European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 10, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25 imports sport imagination the american models Lack by Jim litre new York apr As Long As Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker Are healthy and motivated and Pete Sampras is not an american is As Likely to win his own National championship As he is to grab the Check and Rush out to buy a luxury american made car. American Tennis for the most part is turning out players the Way american authors Are turning out cars a Long on Assembly lines Short on imagination. And just like the cars these youngsters can do some things Well but other things less so. If players were allowed Only to roam the Baseline from Side to Side or All the courts in world were made of Clay Edberg and Becker and his German countryman reigning Wimbledon Champion Michael Stich might find it easier to make their millions doing something else. But just As it goes Iri the real world when you Are talking paved surfaces or grass and thinking top of the line you generally Start thinking import. On sunday Edberg a swede won the . Open on a hard court in new York playing the kind of Tennis that up until a few years ago would have been considered distinctly  that is to say that he hit a big serve and followed immediately behind it into the net. Jim courier the american had the big serve part of the equation Down Pat. But he showed up at the net about As often As 39-year-Olds reach the semifinals of the open. Which is to say rarely. A we do play differently a Edberg said after playing transcendent ally steamroll ing courier 6-2,6-4,6-0, and needing just two minutes More than two hours to Complete the Job. Commentary a my style of Tennis is attacking coming in on every Opportunity i get. He works his opponents around the court makes them run and i Wasny to prepared to be running from Corner to  in the last few years in the same Way that Jimmy Connors and John Mcenroe used to Edberg and Becker have been trading off the. Australian Wimbledon and now . Open titles. It has happened often enough to make you think those trophies they pose with simply pop out of the top of their Heads. And those two and probably newcomer Stich figure to beat the Best of a promising group of american youngsters time and again everywhere except on the Clay of the French open until in july or boredom or age sidelines them. That seems ironic because this is in some respects a Golden age of american Tennis. Lions in summer Jimmy Connors and John Mcenroe still add Luster by roaring in the occasional open but what is really stunning about . Tennis right now is its depth. There Are five americans under the age of 22 among the top two dozen players in the world. But trying to guess which one of them will gild their Era a As Tilden and Budge and Kramer and Connors and Mcenroe All did a is As difficult As trying to guess whether any will. Andre Agassi the most precocious of the Bunch May Well turn out to be the most disappointing. David Wheaton a serve is big time but the rest of his game has a Way to travel. Michael Chang who delivered on part of his Promise by winning the French open in 1989, does no to have the physical stature to play the serve and Volley game consistently. Sampras proved he could play that Way Only a year ago. But this year by losing so disinterest edly to courier in the quarterfinals he also proved How miserable and anxious and uncomfortable he had become with the pressure of his . Open title. Sampras is just 20 and May yet change. But for the time being that makes courier the conqueror of Connors in the semifinal the Odds on favorite. He already has one major title this years French and he has the right attitude. His biggest hurdle right now is that like Chang and Agassi he spent so much time learning the game so far from the net that his legs might just As Well be rooted at the Baseline. That is the style they Are teaching at the pre eminent training ground for . Players a the Nick Bolletieri Tennis Academy in Florida. But there Are too Many Days when just hitting the Ball As hard As you can is less important than where you hit it from and where you hit to. On sunday courier was asked twice about volleying More. His answer was testy. A is there an Echo in Here yes i am definitely going to work on my volleys. I definitely am working on them now and i definitely will continue to work on them. A please a courier finished almost snarling a a done task me that question  you be got to Admire his Pluck. But unless he was serious you wont be seeing too Many trophies popping out of the top of his head anytime soon. Americans Jim courier. Planted on Baseline rankings shift beneath seminoles no. 1 new York a Florida state remained no. 1 for the third straight week and Miami jumped Over Michigan into the no. 2 spot in sundays associated press College football poll. Baylor Pittsburgh and Mississippi state moved into the top 25, while Texas