Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 4, 1986

You are currently viewing page 21 of: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 4, 1986

   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Manoffe hands Rifle to lend Philadelphia up Tim Mav Otte withdrew sunday from the fins of us. Pro indoor Tennis championship against top seed Ivan Lendl because of a pulled stomach muscle. Tuesday february 4, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 21. Sports and s67.500 first prize by Walkover and played an exhibition match against coun Tryman Tomas Smid. Because of Mayotte s withdrawal the doubles final Between Ste fan Edberg and Anders Jarryd and Scott Davis and David Pate was lengthened from a Best of three Jet to Best of five match. At this Point there is no Chance i will be competitive said Mayotte who said he suffered the injury in the second set of his semifinal Victory Over Yannick Noah on saturday night. He can hit my serve Only 60 percent and can t hit an overhead. I feel if i can t be competitive there s no sense i walking onto the  Mayotte the no. 7 seed who earlier upset second seeded Jimmy Connors said he was frustrated by the injury which will require him to be sidelined for a week to 10days. Mayotte who earned $33,750 in second place Money ousted Noah the no. 4 seed 6-1, 2-6, $4tbut said he was Able to com plete that match despite the injury because. His adrenalin was flowing. I continued to play and Felt Good be cause of the adrenalin and play of the match said. Mayotte who has an 0-10 career record against Lendl. After icing the injury saturday night Mayotte said it was difficult for him to move when he woke up sunday morning. He said he worked out for 90 minutes in an unsuccessful attempt to get ready to play. Mayotte said he could not pinpoint the moment when the injury occurred. I can t pick out one particular shot he said. " it just started to ache. It Felt Moretine a cumulative thing than that something had snapped. 1 knew in the match that something was wrong. I never had an injury like this so i did t know what to do with  Mayotte said his doctor told him he prob ably would not Worsen the injury if he did not extend himself on the court but he said Iran Lendl.$67,500 first prize he could not play that Way. Some of the crowd of 15,000 booed when the announcement was made of Mayotte s withdrawal but tournament co chairwoman Marilyn Semberger said no refunds would be made because tour rules called for an exhibition match and a lengthened doubles final in the rare Case that a singles final cannot be played. " obviously we Are very upset we cannot present the final Between or. Lendl Ander. Mayotte but those Are the Breaks she said. You can t do anything about it. If a player s not fit. He can t play. Mayotte s withdrawal marked the firs time in the history of the 25-year is. Pro indoor that the final could not be played. Georgetown beats Ltd Simms passing gives pfc 28-24 win in pro bowl Honolulu a new York giants quarterback Phil Simms pressed into extensive duty because Jim Mcmahon was hobbled by a bruised knee sparked a Sec Ond half comeback sunday to rally the National football conference to a 28-24 pro bowl Victory Over the american Confer ence. Simms making his first appearance in the nil s All Star game threw three touchdown passes in tie second half the last a 15-yarder to Tampa Bay s Jimmie files with 2 47 remaining to rally the pfc from a 24-7 halftime deficit. The pfc s other score came in the Sec Ond Quarter on a 48-Yard interception re turn by Minnesota s Joey Browner of a pass by san Diego s Dan Fouts. Mcmahon the Brash Star of the Chicago bears 46-10 rout of new England in the super bowl a week ago was victimized for two turnovers that set up 10 acc Points during his Brief stint in the second Quarter. He did t play any More after aggravating a knee injury suffered in the super bowl. When Jim got Hurt i knew i was going to play the rest of the game said Simms named the game s most Van lame player. I can t say i was real thrilled about Jim get Ting Hurt but it turned out we 1 Simms who completed 15 of 27 for 212yards and was not intercepted added this is a real Nice Way to end my season. After our divisional loss to the bears in chicag Olast month 21-0i was  Phil Simms is a Cool professional and he had a great game said pfc coach Joh Robinson of the los Angeles rams acc coach Don Shula of the Miami dolphins said you have to give the pfc credit. We made the plan in the first half but they made the plays in the second  Simms passed 15 Yards to Washington Sart Monk for a touchdown in the third Quarter and 2 Yards to Dallas tight end Doug Cosbie Early in the fourth. He then connected with Giles for the Wolpack Downs Kentucky from press dispatches Raleigh , Chris Washburn and Charles