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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, July 28, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 28, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 21 Mansell streaks to pole Bockenheim Germany apr Britain a Nigel Mansell seeking his third consecutive formula one Victory set another record saturday while holding off Points Leader Ayrton sen Ria of Brazil to win the pole for sundays German grand prix. Mansell qualified at 156.722 Mph a bettering the 156.111 Speed he posted Friday a by slip sliding through the dangerous chicanes to earn his second straight pole position. He toured the 4.227-Miie circuit in 1 minute 37.087 seconds in his Williams Renault. Senna a time in a Mclaren Honda was 1 37.274. Senna a teammate Gerhard Berger qualified third. Mansells teammate Riccardo Patrese was fourth. Ferrari teammates Alain Prost and Jean Alesi Are Side by Side in the third Row. Mansell was set to lower his time still further in his second run on qualifying tires. He was easily beating his intermediate time but was held up by Frances Erik comas who crashed earlier in practice. Mansell was slipstreaming comas at 200, but the Frenchman refused to allow him through. Mansell said he was so angry he had enough adrenaline to a get out of the car and say hello to  comas had wrecked his Ligier Lamborghini a few hours earlier. He spun going into the second chicane of the circuit hit the protective tire Wall and overturned briefly bursting into flames. Comas was Able to get out of the car while safety officials extinguished the fire. He was taken to a nearby Hospital for tests but returned to claim the final spot on the Grid qualifying 26th. A amps Michael Abrams record setter Nigel Mansell checks other qualifying speeds on a to Monitor saturday. Champions set up re match Hanau Germany a the reigning air Force and army european soccer champions came through like Well champs saturday in the army is. Air Force soccer showdown. Air Force King Sembach behind a hat trick by Jim Keilholz rebuffed a late Challenge from army final four squad Kaiserslautern 4-3, while army titleholder Hanau Rode a big Day from redoubtable All army Forward Oscar Najarro to a 6-2 thrashing of Safe runner up Span Dahlem. The victories mean that Hanau and Sembach will meet at 5 . Today for the championship in a replay of last years showdown won by Hanau 1-0. Kaiserslautern and spa Dahlem play for third place at 3 . Both games Are to be played at the Hutten Gespass sports Complex. Sembach 4, Kaiserslautern 3 Keilholz a three goals proved the difference As the tigers blunted a late Panther surge but it took a big save by goalkeeper Steve Hagarty in the games final minute to finally put Kaiserslautern away. Hagarty came seemingly from out of nowhere to deflect a Colin Hondo rocket that seemed destined for the upper left Corner of the net and a tie at the end of regulation. Hondo a clutch shot and Hagarty a Miracle were the last gasp in a breathless final 20 minutes which saw Ken Wisniewski find army air Force soccer the net twice for the panthers to Cut two goal deficits to a More manageable one. Sembach led 3-1 on Keilholz a misdirected Cross attempt which curled into the upper left Corner of the net in the 48th minute but Wiesniewski got that Back in the games 70th minute with a Bullet from 25 meters that beat Hagarty cleanly. After Keilholz tucked in a rebound off Mel Lewis shot that bounced off Panther goalkeeper Chris Seaman in the 85th minute Wisniewski again answered to pull the panthers Back to 4-3 in the 87th minute and set up Hagarty a last minute  sort of finish was the last thing anyone expected at halftime when the tigers were coasting 2-0 on a 20-meter score by a wide open Uwe Morley off an assist from David Pratzner and Keilholz a score off a Cross by Mike Pirson. But Dave Thomas scored for the losers just after halftime off an assist from Wiesniewski and the team that refused to die was Back in the game. The panthers ended up out shooting the winners with 23 shots on goal to 18 for Sembach. Hanau 6, Span Dahlem 2 Najarro and Fleet fellow forwards Freddie Pedroza and Jeff Perkins were too much mentally and physically for the Safe runners up. Najarro set