European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 29, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 Sporte Bama beats buckeyes 16-10 by Rusty Miller East Rutherford no. A the collegiate football season is Only one game old but a familiar name has Al ready stamped itself As a team to be reckoned with for National honors. No. S Alabama overcame an emotion ally draining week and several potentially costly blunders wednesday night Totake a 16-10 Victory Over Ohio state in the . I m just Happy to be alive after that coach Ray Perkins said with a laugh after his Crimson tide ducked a number of Ohio state knockout punches. Ohio state marched into Alabama territory on seven occasions in the game but came away empty handed on five of them. Included in the list of misfires was a last second pass into the end zone from quarterback Jim Katsatos to Cris Carter that was broken up by Chris Goode an Britton Cooper. The Victory was an emotional one Foran Alabama team that lost one of its starters just four Days ago. Defensive tackle Willie Rylus died saturday after collapsing on the practice Field aug. 18 with a blood clot on the brain. The Ala Bama team was flying Back to attend Rylus funeral thursday  was close to Willie Rylus said Alabama Center Wes neigh Bors. You look at a Guy working to win a Job on the football team every Day and he s just getting better and better and then something like that happens. It was Tough for this team to hold our emotions  the Crimson tide took a 6-0 Lead on pair of Van Tiffin Field goals in the first half. Ohio state came Back to take a 7-6lead at the half on flanker Jamie hol land s 26-Yard run and freshman Pato Morrow s extra Point kick. O Morrow converted a 37-Yard Fiel goal Early in the third Quarter for a 10-6 Ohio state Lead but the buckeyes waste several prime scoring opportunities in the first three  state had drives that stretched to the Alabama 27, 24,9, 38 and 27 and did t score a Point on any of them. It was fullback George Cooper s Fum ble on first and goal at the Alabama 9 in the third Quarter that left Ohio Stagecoach Earle Bruce distraught. That Fumble going in that s a disaster said Bruce. Rafter that we just could t get going. When we had our opportunities we riddled them away and you can t do  eventually walked through the door Ohio state had left  o Morrow missed his second Field goal attempt of the game a 44-Yard-er on the second play of the final period the Crimson tide summoned up some More emotion. Quarterback Mike Shula completed 11of 19 passes for 83 Yards with two interceptions. He completed two passes for 19yards and scrambled for 14 More on a 12-play, 73-Yard drive that ended with Simla s 3-Yard scoring pass to Albert Bell at the 9 33 Mark of the fourth  added the extra Point and later a 28-Yard Field goal for a 16-10 Alabam Lead. The momentum changed in the fourth Quarter that was Good for them and bad for us Bruce said. Halfback Gene Julks who led All Rush ers with 68 Yards said a key Factor was we wore them Down in the fourth Quarter. We got our adrenalin  Alabama coach Ray Perkins said knew the third Quarter was big. I knew it would be big if we came out of the third Quarter close to them. In the fourth Quarter we got  slate linebacker Chris spic Man was named the game s most valuable player for making 16 tackles and an in  Are you going to do i thought we played Good defense. Unfortunately if you re a great defensive team you Don t give up that one drive Spielman said. Then on Ohio state s last Chance to Salvage the game on its final Possession Katsatos pass from the Alabama 18 wit no time remaining was knocked out of Carter s  crowd for the fourth annual kick off classic was 68,296. Connors Becker Evert in Advance to open 2nd round new York up Jimmy con nors feeling much at Home in his favor Ite tournament crushed Henrik sunds trom in straight sets wednesday night to Advance to the second round of the  along with Chris Evert Lloyd and Boris Becker. By wiping out Sundstrom 6-2, 6-2, 6-2in i hour and 49 minutes Connors joined Brad Gilbert As the Only two seeded american men to survive the opening round. Connors a five time open Champion insists it is Foolhardy to dismiss his Chance despite his age. The sixth see proved himself a Strong Factor with his easy Victory Over Sundstrom. He bad disservice broken Only once As he converted 76 percent of his first serves. Right now i have a Chance Connors said. I m not going to say 111 win it and i won t say i Don t have a Chance but have played my Best Tennis Here. The people bring out the Best in  Connors who celebrates his 34thbirthday next week now has won 78 matches at the . Open the most of any Man. He has been a semifinalist in each of the past 12 years. Becker at 18 just Over half the age of Connors feels he is a lot older and Wiser than a year ago when he made his initial appearance in