European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes wednesday june 26, 1991commentarytennis Buff collecting moments wherever Monica Seles is and whatever she is doing she picked a wonderful year to miss Wimbledon. Any tournament that has had one. More bomb scare than Points played is already in full gloom. Not Only that but the Good folks who run the tournament sent everybody out into the Dank evening without refund or rain ticket or even a clipped,�?osorry.�?�. The tournament will eventually begin but we will not see Seles either in Mist or in sunlight. The 17-year-old, who was opposed to be top seeded in this tournament is somewhere in the states nursing an a injury. A a. A a the absence of the French open Champion made James Annan Borg levee quite sad. He docs not like to see misfortune strike any of a a my girls a and at the moment Monica Seles is right at the top of that Long list. A a a a a. A a a a a not that i give her any Money because she a doing quite Well a levee said monday. Levee an heir to the Annan Borg publishing Fortune does give Money to other players on the tour. He is the ultimate Tennis supporter a please not a a fan a who claims lie spends so much above a Legal $600,000 limit that he also pays the taxes on gifts to a my girls.�?�. Had it not been for one Little flurry of physical action during the French open levee would have remained relatively Anonymous except to the regulars on the women a tour. But he was pushed or struck or hit or swatted Oil the top of the head by in Eter Graf whose daughter Steffi was losing the first set of the semifinal to Arantha Sanchez Vicario. The Brief sen file was the result of a Friendship gone bad. Levee estimates that he has Given More than-$750,000 in Cash and other gifts to Steffi Graf include George Vecsey ing two porsche and plane a pcs and jewelry1, none of which he wants Back. He said he gave sums of $50,000 the Way less affluent fans give cookies to musicians on the tour bus or drawings to their favorite ballplayers. While the rain continued to fall on Wimbledon levee sat in his rented Home just a few Long lobs from the courts. He is 51 and he is a Man who says he spends several Days a week just figuring How to spend his Money on charities and Tennis. A i wish i w Ere As Good on the Stock Market As i am on Tennis a he said As his Fiancee Jill Genson smiled he remembered going to the Lipton tournament in Florida in 1985 and a writing Down two names and picking them to be in the top 10.�?� 1 one was Gabriela Sabatini then 14. The other was Steffi Graf then 15. He said he began following the women a tour for two reasons a i always wanted to be an athlete particularly a hockey player. And also because i always wanted to have a daughter.�?�. Levee said he and Genson a could stay Home in Florida just be dilettantes but the players want to know you re there when the temperature is 95 do Grees at key Biscayne or the gnats Are biting in South Carolina or its freezing cold at he added a i know they re not my daughters but when Monica Calls me from Australia on jew years eve getting the time zone right it makes me Happy. The girls ask a what Are you doing this for a and i say a so i can have one moment Frozen in time. One player who knows levee said he was considered a regular a Friend Anco not a suspicious charac. Ter even to those who did Benefit directly from him. Last weekend at the annual Talent show at the end of the women a tournament in Eastbourne Roz Fairbank donned a wig. False Gray Mustache and began twirling rubber bands on her fingers the Way levee does when he is not permitted to smoke. A they never imitate somebody who Isnit on the tour a levee said. A i was so proud.�?�. He was proud to be known As a Good Friend of Peter Graf for several years but said the Friendship began to sour in 19s8, when Steffi Graf won the grand slam All four major tournaments and then won the Gold medal at the summer games in South Korea. 1 levee is not the Only person to say that Peter Graf has become truculent to the despair of his own daughter. The grass say they got tired of levee levee says he grew tired of the grass. Either Way he soon was attracted to Seles whom he Calls a a mouse because a she can get through anything and a co coat because of her fondness for that drink. Seles slipped mouse like out of this tournament perhaps with Shin splints that have been bothering her since the French open. The women a Tennis association cannot clarify matters because said Gerry Smith who is the executive director Seles will not come to the phone. Levee did not Volunteer much about Selest injury but he said a i would go to the states right away if she needed me a and his track record is that he would do just that. The new York Tim Stark from Page 28 York City basketball coach. A in 1987, we knew Sam Perry As a summer league coach from new York City a Tarkanian said. Monday night. A there Wasny to anyone who knew him differently. This whole thing makes me sick. He was treated just like any other coach would have been treated.�?�. Perry was responsible for steering new York prep Star Lloyd Daniels to univ. Daniels was dropped without Ever playing after lie was arrested on drug charges. _ Tarkanian announced earlier this month that he would retire at the end of the next season. The retirement was prompted by publication of photos showing three former univ players in a hot tub with Perry at his Las vegas Home. Tarkanian was upset Over the latest Flap involving his basketball program which has been in hot water with the Mcaa off and on for 14 years. The rebels Are banned from television and postseason play next season and univ is currently responding to an Mcaa letter of inquiry citing 29 alleged violations. Many of the violations involve Tui recruitment of Daniels. Tarkanian said the state attorney general a office has never talked to him about the ticket situation. Perry a identity As a convicted sports fixer became generally known in the Spring of 1989 when time Magazine reported he had Given Money to two former players during lunch at Caesars Palace. A Tarkanian says he has warned his players several times since then to stay away from Perry. Bush going to All Star game Washington up1 president Bush will attend this years major league baseball Sah Star game in Toronto july 9, the White House announced tuesday. Bush who in 1990 threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Toronto a sky dome the Only stadium with an electronically retractable roof will be accompanied by Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney. The White House said Bush and Mulroney will also take time during the presidents visit to the Canadian City to discuss the upcoming economic Summit in London scheduled for the following gets own Stanley cup president Bush holds a miniature Stanley cup presented by the Pittsburgh penguins during a Rose Garden ceremony monday honouring the National hockey league champs including team Captain Mario Lemieux left. Quot you beat the injuries you beat the Odds and clearly you beat your opponents All the Way to the Stanley cup a Bush told the players. Quot your hard work your drive your determination made this a season to the penguins visit came a month after they Defeated the Minnesota North stars for the title. 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