European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday january 16, 1986 of Tor nun Boris Becker Strele hcs la return Shol in his first round masters Oicer american Paul Annac Oiw. Connors substitute beats Leconte Gomez opens masters with upset new York a Ecuador s Andres Gomez a last minute substitute for Jimmy Connors upset Henri Lecome of Krance 7-6, 6-1 tuesday night in the opening round of the 500,000 Nabisco masters Tennis championships. Gondi thus joins Sweden s Mats we Lander. West Germany s Boris Becker and american Johan Krick in the quarterfinals of he season ending tournament at Madison Square Garden. Wilander began the first Day with a 6-3.6-4 Victory Over american Scott Davis. Krick upset fifth seeded Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-2, 4-6, 6-i Becker beat american Paul Annacone 3-, 6-3, -2. Gomel was inserted into the 6-Pliiycr held when Connors was forced to with draw because of influenza. Ironically the left Bander had qualified for lost year s masters tournament but he had to with draw because of an injury. Gomez will face Kriek in the quarterfinals while Becker the reigning Wimble Don Champion will meet Wilander who captured the French open title in 1985 for he second time in his career. The first round was to be completed wednesday with Anders Jarry of playing fellow swede Joakim Nystrom followed by Yannick Noah of France against Tim Mayolle Tup seeded Ivan Lindl against fellow Tomas Smid and two time defending Champion John Mcenroe against Brad Gilbert. The Winner of sunday s singles Twal will earn s100.000, with the runner up collecting s70.000. Gomez was in Washington on tuesday id attend a stale department luncheon thai was Given for president Leon frebies Cordero of Ecuador. After Connors withdrew Gomez caught the 5 . Shuttle to new York arriving at his hotel at 7 30, just i hours before mapping onto the court to face Leonle. He arrived at the Garden 10 minutes before the Backer Annacone match ended n the ninth game of the Fitial set be cont broke Gomez s service and was serving for the set. But Gomez broke Back and the pair battled into a tiebreaker. The Frenchman won the first Point a mini break before Gomel reeled off the next seven norms to capture the tiebreaker 7-1.the second set was All Gomez Asle Conte made n sit of errors hitting Long hitting into inc net and double faulting. La was the first time in three career meetings that gome had wan n set against la cant let alone a match. The acc scr Annacone match pitted Power against Power. An Nacnac a. Right hander from East Hampton n.y., out gunned the West German blasting six aces to five for Becker. But Becker continually applying pres sure broke Annacone in the fourth Gam of the second set a game that saw Annacone begin and end with Dauble Diiulis Woof his three in the match. With both constantly attacking Becker seemed to grow stronger and More confident whip Annacone lost several key Points with casually played drop vol Leys that invariably found his Svitic of the net. Becker is said he changed shoes after the first set because the first pair Sud Denly got too big for whatever in was in worked. In the opening set Annacone had an answer to Beckers booming serve taking it Early and rifling returns Many of them for winners. He continued his aggressive play throughout the match but with the proper shoes an Becker was Able to withstand the onslaught and return the firepower with firepower Utah ends Houston s Home Streak from pass Houston Rickey to Rcck hit a Hai Sci and two free throws in the final nine seconds and Karl Manni scored 29 Point tuesday n this the Ulith Jutt snapped Houston s 30-Gstmc Homo winning Streak with 11 io.md2 Aba Victory Over the buckets the in were victims of Houston in Recalt in in Virlier s11" ". Losing 134 105 and Ioft-99. The rockets the last Aba team togs unbeaten Al Home look a 9s-h9 Lead with no Roundup 5 36 o play Bui Malone hit four tre throws and pm Munnion connected in a iliac a Point Basket fur a 9ft-9ft a Caddock. Mulling up inc dramatic finish. The score was tied two More times and Houglun took a Brier 102-10 Lead with 51 seconds to play before Green Sank a jumper with nine seconds left and added to free throws with i to seconds logo Mannyun came off the Bench to hit u Points Ait in the fourth Quarter. Arcuni Olajuwon. Held to six Points inthe first half finished with 23 Points be fore fouling out with 1 26 left in inc game rail pm Sampson fouled aul with 3 28 to Piny. Lewis Lloyd scored 28 Point o Lead rocket scorers. Malone hit free of Utah s first four baskets in the third Quarter to erase hous ton s 59-57 halftime Lead in the ruggedly played game. In other games tuesday night Laws 143. Suns 122 Inglewood Calif earn magic Johnson had 21 Points. 19 assists and nine rebounds Ili Lead los Angl cd Over Phoenix. Hawks 115, Kings 104 at a Nta Eddie Johnson came off the Bench to score 12 fourth Quarter Points and help Atlanta hold off Sacra mento. 76ro 1w, nets 105 Hast Rutherford , Charles Barkley Maurice Cheeks and 5c Dale threat each scored 19 Points and led a third Quarter surge that carried Phila Delphia Over new Jersey. Trail timers 120, pm pliers 108 Richfield Ohio Kiki Vander we ghz collected 2� Points and Jerome Kersey scored 10 of Liis 14 Points during a3 10 Span of the second Quarter its port Hind built u a Point Lead on the Way to a Victory Over Cleveland. Bullets 117, bulb 113 Chicago Jeff Malone canned cd for eight straight Points As Washington caught up and pulled Uway from Chicago in the final two minutes. Fluke helps North stars catch Black Hawks from press dispatches Bloomington Minn. Brian Dallows scored a Fluke goal with 3 54 left in regulation play tuesday night As the Minnesota North stars rallied to a 3-3 National hockey league overtime lie with the Chicago Black Hawks Bellows took a shot from the Blue line which Hawks goalie Murray banners in easily gloved. Bann Cremati put the puck in play but it happen Over his stick and Bel lows charging Llie net swatted it the puck. It popped up in the air hit Chicago Dafen Semun Keith Brown on a shoulder and bounced into the net. The Hawks who entered the third Peri nil Roundup of with a 2-1 Kad extended their advantage to 3-1 at 4 21 of the period when Denis Saurd slate the puck and passed to Al Accord. Secord s slap shot beat Minne Sota goalie Don Beaupre who was making his 200th nil Start. But with 7 33 left in regulation. Dennis Martik ska cd the length of the ice sandblasted a 20-foot slap shot past Banner Man to draw the North stars close. Bannerman who excelled most of the game making 38 saves was denied in his bid for his 1 Solh career Victory. A season High 15.953 fans attended inc game. It was the be Jond i arcs crowd in thu North stars history. In Asher games tuesday night jets 5, re Rodiques j Quebe Cdale Hawer Chuk score two consecutive third period goals to break a lie and Lead Winnipeg past que Bec snapping the nordic us seven Gam winning Streak. Flames 4, capitals 3 Landover my. Steve Kan Royd and Dan Quinn scored third period goals to spark Calgary s win Over Washington giving the flames a sweep of inc Ihrcke game season series Between the two clubs. Calgary had lost nine straight Road games and 11 of 12 Overall before its visit to in capital Center. Flyers 3, a crib 2 Philadelphia Philada Schfe came from behind in the third period a defeat new Jersey As Tim Kerr not Tea his 200h career goal and Pulle Eklund scored on a Power play. Rangers 2 an ufos i Vancouver British Columbia Defyn seitan Mike Mcewen s second goal of the game at 14 21 of the third period lifted new York Over Vancouver Mcewen scored his first goal of the season Al 2 2" of he second1 period to give the rang esst 1-1 tic. T was unassisted
