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Page 6AThe Battalion/Wednesday, July 1, 1987 YESTERDAYS Daily Drink & Lunch Specials Billiards & Darts Near Luby's / House dress code 846-2625 Petal Patch FLORIST TEXAS - DOZEN YELLOW ROSES (15 Roses!) JULY’S SPECIAL *19.50 All Major Credit Cards Accepted By Phone 40% OFF ALL SILK FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS TEXAS 707 College Station 696-6713> Home ♦ COOKING Southern Style Buffet ONLY *2.99 Served from ll:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Fri. THE INN AT CHIMNEY HILL RESTAURANT 901 University Dr. College Station 260-9150 /V/? /s A Spe&A / * 'A / j * • r * Wednesday nuCu, T ^ a A „ Crhtc/zT TJZne /> BEWARE- THE KILLER BEES ARE HEADING NORTH' Young talent emerges at Wimbledon ready to replace Navratilova, Evert i WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Some are baseliners, modeling their game on Chris Evert, punching pass ing shots down the line. Others serve and volley on the fast grass courts, adopting the style of Martina Navratilova. One even tries to play a little like both veterans; another is already a champion in her own right. But Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini, Mary Joe Fernandez, Natalia Zve reva and Jana Novotna all have one thing in common: They are the new breed of Wimbledon teen-agers and they’ve left their mark on the world’s most prestigious grass-court tourna ment. Of the 16 women in Tuesday’s fourth round, five were in their teens, recalling the era of the mid- 1970s when Americans Evert, Tracy Austin and Andrea Jaeger burst onto the pro circuit. Four were in opposition, West Germany’s Graf playing Czechoslo- vakial’s Novotna, Argentina’s Saba tini meeting the Soviet Union’s Zve reva, while on an outside court, America’s Fernandez faced 30-year- old Diane Balestrat of Australia. The matches went according to form, Graf and Sabatini, both in the world’s top ten, ousting their less ex perienced opponents to set up a quarterfinal clash, and Balestrat proving too strong for Fernandez. Zvereva, a 16-year-old from Minsk playing with a blue ribbon in her hair, looked nervous at the start of her match with Sabatani on Centre Court, dropping the opening set in 17 minutes. Then, her awe turned to inspira tion as she showed the sun-drenched crowd what she could do, pulling the Argentine into the net with drop shots and then lobbing her, and going for the lines with her strong double-fisted backhand. She took the second set and squared the match, but could not keep it up in the deciding set and lost 6-0, 2-6, 6-4. “At 4-3 in the third set, 1 thought I might have a chance to win,” Zve reva said. “But she played very well at that moment. Also I was very tired and my leg was hurting.” Asked if she modeled her game and on any one player, she smiled replied: “I try to play a little bit like Chris and a little bit like Martina. It’s the best way, yes?” Sabatini, at 17 only a year older than her opponent, reacted as if the age gap was far greater. “She’s still very young,” said the Argentine, a semifinalist here last year and now a regular on the wom en’s tour. “But she’s got a very good backhand, a good passing shot and it’s very hard to play against her.” Graf, at 18 the hottest women’s player in the game with a seven- month unbeaten record, was given a tough time by Novotna, also 18. The stocky Czechoslovak, ranked 84th in the world, served and vol leyed powerfully and gave Graf her hardest match to date in the tourna ment. “I try to play like Martina or Hana Mandlikova, it’s the only way on grass,” said Novotna. “Steffi beat me 6-0, 6-1 at the French Open in Paris and I was a little bit scared of the same result,” said Novotna, who has not yet turned professional. Graf, the French Open champ; l who is unbeaten in 43 sini ‘ matches, predicted Novotna wi become a very tough player. “She runs well, has a very g# volley and good touch. It was v important for me to haveadiffit match after three easy ones,” West German said. Out on Court. No. 4, Fernande youngest of the Wimbledon teem fourth-rounders at 15 years, months, held a 4-2 first-set leadoi Balestrat before losing 7-5,6-2. Just like her heroine, Evert,die foot-8 Fernandez, with braces on teeth and her hair in braids, stay mostly on the baseline. UnlikeEvi she did not have the shots to away the Australian. “When I was growing up, heroes were (Bjorn) Borg and Ck: I guess I tried to copy them,’a Fernandez, who was born in theft minican Republican but moved Miami, Fla., with her famly at months. "But last year, I lostinii first round to Chris and realized had a lot to learn. I guess I'm s learning.” Mets’ bullpen struggling with Orosco and McDowell NEW YORK (AP) — There is no relief in sight for the New York Mets’ struggling bullpen. The defending world champions have lost two straight games after blowing four-run leads. The major culprits in each game were relievers Jesse Orosco and Roger McDowell. “Our bullpen keeps blowing leads,” Mets Manager Davey John son said Monday night after first- place St. Louis beat New York 8-7 in 11 innings. “We’re just not as sharp as we were last year.” The Mets led 7-5 when starter John Mitchell was removed in the seventh inning. But the Cardinals scored two runs against McDowell to tie the score, and won the game on Ozzie Smith’s RBI single off Orosco in the 11th. On Sunday, the Mets lost 5-4 after leading 4-0 through seven no-hit in nings by Ron Darling. Again, Orosco and McDowell couldn’t hold the lead. Orosco, last year’s bullpen ace, is now 1-6 with a 5.45 earned run aver age. McDowell is 4-3 with a 4.95 ERA. “Am I frustrated with myself? Frustrated that I didn’t