European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 11, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Graf completes her slam West Germany s Steffi Graf Powers her Way past Gabriel a Sabatini on saturday. By Rick Warnera Tennis writer new York a Steffi Graf overcoming a shaky second set won the first grand slam in 18 years by beating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-fi, 6-1 in . Open women s final saturday. The West German became the first player to sweep the australian French Wimbledon and . Championships in the same year since Margaret court in 1970. I m very thrilled. In s a very Happy feeling at this moment said Graf who ran Over to the stands to hug her parents and her coach Pavel Swozil after the match. Everybody had been telling me How Tough the last tournament would be. I was t nervous but i was  Graf 19, is the second youngest player to win the grand slam. Maureen con Nolly was is when she won the four major titles in 1953. The Only other slam winners were Don Budge in 1938 and Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969, Budge 73. Attended saturday s match and kissed Graf during the awards Cere Mony. Graf the lop seed is the second youngest woman to win the . Title since the tournament was opened to professionals in 1968. Tracy Austin was 16 when she won the open in 1979 and 18when she won it again in 1981. The fifth seeded Sabatini 18, had handed Graf her Only two defeats this year in 61 matches. But the first Argen Tine o play in a grand slam final could t Stop Graf from winning her 34th straight match and her ninth tournament of Floc year. After losing the match Sabatini hailed grass achievement. "1 think it s great she said not too Many people win the grand slam. She won it with great  Graf earned s27s.ooo for the Victory pushing her Over the s3 million Mark i career earnings and placing her fourth on the All Lime women s list behind Martina Navratilova Chris Evert and Pam Shriver. Sabatini received si37,500. After each player held serve in the first three games Graf broke to take a 3-1 Lead when Sabatini netted two straight backhands. However Sabatini broke right Back when Graf double faulted at 30-15 and then made two unforced errors. Wilander gains final new York a mais Wilander surged into the . Open men s singles final for the second straight year Wilh a6-4, fri6-2 Victory Over Darren Cahill of Australia on saturday. Wilander the second seed will meet either no. I Ivan Lindl or no. 4 Andre Agassi in the final. Already holding the australian open and French open crowns its year the 24-year-old swede could slake a claim Lothe lop ranking if he wins his first . Open title. Wilander struggled Wilh his serve being broken five limes. But he broke Cahill eight limes and had Only 13 in forced errors. Graf broke again to move ahead 5-3 and then closed out the set on her third set Point with a forehand Bias thai Saba Tini barely got her Racket on. Sabatini had saved the first iwo set Points Wilh backhand Winner and a Beautiful Back hand lob. Sabatini. Who has lost 13 of 15 matches against Graf had three break Points in the second game of the second set. But she allowed Graf to escape by making four straight backhand errors. Graf started to misfire on her ground trokss As Sabatini won the next three games to take a 4-1 Lead. Graf broke in the seventh game Wilh a forehand that landed on the Baseline but Sabatini broke Back in the next game an then held serve Wilh a forehand Winner to even inc match. It was Only the second sri Graf lost in 27 matches in the four grand slam tournaments this year. With her grand slam Hopes Riding on one last set Graf took command an surged to a 3-0 Lead breaking Sabatini at love in the second game. Sabatini rallied from 0-40 in the fourth game to hold serve but Sabatini double faulted to lose the sixth game and fall behind 5-1. After the players battled to Deuce in he next game Sabatini hit a backhand Long to give Graf her first match Point. On the final Point Sabatini i a Back hand approach and rushed the net. But Graf wound up and hit a blazing Back hand that grazed off Sabatini s Racket and fell harmlessly on her Side of the net. Rutgers shocks spartans army rips crusaders by the associated press East Lansing Mich. Scott Erney completed25-of-36 passes for 239 Yards and two touchdowns and Doug Kokoskie had a key Fumble recovery As rut Gers stunned 15lh-ranked Michigan stale 17-13 in the opener for both learns saturday. Michigan stale tailback Blake Ezor replacing de parted All american Lorenzo White gained 196 Yards on 33 carries both career highs but it was Ezor s Fum ble with 5 23 remaining that killed the spartans last drive at the Rutgers 11 Yard  tossed a 61-Yard touchdown pass to Eric Young and an 18-Yard scoring strike to Brett Mersola. Carmen Sci Afatia added a 39-Yard Field goal As the Scarlet Kuji Iguls playing Only heir second big ten opponent in the school s 119-year football history built a 17-0 Lead in the second Quarter. Michigan state s Only touchdown came on a 1-Yard dive by quarterback Bobby Mcallister. John Langloh kicked Field goals of 37 and 32 Yards for the spartans the defending big ten and Rose bowl champions. Mcallister under heavy pressure All Day comple cd a of is for so Yards. In other College games saturday army 13, holy crass 3 West Point . Sophomore quarterback Olio College football Leone threw a 68-Yard touchdown pass to Sean Jordan and halfback Mike May Cather rushed for 135 Yards and one touchdown As army stunned holy Cross. Holy Cross 1-1, entered the game ranked no. I in division i a and Riding a 12-game winning Streak. But the army defense thwarted senior quarterback Jeff Wiley and his powerful Aerial attack to give coach Jim Young the 100th Victory a i i coaching career. Holy Cross had beaten army twice in a Row including 34-24 last year but they had never faced Leone who has become sort of a hero Here. Last year he came off the Bench and led army loan upset of Temple completing his Lone pass of the game for 64 Yards and the winning touchdown. Leone playing in Only his fourth game nearly duplicated that feat saturday when he connected Wilh Jor Dan on first Down Wilh 2 15 led in the Quarter to put army ahead 23-3. The Cadet had taken a 16-3 Lead on their first drive of the second half moving 86 Yards m 16 plays with Mayweather scoring on a 3-Yard run. Wiley who had thrown at least one touchdown pass in 14 straight games finished with 13 completions in 28 attempts and was intercepted twice. Leone completed 4-of-7 passes for 97 , which runs the ground oriented Wishbone convened fourth Down plays four limes in five at tempts. Wuh Englon 20, Purdue 6 West Lafayette ind. Senior Aaron Jenkins rushed for a career High 162 Yards on 24 carries including a 67-Yard ran that set up one of two Joh Mccallum Field goals As no. 20 Washington beat Pur  was the second consecutive year the learns opened their seasons against each of her Washington took both , a 6-foot, 232 Pounder was caught from behind by Marc Foster and brought Down at the Pur due 23 10 set up the game s first score. Mccallum s 39-Yard Field goal with 9 07 left in the half gave washing ton a 3-0  boilermakers Ihnn drove 58 Yards on 10 plays to Lake their Only Lead on a 1-Yard plunge by Darren bytes the big gainer of the drive was Shawn Mccar thy s pass to Jarrett Scales which went for 17 Yards after Scales fumbled the bail out of Bounds the huskies held Purdue to 107 Yards Rushing and172 Yards passing helped by a Fumble recovery and see College on Page 23