The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 16

Sports dafocstan Section Page 1 Local, State, World Sports Wednesday Morning, June 24,1981 Sports 744-3611 Rinaldi wins at Wimbledon Youthful teen assumes center stage as she maintains poise of a professional in historic moment on courts WIMBLEDON, England (UPI) Kathy Rinaldi, the 14-year-old daughter of a Florida dentist, extracted the spotlight from stars of the 95th Wimbledon Championships Tuesday by becoming the youngest player to win a match in the history of the world's most prestigious tennis tournament. Rinaldi, only 14 years, 3 months old, showed the assurance of a veteran as she saved a match point in the 12th game of the final set in surviving a 2-hour, 40-minute marathon to defeat 19-year-old South African Susan-Lee Rollinson, 9-7. The youngster's performance in the $650,000 event overshadowed all else on a day when the leading seeds Americans Chris Evert Lloyd, Tracy Austin, Andrea Jaeger, Czechoslovakia's Hana Mandlikova, Dallas-based Czechoslovak Martina Navratilova and Australian Wendy Turnbull McEnroe fined WIMBLEDON, England (UPI) John McEnroe Tuesday was issued the maximum fine of $1,500 by the organizing committee for his behavior during his first-round singles match at the 95th Wimbledon Tennis Championships, the committee announced. Second-seeded McEnroe, who beat fellow American Tom Gullikson Monday, was warned that any further misconduct would be interpreted as "aggravated behavior," and under that rule he can be fined a maximum and suspended. During Monday's match, the 22-year-old New York left- hander had two penalty points awarded against him for abusing the match umpire and the tournament referee.

advanced to the second round. Rinaldi, who said she was given a toy racket when she was 4 "but I didn't start playing seriously until I was 8," was not the youngest player to appear at Wimbledon. Austrian Mita Klima was only 13 when she played in 1907, only to lose in the first round. Describing what went through her mind when trying to save match point, Rinaldi said: "I was really very nervous, but I knew I had to give it all I had." What she gave were flat, fast and frequent forehands that pulled Rollinson out of position and forced her into errors which brought the game back to deuce. The schoolgirl in Rinaldi surfaced only when the match was over and she jumped up and down in excitement, clapping her hands.

Evert, the two-time champion, and Czechoslovak teen-ager Mandlikova, scheduled to meet in the July 3 final, logged straight-set victories to lead the favored seeds through to the last 64. Evert, champion in 1974 and 1976 and losing finalist for the last three years, conceded only three points in the second set in brushing aside the challenge of Australian qualifier Chris O'Neill 6-3, 6-0. Mandlikova, chasing the Grand Slam after winning the Australian and French Opens, had a more difficult tussle before defeating 16-year-old French left-hander Corrine Vanier 6-3, 7-5. Teenagers Austin and Jaeger, the No. 3 and No.

5 seeds, registered runaway victories. Two-time semifinalist Austin, 18, from Rolling Hills, demolished South African Jennefer Mundel 6-0, 6-0 and 16-year-old Jaeger of Lincolnshire, 111., outplayed Australian Nerida Gregory Fourth-seeded Martina Navratilova, champion in 1978 and 1979, overcame a hesitant start to defeat American Joyce Portman 6-4, 6-0 and No. 6 seed 'Turnbull defeated American Diane Desfor UPI Telephoto Martina Navratilova lets loose a return against Joyce Portman Teen female stars glow at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, London (UPI) You almost expected them to arrive in baby carnages instead of the courtesy limousines that whisk the top tennis players from their hotels to Wimbledon. They're getting younger every year, the army of would-be women's champions. Wimbledon Tuesday was awash with flying pigtails, gleaming teeth-braces and schoolgirl shrieks of joy and anguish as the women's singles got underway.