get the job done?” McDowell asked after Mon day night’s loss. “Yes. They go hand in hand.” A third member of the Mets’ hull- pen, Doug Sisk, says fie hopes John son doesn’t lose faith in Orosco and McDowell. “You can’t neglect them,” said Sisk, who is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA. “The worst thing to do would be to give them time to think (by not using them).” The Cardinals’ victory gave them a 7 , /2-game lead over New York and Montreal in the National League East. “Now we have to win two,” Mets third baseman Howard Johnson said. “It’s as simple as that. We can’t than we are now.” get any deeper i White Sox GM disgruntled with team’s performance Reds still rule West with win over Astros CINCINNATI (AP) — Kurt Stillwell scored from second base on Tracy Jones’ infield single in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday night to give the Cincin nati Reds a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros. The victory preserved the Reds’ hold on first place in the National League West, giving Cincinnati a 1 Vi-game lead over the second-place Astros. Cincin nati has led the division since May 29th. Larry Andersen, 5-4, the third Houston pitcher, set up the Reds’ winning rally by walking Stillwell and Kal Daniels with one out. Terry Francona fouled out, and Jones beat out a grounder to shortstop Dickie Thon for an in field hit, with Stillwell continuing around third base and sliding head first to beat the relay home. Jones’ single was the Reds’ first hit since the fourth inning and gave the victory to reliever John Franco, 5-2, who pitched two per fect innings. The Reds took a 4-1 lead as right-hander Mike Scott struggled in the first four in nings, but the Astros used Bi Hatcher’s singles and consecutive sixth-inning homers by JoseCnit and Alan Ashby off Bill Gullid son to tie the score 4-4 tie. T he Reds went ahead 3-0 in the second on Bo Diaz’s RBI don ble, Rc m ( Jester’s single and Dan iels’ run-scoring ground out. Dial led off the Rem fourth with hit fifth homer for a 4-1 lead. Hatcher kept the Astros dost with three singles and a pairoi stolen bases. He singled in tht third, stole second and secret when shortstop Barry lark dropped Glenn Davis’pop upfot an error. Hatcher singled agar in the fifth and scored on Dm 1 Walling’s hit-and-run double Cruz lined a 3-2 pitch overtk right-field fence for his sevem 1 : homer in the sixth inning, and Ashby hit the next pitch overtk center-field fence for his sixtt homer. Cruz’s homer was his fits hit against the Reds in 24 at-te this season. moi | said, tacte said, Rege [ abou T1 the F CHICAGO (AP) — It’s a good thing nobody offered Chicago White Sox General Manager Larry Himes a bet last spring about how well the team would play this year. “If someone last spring had told me we’d be 20 games under .500 at this stage of the season, I’d have bet my house against it,” said Himes. “Of course. I’d have lost my house.” Mired in last place after losing 22 of their last 28 games, the White Sox have disappointed Himes, who took over as GM last fall for Ken Harrel- son. “I’m disappointed to the extent we’re as far out as we are,” said Himes, who has held several meet ings with Manager Jim Fregosi and the coaching staff in hopes of spark ing some better results. “We felt we had to make the peo ple on the club aware that the only way to do this is to work on the basic fundamentals,” said Himes. “There have been some improvements but not to my satisfaction.” Himes has been criticized in Chi cago for not making any moves in view of the team’s poor perfor mance. “You have to be patient,” said Himes, who appeared to be ready to make some changes if — and wnen — the right offer comes. “If the opportunities present themselves, we’ll entertain trades,” Himes said. “As things go along, we expect to get some calls from con tending clubs.” But Himes is not out to make any immediate, temporary fixes. “Anything we do will be predi cated on trades for the long-term fu ture. We are looking for young tal ent. This is a young man’s game in attitude and enthusiasm,” he said. Mariners down Rangers 5-2 ARLINGTON (AP) — Mark Lan gston threw a six-hitter while strik ing out 1 1 and John Moses drove in three runs Tuesday night as the Seattle Mariners beat Texas 5-2 to snap a five-game Rangers winning streak. Langston, 10-6, went the distance for the eighth time in 17 starts and increased his American League leading strikeout total to 137. Texas starter Mike Loynd, 1-4, gave up a second-inning home run to Alvin Davis, his sixth, then was chased when Seattle scored three times in the fifth. David Valle’s leadoff walk got Seattle started in the fifth. Rey Qui nones followed with a single both runners advanced on Ha: Reynolds’ fly to right. Moses'si::; to right maae it 3-T, and Mosesti second when the throw from?? outfield came to the plate. Moses scored the third runofl inning on Phil Bradley’s double ? Moses accounted for the fl Seattle run when he singled ini seventh to score Reynolds, whori doubled to left with two out. Texas scored in the third K Bob Brower doubled to right,5| third and came in on Jerry Brow sacrifice fly to center. In the ninth, Pete Incan doubled and scored on a ontj single by Mike Stanley. Sonsei preme bruisn ruled: If s< helpin decisk Ibortii lotion I Anr praisei thorit) H Books • Gifts • Supplies Hours: M-F 7:45-6 Sat 9-5 845-8681 Problem Pregnancy? we listen, we care, we help Free pregnancy tests concerned counselors Brazos Valley Crisis Pregnancy Service We’re local! 1301 Memorial Dr. 24 hr. Hotline ’A hr. Hotline ▲ 823-CARE 4 Robert Benbow, M.D. F.A.C.O.G. 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