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Halt fake Siibune Section D Tuesday Morning— September S 8 1987 Page For Itrronlrd Scores - 135 t Call I 800-662 Focal 2ll7-2()- 2 Sports Information -- 1 Call 217-200- h 1 i Becker Mandlikova Tumble at Open Other Top Seeds Move to Quarters By Rick Warner AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — Boris Becker blew a ‘‘ t ' j f if By Frederick Waterman UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK — Hana Mandlikova a victim of her own anger and a loser to Claudia two-s- et lead and Hana Mandlikova blew her top in matches at the US Open losing fourth-roun- d Monday No 13 seed Brad Gilbert stunned Becker 6 7 6 (4-(7-5 1 while No 9 Claudia Kohde-Kilsc- h upset Mandlikova 7 (4-- criticized the officiating Monday as she left the US Open The women’s fourth seed who was warned once then penalized a point and later a game 1 4 loss to the West during her 7 (4-German said afterward "If somebody could screw me out of a match on bad calls and then take a game away when I don’t deserve it then they can have the match" Mandlikova was fined $500 for her behavior which included swearing at a linesman and then an additional $250 for refusing to attend a news conference Additional fines may also be assessed by a disciplinary committee The incident occurred two days after John McEnroe’s outburst against chair umpire Richard Ings in a third-roun- d match McEnroe’s verbal obscenities resulted in fines totaling $17500 and a suspension if he does not successfully appeal the fines Kohde-Kilsc- h seeded ninth had only a 6 record against Mandlikova the 1985 Open champion entering the match In the third set Kohde-Kilsc- h held serve for a 1 lead Mandlikova then hit her racket on a courtside scoreboard and was assessed a game penalty for 1 After failing to break her opponent’s serve in the following game Mandkliova appeared to give up winning only one more point “The next two games she just gave to me” Kohde-Kilsc- h said "Everything was into the Kohde-Kilsc- h 2-- 7-- 6-- 7-- 6-- 6-- 6-- at the National Tennis Center Becker and Mandlikova were seeded fourth in the men’s and women’s singles e “I was having ar easy time” Becker a Wimbledon champ said “Then I just kept missing a few shots here and there” Gilbert who lost in the fourth round at last year’s Open credited a partisan crowd for lifting him when he felt he was about to fade “I was really tired but I used that the crowd support” he said “It pulled me up I started playing aggressively and everybody was really behind me I saw American flags waving and it was great” Mandlikova became the second player to be penalized a game for poor behavior at the tournament In his victory victory over Slobodan Zivojinovic Saturday John McEnroe was penalized for cursing and yelling defendTop seed Ivan Lendl the two-tim-e ing champion beat No 16 Anders Jarryd 2 4 6 while women’s No 1 seed Steffi ) Graf defeated No 13 Sylvia Hanika 5 2 d Jimmy Connors and McEnroe seeded No 8 also moved into the quarterfinals Connors hobbling on an injured right foot 3 4 4 beat No 11 Henri Leconte 7 (0-6-- 4 6-- 1 two-tim- (7-2- 6-- 7) 2-- 3-- 6-- 6-- fence” 6-- Women’s defending champion Martina Navratilova who said she has never been assessed a point penalty in a tennis match believes women players “keep calmer than the h McEnroe who faces fines and a suspension for a tirade during his third-roun- d victory was relatively calm as he defeated 6 No 9 Andres Gomez 4 3 (7-two-mont- 6-- 7-- men” 6-- Connors said his injury which doctors have been unable to diagnose won’t force him out the tournament “I’d play out there on a peg leg if I had to” he said “It’s the US Open It only fthppens once a year” Other women advancing to the quarterfinals were second-seede- d Martina Navratilova No 3 Chris Evert No 6 Helena Sukova See D-- 2 i X — Associated Press Photo seed Martina Navratilova was full of confidence Monday after defeating Caterina Lindqvist in straight sets at the US Open No Column 2 2 “And it’s not acceptable in society for a woman to cuss that much — unless she says it in a charming manner” she added Georgiana Clark supervisor of the women’s tour assessed Mandlikova the game penalty She said the Czechoslovakian’s behavior is the exception on the women’s tour “I think the women behave very well” she said “By and large our players are wonderful examples for women’s tennis It’s disappointing that this should happen It’s very M Now granted Wayne Pearce is Brad’s father so he may be a little biased But more than being Brad’s father and coach Wayne has also been a close observer of Utah’s tennis scene — from his days as a ranking junior player growing up in Salt Lake City to his days as the top player on the University of Utah team to his as very successful tenure (1963-79- ) the tennis coach at Brigham Young University So the elder Pearce whose Cougar teams finished in the NCAA Top 10 Cincinnati 3 Los Angeles Montreal 9 St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 3 San Diego 11 2 (13) Chicago 2 Atlanta 4 Philadelphia 5 New York 3 Houston 4 San Francisco 2 t College Football USC at Michigan State TV Sports QMD 10 am t & 5:30 Tennis LGN pm - US 12:15 pm — Major League Pittsburgh at Chicago I IwtbsI 5:35 pm San Diego — Major League I Open six times has some perspective on this matter And he is probably right Utahn has done that no as much in the world of professional son already tennis as his has But given his own perspective on the world Brad Pearce isn’t much impressed with being Utah’s No 1 tennis product Right now he’s more concerned with his No 243 singles