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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, December 10, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 10, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Eulberg captures first slam title ,1e a or Lia swedish to can age Stefan Edburg stunned defending Champion Mats Wiland or in straight sets monday to win the $1.5 million austra Lian open and his first grand slam Tennis title. Edberg 19 years old who is based in London took just i hour 33 minutes to end Wilander s bid for his third straight australian championship in straight sols 6-4, 6-36-3. I played out of my mind today he said after his Victory which earned Edburg $100,000. I Caily served Well which i think was the key to the match because head a Little bit of trouble with his  the finale which was held Over a Day because of a series of rain delays during the tournament started two hours late after in Early morning storm drenched the stadium s Center court. But in keeping Wilh the fickleness of the weather Here during the past two weeks the match was played under Clear Blue skies in Brilliant Sunshine. Edberg also shone  Wilander Wilh an a arc Shive mix of stunning ground strokes crashing serves and returns and intimidating net play. The  no. 5 seed was the Complete grass court player. Wilander seeded third was surprised by the effective Ness of the ground strokes of his Friend and compatriot and graciously in defeat As Ever conceded that Edberg simply played much better. If there s somebody i Don t mind of lose very much to it s sic fan he s a very Good friends Iid the 21-year-old Wilander. The Only hint of an excuse offered by Wilander was that he had been More pumped up for his semifinal saturday against yugoslav giant killer Slobodan Zivojinovic who upset John Mcenroe in the quarterfinals and that he had been unsettled by the disrupted schedule Wilander whose runner up Check is Worth $50.000, also said that Edberg should now be considered for one of the singles berths in the swedish team to meet West Germany in the Davis cup final in Munich dec. 20-22. Edburg the Only player to capture the Junior boys title in All four grand slam tournaments in a single year outplayed his More experienced rival most of the match. This has been one of my greatest tournaments Ever Edburg said after his Victory. I be never been so Happy in my  the last time the two met in a tournament final i Lander Defeated Edburg to capture the swedish open at basted in july. Edburg broke Wilander in the 10th game of the opening set the third game of the second and then the third and ninth of the third set to Clinch the title. Wilander appeared edgy Early in the match despite serving More aces. In the second game of the opening set Wilander re Quested thai officials Check the Highl of the net. In inc next game Wilander requested that a Center Tine Umpire be told to remove his jacket As the Sun was reflecting off the official s buttons. Edburg s Victory meant the four grand slam men s singles titles were won by four different players. Wilander captured the French open West Germany s Boris Becker won Wimbledon and Ivan Lindl of Czechoslovakia took the . Open. Edburg reached the men s finals by up Selling the top seeded Lendl in the semifinals. 6-7. 7-5, 6-1, 4-6. 9-7. Monday was the 10th straight year that a foreign player has won the australian open the last australian Cham Pion being Mark Edmondson in 1976. The men s singles final also created a piece of austra Lian Tennis history. A foreign professional Umpire. Ameri can Richard Kaufman was in charge for the first Lime. It also is expected to be the final australian open played on natural grass. The tournament which will not be held in 1986, is being moved from december to Jan uary next being played in 1987 and is expected to be played on in artificial grass surface. That would mean the four grand slam Lourna mints would be contested on four different surfaces the French open on Clay Wimbledon on natural grass and the . Open on hard courts. Granville gets interim Post oilers fire Campbell As coach oilers Hugh Campbell. Criticized Over offence by Michael a. Lutz Houston a Houston oilers coach Hugh Campbell was fired monday following sunday s 35-14 loss to the new York giants oilers general manager Ladd her Zig said. Herzug said the dismissal was effective immediately. Defensive coordinator Jerry Granville was appointed interim head coach of the National football league club. This action was taken at this time be cause we have lost four of our is five games her Zig said. Tin s coupled with immense speculation concerning Hugh s Job status has become a major distraction to our  sunday s loss dropped the oilers to a 5 9 record and assured them of a losing sea son for the fifth consecutive year. Campbell in his second season with the oilers came to Houston from the los an Geles express of the United Stales foot Ball league. Prior to that he had coached the Edmonton eskimos in the Canadian football league. At Houston Campbell had posted an s 22 record. Her Zig who has feuded with Campbell since the end of last season when he criticized the oilers offence us unimaginative