European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes january 1981 Cha Wenge of champs finalists its Mcenroe Connors up John Mcenroe and Jimmy Connors reached their anticipated championship confrontation by scor ing easy semifinal victories saturday afternoon in the Chicago Chal Lenge of champions Tennis Mcenroe took just Over an hour to Dis pose of Roscoe Tanner while con nors took just a slight time longer and easily Defeated Vitas Gerulaitis Mcenroe broke tanners serve in the fourth game of the first set and was never seriously challenged after the 21 year old new yorker had Little difficulty returning tanners powerful serve and wound up recording eight aces to Only two for i was glad i was on top of him All Mcenroe Hes if in not hitting it first hell Ace me All Mcenroe noted there were few Long vol Leys in his match with but pre Nykoluk new coach at Toronto Toronto former new York rangers assistant coach Mike stepping from the broadcast Booth to the hottest seat in was named saturday the new coach of the floundering Toronto Maple who has been a radio broadcaster for the Leafs games this replaces Joe Crozier was unceremoniously fired thursday night after leading the team to a 13 225 record one of the worst re Cord in Leafs Nykoluk becomes the 16th coach in Maple Leaf history and the eighth in the past 11 the hiring of the 46yearold Nykoluk seemed to Mark the end of team owner Harold ballads attempt to win a Stanley cup by using the task making methods which have been the hallmark of both Crozier and team general Man Ager George punch Nykoluk worked Well with Young hockey players in Philadelphia where he was also an assistant coach under Fred Shero and equally Well with Young players in new imlach said in making the announce ment prior to the Leafs Home game against the Philadelphia since we have a number of Young players in our we expect Nykoluk to do a Good Job in the same who joined the flyers in the Early 70s As one of the first full time assistant coaches in nil Histo had made no secret of his desire to become coach of the team that has been battered by internal strife and inept who did not conclude negotiations with the teams manage ment until earlier in the Day sat wasted no time assuming his duties behind the Ballard said Nykoluk has built up great respect around the nil be cause of his relaxed manner and Abil Ity to teach younger Nytko Luks Stock with the cantankerous Leaf owner has been extremely High since the Spring of 1979 when he sought a replacement after firing Roger dieted that will not be the Case against con Jimmy will stay Back and in sure youll see longer Mcenroe i saw no reason to stay Back against Tanner said Mcenroe played As Well As he had Ever seen the defending open Champion i didst do much to bother Tan Ner he was very deceptive As to where he was hitting his passing he made no Tanner advanced to the semifinals by leading the eight Man Field in service but said that against i didst have much zip on my Connors and Gerulaitis opened their match exchanging service but the native broke Gerulaitis in the fifth game and went on to win Connors used a mix of drop shots and passing volleys to frustrate Gerulaitis who was also plagued by inconsistent in the second Connors went ahead 3 1 but Gerulaitis rallied to break serve in the fifth game to close to but Connors immediately broke Gerulaitis and went on to win the set by an identical score of i enjoy playing against who you know beat me in the open and at Wimble Connors asked if he was playing at his con nors i never want to Start off the year playing too Well because theres Only one Way to who has had difficulty with Mcenroe in the past two would not predict the outcome of the championship All i know is that i concern myself with my own arid if i do that it will be the championship everyone thinks it will Ive never lost to him because Ive played Halldorson leads by 2 after 3 Tucson rounds Andrea Jaeger defeats Navratilova Austin gain net finale up Andrea Jaeger used her passing and lobbing Strate a Dan Halldor with an Eagle and a made up four strokes on Johnny Miller Over the last three holes and moved into a two stroke Lead saturday in the third round of the Joe Garagiola Tucson open Golf Halldorson dramatics Over the last three holes finished off a 4underpar 66 and gave the soft spoken Canadian a 54 Hole total of 198 12 shots under Par on the Randolph Park municipal who held a two shot Lead going into the last three holes of and Dan Pohl were tied for second at the second round Leader and until the closing moments apparently poised to make a run at still another Tucson open could do no better than match Par 70 in the