ranking on the men’s tour (63rd in doubles) That’s the important number And he aims to do something about it starting later this month born-and-br- While the world’s top players have been commanding the national spotlight at the US Open this week Pearce has been enjoying a respite from the tour at his apartment here with his wife Cindi He is gathering himself so that when he resumes playing at the tour stops in Los Angeles and San Francisco later this month he can give his pro career a fresh start His first year on the tour was rough It included enough life changes and professional changes to fill a decade: his marriage to Cindi in April the death of his mother in May a lundamental change in his serve and a drop of some 150 places in the world rankings (he was 93rd at the end of 1986) “I feel like in looking over the year I’d say there were some really tough times when I was so discouraged that I felt like I wanted to walk away and just bag it” he reflected Base-ba- ll from college football for 1987-8- 8 You see had the Mustangs escaped censure Texas would have opened its collegiate season against BYU Sept 12 as originally scheduled The Longhorns and Cougars still will play that game Saturday But Auburn was scheduled to give Texas a substitute game replacing Southern Methodist And in opening the season against Auburn the Longhorns took a 31-- 3 pasting The way BYU performed much of its opening game against Pitt Wednesday night the Longhorns may have wished the Cougar game still was the opener Previous to the Auburn loss Texas boasted an record for its opening games Texas had won nine straight opening games until 0 last year at Austin losing to Stanford 31-2- In a sense Texas’ loss cannot be construed as BYU’s gain because now the Cougars will face a team eager to regain its prestige before the home folks It may work to BYU’s advantage however in that the Cougars now will know they are facing a good team but not a super opponent t 1 Base-ba- ll I at Atlanta I f Michael On Way Out CHICAGO (UPI) — Gene Michael who Monday said he didn’t want to manage the Chicago Cubs next year will likely be dismissed by earlier “But I guess always deep down inside I knew it was what I was going to do and it was just a matter of getting through the tough times “I felt like if I kept at it and kept at it it would just be a matter of time before I pulled things together as far as the serve and some other things And now I feel I’m at the point where the worst times are behind me and now I’m ready to go out and play how I’m capable of playing” For his part Wayne who still teaches in the business school at BYU never was terribly discouraged by Brad’s rookie year on tour: “He’s certainly not behind any timetable that I would have set for him I think he’s a little behind his own timetable because of youth” Of course Brad accepted the fact that at least some of his rookie year would be sacrificed to the experimene tation with his serve He made a decision to upgrade his serve (“I got away with an adequate serve in the juniors and in college because the rest of my game carried me") because so many of the pros return service so well So with the help of Cindi who travels with him on tour Brad simplified the mechanics on his serve to the natural athletic motion of throwing a baseball and he has finally seen some results It took him months longer than he thought it would As evidence that his game is beginning to rise Pearce can point to a See D-- 2 Column 2 Cubs President-Genera- 5-- I I ) Manager Dallas Green was not told of Michael’s decision to go public with a desire not to return Sources told United Press International f I Green was upset about LTW Gene Michael Michael’s surprise an- nouncement and that an interim manager would be likely be appointed to finish the season Green had no comment on the report the Cubs’ flagship station WGN radio reported John Vukovich bypassed when Michael was hired in the summer of 1986 to replace Jim Frey is the likely candidate to finish the season Vukovich the club’s third-bas- e coach is also a top choice to manage the team next year I t l f 'Vill Cowboys also cut rookie quarterback Kevin Sweeney of Fresno State a seventh-roun- d draft pick who had been impressive in training camp but lost a close battle to veteran Paul McDonald for a backup job e Sweeney the NCAA’s leading pass yardage producer didn’t play in Dallas’ last two preseason games McDonald threw a touchdown pass the only one of the exhibition 3 season during Saturday night’s loss to the Houston Oilers all-tim- — TriOunt Staff Photo by Tim Kalty Professional tennis player Brad Pearce right and wife Cindi have teamed up to improve his serve is an entire basketball generation aspiring to John Mooney Sports Editor Disa and Data Ross Leonard Utah Fish and Game director 1942-4- 8 and later F & G director for Idaho died Friday in Boise Continental Basketball Association will award three free throws to a player fouled while attempting a three-poishot and this is a rule both the colleges and the NBA should study Death also claimed another prominent sportsman last week in Dr James Poulsen who spearheaded the successful Utah Hospital Open which raised thousands of dollars and developed into a major state golf tournament One network sportscaster called it "The best US basketball team in 20 years” but the US team lost to Brazil 5 in Pan Amencar Games Critics blamed loss on fact so few college players can shoot a pure jump shot One coach claimed “What we havftnow nt 120-11- I l IRVING Texas (AP) — Placekicker Roger Ruzek already has one distinction He’s the first player to ever be