European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 4,1977 the stars and stripes Page 17 but Nastase loses temper match favourites Advance at Forest Hills Yale Sachare Forest Hills . A top seeds Bjorn Borg and Chris Evert advanced to the third round but Hie Nastase let his temper get the Best of him and was upset by Little known italian Corrado bar Azzetti in Friday s play at the $462,420 . Open Tennis championships. Nastase the fiery seventh seeded romanian kicked a Ball into the stands Ges tured obscenely at a television camera led a mock cheer from the audience when one of his protests was upheld and delayed play for five minutes while he bickered with Umpire James Sullivan Over a let Call. All of which produced Sloppy lackadaisical play that resulted in a 6-4, 6-4 Triumph for Barazzetti a 24-year-old Clay court specialist. Borg and Spain s fifth seeded Manuel Orantes won in straight sets. The top seeded swede playing at less then full strength because of a strained right Shoul Der disposed of John James of England 7 5, 6-4, while Orantes trounced Fred Stolle of Australia 6-2,6-2. Also winning in straight sets were Jimmy Connors the no. 2 seed and defend ing Champion and Guillermo Vilas of Argentina the fourth seed both of whom played night matches. Connors celebrating his 25th birthday Friday handled Veteran Bob Lutz of san Clemente calif., with ease 6-2, 6-2. Con nors serving hard and playing his Power game despite a painful Back injury won the first five games of the match and was never in trouble. Vilas posted his 41st consecutive Triumph on Clay disposing of Gene Mayer 6 3,6-0. Of All the players playing today said an obviously impressed Mayer 21, from Mendham ., Vilas is in the Best Condi Tion. He s Strong and steady. He does t do anything spectacular he just outlasts you and takes advantage of your mistakes. Most players get tired As a match goes on but he just gets Brian Gottfried the no. 3 seed from Lauderhill Fla., had a harder time of it but managed to get past Marty Riessen of Chicago 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Veteran Stan Smith the 16th seed from sea Pines ., was not so fortunate losing to qualifier Michael Fishbach of great neck ., and his Odd looking Home Strung Racquet 6-0,6-2. Meanwhile in women s second round play top ranked Evert overwhelmed Pam Whitcross of Australia 6 -0, 6-0 in just 36 minutes fourth seeded sue Barker of eng land beat Iris Riedel of West Germany 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, and seventh seeded Billie Jean King making her tournament debut after a first round Bye outlasted 18 year old Anne Smith of Dallas 6-3,3-6,7-5. Nastase s antics were no Surprise. All last year he feuded with opponents and fans and bickered with linemen and umpires so the crowd at the stadium court seemed poised for the explosion. It came in the seventh game of the first set when Nastase Felt one of his serves ticked the net. The net judge said no and the Umpire did not overrule. Nastase stalked about the court trying to plead his Case to the net judge the Umpire Baraz Tutti. All he got for his efforts was a warn ing from Umpire Sullivan to play on or else be penalized a Point. From that Point on Nastase was in Trou ble. Although he scored five straight Points to pull out the game his concentration was not the same. He missed Many easy shots and gave up quickly on others which May have been within reach. His wife Nikki and manager Mitch Oprea left Early in the second set. The score was Only 6-4, 2-1, but they had seen More than enough. He s blowing it Nikki Nastase said succinctly. Nobody can Tell when it will happen but there s nothing anyone can do about it Oprea said of Nastase s outburst. He changes becomes More tentative. Once he starts losing everything looks bigger harder. He does t choke. He tries but he does t take chances for the 24-year-old Barazzetti who had never gotten past the first round Here a tentative Sloppy Nastase was easy prey. He made Many volleying mistakes the Clay court specialist said. He did t Hie Nastase. At his worst behaviour Penn St. Crushes Rutgers in opener by Herschel Nissenson East Rutherford A the nation