European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 6, 1991 the stars and stripes win gives Sampras open sports wire from wire reports los Angeles a Pete Sampras rounding into form to defend his . Open title later this month won his first championship since the open beating Brad Gilbert in three sets at the Volvo Tennis tournament on sunday. Sampras the second seed Defeated fourth seeded Gilbert 6-2,6-7 5-76-3 in two hours and sue minutes. A it was important for me to win today for my Confidence a said Sampras Way it has been sidelined for much of the year with injuries. It the match featured big serves by both players with Gilbert notching 10 aces to Sampras  stuns Cherkasov Brookline mass. A Andres Gomez of Ecuador won his third . Pro Tennis title on sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 Victory Over top seed Andrei Cherkasov of the soviet Union. The Victory following championships in 1986 and 1989, was the most recent triple win since Bjorn Borg completed the feat each year from 1974 to 1976 at Longwood Cricket club. Cherkasov outlasted no. 5 Jimmy Arias 7-6 8-636, 6-4, in a rain delayed semifinal two hours before the match against  conquer redskins 16-7 Pittsburgh apr Neil of Donnell hit Ron fair with a 34-Yard touchdown pass with 9 54 left in the fourth Quarter and Gary Anderson kicked three Field goals sunday night to Lead the Pittsburgh Steeles to a 16-7 Victory Over the Washington redskins in the first exhibition Gumc for both teams. It was the Only nil preseason game scheduled sunday. Of Donnell a first year Man who saw no action last season As a third round draft Choice connected with fair in the left Corner of the end zone. Fair another first year player also did not play last season As a free agent. Of Donnell who replaced starter Bubby Brister late in the second Quarter was 9 of 13 for 111 Yards. 1 Novacek tops austrian open Schrader takes 100-Miler kit Buhel Austria a third seeded Karel Novacek of Czechoslovakia monday fired 13 aces to beat fourth seeded swede Magnus Gustafsson 7-6 7-27-6 7-46-2 in the final of the $375,000 austrian open. Despite two Tough opening sets Novacek needed Only two hours 36 minutes to pocket the $48,000 winners Check in the rain delayed  wins Western am Benton Harbor Mich. A Phil Mickelson became Only the fifth qualifying medallist to win the Western Amateur with a pair of match play Victorie sunday. Mickelson a three time All America from Arizona state downed Justin Leonard of Dallas 2 and 1 in the finals after beating Argentina a Diego Ventureira in the semifinals 4 and 20. A this is something that in be been missing and in be been wanting a said Mick a. A a Elson a former two time Mcaa Champion. A if this is my last Western am i wanted to finish on a High  the 21-year-old from san Diego who was the Topeka Kan. A pole Sitter Ken Schrader led for 90 of 100 laps to win the Wendy a big classic 100 sunday at heartland Park. Schrader averaged 74.269 Mph around the 1.8-mile course for a 2-second Victory Over Ben Hess and Bob Strait. Hess led for three laps and Strait the third place finisher for one. Bobby Gerhart who came in fourth led for six laps. The 35-Driver Field included two of Schrader a Winston cup rivals Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt. 1 Waltrip finished ninth three laps Back after spinning four times and stopping on a pit Road with a Flat tire. He said he a a could t get the hang of the course in the Early going. Earnhardt provided the Early excitement passing 33 cars to move from his 35th starting position by the 13th Lap. But he ended up in a turn Wall trying to pass Clay v Alliv 1a m a j a i _ Only player under Par in stroke play had not done Well in other times at the Point of Woods Golf and country club. In two previous Western amateurs Mickelson missed the Cut to match play and lost in the Sec Phil Mickelson Ond round of match play in 1989. This year Mickelson won the first Hole against Leonard and went 4 up at the sixth Hole. After seeing the advantage slip to 3 holes he birdied no. 12. Leonard then made three straight birdies including a 25-foot putt on no. 15, and Mickelson bogeyed the 16th Hole to Cut the Lead to 1 up. But he clinched the title with a 25-foot Birdie putt on the 17th Hole. Leonard advanced to the finals with a 4 and 3 Victory Over Sean  s Gray improving Boston a Boston Relief Pitcher Jeff Gray a condition continued to improve sunday while doctors at Beth Israel Hospital tried to determine the cause of his collapse in the red sox clubhouse. Or. Arthur Pappas the team physician told a news conference that Gray to a a a few Steps saturday and walked Down the Hospital Hall a with minimal support on sunday. Tests including cat scans and magnetic resonance imaging Fri have failed to determine the cause of the seizure Pappas said. An Arterio Gram described As a study of blood vessels was scheduled for  ship out Armstrong Cincinnati a the Cincinnati reds optioned Pitcher Jack Armstrong to their class aaa farm club sunday one year after the right hander started the Allstar game. The reds replaced Armstrong with to Sanford a right hander who started the season at class a Chattanooga and has spent less than a month with Nashville. Its Sanford a first major league experience. Armstrong a demotion completed a on year fall from All Star status. He was 11-3 at the All Star break last year but has gone just 7-16 to lose his spot in the rotation and finally his spot on the  waive infielder Herr new York a the new York mets waived Veteran second baseman Tommy Herr and called up Pitcher Anthony Young from Tidewater of the International league. Herr had seen Little playing time of late and was hitting Only .194 with one Homer and 14 Bis. He was acquired last aug. 30 from Philadelphia for two minor leagues. In a 13-year major league career with St. Louis Minnesota Philadelphia and new York the 35-year-old Herr has a career average of .274. Young had a 5-9 record with a 3.79 earned run aver 1 age for  Chew up Valenzuela Portland Ore. A a Fernando Valenzuela a fastball escaped him for an inning and his comeback attempt hit a Snag As the Portland beavers beat the for mercy Young award Winner and the Edmonton trappers 7-3 in a Pacific coast league game. Valenzuela went four in nags sunday but allowed six runs in the second and Wal cd three in his second appearance for the trappers. A really i think i did no to do that bad a Valenzuela said. A i did no to have very Good control. Lately that a been my  the California Angels have until aug. 19 to recall Valenzuela to the majors before he becomes a free  outrun army Camp Perry Ohio a marines from Quantico va., won the enlisted menus trophy team match in the Rifle phase of the National matches sponsored by the Pentagon and National Rifle association. James Cook had the top score 490 Points out of a Ros Sills 500 plus 26 bulls eyes among the four Man Larine corps wine team which also includes Billy Ray Williamson Nelson Ocasio and James Houston. They had a score of 1,949 out of a possible 2,000 plus 74 bulls eyes. The army a Gold marksmanship unit based at fort Benning,ga., took second place with 1,941 the army a Silver unit from fort Benning was third at 1,938.Highsmith spurns Dallas offer Dallas a fullback Alonzo Highsmith who had announced plans to end his holdout with the Dallas cowboys has reversed Field and turned Down the clubs latest offer of $350,000. Highsmith spent the last half of 1990 rehabilitating an injured left knee after two operations. He said his pay would be Cut to $140,000 if be goes on injured Reserve again this year. The teams $350,000 offer would Cut Highsmith a salary 30 percent from last years base salary of $500,000. If he a injured he would make 72 percent less than 1990.atwater reports to broncs Greeley Colo. A All pro safety Steve Atwater ended his 23-Day holdout and immediately stepped into the Denver Broncos starting lineup when he reported to training Camp on sunday. 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