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Show Wednesday, September A full Sports - Of 6-- if :.,..., 6-- 6-- '.O- theatrics don't help his popularity ratings, and he engaged in several run-in- s with the umpire, Ken Slye of Alexandria, Va., receiving one time delay warning and one conduct warning. He also underestimated Nunez, ranked 193rd in the world and a substitute when Bob Lutz was forced to withdraw from the tournament with a back injury. Nunez, who now lives in Rocky Mount, N.C., won the opening set tiebreak 6 after McEnroe had taken the first five points, and the match was even midway through the third set when the defending champion suddenly rallied to take nine of the last 11 games. Noting that Nunez "played better than I thought," McEnroe added, "It's always tough to get by the first round, just to get started. Usually the guy you're playing doesn't have too much to lose." y 8-- y7n JO." tiff f 6-- 4, 7-- By United Press International For the first time this season, Steve Stone was talking like a Cy Young m,am mm- - 'faiiiiii p'f iHPTl,i "iiffpiitiiif 7-- 6; the women's 13th seed, and lost to Rosemary Casals, No. 16 Dianne Fromholtz of Australia was ousted by Anne Smith, In late night matches, fifth seed Jose-LuClerc of Argentina beat Australian and eighth Brad Drewett, seed Eliot Teltscher defeated Victor Czechoslovakia, 6-- 6-- 6-- 6-- 3. mm "M 6-- 6-- 2, 6-- 6-- 6-- Amaya, All the other seeded players in action got through their opening matches, No. 3 Ivan Lendl and No. 4 Jimmy Connors 11 doing so in straight sets and No. Peter McNamara requiring four sets. Tracy Austin, the 1979 Open cham- pion and seeded third this year, scored a convincing triumph over Anne Hobbs, indicating Ihere was no trouble with the back injury that sidelined her for five months this year. Other women's seeds to win were No. 7 Wendy Turnbull and No. 12 Bettina 6-- 1, 6-- 2 second. In other games, Californ'- - nipped Detroit trimmed Chicago, Boston, Kansas City beat Milwaukee, New York Toronto topped Texas, defeated Minnesota, 11-- and Oakland at Cleveland was rained out. 3--2, 3-- 1, 2--1, 9-- UPI Telephoto Tracy Austin bends to the task of defeating Anne Hobbs Bunge. In a marathon match that extended for 6 hours and 49 minutes, including two rain delays, 1971 Open champion 6-Stan Smith outlastedJohn Sadri, Smith, who once played a 7, 5-- 7, 7-- 5, Dolphins Put Hollywood on Injured Shelf Marion "I was hitting my spots and my command of the ball was as good as it has been this year,"- - said the Baltimore Orioles' righthander, after combining with reliever Tippy Martinez on a and a 0 victory Tuesday night over the Seattle Mariners. "I had excellent rotation and I didn't make many bad pitches." Stone was making his second start after IVt months on the disabled list because of tendonitis in his pitching arm. He went 7 3 innings, threw 98 pitches, allowed both Seattle hits and walked four to pick up his first victory since May 9. "I was pretty tired at the end," he admitted. "I'm building up my endurance but I still don't feel I can go nine strong innings." The Orioles scored the only run of the game in the fourth inning off Seattle's who allowed just two Glenn Abbott, hits in pitching a complete game. Rich Dauer opened the inning with a double down the third-bas- e line, advanced to third on Ken Singleton's groundout and scored on Eddie Murray's bouncer to 2-- is 6--4. 6-- 4, he was counted out. unBerbick lost a animous decision to WBC champion Larry Holmes last April in his only world title shot. Stone Talking Like Cy Winner of Marsikova across the ring with a powerful right hand and Tate lay on the canvas, his leg twitching grotesquely, for several minutes after M - two-hitt- 6-- d sent the former champion headlong Ali, whose vocal chords 0-- 7-- ninth-roun- Berbick knockout. haven't aged a day, said his comeback wasn't because of money or missing the limelight. "I want that fourth title," said Ali, who weighs approximately 240 pounds. "Everybody's telling MW- lull devastating Award-winne- r. women's finalist in 1980 and seeded fifth this year, almost didn't make it through opening night. She survived a set point in the second set, then fought back from 2 in the final set to beat Mary Lou Piatek, ;' "I don't think I was serving well or running well," Mandlikova said. "I didn't play very good tennis. Sometimes I play better when I'm losing." Three other seeded players weren't as fortunate on a day when play was interrupted three times because of rain, all bowing out in straight sets. Wojtek ibak of Poland, the No. 14 seed, lost to South African Kevin Curren, Regina C the losing Hana Mandlikova, 6-- FUST Qu the umpteenth comeback attempt of in December his career against Canadian heavyweight Trevor Berbick. Ali, who will be 40 in February, last fought in October. 