European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 19,1993 sports 1 a the stars and stripes b Page 29 ousts Becker in 1st round by Paul Alexander Melbourne Australia apr an injured Boris Becker was still nearly Good enough but the fourth seed fell victim to mistakes and an opponent ranked inst in the world As the australian open got under Way monday. Becker the 1991 Champion was first up on Center court a schedule he had re Quested in Hopes that a Quick Victory and a couple of Days off afterwards would provide time to recuperate from a pulled right thigh muscle. 1 instead Sweden Sanders Jar Ryd a qualifier who won Only 11 singles matches in 17 tournaments last year Hung on Long enough for the injury to steadily Becker erode Beckers Power game. The German sporting a red Beard found himself on the sidelines with a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3,australian open 6-2 defeat., the menus draw already had been Hurt by the pre tournament withdrawal of Wimbledon Champion Andre Agassi and Goran Ivanisevic. Monica Seles the defending women a Champion and top seed overcame an Early bout of rustic is and fans who mimicked her controversial grunting to Breeze past Gloria Pizzichil of Italy 6-1, 62. Her male equivalent top seed and defending Champion Jim courier struggled in the first set against Sweden a Lars Jossoh before winning 75, 6-06-3 also advancing on the first Day of the two week $4.82 million tournament were no. 7 Petr Korda no. 9 Richard Krajicek no. 11 Guy forget no. 12 Carlos Costa no. 14 Michael Stich and no 15 scr i bruguera among the men and no. 6 Conchita Martinez no. 8 Jana Novotna no. 9 Manuela male Eva Fragniere and no. 16 Zina Garrison Jackson in the women a draw. A the 31-year-old Jarryd who reached no. 5 in the rankings in 1985 but has focused mostly on doubles in recent years looked terrible and Light in losing the first four games against Becker. But cheered by the usual Strong contingent of swedish fans their faces painted with the Blue and yellow National Flag the downcast the acc time Wimbledon Champion said. A a that a Why i stayed More or less at the Back.   he lost his serve eight times and committed 52 unforced errors and 11 double Jarryd a play steadily improved As by car Eros went downhill. A at the beginning he put Dnn to put the Ball in the court a said Becker whose Only previous loss Rin the first round of a grand slam came against Ivanisevic in the 1990 French open. A the started to loosen up. He smelled his Chance. He kept playing better and  Jarryd who said he Wasny to aware of Beckers injury was thrilled with one of his biggest victories in recent years. A a it a been a Long time since 1 played a singles match like this a he said. A it really feels Nice to do Well Ili a big  Becker looked uncomfortable in the Cool Breezy conditions his serve and vol Ley game virtually defused and his awk Ward looking ground strokes spraying everywhere but in the court. A i could t move on my first serve a faults a three in one game a to go with just 10 acc. Jaryd playing with a calf injury suffered in qualifying was Only a bit  11 doubles faults and 49 unforced errors. They combined for 15 service Breaks. Sulcs playing for the first time in nearly two months looked up and laughed when fans started grunting every Lime she hit a shot during warmups. A it was just funny when they started grunting. It was obvious they were having a lot of fun a said Seles who admitted it bothered her at first. A i quickly regained my  courier was pleased to win without playing his  i. Ended up finishing it that a the important thing he said. Asked How he a changed since last year a he took the no. 1 ranking shortly after winning Here a courier said a a Little older a Little Wiser and hopefully a Little sharper  since 80 by Bob Green a Golf writer Honolulu a Howard Twitty really did no to want the record. It was the Victory that was precious. A there Are no words to describe what this Means to me a the 44-year-old Veteran said after a 4-stroke Triumph sunday in the hawaiian open it was his first Victory since the greater Hartford open of 1980, 12 years and 7 months ago the longest time Between wins in pea tour history. The bid record of 12 years was set by Leonard Thompson in the 1989 Buick open. R a Twitty who led All the Way in this event scored the third Victory of his 19-year tour career with a closing round of 