cut by the Dallas Cowboys in training camp and be invited back before camp was over “I had an injury and changed my kicking style” said Ruzek a former Weber State College standout “Once I went back to my old style I was OK I was glad the Cowboys gave me another chance" Ruzek who played two seasons for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL became the heir to Rafael Septien’s kicking throne on Monday when the Cowboys released Rolf Benirschke Ruzek beat out seven other kickers in training camp “I made it but it wasn’t easy” said Ruzek who clinched the job with a field goal in the final preseason game and booming deep kickoffs “It was right down to the wire all the way” 5-- 21-1- I t ' i t i f Former WSC FG Kicker long-rang- Texas on the basis of the Auburn loss does not appear to be in the class of Pitt In 1982 a Utah team which finished only 6 2 lost to Texas in a game the Utes might have won They wouldn't have beaten Texas any other Saturday that season but that particular evening Texas was ripe to be plucked and the Utes couldn’t do the job The coaching dynasty of Darrell Royal and Fred Akers has ended Last year with Akers coaching his last Texas team the Longhorns lost three games by a touchdown or less and turned in a 6 season That was the first losing year in 30 seasons for the Longhorns And since bad luck usually follows losing teams the Longhorns have been hurt by injuries with split end Kevin Nelson out with a broken collarbone end Jorrick Battle out with broken hand and fullback Emanuel Limbnck out with knee injury The receiving corps is hurting which may not have been that serious in Royal’s day when the pass was something a moodier asked and not an offensive weapon in Texas football But with Texas not having its normal strong running game with the exception of Eric Metcalf this lack of receivers could be a X breaker BYU I the team Tuesday sources said 18-1- List of roster trims D-- 4 Even After Death SMU Makes Things Difficult for Longhorns In all probability the University of Texas is sorry Southern Methodist was judged guilty of all those NCAA infractions and banned I t Provo’s Brad Pearce is Optimistic Despite Rocky Rookie Season To Brad Pearce the tennis world never stopped at Utah’s borders or the Intermountain’s or the NCAA’s He has set his goal to rank among the best players in the world And so naturally it is little consolation to him that he may be the best tennis player the state of Utah has ever produced “Without a doubt Brad is the best male player to ever come out of Utah” contends Wayne Pearce National League 2 Dallas Keeps Striving to Reach the Pinnacle By Lex Hemphill Tribune Sports Writer PROVO — He grew up in a state where a youngster’s dreams and visions often extend only to the border But professional tennis player Brad Pearce has always looked beyond When he was in high school at Timpview he felt he had to move to California to improve his tennis So he did by himself for his junior year When he was in college at UCLA he felt he had to leave school early to advance his game So he did Seattle 6 Cleveland 4 Minnesota 8 Chicago 1 Toronto 5 Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 5 California Detroit 12 Baltimore 4 New York 9 Boston 5 Texas at Oakland late 3-- Sixth-seede- 6-- 6-- two-mon- th 6-- 7-- 6-- rt 6-- 7-- After Outburst ? “ American League Mandlikova Fined 1 1 pzSports Capsulezz be Julius Erving or Dominique Wilkins" Strange though the two sports we consider to be truly American — basketball and baseball — find the US teams playing for the silver How fast was medals internationally Satchel Paige? I’m asked that because I'm old enough to have seen Satch before he made the My best answer is one major leagues given by Paul Richards who explained “In a barnstorming trip I faced Paige the first time He threw a sidearm pitch and I never saw the ball Catcher Josh Gibson called time and charged the mound yelling ‘Satchmo when I want the change of pace I’ll call for it’ Satch really hummed it after that" Richards laughed Orange Bowl Committee will accept tickets for the bowl game and the King Orange Jamboree from fans outside the state of Florida for first time Interested? Call Bowl game ticket is $30 and Big Eight parade tickets are winner goes to Orange Bowl which probably means this game is for the national championship with Oklahoma and Nebraska figured to fight for No 1 rating and the bowl berth $ll-$10-- Careful Duffy Mention of Woody Hayes of Ohio State recently brought to mind a Duffy Daugherty story You may remember Hayes once ordered 20 Big 10 football writers on the tour of conference football camps off his practice field Woody offered this in the form of an explanation: “I wanted to give the players hell for some of their stupid mistakes and I didn’t want to do it in front of outsiders I don’t believe in whipping them in the newspapers” Next day the writers visited Michigan State only to be told Daugherty the Spartan coach had ordered the gates locked and the writers barred After a few minutes Duffy opened the gates and grinned “You can come in now I wanted to praise my players for their fine work and I didn’t want to do it in front of strangers” Duffy’s coaching record will never put him coaches but Duffy among the contributed to college football as Lefty Gomez did to major league baseball a sense of humor of grown men having fun playing boys’ games Observation Ward You heard so much about female reporters demanding their rights to enter male dressing rooms but did any males sue to gain admission to the female dressing rooms? b f t ) I n j I t i I k I i t I i i i |
