European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday August 15,1989 Mcenroe defeats Berger Indianapolis a regain ing the no. I ranking in the world in t what motivates John Mcenroe As he juggles his role As player Hus band and father i m doing the juggling act s no Way you can prepare your self for being a father and the Rispon Sabi Lites that go with that said Mcenroe who is married to actress Katuin o Neal and has two Young sons. I feel like i m handling it Bette now. There s no tougher Job than that said Mcenroe ranked no. 6 in the world. It s also the most Reward ing. It s an extra Challenge that . Hard courts you have to try to do both but it certainly More satisfying when you the 30-year-old Mcenroe who Wasno. I in the world from 1981-84, won the final 13 Points sunday to defeat22-year-old Jay Berger 6-4,4-6, 6-4 in the championship match of the . Hard courts Tennis tournament. I have the desire to play the Best that i can play. I feel if i really do that could end up in that position Mcenroe said of the no. I ranking. Sunday s Victory was his 75th in a grand prix event including four .open triumphs and three at Wimble Don. "1 Don t have a burning desire to be no. did t really feel like i enjoyed it much the years that i was there. I Felt like it was a pressure that could do without said Mcenroe who will play in Montreal this week in his final tune up before this year s open. There were moments where i Felt played As Well As i have All year Here said Mcenroe although he admitted he needs to work on his first serve before the open. Hopefully i can improve on it Little bit while i play in Montreal and that week Between the tournament and the . Open. I need to Bear Down and really evaluate what causing me to serve a lower percent age than 1 feel will win me the open. Need to gel up about 10 percent after drawing even after two sets Berger ran into a Mcenroe Buzz saw. The shots that he hit then were just great shots. There was just Noth ing i could do. If he plays that Way no one will Ever beat him said Berg John Mcenroe handling it belter or who was playing Mcenroe for the first time. Whoever was watching the match saw John Mcenroe make 12 winners in a Row. I Don t think i played Abad game. The Guy just made win Berger gained an advantage in the final set when Mcenroe double faulted twice in the fifth game. The second double fault ended the16-Point game and gave merger a 3-2 Lead. Berger then held service for a 4-2lead, but won Only two Points in the final four games. Mcenroe playing for the first Tini since losing in the Wimbledon semifinals evened the match by breaking Berger at love. Mcenroe had two aces giving him11 for the match while serving for a 5-4 Lead and again broke Berger at love to close out the match. Mcenroe pocketed $51,000 with his Victory. I really can t blame myself for what i did Berger said. I went out there and made the shots. I made him put the balls away. He made every shot he needed to Aikman sparkles As cowboys win Johnson s debut by the associated press san Diego Troy Aikman took round 1 in the Battle with fellow Rookie Steve Walsh for the Dallas cowboys starting quarterback Job. Aikman helped Dallas win its first game without Tom Landry As coach throwing a 9-Yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Martin in the cowboys 20-3 exhibition Victory sunday Over the san Diego chargers. Everson Walls also returned an interception 72 Yards for a touchdown As Jimmy Johnson won his debut As Lan dry s successor. Landry coached Dallas for the first 29 years of the team s exis tence before being fired by Jerry Jones who bought the club in february. It s Good to get this one behind us Johnson said now we can get into our Normal , a former Urcla Star taken first Overall in the draft said he was Happy with his pro debut i am pleased and 1 Felt comfortable out there he said after completing 8 of 11 passes for 67 Yards while playing the first half. Things went Well for the most most of the passes were Short ones but his second Quarter scoring toss to Martin was lofted deftly beyond the reach of two defenders allowing Martin to make the grab in the left Corner of the end zone. Troy did a great Job said Johnson who came to the cowboys after compiling a 52-9 record in five years at the University of Miami. He executed very Well. There was nothing i could say he did , 23-1 As Johnson s starting quarterback at Miami completed just 2of 8 passes for 22 Yards in slightly More than a Quarter. It is frustrating when you Don t move the Ball said Walsh the first player taken in the supplemental draft. Johnson said the two Rookie Quarter backs will reverse their roles in the cow boys next exhibition game against the los