Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 290, Greencastle, Putnam County, 26 July 1985 — Page 6

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Becker has incentive in next Clay Court match

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Boris Becker express is on track with an opprtunity to avenge one of the six defeats the West German tennis star has suffered this year. Becker, who became the sensation of the tennis world by becoming the first unseeded men’s Wimbledon champion in history this month, was paired with Czechoslovakia’s Miloslav Mercir in quarterfinal play at the $575,000 U.S. Open Clay Court Championship. Becker, seeded No. 3 here, used a straight set victory over No. 11 Francesco Cancellotti of Italy, 6-4,6-2 to bring his winning streak to 15 matches Thursday at the Indianapolis Sports Center. “I think I played better today,” said Becker, who needed three sets and survived five match points in his opening test here. “But not good enough to beat my next opponent.” Mecir defeated American Blaine Willenborg, 6-1, 6-4, in another third round match. Two other Czechs, top-seeded Ivan Lendl and unseeded Jaro Navratil also moved into the quarterfinals Thursday. They were joined by No. 8 Martin Jaite of Argentina, who bested countryman Guillermo Vilas, 6-0,6-1. Navratil, who plays defending champion Andres Gomez of Ecuador next, eliminated American Lawson Duncan, 6-2, 7-5. No. 4 Yannick Noah had his third rounder with Diego Perez of Uruguay halted by heavy halted by rain late Thursday night. The match will be resumed today with Noah leading the second set 1-0 after winning the opener 6-1. There was a shocking upset in women’s singles. Stanford student Kate Gompert moved into the semifinals by eliminating top-seeded and defending champion Manuel Maleeva of Bulgaria, 6-3,1-6,8-6. Gompert, who is No. 11l on the tour com-

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IVAN LENDL: Top seed in quarterfinals

BORIS BECKER: Revenge becomes motivation

MANUEL MALEEVA Top seed upset

puter with only $5,125 in singles earnings, takes on No. 4 Andrea Temesvari of Hungary in one of today’s semifinals. Temesvari, the 1983 champion here, scored a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) verdict over No. 14 Rafella Reggi Thursday. The other women’s semi matches No. 2 Zina Garrison and No. 3 Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina. Garrison, who lost to Temesvari in the 1983 title match here, struggled past Anna Ivan in a battle of Americans, 6-7 (7-0), 6-1, 6-3. Sabatini downed No. 13 Debbie Spence, 6-3,6-3. Maleeva, the fifth-ranked woman in the world, took an hour after her match before holding a news conference and broke into tears while discussing her loss. “I didn’t play well. I should have attacked her more. I let her play her game. I was fighting,” and she buried her head in a towel without finishing her sentence.” Becker, who had 11 aces and lost only 10 points on his serve, is 30-6 in singles play