1980 against World Boxing Council champion Larry Holmes, who battered Ali nonstop for 10 rounds until Ali's comer stopped the bout before the 11th. He blames the loss on a thyroid drug he had been taking. "I didn't sweat a drop that heat," night in that said Ali. "There was something terribly wrong with me that night. I couldn't jab, I couldn't punch,' I couldn't move around. Right now, I could do better than that." m i course. McEnroe's oncourt J. S") - 7 me I'll get hurt, I can t do it ... But that makes me want to do it even more. I want to be an example to people not to quit." The fight will take place in the Bahamas on Dec. 2 and Ali's lawyer, Michael Phener of Chicago, said Ali would receive "in the millions of dollars." Berbick a native of Jamaica who moved to Canada and won the Canadian heavyweight title, earned worldwide prominence in June, 1980 on the undercard of the Roberto Duran-Suga- r Ray Leonard World Boxing Council welterweight title fight. Considered a stepping stone on former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Tate's road back to the title. Berbick stunned Tate wiih a MuhamNEW YORK (UPI) mad Ali is going to try to climb the comeback mountain again. At a news conference Tuesheavyweight day, the three-tim- e champion announced J? age Ali Will Fight Canada's Berbick NEW YORK (UPI) Regardless of the success he achieves, no matter the honors he brings back with him. the end result seems to be the same for John McEnroe. When he plays before his home fans, before the folks he calls neighbors, McEnroe wouldn't even be the favorite against Attila the Hun. In the last two years, McEnroe has won the U.S. Open Championship twice and Wimbledon once, rising to the No. 1 world ranking. But the reception he received Tuesday when he returned to the National Tennis Center, only a few miles from his home in Douglaston, to begin defense, of his Open crown was anything but flattering. "It bothers me that people are rude in so many ways," McEnroe said after experiencing more difficulty than expected in beating Juan Nunez of in an opening Chile, round match interrupted twice by rain. "It's sad to see how little support Americans get, but maybe it's just me. "I like being home and playing here. I just wish people would be behind me and give me a fair chance." Utah-P- report and commentary on winners, losers and coming events Home Advantage No Benefit To McEnroe in U.S. Open - 6-- THE HERALD, Provo. 2, 1981, 7-- Davis Cup match that lasted 7 hours and 15 minutes, won the final set tie- - 6-- 1, Switzerland while Chris Evert Llcyo begins defense of her women's crown against Kathrin Keil. Because of Tuesday's rain, only 39 of break Bjorn Borg, seeded second behind McEnroe, gets into action today the scheduled 7-- 5. against Marcus Gunthardt of Miami Dolphin linebacker MIAMI (UPI) Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson has been placed on injured reserve after team physicians told him he is suffering from a broken neck. Henderson was injured during last Friday's game in Miami when he lowered his head on a tackle and slammed into Kansas City running back Joe Delaney. He suffered a fracture of the first cervical vetebra. 6-- 2. 64 matches were com- - pleted. 6, better." Carlton's shutout stretched his scoreless innings streak to 23 13 and brought heaps of praise from Phillies' Manager Dallas Green. Angeli 3, Kei Sox I Don Baylor and Bobby Grich each singled in runs and reliever Don Aase pitched out none-oof a bases-loadejam in the ninth inning to preserve Ken Forsch's 11th victory. Sox 1 White Tigers I, RBI single in At Chicago, Steve Kemp's two-odrove in the ninth inning off Jerry Koosman. run and handed the White Sox the their fifth straight loss. At Boston, Royals 3, Brewers 1 At Kansas City, Frank White's seventh-innin- g single through a drawn-i- n infield drove in two runs to back the eight-hi- t pitching of Larry Gura, and give new Manager Dick Howser his first vic- tory with the Royals. Blue Jays , Rangers 3 At Arlington, Texas, Lloyd Moseby drove in four runs with a homer and a single and Alfredo Griffin knocked in three runs with a pair of singles to spark Toronto and make a winner of Jim Clancy, Twins 6 Reggie Jackson hit a three-ru- n homer and Jerry Mumphrey added three RBI to power New York to its fifth straight triumph. Yankees 11. Minn., At Bloomington, 3. Mets I Mike Marshall's wild pitch to pinch-hittHarry Spilman with two out in the ninth in- Aitros National League Losing to Steve Carlton is sort of like not being robbed by Willie Sutton had been know by but you've good, you the best. "It was a stupid tackle," Henderson said Tuesday from his hospital bed, his head pulled back by a cervical traction device. "I don't usually tackle that way. He was slipping through and I wanted to sting him." Dolphin team physician Dr. Herbert Virgin said show Henderson would be in a cast until "the the bone to be healed. It may be four to six months." facing only 29 batters and taking just one hour, 41 minutes to complete the