Shackleford scored 16 Point apiece sunday to Lead North Carolina state to 54-51 Victory Over no. 8 Ken the Wolf pack rallied from a nine Point deficit in the first eight minutes and the overcame Kentucky s Man to Man pres sure defense to keep Pace. In the second half the Wolf pack gained upper Han inside and Washburn and Shackleford scored 10 Points apiece As state ran its record to-14-6.Kentucky fell to 18-3 and had its eight game winning Streak snapped. Both teams started with Man to Man pressure defences and prevented easy in Side shots As Well As uncontested outside shots. The Wolf pack s perimeter shooting improved slightly in the second half As it shot 50 percent from the floor As opposed �31 percent for the wildcats. . Sta5 shot 45.2 percent from the Field for the game. While Kentucky hit 32.8 percent. Basketball the Wolf pack scored the first six Points of the second half and took a 29-28 Lead on free throws by Shackleford with 17 39 left. The wildcats regained the Lead on de Davender s Layup at 15 56. . State got two baskets from Washburn but a three Point play by Kenny Walker tied the score at 33 with 13 56 left. The Wolf pack then went on an 11-1 run. Winston Bennett of the wildcats hit a jumper from the left Side and Jame Blackmon added a pair of baskets to Cut the deficit to 44-40 with 4 27 left. . State got two free throws each from Shackleford and Bennie Bolton to repel the threat. Georgetown 74, leu 72landover,  Jackson scored 20 Points including a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining to Power no. 12 Georgetown Over no. 17 Louisiana state for its sixth straight Vicic with the hoyas trailing 72-70, Horace Broadnax hit an 8-foot jumper in the Lane with 1 06 remaining to tie the score for the 24th time in the game. Leu s Jose Vargas missed a 10-foot jumper with seven seconds remaining an Jackson was fouled by Don Redden on the rebound setting up the game winning shots. The tigers Derrick Taylor missed jumper from the top of the Circle at the Buzzer. The hoyas who have not lost a non conference Home game Siace december 1982, unproved to 17-3. Leu loser of four straight and five of their last seven games dropped to 16-6. John Williams in his second game after a week of  for the Chicken pox scored 27 Points to Pace leu and  Wingate added 18 Points and Broadnax 16 for the  touchdown pass in the waning min utes. The acc had taken advantage of a Mcmahon Fumble and an interception to pull away in the second Quarter. The los Angeles raiders Marcus Allen the nil s most valuable player this past season provided the acc s first two touch Downs running two Yards for one an throwing a 51-Yard pass to san Diego s Wes Chandler for the other. Cornerback Leroy Irvin of the los an Geles rams was a standout for the pfc defense with two interceptions of passes by Fouts. He preserved the Victory with his second theft picking off fouls pass in the pfc end zone with 90 second remaining and the acc at the National conference 34-Yard line. A 34-Yard acc Field goal by Pitts Burgh s Gary Anderson followed an interception of a Mcmahon pass and an 11 Yard to pass from the new York jets Ken o Brien to the Steelen Louis lapps came after the recovery of Mcmahon s Fumble. Fouls completed 16 of 27 for 173 Yards. O Brien was eight of 15 for 87 Yards and one to and threw one critical interception. Bean linebacker Mike Singletary intercepted a pass by the jets quarterback inthe pfc end zone to Stop an acc scoring threat Midway through the final Quarter. Irwin s first interception off Fouts also was in the pfc end zone. Mcmahon threw just six times completing one for seven Yards. Both Chandler and acc teammate Steve Largent of Seattle set pro bowl  had a record 114 Yards on four catches and Largent had a record eight receptions for 82 Yards. Allen who set an nil rustling receiving yardage record in 1985, gained 58 Yards on 16 carries for the acc. The giants Joe Morris was the rfcs leading rusher with 34 Yards on eight car Ries. 84 olympic flyweight earns title los Angeles a Paul Gonzalez the 1984 olympic Light flyweight Champion won a unanimous 12-Roond decision Over Alonso strongbow on sunday to take the North american boxing federation flyweight title in just his third proves in becoming the first 1984 olym Pian to win a professional title Theille Pound Gonzalez dominated both the Early and late rounds for his third Victory without a loss. It was the fourth straight defeat for strongbow who won the Nab title Ever Mario Savala in october 1984 and then lout three straight non title bouts. His record now is 19-9-1. Gonzalez won the first three rounds easily but strongbow also 111w, countered in the fourth and fifth with flurries of punches to the body and head that threw Gonzalez off stride  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade