European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday. September 12,1989 Becker from Page 21 of the third set just after Lindl had broken him. Becker was up a break in the fourth set. But could t hold serve in the eighth game. The went to another tiebreaker which Becker " n 7-4 with an Ace and a service Winner after trailing 2-0.starting the match Becker look a 3-0 Lead holding scene in a nine minute game before breaking Lindl. Who Dou ble faulted on break  Lindl came right Back winning the next three games and holding two break Points in the seventh game. Becker saved those and a service Winner gave him a 4-3 Lead. They each held serve into the tiebreaker which Becker dominated. He won those first five Points Lendl took  a pair of Nice Cross court backhands clinched the 76-Minulc set for  broke in the fourth and sixth games to easily take the second set in 28minutes, but Flecker won the first three games of the third set. Bleeding slightly on his right leg from an earlier spill Becker began applying ice to his  broke Back in game 7 As Becker hit several Sloppy approach shots. Becke responded with another break then held a set Point which Lendl saved with forehand passing shot. Becker earned an other set Point with his ninth Ace. And service Winner ended the 43-minute set. Trailing two sets to one. Lendl immediately broke serve Only to see Becker come right Back. Stepping up his attack Becker broke with some Superb net play. That was the first of four straight games that went to Becker. But Lindl surged Back breaking in the eighth Gam with two terrific backhand passes for 4-4. Each player then held serve until the final tiebreaker. Becker showed a willingness to slay Back at this open something lacking in previous  is not like on the grass at Wimble Don where you serve and Volley All  he said. The hard courts make you  go out and give it your Best shot and if you win it s great. And if you lose sometimes it s even better because it help you for the  s Why my spirit iss Good. If i lost i knew it would t be the end of the  Rokit kingdom left and Colin Jackson Check the scoreboard for their historic times. A Feam from . Wins cup Barcelona Spain a the wind came to the Aid of Roger King Dom just As the hurdler did for the world up. Kingdom s wind aided time of12.87 seconds for the 110-meter hurdles on sunday highlighted three Days of Competition in the world cup. Which was marred by bad weather and the absence of Many leading stars. There were few moments of excite ment other than kingdom s sensational race on the closing Day. The . Men and the East Germany Omen both defended their cup titles. The United states totalled 133points to 127 for the european team and 119 for a surprising British con Tingent. The East German women collected their fourth consecutive title with 124 Points a huge margin of 18 Over the soviet Union and 30 Over the americas team. Harry Groves the . Men coach beamed As he said the Victory cancelled All talk that it was a  he said a Competition like the world cup cannot be won by a Sec Ond string  a 2.51-Metcr-pcr-Sccond wind pre vented kingdom s time from being recorded As a world Best replacing his month old record of 12.92, but it was a great thrill for the crowd of over40,000 which sat in the rain. Events conducted in wind Over 2.00 meters per second arc not eligible As records. The hurdles race was the first on sunday after a rainstorm forced a two hour delay at the Start of the Competition. Kingdom came from be Hind to pass Colin Jackson of Britai Njust a few strides from the finish. Jackson was timed in 12.95, Mak ing it the first time two men had gone under 13 seconds in the same 110-meter hurdles race. Nil from Page 21 majk9wski at the 8-Yard line w Ith five minutes left stopping a final packers drive.  completed 22 of 27 passes for 205 Yards. I Patriok 27, jets 24 East Rutherford . Reggie Dupard s 4-Yard scoring run with 1 55 to play helped new England beat new York after the i ats had squandered a 21-Point halftime Lead. The jets scored 24 Points in the second half taking a 24-21 Lead when Ken o brie connected with Jojo Townsell on a 49-Yard touchdown pass with 7 28 left. Dupard s run around left end capped a 38-Yard, drive that featured a 31-Yard pass from Tony Eason to Cedric Jones after a new York punt. Eagles3j,siahahks7 Philadelphia Randall Cunningham passe for 240 Yards and two touchdowns leading Phila Delphia Over Seattle. The eagles defense which score done touchdown had three interceptions three sacks a blocked punt and held Seattle to 77 Yards Rushing. The sea Hawks lost All pro wide receiver Steve Lar gent to a fractured Elbow sometime during the first half. Bills 27, dolphins 24 Miami Jim Kelly scored on a 2-Yard run up the Middle As time expired completing a rally from 11 Points behind As Buffalo beat Miami. Trailing 24-20, the Bill got the Ball Back on Nate Odomes second interception of Dan Marino with 1 44 left at the Buffalo 49. Kelly hit five of six passes before an incompletion and an offsides penalty against Miami put the Ball at the 2 with iwo seconds left. Kelly ran the Ball in fro the Shotgun formation. Opening Day had familiar look b Dave Goldbe Gap foothill writer if 1989 was to be a year of parity in the nil the first sunday hardly proved it. The season s first Day looked largely like 1988 Good teams remained Good bad teams remained bad enigmas remained enigmas and the Cincinnati Beng als lost their second straight by allowing a fourth Quarter drive of More than 90 Yards. Good to Sims or the last year s Power who played non Powers Only Buffalo had real difficulty beating Miami 27-24 on Jim Kelly s two Ard touchdown run of a busted play with time running out. But that s How the Bills went 1 2-4 last season with Good Fortune and last minute victories. Two Good teams. Chicago and Cincinnati slug edit out at Soldier Field. The bengals controlled most of the Ganic and the bears won 17-14 on a 95-Yarddrive engineered b Mik Tomc a. That was As Good a team As we re going to play this year Cincinnati coach Sam Wyche said. We Don t feel too dismayed. We always hate Tolose but we played Well. Maybe Well see them again Down the  Only place that could happen is the super bowl which also happens to be where the bengals in their last real game fell victim to another fourth Quarter drive. See Montana. Joe 92 Yards. Jan. 22, 1989. Montana was in Indianapolis combining with who else Jerry Rice on a 5k-Jard touchdown pass that clinched George Seifert s first win As head coach As the 49crs seek to prove they can win without Bill Walsh s , one of the favourites in the pfc East analysis beat up on Seattle 31-7 and started talking superbowl again. Buddy Ryan said Seattle would win the acc West that s the division where the Winner could go 8-8. Bui Minnesota is also talking super bowl and i showed the Vikings routed Houston 38-7 in an other game that could be viewed As a super Bow preview. Drop Houston to the Enigma category Enigma category they had great penetration an Day was How Houston quarterback Warren Moon explained Minnesota s Victory. Thai what you say when you re sacked seven times. The Browns were supposed to be on the decline Pittsburgh on the Rise. So Cleveland went into Pitts Burgh won 51-0, and turned the usually Blunt Budvarson in his first game As the Browm head coach into a proponent of  got All the Breaks said Carson who got three touchdowns from linebackers two by Dave Gray son and one by Clay Matthews and no to passes from Bernie Kosar. I m not sure we re As Good As  the los Angeles Oakland Sacramento raiders made up for an 0-4 preseason with a 40-14 win Over san Diego that helped Mcmahon seven of 18 Foi 91yards learn about life without grizzlies around him. Bad teams when we score our Firstone. I m going to the bathroom so i can yell Jerry Jones said of his plans for circumventing the new anti noise rules. He can Only Hope to go to the bathroom in atlant next week