There on neighboring courts winning their way through to the second round were Americans Tracy Austin, Andrea Jaeger and Kathy Rinaldi, a trio of talented teen-agers who were still trying to learn to walk when some of their rivals here were already playing at Wimbledon. Four years ago, in an over-long dress and looking like "Little Orphan Annie," Austin, at the age of 14 years, 6 months, became the youngest player to compete at Wimbledon since 13-year-old Austrian Mita Klima in 1907. Since then, the Californian from Rolling Hills, seeded third here, has became a millionaire, risen to No. 2 in the world rankings and reached two Wimbledon semifinals. Last year, it was the turn of Andrea Jaeger, two weeks past her 15th birthday, to take on the mantle of superkid, becoming the youngest quarterfinalist since Lottie Dodds won the title in 1887, aged 15 years, 8 months.

Now Jaeger, of Lincolnshire, 111., has to take a back seat to yet another prodigy off the U.S. tennis conveyor-belt. Rinaldi Tuesday became the youngest Wimbledon winner in the 95-year history of the world's top tournament. The tournament actually is 104 years old but was canceled during the world wars. Her arrival here has been welcomed by Jaeger, the No.

5 seed who reached the second round with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Australian Nerida Gregory. All three youngsters are copybook replicas of two-time champion Chris Evert Lloyd. Players, owners to resume negotiations today NEW YORK (UPI) A federal mediator called on striking baseball players and owners' representatives to resume negotiations today even though neither side has promised to offer new proposals that might end the longest strike in baseball history. The bargaining session, which will be held in a midtown Manhattan hotel at 1 p.m. CST today, will be the iirst since talks broke off following a 10-minute meeting June 19.

Federal mediator Kenneth Moffett, who has tried unsuccessfully for several months to bring the sides together, said Tuesday he had no indication that either the players or the owners had softened their positions. "As far as the specific question (about whether either side is planning to offer new proposals), the answer is no," Moffett said from his Washington office. "But the nuances are such that there is more of an interest in meeting than previously indicated. I don't want to get into particulars. It might screw things up." Moffett had tried to resume the negotiations Tuesday, but he canceled a scheduled meeting only hours after he called it, saying he had a "change of heart." "I've been making soundings ever since I left (New York last week)," Moffett said Tuesday.

"There's more of a willingness (for players and owners) to talk (now)." The strike began June 12, when Bargaining sides say they're ready to dig in and reach a conclusion to the strike the longest ever in baseball players and owners failed to reach agreement on the issue of compensation for free agents. Through Tuesday, 146 games have been wiped out, making the strike the longest in baseball history. Should games be canceled beyond today. which is a certainty because players would need time to prepare themselves for the resumption of the season the strike also would surpass the 13-day walkout that postponed 86 games at the start of the 1972 season. Even though the strike is costing the 650 major league players $575,000 a day in salaries, Don Fehr, an attorney for the Players Association, said he has heard no grumbling about lost wages.

"If anything, they're getting angrier, "Fehr said. The attorney said the players were "fresh out of ideas" to end the strike, and he stressed it was the owners' turn to move the negotiations forward. "I hope they're ready to bargain because if they're not it's going to be a short meeting," Fehr said. "Their entire stance has been, 'If the Players Association proposes something, our response is The players' anxiety about how the negotiations are progressing is likely to be heightened today because the owners begin collecting benefits from a $50 million strike insurance policy. The fund, which will pay owners $100,000 for every canceled game after 153 have been postponed, is large enough to last another 40 days to the first week of August.

The players are receiving no benefits during the strike, and another issue that must be settled is whether they will receive credit for major league service during the strike. The issue of free agent compensation has been the lone sticking point in the negotiations for the last two years. Several years ago, players won the right to move treely from team to team at the end of their contracts, but the Players Association agreed to allow only players with six years of major league experience to become free agents. But owners who have lost valuable free agents to other teams and gotten only amateur draft choices in return say the system has hurt competitive balance and escalated salaries. They want higher compensation for losing a free agent the 16th or 19th best player from the signing club's team.

