European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Giants nip 49ers with Fig by Dave Goldberg East Rutherford n. J. A where have we seen this before Matt Bahr who beat the 49ers with a last second Field goal in last seasons pfc title game did it again monday night connecting from 35 Yards with five seconds left for a 16-14 giants Victory. It was chapter Iii in a series of defensive struggles the past nine months Between the East coast and West coast heavyweights who have won the last two super bowls. The giants have won two of the three games Between the teams despite scoring Only one touchdown that a a Yard run by Ottis Anderson monday night. A that s what its All about Quot said Anderson the 34-year-old super bowl map who contributed a key 5-Yard, third Down run to the final drive that gave Ray Handley a win in his first game As giants coach. A we get it Down close and Matt will kick it through nine times out of 10,&Quot Anderson said. A they did what they had to do a said 49ers quarterback Steve Young who was subbing for the injured Joe Montana. Bahr whose kick ended a league record 19-game Road winning Streak by the 49ers, shared the spotlight with Jeff Hostetler who beat out Phil Simms for the starting quarterback Job. While spotty it times Hostetler completed 17 of 31 for 228 Yards and ran five times for 45 Yards. Hostetler now 8-0 As a starter in his career made every play that counted during the 6-Yard, 13-play drive that began at the new York 22 with 4 28 left and ended with Bahrs Field goal. It started with a 14-Yard pass to Stephen Baker and included a third Down 11-Yard connection with Mark Ingram that put the Ball at the 26, Well within the Range of Bahr who earlier had a 5l.-Yard-er fall just Short. The 49ers were hoping for another 51-yarder. A on that last drive we just wanted to hold them to make them kick a Long Field goal a said Charles Haley who led the 49ers defense. A unfortunately it ended up just like the  Young had put the 49ers ahead 14-13 with a 5-Yard Roll out 1 23 into the fourth Quarter. Young was 12 of 22 for 162 Yards and led san Francisco in Rushing with 45 Yards in six carries. One of his completions was a 73-Yard to pass to Jerry Rice that gave the 49ers a 7-3 first Quarter Lead. A 25-Yard scramble by Hostetler and a 16-Yard pass from Hostetler to Howard Cross set up Andersons i Yard to run 4 55 into the second Quarter and then Bahr who had a 35-yarder on the giants first Possession kicked a 28-yarder that made it 13-7 at the half. The third Quarter was scoreless but Haley and the san Francisco defense began to assert itself. Late in the period Haley knocked a Ball from Hostetler a hands and while the new York quarterback recovered it was at his own 10. When Sean Landeta got off a punt of Only 32 Yards san Francisco was in business. Young made one key play when he completed a third Down pass for 13 Yards to Brent Jones at the 5. Then he rolled energized Connors outlasts Krickstein by Hal Bock new York apr in the end Tennis rebel with a cause simply would not go off quietly into the night. Jimmy Connors has seized the . Open by the lapels and he wont Slop shaking it. Energized by the National Tennis Center crowd and a couple of close Calls that went against him Connors summoned Energy from the Depths of his 39-Ycar-old body on monday to reach the quarterfinals with a Victory that defied logic. Behind almost throughout and angered by two rulings by the chair Umpire Connors somehow outlasted 24-year-old Aaron Krickstein 3-6, 7-6 10-81-6, 6-3, 7-6 7-4as the Energy and emotion of a sellout crowd carried him past still another plateau on his dizzying trip through this tournament. He double faulted seven times committed an astounding 106 unforced errors and failed to convert 19 of 24 break Points. And still he won. It was As if the crowd would not let him lose. When he was in trouble they seemed to will Connors shots inbound and Krickstein a wide of the lines. Quot when 1 beat Patrick Mcenroe in the first round that was 7,000-8,000 making the noise of 20,000,�?� Connors said. A this was 20,000 making the noise of 60,000. A a that a some crowd to play in from of. To get that reception and feeling i can to describe it. I can to explain it. Its awful satisfying for someone who  be playing any  can you not be satisfied Quot Quot no crowd does it like new York. They make me in. Krickstein . Open play 50 percent better. There a no Way ill give up knowing they want to see some sort of  when it was Over after 4 hours 41 minutes of gut wrenching Tennis the crowd serenaded Connors singing Happy birthday to him. Jimbo has had few better ones. He made shots he had no business making against a player 15 years younger. When a close Call Cost him a vital Point in the second set tiebreaker Connors heaped abuse on chair Umpire David Littlefield and then won the next three Points and the set gesturing each time at the official. It happened again in the fifth set when Connors re Coverd from a 2-5 Hole. Again the debate seemed to fire him up help him recover from an Early service break and Force the tiebreaker. By then the match had soared to another level a Tennis soap opera with peaks and valleys and Connors in the Middle of All of them. The monumental Connors Krickstein match overshadowed the other action. Earlier the women a quarterfinal bracket was completed with four time Champion Martina Navratilova leading the Advance. The 34-year-old reached the quarters for the 13th time in 15 years and settled a year old score with a 7-6 7-51-6, 6-2 Victory Over loth seeded Manuela Malleva frag Niere who eliminated her from this event a year ago next for Navratilova is fourth seeded Arantha Sanchez Vicario who eliminated Natalia Zvereva 6-3, 7-6 7-4. In the other women a Quarter no. 8 Conchita Martinez meets no. 1 Steffi Graf. Martinez advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 Victory Over no. 12 Zina Garrison and Graf ousted Judith Wiesner 7-5, 6-4. The stars and strip sports september 4,1991 b Page 28 left into the end zone As Guy Mcintyre dragged Down Lawrence Taylor the Only giants player near him. The giants moved to the san Francisco 34 on their next Possession but Bahrs Field goal from 51 Yards was just Short. The next time they made sure they got close enough. Jimmy Connors celebrates his five set birthday  state stuns Southern Cal 24-10inside sports world track was showcase for Lewis a Page 25 Chison celebrate boys return with win a Page 26 braves dodgers stay tied after losing a Page 26 eagles Cunningham officially out for season a Page 27 los Angeles up the final game of the first weekend of the College toot Hall season will Likely be remembered As one of the years shockers. Quot its a big Victory for us a Memphis state coach Chuck Stobart said monday after Keith Benton threw for two touchdowns including a 4-yarder to Jeff Bynum with 10 57 remaining that broke a 10-10 deadlock lifting the tigers to a 2410 upset of no. 15 Southern Cal in a no conference game. Quot its one that not a lot of people gave us much of a Chance a Stobart said. Memphis state scored another to 72 seconds later after recovering the ensuing Kickoff at the us 18 when Johnnie Morton shied away from the Ball. Xavier Crawford carried for gains of 15 and 1 Yard before he dashed up the Middle for the remaining two Yards. Benton who set a Memphis state record for total offence last year with 1,877 Yards was 9 of 18 for 134 Yards and no interceptions. His 40-Yard touchdown strike strike to Russell Jones six minutes into the second half tied the score 10-10, Joe Allison kicked a 45-Yard Field goal in the first half for the tigers. Memphis state was 4-6-1 last year under former us assistant Chuck Stobart. Us playing in the first game of the Post Todd Marinovich era., got a 20-Yard scoring run from Sophomore Quarter Reggie Perry and a 29-Yard Field trom freshman Cole Ford. A anytime you suffer a defeat by body no matter who it is its a Leto us coach Larry Smith said. A this game of football where anybody can  Perry who took just three snaps in Rookie season and attempted no a was 13 of 23 for 155 Yards and one inception. Mazio Royster the Pacific-10 Lea rusher last year with 1,168 Yards a 97 Yards on 20 carries in the first half did not return because of a slight up of his right knee