Gusty winds and occasional Light Pohl shot a Lon Hinkle was next at 201 after a it was another two strokes Back to a group of four tied at 203 Peter ill John Mahaffey and Mike Don Jacobsen closed up with a Mahaffey shot Rogers and Donald had third round Lee the pre tourney favorite in the event that opens the 1981 pea tour had a 69 and was nine strokes Back at who broke a mysterious slump last built his glory years of the mid1970s around his domination of the desert he won this event three consecutive starting in and picked off consecutive titles in Phoenix and the Bob Hope desert he moved into a two shot Lead after 36 holes and was jauntily looking Forward to a return to old but the weather turned sour on the desert conditions usually Are just right for he i like it when we dont have any but things changed around the wind the temperatures heavy Gray Clouds occasionally leaked a drizzling i hoped it  and it the Gusty winds made it he it was just one of those i didst get any thing out of the nothing went and he Halldorson had that fantastic he who won the Pensacola the final individual event on the 1980 was playing with Miller the final threesome and trailed by two strokes going to the par5 16th Miller got his drive up against a hit into the tree on his bloodied the Back of his right hand and had to Settle for a Halldorson was just to the left of the Green in two and chipped in for an uffing a Little Sand wedge shot onto the Edge of the Green and letting the Ball run Down the slope to the that tied it turned the whole Day Hall Dorson on the Halldorson retained a share of the Lead with a scrambling Par despite hitting a tree off the and there was another two shot swing on the final Miller bogeyed after missing the Green and Halldorson birdied from 25 championship finale against Tracy Austin handily whipped Wendy turn in the other semifinal match saturday in the tournament at capital re thir think this is my Best tournament be cause i beat said Shes so much stronger than i thought if i pass Well that the game because shed lose her Confidence coming to the i went in thinking if i served Well and passed Well i had a her serve and Volley game was off tonight and that was my Jaeger lost her first round Hana and then Defeated Virginia winning the third set after being with Ruzicki serving for match Austin beat Ruzicki 64 and Mandli Kova to get into the who teamed with Rosie Casals to win the doubles title Friday night after beating Hana Mandrikova in three blamed her poor performance saturday on i had such a Tough match versus Hana and the doubles were such a Cliffhanger that it took a lot out of me she i started to get tired in doubles and i didst sleep Well last i was just too i like to serve and Volley and come to the net As much As i can against Tracy but i did not have enough fighting said at 28 the oldest singles Austin noted she deliberately played to turn bulls weaker but said it was a deceptive people underestimate Wendy Back hand because she always slices but you cant Tell if Shes going to hit a drop shot or a Baseline Austin she disguises that so Well and it is really an West cops Hula bowl win continued from Page 21 Purdue and returned it to the East 23 Early in the second Samoa guided the West Down to the on Yard line in six plays and Dove Over for the after the the East was stalled and Samoa then marched the West 45 Yards in six plays before again diving across from the one to put the West in front 167 at the Early in the third John Simmons of Southern methodist returned an East punt 16 Yards to the East Jarvis red wine of Nebraska scrambled for nine Yards before Bradley hit Oklahoma states de Smith with a pass for 18 Yards and red wine then ran nine for the the West ground game was led by free Man Mcneil of who had a game High 54 Yards in nine after Herr Mann was stalled in the first half by the West Tennessee states Joe Adams took Over and threw for 104 completing 7 of 18 Herrmann finished the Day with 69 completing 7 of the West opened the scoring in the first Quarter As Hawaii Jim Asmus booted a 21yard Field the East took a Brief Lead late in the Quarter As Adams hit mar Dye Mcdole of Mississippi state with a 37 Yard pass in the end the East rallied for scores in the final two Dale Castro of Maryland booted a 31yard Field goal with four min utes left in the third period and Herrmann hit Bart Burrell of Purdue on a six Yard touchdown pass with less than three min utes remaining in the the East used a unique Hula bowl Rule that gives the trailing team the option to accept the Kickoff regardless of who but was unable to move the James a running Back from a led the East Rushing with 53 Yards on eight