Players have offered a compensation pool from which teams losing free agents could select players. RasebalPs longest game is over after 19 minutes PAWTUCKET, R.I. (UPI) Baseball's longest game, which started 65 days ago in 40-degree weather and ended 33 innings later, three days into summer, concluded Tuesday night with the Pawtucket Red Sox defeating the Rochester Red Wings 3-2 on Dave Koza's bases-loaded single to left field. The Red Sox scored the winning run on their first at-bat in the conclusion of the game of April 18-19 which lasted eight hours and seven minutes and ended in a 2-2 tie after 32 innings. Twenty people remained in the stands when the game was called at 3:07 a.m.

CST. Pawtucket needed just 19 minutes to end the game Tuesday night. Leadoff batter Marty Barrett was hit on the left shoulder on the first pitch by loser Steve Grilli, 0-3. Chico Walker then sent Barrett to third with a single up the middle on a 3-2 delivery. Rochester Manager Doc Edwards, who had had his bullpen working from the start, then instructed Grilli to intentionally walk Russ Laribee.

Edwards then brought in reliever Cliff Speck to face Koza. The Pawtucket first baseman, who was 4-for-13 in the 32-inning game and scored one of the two Pawtucket runs, then lined a 2-2 delivery into shallow left field to score Barrett and bring an end to the longest game in baseball history. As soon as Barrett crossed the plate, the entire Pawtucket team rushed out of the dugout to celebrate the Bob Ojeda the eighth Pawtucket pitcher, pitched the top of the 33rd to gain the victory and improve his record to 9-5. Ojeda yielded a one- out single to center by Cal Ripkin Jr. but got out of the inning by striking out Floyd Rayford and getting pinch hitter John Valle on a soft fly to left.

The historical nature of the event, plus the baseball strike, brought an unprecedented request for media passes. Pawtucket General Manager Mike Tamburro said he received 50 requests for credentials. Normally, no more than seven reporters cover a Pawtucket game. "It's incredible. From the reaction, this has to be the sporting event in the country on that particular day," Tamburro says.

event for the game of With all the problems, at least for this day, the eyes of the nation can be on this game itself," Tamburro adds. "We're not hyping this game or any other game. The only thing we're doing is making a commemorative poster of the game." Bears believe Payton will remain with club UPI Telephoto THOMAS HEARNS, WBA welterweight champion, helps 9-year-old Danny Salazar da sit-ups Tuesday during Hearns' final workout in Houston for Thursday's fight with Pablo Baez in the Astrodome. See related story on 2-C. CHICAGO (UPI) Chicago Bears' General Manager Jim Finks said Tuesday he is optimistic star running back Walter Payton- will sign a multi-year contract before the NFL team's first practice precisely a month off.

Payton, the NFL's highest paid player last year, is a free agent and eligible to go to another team. However, the perennial All-Pro has indicated he will stay with the Bears. "I'd say the negotiations have been going real well," Finks said in an interview. "However, we are under no deadline. We'd like to think we could get the thing settled by the time of training camp.

Otherwise, Walter can't Payton, the Bears' all-time leading rusher, surprised some Bears' officials earlier this year when he demanded a $1 million-a-year contract. Bears' owner George Halas, while admitting Payton was one of the best players in the history of the NFL, said he would not pay the superstar that much. Payton earned $475,000 in the final year of his contract last season. Finks conceded the principal issue in the talks is money. "There are some other considerations, including some future business opportunities for Walter," Finks explained, "but the key issue is money." Payton's agent, Bud Holmes, was quoted as saying his last meeting with Finks was 10 days ago.

"I think we'll get it settled around the start of training camp or shortly thereafter," Holmes said. Holmes added Payton's new contract would be more complex than the previous three-year contracts the running back signed in 1975 and 1978. "It's coming along and we'll get together on everything," Finks said. Payton has repeatedly said he is thinking of early retirement he will be 27 on July 25 but Finks said he was confident Payton would sign a contract to play at least three or four more years. "There's no reason he can't play that much longer," Finks predicted.

Payton gained 1,460 yards last season in 317 carries, scoring six tbuchdowns. He is fifth on the all-time NFL rushing list. Things are apparently not running as smoothly for the Bears in their negotiations with first-round draft pick, tackle Keith Van Home of Southern California. "We haven't talked for one month," Finks said..