European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. January 21. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports injury Jinx hits australian open players nervous about Sticky courts Garrison triumphs by a Thok in Sunn Melbourne. Australia a Lucky incl Cord and an injury to a rival have Pul Zama Garrison on a path that could Lead to her first grand slam final those arc nervous limes for Garrison and other players at the australian open As they tip toe Caulous in on Sticky courts suddenly hit by an injury Jinx. Boris Becker is complaining about very Sticky courts. Steffi Graf thinks the courts arc dangerous. A Ancla Saba Tim is Oul with torn ligaments in her ankle. Mark Woodford is in the Hospital facing Possi ble surgery on his severed ankle ligaments. Other players have fallen and now every one is worried. Charrison. The women s no. 3 seed and the biggest threat to Graf now that Saba Tim is out. Had v visions of disaster As she Lay on the spongy rebound Ace Center court saturday night. She had caught her foot and tumbled Down and immediately thought about what happened to Saba Tim earlier in the Day. It really did lash through my mind Warnson said your first instinct is to break the fall but i just went ahead and gave it a Tumble. I watched Gaby s fall Over and Over and it Proba Bly would have been belter if she went face first in Stead of breaking it. Everybody is a Little nervous on the Garri son said. Some of the girls before i Cwm Oul. Said be Light footed because the court is sticking everybody knows thai. You do have to make sure you re mov ing and not Sabatini. An Argentine who was the top threat to upset Graf left in a wheelchair after falling to the court while charging a drop shot against West German Claudia Porwick. Garrison let a 4-1 Lead slip away in the first set after her scary fall hut recovered to beat France s Isabellc do monocot 5-7. 6-3.6-4 to reach the round of 16. Garrison benefited from a stroke of Luck when she held to win the second set on a net Cord offa charging forehand after seven deuces. Demon Geo lunged for the dying Ball bul could t reach it. Garrison later broke do monocot in the ninth game of the third set and saved two break Points in the i oth game before serving out inc match. Sabatini s departure and Hana Mandrikova s Surprise defeat by 16-year-old american Amateur Angelica Ganaj Don opens up the Bottom half of the draw leaving Garri son a Strong favorite to meet Graf in the final. It makes me Garrison said. Before in was like i was not even in the Gabriela Sabatoni slumps in Center court after tearing ankle i a mints during third round of inc australian open. Charrison. 26. Is a major Force on the women s tour she won three tournaments in 1989 and reached four other finals but remains relatively unknown. Her most famous moment came in the quarterfinals of the 1989 . Open when she sent Chris Evert into retirement from major Competition. In was a bittersweet moment for Garrison who had tears in her eyes As she hugged Evert afterwards on the stadium court in the 1988 . Open quarters. Garrison had an other big Victory her Only one against Martina Navra Lilova in 27 meetings. Those two wins definitely make me go alter my Lennis in a More positive she said. I know i do have the capabilities to become a lop player and stay Gavaldon. 16, came in As a qualifier and advanced to the fourth round with a 6-1. 1-6. 6-1 Victory Over Mandli Kova. The iwo time australian Winner and seventh seed. If Mandrikova and the crowd cheering for the Cech born australian was surprised by Galvadon. The teen Ager was t. I think i am Good enough to beat a player like said Gavaldon. Of c Coronado. Calif. I think i m ready to play against the lop players. I am not sur prised bul i am Becker seeking his third straight grand slam title beat Olivier Dalai try of France 6-3.6-1. 6-4 to join John Mcenroe. So can Edburg. Aaron Krickstein. Mais Wilander and defending Champion Ivan Lindl in inc fourth round. The court is very Sticky and when you re a Little tired and just hanging in there that s when your ankle can Becker said. I be had too Many problems in the past. I m taping everything i have to Woodford leading the second set 5-4 after Ameri can David Whealon won the first set sprained his right ankle on a different court of the .1-year-old National Tennis Center. Woodford was Hilling a forehand from an open stance and his foot just Wheaton said. In never came off he court. Edberg. The no. 3 seed beat american Paul Cham Berlin 6-3. 6-4, 6-1. And Krick slain. No. 5. Beat Lars Ardon Wahlgren 6-7 4-76-2, 6-3. 6-2. Mais i Jandir of Sweden the no 8 seed took 3 hours 10 minutes to beat Wally Masur of Australia. 6 4. 5-7. 6-4. 1-6. 6-.v taking the final Point of the match on a net Cord. Mcaa Calls for return of narrow goal posts b Hal Bock Miami api if it Ain t broke. Don t fix it. Dennis Hickson. Coach of Janonal Champion Miami figures College foot Bull is just Fine inc Way it is. And wishes the Rule makers would leave inc sport alone. We keep fiddling with a Good he Saij. We keep changing things. Why. I Jusi Don t Erickson was reacting to a proposal to return to narrow goal posts voted this week by inc Mcaa rules commit tee. The decision if approved by the Mcaa executive committee in May. Would reduce the Width of goal posts from 23 feel. 4 inches to 18 feet. 6 inches. It will make a big Erickson said. This puts a Premium on accuracy. It makes in a different game. You gel a great College kicker and first they take away his tee and now they narrow the goal posts. They re making it Tough on these kids " 11 could have been tougher. According to Dave Nelson of the University of Delaware Secretary of the rules committee other More drastic changes were under consideration. Among them were proposals to place the Ball Al the has Marks for extra Points moving conversion at tempts Back to 25 Yards and cred iting Field goal Points on a scale according to the distance of the kicks. Instead the Rule makers took a less drastic course resuming to the Nar rower goal posts. This is nol revolt see Mcaa on Page 26 45 players seeking $1 million or More by Jim Dove Why n1lw York api Milwaukee s Rohm Young asked for a record s3.4 million in salary arbitration Friday As 45 players submitted figures for $1 million or More. On dec. 19, the Brewers held a news conference in announce Yount had agreed to a contract fur $9.6 million for three years hut Ilu Anil acl was never signed. Young was lin1 american 1 Raguc s most valuable player in 19x9 when he hit .318 with 21 Hunters and 103 runs baited in. He was paid sl.l50.uikl last season in base salary. The previous record figure of s2.425.000 was submitted last Winter by right hander Orel a Hershiser who Iaiser agreed to a three year Deal with the los Angeles dodgers for $7.9 million. The history of the process indicates that like baseball arbitration a Hershiser. Most players Wil cell before their hearings. Arbitration hearings Are scheduled from feb. 1-21 Brewers spokesman said Friday thai the Exchange of figures with Yount was a formality. Owner Bud Sehga said Lasi week that Only Occhini calms were hold ing up a three year Deal a total of 135 players exchanged Fig ures with their clubs on Friday. Last sea Sun. 136 exchanged figures bul Only 12 players went to a hearing. Joe Carter Gol $1.63 million last sea son in the year s biggest arbitration award. The record award was in 1987 when new York Yankees firs baseman Don Mattingly got $1.975.000. In addition to Yount Brewers team see baseball on Page 26
