European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports Wir Woodforde sends Gilbert packing from wire reports Rome a australian Mark Woodforde mounted a comeback to score the first upset of the $1.2 million italian open Tennis tournament monday with a first round defeat of eighth seeded american Brad Gilbert. Woodforde who has made Early exits himself in recent weeks on Clay at Munich Monte Carlo and Barcelona reversed the disturbing trend with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 Victory. A a. A. A. A a a a Woodforde dropped the. 48-minute opening set against Gilbert who was seeded first Here a year ago. The american however  maintain the Momen turn and Woodforde fought Back in the two hour plus match to secure Victory. Austria a defending Champion Thomas Muster whose game has slumped in an injury marred year took a major step towards picking up the pieces As he beat Amos Mansdorf of Israel 6-4, 6-2. Musters next opponent is Likely to be fourth seeded yugoslav Goran Ivanisevic the world no.7, who was not in action on the opening Day. In other matches on a Day interrupted by a violent late afternoon rainstorm no. 15 Alexander Volkov of the soviet Union eliminated Jan Siemering of Holland 6-7 3-76-3, 6-2, 13th ranked Swiss Jakob Hlasek knocked out local favorite Paolo Cane of Italy 3-6 6-2, 6-4, Fabrice san Toto of France beat swede Magnus Larsson 6-4, 6-1 and Argentina a Horacio de la Pena beat Peter Lundgren of Sweden 6-2 6-2. Top seed at one of the strongest Rome Fields in years is German world no. 2 Boris Becker. He is followed in the seedlings by flamboyant american Andre Agassi playing at the Foro italico for the first time since losing in the 1989 final to Argentine Alberto  captures . Day tourney Charlotte . A seventh seeded Jaime Yznaga Defeated Jimmy Arias 6-3, 7-5 sunday to win the . Menus Clay court championships. Yznaga who had not won a tournament title since 1988. Took Home the $30,960 winners share before 5,049 fans. The 23-year-old from Lima Peru did not lose a set All week on the Green Clay courts the frustration continues for the fifth seeded Arias who has not won a title since 1983. He earned More than $18,000.stanford wins women s Tennis Stanford Calif. Stanford beat Urcla 5-1 on sunday to capture its sixth straight Mcaa women a Tennis championship the eighth time the cardinals have captured the Crown in the 10-year history of the event. A. A a a a a. A a a a. A a a a. Stanford 26-1 received singles victories from Debbie Graham Laxmi Porcuri Heather Willens Teri Whitlinger and Kylie Johnson. Stanford a no. 1 singles player Sandra Birch was slowed by a stomach virus and lost to a clan a Kimberly to 7-5,6-1.belle to stay in Indian lineup Cleveland a the Cleveland indians will keep Albert Pulle in the lineup while american league president Bobby Brown decides How to punish him for throwing a baseball at a heckler. Brown was to receive a full report monday on the incident which occurred during saturdays California Angels indians game at Cleveland stadium. Belle who spent 10 weeks in an alcoholism rehabilitation program last summer hit Jeff pillar of Cleveland in the Chest with a baseball after pillar jokingly invited him to a Keg party. A videotape of Belle throwing toward the stands was sent to Brown said indians spokesman Bob Dibiasio. The camera did not follow the Ball into the seats. The indians plan their own disciplinary action but ill not do anything until Brown completes his jives to action team president Hank Peters said. Records fall As lady utes win Omaha neb. Apr it took 56 innings seven Mcaa records 51 innings of pitching from one player and a Sunset and Sunrise before the Western athletic conference crowned a softball Champion. A we say a put it All out on the Field and leave exhausted a Creighton coach Mary Higgins said after her bluejays battled Utah in Back to Back 31 and 25-inning games for the wac title saturday night and Early sunday morning. A i did no to think it would come quite to  Creighton eked out a 1-0 Victory in the 31-inning game a the longest in Mcaa history a to Force a second game in the double elimination tournament. That game ended after 25 innings a at 6 08 . Cd sunday a when Utah a Christina Freeman scored from second on an error by Creighton first baseman Teir Wilber to give the lady utes a 4-3 Victory and a berth in the 20-team Mcaa softball regional Field. A it All seems like such a blur to me Quot Utah coach to Evans said. A i can to even remember everything that  besides the record setting 31 innings in the first game Utah set an Mcaa record for most at bats by a team with 114 in the first game. Creighton sent 106 batters to the plate. To he lady utes also stranded 34 runners in the first game to establish a record lit the second game. Utah left 31 on base and Creighton 25, both of which bettered the previous  records were also set for a most hits in a game 7. Charmelle Green Utah ties record. A most walks in a game 6, Wendy Steward Utah All intentional. A most innings pitched in a game 31, Kelly Brookhart Creighton and Janet Womack Utah. A most at bats by a player 14, set by four Utah players. Four other players in the game batted 13 times bettering the previous record. Brookhart a numbers were astounding. A she won the first game with 31 innings of shutout pitching despite giving up 25 hits. Then she came on in Relief in the fifth inning of the second game and threw 20w innings in that game. And All of that was on top of a seven inning shutout of new Mexico earlier saturday to put Creighton into the championship  rejoins athletics new York a infielder Vance Law rejoined the Oakland athletics on sunday after coming off the 15-Day disabled list. To make room for Law on their roster the athletics sent infielder Fred Manrique to Tacoma of the Pacific coast league. Manrique was hitting .143 in nine games. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Jennings sets 8km record Washington a Lynn Jennings broke away from Susan Sirma in the closing stages and raced to an eight Kilometre world record in winning the Nike women a race on  Jennings the two time world Cross country Champion was timed in 25 minutes 2 seconds breaking the Mark of 25 03 held by Grete Waitz of Norway. A. A a a a a Doran placed on disabled list jockey Back after suspension Chicago a the Cincinnati reds placed second baseman Bill Doran on the 15-Day disabled list sunday and called up two minor leagues to give them More depth in the infield and at Catcher. The reds called up Catcher Glenn Sutko from class a Chattanooga and infielder Freddie Benavides from class aaa Nashville. First baseman Terry Lee was optioned Back to Nashville to create another roster  wins reunion seniors Frisco Texas a Chi Chi Rodriguez made a 15-foot Par saving putt on the fourth Hole of sudden death sunday to defeat Jim Colbert and capture his fourth tournament of the year the reunion seniors pro am. It was the second Triumph in As Many weeks for Rodriguez who with his $60,000 paycheck boosted his pea senior tour leading earnings to $395,703. Rodriguez shot a final round 67 in hot muggy weather to leave him at 8-under 208 for 54 holes. Colbert looking for his first Victory since joining the tour in March shot a 68 on sunday. Birdies Send Stacy to Victory Chesapeake a. A Hollis Stacy birdied the 14th, 15th and 16th holes for a 1-stroke Victory m the up Gay a Crestar farm fresh classic on sunday. Stacy a 3-under-Par 69 and 6-under 282 total were Good enough to overtake Tammie Green 73elaine Crosby 74 and Patty Sheehan 69who tied for second after faltering Over the last six holes on the 6,412-Yard Greenbrier country club course. It was Stacy a 18th Victory of her Lyga career but her first since 1985. A a. V a Quot. Inglewood Calif. Patrick Valenzuela returned to racing after a six month suspension and had his first mount Bolt and crash through a Fence at Holly Wood Park on sunday lie Rode six horses on the card but did not have a Winner. The 28-year-old jockey was suspended last november for refusing to submit to a drug test. He was licensed again by the California horse racing Board last  wins split decision Roches Ter n  Veteran Terrence Alii out boxed favored Charles Murray to win a 12-round split decision sunday that will Cost Murray a Chance to Light for a world title next. The 31-year-old Alii 47-7-2, battered the previously undefeated Murray 20-1, in the final round backing the younger fighter from one Neutral Corner to the other with head shots until the final  evens miss series san Diego a Davjd Hoggan scored the game winning goal Early in the fourth Quarter As the Cleveland crunch Defeated the san Diego sockets 4-3 to even the miss championship series at i. Hector Marinaro and Zoran Karic each had a goal and two assists for the crunch in sundays game. Cleveland will be at Home for the next three games of the Best of seven series. Game 3 is Friday  mat coach named Las vegas a Arizona state wrestling coach Bobby Douglas has been named coach of the 1992 . Olympic team. . Cyclist nabs Overall Lead in tour Dupont a. A. A a. 1 11 t ,. A .1 _ a a _1__ l.  to it a it a 4 Arlington a. Apr an american cyclist Rode into a unique position in is Homeland in a sport normally Domi ated by europeans. While Germany a Rolf Aldag out printed a group of 19 riders for the Hird stage win Greg Oravetz finished second and took the race leaders Jersey it a the tour Dupont bicycle race. A in a not totally surprised but there were about 20 Guys who could be in the Lead a said Oravetz 24, of Huntington Beach Calif. A but riders who just follow never win. I like to ride my own race. Aldag 22, a first year pro completed the 80-mile Arlington circuit race in 2 hours 55 minutes 36 seconds. Oravetz was out sprinted by i1/ Bike lengths by Aldag with Frankie Andreau of Dearborn. Mich., third. But his finish allowed Oravetz to become Only the second american to Lead the third year race As Well As the third different Leader since the 1,100-mile event began last thursday in Wilmington Del. Oravetz the 1989 Winner of the . Pro championship who rides for the Domestic Coors Light squad earned a six second time Bonus for second. He holds a three second margin Over Hollands Erik Breukink the prologue Winner and Leader after the first stage. Aldag is third Overall seven seconds behind. American Amateur Bobby Julich of Glenwood Springs colo., is fourth. 11 seconds behind Oravetz. For the third consecutive Day three time tour de France Winner Greg Lem Ond of Wayzata. Minn., held an Early race Lead. But he finished 39th in the main trailing pack and is tied for 47th place 2 30 behind Oravetz