European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. January 22,1990 the stars and stripes Page 23 John Mcenroe throws Racket left draws penalty Point argues with and swears at tourney supervisor Ken Farrar Center before his disqualification which angered fans right. Violation abuse default Mcenroe Mac first to be tossed out of grand slam event a Steve Wilstein Melbourne. Australia a John Mcenroe reverting Back to his old behaviour by cursing the Umpire and throwing rackets was disqualified sunday from the australian open Tor Misbehaviour. He is the first player Ever thrown out of a grand slam tournament. The action by Umpire Gerry Armstrong with Mcenroe leading miracl pc Runfors 6-t,4-6. 7-5, 2-4 in a fourth round match Trig gered raucous booing among the crowd of 15.000 at Center court. I really Don t have anyone to blame but Mcenroe said. It was bound to happen. It s too Mcenroe who had been Given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct inthe second set for intimidating a Lin Swo Man. Was hit with another violation for Racket abuse when he threw his Racket after hitting a Ball wide at Deuce in the sixth game of the fourth set. Mcenroe who had been on Good be Havior All week while playing Well then complained to Armstrong and requested tournament supervisor Ken Farrar. Far Rar came onto the court and talked with Mcenroe but the american continue complaining and swearing. Armstrong then called code Viola Tion further abuse default or. Mcenroe. Game set Mcenroe stood with his hands on his hips while the crowd whistled and booed. He then packed his rackets and left the court. Australian open this is like a Long Story Mcenroe said. It culminates in me getting de faulted from a big Mcenroe said he was under the impression they were playing under pre Vious rules and that there would be four Steps to disqualification. Rules implemented on the new at tour this year dropped the number of Steps to three. I thought the rules were different Mcenroe said. I have no one to blame but m self for not i went Over and said i m sorry about what happened pc Runfors said. I Don know if he heard me or not. I Don t know what he said but if they re going by the warning and penalty Point i think then i think it was done the right Way. You be got the rules there and you gout and play by them. If one player can t do that there is not much you can Mai Tuohy one of the fans scream ing in anger said it s appalling. Hell never come Back to Melbourne again and i Don t blame i Don t think when you look Back on this it s going to be Good for the game of Tennis Mcenroe said. If i d known the rules i would Proba Bly have still broken my Racket but i probably would t have said what i said to the Guy. I let things rattle me. I never Felt comfortable with my own game. I let things frustrate me and it built Mcenroe won the first set easily As pc Runfors came out playing Flat. But As the swede picked up his game in the second set Mcenroe became increasingly agitated lie slammed several balls on the court once nearly hitting a Bellboy by Accident and asked for new balls before the usual change of balls. He frequently delayed play pacing of the court Between Points. He tossed his Racket after he was broken in the eighth game of the third set. But settled Down Lor a while and pumped his fist when Hewon the third set. Mcenroe finally seemed to be falling apart when he was rattled by a crying baby in the fourth set. As he served what turned out to be the last game he stopped several times and stared at the Section where the baby was crying. The boy s hungry he said. The Umpire then asked that the baby be re moved. A fan yelled Back. Can we breath John Only a few Points later Mcenroe threw his Racket again cracking the head and leading to his disqualification. Defending champions Ivan Lindl and Steffi Graf overcame unusually Sloppy play while american Amateur sensation Angelica Gavaldon kept rolling to reach the quarterfinals. Gavaldon. An effervescent 16-year-old from Coronado c Alif. Who entered As a qualifier ranked 192. Upset Isth scud Gigi Fernandez 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. Gavaldon. Taking High school correspondence courses is playing her first professional tournament outside the United states and is the Young est player left in the australian. Gavaldon. Who heat former two time Champion Hana Mandli Kava in he third round next meets West German Claudia Porwick who beat South african Dinky Van Rensburg 7-6. 3-6.6-4. Lindl hit 46 errors yet never was threatened in beating australian Simon Youl 6-1. 6-3. 6-1. Graf started with an Ace and ended with another one to notch her 45th straight victory6-2, 6-3. Over 13th-sced raft cola Rigg i. Helena Sutkova. Who lost the 1989 finals against Graf ended the surprising surge of Japan s Kineiko Date 6-4. 6-3and unseeded soviet Andrei Cherkasov upset no. 9 Andres gome of Ecuador 2 6, 6-3. 7-6 8-67-6 7-5 in men s play. Yannick Noah the no. 12 seed won his fourth round match defeating Pelc Sampras 6-3, 6-4. 3-0, 6-2. Catherine Tangier of France was forced to withdraw from her fourth round match against third seed Zina Garrison. Garrison was leading 6-2, 2-0 when Tangier walked to he Umpire and told him she would have to forfeit the match. Tangier said later she pulled a Groin muscle two Days ago and Felt it snap again at the end of the first set. Garrison will now meet Mary Joe Fernandez in the Quarter finals. Graf was in control of her match throughout but was annoyed by an unusually High 28 unforced errors. I have a lot left to she said. "1 need to find my right timing and i m making too Many North wins in first senior bowl shutout Mobile. Ala. A leu s Tom Hodson passed for two first Quarter touchdowns and Penn state s Blair Thomas ran for 137 Yards leading the North to a 41-0 Victory Over the South in the 41sl senior bowl game saturday. It was the first shutout in senior bowl history and the Victory Cut the South s series Lead to 20-18-3. Hodson who completed 8 of 9 passes for 91 Yards in the first period led the North to a pair of 79-Yard scoring drives on its first two possessions. The first touchdown came on a 12-Yard pass from Hodson to Thomas and the second score was a i Yard pass from Hodson to Oregon state s Pat Chaffey. The North stretched its Lead to 21-0 in the first Quarter when Penn state s Shirrod Rainge returned a interception 37 Yards to the South 32, setting up a 14 Yard touchdown run by Darrell Thompson of Minne Sota. Thompson scored on a 2-Yard run with 2 04 left inthe half capping a 77-Yard drive in which Kirk Baum Gartner of Wisconsin Stevens Point completed four passes for 45 Yards and Thomas contributed a 20-Yardrun. The North defense then set up another Quick touch Down before halftime. Michigan state s Travis Davis deflected a pass that was intercepted by Andre Collins of Penn slate who handed the Ball to Rainge. Who returned the interception 11 Yards to the 10. On the next play Baumgartn chit Terance Mathis for the touchdown 1 05 before half time. The North added its final score with 1 48 left in the game when Baumgartner threw a 29-Yard touchdown pass to Mathis. The North defense led by West Virginia linebacker Rynaldo Turnbull had five sacks on Auburn s Reggie Slack and one on Florida state s Peter Tom Willis. William & Mary s Steve Christie failed on Field goal attempts of 37 and 38 Yards and the South s Only other scoring threat came at the Start of the third Quarter when it ran out of Downs on the North 6
