European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vintage Montana lifts . By Leonard Shapiro the Washington Post Kansas City to. A this one was so very special. Of course Joe Montana  Ever come right out and say  almost to a Man his teammates insisted that the Kansas City chiefs 24-17 Victory Over the san Francisco 49ers was important but not that important. Not in the second week of the season. But Montana sear to ear Grin As he Lay on the floor of an interview room waiting for coach Marty Schot ten Cimer to finish his pos game remarks also spoke volumes about the satisfaction he derived from this resounding win Over the team that 18 months ago found him expendable instead pinning its future on quarterback Steve Young six years younger. Sunday in his first game against the team he once led to four super bowl triumphs that old Montana magnificence was still there in awesome abundance. He was Joe be nimble Joe be Quick finding All the right people with pinpoint passing and sidestepping the big boys. When it was Over head completed 19-of-31 passes for 203 Yards with at least three of those throws dropped by receivers and several More just missing by inches. He completed passes to seven different players including a touchdown throw off a play fake a to wide open Joe Valerio a Reserve lineman on a first Quarter fourth and one tackle eligible play. And with the 49ers in desperate need of the Ball trailing by seven with 2 23 left to play the 38-year-old Montana see pages 30 and 34 for More on nil delivered the quintessential game clinching drive denying Young one last Chance. R wisely he counted on another reliable Graybeard 34-year-old running Back Marcus Allen to either catch or run on seven of the games final eight plays. A it Means we re 2-0 right now a Montana began his news conference. A it does have special meaning because it was my old team but there a no feeling of vindication or anything like that. Its satisfying because i have a lot of friends on that team. All the Guys were saying just done to have flashbacks and throw to the other uniforms a All the other Guys also were helping Montana pull this off particularly a chiefs defense that placed Young in dire jeopardy All afternoon even if he did throw for 288 Yards and a  also was playing behind a makeshift offensive line. Starting right tackle Harris Barton and right guard Ralph Tamm weren to in uniform after injuries suffered in san Francisco a rout of the los Angeles raiders last monday night. And two More starters Derrick Peese Tammy a replacement and left guard Jesse Sapolu went out with injuries on this hot muggy Day. The chiefs were chasing Young in and out of the pocket All Day sacking him four times three by line Backer defensive end Derrick Thomas including a second Quarter safety. Young also fumbled and had two of his passes intercepted the first leading to Allens 4-Yard touchdown run in the third period the 115th score of his career for the Points that provided a 24-14 Lead. The final fatal 49crs�?T Fumble came with about 2v6 minutes remaining on second and four from his 48,. Young found wide receiver John Taylor open for an apparent first Down. But chiefs linebacker George Jamison jarred the Ball Loose and it was recovered by linebacker Jay Taylor. That a when Montana took the chiefs on a 62-Yard clock killing drive that Allen would later describe As a Vintage  update nil players awarded $30 million Washington apr the National labor relations Board said monday it is awarding National football league players a record $30 million in Back pay arising front the 24-Day football strike in 1987. A the $30 million constitutes the largest Backway award in the history of the Agency a the Norb said. Andre Agassi returns a shot against Michael Stich in route to a straight set Victory in sundays . Open  s title breathes life into Tennis the stars and stripes ports 1 september 13,1994 r Page 36 new York apr with the Black clothing the 5 of clock Shadow and an earring Andre Agassi wont be  a Knight in shining Armor. But he could possibly be the Man who saves Tennis. In the year when the Wimbledon final was criticized for being All serve and almost no Volley when the biggest news in the women a game was the off court travails of Jennifer Capriati and Monica Seles Andre Agassi breathed some life into the sport. Agassi won the . Open with pizza with the daring and audacity of a con Man and by beating a bigger Man a Germany a Michael Stich a at his own game Power. The score was 6-1, 7-6 7-57-5. Stich a big serves were measured As High As 120 Mph. Agassi sent the Hall Back even quicker. And when he found he  go around the huge wingspan of the 6-foot-4 Stich Agassi tried to Send the Ball through his foe. The National Tennis Center crowd of 21,063 loved it. A i love playing a Agassi said a and people were really excited. We had a full stadium today packed the place really enjoyed it. It was just Good for  Agassi became the first unseeded player to win the Crown since Fred Stolle in 1966 and Only the third in the 114-year history of the tournament. It was Agassi a first . Open title and his second grand slam Crown. He won Wimbledon in 1992. On saturday Arantha Sanchez Vicario won the women a title defeating top seeded and defending Champion Steffi Graf 1-6, 7-6 7-36-4. Both winners pocketed $550,000. Against Stich in the opening set Agassi was Brilliant and nearly flawless. He broke Stich a love to begin the match then staved off two break Points to hold serve in the second game. Stieh lost his serve again in the third game As Agassi jumped out to a 4-0 Lead. But it was the seventh game when Stich again was broken that Agassi won perhaps the most telling Point of the afternoon. With both players face to face at the net they exchanged a Senes of reflex volleys that ended with Agassi blocking a shot at his Chest into the open court Agassi raised his hands and pranced around the court. Stich answered with double fault his third of 10 on the Day and Agassi had won the opening set. A i got off to an incredible Start a Agassi admitted. Stich agreed. A i done to think he made one unforced error in the first set. He just played every turn every passing shot everything a he lamented. There were no More service Breaks until the 11th game of the third set when Agassi nailed Stich with the Ball. A you got to understand a Agassi said. A the reality of it is for two sets the second and third sets he was making incredible reach volleys that were keeping him from getting broken a lot. And when i got that Short Ball . Open quite honestly my strategy changed. A a in a not going to try to pass him out Here a Guy 6-foot-4. My goal was to win the Point not to  the Ball going straight for Stich a Chest ricocheted off his wrist and made the score 15-All. Agassi followed with a backhand Cross court passing shot then pulled a forehand Down the line before rifling a backhand service return that Stich volleyed Long. Agassi had his break and one game later his first . Open  accomplishing your dreams is a feeling that not just athletes have a Agassi said. A that feeling is one that increases As years go by. It is one that i will feel better about tomorrow than i do today and so on and so on because of what it  in other championships decided sunday fourth seeded Meilun to of Northridge calif., upset no. 1 Martina hinges of Switzerland to win the girls singles 6-2,6-2 no 4 Sujeng Schalkey of the Netherlands downed no. 9 Mehdi Tahiri of Morocco 6-2,7-6 7-4 to capture the boys singles and Betsy Nagelsen teamed with Joanne Russell Longdon to defeat Kathy May and Pam Teeguarden 6-3, 6-2 in the senior women a final