s longest collegiate football winning Streak came to a humiliating end Friday night when Penn state bolted to a 38-0 halftime Lead behind the running of sophomores Matt Suhey and Mike Guman and crushed Rutgers 45-7 in the opening game of the College football season. Rutgers had won 18 games in a Row dating Back to a 34-20 loss to Lehigh in the fourth game of the 1975 season. But the Scarlet knights were thoroughly rut first Downs 26 10 rushes Yards 72-340 36-25 passing Yards 104 "130 return Yards 49 17 passes 8-15-0 10-20-3 punts 5-37 8-43 fumbles lost 2-2 3-2 penalties Yards 11-87 3-25 and embarrassed before 64,790 spectators at giants stadium the largest crowd Ever to watch a College game in new Jersey. Suhey a 216-Pound fullback scored on runs of two and 51 Yards in the opening period and Guman a 203-Pound tailback added touchdowns of 15 and two Yards in Penn state s 24-Point second Quarter which included two touchdowns and a Field goal in the final three minutes. Meanwhile Penn state s new look nose guard defense buried the losers with minus five Yards Rushing in the first half and ruined what was billed As an attempt by Rutgers which finished 17th in the National rankings a year ago to crack the big time once and for All. Rutgers was not ranked in this year s preseason a poll. Penn state was no. 13 and it did t take the Kittany Lions 16ng to prove their superiority As they blanked the knights until the final two and a half min utes. Besides the touchdowns scored by Suhey and Guman a scrambling Chuck Fusina fired a 31-Yard scoring pass to Bob Bassett and Matt Bahr booted a 23-Yard Field goal with two seconds left in the half in Addi Tion to converting after each touchdown. Only a pair of lost fumbles prevented the score from climbing even higher in the first half As Penn state rushed 40 times for 230 Yards and added 112 More through the air. Rutgers meanwhile managed Only 51 Yards 56 Yards passing besides the five lost on the ground against a mauling Penn state defense led by nose guard Randy Sidler tackle Matt Millen and end Bill Banks. The Scarlet knights crossed Midfield Only once in the first 55 minutes and that invasion died at the Penn state 47. Even a 12-Man Rutgers defense which the officials failed to spot could t stymie the Kittany Lions who combined the Long Range scores by Suhey and Fusina Bassett with sustained drives of 93,96 and 72 Yards. The last one followed the second half Kickoff with sub fullback Bob Torrey scor ing on a nine Yard run before Penn state coach Joe Paterno mercifully began to Clear his Bench. Rutgers finally scored on a 4-Yard run by freshman Lester Johnson with 2 16 remaining to Cap a 60-Yard drive. A Fumble stalled Penn state s first pos session but the Lions began their Romp after safety Gary Petercuskie intercepted a pass from Rutgers quarterback Jeff Reb Holz and returned it eight Yards to the Rutgers 39. Suhey went through the right Side to score 12 plays later. With 43 seconds left in the opening period Suhey started up the Middle on a simple dive play but veered to the outside and raced 51 Yards for a touchdown with out a hand being Laid on him. He finished with 13 carries for 100 Yards. Guman got into the act in the second Quarter capping a 93-Yard drive by taking a pitch out around right end from the 15. The next Possession produced a 96-Yard March. Fusina passed nine Yards to Bas sett and hit Mickey Shuler for gains of 17 and 19 Yards before Bassett out leaped defensive Back Reggie Moultrie in the rear Corner of the end zone to grab a 31-Yard strike. One of the officials Back judge Jack Lerney of Middlesex ., suffered a broken left Arm during a second period pile up and was taken to a Hospital. The nation s longest winning Streak now belongs to defending National Champion Pittsburgh which puts its 13-game skein on the line next saturday against notre Dame. Penn St 14 24 7 0-45 Rutgers 0 0077 2 run Bahr kick 51 run Bahr kick Psi Guman 15 run Bahr kick Psi Bassett 31 pass from Fusina Bahr kick Psi Guman 2 run Bahr kick Psu-fgbahr23 Psi Torrey 9 run i Bahr kick rut Johnson 4 run Startzell kick a64,790 play very Well either in Back or at the Barazzetti was not very