this year. “I feel more confident today,” said Becker, who struggled making the adjustment to the clay here after winning his last two tournaments on grass. “The green clay (as compared to Eurpoe’s red clay where he learned the game) is much faster. The ball bounced much higher,” said Becker, who anticipated today’s match with Mecir would be a long one. Becker, currently No. 10 in the world, lost to Mecir in straight sets indoors in Rotterdam this year. “I need to have more patience,” Becker said. “My ability to fight for each point should be a big help.” Becker insists his escalation to stardom, which has made him a strong favorite here, hasn’t changed his life much. “It’s brought more respect for me, interest in the tennis game in Germany and a little more pressure,” he said He hasn’t had much time to enjoy the fruits of his success. “Everything is tennis now. I play, I practice, I eat and I go back to my hotel room and rest,” he said. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Thursday’s results in the $575,000 U S. Open Clay Courts tennis championships Men’s Singles Third Round Ivan Lendl (1), Czechoslovakia, def Guy Forget (15), France, 6-0,6-2. Miloslav Mecir (5), Czechoslovakia, def Blaine Willenborg, Miami Shores, Fla , 6 1,6-4. Boris Becker (3), West Germany, def Francesco Cancellotti, (11), Italy, 6-4, 6-2. Martin Jaite (8), Argentina, def Guillermo Vilas, (10), Argentina, 6-0,6-1 Jaro Navaratil, Czechoslovakia, def Lawson Duncan, Asheville, N.C., 6-2,7-5 Women's Singles Quarterfinals Zina Garrison, (2), Houston, Texas, def Anna Ivan, Palo Alto, Calif ,6-7 (7-0), 6-1, 6-3. Kate Gompert, Roswell, N Mexico, def Manuela Maleeva (1), Bulgaria, 6-3,1-6,8-6. Andrea Temesvari (4). Hungary, def Rafaella Reggi (14), Italy,6-3,7-6 (8-6). Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals Penny Barg, N.Miami Beach, Fla., and Paula Smith, LaJolla, Calif. (3), def. Karin Huebner, Fresno, Calif., and Kim Steinmetz, St. Louis, Mo., 6-3,6-3. Beth Herr, Dayton, Ohio, and Terry Phelps, Larchmont, N Y. (4), def. Mercedes Paz, Argentina, and Adriana Villagran, Argentina, (5), 3-6,6-4,6-0. Manuela Maleeva and Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, (8), def Zina Garrison and Lori McNeil, Houston (2), 6-4, 5-7,6-2. Iva Budarova and Marcela Skuherska, Czechoslovakia, def. Kathy Horvath, Largo, Fla., and Andrea Temesvari, Hungary, (1), 6-3, 6-1. Men's Doubles Second Round Jorge Lozano, Mexico, and Todd Witsken, Carmel, Ind def. Rick Leach, Laguna Beach, Calif., and Mark Wooldridge, Santa Barbara, Calif., 6-4,6-2. Libor Pimek, Czechoslovakia, and Slobdan Zivojinovic, Yugoslavia, (4), def. Dan Goldie, McLean, Va., and Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia, 6-3,7-6 (7-3). Andres Gomez, Ecuador, and Jamie Yzaga, Peru, def Guy Forget, France, and John Frawley, Australia, 7-5,6-4. Ken Flach, St. Louis, and Robert Seguso, Sunrise, Fla., (1) def. Jaro Navratil, Czechoslovakia, and Wolfgang Popp, West Germany, 6-3,3-6.6-3

Lineman suing NFL WASHINGTON (AP) Gary Zimmerman, an offensive lineman in the United States Football League, has taken on the National Football League. Zimmerman wants the NFL’s “supplemental draft” of USFL players declared illegal. And he wants S3O million for his efforts. Zimmerman filed suit in U.S. District Court on Thursday charging that the NFL’s “supplemental draft” violates antitrust laws because, among other things, it restricts his ability to offer his talents to the teams of his choice. Zimmerman, a member of the USFL’s Los Angeles Express who was selected by the NFL’s New York Giants last year, charges that the NFL, the NFL Management Council, the NFL Players Association and the NFL’s 28 teams have entered into a conspiracy “which unreasonably restrains interstate trade and commerce in the professional football industry.”

White predicts explosive offenses around Big Ten

CHICAGO (AP) - The Big Ten failed to have a single team finish among the top 10 last season, but conference coaches think the upcoming campaign could be one of the most exciting and competitive in history. “It’ll be fun to watch,” Illinois Coach Mike White told an audience of more than 2,200 who attended Thursday’s 14th annual kickoff luncheon. “There are more offensive skills and talented individuals in quarterbacks, receivers and running backs than you will see anywhere. “It’ll be a great year for the Big Ten,” said White, “Many teams will have a chance to win the championship, and with the skilled individuals returning, offenses will be explosive.” White will have one of the explosive offenses in the Big Ten with the return of quarterback Jack Trudeau, wide receiver David Williams and running back Thomas Rooks. Trudeau passed for 2,724 yards, Williams caught 101 passes for 1,-278 yards and Rooks rushed for 1,056 yards. But Illinois is not alone. In all, nine starting quarterbacks will be returning, along with most of the league’s leading receivers and top running backs. Chuck Long is back at quarierbac’ at lowa. Rickey Foggie at Minnesc : n Everett at Purdue, Mike Howa.u at Wisconsin, Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, Steve Bradley at Indiana, Dave Yarema at Michigan State and Mike Greenfield at

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The Reelsville All-Stars play Plainfield in the 6:15 p.m. game of the Greencastle Youth Baseball League Tournament Friday. Members of the 11-and-12-year-old AllStar team are (front row, from left): Billy Furby, Chip McCullough, Donnie Schilling, Eric Blue, Brian Pershing,