triumph. He struck out four, walked one and allowed only one runner to reach second base. "You feel bad anytime you get beat, but getting beat by a guy like that takes a little of the sting out of it," said Braves' Manager Bobby Cox. "He's outstanding, and he seems to be getting Carlton, moving closer toward the first pitcher in baseball becoming history to win four Cy Young Awards for pitching excellence, won his 11th game of the season Tuesday night by stopping the Atlanta Braves on three hits in leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 0 triumph. lefthander made The short and sweet work of the Braves, 3-- At Houston, ning allowed pinchrunner Scott Loucks to score from third base for Astros' sixth win in a row. Expos 4. Reds 3 At Cincinnati. Warren Cromartie singled home the winning run to cap a three-ru- n seventh inning that carried the Expos to victory, ftiants 4, Cardinals I At San Francisco, Vida Blue and Al Holland in leading the Giants to combined on a ' their fifth straight win. Padres 3. Cubs 2 At San Diego, Ruppert Jones drove in two runs with a homer and a sacrifice fly as the Padres scored a third straight triumph. Dodgers 3, Pirates I At Los Angeles. Ron Cey singled with one out in the 14th inning to score Ken Landreaux from second base and put the Dodgers over Pittsburgh. Dunn,!" Couldn't They Make Art Schlkhter's Fines Stick? Just a week ago today the WAC Skywriters were in Albuquerque and, to me, the most intriguing story in the Albuquerque Journal that day wasn't on the sports page, it was in the Metro section and told about a criminal court case. I intended to clip the story and I bring it home with me so that could have all the facts for you, but I left the clipping in my motel room so 1 11 just have to relate it in general terms. The gist of the story was that a former public official had been convicted of filing false travel vouchers, taking money for trips he hadn't taken and otherwise tapping the till. He hadn't been sentenced but a fellow former employee in the same office and same case had been convicted earlier and sentenced to two years in prison, no probation. When former New Mexico University basketball coach Norm Ellenberger was found guilty of something like 21 similar counts this summer he was given a light tap on the wrist and sent on his way. The judge said Ellenberger was guilty only of doing what the community wanted him to do and what all other college coaches do. as his excuse for the ridiculously light sentence. But, I am willing to bet th? principal character in last Wednesday's story will not get off as easily as the former basketball coach did. We talk a lot about one law for everyone but it doesn't work out that way, especially, it seems, when star athletes or name coaches are involved. But, certainly, if a coach may be excused his transgressions on the grounds that everyone does t go it, couldn't a public sen-ansame on the free grounds? is a much smaller illustrates the point but it thing, I'm trying to make. Stephen T. Case of Salt Lake City, sent me a clipping from the Cleveland Plain Dealer with an Associated Press story out of Columbus, Ohio, under a two column headline that said: Hey, this "Schlichter has traffic fines lifted again" The lead paragraphs say: Ohio State (AP) quarterback Art Schlichter, convicted of his third traffic offense within a year, had his fines suspended by a municipal court referee who said he sees every Buckeye football game, but didn't realize the man before him was Schlichter. "Schlichter was charged with driving 84 mph on Interstate 270 here on Aug. 8. The speed limit is 55. He pleaded no contestMonday and was found guilty by Referee Irving Gertner in Franklin County Municipal Court. Gertner fined him $50 and costs, but - suspended the penalty for good cause. "Gertner said he could not remember the good cause Schlichter showed to merit suspension of the fine." Later, the story pointed out that with three moving traffic violations in one year, Schlichter could have gotten 60 days and a $50 fine. James Burns, the policeman who stopped him said he thought the quarterback deserved a stiffer penalty. "He was cutting in and out of traffic like crazy," sid Burns. "He said he was on his way home. He's very cocky." In his two previous court appearances this year, Schlichter once to failure pleaded guilty to yield, the other to speeding -and both times was fined and had the penalties suspended. n Schlichter is the pick of many sportswriters as the quarterback and a Heisman Trophy canleading didate. I can imagine what would have happened to a referee or judge who imposed the maximum 60 days and costs penalty thus sending Schlichter to the lockup while the Buckeyes were playing Michigan State, Stanford, Florida State and others. He'd have been banished to Devil's Island, if he were lucky. But, hey, couldn't he have made the fines stick? Even Buckeye fans would have understood that. |