Show 4B Standard-Examin- Saturday October 29 1988 er Sports King ' V From IB with a bad shoulder but he just kept pushing and pushing and didn’t ever miss a step” said WSC assistant coach Jeff Chan- dler “He’s kept right in stride since then “Berk just keeps getting better every week and we hope he off y keeps it up He’s real time when Field but game the rolls around he’s as emotional as a guy can get In his own way he’s a leader “He played hard and played well at Idaho and he’s always been that kind of player” Chandler said “There are other guys with a lot more physical talent than Berk but the guy’s just a player and a real He gets in and watches a lot of game film to pick up keys that will help him all day long “He’s and he’s a great young man — the kind of kid you’d like to have as a son or the kind that you’d like your daughter to marry” King admits that he may not be the most talented athlete on the squad but he compensates for any shortcomings with extra doses of desire and hard work “Personally I feel like there are a lot of better athletes on our team that could play in front of me” he said “But what I lack in ability I make up for in hustle and determination I take a lot of pride in what I do “I’ve had some ups and downs but I feel like I’ve been pretty consistent and have gotten better each game And I think we’ve each been improving team-wis- e ' I ’ ’ ? V 4 s''? y ' 4 & ' My- - I over-achiev- r ' ' - week Ballesteros threaten runaway y 'yy ' S ' ‘'A' A Va ' - y: V 4 v-l- low-ke- 1 yy f y Ay Lyle and S i N v-Jm- t - j ' j :rr 4 s I - y' 'i S r 15-fo- ot v 4 SOTOGRANDE Spain (AP) — Sandy Lyle sank a birdie putt on the 15th hole Friday and finished with a 71 for a lead over Severiano Ballesteros halfway through the $963000 Volvo Masters golf tournament Lyle the US Masters champion from Scotland was at 139 for 36 holes over thei long windy and difficult Valder- rama course He and Ballesteros the British Open winner from Spain who shot a second-roun- d 72 were threatening to make a runaway of the richest golf tournament in European history aside from the British Open Of the total purse $350000 is in bonus money to be spread among the top 15 finishers of the Volvo Order Of Merito at the end of the tournament Ballesteros already has clinched the first prize of $87500 and is g the money winner in the world this year behind ' ‘9 i ?' one-sh- Vi "" f' '8 - " X" V y f'y t' 4' er -- t ? ' ” £ I ' (yfi’r ' y y second-leadin- Lyle Anders Sorensen of Denmark was in third place at 143 and four players — Nick Faldo of England Eamonn Darcy of Ireland Manuel Pinero of Spain and Ove Sellberg of Sweden — were tied for fourth at 145 Lyle said the speed of the greens on some holes was unfair and that the rough although not tall and not thick was hard to es- - too” Today the Wildcats must try to bounce back from last week’s loss to heartbreaking Idaho when they take on the Uni-- " versity of Montana And King feels like the ’Cats are up to that tough task “That was probably one of my better games this year but in spite of having a good game against Idaho it’s still awfully disappointing to lose a game like that” King said “We’ve lost some tough games this year when we couldn’t come up with the big play when we needed to But then against Ida-- tt ho we came up with the big play not once but twice on their last ! scoring drive and the officials just didn’t give us a call “After the game it was really tough for the team to handle But our coaches did a great job of g us back up again “We still have a chance to be ' conference We I just have to win them one game at a time Last year we had a real intense game against Montana up there (at Missoula) so they’re going to be tough to beat We’ve got to respect them because they’re having a good season “But they’re standing in the way of our goal and that’s to win the rest of our games — one game at a time” King said If the ’Cats can do that King ' and Co will be walking tall in-- ! deed when the 1988 campaign’s completed last-minu- te cape - - ot “It is very difficult to chip from the rough around the greens” he said “The grass is a mixture of Bermuda and Bent Associated Press Bob Lohr blasts out of a sand trap at the Walt Disney World Classic something we haven’t experi- enced before” Magical scores shot in Disney LAKE BUENA VISTA Fla (AP) — Among those most impressed by the low scores in the Walt Disney World Classic are the golfers shooting them “It’s amazing the talent that’s out here on this tour” Fuzzy Zoeller said after shooting a 66 on Friday