European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wimbledon s the crowd at court 14 deals with mondays showers in Southwest London. Wimbledon England a fans huddled under umbrellas and players killed time in the cafeteria monday As ram wiped out a Wimbledon opening for the fifth time in history. A steady rainfall wrought havoc with the opening Day of a tournament at. 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 it a pretty Tough but you expect it. When you come Here a said Aaron Kickstein who was scheduled to play Stefano Pescosolido. Quot i done to really mind sitting around for a couple of Days but if it Rains until thursday its going to. Be pretty hard to 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. A a a Smith said Sta officials still do not 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 tour Namel a a. 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 impress Siv achievements a Martina Navratilova is one Victory away from her 100th Wimbledon singles Triumph and one behind Chris Evert a on Page 22michael Andretti squeezes through by Bob Balm Portland Ore. Apr Michael Andretti had a Good explanation Tor his daring some would say Foolhardy move to take the Lead at the Start of sundays . Joe a 200. A i m Young a lie said a Young and. Stu. Pid a i he unorthodox dash to the front set the stage Tor Andretti a dominating vie to Rym the race for the second straight year. Emerson 1 Fittipaldi who was on the pole and fished 4.5 seconds behind Andretti said no other Driver would have made the move Michael did. A Michael s a great Driver and he took a very High risk on the Start a Fittipaldi .said., a a a a a a. A a a a a. A v a a a a a Andretti using his backup car had qualified fourth Quot but shot Between the inside sports slugger awaits promotion to rangers j a Page 22hulbert�?Ts Par wins playoff a Page 25belcher, dodgers top pirates a Page 26comeback is All or nothing for Bird a Page 27 two front Row Drivers Fittipaldi and Rick cars into first just seconds into the race. A a a a 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 Don t know How Michael did Andretti tried to shrug it off. �?o1 think it looked a Little worse than it really was a he not from my cockpit a Fittipaldi responded. ,. Andretti said he saw an opening and hit the throttle and was comfortable Fitti. Paldi 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 for it a Andretti said grabbing Fitti. Paldin a shoulder. A and i know i can Trust a Guy like Emerson a.�?o1 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. A. A. The 28-Ycar-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 Cir i Cuit this year. Fittipaldi was second and Bobby Rahal third. Andretti also won this year at Milwaukee. A a Ramhi v a Quot a \ of f \ f a a i Quot Quot Quot Quot 1 i i Tii , a a i it inn 11 ii ii Iii i Mvi Iii in. No Michael Andretti Powers his car through a turn in route to Victory at Portland. A Fittipaldi fell behind by As Many As 17 would Moye Over. I know All the top Driy seconds before narrowing the Gap As an ers would move Over. I Don t understand duct to had trouble for several laps trying Why he had to fight me the Way he to get around Scott Pruett Midway Andretti who led for All but three laps through the race. In winning at Portland a year ago had to at one Point Andretti showed his frus switch to his backup car after his primary traction shaking his fist and pointing his car was damaged during a practice ses Finger at Pruett for not letting him passion wreck saturday torn Fig. On the main Straightaway it was the second time within a year a i did no to want to do anything stupid that he has driven a backup to Victory. He but i was getting very frustrated because did last season on the Road course at Lex there really was no reason to be in that in ton Ohio. Situation Andretti said. A if 1 was being Andretti a Victory was the 16th of his lapped id move Over. I know Emerson indy car career. A
