European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 15, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 25 a Bills Scott Norwood gets hug from teammate Steve Tasker after kicking winning Field goal sunday. Norwood looks ahead while past haunts him by John f. Bonfatti Orchard Park. . A Buffalo Bills Long snapper Adam Lingner walked up to kicker Scott Norwood a couple of weeks ago with an offer. Lingner said he told Norwood that he Norwood and Holder Frank Reich a Are a Trio and i m willing to take one third of every place kick miss on my shoulders. And he said a Well will you take one third of the interviews after the game Quot Norwood would desperately like some Relief from the questions that Are bound to come up Over the next two weeks As the Bills prepare Lor the super bowl against the Washington redskins. Judging by his Quick departure from Rich stadium monday a before reporters were allowed into the locker room a Norwood May have found his own solution to dealing with the Media barrage he will face. They won t be asking him about his impressive playoff performance this year. Norwood has gone 4 for 4 against the Kansas City chiefs and the Denver Broncos. They will be asking him about a a the miss Quot the 47-Yard Field goal he kicked that had it not skidded wide right would have Given the Bills a Victory Over the new York giants in last year s super bowl. After sunday s acc championship when he kicked a 44-Yard Field goal that proved to be the game Winner in Buffalo s 10-7 Victory Over the Broncos Norwood said he could handle the interrogation. �?o1 done to dread this Quot he said. A it s part of the business. When it comes time to buckle it up in a couple of weeks it will have nothing to do with it. As Long As you Guys reporters Arentt out there Rushing Field goals and running around the football Field the hype Isnit  but coach Marv Levy and special teams coach Bruce Dehaven both said they Are recommending that Norwood not talk to the Media before the super bowl. A judging by his rushed exit monday Norwood took that advice to heart. Quot id advise him not to talk about it and to concen trate on the  Levy said. Quot he stalked about it up to  Dehaven said he s telling Norwood the same thing. "1 think that it s the Best thing for him to look ahead not Back Quot Dehaven said. A you know one of the big stories this week would have to be Scott Norwood because of his kick last year Quot lie said. A i Don t see How anybody could possibly do an interview with him without asking that question. And every time that question arises that s going to be a  Norwood has insisted All year Long that lie s put the super bowl miss behind him. Although lie finished the season hitting a career Low b2 percent of his Field goal attempts he said he has t changed his technique or work habits. A i Don t need to make any adjustments Quot he said two weeks ago. A live been kicking the Ball Good this week so in a not adjusting. I m just working  still Lingner said he Felt the super bowl miss last year has coloured Norwood s work this year. Quot every time something went wrong it was magnified both internally on his own part and people on the outside saying things about  Lingner said. A it became worse than it should have been because of what happened in the super bowl last  Norwood is a a hard Guy to read because lie s very internal Quot Lingner said. A win or lose you Don t see a lot of emotion out of Scott so it was hard to Tell if things were really getting to him or  if that s the Case then Norwood has to be feeling pretty Good. After his final kick against the chiefs two weeks ago he mimicked the Kansas City a a chop motion. After kicking the Winner sunday Norwood ripped off his Chin strap. The exhilaration was Clear on his face. A a we re seeing a lot More emotion than we have in the past Quot Lingner said. A the timing is perfect. He a getting into a Groove right at the Light  John Mcenroe behaves but courier draws a Fine Melbourne Australia apr John Mcenroe returned to the scene of the crime tuesday for a match remarkable mostly a Surprise a for his Good behaviour. Two years ago the Brash new yorker was kicked out of the australian open after throwing a temper Tantrum on Center court. But the fans welcomed him Back with open arms even though he ousted Broderick Dyke formerly australians top ranked player 6-2,6-0,6-1. The two week grand slam event was marred for the second Day by the withdrawal of a highly ranked player. Germany a Steffi Graf the no. 2 women a seed pulled out with a viral infection shortly before her first match and returned to Germany. Pete Sampras the menus no. 6 seed withdrew monday with a shoulder injury. A record National Tennis Center crowd of 23,832 still got its Money a Worth on a Day highlighted by emotional matchup. No. 2 menus seed Jim courier Drew a Fine for a shouted obscenity As he struggled to a 6-4, 7-6 7-46-3 Victory against Frances Rodolphe Gilbert. Courier the French open Winner and . Open runner up did no to get much respect from the 84th-ranked Gilbert or officials who at first assigned the match to a Distant outer court then moved it to the smallest of three show courts. A there were a few things frustrating out there a courier said. A i was not hitting the Ball As Well As id like to and he was hitting it cleanly. He had a few let cords in a Row and that irritated me but i got out of  Wimbledon Winner Michael Stich of Germany had his hands full with Spain a Javier Sanchez. The no. 4 seed was Down a break in the first set and lost the fourth before finally struggling into the second round with a 7-5,61,4-6,6-3  open Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina the no. 3 women a seed pleased her Loyal following with an easy 6-2,6-0 Victory Over outgunned Julie Halard of France. No. 7 Guy forget battled on Center court for nearly four hours with fellow French Davis cup hero Henri Leconte before finally prevailing in a see saw five setter 26,6-4,6-7 5-76-4,6-3. After the emotionally draining match Leconte climbed the net and hugged his doubles partner. The two walked off the court together with their arms draped around each other As the crowd stood and cheered. At the same time fans packed adjacent court 1 even before australians Jason Stoltenberg and Goran Ivanisevic who says he represents the breakaway yugoslav Republic of Croatia took the court. The smaller but very vocal croatian contingent dulled constantly with Stoltenberg a backers waving croatian flags and chanting a Goran. A the support seemed to help As Ivanisevic prevailed 7-6 14-126-3, 6-4, saving seven set Points in the first set. Mcenroe won the first dozen Points and lost Only two Points on serve in the first two sets As Dyke now no. 753 on the menus tour sprayed balls everywhere but on the court. In one stretch after holding to 4-2 in the first set the soft serving Dyke won Only three Points Over the next seven games. A a it was one of those matches where his game played Well into mine a Mcenroe said. A i think i did everything Well. This is the Type of match i like to  asked if he really thought he could win this first grand slam event of the year the 28th-ranked Mcenroe cracked a perhaps if a few Guys break their leg on the Way perhaps if Boris Falls Over during the match. But if i John Mcenroe returns to australians Broderick Dyke. Were you i  bet your last Dollar on  Mcenroe next meets russian Andrei Cherkasov ranked no. 21, with the Winner Likely to face defending Champion Boris Becker in the third round. A i Aono to like to play the big servers a Mcenroe said. A i like to attack and Cherkasov is not a big