European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes Hunter Sharp in Safe Tennis by boo Odem staff writer Torr Jon a Spain three Lime Safe open division singles Champion Kirk la under of the Continental sports conference took up where he left off two years ago winning. The 5-fool-7, 165-Pound left hander from ram Stem encountered the Torr Jon Weatherman of aft Jim for Acra and weathered a storm of Long rallies for a 6-2, 6-2 Triumph in a 1-hour, 50-Minutc match considered Long for the score. Ii was one of four open matches that kicked off the four Day Safe Tennis championships Here under sunny cloudless skies. Hunter led a Csc sweep of open Divi Sion singles matches. Other winners were no. 2 de tip Lon of Rhein main no. 3 Richard Wisher of Hahn and no. 4 Rick Rocha of Pitburg. But they experienced tougher times. Actually Hunter played his match a Day Early. He was scheduled to meet the Winner of the Ferrara Dave  match thursday morning. Since Mannix a late . Sports conference entry did t arrive in time and forfeited. Hunter Anil Ferrara agreed to play wednesday. It would t have made any difference when i played him Ferrara said after the  he is unbelievably steady. He s Tough said Ferrara a 1981 graduate of the Citadel and native of win Chester mass. He out stayed me. And that is my Type of game. Evidently that is his game Loo. He did t make any errors. He hit slices off his backhand and topspin off his  that s the Way i try to get the player out of his rhythm said Hunter who can still win in the open division despite his 38 years. Hell be 39 in november. On the Rock composition court Hunter said it is deceiving. The Ball skids and if you put junk on it it really reacts. The courts Are built in slabs and there is rub Ber connecting the slabs. When the Ball hits the rubber it really  Hunter who skipped last year s Safe meet because of a duty commitment was the Only player advancing to the semifinals. Hunter won Safe in 1979.1981 and 1982. He s a Well educated player Hunter said of Ferrara the Mac no. 3 player who played anywhere from no. 3 to no. 5 in his senior year at the Citadel. He s willing to hit the Ball 20 or 30 limes to get a Point said Hunter. Tipton who lost to Hunter in the finals of this year s Csc championships at Garmisch had problems in disposing of Steve Price msc5 no. 4 from Torr Jon 7-6 7-360. Both Wisher and Rocha encountered tie Breakers in their wins. Wisher a left hander from Shelby n.c., Defeated . No. 4 Tom Pong Al Chicksands 6-3,7-6 7-4. Rocha who comes from Corpus Christi Texas eliminated Jay Thill the . No. 2 from Alconbury 6-0,6-7 5-7 6-3. Wisher who graduated from Limestone College in Gaffney s.c., had three match Points at 5-3 in the second set and lost them All. Pong at 24, fought Back to even the match but lost in the tie breaker. The winning shot was a Volley that passed Pong Al deep in the Corner. It was a Battle of big servers and heavy weights when Rocha and Thill hooked up. The first set Wai disaster said the 6 foot-2 Thill who hails from Jacksonville. Fla. And played a year at Florida Junior College. I kept the Ball in play and kept the pressure on said Rocha 24, on his love first set. On both their booming serves. Rocha said we had a few  Rocha also was a collegiate player spending his years at Odessa Texas Junior College and Hardin Simmons in Abe line Texas. The 5-4v4 Tipton whose Blond hair and Youthful fuzzy face belies his 23 years said this is not my surface. I love  after winning the first set tic breaker. Tipton said he changed racquets. I just was t returning the service. The other Racquet had a different Type of  it was a smart move. He wiped out Price in a love set. Tipton a graduate of St. Leo College in Florida is one of two army players Here. Tipton is with the 21st replacement in at Rhein main. The other army competitor is two time Safe masters 40 years and Over Champion Jim Kuppr of the . Sports conference and Lakin Heath. Kuppr a pc Ternamian who switched from the air Force to the army several years ago fell victim to Gerry Tinnon of the Csc Sembach in a 3 hour 23 min Ute match 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. Earlier Tinnon Defeated Don Boutin of the Mac Torrejon 6-0, 6-1. In another masters match Dave Ether idec of Hill Nikon gave tic Mac its Ond win with a 7-5, 6-1 Triumph Over . No. 2 Chuck Crabb of Alconbury making his first tournament Competition in his 21 years in the air Force. Later Ethridge lost to Csc s no. I Bob Pike in a 2tt-hour match 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 7-5. Pike a left hander who was Down 5-2 in the third set made a miraculous recovery to win. The first win for the Mac was Harry Underwood s 6-1, 6-2 thumping of Csc no. 4 Mike Piccinino in the seniors Divi Sion. Underwood the Mac no. 3 player comes from Torr Jon and Quincy Fla. In another senior singles . No. 3 Harvey Swann of Alconbury shut out Marco aulos the Mac no. 4 from Halle Nikon 6-0, 6-0. One of the Best matches was a seniors doubles win by Csc s Jerry Jackson and Mike Piccininno Over the . No. I team of Mike Cocci and Harvey Swann 3-6,6-3,7-5. Unlike the men s open and seniors sin Gles the women s division singles Competition is double elimination. The Csc posted