European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Navratilova of Way to by Rob Gloster Wimbledon England a nine Lime Champion Martina Navratilova overcame woeful serving to survive a first round scare from Elna Reinach As Wimbledon finally began tuesday. But even then play ended earlier than scheduled As persistent rain returned and ended things at 7 . London time. Navratilova won her record 100th singles match despite losing her serve five times to the 22-year-old South african. She had to fight Back from three service Breaks in the final set of the 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory7. A a i really did no to need a match like  Navratilova said. A i played poorly but 1 just won it on  former champions Steffi Graf John Mcenroe and Pat Cash also advanced though with much greater ease As the Wimbledon tournament opened a Day behind schedule. All matches were rained out on monday. Graf Champion in 19ss and 1989 and the top women a seed this year breezed 6-2, 6-2 Over Sabine appelmans of Belgium. Mcenroe a three time Winner who is seeded 16th, won 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 Over Jaime Onins of Brazil. Mcenroe who lost in the first round last year to Derrick Rostagno took advantage of numerous errors and double faults by Onins and ignored the Slick Windy conditions on an outside court. A he provided me with a few7 favors a few double faults on big  Mcenroe said. Quot under the circumstances i played Well. Anytime you can win a match in straight sets its  Cash the 1987 Champion Defeated californian Jeff Tarango 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 in a match interrupted for about an hour by rain. Also advancing in straight sets As the tournament got under Way a Day behind schedule were women a seeds Arantha Sanchez Vicario Mary Joe Fernandez Zina Garrison and Judith pics nor. Fourth seed Sanchez Vicario a Clay court specialist whose improving play on crass has made her a dark horse contender this Vear Defeated Barbara Giltner 61.6-2. Fernandez the fifth seed had to work a Little Harthur to eliminate qualifier Petra Kamstra 6-2a6-4. Wiesner seeded 16th, Defeated american Halle Cioffi 6-1, 6-2. Garrison a finalist last year Defeated. Briton Sara Gomer 6-3, 6-3 in a match delayed More than 2v hours by Slippery conditions. Navratilova a Quarle finalist every year since 1975, had six double faults and onh one Ace. Reinach ranked 49th in the world attacked Navratilova s second sen e for repeated winners. But Reinach who lost 12 of the final 13 Points after being up 4-3 and 30-0 in the final set let Many opportunities slip away. She converted Only five of her 21 Martina Navratilova Muscles through tuesday despite five service Breaks. Break Points while Navratilova made Good on seven of her eight break Points against Reinach. A when it really got to the punch i got scared a Reinach said. A she made some Good returns Good passing shots. Maybe 1 just held Back a Little bit too much. 1 just got scared trying to go for it i  the third seeded Navratilova who did not drop a set in route to her record ninth title last year never scented comfortable on the court and was tentative at the net. She did not take control until the final three eanies. A i Felt like i was in a final at the end. My adrenaline was really pumping big time a Navratilova said. A i came up with the big shots when i had  rain wiped out All 66 scheduled matches monday the fifth time a Wimbledon opening Day has been washed out. It was the 26th Day completely rained put since Wimbledon began in 1877. With tuesdays postponed matches backing into mondays club officials announced that play would begin at 11 . On wednesday instead of the usual l2 30 . Weather permitting. The stars and stripes june 26,1991 b Page 28 replays by nil Buffalo by. Apr culminating a seven year Effort by some league officials the National hockey league on monday became the second major professional sport to endorse the use of video replays. A a the Rule one of Many approved by the leagues Board of governors will have the league employ a video goal judge in each Arena who will help the referee to determine goal no goal Calls. The Rule May prove More difficult to implement than the National football leagues replay review since unlike the nil not every nil game is televised. / but league officials said that every nil team tapes All of its games for training purposes and that video would be available to the video goal judge. Quebec Nordques president Marcel Aubut a Long time proponent of video replays noted that the a Fly a experience with replay review a was not always 100 percent  Jim Gregory the leagues vice president of hockey operations said that the replay will Only be used to. A determine if the puck crossed the goal line a determine if the puck was kicked or thrown into the net a a determine if the puck went into the net directly off an official which is not a goal and a determine if the puck crossed the goal line before the net was dislodged or before the end of a period occurred. As part of that final category the league also voted to use game clocks that will count in tenths of seconds in the final minute of every period. Gregory said the video goal judge can Contact the referee a or vice versa through the scorers table if there is some question As to whether or when a puck crossed the goal line. Teams will not be Able to request replay reviews. The replay official would be allowed up to two minutes to review whatever video could be provided either through a clubs in House feed or through the feeds of whatever broadcasters were televising the game / inside sports Tennis Groupie dispenses largess a Page 22 draft Day �?T91 arrives for Aba a pages 24-25 Erickson tosses 2-hitter at Yankees a Page 26 another Hull a different sport a Page 27 Tarkanian denies latest charge Las vegas apr univ coach Jerry Tarkanian h3s angrily denied he signed request forms providing tickets to basketball games for convicted sports fixer Richard Perry. Tarkanian responded after Klas to reported monday evening that six complimentary tickets were Given to Perry on Tarkanian a authorization. The Las vegas station attributed the report to an investigation that has been conducted by the Nevada attorney Een Erat s office which has been looking into the allocation of complimentary tickets. Tarkanian says the Issue came up two weeks ago when it was Learned that tickets were left for Perry four times in 19s6 and 1987. Tarkanian says he was questioned by univ officials at that time. A Only one time was my signature on the ticket request form and it was. Forged Quot Tarkanian said. A it was not my  attorney general a probe which began last october reportedly was prompted by someone forging names to ticket request  said tickets requested by Perry other than the one time in which his name was used were requested by other personnel in the basketball office Tarkanian said the requests were legitimate because Perry was then known Only As Sam Perry and was known As a new see Tark on Page 22