the tone in the games 10th minute by stripping the Ball from defender Robert Eisiminger and blasting a 10-meter Gimme past keeper Ken Samaritano. The play confirmed the worst fears of the sabers defense which spent the rest of the game overplaying Najarro and leaving Perkins and Pedroza open too often. The pair deliver blows in the games 36th and 38th minutes As Perkins found net from 8 meters off a Najarro Corner and Pedroza from 10 meters off a Najarro feed to erase a 1-1 tie the Safe Hooters had earned from Chris Cephas 31 St minute tally off a direct free kick by Eisiminger. The hornets ran away with the game dining the first 22 minutes of the second half when a pair of goals by Kirk Foster in the 41st Ana 67th minutes and another tally by Pedroza from Najarro at the 59th minute made it 6-1. Fosters first goal came off a give and go he worked perfectly with Perkins his second came after Ali Beken found him unmarked on the left Side of the goal and made the perfect feed. That was plenty of margin for the Hanau which dominated the Midfield behind Thomas Lascell and Mariano Ibarra who consistently turned the Span Dahlem attack around and got Najarro and company headed the other Way again. The sabers final score came in the 8 the minute when Hanau keeper Jim Ryan dropped a Cross and Cephas tapped in the mistake. Hanau out shot Span Dahlem 26-12. Kelley Downs Shadow Byron Mck lanky staff writer niederauerbaci1. Germany Vii corps Levander Kelley outlasted Glen Andersen of v corps 1-6. 7-5, 6-2 to win the army european championship Junior veterans title saturday. The two baselines traded grounds strokes during lengthy rallies in their two hour match. But Kelley remained fresh and full of Energy in the third set while Andersen wilted. A it was just a matter of who was in Ter shape and that s Bluit 1 relied on Quot Kelley said. Kelley a ground strokes picked up the Pace after a miserable first set when he dec Tennis attempted to Trade heavy topspin with Andersen. Their games were so similar Kelley said it was like playing into a Mirror that first set. A to beat someone who plays exactly like you and to figure out How to beat him in the midst of a match that s what Tennis is All about a Kelley said. Kelley began playing More aggressively in the second set forcing Andersen to Scurry from Corner to Corner As the momentum slowly changed hands. By the third set the defending Champion was too tired to fight it out. The dramatic match climaxed at 5-6 in the second set when Andersen failed to hold serve blowing a 40-Lovc Lead. Sundays menus open final will be a replay of the v corps final in which Sten Carlson downed Lamar Smith 6-4,6-3. Carlson Defeated v corps teammate Mark Gagnon 6-1, 6-3 and Smith conquered Mike Sanders of Vii corps 6-3, 63 in their semifinal matches saturday. Carlson who has Defeated Smith All three times they be met a including at last years All army Camp a Isnit taking anything for granted. A a he a the kind of player that on any Given Day he could win a Carlson said. Smith said that Carlson will leave him for Little room for error. A i pretty much have to play a perfect match to win tomorrow a Smith said. The women a open final will also be a replay of the v corps championship in which the dec defending Champion Erin Majury beat the 1989 Winner Stacy Gilbert in straight sets. Majury won her semifinal match saturday beating Vii corps Monica Mendez 6-0, 6-0. Gilbert Defeated Jeanette Mendy of 21st Talcom 6-1, 6-3 to gain the finals. Seventh army training Comdr a Semisi Nina advanced to the final of the menus senior division with a 7-6 8-66-4 Victory Over Bob Bendick of 21st Talcom. He will face Thurmond Johnson of 21st Talcom who Defeated 26th support Gpe a John Robertson 7-6, 6-1 in the other semifinal. In the menus civilian singles semifinal 21st Talcom s Donovan Jordan Defeated teammate Eugene Kaniewski 6-4, 7-6 7-3. Jordan will face 26th support Gpe a Robert Johnson in the final. In the menus civilian doubles title match Johnson and Bruce Makino conquered v corps Robert Lloyd and Pete Bradley 6-2, 6-0. The menus open doubles title went to the Carlson Smith tandem who Defeated v corps teammates Gagnon and Ruben Garcia 6-3, 7-5. %  
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