a key women s win when Theresa Lansford the no. 2 from Rhein main stunned . No. I Tressa Bogart of Lakenheath 6-2,7-5. Charlotte Dvorak the Mac no. 2 from Torrejon whipped Kim Pong at . No. 2,7-5,6-1. In a later match wednesday defending Champion and six time titlist Diann Hunter the Csc no. 1, breezed past Dvorak 6-1,6-1. Lansford later Defeated Michelle Ulett the Mac top seed 6-4, 6-0. Movement toward joining two leagues Usel merger could solve nil problems by Jeffrey t. Shain Phoenix Ariz. Up the president of the Ari Zona outlaws said tuesday there is some movement concerning a merger Between the National football league and . Football league. Some things Are going on outlaws president Bill Talham or. Said. Tatham would not elaborate but insisted a merger would ease Many of the issues facing the nil. The merger solves a lot of the nil s problems he said. It solves their problems concerning the cities of Oakland and Baltimore. It solves their congressional problems concerning movement of franchises it solves the salary escalation problem it solves their problem with the Usel s anti Trust suit and with network television. It solves a lot of problems for  lbs football analyst Jimmy the greek Snyder said sunday officials of the nil and the Usel had met to discuss a merger. The nil is embroiled in litigation with the cities of Oakland and Baltimore whose nil teams have moved in recent years. The nil is also facing an antitrust suit of More than is billion from the Usel. Two leagues cannot compete indefinitely Tatham said. In any sport once a new league becomes established for a couple of years merger has always Hap  Tatham said that if the nil and the Usel were to consolidate he Felt the Arizona Usel franchise would be at the top of the list to enter the nil. Sherrill asks for probe on Sophomore grinder Dallas a Texas am football coach Jackie Sherrill has asked for an investigation into a report that Sophomore quarterback Kevin Murray May have received illegal Cash payments from an aggie supporter television station Wafaa reported tuesday night. I have contacted the faculty representative Tom Adair the University attorney and the conference commissioner Fred Jacoby and asked them to look into this mat Ter. I have no further comment at this time Sherrill said in a statement released by am sports information director Tom Turbiville. The station said former employees of Pelco inc., a company which Wafaa said Wai connected with aggie alumnus Rod Dockery reported seeing Murray take de livery of a sports car. The 36-month lease agreement called for monthly payments of $749, the station said. Wafaa sportscaster Dale Hansen said that Pelco was part of Mac corp., which he Saiu was a group of Dockery s businesses. Neither Pelco nor Mac arc listed in the greater Dallas phone Book. Wafaa said it had a copy of a 36-month lease on a White 1984 Dautun 300-zx, with Murray s purported signature on it and showed taped interviews of people who said they had seen the player from Dallas driving the sports car. In an interview with the station Murray denied Ever having  a car and said the signature on the lease was t his. The station said Dockery s sex wife is listed As president of the company. Dockery has an unlisted Telephone and could not be reached for comment by the a tuesday night. Murray also denied receiving any of a number of $300 checks that a Dallas Secre tary reported seeing made out to him. Kevin Murray. Illegal payments Wafaa aired an interview with a woman identified As Jarry Hopkins a former employee of the company who said several checks turned up missing about one a month which turned out to be $300 checks made out to Murray. I think we re in the ton non nil Market in the country he said. " nil commissioner Pete Rozelle has said that he is looking to bring franchises to four cities Oakland Baltimore Phoenix and Memphis. Even if Only one team is allowed in our bet would be that it would be Phoenix. We think we re one of those teams that would be allowed in no matter How Many teams would be let  the outlaws have not stood still during the Usel s Long off season acquiring numerous players off the league s Wavier wire. I Don t think there s any question that the outlaws have been far More aggressive in the player Market than any other team he said. We were Able to get through the 1985 season. Now we have a Little More time to build a football  Giri Grid hopeful unlikely of play in team s opener Annandale . A when the North Hunt Codon High school Lions Junior varsity football team plays its first game of the season next week a 16-year-old girl who went to court to get on the team probably will be on the Bench officials say. Elizabeth Balsley has consistently dropped More passes and run slower than her male counterparts since practice began three weeks ago athletic director Robert Hopek said monday. The school District has a no Cut policy for the varsity and Junior varsity teams which Means miss Balsley will be allowed to Don her no. 18 Jersey for the game. I Don t think she s improved much especially on Speed that o something you just can t team that much of in practice. Shell be there but whether or not Shell be in the game i would t a for sure but it looks doubtful