optimistic going into the match against the seventh seeded romanian. I was nervous for everything the tournament the crowd Nastase he said. I think i can t win. Sure this is a big Victory for service Breaks in the ninth game of each set provided the margin of Victory for bar Azzetti. Nastase was at his worst behaviour at the end gesturing at the to cameras and kicking a Ball into the stands. Barazzetti said Nastase s antics Hurt his concentration but shrugged them off. Every time with Hie from a Little prob Lem comes a big Borg was Well below full strength against James an unknown britishers but had enough to get by. Orantes rounding into top form after Early summer Arm sur Gery had his second straight easy match while Gottfried had to struggle to stay alive. Fishbach a 22-year-old qualifier who lives 20 minutes away from the West Side Tennis club and intertwines Nylon fish test lure and adhesive in his Racquet to produce extra topspin had a surprisingly easy time with the Veteran Smith who never got his game going. Evert meanwhile continued to Breeze through the Early rounds of the women s draw. She has now won her first two matches in straight sets winning three of the sets at love and giving up just one game in the other. I m really psyched for this tournament she said. It Means More to me than Ever before. Ever since i lost Wimble Don in the semifinals to Virginia Wade this is the one i be been pointing for. I really want to win Barker suffering from a sore knee struggled through her second three set match. And King a popular favorite with the crowd of 12,061 which turned out in sweltering 90-degree heat and strength sapping humidity also had her hands full with the 18-year-old Smith one of the most promising youngsters in the women s game. I feel like i be forgotten How to play Tennis " said King returning to the tournament circuit after leading the new York apples to the world team Tennis title. I know that sounds funny but when it comes to a match i feel i Don t have any patterns yet. I Don t know what i m doing out in other men s second round Acton eighth seeded Vitas Gerulaitis of Kings Point ., beat Tomas Smid of Czecho Slovakia 6-2, 7-6 ninth ranked Eddie Dibbs of North Miami Beach Fla., Defeated Fred Mcnair of Chevy Chase md., 6-2, 6-2, and no. 10 Dick Stockton of Carrollton tex., topped Veteran John Alexander of austra Lia 3-6, 6-3, 7-6. The results seeds in parentheses men singles second round Corrado Barazzetti Italy def. Hie Nastase Romania 76-4, 6-4 Ken Rosewall Australia 14def. Phil Dent Australia 6-1, 6-3 Brian Gottfried Lauderhill Fla., 3 def. Marty Riessen Amelia Island Fla., 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 Ray Moore South Africa def. Pat Proisy France 61, 6-2 Terry Moor Monroe la., def. Henry Bunis Cincinnati 6 2,6-4. Onny Parun new zealand def. Willem Prinsloo South Africa 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 Mark Edmondson Australia def. Alvaro Fillol Chile 6-3, 6-2 Sherwood Stewart Baytown tex., def. Francois Jauffret France 7-5, 6-3 Butch Walts Atherton calif., def. John Lloyd England 6-3, 6-3 Ricar Deycaza Ecuador def. Ivan Molina Colombia 7-6,6-4. Roscoe Tanner Lookout Mountain tenn., 11 def. Andrew Pattison Rhodesia 6-7, 6-0, 6-3 Zeljko Franulovich Yugoslavia def. Brian teacher san Diego 62, 6-2 Manuel Orantes Spain 5def. Fred Stolle Australia 62, 6-2 Jan kodes Czechoslovakia def. Cliff Richey san Angelo tex., 7-5, 6-0 Mike Fishbach great neck ., def. Stan Smith sea Pines 166-0, 6-2. Wojtek Fibak Poland 15def. Sashi Menon India 6-1, 6-2 Adriano Zanatta Italy def. Steve Krulevitz Balti More md., 6-1, 7-6 Rick Fagel Miami Fla., def. Antonio Munoz Spain 6-2, 6-4 Jose Higueras Spain def. Bruce Manson los Angeles 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 John Yuill South Africa def. Peter Fleming Chatham ., 6-1, 6-3 John Feaver England def. Anand Amrit Raj India 6-7, 6-2, 6-3. Bjorn Borg Sweden 1def. John James Australia 7-5,6 4 Eddie Gibbs North Miami Beach Fla. 9def. Fred Mcnair Chevy Chase md., 6-2, 6-2 Harold Solomon Silver Spring my. 12def. Paul Gerken Norwalk conn., 6-3, 6-1 Doug Crawford Weston mass., def. Francisco continued on Page 20
