European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse A in hot Lanta by Paul Newberry Atlanta apr no one scuffled in a bar no one mooned a helicopter no one came to interviews dressed in outrageous clothes. Compared to past super bowl weeks this one has been positively tranquil a so far. Its been so peaceful that Buffalo linebacker Cornelius Bennett earned front Page headlines when he launched an expletive laced tirade against a reporter who had the nerve to ask him if the Bills could win. Decent stuff but certainly nothing to match Jim Mcmahon a performance prior to the 1986 super bowl when he dropped his pants for a news helicopter and was the victim of an erroneous report that he had described the women of new Orleans As its been so Cool in hot a Lanta that the closest thing to a disciplinary problem occurred when Dallas offensive lineman Erik Williams was fined for missing the team bus to Media Day. Three of his teammates also were ordered by time conscious coach Jimmy Johnson to Fork Over a few Bucks for being late to the bus. Pretty tame stuff compared to Darryl Talley getting into a late night scuffle with magic Johnson a bodyguard at a Hollywood nightclub on the same Day the team arrived last year. Maybe it All stems from the fact that there was Only one week Between the conference championships and sundays super bowl. In the past there has been a two week Layoff. A usually it takes another week to get into some Good fights going in the bars a Dallas safety Bill Bates bowl on to radio an to coverage starts with pre game show at 10 . Get sunday an radio coverage begins at Midnight get. Super bowl officials in Atlanta say the actual Kickoff time is scheduled for 12 17 . Get monday. A having this one week Guys Are still trying to recover from the game on sunday. Our team and their team for sure is trying to get some new York jets quarterback Joe Namath got All this Media hype started in 1969 when he rashly predicted that his team would beat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in the third super bowl. It did 16-7. The following year there were pregame allegations that Kansas City quarterback Len Dawson had been betting on games. Nothing was Ever proven and the chiefs went on to beat Minnesota 23-7. In the 1983 super bowl Washington running Back John Riggins was the Media Darling when he attended news conferences dressed in fatigues. Riggins thrived on the attention winning the map award in a 27-17 Victory. A ,. A. A. A. A a a a its hard to top the 1989 super bowl when it comes to generating off Thefield news. A riot broke out in the Overtown Section of Miami after the verdict in a racially charged criminal Case that had nothing to do with the game. A. A. A a i just came Back from seeing a moving called a Mississippi burning a and i looked out my window and saw Miami burning a Cincinnati safety Solomon Wilcots said in one of the memorable super bowl quotes. Also bengals teammate Stanley Wilson was found in a cocaine stupor in his hotel room by an assistant coach the night before the game. Wilson escaped before league Security agents arrived at his room but he was suspended by the nil and the bengals lost to san Francisco 20-16. Wilson is now in jail. The Gulf War provided the backdrop for the 1991 super bowl in Tampa leading to extraordinary Security measures and a patriotic Fervour capped by Whitney Houston a stirring rendition of the National Anthem. At the 1992 super bowl in Minneapolis defensive lineman Bruce Smith had reporters scrambling when he talked about racist hate mail he had received in Buffalo despite All his Success. Bills quarterback Jim Kelly said Media coverage of those kind of incidents has been overblown. And to suggest that Buffalo has lost three super bowls in a Row because of it is a the stupidest thing in be Ever heard in my life. A the Buffalo Bills Are a team that does what they always do a he said. A the reason we made the championship game is because we re everything is magnified in the super bowl though. A was far As altercations you Are going to have some things that might attract headlines a Kelly said. A this is the same week so but he added with a note of caution a it is not Over Sec pages 29 and 32 for More on today a game Graf dominates Sanchez in final Stiefil Graf smiles after shot that clinched her 15th win in grand slam singles. By Julian Linden Melbourne Australia up Steffi Graf confirmed her position As the worlds top woman Tennis player saturday with a record 6-0, 6-2 annihilation of Arantha Sanchez Vicario in the final australian open of the australian open. The 24-year-old German crushed her Spanish opponent in just 57 minutes to win her fourth australian open Crown and Complete a non Calendar year grand slam after winning last seasons French open Wimbledon and . Open titles. Grafts Victory which lifted her tally of grand slam singles titles to 15, was the biggest Ever winning margin for an australian final in the open Era and lifted her head to head advantage Over Sanchez Vicario to 22-5. A a it a such a great feeling to be Able to play that Well a a delighted Graf said. A the Way i started made me very confident but 1 had to Tell myself after the first set to stay focused and not to get too excited with the Way i was Graf who previously won the title in 1988, 1989 and 1990, captured her fourth Flinders Park Crown with a flawless demonstration of Power Tennis which left her Spanish rival and the worlds second ranked player in tears. A what can i say in a sad and also disappointed. She played great but i did not play Well at All a said Sanchez Vicario. A to beat her you have to play your very Best and i did no to. I knew what i had to do but was too late getting to the Ball. A i think she played the Best in be Ever seen her but it was also because i let her play that Way with my Graf raced through the first set in just 24 minutes hammering the Ball from the Baseline to the far Corners to Force numerous errors. Graf broke Sanchez vicarious first two service games to 30 and whacked a winning forehand to take the set with yet an the stars and stripes january 30,1994 Page 36 other break. The 22-year-old spaniard finally took her first game at the Start of the second set when she held serve but was unable to do so again As Graf continued to attack her serve. Graf broke through for a 3-1 Lead but dropped her own serve in the following game when she tried to kill off her opponent As quickly As possible. She made amends for her nastiness by breaking Back immediately and holding serve before clinching the title and the $322,000 winners Check with a Crisp backhand top spin Winner. Dutch world champions Jacco Entingh and Paul Laarhuis captured their first grand slam doubles title in their first final appearance. The third seeded team recovered to turn Back american Jonathan Stark and Byron Black of Zimbabwe 6-7 3-76-3, 6-4,6-3. Russians Andrei Olhovsky and Larisa Neiland of Latvia teamed up to win the mixed doubles Crown. The duo Defeated top seed and reigning . Open champions Todd Wood Bridge of Australia and czech Helena Sutkova 7-5,6-7 0-76-2
