European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jennifer Capriati dethroned Martina Navratilova 6-4, 7-5 wednesday handing the defending Champ Only her second defeat in 14 years at Wimbledon. Capriati rallies to beat Navratilova by Rob Gloster Wimbledon England a Jennifer Capriati dethroned grass court Queen Martina Navratilova 6-4, 7-5 in a Wimbledon quarterfinal wednesday that presented a contrast of generations and styles. Capriati a Florida schoolgirl became the youngest women a semifinalist in Wimbledon history by rallying from a break Down in the second set to defeat the nine time Champion in the completion of a match halted tuesday by rain. The 15-year-old Capriati was less than four months old when Navratilova reached her first Wimbledon semifinal in 1976. The match ended on a double fault by Navratilova who served poorly throughout the match. The defending Champion was never Able to impose her serve and Volley game on Capriati a natural base liner. Ninth seed Capriati advanced to a semifinal match against second seed Gabriela Sabatini who finished off a 6-2, 6-1 Victory Over Laura Gildemeister on wednesday. Sabatini was leading 6-2, 1-0 when the rain began tuesday. Partly Cloudy skies wednesday allowed frenchmen Thierry Champion and Guy forget the seventh seed to Complete victories Over americans. Champion finished off a 6-7, 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 fourth round Victory Over Derrick Rostagno who had eliminated Jimmy Connors in the third round. Forget completed a 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Tim Mayotte in another fourth round match that had started tuesday. Capriati is the Only person other than Steffi Graf to win a Wimbledon match against Navratilova in a decade. Navratilova holds Wimbledon records for titles victories and matches played and wednesdays defeat was Only her 10th in 113 singles matches. The-15-year-old Capriati was leading 64, 2-3 when rain halted play on tuesday. Play has been delayed at least once every see Capriati on Page 20 two rookies help rangers Over Arlington Texas apr Nolan Ryan set another record but it was the Texas rangers hitters who stole the show. Rafael Palmeiro hit two homers for the second time in four games As Texas beat the Oakland athletics 9-6 tuesday night. The rangers pounded out 19 hits including four by Rookie Ivan Rodriguez and three each by Steve Buechele and Dean Palmer. Rodriguez and Palmer much heralded More Al games on Page 22 rookies were making their much anticipated 1991 Home debuts before a sellout crowd of 41,172. A i think  stick around for a few More Days a rangers manager Bobby Valentine joked. Ryan a who had a no decision a struck out Willie Wilson to end the fourth inning setting a major league record with his 22nd straight season with 100 or More strikeouts. That broke a tie with Don Sutton. Ryan pitching for the first time in 11 Days because of a sore right shoulder allowed a three run Homer to Jose Canseco a who had four Bis a and a Solo shot by Harold Baines. They were the Only hits Ryan allowed in five innings. Canseco a Homer his 19th, tied him with Detroit Scecil fielder and Minnesota Schili Davis for the american league Lead. Buecheler a two run eighth inning single off Gene Nelson broke a 6-6 tie to the stars and stripes july 4/5,1991 Page 24 give Texas its fourth straight Victory Over the athletics. Rick Honeycutt 0-2 was the loser. Kenny Rogers 5-7 pitched a innings of scoreless Relief for the Victory. Jeff Russell worked the ninth for his 16th save As the rangers out hit the athletics 19-4. Rodriguez Texas 19-year-old Rookie Catcher had four singles in his Arlington debut. Palmeiro and Palmer who had three Bis each hit Back to Back pitches for Home runs off Bob Welch in the third giving Texas a 3-0 Lead. Canseco a Homer came after walks to Mike Gallego and Rickey Henderson. Ryan finished with four walks and five strikeouts. Before Canseco a three run Homer pulled Oakland to 6-4, Palmeiro hit his second Homer in the fourth following a two out rib single by Palmer. Twins Erickson goes on do Toronto apr Scott Erickson will miss a probable All Star game appearance because of. A strained right Elbow but the Minnesota twins Ace right hander figures that a better than missing a possible postseason game. Erickson who leads the league with a 12-3 record and a 1.83 Era was one of the favourites to be the american leagues starting Pitcher in next weeks All Star game. He was placed on the 15-Day disabled list tuesday. A i guess id rather be out right now than at the end of the year when we re battling for a playoff spot a said Erickson. A i was doing More harm to the team than Good. In a disappointed at missing the All Star game. But this team comes first. If in a not at my Best in a better off on the  Erickson a placement on the do was retroactive to sunday. He will be eligible to pitch again july 14. The twins also announced tuesday that outfielder first baseman Gene Larkin was placed on the 15-Day disabled list. Larkin strained his right Groin in monday nights game against Chicago. To file the spots on the roster Minnesota activated left handed Pitcher David West from the disabled list and recalled outfielder Jarvis Brown from Portland of the Pacific coast league. Varsho drives in 6 As pirates whip cubs Chicago a Gary Varsho hit two homers a the first of his major league career a and also had a triple a sacrifice Fly and six Bis tuesday leading a 22-hit attack that carried Pittsburgh to a 13-4 Victory Over the Chicago cubs. Andy Van Slyke also homered and Orlando Merced Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds tripled in the pirates extra base onslaught that included a double and three singles by Mike Lavalliere. Bonilla also had four hits in the pirates biggest hit total since aug. 11, 1979, when they had 23 against Philadelphia. The club record is 27 hits on aug. 8, 1922, also against Philadelphia. Not Only did the cubs see their three More no games on Page 22 game winning Streak come to an end but they also lost All Star second baseman sync Sandberg who jammed his right hand stealing second in the first inning. A rays were negative but Sandberg will be out from five to seven Days which Means he might also miss the All Star game in Toronto on tuesday. Benefiting from the pirates biggest hit total of the season was Winner Doug dra Bek 7-8who allowed nine hits in gaining his fifth Victory in six decisions. He gave up a run in the first inning and did no to give up another until the ninth when the cubs scored three times on Chico walkers rib single and Jose Vizcaino a two run double. Shawn Boskie 3-8 was the loser allowing 11 hits and eight runs in three plus innings. Van Slyke hit his eighth Homer in the first inning and Varsho who was traded by the cubs to the pirates during Spring training hit his first Homer in the second inning after Bonds had tripled. Bonilla tripled and scored on a sacrifice Fly by Bonds in the third inning. The pirates added four More runs in the fourth with triples by Merced and Varsho keying the  sports a Nicks Ewing May become free agent a Page 20 botox Bop Brewers including reliever Demsey a Page 22 Martinez hurls dodgers past padres a Page 22 army hoop Captain quits Academy a Page 23