European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Courier in Paris by Rebecca Bryan United press International Paris a Jim courier playing in his first grand slam final and facing his onetime Roommate sunday Hung on through two rain delays to defeat fellow american Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to win the $6.6 million French open. It marked the second straight year Agassi has finished runner up in Paris and the third time he has lost a grand slam final. A i just Hung Tough a courier said. A a five setter is about  this was the first French open final Between americans since 1954, when Tony Trabert beat Art Larsen and Only the fifth to go five sets. Michael Chang had broken a 34-year drought for american men in 1989, also in five sets. Courier the no. 9 seed wrapped up the match in 3 hours 20 minutes with an Ace on his first match Point. He then plopped on his Back and raised his arms skyward. He lifted himself front the ground the red Clay of Roland Garros sticking to his wet shirt an French open tossed his Racket away. A today i got a few Breaks worked hard on Points and changed strategy a said courier at 20 a year younger than Agassi. A i stood Back and made him hit a few More  courier who played in Agassi a Shadow when the two were youngsters at their Florida Tennis school kept his flamboyant opponent on the defensive throughout the fifth set breaking him first in the eighth game. He saved one break Point himself in the next with two outstanding volleys and even though he dropped serve he looked relaxed and confident. In the next game Agassi the no. 4 seed from Las vegas nev., went wide with an overhead smash to give courier a 5-4 Lead and the 20-year-old from Dade City fla., served out for the match with aplomb. Entering sunday Agassi and courier had played six times with Agassi winning four. Until this tournament courier had never progressed beyond the fourth round of a grand slam event. His victims on the Way to this final included no. 1 seed Stefan Edberg in the quarterfinals and no. .12 Michael Stich in the semifinals. Courier hardly had ambitions of winning when. Play began two weeks ago. A my form was not too Good a he said. A i was just hoping to sneak through the first few  it was by far the biggest payday for courier a the winners Check of $451,660 exceeded his earnings of $437,390 for All of 1990. The stars and stripes ports june 10,1991 b Page 28 monarchs a crowned Byro Staggenborg staff writer London a can you say Blowout the London monarchs sure can because that a what the inaugural world bowl turned into sunday As Stan Gelbaugh threw three touchdowns passes to Lead the London monarchs to the world league of american football championship with a 21-0 Victory in Wembley stadium. Gelbaugh the we aft a offensive player of the year completed 18 of 25 attempts for 191 Yards. He left the game late in the second half with an injury but Hansel cent Erwith Jerry Bailey up rebuffs a final turn Challenge saturday from scan receiving the whip from Chris  by Bill Christine the los Angeles times Elmo it . A this was the Way the triple Crown series was meant to end the Kentucky Derby Winner and the Preakness Winner battling in the final Yards of the Belmont Slakes. Pat Day Riding corporate report Well Back in fourth place had a Good View along with 51,766 spectators at Belmont Park saturday As Hansel the Winner of inside sports leu rises to top of College baseball a Page 22lakers pay Price to guard Jordan a Page 25padres Batter pirates 11-0 a Page 26clemens returns quiets a a in Oakland a Page 26offbelmont stakes the Preakness and strike the Gold the first place finisher of the Derby sped toward the wire together. A i was Reading in the paper today that this years Belmont was supposed to be Plain Vanilla a Day said. A but in Light of that finish it was anything but. The Industry needed something like  Hansel beat strike the Gold by a head the smallest Belmont margin since affirmed swept the triple Crown by beating Lydar by a head in 1978. Hansel won the $417,480 winners share of the $695,800 purse and clinched the $1 million Bonus that goes to the horse with the Best performances in the triple Crown. For his owners plus Trainer Nick Zito and jockey Chris Antley strike the Gold came within inches of duplicating his dramatic charge in the Derby five weeks ago on a Day when Hansel the betting Tavor Ite ran 10th. Three weeks Back in the Preakness strike the Gold went off the favorite and finished sixth. Saturdays 11-horse Field turned into a two horse race by the stretch with mane minister becoming the first horse to finish third in All the triple Crown races. He trailed strike the Gold by three lengths across the finish line and was 21/2 lengths better than corporate report in fourth place. The rest of the order of finish was scan Quintana lost Mountain smooth performance subordinated debt Green Alligator and another review who was eased at the top of the stretch. Hansel a bleeder whose ability to win in new York was questioned because that state bans the diuretic la six w As the second betting Choice anti paid $10.20, $6.40 and $5. Strike the Gold the 2-1 favorite returned $5 and $4 and mane minister at 17-1, paid $4.40 to show. Hansel a time of 2 28 for the mile and a half was slow for a track that had been playing extremely fast for More than a week. All of the horses carried the triple Crown weight of 126 pounds. A my horse just did no to run his race at All in the Derby a said Frank Brothers Trainer of Hansel. A i knew that Wasny to Hansel in the Derby. I knew he was much better than he showed that  world bowl returned at the Start of the third Quarter to Lead the monarchs to the inaugural Olaf title. Barcelona one of the lowest scoring teams in the league this season out gained the monarchs churning out 332 Yards of offence. The dragons passed for 240 Yards to London a 369. \ but six turnovers and the inability to capitalize on third Down plays led to the dragons slaying. Barcelona converted Only 23 percent of its third Downs. The official attendance was announced was 61,108, somewhat below the leagues estimation of 63,000 fans. Still the figure sets a Olaf record Topping crowds of 53,000 in Montreal and Birmingham earlier in the year. The monarchs jumped to a 21-0 Lead by halftime when Gelbaugh rifled a 14-Yard Bullet to Judd Garrett with just 43 seconds left in the half. After sputtering through much of the first Quarter Gelbaugh showed Why he was the leagues top quarterback hitting Jon Horton the we aft a reception Leader during the regular season with a 59-Yard surface to end zone missile. Barcelona safety Charles Fryar appeared to have the advantage going up for Gelbaughh a pass but Horton stepped in front of him caught it slapped Fryar see world on Page 22 i