European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday june 3 1991 the stars and stripes b Pago 25 to win surfers Paradise Australia api a former wac Light heavyweight Champion Jeff Harding of Australia scored a seventh round technical knockout Over american Hobby Jennings in a 10-round bout sunday. Harding knocked Jennings to the Canvas in the sixth round and again in the seventh with a right Ici t combination prompting referee Allan Moore to halt the bout. Landing 20-1 is rated the no. 1 contender for the world Boom a Council title currently held by Dennis Andries. Harding beat an dries in Atlantic City to win the title but then lost it to him in Melbourne last year. The wac has ruled Andries must defend his title against Harding before july 28.a this fight was the Ideal Warmup for the Andries fight a Harding said a i was Rusty Early on and certainly needed the i Landing was Cut Over the left Eye by an overhand right from Jennings in the first round. The Tarter. Scan won the first two rounds but then lost his zip. I Landing dominated the bout from the third round on scoring with combinations to the head and the body ,. Jennings 25-5-1from Laurens s.c., had no complaints about the result a a a Harding is a Good counter puncher and caught me with some big blows to the body Quot Jennings said. A the needs to work some More on his Harding said he Only began to find his Range and rhythm in the third round and from then Oil he Felt comfortable. A now ill just take one week off and then get straight Back into training for the Andries fight a Harding said the . S Andre Agassi smashes a forehand against Argentina a Alberto Mancini in sundays fourth round Victory. Paris apr the seven lop seeded women captured All hut one of the Quad French open Fernandez won her toughest match of the week defeating South africans Elna terminal berths in the French open on with Jimmy Connors also moved into the Reinach 6-4, 7-0 7-2. Sanchez Vicho sunday but no. 1-ranked Monica Seles quarterfinals. Unfazed by a partisan the no. 5 seed Tumi willing got her first scare before charging past crowd Chang wore Down seventh seeded or of the United states 6-2, 6-1. Italy a Sandra Cecchini. Frenchman Guy i Durget 6-1, 0-1, 4-6, 6-3. Fernandez and Sanchez Vicai to will Italy a St Seles the defending Champion lost Agassi playing brilliantly against Ameet in the quarterfinals. Her first set matches while Over Strong Clay Czuri specialist Defeated at also advancing coming Ceschini 3-6, 6-3. 6-0. Gen Lina a Alberto Mancini 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6 Novotna a 6-0, 7-6 8-6 Victor Over 14lh no. 2 seed sell i Graf who has yet to l a finalist in 1999, Agassi lost a set for seeded Leila Meskhi of the soviet Union lose a set rolled Over Belgium a Sabine on the second time in this year s tour Tahj seventh seed con Liila Martinez of appelmans 6-2, 6 2 in 56 minutes. Third lament. Spain who Defeated 15-Yeur-okl Jennifer seeded Gabriela Subatin who like Graf a % Jakob Llla sek of Switzerland rallied to Capriati 6-3, 6-3. Has a Chance to capture Selest no. 1 beat Argentina a Christian Miniussi 4-6, none of the toughest Battles yet ranking sailed past Australia s Rachel 6-3,.5-7, 7-5, 6-2 to earn a berth against among the women Lith seeded Nathalie Mcquillan 6-3, 6-0. Agassi in the quarterfinals. Tau Zial of France outlasted in Seedell am orig the men,-.-no. 4t>ccd joining Seles and Graf among the Lastor Ion saw Matsu of Japan 7-5, 2-6, 12 Assi and loth Chang sur eight women were no. 4 seed Mary Joe 1.0 in a three hour match to reach her Vavor of an emotional third round match Fernandez and Arantha Sanchez Vicario. First grand slam quarterfinals. A on it Luj Lou Gehrig ,. A Luckiest Man by Ronald Blum the associated press when Lou Gehrig was playing for the new York Yankees his name became synonymous with strength and durability. Later name has conic to mean the crippling disease that killed him 50 years ago sunday not since has there Jyneen a player like him. A. In his 13 full seasons Gehrig averaged 147 Bis. No major leaguer has reached that number in a single season since George Foster in 1977. A Gehrig a death from the disease that now is known by his. Name came just about two years after illness forced him to retire. In his first 28 Al hats in 1939, Gehrig Hud just four bits with no homers and one rib. On May 2, 1939. The Iron horse told new York Yankees manager Joe Mccarthy that lie was taking himself out of the Fin cup after 2.130 consecutive games. Quot Quot i Haven to been a hit of Good to the team since the season Gehrig said. A it would not be fair to the boys to Joe or to the baseball Public for me to try going on. In fact it would not be fair to a Mccarthy thought Gehrig just needed some much deserved Lime off and would soon be i told him it would be As lie wished a Mccarthy said a Lake everybody else in a sorry to see it happen. I told him not to worry. Maybe the warm weather will bring him around.�?�. Gehrig s problem Wasny to the weather it was his body. A at the Mayo clinic he was diagnosed As having Amy trophic lateral sclerosis now known simply As Lou Gehrig a disease. ,. On july 4, 1939, the Yankees honoured him Gehrig Day. When die film is played today on the Yankee stadium scoreboard the words still Send chills us. They sound throughout the Ballpark. A today 1 consider myself the Luckiest Man on the lace of the he. Said his voice Clio Iii throughout packed but cavernous Yankee stadium the spectre of Gehrig hangs Over list base in the old Ballpark to . A i remember the first time i played first base at Yankee stadium thinking i was in the same place played a a said Don Mattingly who was to lie presented with an award sunday by the als. Society. A it almost gave me it is amazing what a Ching accomplished in a Short Hig Cague career. Of june 2, 1925, Waily i Ipp had a headache and was replaced by the kid from Columbia University. By the Lime the Streak a and his career ended lie Hud 49.3 homers 1.991 rails. A .632 slugging percentage and a major league record 23 grand slams. A in 19.38 a Liis last full season a a Gehrig hit .295 with 29 homers and ju4 Bis at the age of 35, for Hini i was an off season. Remember his Wareet bests were a .379 average in 1930. 49 homers in 1934 and 1936 and an american j eague record 184 Bis in 1931, who knows if the numbers can be compared with today s Smitj stick what with night games artificial Lute Anil expansion even if they re not. The Stals Are overwhelming when compared with Bis contemporaries. A i was there a Conner Yankees broadcaster me Allen said. A but sometimes it does t seem real now. was a real Lou Gehrig. A Guy who joke d with his teammates and argued at bail Mills. But Tiller his last game he became a