listed the team s offensive failures As a reason for Campbell s dismissal. The single most disappointing aspect of Hugh s tenure was his erratic offensive scheme her leg said. Under Normal conditions i would have been very disappointed in our offensive  her Zig said the signing of wide receiver Drew Hill running backs Butch Woolfolk paralysed son helps ease ordeal Miami a weeks after suffer ing a neck injury that left him paralysed from the shoulders Down the son of for Mer Miami Dolphin linebacker Nick Buoniconti enlisted nurses help to order roses for his Mother. Thai led to my crying for the rest of the afternoon Terry Buoniconti said of the poignancy and despair wrought by son Marc s oct. 26 injury. The Buon Conlis were sipping Cham pagne with friends in new Jersey the Day a Telephone Call changed their lives. Marc a Sophomore linebacker for the Citadel had been seriously Hurt while making a tackle in a game against East Tennessee state in Johnson City tenn., the caller said. Frantic Nick called doctors in Johnson i the doctor was very candid with me. I said How am i going to Tell Terry that our son broke his neck and to Par Al Zed " Buoniconti said. I think i am a big baby for crying so much since that Day said the Man known for his toughness when her of dolphins in the 1970s and helped Lead them to a 17-0 super bowl championship season in 1972, i think you arc a Loving father his wife corrected him during a recent inter View with the Miami Herald. I Don t think there is anything Babyish about being devastated about someone you love so  the sport that gave Buoniconti Fame and Fortune has exacted a Price too High to be measured by conventional Means. You wish you would Wake up and say of this Nightmare is Over " said mrs. Buoniconti. But it s reality it s  their son run Ains at Miami s Jackson memorial Hospital Able to speak Only in a whisper with the help of device that blows air Over his vocal cords. He can Swallow but he cannot breathe without a Respirator. Or. Barth Green the neurosurgeon who has operated twice on Marc Caid his patient will be weaned gradually from the Respirator and May be Able to breathe on Bis own within two weeks. But the chances of his Ever walking again Are minimal doctors say. The elder Buoniconti when not at Liis son s Side has put his efforts into raising Money for spinal Cord research. "1 will be relentless said Buoniconti. People will be sick of seeing  already he has made Progress. On dec. 16. The dolphins nationally televised game against the new England patriots will be dedicated to Marc Buoni Conti and will be a fund Raiser for the Miami project the University of Miami s push to find a cure for spinal Cord injuries. After Miami s 38-24 win Over the Chi Cago bears last monday night Dolphin coach Don Shula said a game Ball had been awarded to Marc Buoniconti. Despite his son s ordeal Buoniconti said his passion for football remains undiminished. "1 think football is a great sport a great game and it has really Given me All the opportunities i could Ever have asked for Buoniconti said. It educated me took me through Law school provided for my  helping the family through its ordeal is Marc s strength he said. The first three weeks 1 think the Only Way we were Able to get through in was because he gave us More strength than we had ourselves Buoniconti said. He did t whimper he did t complain. I did t know he had it in him. How Strong he  and Mike Rozier should have improved the team s offence. But our ranking of 27lh or 2xth Offen sively in the National football league has been exceptionally perplexing for everyone in the organization her leg said. The oilers opened the season with a 26 23 upset of the Miami dolphins bul then lost five straight. We opened our season losing five of our first six games and hopefully by this move we can Avert losing six of our last seven her Zig said. Prior to the Start of the season. Her leg said he expected the oilers to achieve Al least an 8-8 record. The oilers finished 3-13 Lasi year under Campbell. He had contended thai Prog Ress was being made in turning the team around. Urcla Ace Florida Nab swim laurels Austin Texas up Tom Jagur of Urcla was named top performer and the University of Florida swept the men s and women s collegiate lilies sunday at the United states swimming open championships at the University of Texas swim Center. Jager won the Phillips performance award while Urcla teammate Richard Oppel was the meet s High Point scorer with 55.5. The teammates tied for first in the 100-meter free style in 50.36 and joined forces on the Urcla team Hal won the 400-meter freestyle relay. Betsy Mitchell of the University of Texas was the top women s Point scorer with 56. Florida won the women s team standings with 411.5 Points out distancing the univer sity of Texas Wilh 397.5. The Florida men s Leam had 514 Points to 340 for Urcla. Mision Vico won the men s and women s club titles. Individual winners included . Olym Pian Mary t. Meagher who won the 200 my Lars Butterfly in 2 08.75. Television pro football los Angeles rams is san Francisco 49crs tape delayed8 30 p.m., tuesday  
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