European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. June 3. 1991 x the stars and stripes b Pago to win surfers Paradise Australia apr former wac Light heavyweight Champion Jeff Harding of Australia scored a seventh round technical knockout Over american Bobby 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 left combination prompting referee Allan Moore to halt the bout. Harding 20-1 is rated the no. 1 contender for the world boxing Council title currently held by a 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 a Phis 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. Hie american won the first two rounds but then lost his zip. Harding 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 Harding is a Good counter puncher and caught me with some big blows to the body a Jennings said. A the needs a to work some More on his Harding said lie Only began to find his Range and rhythm in the third round and from then on 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 Andre Agassi smashes a forehand against Argentina a Alberto Maiu Ini in sunday s Firth roid , Paris apr the seven top seeded women captured All but one of the quarterfinal berths in the French open on sunday but no. 1 ranked Monica Seles got her first scare before charging past Italy a Sandra Cecehin. Seles the defending Champion lost her first set in four matches while overcoming Cecehin 3-6. 6-3. 6-0. No. 2 seed Steffi Craf who has yet to lose a set rolled Over Belgium a Sabine appelmans 6-2, 6-2 in 56 minutes. Third seeded Gabriela Sabatini who like. Graf has a Chance to capture Selest no. I ranking sailed past australians Rachel Mcquillan 6-3, 6-0. Among the men no. 4 seed Andre Agassi and 10th-Seededlclichael Chang survivor of an emotional third round match French open with Jimmy Connors also moved into the quarterfinals. by a partisan crowd. Chang wore Down seventh seeded Frenchman Guy forget 6-1, 6-1, 4-6�?T, 6-3. Agassi playing brilliantly against a Strong Clay Equart specialist Defeated Argentina a Alberto Mancini 6-3, 6-3. 5-7. 61. A finalist in i960, Agassi lost a set for Only the second time in this years tournament. A Jakob Llla sek of Switzerland rallied to beat Argentina a Christian Miniussi 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 to earn a berth against Agassi in the quarterfinals. Joining Seles and Graf among the Iasi eight women were no. 4 seed Mary Joe Fernandez and Arantha Sanchez Vigario. A Fernandez won her toughest match of the week defeating South Africa s finn Reinach 6-4, 7-6 7-2. Sanchez Vigario the no. 5 seed trounced Tami Whitlinger of the United states 6-2, 6-1, Fernandez and Sanchez Vigario will meet in the quarterfinals. Also advancing Jana Novotna a 6-0, 7-6 8-6 Victor Over Milt seeded Leila Meskhi of the soviet Union and seventh seed Conchita Martinez of Spain who Defeated 15-year-old Jennifer Capriati 6-3, 6-3. In one of the toughest Battles yet among the women i3th-Sccdcd Nathalie Tauz iat of France outlasted unseeded a Troko saw Matsu of Japan 7-5, 2-6, 12-id in a three hour match to teach her first grand slam Gehrig a a legend who lives on 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 Iris name has come to mean the crippling disease that killed him 50 years ago sunday. Not since has there been a player like him. In his 13 full seasons Gehrig averaged 147 Bis. No major leaguer has reached that number in a single season since George poster in 1977. Gehrig s death irom the disease that now is known by his name came just about two years alter illness forced him to retire. In his first 28 at bats m 1939/Gehrig had just tour hits with no homers and one rib. On May 2, 1939, the Iron horse told new York Yankees manager Joe Mccarthy that he was taking himself out of the lineup Allie 2.130 consecutive games. �?o1 Haven to been a bit of Good to the team since the season stalled. Gehrig said. A it would not be Tan to the boys to Joe or to the baseball Public Tor me to try going on. In fact it would not be Tan to Mysell. Mccarthy thought Gehrig just needed some a much deserved time off and would soon be Back. A i told Bim it would be is he wished. A Mccarthy said. A like everybody else in a sorry to see it happen. I told him not to worry. Maybe the warm weather will bring him around.�?�. Gehrig a problem w Asnat the w Eal her it was his body. At the Mayo clinic he was diagnosed As having Amy trophic lateral sclerosis now known simply As Gehrig a disease. On july 4, 1939, the Yankees Hono cd him with Lou Gehrig Day. When the film is played today on the Yankee stadium scoreboard the words still Send chills As they sound throughout the Ballpark. Quot today. I consider Mysell the Luckiest Man on the lace of the Earth he said Bis voice Echo if throughout packed but cavernous Yankee stadium. The spectre of Gehrig hangs oui in a base in the old Ballpark to tills Day. A i remember the Loisl time i placed lust base at Yankee stadium thinking i Slis in the same place Lou Geilim played. A said Don Mattingly who was to e Pilsen cd with an award sundae by the . Society. A it almost gave me chills.�?�. It is amazing what Gohng accomplished in a Short big league cancer. On june 2, 1925, Walls Pipp had a headache and was replaced by the kid from Columbia University. By the time the Streak a and his career ended lie bad 493 homers 1,990 Bis. A .632 slugging percentage and a major league resold 23 grand slams. In 1938 a his last Lull season sch Lig hit .295 with 29 Homchis and 14 Bis at the age of 35. For him it was an Oft season. Remember his Caiwei bests were a .379 average in 1930. 49 homers m 1934. Anil 1936 and an i in Cord 184 Bis in 1931. Who knows in the Usu Theis can be compared with today a . What with night games a tibial Mil and expansion even in they re not the Are Oso a whelming when computed with his contemporaries. A i was there a a Hume Yankees broadcaster Mel Allen said a but sometimes it does no to seem real now Ilijic was a real Lou Gehrig. A Guy who joked with ins cumulates and i sued at bad Calls. But alter ins last game he became a