Southern Cal and Brigham Young dropped out. Florida state 2-0 received 53 of 60 first place votes and 1,491 Points after beating Tulane 38-11. Miami 1-0which did no to play Over the weekend Rose one spot with two first place votes and 1,344 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Michigan 1-0 fell from second to third following a 35-13 Victory Over Boston College. The wolverines who led 14-13 in the fourth Quarter got one first place vote and 1,339 Points. Washington 1-0which opened with a 42-7 rout of Stanford remained fourth with two first place votes and 1,304 Points. The rest of the top 10 was unchanged with fifth ranked Penn state 2-0followed by Florida 1-0notre Dame 1-0clemson 1-0oklahoma 0-0 and Houston 1-0. Penn state destroyed Cincinnati 81-0, Florida overpowered san Jose state 59-21, notre Dame beat Indiana 49-27 and Clemson clobbered appalachian state 34-0. Oklahoma and Houston Aid not  top 25 new York a the top 25 Kama in in associated Prate 1991 oot ogs to foal pm with a Ptah votes in Parana Kaaa records through Sapt 7. Total Point Baraad an 25 Poma Tor a fact Toca Vola through Ona Point Tor a 25th Pataca veto and Presa Aon ranking record pts pcs 1. Florida St. <53 .2-0-0 1,491 1 2. Miami 2 .1-00 1,344 3 3. Michigan 1 .1-00 1,339 2 4. Waahto ton 2 .10-0 1,304 4 5. Pannst.2-00 1,255 5 6. Florida 1 .1-00 1,195 8 7. Nolradam.1-00 1,148 7 8. Ciamaon.1-00 1,027 8 9.  973 9 10. Houston 1 .1-00 987 10 n.tarmoasaa.1-00 944 11 12. Colorado.1-00 837 12 13. Nobraaka.10-0 729 14 14. Iowa.1-00 715 15 15. Auburn.1-00 508 18 16. Alabama.1-00 501 20 17. Oaorgiatach.0-10 487 17 18. Michigan St.0-00 483 19 19. Ohio St.1-00 410 22 20. Taxa  345 21 21. Ucla.1-00 304 23 22. Syracuse.1-00 242 24 23. Baylor.1-00 182 24. Pittsburgh.2-00 148 25. Mississippi St.2-00 125 a Othora receiving votes Texas 112, Georgia 79, North Carolina 69, California 52, Southern Cal 51, Oregon 45, Mississippi 32, n. Carolina St. 21, Illinois 18, Memphis St 15, air Force 14, Maryland 9. Brigham Young 8. Kansas 3, Arkansas 1, Louisville 1, Texas Christian 1. New York up a no. 1 Florida state remained the runaway Choice in the up off College football ratings sunday while Washington moved up to no. 2 following its thrashing of Stanford. Florida state 2-0 after beating Tulane 38-11 saturday night received 74 of 90 first place votes cast by members of the National football foundation and finished with 2,221 Points. Washington moved past Michigan into second collecting eight first place votes and 2,001 Points. The wolverines who appeared at the top of four ballots slipped to third with 1,983 Points. No. 4 Penn state and no. 5 Miami also flip flopped positions with the Kittany Lions edging ahead after routing Cincinnati. Penn state received one first place vote and 1,955 Points and Miami which was Idle finished with 1,926. Washington forced to retool its entire Back Field after injuries sidelined two players and limited the effectiveness of a third still amassed 415 Yards of total offence against Stanford. Billy Joe Hobert taking Over for the injured Mark Brunell completed 21 of 31 passes for 244 Yards two touchdowns and an interception. Jay Barry spelling tailback Beno Bryant added 81 Yards on 18 carries. 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Texas 0-1 .202 13 a re not ranked others receiving Votee air Force Arizona Arkansas Baylor Brigham Young California Fresno slate Georgia Ibi Noia Kansas. Uwi Salile. Maryland Memphis Stata. Mississippi Mississippi stale North Carolina. North Carol a 8tate, Oregon Purdue san Diego Stata. Southern mis Isip a Stanford Texas Christian Virginia. Waal Virgin by agreement with the National football foundation teams barred bom television appearance or postseason play Are inf Libi Tor tie top 25 and National championship consideration by the up off ratings panel. Thoa schools Are Minnesota and Oklahoma  explosion trashes debut of 49ers Brown san Diego a san Diego state matched a school record with 30 Points in the third Quarter to beat Long Beach state 49-13 on sunday night spoiling the debut of 49ers coach Willie Brown. Brown who took Over after the death of George Allen saw his team trailing 13-7 before san Diego state 1-0 scored four times in a 53-second Span to put the game away. A a that a part of football a said Brown whose play As a defensive Back with the Oakland raiders earned him a place in the pro football Hall of Fame. A a in be been around Long enough to know that things like this can happen. You just Hope the kids can Bounce Back and get All that disappointment out of the  Cree Morris finished with 214 Yards passing completing 13 of 25 attempts after connecting on just two of his first 11 tries in his first Start for san Diego state. The aztecs Patrick Rowe who set a division 1-a record last season with at least 100 Yards receiving in nine straight games failed to extend his Streak with Nis playing time restricted by a right shoulder Strain. He had two catches for 29 Yards