the open. He says this maturity helped him earn a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4,6-2 win Over Canadian Glenn Michibata. Evert Lloyd had less difficulty in Dis posing of Barbara Gerken 6-2,6-1. It was a record 84th Victory in the . Ope for Evert Loyd a six time Champion. Swedes Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg seeded second and fourth also won opening round matches on a Windy overcast afternoon As did Steffi Graf and Pam Shriver nos. 3 and 5 Amon the women. Wilander yet to get past the third round in nine previous attempts Defeated Todd Nelson 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Edberg crushed Stephane Bonneau 6-0, 6-3, 64. Graf beat Susan Mascarin 6-0, 6-1.shriver routed Terry Holladay 6-1, 6-0, in 41 minutes. None of the seeds lost wednesday. Becker served 13 aces against Michi Bata but was successful on Only 56 per cent of his first serves. He was troubled Only in the second set when the Canad an broke him in the eighth and 12thgames. Michibata was unable to break  regained the momentum with a break in the opening game of the third set he followed with Breaks in the first and seventh games of the fourth  perfors the Surprise finalist at the French open and no. Ii seed gained the second round with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win Over fellow swede Jan Gunnars son. Also winning were no. 7 Joakim Nystrom no. 10 Andres Gomez no. 13anders Jarryd and no. 16 Miloslav  beat Sammy Giammalva 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. Gomez Defeated Diego Perez 6-3, 7-6 10-8 6-1. Jarryd downed Al Par Ker 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Mecir beat Tim Gullik son 7-5,7-6 8-6 6-4. Other seeded women who won we Reno. 6 Claudia Kohide Kilsch no. 7 he Lena Sutkova no. 8 Bonnie Gadusek no.9 Manuela male Eva no. 11 Gabir Cla Sabatini. No. 12 Zina Garrison no. 13 Ste Phanie Rene no. 14 Catarina Lindqvist and no. 15 Kathy Jordan. Appato Lohris Evert Lloyd. Record 84th win in open rangers trim East leading red sox 4-1 a by How my him he a Kua Kalmann Minn Terfa Anh a 1\lrfmmf Mia 1ft  press dispatches Arlington Texas Larry Par Rish and Toby Harrah hit Home runs and Edwin Correa and. Mitch William combined on a five hitter wednesday night As the Texas rangers beat the Aleast leading Boston red sox 4-1. Correa 8-11, went 5% innings and Al Lowed five hits walked five and struck out five in breaking a personal two ame losing Streak. Williams pitched 3ft innings of witless Relief. Left hander Bruce Hurst 8-7, allowed ii hits in six innings for Boston which has lost four of its last five  homers by Parrish his 21st, and Harrah his sixth came in the sixth in Ning and gave the rangers a 4-1 Lead. They came Only minutes after Wil Liams had replaced Correa. He came in with the bases loaded and two out in the Al Roundup sixth to retire Wade Boggs the american league s leading hitter on a Fly to left. Boggs went 0 for 5. In other Al games White sox 3, royals 1 Chicago Ron Karkovice play ing his ninth game in the majors hit a three run Homer to get Floyd Bannister and Chicago by Kansas City. Bannister 8-10, allowed six hits i working his fourth Complete game and helping the White sox snap a five game losing Streak. He struck out five. Danny Jackson 9-9, was the loser. Twins 7, Brewers 5 Milwaukee Kirby Puckett broke out of a l-for-21 slump with four hits helping Minnesota end a three game losing Streak with a Victory Over Milkau  had three singles and a double and three Bis As the twins ended Mil Waukee s three game winning Streak. Bloc jays 3-6, indians 2-3 Cleveland Pinch hitter Tony Fernandez doubled Home the winning run in the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and give Toronto a sweep of its twi night double header with Cleveland. Ernie Whin s Lead off Homer in the12th inning gave Toronto a 3-2 Victory in the first game As the Blue jays move within five games of Boston. Garth Lorg led off the eighth inning of the second game with a single against Frank Willis 1-2. Lore took second on sacrifice by Kelly Gruber. He scored As Fernandez hitting for Manny Lee Dou bled to  Cerutti 8-3, picked up the Victory yielding three runs Over the first 7 innings. Tom Henke who also saved the first game then retired the final five in Dian hitters for his 19lh save. In the opener Whitt homered on a 2-2pitch from Bryan oelkers 2-3, giving the Victory to Mark Eichhorn 11-4. Eich Hora allowed one hit in 4vj innings. Mariners 4, orioles 1seattle Ken Phelps homered to help Mike Trujillo win his first Star since coming to Seattle in a Trade from Boston. Trijillo 1-0, held Baltimore to five hits in five innings. Mark Huismann pitched four innings of two hit Relief Fortis fifth save. Seattle scored All four of its runs in the first inning on singles by Mickey Brant Ley and Phil Bradley Alviris Davis two run double and Phelps Homer