68 add a 269 total 19 under Par on the revamped Waialae country club course. For the record it was Worth $216,000 from a purse of $1.2 million. In reality however its value was without measure to the old pro from Paradise Valley Ariz. In addition to the largest Check of his career he received a joyous hug from 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn born the year of his last Victory As Well As entry into such exclusive events As the masters and the world series of Golf. A this is very very special a Twitty said a there Are a lot of emotions an awful awful lot of emotions. With my daughter being Here to see it its one of the special Days of my  it was special for his fellow players too. A a we re All delighted for Howard a said Joey sinde Lar who came on to take second alone. A i think everybody on the tour is thrilled for him. He a one of the Nice Nice Guys. And to win after going 13 years wow that a  hawaiian open Sindelar who holed a 155-Yard, 8-Iron shot for an Eagle-2 on the sixth Hole had a closing 68 and a 273 total by far the Best finish of his career on the Western swing that opens the tour schedule. Although he once shared the Lead with Twitty sin Doclar said he realty was t thinking much about winning. A to Tell you the truth with my swing and my Confidence so tender i was glad there was such a big Gap behind us a he said. �?o1 figured i could have my worst Nightmare and still finish in the top 10.�?� Paul Azinger did no to exactly have a Nightmare but his frustration with this event continued. After moving to one stroke off the Lead he fell Back in the stretch run shot 70 and was third at 274. Azinger who has yet to win this title has been second three times and third twice in the hawaiian open since 1986. It was another three strokes Back to Bret Ogle Jeff Maggert and Keith Clearwater tied for fourth at 277. Ogle an australian newcomer to the american tour shot 70 while Maggert and Clearwater had 71s on a course strengthened and toughened by the addition of new bunkers on several holes and new mounding along fairways and around greens. Twitty who played the front in Par to Drift Back into a tie with Sindelar pulled in front alone with a two putt Birdie-4 on the 13th Hole then took control with a 18-foot, Sid Hill Birdie putt on the 15th. A 6-footer on the next Hole lifted him three strokes Clear of the Field and after that it was just a matter of getting his score in the House. Hoy Ard Twitty hugs his daughter Jocelyn us a family Friend joins them after Twitty won hawaiian open Hunter fakes bout on 24-hour notice beats Biggs Las vegas a Mike Hunter a late replacement when former Aba heavyweight Champion Tony Tubbs failed a drug test scored a unanimous 12-round decision Over Tyrell Biggs on sunday night to win the vacant us a heavyweight championship. Tubbs 32-4 with 19 knockouts was not allowed to fight after failing one of two drug tests administered last. Week. He passed the test on thursday that was ordered by the Nevada state athletic commission the governing body for boxing in Nevada. But the commission then Learned that Tubbs had failed a voluntary test administered a Day earlier. After Tubbs was ruled out of the fight on saturday a frantic search ensued for a replacement to fight Biggs. Hunter was reached saturday night a less than 24 hours before the bout a at his Las vegas Home and agreed immediately to replace Quot Tubbs. Tubbs from los Angeles held the world boxing association heavyweight Crown for nine months during 1985-86. He a currently ranked 24th by the world boxing Council. Ironically Hunters last fight in sep Ternberg was taken on two Days notice. He lost that bout an eight round decision to unheralded Francois Botha. It was Hunters first loss since 1987. Hunter fared much better this time confusing Biggs with his Quick and awkward style. Hunter never known As a heavy puncher bobbed and weaved his Way to a solid decision. One judge scored it 118-109 and the other two had Hunter winning 117-110. There were no knockdowns although Hunter who weighed 216 pounds had Biggs 232, bleeding from the Mouth starting in the 11th round. Hunter 32, raised his record to 20-3-2 with eight knockouts. Hunter fought As a cruiserweight until last year. Biggs from Philadelphia fell to 25-6 with 17 knockouts. Biggs 32, has lost to three former or current heavyweight champions Mike Tyson Riddick Bowe and Lennox Lewis