European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 2, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary suddenly Jimmy Connors was Back this one was for old limes and old Guys. This one was for grit and glory. This one was for Jimmy Connors and this was one he won t soon forget. Here was the 34-year-old Connors an Ami que from another Lime in Tennis still playing this Young Man s game he looked his age and More tuesday on Wimbledon s Center court being thrashed 1-6,1-6,1 4 by younger stronger Mikael perfors and cd Jere court being Center court there was no place for him to hide. It was sad really almost embarrassing. Connors is a two Lime Champion the last american in the men s Field and he was being run out of the tournament the first two sets took 58 Mir tics. Porn for was rolling and tutors was Laking what he would lateral a pretty Good  i did t have Lime to be embarrassed he said. I was gating.  and then something clicked inside of Jisho magically he turned Back time. Suddenly his was 1974, when he won .11 Wimbledon Tor the first time when perfors was not yet 11 Yean old and when Connors was the Best player in the sport. Or maybe 1982, when he won again interrupting John Mcenroe s 1981-1984 reign. He won 14 straight Points and from 1-4. It became4-4 with Connor up to Long. He went on to win the set 7-5. For f a Runfors it might have seemed a minor annoyance a purely temporary disruption especially when he swede from the University of Georgia rolled to a j-0 Lead in the fourth set then Connors shifted Inlo overdrive again winning 12 of 15 Points. And now this implausible impossible comeback was taking shape folded carefully an lovingly by one of the game s better sculptors. The crowd Gol into it. Connors Gal into it and before he knew it perfors was out of it beaten in five sets 1-6, -6,7-5.6-, 6-2. He s known for doing things like that perfors said. He manages to raise his game. He s such great Hustler if Hegesi the Opportunity he s going to take  when they reached the fifth set it was As if they were playing on a Hill with Connors at the lop thai s when willpower came into it Connors said. Then i think it was whoever was strongest mentally. We had both been out there a Long time i d been Down and fought Back to where 1 was on a High. And he had been Down. It became a Mailer of who was going to fight it out  no contest. Connors was not about to let it get away at hat Point even though his right leg was aching from a stretched muscle in his thigh. The pain was bad enough for him to apply ice and flex the leg Between Points. He was asked if he Ever considered quitting. Connors smiled that mis Chivious Grin that makes him look like Pete Rose in Tennis logs. I was always going to finish the match he said if i had to crawl.1 the significance of the Victory did not escape the Man who achieved in. I Don t think i be been Down that far Here and won before Connors said to come Back and win Tike that it s a Good Effort on my  actually in 1981, Connors came Back from a two set deficit in Wimbledon s quarterfinals against Vijayan mitral. Forgive him for forgetting. When you be played As Many matches for As Long As lie Lias they Sun run together. Connors seemed nonchalant about this Victory but the Way his eyes were dancing you knew thai in was special. Obviously this was a Good one at a goo time and i played Well he said and it s the fourth round 31 Wimbledon. Any time you stay in and grind it out it docs something for your  did the Victory Surprise him he frowned at the  Connora celebrates tuesday s Victory. Question i Don t think i m surprised i won he said. "1 can still play. I m not out there for any of her  Best thing 1 did was grind and  just like old times for the old Guy. No  frail Mcaa from Page 17 College and a commission member said i Don t think it was a smashing defeat. The reason we called for the National forum was because we knew there was significant disagreement about the proper direction of intercollegiate  the commission failed on its two Pri Mary pieces of Cost culling legislation one that would have Cut scholarships in almost every upon except football and basketball and another to trim football coaching staffs. The scholarship cuts opposed by women s groups As sexist were tabled. A measure sponsored by the Pacific-10 conference to Cut football scholarships Alio was Defeated. The convention also voted to table discussion of a measure to Cut an assist ant coach from football staffs in division i a until further study could be completed. Another proposal to restore Basket Ball scholarships to is from 13, was passed after in was twice ruled out of order by the chair. The Frei Denis com Mission tried to keep the proposal off i he floor since it said it was not in Lino wild the purpose of the convention to Cut coils. In a morning Guion i if  to override the ruling of the chair but in the afternoon the convention firm voted 159-1 2 to overrule then 164-124 to restore he scholarships which we Etui Ai the january convention we til thire a concern for Cost Cut Ting Laid North Carolina Susie s athletic director and basketball coach Jim Valvano. But t Don l think Iff our de sire to limit Opportunity far the  after a motion to reconsider. Division i a. School voted in he afternoon to eliminate one assistant football coach after voting in the morning against the measure. Although they voted to Cut yearly scholarship limits from 30 to 25, i a school rejected a total scholarship reduction from 70-65. I Haven t run the tape but i Don l think you could argue thai the resold Lions adopted today will affect any Bud gels in a major Way the Mcaa s out going exec love director Walter Byers said at a news conference. I Don t think you can say though that the ideas out Forward won t save Money sometime in the future. You can t say that Money was saved today. But i Don t believe the Issue has been put to  the Mcaa did pass one major piece of legislation but it was heavily amended to avoid the opposition of the . Olympic Commilles and of her Amateur athletics groups. The convention voted 284-33 to limit practice and playing seasons to 26 weeks but attached an amendment thai it would Only affect team sports. The olympic Community had been concerned la a aspiring International competitors in spurts such Ai gymnastics and swimming would be left without coaching or facilities for much of the Jear Undi r in is proposal. The proposal barely leaped a motion to defer in until further Sluda prompting Vanderbilt Ai Leuc director Roy Kra Merlo remark we should change our name to the National c Olk Gale study association because in seems Well never vote on  a of dish High Jura per Patrik Job Tel. Reacts to a cd lop High jump from Page 17 year in the 200, took his favorite Dis Tance in 20.49 seconds just nipping Bra Zil s Robson a Silva who was limed in20.51. Campbell the world indoor Champi on took his vent in . Sergei Bubka of the soviet Union who raised his pole vault world record to 19 9- i at Prague a week ago was a big Dis appointment failing to Clear the opening height of s-6w. Atanas Tarcov of Bulgaria won the vault with an 18- i Mark. Runner up Doug Fraley of the United Stales who competes for Fresno state and third place Vasily Bubka Sergei s brother cleared the same height. Briton Sieve cram the world mile re Cord Holder unleashed a powerful kick in the final 200 meters to win he 1,000-Mcler race in 2 16.19, ii was an olympic stadium record. Kenya s Billy Konchellah was second in the 1,000 in 2 17.21 and Jose Luis Barbosa of Brazil was third in 2 17.72, another brazilian olympic 800-Meler Champion Joaquim Cruz finished 10thin the 1,500 meters in his film big race after being sidelined last year with a injury. Cruz who had two Achilles opera Titu last year. Clocked j to 05. Abdi bile of Somalia won the race in 3 35.77 with Mankus Hatum incr of Switzerland pc Ond in 3 36.86. Mike Hill of Britain produced the Beri Ever series with the new javelin winning the event with a throw of 279 Fect-8 inches. Hii shortest throw was 261-5 and All the of Hon Morr Thun 272 feet