Rain came too late to help out Fillmore

Rain once again played havoc with the Greencastle Youth Baseball League schedule Thursday night, but it couldn’t keep Plainfield from beating Fillmore 3-0 in a pitching duel. Game two Thursday, between the Brazil Nationals and Brazil Americans, was stopped in the top of the third inning and will be continued Friday at 5 p.m., weather permitting. At 6:15 p.m. Friday Plainfield and Reelsville play and at 8:15 p.m. the winner from the two Brazil teams plays Greencastle Purple. SATURDAY GAMES WILL begin at two-hour intervals, the first starting at 9 a.m. and the final game of the day at 7 p.m. The Plainfield and Fillmore pitchers locked into a pitching duel that saw a total of 20 batters strikeout, only seven receive

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Fillmore's bid to win the Greencastle Youth Baseball League Tournament came to a close Thursday night with the second loss. Members of the Fillmore 11-and-12-year-old All-Star squad are (front row, from left): Chad Kelley, Ty Cash, Troy Glaze, Jim Kirton, Jamie Horn,

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Northwestern. Only defending champion Ohio State will be without its starting quarterback, what with Mike Tomczak having graduated, but Coach Earle Bruce doesn’t seem that concerned since he has Jim Karsatos, an outstanding passer who backed Tomczak. “I’d be concerned if it wasn’t for Jim Karsatos,” said Bruce. “Jim has the experience and he can throw the football. We’ll probably throw more this year.” That’s when All-American Keith Byars is not running the ball. Byars, who led the nation in rushing and Ohio State in receiving last season, is back along with a host of outstanding running backs. In addition to Byars and Rooks, Larry Emery will be back at Wisconsin, and lowa hopes to regain the services of Ronnie Harmon who suffered a broken leg last season. Along with Illinois’ Williams, the Big Ten will have talented receivers returning

Ashley Warren, Mario Medina and (second row, from left) coach Jerry Collins, Aaron Sutherlin, Matt Macy, Jason Collier, Jim Collins, Danny McKee, Cory Robinson, coach Rick Robinson and coach Phil Williams. (Ban-ner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).

walks and only four got hits. Damon Carrington, Jason Ellis and Ethan Hooper combined to pitch a one-hit shutout for Plainfield, striking out 19 and walking three. Although on the losing end, Robert Priest gave up just three hits, struck out nine and walked four. IN FACT, THIS game was decided by an error in the second inning. That mistake snapped a scoreless battle, allowing Plainfield to score two runs. Priest’s double was Fillmore’s only hit, while Ellis had a double to pace Plainfield. Greencastle Youth Baseball League parents and players are reminded the awards program is set for 6 p.m. Monday night. This is set up on the basis the tournament can be finished on Sunday.

Anthony Boswell, bat boy Chad Glaze and (second row, from left), coach Mike Glaze, Robert Priest, Allen Bonnie, Jason Wyttenbach, Damon Slaton, Dan Glaze, Brian St. John, coach John Wyttenbach and coach John Glaze. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).

in Steve Griffin of Purdue, Cap Boso of Illinois, Marty Scott of Purdue and Cris Carter and Mike Lanese of Ohio State. “No league in the country can boast of better quarterbacks than the Big Ten,” said Michigan’s Bo Schembechler, dean of Big Ten coaches who is starting his 17th campaign leading the Wolverines. “We’re not favored for a change, but don’t count us out. It gives us greater resolve. “Everybody’s talking about lowa, Illinois and Ohio State,” said Schembechler, “but the Big Ten is well balanced, and Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue or anybody else will hurt somebody some Saturday, This is a heckuva league and it will be fun to watch. The race is not cut and dried.” The Big Ten sent six teams to various bowls last season, and only lowa came back with a victory by trouncing Texas 5517 in the Freedom Bowl.

Volleyball camp set The Greencastle High School volleyball camp will open Monday at 8:30 a.m. at McAnally Center, according to coach Trish Arthur. The camp is for girls entering grades six through nine and will teach the finer points of basic volleyball. Coach Arthur will be assisted by Mary Traub, Debbie Jones and newly hired assistant varsity coach Janice Fordice. The clinic will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. through Aug. 2 and the registration fee is $5. In addition to the Greencastle coaching staff, coach Arthur has also arranged for a series of guest speakers from programs around the state.