Angeles raiders with Walsh getting the Stan. That Way Well gel a better Opportunity to Sec what he can do Johnson said. It was a different situation. He did thave some of our key players in there. They were not on the Field in the third Quarter and the wind was against Aikman said he does t mind the com petition with Walsh. Johnson has said he Hopes to pick a starter by the final pre season game. There s still a lot of football to replayed Aikman said. If they count on me to be the starter i la be ready for nil exhibitions the said he looked Forward to next s a Little easier preparing for a game when you re going to Start it he the Competition he said Troy and 1 arc not worried about it. I Don think we re going to be on the same team for the rest of our Henning. Making his debut As the chargers head coach has a quarterback problem of a different kind. I Don t think anyone proved today that he can take the reins in any Way shape or form Henning said of his Trio of quarterbacks. Rookie Billy Joe Tolliver Veteran Mark Malone and free agent David Archer All were ineffective. Malone who completed 4 of 11 passes for 5i Yards threw the game clinching interception that Walls picked off in the fourth quart his debut for san Diego Tolliver completed 3 of 5 passes for it Yards Dur ing a scoreless first period. Archer who played the second Quarter and part of the fourth had his first pass intercepted and overthrew a wide open Darren flu tic As the receiver streaked toward the end zone. Archer who also fumbled a snap completed 13 of 26 passes for 143 was sacked once for a 6-Yard loss on third and goal from the Sandiego 4, forcing the cowboys to Settle for the first of Roger Ruck s two Fiel goals a 28-Yardcr. Ruck s second Field goal a 41-Yarderwith 5 55 remaining in the third Quarter followed a cowboys punt that glanced off san Diego s rustic As he was blocking on the return. Tom Raffurty recovered for Dallas at the chargers 49-Yard line. Walls put the game away with the scoring interception return. He stepped in front of Dana Brinson picked off a Lonc s pass and sprinted Down the Middle of the Field escaping a diving tackle Tyanthony Miller near the goal line. The chargers Only Points came with59 seconds remaining in the first half on Chris Bahr s 46-Yard Field the Only other game sunday bengals 24, Bills 20cincinnati Rookie Eric Ball ran one Yard for his first touchdown As a pro with 37 seconds to play As Cincinnati Defeated , the bengals top draft pick from Urcla capped a 77-Yard,drive directed by quarterback Turk Schonert who came off the Bench to Complete 3 of 4 passes for 47 Yards. Really solid Navratilova Routs Sabatini for title Manhattan Beach Calif. A top seeded Martina Navratilova won the Virginia slims of los Angeles for the fifth time when she Defeated no. 2 Gabriela Sabatini 6-0,6-2 sunday. In the doubles final the top seeded team of Navratilova and Wendy turn Bull Defeated Mary Joe Fernandez and Claudia Kohide Kilsch 5-2, retired ask Ohdo Kilsch strained her right Shoul Der. Navratilova needed just one Ace to dispense with Sabatini who double faulted at a critical Point in the final match of the $300,000 tournament. I played really solid Overall Navratilova said. I did t give her Loo Many neither player had lost a set coming into the final. Navratilova played arcs Sicly Corn ing to the net 79 times compared with Sabatini s six. At the net Navratilova won 49 Points compared to five for Sabatini. _ she was coming to the net and i could t get into the match Sabatini said. I got a lot of first serves in. Maybe i should be keyed the Only threat to Navratilova Casein the seventh game of the second set. That game went to Deuce seven times until Sabatini returned a serve with a backhand that went Long. She started hitting harder in the Sec Ond Navratilova said. She started hit Ting out More. I think she was making a lot of unforced errors trying too the 19-year-old Sabatini who favors the Baseline missed several shots. I guess i was not thinking and she was putting a lot of pressure on me Sabatini said. I tried to gel the Ball in and concentrate and fight. I tried to do something different but maybe i need to improve mentally and not play like today. Today i was doing Sabatini got 84 percent of her first serves in compared to Navratilova s 65 percent. However when it came to first serve Points Navratilova had 69, Sabatini 44. I was Hitlin the Ball on the Rise Tak ing the Pace or Navratilova said. "1 was Chipping. Every Simc she d give me a Short Ball i was really coming in. She saw what 1 was doing and maybe that got her off Navratilova won $60,000 for her sin Gles Victory and shared $18,000 with Trumbull of Australia. Sabatini of Argentina won $24,000
