cart pig cup Leader a1 Unser jr., who finished fourth and owns a 194-157 Lead with two races a and a maximum of 44 Points for a Driver a remaining. When racing resumed following the Foyt crash Andretti who was trailing at the time by nearly five seconds inherited the Lead when Sullivan went out. He then held off Emerson Fittipaldi the defending series Champion by 2.349 seconds averaging 106.192 Mph on the Way to winning $76,054. Rick ears finished third just ahead of Unser but had his slim Chance of a fourth series championship end. Mathematically Mears could tie Unser for the title but would lose on the basis of season victories. Unser has six and Mears one. Foyto a crash came on Lap 26 when he ran off the track at the end of the main Straightaway sliding Over a berm and into a ditch crushing in the front of his car around his legs. A grass fire near the car was quickly extinguished and safety workers got to the battered car in a Huriy. Unser who entered the race with a 45-Point Lead Over Andretti now leads 194-157. Mears is third with 140 with a maximum of 44 Points remaining in the final two races. Mario Andretti Michael a father and teammate finished fifth followed by Indianapolis 500 Winner Arie Luyendyk Bobby Rahal and Roberto Guerrero the last competitor on the Lead Lap. Or. James Stiehl an orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital said Foyt would undergo surgery to repair the knee injury and would be kept in the Milwaukee Hospital 24-48 hours before being transported to methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for further treatment. Foyt was running in 14th place a Lap behind the leaders when the Accident occurred. Foyt leads All indy car Drivers with 67 victories the last in 1981 at Pocono International raceway. He was Only a part time racer during much of the 1980s, but came Back to the cart series full time in 1988. Bodine wins Goody a 500 Martinsville a. Apr an Accident with nearly 200 laps left turned out to be All the incentive Geoff Bodine needed to win the Goody a 500 on sunday. A i had to redeem myself. That was a mistake and it was my mistake a said Bodine who Shook off the effects of a tangle with Terry Labonte and charged Back to win the caution and penalty filled Winston cup event. Bodine was leading on Lap 318 when he tangled in the second turn with the lapped car of Labonte and spun onto the infield. The collision caused heavy damage to Bod Ines car but he was Able to stay on the Lead Lap. Bodine said the wreck produced an unexpected Bonus . A it actually made the car handle better a he said. A we thought it might Hurt it but it sure Felt better after  the race which featured the usual fender banging Battles was slowed by 11 caution flags for a total of 58 laps. Bodine took the Lead to stay when he passed Mark Martin on Lap 459, and he pulled away to a 4.53-second Victory Over Dale Earnhardt. The Victory Worth $53,850, was the third this year for Bodine and the 10th of his career. He also won the Spring race at Martinsville Speedway. Bodine averaged 76.386 Mph on Martinsville a .526-mile Low banked Oval. Fiery crash ends race Montreal apr a fiery but injury free crash ended the first players Mon dial sports car race just beyond midpoint sunday handing Victory to Sauber Mercedes pilots Jean Louis Schlesser and Mauro Baldi and throwing the future of the event into doubt. On the 62nd of the scheduled 110 laps on the 2y4-mile circuit Gilles Villeneuve the Brun porsche of Spain a Jesus Pareja was struck by a manhole cover dislodged by the courage Cougar porsche of Frenchman Denis Morin. Pareja a car burst into flames and went off the track taking Morin and the second Brun porsche driven by Belgium Sharald Huysmans with him in a billowing Cloud of smoke. No one was injured although Pareja was saved Only by his fireproof suit. Officials stopped the race because there was too much debris on the track and fear among the teams that the track often criticized for being bumpy was unsafe. Baldi had just retaken the Lead from the Nissan combo of Mark Blundell and Julian Bailey of Britain. Positions at the time of the Accident were declared final. The Montreal race marked the debut of the Peugeot 905 and sex formula one Driver Keke Rosbergh a return to Competition after retiring in 1986. Rosberg and the porsche had a minor Accident on the 22nd Lap and dropped out on the 26th. Tracey registers easy win Elkhart Lake wis. A Paul Tracy continued to hold the hot hand in the american racing series leading 18 of 19 laps sunday on the Way to an easy Victory at Road America. The Canadian Driver who already clinched the series championship a week earlier at mid Ohio took the Lead on the second Lap around the 4-mile, 11-turn Road course and went onto beat Robbie Buhl to the finish line by 9.32 seconds