European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Braves beat dodgers 3-0 los Angeles a Sieve Avery extinguished baseball a hottest hitting Trio while the Atlanta braves wrested the momentum and the no West Lead from the los Angeles dodgers. The Atlanta left hander who has never lost to the dodgers in six career starts limited them to six hits in a 3-0 Victory Friday night that put the braves Back on top by one half game. Ron Gant delivered the Only big blow in the opener of the three game series breaking a scoreless tie in the sixth with a two run Homer off Tim Belcher 9-9. Belcher limited the braves to a single by Avery through five innings and escaped in the fifth by inducing Lonnie other major league games on Page 26 Smith to ground into a double play with the bases loaded. But in the sixth David Justice singled with two outs and Gant followed with his 30th Home run. Gantus drive to left Center Field enabled him to reach the 30-Homer, 30-Sto-Len base level for the second straight year. He joined Willie Mays and Bobby Bonds As members of the 30-30 club in consecutive seasons. Avery 17-8 looked Sharp All the Way especially against Darryl Strawberry Eddie Murray and Kal Daniels the main reasons for los Angeles september surge. The big three had combined for 12 homers and 55 Bis this month but solve Avery and neither could anyone else. The 21-year-old Avery faced his biggest Jam in the sixth when he gave up Lead off singles to Brett Butler and Mike sharper son and found himself facing the dodgers three hottest hitters. Avery got Strawberry to swing at a third strike and Murray to pop up in foul territory. But Daniels shot ricocheted off Avery and past second baseman Mark Lemke to Load the bases. Next up was the slumping Juan Samuel who lined out to right Field to strand the runners. The stars and stripes ports september 22,1991 c Page 28agassi, courier put . Up 2-0 by Steve w1lstein Kansas City to. A Andre Agassi and Jim courier schooled in the same Art of flying Baseline blasts and karate style Tennis ganged up on Germany in the Davis cup semifinals Friday night. Agassi and courier leaped off the red Clay As if they were bouncing on a mat As they beat Wimbledon Champion Michael Stich and Carl Uwe Steeb to put the defending Champion United states within one Victory of the final. Agassi and courier teen age rivals not Long ago in the same Tennis Academy and opponents this year in the French open final cheered each other on As they gave teammates Scott Davis and David Pate the Chance to wrap up the series in doubles saturday. Courier who beat Agassi on a similar red Clay court in Paris in june had the tougher match of the two in the Kemper Arena but came through with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 win Over Steeb a Clay Loving late replacement for injured Boris Becker. Steeb played better than Becker might have in the first set surprising courier with a show of Power Ana accuracy that had the american scurrying from Side to Side chasing balls. A if he kept playing like that i knew it would be a Long Day Quot courier said. A but 1 did t think he could keep up that Pace. It was a matter of getting used to the Clay. Once i got aggressive i Wasny to slipping As much. I got control of the Points and did no to have to run As in the second set. Courier hit a stun Davis cup semifinals ninety hard forehand into the Corner that gave him a 4-0 Lead and briefly silenced the annoying rattlers German fans had been twirling. Steeb unable to touch the Ball simply stared in amazement at the Mark in the Clay. The american fans in the crowd of 11,259 roared and waved Little flags and couriers Victory after that was never in doubt. Though he blew one Opportunity to end the match when he was broken in the ninth game of the fourth set he did no to waste another As he broke Back immediately closing it out with another powerful forehand Cross court. Agassi played so much in his own world that he almost served to an empty court while an overwhelmed Stich changed rackets. A wait please a the Umpire said surprising Agassi who Hadnot noticed that Stich had gone to the sideline for a moment during the third set and was picking a new Racket from his bag. Agassi could hardly wait for this match to begin and end to rid himself of the frustration that had been festering since his first round loss at the . Open a few weeks ago. He wasted Little time against Stich taking apart the Wimbledon Champion 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in 101 minutes of Power Tennis from the Baseline to give the United states a 1-0 Lead in the Best of five series. A a in be been working so hard since the . Open a Agassi reaches finals Pau France apr led by Guy forget France crushed a makeshift yugoslav doubles team saturday to Clinch a spot in the Davis cup final for the first time since 1982. Forget no 6 in the world teamed with Davis cup newcomer Arnaud Boetsch for a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Victory Over Slobodan Zivojinovic and Srdjan Muskatirovic ranked 439th and yet to qualify for a full fledged pro tour event. With two singles victories Friday France attained an unbeatable 3-0 Lead in the five match semifinal. Andre Agassi concentrates on a two handed return against Michael Stich sport perfect saints face Viking Nemesis a Page 23ramstein wins Csc showdown a Page 25martin tops at track he loves to hate a Page 25johnson clocks 19.88 in Barcelona 200 a Page 27 devils Trade Muller to canadians East Rutherford . A the new Jersey devils traded Forward Kirk Muller their unhappy Captain to Montreal in a four player Deal Friday involving the canadians a Stephan Richer. Muller who had walked out of Camp last week Over a contract dispute was sent to the canadians along with Veteran goaltender Rollie Melanson for Richer and Tom Chorske both right wings. A this just came about in the last several Days a said devils general manager Lou Lamoriello. A this holdout made us think but we made the Trade because we Felt we had an Opportunity to improve our Muller a 25-year-old left Wing has been with the devils since the 1984-85 season. In eight years he scored 185 goals and had 335 assists. His Best year was 1987-88, when he had 94 Points. S prep football on Page 25 q
