European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes january 31,1993 b Pago 32 of phew it s h Ere Bills cowboys tee it up Seles tops Graf wins open title by Steve w1lste1n Melbourne Australia a silent no longer and stronger than Ever Monica Seles unleashed seven acc saturday to sweep past Steffi Graf and capture a third straight australian open. Seles who restrained her grunts and got psyched out in losing to Graf at Wimbledon let herself go to the ultimate As she solidified her no. 1 ranking with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Victory. Seles fastest serve a 102 Mph screamer came on her final Ace and wiped out a break Point against her that would have put the third set Back on serve in the seventh game. Instead it let Seles get Back to Deuce and she held on two errors by the demoralized Graf. The Triumph Worth nearly $280,000, gave Seles her ninth grand slam title in the last 10 finals she a played. A she really deserved to win today a said no. 2 Graf who won the three straight australian opens before Seles. Selest souped up serve one of the key parts of her game she s been developing let her Down in the first set sulcs when she started out with a double fault. Seles double faulted again in the last game of the set when she was broken for the second Lime. Lail grunting As loud As Ever desperate to Chase Down grafts punishing forehand Seles took a 2-1 Lead in the second set when she broke Graf with the help of a double fault by the German at 15-40. From that moment Seles never relented. She aced Graf to open the next game and smacked two service winners including one at 101 Mph to make it 3-1, Graf who had Only one Ace was unable to attack the net against Selest deep  and could t Cash in on a Neak Point in eighth game of the second set. Seles got Back to Deuce with a desperate lob Long by Graf then took the advantage Villi one of the most Pivotal Points of the match. Seles hit half a dozen forehand Cross court to grass relatively weak backhand pinning her in the Corner As Graf floated Hack slices suddenly Seles drilled a forehand Down tin. Line on the other Side of the court and grat could do nothing Luil Chase it finitely. That Point which gave Seles an advantage alter stating at a possible break bolstered Selest Confidence and seemed to deflate Graf who netted a Forchand return to lose the game. Seles then broke Graf for the set. By Steve Springer the los Angeles times Pasadena Calif. Finally mercifully it s Here. Super sunday. Super bowl xxvi the bit Falo Bills against the Dallas cowboys. All look it was 17 weeks of regular sea son games three weeks of playoffs two weeks of hype worthy of a Don King three Days of Celebration worthy of a presidential inauguration thousands of dollars changing hands for tickets and hundreds of reporters writing umpteen stories on in depth subjects ranging from the condition of Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson a hair to the condition of Buffalo linebacker Darryl Talley a features after his non fight in a local night spot. Phew after All that it seems hard to believe they re simply going to play a football game sunday at Pasadena a Rose bowl with Kickoff set for 12 18 . Monday get. Such a grandiose buildup seems to Merit something bigger on the world scale like maybe the end of a War or the birth of a nation. But there is nothing More grandiose in the world of professional football than a super bowl. And certainly nothing would be More grandiose to either franchise than a super bowl Victory. For the Bills it would avoid three years of frustration and remove the distasteful Label of the team that can twin the big one. For the cowboys it would culminate four years of rebuilding and finally remove any lingering traces of their Deri Sive description As the team that fired Tom Landry. In search of a meaningful debate this week both clubs arc claiming to be the nations favorite a Dallas because it carries the nickname americans team Buffalo because it wears americans colors. But the actual favorite to win is clearly Dallas by about a touchdown. Some of that has to do with the recent history of this game. The National football conference has dominated for nearly the lights come on As the Rose bowl gets ready for super sunday. Inside la Page 28 the starting lineups with uniform numbers will come in Handy when you switch on the to tonight Page 29 nil commissioner Paul Taglia buc gives his pc super bowl state of the Icagic address. Page 31 the super bowl Warmup starts Early and an will bring it to you. Checkout sundays schedule. A decade winning the last eight super bowls. Seven of those victories were accomplished by three teams the san Francisco 49crs three the Washington redskins two and the new York giants two. The Chicago bears accounted for the other one the pfc has outscored the american football conference 297-125, in those eight games. So its not surprising that the cowboys winners two weeks ago Over the 49ers in what some called the real super bowl Are considered by Many to be the stronger team. But everywhere you look there Are strengths on both sides. At quarterback there is buffaloes Jim Kelly a Veteran All pro against Dallas Troy Aikman one of the leagues rising stars. At running Back the cowboys pm Mitt Smith the leagues leading rusher is matched by the Bills Thurman Thomas the league Leader in total Yards from scrimmage. There Are Strong receivers on each roster from Dallas Michael Irvin Alvin Harper and Jay Novacek to buffaloes Andre Reed James Lofton Don Beebe and Pete Metzelaars. The cowboys had the a Fly Stop defense in the regular season but the Bills defense has been nearly airtight since the first half of their first playoff game. Nil Hall of Fame adds 5 More los Angeles a coaches Chuck Noll and Bill Walsh who won seven super bowls Between them and Walter Payton the leading rusher in nil history were elected to the pro football Hall of Fame on saturday. Also elected were guard Larry Little a seven time All pro Choice with the Miami dolphins and quarterback Dan touts one of Only three 4 Quot n v Chuck Noll Bill Walsh Walter Payton Dan Fouts players in pro football history to throw throw for More than 40,1 01 Yards Noll coached the for 23 years from Little Pittsburgh steeles1%9-1991 and led the team to four super bowl titles in Sis years Starling in 1975. Walsh took Over a 2-14 san Francisco team in 1979 and posted a 102-63-1 re Cord Over the next 10 seasons winning super bowls in 1982, 1985 and 1989. Payton bad 10 seasons of 1,000 Yards or More for the Chicago bears finishing his career with 16,726 total Yards and 125 touchdowns. Little was a fixture at right guard for the dolphins and was an All pro pick every year from 1971-78. He was a key Blocker for a ground game that 2,960 Yards in the dolphins perfect 177-season. Touts played 15 seasons for san Diego passing for 43,040 Yards and 254 touchdowns. The Only other passers with More than 40,000 Yards passing in nil history Are fran Tarkenton and Johnny Unitas