He had a score after 54 holes yet was only in fourth place “I feel like I should be leading by 10 and I’m down by four” Zoeller said “Maybe because it’s Fantasy land the scores are just - get-tin- - crazy” d score with a ger matched Lohr’s 62 while Beck shot a 63 “That course isn’t that easy is it?” Azinger said “There’s no wind blpwing and the greens are flat That’s usually when the scores go low” Tom Kite had a 66 and was in at Bruce Lietzke shot a 65 and was six strokes back in the race for the $108000 winner’s share of the $600000 purse Lohr’s irons landed close to the hole all day at Magnolia the toughest course this week He missed only one green made five birdie putts of less than 10 feet and had no putt longer than 30 feet “My game is where I want it to be” Lohr said “This has been from tee to green probably the best I’ve ever played” Azinger said Lohr’s great week is no fluke “He’s not going to roll over and die I’ll guarantee you He drives the ball beautifully and he’s one of the best putters out are good at other tournaments “I’m proud of 21 -- under after three first-roun- days” Lohr said “No matter where you do that on any course that’s an accomplishment to be proud of” Lohr’s 195 broke the previous tournarecord of 196 set by Larry ment Nelson in 1984 “A record and I’m only leading by two” 54-ho- le er low scores Lohr said “That’s incredible” ' 65 today to break Lohr needed a the record for most shots under par in a PGA tournament The record for a tournament is set by Ben Hogan in the 1945 Portland Invitational and tied by Mike Souchak in the 1955 Texas Open “If that’s what it takes to win I hope I get there” Lohr said “I’m really not thinking about any records” PGA veteran is trying Lohr a four-yee winner on the to become the 1 1th Tour this year and the third player to lead after every round Azinger and Beck moved into contention with fine rounds at the Palm course Azin 27-und- er ar first-tim- “We haven’t had any wind” Zoeller said “These courses play differently when there isn’t any wind” Still the weather and course conditions LAS VEGAS (AP) — Leading PGA Senior Tour money-winnBob Charles birdied six holes for 67 Friday night and a er d lead in the took the $250000 Las Vegas Classic Charles who led this tournament after the first round in 1986 apd after the first two rounds last year was a late commitment after suffering a herniated disc that has since stabilized 68 Trailing Charles at were Jim Ferree Bobby Nichols Dave Hill Orville Moody and first-roun- er 72-ho- le Leader Bob Lohr was at 195 going into today’s final round Paul Azinger and Chip Beck were tied for second place at The leaders agreed that perfect weather and the immaculate condition of the tournament’s three courses contributed to the Charles grabs early seniors tourney lead Larry Mo wry Another shot back at 69 were Miller Barber Walter Zembriski and Lou Graham Defending champion A1 74 shot Twenty-seve- n of the season’s top 30 money winners are comevent which peting in the has a $37500 first prize Gei-berg- er 54-ho- le here” 1 Hlasek upsets McEnroe despite officials’ favor Graf extends winning streak to 42 matches England (AP) — Grand Slam w inner Steffi Graf extended her winning streak to 42 matches Friday as she swept into the semifinals of the $250000 Midland Bank women’s tennis championships with a 3 2 victory over France’sNatalie Tauziat West GerAlthough the 1 man won in 59 minutes she had to mosurvive some anxious first-sments against a tenacious opponent Tauziat broke Graf to lead 1 and held a 2 edge before the world’s No player rallied and gave up only four points in the last four games of the set in Although Graf broke to lead the second set the first four games went to ileucc before she managed to break through for a 1 lead and make the match safe Tauziat had shown no sign of nerves attacking Grafs faltering serve right from the start She ran down everything challenged Graf from the net and refused to be intimidated by the 1 defeat memory of her crushing in their last meeting at Mahwah in Au- BRIGHTON 6-- 6-- et 2-- 3-- 1 1- -0 4-- 6-- 0 6-- gust was different” As well as praising Tauziat playing in her first tournafnent since winning the Olympic gold medal in 7-- Seoul Graf will face American Lori McNeil in the semifinals today McNeil defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilc- h 3 of West Germany 2 Friday Pam Shriver of the United States seeded No 2 behind Graf also reached 2 the final four with a 5 victory over 1984 titlist Sy lvia Hanika of West Germany Shriver must beat Bulgarian Manue-l- a Maleeva to have a chance at playing Graf in Sunday’s final Shriver acknowledged that Graf had won “every important match she has had to face an achievement that may this year never be equaled” But she added: “That is why I want to meet her again If any top play er is going to close the gap you have to face up to the prospect of meeting her — and not just at the semifinals of Wimbledon You must play her four or five times a year And you have to think that she is not going to be so inspired every time she walks out on court” Against Hanika Shriver led 3 in the first set then had three set points when serving at 4 She lost them all but broke through in the 12th game to forge ahead 6-- 6-- 7-- 6-- 5-- “She served aw fully well” Graf said “She surprised me because it’s always been easy against her before and she’s always had respect for me But today PARIS (AP) — American John McEnroe had the officials on his side but was still upset by Switzerland’s Ja6 6 (7-in kob Hlasek 6 (7-the of $11 Friday night’s quarterfinals million Paris Open tennis tournament McEnroe set off an uproar in the decisive third set arguing that a Hlasek serve tipped the net and persuading the tournament supervisor to overrule the chair umpire The controversial play came on break point with the score tied 5-- 2-- mitted her own game was way off course “My sene was terrible I was tossing the ball all over the place and I was rushing too much I wasn’t too happy with the way I played” said Graf Not until she led 1 in the second set did Shriver finally relax and her shots flowed more smoothly She held sene twice at love and broke again for the match Shriver was suffering from glandular fever when she lost 2 to Graf in 3-- 6-- 1 6-- 7-- 2-- the Wimbledon semifinals but earlier 6 in the year she took Graf to 4 6 in the Boca Raton tournament in Florida “I guess that match showed me Steffi was beatable” Shriver said 6-- 4-- 7-- Shriver has lost only 1 games in six sets in reaching the semifinals at Brighton but Maleeva has been almost as impressive Maleeva beat Italian Sandra Cecchi-n- i 3 2 Friday and has lost only 14 games going into today’s semifinals 6-- 6-- 2) 2 “I served and John’s spontaneous reaction was to call let I looked at the let cord judge and he looked at John and he put his hand up” Hlasek said “I think he was influenced by John” The umpire however called the serve good and gave the point to Hlasek A furious McEnroe appealed to the supervisor who questioned the judge and called a let The let cord judge was replaced at the next changeover When Hlasek finally served McEnroe won the point to go up 2 then held serve to take a 2 lead But Hlasek fought back eventually beating McEnroe in a After winning the match Hlasek thrust his fist in the air as McEnroe stalked off the court Hlasek faces Israel’s Amos Mansdorf in the semifinals today Hlasek ranked 25th in the world has been playing well recently beating Jimmy Connors in a Swiss tournament then losing a tough match to Connors in Toulouse two weeks ago “Beating Connors was good but to beat McEnroe here in front of 15000 3-- 1 Graf ad- 3) 4-- er people has to be my best ever” Hlasek said McEnroe ranked 18th in the world but unseeded in the tournament said he was “disgusted” by his play “I played two terrible tiebreakers absolutely terrible” he said In other quarterfinal matches Mansdorf clipped Aaron Krickstein of the 6 (7-while United States 3 Americans Tim Mayotte and Brad Gilbert advanced to the semifinals with victories straight-se- t Mayotte the defending champion and d AnNo 2 seed beat the drei Chesnokov of the Soviet Union 3 0 Mayotte is the only seeded player left in the tournament Gilbert saved 17 of 19 break points — including four set points — to beat (7-6 France’s Guy Forget 2 Gilbert and Mayotte will play in today’s other semifinal with Mayotte winning all five of their previous career matches Gilbert lost to Mayotte in the Paris Open finals last year in five sets and at the Olympics in Seoul last month and is hungry for his first career win over his countryman “I haven't had too much success against Tim” Gilbert confessed “But now is the time to start” Mayotte struggled at first dropping his service twice in the first set against Chesnokov But he broke the Soviet three times to gain the edge Then Mayotte shut out Chesnokov in the second set “1 started coming in on his serve and attacking it I think he got angry and he seemed to give up trying after that” Mayotte said 7-- 6-- 2) eighth-seede- 6-- 6-- 7-- 3) 6-- ’ |