European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. January 18.1990 the stars and stripes Page 17 i sports Caps give new coach 9-6 Victory by the associated press Landover. My. The Washington capitals gave Terry Murray 3 Victory in his coaching debut with a 9-6 Victory Over the new Jersey devils tuesday night. The win broke an eight game losing Streak. In their first game since Murray replaced his brother. Bryan As head coach the capitals scored their most goals this season. They scored six consecutive goals nil roundu1 after falling behind 4-1 and won for the first Lime since dec. 29. The losing Streak was their longest since 12 straight in 1981. Michal Pivonka broke a 4-4 tic by beating new Jersey goalie scan Burke with a shot from the right Falcoff Circle Wilh 8 37 left in the second period. After new Jersey replaced Burke with Chris Turren. Pivonka scored a Power play goal on a shot from the same spot Wilh 2 09 left in the second period. Kevin Hatcher s goal at 2 45 of the final period put the capitals ahead 7-4. In other games tuesday islanders .3, canucks 0 Uniondale. . Glenn scaly made 51 saves for his Sec Ond career shutout As the new York islanders beat Vancouver and moved Back to the .500 Mark with their seventh straight Victory. Randy Wood. Hubic Mcdon Ough and Patrick Ratley scored for the islanders and scaly did the rest As the islanders got Back to the break even Mark for the first time since oct. 20. They were 5-18-3. But have gone 16-3-1 in their last 20 games. The canucks out shot the Island ers 51-22. But scaly kept them off the scoreboard with numerous Sharp saves. The loss was the canucks fifth see nil on Page 19 Kansas state stuns sooner for 1 St loss by the associated press Manhattan. Kan. Kansas slate held third ranked Oklahoma 71 Points below its average tuesday night in Deal ing the error prone sooner their first loss of the season. 66-m. The sooner 12-1 began the game leading the nation in scoring at 122 Points per game. Their average margin of Victory. .18 Points was the widest in the country. Kansas stale 10-7 held Oklahoma to its lowest total since scoring 49 in a 1983 Mcaa tournament loss to Indiana. Tuesday s defeat left no. I Kansas and no. 2 Georgetown As the Only remaining unbeaten division i teams. Last february. Oklahoma set a record for a Kansas state opponent scoring 112 Points against the wildcats. But this Lime the sooner got Only 25 Points in the first half and never got their offence in tracked. Oklahoma Shol just 29 percent from the Field 15 of 51and its five starters were a combined 4 for 25. The sooner also hit just 16 of 28 foul Shols. Kansas state Shol 21 of 44 from the Field 4s percent and made 22 of 36 free throws. Jean de Rouiller scored 23 Points to Lead the wildcats. 2-1 in big eight play. The sooner dropped to 1-1 in the con  38-35. Kansas state went on a 9-2 run for a 49-37 margin Wilh 4 36 to Pluy. Oklahoma missed the front end of three on and one opportunities before Skeeter Henry made two free throws. John Remliger made a free throw 10 Start the run after Jackie Jones was called fur an intentional foul. Tony Massop slammed in a missed shot de Rouiller converted on a pass from Massop and ask Iii Jones had iwo baskets before Henry broke that run. Kansas state led 50-37 when Ste Hanson made six free throws around a three Pointer by Jackie Jones to give Kansas state a 56-40 Lead with about 21- minutes to play. A Dunk by Devrou Illare put Kansas slate ahead 60-42 with 1 23 to go. Askia Jones making his first snarl Lor lilo wildcats had 14 Points and Lenson College basketball Oklahoma s Jackie Jones Falls backward Onlo Ler of Kansas slate s Haslun Jones. Finished with 11. Smoky Mcc overs led Oklahoma with 13 Points and Jackie Jones had 11. In other games tuesday no. 4 Missouri 72. Oklahoma is. 71 st1llwater. Okla. Anthony Peeler s free throw Wilh nine seconds left gave no. 4 Missouri a big eight Confer ence Victory Over Oklahoma state. Peeler who had 19 Points made the second of two free throws to pin the tigers ahead. Oklahoma state quickly got the Ball Down court bul John Potter s jumper Fiona the left Wing skipped across the rim and Lee Coward grabbed the re bound for Missouri As time expired. Doug Smith had 23 Points for the tigers who held on after letting a 13-Point. Second half Lead slip away. Missouri is 16-1 Overall 3-0 in the big eight. Okla homa state fell to 8-6 and 0-3. Byron Houston had tied the score for Oklahoma stale hitting iwo free throws with 24 seconds left. Peeler was fouled As he a Cal up for a jumper just inside the see College on Page 19 Mcenroe aces austrian in 2nd round Melbourne. Australia a John Mcenroe looking less like a Longshot every Day. Sounded Gleeful describing How he reduced his second australian open victim to a slate of confusion and frustration. In diabolical detail. Mcenroe recounted the 6-1. 6-2. 6 i demise wednesday night of Austria s Alex an Toutsch. Who played him much tougher in Montreal last summer. He became very very shaky Mcenroe said after the 78-Minule mismatch. His forehand Volley went completely astray. He had every sign of a Guy who became totally confused and frustrated. He tried to hit the Ball hard then he tried to hit n soft then a drop shot. So i just Kepi idling myself that i was doing the right thing Mcenroe who has lost Onk eight games in two australian open matches was doing everything right. Forehand and backhands kissed the lines. Volleys bounced away from and Onisch at impossible angles. Eleven aces left the austrian Sturg helplessly. At one Point at 0-40 in the seventh game of the second set. Anton sch even tried to sneak by Wilh an underhand serve. It was a sign of  Mcenroe said adding thai other players including himself might try the tactic made famous by Michael Chang against Ivan Lendl in the French open last summer. Mcenroe was t fooled though. He won the Point and kept rolling. As Well As Mcenroe is playing he knows he still has 10 Heji players like Lendl. Boris Decker and Stefan i a Borg to Pine he s All the Way Back. I definitely have to pick it up a level to scare the top  Mcenroe said. If i keep playing this Way i la be Tough to  Mcenroe s third round opponent will be a Little Lougher Dan Goldie. A former Stanford All America like Mcenroe. Goldie heal i Jimmy Connors at Wimbledon last  Mcenroe said he s a dangerous  while Mcenroe was taking the fast route. I Ullh seeded Pam Shriver took the slow one. Shriver had to play for almost two hours in the midday heal to beat australian Nicole Provis 1-6. 6-2. 9-7 in a second Rounder. Two time defending Champion Steffi Graf playing m slow motion compared to her rapid fire practice with Boris Becker easily advanced to the third round. Lendl the men s defending Champion and lop seed also had another to hum Day in his outdoor office As he reached the third round with a 6-4, 6-2. 6-3 Victory Over Spain s Tomas Carbonell. The West German wunderkinder. Becker and Graf have an unfair advantage As they seek to conquer Australia after capturing Wimbledon and the . Open. Compatriots armed with Tennis rackets they hit to Gether from Lime to time then go out and heat up on the Resl of the world. Graf never faces an of Ponce As Tough As Becker whose rockets make the Shols of the other women and most men seem half Speed. Graf spent Little Effort in beating 17-year-old Ameri can Erika de Lone on wednesday 6-1. 6-2 in a second round match that kept the West German on track to Ward her third straight australian title. Becker said his 20-Minutc hitting session with Graf just before the tournament was quite  it was like playing with some Guys for an  he said. Thank god. I have a serve. I be should be grateful for his serve. Graf said. Graf said the Only Downside about playing against Becker is that when she faces women she sometimes has trouble concentrating on their easier game. An sports radio College basketball Ohio state at Michigan 1 . Friday