European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april 9, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Mcenroe Agassi give . 2-0 Lead Andre Agassi slams forehand against French Davis cup rival Henri be Coile. Sarazen reviews Golf situation from wire reports san Diego until the Davis cup quarterfinals 1989 had t been a Good year for Andre Agassi. But one Victory later the i a year old american feels he s never been belter. s Victory Over Henri Mcconie with John Mcenroe s earlier win Over Yannick Noah gave tic United states 2-0 Lead Over France and put the americans in petition to Clinch the five match series with a win in doubles play saturday night. This is the Best Tennis i be played period said Agassi who recovered from a third set loss Friday night to beat Luconte 6-1, .6-2, 5-7, 6-1. I be never worked harder than the last two weeks. I have an obligation to the Davis Mcenroe prevailed in the opening match Over Noah fi-3.6-4,6-1. Ken Flach and Robert Seguso of the United states were slated to meet Noah and Luconte in doubles although the French have left open the possibility of changing their team. ,. Agassi entered the cup Competition with a 5-6. Singles record this year and had slipped two show from his no. 3 ranking of a year ago. Out the Davis cup provided a remedy for his game As he upped his Mark to 6-0 As a member of the . the match in Montc advanced to the net 101 limes but Cane out a Winner Only about half the time. On the other hand Agassi came Forward 12 times and had 1 p win ners Agassi had his i i match Point while leading 5-2 in the third set but Jost the Point on a double fault.1. V. I went for the Ace but 1 should have gotten my first serve in hoping he would make a mistake Agassi said. Bui he kept coming up with " serving at 5-4, Agassi took a 404 Lead and punctuated the moment by lifting his fist to the crowd of 12,851 fans and later raising one Finger indicating he was just . However thai Point did t conic then Davis cup As Leconti scoring on both Sharp shots and Agassi s mistakes won his third straight game. His Streak reached five consecutive games As he captured the set. Into the fourth set Agassi regained control taking the first three Points on Luconte s serve and eventually winning the first four games. For la conc it was a return to his play of the first two sets when he lacked consistency. Ranked sixth in the world Mcenroe took control by winning the last three games of the first set for the 6-3 Victory. He closed out the deciding game at love with two aces. In contrast to his Power game though it was a Well disguised lob that turned the first set in Mcenroe s favor after he led 4-3. With Noah at the net. Mcenroe launched a soft shot that dropped in the Middle of backcourt just inside the base line giving him triple break Point. Noah won the next Point before Mcenroe broke serve for the first Tinie in. The Halcli with a backhand service re turn Down the line. Noah serving to open the second set double faulted twice and eventually suffered the Only service break of the set. Mcenroe then served out the set again at love opening with a slam then twice handcuffing Noah with service winners before hitting winning placement. Mcenroe jumped out to a 4-0 Lead in the third set. In the third game Noah led 40-15 before losing three consecutive Points and the game. V Sweden 2, Austria 1 Stefan Edberg and Anders Jarryd beat Horst Skott and Alexander Anlo Nitsch to give 2-1 Lead Over Austria in the Davis cup world croup quarterfinal saturday in Vienna. Sweden needs one just Victory in the two remaining singles to tit played on sunday on Friday Skoff upset Mats Wilander in a six hour Marathon match 6-7, 5-7see Davis on Page 25 Nicklaus record safest in sports by will Grimsley a special . Augusta a. Players Are better courses Are worse and the Cascade of greenbacks blows the mind says golfs ageless patriarch looking Back Over nearly a Century of the one will Ever dominate the Way Bob Jones and Walter Hagen did Back in the twenties or Ben Hogan Byron Nelson Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus did in he decades that followed added 87-year-old Gene Sara -t.cn. The Nicklaus record forget it. Nobody will Ever come close to his 20 major championships. It s the safest record in sports More than Lou Gehrig s of games and Joe Dima Gio s hitting his Tan knickers and jacket made in Japan and tailored to specifications Sarazen sat on the Balcony of Augusta National s antebellum clubhouse and whimsically watched golfs modern Parade pass before his pyes. look at hem he said. College bred smart As a whip most of them millionaires and soon to be millionaires. So Many that no one Man among them will. Be Able to take charge and win those big titles in club ters., -.,. is a new Era we re entering upon Gene recalled that he earned $500 for winning the second masters in 1935 after his phenomenal double Eagle two on the 485-Yard, Par five 15th in he final round put him into a tie Kwh Craig Wood they gave us $50 each for the playoffs he said recalling that Only a. Handful saw him win by five strokes 7. The Olal i9s9 masters purse is ii million with the Winner assured of around 1185,000. The breakdown is never announced until after the tournament. Saracen. The purse Sachse Fel lows make arc just a fraction of whal they put in he Bank. Take Greg Norman i la bet his endorsements in the United Stales Australia Britain and Japan will olaji6 minion. Today a Good Young golfer he docs i have to be a Champion gets s150,000 for wearing a logo on his Cap or his Sarazyn is one of Only four golfers to hav a won the four major events that comprise the professional grand slam the . And British opens the Ameri can pea and the Mastt is the others are1 Nicklaus Den Hogan and Gary player. Nicklaus has won them at least three times Over and needs Only another British open to make it four sweeps. He has m masters Green Coats Sarazyn let his mind wander Over the list of new names popping up on the to screens Calcavecchia. Beck Mudd Jones Pate. That s the Way it s going to be from now on he predicted. Almost a different name every week. And even in he majors where the Odds arc Shorter Guys such As ,1 Norman strange , along with newcomers Are so closely matched none will be Able o take Over the although once an unschooled Caddie out of West Chester county . Sarazen lives the life of an affluent Squire on Marco Island ra., but he disdains the notion thai those rugged souls who came up the hard Way were the Best. I was the same age As Bob Jones he said referring to the great grand slam Champion and gentle Mansolf or from Atlanta who helped found the master but i could see the difference then i missed at least five majors because i made stupid shots mental errors. was College educated. When he stood Over a Ball you could almost Sec the Sparks going of inside his brain. He made very few judgment mistakes,.-" these kids today arc the same. They re like a machine and they have computers for a brain. With All the refined equipment they have mastered the game As never before. " How Var the vibrant Quick witted octogenarian is not ready to concede that the pro Golf tour is All peaches and Cream. Al s ridiculous the Way they Are building courses these Days he said. Every Lime i turn on a to set i see nothing but Ponds and lakes Island greens Rivers running beside fairways that Are As narrow As a gun Barret. Sometimes i think the architects Are ghouls or sadists whatever you Call hem. They take Delight in watching balls sail in the water. It takes fairness out of the Sarazen said he thinks courses should give More consideration to the finishing Hole doing away with Booby traps that after 71 holes can destroy a Good round. The Leader should have the privilege of coming to1 he finishing Hole with a decent Chance for a Par to preserve his Sarazen thinks Loo much placed on putting. It s More than half the game now on club in the " bag should t have hat much More importance than the other 13," he said. "1 have Long campaigned to enlarge the cups. The . Rules makers enlarged the Ball from 1.62 inches in diameter to 1.68 but Why not enlarge the
