European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 25,1987 the stabs and stripes Page 23 Rozelle optimistic about nil s future Anaheim Calif two Daugh Ter to racing for yachting s Gran prize Dennis Conner has the same goal and pursues it relentlessly. The first american to lose the Ameri Ca cup is a fanatic about winning. When they were 8 or 9, Dennis taught them to play backgammon Hii wife Judy said or their daughters. Pett Riveness is extreme. He loves to race. I Dent Ifa Ink i Veever known Dennis to just go out for a jail said Jack Sutphen Kipper of Conner s practice boat. " won t say he s driven but he just has tremendous enthusiasm for it s fun Conner said it s some thing of a As skipper of stars & stripes con Ner has one objective in the America scup finals. He s Here to win said John mar shall the boat s design coordinator and Conner s longtime , he s a killer. He s a dangerous Guy. It s fortunate he s in sailboats and does t have a on the surface Conner does thave a cutthroat appearance. At age 44, he ii Chubby and baby faced with a somewhat High pitched voice. His biography says he s in the wholesale drapery business in san Diego. His full time Job is working to win the America s cup. It t an obsession with him Jud Conner said. Of his sometimes Friendly some times arrogant personality she added he s not big bad Dennis at All. He just does t id Many people into his life. He can by almost rude to intruders but he s very Loyal to those close to Conner was near tears when he faced the Media after his boat Liberty lost the cup to Australia to in new port r.i., on sept. 26,1983. Since then in s been a single minded Tunnel vision crusade for him his wife said. He has repeatedly proved his superiority As a Sailor having won two world championships in Star class boat and a Bronze medal at the 1976 olympics. In 1974, Conner was stuck with a slow boat Mariner in the America s cup trials but he later became the starting helmsman for courageous which won the cup. He skipped the 1977 cup Competition then was skipper aboard free Dom when it won in 1980. Generally regarded As the world s Best on a 12-meter, Conner took i Crew to Hawaii for 10 months to pre pare Tor the current Competition. They practice nearly every Day. We said the Crew wants to Sec something they want to go to the Beach once in a while Sutphen said. So Dennis said of Well take Sun Day off " Conner describes himself Ashe quarterback but says "1 try to Delegate to some very competent with that approach he Hopes to regain the cup and soften the stigma of 1983 when he Flag aboard Liberty. Hew at half staff As the boat sailed Back to Shore a loser. Giants is. Broncos from Paga 21 nil makes the nit made him. Mark Bavaro the silent All pro Light end who left the same session five min utes after he arrived declaring 1h was photo Day. They took my picture. 1 and though the giants spent most of the week As 9-Poinl favourites one Point leu than the bears were favored last Yea when they beat the pats 46-10, to a Man hey downplayed the favorite s role. It s ludicrous the teams Are More even than that said coach Bill Parcells noting that last nov. 23, the giants beat the Broncos hm6 in a game in which they were out gained 405 Yards to 262. This is a product of the Way we Veblen playing the last few weeks. People think we re that Good. I can assure you that we re not he said. A Idi of people would disagree wit him. The Denver game in which new York s Only touchdown was a 78-Yard interception return by defensive end George Martin was the fifth of six straight giant wins by touchdown or less. The winning Streak in creased to 11 and the margins increased drastically the cumulative score of the last five wins was 172-48. The giants beat san Francisco 49-3 and Washington 17-0in the playoffs. The Broncos by contrast started fast and finished slow winning their lint six games then finishing 5-5 in the regular sea son. The losses including a 41-16 defeat in Seattle in he final game that made coach Dan Reeves the most disappointed i Veblen since i be been Here they rebounded to beat new England 22-17 in their first playoff game then came Back in Cleveland stadium to beat the Browns to qualify for their second super bowl. Their other was in 1978, when they lost to Dallas 27-10. The highlight of the Cleveland game was the drive the drive that May be the beginning of the legend of John Elway what he was supposed Todo every week since he came out of Stan Ford in 983 billed As the Best Quarter Back Prospect Ever. Starting on his own 2 after Cleveland had taken a 20-13 Lead with 5 43 left Elway engineered a March that culminated with a 5-Yard pass to Mark Jack son that tied the score with 39 seconds left. Included was a 20-Yard completion on third-and-18 that put the Ball at the Seveland 28 on a play in which the snap to Elway in the Shotgun was deflected by Steve Watson going in motion. That alone has Given Denver Hope against the giants. It s not Only Elway s passing if his scrambling and his ability to improvise. He s the hardest quarterback i be had to play against said Taylor who led the nil with 20 a sacks this Mason. I did t have trouble getting to him i was there three or four times but icoutdn1 bring him if Elway can get Loose a big if he will be working against the weakest uniting new York s defense the secondary. But even that s relative Elway says. The front seven ate All All pros. The defensive backs Are Good they re just not quite in that nor is the Denver defense although it s a Good one Mecklenburg and Jones Are the keys stunting and looping and harassing the passer. Overall the Broncos Are relatively Small move a lot and give up yardage but not paints. But new York s three defensive linemen and four linebackers resemble what the bears threw at the world last year. Taylor Marshall Canon and Hurt Are All going to the pro bowl and Banks probably should be an alternate he played better than any new York defender in the playoffs. You go out there and you think we can score against these Guys " said dal Las quarterback Danny White. But then you work and you work and if you get 15 or 16 Good plays without a mistake or a Penally then maybe just maybe you la get three Points out of in a while they la even give you seven. But it s never and that sets up the new York of sense which is basically Morris on the ground and Simms looking for Bavaro who dragged four would be tacklers 23 Yards in a nationally televised game in san Francisco dec. I. Pan Ells maintains that Simms could be in Elway s class if he were turned Loose. But he in to primarily because of the defense. It s a matter of knowing your role says Denver linebacker Tom Jackson one of three Broncos who played for Denver in the 1978 super bowl. They have a great defense and therole of the new York giants offence is to make the big play when they can not turn Over the Ball and get Good Field Posi Tion. I think that if you consistently have to drive so Yards against the new York giants you re in fora Long unless John Elway can create a few More miracles. Open from Page 21 set at 5-4, but then foundered As Mandli Kova hit a succession of posing shots. Navratilova uncharacteristically Dou ble faulted at set Point. After taking a 3-d Lead in the second set Mandrikova then moved her Lead to 5-3 before Navratilova came Back to Force he tiebreaker. But Navratilova was let Down by her serve and backhand and was swamped in the tiebreaker the 10th time Mandrikova has Defeated Navratil Iova in 13 tiebreakers. Mandrikova was ecstatic after Navra Lilova hit the Ball Long on the final Point. She fell to the ground on her Back hold ing her fists Higa in Triumph. She then ran to embrace Betty stove her coach for the last seven years. It is always Nice to beat Martina. I respect her As a player and a person and i be Learned a lot from her Mandlik Vytold reporters Lacr. Hana played really Good Tennis and deserved to win today the left hander said. Navratilova was playing her first tournament since splitting with Long time coach Mike Estop Ana linking up with Randy Crawford of fort Worth. Mandrikova s Victory was especially pleasing because it happened in austra Lia. She married Jan Sudlak a czechoslovakian bom australian last year and plans to Settle in Sydney. The men s title will be decided sunday 10 . Est saturday when australian pal Cash meets defending Champion Ste fan Edburg of Sweden. In Friday s men s semifinals Cash Defeated top seeded Ivan lend of Czecho Slovakia 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4. While Edberg downed Watly Masur of Australia 6-2,6-4, 7-6
