European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I .7 v Ltd. A a Quot a f w0h 7? a a 5 v t r 4 it Wimbledon s Wimbledon England a fans huddled under umbrellas and players killed time in the cafeteria monday As rain wiped out a Wimbledon opening for the fifth time in history. A steady rainfall wrought havoc with the opening Day of a tournament at the crowd at court 14 deals with mondays showers in Southwest London. 4-Page Wimbledon preview in today Scenter Section which miserable weather is As much a tradition As strawberries and Cream. It was the 26th Day washed out completely since Wimbledon began in 1877. Four other opening Days have been wiped out a in 1888, 1903, 1969 and 1987. A a a. A a it a pretty Tough but you expect it when you come Here a said Aaron Krickstein who was scheduled to play Stefano Pescosolido. A i done to really mind sitting around for a couple of Days but if it rams until thursday its going to be pretty hard to handle.�?�. The Only player to lose during the rain delay was Monica Seles who was fined $6,000 dollars for dropping out of the tournament last friday.,. Gerry Smith executive director of the women a Tennis association said Seles will be penalized for her late withdrawal a the first time a top seed has pulled out of Wimbledon. Smith said Sta officials still do hot know the exact nature of Selest injury and that her agent International management group has been asked for a the stars  ports june 25,1991 b Page 28 medical certificate specifying the problem. Smith said efforts to Contact Seles directly have failed. A London bookies monday dropped Odds from 50-1 to 40-1 on bets that rain will interrupt or prevent every Days play on Centre court during the two week tournament.,. The abysmal weather was expected to affect play for several Days with the London weather Center forecasting heavy rain tuesday morning and periods of showers through at least thursday. The rain temporarily put on hold the quest by several players for some impressive achievements Martina Navratilova is one Victory away from her 100th Wimbledon singles Triumph and one behind Chris Evert a re see Wimbledon on Page 22michael Andretti squeezes through by Bob Baum Portland Ore. A Michael Andretti had a Good explanation for his daring some would say Foolhardy move to take the Lead at the Start of sundays . Joe a 200. A a in Myoung a he said a Young and . The unorthodox dash to the front set the stage for Andretti a dominating Victory in the race for the second straight year. Emerson Fittipaldi who was on the pole and finished 4.5 seconds behind Andretti said no other Driver would have made the move Michael did. A a Michael a a great Driver and he look a very High risk on the Start a Fittipaldi said. Andretti using his backup car had qualified fourth but shot Between the inside sports slugger awaits promotion to rangers a Page 22 Hulbertus Par wins playoff Page 25 Belcher dodgers top pirates a Page 26 comeback is All or nothing for Bird a Page 27 two front Row Drivers Fittipaldi and Rick Mears. Into first just seconds into the race. \ a a Quot Andretti a Chevrolet powered Lola barely slipped ahead of Fittipaldi As they entered the chicane at the end of the main Straightaway. A the Gap Between my car and Ricks was very Small a Fittipaldi said a i done to know How Michael did  Andretti tried to shrug it off. A i think it looked a Little worse than it really was a he said., a not from my cockpit a Fittipaldi responded. Andretti said he saw an opening and hit the throttle and was comfortable Fittipaldi would get out of his Way once he was in front. A when Emerson went to protect his line on the inside it left an opening a Little one but it was an opening and i went Lor it a Andretti said grabbing Fittipaldi a shoulder. A and i know i can Trust a Guy like  a i Hope he does no to Trust for the future a Fittipaldi said. Andretti led All but two of the 104 laps a race record dropping out of first Only during pit stops. The 2s-year-old Andretti shattered his own race record by nearly 5 Mph with an average Speed of 115.208 to become the first two time Winner on the indy car circuit this year. Fittipaldi was second and Bobby Rahal third. Andretti also won this year at Milwaukee. F v v v it i Michael Andretti Powers his car through a turn in route to Victory at Portland. Fittipaldi fell behind by As Many As 17 seconds before narrowing the Gap As Andretti had trouble for several laps trying to get around Scott Pruett Midway through the race. At one Point Andretti showed his frustration shaking his fist and pointing his Finger at Pruett for not letting him pass on the main Straightaway a i did no to want to do anything stupid but i was getting very frustrated because there really was no reason to be in that situation a Andretti said. A if i was being lapped id move Over. I know Emerson would move Over. I know All the top Drivers would move Over. I done to understand Why he had to fight me the Way he  Andretti who led for All but three laps in winning at Portland a year ago had to switch to his backup car after his primary car was damaged during a practice ses Sion wreck saturday morn Fig. It was the second time within a year that he has driven a backup to Victory. He did last season on the Road course at Lexington Ohio. Andretti a Victory was the 16th of his indy car career